Vocabulary

• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• in use: Being used at the present time.
• have to: Must do
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
• specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• efficient: Able to produce results without waste
• require: To demand that someone does something
• purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• dairy: Concerning or made from milk
• switch: A change or shift from one method to another
• feasible: Possible; that you can believe will work/succeed
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• fossil: Plant or animal that became rock after many years
• affordable: Cheap enough that it can be paid for
• promote: To try to encourage popularity/sales of a product
• increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
• broad: General; not detailed
• vegan: Vegetarian who eats no animal or dairy products
• revolutionize: To completely change so that it is much better
• public: Owned by the government
• transportation: Act of moving people or goods between places
• solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
• great: Very good; better than before
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• person: Man, woman or child
• cattle: Cows or bulls on a farm
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• stove: Device that burns fuel for heating or cooking
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
• vegetarian: Being made from vegetables and not having any meat
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• greenhouse: Greenhouse gas that makes the Earth get warmer
• automobile: Car; a road vehicle with four or more wheels
• sustainably: In a way that can continue over a period of time
• daunt: To make someone feel less courageous or confident
• shipping: To transport goods by boat, truck or plane
• clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
• emitter: Electrode in transistor where electrons originate