engels- U4

address (issues / a problem)

te try deal with a problem

aid (poor people / developing countries)

te help sb/sth

believe in sth

to think that sb/sth is good or right

belong to sth

to be a memder of a group or oganization

campain

to take part in a planned series of activities in oder to make sth happen or to prevent sth

campaigner

a person who takes part in a planned series of activities in oder to make sth happen or to prevent sth

care (about sb / sth)

to be worried about or interested in sth

charity worker

a person who is employed by a charity (= an organization that collects money to help people who are poor, sick, etc. or to do work that is useful to society)

climate change

changes in the earth's weather, including changes in temperature, wind patterns and rainfall, especially the increase in the temperature of the earth's atmosphere that is caused by the increase of particular gases, especially carbon dioxide

co-exist

to live or be together at the same time or in the same place as sb/ sth

compete

to try to win or achieve sth, or to try to be better than sb else

competitor

a person or an organization that is competing against others

contaminate

to add a substance which will make sth dirty or harmful

co-operate

to work with sb else to achieve sth

deforestation

cutting down trees over a large area

devastate

to destroy sth or damage it badly

die out

to stop happening or disappear

disease

an illness of the body in humans, animals or plants

distribute

to give things to a number of people

distributor

a person or company that transports and supplies goods to a number of shops and companies

donate (money / clothes)

to give money or goods to an organization, especially one for people or animals who need help

donor (n)

a person who gives money or goods to an organization that helps people or animals

drought (n)

a long period without rain

earthquakes

sudden, violent movements of the earth's surface

evacuate

to move people from a dangerous place to somewhere safer; to leave a place because it is dangerous

famine

a lack of food over a long period of time in a large area that can cause the death of many people

floods

large amounts of water that have spread from a river, the sea, etc. and that cover an area which should be dry

fundraiser

a person whose job is to find ways of collecting money for a charity or an organization

insist (on sth)

to say strongly that you must have or do sth, or that sb else must do sth

interact

to communicate or mix with sb, especially while you work, play or spend time together

international

involving two or more countries

organize

to plan or arrange an event, activity, etc.

organizer

a person who plans or arranges an event, activity, etc.

overcooked

(used about food) cooked too much or for too long

overcrowded

(used about a place) with too many people inside

overflowing

so full that the contents go over the sides

participant

a person who takes part in sth

participate

to take part or become involved in sth

pollution

the act of making the air, water, etc. dirty and dangerous; substances that pollute

poverty

the state of being poor

preserve

to keep sth safe or in good condition

promote

o advertise sth in order to increase its sales or make it popular

promoter

a person who organizes or provides the money for an event

protest (against sth)

to say or show that you do not approve of or agree with sth, especially publicly

raise (money)

to get money from people for a particular purpose

raise (awareness)

to increase the level of sth or to make sth better or stronger

reappear

to appear again or be seen again

rebuild

to build sth again

relocate

to move to a new place to live or to run a business

rely on sb / sth

to need sb/sth and not be able to live or work properly without them or it

semi-circle

one half of a circle; something that is arranged in this shape

semi-detached

(used about a house) joined to another house with a shared wall on one side forming a pair of houses

set up (sth)

to start a business, an organization, a system, etc.

sponsor

to agree to pay money to a charity if sb else completes a particular activity

sponsor

a person who agrees to pay money to a charity if sb else completes a particular activity

spread

to affect a larger area or a bigger group of people; to make sth do this

support (a charity / a campaign)

to help sb/sth by saying that you agree with them or it, and sometimes giving practical help such as money

supporter

a person who supports a political party, sports team, etc.

survive

to continue to live or exist in or after a difficult or dangerous situation

transform (lives / a situation)

to change sb/sth completely, especially in a way which improves sb/sth

underdeveloped

(used about a country, society, etc.) having few industries and a low standard of living

unemployment

the number of people who are unemployed

urbanization

the process in which areas of the countryside become part of towns and cities

volcanic eruptions

times when a mountain with a hole in the top throws out steam, lava (= hot melted rock), fire, smoke, etc.

volunteer

a person who offers or agrees to do sth without being forced or paid to do it

volunteer (time / help)

to offer sth or to do sth which you do not have to do or for which you will not be paid

wash sb / sth away

(used about water) to carry sb/sth away

work for charity

to do work for an organization that collects money to help people who are poor, sick, etc. or to do work that is useful to society