ENVIRONMENT (AMBIENTE)

environment (ambiente).

Global warming (calore del globo).

Exhaust fumes they are dirty and black fumes that power stations expel

Power station a building where energy, for example electricity is made

Traffic jam a long line vehicles on the road that cannot move, or that move

very slowly

mask something that covers all or part of your face in order to protect

or hide it

travel (viaggio)

bicycle:  a vehicle with two wheels that you ride by pushing the pedals

bus a large vehicle that people pay to travel on

train a transport means formed by a lot of carriage and an engine

public transport:   transport means that people use together and pay to travel on.

They have a driver.

Acid rain (pioggia acida)

Harmful gases:   they're toxic gases that factory and power station expel.

They're dangerous to people and to the environment

Acid rain rain that damages the environment because it contains acid,

especially the factory smog

Deforestation when all the trees in an area are cut down or destroyed

Energy (energia)

Hydroelectric dam:    it's a wall built near a river to produce energy

Wind turbine a tall structure whit parts that are turned by the wind, used for making electricity

Solar panel a piece of equipment that changes sun's light in electicity

Waste (rifiuti)

Effluent formal liquid waste

Factory a building where goods are producing in large quantities

Litter piece of waste paper and so on that people leave on the ground

Rubbish paper, food etc. that you no longer need and that is thrown away

Recycling (reciclaggio)

Bottle bank:    a large container in a public place where you leave empty bottles so that the glass can be used again

Recycled paper:  a pie of paper that is used again because it comes from a recycling centre