Mix Flashcards
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What are emissions?
Emissions are gases and very small particles sent out into the air.
Example: In big cities, the emissions from vehicles damage the quality of the air.
What is a diagram?
A diagram is any kind of simple drawing, used to explain something.
Example: In the IELTS exam, we may have to report on any of these diagrams: pie charts, bar charts, line graphs, processes, flow charts of life cycles.
What does sharply mean?
Sharply means suddenly and by a large amount.
Example: Following the economic crisis in the USA, the value of the American dollar fell sharply over a period of a few days.
What does respectively mean?
Respectively means in the same order as the things already mentioned.
Example: John and Peter are aged 17 and 19 respectively.
What does total mean?
To total means to reach a particular total.
Example: Last year, imports from China totalled $10 billion.
What does forecast mean?
To forecast means to say what you think will happen in the future, based on the information that you have now.
Example: The storm presently causing a lot of damage in Thailand is forecast to arrive in Malaysia tomorrow.
What does emit mean?
To emit means to send out something, like gases for example.
Example: When the volcano exploded, it emitted clouds of gases and smoke into the air.
What does ‘stable’ mean?
‘Stable’ is an adjective that means not moving or changing, remaining constant.
Can you provide an example of ‘stable’ in a sentence?
The chart shows that the emissions of CcO2 from buses remained stable between 2000 and 2010.
Example sentence illustrating the use of ‘stable’.
