( work ) benefits : - extra benefits, like health insurance, transportation ticket - bonus - + money on your salary - - giving money to the employee that is going to leave

- fringe benefits - perks - base salary plus - severance pay

- be fired; be let go - be discharged - be laid off ( when the company x have condition to keep you) - be made redundant ( x necessary to the company)

- resign - retire - step down ( give up your position )

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( Environment ) Garbage place

landfills

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( Environm) action that spill toxic waste m like oil

spill, leak ( coming out of a container)

slick - oil slick ( oil on the surface )

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(environm) synoynm of “pollution threaten species”

endanger species

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( environment) tragedy synonym ( 3 )

catastrophe
calamity
devastation

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erosion mean , and what causes

when ground split apart due to lack of the plants -> landslide

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( environ) mass hunger

famine

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arid land synonym

parched

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go extinct synonyms ( 2)

die out

endangered species

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By banning cars in city centers, a government can reduce __ ( air pollution) caused by exhaust __ ( gases ) as well as the __ of __ ( a fluid that causess pollution) into the __ systems through the city drains.

smog, emissions; leaking of pollutants; sewage

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In recent years , the INSTANCES of __ ( x water ) , landslides, and flooding have increased __ ( a numerous amount, 10x time ) . In addition, species are __ ( go extinct ) at a __ pace ( large ) , __ ( by that ) harming the planet’s biodiversity.
This is a direct result of increased __- gases ( gases that maintain the heat ) , deforestation, and other __ ( pollutions) activities.

drought; tenfold
endangered, great; thereby
greenhouses; harmful

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gases that TRAP heat in the atmosphere provided by the sun

greenhouse gases

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( work) worker synonym

employee; staff
part- timer ( part time worker ) ; full timer

a hire ;
breadwinner

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salary x wage ( work)

wage: per hour

salary : per month

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job x profession ( work )

job : x high qualified - wash dishes, cook

profession: engineer, doctor, teacher

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( work ) synonym of I work as a teacher

Do (verb) for a living ; Do teaching for a living
be employed as
I earn a wage BY teaching ; AS a teacher

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income synonym ( work)

pay ( noun)
remuneration
salary
wage

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( work ) benefits :
- extra benefits, like health insurance, transportation ticket

bonus
- money on your salary
- giving money to the employee that is going to leave

fringe benefits
perks
base salary plus
severance pay

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survive ( financially)

earn a living wage
make the bare minimum
struggle to pay the bilss

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lose job ( work )

be fired; be let go
be discharged
be laid off ( when the company x have condition to keep you)
be made redundant ( x necessary to the company)

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quit job ( work)

resign
retire
step down ( give up your position )

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take x ride x drive - synonym ( transport)

take a vehicle operated by someone ( taxi, bus )
OPEN vehicle ( horse, motorcycle, bycle, skateboard)
drive = operate

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Get in x get on ( transport)

get in : sitting ( car)

get on : can stand ; open air vehicle ( bycle, horse, plane, train )

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get on the bus, ship, train synonym

embark a bus, ship, train

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embark x embark on ( transport)

embark: get on a vehicle

- embark ON: start a journey, carrer

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tool of transportation synonym

means of transportation | ! mode = air, land, sea

synonym of traffic

congestion traffic jam ( intense) ; ! ALWAYS use traffic + jam = heavy conjestion ; gridlock; bottle neck

open your store in a place that has pedestrian traffic

= have a lot of people pass by

travel daily for work , school ( transport.) ( noun)

commute

cars emit gases gases = emit =

fumes, emissions emits = release, discharge

moves to synonym

``` go abroad ( to another country) ; travel overseas emigrate, relocate , resettle ( move ) ```

emigrate x migrate ( transport)

emigrate = move the only once migrate= move constantly

you __ an ELECTRIC car | you __ a car

charge | fill

( family) family - ___ , a relation that you achieve after marriage

family-in-law

(family) x biological dad, your mom spouse

step-father

what means breadwinner

a person that sustain the family by working

( family ) __ ( adj) family | when both have children from a previous marriage

blended

synonym of wedding

nuptial to wed = to marry marriage = matrimony

workforce mean | write a sentence with workforce+ breadwinner

a group of workers ; | Nowadays, as more women joining the workforce, more women become the breadwinner of the family

synonym of value and mention some examples of values

= ethics, morals | tolerance; fairness, equality ; respect; justice, honesty ; freedom

ideas , beliefs passed down from generation to generation ( society)

heritage, traditions

social behavior x societal behavior

social: any society societal: specific large society

change to fit one's surrounding ( society) and exemplifies

- adapt: make a change to fit in - conform: do others people expectation - assimilate: to be absorbed in the society

discriminate against synonym ( society)

be biased against

race x etnhicity

race: physical apperance etnhicity : lifestyle; socio culturaln

to collect with a specific purpose ( news media, consumption )

cater | curate

( news media, consumption) a specific part of population synonym

segments of the population

all the workers of the media ( news media)

the press= platform + workers+ television

influence people opinion synonym

shape public opinion

spin the news mean

to turn a negative new into a positive new

media depends on __ ( amount of fans ), sponsors to not break up. depends on synonym

at the mercy of ratings, sponsors

what is columns ( news media)

articles published each week with same topic and same author

what does editorial means, and its synonym | news media

article in which the author represents his opinion | op-ed

what is the name of the journalist that report the news on TV ( news media)

anchor

say A thing that is not true ( noun; news media)

slander | libel

what is reputation sand its synonym

Other opinions ; | dafamation

when a child is poor in nutrition

nutrition deficiency

vocation

a person's employment that needs dedicated attention to it ; When you find your work as a vocation, it means that it is extremely suitable for you Her vocation is working as a neuroscientist

profession synonym

``` occupation vocation ( only if its extremely suitable, a passion) ```

- reputation as - reputation for - by reputation - to its reputation

I already established a reputation as the top scientist - He has a reputation for being a hard worker - She is, by reputation, a clever women - United States is really higher the living standard to its reputation ( as expected)

change synonym

alter | modify

life beings correct

living beings

INFERENCE QUESTIONS ( TOEFL) its ONE OF the biggest buildings

There are other BIGGER buildings

INFERENCE QUESTIONS ( TOEFL) He owned MOST of the land

there are other lands that he x own

``` INFERENCE QUESTIONS ( TOEFL) there are 500 KNOWN butterfly species ```

there are UNKNOWN butterfly species

INFERENCE QUESTIONS ( TOEFL) This is THE BEST TOEFL course

There are other POOREST toefl

INFERENCE QUESTIONS ( TOEFL) There is USUALLY enough snow to go skiing in December

BUT SOMETIME there is x enough snow

INFERENCE QUESTIONS ( TOEFL) Conventional Agriculture is ill-suited to solve the food crisis, but hydroculture might be a potential solution . This passage infers that: Hydroculture is __ ___

Hydroculture is not a conventional form of agriculture | SINCE Conventional agriculture is unsuitable to solve, but hydroculture is Suitable

INFERENCE QUESTIONS ( TOEFL) Unlike most other academic fields, business leader immediately understood how research into worker could have a positive impact on both workers and company . The passage infers that : Business leader are ___ ___ with other academics fields

are not interest -> "unlike" they 're different

INFERENCE QUESTIONS ( TOEFL) a) The indoor location allows farmers to create a controlled environment. This passage infers that b) Organizational psychology had its origins in the early 20th century. This passage infers that Organizational Psychology

a) The OUTDOOR locations are x great to control | b) Org. Psychology x existed before 20th

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