Al Gore - Nobel Speech - Vocabulary

Al Gore's Nobel Prize Speech (2007)

Vocabulary

Crisis

• Noun- a time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger.

• The neighbors worked together during the crisis.

pollution

• Noun- the presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance or thing that has harmful or poisonous effects.

• Burning tires causes pollution.

urgency

• Noun - importance requiring swift action.

• The urgency of the sinking boat was obvious.

universal

• adjective - of, affecting, or done by all people or things in the world or in a particular group; applicable to all cases

• Laughter is a universal language.

illusion

• Noun - a thing that is or is likely to be wrongly perceived or interpreted by the senses.

• Some people believe the illusion that the Earth is not in danger.

environment

• Noun - the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.

• We are lucky to live in this environment.

Poll

Noun- a time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger.

• pollution

• urgency

• crisis

• universal

Poll

Noun - importance requiring swift action.

• crisis

• urgency

• illusion

• universal

Poll

Noun- the presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance or thing that has harmful or poisonous effects.

• illusion

• pollution

• urgency

• crisis

Poll

Adjective - of, affecting, or done by all people or things in the world or in a particular group; applicable to all cases

• universal

• crisis

• illusion

• environment

Poll

Noun - a thing that is or is likely to be wrongly perceived or interpreted by the senses.

• illusion

• environment

• urgency

• pollution

Poll

Noun - the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.

• crisis

• urgency

• environment

• illusion

Demonstrate your understanding

Choose 2 words from the list and use them correctly in CORRECT sentences in the chat.

_Environment

_Illusion

_Universal

_Urgency

_Pollution

_Crisis