"Out of the Box" Ideas for Greener Cities - Vocabulary

Our new heating system is very EFFICIENT. We were amazed at how well it works and how much money we saved.

• expensive

• effective

• complex

The wind turbines GENERATE so much energy that the farm sells some of it back to the electric company.

• create

• use

• lose

Our apartment building has a large vegetable garden on the roof, and we sell the PRODUCE to the vegetable market in our neighborhood.

• meat and fish

• fuel and energy

• fruits and vegetables

The difference between URBAN residents and country residents is that those living outside of cities are dependent on using cars.

• country

• City

• International

The time has come to think of different ways to farm instead of the TRADITIONAL farming methods.

• creative

• usual

• unusual

Leaving a large carbon footprint now may THREATEN the future of our planet.

• risk

• help

• support

The river that runs through the city has become very POLLUTED from all of the garbage and chemicals that have been poured into it.

• deep

• clean

• dirty

Isabel volunteered to help RESTORE the old art museum in the city. She helped paint the outside and rebuild the roof.

• damage

• fix

• sell

The new mayor is concentrating on “greening” the city by planting more trees and opening more parks; this is one way to improve the QUALITY OF LIFE for residents.

• well-being

• choices

• energy

Scientists have been looking for INNOVATIVE ways to produce energy; they know the old ways won’t work forever.

• cheap

• new

• strong