Will high petrol prices help the environment?
Essential words for writing and speaking
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High petrol prices (1)
Essential words for writing and speaking
1. By the same token (idiom)- used to mean that something you are about to say is also true, for the same reasons as what has just been said I don't think that prices will go up but, by the same token, I don't see them going down either. 2. bear someone/something out - to support the truth of something His version of events just isn't borne out by the facts. If you tell them what happened I will bear you out (on it). 3. volatile (adj)- likely to change suddenly and unexpectedly, especially by getting worse Food and fuel prices are very volatile in a war situation. The situation was made more volatile by the fact that people had been drinking a lot of alcohol. 4. clamp down (phrasal verb) –to take strong action to stop or limit a harmful or unwanted activity: The government is clamping down on teenage drinking. 5. fuel duty (n)- a fuel tax (also known as a petrol, gasoline or gas tax, or as a fuel duty) is an excise tax imposed on the sale of fuel. 6. levy (n,v)- 1) an amount of money, such as a tax, that you have to pay to a government or organization They imposed a five percent levy on alcohol. 2) to officially ask for an amount of money, such as a tax, for a government or organization levy a tax on sth- The tax is levied on companies' energy use. 7. whereby (C2)- by which way or method They've set up a plan whereby you can spread the cost over a two-year period. 8. to fall in line (idiom)- if a person in an organization falls in/into line, he, she, or it starts to follow the rules and behave according to expected standards of behaviour: Teachers are expected to fall in line with the new regulations. 9. oil spill (n) - an accident in which oil has come out of a ship and caused pollution 10. outstrip (v)- to be or become greater in amount, degree, or success than something or someone The demand for food in the war zone now far outstrips supply . Bekzod Mirahmedov IELTS ZONE Online Writing and Speaking Course 11. moot (v)- to suggest something for discussion The idea was first mooted as long ago as the 1840s. His name was mooted as a possible successor. 12. slump (v)- (of prices, values, or sales) to fall suddenly The value of property has slumped. Car sales have slumped dramatically over the past year. 13. discernible (adj)- able to be seen or understood There is no discernible reason why this should be the case. Document Outline
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