4F Environment by Cherie Chong Xueying https://padlet.com/cherie_chong_xueying/4fenvironment Park your content regarding the environment here. en-us 2018-03-07 00:51:06 UTC 2018-08-28 02:00:33 UTC hello@padlet.com Instructions cherie_chong_xueying https://padlet.com/cherie_chong_xueying/4fenvironment/wish/238956372 Each student should post their own article brief. Your article brief should include:

Title:
Link:
Summary: 
  • Summarise the gist of the article in 2 – 4 sentences
Vocabulary: 
  • Relevant vocabulary and their definitions
Your opinion on the article: 
  • What do you think about what is presented in the article? 
  • What are your experiences and how do they relate to the article? 
  • Do you agree/ disagree about what is presented in the article? Why? 
]]> 2018-03-07 00:52:17 UTC https://padlet.com/cherie_chong_xueying/4fenvironment/wish/238956372 National recycling effort bags only 2% of domestic waste https://padlet.com/cherie_chong_xueying/4fenvironment/wish/240418067 Summary: Not much of people are recycling because they are not aware that recycling is good for the environment.Only 2% of materials are recycled from 2016 .Not only that ,people just throw the rubbish into the blue recycling bin but it is actually for recycling.
Vocabulary:
Outreach-the extent or length of reaching out
Tandem-having two things arranged one in front of the other
Framework-an essential supporting structure of a building, vehicle, or object
Statutory-having come to be required or expected through being done or made regularly
Opinion:I thinks that we Singaporeans should practice the recycling as it may save money and resources.Without recycling we have to find new places to dump our rubbish because recyclable materials are so little.

]]> 2018-03-10 07:56:30 UTC https://padlet.com/cherie_chong_xueying/4fenvironment/wish/240418067 China sets up environment ministry with more power. naddypurpledex https://padlet.com/cherie_chong_xueying/4fenvironment/wish/243162239 Summary:
People nowaday uses lot of gases to generate a certain technology. They are not realising that the air around us can be polluted and its not save air for us to breathe. With the improved China’s environment ministy, it is a major step to protect the environment such as protection responsibilities, including climate change and emissions reduction policies, agricultural pollution and marine conservation, among others.
Vocabulary:
poverty - the state of being extremely poor.
inevitably - as is certain to happen; unavoidably.
ecological - relating to or concerned with the relation of living organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.
Opinion :
i think that it was a good idea to improvise on the environment because the environment is important to the people and having a good and healthy environment wil keep us live longer. So it is a good thing that China is trying to use less gases to generate technology and uses the sun as the source base.
]]> 2018-03-18 09:54:23 UTC https://padlet.com/cherie_chong_xueying/4fenvironment/wish/243162239 Getting Singapore to go green naddypurpledex https://padlet.com/cherie_chong_xueying/4fenvironment/wish/243164928 Summary :
The government had a action plan whereby to slash its consumption of electricity and water in a bid to fight climate change. By 2020, the public sector will use 15 per cent less electricity and 5 per cent less water compared with 2013 levels. This could result in cost savings of about $62.5 million a year.
Vocabulary:
Initiatives - the ability to assess and initiate things independently.
Procurement - the action of obtaining or procuring something.
Opinion: I think it was a great idea because singapore will save alot of money which can saves us to live on. This can help the singaporean to realise that we have been using alot of electricity and water usage. So now, they will save more.



]]> 2018-03-18 10:21:09 UTC https://padlet.com/cherie_chong_xueying/4fenvironment/wish/243164928 https://padlet.com/cherie_chong_xueying/4fenvironment/wish/243174424 2018-03-18 11:46:03 UTC https://padlet.com/cherie_chong_xueying/4fenvironment/wish/243174424 Global warming could threaten half of species in 33 key areas https://padlet.com/cherie_chong_xueying/4fenvironment/wish/243174688 Link: http://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/warming-could-threaten-half-of-species-in-33-key-areas-report
Summary: Green house gases and organization are causing temperature to increase which caused Extinction of species and plants. Places like the Amazon and the mimbo Woodlands will have 69% - 89% of their animals and plants extinct.
Verbs: inhabiting - person or animal living in a particular location
Biodiversity - a habitat with living plants and animals
Superstorms - powerful destructive storm that affects a very large area
Opinion: In my opinion I feel that the upgrading of our technology and advancement of the environment has caused us to urbanize things. I feel we can try to reduce the amount of the usage of polluting gases. One way is by using electric cars so that it doesn't pollute the environment.]]> 2018-03-18 11:48:49 UTC https://padlet.com/cherie_chong_xueying/4fenvironment/wish/243174688 From foreign mussel to American bullfrog: A guide to invasive species in Singapore https://padlet.com/cherie_chong_xueying/4fenvironment/wish/243202049 Darren
Link : http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/environment/from-foreign-mussel-to-american-bullfrog-a-guide-to-invasive-species-in
Summary : Invasive mussels from the Americas have invaded the Republic's northern coast, spreading fast and forming dense mats that nature groups fear could have a negative impact on native animals here.
Vocabulary :  Invasive - tending to spread very quickly and undesirably or harmfully.
Specimens - an individual animal, plant, piece of a mineral, etc. used as an example of its species or type for scientific study or display.
Opinion : In my opinion , there have been species from other country , foreign to our homeland and is currently forcefully squeezing into the fragile eco-system which might cause certain species to be extinct and might affect the environment drastically.


]]> 2018-03-18 15:31:46 UTC https://padlet.com/cherie_chong_xueying/4fenvironment/wish/243202049 Tat-seng packaging fined 12000 for toixc waste disposing https://padlet.com/cherie_chong_xueying/4fenvironment/wish/243328434 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/tat-seng-packaging-fined-s-12-000-for-discharging-toxic-used-10055622]]> 2018-03-19 05:32:22 UTC https://padlet.com/cherie_chong_xueying/4fenvironment/wish/243328434 Did dinosaurs once roam Singapore? https://padlet.com/cherie_chong_xueying/4fenvironment/wish/243431739 Link:http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/environment/did-dinosaurs-once-roam-singapore



Summary:People from the nature scientists came across usual footprints in the ground in Fort Siloso , Sentosa .After further understanding and research .It was a dinosaur footprint.Now there are finding fossils of the dinosaurs.




Vocabulary: outcrop-a rock formation that is visible on the surface





Opinion: My opinion is that it will attract alot of tourist to see these fossils.Singapore can increase its number of tourist.Hence earning alot of revenue.


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