day 38so that it lasts
unit 7 · our planetso that it lasts
Say what something is for with para que + subjunctive (apaga la luz para que ahorremos) and talk about energy, heating and saving.
today’s words
- la electricidad · electricity
- el gas · gas
- el petróleo · oil, petroleum
- nuclear · nuclear
- climático · climate (as an adjective)
- sostenible · sustainable
- la atmósfera · atmosphere
- apagar · to turn off, to put out
- encender · to turn on, to light
- iluminar · to light up
- ahorrar · to save (money, energy)
- agotar · to use up, to run out of
- limitar · to limit
- el límite · limit
- disminuir · to decrease, to go down
- multiplicar · to multiply
- calentar · to heat, to warm up
- aislar · to insulate; to isolate
- el aislamiento · insulation
sentences
- Apaga la luz para que ahorremos electricidad. · Turn off the light so that we save electricity.
- Aislamos las ventanas para que la casa no pierda calor. · We insulate the windows so that the house doesn’t lose heat.
- El petróleo y el gas se agotan, por eso necesitamos energía sostenible. · Oil and gas are running out, so we need sustainable energy.
- Algunos países usan energía nuclear y otros prefieren la energía solar. · Some countries use nuclear energy and others prefer solar energy.
- Limitamos el consumo para que la contaminación no suba a la atmósfera. · We limit consumption so that pollution doesn’t rise into the atmosphere.