I think it’s a tall building where you can grow food. It is powered by solar panels and wind turbines and the produce is grown in a solution of nutrients and water.
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wonder (n): a masterpiece or a landmark globally admired
structure (n): a type of building
lush (adj): having lots of plants
long gone (phr): finished; not existing anymore
drain (v): to exhaust or empty
rise (v): to increase
soar (v): to rise; to go up
equivalent (n): sth equal to sth else
spring up (phr v): to suddenly appear
vertical farming (phr): growing fruit & vegetables in tower blocks
solution (n): a liquid in which another substance has been dissolved
nutrients (pi n): substances that help plants/animals grow
food shortage (phr): lack of food
environmentally friendly (phr): not damaging the environment
power (v): to provide with energy
transport costs (phr): the amount of money needed to move goods
local produce (phr): fruit & vegetables grown locally
permanent light source (phr): a continuing supply of light
industrial greenhouse (phr): a large durable structure made to grow crops within a controlled environment
mankind (n): the human race
horizontally (adv): parallel to the horizon; not vertically
consume (v): to use; to eat; to spend
convert (v): to change sth into sth else so as to use it for a different purpose
wasteland (n): an area of land that is not used
wonder (n): a masterpiece or a landmark globally admired
structure (n): a type of building
lush (adj): having lots of plants
long gone (phr): finished; not existing anymore
drain (v): to exhaust or empty
rise (v): to increase
soar (v): to rise; to go up
equivalent (n): sth equal to sth else
spring up (phr v): to suddenly appear
vertical farming (phr): growing fruit & vegetables in tower blocks
solution (n): a liquid in which another substance has been dissolved
nutrients (pi n): substances that help plants/animals grow
food shortage (phr): lack of food
environmentally friendly (phr): not damaging the environment
power (v): to provide with energy
transport costs (phr): the amount of money needed to move goods
local produce (phr): fruit & vegetables grown locally
permanent light source (phr): a continuing supply of light
industrial greenhouse (phr): a large durable structure made to grow crops within a controlled environment
mankind (n): the human race
horizontally (adv): parallel to the horizon; not vertically
consume (v): to use; to eat; to spend
convert (v): to change sth into sth else so as to use it for a different purpose
wasteland (n): an area of land that is not used
1 challenge
2 risen
3 springing up
4 save
5 powered
6 drains
7 produce
8 rising
2 risen
3 springing up
4 save
5 powered
6 drains
7 produce
8 rising
2 friendly
3 real
4 wind
5 vertical
6 local
7 costs
8 direct
2 We only buy products that are environmentally friendly.
3 Feeding everyone is going to be a real challenge in the coming years.
4 Skyscraper farms are powered by wind turbines.
5 Vertical farming may solve our problems in the future.
6 We should all try to buy local produce.
7 Transport costs are included in the products you buy.
8 Avoid direct sunlight and use sunblock if you have fair skin.
3 real
4 wind
5 vertical
6 local
7 costs
8 direct
2 We only buy products that are environmentally friendly.
3 Feeding everyone is going to be a real challenge in the coming years.
4 Skyscraper farms are powered by wind turbines.
5 Vertical farming may solve our problems in the future.
6 We should all try to buy local produce.
7 Transport costs are included in the products you buy.
8 Avoid direct sunlight and use sunblock if you have fair skin.
will have risen, will have been travelling
1 will have been living
2 will have started
3 will have been working
4 won’t have finished
5 Will we have found
2 will have started
3 will have been working
4 won’t have finished
5 Will we have found
I hope I will have travelled abroad and I hope I will have got a great career by the time I’m 30.
By the end of this year, I will have been learning English for over 5 years and I will have been living in my house for over 5 years.
By the end of this year, I will have been learning English for over 5 years and I will have been living in my house for over 5 years.
I learnt that the population is going to reach 9 billion by the year 2050 and that we don’t have enough farmland to grow enough food for all those people. I learnt that scientists are trying to come up with ideas like vertical farming. It was interesting to learn that crops can be grown in nutrients and water instead of soil.
Vertical farms are a good idea because they don’t take up as much space as traditional farms. They may be a solution to growing enough food for an increasing population with a lack of farmland. They can be built in cities to allow people to have access to local produce and therefore reduce transport costs. They will be powered by solar and wind energy and will grow a variety of fruit and vegetables in a solution of nutrients and water.
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