Thursday, January 30, 2025

MLS Humanities, Green Buildings

 By Nate Feldman

*Of the projects he visited, which was most intriguing, or interesting, to you?  Why did you feel that way?

*retrofit: you put modern things on an old structure

There are plans to retrofit the colosseum in Rome with wind turbines.

*unobtrusive: doesn’t create a bad view; doesn’t draw bad attention

*iconic: famous or legendary  


Tuesday's Vocabulary:

By Nate Feldman

Forward-thinking: thinking in a way that looks to the future, not the past

Nostalgic: wishing the past were today

Aesthetic: related to the beauty of something

*I love this painting for its aesthetics; the design of this building is aesthetically pleasing. 

Sphere: a three-d circle

Photovoltaic cladding: when a building is covered with solar panels

Wind turbine: gets wind energy; produces energy by moving in a circle

Biomass boiler: Generates energy from waste products

Dispose: to throw away

*When you are done eating, make sure you dispose your trash. 

Hub: the center of something

*In the USA, Washington, DC is the political hub.  New York City is the economic hub.  Los Angeles is the entertainment hub. 

Ingenious: very clever way to do something

*Hopefully, the teacher has an ingenious way to explain the language to the students. 

*Optimum: the best possible

I hope you find an optimum way to improve your English. 

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