Interactive Vocabulary Learning

To give something or make it available.

• Trees provide shade and oxygen for the city.
• The charity will provide recycling bins for free.
• Rivers provide water for farms downstream.

Real World Use Case: 🔗 Provide on Youglish

An answer to a problem.

• Solar panels are one solution to high energy costs.
• The team discussed a solution for plastic waste.
• There is no easy solution to air pollution in big cities.

Real World Use Case: 🔗 Solution on Youglish

Different; another option instead of something else.

• Buses are an alternative to driving alone.
• We need alternative sources of energy besides coal.
• Paper bags are an alternative to plastic bags.

Real World Use Case: 🔗 Alternative on Youglish

Relating to the natural world and environment.

• The factory must follow strict environmental rules.
• Environmental groups protect forests and rivers.
• The report measured the environmental impact of the project.

Real World Use Case: 🔗 Environmental on Youglish

A set of connected parts that work together.

• The irrigation system moves water across the fields.
• Earth’s climate system is complex and connected.
• The new recycling system sorts glass and metal automatically.

Real World Use Case: 🔗 System on Youglish

Something useful that people need or use.

• Fresh water is a precious resource in dry regions.
• The country exports oil and other natural resources.
• Libraries are a public resource for learning.

Real World Use Case: 🔗 Resource on Youglish

Not having enough of something.

• The lack of rain harmed the crops this year.
• Many villages suffer from a lack of clean drinking water.
• A lack of funding slowed the green energy project.

Real World Use Case: 🔗 Lack on Youglish