TEST 3

an energy company that generates and distributes electricity

power plant/ elektrownia

CO2 emission to the atmosphere

carbon dioxide emissions/ emisja dwutlenku węgla

underground waters that lie at greater depths than near-surface waters

groundwater/ wody gruntowe

a soft brownish coal showing traces of plant structure, intermediate between bituminous coal and peat

lignite/węgiel brunatny

an administrative decision authorizing a specific company to carry out mining activities

mining license/ koncesja górnicza

an agenda setting out key priorities for adaptation to climate change

climate policy/polityka klimatyczna

a form of energy resulting from the existence of charged particles (such as electrons or protons), either statically as an accumulation of charge or dynamically as a current]

electricity / elektryczność

(the degree to which the ambient air is pollution-free, assessed by measuring a number of indicators of pollution)

air quality / jakość powietrza

(fog or haze combined with smoke and other atmospheric pollutants

smog

receiving or capable of receiving funds country from EU funds

recipient country in EU/ państwo beneficjent-netto w UE

of a natural resource or source of energy) not depleted (uszczuplać) when used

renewable / odnawialne

a body of experts providing advice and ideas on specific political or economic problems

think tank

a company in which all or most of the shares are owned by the state

state-controlled company / spółka kontrolowana przez państwo

a type of mine in which (as opposed to underground mining) all mining operations take place on the surface, and the mining process is carried out by uncovering successive layers of raw materials

open-pit mines / kopalnie odkrywkowe

xtending the validity of an administrative decision, such as a concession or licence

extension / przedłużenie

the intentional killing of a large group of people who belong to a particular race or country

genocide / ludobójstwo

native people

indigenous people / rdzenni mieszkańcy

an action that breaks or acts against something, especially a law, agreement, principle, or something that should be treated with respect

violation / naruszenie

the part of you that judges how moral your own actions are and makes you feel guilty about bad things that you have done or things you feel responsible for

conscience / sumienie

a person who has escaped from their own country for political, religious, or economic reasons or because of a war

refugees / uchodźcy

public support for an idea, plan, or way of doing something

advocacy / orędownictwo

to make a public statement of your approval or support for something or someone

endorsing / popieranie 

aresztowanie 

detention

the action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work

exploitation / wyzysk 

the right to public and peaceful assembly of people

freedom of associations / wolność zgromadzeń

a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation

plight / trudna sytuacja 

a formal statement admitting that one is guilty of a crime

confession / wyznanie

to order or demand something

require / wymagać

the action of officially allowing someone to do a particular thing

permission / pozwolenie

required by law or mandate

mandatory / obowiązkowy

be present at (an event, meeting, or function)

attend / uczęszczać

work, especially physical work

labour / praca

a sum of money that is owed or due

debt / dług

the refusal of something requested or desired

denial / odmowa, zaprzeczenie  

found or distributed over a large area or number of people

widespread / powszechny 

he election of representatives to a legislature (in the UK, to the House of Commons) from constituencies throughout the country.

General election / wybory powszechne

having the right to do or obtain something; satisfying the appropriate conditions.

Eligible / uprawniony

a set of electors who are selected to elect a candidate to offices

Electoral collage / kolegium elektorskie

Population was booming

liczba ludności rosła 

Frontier

granica 

the right of almost all adults to vote in political elections.

Universal suffrage / owszechne prawo wyborcze 

a condition in which one human being was owned by another

Slavery / niewolnictwo

an article added to the US Constitution

Amendment / poprawka do Konstytucji USA

an examination to determine whether a person meets the literacy requirements for voting

Literacy test / test umiejętności pisania i czytania 

a tax of a fixed amount that must be paid by each adult.

Poll taxes / podatek od głosowania 

women’s struggle for the right to vote and run for office and is part of the overall women’s rights movement

Women’s suffrage movement / sufrażyzm 

violence in which people are killed or wounded

Bloodshed / rozlew krwi

giving the wrong idea and impression

Misleading / mylący

the power to have effect

Influence / wpływ

to express something

Phrase / wyrażać

favoring one person or side over another

Biased / stronniczy

to give ideas, feelings or opinions in someone else’s mind 

Implant / wpajać

to move a hand or an object gently over something or someone

Stroke / gładzić

in a way that is easy to see or by a large amount

Significantly / znacząco

the short hair that grows on a man’s face if he has not shaved

Stubble / zarost

to press something strongly between two hard things such as a finger and a thumb

Pinch / szczypać

strong and unlikely to break or fail

Robust / solidny

the effect that an action will have on something else in the future

Implication / konsekwencja

field that combines the practice of psychology and the law

Forensic psychology

likely to experience a particular problem more often than is usual

Prone / skłonny

a person who sees an event happening, especially a crime or an acciden

Witness / świadek

to get a piece of information

Extract / wydobyć

Lowe chamber of the US Congress

House of Representatives

Paid time off from work that workers can use to stay home to address their health needs without losing pay.

Paid sick leave

An official agreement intended to resolve a dispute or conflict

Settlements  

A society or association formed by people with a common interest or purpose.

Unions

A one-time large payment of money given to an employee, usually instead of a series of payments made over time.

Lump-Sum Payments

he process in which working people, through their unions, negotiate contracts with their employers to determine their terms of employment. 

Collective Bargaining 

Activities are worked on simultaneously instead of waiting for each piece to be completed separately.

Fast-Tracking

failure to enact funding legislation to finance the government for its next fiscal year or a temporary funding measure.

Government Shutdown

Disagreement, having an argument

Loggerheads  

Attempt to influence legislators, regulatory agencies, or other instruments of government.

Lobby Group

to become worse or to make something become worse

Worsen

serious, extreme

Severe

to try to stop something unpleasant or harmful from happening or increasing

Combat

the situation in which somone is in danger and needs help

Distress

the possibility that something good might happen in the future

Prospect

to make someone leave a school, organization, country because of their behaviour

Expel

to be, or do better, or more than

Surpass

affecting or including a lot of places, people etc.

Widespread

behavior that annoys or upsets someone

Harassment

a very strong dislike of someone or something

Hatred

to lessen the strengthen

Water-down

without the willing agreement of all the people involved

Non- consensual

a formal statement of planned new law that is discussed before being vote on

Bill

something or someone that causes great suffering or a lot of trouble

Scourge

Enough

Sufficient

buy or obtain (an asset or object) for oneself

Acquire

increase or improve the quality

Enhanced

make (something) appear less important than it really is

Downplay

to get the right to see

Gain access

force someone

Be subject to:

Submit

accept

find a way around

Circumvent