Vocabulary

• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• profound: Requiring deep thought; difficult to understand
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• variety: Particular type of thing or person
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• decade: Period of 10 years
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• plateau: Flat land that is higher than the land around it
• numerous: Existing in large numbers
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• dairy: Concerning or made from milk
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• agriculture: The science of farming
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• outbreak: Sudden occurrence of illness, discontent etc.
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• trend: Current style or fashion
• coronavirus: Any of a group of RNA viruses that cause a variety of diseases in humans and other animals.
• peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• quarter: 25 cents
• flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• sustainability: Property of being able to be continued/repeated
• cramp: Sharp, unexpected pain when a muscle becomes tight
• fever: A high body temperature, indicating illness
• point: An item to be discussed
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• considerably: Quite a lot; to a large degree
• datum: Item of factual information
• swine: A pig
• flu: Illness causing headache, fever etc.
• unclear: Not easy to understand; not obvious
• pork: Meat of a pig, used for food