A Growing Interest Vocabulary

1. awareness
 Define: When you have awareness of a problem, you know about it.
 Example: The posters in school raise the students' awareness about recycling.

2. pollution
 Define: Pollution is dirt or garbage in the environment.
 Example: When people throw garbage on the ground or in the water, it causes pollution.

3. emphasize
 Define: If you emphasize something, you point it out so other people will notice.
 Example: At school, the teachers emphasize the importance or recycling used paper.

4. utilize
 Define: When you make good use of something, you utilize it.
 Example: I often utilize lists to help me remember tasks I need to complete.