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ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES VOCABULARY 1 (ESL)

level: Intermediate (B1/B2)
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Environmental vocabulary covers the language of climate change, conservation, pollution, and sustainability — topics that come up constantly in news, academic writing, and everyday conversation. This first exercise introduces the most important terms. This is exercise 1 of 4.


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1. Exhaust fumes cause a lot of ________, especially in big cities.
2. Everyone should learn to ________ ( = save) energy. Using lights/lamps only when needed is a good way to do this.
3. Nancy is ________ about pollution. This is why she walks to work instead of driving.
4. ________ is much healthier than driving, and it doesn't pollute the air.
5. David conserves water by not letting it ________ when he's not using it.
6. I'd like to conserve water... But I feel dirty if I don't ________ three times a day!
7. Many unethical companies ________ their waste into rivers.
8. ________, which is partly caused by exhaust fumes from cars, is a very big problem in many big cities across the world.
9. ________ rain occurs when pollution in the air is absorbed by water droplets in clouds.
10. Oil ________ pollute sea water and kill marine life.
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Environmental Issues Discussion Questions 1. What do you think are the biggest environmental threats facing our planet today?
2. How does climate change affect your country or region specifically?
3. What small changes have you made in your daily life to reduce your environmental impact?
4. Do you think individuals or governments bear more responsibility for solving environmental problems?
5. What is the most serious environmental issue in your city or region?
6. Are you optimistic or pessimistic about the future of the environment? Why?
More English vocabulary exercises Environmental issues 1
Environmental issues 2
Environmental issues 3
Environmental issues 4
Did you know? The term greenhouse effect was first used by French mathematician Joseph Fourier in 1824 to describe how the Earth's atmosphere traps heat — much like the glass of a greenhouse. The concept of human-caused global warming was first described scientifically by Svante Arrhenius in 1896.

The word ecology was coined by German biologist Ernst Haeckel in 1866, from the Greek oikos (home) and logos (study). It literally means "the study of our home."
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