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Haily'S Ielts Speaking: Climate Change

This document provides a vocabulary list of terms related to climate change for an IELTS speaking exam. It includes definitions for words like "carbon footprint", "recycle", "growing season", "eco-conscious", and "green lifestyle". It then presents sample questions and responses that demonstrate how to discuss topics involving climate change using this vocabulary. The questions address concerns about climate change, personal efforts to protect the environment, and ways individuals and industries impact the environment.

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Haily'S Ielts Speaking: Climate Change

This document provides a vocabulary list of terms related to climate change for an IELTS speaking exam. It includes definitions for words like "carbon footprint", "recycle", "growing season", "eco-conscious", and "green lifestyle". It then presents sample questions and responses that demonstrate how to discuss topics involving climate change using this vocabulary. The questions address concerns about climate change, personal efforts to protect the environment, and ways individuals and industries impact the environment.

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HAILY’S IELTS SPEAKING : CLIMATE CHANGE

Speaking Vocabulary about Climate Change

Vocabulary list and definitions:


 The ravages of something: the destruction of something
 Hybrid car: a car that uses both petrol and electricity
 Carbon footprint: how much carbon dioxide is released as a result of one's
activities
 Recycle: breaking down products to create new products from the materials
 Growing season: the time of the year when plants grow
 Yields: the amount of a crop produced
 Crops: a plant grown in large amounts
 Eco-conscious: describes someone who shows concern for the environment
 Natural fertilizer: fertilizers that come from animal waste, animal matter, or plant
matter
 Chemical fertilizer: fertilizers that are made from synthetic materials
 Contaminate: to make something impure, poisonous or polluted
 Groundwater: Water that is below the earth's surface
 Vegetable scraps: bits of vegetables that are discarded
 Non-chemical compost: decaying matter such as food, leaves, or manure used
to fertilize the soil
 Organic: describes something that does not use chemical fertilizers
 Commute: travel to and from work
 Solar panels: panels that collect rays from the sun to be used as energy for
electricity or heating
 Household cleaning products: products that are used to clean one's home
 Time-consuming: describes something that takes a lot of time
 Environmentally conscious: when a person or business is aware of their effect
on the environment and attempts to minimize this effect
 Green lifestyle: a way of living that attempts to reduce the usage of water &
power, waste, and toxic substances
 Sustainable: describes something that causes minimal damage to the
environment
 Emulate: to copy someone's behavior out of respect
 Conventional products: products that have been in use for a long time
 Energy-saving: describe products designed to reduce the use of electricity or
other forms of energy
 Fuel emissions: gases that lead to air pollution through the burning of fuel
 Electric cars: vehicles that run on electricity
 Food miles: the distance food travels from the time it is produced until it reaches
its end customer
 Local food: food that is produced a short distance from where it is consumed
 Fossil fuels: coal, gas, or oil that is used in industry, homes, and vehicles
 Carbon monoxide: a dangerous gas produced from the partial burning of fuels
 Dispose of: throw away
 Waterways: lakes, rivers, oceans, and canals
 Ecosystem: the geographic area where animals, plants, and other organisms
interact
 Natural habitat: the area where a plant or animal lives typically
 Tackle: to try to deal with a problem
 Collective effort: when a group of people tries to do something
 Forge: to create something strong or successful

Study how the questions below are answered using the vocabulary about climate change. Formulate
your answers logically.

Part 1: General Questions


Is the environment a big concern in your country?

Climate change is a topic on everyone's lips in my country but only in a theoretical


sense. I don't see citizens or the government taking steps to reduce the ravages
of climate change.

What steps do you and your family take to protect the environment?

Well, we are looking into purchasing a hybrid car, for one thing. My partner uses the
car quite a bit for work, so we do not have a large carbon footprint. It goes without
saying that we recycle anything we can, and we also use fabric bags when we go
shopping to reduce the amount of plastic waste we produce.

Has the environment in your region changed since when you were younger?

: Every summer, it feels like the sun is getting hotter and hotter, and the climate is
nothing like it used to be. My country relies heavily on farming, and I know farmers are
increasingly concerned about how climate change affects their growing season and
yields. It is predicted that regions that were once too cold to grow certain crops will
soon be able to.
Speaking part 2: Monologue

Describe a person you know who is doing something to protect the environment

You should say

 Who this person is


 What this person is doing to protect the environment
 How easy/difficult it is for him/her to do this

And explain how you feel about what this person is doing to protect the
environment

I believe everyone nowadays is doing their part to some degree to protect the
environment, but one person I know really does more than her fair share. This is my
friend Kate, who is more eco-conscious than most people, I think.

When we were in school, Kate campaigned to get a compost bin placed in our
schoolyard so that the gardening club would have natural fertilizer. She was very
concerned about chemical fertilizers contaminating groundwater.

Because of her unending effort, students, parents, and teachers brought


their vegetable scraps to be composted, and it worked! We had an endless supply
of non-chemical compost for our garden. She started using reusable cups and bottles
long before they were popular, and I don't think I have ever seen her carry a plastic bag.

Nowadays, she is part of a neighborhood clean-up group that removes rubbish from our
local parks and beaches. She also grows organic vegetables in her garden
and commutes to work with her bicycle every day. Her house uses solar panels for
heating, and she even makes her household cleaning products.

Eva never complains about these activities being time-consuming or difficult; she feels
she is doing what she can to be environmentally conscious. I have to say that Kate is
a person not doing just one thing to protect the environment, but following a green
lifestyle to live more sustainably. I admire her and her efforts, and she is truly a role
model for all of us to try to emulate.

Speaking part 3: Discussions


What are some things ordinary people can do to protect the environment?

Well, there are small and more significant actions people can take to protect the
environment. Whenever there is a choice between a conventional product or a more
environmentally friendly one, we should always choose the latter. Light bulbs are one
small example. The energy-saving ones might be a little more expensive, but the
benefits are worth it.
We also need to think about some of our other choices that contribute to fuel
emissions. Switching to hybrid or electric cars is one obvious answer, but what about
air travel in general? What about the products we consume? We need to think about
the food miles behind what we eat and make every effort to eat local food.

What are some ways in which industries damage the environment?

Unfortunately, industries destroy the environment in a variety of ways. For instance,


factories use fossil fuels to run machines and the smoke and carbon
monoxide released that lead to air pollution. Factories dispose of their waste in
nearby waterways, creating water pollution.

This, in turn, affects the entire ecosystem as sea animals and the birds and other
animals that eat them suffer as a result. Even the noise from industries affects the
environment. Many animals abandon their natural habitat once a factory is built,
creating an imbalance in the ecosystem.

Do you believe that international cooperation is necessary to solve environmental


problems?

From my point of view, international cooperation is the only way


to tackle environmental issues. It isn't very sensible if one country protects the
environment, but its neighbor does not.

There must be a collective effort around the world where leaders agree to the steps
that must be taken. While many companies globally are trying to be more green to make
genuine progress, an international agreement must be forged.

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