Part 3-style questions

Environment

You may be asked questions about the environment or environmental problems in your country. Read the following IELTS-style questions and answers below and pay attention to the phrases in bold. Use the ‘Definitions’ section at the bottom of the page to check the meaning of any phrases you don’t understand.

Part 1-style questions

Examiner: Are there any environmental problems in your country? pollution levels Kelly: Yes … we have a serious issue with in some of our big exhaust fumes cities … from cars and lorriesare definitely one reason for the heavy industry problem but we also have a lot ofin some areas and this air quality also results in poor …

Examiner: Do you take an interest in nature? get back to Jenny: Well … I’m a city person through and through and don’t nature the very often I’m afraid … but like everyone else I’m fascinated by natural world and I like watching documentaries showing wild animals in natural habitat their …

Examiner: Do you or your family take steps to help the environment? impact on the Mira: My parents have always tried to make us aware of our environment energy conservation … they’re really into … and always try to environmentally friendly buy products if they have the chance …

Part 2-style task

Describe an environmental problem that has been in the news. You should say

 when this was

 where the event happened

 what actually took place

 

and say how you felt about this problem.

Martin: Well … this is an interesting question … there are so many issues I could natural disasters think of …like earthquakes and floods seem to be in the news almost every year … but there was one story recently about some animals that under threat were… it wasn’t focused on one place in particular … it was become extinct looking at various animals that could actually in different African countries … if we don’t take steps to protect them … these were really iconic animals like gorillas … leopards … rhinos … and apparently they’re endangered species now listed as… what made it really depressing was they were loss of habitat in danger thanks to us … in some cases it was due to a either because people need more agricultural production … or even worse I think poaching future generations … because of hunting and… I hate to think of being natural environment robbed of the chance to see creatures like these in their… wildlife conservation it’s lucky we have lots of organisations that focus on … hopefully with their help we can put pressure on those in power to do something to dying out stop creatures like these…

Part 3-style questions

Examiner: What do you think is the main danger the world faces in terms of the environment? climate change flash Spencer: Well …is a real issue … in my country we have floods global warming and heatwaves on a yearly basis … so yes … I thinkis the biggest issue.

Examiner: What examples are there of how we damage the natural world? toxic Stella: There are so many examples … there are factories that empty waste oil spills into rivers and oceans …that damage the coastline … the way we fossil fuels destroy vast areas of land and rain forests in search ofor to increase agricultural production …

Examiner: In which ways do we respond well to environmental problems? Mathius: Well … on the one hand there are various worldwide agencies that are humanitarian aid man-made always the first on the scene with after naturaland disasters pressure groups … and on the other hand we have environmentalthat are constantly raising awareness of issues and trying to stop disasters happening …

 

 

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