THE ENVIRONMENT - VOCABULARY

· To be eco-guilty of something

· To leave the tap running /to leave the water running

· To waste water

· To have reusable shopping bags

· To be made of recyclable materials

· To buy organic food

· To throw in the bin everything

· To recycle glass bottles, paper, plastic containers

· To pollute the planet

· To install solar panels or wind turbines /ˈtɜː.baɪn/ to generate electricity

· Renewable energy ( such as the wind and solar power)

· To recycle your waste

· To pay a fine

· Cars that use a lot of petrol should be banned

· Hybrid cars

· Electric cars

· Electronic books

· Paper books will not be produced to save trees from being cut down

· Fresh water will be running out

· Desalination plants to get water from the sea

· Temperatures will have risen

· To have extreme weather

· To be environmentally friendly

· The burning of fossil fuels creates gases such as carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

· We are using up natural resources such as coal and oil

· We throw away a lot of packaging ( the paper, plastic, card... that covers goods)

· Deforestation

· Endangered species
· Most scientists consider rising temperatures evidence of global warming

· Climate change

· To be green

PHRASAL VERBS

· To end up:

A lot of chemicals end up in our rivers

· To run out of

What will we do when we run out of oil?

· To throw away

Instead of throwing away glass and paper, we should recycle these materials.

AT HOME, MOST PEOPLE WILL HAVE INSTALLED SOLAR

PANELS OR WIND TURBINES TO GENERATE ELECTRICITY.
WE WILL BE HAVING EVEN MORE EXTREME WEATHER AND
HURRICANES OR FLOODS WILL BE COMMON.

TEMPERATURES WORLDWIDE WILL HAVE RISEN EVEN

FURTHER AND MANY BEACHES AND HOLIDAY RESORTS WILL
HAVE DISAPPEARED.

FRESH WATER WILL BE RUNNING OUT AND WE’LL BE GETTING

WATER FROM THE SEA.

PAPER BOOKS WILL NO LONGER BE PRODUCED TO SAVE

TREES FROM BEING CUT DOWN.

CARS THAT USE A LOT OF PETROL WILL BE BANNED AND WE

WILL BE DRIVING ELECTRIC CARS.

AT HOME, PEOPLE WILL BE RECYCLING NEARLY 100% OF

THEIR WASTE.

How’s the environment around you?

What kind of pollution bothers you most on a day-to-day basis?

Do you recycle? If so, what kind of things do you recycle?

How do you feel when you hear about global warming? Is there hope for the future?

Do you believe human activities contribute to global warming? If so, what should we
do about it? If not, what do you think causes global warming?

Which type of energy is the most environmentally friendly? Do you use this type of
energy? Why or why not?

What is more important to you? Social issues or environmental problems?

Do you think overpopulation is an important environmental issue? Why or why not?