IELTS HOPECO Speaking Practice Test 5: The Environment

Part 1

1. What is the climate like in your country?
2. Are there any problems with the climate in your country?
3. What is your favourite type of weather?
4. What kind of weather do you dislike?
5. Would you prefer to live in a hot or cold country?
6. What is the best/worst weather for travelling in?
 

Part 2

Describe an environmental problem.
You should say:

• what it is
• how long it has existed
• how it affects people’s lives
• and explain how you think the problem will develop in the future.

 

Part 3

1. Which environmental problems are people most concerned about in your country?
2. What are the main causes of these environmental problems?
3. Do you think it is the responsibility of governments alone to protect the environment?
4. What measures can individuals take to protect the environment?
5. Do you think large companies and business orginisations should be more environmentally friendly? Why? How?
6. How can we teach children about the importance of protecting the environment?

 

Useful Vocabulary

 A. Environmental Problems
 

destruction of the rainforests  (deforestation)	global warming / the “greenhouse effect”
melting of the icecaps	rising sea levels
extinction of many species (loss of biodiversity)	pollution of land, sea and air
destruction of the ozone layer	increase of natural disasters eg, earthquakes, landslides, floods

B. Causes of Environmental Problems

excessive emissions of greenhouse gases, eg carbon dioxide	overuse of non-renewable fossil fuels
chemical and industrial waste	genetic modification
emissions from cars and planes	over-consumption
improper dumping of household waste	over-urbanisation

C. Solutions to Environmental Problems

recycling	buying products with less packaging
using renewable sources of energy, eg solar heating, wind-farms	buying organic products
replanting trees	buying products made from recycled material / renewable sources
cutting carbon emissions	using natural remedies as alternative medicine
cleaner waste disposal	sustainable consumption and development

Useful Linking Expressions

A. Explaining causes

caused by	because of
due to	a result of

B. Explaining effects

leads to	cause
results in

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