NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS

ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS VOCABULARY

acid rain
carbon dioxide
chemicals
climate change
conservation
contaminant
contamination
deforestation
eco-friendly
ecological
ecologist
ecosystem
eco-friendly
endangered species
environment
environmental
environmentalist
environmentally friendly
extinction
fog
foggy
garbage disposal (US)
garbage separation (US)
global warming
greenhouse effect
junk
noise pollution
nuclear radiation
organic
ozone
ozone-friendly
ozone layer
pollute
pollution
pollutant
radio
smog
solar energy
sulphur dioxide (GB)
sulfur dioxide (US)
toxic waste
waste separation (GB)
waste disposal (GB)
wind power
to become extinct
to conserve
to contaminate
to die out
to poison
radioactivity
radioactive
recyclable
recycle
recycled
recycling
reforestation
sources
resources
sewage
sewage farm/plant (GB) sewage plant (US)
to pollute
to recycle
to run out
active substance
radioactive waste

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1. What are the main environmental problems in your town? And in your country? How could
these problems be tackled?
2. Are you very concerned about the environment? Who should be the most concerned? Who is
most affected by environmental issues?
3. Are there litter laws where you live? If so, what is the penalty for littering?
4. Do you think cars should be banned from city centers?
5. What are some things that your community is doing to help the environment?
6. What are some things which you recycle?
7. What are some types of pollution? What are some ways that you can reduce pollution in this
country?
8. Who do you think is more responsible for pollution, individual people or the government?
Explain.
9. Are companies more or less environmentally responsible now than they were in the past?
Why do you think that is?
10.What are some ways energy is wasted?
11.What should we do to increase the awareness about environmental pollution?
12.What are five ways that every person can help the environment, starting now?
13.Why don't people do more to help the environment? Why don't politicians do more to help
the environment?
14.Does the environment belong principally to the human race?
15.Do you have any ideas on how to minimize the use of plastic bags and Styrofoam boxes?
16.What environmental problems have you heard about in the news recently?
17.Which is more important, increasing people's standard of living, or protecting the
environment?
18.Do you usually drink bottled water? Why or Why not?
19.Do you think recycling is an important community service?
20.Do you think overpopulation is an important environmental issue? Why or why not?
 21.Are there people in your country who make their living from picking-up other people's
garbage?
22.Does your country have a smoking ban law in place?
23.What do you think about fines or jail time for people who use too many resources? Would
this increase environmental awareness and responsibility?
24.Would you ever donate some money (or have you ever donated) to an environmental action
group? Why/not?
25.Why don't people do more to help the environment? Why don't politicians do more to help
the environment?

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