ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS VOCABULARY

acid rain to conserve

carbon dioxide to contaminate
chemicals to die out
climate change to poison
conservation radioactivity
contaminant radioactive
contamination recyclable
deforestation recycle
eco-friendly recycled
ecological recycling
ecologist reforestation
ecosystem sources
eco-friendly resources
endangered species sewage
environment sewage farm/plant (GB) sewage
environmental plant (US)
environmentalist to pollute
environmentally friendly to recycle
extinction to run out
fog active substance
foggy radioactive waste
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
 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?