đŋ A. Climate & Global Issues (1â15)
- Climate change â long-term change in weather patterns â āĻāϞāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ
- Global warming â rise in Earthâs temperature â āĻŦā§āĻļā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāώā§āĻŖāĻžāϝāĻŧāύ
- Greenhouse effect â heat trapped in atmosphere â āĻā§āϰāĻŋāύāĻšāĻžāĻāϏ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦ
- Carbon footprint â total COâ produced â āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŦāύ āύāĻŋāĻāϏāϰāĻŖ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ
- Carbon neutrality â zero net emissions â āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŦāύ āύāĻŋāϰāĻĒā§āĻā§āώāϤāĻž
- Carbon emissions â release of COâ â āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŦāύ āύāĻŋāĻāϏāϰāĻŖ
- Fossil fuels â coal, oil, gas â āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻļā§āĻŽ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϞāĻžāύāĻŋ
- Extreme weather â severe weather conditions â āĻāϰāĻŽ āĻāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
- Climate crisis â serious climate problem â āĻāϞāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āϏāĻāĻāĻ
- Sea level rise â increase in ocean level â āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰāĻĒā§āώā§āĻ ā§āϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāϤāĻž āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ
- Drought â long period without rain â āĻāϰāĻž
- Flooding â overflow of water â āĻŦāύā§āϝāĻž
- Heatwave â extreme heat period â āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻš
- Ozone depletion â damage to ozone layer â āĻāĻā§āύ āϏā§āϤāϰ āĻā§āώāϝāĻŧ
- Environmental crisis â serious environmental problem â āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻāϤ āϏāĻāĻāĻ
đą B. Pollution & Waste (16â35)
- Air pollution â dirty air â āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āώāĻŖ
- Water pollution â dirty water â āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻĻā§āώāĻŖ
- Soil pollution â contaminated soil â āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āώāĻŖ
- Noise pollution â excessive sound â āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻĻā§āώāĻŖ
- Plastic pollution â plastic waste problem â āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāϏā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĻā§āώāĻŖ
- Industrial waste â factory waste â āĻļāĻŋāϞā§āĻĒ āĻŦāϰā§āĻā§āϝ
- Household waste â domestic waste â āĻā§āĻšāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϞāĻŋ āĻŦāϰā§āĻā§āϝ
- Toxic waste â poisonous waste â āĻŦāĻŋāώāĻžāĻā§āϤ āĻŦāϰā§āĻā§āϝ
- Hazardous waste â dangerous waste â āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āĻāύāĻ āĻŦāϰā§āĻā§āϝ
- Solid waste â non-liquid waste â āĻāĻ āĻŋāύ āĻŦāϰā§āĻā§āϝ
- Liquid waste â wastewater â āϤāϰāϞ āĻŦāϰā§āĻā§āϝ
- Waste disposal â throwing waste â āĻŦāϰā§āĻā§āϝ āύāĻŋāώā§āĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻŋ
- Waste management â handling waste system â āĻŦāϰā§āĻā§āϝ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύāĻž
- Landfill site â waste dumping ground â āϞā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻĄāĻĢāĻŋāϞ
- Garbage dump â waste area â āĻāĻŦāϰā§āĻāύāĻž āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ
- Incineration â burning waste â āĻĒā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϧā§āĻŦāĻāϏ
- Sewage system â wastewater system â āĻĒāϝāĻŧāĻāύāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāĻļāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻž
- Contamination â pollution of environment â āĻĻā§āώāĻŖ
- Emission control â reducing pollution gases â āύāĻŋāĻāϏāϰāĻŖ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖ
- Smog â smoke + fog â āϧā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻļāĻž
đŋ C. Recycling & Waste Management (36â55)
- Recycling â reusing materials â āĻĒā§āύāϰā§āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ
- Reuse â use again â āĻĒā§āύāϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ
- Reduce â minimize usage â āĻāĻŽāĻžāύā§
- Upcycle â improve reused items â āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻĒā§āύāϰā§āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ
- Downcycle â lower quality reuse â āύāĻŋāĻŽā§āύāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻĒā§āύāϰā§āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ
- Composting â making fertilizer â āĻā§āĻŦ āϏāĻžāϰ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ
- Segregation of waste â separating waste â āĻŦāϰā§āĻā§āϝ āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻā§āĻāϰāĻŖ
- Waste sorting â categorizing waste â āĻŦāϰā§āĻā§āϝ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ
- Recycling plant â processing factory â āĻĒā§āύāϰā§āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻāĻžāύāĻž
- Circular economy â reuse-based system â āĻāĻā§āϰāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨāύā§āϤāĻŋ
- Sustainable consumption â responsible use â āĻā§āĻāϏāĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ
- Eco-waste â environment-friendly waste â āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻŦāĻžāύā§āϧāĻŦ āĻŦāϰā§āĻā§āϝ
- Biodegradable â naturally breaks down â āĻā§āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻā§
- Non-biodegradable â does not decompose â āĻ āĻā§āĻŦ
- Disposable products â single-use items â āĻāĻāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰāϝā§āĻā§āϝ āĻĒāĻŖā§āϝ
- Plastic ban â restriction on plastic â āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāϏā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āύāĻŋāώā§āϧāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻž
- Zero waste â no waste production â āĻļā§āύā§āϝ āĻŦāϰā§āĻā§āϝ
- Waste minimization â reducing waste â āĻŦāϰā§āĻā§āϝ āĻšā§āϰāĻžāϏ
- Resource recovery â reuse resources â āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻĻ āĻĒā§āύāϰā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻžāϰ
- Energy recovery â energy from waste â āĻŦāϰā§āĻā§āϝ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ
đŋ D. Nature & Conservation (56â75)
- Conservation â protection of nature â āϏāĻāϰāĻā§āώāĻŖ
- Biodiversity â variety of life â āĻā§āĻŦāĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāϤā§āϰā§āϝ
- Ecosystem â natural system â āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āϤā§āϤāύā§āϤā§āϰ
- Habitat â natural home â āĻāĻŦāĻžāϏāϏā§āĻĨāϞ
- Wildlife â wild animals â āĻŦāύā§āϝāĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖā§
- Deforestation â cutting trees â āĻŦāύ āĻāĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ
- Afforestation â planting trees â āĻŦāύāĻžāϝāĻŧāύ
- Reforestation â replanting forests â āĻĒā§āύāĻāĻŦāύāĻžāϝāĻŧāύ
- Natural resources â earth resources â āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻĻ
- Renewable resources â reusable resources â āύāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāϝā§āĻā§āϝ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻĻ
- Non-renewable resources â limited resources â āĻ -āύāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāϝā§āĻā§āϝ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻĻ
- Endangered species â at-risk animals â āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāύā§āύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāϤāĻŋ
- Conservation area â protected land â āϏāĻāϰāĻā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻž
- Wildlife sanctuary â animal protection area â āĻ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰāĻŖā§āϝ
- Marine life â ocean life â āϏāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻŦāύ
- Coral reef â underwater ecosystem â āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāϞ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āϰ
- Forest reserve â protected forest â āϏāĻāϰāĻā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāύ
- Ecological balance â nature balance â āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻāϤ āĻāĻžāϰāϏāĻžāĻŽā§āϝ
- Natural habitat loss â destruction of habitat â āĻāĻŦāĻžāϏāϏā§āĻĨāϞ āϧā§āĻŦāĻāϏ
- Environmental protection â protecting nature â āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ āϏā§āϰāĻā§āώāĻž
đŋ E. Sustainability & Green Living (76â100)
- Sustainability â long-term balance â āĻā§āĻāϏāĻ āĻāύā§āύāϝāĻŧāύ
- Sustainable development â balanced growth â āĻā§āĻāϏāĻ āĻāύā§āύāϝāĻŧāύ
- Eco-friendly â environment safe â āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻŦāĻžāύā§āϧāĻŦ
- Green energy â clean energy â āϏāĻŦā§āĻ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ
- Renewable energy â solar/wind energy â āύāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāϝā§āĻā§āϝ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ
- Solar power â energy from sun â āϏā§āϰ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ
- Wind power â energy from wind â āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ
- Hydropower â water energy â āĻāϞāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§
- Energy efficiency â less energy use â āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻāĻā§āώāϤāĻž
- Green technology â eco technology â āϏāĻŦā§āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϝā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ
- Low-carbon lifestyle â less pollution life â āĻāĻŽ āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŦāύ āĻā§āĻŦāύ
- Sustainable lifestyle â eco-balanced life â āĻā§āĻāϏāĻ āĻā§āĻŦāύāϧāĻžāϰāĻž
- Eco-conscious â environmentally aware â āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ āϏāĻā§āϤāύ
- Environmental awareness â knowledge of nature â āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ āϏāĻā§āϤāύāϤāĻž
- Green revolution â eco change movement â āϏāĻŦā§āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§āϞāĻŦ
- Tree plantation â planting trees â āĻŦā§āĻā§āώāϰā§āĻĒāĻŖ
- Clean energy transition â shift to clean power â āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻā§āĻāύā§āύ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāϤ⧠āϰā§āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϤāϰ
- Eco-system services â nature benefits â āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āϏā§āĻŦāĻž
- Climate action â steps against climate change â āĻāϞāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĻāĻā§āώā§āĻĒ
- Green building â eco construction â āϏāĻŦā§āĻ āĻāĻŦāύ
- Environmental sustainability â long-term eco balance â āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ āĻā§āĻāϏāĻāϤāĻž
- Zero emission â no pollution output â āĻļā§āύā§āϝ āύāĻŋāĻāϏāϰāĻŖ
- Nature conservation policy â protection laws â āϏāĻāϰāĻā§āώāĻŖ āύā§āϤāĻŋ
- Environmental responsibility â duty to protect nature â āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤā§āĻŦ
- Green economy â eco-based economy â āϏāĻŦā§āĻ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨāύā§āϤāĻŋ
âģī¸ Recycling Vocabulary (IELTS)
1. Recycling
Meaning: The process of turning waste into reusable material
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āύāϰā§āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ
Sentence: Recycling helps reduce environmental pollution.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ: āĻĒā§āύāϰā§āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ āĻĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϤ⧠āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
2. Waste
Meaning: Unwanted or unused material
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāϰā§āĻā§āϝ
Sentence: Plastic waste is harmful to marine life.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāϏā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāϰā§āĻā§āϝ āϏāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻŦāύā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻā§āώāϤāĻŋāĻāϰāĨ¤
3. Garbage
Meaning: Things thrown away as useless
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŦāϰā§āĻāύāĻž
Sentence: Garbage should be disposed of properly.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŦāϰā§āĻāύāĻž āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĢā§āϞāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
4. Landfill
Meaning: A place where waste is buried
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŽāϝāĻŧāϞāĻž āĻĢā§āϞāĻžāϰ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ / āϞā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻĄāĻĢāĻŋāϞ
Sentence: Many cities are running out of landfill space.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻļāĻšāϰ⧠āϞā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻĄāĻĢāĻŋāϞā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻāĻž āĻļā§āώ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
5. Biodegradable
Meaning: Able to be broken down naturally
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āϏāĻā§āώāĻŽ
Sentence: Biodegradable materials are eco-friendly.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āϏāĻā§āώāĻŽ āĻŦāϏā§āϤ⧠āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻŦāĻžāύā§āϧāĻŦāĨ¤
6. Non-biodegradable
Meaning: Cannot be broken down naturally
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āĻā§āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āύāĻž
Sentence: Plastic is a non-biodegradable material.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāϏā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āĻā§āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āύāĻž āĻāĻŽāύ āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§āĨ¤
7. Sustainability
Meaning: Using resources without harming the future
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āĻāϏāĻ āĻāύā§āύāϝāĻŧāύ
Sentence: Recycling supports environmental sustainability.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āύāϰā§āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻāϤ āĻā§āĻāϏāĻ āĻāύā§āύāϝāĻŧāύ⧠āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāϤāĻž āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
8. Compost
Meaning: Decayed organic matter used as fertilizer
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āĻŦ āϏāĻžāϰ
Sentence: Kitchen waste can be turned into compost.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϰāĻžāύā§āύāĻžāĻāϰā§āϰ āĻŦāϰā§āĻā§āϝ āĻā§āĻŦ āϏāĻžāϰ⧠āϰā§āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϤāϰ āĻāϰāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
9. Pollution
Meaning: Harmful substances in the environment
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĻā§āώāĻŖ
Sentence: Recycling reduces air and water pollution.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āύāϰā§āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻ āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
10. Conservation
Meaning: Protecting natural resources
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāĻāϰāĻā§āώāĻŖ
Sentence: Recycling plays an important role in resource conservation.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āύāϰā§āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻĻ āϏāĻāϰāĻā§āώāĻŖā§ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻž āϰāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
11. Disposable
Meaning: Meant to be used once and thrown away
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰāϝā§āĻā§āϝ
Sentence: Disposable plastics create environmental problems.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰāϝā§āĻā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāϏā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻāϤ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻž āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
12. Reuse
Meaning: To use something again
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āύāϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: We should reuse bottles instead of throwing them away.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĢā§āϞ⧠āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦā§āϤāϞ āĻĒā§āύāϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
13. Reduce
Meaning: To make something less
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŽāĻžāύā§
Sentence: We must reduce plastic usage.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāϏā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
14. Upcycle
Meaning: Turning waste into something better
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻĒā§āύāϰā§āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ
Sentence: Old furniture can be upcycled into new designs.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰāύ⧠āĻāϏāĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻĒāϤā§āϰ āύāϤā§āύ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāύ⧠āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻĒā§āύāϰā§āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
15. Eco-friendly
Meaning: Not harmful to the environment
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻŦāĻžāύā§āϧāĻŦ
Sentence: Eco-friendly products are better for the planet.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻŦāĻžāύā§āϧāĻŦ āĻĒāĻŖā§āϝ āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻŦā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĨ¤
16. Waste management
Meaning: System of collecting and disposing waste
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāϰā§āĻā§āϝ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύāĻž
Sentence: Effective waste management is essential for a clean city.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻāϰ āĻŦāϰā§āĻā§āϝ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻā§āĻāύā§āύ āĻļāĻšāϰā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻ
āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻšāĻžāϰā§āϝāĨ¤
17. Environmental degradation
Meaning: Damage to the natural environment
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļā§āϰ āĻ
āĻŦāύāϤāĻŋ
Sentence: Plastic pollution leads to environmental degradation.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāϏā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļā§āϰ āĻ
āĻŦāύāϤāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
18. Incineration
Meaning: Burning waste at high temperature
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦāϰā§āĻā§āϝ āϧā§āĻŦāĻāϏ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: Incineration reduces the volume of waste.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāύāϏāĻŋāύāĻžāϰā§āĻļāύ āĻŦāϰā§āĻā§āϝā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
19. Recycling plant
Meaning: Factory where waste is processed into reusable material
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āύāϰā§āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻāĻžāύāĻž
Sentence: Waste is sent to a recycling plant for processing.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāϰā§āĻā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻāϰāĻŖā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒā§āύāϰā§āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻāĻžāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻžāύ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
20. Segregation of waste
Meaning: Separating waste into categories
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāϰā§āĻā§āϝ āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻā§āĻāϰāĻŖ
Sentence: Segregation of waste makes recycling easier.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāϰā§āĻā§āϝ āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻā§āĻāϰāĻŖ āĻĒā§āύāϰā§āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰāĻā§ āϏāĻšāĻ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
21. Carbon footprint
Meaning: Amount of carbon dioxide produced by activities
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŦāύ āύāĻŋāĻāϏāϰāĻŖ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ
Sentence: Recycling helps reduce our carbon footprint.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āύāϰā§āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŦāύ āύāĻŋāĻāϏāϰāĻŖ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϤ⧠āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
22. Global warming
Meaning: Increase in Earth’s temperature
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦā§āĻļā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāώā§āĻŖāĻžāϝāĻŧāύ
Sentence: Recycling can help slow down global warming.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āύāϰā§āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āĻļā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāώā§āĻŖāĻžāϝāĻŧāύ āϧā§āϰ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
23. Renewable resources
Meaning: Natural resources that can be replaced
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āύāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāϝā§āĻā§āϝ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻĻ
Sentence: Recycling supports the use of renewable resources.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āύāϰā§āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āύāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāϝā§āĻā§āϝ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰāĻā§ āϏāĻŽāϰā§āĻĨāύ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
24. Industrial waste
Meaning: Waste produced by factories
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻļāĻŋāϞā§āĻĒ āĻŦāϰā§āĻā§āϝ
Sentence: Industrial waste can be dangerous if not treated properly.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻāĻžāϤ āύāĻž āĻšāϞ⧠āĻļāĻŋāϞā§āĻĒ āĻŦāϰā§āĻā§āϝ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āĻāύāĻ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
25. Household waste
Meaning: Waste from homes
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āĻšāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϞāĻŋ āĻŦāϰā§āĻā§āϝ
Sentence: Household waste should be recycled whenever possible.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āĻšāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϞāĻŋ āĻŦāϰā§āĻā§āϝ āϝāϤāĻāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻāĻŦ āĻĒā§āύāϰā§āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
26. Hazardous waste
Meaning: Dangerous waste material
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āĻāύāĻ āĻŦāϰā§āĻā§āϝ
Sentence: Hazardous waste must be handled carefully.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āĻāύāĻ āĻŦāϰā§āĻā§āϝ āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ⧠āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāĻžāϞāύāĻž āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
27. Plastic pollution
Meaning: Pollution caused by plastic waste
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāϏā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĻā§āώāĻŖ
Sentence: Plastic pollution is a major environmental issue.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāϏā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻāϤ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻžāĨ¤
28. Circular economy
Meaning: System where products are reused and recycled
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻā§āϰāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨāύā§āϤāĻŋ
Sentence: A circular economy reduces waste significantly.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻā§āϰāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨāύā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāϰā§āĻā§āϝ āĻāϞā§āϞā§āĻāϝā§āĻā§āϝāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
29. Resource depletion
Meaning: Using up natural resources
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻĻ āύāĻŋāĻāĻļā§āώ
Sentence: Recycling helps prevent resource depletion.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āύāϰā§āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻĻ āύāĻŋāĻāĻļā§āώ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āϰā§āϧ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
30. Environmental awareness
Meaning: Knowledge about protecting the environment
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ āϏāĻā§āϤāύāϤāĻž
Sentence: Schools should increase environmental awareness.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏā§āĻā§āϞāĻā§āϞā§āϤ⧠āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ āϏāĻā§āϤāύāϤāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
đ âģī¸ Advanced Environment Collocations (IELTS Band 7â9)
đŋ 1. Combat climate change
Meaning: Fight against global warming
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϞāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āϧ⧠āϞāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: Governments must take urgent steps to combat climate change.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāϰāĻāĻžāϰāĻā§āϞā§āϰ āĻāϞāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āϧ⧠āĻāϰā§āϰāĻŋ āĻĒāĻĻāĻā§āώā§āĻĒ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
đŋ 2. Reduce carbon emissions
Meaning: Decrease harmful gases released
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŦāύ āύāĻŋāĻāϏāϰāĻŖ āĻāĻŽāĻžāύā§
Sentence: Electric vehicles help reduce carbon emissions.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϝā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āϝāĻžāύāĻŦāĻžāĻšāύ āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŦāύ āύāĻŋāĻāϏāϰāĻŖ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϤ⧠āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
đŋ 3. Preserve natural resources
Meaning: Protect natureâs resources
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻĻ āϏāĻāϰāĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: We must preserve natural resources for future generations.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŦāĻŋāώā§āϝ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāĻāύā§āĻŽā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻĻ āϏāĻāϰāĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
đŋ 4. Adopt eco-friendly practices
Meaning: Use environmentally safe habits
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻŦāĻžāύā§āϧāĻŦ āĻ
āĻā§āϝāĻžāϏ āĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: People should adopt eco-friendly practices in daily life.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώā§āϰ āĻĻā§āύāύā§āĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻā§āĻŦāύ⧠āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻŦāĻžāύā§āϧāĻŦ āĻ
āĻā§āϝāĻžāϏ āĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
đŋ 5. Generate renewable energy
Meaning: Produce energy from natural sources
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āύāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāϝā§āĻā§āϝ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: Solar panels generate renewable energy.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāύā§āϞ āύāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāϝā§āĻā§āϝ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
đŋ 6. Dispose of waste responsibly
Meaning: Throw away waste properly
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤā§āĻŦāĻļā§āϞāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāϰā§āĻā§āϝ āĻĢā§āϞāĻž
Sentence: Citizens should dispose of waste responsibly.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āύāĻžāĻāϰāĻŋāĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤā§āĻŦāĻļā§āϞāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāϰā§āĻā§āϝ āĻĢā§āϞāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
đŋ 7. Promote sustainable development
Meaning: Development without harming future needs
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āĻāϏāĻ āĻāύā§āύāϝāĻŧāύāĻā§ āĻā§āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: Education promotes sustainable development.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻž āĻā§āĻāϏāĻ āĻāύā§āύāϝāĻŧāύāĻā§ āĻā§āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
đŋ 8. Tackle environmental issues
Meaning: Solve environmental problems
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻāϤ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻž āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: Governments must tackle environmental issues urgently.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāϰāĻāĻžāϰāĻā§ āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻāϤ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻž āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
đ âģī¸ Advanced Environment Idioms (IELTS High Score)
đą 1. A blessing in disguise
Meaning: Something bad that becomes good later
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽā§ āĻāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ āĻŽāύ⧠āĻšāϞā§āĻ āĻĒāϰ⧠āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Sentence: Recycling plastic waste turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāϏā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āύāϰā§āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽā§ āĻāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ āĻŽāύ⧠āĻšāϞā§āĻ āĻĒāϰ⧠āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
đą 2. Go green
Meaning: Live in an eco-friendly way
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻŦāĻžāύā§āϧāĻŦ āĻā§āĻŦāύāϝāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: Many companies are trying to go green.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻŦāĻžāύā§āϧāĻŦ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§āĨ¤
đą 3. Pay the price
Meaning: Suffer consequences
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĢāϞ āĻā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: We will pay the price if we ignore pollution.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻāĻĒā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰāϞ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĢāϞ āĻā§āĻ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
đą 4. In hot water
Meaning: In trouble
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
Sentence: Factories dumping waste illegally are in hot water.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āĻŦā§āϧāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāϰā§āĻā§āϝ āĻĢā§āϞāĻž āĻāĻžāϰāĻāĻžāύāĻžāĻā§āϞ⧠āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
đą 5. Save for a rainy day
Meaning: Save resources for future need
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŦāĻŋāώā§āϝāϤā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏāĻāϰāĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: We should save natural resources for a rainy day.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻŦāĻŋāώā§āϝāϤā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻĻ āϏāĻāϰāĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
đą 6. At stake
Meaning: In danger of being lost
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž
Sentence: The future of our planet is at stake.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻŦā§āϰ āĻāĻŦāĻŋāώā§āϝ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
đą 7. Tip of the iceberg
Meaning: Small part of a big problem
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻ āĻ
āĻāĻļ
Sentence: Plastic pollution is just the tip of the iceberg.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāϏā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻā§āĻŦāϞ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻ āĻ
āĻāĻļāĨ¤
đą 8. Clean up oneâs act
Meaning: Start behaving responsibly
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤā§āĻŦāĻļā§āϞ āĻāĻāϰāĻŖ āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: Industries must clean up their act to protect the environment.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ āϰāĻā§āώāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻļāĻŋāϞā§āĻĒ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāώā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻā§āϞā§āĻā§ āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤā§āĻŦāĻļā§āϞ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
