Environmental issues

✦ Learn to talk about environmental problems, climate change and sustainability in English for second year of high school

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Objetivo: Discuss environmental issues and solutions.

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Environmental issues

Today you will learn to discuss environmental issues in English: vocabulary about pollution, climate change, deforestation, and solutions for sustainability. Protecting the environment is essential for our future.

Main environmental problems

The main environmental problems are: 1) Climate change (rising temperatures, extreme weather), 2) Pollution (air, water, soil), 3) Deforestation (loss of forests), 4) Loss of biodiversity (extinction of species), 5) Waste (plastic pollution, landfills).

Causes and effects

Problem	Cause	Effect
Climate change	Burning fossil fuels	Rising temperatures and extreme weather
Air pollution	Factory emissions and cars	Respiratory diseases and smog
Deforestation	Logging and agriculture	Loss of habitat and CO2 increase
Water pollution	Industrial waste and plastics	Contaminated water and dead marine life
Waste	Overconsumption	Landfills and ocean pollution

Expressing environmental solutions

Reduce, reuse, recycle
The 3 Rs are essential: Reduce consumption. Reuse products. Recycle materials. This minimizes waste and conserves resources.
Renewable energy
We should use renewable energy: solar power, wind energy, hydroelectric power. These sources don't pollute and are sustainable.
Conservation
We need to conserve natural resources: save water, protect forests, preserve biodiversity. Conservation ensures resources for future generations.
Individual actions
Everyone can help: use public transport, reduce plastic use, plant trees, save energy at home. Small actions make a big difference.

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Applications in daily life

Environmental awareness is used in: 1) Education (teaching sustainability), 2) Government (environmental policies), 3) Business (green companies), 4) Communities (recycling programs), 5) Daily life (eco-friendly habits).

We all share this planet. Taking care of the environment is everyone's responsibility. What actions do you take to help?

Think and answer

Which is a renewable energy source?

Deforestation causes loss of habitat.

The 3 Rs are: , reuse, . We should use energy like solar and wind.

Match each problem with its cause:

Classify these actions:

Arrastra cada ficha a su categoría (o tócala y luego toca la categoría). También puedes usar el teclado.

Order the steps to help the environment:

Coloca los elementos en orden y pulsa Comprobar.

What environmental issues worry you the most? What do you do to help the planet? Everyone can make a difference.

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To master

Main problems: climate change, pollution, deforestation, biodiversity loss, waste
Causes: fossil fuels, factory emissions, logging, industrial waste
Solutions: 3 Rs (reduce, reuse, recycle), renewable energy, conservation
Actions: use public transport, reduce plastic, plant trees, save energy

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Remember: main problems = climate change, pollution, deforestation, biodiversity loss. Causes = fossil fuels, emissions, logging. Solutions = 3 Rs, renewable energy, conservation. Actions = public transport, reduce plastic.

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