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雅思口语中，生活化的话题相对来说会比较容易回答，因为贴近大家的生活，素材比较多。很多烤鸭都害怕遇到一些非生活化的话题，其中有一大类就是环境类。环境类曾经出现的话题如墨尔本无忧雅思口语机经库中收录的:V51162004 A Law That Is Helpful For Your Country’s Environment; V51162016 A Place Affected By Pollution, 等等等等。

而一些看似和环境无关的Part 2话题，在Part 3中，考官也可能会出跟环境保护有关的问题。例如：Part 2话题V51142032 A Wild Animal, 相关的Part 3 问题就是大量关于动物保护的问题；话题V51132025 A Seaside Place, 明明是让描述一个海边的地点，但相关的Part 3考官出的都是关于海洋保护的问题。

烤鸭们都表示，一听到这类话题就发蒙，除了一些常见的Climate change这种说烂了的话题，其他的什么也想不出来。而且了解也不够深入，根本不知道该怎么回答考官。

那么今天无忧小雅哥就给大家带来关于环境类话题的口语词汇以及sample answer，趴1，趴2和趴3类型的问题统统一网打尽。苦于环境类话题的同学，赶快学习吧！！

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Part 1-style questions

Examiner: Are there any environmental problems in your country?
Candidate: Yes … we have a serious issue with pollution levels in some of our big cities … exhaust fumes from cars and lorriesare definitely one reason for the problem but we also have a lot of heavy industry in some areas and this also results in poor air quality …

pollution level 污染水平，污染程度

exhaust fume n. 废气，尾气

heavy industry 重工业 （对应的轻工业就是Light Industry）

air quality 空气质量

Examiner: Do you take an interest in nature?
Candidate: Well … I’m a city person through and through and don’t get back to nature very often I’m afraid … but like everyone else I’m fascinated by the natural world and I like watching documentaries showing wild animals in their natural habitat …

get back to nature 重返自然

the natural world 自然界，物质世界

natural habitat 自然栖息地

Examiner: Do you or your family take steps to help the environment?
Candidate: My parents have always tried to make us aware of our impact on the environment…  they’re really into energy conservation … and always try to buy environmentally friendly products if they have the chance …

impact on the environment 对环境的冲击，对环境的影响

energy conservation 能源储备

environmentally friendly 对环境无害的，保护生态环境的

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Part 2-style task

Describe an environmental problem that has been in the news.

You should say

·         when this was

·         where the event happened

·         what actually took place

·         and say how you felt about this problem.

Candidate:  Well … this is an interesting question … there are so many issues I could think of …natural disasters like earthquakes and floods seem to be in the news almost every year … but there was one story recently about some animals that were under threat … it wasn’t focused on one place in particular … it was looking at various animals that could actually become extinct in different African countries … if we don’t take steps to protect them … these were really iconic animals like gorillas … leopards … rhinos … and apparently they’re now listed as endangered species …  what made it really depressing was they were in danger thanks to us … in some cases it was due to a loss of habitat either because people need more agricultural production … or even worse I think … because of hunting and poaching … I hate to think of future generations being robbed of the chance to see creatures like these in their natural environment … it’s lucky we have lots of organisations that focus on wildlife conservation … hopefully with their help we can put pressure on those in power to do something to stop creatures like these dying out …

natural disaster 自然灾害

under threat 受到威胁

become extinct 灭绝，绝种

endangered species 濒临灭绝的物种

loss of habitat 栖息地丧失

poach v. 偷猎，侵犯

future generation 后代

natural environment 自然环境

wildlife conservation 野生动物保护

die out 灭绝

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Part 3-style questions

Examiner:  What do you think is the main danger the world faces in terms of the environment?
Candidate: Well … climate change is a real issue … in my country we have flash floods and heatwaves on a yearly basis … so yes … I think global warming is the biggest issue.

climate change 气候变化

flash flood 山洪暴发，暴涨的洪水

global warming 全球变暖

Examiner: What examples are there of how we damage the natural world?
Candidate: There are so many examples … there are factories that empty toxic waste into rivers and oceans … oil spills that damage the coastline …  the way we destroy vast areas of land and rain forests in search of fossil fuels or to increase agricultural production …

toxic waste 有毒废料

oil spill 漏油，浮油

fossil fuel 化石燃料

Examiner: In which ways do we respond well to environmental problems?
Candidate: Well … on the one hand there are various worldwide agencies that are always the first on the scene with humanitarian aid  after  natural  and man-made disasters … and on the other hand we have environmental pressure groups that are constantly raising awareness of issues and trying to stop disasters happening …

humanitarian aid  人道主义援助

man-made disaster 人为灾害

pressure group 压力集团，群众压力