
Ленинский пр-т, 32а
Vocabulary: Environmental issues
Reading: The Whitley Fund for Nature
Grammar: Future forms
Listening: Looking after the seas
Writing skills: Organising an essay
Grammar
Future forms
Vocabulary
Environmental issues
climate change |
changes in the world's weather, in particular the fact that it is believed to be getting warmer as a result of human activity |
conservation projects |
programmes undertaken to protect biodiversity, wildlife, wild places or endangered species |
creature |
anything that lives (but is not a plant) |
damaged |
destroyed or hurt |
destroy |
to damage something so badly that it can't be used |
endangered |
animals and plants that may disappear because there are not many alive |
environment |
the air, land and water where people, animals and plants live |
environmentally friendly |
not harmful to the environment |
limit |
to control something so that it doesn't become bigger |
local |
from a small area, especially of a country |
natural |
found in nature, and not made by people |
pollution |
damage caused to water, air, etc. by harmful substances or waste |
prevent |
to stop something from happening or someone from doing something |
protect |
to keep someone or something safe from injury, damage, or loss |
recycle |
to sort and collect rubbish in order to treat it and produce useful materials that can be used again |
save |
to stop someone or something from being killed, injured, or destroyed |
species |
a type of animal or plant |
survive |
to continue living |
wildlife |
animals and plants |
Writing skills
Organising an essay
The essay is organized like this:
When writing an essay, use signposting language to organize your ideas:
Make sure you communicate directly with the reader in the introduction and conclusion: