Vocabulary for IELTS
Air quality: the cleanliness of the air we breathe.
Sentence – Due to the opening of a new factory nearby, the air quality here went down.
Bio-diversity: a diversity in nature, among plants and animals.
Sentence – Nowadays, we suffer the loss of bio-diversity.
Endangered species: a category of animals or plans that might become extinct.
Sentence – White rhinos are endangered species. There are only 5 white rhinos left in the world.
Environmentally friendly: products that do not harm the environment.
Sentence – I try to use only environmentally friendly goods in order to preserve the nature.
Exhaust fumes: gases, ejected from an engine as waste products.
Sentence – I bought an electric car to avoid producing exhaust fumes when I drive.
Fossil fuels: energy resources like gas and oil.
Sentence – Gas is one of the most well-known fossil fuels.
Global warming: an increase in temperature all-over the world, as a result of greenhouse effect.
Sentence – Global warming is a very serious problem that our society is dealing with.
Greenhouse effect: heating of the atmosphere due to the carbon dioxide and other gases.
Sentence – Greenhouse effect causes global warming.
Melting of glaciers: the process of icebergs’ melting.
Sentence – Melting of glaciers increases the sea-level.
Natural disaster: an event likes an earthquake, hurricane etc.
Sentence – I experienced a natural disaster in the form of an earthquake last year.
Paper recycling: the processes of reprocessing waste paper for reuse.
Sentence – It was found that paper recycling causes 35% less water pollution and 74% less air pollution than making virgin paper.
Poacher: one who kills or takes wild animals illegally.
Sentence – Poaching is considered a violation of hunting rules and impedes wildlife conservation.
Toxic waste: poisonous rubbish, produced by industrial processes.
Sentence – Many factories in my city dump toxic waste into rivers and lakes.
To become extinct: to stop existing.
Sentence – Dinosaurs became extinct may centuries ago.
To be under threat: to be in danger of becoming extinct.
Sentence – White Rhinos are under the threat of becoming extinct.
To dry up: to have all the water drained away.
Sentence – The small river in my hometown dried up this summer due to the enormous heat.
To get back to nature: live a life that is closer to nature.
Sentence – My friend decided to leave his boring job and move to the countryside to get back to nature.
To litter: to throw rubbish in inappropriate places.
Sentence – I always try to find a garbage bin to throw my trash in. I don’t like to litter.
Future generations: the people who live after us.
Sentence – If attaching strings to future generations without their consent is wrong, the Social Security system is indefensible.
Heavy industry: the manufacture of heavy articles and materials in large numbers.
Sentence – Heavy industry was quailing before foreign competition, but the decline in traditional female areas of work was less steep.
Humanitarian aid: the act of showing support to people struggling to survive.
Sentence – Today, the group provides the Humanitarian Aid humanitarian medical aid in nearly 60 countries.
Impact on: the effect on.
Sentence – A well-designed sports shoe should absorb the impact on the 28 bones in each foot.
Loss of habitat: the decline in areas of land where animals and plants would normally exist.
Sentence – Loss of habitat, prey decline, pesticides, and even canine distemper and tuberculosis have caused lion numbers to quickly decline across Africa.
