Vocabulary for IELTS (Topic- Climate Change)

• The ravages of something: the destruction of something
• Hybrid car: a car that uses both petrol and electricity
• Carbon footprint: how much carbon dioxide is released as a result of one’s activities
• Recycle: breaking down products to create new products from the materials
• Growing season: the time of the year when plants grow
• Yields: the amount of a crop produced
• Crops: a plant grown in large amounts
• Eco-conscious: describes someone who shows concern for the environment
• Natural fertilizer: fertilizers that come from animal waste, animal matter or plant matter
• Chemical fertilizer: fertilizers that are made from synthetic materials
• Contaminate: to make something impure, poisonous or polluted
• Groundwater: water that is below the earth’s surface
• Vegetable scraps: bits of vegetables that are discarded
• Non-chemical compost: decaying matter such as food, leaves, or manure used to fertilize the soil
• Organic: describes something that does not use chemical fertilizers
• Commute: travel to and from work
• Solar panels: panels that collect rays from the sun to be used as energy for electricity or heating
• Household cleaning products: products that are used to clean one’s home
• Time-consuming: describes something that takes a lot of time
• Environmentally conscious: when a person or business is aware of its effect on the environment and attempts to minimize this effect
• Green lifestyle: a way of living that attempts to reduce the usage of water & power, waste, and toxic substances
• Sustainable: describes something that causes minimal damage to the environment
• Emulate: to copy someone’s behavior out of respect
• Conventional products: products that have been in use for a long time
• Energy saving: describe products designed to reduce the use of electricity or other forms of energy
• Fuel emissions: gases that lead to air pollution through the burning of fuel
• Electric cars: vehicles that run on electricity
• Food miles: the distance food travels from the time it is produced until it reaches its end customer
• Local food: food that is produced a short distance from where it is consumed
• Fossil fuels: coal, gas, or oil that is used in industry, homes, and vehicles
• Carbon monoxide: a dangerous gas produced from the partial burning of fuels
• Dispose: throw away
• Waterways: lakes, rivers, oceans, and canals
• Ecosystem: the geographic area where animals, plants, and other organisms interact
• Natural habitat: the area where a plant or animal normally lives
• Tackle: to try to deal with a problem
• Collective effort: when a group of people tries to do something
• Forge: to create something strong or successful