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Abstract

Describe an environmental concern affecting your local area

IELTS Speaking Part 2

Cue card

You should say:

  • What the environmental issue is and how it manifests
  • What primary factors contribute to its deterioration
  • What consequences local residents endure
  • Explain what viable remedies could alleviate the crisis

Band 9 vocabulary

  • Deteriorate

    /dɪˈtɪr.i.ə.reɪt/

    Become progressively worse

  • Mitigate

    /ˈmɪt̬.ə.ɡeɪt/

    Make less severe, serious, or painful

  • Sustainable

    /səˈsteɪ.nə.bəl/

    Able to be maintained at a certain rate or level

Examiner tip

Use formal policy/civic vocabulary: 'enact municipal regulations', 'reduce reliance on fossil fuels', or 'raise civic consciousness'.

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