ENSpeak the language you have been studying.
DESprich die Sprache, die du gelernt hast.
ESHabla el idioma que has estudiado.
ARتكلم اللغة التي درستها.
HIजो भाषा पढ़ी है, उसे बोलो।
URوہ زبان بولو جو سیکھی ہے۔
ZH说出你学过的那门语言。
PTFale o idioma que você estudou.
FRParle la langue que tu as étudiée.
JA勉強してきた言語を話そう。
ENSpeak the language you have been studying.
DESprich die Sprache, die du gelernt hast.
ESHabla el idioma que has estudiado.
ARتكلم اللغة التي درستها.
HIजो भाषा पढ़ी है, उसे बोलो।
URوہ زبان بولو جو سیکھی ہے۔
ZH说出你学过的那门语言。
PTFale o idioma que você estudou.
FRParle la langue que tu as étudiée.
JA勉強してきた言語を話そう。

IELTS Reading: environment passages

Climate change, pollution, energy and conservation: causes, effects and proposed solutions.

51 passages mainly about environment · 71 more that touch on it · from 117 full tests

Passages mainly about environment

Each passage opens as a timed 20-minute practice with its 13–14 questions. Submit to see your band estimate and the sentence that proves every answer.

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Other passages that cover environment

These passages have a different main subject but deal with environment along the way.

71 passages

Key environment vocabulary

Words worth knowing before you read about environment, each with the sentence it appears in.

WordMeaningExample from a passage
indefinitely
adverb
for a period of time with no fixed end“its members may be bred indefinitely without contributing to the recovery” Test 408
captive-bred
adjective
born and raised in confinement rather than in the wild“have been returned to the grasslands of Chad, where captive-bred animals have established themselves and bred” Test 408
sentimental
adjective
based on feelings of affection rather than on practical reasons“kept alive for reasons that are partly scientific and partly sentimental” Test 408
demonstrably
adverb
in a way that can be clearly shown or proved“when the welfare of the animals is demonstrably good” Test 408
genetically viable
phrase
having enough genetic variety to survive and breed successfully“Maintaining a genetically viable group of a large mammal is expensive” Test 408
cavitation
noun
the forming and bursting of bubbles in liquid, here caused by a propeller“The dominant source is cavitation, the bursting of tiny bubbles as a propeller turns at speed” Test 411
masking
noun
the blocking of a sound by other noise so that it cannot be heard“a constant background rumble can hide those calls, a phenomenon known as masking” Test 411
chronic
adjective
continuing for a long time and difficult to remove“the long-term consequences of chronic noise are almost impossible to measure directly” Test 411
vulnerable
adjective
easily harmed or disturbed by a particular influence or situation“Beaked whales are especially vulnerable because they dive to great depths” Test 411
correlational
adjective
showing that two things are linked without proving that one causes the other“The finding was correlational, but the timing was striking.” Test 411
turfgrass
noun
grass grown and managed to form a lawn or playing surface“put the area of turfgrass in the United States at around sixteen million hectares” Test 413
refuge
noun
a place that offers shelter or protection to living things“urban green space is increasingly seen as a refuge” Test 413
sward
noun
a stretch of land covered with grass“turns into tall grass and a few vigorous weeds, not into a flower-rich sward” Test 413
compensate
verb
to make up for something that has been lost or is lacking“a patch a few metres wide in a city centre will not compensate for the loss” Test 413
restoration
noun
the work of bringing damaged land or habitat back to a better state“Those who study restoration emphasise that the soil matters as much as the seed” Test 413
incentives
noun
rewards or benefits offered to persuade people to act“would then rely on incentives to encourage installation” Test 417
premium
noun
an amount paid above the normal price for something“The premium varies widely between markets and depends heavily on local electricity prices.” Test 417
exemptions
noun
official permissions not to follow a rule others must follow“must either grant exemptions, which weaken it, or compel installations that make little sense” Test 417
displacing
verb
taking the place of something and pushing it out“will go on displacing fossil generation for decades” Test 417
subsidy
noun
money paid by a government to reduce the cost of something“A subsidy, they argue, would leave the choice with the household” Test 417
regressive
adjective
taking a larger share of money from poorer people than from richer ones“Charges at the gate are regressive, in the sense that they take a larger share” Test 424
congestion
noun
the state of being too crowded, so that movement or use becomes difficult“exactly when congestion is the problem it is trying to solve” Test 424
rations
verb
limits the amount of something available to each person or user“A charge rations scarce capacity, and it can be varied by season” Test 424
defensible
adjective
able to be justified or supported with good reasons“a modest charge at the busiest sites is defensible” Test 424

Question types in these passages

  • Multiple choice (choose more than one) · 57 passages
  • Matching information · 53 passages
  • Summary completion · 42 passages
  • Yes / No / Not Given · 37 passages
  • Multiple choice · 34 passages
  • Summary completion (word list) · 27 passages
  • Matching headings · 21 passages
  • Note completion · 18 passages
  • Matching sentence endings · 16 passages
  • Sentence completion · 14 passages
  • Matching features · 12 passages
  • True / False / Not Given · 12 passages
  • Short-answer questions · 11 passages
  • Flow-chart completion · 3 passages
  • Table completion · 3 passages
  • Diagram label completion · 1 passages

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