[IELTS SPEAKING - PART 3 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS] 1. Tell me about some of the environmental problems that are affecting countries these days? Well, there are a lot at the moment. Although it has not been proven for sure, there is a great deal of consensus about the fact that global warming is leading to severe weather change and this is resulting in many problems. We are seeing a lot of countries with the same problems that they have always had but on a much larger scale. For example, in the United States there seem to be far more hurricanes and tornadoes than in the past, with more devastating effects. There seems to constantly be news of serious flooding in many countries from Asia to Europe. Forest fires also seem to be getting worse, particularly each year in Australia. 2. Do you think that governments around the world are doing enough to tackle the problems? No, usually I dont think they are doing enough. There are countries that do what they can do help their people when problems occur and they are trying to come up with measures to mitigate the effects but when it comes to the major issue of global warming countries are not doing enough. We see time and again that no agreement can be made on how to reduce carbon footprints. This is usually because governments know that to make a serious reduction in carbon dioxide emissions they will have to sacrifice economic growth and they are not prepared to do this. Governments think very short-term. They know that if there is economic decline, then they will be voted out. 3. Why do some people not consider environmental problems to be serious? I think there are several reasons for that. In some cases it is simply because people are not affected on a day-to-day basis so it does not concern them. They just see it on the news affecting other people. It does not mean they do not care but they will soon forget about it. Also, some big organizations can be responsible for putting the wrong information out. For example, oil companies have a vested interest in making sure people do not believe in global warming as it could affect their profits, so they play the issue down. Also, some people think as it is a long-term problem, they will be dead by the time it will affect them so they think it is not important for them! Có thắc mắc gì cứ pm ad nhé ^^ _____________________ *Đăng ký tư vấn qua điện thoại để hướng dẫn phương pháp học hiệu quả - Sử dụng tài liệu - Giải đáp thắc mắc - Nâng cao trình độ Tiếng Anh: tinyurl/huongdanhoctienganhfr *Hotline: 097.904.3610 Hà Nội: 71 Chùa Láng, Q. Đống Đa - 193C3 Bà Triệu, Q. Hai Bà Trưng - 446 Nguyễn Trãi, Q. Thanh Xuân. Hồ Chí Minh: 172A Nguyễn Đình Chiểu, Q.3 – 368 Cao Thắng, Q.10.
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