Nature
Environmental Problems
Protecting the Environment
Idioms
Collocations
100

noun

the natural environment where an animal or plant lives

habitat

100

noun

a gradual increase in the earth’s temperature caused by gases surrounding the earth

global warming

100

adjective

causing little or no damage to the environment and therefore able to be continued over a long period of time

sustainable

100

phrase used to encourage people to waste less and use things again to protect the environment

reduce, reuse, recycle

100

Which of these expressions is not a collocation?


natural phenomenon/disaster/problems/resources

problems
200

noun

the number and types of plants and animals in a specific area or in the world

biodiversity

200

verb

to make air, water or soil dirty

pollute

200

noun

energy that is produced using natural resources such as the wind, sun, etc.

renewable energy

200

to change one’s lifestyle to help protect the environment

to go green

200

Which of these expressions is not a collocation?

Green policies/measures/party/environment

environment

300

noun

all the people, animals and plants living in an area and the way they affect each other and the environment

ecosystem

300

noun

the cutting down of trees in an area

deforestation

300

noun

the protection of animals, plants, natural areas and natural substances

conservation

300

to have the ability to grow plants well

to have a green thumb

300

Which of these expressions is not a collocation?

Preserve/protect/keep/damage the environment

keep

400

noun

a type of plant or animal that might stop existing

endangered species

400

noun

changes in the world’s weather, in particular an increase in temperature, caused by human activity

climate change

400

noun

the practice of not eating or using animal products (e.g. meat, fish, eggs, etc.)

veganism

400

to collect solar energy by using solar energy panels

to go solar

400

Which of these expressions is not a collocation?

barren/countryside/dramatic/urban landscape

countryside

500

noun

plants in general

vegetation

500

adjective

no longer existing

extinct
500

noun

the study of or an interest in the environment and the belief that it must be protected from harmful human activity

environmentalism

500

A lifestyle includes a set of principles which are focused on waste prevention that encourages the redesign of resource life cycles so that all products are reused.

Zero waste lifestyle

500

Which of these expressions is not a collocation?

endangered/fragile/environmental/coastal habitat

environmental