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What can people do to protect the natural world?
Hello, hello, dear listener, and welcome into IELTS Speaking Part 3. We are discussing the natural world, the environment. Yeah, the ideas and vocabulary could be useful for your essays as well. Okay? So, we are killing two birds with one stone. Essays and Speaking Part
3.
What can people do to protect the natural world?
Well, I suppose at least practically we could definitely afford to recycle more and use a lot less plastic, which would keep the environment clear for our animals and use up fewer resources. It might not be possible everywhere, but something we could do in this country is use taxpayer money to fund the conservation of areas under threat and maybe help the ecology there cope with various issues.
Is it important to teach students environmental protection at school?
Well, it certainly seems so, since these days we can see and hear a lot of bad news related to the environment, and educating pupils about these issues could help them grasp how to resolve them more effectively. The only alternative might be asking parents to do it, and that's highly unlikely since they're often so busy with their own work.
Is it easy for children in cities to get close to the natural world? Generally, no, because
cities have a lot of traffic, or at least traffic congestion, and the country is far away from them, so it's not an easy place to reach despite being all around the urbanized areas of the country. Of course, we have zoos and things like parks nearby, but it's nothing like being out in the wild.
What laws about the environment are effective in your country?
Unfortunately, I honestly don't think they're that effective in general, since we seem to have a lot of problems in that area at the moment. And these statutes have been around for a long time without having any obvious positive effect or impact on the situation. If they'd been better formulated, I doubt there would be, well, anything like that posing a problem.
Which do you think people prefer, rewards or punishment, when it comes to government intervention in environmental protection?
Well, from a psychological perspective, it certainly seems people would respond better to being rewarded, since it's much more pleasant compared to being punished. And it seems much more encouraging and positive. And maybe it sends a better message to the public at large. Punitive measures tend to engender panic and pessimism by contrast, and nobody wants that, do they?
What technological innovations could the world develop to protect the environment?
I don't know. It's tempting to talk about things like alternative energy but we don't have a very good track record on that front because the creation of solar panels actually destroys the locations where rare earth minerals which are used to create them are located.
Is it important to teach students environmental protection at school?
So that's not great. I don't really think there is a technological solution. I think people will just have to get used to the idea of consuming less and living in a way that's more in balance with the natural world. But that's not a technological thing. That's a psychological hurdle that we need to overcome. As you know, we now release all of our premium content for free and it's available for one month. After one month, it goes into our super secret archive. To sign up for the archive, click the link in the description below. See you soon.
So, dear listener, we protect the natural world. The environment or the natural world. So, we could afford to recycle more. So, people could recycle more or people should recycle more. Use less plastic. People should use less plastic. This would keep the environment clear for animals. people should use up fewer resources. And we could use taxpayer money to fund the conservation of areas under threat. So use taxpayer money. So you pay taxes and we could use this money to fund, to invest in, to give money to Conservation of areas. The conservation of areas. Like saving these areas. Conservation, the protection of plants, animals, natural areas. For example, these forests. What do you call them?
It's not arboreal forests.
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Chapters
8 chapters
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What can people do to protect the natural world?
0:03β3:14
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Is it important to teach students environmental protection at school?
3:14β5:06
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Is it easy for children in cities to get close to the natural world?
5:06β6:31
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What laws about the environment are effective in your country?
6:31β8:06
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Do people prefer rewards or punishment for government environmental policies?
8:06β9:23
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What technological innovations could help protect the environment?
9:23β11:46
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How can drones be used to monitor forests and wildlife?
11:46β13:56
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What are the key takeaways on environmental protection from this episode?
13:56β16:50
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