Environment

Question 1

Calentamiento global

Answer 1

Global warming

Question 2

Calidad del aire

Answer 2

Air quality

Question 3

Vertido de petróleo

Answer 3

oil spill.

Question 4

Ayuda humanitaria

Answer 4

humanitarian aid - ˈeɪd

Question 5

Conservación / ahorro de energía

Answer 5

Energy conservation

Question 6

Energía renovable

Answer 6

renewable energy

Question 7

No dañino para el medio ambiente

Answer 7

Environmentally friendly

Question 8

Huella de carbono

Answer 8

carbon footprint

Question 9

gases tóxicos

Answer 9

exhaust fumes

ɪgˈzɔːst

Question 10

Riada, crecida, avenida

Answer 10

flash floods

/flʌd/

Question 11

tubo de escape

Answer 11

exhaust pipe

Question 12

sequía

Answer 12

drought

ˈdraʊt

Question 13

Secarse

Answer 13

to dry up

Question 14

Mi estanque se ha secado

Answer 14

My pond has dried up

Question 15

Food shortage

Answer 15

famine - hambruna

/ˈfæmɪn/

Question 16

Combustibles fósiles

Answer 16

fossil fuels

ˈfjuːəls

Question 17

Cambio climático

Answer 17

climate change

Question 18

Abordar / afrontar el cambio climático

Answer 18

to combat / tackle climate change

Question 19

Residuo tóxico

Answer 19

toxic waste

Question 20

Niveles de contaminación

Answer 20

pollution levels

Question 21

caza furtiva, ilegal

Answer 21

poaching

/ˈpəʊtʃɪŋ/

Question 22

La caza furtiva de elefantes

Answer 22

the pouching of elephants

Question 23

Grupo de presión, personas

Answer 23

pressure group

Question 24

Pérdida de hábitat

Answer 24

loss of habitat

Question 25

La razón por la que tenemos problemas con los zorros en la ciudad es porque ellos han perdido su hábitat

Answer 25

the reason we have a problem with foxes n the city is because they have lost their habitat

Question 26

Ha habido otro vertido de petróleo en el mar Mediterráneo

Answer 26

There has been another oil spill in the Mediterranean Sea

Question 27

La histórica sentencia del Tribunal Supremo de EE.UU. supone/representa un importante revés para los planes climáticos del Presidente Joe Biden.

Answer 27

The landmark ruling by the US Supreme Court represents a major setback to President Joe Biden’s climate plans.

Question 28

Lo calificó de “decisión devastadora”, pero dijo que no socavaría su esfuerzo por abordar/afrontar la crisis climática.

Answer 28

He called it a “devastating decision” but said it would not undermine his effort to tackle the climate crisis.

Question 29

En una sentencia de 6-3, el tribunal se puso de parte de los estados conservadores y de las empresas de combustibles fósiles, acordando que la EPA no tenía autoridad para imponer medidas tan amplias.

Answer 29

In a 6-3 ruling, the court sided with the conservative states and fossil-fuel companies, agreeing that the EPA did not have the authority to impose such sweeping measures.