Envionment
I. Exploitation of natural (Khai thác tài nguyên thiên nhiên)
Causes Problem Solution
Industrialization and economic Some devastating effects of Governments should encourage
expansion deforestation include soil renewable energy and efficient
Factories and erosion, an increase in use of materials.
construction projects rely greenhouse gasses leading to Explain: Investing in solar or
heavily on fossil fuels, global warming, loss of wind power reduces dependence
metals, and timber. biodiversity, increased on fossil fuels.
flooding, and drought.
Population growth and rising When resources become Create sustainability programs
consumerism => More people scarce, competition and that aim to educate people about
means more housing, conflicts arise. => Many the importance of conserving
transportation, and food nations may fight over oil natural resources.
production — all require land, reserves or clean water
water, and fuel. sources, leading to political
instability.
II. Resource depletion
Causes Problem Solution
The global population is growing Idea: Excessive extraction Governments should shift toward
rapidly, leading to higher demand destroys natural habitats and green technologies and renewable
for food, water, and energy. accelerates climate change. sources.
Explain: As living standards Explain: Forest clearing Explain: Solar, wind, and tidal
improve, people consume more and mining lead to soil energy can reduce the exploitation
than nature can regenerate. erosion, deforestation, and of non-renewable resources.
species extinction.
Many economies rely heavily on When resources run out, Idea: Individuals and nations
resource-intensive industries and prices rise, industries must adopt eco-friendly habits
non-renewable energy. collapse, and poverty and share technology for
Explain: Manufacturing, mining, increases. conservation.
and transportation deplete Explain: Nations dependent Explain: Education and stricter
resources like oil, coal, and metals. on oil or minerals face international regulations can
economic crises once ensure resources are used wisely.
reserves are depleted.
Vocab:
Environmental degradation: Quá trình thiên nhiên bị xói mòn, thoái hóa emvironmental
degradation
Take action: Thực hiện giải pháp, hành động take action
Biodegradable (adj): Có khả năng phân hủy Biodergradable
Deplete (v): Làm xói mòn, cạn kiệt => (n) depletion
Ecological crisis: Thảm họa thiên nhiên ecological crisis
Carbon footprint: Lượng khí carbon dioxide thải ra thông qua quá trình sinh hoạt hoặc sản xuất
Alternative energy source: Nguồn năng lượng thay thế
Greenhouse effect: Hiệu ứng nhà kính, được gây ra từ quá trình Mặt trời làm nóng bề mặt Trái
đất.
Global warming: Quá trình nóng lên toàn cầu, là một hệ quả từ hiệu ứng nhà kính
Renewable energy: Nguồn năng lượng không cạn kiệt hoặc có thể dễ dàng tái tạo
III. Các chủ đề liên quan khác
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1. Cần tăng giá xăng dầu cho xe hơi và các loại phương tiện khác để bảo vệ môi trường.
For Against
Putting the rise in natural gas price into action Raising fuel’s price is just a short gap measure,
may lead to the reduction of using private the authorities should adopt more sustainable
transportation. transport policies.
As people still need to travel, they might use As the increased use of public transport would
public transportation in order to spend less alleviate pollution from private vehicles, free
money on commuting, which reduces bus and train passes should be offered
emissions being produced by vehicles. In rural or developing areas where public
transport is poor, people have no alternative
but to use private vehicles regardless of fuel
price.
2. Vấn đề tuyệt chủng của nhiều loài động vật được đặt lên bàn cân với lợi ích của con người.
Đã làm bên phần topic animals
3. Vẫn chưa quá muộn để con người khắc phục và bù đắp lại những tổn thất đã gây ra với
thiên nhiên.
For Against
People are making great efforts to limit Despite our efforts in recent years, climate science has
the enormous environmental degradation. proved that the fight against environmental disaster is
Several international accords already lost. (Dù đã nỗ lực trong nhiều năm gần đây,
have been introduced in order to khí hậu đã chứng minh rằng con người đã thua trong
ban the discharge of chemical cuộc chiến chống lại thảm họa thiên nhiên).
waste into rivers and oceans. The oceans are heavily poisoned, filled with toxic
Various NGOs (tổ chức phi chính phủ) waste and non-biodegradable plastics. (Các đại dương
are raising funds and public awareness to đang bị ô nhiễm trầm trọng, chứa đầy rác thải độc hại
prevent habitat destruction and protect và nhựa không phân hủy).
endangered species. Millions of people might lose their homes or starve from
crops failing owing to the greenhouse effect.
4. Tốc độ tiêu thụ tăng nhanh của những nguồn nhiên liệu sẵn có (dầu mỏ, nước sạch…)
Causes Solutions
Resource consumption at an accelerated The authorities should invest more on the
rate(tlệ báo động) stems from overpopulation, research program for alternate sources of
especially in developing countries energy.
Alternative sources of energy such as solar The government ought to follow strict
and wind power demand a great volume of regulations and tax the industries which are
funds and investments. using the finite source of energy. (nguồn
nguyên liệu hữu hạn)
Multinational corporations should cooperate
with each other for the purpose of mitigating
natural resources depletion.