Conversation Questions: Environment and Climate
Environment and climate is the contemporary speaking topic that combines factual knowledge with personal-values discussion. The questions in this worksheet move from personal habits (What do you do to reduce your environmental impact?) into broader societal questions (Should governments tax meat? Is individual action enough or is policy required?). Learners build the analytical-speaking fluency that B1+ Cambridge Speaking parts test directly.
This worksheet builds B1–B2 speaking fluency through environment and climate discussion.
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What’s inside:
- 20 open conversation questions sequenced from personal to systemic
- Pre-discussion vocabulary box with environment and climate terms
- Follow-up question patterns to extend opinion-based discussion
- Speaking-frame phrases for opinion, qualification, and counter-argument
- Teacher Notes with pair-work setup and timing
Common challenges: Environment vocabulary at B1–B2: emissions, carbon footprint, sustainable, renewable, biodiversity. Distinguishing individual action from systemic change. Hedged language for uncertain projections.
For: Adult and teenage learners (14+) at CEFR B1–B2, in intermediate and upper-intermediate classes, 1:1 lessons, or self-study with a partner. Maps onto Cambridge B2 First (FCE) Speaking. Part of the Conversation Questions collection — the natural next step is Conversation Questions: Society and Values.
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