IELTS Task 2 Essay: Demand for Consumer Goods

Vocabulary Answers

increasing desire wanting more and more

consumer goods products

accelerated industrial production faster creation of products

poses a threat is a problem

delineate describe

propose solutions suggest fixes

concomitant environmental risks resultant problems for the environment

degradation getting worse

traced back has its source in

governmental shortcomings government failing to

nearly impossible almost can’t be done

cohesive global policy consistent regulations for all countries

attempts tries

recent Paris accords not long ago agreements about the environment from a conference in Paris

chiefly mainly

fear scared of

competitive advantages ahead of other countries

unwilling don’t want to

sign over allow

autonomy control

handicaps holds them back

lower priority not as important

rising standards of living people living better lives

coupled combined with

rise increase

corporate lobbying groups people who work for companies to convince/bribe politicians

fund studies give money for research

bills legislation

ramp up increase

downplay make lesser

implications results

mitigated lessened

array lots of kinds

strict governmental regulations tough laws

environmentally conscious caring about the environment

European Union countries in Europe working together

every global accord put before them all agreements presented to them

making great strides getting better at

enforcing making sure the laws are followed

constituent members countries in the E.U.

agreed upon limits set forth what they have decided to follow, the rules laid out

charters agreements

buy carbon credits purchase the right to pollute

banning plastic bags not allowing single-use plastic bags

controlling the disposal of toxic waste regulating how waste is gotten rid of

proactive solutions active measures

entail encouraging renewable energies include helping clean energy

solar from the sun

wind power wind turbines generating power

reforms changes

wean themselves off stop using

unhealthy dependence have to use, can’t stop

fossil fuels oil, gas

underpin consumerism the foundation for capitalism

is to blame the fault of

hold the keys are in charge of

averting future catastrophe preventing disasters later

unlikely probably not going to happen

beyond a tipping point won’t be able to reverse it