Part 2:

Talk about a person you know who inspires you.

You should say:

 Who this person is

 How you know this person
 Why this person inspires you
Nuclear fam
Tight-knit family
Strengthen the parent-child relationship
Inspire = motivate >< demotivate
Hearten >< dishearten
Demoralize (v):
Invigorate (v) bolster
It may sound like I’m bigging things up a little way too much, but I really felt
refreshed and invigorated after drinking water/ looking at the sky…
ENVIRONMENT
1. Mitigate the impact of sth = curb sth =
--> Urgent actions must be taken in order to mitigate the impact of global
warming on the ecosystem/ curb the ecosystem degradation caused global
warming.
2. Disturbing threat to
--> Biodiversity loss is a disturbing threat to the world/ the planet.
3. Beset (v) = harm/ affect sth negatively
--> The abuse of technology have beset children’s health.
4. Serious (dire) consequences = repercussions
5. When the world works together to halt and eventually reverse
biodiversity loss, it is not only wildlife that will thrive.
6. Ice melting is a strong indication of climate change/ global warming.
7. As evidenced by
Part 1:
1. Has there been an increase in pollution where you live?
 2. Damage = destroy
3. Ravage (n) (v) (passive voice)
4. The health of nature is intimately linked to the health of human.
5. Have an inextricable relationship
6. The root/ underlying cause of a problem
7. Have/ weild a corrupting influence on
8. Weild power
TRAVELLING/ TRANSPORTATION
- gridlocked rush hours
- beat the traffic: to leave early to avoid travelling when the roads are crowded.
- hop on: to get on a bus/ a train
- cruise (v): driving slowly to look for sth
- stroll (v) (n)
- get around = travel
- take a trip down the memory lane
1. What might be an impact that travelling can have on the environment?
Much as today’s modern means of transportation helps us, it’s actually a pretty
disturbing threat to the environment. For example, the toxic exhaust and fumes
emitted from vehicles are released into the air, destroying the ozone layer. And
that leads to a bunch of other unexpected consequences, dire ones. S