Nature, Environment and Climate
The Future of Zero-Waste Cities IELTS Reading Practice
This IELTS Reading preview introduces the future of zero-waste cities, a topic connected to nature, environment and climate.
The full lesson will help learners follow key ideas, compare causes and effects, and notice academic vocabulary used in this subject area.
Use this page as a preparation note before the complete passage, questions, answers and vocabulary are added.
Expected IELTS Reading Question Types
- True / False / Not Given
- Sentence completion
- Short-answer questions
Useful Vocabulary
- ecosystema community of living things and their environment
- sustainabilitythe ability to continue without damaging future resources
- conservationprotection and careful use of natural resources
- biodiversitythe variety of plants and animals in an area
- scarcitya shortage of something important
- pollutanta substance that makes air, water or soil dirty
- adaptationa change that helps living things survive
- habitatthe natural home of a plant or animal
- depletionthe reduction of a resource over time
- resiliencethe ability to recover after stress or damage
Status
Full passage, questions, answers and vocabulary will be added soon.
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