noun
1 conditions of the place where you are
ADJECTIVE
▪ immediate
▪
Cold-blooded animals depend on the temperature of their immediate ~.
▪ external
▪ alien , new , unfamiliar
▪ natural
▪
marine life in its natural ~
▪ changing , ever-changing ( esp. AmE )
▪ comfortable , protected , safe , secure , stable
▪ friendly , supportive
▪ hospitable , pleasant
▪ clean , healthy
▪ stimulating
▪ favourable/favorable , ideal
▪
This period provided an ideal ~ for the spread of communism.
▪ uncertain , unstable
▪ dangerous
▪ noisy
▪ competitive
▪ stressful
▪ extreme , harsh , hostile
▪ fragile
▪
Walkers can unwittingly damage the fragile ~ in which the birds live.
▪ built , urban
▪
the quality of our natural and built ~s
▪ rural
▪ cold , warm
▪ aquatic , coastal , forest , marine , mountain
▪ domestic , family , home
▪
Children learn best in their home ~.
▪ physical
▪ cultural , emotional , social
▪ office , work , working , workplace
▪
A comfortable working ~ will increase productivity.
▪ online
▪ classroom , educational , learning , school , teaching , training
▪ economic , financial
▪
Investors are showing more caution in the current economic ~.
▪ political
▪ business , commercial , corporate
▪
She now had to transfer her design skills to a commercial ~.
▪ professional
VERB + ENVIRONMENT
▪ create , foster , provide
▪
parents who strive to provide a stimulating ~ for their children to grow up in
▪ adapt to
▪
creatures that have adapted to hostile desert ~s
▪ alter , change
▪ shape
▪ improve
▪ explore
▪
The cat walked around, exploring its new ~.
▪ control
PREPOSITION
▪ in an/the ~
▪
people working in increasingly competitive ~s
▪ ~ for
▪
an ~ for economic growth
▪ ~ of
▪
an ~ of fear
PHRASES
▪ an ~ conducive to sth
▪
The hospital architect tries to create an ~ conducive to healing.
▪ today's ~
▪
In today's competitive business ~, companies focus on minimizing costs.
2 the environment the natural world
ADJECTIVE
▪ natural
▪ global , world
▪ local
VERB + THE ENVIRONMENT
▪ preserve , protect , safeguard , save
▪
The government should do more to protect the ~.
▪ clean up , improve
▪ affect , have an impact on , impact ( AmE )
▪
factors that have a huge impact on the ~
▪ damage , harm , pollute
▪
industries which damage the ~
▪ threaten
ENVIRONMENT + NOUN
▪ agency , committee , department , group (all esp. BrE )
▪ chief ( BrE ), minister ( esp. BrE )
▪ spokesman , spokeswoman (both BrE )
▪ correspondent , editor (both BrE )
▪ policy ( esp. BrE )
▪ protection ( esp. BrE )
▪ issues
PREPOSITION
▪ in the ~
▪
the amount of carbon in the ~
PHRASES
▪ conservation of the ~ , protection of the ~
▪ damage to the ~
▪
farming methods that minimize damage to the ~
▪ harmful to the ~
▪
The label identifies the products that are least harmful to the ~.
▪ pollution of the ~