| A | B |
| natural resources | los recursos naturales |
| fresh air | el aire puro |
| tree | el árbol |
| forest | el bosque |
| nature | la naturaleza |
| oil | el petroleo |
| jungle | la selva |
| the earth, dirt | la tierra |
| planet | el planeta |
| the world | el mundo |
| sources | las fuentes |
| environmental concerns | asuntos ambientales |
| environment | el medio ambiente |
| environmental responsibilities | las responsabilidades ambientales |
| the ozone layer | la capa de ozono |
| global warming | el calentamiento global |
| to heat up/ warm up | calentar |
| climate | el clima |
| pollution | la contaminación |
| factory | la fábrica |
| smoke | el humo |
| smog | el smog |
| oil spill | el derrame de petróleo |
| deforestation (cutting down trees) | la deforestación |
| destruction | la destrucción |
| polar ice caps | los hielos del ártico |
| to melt | derritir |
| to increase | aumentar |
| endangered species | las especies en peligro de extincción |
| forest fires | los incendios forestales |
| fires (in general) | los fuegos |
| earthquake | el temblor/ el terremoto |
| the greenhouse effect | el efecto invernadero |
| to not let/ prohibit | no dejar/ prohibir |
| to let | dejar/ permitir |
| disaster | el desastre |
| damage/ hurt | dañar/ lastimar |
| to stop doing something | dejar de hacer algo |
| to continue doing something | seguir haciendo algo |
| to waste | gastar |
| to conserve | conservar |
| to protect | proteger |
| to save energy | ahorrar energía |
| consumers | los consumidores |
| hybrid vehicles | los vehículos híbridos |
| community service | el servicio comunitario |
| to work as a volunteer/ to volunteer | trabajar de voluntario |
| a volunteer | un voluntario |
| a good citizen | un buen ciudadano/ una buena ciudadana |
| to recycle | reciclar |
| the recyling/ recycling bin | el reciclaje |
| to pick up | recoger |
| responsibility | la responsabilidad |
| responsible | responsable |
| glass (the material) | el vidrio |
| cardboard | el cartón |
| plastic | el plástico |
| bags | las bolsas |
| bottles | las botellas |
| cans | las latas |
| almost | casi |
| barely | apenas |
| little by little | poco a poco |
| currently | actualmente |
| extremely | sumamente |
| expresing doubt and truth | expresnado verdad y duda |
| it's true that . . . | es verdad que . . . / es cierto que. . . (don't use subjunctive) |
| it's not true that . . . | no es verdad que . . . / no es cierto que . . . (use subjunctive) |
| to believe that . . . | creer que . . . (don't use subjunctive) |
| to not believe that . . . | no creer que . . . (use subjunctive) |
| to think that . . . | pensar que . .. (don't use subjunctive) |
| to not think that . . . | no pensar que . . . (use subjunctive) |
| to be sure that . . . | estar seguro de que . .. (don't use subjunctive |
| to not be sure that . . . | no estar seguro de que (use subjunctive) |
| to doubt | dudar (use subjunctive) |
| to be happy that . . . | aledrarse de que (use subjunctive) |
| to be sorry that . . . | sentir que . . . (use subjunctive) |
| to be afraid that . . . | tener miedo de que (use subjunctive) |
| me alegro de que . . . | I'm happy that (use subjunctive) |