collocation · neutral
environmental awareness
UK/ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛntəl əˈwɛənəs/US/ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛntəl əˈwɛrnəs/en·vi·RON·men·tal a·WARE·ness
people's knowledge and concern about environmental issues
Examples
“raise environmental awareness”
“environmental awareness campaigns”
“high level of environmental awareness”
Band 8 sentence
“Raising environmental awareness through school programmes is one of the most cost‑effective ways to change long‑term behaviour.”
Collocations
- raise environmental awareness
- environmental awareness campaigns
Word family
Common mistakes
environmental aware→environmental awareness
an environmental awareness→environmental awareness
Say it for a higher band
5care about the environment→6environmental concern→7+environmental awareness
Synonyms
public awareness
environmental concern
Easily confused
public awareness
“The campaign aims to increase public awareness of recycling.”
Related words
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