B2
Current Affairs
ព្រឹត្តិការណ៍បច្ចុប្បន្ន និងបញ្ហាសង្គម
🎯 Objective / គោលបំណង:
Discuss complex problems (like pollution) by focusing on Cause & Effect, not just simple descriptions.
💬 Scenario: The Environment
Speaker A (B1 - Basic)
"Pollution is bad. Cars make the air dirty. We should stop driving."
(Too simple. No connection of ideas.)
Speaker B (B2 - Advanced)
"This is a controversial issue. The rise in traffic leads to poor air quality, which affects public health."
Speaker B (B2 - Advanced)
"We need to tackle this problem by improving public transport."
Cause & Effect (Verbs)
To Lead to បណ្តាលឱ្យ
To cause something to happen.
Ex: "Pollution leads to health problems."
To Stem from កើតចេញពី
To be caused by something.
Ex: "The issue stems from a lack of education."
Talking about Problems
Controversial ដែលចម្រូងចម្រាស
Causing a lot of disagreement or debate.
To Tackle ដោះស្រាយ (បញ្ហា)
To make a determined effort to deal with a problem.
Collocation: Tackle a problem / an issue.
Raise Awareness លើកកម្ពស់ការយល់ដឹង
To make people know about a problem.
Connect the Ideas
Problem: "Many people are poor." -> Result: "Crime increases."
Select the B2 sentence:
A. "Poverty is bad so crime goes up."
B. "High levels of poverty often lead to an increase in crime."
C. "Crime comes from poor people."
Action: "We need to fix climate change."
Select the B2 sentence:
A. "It is crucial that we tackle the issue of climate change immediately."
B. "We must stop climate change now."