Speaking: Vocabulary for Speaking B2 - Lesson 1: Current Affairs & Social Issues

B2 Vocabulary: Current Affairs
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."

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