What's new on IELTS with Fiona

IELTS has some weird common topics, and cement is one of them.

I've seen it in

• Writing Task 1 (see Liz's example)
• Reading  Part 1 (Materials to take us beyond concrete)
• Several Listening texts related to building

So here's a 'Good News' story about concrete on the BBC today with some really useful vocabulary.

• to slash emissions
• to recycle cement
• demolished buildings
• burning fossil fuels
• renewable energy (wind and solar)
• to release greenhouse gases
• a major driver of climate change
• the third biggest source of emissions