Pollution

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Plastic is everywhere. Milk cartons are lined with plastic， water bottles are handed out everywhere， and some products may even contain tiny plastic beads. Every time one of these items gets thrown away or washed down a sink， the toxic pollutants have more of a chance to enter the environment and do harm. Trash dumps and landfills are unfortunate major problems， as they allow pollutants to enter the ground and affect wildlife and groundwater for years to come.

To prevent the plastic pollution， Charity Support will make a global research about the cooperation between humans and plastic. It is urgent to pay attention to countries which are polluting the most and don’t have a knowledge of the damage what they cause. It is urgent to find the ways how to educate these people starting from simple facts and results where it has led， as well to educate humanity all over the world about the ways how to reduce plastic pollution in their daily lives.

Your donation to our program will help to deliver educational and informative projects around the world. There are countries like Thailand where plastic pollution is a very big problem but people simply has no knowledge of it. By educational programs we can make this awareness. We need to start with ourselves and educate each other. With your donation you will support all global activist and organization movement against plastic pollution， because in long term solution we want to unite all the activists to work and educate people with the same principles.

The main objective of the program is to maximize the amount of recycled plastic waste and prevent it from entering the oceans and seas. The information and data we gather will help to raise the awareness about plastic pollution situation worldwide and will stimulate society to make immediate changes.

Task

What more can we do to reduce plastic pollution in our daily lives？ Please discuss with your partner.

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Do you often throw away things you don’t need any more？ Have you ever thought about how these things can actually be put to good use？ Nothing is a waste if you have a creative mind.

You have probably never heard of Amy Hayes， but she is a very unusual woman. She lives in a house in the UK that she built herself out of rubbish. The windows and doors come from old buildings around her town that were pulled down. The top of the house is an old boat turned upside down. And the gate in front of her house is made of rocks and old glass bottles. Amy recently won a prize from the Help Save Our Planet Society. The president said， “Amy is an inspiration to us all.”

Amy isn’t the only one who is good at recycling. Jessica Wong from Hong Kong uses old clothes that people don’t wear any more to make bags. She has been doing this for a few years now. She opened a small shop where she sells her bags， and she has also set up a website to sell them online. She especially likes to use old jeans to make handbags. Her bags are cute and useful. “I plan to write a book about new ways to use old clothes，” she said. “I hope people can read my book and enjoy it！”

Wang Tao set up a small business in Shanghai four years ago. He is known for using iron and other materials from old cars to make beautiful art pieces. Some are large pieces that look like animals or humans， and some are smaller pieces you can put at home. The more popular works can even be seen in art shops around the city. Wang Tao hopes to set up a “metal art” theme park to show people the importance of environmental protection. Not only can the art bring happiness to others， but it also shows that even cold， hard iron can be brought back to life with a little creativity.

Tasks

1. How does the writer start the article？ Why？

2. After reading， how do you understand the Rs—reduce， reuse， recycle and rethink？ Discuss with your partner.

Writing

From the article， we learn that we can protect the environment with a creative mind. Can you think of more ways to go green？ Please write an article titled “How to go green”.

原文呈现

How to go green

“Green” is the core vocabulary of protecting the environment， since it has a high popularity in such a fast-changing time.

“Green”， which is a relaxing， comfortable and dreamy colour that is pretty common in our daily life， has been given a new and modern meaning as the society quickly develops. Nowadays， how to go green has become an essential issue which has attracted much attention. As the ordinary citizens， what actions can we take to go green and implement green living？

First of all， it is a perfect idea to avoid driving private cars but actively choose transportation or walk when going out. It makes sense to reduce carbon emissions which is also a quite hot topic on the Internet. In addition， it would also greatly ease congestion and decrease the time people spend on the road.

Moreover， garbage classification is also a useful and necessary action which would have a tremendous influence on the changing environment. The amount of resource loss caused by unclassified garbage in our country is great every year， and the figure is still increasing year by year. We have an obligation to do the work related to garbage classification.

In conclusion， it is of great importance and value to go green as the world is changing and developing. There is only one earth in the universe， and if it is ruined ，we won’t have any credible alternatives. It is never too late to change， come on！ We can do it.

（选择绿色的原因有点宽泛，不够具体。

为何将绿色和环保结合起来，可以稍作阐释。比如，绿色可以让人们联想到什么？绿色代表着什么？可以把第一段和第二段合并。

可以再谈谈自己的具体做法。）

升格展示

How to go green

“Green” is the core vocabulary of protecting the environment. “Green” is a relaxing， comfortable and dreamy colour. It also represents hope， peace and love， and reminds people of the power of life. Nowadays it has been given a new and modern meaning “recycle”. As the society develops quickly， how to go green has become an essential issue. As the ordinary citizens， what actions can we take to go green and implement green living？

First of all， it is a perfect idea to avoid driving private cars but actively choose public transportation or walk when going out. It makes sense to reduce carbon emissions which is also a quite hot topic on the Internet. In addition， it will also greatly ease congestion and decrease the time people spend on the road.

Moreover， garbage classification is also a useful and necessary action which will have a tremendous influence on the changing environment. The amount of resource loss caused by unclassified garbage in our country is great every year， and the figure is still increasing year by year. We have an obligation to do the work related to garbage classification.

You may ask what I do to go green and implement a green living. Above all， I try to go out by public transport as much as possible. Secondly， I tell myself to do the work of garbage classification and have made a schedule about learning something related to garbage classification. Last but not least， I have given a large amount of speeches in my school， family and community， and I will keep on doing that.

In conclusion， it is of great importance and value to go green as the world is changing and developing. There is only one earth， and if it is ruined， we won’t have any credible alternatives. It is never too late to change， come on！ We can do it！

（江苏省南京育英第二外国语学校 许瑞宸；指导教师 魏婷婷）

综合点评

小作者围绕全民如何过上绿色环保的生活，从宏观与微观层面描绘了具体的方式，呼吁大家热爱地球，保护地球，并指出了环保的紧迫性。升格文内容丰富，主题鲜明，逻辑连贯，行文流畅，通过一些复杂句型、词汇的运用，引领读者跟着小作者的脚步对环保有了更深刻的认识。