ESSAY OUTLINE ( FOR IELTS ) Topic 5 Environment – population –polution- Animal SECTION 3: ENVIRONMENT (cont) 11. To what extent can individuals ensure that the environment is protected from pollution? 12. Some people believe that the Earth is being harmed (damaged) by human activity. Others feel that human activity makes the Earth a better place to live. What is your opinion? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. TOEFL30 13. Human beings are rapidly destroying the planet earth – cuc 28 14. What are activities of human beings which destroy the planet earth?. British Council - Pollution - Polluted the air and land. - Cars and factories are very dirty -> dangerous for people, wildlife and the environment. - 2 serious pollution problems are: - Acid rain: this happens when gases and chemicals mix with water in the air. The mixture travels for hundreds of miles and finally falls back to earth. Because “Acid rain” contains a lot of chemicals - It kills fish and trees. - The Greenhouse effect: gases and chemicals are the reason for this problems, too. Some of them stay in the air like a blnket around the world. Because of this blanket, the Earth’s climate is changing and getting hotter. - Desserts: soil erosion: - More people -> fewer trees -> greater use of land -> thinner soil -> erosion -> famine. - Water: in the developing world, clean water is rare -> dig deep wells. - Rain Forest: in the last 40 years, half of the world’s forests have dissappeared. If this continues for the next 40 years, millions of specis of plants and animals will become extinct. And that’s just the beginning. - Why is the crisis happening? - Because developing world farmers don’t have enough land for places growing food and places living. - Rich countries depend on rain forest products. - Modern life in the developed world depends on rain forest products. These includes: - Mineral - Wood - Medicine - rubber - effects of the crisis: - the world’s rainforests are facing a total disaster. Some scientists says it’s even worse than the effect of nuclear war. - The rainforest fires in Africa are so big that they appear in sattellite photos. But it’s not just a question of diappearing of tribes, trees and species. - It’s a question of climat, too. Out planet needs healthy rainforests to contrl its temperature. Without them, the greenhouse Effect will just get worse and worse. - Used most of the Earth’s oil, gas and coal. - Completely killed more than 500 kinds of animals, birds and plants. - 2030: 25% of animals, birds, fish and insects may be extinct. - Reasons: - Pollution: millions of animals die every year because man has polluted their natural home or habitat. - Hunting: man hunts and kills millions of animals every year. - Environment itself: - smaller: man cuts down more trees, build more road, uses more land for farming ->fewer jungles, fields and forest for wild life. - Made and used atomic bombs. - Grown in numbers from 1 billion ( 1830) to more than 6 billions today. - natural resources: water source, biological source, energy resources are harmed by human’s exploration: - strip mining devastate whole regions, leaving bare and useless ground. - Deforestation removes old growth trees that can’t be replaced. - Too much fishing may harm fish populations to the point where they can’t recover - Overpopulation: - Many areas suffer too much development - Economic development pollution to environment: - traffic congestion. - polluted air (emission from factories) - polluted water (waste from companies and communities) - Waste present everywhere: barrels of industrial waste, radioactive waste. - What have human beings done to make the earth a better place? - rescue and build the explored resources. - Rehabilitate the earth. - In the last 20 years there has been a Green revolution. - Today, many scientists and world leaders realize that the earth is in danger. -> It is really very simple: Either we stop killing the Earth or we will kill ourselves. We need a cleaner, healthier planet. 15. A company is going to give some money either to support the arts or to protect the environment. Which do you think the company should choose? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. TOEFL Why protect the environment important? - prevent health problems. - Maintain the ecosystem. - Preserve the Earth for our children. - The earth planet is now in danger w.r.t environment. - Click here 16. Forests are the lungs of the earth. Destruction of the world''s forests amounts to death of the world we currently know. To what extent do you agree or disagree? –BC 17. Topic16: Damage of the environment is an inevitable consequence of worldwide improvements in the standard of living. Discuss. Click here 18. Descibe an environmental problem that Vietnam has. - The disappearing of forests.BC - Deforestation rates in Vietnam have been high with net annual loss of forests estimated at 100 000 - 125 000 ha in recent years. Reason: - Local demands for industrial wood - Improved market prices as part of the process of economic rationalisation. - Trees are used for fuel. - Trees are cut down illegally by criminals for profits. - Forest fires in the south of Vietnam in recent months. The recent fire in Uminh (camau) forest rain in Vietnam caused more than 6000 ha destroyed completely. - Trees are destroyed to build housing developments and shopping centers, giving places for growing foods and providing living space for new – added population. Why this issue is important? - Forest is the major habitat for animals, birds, plants - Trees are essential to our survival. They are a major part of the process of photosynthesis. Photosynthesis is the process in which green plants use carbon dioxide to produce oxygen, and oxygen is something all of us need. The fewer trees there are, the more this affects our ability to breath. - Trees are also important in the development of many medicines. Many drugs come from the leaves of certain trees, along with other herbs and plants. - Trees are important to soil conservation. This is why you’ll usually see trees lining a field. Tree roots help keep the soil in place, and are also a factor in water distribution deep beneath the ground. - Trees provide so much pleasure. 19. What do you think can be done to solve this problem? - Serious efforts are being made to establish forest plantations in Vietnam with a parallel program of plantings as scattered trees in home gardens, and along dykes and roadsides. have already proven to be the driving forces towards the reforestation of barren land and private tree planting in home gardens and on marginal lands alongside roads and dykes. - Better management in forests: the forestry team need better training. - Lauch effective campaigns to enhance mass’ awareness of the importance of protecting the forest. - Find other alternatives from the tree –plant areas to build buildings: tall building should replace one –two floor house. - This issue must be taken into account when developing the industry. 20. What do you think that ordinary people can do to help protect the environment? - Take part in the process of popularizing the neccesity of protecting the environment in the mass. - Plant trees more in surrounding living region. - Each action must show respect to the environment protection: - Never throw waste into wrong places - Never make harm to the green trees. 21. Do you worry about the state of the environment in the world? Why/ Why not? - Natural resources: water source, biological source, energy resources are harmed by human’s exploration: - strip mining devastate whole regions, leaving bare and useless ground. - Deforestation removes old growth trees that can’t be replaced. - Too much fishing may harm fish populations to the point where they can’t recover - Overpopulation: - Many areas suffer too much development - Economic development pollution to environment: - traffic congestion. - polluted air (emission from factories) - polluted water (waste from companies and communities) - there are many kinds of industries, such as chemical or petroleum industries that cause the planet to be polluted everyday. - Waste present everywhere: barrels of industrial waste, radioactive waste. 22. Speculate on the effects of environmental change on the lives of future generations. 23. To what extent is environmental damage irresistible? 24. What do you think is the most serious problem in the world? • Why do you think so? • What can we do as individuals to solve this problem? 25. What types of noise pollution do you hate the most? . ESSAY OUTLINE ( FOR IELTS ) Topic 5 Environment – population –polution- Animal SECTION 3: ENVIRONMENT (cont) 11. To what extent can. more land for farming ->fewer jungles, fields and forest for wild life. - Made and used atomic bombs. - Grown in numbers from 1 billion ( 183 0) to more