ENGLISH ORAL

POLLUTION
Eve All : Hey guys, check this out! (show newspaper) : Whats that?

Cath : t looks like air pollution to !e" A! right Eve? (#ee what $a% air looks like, Eve") Eve : &es, youre a$solutely right Catherine" 'his news report shows the latest (p%ate o) the recor%e% unhealthy air pollutant in%e* (A+ ) rea%ings in ,uala -u!pur an% this is going to get a lot worse $e)ore it gets $etter"

Avan: .ot !uch positive to say a$out ,uala -u!pur" #hocking tra))ic, shocking pollution an% a stench o) pollution per!eating the air Cath : /h yeah, our )rien% 0owan was a%!itte% to hospital last 1ri%ay"

Avan : What? 2 saw hi! 3ogging at the park last week? #arah : What happene% to hi!? s he alright? 'i))any: hear% that hes $een %iagnose% with asth!a" 4aniel : &es, nowa%ays, the air aroun% us is so pollute% that we are aske% to stay in%oors" 'he stu%ents are even re5uire% to stay insi%e the classroo!s i) the air pollutant n%e*(A+ ) rea%ing e*cee%s 677" Eve : 'hats true 4aniel" n this news report, it state% that 2 schools in +erak as well as in #elangor were close% last year in 8une when the A+ levels hit 9:; in +ort ,lang which was ha<ar%ous" : #o, will schools $e allowe% to close i) the A+ rea%ing e*cee%s =77?

Cath

'i))any: 4e)initely! An% they can even close the school without the !inistrys approval" Cath : n !y opinion, various pollutant sources such as in%ustrial e!issions, !otor vehicles an% earth works have contri$ute% to the increasing o) A+ levels"

'i))any: 4oes that !ean our neigh$ours are to $la!e?

#arah : /) course not 'i))any! Even here in >alaysia, irresponsi$le people love to %o open $urning" 'here)ore, we cannot $la!e our neigh$ouring countries $ecause it is our own %oing" Avan : H!!, the 4epart!ent o) Environ!ent(4/E) shoul% take serious actions to prevent things )ro! getting worse" Environ!ental pollution which )ace% in >alaysia have a long history an% is $eco!ing serious since the last %eca%e %ue to the econo!ic %evelop!ent an% increase% in%ustrialisation activities 4aniel : agree with you, Avan" #o what %o you think are the actions to $e taken? Avan : Well, the 4/E shoul% take legal action over open $urning an% activate its /pen ?urning +revention Action +lan an% carry out awareness ca!paigns to re!in% people to re)rain )ro! open $urning" 4aniel : #peaking o) /pen ?urning +revention Action +lan"""" H!!!, )ollowing the hot an% %ry weather, the 4/E has activate% the /pen ?urning +revention Action +lan in all states. A! right #arah? #arah : &eah thats right" 4o you 2 know air pollution can lea% to water pollution? 'i))any: 0eally? ?ut how? #arah : Well, low visi$ility %ue to the ha<e coul% cause ships to colli%e with one another an% causes oil to spill over the sea" 'his will then pollute the sea an% the !arine li)e woul% eventually su))ocate %ue to the lack o) o*ygen" 222 Eve Cath Eve : What a pity" >alaysia has risen to the in%ustrial age, not wanting to $e le)t $ehin% in the %ark ages any!ore, $ut at the cost o) the environ!ent" : Water pollution %oes not only a))ect the !arines li)e $ut also ours" : How coul% that $e? : t is $ecause sea is one o) our water sources" When it is pollute%, !any people an% also our %aily activities will $e a))ecte%"

4aniel : 'hats true! A!ong the e))ects o) water pollution inclu%es %ecreasing the 5uality o) %rinka$le water availa$le, i!pacting )ish an% wil%li)e populations that re5uire water o) a certain purity )or survival"

Avan : /ther than that, water pollution also causes the increasing o) se%i!ent )ro! soil erosion an% leaking o) soil pollution into water supplies" #arah : #o!eti!es, %uring high ti%e, the wave washes the ru$$ish )ro! the sea onto the lan%" 'i))any: /h! &ou !ean lan% pollution? Eve : Catherine, what are your thoughts on this !atter?

. Commercial and domestic solid waste is a great practical problem for many local governments. Industrial wastes are usually much smaller in volume but are more likely to contain hazardous materials, such as toxic chemicals, flammable liquids and asbestos. Although the total amount is less, the disposal of hazardous industrial waste has been a greater concern than of domestic waste because of the perceived hazard to health and the risk of environmental contamination.

Cath

: Well, think lan% pollution is cause% $y in%ustriali<ation that is happening glo$ally nowa%ays" 'he a!ount o) waste pro%uce% $y hu!an society is increasing" 'he root cause o) the pro$le! is in%ustrial pro%uction an% %istri$ution"

4aniel : #peaking o) that, the rapi% ur$ani<ation to%ay !akes us e*pect to see !ore an% !ore construction activities taking place" 'hese activities are responsi$le )or the creation o) large a!ounts o) construction wastes which have in%ee% contri$ute% to lan% pollution in the lan%)ills" Avan : -et !e tell you 2 !ore a$out lan% pollution" -an% pollution is pollution o) the Earth@s natural lan% sur)ace $y in%ustrial, co!!ercial, %o!estic an% agricultural activities" 'he to*ic !aterials that pollute the soil can get into the hu!an $o%y %irectly $y eating )ruits an% vegeta$les that have $een grown in pollute% soil" Ha<ar%ous su$stances are co!poun%s an% !i*tures that pose a threat to health an% property $ecause o) their to*icity" Can you 2 i!agine what i) all o) us consu!e )oo% an% vegeta$les that are pollute%! 2222: +eople co!e into contact with to*ic su$stances in !any ways" #arah : &eah" 'his is %e)initely har!)ul to our health! Aarious %iseases such as skin cancer, respiratory )ailure an% !al)unctioning o) organs are cause% $y the )oo% that we consu!e" /ther than that, lan% pollution such as over)lowing %u!p sites an% lan%)ills can give out really $a% o%our to our surroun%ing" /ther than that, it also $ree%s ro%ents like rats, !ice an% insects that trans!it %iseases"

'i))any: Eww rats?! We shoul% really start taking actions" 1irstly, we can practice the B0s which is the re%uce, reuse an% recycle, 4o you """ practice it even when the recycle $ins are provi%e%? Eve : .ot really" >a3ority o) the pu$lic are not even concern a$out it"

222: B0s practice is %one to !ini!i<e the a!ount o) wastes going into our lan%)ills an% there$y elongating the li)espans o) the lan%)ills" 'i))any: Well, everyone shoul% know that keeping the environ!ent clean an% green is our responsi$ility" n an actual )act, there are !any !ore e))ective ways to overco!e this pro$le!" 1or instance, !y neigh$ours >r Chu ,ang an% his $rother Chu ?eng practice the organic gar%ening" Cath : &es, agree with you 'i))any" /rganic gar%ening is a cheaper way o) o$taining )ar! goo%s than going outsi%e to $uy the!" n )act, everyone shoul% really practice this kin% o) li)estyle"

222: /ver in >alaysia, organic agriculture has a relatively young history" 2222: &es" /ne o) the $ene)its o) organic )oo% is that it helps protect our )a!ily )ro! to*ic pestici%e resi%ues co!!only )oun% on )ruit an% veggie skins" 222: rea% with interest the 'i!e article (#ept" C, ;767) D'he real cost o) organic )oo%E $y 8e))rey ,luger" 'he article argues that although organic )oo% are !ore e*pensive (no surprise there), organic )oo% carry lower risk o) health pro$le!s $ecause no pestici%es, anti$iotics, an% hor!ones are use%" Eve : /h yeah" have never really thought that organic gar%ening can give us so !any $ene)its" 'hat is why we shoul% really re%uce the use o) plastic $ags such as $ringing our own shopping $ags instea% o) wasting the plastic $ags" /n top o) that, it is our priority to support costF e))ective invest!ents to re%uce the negative e))ects o) pollutions" .ote that every s!all actions !atter" #!all actions can give a $ig i!pact to change our lives"

4aniel : (#hocke%) Ehh! >ay$e we shoul% really take the ti!e to visit 0owan later a)ter school" All : /h right" /kay then!