Green Life.

Green Life. Class 109
Tom: Hello! Sue! It’s nice to see you today! You seem to always be chatting on the
internet. Every time that I log onto my favorite chat sites I see that you are
already logged on normally and chatting away to others.
Sue: It’s good to see you too Tom! Yes, I have finished my senior middle school’s study now, so I have a lot of free time to relax myself in. I think the weather is so unusual these days. It’s only the sixth month of this year, but already the temperature has increased to 35 degrees. It’s so hot and uncomfortable outside so I’m staying inside where it’s air-conditioned.
Tom: Yes! Now I often operate the electric fan for the whole night after I hop into bed of an evening. I really can’t stand this weather. Sometimes, I even think I will go to pieces if it keeps up. I don’t know what I can do for the next two months in regard to outdoor activities. Do you know the reason for this change in the weather Sue?
Sue: Um…. We have failed in our duty to nature in my opinion I think! That is the main reason. We are over
consuming and making too many demands on the environment. Now we are
causing it to break down and this is causing this strange weather.
Tom: Our duty? No! No! No! I can’t believe that we are the cause of this strange
weather!
Sue: But it’s the truth. We have made this trouble for ourselves through overuse of the natural environment that used to surround us. Trees are very useful for this earth for instance. They can take in carbon and release oxygen. But people cut down so many trees to build houses and so on. So the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is gradually becoming more and more. Also the trees are no longer there to shade the earth.
Tom: Oh, yes now I remember, I listened to my teacher talking about that before. He said that increasing the amount of carbon dioxide in the air can lead to conditions becoming hotter on earth.
Sue: Not only trees, but also many other things are having an effect on the climate. They have all lead to this situation together.
Tom: For example?
Sue: Well for instance people often throw rubbish and household liquid wastes into rivers. So such activities affect rivers as they become dirtier and contain less oxygen. This results in the death of fish and wildlife. Secondly, some factories release lots of carbon into the air from employing poor technology. They are just two reasons.
Tom: Oh, it’s too bad! But what can we do to fix such problems?
Sue: We should do things with more consideration to the environment. First off, we should be conscientious in doing things the right way. Second, we should do what we can to protect the environment in our daily life.
Tom: But how can we protect the environment?
Sue: Oh! It’s so easy. Don’t throw rubbish on the ground. And prevent others from
doing such things. Don’t overeat or build a house bigger than you need as these
activities overtax the environment..
Tom: Yes! I will try my best to protect the environment in the future.
Sue: Our government is trying its best to protect the environment also. It is carrying out many policies to clean up the problems that have been made.
Tom: I think our earth will be more beautiful in the future by the sound of things.
Sue: Yes. We can have a green life if we change our outlook towards nature. I have
some things to do now Tom! So goodbye..
Tom: Goodbye, Sue!