Environments

= = ** Environments ** 4. You are a volunteer for an organization responsible for the preservation of an area of ecological importance. Recently a proposal was made to build a factory in this area. Write the text of the speech you intend to give at a meeting called to protest about the factory.

1. You are concerned about the problem of finding a place in your city or town to park your car. People seem to park without any thought for others living in the area. Write a letter to a member of the local government, explaining the problem and suggesting some possible solutions.

2. A meeting has been arranged which will be attended by about a hundred supporters and opponents of a proposal to build an incinerator in your area to burn domestic and industrial waste. You have strong views on this issue and, as the chairperson of the local conservation society, you have been invited to make a speech to the meeting. Write the text of your speech.

6. You are the secretary of a committee established to research your fellow-students’ attitudes to the local environment. The principal has asked you to report to the student body, describing the present situation and recommending any changes that should be made. Write the text of your report, which you will give in a talk at an assembly.

4. Many countries have banned, or are thinking of banning, smoking inside buildings such as offices, shops, schools, bars and restaurants. In an essay for your English class, discuss the points for and against a ban and indicate your own position.