Speaking Part 1 Suggested Outline

Situation:

Caring for the environment has become a top priority due to the effects of climate change. Suggest some ways to care for the environment.

Candidate A - Talk about the importance of recycling

1. Conserve natural resources

• reduce the usage of new resources – trees and forests, petroleum, metals, etc – reduce the greenhouse effect

• natural resources – limited/finite – some are in very short supply

2. Reduce pollution caused by waste

• harmful chemical and greenhouse gases - released from rubbish in landfill sites – contaminate water and soil

• waste – not biodegradable - recycling papers, plastics and metals – help to reduce pollution

3. Save energy

• making products from recycled materials – requires less energy on sourcing and processing

• reduce carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases – vital for stopping disastrous climate change

Candidate B - Talk about the importance of reducing air pollution

1. Reduce harmful / noxious gases

• poor air quality has harmful effects on human health & environment – asthma, coughing and other respiratory diseases

• improve the quality of the air – allow people to live in a healthier environment

2. Reduce carbon emissions from vehicles & factories

• reduce or prevent formation of acid rain

• harmful effects on infrastructure, plants, animals and human – corrosion of steel, causing irritation to eyes and nose

3. Increase visibility

• smoke and haze emitted from vehicles, factories and open burning reduce visibility

• affect daily routines and health

Candidate C - Talk about the importance of reducing deforestation

1. Give the forests time to regrow and heal

• forests are necessary for stabilising climate – decrease average temperature of our planet

• provide oxygen for us to breathe – remove carbon from the atmosphere – reduce effects of global warming

2. Preserve habitats of animals

• most animals live in forest – cutting down trees – leading cause of animal extinction

• destroy habitats of animals – places where they live, hide, lay eggs or birth

3. Protect forest ecosystem

• give endangered flora and fauna a chance to repopulate

• flora and fauna – sources of food for animals – important to sustain it

Candidate D - Talk about the importance of reducing water pollution

1. Improve the quality of water

• water – essential and general need of life

• must control the amount of toxins released into rivers and sea - safe for human consumption

2. Protect our marine environment

• reduce harmful algae growth – increase oxygen levels in the water

• create healthy ecosystem for aquatic animals

3. Improve the quality of fishery products

• pollutants – chemicals, oil, heavy metals, acids - released into rivers and sea can be dangerous

• pollutants can enter our food system – eating contaminated seafood – cause health problems