Текст выступления на конкурсе ораторского искусства на тему "FROM GLOBAL ECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS TO LOCAL ONES."

FROM GLOBAL ECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS TO LOCAL ONES.

My name is Mahotina Kate. I am from school number 2. The problem of ecology is also interesting for me. I would like to mention the global ecological problems and the local ones.

Since ancient times Nature has served man, being the source of his life. For thousands of years people lived in harmony with environment and it seemed to them that natural riches were unlimited. But with the development of civilization man’s interference in nature began to increase.

    Large cities with thousands of steaming, polluting plants and factories can be found nowadays all over the world. They pollute the air we breathe, the water we drink, the fields where our crops are grown. Big cities suffer from smog. Cars with their engines have become the main source of polluting in industrial countries.

As I have already mentioned Pollution is one of the biggest problems. Plants and motor vehicles are number one pollutants. Their harmful emissions pollute the environment. Oil spills and acid rains make the World Ocean dirty. The main problems are:

Global warming is the result of human activity. It is characterized by rising temperatures of the oceans and earth’s surface causing rise in sea levels and melting of polar ice cover. Apart from that, floods, desertification and excessive snow are also signs of global warming.

Global warming causes the rise of another serious problem, known as climate change. Climate change can lead to the development of other harmful effects in our life, such as occurrence of new diseases and change in seasons.

Today forests cover about 30% of land. Every year this figure decreases more and more. People clear out new territories for residential buildings, new plants and factories. We must realize that deforestation causes the extinction of animals and plants.

Ozone layer protects our planet from the sun’s harmful rays. Due to atmospheric emissions of the so-called CFC’s, the ozone layer depletes. This results in occurrence of the holes in the ozone layer.

Today CFC’s are banned in many industries. However, we must remember that if this problem is not taken under control, harmful rays of the sun will easily penetrate the atmosphere. The biggest hole in the ozone layer is located above the Antarctic.

Speaking about the problems of global pollution I can’t help saying about the ecological problems of our district. I have been living in  Moscow region for many years and have had a lot of chances to watch the negative environmental impacts.

Needless to say, that the main problem is the pollution of air. A lot of people in our district have their own cars and a lot of companies, especially transport ones, use lorries in their work. These transport facilities carry loads and passengers from one destination to another and at the same time do a lot of damage to nature. The car exhaust fumes mix with air and we have to inspire this harmful mixture. I am very glad that lately the number of cars and garages in our yards has decreased but suppose that it would be better to use another transport, to move the garages to the suburbs or to arrange days of pedestrian traffic if we really want to clear the air.

In the district there are some heat stations and they also influence the condition of the air around.

I have already told you about two sources of pollution but I consider that the major source is not a plant, a heat station or cars. First of all, the state of the environment depends upon people. We know that our streets and yards are polluted with great amount of garbage. A lot of teenagers and adults are used to setting scrapes of paper, cigarette ends and another small-sized garbage down and don’t think that these things decay, pollute the ground, smell and look very unlikely. And, watching these teenagers and adults, small children do the same.

I urge everyone not to leave garbage on the ground, as, to my mind, it is the first step to clear our streets and to love our nature. We must do our best to save the beauty and the cleanness of our nature for future generations and for ourselves. Don’t forget about these facts and….

REMEMBER (REMEMBER)  

Do you remember that you live
In one of the tiny planet
Which of the long distances to come to you
Stars are already extinct pale light ...

Pour the rain, and falling snowflakes
Blossoms in spring foliage
Only a person does not understand -
It can destroy everything forever!

In the cities the smoke and fumes
The nature can forget ...
Not for long, since it is impossible
Without water and air to live!

Do you believe that you live
In one of the tiny planet
What it radiates through the given
Gentle and live the magic light ...

Pour the rain, and falling snowflakes
And the glitter flowers in the meadow ...
I do not know what to write to me about the nature,
Because I live it ...