Speaker A. I can’t understand why people are so careless and indifferent towards their own future. It is obvious that if we go on like this, the planet will change dramatically. It is already happening. Global warming has caused the temperature to rise all over the Earth. The level of the ocean is rising and the climate is changing. It’s all the result of human activity! We produce so much toxic waste and rubbish that our own life will soon be threatened by it.

Speaker B. You may say that it’s the government who should think about the environment, but I don’t agree — normal people like you and me can do a lot too. All of us know about the coloured containers for rubbish and waste — those green, yellow, and blue containers you can find in any street. But not all of us bother to use them. Meanwhile, if we put the rubbish into different containers, it’s easier and cheaper to recycle it. If each of us spends several minutes of our time on sorting their own waste, it will save lots of forests... and other resources, ...and energy, and it will prevent unnecessary pollution.

Speaker C. Well, ok, I won’t be able to pick you up after your conference, but it’s not a problem. Just take bus number 4, from the bus stop right in front of your building. Get off at the fourth stop. Cross the street and go across a small park. Go on until you reach the next street. There you’ll see an Eco-food shop. You can't miss their window as they advertise all the sorts of healthy bread, cereals, vegetable juices you like so much. Pass the shop and go towards the waste containers — you know, the green one — for glass, the yellow — for paper, and the blue one — for plastic and cans...

Speaker D. The thing I really appreciated there is the way the people treat the environment. They are very careful about everything around them. When they build a house, or make a road, they try to preserve or replant the trees. The streets look pretty — green and very clean. There are garbage containers and litter bins everywhere and the people are not too lazy to sort their rubbish before throwing it away. And we stayed in a pretty family inn. The owner told us they have installed the solar panels on the roof to generate clean electricity in order not to produce toxic gases.

Speaker E. I was impressed by the decorations they make. Just imagine, you can make nice ear-rings or a bracelet from (you’ll never believe it!) an empty plastic bottle! I have made this sort of accessory for all my friends and they are very happy with them. Now I do not hurry to take the plastic bottles to the waste containers. Let me show you how to create this original vase for flowers… All you need to create some lovely decorations is a few empty plastic bottles, preferably of different colours, scissors, and some glue. It’s important the glue should be colourless and suitable for plastic...