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Free Talk with Topic III

Lesson 57
Smog
*smog: a mixture of smoke, gases, and chemicals,
especially in cities, that makes the atmosphere
difficult to breathe and harmful for health

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 Smog
Give a speech with
the following words:

blanket
thick
Beijing
visibility
mask

1 Smog, a combination of the words smoke and fog, is a major pollutant of large, sunny
cities.
― Website
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 Smog
Give a speech with
the following words:
Possible answer:
blanket Much of northern China has been blanketed in thick smog after Beijing issued its
thick highest air pollution alert of the winter in the capital. Beijing was again engulfed
Beijing in heavy smog on Tuesday, sending air pollution readings soaring. Air pollution
visibility in Beijing reached hazardous levels on Saturday as smog engulfed large parts of
mask China despite efforts to clean up the foul air. Since Tuesday, the city had been
shrouded in grey smog, reducing visibilities to a few hundred metres. Residents of
1 north-eastern China donned gas masks and locked themselves indoors on Sunday
after their homes were enveloped by some of the worst levels of smog on record.
©2016 Acadsoc Limited * The student is not required to finish all the 3 speeches, and is encouraged to choose the words they like to give a speech.
 Smog
Give a speech with
the following words:

coal
wind
gather
measure
PM 2.5

2 “Parts of China have been covered under a thick blanket of smog during this winter time.”
― BBC News
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 Smog
Give a speech with
the following words:
Possible answer:
coal Coal is used to power some Chinese factories and as it's winter now, more people
wind are using it to heat their homes. This means that more coal is burnt and this can
gather increase the pollution levels in the air. The weather can also have an effect on
measure pollution. As there is very little wind at the moment, the pollution is gathering in
PM 2.5 one area, rather than being blown away. Pollution can be measured in different
ways, but the World Health Organization use a scientific measurement called PM
2 2.5. This measures the number of small particles in the air which can be breathed
in. They recommend that 10 micrograms is a safe amount in a year.
©2016 Acadsoc Limited * The student is not required to finish all the 3 speeches, and is encouraged to choose the words they like to give a speech.
 Smog
Give a speech with
the following words:

government
iron and steel
oil
vehicle
invest
“I immediately thought that we can clean air pollution by spraying water into the atmosphere
3 like watering a garden.”
― Shaocai Yu
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 Smog
Give a speech with
the following words:
Possible answer:
In recent years, Beijing has come to terms with China’s need to tackle deadly air
government
pollution and has even taken measures to address it. In 2012, the Chinese
iron and steel
government invested 982 billion Yuan ($162 billion USD) to fight water and air
oil
pollution, including cleaning up rivers and targeting primary sources of airborne
vehicle
pollutants like iron and steel plants. Among the government’s goals are improving
invest
the quality of fuel oil, clearing heavy-polluting vehicles from the roads, limiting
the construction of new coal-fired power plants and setting new emissions
3 regulations for the ones already operating.

©2016 Acadsoc Limited * The student is not supposed to finish all the 3 speeches, and is encouraged to choose the words they like to give a speech.
Selective Questions:
(*If all the 3 speeches above have been given already, you can choose to discuss the following questions.)

1. Did you suffer smog in this winter? How did you feel?
2. When you heard the news about smog, were you worried? Why?
3. What can common people do to help reduce smog?
4. How does smog affect your mood?
5. Other than smog, what are the pollutions that seriously affect our lives?

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