very high, goes across the ocean, and falls down on New Zealand Susan: Not a very nice neighbo John: Is there a solution to the problem? Susan: We need to plant more trees and grass so that the soil can stay where it is John: No wonder the government is launching a new afforestation program in a bid t dd ress the environmental problem. ow Your t SAMPLE DIALOG A: I'm so glad to be back home, again. Oh, what a clear blue sky! B: Yes, the wind has cleared the air. I hope you still remember the situation a couple of years age; that is, when you were here. Each spring a big sandstorm struck our city A: Oh, that was bad. That air was filled with sand and dust. i had to wear a scarf around my head B: I had to cover my mouth and nose with a handkerchief. And facial makes sold well The dust came from the north, and it often rose after a long dry spell A: If the drought continued, the soil was easily airborne. And when the wind came the soil was swept up on the cold air, and it could travel very long distance B: When the dust was brought in with the wind, we could hardly breathe, we couldnt see well, and it was dangerous for driving A: How did your town solve the problem? B: Not only our town. In fact, people in the whole province planted a lot of trees and grass so that the soil would stay where it is A: I see. The government launched an afforestation project to deal with the sandstorm The green shelter belt is play ing a role V. Let's Talk Script Hi Professor Wang, I'm Li Lin, a correspondent from the Universit Newspaper. The staff and students here are getting more and more interested in the relationship between the environment and development. What do you think is the most serious environmental problem at present? What measures should we adopt to improve the environment and develop the economy at the same time? Wang: There are many environmental problems: air pollution, water pollution, desertification, over-fishing, destruction of natural habitats, acid train,8 very high, goes across the ocean, and falls down on New Zealand. Susan: Not a very nice neighbor. John: Is there a solution to the problem? Susan: We need to plant more trees and grass so that the soil can stay where it is. John: No wonder the government is launching a new afforestation program in a bid t address the environmental problem. Now Your Turn SAMPLE DIALOG A: I’m so glad to be back home, again. Oh, what a clear blue sky! B: Yes, the wind has cleared the air. I hope you still remember the situation a couple of years age; that is, when you were here. Each spring a big sandstorm struck our city. A: Oh, that was bad. That air was filled with sand and dust. I had to wear a scarf around my head. B: I had to cover my mouth and nose with a handkerchief. And facial makes sold well. The dust came from the north, and it often rose after a long dry spell. A: If the drought continued, the soil was easily airborne. And when the wind came, the soil was swept up on the cold air, and it could travel very long distances. B: When the dust was brought in with the wind, we could hardly breathe, we couldn’t see well, and it was dangerous for driving. A: How did your town solve the problem? B: Not only our town. In fact, people in the whole province planted a lot of trees and grass so that the soil would stay where it is. A: I see. The government launched an afforestation project to deal with the sandstorm. The green shelter belt is playing a role. V. Let’s Talk Script Li: Hi Professor Wang, I’m Li Lin, a correspondent from the University Newspaper. The staff and students here are getting more and more interested in the relationship between the environment and development. What do you think is the most serious environmental problem at present? What measures should we adopt to improve the environment and develop the economy at the same time? Wang: There are many environmental problems: air pollution, water pollution, desertification, over-fishing, destruction of natural habitats, acid train