Day 4 Oral

Picture discussion

In the picture, I see a man who is sitting the wheelchair. He is cannot go up the bus if there is no one helping him he probably has no energy to push himself up the slope, which is specially catered for people on wheelchairs to aid them in getting on the bus. One young man is helping by pushing the man in the wheelchair up the slope. Another man is standing at the end of the slope, preparing to pull the wheelchair onto the bus as the wheelchair gets nearer. As for the other people standing around, they are helping by not pushing their way up the bus but waiting for the man in the wheelchair to go up the bus before boarding the bus themselves. They are helping by being considerate to the handicap man. The people around the man in the wheelchair are probably thinking about different things. Some people are probably thinking how he leads his normal life in a wheelchair. Some of them seem to be impatient in waiting for the man to get onto the bus as it has probably took quite some time. A man is holding on to his phone, most likely taping down the process as he has probably not seen it before. I think after the man goes into the bus, the other people waiting outside are most probably going to complain when they get into the bus for waiting so long. The man may fall off the slope if they do not wheel him up properly as the slope is quite small for a wheelchair to go up. After the man gets up the bus, his wheelchair may roll around the bus without people going to help him if there is no one related to him on the bus. I think other people should be more considerate to such people if they ever meet them on the public transport as they have difficulty getting around so the other people should try to wait while they are getting on to public transport.

Conversation
1.Tell me about an area of natural beauty you have been to.

I have been to Hort Park which is near the Henderson Walks. It is place where there are different species of flowers and fruits around, mostly flowers. One fruit which is quite unknown to me is the reddish banana. I do not know the scientific name for it but the banana is red is color, which made me curious as I have never seen a red banana till that day. That area was filled with the natural beauty of flowers and it made me feel that nature could actually be very beautiful if you really put your heart in and experience nature. It made me feel like protecting Mother Earth when I saw that, as when the global warming gets serious, you may not be able to see such beautiful things again. After going for this trip outdoors, it taught me not to be cooped up at home with my computer and television, but that I should go out and experience the beautiful nature often. I would recommend it to others because it is quite therapeutic to the mind and soul. It can also encourage other people to get in touch with the nature more often. The air there is very fresh because of the plants there and it is a good place to get fresh and unpolluted air.

2.What is your view on protecting natural habitats and looking after wildlife?

My view on protecting natural habitats and looking after wildlife is that it is very important to do so. If we do not protect natural habitats, the animals living in it would not be able to survive. It may also result in them being extinct in the future. Looking after wildlife is neccessary as keeping some of the wildlife in the zoos will not only ensure reproduction of their future generations and it will also allow the future generations of children to be able to know about those animals. I think that we are destroying nature to a great extent as we are cutting down forest every minute. At this rate, the global warming would speed up and the destruction we are doing to the natural habitats of animals are huge. Even so, developing the cities to a certain extent is also essential as it ensures the people living in it to have technologies such as the seismometer to measure impending earthquakes. Other than essential technologies, things like air-conditioner are not that important. Even if it damages nature, developing of the cities are important as some technologies are absolutely essential. Mankind should only have the essential technologies when developing a city and aim to minimize the damage to nature.