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ALTERNATIVE ENERGY THEME 8

C. Write a letter of complaint about an environmental problem to a local or national authority
and suggest solutions in your letter.

D. The town council is having a meeting to discuss solutions to the problems in town
and they are talking about the problem in Myra Sahana’s letter. Read the first part of their
conversation and discuss whether the members of the council are doing the right thing
and what should be done.

The Mayor So, the next issue is related to air pollution stemming from low calorie coal use in the
neighborhood of Littlepole. It came in a letter of complaint by a resident, Myra Sahana. You
have a copy of the letter in your folders. What would you say about it?
Linda Thomas Don’t get me wrong, but I think we should take a prompt action on this matter. We should
be more sensitive about environmental issues.
Ally Jonas You are right but the solution to this problem is not so simple as introducing a ban at
once.
Marie Birdwood I agree with you Mr. Jonas. It is not that simple. I think we should consider the different
aspects of the problem. It is about family budgets, environment, human health, introducing
new standards in coal market and similar things.
Carl Pitt Excuse me but in order to solve this problem, we must first see things on the spot. We
should figure out whether it is really all about low calorie coal use. There might be another
reason as well. We should first send experts of the municipality to discover the truth.
The Mayor That seems to be a good beginning, Carl.

Work in pairs. Study the expressions in bold and circle the best choice
Let’s about them.
Explore The expressions in bold are...
a. for describing problems.
b. making complaints.
c. offering solutions.

THEME QUOTE

THE FUTURE IS
GREEN ENERGY,
SUSTAINABILITY,
RENEWABLE ENERGY.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

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