SDGs — Sustainable Development Goals
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Hello, everyone. Today,/our group will talk about microplastics. As you know,/plastics are very useful. However,/many of them end up in the ocean/as waste. The waves then break these plastics/into particles/called “microplastics.” Also,/microbeads used in health and beauty products/come into the ocean.
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Next,/I’ll talk about/why microplastics are a problem. The main reason is related/to the food chain. Birds and fish eat microplastics/by mistake. In one study,/microplastics were found/in 40% of fish/caught near Japan. Scientists worry/that negative effects on human health/might show up someday.
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Now,/I’ll talk about actions against microplastics. Many actions are taken/at the governmental and non-governmental levels. In the EU,/a law bans the use of plastics/for some disposable products. In Japan,/major companies have already ended/the use of microbeads.
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Let me conclude/with what we can do. I recommend the 4Rs:/refuse, reduce, reuse, and recycle. For example,/bring your own bag/when you go shopping. Put plastics/in the recycle bin/when you throw them away. Your small actions will lead/to a big change/someday.
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Good afternoon, everyone. Our group’s topic is “fast fashion.” Nowadays,/many people buy cheap new clothes/and throw away their old ones/at a fast pace. This trend is called fast fashion. It may be attractive to consumers,/but there are also negative aspects.
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Have you ever thought/about the reasons for the low prices/of fast fashion? Let me give you an example. In Bangladesh,/workers in jeans factories/are mostly women and children. They work over 15 hours a day,/but their monthly salary/is only about 9,000 yen. In this way,/fast fashion companies can keep the cost of production/to a minimum.
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Do we have any solution/to this problem? Actually,/some consumers have been raising their voices/against the situation. Recently/some major companies began to produce clothes/in ethical ways. They try to keep standard working hours/and pay proper wages/to factory workers.
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Finally,/we’d like to conclude/by introducing something we can do. Let’s be ethical consumers. In other words,/when you buy clothes,/consider how they are made. I strongly believe/that good clothes bring happiness/to both consumers and producers. Thank you.
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Hello, everyone. Today,/our group will talk about microplastics. As you know,/plastics are very useful. However,/many of them end up in the ocean/as waste. The waves then break these plastics/into particles/called “microplastics.” Also,/microbeads used in health and beauty products/come into the ocean.
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Next,/I’ll talk about/why microplastics are a problem. The main reason is related/to the food chain. Birds and fish eat microplastics/by mistake. In one study,/microplastics were found/in 40% of fish/caught near Japan. Scientists worry/that negative effects on human health/might show up someday.
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Now,/I’ll talk about actions against microplastics. Many actions are taken/at the governmental and non-governmental levels. In the EU,/a law bans the use of plastics/for some disposable products. In Japan,/major companies have already ended/the use of microbeads.
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Let me conclude/with what we can do. I recommend the 4Rs:/refuse, reduce, reuse, and recycle. For example,/bring your own bag/when you go shopping. Put plastics/in the recycle bin/when you throw them away. Your small actions will lead/to a big change/someday.
①
Good afternoon, everyone. Our group’s topic is “fast fashion.” Nowadays,/many people buy cheap new clothes/and throw away their old ones/at a fast pace. This trend is called fast fashion. It may be attractive to consumers,/but there are also negative aspects.
②
Have you ever thought/about the reasons for the low prices/of fast fashion? Let me give you an example. In Bangladesh,/workers in jeans factories/are mostly women and children. They work over 15 hours a day,/but their monthly salary/is only about 9,000 yen. In this way,/fast fashion companies can keep the cost of production/to a minimum.
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Do we have any solution/to this problem? Actually,/some consumers have been raising their voices/against the situation. Recently/some major companies began to produce clothes/in ethical ways. They try to keep standard working hours/and pay proper wages/to factory workers.
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Finally,/we’d like to conclude/by introducing something we can do. Let’s be ethical consumers. In other words,/when you buy clothes,/consider how they are made. I strongly believe/that good clothes bring happiness/to both consumers and producers. Thank you.