UNIT 5 HUMANS AND NATURE

Topic Talk

5.1

(P= Presenter S= Sarah Hughes)

P: And you are now on Radio Richmond, We've got Sarah Hughes from West London Wildlife. Sarah, do you teach people about nature in this part of London?

S: Yes, we're lucky. Actually, the whole city is quite green. About 66 percent of the city is covered with water or green space. Amazing, isn't it? And there are three million private gardens.

P:Three million? Wow!

S:Yes. lt's great for wildlife. You can see different kinds of birds -there are over 350. And there are other interesting animals too, like deer. My favourite animals are deer. We've got them here in Richmond Park.

P: Talking about nature, what about River Thames?

S: Well, there's less water pollution now than fifty years ago. in fact, there are about 120 different kinds of fish in the river.

P: And climate change?

S:l think our climate is definitely changing. And the greenhouse effect is quite obvious. For example, the winters aren't as cold these days and we don't get snow very often. 

P: And other environmental problems?

S: The biggest environmental problems are air pollution and noise pollution from cars and airplanes. London suffers from dangerous levels of pollution nearly forty days each year. That's very worrying.

P: OK, thanks a lot, Sarah, for sharing with us.