Describe a Place you Visited Where the Air was Polluted Cue Card

Describe a Place you Visited Where the Air was Polluted Cue Card

Describe a Place you Visited Where the Air was Polluted. You should say:

• Where the place is
• When you visited it
• Why the air was not good

And explain how you felt about the place

Note: You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you are going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish.

Sample Answer 1:

Describe a Place you Visited Where the Air was Polluted

One of the unfortunate realities today is that India is among the most polluted countries in the world, and the pollution problem is worsening every day. Today, I would like to talk about a place that is often in the news for its dangerous pollution levels – Delhi.

I visited Delhi last December with a friend who had a visa interview for the United States. Since his parents couldn’t accompany him due to work, he asked if I could go with him. I agreed, as I also wanted to buy some electronics from Delhi. However, in hindsight, I regret that decision.

From the moment we landed in Delhi, I could feel the pollution in the air. My eyes began to burn, and I had trouble breathing normally. It was clear that there was something seriously wrong with the air quality. Although I had heard about Delhi’s pollution issues in the news, experiencing it firsthand was much worse than I had imagined.

It was very uncomfortable to even stand outdoors. I quickly realized that Delhi’s pollution stems from a few major factors: firstly, the high number of private vehicles; secondly, stubble burning in nearby states; and finally, the bursting of firecrackers during festivals like Diwali. What shocked me most was that I visited nearly 15 days after Diwali, yet the pollution levels were still dangerously high. I can’t even imagine how bad it must be right after the festival.

Due to the poor air quality, I had to buy a mask immediately and wore sunglasses to protect my eyes. I kept them on until I reached my hotel room. It’s disheartening that Delhi, being the capital of India, faces such severe pollution, and despite promises from both state and central governments, no real action seems to be taken.

I’ve decided that I will not visit Delhi again until the pollution situation improves significantly.

Describe a Place you Visited Where the Air was Polluted Follow Up Questions

Is there more pollution than the past?
Yes, definitely there is more pollution now than the past in India. The main reason is increasing construction activities, industries and vehicles on the world. However, in some countries governments have been successfully able to reduce it by taking stringent action like banning industries in cities, promoting electric vehicles and switching to solar and wind energy from fossil fuels.

Do you think cities are cleaner or dirtier than the countryside areas? Why
I think cities are definitely dirtier as more waste is generated in cities than in rural areas. There are more vehicles and less greenery so the air is also less cleaner. I feel like nature has a capacity to certain levels of pollution and air and in the countryside we are below that level, but in cities we have far exceeded nature’s natural capacity to do so.

What can factories and power plants do to reduce pollutants?
To begin with, they can switch to less polluting fuels or non polluting fuels like wind power and solar power. Moreover, they should relocate to the outskirts of the cities to reduce the impact of city residents. However, this could be expensive and cannot be done immediately. In the short term, they can increase the height of chimneys.

Do you think wind has any effect on pollution? How?
Certainly yes. I am not sure how, but I think wind just spreads pollution over a larger area. I also read in a book that coastal areas are less polluted because of land breeze and sea breeze, so I am sure it does have an effect.

In what ways can air pollution be reduced effectively?
I think it is not a simple solution or it would have been done already. I think we should address the major causes of pollution- for vehicular pollution – I think the best answer would be to switch to electric vehicles. In case of industries switching to solar energy and wind energy and finally we should avoid burning waste and recycle it instead.

Do you think many companies have been forced to reduce pollution?
Yes in recent years, many companies have faced stringent fines and taxes for exceeding pollution levels. So companies have taken actions. For example, in my city, one of companies was forced to shut down for a whole month because of the toxic exhaust fumes. They also had to install waste treatment plants and now most companies treat their waste instead of dumping it directly into rivers and lakes.

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