Nature in your town or city.

  Level 2 Unit 7 English Writing Assignment In this assignment, you will write an opinion paragraph about nature in your town or city. As you prepare to write, think about the Unit Question, “Do cities need nature?” Write about the topic below: Write a paragraph with your opinion about nature in your city. Is there enough nature? Does the city need more? Give reasons to support your opinion. Use over 5 words from the vocabulary (Show them in bold in the text) ancient attitude connected remarkable a better understanding of emotional experience generous government divide into plant (verb) relax surround unable benefit from wildlife found that as a result Give more than you are asked for, this will make sure you cover the topic and gives you the opportunity to get more marks ● Write an introduction - tell the reader what you will be writing about ● Write a main body with 2 – 3 paragraphs – give supporting facts, examples, reasoning/logic ● Write a brief conclusion/summary – tell the reader what you have told them Read it two times or get someone else to check before you submit (DO NOT SUBMIT in the comments) Show clearly you are using simple and past continuous - use a highlighter or use italics or underline the words so that it is easy to see. Topic - “Do cities need nature?” Write a paragraph with your opinion about nature in your city. ● There is not enough nature in my city ● The city does need more nature ● Reasons to support my opinion Introduction Does your city have enough nature in it for you to relax? My city does not have enough wildlife, not enough has been done to make this happen. But this can change if we change the attitudes of the people who have the power to do something. By increasing the amount of nature in a city we can improve our physical and emotional health, our experience of the world changes remarkably. Main Body I and many other people I know want to increase the amount of nature in my city of Riyadh. We are asking the government to do something about this. There are not enough parks and only a few people plant trees and flowers around their houses, which is nice but it is not enough. By talking to the government and to our friends about this we gave them a better understanding of how much we improved our lives. Pollution is making people sick, and lack of exercise as a result of not getting out of the house. People found that they feel more relaxed when they walk in nature a Stanford University study discovered (Bratman et al, 2015). Less negative activity showed that their brains which meant they had less stress. University of Rochester carried out studies showing people became more interested in community and more generous with their money so everyone benefits. Conclusion Making more places for nature in our cities and our lives can help us all. If we ask our governments to do this it will help them too because people will be healthier. They will be better at work and will not cost a lot of money because they are sick and need healthcare or to be looked after by their families. Happy people are often healthy people both physically and emotionally.