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LETTER WRITTEN

IN THE YEAR 2070

LETTER WRITTEN

IN THE YEAR 2070

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Presented by:

Form 5 StudentsOf Keats College

Supervised by:

Mrs. N.Jannoo


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Form 5 Keats Boys

This is the year 2070

I have just turned 50, but I my appearance

is of somebody of 85.

I suffer from serious kidney problems,

because I do not drink enough water.

I'm afraid I do not havemuch time left to live.

I am one of the oldest people

in this society.

This is the year 2070

I have just turned 50, but I my appearance

is of somebody of 85.

I suffer from serious kidney problems,

because I do not drink enough water.

I'm afraid I do not havemuch time left to live.

I am one of the oldest people

in this society.


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I remember when I was a child of 5.I remember when I was a child of 5.

There were lots of trees in the parks, houses with beautiful gardens,

and I could enjoy having a shower for half an hour.

There were lots of trees in the parks, houses with beautiful gardens,

and I could enjoy having a shower for half an hour.

Everything was very different then.Everything was very different then.

owadays we use towels with mineral oil to clean our skin.owadays we use towels with mineral oil to clean our skin.

Form 5 Keats Boys


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Before, women had beautiful hair.Before, women had beautiful hair.

Then, my father washed his car with

water coming out of a hosepipe.

Now, my son does not believe that

water could be wasted that way.

Then, my father washed his car with

water coming out of a hosepipe.

Now, my son does not believe that

water could be wasted that way.

Now, we have to shave our heads

to keep them clean without the use of water.

Now, we have to shave our heads

to keep them clean without the use of water.

Form 5 Keats Boys


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I remember there were

SAVE WATERwarnings on outside posters, radio

and TV, but nobody paid attention.

We thought that water

was to last forever.

I remember there were

SAVE WATERwarnings on outside posters, radio

and TV, but nobody paid attention.

We thought that water

was to last forever.

Now, all the rivers, lakes, dams and

underground water beds are either dry

or contaminated.

Now, all the rivers, lakes, dams and

underground water beds are either dry

or contaminated.


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The outside appearance of the population is horrible: wrinkled, emaciated bodies,due to dehydration, full of sores caused by ultra violet radiation,

now stronger without the protective shield of the ozone layer.

Skin cancer, gastrointestinal infections and of the urinary tracts

are the main causes of death.

The outside appearance of the population is horrible: wrinkled, emaciated bodies,due to dehydration, full of sores caused by ultra violet radiation,

now stronger without the protective shield of the ozone layer.

Skin cancer, gastrointestinal infections and of the urinary tracts

are the main causes of death.

Form 5 Keats Boys


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Where I live, there are no trees, because it seldom rains.

When it happens to register some precipitation, it is of acid rain.

Where I live, there are no trees, because it seldom rains.

When it happens to register some precipitation, it is of acid rain.

The seasons have been severely affected

by the atomic tests and by contamination

from the 20th century polluting industries.

The seasons have been severely affected

by the atomic tests and by contamination

from the 20th century polluting industries.

We were warned to look after the environment, but nobody cared.We were warned to look after the environment, but nobody cared.


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When my son asks me to talk about

my youth, I tell him about the green

fields,

the beauty of the flowers, the rain,

how pleasant was to swim and fish

in the rivers and dams, to drink all

the water we could, and how

healthy people was.

When my son asks me to talk about

my youth, I tell him about the green

fields,

the beauty of the flowers, the rain,

how pleasant was to swim and fish

in the rivers and dams, to drink all

the water we could, and how

healthy people was.


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Then, I feel a lump in my throat!Then, I feel a lump in my throat!

He asks: Daddy! Why there is no water?He asks: Daddy! Why there is no water?

Form 5 Keats Boys


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I cannot help feeling guilty, because

I belong to the generation whocontributed to the destruction of the

environment or simply did not take into

account all the warning signs.

I cannot help feeling guilty, because

I belong to the generation whocontributed to the destruction of the

environment or simply did not take into

account all the warning signs.

Form 5 Keats Boys


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How I would like to go back and make mankind understandHow I would like to go back and make mankind understand

...that we still had time to save our Planet Earth....that we still had time to save our Planet Earth.

Form 5 Keats Boys


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66% of the human bodyis made up of water.

At just 2% dehydrationyour performancedecreases by around20%.

We should drink at least1 litres of water a day.


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y 80% of all illness indeveloping countries iscaused by water relateddiseases.

y 90% of wastewater indeveloping countries isdischarged directly intorivers and streamswithout treatment.


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y Two thirds of our planetis covered by water.

y 97.5% of the water issaltwater.

yThe majority offreshwater is beyond ourreach, locked into polarsnow and ice.


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y The number ofpeople with accessto clean water hasdoubled in the last20 years.

y 1.1 billion people in

the world still donot have access tosafe water. This isnearly20% of thepopulation.


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Do you leave the tap onwhen you clean yourteeth? You waste 5litres of water.

You only need litre!


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y In general, a tap can used about 13.5 liter per minute.

y Each time we wash our car more than 60 liter of water were

wastey When the tap were open when we were brushing our teeth

it can waste more than 2o liter of water

y One simple shower about 5 minutes can consume between100 and 200 liter of water

y 30 years ago, it was rainy more than 2100mm per annum.Now it was rainy less than 2000mm per annum


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An average bath uses80litres of water.

An average shower onlyuses35 litres.


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The UN estimatesthat by 2025, 75%of the worldpopulationwonthave reliable,clean water.


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