Inhospitable climate — суровый климат, неприспособленный для жизни

There can be drastic changes (коренные изменения) in the climatic pattern (модель) due to the increase in the carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere, which is the main cause of global warming. Global warming would increase the temperature of earth and make it inhospitable. We are cutting more and more trees for furniture's, and wood. Trees purify (очищают) the atmosphere by absorbing the carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and releasing the oxygen. Furthermore, the roots of tree hold the soil and prevent floods.

Resources of petroleum, oil, and minerals are not endless. There is shortage of water all over the world. Once depleted (истощать, исчерпывать) of these resources, our life would be difficult. Killing elephants for their teeth, and other species for their furs (меха) disrupt (разрушает) the food chain. For example killing of carnivorous (плотоядных) animals would cause increase in the number of herbivores (травоядные животные), which would consume more plants. We also depend on plants for food so there can be shortage (нехватка, недостаток) of vegetables and cereals (хлебные злаки) for us.

We should preserve (охранять, сберегать) the earth and respect all its valuable resources. Pollution and climatic changes can make earth inhospitable (суровой, неприспособленной для жизни). Our future would not be good without sustainable development.

Topic 30 Should a high school be built in your community?

I oppose (Я против) having a new high school built in my neighborhood. Although I know there's a real need for a new facility, I have to say that I don't want one built so close to me. I think it would cause a lot of problems.

First of all, there are very few teenagers in this neighborhood, or in our suburban (пригородном) subdivision, for that matter. Most of the residents here are either retired or are just starting out with young children. This means that the kids coming to the new high school wouldn't be walking to school. They would come on buses or would be driving to the school. Either way, this would mean a lot more traffic on our streets.

In addition to the traffic on school days, there also would be traffic whenever there was a sporting event, such as a basketball or football game, or activities at the school. Would there be enough parking in the school lot for everyone attending those events? Probably not. Consequently, those extra cars would end up (доходить, скатываться) parking in our neighborhood.

Christians like him always end up with that it is their pet theory. - Такие как он христиане всегда доходят до этой идеи: это их любимый конек.

My neighbors and I would also be upset about the loss of the park, which is the site that's been selected for the high school. Mothers with young children gather there every morning for their kids to play together. People my age like to take a walk after dinner. On weekends, that park is a place for picnics and relaxation. We'd be sorry to lose our neighborhood park.

I also have some concerns about all those young people being in our neighborhood. Would there be problems with drugs or fights? Could the school district guarantee us that security would be apriority? These are concerns that I don't think can be addressed sufficiently for me to support a new high school in my neighborhood.