B1 – Intermediate
China is one of the many countries that suffer air pollution. To have a breath of fresh air, local citizens are buying bottled fresh air from Canada.
To know more about this, let us watch the video below.
Discussion Questions:
- What do you think about buying bottled fresh air?
- If you lived in China, would you consider buying one?
- How is the environmental condition in your country?
- How can we reduce air pollution?
- What can large cities do to improve their air quality?
19 replies on “Chinese Buy Fresh Air”
What do you think about buying bottled fresh air?
I think that it is very sad that this necessity exits, since it means that fresh air is as polluted as it can’t be safely breath.
If you lived in China, would you consider buying one?
Yes, I think that it is probably that If I lived there I had to buy some bottled fresh air. I suffer asma and I think that I would need to breath some fresh air to keep me healthy.
How is the environmental condition in your country?
In big cities like Madrid the environmental condition is not very good. However, I think that we don’t have pollution levels as high as they have in China.
How can we reduce air pollution?
I think that measures from goverments, like promoting clean energies or creating restrinctions for the circulation of the most polluting cars, are needed.
What can large cities do to improve their air quality?
The measures I listed in my previous answer are applicable to large cities and can help to reduce their pollution levels.
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What do you think about buying bottled fresh air?
I think it’s absurd, I can’t imagine how much “Rocky Mountain Pure Air” a Human can breath daily an what could be the cost for a family. a part from that, it is not far unreal, we are doing something similar nowadays buying bottled water from ancient glaciers that are thousands of years old.
If you lived in China, would you consider buying one?
No, I think that a good solution could be to install an air filter system at home and wear mask outside.
How is the environmental condition in your country?
fortunately better than the one described in the video. there are some big cities and industrial areas that have problems but in general there are a good enviromental condition in spain.
How can we reduce air pollution?
We have to be more conscious about how our daily activities can affect to the environment. the way to manage our rubbish, our electrical and water consumption or the decissions in the point of buying can improve the environment without affect to our way of life.
What can large cities do to improve their air quality?
the large cities are an special case into the environmental manage. their responsability in the management of the public transport, services to the citizen and care of the green areas and rules for construction and industries make the difference in a responsible city.
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What do you think about buying bottled fresh air?
I think it´s a joke or an scam, a great entrepreneur discovered the new market and sell air (never better said).
If you lived in China, would you consider buying one?
No, i think there are better options like filters or face masks
How is the environmental condition in your country?
I think in Spain there is a good environmental condition, there are specifical problems in industrial areas or big cities if several weather conditions but in general we haven´t the chinese problems.
How can we reduce air pollution?
We must reduce the CO2 frontprint, promoting the renovable energys, limitating the emissions in transport, industries and domestic uses.
What can large cities do to improve their air quality?
It´s very complicated, firstly, we have to measure the problem with good metrics that serve for control. After that, each city needs a individual program.
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1. What do you think about buying bottled fresh air?
I think that it doesn’t solve the pollution problem that this country has and neither it solves the health problem that the citizens are suffering.
2. If you lived in China, would you consider buying one?
Sure not because I would be spending money without solving my future health problems.
3. How is the environmental condition in your country?
The big cities like Madrid and Barcelona have high/medium pollution problem but we are moving a few kilometres out of the city we find clean air.
4. How can we reduce air pollution?
Reduce the use of fossil fuel.
5. What can large cities do to improve their air quality?
Regulating the things that generate pollution, such as vehicle traffic, industries, etc
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What do you think about buying bottled fresh air? I think that it doesn’t solve anything and you are spending a lot of money in it.
If you lived in China, would you consider buying one? No, I think I would wear a mask or something similar because I don’t think this bottled fresh air helps.
How is the environmental condition in your country? I think we have just problems with pollution in big cities like Madrid and Barcelona but not as bad as in China or India.
How can we reduce air pollution? We can produce energy with renewable sources and use electric cars for example.
What can large cities do to improve their air quality? They can improve the movements with public transport to avoid using provate cars. also they can promote the use of bicicles and electric cars and scooters.
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1. What do you think about buying bottled fresh air?
It is a fashion that has no effect, the amount of air it can provide is a minimal fraction of what we need, which does not solve the problem of breathing polluted air at all.
2. If you lived in China, would you consider buying one?
No, I consider that it is an unnecessary expense of money, in any case I would use a mask and good air filters in the home ventilation systems
3. How is the environmental condition in your country?
In general, we have areas with low levels of contamination, except for large cities such as Madrid and Barcelona, where the level of contamination is generally medium/high, with some periods associated with climatic conditions with very high levels.
4. How can we reduce air pollution?
Reducing the use of fossil fuels both at an industrial level, as in locomotion or in the generation of energy for domestic use.
5. What can large cities do to improve their air quality?
I believe that we can improve the air in large cities by taking measures such as:
– Restrict traffic, establishing areas where the most polluting vehicles have limited access.
– Promoting the creation of green areas.
– Creating aid to replace old heating systems based on fossil fuels with green energy in homes.
– Promoting the installation of solar energy panels in homes as an alternative to electricity and/or gas consumption.
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1. What do you think about buying bottled fresh air? 2.- If you lived in China, would you consider buying one?
To be honest, I wouldn’t buy this bootle air I think it isn’t the solution for air pollution problem and there are no studies to suggest that breathing clean air from a can in short bursts has health benefit. There aren’t regulations towards that, yet.
If I would live in a Country where the air pollution has a so high level like China or India and the Governtment won’t look for solutions I’m sure that I would move to other country or place. The responsability of a Gorverment towards people is being concerned about pollution levels and the health of their citizens.
3.- How is the environmental condition in your country?
In my country the environment condition isn’t as bad in compare with other countries. My city is also affected for air pollution because we are surrounded by road and highways in a valley but for now we don’t need to wear a specific mask for this or take strong meseasures.
4.- How can we reduce air pollution?
We can reduce air pollution using public transports, turn off the light when we don’t use it, recycle and reuse, no use plastic bags… To be honest, this is a very nice theory but it’s difficult put in practice if Government doesn’t take really measures about it.
In order to reduce air pollution and start to introduce mesuares, first at all our government needs to invest in more infrastructure and create more jobs, for example If we would like people use more public transport we need more scheedules and arrive faster to the places we are going. It isn’t possible to motivate people to use public transport if you should wait every 30 minutes or 1 hour every train or bus for going to work or wathever place.
5.- What can large cities do to improve their air quality?
The large cities can improve their air quality putting restrictions like vehicle bans in city centers and promoting e-mobility or public transport.
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– What do you think about buying bottled fresh air? Would you consider buying one if you live in China?
I thought it was a joke but after listening to the video I think that is a good option in countries that suffer air pollution and if the person has health problems/respiratory problems. I would consider buying one if I live in Chine only if I have respiratory problems-
– How is the environment condition in your country?
In my country the environment condition is not as bad as in other countries but the situation is not good. We can do more things in order to avoid with the pollution.
– How can we reduce air pollution?
Using public transports, turn off the light when not in use, recycle and reuse, no use plastic bags…
– What can large cities do to improve their air quality?
Using public transports, use an electric vehicles or bicycles…
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I think this is a very good option for people who travel to China or any other country with pollution problems.
I think that isn´t a good idea, because We must find solutions to improve our live quality. We have to go at the problem. I want to say it´s better don´t dirty the air we need for living and so we don´t have to buy essentials things that are free for the humans. we are going to kill ourselves for being stupid and selfish.
The environment in my country is bad, like in other parts of the world. It´s true there are worst places.
We can reduce air pollution by sharing cars, using public transport, don’t use private planes, thinking a bit with your head. Don’t set the temperature too cold in summer and too hot in winter. A lot of things. And above all you have to think about others.
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