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2014年11月2日星期日

SPM Sample Essay : How to Save Water

I have written this article to let you know the many ways you can save water.

I feel sad when I see the way you use water. You use water very wastefully. You turn on the tap for about five minutes just to wash your hands. After washing your hands or something else, you very often leave the tap running for a few minutes more. When you wash your shoes, you use pail after pail of water. When you wash your bicycles or motorcycles, you use a hose. You allow the water to flow out of the hose even when you do not need it. All these acts waste water. Water is not cheap. Water is quite expensive to process. Our water supply is also not limitless. We can end up without water if we do not use it carefully. If your memory is not too short, you should remember that only a few years ago, some of our reservoirs ran dry and there had to be water rationing. So, we should not waste water. Here are the ways you can save water.

The first thing you can do is to repair leaking taps immediately. Even just a dripping tap can make you lose gallons of water a day. If you repair a dripping or leaking tap immediately, you can save quite a lot of water. You can repair a leaking tap just by changing the rubber inside. Only rarely do you have to change the tap.

The second thing you can do is always to wash a full load of clothes. Do not wash just a few items of clothing. If you do the latter you will just be wasting water.

After washing your clothes in the washing machine, do not throw away the water. You can use it to water the plants. The water is very good for plants because it contains phosphates which are very good for the plants.

The fourth thing is never to water flowers and other plants when it is very warm. The heat will cause the water to evaporate. Water all plants in the early morning and in the evening when the sun is not so hot. Then the water will not be lost through evaporation.

You should also not use a hose when you are washing your motorcycle or car. Using a hose uses a lot of water. You should use a pail of water and a sponge. If you use a pail and a sponge, you use only a little water.

When you wash vegetables, never do it under a running tap. A lot of water is wasted in this way. You should wash vegetables in a basin of water. Then you will save water.

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