有关学习外语的建议的英语作文【精彩20篇】

One day, mother and i went to climb mount huang. when i began to climb, i

felt very easy. but when i climbed the haft way, i was very tired.and quite out

of breath. i asked mother, "can i climb to the top?" mother answered, "as long

as you have courage, you can conquer every mountain,

no matter how high it is! "so i went ahead. half an hour later, i climbed

to the top finally. what a wonderful day i had!

听、说、读、写、译，是我们学习英语中最重要的五个方面，不可偏废。前面发了一些关于口语和音标的帖子，有家长建议我写一些关于写作的内容。

大家都知道口语要说的地道，而我们的写作往往停留在中式英语的误区中，而且很难发现。

“为什么我的词汇量如此丰富却仍然写不出能让阅卷老师满意的作文?”相信不少同学都曾有过这样的疑问。词汇量的多寡往往并不是一篇英语作文质量好或者坏的关键。许多同学即便很努力地去准备作文，但最终分数仍然不理想，这很可能是因为他们陷入了某种写作的误区。今天，张译云老师就要为大家列举比较常见的三种英语写作误区，希望能帮小勇士们“对号入座”，并施以针对性的改进。

误区一：用中文思维串联英文词汇

一些同学在绞尽脑汁也写不出英语作文的情况下，会先按照题目写一个中文稿出来，然后再借助电子辞典翻译出一篇所谓的英语作文。还有一些同学习惯性地用中文的表达方式来写英语作文。这就造成了所谓的中国式英语作文。在这样的作文里，我们常常读到以下这类用中文的语法和英语单词拼凑出来的句子：

“When Iwas a child,my parents very love me。”(正确表达：When Iwas achild,my parents loved me very much)。

解决之道：强化语法

要想流利的掌握一门外语，你需要能够使用该语言思考。而将中文式思维转变为英语思维的最根本的途径之一就是强化语法知识。很多同学的词汇量很丰富，但是对于怎么用，什么时候用却并不明白。而这些恰恰是语法知识所能告诉我们的。哪些词要用在句中，哪些词应该用在句尾，语法里都有相应的规定。一旦用错了位置就会写成英国人看不懂的英语作文。另外，对于词汇所存在的不同的形态也应该注意。

误区二：过分“精雕细琢”而忽视了“大局”

不少同学在写英语作文时，将过多的注意力放在“优美的文笔”上面。因此，他们不停地用电子辞典搜集华丽的词藻，并运用难度颇高的句式，以期能让自己的作文“技高一筹”。但事实上，多数情况下会弄巧成拙。太生僻的单词同学们运用起来并不能得心应手，而且使用太复杂的句型也常常会出错。

解决之道：用平常心表达平常事

要写作要求学生能够综合运用逻辑、词汇和语法等多种知识和技能来完成一个写作任务，但并不苛求学生去做标新立异的创作。因此同学们无需力求完美地到电子辞典里去找生僻的词汇，也不需要写得多么高深莫测，而是应该抱着平常的心态去描述自己看到的东西，表达自己想到的内容，将学过的词从记忆深处调动出来，复习语法课上学到的知识。用这样的心态写出来的东西内容虽简单但不乏生活气息，语言虽稚嫩，但却准确易懂。

误区三：文章冗长细枝末节过多

不少学生在写作中的一大担心就是文章的长度不够，再加上对于“可适当增减细节，不可字对字的翻译”的误解，于是便充分发挥想象能力，加入了很多离题较远的细枝末节。这样的文章写出来更像是一篇“大杂烩”，从中找不到任何主题。还有一些作文，句子和句子之间的连贯性不强，逻辑思维混乱，读起来让人摸不到头脑。

解决之道：理清思路，言之有物

我认为，很多人之所以写不够题目要求的作文字数，其中一个重要原因就是对于题目本身没有理解透彻。建议同学们不要急于下笔，而是先考虑清楚自己要说几点内容，这些内容之间的逻辑关系是怎样的。

I am a love reading girl, since I was young, I very love books, and book

the indissoluble bond. I put the book as an indispensable nourishment, he saw a

book like the hungry to see bread, fondle admiringly. Because the book is the

source of human wisdom, is the ladder of human progress. Book give me knowledge

and wisdom, and also gave me strength and courage. In my room, there is a large

bookcase, there are all books, every birthday, mom and dad asked me to want what

gift, I will blurt out: "a book, I as long as the book." When reading, I often

forget all about eating and sleeping, as if into another world.

Reading, can make us grow many knowledge, solve the problem. On one

occasion, grandmother domesticated some hares, hares to depilate, grandma see

hares like bite lice, gradually to open mouth, the neck fur with red meat, and

then use the tongue to the sides, and behind them in a hurry to say to me: "you

see how this rabbit. Red meat are exposed, it doing?" . I to grandma said with a

smile: "it is the hair removal, then fluff will regrow of glistening." My

grandma listened to, smiled and said to me: "how do you know?" I proudly said:

"from the book to see." It seems that these reading useless really big ah.

Colorful in the book, read the "lei feng diary let me know how people live

to be more of others, read" how the steel was tempered "which I understand the

difficulties cannot be back, have the perseverance and strong will to overcome

difficulties.

Today was the first day of my new life. I looked at my new books and

checked everything for the new school year. I was excited as well as

worried.

Entering new school, I was curious about everything, new classrooms, new

teachers, new classmates etc. It would be a new start for each student. And what

I was worried about is that I had no friends here. I wondered if no liked to

play with me. Were the teachers strict with students?

I fell relaxed when the teacher asked me, What else could I help you,

freshman?". I found that the teachers were kind and polite, and the classmates

around me were friendly. While I was thinking about how to get on well with my

classmates, my desk mate showed me his favorite Ipad4s. He wanted to play with

me, but I didnt know how to play, so he taught me patiently, and we played

happily.

Worries have gone, and happiness is coming.

Many people believe that human activity is causing the earth’s temperature

to rise. They say that this global warming will have dreadful consequences for

our environment, such as drought and flooding.

What should governments do to help prevent global warming? Give reasons for

your suggestions.

The earth’s temperature is rapidly changing. As a result there has been a

lot of climate change such as heat waves, droughts and floods. Scientists

believe that this is the result of human activity, which is polluting the

Earth’s atmosphere. This could become a disaster if governments do not act to

help prevent global warming. They can act in three ways; by supporting research,

by making laws and by keeping the general public informed.

Firstly, governments can support research. For example, they should

encourage companies to develop vehicles that cause less pollution. They should

also support alternative sources of electricity from wind and water rather than

from oil and coal. As well, they should sponsor conferences to discuss the

effects of greenhouse gas emissions and possible solutions to the problem.

Secondly, they should make laws that limit the amount of greenhouse gases

that companies can emit. Private companies should be rewarded for following

these laws. They should also be punished for creating pollution.

Finally, everybody is affected by global warming. Therefore, it is

important that governments involve individuals in the problem solving process.

For example they should encourage households to save as much energy as possible

by using more efficient light bulbs or less hot water. They should also

encourage the public to recycle, and this should be compulsory for everyone.

Another way of saving energy is by public transport systems. Governments should

spend money on public transport to make it as easy as possible for the public to

save energy.

In summary, it is clear that there are a lot of things that governments can

do to prevent global warming. They should involve companies, support scientists

and encourage individuals to protect the planet.

Many years ago, when the online business first became popular among the

public. The manufacturers tried to make some slogans so as to catch more

customers. Then the day of November 11th was named the single day, and they gave

great discount. Today, it has become a shopping day.

There is no doubt that e-commerce is the future. With more young people

rely on the Internet, they get used to purchase online. Looked at the past five

years, November 11th gala has been famous around the world for the great profit

gained on that day. According to the report, the total income of e-commerce on

this gala surpasses the rest days of the year! What a surprise data.

The businessmen sense the great market potential and they advocate people

to make purchase on that single day, because there is great discount. If they

miss it, they will be regretful. With the successful marketing strategy, all the

people are so crazy about this gala. No one can resist the temptation, because

there is always something they want.

I love traveling. Traveling not only broadens my horizons but also opens my

eyes to the world. Whats more, it refreshes me. You can go to Disneyland and

experience what its like to be “a child again!” You can visit one of the “seven

wonders of the world,” such as the Grand Canyon and feel the magnificence of

nature! You can taste the “magicial” ice water on a glacier, which can help you

become more beautiful and make you live longer. Just forget all trifles and

burdens that you have in your mind. Experience is a type of living knowledge.

Youll be sure to experience many new things when traveling. You dont even need a

tour guide if you long for more freedom. Just dont forget to bring your

backpack!

Sunflower is a kind of beautiful flower. It has golden color and a round face. It looks like the sun， that is why people call it sunflower. Besides， it looks like a warm smile， too. When you look at it， it seems smile to you. It can bring warm to people. So， I like sunflower very much. During the day， its face turns to the sun all the time. When autumn comes， it is ripe. Therefore， we can eat its seeds. They are very delicious.向日葵是一种美丽的花。它有着灿灿的金色和圆圆的脸蛋，看上去很像太阳，这就是为什么人们叫它向日葵。而且，它看起来像一个温暖的笑脸。当你看着它的时候，它好像在对你微笑。它能够给人们带来温暖。所以，我很喜欢向日葵。白天，它总是面向太阳。秋天来了，它就成熟了。因此，我们可以吃它的种子，它的种子很好吃。

I am not a brave girl, I am afraid of losing face in front of my friends

and parents, so I always let the chance go and refuse to try. Once, I have a

chance to take a performance in the Christmas show, but thinking about if I

performed badly, all my friends would laugh at me, so I gave up the chance. But

now, I am tired of letting so many chances to go, I want to try, after seeing my

friends take all the chances to try, I am not going to be the outsider all the

time, I want to live my own life and make some differences. People say failure

is not terrible, the unforgettable thing are to lose the courage to try and then

making all kinds of excuses. Let’s take out our courage and do what we want to

do.

通过学习泰安市师德标兵事迹，深受感动和教育，裨益匪浅。教师是人类灵魂的工程师，不但担负着释疑解惑的职责，还担负着教书育人的神圣使命，学生的成才和做人，都离不开教师的潜心教导，潜移默化。

作为教师，首先，应该以身作则，率先垂范。

“教师是学生的榜样”。教师的一言一行的确能深深影响着学生。教师的举止言谈、道德修养、处事方法、性格爱好，都给学生以潜移默化的影响。因为小学阶段的孩子，年龄小，没有很强的是非观念，模仿能力特别强，所以他们往往把教师当作自己的学习楷模。正是在这种模仿与影响的过程中，他们的性格、爱好、品质、修养等也在逐步形成。教师对学生的这种影响甚至是终身的。正如教育家加里宁所说的：“教师的世界观，他的品行、他的生活、他对每一现象的态度都这样或那样地影响着全体学生。”因此，教师更应在学生面前起到表率的作用，在平时的工作、生活中严格地要求自己，注意自己的一言一行，注意自己工作态度和方法，给学生做个好榜样，用自己良好的行为规范和师德修养去教育感染学生，以此培养学生良好的品行和修养，为学生的终身发展奠定基础。

成功取决于积极主动的心态。而教师的积极情绪、主动心态更是身心健康的一种内驱力，能促使我们积极向上，不断进取。不仅如此，教师的良好心态还能给学生带来很大的影响，促进他们健康快乐地成长，最终达成教育教学目标，并形成良性循环。反之，如果教师做事懒散，处世消极，那么，势必会使祖国的花朵耷拉着脑袋，打不起精神，自然也不能很好地茁壮成长。

如今，由于社会对教师更高的要求，教师自身工作任务的繁重，工作压力的加大，使很多教师产生了对工作的厌烦情绪，对工作的热情不高，这在很大程度上影响了我们工作的质量，也不利于学生的发展与成长。作为教师，我们应该认识到这种现状对教师自身发展、对学生成长的不利，要学会克服自己工作中的困难，以积极乐观的态度看待自己的工作，努力去完成自己的教育教学任务，实现教师价值与学生成长的双赢。要有献身教育的崇高境界。在工作中以德立教、爱岗敬业、忠于职守，树立良好的职业道德;在生活中以教育为快乐，以美好的教育行为为自己的人生主线，把全部的爱献给献给学生，献给教育事业。

没有爱心就没有教育。热爱自己的工作岗位，这是教师必须要具备的良好品德。如果连这点都没法做到，那么这一辈子都很难成为一个优秀的老师。既然干了这份工作，就要对这份工作负责。要不计名利，耐得住寂寞和清贫，积极进取，开拓创新，无私奉献，尽职尽责地完成每一项教学任务，力求干好自己的本职工作。不求最好，但求更好，不断的挑战自己，超越自己。

热爱自己的工作，还体现在对学生的热爱上。爱，是教育的基础;没有爱，就没有真正的教育。作为一名教师，不仅要教给学生知识，更要给予爱。疼爱自己的孩子是本能，而热爱别人的孩子是神圣!这种爱是教师教育学生的感情基础，学生一旦体会到这种感情，就会“亲其师”，从而“信其道”。一个不爱自己学生的教师，不仅干不好自己的工作，更不是一个好的教师。

我们面对的是一群天真可爱的孩子，由于他们年龄小，没有形成一定的习惯，所以他们总会犯这样、那样的错误。这时，我们就要宽容的对待他们，给他们改正错误的机会。爱孩子，还要学会信任、鼓励、安慰孩子，给他们创造良好的发展、成长氛围，用自己的温暖与真心去打动每一个孩子。特别是那些学困生，更要用平等的眼光看待他们，更要给他们更多的爱心。

爱不应该是挂在嘴上，也不应该是肤浅的凡事包办，而应该深入到思想落实在行动上。家长把子女送到学校我们有责任把学生教育好、保护好、让每个学生都能在我们的爱护下和教育下健康成长。在今后的工作中，我们要践行“教书育人、管理育人、服务育人”的办学理念，为孩子的成长负责，为孩子的发展服务，做到正人先正己，做事先做人，做一个坦坦荡荡的人。脚踏实地、不为名所累、不为利所趋的堂堂正正的人们教师。

作为教育工作者,要有一颗真诚的心。我们都应该学会换位思考，“对待别人的孩子要像对待自己的孩子一样”。家长把孩子送到我们手上的时候，他们对我们寄予很大的希望，所以，我得要把他们都看成是自己的孩子，要像待自己的孩子一样真诚的关爱爱他们，用积极的情感去感染他们，扣击他们的心扉，激起他们感情的波澜，这是一种责任。孩子身体不适时，要嘘寒问暖、想方设法;孩子有缺点或不足时，要想到：他们是孩子，拥有犯错误的权利，不歧视，不挖苦，不嘲笑，以宽容之心善待之;当孩子的优点或进步时，要及时表扬，加以肯定和鼓励。总而言之，作为教师，我们要真诚地把自己的爱心、细心和关心注入培育孩子的一举一动，让孩子健康快乐成长，那就是我们最大的幸福。

As soon as everyone steps into junior middle schools, English plays an important role in our daily life. Whats more, with China entering the WTO, English has become the most popular foreign language in China. As a student, I think everyone should have a good knowledge of English. However, nowadays the majority of students have great difficulty in learning English. How does the problem come about? For me, I am into English. In my opinion, the reason is that a great many students have no interest and confidence in learning English.

So, I think it is important to develop an interest in English and to remember that patience is the key to learning English. Then try your best and take every chance to communicate with others in English. Besides, by listening to English tapes you may make great progress. I suggest buying some English magazines and newspapers, such as English Weekly, the best among them, which will help you a lot.

Do as I have said above, you will be successful sooner or later.

27th, September of every year is World Tourism Day. Of course, it is to

advocate people to travel often. Nowadays, as people’s living standard improve,

the number and frequency of people to travel is also increasing. Why? I think it

may because of the advantage of travel. First of all, travel can make people

relaxed. In today’s competitive society, everyone is under great stress. They

may be crazy if they are in that situation in the long term. Going travel,

leaving all the troubles behind for a period of time, people will have a good

rest and then fight again. Secondly, travel can broaden people’s vision. People

can learn more through what they see and hear. This knowledge is good for them.

Last but not least, travel can enlarge people’s social circle, because they can

make new friends on the way of their trip. In conclusion, travel has so many

advantages. It is no wonder that there is a World Tourism Day to encourage

everyone to go travel.

Halloween

Halloween is an autumn holiday that Americans celebrate every year. It means "holy evening," and it comes every October 31, the evening before All Saints Day. However, it is not really a church holiday, it is a holiday for children mainly.

Every autumn, when the vegetables are ready to eat, children pick large orange pumpkins. Then they cut faces in the pumpkins and put a burning candle inside. It looks as if there were a person looking out of the pumpkin! These lights are called jack-o-lanterns, which means "Jack of the lantern".

The children also put on strange masks and frightening costumes every Halloween. Some children paint their faces to look like monsters. Then they carry boxes or bags from house to house. Every time they come to a new house, they say,"Trick or treat! Money or eat!" The grown-ups put treat-money or candy in their bags.

Not only children, but most grown-ups also love Halloween and Halloween parties because on this day,they can disguise themselves as personages or ghost as their imaginations will lead them. This bring them the satisfaction of being young.

万圣节前夕

万圣节前夕是美国人年年都会庆祝的秋季节日。它的意思是“神圣的夜晚”，在每年的10月31日，也就是万圣节前夜。但实际上这不是一个真正的宗教节日，而主要是孩子们的节日。

每年秋天蔬菜成熟可以食用的时候，孩子们就会挑出大个儿的橙色南瓜。然后在南瓜上刻上一张脸，把一根点燃的蜡烛放在里面。看起来就好像有人在向南瓜外面张望。这些灯就叫做“iack-o-lantems”，意思也就是“杰克的灯”。

每年万圣节前夕孩子们还戴上奇怪的面具，穿上吓人的服装。有些孩子把脸刷成怪物。然后他们拿着盒子或袋子挨家挨户串门。每来到一个新房子他们就说：“不款待就捣乱!给钱还是吃的!”大人们就会把用来招待的钱或糖放在他们的袋子里了。

不仅孩子，许多成年人也喜欢万圣节前夕和万圣节前夕晚会。因为这一天他们可以根据自己的想象把自己装扮成名流或幽灵。这会带给他们年轻的快感。

Let me tell you about it. First I have a great eating habit. I eat

vegetables and fruit every day and I drink yogurt twice a week .Although I like

junk food very much I try to eat it once a week because it is bad for my health.

And I also eat less meat. Then I hold on to playing sports every day. I jog 2

kilometers and jump 2 hours. Next I go to bed early and get up early. I keep

sleeping for about 8 hours. Having a great eating habits and doing exercise can

help me get good grades.

As you can see having a healthy life is important for everyone. Let’s have

a healthy life style and lead a happy life.

“老师，您用人类最崇高的感情--爱，播种春天，播种理想，播种力量……”“您的爱，太阳一般温暖，春风一般和煦，清泉一般甘甜。您的爱，比父爱更严峻，比母爱更细腻，比友爱更纯洁。您--老师的爱，天下最伟大，最高洁”……然而，近年来教师体罚学生、变相体罚、歧视、侮辱后进生等事件频频发生，试问咱们这一教师群体还有多少人能够配得上辛辛学子们如此崇高的赞美?作为一名教师如果不具备良的师德师风，如何以身作则，如何培养未来的花朵、国家的栋梁?通过本次师德师风建设的学习，我深深体会到了作为一名合格教师应具备的几点要求。

一、加强自身道德素养

作为一名优秀教师的首要条件是自身的师德素养，因此我校全体教师在贾玉明校长的组织下认真系统的学习了、、等法律法规，我校形成了团结勤奋、爱岗敬业的良好校风，我自己也在今后的教育教学中从思想到行为上严格烙守“德高为师，身正为范”的理念。,

, etc. under the organization of President Jia YumingIn laws and regulations, our school has formed a good school style of unity and diligence, and dedication. I am also in the future education and teaching.

二、热爱教育事业

教师的职业是神圣的，也是辛苦的。既然我们选择了这一职业，就要对自己的选择无怨无悔。我们不仅要严谨治学、积极进取、开拓创新，同时对学生要有“三心”，即爱心、耐心、细心。孩子的内心是天真无邪的，同时也是敏感脆弱的，我们在平时的教育教学中切忌语言过激，易怒易爆，尤其是在对待班上那些后进生，有时可能我们不经意的一句批评或是一个蔑视的眼神都有可能影响孩子今后的发展。因此我们一定要耐心，要细心。同时在生活上老师应多与学生沟通，多了解他们，多关心他们。近几年，农村留守儿童人数不断上涨，我们的关心更是必要的。我们应时时刻刻准备着做“一眼灌溉学生的泉水”……

三、不断加强专业知识的学习

要给学生一杯水，教师自己首先要有一桶水。在信息网络横飞的现代，学生能够通过各种途径获取知识。因此，作为教师要孜孜不倦的学习，要勤于提高自己的专业知识水平，以便获取更多更广泛的知识，才能使这桶水变活，源源不断的供给学生，才能在学生心中竖起高大的形象，成为学生努力超越的典范，同时也能使教师的课堂教学更加游刃有余，丰富多彩。

转眼间已走过了四年的教育生涯，在这四年当中我们进行了校本培训、专业知识学习以及教师职业道德等教育法规的学习，我觉得自己在教育这一行业始终处在不断学习、不断的进步当中，非常感谢县领导能够给予我们这样的机会，同时我也希望在以后的教育生涯里继续学习各方面知识，不断提高自己，慢慢朝着优秀教师迈进。

Today, as the economy develops fast, people can buy what they need, the

producers provide them all the new things, so the factory produce many products,

in order to make the biggest profit, they don’t deal with the pollution. Water

gets polluted, it does harm to people’s health, we drink water everyday, the

government controls the producers to figure out some ways to deal with the water

pollution.

The new term is coming and i will be wiser and wiser because i will learn

more knowlege.I will do more meaningful things that i think.First,i will get

back to my everyday activities, such as:Ping pong,football and basket

ball.Sports are really interesting,arent they?Second,i will read more

books,just as the saying goes:the more , the better.Its true that I will know

more about the world and understand why people say that the world is very

big.Third,i will study maths,physics and English better.I will solve more

difficult maths problems and be interested in them.I will think about more

physics problems.English is important and I will spend more time on it.Im

really looking forward to the coming future.I will get ready to face the

future!

Cell phone seems to be one of the most important inventions of 20 century.

Using cell phones to surf the Internet has become quite common in our daily

lives. Cell phone has exceeded its original function such as making phones calls

or sending message. Its multi-functions have make people’s tedious lives more

colorful. Many people, especially the young generation, have found that they can

not live without their cell phones. Many people feel uncomfortable in absence of

their cell phones. This may become a symptom called cell phone dependency.

First, many people have addicted to cell phones, they spend considerable

time and money on the phone, for it provide with numerous games and

applications. Some of them even use cell phones as computers that they keep the

phone open for all day long. As to some students, some of them even use the

phones to play games in the class, when they should focus on their study

instead. In this case, parents and teachers should limit the time that children

spending on the cell phones, for its have more disadvantages than

advantages.

Second, the dependency on cell phones has shown people’s anxiety towards to

their social interrelationship. A day without cell phone just feels like getting

lost in this big world. Every day, people tend to check their cell phones to see

if they have got any messages or surf the Internet, but the cell phone truly

affects their normal life.

There is no denying that cell phones have brought us considerable

convenient. However, we should be aware of the negative effects that cell phones

have brought to us. Just put down your cell phone for a while, and you will find

that without your phone life can still be wonderful, too.

Today is womens day, and also the day I get the scholarship. Look! I made

a chocolate bar for my mother with a scholarship. Although I have paid a lot for

myself, I am very happy in my heart: I can also give my mother a gift, instead

of wrapping around my mother for presents!

But mom is sick and cant eat sweet food. I had to put the chocolate in the

fridge, but after a few days my mother was very ill, and she took a big bite,

and I eagerly asked, "is it good?" She said it was a little sandy. I took a

bite, too. I was a little depressed. But my mother encouraged me, "but its

sweet, its great!" My heart is sweet and happy! I wrote a few words

specifically for my mother, although it was not very good.

I am a student from Xinhua Middle School in Chongqing，China. Informed that

you have a vacancy for a student to serve as the spokesman for animals, I cannot

resist my inner excitement,hoping to seize the opportunity to do something for

animals .

In my mind，nothing can delight me so much as caring for animals. Wherever I

go and whatever I do, I usually keep in mind that animals are angels from the

heaven, which bring us endless comfort and pleasure. I have been a panda lover

since my childhood. Panda is so lovely that brings fun to people and they are

regarded as the treasure of our country. Unfortunately，such a rare species is

now faced with the danger of being extinct。What I am eager to do is to raise

people’s awareness of animal protection and appeal to more people to care for

our earth companies.

It is my belief that all human beings can make a difference together. I

would appreciate it if my application could get your approval.

Almost everyone knows that water covers three-fourths of the earths

surface. Most of it， however， is in the oceans and is too salty to drink. Also，

some of it is frozen and cannot be used. In fact， less than one percent is left

for the use of people， animals and plant life. All through history men have

tried to build their homes near the sources of fresh water. Now fresh water is

becoming scarce， but more and more is needed because of the increasing number of

people in the world. Some industries also use large amounts of fresh water in

the production of things such as steel， petroleum， paper and rubber and so on.

Scientists estimate that the need for fresh water will have doubled by the year

2003. If they are correct， we must find new ways of saving it or producing it.

Some nations have worked on the problem and are already sharing their

information with others. They are trying to keep their rivers from becoming

polluted. Deep wells are also being dug， and rain water is being collected in

huge artificial lakes. In one way or another， they hope to provide enough water

to satisfy the needs of their people.