Choral Speaking 2017

A very good morning we bid you

The Honourable judges, ladies and gentleman

We will entertain you with

Our tales of environmental issues,

Hmm, sounds familiar, huh?

Like an old issue

But it’s an issue not to be taken for granted

See, Touch, Smell, Taste and feel it around you

We all know what is going on

Sad, sad, sad, very sad

What about the future generations?

Hmm

Don’t you think it’s getting hot here?

I do
I do
I do
We all do!

But …why?
It’s definitely the weather
Global warming for sure

How warm is the globe?

The temperature never ceased to rise for the past century

Yes, it has gotten everyone on earth talking about it
I worry about the climate change, the ice is melting worldwide
As the ice melts, the sea level rises too
It has become faster over the last century

Floods and droughts will become more common

Hurricanes and storms are likely to become stronger

It has something to do with the greenhouse effect

We should stop producing greenhouse gasses

But How?

Stop open burning

Use less air conditioning
Car pooling
Walking and cycling instead of driving
Less driving mean fewer emissions
Checkout for mass transit system too

But we don’t have it here

Oh yeah, you’re right! Too bad…

Climate change for sure sounds serious

Can’t imagine the world is over-heated or wholly covered by water!

Oh no!
Its looks like we are coming to the end of the world!
Repent, repent!
(Sound effect: Chainsaw and followed by shout “Timber!”)

That is the sound of deforestation

When will it stop and rob us of our source of life?

Illegal logging obviously has deep impact on every creature

Imagine this world without trees!
Surely we will suffer and won’t survive the heat!

Tropical deforestation is responsible for about 20% of world greenhouse gas emissions

Burning of forest plants releases large amounts of carbon dioxide

More carbon dioxide means more hot air trapped in the atmosphere
And it increases the temperature

Poor animals, where will they live?

Many species are becoming extinct
As their habitats are destroyed
It will be a great loss to the human race

That is why we need to have reserved forest

To protect the natural environment

I love the refreshing feel of the National Park

Once in a while, we need to escape

From the hustle and bustle of the city
We should start thinking green
So that we have clean water flowing from the river
And more picnics to enjoy with our family

Yes, waste no paper

Love our forest
Dump no rubbish into the water
Love our river
Take care of the wildlife
Love the animals
Yes, love our nature
Love ourselves
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

We proud to be Malaysian
Because our eco-tourism spots are among the best in the world
Sipadan, a heaven for divers
Mulu caves and Kinabalu, World Heritage sites
Terengganu, home to the leather back turtles
Sepilok, (orang utan Sound..) home to the orang utans
Sarawak,(Hornbill sound…) a place like no others, … home to the hornbills

We the young generation will ensure that our flora and fauna
And our rich biodiversity must remain intact
We must protect it for our future generations
We will not sell our lands to human greed

Let us all work together

To protect out Mother Nature

Who else would do that for us if not ourselves

Join Earth Hour

Switch off your lights
Let us walk together
Hand in hand
We can make our earth a better place
One mission
One hope
One Malaysia
One world!