Nature & the environment

1. Have you ever been to the seaside?

2. Would you like to live in a house by the sea?

3. Do you enjoy gardening?

4. Do you like having flowers in your home?

5. Are flowers important in your culture?

6. Are there many parks or public gardens where you live?

7. Do you think it’s important for a city to have parks and public gardens?

8. Is the environment very important to you?

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Nature & the environment

1.  Have you ever been to the seaside?

Sure, I go every year with my family to the beach. Normally we just play games like beach ball, build sand castles, and do some sunbathing.

 2. Would you like to live in a house by the sea?

I’m a bit of a city boy so I’m not sure if I could live by the sea… I mean, it’d be quite remote, probably quite far from any cultural activities… But I guess it’d be very tranquil, and there’d be a refreshing breeze in summer.

 3. Do you enjoy gardening?

Well, I don’t have a garden so it’s hard to say… But when I was young, I used to love being in the garden… We had plenty of flowerbeds and vegetable patches. I liked planting things and nurturing them. It was very calming.

 4. Do you like having flowers in your home?

Yeah, definitely. Flowers can really brighten up a home… Sometimes their fragrance or scent is nice, too. I especially like colourful flowers like tulips, roses and carnations.

 5. Are flowers important in your culture?

Uh… I don’t know… People give flowers as a present, I mean, people give roses to their girlfriend or boyfriend as a token of affection. But… I think people all over the world do that!

 6. Are there many parks or public gardens where you live?

OK… I’m a Seoulite, and Seoul’s quite a built-up, sprawling city, so there aren’t many green spaces. Some of the apartment complexes have courtyards with benches where people can sit, though.

 7. Do you think it’s important for a city to have parks and public gardens?

Sure. City life is quite busy, stressful, and stifling because of all the crowds, but green spaces provide people with a quiet spot they can unwind in.

 8. Is the environment important to you?

Uh… To be honest, I don’t think about the environment too much, but I think I should worry about it more. It’s important to recycle and respect nature, but it’s easy to forget about those things in your everyday life.

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