Describe an environmental law

I work in a private enterprise associated with waste water, so I want to talk about the Water Pollution Prevention Law in China. It was first passed in the 1980’s by the National People’s Congress, but since then it has been revised many times. The latest change to this law, as far as I know, took place in 2008, which was about the punishments for the illegal discharge of sewage.

Then, let me talk about the contents of this law. It is made up of eight parts, or eight chapters, including the general principles, the rules of water monitoring, the rules of pollution prevention, discharge standards, and so on.

It is an important law as the water crisis is increasing in China, and the government is taking actions to prevent and control water pollution. But at present, there are still some companies choosing to pay the penalty fees instead of treating the polluted water. I think the punishments should be more detailed and harsher.

Hello Dara,

This is a nice essay about the control of water pollution in China. There are just a few corrections to be made. In the first paragraph, when we are talking about actions taking place from the past until the present we normally use the present perfect which is the correct form of have (have/has) + the past participle.

In the last paragraph you said that the water crisis is exaggerating - to exaggerate means to make something sound more than it is. A typical example is 'I've told you a million times ....!' You should also use to + infinitive after the verb to choose. And finally as the tone of the essay is formal you should avoid using contractions (You're > You are).

Hope this helps

Bob