Being persuasive

Question 1

Phrases used to persuade others:
→ Given...
→ It's little wonder...
→ People realize...
→ It goes without saying that...
→ We owe it to...
→ We must...
→ We need to...

Answer 1

…GIVEN our current knowledge of greenhouse effect and global warming, IT’S LITTLE WONDER there’s so much focus these days on sustainable living. (Dado nosso….não é de admirar que exista…)

…PEOPLE REALIZE that there has to be a limit do carbon emissions.

…IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING that air and water pollution threatens all living things, not just humans, and needs to be seriously controlled. (É evidente que….)

…The future is up to us. WE OWE IT TO our children and grandchildren to protect this planet, to recycle, to increase our use of clean energies like hydroelectricity. (Nós devemos isso a nossas crianças)

…WE MUST stop the devastation of our only home.