Your class recently visited a land reclamation site and your teacher has now asked to write a report

on what you learned

from the trip and what you suggest that they could do to prevent further damaging the environment

Here are some comments from the students:

 I was quite fascinated by how the dredgers work.

I was quite shocked to see how they were moving the machinery on the reef.

Introduction

This report aims to present what we learned from the visit to the land reclamation site as well as to ascertain the ways to
minimize the negative environmental impacts due to the project.

The visit

We arrived at the site while the work was on-going and, to our amazement, it was quite a bit different from what we had
expected. Almost everyone was thunderstruck to see how exactly the land was being reclaimed. It was simply fascinating
to discover that sand from ocean floor was piled on the reef flat to enlarge the land surface. Moreover, as we learned about
the machinery, we all deeply agreed that the dredger should get most of the credit as it does the carrying and piling of
sand, which actually is the main idea of land reclamation. It will indeed be a golden contribution to our geography lessons.

Notwithstanding the boons, it was utterly saddening to see the once animate marine life now in tatters due to their
recklessness. If only the workers were more cautious, less blight would be caused to the Mother Nature. It is absolutely
senseless to ravage reef areas, other than the ones included in the project, just because we lack consideration.

Recommendation

In light of what we observed on the trip, I vehemently believe that the workers should be more cautious while driving
across the reef and on land. Besides, it is high time the responsible personnel advised the workers to bypass the pristine
reef when moving the machinery back and forth so as to avoid further damages to our ecosystem.