Le lundi 5 décembre 2016 nous sommes partis interviewer le minister de l’environnement libanais afin de discuter des problèmes de l’environnement au Liban:

“Monsieur le minister, nous voudrons d’abord vous saluer puis vous posez quelques questions autour du problème de la pollution : premièrement, nous voudrons vous informer que les espaces verts ne dépassent plus 7% du territoire libanais ?

-Ah bon ? Cela m’étonne que cet espace a autant diminué mais il ne faut pas oublier la cause de cette diminution !

-Nous savons que nous sommes la cause de cette diminution mais vous ne faites pas l’effort de préserver cet environnement ! le Liban est en train de se noyer dans une mer d’ordures et vous ne faites rien !

-Le Liban vit une crise économique qui ne permet pas de trouver des solutions sur le champs !

-En effet, il faut consacrer une partie de l’argent gagné par l’état des taxes pour mettre en place des projets en vue de sauver l’environnement.

-Nous allons prendre en considération votre proposition : on va faire de notre mieux pour résoudre ce problème et nous allons discuter ensemble pour trouver des solutions à ce problème.

-Merci monsieur le ministre, on espère que le Liban devient plus propre !

Online shopping

Shopping is an activity very commonly practiced nowadays in our consumerist society. For example, online shopping has become a widespread means of purchasing items with the advent of the Internet, however I for once am not someone who frequently practices it and as such can only advise against fraudulent websites or scams.  I have not said "consumerist" lightly, for in our society it has become commonplace to shop for items that may not be useful, or that will not be used.  Aside from that, shopping is certainly a beneficial activity as it provides someone with items needed, be it clothes, appliances, gadgets or accessories. 

Give your idea about online shopping

Nowadays online shopping is becoming more popular than regular shopping. People can order anything they want, from anywhere in the world, whenever they want, over the internet and I find that really cool for items that cannot be found in the place where you live, but if the product is provided in the country I prefer ordinary shopping mostly with friends so you can have a great moment.

Online shopping has many advantages. First, you can find a big variety of products and you get the choice to choose which one you want. In addition, most of the products are cheaper than the local products and by using the internet, it’s more easier to find a specific product.

But on the other hand, online shopping has several disadvantages. First, the product that you order can take a long time to arrive. And the product that you order can be damaged or even lost and when you order clothes, sometimes it doesn't fit you. And finally, the shipping can be really expensive and some times costs more than the product.

Black friday

Black Friday is the day following Thanksgiving Day in the United States (the fourth Thursday of November). Since 1952, it has been regarded as the beginning of the Christmas shopping season in the U.S. Black Friday is not an official holiday . There you can find amazing sales and buy really expensive stuff for really cheap. Everyone likes to shop around in this day due to presence of   killer deals.

BLACK FRIDAY SHOPPING

Black Friday shopping is the last Friday of November of every year, where all the shops online and everywhere do amazing sales. There you can find amazing bargains and buy really expensive stuff for really cheap. The black portion of the name, "Black Friday" relates to businesses recording their losses in red ink and gains in black

Many people have this as a day off work; they use it to make trips to see family members or friends who live in other areas or to go on vacation. But for millions of people, Black Friday is the time to do some serious Christmas shopping

Black Friday isn't international: this "event" doesn't exist in Lebanon. So I don't have a personal experience about going black Friday shopping.  But I think it's a great idea for the two sides of the market: the retailers and the costumers. The first one gets to sell most of his stuff that does not give him profit in their original price. And the latter gets to have really amazing stuff, like electronics, for 

an affordable price

Give your idea about SN sites

SN sites are really great for keeping in touch with friends. They are also good to keep updated. These sites can be really educational. People can get addicted and as a consequence, they don’t have time for their real lives. And they can be dangerous because of cyber-bullying.

Is the mobile phone a useful invention?

Mobile phones have a lot of advantages. They can keep us in touch with friends by chatting with them, or in case of emergency, they are always here to help. But on the other side, they have a lot of disadvantages. They are great time wasters. And for students especially, they decrease the concentration. People can get headaches just by using them because of their small screen.

 

SAMI ABOUL HASSAN.        3ème3