Ha Noi, 1st May 2025

Dear Jane,

How has your week been? Do you want to share it with me? I'm so excited to tell you I have had a meaningful experience this week. This Tuesday, I joined a group of teenage volunteers for a beach cleanup at Sam Son Beach. I didn't expect that the beach would be full of plastic bottles and nylon bags scattered everywhere, even under every coconut tree. 

 We split into small teams, put on gloves, and started filling sacks with trash. As we worked, we chatted and shared stories about how pollution harms marine life. Did you know that sea turtles often mistake nylon bags with jellyfish? It broke my heart to see that situation and how much carelessness, disregard people show to nature.

 By noon, we had collected three sacks of trash! The beach looked so much cleaner, and some locals even stopped to thank us. It felt amazing to make a real difference, no matter how small.

  This experience made me realise how important it is to protect our environment. Maybe next time, you could join me? We could organise our mini-cleanup! Tell me what you think in your next letter!

Sincerely,

Naomi  

New words: 

`+` meaningful (adj): ý nghĩa 

`+` teenage (n): tuổi thiếu niên 

`+` volunteers (n): tình nguyện viên 

`+` scattered (adj): rải rác

`+` split into: chia thành

`+` filling sacks with trash: bỏ rác vào bao tải 

`+` marine life (n): môi trường biển 

`+` carelessness (n): sự thiếu cẩn thận

`+` disregard (n): coi thường

`+` no matter: không quan trọng

`+` organise (v): tổ chức 

`+` sincerely: trân trọng