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Read carefully the following excerpt on closing public toilets in UK, and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 words, in
Read carefully the following excerpt on closing public toilets in UK, and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 words, in
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2021-02-26
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Read carefully the following excerpt on closing public toilets in UK, and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 words, in which you should:
summarize the main message of the excerpt, and then
comment on whether public toilets should be closed in UK.
You should support yourself with information from the excerpt.
Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.
Public Toilets "Wiped Out" in Parts of UK
Some UK High Streets and public spaces no longer have any council-run public toilets, the BBC has learned. At least 1,782 facilities have closed across the UK in the last decade, Freedom of Information requests found.
The Local Government Association said councils were trying to keep toilets open but faced squeezed budgets. Public toilets have existed on UK High Streets for more than 150 years, but there is no legal requirement for local authorities to provide toilets, meaning they are often closed down if councils feel they cannot afford the upkeep.
Raymond Martin, of the British Toilet Association, said providing toilets was about health, well-being, equality and social inclusion. "It’s also about public decency and public dignity—we don’t want people being forced to urinate in the streets," he said. Joan Dean said her husband Brian, who has Parkinson’s disease, was left humiliated when he wet himself after failing to find a toilet on a trip to Levenshulme, in Manchester, where 18 toilets have been closed in the last 10 years.
A Local Government Association spokesman said councils were doing everything they could to keep public toilets open, including running community toilet schemes to enable pubs, restaurants and shops to make their toilets available to the public. Cuts meant councils had less to spend on community services and the next few years would continue to be a challenge, he said.
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Changes for Public Toilets A tight budget has forced councils to close the non-profit services they provide including public toilets. However, officials in the British Toilet Association argued that people’s life and well-being or so may be well affected without public toilets. In my opinion, rather than closing the public toilets, councils should work out the problem with other solutions. Firstly, councils can co-operate with the local towns or NGOs or charities to transfer responsibilities for running the toilets to them. This can save a great many public inconvenience from closure and ease the burden of toilet costs on councils. By sharing the burden of toilets with other organizations, a huge sum can be spared and put to more constructive uses. Next, to help reduce future running costs, councils may make improvements to facilities, including energy and water saving measures. In addition, charges should be introduced and the public should prepare to pay for using public toilets to ensure that they remain open. The income from those toilets will be kept to pay for running costs. To sum up, public toilets have great importance, whether in regard to people’s well-being, social inclusion and harmony. Therefore, more measures should be taken to maintain the public toilets and other facilities.
解析
材料中介绍了英国政府关闭公共卫生间以及各方人士对其看法。根据题目要求,先简单总结材料中的观点,在针对是否关闭公共卫生间这一问题给出个人观点。文章结构可安排如下:
第一段:整合概括材料中的观点,然后表达自己的观点——不应关闭公共卫生间,应该采取其它办法来解决这一问题。
第二段:列出自己的观点。第一,可以和其它机构组织合作,减轻市政府的压力;第二,修缮卫生间,减少维护成本:第三,对使用者收费。
第三段:总结全文——公共卫生间对公众非常重要,要采取措施来维护公共卫生间。
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