Question

'Even small things in nature play a big role. So protect nature!'

Draft a short speech on the above topic, which you could give at your school assembly.

Use the following steps while drafting.

• Greeting
• Salutation
• Self - Introduction
• Introduction of the topic
• Body of the Speech
• Conclusion
• Expression of gratitude to audience

Answer 1

SMALL BUT IMPORTANT

Respected Principal, teachers, and my dear friends,

Good morning. Today is 5th June, World Environment Day, and on this important day I, Smruti Karnath, would like to say a few words on the huge role played by the small things in nature.

Let me begin with the earthworm. The earthworm is rightly called the friend of the farmer for it helps the farmer in immeasurable ways. It not only loosens and turns up the soil, it converts garbage into organic fertilizer too. Those minute creatures, ants, help in aerating the soil and in seed dispersal. Bees, in addition to providing honey, are indispensable in pollination. We owe our food to the work done by these little insects. Dragonflies and spiders keep down the insect population by eating insects. Frogs and fish eat the larvae of mosquitoes.

I could go on and on, extolling the virtues and the uses of every little being on this earth. However, time does not permit me to do this, and I end my speech by requesting all of you here to understand and respect the importance and the place of every little creature on this earth.

Thank you.