[00:15.99]UNDER THE SEA
[00:20.53]Not too long age,people couldn't go scuba diving on Hainan Island,
[00:29.57]or anywhere else.
[00:33.02]This was because there was no machine
[00:38.06]allowing a person to breathe under water for a long time.
[01:37.80]In 1943 Jacques Cousteau
[01:42.48]and his friend made it possible by inventing the scuba machine.
[02:16.54]Jacques was very interested in diving deep into the sea,
[02:21.87]and wanted to be an explorer.
[02:25.82]He bought a ship and used it to explore under the sea.
[03:16.18]Jacques also liked to make videos.
[03:20.72]As he explored the sea,
[03:24.17]he took pictures and videos of many things that people had never seen before.
[04:05.45]He even made a TV show which ran for eight years.
[04:54.79]It was called The under sea World of Jacques Cousteau.
[05:10.86]It was very popular and let many people see what life was like under the sea.
[05:50.72]As a boy,Jacques loved the coral reefs in the sea by his home.
[05:58.58]He was amazed at all the colours,and all the beautiful fish.
[06:06.24]However,when he returned some years later,
[06:11.80]the colourful coral reefs were dead and grey.
[06:59.97]He decided to tell people how important it was to save the environment under the sea.
[07:22.33]He started the Cousteau Society to help protect life in the sea.
[07:40.98]Now there are over 30,000 members all over the world.
[07:47.04]Since water covers most of the earth,Jacques knew we should keep the seas clean.
[08:28.32]We should not litter the seas,and should clean up the dirty parts.
[08:35.68]As water is very important to our environment,
[08:40.72]he encourged everyone to take part in protecting our lakes,
[08:47.99]rivers,seas and oceans.
[10:21.17]Water is also very important for China.
[10:25.42]However,many people pollute lates and rivers.
[10:30.88]In small groups make a list of five ways to help keep the water clean |