Parks

My name‿ is‿ Oscar,│ and‿ I spend‿ a lot of^{a lotta} time‿ in the park near my flat. It‿ is small but well-kept:│ there‿ is‿ a playgroun(d) for children,│ a football pitch,│ and‿ a lot of^{a lotta} benches‿ under the trees.

Every morning│ before work,│ I go there to jog for half‿ an‿ hour. The air‿ in my city^ci-dy is not the cleanest,│ so it‿ is the bes(t) way to get some fresh‿ air. At the weekend,│ my family has‿ a picnic‿ in the shady par(t) near the lake. We usually run‿ out of^outta bread,│ because my son feeds half‿ of‿ it to the ducks.

However,│ the park has one big problem:│ litter. After‿ a sunny Sunday,│ there‿ are bottles‿ an(d) paper‿ everywhere,│ an(d) the bins‿ are full. The city^ci-dy council has hired more cleaners,│ but I^{bud I} think the real‿ answer‿ is‿ education. If people took their rubbish home,│ the park would stay clean. Green space‿ in‿ a city^ci-dy is not‿ a luxury,│ in my opinion. It‿ is‿ as necessary as‿ a hospital‿ or‿ a school.