VIII. Choose the environmental problems from the box people will face in the future

deforestation destruction of natural resources littering lack of food desertification depletion of the ozone layer air pollution extinction of animal species acid rain smog overpopulation water pollution radioactive contamination

IX. Answer the questions after listening to each paragraph:

1 §. What are people able to do in the year 2500?

2 §. Why has the lady returned to this year?

3 §. How many people were worried about polluting the earth’s air and water in the middle of the 20^th century?

What people continue to do?

4 §. Was there an alternative to drinking water?

What did scientists warn about?

5 §. Why did food become scarce?

What were scientists looking for?

6 §. Why did people have to leave the Earth?

Who was able to leave the planet?

Where do they live now?

7 §. What must we do now?

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

What do you think about our modern lifestyle? Check the opinions you agree with.

ü We should definitely change our lifestyle. We should think about the environment.

ü I understand that we need to change, but I don’t want to give up the comfortable and convenient life I have now.

ü To tell the truth, I don’t care. I won’t be around in the future.

ü We don’t have to worry. Scientists always find answers to our problems.

ü We have to start changing the way we live, little by little. Let’s think about what we can do today.