Listening

23. Pronunciation

First listen and tick. Then, listen and repeat.

a.

	/u:/	/ju:/		/u:/	/ju:/
shoot			suit
fume			true
few			new
shoe			proof

b.

	/t/	/d/	/id/		/t/	/d/	/id/
folded				stayed
lived				looked
cooked				painted

c. Listen to the tape and circle the word you hear. Listen again and repeat.

· live—leave · bit—beat · fit—feet · lip—leap

· rid—read · sick—seek · pitch—peach · still—steal

24. Read the table, then listen to the tape and fill in the missing information. Finally, talk about the problems, causes and effects mentioned.

PROBLEM CAUSES EFFECTS
litter	lack of education	streets are……………, people catch diseases
air pollution	factories and……. Pollute the air	cause serious…problems, trees and…are damaged
water pollution	factories dump waste into…, sea is polluted with….from tankers.	people suffer from……….. problems, fish are killed, rivers are contaminated
destruction of forests	people cut down or……. ………forests	animals and plants lose their….., ….., animals may even become extinct, people have less………. to breath

25. Look at the table, then listen to a radio interview with an ecologist and tick (ü) the solutions mentioned. Listen again and discuss the solutions adding any ideas of your own. Use words like: I think, I believe, I agree, also, as well as, in addition, moreover, besides, etc.

e.g. A: I think we should give financial support to the poorer countries where

people are destroying the countryside.

B: I agree. In addition to this we should…

PROBLEMS SOLUTIONS
Destruction of habitat	· give financial support to poorer countries · plant more trees · protect jungles and forests
Pollution	· use bicycles instead of cars · encourage industries to use cleaner methods of production · educate the public about the importance of recycling
Illegal hunting	· create more protected national parks · introduce harsher punishments for illegal hunters · raise public awareness about endangered species

26. Read the following statements about acid rain and try to guess the answers. Then, listen to the tape and underline the correct word. Listen again and say what acid rain is, what damage is caused and how the problem can be solved.

1 Acid rain is mostly found in South America/North America and Europe.

2 Harmful chemicals/poisons are released into the air atmosphere and mix with the water in clouds to produce acid rain.

3Acid rain causes great damage to the plant and animal life in parks and zoos/lakes and streams.

4 Acid rain can slowly eat away the debris/stone on the outside walls of buildings. strength/threat of acid rain.

5 Governments are forcing power stations to reduce/increase the amounts of poisonous fumes that they release into the atmosphere.

6. We can help by using less oxygen/electricity.

7. If we used public transport more often, the atmosphere wouldn’t become so polluted/affected by car exhaust fumes.

8 If we all make an effort, we can help to decrease the strength/threat of acid rain.

27. You will hear a radio interview with John Burgess, a member of the Forest Preservation Society. Read the following sentences, then listen to the tape and fill in the missingparts.

Paper is used in many different forms— from___________1 to milk cartons.

We need more paper than we can_____________2.

One way of increasing paper production is to grow______________3.

Trees grow much faster in______________4 areas.

A tree planted in Brazil can be harvested within________5 years.

Most plantations are in________________6.

The trees in these plantations are used only for_____________7 which means that no natural forests need to be________________8.

What we should be trying to do is to restore and preserve______________9 and to use less_____________10.