Listening, speaking and vocabulary: Protest

VEnvironment

1Complete the sentences with the active or passive form of the verbs in the box. 

MOVE
• survive
• ban
• conserve
• support
• cut down
• use up
• reduce
• destroy

• 1It is important to  the Gir Forest in India because the last wild Asiatic lions live there.

• 2In the 1950s, no fish lived in the River Thames in London because of the pollution. However, between 1950 and 2010 levels of pollution in the river  and now there are a lot of fish.

• 3How do I  the World Wildlife Fund? Well, I give €200 a year to the organization.

• 4If we  all the oil and gas, we will have to find other sources of energy such as wind, solar or nuclear power.

• 5Camels  in the desert because they can drink and store 100 litres of water at one time.

• 6Since 2010, thousands of ancient trees in the Amazon rainforest . At this rate, there will be no trees there in 2060.

• 7In 2007, Hurricane Dean reached the Mexican coast. The town of Majahual  in the hurricane. Almost every house fell down.

• 8We should  whale hunting because it is cruel and unnecessary. Countries can make more money from whale watching, which is very popular with tourists, than from hunting whales.

Persuading, agreeing and disagreeing

2Look at the posters. Then play the recording and listen. Which of these events does Evie persuade Jack to go to? 

ABC

• A

  BAN HUNTING WITH DOGS NOW

  Come to the debate in the School Hall,

  Saturday 5 p.m.

• B

  CLEAN THE PARK

  Volunteers needed to tidy up our local park!

  Please come and help − Saturday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

• C

  DOG TRAINING CLUB

  Learn how to teach your dog to behave well.

  Free class at the Community Centre on

  Saturday at 2 p.m.

 Persuading, agreeing and disagreeing

3Play the recording and listen. Choose the correct answers. 

• 1Where did Evie see the poster?

  at the sports centreat the dog training centreat the school

• 2Which of these problems does Evie mention?

  Trees have fallen down.There's a lot of rubbish in the park.There are too many dogs.

• 3What does Jack usually do on Saturdays?

  He does sport.He walks his dog.He goes to the park.

• 4Which of these arguments does Evie not use to persuade Jack to help?

  There aren't other people to clean the park.He's often in the park.The park will close if he doesn't.

• 5 What does Jack agree to do?

  He agrees to help out, but not for a long time.He agrees to come and help all morning.He agrees to help, but not on Saturday.

Persuading, agreeing and disagreeing

4Put the phrases into the correct category. 

MOVE
• It will make a difference.
• I'm not sure about that.
• Come on, Jack.
• I know what you mean.
• I don't think so.
• Perhaps you're right.

Persuading

Agreeing

Disagreeing

Persuading, agreeing and disagreeing

5Choose the responses that Jack uses in the dialogue. Then play the recording and listen. Check your answers. 

• 1Evie: Oh, come on, Jack. I think you’ll enjoy it.

  Jack:

  I suppose so.I’m not sure about that.OK, good idea.

• 2Evie: But it’s only one morning. You’ll be glad you did it.

  Jack:

  I don’t think so.Perhaps you’re right.I really don’t mind.

• 3Evie: We really should help to clean it.

  Jack:

  Come on, Evie.I don’t think so.Perhaps you’re right.

6 CHALLENGE! Choose one of the other two posters in exercise 2. Write a dialogue between you and a friend. Persuade your friend to come with you to the event.

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