Ex 1/ 1.

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Which problem about the planet are the people concerned about?
Yana: the damage
Mitchell: pollution and climate change
Paul: food
Will: nothing

Yana
I: What worries you most about the planet?
Y: I’m worried about the damage we’re doing to it. Every day on my way home from
work I see people with bags and bags of stuff. It’s important that we realize we
shouldn’t just buy something and then throw it away when we get bored. We need to
stop buying so much.
Mitchell
I: Are you worried about the planet?
MI: Yeah, I am actually, about things like pollution and climate change. We need to
start thinking about what causes these things and take action. Also, I think we need to
recycle more.
Paul
I: What worries you about the planet?
P: I’m quite concerned about our food, where it comes from and how far it travels to
get to us. A lot of healthy food is becoming hard to afford for many families.
Will
I: Are you worried about the planet?
W: No, I’m not particularly worried. The Earth’s been around for a long time and the
weather’s always changing, isn’t it? That’s just the way things are – it’s not a big deal.

Ex 2/ 1.34
1. Murray talks about special shoes that can help children and are ecological at the
same time.
2. A lot of children have problems because they wear second-hand shoes which are
not the right size for their feet.
3. Murray says that the shoes are very simple and not hi-tech at all.
4. The shoes are practical and useful, but they aren’t waterproof.
5. The next story will be about clothes made from recycled and natural materials.

J: Welcome back to Material world. Now, today we won’t be talking about the latest
electronic equipment, multi-functional gadgets, smart fabrics, automatic cars or even
solar cars. Instead, we’ll be looking at very special ecological shoes. These could help
children in the developing world, in addition to helping the environment. Let’s find
out more with our consumer correspondent, Murray Roberts.
M: Hello, Julie.
J: Hello, Murray. Tell us a little about the problem first.
M: Well, it’s a sad fact that there are millions of children in the world who don’t have
shoes. And there are lots of children who do have them but still have problems. That’s
because the shoes are second-hand, and too big or too small for their feet.
J: But you have found a solution, haven’t you?
M: Yes. Inventor Kenton Lee is the director of a company that produces shoes that can
increase or decrease in size.
J: That sounds a bit hi-tech, doesn’t it? How does it work?
M: It’s not hi-tech at all really. You don’t always need digital technology to solve a
problem. It works by making simple changes to the shoe. If you change the position of
the front and side parts, they will either get bigger or smaller.
J: So, children can use them for several years as their feet grow, can’t they?
M: Yes, for up to five years.
J: But how’s that possible? One shoe won’t fit everyone, will it?
M: The shoes have two sizes. Small is for children between five and ten years of age.
Large is for older children between ten and fifteen.
J: That’s really useful, isn’t it? These kids can probably do a lot more in their lives
than they could before … go to school, play, that kind of thing.
M: Yes, exactly!
J: Can the kids use them for running around as well? I mean, are they practical?
M: Yes. Well, they aren’t waterproof, but children can use them to walk, run, play …
whatever they want.
J: At the moment, people are wearing them in Ecuador, Haiti, Ghana and Kenya,
aren’t they?
M: Yes, that’s right. And the company is planning to get them to many more
countries, too.
J: Murray, thank you very much. Now on to our next story, about clothes made from
recycled and natural materials, which you can …

Ex 3/ 1.37
John Goddard do (J), Lily’s plan (L)
1 J climb up the world’s highest mountains
2 L cycle around Australia
3 L dive off cliffs in Hawaii
4 J hike across the Grand Canyon
5 J jump out of a plane with a parachute
6 J kayak down the longest rivers
7 J learn three foreign languages
8 L sail around the world
L: Hi, Oscar! How was school today?
O: Quite good. We were learning about John Goddard.
L: Who?
O: John Goddard, an American adventurer and explorer. When he was fifteen years
old, he made a list of 127 things he wanted to do in his life.
L: Lots of people do lists like that.
O: I know, but John Goddard was different. He wasn’t much older than you are now
and his goals weren’t easy. He wanted to climb up the world’s highest mountains,
kayak down the longest rivers from beginning to end, jump out of a plane with a
parachute and hike across the Grand Canyon. And among all these extreme adventures
he also planned to read the whole Encyclopedia Britannica or learn to speak three
foreign languages.
L: Wow! Did he do it all?
O: He did over 100 things from the age of fifteen until he died. He inspired many
people to be like him – to dream, make lists and explore the world.
L: Oh! I want to be like John Goddard. I want to sail around the world, cycle around
Australia and dive off beautiful cliffs in Hawaii.
O: Really? Wouldn’t you be scared?
L: I don’t think so. Remember last summer in Spain when we learned to surf on those
huge waves? I wasn’t scared at all!
O: Maybe a little …