Unit 2
2. Basic listening practice 1-5 BDAAC
3. Listening in Task 1 (1) nature
(2) environmental problem (3) pollution (4) promote (5) aware of
(6) from occurring (7) law
(8) throw away (9) fined (10) trash
Task 2
1-5 DABCD
Task 3
1-5 DDABC
4. Speaking out Model 1
(1) getting along during this unusally hot weather (2) the hot, humid weather is killing her (3) does bring global warming and rain
(4) Everybody should know what causes global warming. Otherwise we won’t stop it. (5) not to burn any more wood or coal (6) the polar ice caps melt and oceans rise
Model 2
(1) asking for donations to save the rainforests (2) They need hot, tropical climates
(3) heavy rainfall leads to dense vegetation
(4) plant and animal species exist only in rainforests (5) are in danger of destruction by (6) find a way to save them
Model 3
(1) a big sandstorm hit our city
(2) The air was full of dirt and sand and dust (3) comes after a long period of drought
(4) the soil can be lifted up (5) plant more trees and grass
(6) launching a new afforestation program in a bid to address the environmental problem
5. Let’s talk
(1)-(8) b a h d g e c f
6. Further listening and speaking Task 1
(1) water pollution (2) overconsumption (3) economic growth (4) resources
(5) social advancement (6) restricted
(7) government planning (8) economic policy (9) remarkable steps (10) balance
Task 2
1-5 DBACC
Task 3
(S1) negative (S2) report (S3) warming (S4) pressures (S5) mountainous (S6) barely
(S7) make way for
(S8) expect 98 percent of mountain areas to experience severe climate change by 2055 (S9) The UN is anxious to raise awareness of the problems facing mountain areas (S10) Thousands of villages in Europe are deserted most of the year
Viewing and speaking (1) signs
(2) warmer tempreatures (3) warmest (4) snow (5) attracts (6) trouble (7) normal (8) best season
(9) one-time (10) white
