Exercise 6. Make up a report on the theme: “Serious environmental disasters in our country”.
Exercise 7. Listen [Part III p. 165-166], [2,T. 25] to two people debating the following topic: “We worry about protecting wild animals and not enough about protecting people”. Decide if the sentences are T (true) or F (false).
The wildlife journalist …
1 says 8:18 AM documentaries don’t influence people at all.
2 thinks these documentaries don’t tell the whole story.
3 says that Gorillas in the Mist is about a woman who was killed by gorillas.
4 says that the woman conservationist was helping the animals and the people.
5 thinks we must solve local people’s problems first.
The biologist …
6 says an ecosystem only involves the relationship between animals and plants.
7 gives two reasons for the destruction of our ecosystem.
8 doesn’t think it is a serious problem when a species becomes extinct.
9 says that animals becoming extinct will cause world starvation.
10 agrees with the journalist about how to save the environment.
Exercise 8. Answer the questions.
1 What is the film “Gorillas in the Mist” about?
2 Why was the gorilla killed at the end of the film?
3 What are 2 reasons for the destruction of our ecosystem mentioned by the biologist?
4 Why are thousands of species becoming extinct?
5 What will eventually cause a complete collapse of our ecosystem?