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CD2: Tracks 01-04
Mary: 
W ell, M r Jones w arned us not to get too involved in the e thica l aspects of the topic. So I’m going to
s tru c tu re my essay by using the advantages and disadvantages of each energy fo rm . T h a t’s w hy I also 
w ant to ta lk about biofuels - I th in k there are m ore disadvantages.
John: 
Oh, I see w ha t you're doing - using the negative points of one to h ig h lig h t the positive points of the 
o the r! That's a s m a rt idea. And w ha t about the th ird energy source?
Mary: 
Mm. I was having d iffic u lty choosing between nuclea r and w ind because th e y ’re both p roblem atic but 
I've decided to do nuclea r fo r my presentation instead.
John: 
Thanks, Mary. Chatting to you has helped me th in k a bit m ore clea rly about my essay.
Mary: 
That's fine. Good luck w ith it.
T rack 03
Shirley: 
Hi there, guys. Nice to see you.
Tom: 
And you. So, are we going to finalise w hat we're doing fo r the Environm ental Science presentation today?
Chris: 
I hope so. The presentation is next week.
Shirley: 
A ctually, I wanted to ta lk to you about th is because I th in k we need to take out som e of the inform a tion
w e're including.
Chris: 
Oh, really? Like w hat, Shirley?
Shirley: 
W ell, I’d like to suggest taking out the background deta ils - I th in k it ’s ju s t too m uch inform a tion to fit 
into ten m inutes.
Tom: 
But is n ’t it im p o rta n t to make sure the audience understands the context?
Shirley: 
I d o n 't th in k so, and anyway, we could include the background deta ils on the handout.
Tom: 
OK. I’m w ith you on th a t. Chris, w hat do you th ink?