Student’s Book All the written activities in this book must be

Listen
10. 
Look at the list of problems associated with living in urban areas.
Which are not environmental issues? Then listen to an interview
with an activist, and order the issues as you hear them.
a. 
light pollution
d.
rubbish
b. 
water pollution
e.
noise pollution
c. 
air pollution
11. 
Now, listen again and complete the sentences. Which issues in
exercise 10 are the sentences talking about?
a. 
Many cities are situated on big polluted rivers that 
. 
b. 
Often there 
in the landfill sites surrounding the cities.
c. 
Many people suffer from 
.
d. 
We can’t enjoy the 
.
e. 
It’s impossible to see the 
.
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UNIT 2
Modu
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 Speak 
12. 
Work in groups, prepare and do a role play. Follow the 
instructions. 
a. 
Imagine you are in a meeting to discuss the problem 
of deforestation affecting your community. Choose a 
a 
role from those in the table.
People in favour of deforestation
People against deforestation
▪
A farmer who needs land to grow his crops.
▪
A cattle farmer who needs grass for his 
cows.
▪
A government official who needs to buy the 
land to cut the trees down and build a new 
road.
▪
An environmental campaigner who doesn’t 
want animal habitats to be destroyed.
▪
An indigenous villager who will lose his 
home.
▪
A farmer who doesn’t want to sell his farm 
because he has lived there all his life.