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speaker 4:  Fossil fuels damage the environment, and 
it’s not at all clear what the best strategy 
to deal with the problem is. I’ve heard that 
nuclear energy has some benefits as well 
as drawbacks. It’s easier said than done 
to solve the environmental problems we all 
face, and I haven’t got any real answers. 
But I’m still confident that the experts 
are working hard to find a solution. I try 
to take on board what I hear about in 
the press and on TV, and I don’t mind 
spending money on good books about the 
environment that’ll help me get to grips 
with the facts. I find it satisfying to try and 
understand the complexity of the issues. 
speaker 5:  Some people make a big thing about the 
importance of recycling, and that kind 
of thing, but what they don’t take into 
account, and it’s something I worry about, 
is how effective that kind of action really 
is. It‘s expensive and uses energy just 
collecting and processing all the material. 
I do get a buzz though out of convincing 
friends to reduce their energy use – by 
doing the sort of things I do, like turning 
down the heating, investing in insulation, 
or cycling instead of driving. It’s about 
reducing the world’s carbon emissions and 
some people in the media are pushing this 
idea – it’d be a serious error not to listen 
to them. 
narrator:  Now listen again.

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we didn’t want to do well, just we were 
over-confident I guess. Anyway, I’m lucky 
enough to have performed with some 
great people – especially in comedy. 
Directors seem to spot how outgoing I am 
– I’ll do pretty much anything, and not get 
hung up about looking silly. That quality of 
mine has served me pretty well actually. 
speaker 4:  I’d always enjoyed acting and drama, so it 
was a mystery to everyone when I opted 
to do a law degree. I put everything I had 
into it but soon realised I’d never make 
it to the end of the course. It wasn’t me, 
and it took me a while to realise that. I’ve 
been told I’ve got a magnetic personality 
and maybe that’s why this friend’s dad who 
was a director wanted me for a part in his 
film. Anyway, the film won an award, and 
I haven’t looked back … offers of work 
keep rolling in. I haven’t had to be ruthless 
to get where I am fortunately. Competing 
against others is something I detest.
speaker 5: I’m quite a shy person, but in fact my cool 
exterior is deceptive. I’m pretty intense 
about my work. I knew from the beginning 
I’d go on the stage, and I threw myself 
into my degree in performing arts. The 
role that first got me noticed was in a 
soap opera. I wish I’d been a bit more 
accepting of colleagues in the early days 
though. Nothing anyone did seemed good 
enough. I was such a perfectionist. My 
devotion to developing what I do feels like 
a never-ending process, but it’s what got 
me where I am today. I want to do more 
musicals, so I’m working on my singing 
voice at the moment.