18 You are going to listen to some people’s opinions about building a big oil refinery in a small fishing town. Before listening read the information about Dolwyn Bay.

Dolwyn Bay is a small fishing town (population8,000). It is in beautiful coastal area where there is a wild life park. Most people work in the fishing industry which is unfortunately no longer successful. The population is getting older – many young people have left the area to look for work in the big cities. They have just discovered oil under the sea near Dolwyn Bay and there are plans to build a big oil refinery.

19 Work in pairs. Make a list of the pros and cons of the building an oil refinery. Use the keywords below. Discuss it with other students.

business development environment fishing industry jobs marine life noise oil refinery pollutiontraffic (un)employment wildlife

20 Listen to someone giving his opinions of the oil refinery building. Which of these people do you think he is?

• a Green Peace activist

• an unemployed person with children

• a local shopkeeper

• the owner of fishing boat

• someone who has just bought a cottage in Dolwyn Bay

• a representative of the oil company

21 Work in a group. Choose a role from the list and be ready to give your opinion according to your role.

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22 You are going to watch an episode about disappearing water supplies. Before watching answer the questions below.

• What things do we use water for in our daily lives?

• Are planet’s water supplies endless?

• Is the problem of water pollution actual for today?

2 3 Tick the three most important things we can do to save our planet’s water supplies, then make up sentences as in the example.

Example: We can save the water from our bath and use it for the garden.

1 save water from our baths and use it for the garden;

2 pass laws to stop factories from wasting and polluting water;

3 recycle water;

4 stop factories from pouring chemicals into lakes and rivers

5 repair leaking pipes.

24 Match the words 1-5 from the episode to their definitions A-E.

1 shortage A a tube inside which water or gas flows from one place to another

2 survival B when paper, glass, plastic, etc. is put through a process so that it can be used again

3 recycling C continuing to live or exist

4 supply D when there is not enough of something

5 pipe E an amount of something that is available for use

25 Watch the episode once again. Choose one word from two in bold to make the sentences correct. Then watch the episode and check your answers.

1 We all need water – not just for our gardens / homes and factories, but to survive.

2 The problem / solution begins at home.

3 Governments can help by passing laws to stop animals / factories from wasting and polluting water.

4 Many cities have successfully wasted / saved water by repairing pipes.

5 There are many things we can do to save our planet’s disappearing / contributing water supplies.