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Deforestation
David talks about
deforestation and
the problems it
creates.
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Summarize
Take notes as you listen or read the interview on the left side of the paper. Then write
complete sentences to summarize the story in your own words. The first one is done.
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interfere with habitat
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live close to humans, bad
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Bits and Pieces
Circle the mistakes and write them correctly.
1. When human beings move in, the animals don’t have nowhere to live.
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2. It’s hard to think of the environment when you don’t have no money.
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5. Not only the trees, but also many animals have been died because of humans.
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7. Protecting the forests will good for the environment and wildlife.
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8. If the people weren’t so poor, they could be easily improve the environment.
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talking about David: You know, that's one of the things that
are in danger cause, you know, if wild animals
having is
come to where people live, and they have
living around livestock, probably they'll want to be eaten.
causing the Shirley: So, what's actually ________________
cutting down deforestation?
David: People are ________________ burn
charcoal, so that they can get, they're trying to
burn the trees so that they can get charcoal
Shirley: Hi, David. How are you? and sell cause as you know everyone is not
living to the living standard that they're
David: I'm fine, thank you, Shirley. supposed to be living, and they're trying in
every way to earn an extra dime to support
Shirley: So, environmental issues ... we were their families, so they turn to deforestation and
________________ them earlier throughout the ________________ of trees, and this has
the world, and you're from Kenya. been one of major causes of deforestation
David: Yes, I'm from Kenya. cause when you're trying to get charcoal and
sell, you have to cut a tree and that results to
Shirley: So, what's ________________ there? deforestation and other causes that come along
with deforestation and like soil erosion: things
David: One of the environmental issues we are
like that.
________________ deforestation, which is
really ________________ the wild animals and Shirley: So what's being done to try and
people ________________ the forest and, you remedy this, or to try and counterbalance the
know, the environment in general. e!ect?
Shirley: So, what's actually happening to the David: The activist groups that are
people that ... for example the people who ________________ like ... you all know the
actually live around the forest area? Nobel Prize winner Wangari Maathai.
David: Cause you know, when you tend to Shirley: Yes.
interfere and come in between the wild
animal's habitat and things like that, you David: She has her own green belt movement
somehow create like an imbalance in between in Kenya. She's been for so long trying to
the people and the animals and sometimes it's discourage people and educate people in what
not a really nice thing cause animals tend to deforestation does to the country and how it
come close to where people live instead of e!ects people and the environment in general.
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talking about David: You know, that's one of the things that
are in danger cause, you know, if wild animals
having is
come to where people live, and they have
living around livestock, probably they'll want to be eaten.
causing the Shirley: So, what's actually causing the
cutting down deforestation?
David: People are trying to burn charcoal, so
that they can get, they're trying to burn the
trees so that they can get charcoal and sell
Shirley: Hi, David. How are you? cause as you know everyone is not living to the
living standard that they're supposed to be
David: I'm fine, thank you, Shirley. living, and they're trying in every way to earn
an extra dime to support their families, so they
Shirley: So, environmental issues ... we were turn to deforestation and the cutting down
talking about them earlier throughout the of trees, and this has been one of major causes
world, and you're from Kenya. of deforestation cause when you're trying to
David: Yes, I'm from Kenya. get charcoal and sell, you have to cut a tree and
that results to deforestation and other causes
Shirley: So, what's happening over there? that come along with deforestation and like
soil erosion: things like that.
David: One of the environmental issues we are
having is deforestation, which is really Shirley: So what's being done to try and
a!ecting both the wild animals and people remedy this, or to try and counterbalance the
living around the forest and, you know, the e!ect?
environment in general.
David: The activist groups that are coming
Shirley: So, what's actually happening to the together like ... you all know the Nobel Prize
people that ... for example the people who winner Wangari Maathai.
actually live around the forest area?
Shirley: Yes.
David: Cause you know, when you tend to
interfere and come in between the wild David: She has her own green belt movement
animal's habitat and things like that, you in Kenya. She's been for so long trying to
somehow create like an imbalance in between
the people and the animals and sometimes it's
not a really nice thing cause animals tend to discourage people and educate people in what
come close to where people live instead of deforestation does to the country and how it
Go online for the slide show, interactive quiz, and free downloadable MP3 of this interview:www.elllo.org : Interview #921