Listening Exercise - environment

Name: ______________________________________________________________
Listen to the article and choose the best answer:
confess running leave on whole
inspired
1. He left the car __________________ while he ran in the house.
2. Be sure not to _______________ the lights.
3. I had to _________________ to the police.
4. ! _________________ class is coming to the school part!.
". #he movie ______________________ me to travel to $outh %merica.
Answer the questions below. Some questions have more than one answer.
1& 'ho is good at saving water(
a& $teven
)& *achel
c& Both of them
2& 'hat tips does he mention(
a& Bu! a cup to rec!cle water
)& +nplug appliances
c& Bu! rec!cled paper
3& 'ho unplugs their computer(
a& He does
)& $he does
c& Neither does
4& 'hat does she do(
a& *ec!cle trash
)& ,rive a eco-car
c& #a.e pu)lic transport
"& 'hat does he sa! a)out /osta
*ican #ransportation(
a& #he )uses are good.
)& #he train is cheap.
c& It is not li.e %merica.
0istening e1ercise )ased on http:22www.elllo.org2english213"121344-$teven-
5co#ips.htm
*achel: 6ou were tal.ing a)out 5arth Hour and that7s switching the lights o8 is one
wa! to save electricit! and protect the environment. 'hat other things do !ou do in
!our life to save for e1ample water(
$teven: 'ell9 as for me9 I rec!cle all m! waste. I also9 as for water9 )efore )rushing
teeth9 I have a cup. I :ust ;ll the cup and then use it. I don7t .now if !ou do it. ,o
!ou do it(
*achel: %ctuall!9 I have to confess9 I don7t save water ver! e<cientl!. I usuall! leave
the tap running when I7m )rushing m! teeth9 so I will tr!.
,o !ou have an! other tips for saving water(
$teven: 'ell9 start o8 )u!ing a cup )efore !ou )rush !our teeth9 and of course9 tr!
to close the tap. 'hen !ou7re tr!ing to li.e throw trash or something9 tr! to separate
!our trash9 and of course turn o8 an! electricit! that !ou7re not using. +nplug them
)ecause even if !ou don7t use it9 and !ou have a plug9 it will use electricit!.
*achel: #han. !ou. $o do !ou alwa!s unplug !our laptop computer when !ou go to
sleep or do !ou sometimes leave it running(
$teven: I actuall! plug m! laptop. I will charge it full! and then I will unplug it and
use it -- all the )atter!9 so I guess I do9 and especiall! I don7t use m! laptop. =or m!
laptop I :ust use it for class9 so prett! much !es.
*achel: 'ell9 m! computers ver! old9 and I7m alwa!s scared if I turn it o8 that it
won7t start up again9 so I leave mine on all the time. I thin. I7m the worst
environmentalist. But I do rec!cle a lot of our trash9 and I also have never owned a
car9 so I ta.e pu)lic transport ever!where. ,o !ou have a car(
$teven: I do have a car. However I tr! not to use it9 )ecause if I use it I will :ust ta.e
the whole famil!: m! parents and m! sisters. %nd as for shopping9 I will :ust ta.e the
pu)lic transportation )ecause it7s right almost reall! near to m! house.
*achel: In /osta *ica9 do !ou actuall! need a car to travel )etween places or is
pu)lic transport ver! good(
$teven: /ompare /osta *ica with other countries9 for e1ample the +nited $tates or
>apan9 /osta *ica doesn7t have the railroads. It doesn7t have the su)wa!s. But we do
have a good )us9 transportation9 and it7s prett! much reall! cheap.
*achel: $o $teven !ou7ve inspired me to )e more environmentall! friendl!9 so I thin.
I7m gonna go and )u! a cup so I can )rush m! teeth and save water.
$teven: ?reat idea. #han. !ou *achel.
%nswer the @uestions )elow. $ome @uestions have more than one answer.

1& 'ho is good at saving water(
a& $teven
)& *achel
c& Both of them
2& 'hat tips does he mention(
a& Bu! a cup to rec!cle water
)& +nplug appliances
c& Bu! rec!cled paper
3& 'ho unplugs their computer(
a& He does
)& $he does
c& Neither does
4& 'hat does she do(
a& *ec!cle trash
)& ,rive an eco-car
c& #a.e pu)lic transport
"& 'hat does he sa! a)out /osta *ican #ransportation(
a& #he )uses are good.
)& #he train is cheap.
c& It is not li.e %merica.