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CELTA

Listening
Task 1
Listen and answer these questions.

1. What does No impact man mean?

2. Was the experience successful?

Task 2
Listen again and answer true (T) or false (F).

1. Colin Beaven tried to live a no impact life for a month.


2. He became a happier person because of it.
3. He stopped taking taxis.
4. He only ate tomatoes.
5. He started drinking bottled water from France.
6. His lifestyle became more expensive.
7. Colin gained weight during his no impact year.
8. His experiment had a negative effect on his marriage.

Follow-up
Would you consider going no impact for a year? A month? A week? Why (not)?
Here is a list of things Colin Beaven had to give up. What things couldnt you possibly live without?

CARS TVS CELLPHONES PLASTIC BAGS


I couldnt possibly live without my
PACKAGED car because I cant ride a bike and
NEW CLOTHES ELECTRICITY COFFEE
FOOD there are no buses where I live.

INTERNET AIRPLANES TOILET PAPER ELEVATORS

WASHING
MEAT SHAMPOO REFRIGERATORS
MACHINES

Adapted from English ID 3 (Richmond).

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