[AUDIO SCRIPTS UNIT 1 LIVING FOR WORK PART B]

Franco: Hi, Becca! I didn't see you in class on Thursday. Where were you?
Becca: Hey, Franco. Yeah, I was sick on Thursday, so I stayed home.
Franco: That's too bad. Do you feel better now?
Becca: I do, thanks. So, was it a good class on Thursday?
Franco: Oh, it was great! There was a special presentation by Dr. Sylvia Earle.
Becca: Really? I’m sorry I missed it. What did she talk about?
Franco: Yeah, She talked about her career and how she got started.
Becca: She's a marine biologist, right? Did she say what made her decide to study the
ocean?
Franco: She said that she was knocked over by a wave when she was just a little girl
and since then she’s been fascinated by the ocean.
Becca: So, what exactly does she do?
Franco: She’s in charge of several groups that study the oceans and take care of them.
Becca: So they study the oceans like all of the oceans?
Franco: Sure, well, she talked about fish and other form of ocean life. That's what
marine biologists study, you know. And she told us the fact that there are about seven
and a half billion people on Earth now.
Becca: Wow! That's a lot of people! But how does that relate to her study of the
oceans?
Franco: Actually, all these people are having a big effect on the world's oceans.
Becca: What kind of effect?
Franco: Think about it a hundred years ago, there were only two billion people on
Earth. This increase in people has led to all kinds of changes. For example, how often
do you eat fish?
Becca: Not very often. Maybe once or twice a month.
Franco: OK, but here's what Dr. Earle said: Although you might not eat a lot of fish,
seven point five billion people eat a huge amount of fish! And think about the
pollution, the oceans are getting dirtier and fill up with trash.
Becca: I see what you mean. It's sad, really.
Franco: It is sad, but Dr. Earle believes that we, you and I can help.
Becca: So, what can we do?
Franco: She said we could stop eating tuna and other large fish, for example.
Becca: Yeah, that's no problem for me since I don’t really like tuna anyway. Did Dr.
Earle say anything else?
Franco: A lot of things. She wants 20% of the Earth’s oceans to be declared protected
Marine areas in the next few years. Her initiative mission blue is focus on making that
happen. Oh! She also showed us some beautiful photos! She swims in the ocean all the
time searching for fish or other kinds of sea life.
Becca: That sounds like a really physical job. She must be very fit.
Franco: She’s amazing. She’s been diving and protecting the oceans for more than
sixty years. The presentation was well organized and really interesting!