CD1: Tracks 2 4 -2 9
Pollution
W hat effe c ts does p o llu tio n have on th e e n v iro n m e n t?
Do you th in k we p o llu te m ore now tha n w e did 50 yea rs ago?
W hat do you th in k w ill happen if w e do not reduce c u rre n t levels of p o llu tio n ?
Sample answers:
The environment
Examiner:
A re people in y o u r c o u n try concerned ab ou t p ro te c tin g th e e n v iro n m e n t?
Candidate:
To be honest, no. I th in k th e m id d le and u p p e r cla sses are m ore in te re s te d in e a rn in g as
m uch m on ey as th e y can in o rd e r to buy as m uch s tu ff as th e y can. And th e re are m any
people in m y c o u n try w h o live be lo w the poverty lin e and the y q u ite
lite ra lly can t afford
to w o rry ab ou t the e n v iro n m e n t w hen th e y 're s tru g g lin g to put food on th e ta b le and ju s t
survive.
Examiner:
Does the re s p o n s ib ility fo r p ro te c tin g th e e n v iro n m e n t lie w ith g o v e rn m e n ts
o r w ith
in d ivid u a ls?
Candidate:
In m y vie w , th e re s p o n s ib ility lie s w ith a ll of us. H ow ever, in d iv id u a ls , at le a st in my
c o u n try , a re n 't ta k in g a c tio n
of th e ir ow n accord, and n o r are b u s in e s s e s ;
the y're ju s t out
to m ake a p ro fit. T h e re fo re , it fa lls to g o v e rn m e n ts to fo rc e
pe op le to be m o re green, fo r
e x a m p le by fin in g c o m p a n ie s th a t re le a s e to x ic w a s te in to o u r riv e rs , o r
in c e n tiv is in g us to
recycle.
Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: 
