Unit 4 Workbook Listening Julie a teenager

Unit 4 Workbook Listening

Julie, a teenager who belongs to Millennium Kids, is visiting a class. Before listening, look at the exercises and discuss with your partner what you think the organization does. Then listen to both parts of the tape and see if you were right.

Look at the chart and then listen to Part 1 again and make notes of her answers in the chart. Questions to Julie Her answers What is Millennium Kids? Who started it? When? Why was it organized? What play did they perform last year? What was the purpose of performing the play?

Questions to Julie Her answers an organization by What is kids; concerned with Millennium Kids? environment Who started it? When? four students in Australia; in 1996 Why was it organized? to draw attention to the enviroment

Questions to Julie Her answer What play did The House that Saved they perform last the World year? to explain why it’s What was the better for the purpose of performing the environment if we walk play? to school, ride bikes or go by bus

Read the phrases on page 62 and listen to Part 2 of the tape. Tick what you hear in the left column. Then listen again and write down the projects the organization has done in the right column.

Answer: Methods of saving energy: Buy energy-saving goods Turn off appliances when not using them

Answer: Projects that Millennium Kids have done: 1 planted trees 2 developed activities that reduce, reuse and recycle waste 3 planned ways to reduce recycle and reuse plastic bags

Listening text MILLENNIUM KIDS ( T=Teacher J=Julie S=Student) Julie, a teenager who belongs to an organization in Australia called Millennium Kids is visiting a class. The teacher and students are asking her questions about the organization.

Part 1 T: Hello Julie. It’s so nice to see you here. Can you tell us about Millennium Kids? J: Sure. It's an organization run by kids for kids. It’s concerned with the environment. S 1: Julie, may I ask how it started?

J: It was started by four Western Australian kids who organized a children's conference on the environment in 1996. Now we hold a conference every year. Kids come to it from all over Australia -- and from other countries too. It's great fun. We discuss what we’ve done and decide what projects we'll do in the following year.

S 2: That sounds so interesting! What sorts of things do you do? J: Well, all sorts. Last year we had a school project to help kids understand about global warming. Actually, we performed a play called "The Horse that Saved the World". It taught kids not to travel to school so often by car.

It explained why it’s so much better For the environment if we walk, ride a bike or go by bus. (murmurs of agreement). Part 2 S 2: Hey, I ride to school already! Is there anything I can do for you?

J: Oh, lots of things. You can encourage your parents to buy electrical goods that can save energy; you can wear a warm sweater instead of turning on the heating in cold weather; and you can turn off electrical appliances when you are not using them.

S 1: Thanks for that. What other projects have you done? J: We’ve planted trees and developed activities that reduce, reuse and recycle waste. This year we’re asking kids to think of ways to reduce, reuse and recycle plastic bags-they are such a problem.

S 3: That sounds so interesting. T: Well, thank you. Millennium Kids certainly sounds like a good organization. J: Yes, it’s fun being a Millennium Kid. It’s also important. If we don't care for the environment, we may not have a future. That's a pretty good reason to do something, don't you think?

Listening Before you listen to Tom’s talk, read the Top 9 rubbish items on page 65. Discuss with your partner what you think the talk is about. Then listen to the whole speech to check if you were right and summarize each part.

Part 1: How Ian Kierman began Cleanup Australia Day Part 2: Clean-up the World Day and Ian Kierman’s contribution to improving the environment

Listen to the whole talk again. Make notes in the table below. Year 1987 Event Facts about the event Ian Kiernan He was shocked competed in a at the pollution round-the-world in the ocean. yacht race

1989 Clean-up day 40, 000 volunteers; for Sydney collected old car Harbour bodies, plastics, glass bottles, cigarette butts

the first Clean 1990 Up Australia Day 300, 000 volunteers most common kinds of rubbish: Clean Up 2001 cigarette butts, Australia Day glass bottles and plastic bags

the first Clean Up 30 million volunteers the World in 80 countries 1993 Day 40 million volunteers in Clean Up 2001 the World 128 countries; cleaned streets, beaches, river Day banks and parks

Listening text CLEAN UP AUSTRALIA DAY Tom is giving a talk to his class about Clean Up Australia Day. Part 1 Today I'm going to tell you about Clean Up Australia Day.

It’s one day of the year when people in Australia get together to clean up their local environment. It started in 1987 when Ian Kierman was competing in a round-the-world yacht race. He was shocked during the race by the pollution he found on the oceans.

There was rubbish floating everywhere. So when he got back to Sydney, he decided to organize a clean-up day. He began with Sydney Harbour. In 1989 he got 40, 000 volunteers to help him clean it up. They collected tonnes of old car bodies, plastics of all kinds, glass bottles and cigarette butts.

It was so successful that lan organized the first Clean Up Australia Day in 1990. This time more than 300, 000 people offered to help and it was another success. Since then it has become a yearly event with more and more people coming to help. Here’s a table showing the most common kinds of rubbish found in 2001 on Clean Up Australia Day.

You can see that the top three are cigarette butts, glass bottles and plastic bags. We found that some of them could be recycled. In fact Clean Up Australia Day works so well that we now have Business Clean Up Day and Schools Clean Up Day as well.

Part 2 After he started Clean Up Australia Day, Ian moved on to Clean Up the World Day. He got the support of the United Nations Environmental Programme, and as a result, Clean Up the World began in 1993.

In the first year 30 million people in 80 countries were involved. By 2001, the idea had become so popular that 40 million people from 128 countries took part. They cleaned streets, beaches, river banks and parks.

I think Ian Kierman is a wonderful man. He is an inspiration to all those who have a commitment to solve world problems. He makes them realize that people can take control of a problem themselves. They don’t have to wait for their government to act.

They can also feel better knowing that they have contributed to improving the environment all round the world. ( sounds of students clapping)