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B
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C The popular Fiji water travels 10,000 miles
Reading
from its source on the island of Fiji to the
1 Read the text.
upmarket UK stores that sell it.
D These figures may not be surprising if we
compare them with other bottled drinks.
Thirsty? Turn on the tap!
E Turn on the tap when we re thirsty!
We are constantly being warned about climate change
F And at what cost to the environment?
and how much we contribute to the environmental
problems our planet is facing but one thing each
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and every one of us can do to help is literally at our
fingertips. [1 ]
Vocabulary
According to recent reports our obsession with buying
and drinking bottled water significantly increases our
3 Complete the sentences with the correct words.
carbon footprint. Apparently in America, the largest
market in the world for bottled water, over eight 1 Each of us has to think carefully about our
billion gallons is consumed annually and in the UK
carbon .
the market is worth more than two billion pounds. [2
2 Heavy-goods cause a lot of
]
damage to the roads and the environment.
What is interesting is that according to most experts,
3 You won t get ill if you eat a balanced
bottled water is no better for us than ordinary tap
.
water. So, we have an alternative in our own kitchens.
[3 ] They insist that their water tastes better,
4 The Chancellor is warning of a slowdown in
has added minerals and comes in handy plastic bottles
economic this coming year.
that encourage us all to drink more water wherever we
5 We have to find alternatives to using fossil
are  something that many medical experts consider
for our energy needs.
to be good for our health. But does this all really
6 The carbon emissions from
compensate for the 600 fold increase in greenhouse
gas that is put into the atmosphere by producing and cars is far too high.
delivering the product? [4 ]
7 According to experts, the main reason for all
And what about the damage caused by the 75% of
the flooding last year is climate .
plastic bottles that are not recycled but disposed of in
8 Today, wind power is a popular source of
landfill sites? It has been calculated that drinking one
renewable .
bottle of water has the same environmental impact as
driving for one kilometre in a car!
9 Many wild animals are losing their natural
Many people also question the morality of buying a
because of all the building
product that is becoming so scarce in some parts of the
work.
world that many people (like a third of those in Fiji)
10 A main concern about the environment is that
do not have easy access to it. The moral issue aside, is it
the ice are melting.
really worth buying something that costs 2,000 times
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more than an alternative we can already find in our
homes? [5 ]
4 Complete the sentences with the words in the
box.
2 Complete the text with sentences A F. There is
poppies cactus sunflowers palm pine
one sentence you do not need.
A However, not all bottled water has this effect
1 My neighbour s grew to an
on health.
incredible height!
B The bottled water industry of course refutes
2 The grows mainly in desert
these findings.
area.
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3 My favourite place on holiday is on the beach 6 You (joke)! I can t
under a tree. come out now  I m in bed!
4 There were some lovely, red 7 I (leave) the keys on
growing along the roadside. the table. Can you check for me?
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5 trees are green all year round.
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Listening
Grammar
7 4.07 Listen to five people talking about
d"
environmental problems. Which speaker (A E)
5 Choose the correct answers.
says &
1 I really don t have to / mustn t eat so much
1 it s all our fault? Speaker
salt. It s very bad for me.
2 climate change is exaggerated? Speaker
2 We mustn t / don t have to give in this
assignment until next Friday. That s good news!
3 individuals can t help? Speaker
3 We must / have to meet up sometime for a
4 people don t know enough? Speaker
coffee and a chat.
5 what s happening is natural? Speaker
4 Simon needn t / shouldn t work so hard. He ll
Mark /10
make himself ill.
5 You oughtn t to / needn t worry about me. I m
getting a lift home with Freddie.
Writing
6 You mustn t / shouldn t park there! It s the
8 Write a for and against essay with the title:
boss s space and he ll be furious.
The growth of the air industry must be restricted
7 I need to get / get some money out of the
to control global warming. Use the writing guide
bank later today.
to help you.
8 Do you think we have to / ought to check with
Paragraph 1: Describe the current situation.
your dad before using his tools?
Paragraph 2: Give points in favour of the
Mark /8
statement.
Paragraph 3: Give points against.
6 Complete the sentences with must, can t or might
and the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Paragraph 4: Summarise and give your opinion.
1 You (see) this film Mark /10
before. It was only released yesterday.
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2 He (be) a vegetarian.
I ve never seen him eat meat.
3 Dan (be) back before
lunchtime but I wouldn t bet on it!
4 She (be) exhausted!
She s just slept for more than twelve hours.
5 Helen (like) your
cooking. Look, she s left most of the meal.
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