Matching Pairs IV LEVEL UNIT 8 WE ARE IN DANGER Lesson 1Online version Listening comprehension by Martha Uribe 1 What happens sometimes when the flowers should be blooming? 2 Why has Bonnie started worrying about climate change recently? 3 What does everyone believe to be the cause? 4 What’s the town like? 5 Where has Bonnie lived all her life? 6 How seriously do environmental issues affect Bonnie’s daily life? 7 What do many of her neighbors claim? that their crops have been damaged by severe storms and droughts The streets are clean and quiet. climate change not very seriously because she hears a lot of news about it these days Her town experiences heavy snow. in a small town 1 Why does August feel bad for his daughter? 2 What does August think should be done about this issue? 3 Why is he worried about his daughter’s health? 4 What is August planning to do? and why ? 5 When did August become concerned about the environment? because he recently found out how severe the smog in his city is because she is trapped indoors most of the time when his daughter Tara was born He thinks campaigns should be started to inform people. start a campaign himself, because he wants his daughter to live in a cleaner and safer environment 1 What did the article say? 2 What have people said about Carol’s way of living? 3 What shocking picture did she see in the article? 4 When did she begin this lifestyle? 5 How does Carol care for the environment? 6 Why does Carol choose to live a green life nonetheless? after reading an article about the seriousness of littering that many ocean animals are being killed every day because of thoughtless garbage dumping because it is more meaningful and responsible than doing what’s easy and harming the planet She only buys eco-friendly products and sometimes even makes her own. one of a dead bird filled with plastic debris that she’s chosen a more inconvenient way of living and that her efforts can’t change the world all at once