19. Work in groups of four. You need to arrange a meeting at a time when you are all free. Decide the reason for the meeting and agree when and where it will take place.

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Voicemail

20. If the person you want to speak to is not there, you may hear this:

You’re through to the voicemail of Anfisa Belkina. I’m not at my desk right now, but if you leave a message, I’ll get right back to you. To leave a message, press 1. To speak to the operator, please hold.

After you leave your message, you may hear this:

To listen to your message, press 2.

After you listen to your message, you may hear this:

If you’d like to change your message, press 3. If you’d like to erase your message, press 4. Otherwise, please hang up.

21. Correct the eight mistakes in Anfisa Belkina’s voicemail message.

Hi Rita, this is Anfisa out of the Siberian Automobile and Highway Academy in Omsk. I phoned to you earlier, but your telephone central placed me through to the bad telephone. Anyway, I’m calling to you to discuss the contract we were talking about in Omsk. I’ll call further later or perhaps you’d like to ring to me here in Omsk on 8 913 319 9900. Bye for now.

22. Do you use voicemails yourself? What are its advantages and disadvantages?

23. Imagine that you need to speak to Anfisa Belkina about the next week students’ holiday. She’s not here. Leave a voicemail message asking her to call you back. Explain why you are calling. Use your own name and telephone number. Role-play the situation. A is an answering machine, B is a caller.

Environment

1. Look at the list of words. What do you think we are going to talk about?

animals rivers earth blue skies sea cities rainforests

2. Put these words into the gaps. Then read the poem. What is it about?

Only when all the …… have run dry

And all the fish in the …… have died

Only when all the …… have been burnt down

And there is no food for the ……

Only when all the …… have been filled with smoke

And the …… of the world have choked

Will the white man understand

That’s too late to save the …….

3. Choose three pictures which best match the poem.

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Pic. 25g Pic. 25h

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4. What are the main treats facing our environment? Brainstorm ideas!

Compare your list with the list on the next page. How can they be avoided?

5. Match these words with their definitions.

Pollution waste protect recycled damage factory emission environmentalist

1. injury or harm.

2. a substance, fluid, etc., that is emitted.

3. to defend from trouble, harm, attack, etc.

4. a building or group of buildings containing a plant assembly for the manufacture of goods.

5. a person who is concerned with the maintenance of ecological balance and the conservation of the environment.

6. to reclaim (packaging or products with a limited useful life) for further use.

7. garbage, rubbish or trash.

8. harmful or poisonous substances introduced into an environment.