成熙高级英语听力脚本

RevisedonNovember25,2020成熙高级英语听力脚本Unit1That’swhatfriendsarefor!P22ConversationAListenandpractice.Chris:DoyouhaveadateforthepartyyetKim:Actually,Idon’t……DoyouthinkyoucouldhelpmefindoneChris:Hmm.WhatkindofguysdoyoulikeKim:Oh,Ilikeguyswhoaren’ttooseriousandwhohaveagoodsenseofhumor.Youknow...likeyou.Chris:OK.WhatelseKim:Well,I’dprefersomeoneIhavesomethingincommonwith–whoIcantalktoeasily.Chris:IthinkIknowjusttheguyforyou.BobBranson.DoyouknowhimKim:No,Idon’tthinkso.Chris:Letmearrangeforyoutomeethim,andyoucantellmewhatyouthink.BListentoChrisandKimdiscussingBobafterKimmethim.HowdidKimlikehimChris:So,what’stheVerdictWhatdidyouthinkofBobKim:Well,IwasworriedatfirstespeciallywhenIsawthathewearsnotonebuttwoearrings,Ithoughthemightturnouttobeoneofthoseguyswhoareintoheavyrockmusicandstufflikethat.YouknowwhatImeanChris:Buthe’sjustaregularkindofguy,rightKim:Yeah,wegotalongreallywell!Chris:Ijustknewyou’dlikehim.Kim:Yeah,Ido,andhe’sreallyfunny.Hehadmelaughinghystericallyduringdinner.Ithinkthepeoplesittingnexttousintherestaurantthoughtwewerecrazy.Chris:So,areyoutwogoingtogettogetheragainKim:Definitely,infact,we’regoingtoaconcerttomorrownight.Chris:That’sgreat.P4ListeningWhataretheylikeBListentoconversationsaboutwhatthepeopleabovearelike.Writedowntwoadjectivesforeachperson.Howsimilarwereyourguesses1.AndreaA:So,haveyouseenAndrealatelyB:Yeah,Iseeherprettyoften.Weworktogetheratacafélatté.A:How’sshedoing,I’vebeenmeaningtocallher.B:Well,tobehonest!I’vealwaysthoughtshe’salittledifficult.Butthesedays,Ifindherimpossible.A:WhatdoyoumeanB:Oh,youknowhowsheis.Shehassuchstrongideasabouteverything.Ifyoudon’tagreewithhersheletsyouknowwhatshethinksofyou.A:Yes,that’strue.Butthat’swhyweloveher,rightB:Yeah,Iguessso.Butshe’schangedalotsinceshestartedtalkedaboutherselfallthetimeandshealwaysmanagestomentionhowgoodsheisateverythingshedoes.A:Hmm.MaybeIwon’tcallherafterall.2.JamesA:AreyougoingtoJamespartyonSaturdayB:Ofcourse,Jamesalwaysgivesthebestparties.Andtherearealwayslotsofinterestingnewpeopletomeet.A:That’strue.Idon’tknowwherehemanagestofindthemall.B:Well,youknowwhathe’slike.Hemakesfriendsveryeasily.Hereallylikestalkingtopeople,andhelovesinvitingpeopleover.A:Ur–Ur,heinvitedmefordinnerlastSaturday,whatafeast!B:Yeah,he’sagreatcooktoo.A:AfterdinnerIofferedtohelpcleanup,hetoldmenottoworryaboutit.Hesaidhe’dtakecareofitinthemorning.Hewaslike.It’snothing,nobigdeal.B:Yup,thatsoundslikeJames.3.Mr.JohnsonA:HaveyoumetthenewapartmentmanagerB:Mr.JohnsonHmm.Yeah,Imethimlastweek.He’s…alittlestrange.A:Yeah,heis.I’mnotsureIlikehim.He’shardtopredict.Sometimeshe’sprettycheerfulandtalkative,andthenextdayhedoesn’tevensayhello.Ithinkhemusthavepersonalproblemsorsomething.B:Ithinkyou’reright.Andhaveyounoticedthathalfthetimewhenhesayshe’sgoingtodosomething,heneveractuallydoesitHetoldmethreetimeshe’dcometofixthelightinmykitchen,andhestillhasn’tdoneit.Unit2CareermovesAlistenandpractice.Tracy:Goodnews!I’vefoundasummerjob!Mark:That’sgreat!AnythinginterestingT:Yes,workingatanamusementpark.Doesn’tthatsoundfantasticM:Sure,itdoes.T:So,haveyoufoundanythingM:Nothingyet,butI’vegotacoupleofleads.Oneisworkingasaninternforarecordcompany–mostlyansweringphones.OrIcangetalandscapingjobagain.T:Beinganinternsoundsmoreinterestingthanlandscaping.Andit’sprobablynotashard!M:Yeah,butalandscaperearnsmoremoneythananintern.Andyougetagreattan!BListentotherestoftheconversation.WhatisTracygoingtodoattheamusementparkM:Sowhatwillyoubedoingattheamusementpark,exactlyT:Actually,I’llhavetwojobs.First,I’llbeworkingataplacecalledChildren’sWorld.Theyhaveallkindsofinterestinggamesandeducationalactivitiesforyoungkids.IhavetogotoatrainingprogramforthreedaysbeforeIstarttofindouthoweverythingworks.M:ThreedaysWow,theequipmentmustbeprettyhigh-tech!T:Oh,itis–alotofcomputersandinterestingdevices.It’sjustthekindofstuffthatkidslove.M:Well,itsoundsliketheperfectjobforyou.Iknowhowmuchyoulivekids.Sowhat’syourotherjobT:Well.I’llalsobeoneofthepeoplewhowalksaroundtheparkgreetingpeople.M:Doyoumeanyou’llhavetodressupinacostumeT:Yes,asacartooncharacter!Iknow,Iknow.Itsoundssilly.Andit’scertainlynotasrewardingasworkinginChildren’sWorld,butit’spartofthejob.CarolsWoman:Sowhereareyouworkingthissummer,CarolsCarlos:I’mworkingasatutorinalearningcenterforkids.W:Interesting.WhatkindsofthingsdothekidsdothereC:Theyworkonsubjectstheyneedhelpin,uh,mainlymathandEnglish.W:IsyourjobhardC:No,notatall.Thekidsworkoncomputersmostofthetime.Wehavetohelpthemgetstartedandwhentheyrunintoproblems.W:DoyouenjoyitC:Oh,yes.Workingwithkidsissomuchmorefunthanworkingwithadults.AndIgettochoosemyownhours.AslongasIworkeighthoursaday,Icancomeinatanytimefrom8.TO9.W:Luckyyou!PaulWoman:Paul,didyoufindasummerjob,yetPaul:Yeah,I’mworkinginarestaurant.W:Oh,how’sitgoingP:Oh,themoney’snotbad.W:WhatareyoudoingAreyouwaitingtablesP:Iwish!No.I’mworkinginthekitchen.Icutupstuffforthechef–vegetablesandmeatandthings.Ialsowashthedishes.W:Oh,yuck.P:Yeah.It’sprettyhardwork.Ididn’trealizehowhotitisinarestaurantkitchenuntilItookthisjob.W:Sowhydon’tyouquitP:I’dloveto,butIneedthemoney.JuliaMan:SowhatkindofjobdidyoufindforthesummerJulia:I’mworkingforamarketingcompany.I’mdoingtelephonemarketing.M:Oh,soyou’reoneofthosepeoplewhodrivesmecrazybycallingmeupandtryingtopersuademetobuysomethingthatIhaveabsolutelynoneedfor.J:Exactly.M:DoyoulikeitJ:Believeitornot,Ido.It’smostlyabunchofstudentsworkingthere,andwehavealotoffunwhenwe’renotmakingcalls.It’sreallyeasy,too,sincewejusthavetoreadfromascript.M:AreyoudoingthisfulltimeJ:Yes,butIworkfromtwointheafternoonuntilelevenatnight,soIgettosleepaslateasIwanttointhemorning.Unit3CouldyoudomeafavorP142ConversationAListenandpractice.Jack:Hi,Rod.ThisisJack.Rod:Oh,hi,Jack.What’supJ:I’mgoingtomybestfriend’sweddingthisweekend.I’dlovetovideotapeit.WouldyoumindifIborrowedyouvideocameraR:Um,yeah.That’sOK,Iguess.Idon’tthinkI’llneeditforanything.J:Thanksamillion.R:Sure.HaveyouusedavideocamerabeforeIt’sprettyeasy.J:Yeah,acoupleoftimes.WoulditbeOKifIpickedituponFridaynightR:Fine.Noproblem.BListentotwomoretelephonecallsJackmakes.WhatelsedoeshewanttoborrowfromfriendsDotheyagreetolendthemtohim1.Andy:Hello.Jacj:Hi,Andy.ThisisJack.A:Oh,hi,Jack.J:Iwaswonderingifyoucoulddomeafavor.A:Thatdepends.J:Well,Ihavetogotoaweddingthisweekend.WoulditbeOKifIborrowedyournavybluesuitA:Oh,sure.Noproblem.J:Thanksalot.I’llcomebyandpickituptonight.A:That’sfine.2.Rose:RoseRizzo.Jack:Hi,Rose.ThisisJack.R:Oh,hello.HowareyouJ:Prettygood,thanks.Listen,thereasonI’mcallingisIhaveareallybigfavortoaskyou.R:YesJ:RememberItoldyouaboutthatfriendofminewho’sgettingmarriedtoawomanhemetinBarcelonaR:Yeah,Iremember.AndJ:Well,thewedding’sthisSaturdayafternoon,andit’soutinthecountry–aboutanhour’sdrivefromhere–andIwaswonderingifIcouldborrowyourcarfortheafternoontogetthere.R:Gee,Jack,I’dreallylovetohelpyouout,butI’mgoingtobeneedingmycarallweekend.I’vegotafriendcominginfromoutoftown,andIpromisedtoshowherthesights.J:Oh,OK.Iunderstand.Anyway,howarethingsIhaven’tseenyouforages.R:Oh,prettygood.P165ListeningAListentothreetelephoneconversations.Writedownwhateachcallerrequests.DoestheotherpersonagreetotherequestCheck(√)YesorNo.1.TinaRobert:HelloTina:Hi,Robert.ThisisTina.R:Hi,Tina.What’supT:Well,actually,Iwaswonderingifyou’dmindlendingmeyourcameraforafewdays.Iwanttotakesomephotosofmynewapartmenttosendtomyfolks.R:Sure.Youcanborrowit.T:Oh,thanksamillion.2.MikeMike:Hi,Sandy.ThisisMike.Sandy:Oh,hi.HowarethingswithyouM:Prettygood.Listen.IwaswonderingifIcoulduseyourvideogamesystemovertheweekend.S:YoumeanmySonyPlayStationM:Yeah.Mysister’saskedmetotakecareofmynieceandnephewovertheweekend–they’resixandeight–andIthoughtitwouldbeagreatwaytokeepthembusy.S:That’sagoodidea–kidsthatagelovevideogames–but,well,Ihavebadnews:Mymachineisn’tworking.I’vebeenmeaningtotakeitintogetfixed,butIhaven’tgottenaroundtoit.M:Oh,toobad.S:Butyouknowyoucanalwaysrentone.Mostvideostoreshavemachinestorent.Youjusthavetoleaveadeposit.M:Oh,perfect.I’lldothat.Thanks,Sandy.S:Noproblem.3.PhilPhil:Hi,Greg.It’sPhil.Greg:Hi.What’supP:Notmuch,butIwaswonderingifIcouldaskyouforafavor.G:Hmm…maybe.Tryme!P:Well,Ihavetogooutoftownforafewdaysnextweek.G:Uh-huh.P:CouldIleavePollywithyouwhileI’mgoneG:PollyWho’sPollyP:Youknow–Polly,mybird.G:Oh,yeah.Iforgot,yourbird.Idon’tknow,Phil.Ireallydon’tlikebirdsverymuch.They’remessy,andtheymakealotofnoise,and…P:No,notPolly.She’sreallyagreatbird.She’sreallycleanandveryquiet.Shewon’tbotheryou–Ipromise.G:Oh,allright.I’lldoit.P:Thanks.Ireallyappreciateit.I’llbringheroveronTuesdaynight.G:OK.Butyouowemeone!P178ConversationAListenandpractice.Amy:HelloJeff:Hello.MayIspeaktoSophia,pleaseA:I’msorry,she’snotinrightnow.WouldyouliketoleaveamessageJ:Yes,please.ThisisJeff.WouldyoutellherthatTonyishavingapartyonSaturdayA:Un-huh.J:Andwouldyouaskherifshe’dliketogowithmeA:Allright,Peter.I’llgiveherthemessage.J:No,thisisJeff,notPeter.A:Oh,I’msorry.J:Bytheway,who’sPeterBListentoAmytalkingtoSophia.WhoisPeterIsSophiagoingtogotothepartywithJeffSophia:Hi!I’mhome!A:Oh,hi.S:DidanyonecallA:Uh-huh.YouroldfriendPetercalledafewhoursago.He’sgoingtobeintownonSaturdayandwantstogettogetherwithyouSaturdaynight.Hesaidtocallhim.S:Oh,super!Ihaven’tseenPeterinalmostayear.AnyothercallsA:Uh,yeah.Jeffcalled.HewantstoknowifyouwanttogotoTony’spartywithhim.S:Oh.WhenisTony’spartyA:OnSaturday.S:Oh,perfect.That’sthesamenightI’mgoingtogettogetherwithPeter,soIhaveanexcusenottogo.EvenifIweren’tgoingoutwithPeter,Iwouldn’tgoanywherewithJeff.Oh,he’ssuchapain!A:Oh,hedidn’tsoundsobad.Hesoundedkindofsweet.S:Yeah,yeah,Iguessheis.It’sjustthatIdon’twanttogooutwithhim–andhejustdoesn’tseemtogetthemessage.Domeafavor.Amy:Ifhecallsagain,couldyoujusttellhimI’mnothomeA:Hmm.OK.Unit4Whatastory!P202ConversationStorytellingAListenandpractice.Jake:Whatanawfulstory!AcouplewassailingtheiryachtfromHawaiitoMexico.WhiletheywerecrossingthePacific,theirboathitawhaleandsank!Anne:IsthattrueWhathappenedtothewhaleJ:Itdoesn’tsay!Ohandhere’sanotherone.AguyinLosAngleswasrobbingabank.Butashewasescaping,hegotcaughtintherevolvingdoor.A:Iguessitwashisfirstbankrobbery!J:Yeah.Onandlistentothis.Someguygotlockedoutofhishouse,sohetriedtogetinthroughthechimney.A:Don’ttellme!Hegotstuckinthechimney!J:Exactly.Andhewasstilltryingtogetouttwodayslaterwhenthepolicerescuedhim.1.AmanwhoconsideredhimselfasnakecharmerwasstrangledtodeathonSundaybyathree-and-a-half-meterboaconstrictorinatowninThailand.Itseemsthatthemanrushedtoseethegiantsnakeafterfriendstoldhimtheserpentwasseenbesideoneofthetown’smainroads.Thesnakecharmerputitaroundhisneck;whileheandhisfriendswerewalkinghome,thesnakestrangledhimtodeath.2.EarlyTuesdaymorninginCalifornia,twopoliceofficerswhowerepursuingacarthiefdownHollywoodBoulevardinahigh-speedchasewererescuedbythethief.Duringthechase,theofficers’caroverturnedandfellintoashallowriver.Theofficerscouldn’tgetoutofthecar,whichwasrapidlyfillingupwithwater.Thethiefwentbacktothesceneoftheaccidentandhelpedrescuetheofficers.TheHollywoodPoliceDepartmenthasdecidedtodropchargesagainstthethiefforsavingtheofficers’lives.AListenandpractice.Brian:Someonestolemywalletlastnight!Kate:Ohno!WhathappenedB:Well,Iwasworkingout,andIhadputmystuffinmylocker,justlikeIalwaysdo.WhenIcameback,someonehadstolenmywallet.IguessI’dforgottentolockthelocker.K:I’msorry.That’sterrible!DidyoulosemuchmoneyB:Onlyabout$20.ButIlostmycreditcardandmydriver’slicense.Whatapain!BListentotherestoftheconversation.WhatdidKatehavestolenonceWherewassheWhathappenedK:Hmm.ThatremindsmeofwhenIhadmypursestolenlastyear.B:ReallyWhathappenedK:Well,itwaswhenIwasinBelgium.Iwasonmywaytotheairport,soIwasstandingonthesideoftheroadwithmybags,tryingtofigureoutthebusschedule.Anyway,thisabunchofguyscamebyandaskediftheycouldhelpme.TheyspokeverybrokenEnglish,andIcouldn’treallyunderstandwhattheyweresaying.Ireallyjustwantedthemtoleavemealone.Finally,theyleftandwhenIlookeddown,Irealizedmypursehaddisappeared.Ithadmywalletinitwithallmytraveler’schecksandmymoneyandmycreditcard.Well,luckily,Ihadputmyairlineticketandmypassportinoneofmycarry-onbags.B:Howawful!SowhatdidyoudoK:Well,firstIscreamedatthetopofmylungsandtriedtorunaftertheguys–buttheywerelonggone.Then–thissoundsreallycorny–IdidjustwhatIhadseenpeopledoonTV:Icalledmycreditcardcompany.B:WeretheyhelpfulK:Theywerelifesavers!Innotimeatall,they’dgivenmenewtraveler’schecksandanewcreditcard,andsentmeonmyway.ReviewofUnits1-4P262ListeningFavoritegripesAListentotwopeoplediscussingthesetopics.Completethechart.1TaxidriversA:Itreallyupsetsmewhentaxidriversdrivesofast.I’malwaysterrifiedofhavinganaccident.B:Thatdoesn’treallybotherme.IliketogetwhereI’mgoingquickly.ButIcan’tstanditwhentheyhavetheirradiosturnedupallthewayfullblast.Youcan’tevenhearyourselfthink!2PeoplewithdogsA:Ihateitwhenpeopletaketheirdogsintoaparkandletthemmakemessesallovertheplace.It’ssoirresponsible!B:YouknowwhatbothersmeIhateitwhentheygooutandleavetheirdogathome,barkingallday.3TVcommercialsA:Ican’tstanditwhentheyshowthesamecommercialtwiceinarow.WhydotheydochatItdrivesmecrazy!B:Thethingthatbothersmethemostiswhentheyinterruptaballgameatthemostexcitingmomenttoshowsomestupidcommercial.4StoreclerksA:Itreallyupsetsmewhenstoreclerkspretendtheyhaven’tnoticedyouandjuststandaroundchattingtoeachother.It’ssorude.B:Yeah.Orontheotherhand,theygiveyouthehardsell,andtrytogetyoutobuysomethingyoudon’treallywant.Unit5Crossingcultures10ListeningUniquecustomsListentothreepeopledescribinguniquecustomstheyobservedwhiletraveling.Completethechart.1.AliceOnethingthatIneverreallygotusedtowhenIwastravelinginAsiawasthewaypeoplemakenoisewhentheydrinksoup.Ithinkit’sbecausetheywanttoshowthatthey’rereallyenjoyingtheirfoodsotheymakealoudslurpingnoise.Italwaysbotheredme.Iguessit’sbecausemyparentsspentyearswhenIwasakidtellingmenottomakenoisewhileIwaseating.2.MarkWhenIlivedinSpain,Iwassurprisedathowlatepeopleeatintheevening.Whenyou’reinvitedtodinner,youareaskedtocomearoundnineo’clockandyouusuallydon’tstartdinneruntilten.Andpeoplestayterriblylate–sometimesuntiltwointhemorningorevenlater.Ifounditdifficult.Howdoesonegetupandgotoworkorschoolthenextdayaftereatinganddrinkinguntilthreeinthemorning3.SusanIlivedintheMiddleEastforawhile,andwhenIwentout,Ihadtoobeythelocalcustomofwearingsomethingovermyheadandwearingadressthatcoveredmywholebody.Atfirst,Ifounditarealnuisance,butafterawhile,Igotusedtoitandevenstartedtolikeit.Youfeelreallysecure,andalsoyoudon’thavetoworryaboutwhattowearallthetime.Unit6What’swrongwithitP342Conversation:Listenandpractice.Clerk:CanIhelpyouHelen:Yes,I’dliketoreturnthisjacket.C:IstheresomethingthematterwithitH:Yes.Ididn’tnoticewhenIboughtit,butthereareafewproblems.First,ithasatearinthelining.C:Hmm,actually,it’storninseveralplaces.H:Andsomeofthebuttonsareveryloose,thisonecameoff,infact.Andthere’sastainonthecollar.C:I’mreallysorryaboutthis.WouldyouliketoexchangeitforanotheroneH:Well,tobehonest,Idon’tthinkthisjacketisverywellmade.I’drathergetarefund.C:Iunderstand.DoyouhavethereceiptP364ListeningFairexchangeListentothreecustomersreturningitemstheypurchased.Completethechart.1.C:CanIhelpyouM:Yes,Iboughtthisbriefcaseherelastweek,butthere’ssomethingwrongwiththelock.Ican’tgetittocloseproperly.C:Letmesee.Yes,Iseewhatyoumean.Thelockseemstobejammedorsomething.Noproblem.I’llgetyouanotherone.Sorryaboutthat.2.W:Hi.C:YesW:IwonderifyoucouldtakealookattheseshoesIboughthere.They’reprettynew,buttheyseemtobefallingapart.C:Hmm.Letmesee.Yes,thisdoesn’tlookright.Thestitchingiscomingout.Howlongdidyousayyou’vehadthemW:Onlyaboutamonth.Here’sthereceipt.C:Hmm…yes.Well,letmeexchangetheseforyou.I’msorryfortheinconvenience.3.M:Excuseme.C:Yes,howcanIhelpyouM:YouseethisshirtIboughtithereafewweeksago,butthefirsttimeIwashedit,thecolorchanged:Itwentfrombrightredtolightpink.C:HowdidyouwashitM:Well,Ijusttosseditintothewashingmachinewithmyotherclothes.C:WhattemperaturedidyouuseM:Iusuallywashmyclothesinhotwater,soIguesshot.C:Well,didyoucheckthewashinginstructionsM:Um…maybenot.C:Well,youseehereonthislabelItsays,“Washincoldwateronly.”M:Um-hmm.C:SoI’mreallysorry,butsinceyoudidn’tfollowthewashinginstructions,Ican’treallydoanythingforyou.Unit7ThewordweliveinP402ConversationAListenandpractice.Andy:Excuseme.WouldyouliketomakeacontributiontoGreenerWorldCarla:Sure.WhatareyouworkingonrightnowA:Well,we’redevelopingeducationalprogramsforschools.Wewanttoshowchildrenhowtheoceansarebeingpollutedbyindustrialwaste.Andwewanttotellthemabouthowfishsupplieshavebeendepletedthroughoverfishing.C:Ithinkwhatyou’redoingisterrific.IwishIcoulddomoretohelp.A:So,haveyoueverthoughtaboutbecomingamemberofGreenerWorldC:No,buttellmealittlemoreaboutit.BListentotherestoftheconversation.WhatelsehasGreenerWorldaccomplishedintheircityA:We’vebeenactiveinthisareaforalmostfiveyearsnow.AreyouawareofsomeofourotherlocalprojectsC:No,Idon’tthinkIam.A:Well,oneofthethingswe’vebeendoingisplantingtrees.Wehaveagroupofvolunteersinvolvedinseveraltree-plantingprojectsindifferentpartsofthecity.We’retryingtogetasmanytreesplantedaspossibletohelpcleantheairandalsotohelplowerthetemperatureduringthesummer.C:Thatsoundssmart.A:Uh-huh.We’vealsoplacedover50recyclingbinsaroundthecitysothatpeoplecandropoffthingsforrecycling–cans,bottles,plasticbags,andnewspapers.Lastyearweraisedover$100,000throughrecycling.C:That’sfantastic.I’dlovetogetinvolvedinGreenerWorld.WheredoIsignP425Listening:EnvironmentalsolutionsAListentothreepeopledescribinghowcomeseriousenvironmentalproblemsarebeingsolved.Writedowntheproblemeachonetalksabout.1.Jenny:J:Youknow,I’vebeenreadingalotabouttheproblemoflandfills–anditreallyhasmeworried.M:WhyJ:Well,itseemsthattheeasiestwayofdisposingoftrashisbyburyingitinlandfills.Theproblemisthatinmanycountriesthelandfillshavealreadybeenfilledup,andit’shardtofindplacestostartnewones.Noonewantsahugelandfillanywhereneartheirneighborhood.M:Sowhat’sthesolutionJ:Well,thereisnoeasysolution.Butmanycitiesaretryingtodomorerecyclingsothattheycanreducetheamountofstuffthatgoesintothelandfills.2.Adam:W:Ican’tbelieveit’sbecomedangeroustogetasuntan.WhatisthisworldcomingtoA:Well,thesunhasneverbeengoodforyou,butit’sreallydangerousnow.Yousee,theozonosphere,whichhelpsprotectusfromthesun’sultravioletrays,hasbeendamagedbypollutionintheair.Whentheozonelayergetstoothin,itcancauseanincreaseinskincancerandotherproblems.W:ButisthereanythingwecandotosolvetheproblemA:Sure.Oneofthebiggestthreatstotheozonelayeriscars–theexhaustgasesfromcars.Thebestwaytosavetheozonelayeristodriveless.Soinmanyplaces,peoplearebeingaskedtocarpool.3.Kate:K:Youknow,youalwayshearaboutairpollution,butnotmanypeopleareawareoftheproblemofwaterpollution.M:YoumeanintheoceansK:No.Imeanpolluteddrinkingwater.It’saprobleminalmosteverymajorcityintheworld.Almostallourriversandlakes–wherewegetourdrinkingwaterfrom–arebeingpollutedinsomewaybybusinessesfarms,homes,industries,andothersources.Andeventhoughthewatermostofusdrinkistreated,it’sstillnot100percentpure.M:Sowhat’sthesolutionK:Well,it’sacomplicatedproblemtosolve,butbasicallywhat’sinvolvedistreatingallwasteproductsmorecarefullysothatdangerouschemicalsandbacteriadon’tgetintoourwatersupply.P43ConversationAListenandpractice.Andy:Youknow,there’safactoryoutsidetownthat’spumpingchemicalsintotheriver.Carla:HowcantheydothatIsn’tthatagainstthelawA:Yes,itis.Butalotofcompaniesignorethoselaws.C:That’sterrible!WhatcanGreenerWorlddoA:Well,onthingtodoaboutitistotalktothemanagement.C:Whatifthatdoesn’tworkA:Well,thenanotherwaytostopthemistogetaTVstationtorunastoryonit.C:Yes!Companieshatebadpublicity.Bytheway,what’sthenameofthiscompanyA:It’scalledApexIndustries.C:Ohno!Myuncleisoneoftheirtopexecutives!CListentotherestoftheconversation.WhatdoAndyandCarladecidetodoCarla:Waitaminute,BeforeGreenerWorlddoesanything,shouldn’twemakesurethatwe’vegotourfactsstraightAndy:Absolutely.Thebestthingtodoistomonitorthesituationoverthenextseveralweekstoseewhatexactlyishappening.C:HowdowedothatA:Well,wecantakepicturesoftheriverandeventakewatersamplestoseehowhadthesituationis.C:OK.AndmaybeIcouldtalktomyuncleaboutit.A:Oh,no,Idon’tthinkthat’sagoodidea.Notyet,anyway.C:WhynotA:Idon’tthinkwewanttosayanythingtoanyoneuntilwehaveaclearerpictureofwhatisgoingon.Afterwe’vemonitoredthesituationforawhile,thenwecandecidewhetherweneedtohaveameetingwitharepresentativeofthecompanytotellthemwhatwe’vediscovered.O