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Unit 5 Listening practice

1 4.6   Read sentences A–C. Then listen to the first 3   Listen again and answer the questions in your
4.6
part of the conversation between Mark and Beth. What own words. Use complete sentences.
are they talking about?
1 Why does Mark think it’s going to become hard for the
A How different the world was 30 years ago. planet to sustain us?
B How technology has changed our lives.
C What the world will be like in the future.

2   Read questions 1–5. Then listen to the rest of
4.6
the conversation and choose the correct answers. 2 Why does Beth think people will have to change their
attitude towards eating genetically modified food?
1 How many people do experts think will be living on the
planet by the year 2050?
A More than 9 billion.
B 9 billion.
C 50 billion. 3 What does Mark think about people’s use of
biodegradable products?
D 5 billion.
2 How does Beth think the world will solve the problem
of a lack of food?
A Everyone will eat more fish.
B We will produce more genetically modified crops. 4 According to Mark, how might controlling the weather
C We will stop eating genetically modified crops. help farmers?
D We will start eating genetically modified crops.
3 What positive prediction does Mark make about the
environment in the future?
A There will be huge demands for food, water and
energy.
B There will never be any natural disasters.
C We might find a new, harmless energy source in
50 years’ time.
D We will be able to eat meat on special occasions.
4 Beth thinks some of our animals and plants will become
extinct because:
A the human population is growing so rapidly.
B we are already seeing insects and birds that don’t
normally live in the UK.
C we are losing more of our rare habitats as a result of
climate change and deforestation.
D scientists can’t control the weather.
5 According to Mark, what could be one of the benefits
of being able to control the weather?
A We could stop droughts.
B We could stop climate change.
C We could make cars that run on water.
D We could import more food.

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