The world in our hands

Starting off
0 Work in pairs. Match the photos
(1-5) with the environmental
problems (a-e).
a climate change
b destruction of forests
c endangered species
d greenhouse gases
e rising sea levels

6 Match these sentence halves to form four ways of protecting the environment.
Which do you think is the most urgent?
1 Driving cars with zero emissions a are essential for protecting endangered species.
2 Nature reserves are a way b will reduce our dependence on fossil fuels.
3 Switching to renewable energy c will cut the quantity of greenhouse gases which are released
4 Wildlife conservation programmes into the atmosphere.
d of protecting natural habitats.

listening Section 1 Questions 1-6

0 Work in pairs. You are going to hear a man Complete the notes below.
who is interested in protecting the environment
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR
talking to a travel agent about eco-holidays.
A NUMBER for each answer.
Before you listen, discuss these questions.
1 What do you think eco-holidays are? C.u5fome-r' '5 V1Cime-: .J:(}CJr. Je,tr.o.v
2 Can you think of examples of eco-holidays?
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6 Work in pairs. Look at Questions 1-6 and decide w;ll PClj up fo L 2 .. ..... . ........
what type of information you need to fill each Told l-l;m a bou f 3 ... .. .. for' a d'ICIV1c.e. f<Ajme-V1f5
gap.
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€) ~ Now listen and answer Questions 1-6.
Exam advice Note and table completion
• Check how many words you are allowed to use.
• Take care to spell your answers correct ly.
• Write nu mbers as figures, not w ords.

0 Read Questions 7-10 below and decide what

information you might need for each gap.

Questions 7- 10
Complete the table below.
Write ONE OR TWO WORDS for each answer.
Eco-holidays
type of holiday accommodation adva ntage
Dumbar ton Tableland s watching animals house in a 7 ... close to nature

Bago Natu re Reserve live with a 8 .................. ... village house learn about way of life

San Luis Island working in a 9 ......... .... ....... . hostel holiday location without
10 ........... .. ....... .

0 ~ Now listen and answer Questions 7-10.

(i) Work in pairs.

1 Would you enjoy an eco-holiday?
2 Which of the eco-holidays in Exercise 4 would
interest you? Why?

Vocabulary
Nature, the environment or the countryside?
Tourist or tourism?
0 IELTS can didates often confuse nature, the
environment and the countryside, and tourist
and tourism. Match the words (1-5) with their
definitions from CALD (a-e).

1 nature a [U) land where t here are no towns or cities

b [U) all the things in the world which exist naturally and were not created
2 the environment by people
3 countryside c [U) the land, water and air that animals and plants live in. It is usually
used when talking about the way people use or damage the natural world.
4 tourism d [C) someone who visits a place for pleasure and interest, usually while they
are on holiday
5 tourist e [U) the business of providing services such as transport, places to stay
or entertainment for people who are on holiday
The world in our hands @
 COl Track 18 Yes. there 1s. actually I'm not a meat eater. so you'll need
to spec1fy to the a1rline that I need to eat vegetanan meals
Elena Mm, well, I'm not sure. Some people do perhaps,
when I fly
for example young people who should be study1ng
mstead. but a lot of people use the Internet for the1r T '
OK vegetanan meals By the way, what nationality are
JObs or for other th1ngs Maybe too much t1me chatt1ng you. Mr Petrov?
to fnends. not enough t1me domg other th1ngs Mm, I'm Russ1an From St Petersburg ong1nally
too much t1me s1tt1ng down. But many people leave the
Internet connected all day because they use 1t 1nstead of a T I JUSt ask because I may need to see 1f you'll need a v1sa
telephone for messages or 1nstead of go1ng to the library, for some of the places you m1ght VISit. I'm JUSt p01nting
so I th1nk 1t depends. For some th1ngs. 1t saves t1me that out because you want to go fatrly soon and it can
sometimes be qu1te a lengthy process
Unit 5 COl Track 20

COl Track 19 Igor So. what optiOns are still available?

Igor Mornmg Travel agent OK. There are these three poss1b11it1es wh1ch
Travel agent Good morn1ng. Er. JUSt a moment and I'll be I managed to pnnt out earlier I thought they looked good.
With you Um, now, how can I help you? OK, let's have a look
Yes. I phoned you earlier about an eco-holiday - you T Um. the first 1s called the Dumbarton Tablelands It looks
know, one of those holidays where you don't damage the pretty good to me It's 1n Western Australia The holiday
enwonment at all and you get close to nature really Involves bemg close to and watching ammals -
T Yes. I remember Mr Petrov. 1sn't 1t? almost liv1ng w1th them, 111 fact, because you get to stay
111 a qu1te luxunous house or cab1n built h1gh up 1n a tree
Yes, Igor Petrov You sa1d you were go1ng to look up what and surrounded by lovely countryside And, you know.
was ava1lable at rather short not1ce there are b1rds and lizards and th1ngs 1f you like that sort
T I d1d, and I've got a few th1ngs here. Just before I show of t h1ng. so you're very sort of
them to you, though, let me get down a few details Close to nature.
OK T Close to nature. that's nght
T R1ght Now. how long are you hop1ng to go for - a week, Sounds Interesting I guess I could enJOY that. Er, what
a month? else have you got?
I ong1nally planned to go for three weeks, but I th1nk T Well. there's th1s one 111 the Bago Nature Reserve. where
actually two would be better. you go and stay w1th a local fam1ly 111 the1r house 111 a small
T F1ne. I'll JUSt note that down Mm. I th1nk 1t's a good length mountam v1llage away from other tounsts and the usual
for a holiday You don't want to go for too long or 1t's tounst spots. so you d1scover lots about the way they live
difficult to get back to work aga1n afterwards. I always and you sort of live 111 the fam1ly, share the1r meals, help
th1nk And what's the lim1t on how much you're prepared them with the1r work. that sort of th1ng
to pay? Mm. Not so much of a holiday, then
Yes, I don't really want to go above £1.750 1f I can help 1t
T Well. 1t depends on you It's very different. and they say
T Mm F1ne. but when you come to look at th e brochures, a change 1s as good as a rest. And then there's San Luis
I should JUSt po1nt out that each of them has a d1scount 1f Island.
you pay 111 advance Mm. What happens at San Lu1s?
Oh! That's good. How much 1s 1t?
T Well. 1t's a small1sland. JUSt a few m1les from the coast
T It depends on the holiday you choose. but 1t's worth of Central Amenca, but I'm not sure 1f 1t's really up your
beanng 111 m1nd Do you have any spec1al reqUirements street. You m1ght like 1t because InternatiOnal tounsm
wh1ch I should note down, by the way? hasn't spoilt it yet. but I'd say 1t's more a holiday for young
people. You go and l1ve 1n a hostel and, you know, you
Er. yes, one th1ng I'm keen on 1s hav1ng travel msurance
help pamt the local school and you get to meet the k1ds
wh1le I'm away, so can you g1ve me a quote?
and sort of try your hand at teach1ng
T Well, I can't actually at the moment because our Internet
Teaching what?
connect1on IS down JUSt now, but as soon as we have 1t
up and runn1ng aga111 and we know what holiday you've T Oh. Engl1sh or maths, whatever you're good at. What
chosen, I'll g1ve you a call. Is there anyth1ng else? makes the Island 1nterest1ng. though, IS thetr emiSSions
policy. There are no cars - you have to walk or use a
b1cycle to get about. and you get there by sail1ng boat

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