LESSON

06

Class    Name

Dictation Worksheet (교과서 pp.122-124)

Listen and Speak 1

01

W  You know what? The oceans could contain more _______ _______ than fish by 2050.

M  That’s unbelievable. Where did you hear that?

W  Yesterday, I happened to watch a documentary about plastic waste in the ocean.

M  What did it say?

W  According to marine scientists, about eight million tons of plastic _______ _______ in the oceans every year.

M  Eight million tons is a lot, but the oceans are huge.

W  Well, imagine five _______ _______ _______ _______ plastic waste on every 30 centimeters of coastline around the earth.

M  I had no idea so much plastic ended up in the oceans. That’s a pity!

W  Me, neither. We need to do something about this immediately.

02

W Today, I’m going to talk about _______ _______ on the Galapagos Islands. Have you heard about the Pinta giant tortoise? It’s a giant tortoise which used to live on Pinta Island in the Galapagos. Once, about 300,000 giant tortoises lived on the island, but their _______ _______ to nearly zero due to _______ by humans, and they were thought to be extinct for a while. To our surprise, however, one male Pinta giant tortoise was found in 1971 and was named “Lonesome George” because he was found alone. Scientists did their best to save the species, but on June 24th, 2012, he died, marking the _______ _______ of the species. That’s a pity, isn’t it?

Listen and Speak 2

Dictation Worksheet

01

W  I really enjoyed the food. Thank you for inviting me.

M  You’re welcome. I’m glad you liked it.

W  By the way, _______ that box _______? I mean the one beside the sink.

M  It’s a _______ _______ _______ box. I keep earthworms in it, and food waste from the table goes there.

W  How interesting! So the earthworms eat the same things you do?

M  Sure. They eat almost anything.

W  Awesome! Do you know _______ _______ take care of earthworms?

M  It’s very simple. If you’re interested, I can give you some of mine and show you how to take care of them.

W  That’d be wonderful.

02

M  It’s pouring outside. Do you have an umbrella with you?

W  No. It’d be great if we had a huge umbrella over the entire city, wouldn’t it? That way, we wouldn’t have to get wet.

M  Yeah, and we could solve the _______ _______, too.

W  How would we do that?

M  Most rainwater is wasted. If we could collect it in a container, we could use it later.

W  Do you know how to _______ _______?

M  If you build an underground _______ _______ and connect it to the roof, all the rainwater can be collected in it.

W  Then the water can be used later for _______ _______, right?

M  Sure. That’s exactly what modern rainwater harvesting systems do.

W  Really? So the technology already exists, huh? Amazing!

In Real Life

M Good evening and welcome to KBA news. Our first report tonight deals with the enormous problem of _______ _______ _______, which is due to global warming. As the earth’s climate continues to warm, the sea levels are expected to rise more and more rapidly, putting coastal areas such as Venice and Florida at _______ _______ of flooding. Scientists claim that if the seas rise more than one meter above current levels, low-lying countries such as Bangladesh will have millions of _______ _______. What’s more, dams in the Netherlands may collapse. That’s a real pity! Reporter Linda Park has more.

Dictation Worksheet                                       pp.196~197

Lesson 6 My Promise with Mother Nature

Answers

Listen and Speak 1

01 plastic waste / ends up / grocery bags full of

02 endangered animals / population dropped / overhunting / complete extinction

Listen and Speak 2

01 what’s / for / food waste disposal / how to

02 water shortage / collect rainwater / storage tank / many purposes

In Real Life

rising sea levels / greater risk / climate refugees