A. Before listening to
the radio news decide whether these statements are true (T) or false (F).
|
a. |
The toy maker Lego has cancelled
its current contract with Shell. |
T / F |
|
b. |
Shell sold (sells) Lego toys in
its gas (petrol) stations. |
T / F |
|
c. |
Lego made the decision because of
a Greenpeace video. |
T / F |
|
d. |
The video shows real polar bears
covered in oil. |
T / F |
|
e. |
More than one million people wrote
to Lego about Shell. |
T / F |
|
f. |
Greenpeace sent a billion thanks
to those who mailed Lego. |
T / F |
|
g. |
Lego's boss said Greenpeace should
not have spoken to Shell. |
T / F |
|
h. |
It is unclear whether or not Shell
will drill in the Arctic in 2015. |
T / F |
B. Recording 2.3.Now
listen to the recording and check your answers.
Listen again and fill
in the missing words.
The
toy maker Lego said (1) ___________________ a new deal with the oil company
Shell. Lego made toys (2) ___________________ on them. Shell (3) ___________________
its gas stations worldwide. The deal was worth $110 million. Lego decided this
after the environmental group Greenpeace made a video using Lego bricks. It
showed (4) ___________________ Arctic Ocean. Lego people and animals in the video
(5) ___________________ oil. At the end of the video, oil has covered
everything, except a Shell flag. The video is now Greenpeace's (6)
___________________ video in its history.
Greenpeace's
video (7) ___________________. Over a million people asked Lego to (8)
___________________ Shell. Greenpeace was very happy that Lego ended the
partnership. It said: "Thanks a million, Lego….We're super happy Lego (9)
___________________ to do the right thing. It's a massive victory." Lego
said the decision was because it did not (10) ___________________ of an
environmental campaign. It said Greenpeace should speak to Shell instead of
making videos. Shell had (11) ___________________ the Arctic last year but
stopped because of technical problems. It has (12) ___________________ it will
drill in 2015.
C. Match the words to
its synonyms
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1. |
maker |
a. |
huge |
|
2 |
deal |
b. |
valued at |
|
3. |
worth |
c. |
difficulties |
|
4. |
covered |
d. |
contract |
|
5. |
except |
e. |
so far |
|
6. |
end |
f. |
manufacturer |
|
7. |
statement |
g. |
apart from |
|
8. |
massive |
h. |
announcement |
|
9. |
problems |
i. |
finish |
|
10. |
yet |
j. |
coated |