Plastic pollution

Join Dan and Kate this week as they talk about pollution. How is plastic affecting the environment and what can we do to make the situation better?

Listen and fill in the missing information.

1. The Pacific Garbage Patch was discovered in _____________ .

2. The size of the garbage patch is said to be ________________________ of France.

3. Plastic pollution in the seas kills over a million ______________ and 100,000 mammals and ___________ each year.

4.Worldwide, there’s so many bird species that have ________________ in their stomachs.

5. ______________________________ of plastic products are made every year.

6.  40% of the world’s plastic is used as ______________________.

7. There are apparently __________________ of plastic, on average, in each square kilometre of the ocean. 

Business English: Customer complaints

Would you complain face-to-face, or by email?

In this special business edition of 6 Minute English, Feifei and Neil talk about a very common situation: customer complaints. What should you say if you want to complain about something? And what should you say if you receive a complaint?

Join Feifei and Neil as Business Betty coaches them through a complaining role-play - and improve your customer service skills

Shopping Shona shares her thoughts about shopping and how she buys items.

Shopping

Speak for 3 minutes about your shopping habits.
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The Shopping Questionnaire  

Shops                                                                                 Shopping

What kind of shops are there near where you live?          How often do you go shopping?
What kind of shops do you most like going to?                 Do you prefer shopping by yourself or                                                                                                        with  somebody else?
What are your favourite shops for .......?                           Do you enjoy buying?
-clothes          -shoes                                                              What do you hate buying?
-books           - presents                                                          Do you like shopping in the sales?
Do you ever shop for ....?                                                   Where do you go if you want to find a                                                                                                                    bargain?
- street markets                                                                  Do you ever shop online?
- supermarkets
- small shops
- shopping centres

Why do you think shopping centres are becoming so popular?

Source: New File Intermediate

Respuestas a las fotocopias de gramática modulo 1 unidad 1

Respuesta a la fotocopia Grammar  5B
a) 2 a 3 a 4 the 3 the 6 a 7 the 8 a 9 a 10 - 11 - 12 the 13 the 14 -
B) 1 - 2 - 3 a 4 a 5 a 6 the 7 a 8 a 9 the
c) 1- 2 - 3 the 4- 5 a 6 - 7 a 8 a 9- 10 the 11 a 13- 13- 14 the

Respuesta a la fotocopia  4A, 4 B, 5B
4A
a) 1 before 2 until 3 as soon as 4 if 5 shen/as soon as / 6 unless 7 when 8 until 9 before 10 Unless
b) 1 leave 2 finishes 3 won't get 4 'll tell 5 arrive 6 get 7 'll go 8 doesn't like 9 tell 10 'll be

4B
a)
1 It would be better for me if we went tomorrow
2 She wouldn't treat him like that if she really loved him
3 If I  could live anywhere in the world, I'd live in New Zealand
4 The kitchen would look bigger if we painted it white
5 I wouldn't buy that house if I were you
6 He'd/would be more attractive if he wore nicer clothes
7 If we didn't have children, we'd travel more
8 What would you do in this situation if you were me?
b)
1 get
2 'd/would feel
3 lost
4'll cook
5 didn't live
6 doesn't get lost
7 gets
8 'd/would enjoy

5B
1 the door, the house
2 a Russian, a lawyer
3 the theatre, a month
4 a beautiful day, the terrace
5 classical music, Italian food
6 the girl, the window
7 home, work
8  Men, women
9 dinner, bed
10 a lovely face, attractive eyes
b)
1 the , -, a
2-, -, -
3-, an
4 a, an
5 the, the -
6 the, a, the

Fotocopias Modulo 1 Unit 1

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