1. Unit 4 Workbook
Listening

2. Julie, a teenager who belongs to
Millennium Kids, is visiting a class.
Before listening, look at the exercises
and discuss with your partner what
you think the organization does.
Then listen to both parts of the tape
and see if you were right.

3. Look at the chart and then listen to Part 1 again and make notes of her answers in the chart.
Questions to Julie
Her answers
What is Millennium Kids?
Who started it? When?
Why was it organized?
What play did they perform last year?
What was the purpose of performing the play?

4. Questions to Julie
Her answers
What is Millennium Kids?
Who started it? When?
Why was it organized?
an organization by kids; concerned with environment
four students in Australia; in 1996
to draw attention to the enviroment

5. Questions to Julie
Her answer
What play did they perform last year?
What was the purpose of performing the play?
The House that Saved the World
to explain why it’s better for the environment if we walk to school, ride bikes or go by bus

6. Read the phrases on page 62 and listen to Part 2 of the tape
Read the phrases on page 62 and listen to Part 2 of the tape. Tick what you hear in the left column. Then listen again and write down the projects the organization has done in the right column.

7. Answer:
Methods of saving energy:
Buy energy-saving goods
Turn off appliances when not using them

8. Answer:
Projects that Millennium Kids have done:
1 planted trees
2 developed activities that reduce,
reuse and recycle waste
3 planned ways to reduce recycle and
reuse plastic bags

9. Listening text MILLENNIUM KIDS ( T=Teacher J=Julie S=Student)
Julie, a teenager who belongs to an organization in Australia called Millennium Kids is visiting a class. The teacher and students are asking her questions about the organization.

10. Part 1
T: Hello Julie. It’s so nice to see you
here. Can you tell us about
Millennium Kids?
J: Sure. It's an organization run by
kids for kids. It’s concerned with
the environment.
S1: Julie, may I ask how it started?

11. J: It was started by four Western
Australian kids who organized a
children's conference on the
environment in Now we hold
a conference every year. Kids come
to it from all over Australia -- and
from other countries too. It's great
fun. We discuss what we’ve done
and decide what projects we'll do
in the following year.

12. S2: That sounds so interesting! What
sorts of things do you do?
J: Well, all sorts. Last year we had a
school project to help kids understand
about global warming. Actually, we
performed a play called "The Horse
that Saved the World". It taught kids
not to travel to school so often by car.

13. It explained why it’s so much better
For the environment if we walk, ride
a bike or go by bus.
(murmurs of agreement).
Part 2
S2: Hey, I ride to school already! Is
there anything I can do for you?

14. J: Oh, lots of things. You can encourage
your parents to buy electrical goods
that can save energy; you can wear a
warm sweater instead of turning on
the heating in cold weather; and you
can turn off electrical appliances
when you are not using them.

15. S1: Thanks for that. What other
projects have you done?
J: We’ve planted trees and developed
activities that reduce, reuse and
recycle waste. This year we’re
asking kids to think of ways to
reduce, reuse and recycle plastic
bags-they are such a problem.

16. S3: That sounds so interesting.
T: Well, thank you. Millennium Kids
certainly sounds like a good
organization.
J: Yes, it’s fun being a Millennium Kid.
It’s also important. If we don't care
for the environment, we may not have
a future. That's a pretty good reason
to do something, don't you think?

17. Listening Before you listen to Tom’s talk, read the
Top 9 rubbish items on page 65.
Discuss with your partner what you
think the talk is about. Then listen
to the whole speech to check if you
were right and summarize each part.

18. How Ian Kierman began Clean-up Australia Day
Part1:
Part2:
Clean-up the World Day and Ian Kierman’s contribution to improving the environment

19. Listen to the whole talk again. Make notes in the table below.
Year
Event
Facts about the event
Ian Kiernan competed in a round-the-world yacht race
He was shocked at the pollution in the ocean.
1987

20. Clean-up day for Sydney Harbour
40,000 volunteers; collected old car bodies, plastics, glass bottles, cigarette butts
1989

21. the first Clean Up Australia Day
300,000
volunteers
1990
most common kinds of rubbish: cigarette butts, glass bottles and plastic bags
Clean Up Australia Day
2001

22. the first Clean Up the World Day
30 million volunteers in 80 countries
1993
40 million volunteers in 128 countries; cleaned streets, beaches, river banks and parks
Clean Up the World Day
2001

23. Listening text CLEAN UP AUSTRALIA DAY
Tom is giving a talk to his class about Clean Up Australia Day.
Part 1
Today I'm going to tell you about Clean Up Australia Day.

24. It’s one day of the year when people in
Australia get together to clean up their
local environment. It started in 1987
when Ian Kierman was competing in a
round-the-world yacht race. He was
shocked during the race by the
pollution he found on the oceans.

25. There was rubbish floating everywhere.
So when he got back to Sydney, he
decided to organize a clean-up day. He
began with Sydney Harbour. In 1989
he got 40,000 volunteers to help him
clean it up. They collected tonnes of old
car bodies, plastics of all kinds, glass
bottles and cigarette butts.

26. It was so successful that lan organized
the first Clean Up Australia Day in 1990.
This time more than 300,000 people
offered to help and it was another success.
Since then it has become a yearly event
with more and more people coming to
help. Here’s a table showing the most
common kinds of rubbish found in 2001
on Clean Up Australia Day.

27. You can see that the top three are cigarette butts, glass bottles and plastic bags. We found that some of them could be recycled. In fact Clean Up Australia Day works so well that we now have Business Clean Up Day and Schools Clean Up Day as well.

28. Part 2
After he started Clean Up Australia Day, Ian moved on to Clean Up the World Day. He got the support of the United Nations Environmental Programme, and as a result, Clean Up the World began in 1993.

29. In the first year 30 million people in 80 countries were involved
In the first year 30 million people in 80 countries were involved. By 2001,
the idea had become so popular that 40 million people from 128 countries took part. They cleaned streets, beaches, river banks and parks.

30. I think Ian Kierman is a wonderful man
I think Ian Kierman is a wonderful man. He is an inspiration to all those who have a commitment to solve world problems. He makes them realize that people can take control of a problem themselves. They don’t have to wait for their government to act.

31. They can also feel better knowing that
they have contributed to improving the
environment all round the world.
( sounds of students clapping)

32. Thank you!