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LOS CURSOS DE INGLES GRATIS PREFERIDOS POR LOS HISPANOHABLANTES

 

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Where do I sign?
¿Dónde firmo?

 

Escucha el audio y concéntrate en la entonación y ritmo de las frases.

 

Paul:

Excuse me. Would you like to make a contribution to Greener World?

Sylvia:

Sure. What are you working on right now?

Paul:

Well, we're developing educational programs for schools. We want to show children how the oceans are being polluted by industrial waste. And we want to tell them about how fish supplies have been depleted through overfishing.

Sylvia:

I think what you're doing is terrific. I wish I could do more to help.

Paul:

So, have you ever thought about becoming a member of Greener World?

Sylvia:

No, but tell me a little more about it.

Paul:

We've been active in this area for almost five years now. Are you aware of some of our other local projects?

Sylvia:

No, I don't think I am.

Paul:

Well, one of the things we've been doing is planting trees. We have a group of volunteers involved in several tree-planting projects in different parts of the city. We're trying to get as many trees planted as possible to help clean the air and also to help lower the temperature during the summer.

Sylvia:

That sounds smart.

Paul:

Uh-huh. We've also placed over 50 recycling bins around the city so that people can drop off things for recycling – cans, bottles, plastic bags, and newspapers. Last year we raised over $100,000 through recycling.

Sylvia:

That's fantastic. I'd love to get involved in Greener World. Where do I sign?

 

VOCABULARY

are being polluted: están siendo polucionados; by industrial waste: por residuos industriales;   fish supplies: las provisiones de pescado; have been depleted: han sido agotadas; through overfishing: a causa de la pesca excesiva; terrific: genial, estupendo; area: zona; for almost: durante casi; aware of: enterado/a, al tanto de;  volunteers: voluntarios;  involved in: que se dedican a;  tree-planting projects: proyectos de plantación de árboles;  to help lower: ayudar a reducir;  smart: inteligente, perspicaz;  placed over: instalado más de;   recycling bins: cubos (botes, tachos) de basura para reciclar; drop off: desechar; cans: latas; we raised over: juntamos, acumulamos más de; through recycling: por medio del reciclado.

 

Activity 102: Basándote en los comentarios anteriores, selecciona las opciones más adecuadas para cada oración. Verifica luego las respuestas correctas.

1.

What is Paul asking Sylvia?

4.

What do they want to show children?

  To get a membership.
 
To do a local project.
  To make
a contribution.

  How oceans are being polluted.
  How oceans are being depleted.
  How industrial waste is being depleted.

2.

What is Greener World?

5.

Sylvia thinks what Greener World is doing ...

  An educational program.
 
An environmental organization.
 
An ecological college.

  is smart.
  sounds fantastic.
 
is terrific.

3.

What is Greener World developing now?

6.

What does Sylvia decide finally?

  Educational programs.
 
Ecological materials.
 
Environmental books.

  To get involved in recycling.
  To
become a member.
  To
be active in a local project.

En la próxima página Mr. Grammar explicará PASSIVE + PREPOSITIONS OF CAUSE.

 

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