Companies hate bad publicity
Las empresas odian la propaganda adversa
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frases.
Paul:
You know, there's a factory outside town
that's pumping chemicals into the river.
Sylvia:
How can they do that? Isn't that against the
law?
Paul:
Yes, it is. But a lot of companies ignore
those laws.
Sylvia:
That's terrible! What can Greener World
do?
Paul:
Well, one thing to do about it is to talk to
the management.
Sylvia:
What if that doesn't work?
Paul:
Well, then another way to stop them is to
get a TV station to run a story on it.
Sylvia:
Yes! Companies hate bad publicity. By the
way, what's the name of this company?
Paul:
It's called Apex Industries.
Sylvia:
Oh no! My uncle is one of their top
executives! Wait a minute. Before
Greener World does anything, shouldn't we make sure that
we've got our facts straight?
Paul:
Absolutely. The best thing to do is to
monitor the situation over the next several weeks to see what
exactly is happening.
Sylvia:
How do we do that?
Paul:
Well, we can take pictures of the river and
even take water samples to see how bad the situation is.
Sylvia:
OK. And maybe I could talk to my uncle about
it.
Paul:
Oh, no, I don't think that's a good idea.
Not yet, anyway.
Sylvia:
Why not?
Paul:
I don't think we want to say anything to
anyone until we have a clearer picture of what is going on.
After we've monitored the situation for a while, then we can
decide whether we need to have a meeting with a representative
of the company to tell them what we've discovered.
Sylvia:
OK.
VOCABULARY
pumping chemicals:
bombeando desechos químicos;
against the law = illegal:
ilegal, contra la ley; ignore:
pasan por alto, hacen caso omiso;
management:
cuerpo directivo, gerencia;
to run a story:
activar, poner en marcha un informe;
hate:
odian, les desagrada mucho;
by the way:
a propósito;
our facts straight:
nuestros auténticos datos; to
monitor:
monitorear, vigilar; over the next:
durante las próximas;
water samples:
muestras del agua;
not yet, anyway:
como sea, todavía no;
a clearer picture:
un panorama más claro;
what is going on:
de lo que está sucediendo;
for a while:
durante cierto tiempo;
whether:
si;
representative:
representante, apoderado, delegado.
Activity 107:
Basándote en los comentarios anteriores, selecciona las
opciones más adecuadas para cada oración. Verifica luego las respuestas
correctas.
1.
What environmental issue are they talking about?
3.
Who works at Apex Industries?
Industrial waste in a factory. Pumping
chemicals into the river. Water
pollution in the river.
One of
Sylvia's friends. One of
Sylvia's relatives. Paul's
uncle.
2.
Apex Industries ...
4.
What do Paul and Sylvia decide to do?
does not
ignore the law. is
polluting the river.
pumping water samples.
Monitor the
situation. Take
pictures of the factory. Pump water samples into the river.
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audio y actividad.
