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Say in what context these figures are mentioned in the text.

14, 3, 1988, 20, 250 000, 28, 645 000, 50, 1 200 000.

Complete the sentences according to the text.

1.Oil and natural gas burn cleaner than coal but ….

2. Oil and gas are preferred fuels because …

3. It now seems that natural soil bacteria are capable of ….

4. A thick substance that comes out of the ground from a typical oil well is

….

5. A famous example of oil pollution during delivery is ….

6. Of the 11 million gallons of spilled oil, about 20% … and 50% ….

7. There is no evidence that ….

8. We now also have new techniques to collect oil at sea, using …, but

….

16.9 You are going to hear a report about tanker disasters. Work in pairs. List possible causes of tanker disasters. Do you think that most accidents could be avoided or are some inevitable?

a) Listen to the recording. What are the main causes of disasters mentioned in the report? Did you include them in your list?

B)Listen to the recording again and complete the chart below.

C) Work in small groups. You are going to hear various people talking about a tanker disaster in Ex. 17. Before you listen, look at the list of people in Ex. 17 and discuss what their attitudes might be. You can use the following words or expressions.

What sort of comments are these people likely to make?

You will hear various people talking about a tanker disaster. You will hear the people twice.

A) Look at the types of person listed below. As you listen, decide in what order you hear them speak and complete the boxes with the appropriate letter. Three people will not be used.

A a Green party campaigner

B a member of the public

C a central government spokesman

D a local inhabitant of a disaster area

E a ship-owner spokesman

F a radio newsreader

G a local official

H an insurance broker

B) Look at the topics listed below. As you listen, put the topics in the order in which you hear them mentioned and complete the boxes with the appropriate letter. Three topics will not be used.

A providing aid for the local people

B offering compensation payments

C preventing future disasters

D describing effect on local people’s lives

E tightening international regulations

F criticising government policies

G keeping transport costs down

H explaining the cause of the accident

Imagine you are people from the list in Ex. 17. Act out interviews. Before you begin, decide what attitude you wish to convey by the tone of your voice and the way you speak.