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Unit 3 Section One Tactics for listening Port 1 Spot Dictation Wildlife Every ten minutes, one kind of animal, plant or insect (1) dies out for ever. If nothing is done about it, one million species that are alive today will have become (2) extinct twenty years from now. The seas are in danger. They are being filled with (3) poison: industrial and nuclear waste, chemical fertilizers and (4) pesticides, sewage. If nothing is done about it, one day soon nothing will be able to (5) live in the seas. The tropical rain (6) forests, which are the home of half the earths living things are (7) being destroyed. If nothing is done about it, they will have (8) nearly disappeared in twenty years. The effect on the worlds (9) climate - and on our agriculture and food (10) supplies - will be disastrous. (11) Fortunately, somebody is trying to do something about it. In 1961, the (12) World Wildlife Fund was founded - a small group of people who wanted to (13) raise money to save animals and plants (14) from extinction. Today, the World Wildlife Fund is a large (15) international organization. It has raised over (16) ￡35 million for (17) conservation projects, and has created or given support to the National Parks in (1 8) five continents. It has helped 30 (19) mammals* and birds - including the tiger - to (20) survive. Part 2 Listening for Gist Mrs. Bates: Hullo. Is that Reception? . Reception: Yes, madam Mrs. Bates: This is Mrs. Bates. Room 504. I sent some clothes to the laundry this morning, two of my husbands shirts and three of my blouses. But theyre not back yet. You see, were leaving early tomorrow morning. Reception: Just a moment, madam. Ill put you through to the housekeeper. Housekeeper: Hullo. Housekeeper. Mrs. Bates: Oh, hullo. This is ... Im phoning from Room 504. Its about some clothes I sent to the laundry this morning. Theyre not back yet and you see ... Housekeeper: They are, madam. Youll find them in your wardrobe. Theyre in the top drawer on