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Unit 12 48 @ Unit 12 Lobbies Vocabulary: Lobbies, pressure groups and campaigns Langage: Modal verbs of obligation Career skills: Making a case Writing: Email asking for support Hh Complete the word map with the following words. litigation debt relief lobby group boycott duty aid sitin activist’ imports campaigner demonstration environment NGO subsidies petition quotas fair trade celebrity march pressure group letter of protest tariff barriers people and organisations. issues obi debe relief ) § ion iy | Bi complete the sentences with of, at, in, against, to or with. [think we need to take a fresh look at __ the issue of foreign aid. 2 Many people are still unaware the exptoitation of children ‘The company has been bombarded protests. Werte planning & demonstration _— the new nuclear plant. 5 Some countries receive millions of dolla The boycott was a waste — We need to draw attention — poverty in this country. 8 Debt relief should be __. the top of their agenda. each year aid. _ time,Language check EV which is the odd one out in each set? | @ organisation —b firm © slam d institution 2 a influence bb persuade ce target d convince 3a tise bcondemn © develop dl increase 4 a issue b dilemma sacrifice d problem 59 demand b recognise understand — realise 6 a regulation —b law © pressure d policy 7 a charity b celebrity © cause campaign 8 acut b exploit © drop d cancel ED match each of the following verbs with one set of nouns. make give generate do take raise 1 dea grant a loan 2 publicity interest — action’ part 4 _____ adifference aclaim awareness funds good harm Underline the correct modal verbs in italics. In some places people have to /should work more than 12 hours a day. You mustn't ‘don't have to donate any money if you don’t want ta Employers ought to /must stop using child labour or face a fine. You needn't /shouldn't speak to the press. | can do it if you're busy. You didn't have to /mustr't take part in yesterday's demonstration, How much money do you think [ ought to /have to donate? If you want to sign the petition, you'll need to /must do it soon as rm posting it off today. & The government has warned companies that they don't have fo /mustn't break the law. Unit 12m 4950m Unit 12 Listening Reading Di Listen to a radio programme about wildlife charities. Are the statements true or false? NGO stands for National Government Organisation. false Elephant Family is a large NGO. Over twenty NGOs are involved in the conservation of Asian elephants NGOs spend $4m a year on this conservation effort. ‘A report found that the most efficient NGOs were the largest. Put the words in the correct order to make phrases used to make a case and influence your listener’s opinion. | considered /you /that/have have you considered that... 5 know /all /we /about 5 that/I /you /sure /am Jagree /would 4 that /means /surely /that 5 have /we /to /that /remember 6 obvious /that fis /it Now look at the audioscript on page 85 and underline the phrases above. You are involved in a wildlife campaign. Write an email (50-80 words) to a friend asking for help with the campaign. Include: = details of when you need help ~ information about what you are doing on that day — a request for your friend to invite more people to join you your contact details ‘Then compare your answer with the suggested answer on page 95. Dh Read the article on the opposite page quickly and choose the most appropriate title. Major new ban on chemicals Victory for environmentafists: Campaigners disappointedNow complete the article with the sentences below. ‘The Economist chemicals industry in jointly wrote to Romano Prodi Retry for industrial for some 20000 chemicals. po lobbyists over environ- than ten tonnes per year, Al at. Also PIANS [© teulate the say the greens 3 Eutope proved by the svn snag ge Europea Commision on fr hae te Cane Ocebe H ae 3 miner reemen 9 pre sy nan Business can live with it” was the less chan enti . And there will be few ‘what can be import Jes than enthusiastic comment by And there willbe fer limsts on aber oni ted in into Margo! Wallstrm, the Envizonment Commissioner whohad the EL. wanted something fae mo fi o X ambitious. '___d__fie__Yet still the chemicals indus clam 1 tight 4 tha the right balance had now been struck benween hit Earopens producers will Browth and employment

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