Intermediate Listening Practice

Global Change

Listen to a conversation between two friends, Matt and Kate, about the environment. For each question, decide who says each statement. You can choose either Matt, Kate or 'nobody' if you think nobody says the statement.

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1. We don't have enough statistics to be sure.

    Kate

    Matt

    Nobody

2. Changing how we live would be premature until we are sure.

    Kate

    Matt

    Nobody

3. The loss of the Amazon rain forest could cause problems.

    Kate

    Matt

    Nobody

4. People only go to zoos to see the very rare, endangered animals that are there.

    Kate

    Matt

    Nobody

5. Man needs to do more to find other sources of energy.

    Kate

    Matt

    Nobody

6. There's no reason to be so pessimistic about the environment.

    Kate

    Matt

    Nobody

7. Not using oil anymore will cost a lot of people their jobs.

    Kate

    Matt

    Nobody

8. Mankind has already shown that solutions to difficult problems can be found.

    Kate

    Matt

    Nobody

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