PAU Anglès 2008 · Setembre · Sèrie 4 · Part 3 · Listening comprehension

A BETTER WORLD In the following conversation you are going to hear some new words. Read and listen to them. Make sure you know what they mean: issue: temàtica, afer / temática, asunto coal: carbó / carbón slide show: projecció de diapositives / proyección de diapositivas moviemaker: cineasta regardless: sense tenir en compte / sin tener en cuenta waste: deixalles, residus / basura, residuos Ready? Now read the questions on the next page. Read them carefully before listening to the interview. Good evening everyone! I’m Gill Simmons. Tonight we have the pleasure to intro- duce you to a very special guest in our environmental program “The Green World”. Mr. Al Gore, former vice president of the USA who was awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for his commitment and his struggle against climate change. Mr. Al Gore started his campaign to fight the effects of global warming. At its centre is his new film, “An Inconvenient Truth,” which stars Al Gore himself and was greeted with surprisingly positive press. Since he lost the 2000’ elections, Al Gore has been travelling the globe with a computer presentation on global warming. It was at one of those presentations that Gore was convinced to star in a documentary based on his climate slide show. Producer David Guggenstein directed it, and the movie was ready in little over a year. Al Gore is here to speak with us about the problems of the world environment. [Now listen to the rest of the interview.] QUESTIONS Choose the best answer according to the recording. Only ONE answer is correct. [0.25 points each correct answer. Wrong answers will be penalized by deducting 0.08 points. There is no penalty for unanswered questions.] A emplenar pel corrector/a No Correcta Incorrecta contestada 1. What causes the change in the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere? I The lack of use of coal and oil. I The excessive use of coal and oil. I The radical measurement of the atmosphere. I The excessive use of this CO2. 2. Who told Gore about the possibility of making a film about global warming? I His wife. I Some people at his first slide show presentation. I Some people from the entertainment industry. I Some scientists. 3. Who controlled the creative process of the film? I The director, David Guggenstein, and his script-writer. I The director, David Guggenstein, who often consulted Gore. I Gore himself, because he thought it was more effective. I The director, together with a group of scientists. 4. Gore thinks that in the future nuclear power… I won’t be much more important than it is now. I will be the best source of energy. I will play a larger role than it does now. I will be important for the transportation sector. 5. According to the interview, the use of ethanol is positive because it is… I cheaper than nuclear power. I easy to transport. I made mainly from waste. I made of consumed petroleum. 6. Gore thinks President Bush and his government don’t want to act on the problem because they… I have personal interests in the production of ethanol. I finance organizations who want to stop using petroleum. I only accept the truth given by their own experts. I are quite receptive to the production of oil and coal. 7. Who is adopting the Kyoto protocol in the USA? I Only the government. I Some cities. I Some organizations. I Only big cities. 8. What kind of campaign is Gore leading? A campaign… I for the next presidential elections. I for the use of nuclear power. I to become a candidate for a global organization. I to change people’s point of view about global warming.