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30. Engage in a discussion and express your points of view. Use the
chart you made to follow the correct sequence in which to present TRACK 39
them. Don’t read the chart, use it as a guide.

• Involve interlocutors in what you are saying, using phrases to let them
know their participation is important.
• Use the examples from the previous activity to clear up any confusion.
• Listen to the example on the track.

Voice 1: Public transportation isn’t too bad. Voice 4: Well, I hate the old, loud, pollution-
I like it because they transport us daily spewing vehicles used for public
from one place to another. I believe cars transportation. So I guess I agree with
are the vehicles that pollute the most. the author of the comic My Trip to India.
That’s what I think. What about you? I have to cover my nose because of the
Voice 2: I’m afraid I have to disagree. Buses fumes and they irritate my eyes. Public
are quite old and emit too much carbon transportation contributes to air pollution.
monoxide. It is unbearable! Most people I have read a couple of articles on this
would think this only happens in big cities topic. They all conclude that air pollution
but it also happens in small towns that directly affects people’s well-being, as
have trucks. it stresses them out, they suffer from
Voice 3: Yes, but we all know that public irritated eyes and it gives them headaches,
transportation serves a very specific among other illnesses.
purpose: to transport people from one Voice 3: Oh, really? Come on! Not everyone
place to another on a daily basis without can afford to buy a car and they rely on
charging much. If more people used it, public transportation. We need it.
there wouldn’t be so many cars on the
street and air pollution would decrease.
Voice 2: Nobody cares about how old
buses are. Besides, everybody wants
to buy a car, so air pollution is still
a problem because people don’t do
anything to decrease it.
Voice 1: What do you think? You haven’t
spoken and we’d love to hear your
opinion.

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