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6. Listen to the track and highlight the expressions that change TRACK 36
intonation in the extract below.

• Use different colors to highlight whether she is asking a question, suggesting an
idea, etc. Look at the example.

They had put too much of their land into cash crops like coffee and tea, and the children
were suffering from diseases associated with malnutrition. “Why not plant trees?” I asked
the women. “Let’s plant trees!” And the women said, “Well, we would plant trees, but we don’t
know how.” And that started the whole story of, “Yeah, ok, let’s learn how to plant trees.”

7. Discuss what effects the emphasized expressions have in the conversation.

• Analyze her choice of words. Look at the example.
I believe Wangari Maathai was very
concerned about the environment and Yes, I agree. But then she changes the
the people. When she says, “Why not intonation and says, “Let’s plant trees!”
plant trees?” you can tell she is worried.
She is excited about the idea.

And she uses the word “let’s” to Yes. But Wangari Maathai comes up
encourage the women and to be a part of with a new idea nobody can refuse:
the solution. She wants to be involved. learning how to plant trees.

Yes! That’s why she says, “Yeah, ok.” She knows the women won’t argue about this other idea.
British and American variants “I went to the US on a scholarship. I studied biology “I went to the US on a scholarship. I studied

8. Listen to both tracks and complete the transcript.
TRACKS
• Pay attention to the prepositions used in each one.
37 and 38
British English
American English

(a) university. (b) the weekend, I
worked with local environmentalists to rid the city of I worked with local environmentalists to rid the

city of air pollution. When I returned to Kenya,
air pollution. When I returned to Kenya, my village biology (a) university. (b) weekends,
was different (c) what it was before. There my village was different (c) it was before.
were no forests or clean streams. So, I decided to There were no forests or clean streams. So,
I decided to work with the women and plant
work with the women and plant trees. We needed
session 3 money to fund the Green Belt Movement and I trees. We needed money to fund the Green Belt
Movement and I wrote (d) the executive director
wrote (d) the executive director of the
Norwegian Forestry Society asking for it. The rest of the Norwegian Forestry Society asking for it.

is history.”
The rest is history.”
• Scan the anecdote you selected and determine if it is written
to rid (v.):
in British or American English. librar, eliminar

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