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Deforestation
David talks about
deforestation and
the problems it
creates.
1 Shirley: Hi, David. How are
you?
David: I'm fine, thank you,
Shirley.
Shirley: So, environmental
issues ... we were talking
about them earlier
throughout the world, and
you're from Kenya.
David: Yes, I'm from Kenya.
Shirley: So, what's
happening over there?
David: One of the
environmental issues we are
having is deforestation, which
is really a!ecting both the
wild animals and people living
around the forest and, you
know, the environment in
general.
2 Shirley: So, what's actually
happening to the people
that ... for example the
people who actually live
around the forest area?
David: Cause you know,
when you tend to interfere
and come in between the wild
animal's habitat and things
like that, you somehow create
like an imbalance in between
the people and the animals
and sometimes it's not a
really nice thing cause
animals tend to come close to
where people live instead of
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living in their own habitat,
which is a really bad thing.
3 Shirley: So, are they like
attacking people .... or?
David: They really don't
attack but it’s not a really
nice picture or scene to know
that you're vulnerable at
anytime.
Shirley: What about
livestock of the people that
5 Shirley: So what's being
are close to forest areas?
David: You know, that's one
of the things that are in
danger cause, you know, if
wild animals come to where
people live, and they have
livestock, probably they'll
want to be eaten.
4 Shirley: So, what's actually
causing the deforestation?
David: People are trying to
burn charcoal, so that they
can get, they're trying to burn
the trees so that they can get
charcoal and sell cause as you
know everyone is not living
to the living standard that
they're supposed to be living,
and they're trying in every
way to earn an extra dime to
support their families, so they
turn to deforestation and the
cutting down of trees, and
this has been one of major
causes of deforestation cause
when you're trying to get
charcoal and sell, you have to
cut a tree and that results to
deforestation and other
causes that come along with
deforestation and like soil
erosion: things like that.
done to try and remedy this,
or to try and counterbalance
the e!ect?
David: The activist groups
that are coming together
like ... you all know the Nobel
Prize winner Wangari
Maathai.
Shirley: Yes.
David: She has her own
green belt movement in
Kenya. She's been for so long
trying to discourage people
and educate people in what
deforestation does to the
country and how it e!ects
people and the environment
in general.
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Summarize
Take notes as you listen or read the interview on the left side of the paper. Then write
complete sentences to summarize the story in your own words. The first one is done.

Part 1: David explains that in his country, Kenya,

deforestation is a problem that is affecting the
Environmental issues,
deforestation wild animals, the people who live in the forest,
and the environment in general.___________
affects animals, people, ____________________________________
environement

Part 2: ______________________________________
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interfere with habitat
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cause imbalance ______________________________________
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live close to humans, bad
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Part 3: ______________________________________
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Part 4: ______________________________________
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Part 5: ______________________________________
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Bits and Pieces
Circle the mistakes and write them correctly.

1. When human beings move in, the animals don’t have nowhere to live.

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2. It’s hard to think of the environment when you don’t have no money.

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3. Human beings cause much problems with the environment.

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4. Some my friends volunteer for an environmental organization.

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5. Not only the trees, but also many animals have been died because of humans.

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6. He was borned in Kenya in 1981, but now he lives in Japan.

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7. Protecting the forests will good for the environment and wildlife.

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8. If the people weren’t so poor, they could be easily improve the environment.

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9. Change takes a long times.

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10. I was exchange student in Kenya when I was in high school.

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Bits and Pieces
Put the PHRASES in the spaces
(Some will be used more than once)
coming together
trying to
living in
affecting both
happening over
talking about
having is
living around
causing the
cutting down
Shirley: Hi, David. How are you?
David: I'm fine, thank you, Shirley.
Shirley: So, environmental issues ... we were
________________ them earlier throughout
the world, and you're from Kenya.
David: Yes, I'm from Kenya.
Shirley: So, what's ________________ there?
David: One of the environmental issues we are
________________ deforestation, which is
really ________________ the wild animals and
people ________________ the forest and, you
know, the environment in general.
Shirley: So, what's actually happening to the
people that ... for example the people who
actually live around the forest area?
David: Cause you know, when you tend to
interfere and come in between the wild
animal's habitat and things like that, you
somehow create like an imbalance in between
the people and the animals and sometimes it's
not a really nice thing cause animals tend to
come close to where people live instead of
Go online for the slide show, interactive quiz, and free downloadable MP3 of this interview:www.elllo.org : Interview #921
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________________ their own habitat, which is
a really bad thing.
Shirley: So, are they like attacking people ....
or?
David: They really don't attack but it’s not a
really nice picture or scene to know that you're
vulnerable at anytime.
Shirley: What about livestock of the people
that are close to forest areas?
David: You know, that's one of the things that
are in danger cause, you know, if wild animals
come to where people live, and they have
livestock, probably they'll want to be eaten.
Shirley: So, what's actually ________________
deforestation?
David: People are ________________ burn
charcoal, so that they can get, they're trying to
burn the trees so that they can get charcoal
and sell cause as you know everyone is not
living to the living standard that they're
supposed to be living, and they're trying in
every way to earn an extra dime to support
their families, so they turn to deforestation and
the ________________ of trees, and this has
been one of major causes of deforestation
cause when you're trying to get charcoal and
sell, you have to cut a tree and that results to
deforestation and other causes that come along
with deforestation and like soil erosion: things
like that.
Shirley: So what's being done to try and
remedy this, or to try and counterbalance the
e!ect?
David: The activist groups that are
________________ like ... you all know the
Nobel Prize winner Wangari Maathai.
Shirley: Yes.
David: She has her own green belt movement
in Kenya. She's been for so long trying to
discourage people and educate people in what
deforestation does to the country and how it
e!ects people and the environment in general.

Bits and Pieces
Put the PHRASES in the spaces
(Some will be used more than once)
coming together
trying to
living in
affecting both
happening over
talking about
having is
living around
causing the
cutting down
Shirley: Hi, David. How are you?
David: I'm fine, thank you, Shirley.
Shirley: So, environmental issues ... we were
talking about them earlier throughout the
world, and you're from Kenya.
David: Yes, I'm from Kenya.
Shirley: So, what's happening over there?
David: One of the environmental issues we are
having is deforestation, which is really
a!ecting both the wild animals and people
living around the forest and, you know, the
environment in general.
Shirley: So, what's actually happening to the
people that ... for example the people who
actually live around the forest area?
David: Cause you know, when you tend to
interfere and come in between the wild
animal's habitat and things like that, you
somehow create like an imbalance in between
the people and the animals and sometimes it's
not a really nice thing cause animals tend to
come close to where people live instead of
Go online for the slide show, interactive quiz, and free downloadable MP3 of this interview:www.elllo.org : Interview #921
elllo.org
living in their own habitat, which is a really
bad thing.
Shirley: So, are they like attacking people ....
or?
David: They really don't attack but it’s not a
really nice picture or scene to know that you're
vulnerable at anytime.
Shirley: What about livestock of the people
that are close to forest areas?
David: You know, that's one of the things that
are in danger cause, you know, if wild animals
come to where people live, and they have
livestock, probably they'll want to be eaten.
Shirley: So, what's actually causing the
deforestation?
David: People are trying to burn charcoal, so
that they can get, they're trying to burn the
trees so that they can get charcoal and sell
cause as you know everyone is not living to the
living standard that they're supposed to be
living, and they're trying in every way to earn
an extra dime to support their families, so they
turn to deforestation and the cutting down
of trees, and this has been one of major causes
of deforestation cause when you're trying to
get charcoal and sell, you have to cut a tree and
that results to deforestation and other causes
that come along with deforestation and like
soil erosion: things like that.
Shirley: So what's being done to try and
remedy this, or to try and counterbalance the
e!ect?
David: The activist groups that are coming
together like ... you all know the Nobel Prize
winner Wangari Maathai.
Shirley: Yes.
David: She has her own green belt movement
in Kenya. She's been for so long trying to
discourage people and educate people in what
deforestation does to the country and how it