Unit 11 Page 115 Lesson D2B

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Lesson D

Reactions and opinions

1. Listening and speaking

People making a difference

B. Listen again. Write what each organization does. Then compare answers with a partner. Which person are you most impressed with? Why?

1: I’m reading this cool article about a young woman named Janine Licare.

Really. What about her?

When she was nine years old, Janine and a friend founded an organization that protects the rain forest in Costa Rica.

Wow, that’s amazing. Her parents must be really proud.

Yeah. Actually, her mother helped her found the organization. It’s called Kids Saving the Rainforest.

Huh. So, what does the organization do?

Well, volunteers work on different projects - for example, they plant trees and help animals.

I see. That must be fascinating!

Yeah. They have a Web site where you can learn more about Kids Saving the Rainforest.

Cool. I’ll have to check it out.

2: I saw an incredible documentary on TV about Arn Chorn -Pond.

Oh yeah? So, who’s Arn… um… what’s his name?

Arn Chorn-Pond. He’s an amazing young man from Cambodia. He and some friends founded the Cambodian Master Performers Program.

Really. What’s that?

It’s an organization that helps Cambodian singers and musicians.

That must be interesting. How does it help them?

The program gives money and musical instruments to the singers and musicians so they can teach young students. The program also makes recordings of the performers, and it organizes concerts.

I see. That must be great.

Yeah. Arn’s program is helping young people in Cambodia learn about their musical traditions.

3: I just read this really interesting story on the Internet. It’s about a young woman from Kosovo named Ardena Gojani.

Oh. So, what did she do?

Well, when she was eleven years old, Ardena and her family came to the United States. A year later, Ardena learned that there was a fire in the library she used to visit in Kosovo.

I bet she felt terrible.

Yeah. But then Ardena started collecting books to send to Kosovo. Some teachers and students at her school helped, too. They worked with the International Book Project.

What’s that?

It’s an organization that sends books to more than 100 countries around the world.

Wow, so Ardena helped build a new library in Kosovo. She must feel pretty good.

Yeah.