Lesson 2

Listening

2. Now listen to the interview. Then, complete the sentences with one word.

Conservation in the community

There were lions in Egypt in the past, but now they have all gone. Dr Leelah Hazzah first heard about lions from her father.

This inspired her to study biology and conservation. There are now less than 20,000 lions in Africa today.

Villagers are often angry with the lions as they kill their cows and goats. When the villagers kill a lion, a young man gets a new name.

Leelah Hazzah studied in America, then spent one year with the Maasai in Kenya.

Now she works with Lion Guardians, who recognise that the Maasai have the skills to find wild lions.

These days, many young men do work with the conservationists. Lion Guardians gave some men jobs so that they can earn regular money.

It is important that conservationists listen to local people.

3. Answer the question.

Lions started to attack the villagers only 60 years ago. What were the reasons?

1. Because they are still doing something which people admire.

2. It shows that sometimes, we need to change traditional beliefs in order to protect animals or the environment, because we all live in a changing world.

5. Complete the sentences with the correct present or past simple form of the verbs in the box.

1. Mohamed Salah scores a lot of goals.
2. In 2017, my parents moved to Luxor.
3. How often do you eat fruit and vegetables?
4. I always do my homework before I watch television.
5. There were thousands of people at the football stadium yesterday.
6. The TV presenter talks/talked to her viewers in a very friendly way.

6. Choose the correct answers to complete the dialogue.

Karim: I’m bored – all my friends are away on holiday and I have / had nothing to do.

Mum: Well, why don’t / didn’t you do sport or do some work helping in the town?

Karim: That’s a good idea. Do you know / knew what I could do?

Mum: Your cousin helps / helped at the community centre last summer. Do you remember / remembered?

Karim: Does / Did he enjoy it?

Mum: Yes, and he makes / made lots of new friends. I know / knew that they have basketball games there and you’re really good.

Why don’t you go / went and teach basketball?

Karim: That’s an idea. I always love / loved sports at primary school and I like kids!