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M OK, next question. Do youJw/~ever
studyJj!~or work with the TVJj/~on?
T No, never. You knowJw!~I can't work if
there's any noise.
M And question 4. Have you got a TVJ j/)n
your bedroom orJ r/)n the kitchen?
T No._Jw!) haven't - you know that.
M Right. Question 5. Do youJw/~always
have to have the remote control?
T Er ... yes, I doJw/~actually.
M Yes, most of the men I knowJ wc always
have to have the remote.
T Oh, I don't knowJw/~about that. I spend
most of my time looking forJ r/)t!
M Yes, that's true. OK, on to the next
question. Do youJ w/_,ever have
dinnerJ r/)n front of the TV?
T If I'm on myJj!~own, then yes, of course I
do. Doesn't everyone?
M Hmm, you're not doing very well, are
you? Question 7. Do youJw/~often
download TV programmes or watch
them online?
T Well, I don't download programmes
veryJj/~often, but I watch a lot of
programmes online. You know, when I'm
away from home orJ r/)n a hotel.
M So that's a yes. OK, last one. Have
youJ wc ever missed something important
because you wanted to watch TV?
T Yes. Once. A few years agoJ w/) didn't
go tOJw/~a friend's wedding because I
wanted to watch a football match.
M Tim!!
T But it was the World Cup Final!
M Right. And that's mor~.fr!)mportant
than a wedding, is it?
T Oh. DOJw!~I really have tOJw/~answer
that? So, how did I do?
M Well, you get one point forJr/~each tick,
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JACKIE Mmm, that was lovely.
AMY Yes, that was really delicious.
Thanks, Carol.
CAROL I'm glad you enjoyed it, but I didn't
do it all. Matt helped too.
MATT Well, I only did the vegetables.
C And he's going to do all the washing-up.
M Oh, am I? That's news to me!
BEN So, Amy, I hear you want to go to
university next year.
A Well, I'm not sure I do now. The fees
are really high and I can't afford it. And
anyway, I don't think I should have to
pay. I think university should be free for
everybody.
B Hmm. Well, that's one way of looking at
it. What do you think, Jackie?
J I agree with Amy. Schools are free,
so why aren't universities? That's why
we pay our taxes, isn't it? I think all
education should be free.
M I'm not sure about that. Everyone knows
graduates get better jobs, which means
they get higher salaries. So I think they
should pay something for their education.
C I'm sorry, I don't agree. We didn't have to
pay university fees, Matt, so why should
Amy?
M That's true. But we were at university a
long time ago.
B Yeah, about fifty years ago, wasn't it?
M Not quite that long. And anyway, there
are a lot more people at university now.
The government can't afford to pay for
everyone.
J Maybe you're right. But I think they
should pay for people who can't afford to
go to university.
C What about you, Ben? Do you think
students should pay?
B No, definitely not. The government can
always find ways to pay for wars or to
help the banks, so why can't they afford
to pay for our education system?
A Exactly.
C So you're saying that universities are only
for rich people these days.
B Um, yes. I think so. Rich parents will
always send their kids to university. But
most young people don't want to be
thousands of pounds in debt at the end of
their course.
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C What do you think, Amy? Do you agree
with that?
A Yes, definitely. Most of my friends from
school haven't gone to university because
their families can't afford it.
M Well, they can always get student loans.
And they don't have to start paying any of
the money back until they leave university
and get a good job. So maybe you should
get a student loan, Amy.
A No, I don't think so. I don't want to finish
university and find that I'm £40,000 in
debt. I'd rather carry on working at the
restaurant.
B Yeah, I can understand that. I started
work at 16 and I've done OK. You don't
need to be a graduate to get a good job.
J That's true. I didn't go to university
either. But then, I did fail most of my
exams at school ...
C OK - so, who wants some dessert? ...
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INTERVIEWER Today my guest is Dr
Andrew Scott, who is the author of
a new book called Our Future - the
Earth in 2030. Dr Scott, welcome to the
programme.
DR SCOTT Thank you.
I Dr Scott, what will our world be like in
2030?
S Well, first of all, I think our planet will
be very crowded. The world population is
increasing by nearly 10,000 people every
hour, or about 220,000 people every day!
This means that in 2030 there'll be about
8.2 billion people living on this planet.
I That's incredible.
S Yes, it is. Especially when you think that
in 1930, the world population was only
about 2 billion.
I Where will all these people live?
S We think that about 60% of people will
live in Africa and Asia, and in 2030 India
will have a bigger population than China.
I Really?
S Yes, and cities will be a lot bigger. We
might have 100 cities with populations of
over 20 million.
I And of course all these people will need
food, water, energy and a place to live.
S Yes, absolutely. And that's the problem.
It won't be easy to produce food for
everybody. And as I'm sure you know,
global warming is already changing our
climate. And by 2030, some countries
won't have enough water for people to
drink.
I Oh, it sounds a very depressing picture.
Is it too late to do anything about it?
s No, not at all. There are a lot of things we
can do, but we have to do them quickly.
Firstly, we need to use less oil and gas,
the good news is that we're producing
because this causes global warming. But
more and more green energy, and this will
be very important in 2030.
I What else can we do?
s Well, we also need to protect the
rainforests, because they help to stop
climate change.
I OK.
S And of course the other thing people
can do is not have so many children. It's
the enormous increase in population
that's causing the problem. But whatever
happens, life in 2030 will be very
different for billions of people.
Dr Scott, thank you for joining us today ...
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1 In 2030 ... well, I'll probably be married.
And I want to have children, but I only
want girls. I don't like boys very much,
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