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UNIT 11 We should organise a protest

Dialogue work
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1 Circle the correct words in the dialogue. Then listen and check.

Cath Have you heard the news?
Luke No, what is it?
Cath The headmaster said / told that
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he wants to cut down the trees
near the school to make a new
car park.
Luke But that’s terrible! Those trees
are beautiful. We can’t cut down
trees! How do you know he said
that?
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Cath The head asked / said Mr
Andrews to tell all the pupils in assembly.
Luke Did Mr Andrews say why they wanted to cut down the trees?
Cath Yes, he said / asked that we need more space for cars.
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Luke But why?
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Cath He said / told everyone that teachers and other visitors have to walk a long way to get
to the school. So we need a new car park right near to the school entrance.
Luke Listen, I know that a car park is important. But so are trees! Let’s say / ask him to
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think again. We should talk to him about it.
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Cath That’s what my mum says too. She tells / says we should organise some students to
get together, then we could go to the headmaster and tell him what we think.
Luke And if he says no?
Cath Then we can organise a protest at school, can’t we? My brother said / told me
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they organised a protest four years ago about an end-of-term party and it worked.
Luke OK, let’s do that. Let’s save the trees!

2 Answer the questions.

1 What is the problem that Cath talks about?
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2 Why does the headmaster want to do this?
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3 What suggestion does Luke make?
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4 What does Cath’s mother suggest?
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5 What will they do if the headmaster says no?
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