English Unlimited HTL 4/5, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM

161 Preparing for final exams TaSK 2 Read the text about how to help urban wildlife in summer. Some parts are missing. Choose the correct part (A–K) for each gap (1–8). There are two extra parts that you should not use. Write your answers in the spaces provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. The UK’s biggest nature conservation group has special requests for London residents.  Summer temperatures in London, like in many places, have been off the charts, so much so that the largest nature conservation group in the UK has issued a request this week for residents (0) , hedge- hogs, bees, and other familiar garden creatures beat the heat. They specifically recommend topping up birdbaths, creating make-shift ponds from plastic tubs, or leaving out saucers filled with water that birds and animals can drink from.  In an announcement on its website, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) reported that in recent days, their offices have been flooded by phone calls from concerned citizens reporting alarming behaviour in birds local to the London area. One caller described a desperate scene of black- birds and pigeons (Q1) . Val Osborne, the head of RSPB’s wildlife ‘enquiries’ team, said on the site that the recent temperatures, (Q2) , may be causing water sources to dry up, leaving birds and hedgehogs with nothing to drink. Garden animals’ food sources may also be affected, she added, saying that “when it’s particularly dry, worms tunnel right down into the soil, meaning they become out of reach of the wildlife that usually feasts on them, such as blackbirds, robins, hedgehogs, and frogs.”  If the hot, dry conditions continue, Osborne warns that (Q3) , which will make it hard for bees and butterflies to find food andwater. “If that happens, the well-watered plants in people’s gardens will become even more important to these insects,” she says. How to help urban wildlife in summer Statements T F First four words 0 The creators of the social networking site Twitter were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Q1 Mother Teresa never won a Nobel Peace Prize. Q2 Twitter was a way for the world to witness what happened in Iran after the reporters had left. Q3 Pfeifle first wrote about his idea on his blog. Q4 Pfeifle thinks using Twitter is a waste of time. Q5 The Iranian rulers eventually used Twitter themselves. Q6 According to Pfeifle, Twitter gave the people of Iran the feeling they weren’t alone. Q7 In total, an impressive 221,000 tweets were posted about the Iran crisis. Q8 Mark Pfeifle doesn’t work for the National Security Council any more. Twitter should win the Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv