1.02 Задание 2. Задание на понимание в прослушанном тексте запрашиваемой информации

Lisa: Hello, Jim. How are you?

Jim: Hi, Lisa. I'm well. I just got back from two weeks at Lake Baikal.

Lisa: Really? What were you doing there?

Jim: I was a volunteer with Greenpeace.

Lisa: That sounds interesting. What kind of work did you do?

Jim: We cleaned up part of the Baikal shore. There was a two-kilometer stretch that had lots of garbage because that's where people come to swim and have picnics.

Lisa: Are you saying that people left their trash around after they left the shore?

Jim: Seems that way. Not everyone is responsible, you know. Some people leave bottles, ice cream sticks, cans, food wrappers, newspapers and magazines right by the water. It accumulates into piles of rubbish, and that's when volunteers come to clean up. There are several teams of us. Each team takes a few metres of the shore, rakes the sand, picks up the garbage and puts it into bags or containers. It's not that much fun, really, but it is very meaningful work, I believe.

Lisa: You know, Jim, I've actually always wanted to be a volunteer, but I'm not sure how to begin. How did you become a volunteer?

Jim: It's quite easy, Lisa, let me tell you. You can choose the type of work you want to do, then look up on the internet an organisation that does this work and contact them about joining. That's how I found Greenpeace, because I've always been concerned about the environment. I started searching on the internet for an organisation that had projects to protect the environment, animals and plants.

Lisa: By the way, how old do you have to be to become a volunteer?

Jim: Well, it really depends on the project and the organisation. For example, in my case, for the Baikal project, I had to be at least 14 years old because it involved travelling quite far and living in tents for two weeks. We even cooked our own meals on the fire some days. We took turns, of course, but all teens had to know how to cook. But I believe some local projects take kids as young as 10 years old. I've seen that in some organizations.

Lisa: I see. Thank you for the information, Jim. I'm very interested in volunteering at the Children's Hospital because I have a heart for kids, so I'm going to research organizations that do this kind of work and contact them. I'm 15, so this should be old enough, right?

Утверждение A (Jim has a regular job with Greenpeace. — Джим имеет постоянную работу в Гринпис) не соответствует содержанию диалога — False: «I was a volunteer with Greenpeace.»

Утверждение B (Jim says that people made the shore dirty while having fun. — Джим говорит, что люди загрязняли берег, развлекаясь) соответствует содержанию диалога — True: «There was a two kilometer stretch that had lots of garbage because that's where the people come to swim and have picnics.»

Утверждение C (There were boys only in Jim’s team. — Мальчики были только в команде Джима) не отражено в диалоге — Not stated.

Утверждение D (Lisa doesn’t know how to become a volunteer. — Лиза не знает, как стать волонтером) соответствует содержанию диалога — True:
Lisa: I've actually always wanted to be a volunteer. But I'm not sure how to begin. How did you become a volunteer?

Утверждение E (Jim joined Greenpeace because of his interests. — Джим присоединился к Гринпис из-за своих интересов) соответствует содержанию диалога — True: «That's how I found Greenpeace. I've always been concerned about the environment.»

Утверждение F (You have to be older than 14 to become a volunteer. — Чтобы стать волонтером, вам должно быть больше 14 лет) не соответствует содержанию диалога — False: «... but I believe some local projects take kids as young as 10 years old.»

Утверждение G (Lisa will wait till she’s 15 to contact a volunteer organization. — Лиза будет ждать исполнения 15 лет, чтобы связаться с волонтерской организацией) не соответствует содержанию диалога — False: «... so I'm going to research organizations that do this kind of work and contact them. I'm 15 so this should be old enough, right?»