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4. Among the simple but far disappearing blessings is the smell of clean fresh air and the good taste of pure water.

5. How the problem of pollution has been and is being tackled has a great deal to do with politics and social initiative.

6. One of the great problems grappled with in the plans for economic and social development is how to harmonize industry and

community, plants and people.

7. Pollution has to do with the giant enterprises which advance industries and abuse natural resources.

10. Read the following dialogue. The expressions in bold type show the WAYS OF CHECKING UNDERSTANDING. Note them down. Be ready

to act out the dialogue in class:

— What I can't make out is why you're s o . . . so keen on our going to the country. Why on earth should we choose to live out

in a

village ... even if it is a popular village?

— Isn't that clear? After all these years in London I would have preferred the smell of clean fresh air and the good taste of pure

water ... and greenery ... and ... .

— Stop talking through your hat. You've never been a lover of fresh air. You said it choked you. Why is that. . . that now you insist

that your love of nature is boundless, you adore the countryside ... when in fact . . . . You know that I'd much prefer to be in the town

and ... .

— But I do like the country ... or to be more exact I ' d like to move to the country ... if o n l y . . . .

— If only what? You sound as if you've made it a point to tease me!

— If only ... w e l l . . . if only we lived somewhere that would make it all possible and worthwhile. Never mind. Any place out of town

is good enough, I suppose. There'll be fields and trees and whatnot nearby.

— You are so carried away with the idea. Well, your personal likes and dislikes are making you anything but practical.

— All right, all right. I ' d much prefer to travel back and forth to London every day than b e . . . How does it go? ... "Cabin'd,

cribb'd, confin'd" ...

— That's all very well to take that romantic attitude. You know . . . you think you can get out of everything ... Wriggle out of any ar-

gument ... by quoting Shakespeare. What about my preferences? You are being selfish, you know.

— Selfish? Do you really mean it? I admit I ' d like to be sort of free to do as I like. I've wanted to go to the village ever since I

married you. But you've always preferred to live in London and be boxed in by a thousand other houses, surrounded by a thousand

faceless neighbours. No ... l e t ' s g o for the village.

11. Discussing things often involves giving instructions to people. If you give instructions to someone you will probably need to check as you go

along that your listener understands, like this:

Alright so far? Are you with m e ? Is that clear? Do you see what I mean? That's right. Now ... Got that? Good! Now ... Fine! Now ...

Sorry, but I don't quite see why you have t o . . . Sorry, can you say that again, please? Sorry, but I'm not quite clear on ...