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B. Complete the dialogue with a conjunction or preposition. Sometimes more than one is possible.

Ben I’m worried about the oceans, 1 I’m not sure what I can realistically do about them. It’s
not 2 I work for a fishery or a shipping company. I can’t prevent overfishing or marine
pollution.

Emma I guess one of the things we can do is to make informed choices 3 the seafood we eat.
Ben How can we do that?
Emma Well, we can avoid buying fish that we know is 4 threat. 5 we eat seafood
in a restaurant, we can find out whether it comes from a sustainable source. That will put
restaurant owners 6 pressure to seek out sustainable suppliers.
Ben Yeah, I guess I could do that, 7 I don’t eat a lot of seafood, actually.

Emma Well, you can do your bit 8 beach cleaning.
Ben I always clean up 9 myself when I go to the beach.
Emma Do you clean up other people’s rubbish too? Some beaches are so dirty that you can’t walk
along them 10 kicking rubbish around. So, take a bag with you and collect some.

Ben I live about seventy miles from the beach! If I make a special trip 11 I can clean up
rubbish, I’ll just be using up fossil fuels and contributing to global warming.
Emma That’s a good point. Have you thought about supporting a charity? They fight to protect our
oceans and ensure good fishing and mining practices. 12 supporting them, you can
help them do more.

C. Complete the sentences in your own words.

1. We arrived at the restaurant in .
2. I’m not as .
3. She finished the race in spite of .
4. I went to the pharmacy to .
5. We went to the concert after .

6. We raised awareness for ocean conservation by .

D. Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets.

1. In spite of my nervousness, I called the company.
. (Although)
2. We went to the exhibition so that we could advertise our product.
. (to)
3. We couldn’t visit the museum because there wasn’t enough time.
. (due / lack)
4. He looked as if he hadn’t slept.
. (though)
5. If you don’t get a call from me, leave without me.
. (Unless)
6. If you don’t walk the dog, it eats the furniture.
. (else)

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