| he's the richest woman in Britain, and the world's top-selling author. Every year 4 nearly a million trees are cut down to print her books. But now J. K. Rowling | has made a promise — to have the next Harry Potter book printed on recycied paper. Other famous British authors have also made a similar promise to save the environment. i Although recycled paper is often used to make newspapers, until recently it wasn't strong enough to use in books. But now researchers in Canada have found a new way of recycling paper, such as waste paper from offices, to make books. Paper made by this technique costs only three per cent more to produce than normal paper, and uses less energy. The Canadian edition of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was printed using the technique - and saved about 40,000 trees The environmental organization Greenpeace welcomed the news. They said that many British publishers say they use environment-friendly paper in their books but they usually don’t know where the paper comes from. Often it comes from the world’s ancient forests, in Canada, Finland, and Russia. In a message to Canadian readers, Ms Rowling said that the forest in her books is home to magical creatures like unicorns and centaurs. Because the Canadian editions are printed on Ancient Forest Friendly paper, the Harry Potter books are helping to save magnificent forests in the real world. She thinks it is a good idea | to respect ancient trees ‘manent nem teint tne enn inant inshe trmnn mnt mnt J] Read the text. For each statement below, circle the correct option: T (true) or F (false). (0 J. K. Rowling is tha richest woman in tha world. Q/ F 1. She and other writers have promised to help save trees. T/F 2 Recycled paper is often used to make books. T/F 3. Anew type of recycled paper developed in Canada is as strong as normal paper. T/ F 4 Itis less expensive to make than normal paper. T/ F 5. Rowling sold 40,000 copies of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in Canada. T/ F 6 British publishers only use paper from Canada, Finland and Russia, T/F 7. J. K. Rowling thinks it’s important to save ancient forests. T/ F MARK ../7@vounwna About us Greenpeace exists because the earth deserves a voice. It needs solutions. It needs change. Itneeds action. Greenpeace is a non-profit organization, with members in 40 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific. ‘To stay independent, Greenpeace does not accept money from governments or corporations, but relies on support from individuals. These are our objectives. Wo campaign to 7 + Sop climate change * protect ancient forests 1 Save the ocean 5 Sop whaling + Say no’ to gonetc engineering 1 Stop the mca threat + eliminate tore chemicals Greenpeace has been campaigning against environmental pollution since 1971 when a small boat of volunteers and journalists sailed into Amchitka, an area north of Alaska where the US goverment was conducting underground nuclear tests. Today this tradition of non-violent protest and watching continues, and our four ships (and one balloon) are an important part of ‘our work, We believe that the fight to preserve the future ofthe planet is not about us. Its about you. Greenpeace speaks for 2.8 million supporters woridwide ‘As one of our longest banners put it, ‘When the last tree is cut, the last river poisoned, and the last fish dead, we will discover that we can't eat money.’ Act now! 2 Read the text and write short answers to the questions. ‘What sort of organization is Greenpeace? a non-profit. organization How many countries does it exist in? Who does Greenpeace get money from? .. How many objectives does it have? ce ‘When did it start its work? ‘Where did it carry out its first protest? ‘What sort of protest does Greenpeace make? an How many ships does the organization have today? oo How many supporters does Greenpeace have? MARK oooTest 4 Use of English J Write one word in each gap. WHALE FACTS They're the biggest creatures on the planet ~ a fully grown blue whale, 0 example, is about 25 metres long and may ? up to 200 tons. But whales are also among the world's most fascinating mammals. Blue whales 2 ‘communicate with each other ultrasonically over distances of four hundred kilometres, while humpback whales are known 3... sing when they are looking 4 @ partner. The songs can last for half an hour! Today, many species of whales are protected There are only about 10,000 blue whales | 8 _. in the oceans. But experts believe the number is now beginning to increase. | MARK wool 2 Circle the words or phrases which best complete the text. ‘A FRIEND IN NEED ° 6 reat What makes a good friend? Someone you can get ee Sore On. well with, perhaps, or who has the aot ¢ that interests! u? Or per same interests '_._ you? Or perhaps Shae Ors someone who can make you laugh and is always. inagood?____? 2 a mood © time A nation-wide survey of 15:year-olds showed that b humour d agreement the quality teenagers liked 3 in their aah aaa wre 3 a much ¢ most friends was that they cen always & on F b more dito them, even when they're going through a hard ., The teenagers’ responses seem to 4a tust € rely confirm the old proverb ~ a friend in need is a b support listen friend indeed’ er 5 a period hour b time d problem MARK .J5