Bài tập Tiếng Anh Lớp 11 Global Success - Unit 4 - Phần: Listening (Có đáp án)

 ● "Smoke" agreement in 2003 aimed at reducing forest fires and environmental 
 degradation.
 ● Suggestion to install a fourth Pillar: the 10______________ pillar for 
 ecological considerations.
Conclusion:
 ● Civil society involvement and transparency crucial for achieving social and 
 environmental justice.
Exercise 2. Listen to the passage again and decide if the following statements are 
True (T) or False (F)
 T F
 1. ASEAN was founded by five Southeast Asian states in 1967 ￿ ￿
 2. Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, and Cambodia joined ASEAN in 
 the 2000s ￿ ￿
 3. The ASEAN Summit is a quarterly event where leaders 
 discuss current problems and solutions. ￿ ￿
 4. The ASEAN Charter, enacted in 2008, gave the association 
 the status of a legal person. ￿ ￿
 5. The three pillars of ASEAN include a political and security, 
 an economic, and an environmental community. ￿ ￿
 6. The main challenge faced by ASEAN is related to economic 
 issues. ￿ ￿
 7. Member states of ASEAN plan to meet energy demand 
 primarily by using renewable energy sources. ￿ ￿
 8. The "smoke" problem is caused by forest fires and affects 
 only Indonesia. ￿ ￿
 9. The "Smoke" agreement in 2003 aimed to reduce forest 
 fires, environmental degradation, and air pollution. ￿ ￿
 10. Civil society involvement and transparency are considered 
 important for achieving social and environmental justice. ￿ ￿ Nevertheless member states plan to meet the energy demand and ensure supply 
primarily by making use of climate-damaging coal. Indonesia plans to build 117 new coal-fired 
power plants by 2025. Myanmar invests in gigantic hydroelectric power plants and coal. Laos 
builds dams on the Mekong. The result is that Vietnam loses water in the Mekong Delta. 
However, fossil fuels for example are not necessary to cover the lack of energy. Renewable 
energy sources, ranging from solar energy to biomass and wind power, have enormous 
potentials in the region. They too would promote the local economy and provide sustainable 
jobs.
Problem: The smoke (haze)
 Large areas of precious rainforest are burnt down for palm oil plantations and
cattle feed cultivation all over Indonesia.
 The “smoke” of these fires covers large parts of Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia. 
Pollution continues even though in 2003 a “smoke” agreement in ASEAN came into force, 
which should reduce forest fires, environmental degradation and air pollution. As such 
problems cross borders, ASEAN must tackle them in a joint effort and think beyond borders. 
This can be done, for example, by taking up the suggestions made by CSOs (civil society 
organizations) aiming at installing a fourth Pillar: the environmental pillar.
 It must ensure that the ecological limits are taken into account in the growth debate. 
Only in case civil society is informed transparently and gets much more involved, acting free 
from State repression, social and environmental justice can arise.
 Serve people rather than profit!