Now we are ready to start.
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 were several teams of us. Each team takes a few meters 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 organization 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 organization 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 organization. For example, in my case, for the Baikal Project, I had to be at least fourteen years old because it involved traveling 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 ten 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 fifteen, so this should be old enough, right?
A. Jim has a regular job with Greenpeace.
Ключевая фраза: "I was a volunteer with Greenpeace." – Джим говорит, что он был волонтёром, а не постоянным сотрудником. Утверждение не соответствует действительности. → 2 (False)
B. Jim says that people made the shore dirty while having fun.
Ключевая фраза: "because that's where people come to swim and have picnics" и "people left their trash around after they left the shore" – Джим говорит, что люди оставляют мусор на берегу после купания и пикников. → 1 (True)
C. There were boys only in Jim's team.
Ключевая фраза: "We took turns, of course, but all teens had to know how to cook." – Джим говорит о подростках вообще, но не уточняет, были ли в его команде только мальчики. → 3 (Not stated)
D. Lisa doesn't know how to become a volunteer.
Ключевая фраза: "I've actually always wanted to be a volunteer, but I'm not sure how to begin." – Лиза говорит, что не знает, с чего начать. → 1 (True)
E. Jim joined Greenpeace because of his interests.
Ключевая фраза: "I've always been concerned about the environment. I started searching on the Internet for an organization that had projects to protect the environment, animals and plants." – Джим говорит, что всегда беспокоился об окружающей среде, и искал организацию, которая защищает природу. → 1 (True)
F. You have to be older than 14 to become a volunteer.
Ключевая фраза: "for the Baikal Project, I had to be at least fourteen years old" и "some local projects take kids as young as ten years old" – Джим говорит, что для проекта на Байкале нужно быть минимум 14 лет, но некоторые местные проекты берут детей с 10 лет. Утверждение "older than 14" не соответствует действительности. → 2 (False)
G. Lisa will wait till she's 15 to contact a volunteer organization.
Ключевая фраза: "I'm fifteen, so this should be old enough, right?" – Лиза говорит, что ей уже 15 лет. Она не собирается ждать до 15, так как ей уже 15. Утверждение не соответствует действительности. → 2 (False)