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\(\boxed{1}\) Imagine that you are preparing a project with your friend. You have found some interesting material for the presentation, and you want to read this text to your friend. You have 1.5 minutes to read the text silently, then be ready to read it out aloud. You will not have more than 1.5 minutes to read it.

On July 2, 2021, a fire broke out on the underwater gas pipeline of Petroleos Mexicanos, one of the main Mexican gas companies. The gas pipeline is located at a depth of 78 metres. The fire started at 5:15 a.m. after a gas leak due to a malfunction of one of the gas pipeline valves. The fire was extinguished only after five and a half hours. To assist firefighting three support ships were dispatched.

There are still no estimates of the damage to the environment caused by this ecological disaster. Some experts note that this incident showed the world that offshore drilling is environmentally harmful and risky, and add that similar accidents will keep damaging the bay if the offshore drilling is not cancelled. Internet users still discuss impressive footage of the ocean burning and accuse people of being irresponsible to the environment.

Now choose the correct pronunciation for the words from the text.

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Pipeline.[/ˈpaɪplaɪn/|/pɪpˈlaɪn/]

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Malfunction.[/mælˈfʌŋkʃən/|/mɔːlˈfuŋkʃən/]

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Extinguished.[/ekˈstɪŋwɪʃt/|/ɪkˈstɪŋwɪʃt/]

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Dispatched.[/dɪˈspætʃt/|/dɪˈzpatʃt/]

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Estimates.[/ɪstəˈmeɪts/|/ˈestɪmeɪts/]

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Environment.[/enˈvaɪrənmnt/|/ɪnˈvaɪərənmənt/]

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Disaster.[/dɪˈzɑːstə/|/dɪˈsæstə/]

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Damage.[/ˈdæmədʒ/|/ˈdæmɪdʒ/]

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Ecological.[/ekəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/|/iːkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/]

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Accidents.[/ˈæksɪdənts/|/ˈæsɪdənts/]