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Ivan Petrov lives in

• Europe.
• Russia.
• Great Britain.

He studied

• in Great Britain.
• in Europe.
• in Siberia.

What type of climate is in Siberia now?

• Sharply continental
• Moderately continental
• Changing

How many children does Ivan have?

• Three
• Four
• One daughter

Does Ivan work with children at school?

• No, he doesn't.
• Only with his children.
• Yes, he gives eco-lessons.

What are the main eco-problems?

• Garbage from tourists
• Forest fires
• Pollution and deforestation

What did Ivan wish to the young?

• To leave him in peace
• To ignore recycling
• To recycle and live in peace

Script
News reporter: Good morning! Today we are talking about environmental problems. It is a well-known fact that our planet is suffering from different kinds of pollution. The air is poisoned with exhaust, the ground is full of non-recyclable garbage, and the trees are cut down for different needs. We are in a Siberian forest today, and our guest is an ecologist, an eco-activist, and just a caring person—Ivan Petrov. Hello, Ivan! Introduce yourself to our audience, please.

Petrov: Hello, Jim and dear audience! My name is Ivan Petrov, and I graduated from one of the best Siberian universities. My specialty is an environmental engineer. I've been working in the forest for twenty years, and I can see how it has changed. Frankly speaking, even the climate has changed.

News reporter: Will you please tell us about the climate, Ivan?

Petrov: Oh, OK. Here in our region, it used to be moderately continental twenty years ago. My daughter was 11 when her Geography teacher told her this. But the climate has changed dramatically here. Now it is no more moderately continental, but sharply continental.

News reporter: What does it mean? You know, Ivan, a lot of teenagers and young people are watching our programme now. It is not a secret that the youth are concerned about environmental problems. But here in Europe, our young people learn mainly about the rainforests. We don't know much about Russia—about Siberia, in particular.

Petrov: I'm glad to hear that! Our youth is not so concerned about the environment. My daughter knows a little about deforestation because I told her about this problem. Here we also have such a problem as forest fires. Forests often flare up when it is dry and hot. And it may be hard to extinguish such a fire—it depends on its scale. Then we can lose control of the fire.

News reporter: Did your daughter follow your steps? Are any of your children going to devote their life to ecology?

Petrov: No, she didn't. She works as a teacher at school. Well, I have four children—two of them are adults now. My youngest sons are high school and university students. The one who is at university studies to be an ecologist like his father is. I'm glad that at least one of my children has chosen a career connected with ecology. It is vital nowadays.

News reporter: We have turned to the theme of the generation gap, haven't we? So, will you please tell me, did you give special ecological lessons at schools? Or maybe you don't practice this in your country.

Petrov: Well, true. Few people in our profession do this. But I'm also an eco-activist, and I do work with children and with the youth. Nowadays, the young are becoming more conscious about the environment, but we still can't cope with pollution and deforestation. We have lost control over it. Young people are often under stress—they are very busy with their schedules, and they don't have much time to learn about pollution. Ecological lessons at school can sometimes help the parents to know more about these issues.

News reporter: Speaking about pollution, do you recycle things in your country? We do—about 90 % of all our garbage is recycled. And, of course, all the teenagers and young people do it too because they have seen how their parents recycle.

Petrov: To be honest, I would say that we do have recycling centres here in Russia, but there are not many of them. They also function not in all the cities. And, of course, there is no recycling in villages—neither in big ones nor in small ones. Our youth knows more about recycling than the older generation. But not the children. The children must have an example in front of their eyes. And most people usually take it easy and throw everything in one can.

News reporter: What do you do about it?

Petrov: Well, we teach people how to recycle, and about 50–70 % do it after our master classes. We also have special hearings where we tell people how to prevent a forest fire. Sorry to tell you this, but I'm sick of the tourists who go on a picnic and leave garbage in the forest. One heated piece of a plastic bottle can cause a forest fire! But, frankly speaking, at the moment we don't have a lot of people who act this way.

News reporter: I hope you can cope with all the environmental problems, and I wish we all can. Thank you a lot, Ivan. Now I can see that you are not getting things out of proportion, but you work hard to make our world cleaner. What would you say to our youth in a few words?

Petrov: I'm glad that your children and young people are so caring about the environment. It is excellent that they know what to do with recyclable materials. I wish all of our children knew it from their earliest childhood. But we are moving in this direction! I want to wish all the youth from all over the world to protect nature, take care of forests, recycle materials, and live in peace. Ecology starts in your mind—inside, and the ecology outside is the result of your thought and behaviour.

News reporter: You are a philosopher, Ivan! Thank you once more. Our time is getting over. We were talking to Ivan Petrov from Siberia. Good-bye!