Welcome to the Oracle Art Center. I’m pleased to show you     1     this wonderful center.

There is a large     2     of modern art here. There are also exhibitions throughout the year by different artists. Exhibitions are     3     on Level 2 of the center and usually last between two and four months. There are also regular videos shown at weekends.

And that’s not all; we hold talks by local artists. These are given     4     a month in Room 5 on Level 3. And if you’d like to do a course in painting, local artists often come to the center and teach people of all     5     . For a list of dates of events and courses through the year, please ask at reception. They can     6     information about times and tickets as well.

The Oracle restaurant is on Level 4 and is open for morning coffee, lunch and afternoon tea     7    . It is also open for dinner on Friday evenings. You might like to visit the gift shop after you have looked at the exhibition. The shop has a great selection of books and is located on the ground floor     8     the reception desk. There are also hundreds of postcards and     9     of famous paintings as well as gifts and art materials.

That’s all for now, so let’s begin the     10    .

Interviewer: David, what do you see as the main problems with the environment?

David: Well, in a nutshell, the most     1     problem of all is the climate. The world's climate seems to be getting warmer.

Interviewer: We've seen a lot of     2     of that, haven't we? Hotter summers, warmer winters, that kind of thing.

David: Yes, we have. Also, scientists have found that the ice at the Poles is beginning to melt.

Interviewer: We've heard that too. Is that really happening?

David: Yes, I'm afraid it is. And at sometime in the future, the ice may melt completely. Then it's possible that the sea could rise and coastal cities like New York and Shanghai could disappear under water.

John: It sounds very     3    .

David: I couldn't agree with you more. It's scary!

Interviewer: Can you explain why the climate's getting warmer?

David: Well, I'll do my best! It's pollution that's the problem. Gases from cars enter the atmosphere and stop the sun's heat from leaving the atmosphere. And factories give out chemicals that do the same thing. So as a result, the climate is getting warmer.

Interviewer: From what I understand, carbon dioxide from cars is a     4     problem.

David: You're absolutely right. Carbon dioxide is the gas that does most     5     to the atmosphere. But we have a problem with trees too. You see, trees give out oxygen and take in carbon dioxide. So they're very useful because they use up the carbon dioxide.