Speaker A. Lots of people find sunbathing on the beach very relaxing and every season crowds of tourists head to the seaside. Resort beaches are usually equipped with umbrellas and chairs. There are also places to play volleyball or badminton and there are different water entertainments like the banana rides, water skiing, surfing and snorkeling. If they feel hungry, tourists can buy snacks right on the beach.

Speaker В. People have always settled near the sea. The sea gives food — fish, seashells, shrimps, but there's less and less of it in the sea. Fishermen often complain that in spite of better fishing equipment they get less fish than their fathers got decades ago. Marine researchers and economists back their concern with figures — the number of saltwater fish has been reduced dramatically over the last years and the' tendency is persistent.

Speaker С. We went to Australia a couple of months ago and it was the first time I'd dived in the open ocean. It's another world — with millions of inhabitants ranging from plankton to huge whales. It's amazing, plankton is made up of hundreds of species — those little organisms can look like tiny worms, shrimps, jelly-fish or whatever. But the main tourist attraction in Australia is the Great Barrier Reef — more than 1,500 species of fish live there.

Speaker D. Most people love the sea and the sea resorts are a popular tourist destination. However, the sea we all admire may destroy our civilization or part of it. Everyone knows that the average temperature on the planet is rising, the ice-caps are melting, the level of the ocean is getting higher and soon it may cover coastal villages, cities and even whole countries. If we want to survive, we have to stop the global warming process somehow.

Speaker Е. Lots of people choose seaside holidays as a way to escape from their stressful world. Tourist agencies offer different options, from ocean cruises to beach holidays. Crowds of holidaymakers eat packaged food and throw plastic cups, plates, polyethylene packages and heaps of other rubbish into the sea. The sea animals may mistake the rubbish for food and swallow it. Ingested rubbish is a frequent cause of the death of seals, turtles, and even sharks.

A−3: Resort beaches are usually equipped with umbrellas and chairs. There are also places to play volleyball or badminton and there are different water entertainments like the banana rides, water skiing, surfing and snorkeling.

B−4: Marine researchers and economists back their concern with figures — the number of saltwater fish has been reduced dramatically over the last years and the' tendency is persistent.

C−5: It's another world — with millions of inhabitants ranging from plankton to huge whales. It's amazing, plankton is made up of hundreds of species — those little organisms can look like tiny worms, shrimps, jelly-fish or whatever

D−6: If we want to survive, we have to stop the global warming process somehow.

E−1: Crowds of holidaymakers eat packaged food and throw plastic cups, plates, polyethylene packages and heaps of other rubbish into the sea.