TASK 6. (4 points)
Read the text. For questions 6.1.-6.4., choose the appropriate paragraph and write
the corresponding letter (A-E) in the table. One paragraph does not match any of
the statements.
In which paragraph does the author
Answer
6.1. suggest an alternative solution for viewers who can’t see the uncensored
version of the film on TV?
6.2. mention a questionable justification of a decision?
6.3. list alarming consequences of an ongoing process?
6.4. refer to somebody’s decision taken in order to maintain an unblemished
professional profile?
FROZEN PLANET ON THIN ICE
A. It was for his joyous curiosity about the natural world that British television viewers took
David Attenborough to their hearts in the 1970s and kept him there. Attenborough’s life’s
work has been to show people what’s most beautiful and interesting about our planet.
Frozen Planet, the latest BBC production, is mostly more of the same. But as
Attenborough said, it isn’t possible to spend four years filming in the Arctic and Antarctic
without worrying about what’s going on. Glaciers are retreating, oceans are getting
warmer and polar bears are finding it harder to survive. So in the final programme in
the series, On Thin Ice, David Attenborough explains in some detail how we know this
and what it might mean.
B. The programme has caused controversy after it was revealed that the BBC offered
broadcasters in some countries, for instance the US, the option of buying the series
without the ‘climate change episode’ at the end. It seems ludicrous that audiences invited
to sit through five hours of groundbreaking natural history - including the first footage of
killer whales tipping seals off ice floes, and a hibernating polar bear nursing her cubs
while half-asleep - could be sent away none the wiser as to the existential threat facing
many of these species.
C. Asked why it decided to sell episode seven as an optional add-on, the BBC sounded
defensive. They feared that a hugely expensive series could turn into a PR headache
if newspapers convinced people the BBC had censored content for commercial gain.
An annoyed BBC Worldwide director responded - less than convincingly - that
the reason On Thin Ice was treated differently from the rest of the series was because it is
‘presenter-led’ and thus requires dubbing rather than the voiceover used in episodes when
Attenborough is not in shot. But the US is an English-speaking country so neither
dubbing nor voiceover is needed.
D. It seems obvious that On Thin Ice was made for a British audience. Several times
Attenborough refers to previous journeys, using personal experience to force home
the point that nature is adapting to climate change. British people believe what he tells
them. That is why he so often turns down companies asking him to appear in their adverts.
It’s to his credit that Attenborough wants to spend some of the capital he has accrued over
decades by telling people some bad news about the environment. This clearly wouldn't
work in the same way for foreign audiences who don’t know him.
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E. If viewers in the US or anywhere else see all the action, the hunts and fights and chases,
the polar bear cubs slipping and sliding on the ice, but miss out on the analysis
underpinning it because the commentary, in whatever language, is not adjusted
to incorporate some of these crucial facts, their broadcasters will have failed them.
The good news is, however, that soon the Frozen Planet DVD will be available overseas -
including the US - containing all seven episodes as broadcast in the UK.
abridged from www.guardian.co.uk
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Odpowiedź na podstawie oficjalnego klucza CKE (plik 'jezyk-angielski-2013-maj-matura-dwujezyczna-odpowiedzi' - Kryteria oceniania odpowiedzi, maj 2013). Task 6 (dopasowanie akapitów A-E do pytań): 6.1 = E, 6.2 = C, 6.3 = A, 6.4 = D.
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