77 B2+ | 8. Klasse | Unit 05: Caring for our world A Gen Z climate activist Jakob Blasel’s blond curls have been a regular sight at climate protests in Germany for several years. In 2018, the then 18-year-old organised the country’s (0) climate strike in his hometown of Kiel. “From day one, it was (1) to me that we didn’t just reach kids who already (2) about environmental issues,” he says. “It was about starting a movement that spoke to EVERYBODY in my age group. Our target group was an (3) generation.” Blasel says he has always been interested in what is going on in the world, so he was already (4) of climate change as a child. “But it wasn’t (5) I was 15 or16 that the climate crisis became something that (6) me distress.” In 2017, he watched a Norwegian (7) about the global textile industry. “How could it be, I asked myself, that my teenage (8) and I were wearing clothes that were produced under inhumane conditions in the global south? From that, I moved on to thinking about how clothes could be produced in a way that was not just socially fairer, but also more environmentally friendly.” The teenager started wearing second-hand clothes (9) of buying new ones, and he (10) his parents to get their electricity from eco-friendly providers. But there was a point where he felt that changing his own and his family’s consumer behaviour wasn’t enough. “I realised that if I really cared about making a (11) , I needed to take a political (12) .” This is why, soon after, he decided to (13) for parliament, and the main topics of his campaign were global warming and the need to use alternative forms of energy, such as wind and solar. Blasel says that he understands that the roles of an activist and a politician are very different: “Being an activist means constantly promoting your own interest, (14) as a politician, you have to represent different interests.” He does not think, however, that going into (15) has changed his character. “I will keep on giving my all to fight the climate crisis. Whether I do that from parliament or as an activist is almost irrelevant.” Read the text about a young man who is trying to change the world. Some words are missing. Choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) for each gap (1–15). Put a cross ( ) in the correct box. The first one (0) has been done for you. LANGUAGE IN USE 2 0 A first B strongest C official D youngest 1 A explained B important C matter D agreed 2 A discussed B fought C studied D cared 3 A own B whole C entire D full 4 A aware B informed C concerned D curious 5 A until B when C since D while 6 A made B provided C caused D added 7 A performance B documentary C debate D documentation 8 A protesters B activists C consumers D peers 9 A instead B despite C rather D alternative 10 A consented B converted C convinced D convicted 11 A impact B difference C revolution D innovation 12 A way B support C party D approach 13 A run B sit C apply D fight 14 A conversely B while C nevertheless D speaking 15 A parliament B election C politics D politic Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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