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Active Speaking Part A

The meaning of the English expression ‘Money doesn’t grow on trees’ is clear.

Is the meaning of this English expression clear or unclear? The meaning of this English expression is clear. What expression is clear? The expression ‘Money doesn’t grow on trees’ is clear.

We can’t just grow more money. We have to work for it, so we shouldn’t waste it.

What can’t we grow more of? We can’t just grow more money. What do we have to do to get it? We have to work to get it. What shouldn’t we waste? We shouldn’t waste money.

It’s true. Money doesn’t grow on trees, but some vegetarians and vegans in the UK maybe wish it did.

Who maybe wishes it did? Some vegetarians and vegans maybe wish it did.

They’re up in arms about the fact that the new 5-pound note contains animal fat.

What are they up in arms about? They are up in arms about the fact that the new 5-pound note contains animal fat. Who is up in arms about the new 5-pound note? Vegetarians and vegans are up in arms about the new 5-pound note.

Doug Maw is outraged at the new non-vegan friendly money.

What is he outraged at? He is outraged at the new non-vegan friendly money. Who is outraged? Doug Maw is outraged.

He started a petition to protest the new note and has collected 120,000 signatures.

What has he started? He has started a petition to protest the new note. How many signatures has he collected? He has collected 120,000 signatures.

Maw has been a vegan for 20 years. Unlike vegetarians who only avoid eating meat, vegans are against using any animal products including dairy, eggs or butter.

Has Maw been a meat eater for 20 years? No, Maw hasn’t been a meat eater for 20 years. He has been a vegan for 20 years. Are vegetarians against using any animal products? No, vegetarians aren’t against using any animal products. Vegetarians only avoid eating meat.

He says, “My reasons for being a vegan are purely ethical. I wanted to live a positive lifestyle and if you love animals you can’t kill them….”

Does he have ethical reasons for being vegan? Yes, he has ethical reasons for being vegan. Who said, “if you love animals you can’t kill them”? Maw said, “if you love animals you can’t kill them.”

“The dairy industry is as bad as the meat industry, so it wasn’t enough just to go vegetarian.”

What industry does he compare to the meat industry? He compares the dairy industry to the meat industry. Which is worse, the dairy industry or the meat industry? He thinks the dairy industry and the meat industry are both equally bad.

Recently some vegetarian restaurants in the UK have refused to accept the new 5-pound note.

Who has refused to accept the new 5-pound note? Some vegetarian restaurants in the UK have refused to accept the new 5-pound note.

Maw who is not a Hindu, says religious rights issues are also at stake.

What else is also at stake? Religious rights are also at stake. Is Maw a Hindu? No, Maw is not a Hindu.

In the Hindu religion, cows are sacred. Maw thinks that the British government needs to have more respect for British Hindus who are not allowed to come into contact with cow products like the animal fat found in these notes.

What animal is sacred in the Hindu religion? Cows are sacred in the Hindu religion. Does Maw think the British government needs to have more respect or less respect for British Hindus? Maw thinks the British government needs to have more respect for British Hindus.

Indeed, some Hindu temples in the UK have banned the new five-pound note.

What have they banned? They have banned the new five-pound note. Who has banned the new five-pound note? Some Hindu temples have banned the new five-pound note.

The UK-based National Council of Hindu Temples has said they are looking forward to their “replacement with ‘Karma free notes.’”

Who said they are looking forward to ‘Karma free notes’? The UK-based National Council of Hindu Temples said they are looking forward to ‘Karma free notes.’

Some people say that unless you’re planning to eat your money, vegetarians and vegans should relax.

Who should relax? Vegetarians and vegans should relax.

Inventor of the new note, Professor David Solomon says the controversy is stupid, and there are trivial amounts of animal fat in the notes.

What does Professor David Solomon think of the controversy? Professor David Solomon thinks the controversy is stupid. What did Professor David Solomon invent? Professor David Solomon invented the new note.

While many are scoffing at the protesters, the Bank of England has caved to the pressure.

Are many people scoffing at the Bank of England? No, many people aren’t scoffing at the Bank of England. Many people are scoffing at the protesters. Has the bank caved to the pressure? Yes, the bank has caved to the pressure.

They said, “This issue has only just come to light, and the Bank did not know about it when the contract was signed.”

What has only just come to light? This issue has only just come to light. Did the bank know about it when the contract was signed? No, the Bank did not know about it when the contract was signed.

They are now working on a replacement solution that does not use animal products.

What kind of replacement solution are they working on? They are working on a replacement solution that does not use animal products.