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Listen to the dialogue while reading the text.
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Have you heard that some cities are sinking?![](https://www.lingoneo.org/learn-english/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2021/02/avatar-f1-150x150.png)
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What do you mean with sinking?![](https://www.lingoneo.org/learn-english/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2021/02/avatar-f2-150x150.png)
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Cities like Jakarta in Indonesia are sinking up to 15cm a year.![](https://www.lingoneo.org/learn-english/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2021/02/avatar-f1-150x150.png)
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What? That is crazy! Why are they sinking?![](https://www.lingoneo.org/learn-english/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2021/02/avatar-f2-150x150.png)
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It's because the city is pumping up too much of the ground water.![](https://www.lingoneo.org/learn-english/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2021/02/avatar-f1-150x150.png)
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That sounds really bad.![](https://www.lingoneo.org/learn-english/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2021/02/avatar-f2-150x150.png)
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Yes, it is. They are really struggling with too many people in such a small area.![](https://www.lingoneo.org/learn-english/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2021/02/avatar-f1-150x150.png)
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I guess people need to be more careful with water.![](https://www.lingoneo.org/learn-english/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2021/02/avatar-f2-150x150.png)
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Yes, it's really important to conserve water.![](https://www.lingoneo.org/learn-english/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2021/02/avatar-f1-150x150.png)
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You're right. Everybody needs water. But we use too much and pollute it.![](https://www.lingoneo.org/learn-english/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2021/02/avatar-f2-150x150.png)
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We should all pay more attention to saving water!