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English
Excercise.
Say now you can protect the environment.
Read the phases in the middle and match them to
the correct picture.
use water prudently

dont throw cans away

save electricity, switch off the light

reuse bags

don't throw paper away

Don't throw batteries away

Buy recycled and recyclable items when you

purchase new products!
Jose: i never thought recycling would be so important to
protect the
environment
Ravina :Remember Jose, even a city like Asuncin can
produce tons of garbage everyday.
If we dont do something now, the consequences are going
to be serious. We are going to have a lot of pollution,
contamination and health problems. its better to pay
attention to The 3 rs now.
Jose: the 3 rs?
Ravina: Yes Reduce waste Reuse materials and Recycle.
The following sentences are false. Read the dialogue
and rewrite the sentences correctly.
Only garbage collectors can sort the trash

Beer bottles cannot be recycled

Organic wastes contaminate the earth

We can throw out plastic bags because they cant be

recycled

Recycling has no effect on pollution

Read the dialogue again and join the sentences

logically
1. Every family can help
the environment.

2. Organic wastes are

absorbed by the earth

3. reduce the use of

materials that cant be
recycled.

4. pollution causes
contamination.

5. Take care of the

environment now

*They
decompose
easily and change
back to minerals.
*Try taking shopping
bags
from home
when
you
go
to
supermarkets .
*It increases insects
and rats and causes
health problems.
*Implement the 3 R in
your daily lives.
*Everyone

can
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separate the trash in

their own houses.

Answer the question related to the dialogue between

Jose and Ravina.
1. What is Ravina doing?

2. In what categories can you separate trash?

3. Give some examples of reducing wastes .

4. What are the consequences of ignoring the

environment?

5. What 3 Rs help the environment?

Test your environmental knowledge .You are going to

find some questions about environment and
recycling. Answer to the questions can be found on
this issue.
1.What items can be
recycled
a) Aluminium.
b) Glass.
c) Paper.
d) Plastic.
e) Steel.
f) All of the above.
2. What materials can
be reused?
a) A glass jar.
b) Paper used on one
side.
c) Soda bottle.
d) Steel can.
e) All of the above.
f) None of the above.
3.What are the benefits
of recycling?
a) Saves energy.

b) Conserves natural
recourses.
c) Reduces garbage.
d) Promotes good
feelings and good
health.
e) Al of the above.
f) None of the above.
4.Which of the following
reduce air pollution?
a) Walking or riding
bicycles.
b) Sharing cars or using
public transport.
c) Shutting off lights
when leaving the
room.
d) Using recycled
products.
e) A and B.
f) C and D.
g) All of the above.
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5.If the label on the

product says
recyclable it means
that it is made from
recycled material:
a) Yes.
b) No.
6.Which is the most
difficult to recycle?
a) Glass.
b) Paper.
c) Plastic.
d) Steel cans.
e) Aluminium.

9.How can you help

conserve water
a) Turn off the water
while you brush your
teeth.
b) Flush the toilet only
when necessary .

7.When you buy

products that are
recycled you are?
a) Promoting the
recycling process.
b) Completing the
recycling process.
c) All of the above .
8.Can using washable
plates in your party
reduce waste
a) Yes.
b) No.
c) Take shorter showers.
d) All of the above.
e) None of the above.
10.Pollution on land does
not cause pollution in the
oceans.
a)True
b) False

Match the actions to their consequences. Some

actions ma have more tan one consequence.
Some actions may cause
1.Cutting down trees.

4.Using cars and other

vehicles unnecessarily.

2.Throwing garbage in
rivers and oceans.
3.Throwing excessive
garbage in open area.

Serious
Consequences
Reducing quantity of
drinking water.
Damaging the ozone
layer that protects the
earth.
Reducing soil quality.

Losing resources for

many animal species.
Air pollution causing
lung disease and
other health
problems.
Making our city town
look unpleasant.
Endangering many
aquatic species.
Inviting epidemics
and hygiene
problems.

Have an open discussion with your partners about

these possible consequences.

Do you do some of these tings How can you prevent

the contamination of the environment.

Now write down 5 sentences about things you can do

to avoid the problems mentioned in the previous
exercise . Use sentences like this:
I can ride my bicycle to school days on sunny an I am
going to use public transport when it rains.
1)

2)

3)

4)

5)

Work with a group of classmates and write down

things that might happen in these situations Share
your thoughts with the rest of the class.
a-You grandma cleans the house with bleach. When she is
finished , she puts the bleach container in the yard. What
might happen?
Children may play with the container and burn their
skin or eyes.
If the contain spills down, the bleach can be toxic for
the ground.

b-Your uncle throws a cigarette out the car window. The

cigarette is still burning and is closet o dry bushes. What
might happen. ?

c- Your neighbours car battery is old. She throws her old

battery into the river and buys a new one. What might
happen?

Here is a new expression to talk about some

responsibilities we have.
Should (debera)
debera)
My Grandma should recycle
grandma shouldn`t
container.

Shouldn`t(no
My
the
throw the container out.

Now think of a way to correct the situations given

before. What are the things that they SHOULD DO
next time to protect the environment?
a- My uncle
should
..
b- My neighbour
should
.....

Do a role play Improvise a dialogue with a partner or

two at a camp.

SITUATION; one day you go camping in the Woods. When

you are finished camping you see a partner leaves his] her
garbage such as aluminium cans, plastic, soda cans, glass
bottles in the woods. You know that this is wrong. Try to
explain to your partner what he} she should do and hat
might happen if he/she contaminates the environment.

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Project:

Do a short field trip with your classmates.

Walk around your school area . You may go to a park
nearby. Write down all the things you observe. Can u tell if
people were there before you. Did you see any trash. What
are the effects of the trash you saw. What effects cloud it
have on plants , animals and the environment.?

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Team up with your friends to form a cleanup crew in your
neighbourhood or school.
Design a poster to increase awareness of recycling. It will
make your environment a healthy space four our
surroundings. Do a brainstorming of the text for your
poster.

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