Module 2
Lesson 4 and 5
Do you recycle?
*Before reading:
*Have a look to these pictures.What do they show?
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The answer: a. an environment b. pollution c. recycle d. junk mail e. a nappy f. instructions g. aluminium h. rinse
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*The key words :
| The word | The meaning | The part of s[eech |
| environment | the air, land, and water where people, animals, and plants live | noun |
| pullotion | damage caused to water, air, etc. by dirty or harmful substances | noun |
| instructions | something that you have been told to do | noun |
| a nappy | a thick piece of paper or cloth worn by a baby on its bottom | noun |
| rinse | to wash something in clean water in order to remove dirt, soap, salt, etc | verb |
| junk mail | letters or emails, usually advertising products or services, that are sent to people although they have not asked to receive them | noun |
| recycle | to sort and collect rubbish in order to treat it and produce useful materials that can be used again | verb |
| aluminum | a chemical element that is a light, silver-colored metal, used especially for making cooking equipment and aircraft parts | noun |
Page 21/ exercise 1:
1 Listen again and check your guesses in the Activity Book glossary pages 70–71 or in the classroom dictionary.
1 The Kids Ecology Club tries to prevent pollution.
2 It helps young people to defend the environment.
3 Rinse your plastic containers well before recycling them.
4 Mixed-colour paper includes junk mail.
5 My mother always throws away my baby sister’s nappies.
6 We can reuse or recycle aluminium.
7 Recycle plastic according to the instructions.
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*While reading:
*The main ideas:
*How to recycle the old things.
*Where we can recycle things.
*Recycling paper and plastic.
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1.Can we recycle paper and plastic together?
No we can't,
2.How can we recycle paper?
We can put the white color alone then the colored paper together.
3.How can we save our planet?
By recycle things that need recycling and don't throw them anywhere.
SB page 22
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How to recycle paper 1 Check local recycling centres. 2 Separate paper into three groups: white paper, newspaper and mixed-colour paper. 3 Recycle all white paper together. 4 Tie newspapers in packs. Remove rubber bands, plastic and anything that is not paper. 5 Put all mixed-colour paper together, including magazines and junk mail. Remove plastic stickers.
How to recycle plastic 1 Check local recycling programmes to fi nd out what type of plastic to recycle and where to take it 2 Rinse and sort your plastic containers. 3 Recycle plastic bags as well as milk, juice, water and other bottles according to the instructions. Wash out before recycling. 4 Throw out plastic food wraps, yoghurt containers, syrup bottles, nappies and bottle tops. The plastics industry does not recycle these. 5 Remove the tops from plastic containers. 6 Crush plastic containers to save space in your recycling bin. |
*After reading
Page 22/ exercie 2:
2 Work in pairs. Read the recycling instructions above and answer these questions.
a. How many types of recyclable paper are there?
b. What types of plastic are not recyclable?
c. In your opinion, why is it important to recycle?:
Answers a. There are three types of recyclable paper: white paper, newspaper and mixed-colour paper.
b. Plastic food wraps, yoghurt containers, syrup bottles, nappies and bottle tops are the types of plastic that are not recyclable.
c. Students’ own answers
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Page 22 / exercise 3:
Read the instructions again. In pairs, make a list of things that we can and that we cannot recycle.
Answers
We can recycle: newspapers, white paper, mixed-colour paper, magazines, junk mail, plastic bags, milk bottles, juice bottles, water bottles.
We cannot recycle: yoghurt containers, rubber bands, plastic stickers, plastic food wraps, syrup bottles, nappies, bottle tops.
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Page 22/ exercise 4:
4 Think about all the recyclable/reusable things you and your family have at home. Make a list. Prepare a routine for you and your family for recycling/reusing them. Tell your friends.
Answers
Answers may include:
• plastic bags
• plastic bottles
• glass bottles
• toys
• fabrics
• paper
Routines: • sorting the different materials into different bins
• reusing plastic bags
• reusing paper if possible
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SB page 22/ exercise 5:
5 Match the verbs with their opposite.
a. to slow 1. to freeze
b. to heat up 2. to accelerate
c. to warm 3. to make cold
d. to melt 4. to cool
Answers: a. 2; b. 3; c. 4; d. 1
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SB page 22/ exercise 6:
6 Fill in the blanks with six verbs from exercise 5.
The sun (1) ______ the air. Humid hot air rises and expands. Expansion (2) ______ the air and makes clouds and rain. The sun also (3) ______ up the Earth. As the Earth heats up, the ice in the Poles (4) ______. Pollution (5) ______ this process. We have to (6) ______ it down.
Answers 1. heats up; 2. cools; 3. warms; 4. melts; 5. accelerates; 6. slow
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SB page 23 / exercise 7:
LISTENING
7 Listen to the dialogue between two friends. Then, fill in the blanks with the following words.
| Ecolocy / centre / pullotion / Club / recycling / environment |
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Tareq: Hi, Laila! How are you? Laila: Hi, Tareq! I’m very busy. I’m a member of the Kids (1) _________ Club. Tareq: What is the Kids Ecology (2) _________? Laila: It is a non-proĮ t organisation on. It helps young people to defend the (3) _________. Tareq: And what do you do? Laila: We take part in projects about keeping our cities clean. We also try to develop ways to preserve water and energy and to prevent (4) _________. Why don't you join us? Tareq: I don’t know. What is your project? Laila: I want to start (5) _________ in our school cafeteria. Tareq: Really? How? Laila: Well first, I explain to my classmates why recycling is good and I show them how to recycle. Then, we talk to our teachers, to the School Head and to our parents about recycling. Next, we make a recycling (6) _________ in the cafeteria. Tareq: Sounds good to me! Laila: Great! Why don’t you join us? |
Answers: 1. Ecology; 2. Club; 3. environment; 4. pollution; 5. recycling; 6. centre
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SB page 23 / exercise 9:
SPEAKING
9 In a group, discuss what environmental initiative you can start at school. Make notes. Tell the class about it.
Answers may include:
• sorting out materials
• using energy-saving light bulbs
• turning off the lights when not needed
• using solar-powered panels for heating water
• planting trees and plants around the school
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Paper recycling Plastic recycling