UNIT 11 - OUR GREENER WORLD
A. VOCABULARY
I. Complete the sentences using the words or phrases in the box.
reuse – charity – glass – rubbish – plastic bag – recycling bins – reduce –
survey – exchange – fairs- recycling
1. They have __________ for old bottles and cans.
2. Do you want me to pour you a __________ of water?
3. We can make a nice flower vase by __________ this plastic bottle.
4. I’d like to __________ this dress for one in a smaller size.
5. They will exhibit their new designs at the trade __________ this spring.
6. A good way to __________ air pollution is using less cars.
7. They went on a ten-kilometre walk to raise money for __________.
8. Some people just dump their __________ in the river.
9. We should do a __________ on how people use energy.
10. It takes 1,000 years for a __________ to degrade in a landfill.
II. Choose the best answers to complete the sentences.
1. This shopping bag is not __________, so I can buy it.
A. cheap B. simple C. expensive D. green
2. __________ materials are good for our environment.
A. Expensive B. Natural C. Polluted D. Fresh
3. Sewage from the factories is the main cause of __________ in this river.
A. soil pollution B. air pollution C. water pollution D. noise pollution
4. Reusable bags are better for the environment than __________ ones.
A. plastic B. rubbish C. shopping D. paper
5. I turned off the electric fan to __________ electricity.
A. reuse B. save C. recycle D. reduce
V. Choose the word or phrase that needs correcting.
1. If we don’t use recycled paper, we will save a lot of trees.
A. If we don’t B. recycled C. will save D. a lot of trees
2. Streets will be cleaner if people puts trash in a trash bin.
A. Streets will be B. puts C. trash D. a trash bin
3. People can have breathing problems if they will breathe polluted air.
A. breathing B. problems C. will breathe D. polluted air
4. If she doesn’t use plastic bags, she will help to reduce a plastic waste.
A. doesn’t use B. plastic bags C. will help D. a plastic waste
5. If plastic waste is thrown away, it will be dangerous for environment.
A. plastic waste B. is thrown C. for environment D. dangerous
C. SPEAKING
I. Write the questions for the underlined words.
1. I use recycled items because I want to save the environment.
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2. Everybody should reduce waste and reuse plastic bags.
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3. No. My parents don’t grow vegetables at home.
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4. There are two electric fans in my room. ________________________________
5. I turn off the lights when I leave my classroom. ________________________________
6. He swapped his old novels with his cousins. ________________________________
7. Yes. There is a recycling bin in my house. ________________________________
8. You can buy reusable bags at the check-out desk.
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D. READING
I. Read the passage and answer the questions.
We know that we will pollute the environment if we do not use materials
wisely. People have founded many programmes to save materials and protect
the environment. 3Rs is one of them. 3Rs stands for Reduce, Reuse and
Recycle.
Reducing means we reduce the amount of waste we produce. This is the best
way to help the environment. If we do not reduce the waste, we will pollute
our environment more seriously.
Reusing is using the items again. For example, plastic bags can be reused if it
is still new. We should not throw away reusable things but store and use
them for other purposes.
Recycling is changing the waste materials into new products. For example, we
recycle waste paper to make carton boxes. We should recycle as many things
as possible.
If we reduce, reuse and recycle our resources, we will save energy and money.
Moreover, we will help to prevent pollution and global climate change.
1. What will happen if people do not use materials wisely?
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2. What does 3Rs stand for? ________________________________
3. What does “reducing” mean? ________________________________
4. What will happen if we do not reduce the waste?
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5. Alan gave me a __________ bottle when I finished jogging.
A. air B. plant C. soil D. water
6. You should __________ things that can be recycled in a recycling bin.
A. put B. cut down C. decorate D. throw away
7. Most books and notebooks are made of __________.
A. plastic B. wood C. paper D. rubber
8. They __________ empty cans into new window frames.
A. recycle B. reduce C. swap D. reuse
9. You should give your old clothes to those __________.
A. for fun B. for good C. in use D. in need