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Recycling
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What you will learn in this worksheet:

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Warm up questions
Useful vocabulary
Do you recycle? Why?
Tips for Part 1
What should we recycle?
Model Answers
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What happens when you throw plastic away?
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Introduction
In this free IELTS Speaking lesson on the topic of RECYCLING, you will
learn how to talk about your recycling, why we should do it and the kind
of things we can recycle.

Watch the complete video about this topic of recycling here.

Warm Up Questions
These are the kind of questions on this topic of business that you might
Þnd in IELTS Speaking.

Speak out your answer to the following questions!

Do you recycle?

What do you recycle? Why?

Did you recycle as a child?

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Useful vocabulary

Recycle (v) plastic

Reduce (v) our use of plastic

Reuse (v) items

We can recycle plastic into other products

Recycling (n.)

Recycling is important to protect mother earth.

One of the main things we recycle is waste. There are many words we
can use to talk about waste.

waste
rubbish (GB)
rash (US)
garbage (US)
debris

rubbish bin (UK)

garbage can (US)
trash can (US)

landÞll
dumping ground
rubbish tip

Biodegradable (adj.) - can decompose naturally

I recycle biodegradable items, such as food, or any other organic

material, in order to make compost.

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Compost (helps the soil)
Fertiliser (helps the plants)

I separate food from household waste

I segregate food from household waste

I keep degradable items separate from non-degradable things

Key phrases to talk about throwing away rubbish are,

Throw away
Throw out
Get rid of
Toss away / out (inf.)
Dispose of (frml.)
Donate (=give away)

Common Collocations

Recycling Programme
Recycling centre / factory / plant
Recycling bins / Recycling containers
Recyclable items

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Do you recycle? Why?

I recycle to save/protect/conserve THE environment

I do, for the sake of nature

Yes, because itÕs environmentally friendly / eco-friendly

Yes I do, the reason behind this is, it prevents pollution and the
remaining waste acts as compost

I do it in order to save trees

ItÕs important to protect the environment

Yes, itÕs our duty to conserve natural resources

I recycle to protect wildlife, especially endangered species

Yes, so that we can reduce greenhouse gases

Tips for part 1

Practice speaking for 20 seconds - put your timer on!
Remember, talk about you!

Try it now with these questions.

Do you recycle?

What do you recycle?

Did you recycle as a child?

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What should we recycle?

When it comes to recycling, we can recycleÉ

Common recyclables areÉ

Plastic
Glass
Paper / cardboard / boxes
Food / leftovers (uneaten food)
Batteries
Used oil

By putting it into separate containers / bins

When it comes to re-using, we can make good use of old clothes

Selling second-hand clothes online is all the rage (=very fashionable)

now

We can pass old clothes down to younger siblings

When it comes to re-using, we can make good use of notebooks

and magazines

These can be used for craftwork projects or activities with kids.

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Model Answers
Will you recycle in the future?

To be honest, I think, I am gonna recycle more and more in the future.

On the one hand, the systems that the government has are being

reÞned and polished and getting better and better, which makes it

easier for me to recycle.

But also, I think there is a dire need (= an important need) for people

generally to recycle more to save the environment.

So I want to do my bit (=make my contribution) to help conserve the

environment and I think recycling is gonna play a key role in doing that.

So I will undoubtedly recycle more in the future.

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How will you raise awareness about recycling in your
town?

Well, I think itÕs really important for young people and old people

alike, to learn more about recycling and how important it can be.

So I think one of the key things I would do, is I would Þrst of all do a

social media campaign, maybe with some memes and some videos,

showing people how to recycle.

ThatÕs probably the most important thing, but then also, showing them

the impact, the positive impact of recycling, and I think thatÕs a really

good way to do it because lots of people nowadays get their main

information through social media, so itÕs a channel where we can

reach them and have a bigger impact.

Yes, I think that would be my key focus, if I had an awareness

campaign on the topic of recycling.

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How can a nation be developed by recycling?

I think, this is an interesting question, and on the one hand, I am not

sure that a nation can be developed by recycling, but there are clear

beneÞts to recycling.

So, I think on the one hand, you can raise the awareness and the kind

of the educational level of the general public through government

campaigns to understand how to recycle and the importance of

recycling.

So, thatÕs one clear beneÞt. I guess on the other hand, if we are

recycling plastics and glass and other items, non-biodegradable

items, then although yes we are protecting the environment, we

probably gonna have a positive impact on industry as well.

Initially, it may have a negative impact on the economy and industry

because it might be more expensive, but in the long term itÕs surely

gonna make the economy stronger, because we will have sustainable

resources that we can use to develop the economy.

So, I guess in the long term, yes, it will help a country to develop their

own economy, as well as the general education of the general public.

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