Unit 10. Recycling

Match the words to the right pictures
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A- Glass bottles B- Plastic bottle C- Drink cans D- Car tire E- Vegetable matter
B- Plastic bottle
C- Drink cans
A- Glass bottles
D- Car tire
E- Vegetable matter
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Unit 10: RECYCLING- Read
sandals
floor covering
What are they?

pipes
compost
I. Vocabulary
floor covering (n):
milkman (n):
refill (v):
glassware (n):
law (n):
deposit (n):
fertilizer (n):
melt (v):
Used things
Car tires
Milk bottles
Glass
Drink cans
Household and garden waste
Recycling facts




Recycle (pipes, floor coverings)
Reuse
Recycle ( glassware )
Reuse
Recycle ( compost )
3 R
Reduce
Recycle
Reuse
Now read the passages, then write True- False sentences

True / False statements
a. In the USA, thousands of car tires are thrown away every year.
b. Glass is reused and made into new glassware.
c. Farmers have recycled their waste to the compost to fertilize their field.
d. We can save eight trees by recycling one ton of waste paper.
e. Every milk bottle can be reused thirteen times.
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READ THE PASSAGE , CHECK TRUE- FALSE
READ THE PASSAGE AGAIN
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
1. What do people do with car tires?
They recycle car tires to make pipes ,floor covering, shoes and sandals


Empty milk bottles are collected and cleaned, then refilled
2. What do people do with empty milk bottles?
Glass is broken up, melted and made into new glassware.
3. What happen to the glass when it is sent to the factories?
4. What did the Oregon government do to
prevent people from throwing drink cans away?
The Oregon government made a new law that
there must be a deposit on all drink cans.
The deposit is returned when people bring
the can back for recycling
5. What is compost made from?
Compost is made from household and garden waste
If we have a recycling story to share, we can call or fax the magazine at 5 265 456.
6. If you have a recycling story to share, how can you share it?
How following things are recycled ?
- Household and garden waste
- Car tires
- Milk bottles
- Glass
- Drink cans
is made into compost.
are recycled to make piper and floor coverings.
are cleaned and refilled with milk.
is broken up, melted and made into new glassware.
are bought back for recycling.

The simple present passive
People recycle glass into new glassware.
S + V (s / es) + O

S + am/ is / are + past participle + by O
They clean milk bottles and refill with milk.
Milk bottles are cleaned and refilled with milk (by them).
Glass is recycled into new glassware (by people).
Read the articles again ,
then find the passive sentences.
Trash men
The earth`s in your hands