Unit 6. The environment

Wednesday January 6th, 2016
Unit 6: THE ENVIRONMENT
Speak and Listen
1. Speak
a. Try to persuade your partner to do the following things.
a. A: I think it would be better if we use banana leaves instead of paper or plastic bags to wrap food.
B: Why? How come?
A: Because plastic bags are very hard to dissolve, they will cause pollution. And if we use less paper, we can save trees in the forests. That’s how we can save the environment.

b.
A: I think we should_______________onto the water.
B: Why?
A: To___________________. Polluted water can directly do ____________________and it can________. If we throw trash into the waste bin, fish can’t be killed.
not throw trash
keep the water clean
harm to people’s health
kill fish
c.
A: I think we should________________instead of motorbikes.
B: Why should we?
A: To avoid___________. So, using public buses can reduce_____________and therefore we can keep_______ cleaner.
d.
A: Why don’t we________________around the schoolyard.
B: What for?
A: To prevent lazy students from______________. That’s how we can keep____________________and protect the environment.
use public buses
traffic jams
exhaust fume
the air
put garbage bins
throwing trash
the schoolyard clean
b. Answer the questions.
1. How can we save paper?
→ write on both sides of the paper
→ recycle used paper
2. How can we use fewer plastic bags?
→ save plastic bags, clean and reuse them
3. How can we reduce water pollution?
→ don’t throw garbage into streams, lakes…
4. How can we prevent littering?
→ throw garbage into the waste bins, drink or eat at the canteen
5. How can we reduce air pollution?
→ use less private vehicles
6. How can we reduce the amount of garbage we produce?
→ try to reuse and recycle things
c. Answer the questions.
1. How can we save paper?
→ We can write on both sides of the paper and recycle used paper
2. How can we use fewer plastic bags?
→ save plastic bags, clean and reuse them
3. How can we reduce water pollution?
→ don’t throw garbage into streams, lakes…
4. How can we prevent littering?
→ throw garbage into the waste bins, drink or eat at the canteen
5. How can we reduce air pollution?
→ use less private vehicles
6. How can we reduce the amount of garbage we produce?
→ try to reuse and recycle things
2. Listen.
Listen to the report on how our oceans are polluted. Then complete the notes.
Garbage is
come from ships at sea
waste materials come from factories
Oil is washed from the land