Reading

1 Look at the poster. Then check () the correct words to complete the sentences.

____ / 0.4 point

a. The poster presents tips about ______________ trash.( ) reusing ( ) reducing

b. It is on the bulletin board of a ______________.( ) club ( ) community center

you can leave the packaging of some products there.

3. Don’t use plastic or paper cups, plates, etc. Choose items you can wash and use again.

4. During meals, use cloth napkins instead of paper napkins.

5. When cleaning, use a cleaning cloth or a sponge. Don’t use paper towels.

6. On school days, take your snack in a reusable lunch box. Don’t use a paper bag to carry food – or you will need to throw paper bags away every day.

7. Are you going to give a present to a friend? Put it in a reusable paper bag or cloth bag. These can be used again.

How can you reduce trash?

We know how to recycle things and reuse them and how important these actions are for the environment. But how can we reduce the trash we produce? Check eight great tips you can start using now!

1. At the supermarket, choose products in recyclable packaging. Look for the recycling symbol in boxes, cans, bags, jars and other containers.

2. Try to buy products with little or no packaging. Check if your local supermarket has a recycling bin at the checkout, so that

2 Read the poster above. Then number the pictures according to the tips they refer to.

____ / 0.8 point

a. ( ) e. ( )

b. ( ) f. ( )

c. ( ) g. ( )

d. ( ) h. ( )

3 Read the poster again. Then check () the appropriate columns.____ / 0.8 point

Are these actions good or bad for the environment? Good Bad

a. I only use paper bags when giving presents to friends and family. They love it, because they can reuse the bags to give presents to other people.

b. Aidan’s mom uses paper towels to clean everything: the sink, food spilled on the floor, grease on the stove after cooking…

c. At my grandpa’s house, we only use cloth napkins at breakfast, lunch and dinner.

d. Kyle is having lunch at school today. His food is in a lunch box.

e. John is organizing a pizza party for ten friends. He’s buying plastic cups, plates, forks and knives for everyone.

f. When Danielle goes to the supermarket, she only buys products in recyclable packaging.

g. There are recycling bins for paper and plastic at our local supermarket. We don’t even take the recyclable packaging home.

h. Jess needs to read a long article on a site. She’s printing all the 45 pages of text.

Vocabulary4 Complete the words with the missing vowels. ____ / 0.6 point

a. J __ R b. C __ R T __ Nc. B __ Xd. B __ T T L __e. C __ Nf. B __ G

5 Use the words in Act. 4 to label the pictures. ____ / 0.6 point

a.

A ____________ of tuna

b.

A ____________ of water

c.

A ____________ of tissues

d.

A ____________ of sugar

e.

A ____________ of milk

f.

A ____________ of tomato sauce

6 Find in the word search six materials used to make containers. ____ / 1.2 points

7 Use four of the materials in Act. 6 to label the recycling bins.____ / 0.4 point

a. __________________________________ c. __________________________________

b. __________________________________ d. __________________________________

Grammar8 Unscramble the words to write strong suggestions. ____ / 0.6 point

Things you can do to help the environment:

a. recycling / trash / bins / the / in / throw / the_______________________________________b. energy / consumption / reduce / house /

your / in_______________________________________c. morning / take / long / don’t / in / showers /

the_______________________________________

d. computer / turn off / your / TV / and_______________________________________e. in / trees / plant / garden / your / fruit_______________________________________f. products / buy / recyclable / supermarket /

the / in_______________________________________

9 Look at the pictures. Then complete the sentences with the imperative

of the verbs in the box. ____ / 1 pointleave (neg.) • recycle • save • turn off • use (neg.)

a.

________________ your TV on when you’re not watching it.

b.

________________ electricity.

c.

________________ your cell phone here.

d.

________________ your plastic bottles here.

e.

________________ the tap to save water.

10 Complete Ashley’s father’s message with the imperative of the verbs in the box. Use the affirmative or negative form. ____ / 1.6 points

fill • print • reduce • save • take • throw • turn off • use

Listening11 Listen to

Paul answering questions in a survey about green habits of students at his school. Then circle T (true) or F (false). ____ / 1 point

a. Paul recycles his trash at school. T Fb. He recycles his trash at home, too. T Fc. He never turns off the lights when he leaves a room. T Fd. He pays attention to packaging when he goes shopping. T Fe. He lives in a house with lots of trees. T Ff. He brings his lunch to school in a paper bag. T Fg. He rides his bike to school. T Fh. He uses rechargeable batteries. T Fi. He never uses plastic cups. T Fj. He has a reusable bottle to drink water. T FWriting12 Write ten

suggestions to help save the environment. ____ / 1 point

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