Reading

1 Look at the poster. Then circle the correct words to complete the sentences. ____ / 0.4 point

a. The poster presents tips about recycling / reducing trash.b. It is on the bulletin board of a community center / school.

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

3. Try to buy products with little or no packaging. Check if your local supermarket has a recycling bin at the checkout, so that you can leave the packaging of some products there.

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

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

6. Print less! Try to use electronic documents as much as possible.

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

2. At the supermarket, choose

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. Ann is organizing a pizza party for twelve people. She’s buying plastic cups, plates, forks and knives for everyone.

b. Dan needs to read a long article on a site. He’s printing all the 32 pages of text.

c. Gabrielle is having lunch at school today. Her food is in a lunch box.

d. When Mel goes to the supermarket, she only buys products in recyclable packaging.

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

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

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

h. 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.

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

a. B __ Gb. B __ T T L __c. B __ Xd. C __ Ne. C __ R T __ Nf. J __ R

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

a.

A ____________ of sugar

b.

A ____________ of tissues

c.

A ____________ of tomato sauce

d.

A ____________ of tuna

e.

A ____________ of milk

f.

A ____________ of water

6 Find in the word search six materials used to make containers. Then complete the chart. ____ / 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. products / buy / recyclable / supermarket / the / in

_______________________________________b. in / trees / plant / garden / your / fruit_______________________________________c. computer / turn off / your / TV / and_______________________________________

d. morning / take / long / don’t / in / showers / the

_______________________________________e. energy / consumption / reduce / house /

your / in_______________________________________f. recycling / trash / bins / the / in / throw / the_______________________________________

9 Look at the pictures. Then complete the sentences with the imperative of the verbs in the box. ____ / 1 point

leave (neg.) • recycle • save • turn off • use (neg.)

a.

________________ your cell phone here.

b.

________________ the tap to save water.

c.

________________ your plastic bottles here.

d.

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

e.

________________ electricity.

10 Complete Jake’s mother’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 check () the appropriate column according to his answers.

____ / 1 point

Does Paul... Yes No

a. recycle his trash at school?

b. recycle his trash at home?

c. turn off the lights when he leaves a room?

d. pay attention to packaging when he goes shopping?

e. have trees in his garden?

f. bring his lunch to school in a paper bag?

g. take the bus to go to school?

h. use rechargeable batteries?

i. use plastic cups?

j. have a reusable bottle?

Writing12 Write ten suggestions to help save the environment. ____ / 1 point

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