1 - 3Rs (reuse, reduce, recycle)
2 - water pollution
3 - endangered species
4 - plastic rubbish
5 - single-use products
1. 3RS
2. water pollution
3. endangered species
4. plastic rubbish
5. single-use products
1 - 3Rs (reuse, reduce, recycle)
2 - water pollution
3 - endangered species
4 - plastic rubbish
5 - single-use products
1. 3RS
2. water pollution
3. endangered species
4. plastic rubbish
5. single-use products
Complete each sentence with one word or phrase from the box.
1. _______________ is a serious problem everywhere.
2. We should avoid dumping waste into lakes and rivers to _______________ water pollution.
3. We shouldn’t thow away _______________ products but recycle them.
4. _______________ is the amount of carbon dioxide we release into the environment.
5. We hope a lot more people join our _______________.
Listen and read
Club leader: Hello. Welcome back. Today we’re discussing environmental problems and environmental protection. What are our serious environmental problems now?
Nam: Pollution and habitat loss, I think.
Ann: I agree. The air and water quality are getting worse and worse.
Club leader: Any others?
Ann: Yes, I can think of some like global warming, endangered species loss, …
Nam: So what should we do to help protect our environment?
Club leader: We can reduce our carbon footprint even in our homes.
Ann: What do you mean by “carbon footprint”?
Club leader: It’s the amount of carbon dioxide we release into the environment.
Ann: I see. So we can do things like turning off devices when we’re not using them.
Club leader: Right … And there is much more we can do, like practising the 3Rs.
Nam: We can plant more trees in our neighbourhood too.
Ann: And try to avoid using single-use products, like plastic bags, and stop littering.
Club leader: Yeah. And we can volunteer at some local environment programmes to save endangered species.
QUIZ. Environment Quiz. Do the following quiz.
1. Which of the following is the greenest form of transport?
A. Motorbike. B. Bus. C. Bicycle.
2. Which of the following is a renewable Source?
A. Coal. B. Oil. C. Wind.
3. What causes the most pollution?
A. Factories. B. Animals. C. Hospitals.
4. The surroundings in which we live are our _________.
A. habitat B. place C. environment
5. Which of these will reduce your carbon footprint?
A. Cutting down a lot of trees.
B. Recycling paper products.
C. Leaving the TV on all night.
Read the conversation again and match the two halves in the two columns.
Club leader: Hello. Welcome back. Today we’re discussing environmental problems and environmental protection. What are our serious environmental problems now?
Nam: Pollution and habitat loss, I think.
Ann: I agree. The air and water quality are getting worse and worse.
Club leader: Any others?
Ann: Yes, I can think of some like global warming, endangered species loss, …
Nam: So what should we do to help protect our environment?
Club leader: We can reduce our carbon footprint even in our homes.
Ann: What do you mean by “carbon footprint”?
Club leader: It’s the amount of carbon dioxide we release into the environment.
Ann: I see. So we can do things like turning off devices when we’re not using them.
Club leader: Right … And there is much more we can do, like practising the 3Rs.
Nam: We can plant more trees in our neighbourhood too.
Ann: And try to avoid using single-use products, like plastic bags, and stop littering.
Club leader: Yeah. And we can volunteer at some local environment programmes to save endangered species.