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Unit 8 We’re trying to save the earth!
Section B
endangered
animals
desertification
pollution
The world’s problems
Lead in
stop riding in cars
recycle books and paper
turn off the lights
turn off the shower
don't use paper napkins
1a What can we do to help save the earth? Rank these items from the easiest(1) to the most difficult(5).
___ stop riding in cars
___ recycle books and paper
___ turn off the lights when you leave a room
___ turn off the shower while you are washing your hair
___ don’t use paper napkins
5
1
4
2
3
Presentation
A: Recycling paper is really easy.
1b PAIRWORK
Compare your answers.
B: I agree. But it’s hard to stop riding in cars.
1c Listen and check( )the things that Julia and Jack talk about.
1d Listen again. Check ( ) the things that Julia is doing now, the things she will do in the future and the things she would never do.
Things Julia and Jack talk about
Things Julia is doing now
Things Julia will do in the future
Things Julia would never do
____ turning off the lights
___ turning off the shower
___ taking your own bags when shopping
___ not riding in cars
___ riding a bike
___ recycling paper
____not using paper napkins
1e PAIRWORK
Making a conversation using the information from the chart above. Say what is true for you.
A: We really shouldn’t use paper napkins, you know.
B: I know. I stopped using them last year.
Rethink, Reuse, Recycle!
Do you often throw away things you don’t need anymore? Have you ever thought about how these things can actually be put to good use? Nothing is a waste if you have a creative mind.
You have probably never heard of Amy Hayes, but she is a most unusual woman. She lives in a house in the UK that she built herself out of rubbish. The windows and doors come from old buildings around her town that were pulled down. The top of the house is an old boat turned upside down. And the gate in front of her house is made of rocks and old glass bottles. Amy recentl