SOME MORE EXERCISES ON RECYCLING AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT

A. Use the words in the box to fill in the following sentences.

glass, reduce, litter, chargeable, reuse, print, disposal,

recycle, friendly, pollution

1. We can do many things to save the environment from the rubbish. The first thing is .................., which means "try not to use something as much as you used to"
2. The second of the three "Rs" is ..........................., which ,again means " use it again"
3. And, finally, the third "R" is ........................ , which means "take it to special bins so that it is made into new material again"
4. The things we can recycle are paper, ................., aluminium and plastic.
5. Those who recycle take part in recycling projects are environmentally ................ people.
6. The other word for rubbish is ...........................
7. We can save trees if we .................. on both sides of our paper on the printer.
8. When we use the school bus we reduce traffic and air .............
9. You can take your batteries to battery- ...................... bins,
10. or else , you can use re-...................... batteries. 

B. Write a letter to the City Council.

Tell them what they can, should and must do to protect the natural environment around the area where you live. Write at least three sentences.

Dear Sirs,

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Yours faithfully,

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C. Match the sentences.

I'm afraid I can't answer the phone right now. We're working on an environmental project. I think I'll try out this idea myself. Ann's having a barbecue tomorrow. Are you going to hold an exhibition at school? I'm very proud of you. How do you like my new room? Do you ever dispose of batteries? Driving to work is not a very good idea, Dad. Jack has made certain decisions.

I think it's fabulous. Would you like to come? No, but we're going to plant some trees up the hill. I'm having a shower. You're doing your best to save Earth. What's that? Yes, all the time. Cars produce waste gases that can harm us. I'll let you know about the results as soon as possible. For starters, he's going to recycle paper.