Showing posts with label environment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label environment. Show all posts

23 Mar 2020

CLASS 24TH MARCH 2020 - ENVIRONMENT

Hi there! Here you are some activities on the environment to finish with unit 11. 

First of all, READING: read this brief text and do tasks 1 and 2.  

China has big plans to reduce single-use plastics by 2025. It is fast-tracking measures to cut the production and use of plastics in the next five years. By the end of 2020, non-biodegradable plastic bags will be banned in major cities. Food delivery and takeaway services, which use a lot of plastic, will stop using single-use plastic straws and cutlery. These will be banned nationwide. They will use alternative things, like biodegradable shopping bags.
Single-use plastics are a big source of pollution. They are a part of our daily life and throwaway culture. China wants to reduce overconsumption to reverse our use of plastics. Previous regulations on plastic use, in 2008, cut the production of 67 billion bags. The United Nations said all countries needed similar policies. It said the world cannot cope with the amount of plastic waste we generate, We must rethink how we manufacture, use and manage plastics.
TASK 1. Read the text and then go to the following link to do the online reading activity. 

TASK 2. Read the previous text again and then match the halves:
Paragraph 1:
  1. China has big plans to reduce
  2. It is fast-
  3. non-
  4. banned in
  5. Food delivery and
  6. single-use plastic straws and
  7. These will be banned
  8. biodegradable shopping
  • takeaway services
  • bags
  • cutlery
  • nationwide
  • single-use plastics
  • major cities
  • tracking measures
  • biodegradable
Paragraph 2:
  1. Single-use plastics are a big
  2. throwaway
  3. reverse our use
  4. Previous regulations
  5. the world
  6. the amount of plastic waste we
  7. We must rethink how
  8. use and manage
  • we manufacture
  • on plastic use
  • plastics
  • cannot cope
  • culture
  • of plastics
  • source of pollution
  • generate
Check your answers on the text and study all this interesting vocabulary. 


Secondly, LISTENING 1: Green tourism in London. Go to the following webpage where you can continue practising with a nice video. There are 4 activities related to the video.
  1. Predict information.
  2. Watch the video.
  3. Multiple choice exercise.
  4. Revise the vocabulary.
Click on this link to start.

LISTENING 2: London's air pollution. Here's another website to practise on this topic.
  1. Check you know the voculary.
  2. Watch the video and answer the questions.
  3. Practise the vocabulary.
Click on this link to go and start.

I hope you'll enjoy it!

By the way, I almost forgot! Homework for Thursday: do the grammar activities section 10A on your books on reported speech. I’ll give you the answers on the next post. 

30 May 2013

Bikes, Beers & Bananas

Here you are an interesting article on environmental issues from Hot English Magazine. You can read it or listen to it. It goes with some exercises, so I also include the key for you to check them.  
 Audio File            Key

29 May 2013

Environment Vocabulary List

I've prepared a list of important vocabulary on the environment topic we're seeing at the moment. Feel free to download it, print it and make sure you're familiar with this vocabualy since you might need it to talk about this topic.


Enjoy your study!

28 May 2013

Environment News


Our next discussion topic is going to be the environment. So, I recommend you start reading pieces of news or listening to some podcasts on this topic in order for you to get informed and learn some vocabulary on it. 

On the website Breaking News English you have many articles on this topic. You can read or listen to them. They even include exercises for you to practise your comprehension.

You can find another environmental post published on this blog here.

10 May 2012

Environment Vocabulary

We're now dealing with the topic of the environment and I'm sure you've already realized that this vocabulary isn't easy! However, at this level you need to recognise and use some of these words and that's the reason why I'm going to give you two links to websites where you can find different types of activities to practise and learn vocabulary related to the environment.
On these webpage you'll find videos and activities. Pay attention to the pronunciation of words too.
Enjoy the practice!

Environment Presentation

Did you miss Kara's presentation 
on the environment? 
Do you want to check any facts?

Here you can have a look at the presentation.


If you have any doubts, just ask in a comment!