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Getting Started
1 leaf /liːf/ (n) leaves (n): lá/ lá cây
2 wrap /ræp/ (v): bao, bọc
3 vegetable matter /ˈvedʒtəbl ˈmætər/: chất rau
Work with a partner Think of ways we can reduce the amount of garbage we produce The words in the box may help you
1)- We should use cloth bags instead of plastic bags
- You're right We should also reuse plastic bags
2)- We should use tree leaves to wrap things
- You're right We should also use tree leaves to make fertilizer
3)- We should use garbage to make fertilizer
- You're right You should also reuse household and garden waste to make fertilizer 4)- We should reuse used papers to make toys
- You're right We should also reuse tin cans
Listen and Read
1 represent /ˌreprɪˈzent/ (v): đại diện
representative (n): đại biểu representative (adj)
representative of sth/ sb representation (n): sự đại diện
2 environment /ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/ (n): môi trường
environmental (adj) environmentally (adv)
environmentalist (n): người bảo vệ môi trường
3 resource /ˈriːsɔːrs/ (n): nguồn tài nguyên
natural resources: tài nguyên thiên nhiên
4 recycle /ˌriːˈsaɪkl/ (v): tái chế
recycled (adj): được tái chế recycling (adj)
5 reduce /rɪˈduːs/ (v): làm giảm reduction (n)
6 reuse /ˌriːˈjuːz/ (v): sử dụng lại
7 over packaged //ˈəʊvər ˈpækɪdʒ/: nhiều bao bì
8 contact /ˈkɑːntækt/ (v) with: liên hệ/ tiếp xúc
contactable (adj): có thề liên hệ ≠ contactless (adj): không thể liên hệ
1 Practice the dialogue with a partner One of you is Miss Blake The other plays the roles of
Ba, Hoa and Lan
2 Answer
a) What does Miss Blake mean by reduce?
=> Reduce means not buying products which are over packaged
b) What things can we reuse?
=> We can reuse things like envelopes, glass and plastic bottles and old plastic bags
c) What does recycle mean?
=> Recycle means we don't just throw things away Try and find another use for them d) Where can we look for information on recycling things?
=> We can look for information on recycling things by having contact with an organization like Friends of the Earth, going to the local library, or asking your family and friends
e) Why does Miss Blake tell Lan that we shouldn't use plastic bags at all?
=> Because plastic bags can't be reused as many times as cloth bags
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1 throw /θrəʊ/ (v) away: ném đi/ vứt đi
2 pipe /paɪp/ (n): ống/ ống nước
3 cover /ˈkʌvər/ (v)
covering /ˈkʌvərɪŋ/ (n): tấm thảm (trải nhà )/ tấm phủ
floor covering
4 tire /ˈtaɪər/ (n) = tyre /ˈtaɪər/ (n): lốp xe
5 sandals /ˈsændlz/: giày xăng đan
6 collect /kəˈlekt/ (v): thu lượm/ thu thập
collection (n) collector (n) collective (adj) collectively (adv)
7 refill /ˌriːˈfɪl/ (v): làm đầy lại
8 break /breɪk/ up (v): đập vỡ ra
9 melt /melt/ (v): nung chảy
10 glass /ˈɡlæs/ (n): thuỷ tinh
glassware /ˈɡlæswer/ (n): đồ thuỷ tinh
11 deposit /dɪˈpɑːzɪt/ (n): tiền đặt cọc
12 fertilize /ˈfɜːrtəlaɪz/ (v): bón phân/ làm màu mỡ
fertilizer (n): phân bón fertilization (n): sự bón phân
fertile (adj): phì nhiêu, màu mỡ fertility (n): sự phì nhiêu, màu mỡ
13 garbage /ˈɡɑːrbɪdʒ/ (n) = trash /træʃ/ (n) = rubbish /ˈrʌbɪʃ/ (n): rác/ rác thải
14 dung /dʌŋ/ (n): phân (động vật)
15 compost /ˈkɑːmpəʊst/ (n): phân xanh
decompose /ˌdiːkəmˈpəʊz/ (v): phân hủy
compost bin: thùng rác compost heap: đống phân ủ
compostable (adj): có thề phân hủy
16 can /kæn/ (v): đóng hộp
can (n): cái lon/ vỏ lon/ vỏ hộp sắt
canned (adj): được đóng hộp
17 chemical /ˈkemɪkl/ (n) (adj): hoá chất
chemistry (n): môn hóa học
chemically (adv)
18 delight /dɪˈlaɪt/ (v): làm cho vui
delighted (adj): vui thích/ vui
sướng = happy
19 to protect /prəˈtekt/ (v) bảo vệ
protection (n): sự bảo vệ, sự che
chở
protective (adj)
protectively (adv)
protectiveness (n): mong muốn che
chở cho ai
protector (n): người che chở
20 waste /weɪst/ (v): lãng phí
waste (n): đồ phế thải/ rác/ lãng phí
wasteful (adj)
wastefully (adv)
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a) What do people do with empty milk bottles?
=> People clean and refill empty milk bottles
b) What happens to the glass when it is sent to the factories?
=> The glass is broken up, melted and made into new glassware when it is sent to factories c) What did the Oregon government do to prevent people from throwing drink cans away?
=> The Oregon government made a new law that there must be deposit on all drink cans The deposit is returned when people bring the cans back for recycling
d) What is compost made from?
=> Compost is made from household and garden waste
e) If you have a recycling story to share, how can you share it?
=> If we have a recycling story to share, we can call or fax the magazine at 5 265 456
2 Work with a partner Complete the sentences to make a list of recycled things
Car tires are recycled to make pipes and floor coverings
Milk bottles are cleaned and refilled with milk
Glass is broken up, melted and made into new glassware
Drink cans are brought back for recycling
Household and garden waste is made into compost
EXERCISES
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct words:
RECYCLING FACTS
In the USA, millions of old car tires are thrown away ever year (1) _tires can be recycled to make pipes and floor coverings In Britain, the milkman brings bottles of milk to houses and collects the empty ones which are cleaned and (2) In industry, most glass is recycled The glass is broken up, melted and made into new (3) In Oregon, the government said that there must be a deposit on all drink cans The (4) is returned when people bring the cans back (5) _ recycling
So as to recycle waste, farmers grow food for their animals and use the dung for (6) their fields Household and garden waste is also made into compost It is a wonderful (7) _ fertilizer Thought for the week: One ton of recycled paper saves (8) eight trees
1 A Besides B Moreover C But D And
2 A recycled B refilled C reduced D reviewed
3 A dung B fertilizer C government D glassware
4 A deposit B industry C appliance D environment
5 A in B for C into D with
6 A making B refilling C fertilizing D recycling
7 A delightful B natural C representative D over packaged
8 A naturally B environmentally C frequently D approximately
Read the passage carefully and decide the sentences are TRUE or FALSE:
People pollute the environment by throwing litter or garbage all over the places every day They also dump empty bottles or cans into the rivers, lakes and seas, making the water unclean They also cut a lot of trees to get good pulp for making paper To protect the environment, everyone should classify and put the garbage in a certain bag for making compost and they should recycle waste paper to avoid cutting a lot of trees We can protect
Trang 4the environment by doing like that We also should plant more and more green trees because trees help to hold the soil, prevent us from floods and give us fresh air and shade in summer
1 Throwing litter or garbage everywhere makes our environment polluted seriously
2 Planting more and more trees cannot help us prevent floods
3 Recycling waste paper makes us waste a lot trees
4 Dividing garbage into different groups also takes an important role in protecting the environment