Review

LISTENING

Listen to the interview by pressing the "Play" button of the recording. Then answer the questions.

1. What is the name of the girl being interviewed?
A. Alice
B. Ellen
C. Alex

2. She says we should save water when ______________.
A. washing cars
B. cleaning clothes
C. taking a bath

3. The girl's second suggestion is about _____________.
A. separating different types of garbage
B. disposing of trash properly
C. having a family clean-up party

4. By recycling paper, we can ___________________.
A. protect the forests
B. cut down on waste
C. save money

5. What does the girl do once a month?
A. She visits a recycling center.
B. She cleans a neighborhood park.
C. She collects newspapers.


READING
Read the following article and the questions below. For each question, choose A, B, C or D.

1. What is the writer trying to do in this text?

A.   Encourage others to think about the environment.

B.   Give information about the environment.

C.   Advise people to use public transport.

D.  Warn young people about their lack of fitness.

2. What is the writer afraid will happen in the future?

A.   People will no longer walk anywhere.

B.   Car drivers will become more depressed.

C.   There will be more pollution.

D.  Traffic jams will get longer.

    3. Which of the following did they realize they couldn’t do?

A.   Start a club.

B.   Help protect the environment.

C.   Improve bus and train services.

D.  Change the way they live.

4. What did The Environment People decide to do?

A.   Write a letter to the government.

B.   Write down what action they could take

C.   Persuade people to use public transport.

D.  Join up with other similar clubs.

5. Which of the posters below do you think The Environment People made?

GRAMMAR

Complete these conditional sentences with the right tense.

   

1. If you ________ (use) biodegradable products, it__________ (be) better for the environment.

2. You __________ (not pollute) if you _____________ (use) the bike.

3. The earthquake ___________ (not destroy) the houses, if they __________ (be) well built.

4. If we __________ (not recycle), we ______________ (exhaust) our   resources.

5. If you __________ (have) a shower instead of a shower, you _______(save) water.

6. If the lynx _______________(not be) protected, this wonderful animal _________________ (become) extinct.

WRITING

Write a letter to your best friend telling him or her what you do to save the planet. Then ask him to do the same.

SPEAKING

 

Discuss with your partner what you do at home in order to protect the Earth.