Chapter 3: Love Our World

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Unit 1

You

Look Aroud

What did you see?What did you see?

What do you usually do in the following
situations?

What do you usually do in the following
situations?

Let’s listen the following
dialogue to answer these
questions!

Choose the correct answers based on the audio.

1. How is the trash can at the canteen?
a. Empty
b. Half full
c. Almost full
d. Full

2. What kind of trash makes the trash bin full?
a. Paper waste
b. Trash cans
c. Plastic waste
d. Organic waste

3. What does Monita suggest that we do about plastic use/the use
of plastics?
a. Reduce the use of plastic
b. Buy more plastics
c. Increase the use of plastic
d. Ignore the use of plastics

4. What is Andre’s response to Monita’s suggestion? He says that …
a. plastic is very expensive
b. plastic is bad for the environment
c. plastic is good for our health
d. plastic is not dangerous

5. What will they do next time?
a. Buy less food
b. Request to use plastic straw
c. Bring their own container
d. Bring their own trash can

6. What does “Good idea, Andre!” mean?
a. Monita agrees with Andre’s idea.
b. Andre has a good idea.
c. Andre and Monita want to save the environment.
d. It is a good idea to reduce trash

How to wash your dirty hands?

Wet your hands with clean, running
water (warm or cold), turn off the
faucet, and apply soap.

1.

2. Lather your hands by rubbing them
together with soap. ...
3. Scrub your hands for at least 20
seconds.
4. Rinse your hands well under clean,
running water.
5. Dry your hands with a clean towel or
air dry them.

Take action:

Reduce your use of disposable
shopping bags by using a reusable
bag or container when shopping.

1.

2. Reuse old plastic bags for multiple
shopping trips.
3. Re-purpose plastic bags as trash
liners or pet waste bags.
4. Refuse a bag for easy-to-carry
purchases.
5. Buy products in bulk.

How to reduce plastic waste?

Unplug electronics when not in
use.

1.

Try using fans before turning
down the thermostat.

2.

Turn off lights when not in use.

3.

Adjust blind to allow or block
solar energy.

4.

Adjust your fridge to between
35 and 38 degrees celcius.

5.

How to conserve electrical energy?

How to save water?

Turn off the taps. Don't let your
water consumption run out of
control.

1.

Shower with less. Every minute
you spend in a power shower
uses up to 17 litres of water.

2.

Save up your dirty clothes.
Washing a full machine load of
clothes uses less water and
energy than 2 half-loads.

3.

Wet your hands with clean, running
water (warm or cold), turn off the
faucet, and apply soap.

1.

2. Lather your hands by rubbing them
together with soap. ...
3. Scrub your hands for at least 20
seconds.
4. Rinse your hands well under clean,
running water.
5. Dry your hands with a clean towel or
air dry them.

How to wash your

hands?

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