English Year 6: Unit 6 (Go Green)

................... is the contamination of water bodies, usually as a result of human activities. Water bodies include lakes, rivers, oceans, aquifers and groundwater.

• Soil pollution

• Water pollution

• Air pollution

• Solid waste disposal

Organic solid waste such as food and agricultural waste are usually disposed to .............

• landfill

• forest

• ocean

• monsoon drains

Sources of ................ include car emissions and chemicals from factories.

• garbage disposal

• soil pollution

• water pollution

• air pollution

Oil spills that enter the ocean from ships or tankers can kill ..................

• seabirds

• elephants

• monkeys

• horses

Why we need to separate our household waste according to categories?

• To get rid of bad smell.

• It is more organized.

• To reduce the use of plastic bags.

• To reduce the amount of waste sent to landfills.

Marine wildlife such as seabirds, whales, fishes and turtles, mistakenly see ............. waste as food, and most die of starvation as their stomachs are filled with plastic debris.

• plastic

• farm

• paper

• plant

Below are examples of electronic waste (e-waste) EXCEPT ...............

• printers

• mobile phones

• refrigerators

• dining table

Below are the things that we can do to save our Mother Earth EXCEPT..............

• Unplug all electrical gadgets when not in use.

• Avoid using plastic cups, bags and straws.

• Collect rain water and reuse it to clean the drains and porches

• Use product made of styrofoam

We can save trees by using less papers. Below are the things that we can do to reduce paper waste, EXCEPT...............

• Print double-sided or multiple pages on a single sheet

• Use scrap paper for drawing and sketching

• Subscribe to online magazines and newspapers

• Print out all photos and documents in computer

Below are the benefits of recycling. Identify the WRONG statement.

• Recycling increases the need to extract new raw materials from the Earth.

• Recycling paper and wood saves trees and forests.

• Recycling plastic means creating less new plastic, which is definitely a good thing.

• Recycling glass reduces the need to use new raw materials like sand.