Life skills social responsibility

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1. Ask and answer the questions with a partner.

How often do you use public transport?

I use public transport almost every day to get to school. (Я користуюся громадським транспортом майже щодня, щоб дістатися до школи).

Does your family recycle at home?

Yes, my family tries to recycle. We sort (сортуємо) plastic, glass, and paper.

Do you like spending time in natural areas?

Yes, I do. I enjoy walking in the park on weekends with my friends.

2. Read the text quickly. What are the three Rs?

The three Rs are: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle (Зменшуй споживання, Використовуй повторно, Переробляй).

3. Complete the sentences with one or two words from the text.

1. There are many ways to protect the environment.
2. People need to reduce the natural resources that they are using.
3. It’s better to take reusable bags when you go to the supermarket.
4. It takes less energy to recycle materials than to make new ones.
5. We should throw litter into rubbish bins to keep our nature parks clean.
6. If campers aren’t careful when they cook, they can start forest fires.

4. Match the highlighted words in the text to the meanings.

1. types or kinds of things — sorts (різновиди, види)
2. paper and other things that people drop in the street — litter (сміття)
3. tell people about something — inform (інформувати)
4. normal, not special or unusual — ordinary (звичайний)
5. things from nature that we can use — resources (ресурси)

5. Listen to Angelina from Hlukhiv, Ukraine speaking about the environmental campaign she’s involved in.

The person (Angelina) has been involved in several environmental campaigns. The largest and the most important Is Eco Hlukhiv.

6. Listen again. Are the sentences true or false?

1 false (her teacher did)

2 true

3 false (children from grades 3 to 6)

4 true

5 false (they would love this to happen, i.e., it has not happened yet)

6 true

7. Complete the Useful language phrases with the words in the box.

1. I think we could make a poster.
2. What do you think we should do?
3. Do you think that’s possible?
4. I’m not sure about that.
5. What else can we do?
6. That’s a great idea.