Exercise 1: ⇱
THE PROBLEM OF SINGLE-USE PLASTICS AT SCHOOL
Facts and Figures
⬦ Many students at our school buy bottled water or takeaway food. ___(1)___ being reused or recycled, hundreds of water bottles and single-use plastic containers are thrown away every day.
⬦ There are a large ___(2)___ of containers with leftovers put into the recycling bin, which can lead to contaminating the recyclable waste.
Positive Actions
● The school should ___(3)___ provide more recycling bins.
● The Youth Union should hold regular sessions and ___(4)___ activities to teach students how to recycle properly.
● We should ___(5)___ plastic waste in arts and crafts projects, for example, for making plant pots or bird ___(6)___.
(Adapted from Global Success)
Exercise 2: ⇱
GREEN TOURISM
✮ Limiting the use of plastic products during travel
The challenge of not using plastic in modern life is not easy, ___(7)___ it does not mean it is impossible. In today’s trips, ___(8)___ of green travel is increasingly supported by minimizing plastic waste and using items ___(9)___ environmentally friendly materials or recycled materials.
✮ Cycing across Vietnam
This kind of dust-free tourism brings participants quite arduous but interesting journeys.
___(10)___ people travel with beautiful bikes across Việt Nam, even going from one country to ___(11)___ with a compact backpack. After each trip, the most ___(12)___ thing is the treasure of knowledge about culture, memories of beautiful landscapes, and especially the growth seen in oneself.
(Adapted from THINK)
Exercise 3: ⇱
SINGAPORE’S URBAN DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES
⮚ Applying green transportation and green architecture: Singapore has applied low-energy strategies in buildings while developing an efficient public ___(13)___ system. This is the overall strategy to reduce energy consumption ___(14)___ ensure sustainable development.
⮚ Creating a less crowded feeling: Singapore has a scattering mix of high-rises with low-rises, forming a beautiful, smooth skyline, which creates a less crowded feeling in ___(15)___ narrow spaces.
⮚ Applying innovative technology: As a densely populated city, Singapore always ___(16)___ resource constraints. ___(17)___ forces managers to apply innovative solutions to ensure a good life for people. For example, NEWater is a project that further purifies traditionally treated ___(18)___ to create potable-quality water.
(Adapted from THINK)
Exercise 4: ⇱
THE URBAN CROWD: CAUSES AND EFFECTS
⮚ Causes: The expansion of the suburbs can be put down to car ownership and better living conditions that some companies offer.
* More people have cars, encouraging people to move to the suburbs and not have to worry about the long ___(19)___ to work.
* In the suburbs, not only can people have a bigger living space, ___(20)___ suburban apartment owners can also enjoy access to beautiful parks and pools.
⮚ Effects: One big ___(21)___ is that people driving from home in the suburbs to work in the city can cause air pollution. ___(22)___ effect is wasted land. ___(23)___ making space for agriculture or animal preservation, companies are ___(24)___ trees for apartment buildings near the countryside.
(Adapted from THINK)
Exercise 5: ⇱
Habitat Earth: Our Mission and Methods
⮚ The first campaign ___(25)___ stopping people from building things anywhere they like. For the past ten years, we have protested in ___(26)___ areas to help people become more aware of the damage that building projects are doing to their local environment and wildlife. This encourages local governments to pass laws to stop ___(27)___ projects. If we continue to do this, we can greatly reduce the damage to natural habitats.
⮚ The next campaign is about rescuing animals. A large ___(28)___ of animals that lose their habitats to urban ___(29)___ often move into cities and cause problems for people and themselves. Our volunteers rescue them and reintroduce to their natural environments. ___(30)___ this work continues, these animals will not be hurt or killed.
(Adapted from ILSW)