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)

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)

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)

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)

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)