🔥 “Guess the Country!”
A. This country imports rubbish to produce energy.
B. In this country, you can get money back for returning bottles.
C. In this country, plastic bags are completely banned.
D. In this country, residents must separate rubbish into more than 10 categories.
Which country could it be?
Why do they think so?
🗣 useful phrases:
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I think it might be…
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It could be… because…
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I’m not sure, but…
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It can’t be…
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That sounds like…
Which fact surprised you most?
Do you think this system would work in our country?
🎧 Complete the summary using ONE or TWO WORDS in each gap.
The video explains that small daily actions can have a big impact on the (1) ____________________. One of the main problems discussed is (2) ____________________ waste, which affects oceans, animals and natural habitats.
The speaker mentions that plastic does not break down easily and can remain in the environment for many (3) ____________________. Because of this, it is important to reduce the use of (4) ____________________ plastics.
Some simple solutions include recycling correctly, reusing containers and making more responsible (5) ____________________ decisions. The video also highlights the importance of raising public (6) ____________________ about environmental issues.
According to the speaker, when individuals change their habits, they can influence their families and even their (7) ____________________. In this way, small actions can contribute to solving global (8) ____________________ problems.
Overall, the main message is that everyone shares (9) ____________________ for protecting the planet and that every small action (10) ____________________.
🟢READING
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Complete the text with
the correct word from the box. bin bottle
burn environment glass
label landfill packaging
paper plastic recycle reduce
reuse surplus tray
waste factory litter
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Nowadays, modern societies
produce an enormous amount of (1) ____________________, and, as a
result, much of it ends up in (2) ____________________ sites.
Consequently, these areas are filling up rapidly, which creates serious
problems for the (3) ____________________.
In particular, one of the main
causes of this situation is (4) ____________________ waste. For
instance, drinks are commonly sold in single-use (5) ____________________,
while many food products come in excessive (6) ____________________.
Therefore, households are generating more rubbish than ever before.
Although consumers are encouraged
to (7) ____________________, the system is not always clear. In fact,
people are often confused by unclear (8) ____________________ on
products. As a result, items such as ready meals sold in plastic (9) ____________________
are sometimes placed in the wrong container. Consequently, large quantities of
rubbish are either exported or (10) ____________________ instead of
being processed responsibly.
Moreover, food waste represents
another significant issue. Supermarkets frequently have a (11)
____________________ of fresh products that they cannot sell in time. To
address this problem, families should try to (12) ____________________
leftovers and (13) ____________________ the amount of food they
purchase.
Finally, choosing products
packaged in (14) ____________________ or cardboard can make recycling
easier. Overall, rubbish must be separated carefully before being placed in the
appropriate recycling (15) ____________________.
WRITTEN MEDIATION
🌍 Recycling Around the
World
📝 Context You are part of your school’s Environmental
Committee.
Next week, the school is organising an awareness
campaign about recycling, and your classmate Diego is designing a poster.
However, he does not have time to read a long article in English about
recycling systems around the world.
He asks you to summarise the most interesting and
surprising information so he can include it in the campaign.
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Recycling habits vary significantly around the
world, and some countries have developed surprisingly effective systems. For
example, Germany has one of the highest recycling rates globally, recycling
more than 65% of its municipal waste. Citizens carefully separate paper,
plastic, glass and organic waste. In addition, supermarkets operate a
deposit-return system for bottles. Customers pay a small deposit when buying
drinks and receive their money back when they return the empty bottles. This
system has helped reduce litter and encourages responsible habits. In Sweden, less than 1% of household waste ends
up in landfill. The country has invested heavily in waste-to-energy plants,
which burn rubbish to produce electricity and heating for thousands of homes.
Interestingly, Sweden sometimes imports waste from other countries to keep
these plants running efficiently. Japan is known for its strict recycling rules.
In some cities, residents must separate waste into more than ten categories.
If rubbish is not sorted correctly, it may not be collected, which encourages
citizens to follow the rules carefully. Spain has also introduced new measures to reduce
waste. Since 2023, shops and restaurants must offer free tap water to reduce
plastic bottle use. Some cities have improved recycling systems and promoted
buying products in bulk to cut packaging waste. These examples show that successful recycling
depends on organisation, public awareness and strong government commitment.
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🎯 Your Task
Write
an email (about 120 words) to Diego:
- Summarise the key
recycling facts
- Mention at least three
different countries
- Highlight one
surprising or unusual fact
- Use your own words
- Keep a friendly but
informative tone
✉️ EMAIL
Hi Diego,
I’ve just read the article about recycling around the
world, and I’m going to summarise the most interesting information for the
awareness campaign poster.
🔗 CONNECTORS FOR THE BODY
Students can use:
To introduce ideas
- Firstly,
- To begin with,
- The article explains that…
To add information
- In addition,
- Moreover,
- Another interesting example is…
To highlight surprising facts
- Interestingly,
- What I found most surprising is that…
- It is surprising that…
To show results
- As a result,
- Consequently,
- Because of this,
To conclude
- Overall,
- In conclusion,
- To sum up,
✉️ EMAIL ENDING
I hope this information is useful for the poster. Let
me know if you need anything else.
Best wishes,
🎭 DIALOGUE TASK – Recycling in Our City
🌍 Situation
Your town council is planning a new environmental campaign to reduce waste and improve recycling.
You and your partner are members of a youth environmental group. You must discuss the situation and decide what measures should be introduced.
You have 5 minutes to discuss and reach an agreement.
🎯 You Should:
Express your opinion about the current recycling system
Evaluate different solutions
Agree and disagree politely
Make suggestions
Speculate about the future
Reach a final decision together
🗣 🔹 Expressing Opinions
In my opinion,…
Personally, I believe that…
From my point of view,…
🔹 Agreeing
I completely agree.
That’s a good point.
You’re absolutely right.
🔹 Disagreeing Politely
I see your point, but…
I’m not sure I agree with that.
I understand what you mean; however,…
🔹 Making Suggestions
We could…
Why don’t we…?
What if we…?
Perhaps we should…
🔹 Speculating / Predicting
I think this will…
It might help to…
If we introduce this measure, people will…
🔹 Persuading
The main advantage is that…
This would encourage people to…
It would be more effective because…
📝 Ideas You Can Discuss
Reducing plastic packaging
Introducing a bottle deposit system
Fining people who don’t recycle
Door-to-door waste collection
Public awareness campaigns
Composting organic waste
✅ Final Task
At the end of the conversation, agree on two concrete measures and be ready to explain why you chose them.
I’m going to deal with the topic of…
Environmental responsibility and recycling habits.
Sentence Starters
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As far as I am concerned,
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Personally speaking,
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From my personal experience,
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It goes without saying that…
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In today’s society,…
To sum up,
Reducing Waste in Modern Society
It goes without saying that environmental problems are becoming more serious every year. Talk about this subject taking into account the following points:
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Why waste and plastic pollution are global problems
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Measures governments have introduced to reduce waste
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A change you have made (or would like to make) to be more environmentally responsible
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Whether recycling alone is enough to solve the problem
Useful Vocabulary
landfill – packaging – surplus – reduce – reuse – recycle – deposit system – public awareness – regulations – sustainable habits
IDIOM
Every little helps.
(Small actions can make a big difference.)
There’s no planet B.
(We must protect the Earth.)
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👉Write:
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One thing I will stop doing.
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One thing I’m going to change.
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One thing society needs to rethink.
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