UNIT 11: OUR GREENER WORLD
Lesson 4: SKILLS 1
VOCABULARY
instead of (pre): thay cho
exchange (v): trao đổi
recycling bin: Thùng đựng rác tái chế
charity (n): Từ thiện
tip (n): Mẹo, cách
throw away: Vứt, quăng
add (v): thêm, bổ sung
A reporter is interviewing Nam, a member of the 3Rs Club. Read the interview. Find these words or phrases and underline them.
Reporter: Can you share with us some tips to make your school greener?
Nam: Sure. Firstly, we put recycling bins in every classroom.
Reporter: What about old books and uniforms?
Nam: We exchange them with our friends or give them to charity. We don’t throw them away.
Reporter: Anything else?
Nam: We borrow books from the school library instead of buying new ones.
Reporter: Great! You can save much paper.
Nam: And there’s another tip. We bring reusable water bottles to school. Reporter: I see lots of trees in your school. Is planting trees a good tip?
Nam: Yeah. It makes our school greener.
Reporter: Thanks for sharing. Do you want to add anything?
Nam: Finally, we usually find creative ways to reuse old items before throwing them away.
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instead of
exchange
recycling bins
reusable
charity
Match the words / phrases with their meanings.
a. give something to a person and receive something from him / her
b. can be used again
c. containers for things that can be recycled
d. giving things to people in need
e. in the place of somebody or something
1. instead of
2. charity
3. exchange
4. reusable
5. recycling bins
Read the text again. Answer the questions.
Ways to become greener at school
Recycing bins
Exchange old uniforms with friends or give them to charity
Borrow books from the library
Reusable water bottles
Nam mentions the following tips in the interview. Work in groups and discuss to put the tips in order from the easiest to the most difficult.
Can you add more tips to the list?
Tip f tells you to find creative ways to reuse old items. Can you think of any ways to reuse