Vegetable matter
fruit peels
vegetables
potato peels
banana peels
melon water peels
garden waste
tea leaves
egg shells
tissue
Wednesday ,February 20 th 2008

I/ Vocabulary:
-(a)compost heap : ®èng ph©n xanh
- grain product (n) : s¶n phÈm ngò cèc
- (a) pick : c¸i bóa chim
- (a) shovel : c¸i xeng
-condensation (n) : sù hoµ ®Æc



Put the sentences into correct order to make compost
1. Find a place in your garden that gets a few hours of sunlight each
day.
2. Don’t use any meat or grain products.
3. Use vegetable matter.
4. Cover the heap with a sheet of strong plastic if the weather is very wet
5. Keep adding the pile and after 6 months it will be ready to use as fertilizer
6. Use picks or shovels to turn the compost regularly.

Key: 3- 2- 1- 4- 6- 5
You will hear four questions during the recording .Check (�) the correct answers
1. What type of garbage can you put in the compost?
A. all vegetable matter.
B. meat or grain products.
2. Where is the best place for a compost heap?
A. a place that gets no sun.
B. a place that gets sun and shade.
3. Should you water the compost?
A. Yes.
B. No.
4. How long does it take before you can use the compost?
A. after it rains.
B. six months.
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Retell how to make a compost heap, base on the given words.
1. First/ use/ vegetable matter.
2. not use/ meat/ or grain products.
3. find/ place/ garden/ get sunlight each day.
4. use picks/ shovels/ turn/ compost regularly.
5. cover/ heap/ with a strong plastic/ if/ weather/ wet
6. keep/ the pile/ 6 months/ it/ ready/ use as fertilizer.
1. First we must use vegetable matter.
2. Don’t use any meat or grain products.
3. Find a place in your garden that gets a few hours of sunlight each day.
4. Cover the heap with a sheet of strong plastic if the weather is very wet
5. Use picks or shovels to turn the compost regularly
6.Keep adding the pile and after 6 months it will be ready to use as fertilizer

Answer key
Why should we make compost?
It makes soil softer and richer
It is cheap
It makes our environment cleaner
It helps trees grow quickly……
6) Homework
- Learn by heart the vocabulary.
Base on the given words; write how to make a compost heap
Answer the question “Why should we make compost?”.
- Prepare: Read P92.