UNIT 11: OUR GREENER WORLD
Lesson 2: A closer look 1 (p. 50-51)
What do the three Rs stand for?

UNIT 11: OUR GREENER WORLD
Lesson 2: A closer look 1 (p. 50-51)

I- Vocabulary
1, The three Rs stand for Reduce – Reuse – Recycle. Draw a line
from a symbol in column A, to the matching word in column
B, and meaning in column C.

A

B

C

Reduce

using something again

Reuse

creating new products from used materials

Recycle

using something less

The three Rs stand for Reduce – Reuse – Recycle.
Draw a line from a symbol in column A to its
matching word in column B and its meaning in
column C.

A

B

C

Reduce

using something again

Reuse

creating new products from
used materials

Recycle

using less of something

The three Rs stand for Reduce – Reuse – Recycle.
Draw a line from a symbol in column A to its
matching word in column B and its meaning in
column C.

A

B

C

Reuse

using something again

Reduce

using less of something

Recycle

creating new products from
used materials

Write a word / phrase in the box under each picture.

rubbish
noise
water

plastic bottle
plastic bag
clothes

glass
paper

rubbish
noise
water

1.

1. rubbish

plastic bottle
plastic bag
clothes

2.

glass
paper

2. plastic bag

rubbish
noise
water

3.

3. glass

plastic bottle
plastic bag
clothes

4.

glass
paper

4. plastic bottle

rubbish
noise
water

5.

5. noise

plastic bottle
plastic bag
clothes

6.

glass
paper

6. paper

7.

rubbish
noise
water

plastic bottle
plastic bag
clothes

glass
paper

7. water

8.

8. clothes

Work in pairs. Put the words from 2 into groups.
Some words can belong to more than one group.

Reduce

Reuse

Recycle

rubbish
noise
water

plastic bottle
plastic bag
clothes

glass
paper

Reduce

Reuse

Recycle

rubbish
plastic bag
noise
plastic bottle

plastic bag
glass
plastic bottle
paper

paper

water

rubbish
plastic bag
glass
plastic bottle

water

clothes

paper

Work in pairs. Put the words from 2 into groups.
Some words can belong to more than one group.

Reduce

Reuse

Recycle

rubbish
plastic bag
noise
plastic bottle

plastic bag
glass
plastic bottle
paper

rubbish
plastic bag
glass
plastic bottle

paper

water

paper

water

clothes

Can you add more words to each group?

UNIT 11: OUR GREENER WORLD
Lesson 2: A closer look 1 (p. 50-51)
Listen to the 'Three Rs' song, and then sing along.

Reduce, reuse, recycle
Recycle, recycle
Reduce, reuse, recycle
It's so so simple
Just reduce the noise
And reuse old bottles
Recycle broken glass
It's so so simple

Pronunciation
Rhythm in sentences
In a sentence, the stressed and unstressed
syllables combine to make rhythm.

Listen to these sentences, then repeat.
Pay attention to the bold syllables.

1. If you cycle, it'll help the Earth.
2. Water is good for your body.
3. The students are planting trees in the garden.
4. Is it better to use paper bags?
5. We are happy to walk to school.

Listen to the conversation. Pay attention to the
bold syllables. Then practise the conversation with
a classmate.

Vy: What are you doing?
Mi: I'm writing an article about going green.
Vy: Great! I'm writing a poem about the 3Rs.
Mi: Let me read it.
Vy: I'm still writing. Wait for a minute.