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GREEN LIVING

LESSON 3

READING

Going green with plastics

LESSON 3

WARM-UP

READING
Video watching

PRE-READING

WHILE-READING

POST-READING
CONSOLIDATION

• Task 1: Solve the quiz.
• Vocabulary
• Task 2: Matching.
• Task 3: Complete the summary notes.
• Task 4: Match the information with
the names.
Task 5: Discussion.
• Wrap-up
• Homework

WARM-UP

PRE-READING
1 Work in pairs to solve
the quiz.

1. It takes about _____ years for one
plastic bottle to decompose in the
ground.
A. 4.5
B. 45
C. 450
2. Around _____ plastic bottles are
thrown away every year.
A. 13 thousand B. 13 million C.

PRE-READING
1 Work in pairs to solve
the quiz.

3. Plastic bags and other plastic waste
kill around _____ sea animals every year.
A. 100 million
B. 10 million C. 1
million
4. Nearly _____ of plastic ever made still
exists today.
A. 100%
B. 50%
C.

PRE-READING

leftover (n)
/ˈleftəʊvə/
remaining after all the rest has been
used, taken, or eaten

PRE-READING

contaminated (adj)
/kənˈtæmɪneɪtɪd/

poisonous or not pure

PRE-READING

get rid of
/ɡet rɪd əv/
to throw away or destroy something you
do not want anymore

PRE-READING

rinse (v)
/rɪns/

to wash something with clean
water only, not using soap

PRE-READING

convenience (n)
/kənˈviːniəns/

the quality of being useful, easy or
suitable for somebody

Form
1. leftover (n)

Pronunciation
/ˈleftəʊvə /

Meaning

Vietnamese
equivalent

remaining after all the rest has đồ ăn thừa
been used, taken, or eaten

2. contaminated /kənˈtæmɪneɪtɪd/ poisonous or not pure
(adj)

ô nhiễm

3. get rid of

/ɡet rɪd əv/ 

4. rinse (v)

/rɪns/

to wash something with clean tráng qua
water only, not using soap

/kənˈviːniəns/

sự thuận
the quality of being useful,
easy or suitable for somebody tiện

5. convenience
(n)

to throw away or destroy
something you do not want
anymore

loại bỏ

WHILEREADING
2 Match the highlighted words and phrases with the pictures.

WHILEREADING
2 Match the highlighted words and phrases with the pictures.
1. cardboard
boxes
2. leftovers
3. contaminated
4. rinse out

WHILEREADING
3 Complete the summary notes.
Single-use
plastics can be:

Tips

reduced

• use (1) ______________ instead of plastic
packagingcardboard boxes
reusable water bottle
• bring a (2) _________

reused

• reuse (3) ___________
plastic bags many times
• reuse single-use plastic containers

recycled

• avoid plastics with (4) _________
numbers that are hard to
recycle
• (5) _________ containers before recycling
rinse out

WHILEREADING
4 Match the information with the right names.
1. This person has learnt from a past mistake how to
recycle things properly.

a. Hai

2. This person's green lifestyle is supported by a local
business.

b.
Phuong

3. This person has learnt the recycling symbols to help
the recycling process.

c.
Hoang

4. This person's green habit depends on local drinking
water facilities.

d. Ha

5. This person tries to reuse plastic takeaway containers.

e. Binh

POSTREADING
5 Discuss the following questions.
Which of the green habits in task 2 have also
become your habits?
Which one would you like to develop in the
future?

CONSOLIDATI
ON
1 Wrap-up

What have you learnt today?
• Some lexical items about green living
• Reading for specific information

CONSOLIDATI
ON
2 Homework

• Do exercises in the workbook.
• Write a paragraph about what green habits you
would like to develop in the future.
• Prepare materials for the project in Lesson 8.

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