Unit

3

Green living

Lesson 6: Writing
A problem-solving report on
green solutions

TIC TAC TOE
• Task 1: Complete the notes.
• Task 2: Match the sections with
the headings.
Task 3: Write a problem-solving
report.
Cross-check
• Wrap-up
• Homework

WARM-UP

VIDEO 1

Tic Tac Toe
1. Divide the class into 2 groups
2. Both groups give opinions about a situation.
3. The teacher decide which opinion is better.
4. If teacher can't decide which one is better,
students play “rock-paper-scissor” to find out
the winner.
5. The winners can place their X or O on the tic
tac toe table.

What should you do when you see people
throwing rubbish improperly?

VIDEO 2

I THINK I WILL
IGNORE IT AND
GO AWAY!

I THINK I WILL TAKE A
PICTURE AND SEND
TO THE POLICE

Crosses: Click on the
corner on the left
side of the square

Click again to remove
Click on the centre of the
square to show the questions
Click on the leaves to return

Noughts: Click on
the cornet on the
right side of the
square

VIDEO 3

VIDEO 4

VIDEO 5

WARM-UP

TIC TAC TOE
PREWRITING

WHILEWRITING

• Task 1: Complete the notes.
• Task 2: Match the sections with
the headings.
Task 3: Write a problem-solving
report.

POST-WRITING
CONSOLIDATI
ON

Cross-check
• Wrap-up
• Homework

PRE-WRITING

1 Complete the notes using the
words in the box.

Problems &
consequences

Green solutions

Many single-use
plastic products are
thrown in rubbish
bins. They take
many years to
decompose in
landfills.

Use them in arts and
crafts projects (e.g.
making plant pots)
or (1) ________
recycle
them

People leave the
lights on and the
water running in
restrooms. This is a
waste of electricity
and water.

Install (2) ________
automatic
lights and sensor
taps that turn off
when no one is
around

Dry leaves are
sometimes burnt in
Create (3)
the schoolyard. This
_______________
compost piles
can cause air
pollution and fires.
Many parents drive
their children to
school and pick
them up from
school every day.
This causes traffic
jams, noise, and air
pollution at the
school gate.

Encourage more
students to cycle or
walk to school, or
use (4)
public
transport to
______________
go to school (e.g.
free bus tickets,
cycle-to-school
programme)

2 Match the sections with the correct

headings.
A. Introduction
_____________
This
report describes the problem of single-use plastics in
_____________
our ___________________
school and suggests three main solutions to the
problem.
Problems
B. _____________
Many ______________________________________
students at our school buy bottled water or
_______________
takeaway
food. As a result, hundreds of water bottles and
single-use plastic containers are___________
thrown away every day.
______________________
Besides,
students often put containers with leftovers in
them into the recycling bin, which can lead to
contaminating the recyclable waste. This means our
school produces a lot of plastic waste that goes to

2 Match the sections with the correct

headings.
C. ___________
Solutions

_____________
To
solve this problem, we propose the following solutions.
_____________
First,
we suggest that the school should provide more
recycling bins. Second, the Youth Union should hold regular
_____________
sessions to teach
students how to recycle properly. Third, we
recommend that we make use of plastic waste in arts and
Conclusion
crafts
projects, for example, for making plant pots or bird
________________________________________
feeders.
D.
___________
________
______ and recycling single-use plastics will lead to a
Reusing
greener school environment and help promote a green
lifestyle among young people. Therefore, we recommend

WARM-UP

TIC TAC TOE
PREWRITING

WHILEWRITING

• Task 1: Complete the notes.
• Task 2: Match the sections with
the headings.
Task 3: Write a problem-solving
report.

POST-WRITING
CONSOLIDATI
ON

Cross-check
• Wrap-up
• Homework

WHILE-WRITING

3

Choose one of the problems in Task 1, and write a
problem-solving report.

WARM-UP

TIC TAC TOE
PREWRITING

WHILEWRITING

• Task 1: Complete the notes.
• Task 2: Match the sections with
the headings.
Task 3: Write a problem-solving
report.

POST-WRITING
CONSOLIDATI
ON

Cross-check
• Wrap-up
• Homework

POST-WRITING

PEER CHECK

Writing rubric
1. Organization: …/10
2. Legibility: …/10
3. Ideas: …/10
4. Word choice: …/10
5. Grammar usage and
mechanics: …/10
             TOTAL: …/50

This report talks about the problem of plastic pollution and gives ideas to
solve it.
Plastic pollution is a big problem around the world. It harms sea animals
because they eat plastic or get stuck in it. Plastic waste can also hurt nature
and make people sick when chemicals from plastic get into our food.
To fix plastic pollution, we suggest these solutions:
First, students and schools should use fewer single-use plastics and choose
reusable bottles, bags, and containers instead.
Second, students should join and support recycling programs at school and
in the community. By recycling more, we can reduce the plastic that goes
into landfills and oceans.
Doing these things will help lower plastic pollution and support a green,
healthy lifestyle. Therefore, I recommend that schools and students work
together to use less plastic and recycle more.

WARM-UP

TIC TAC TOE
PREWRITING

WHILEWRITING

• Task 1: Complete the notes.
• Task 2: Match the sections with
the headings.
Task 3: Write a problem-solving
report.

POST-WRITING
CONSOLIDATI
ON

Cross-check
• Wrap-up
• Homework

CONSOLIDATION

01

Wrap-up

- What have you learnt today?
• Practising to write a problem-solving
report

02

Homework
• Do exercises in the workbook.
• Rewrite the paragraph in the
notebooks.

Thanks!