Αγγλικά - Αρχάριοι (Α Γυμνασίου): Ηλεκτρονικό Βιβλίο

Lesson 3

What does it mean? Can you see a Greek word in this
English word? Can you remember other English words with
the same Greek word in them?

2	Which of these can we recycle? Circle. Can you add anything else?

glassbottlescansbatteriesmagazinesplasticbagsbooksnewspapers

Reading

Pablo, from Portugal, sent Antonio this recycling poster and some
drawings to use with. Choose from the photos (a - f) on page 51
to match each point on the poster (1-5). There is one extra photo.

Task 20 - p.175

We must all help to save our planet! So,
THINK BEFORE YOU BIN!
Believe it or not, we can recycle over half of what we throw away.
WHAT CAN YOU DO?

Sort the paper, glass and cans from your rubbish. Take them to a
recycling point. Ask your parents to help you.
Buy products you can easily recycle, like ketchup in glass bottles.
Form an ‘eco team' at school, ask for a recycling bin and get down
to work!
Are you on a shopping spree with your friends? Take a large bag
with you to put your buys in.
Don't throw away your old mobile. Some phone stores send old
mobiles to people in poor countries.

WE MUST GO GREEN!

RECYCLING IS JUST THE BEGGINING.

adapted from Mizz No 530 / Sept. 7th - 20th 2005 / pages 30-31

Let's go green!

Vocabulary Link

Guessing words from context

Find these words on the poster and match them with their
meanings. The text can help you.

Task 21 - p.176

1. throw away
2. sort
3. recycling point
4. eco team
5. get down to
6. be on a shopping spree
7. buys
8. stores

c
…
…
…
…
…
…
…

a. start
b. go to the shops and spend a lot of money
c. put something in the bin
d. shops
e. shopping
f. you take things for recycling there
g. they organise recycling
h. put things in groups

The Environment

2	Put the verbs in the correct box.

drop / pick up cut down / plant kill / protect use / park waste / save

trees
……………
……………

water
……………
……………

animals
……………
……………

cars / bicycles
……………
……………

litter
……………
……………

UNIT 4

Lesson 3

Grammar Link

must/mustn’t

1	Look at the example sentences and complete the Grammar table.

We must save our planet.

We mustn't kill animals.

We use ……… / ……… to talk about necessary or important actions.

see Grammar Appendix, pages 150

2	You want to protect the environment. Complete the leaflets, in pairs. Use ideas from pages 50-51.

Pronunciation Link

Sentence stress

1	Listen to Kate and Greg, from Liverpool, telling us how to protect the environment.Which words do they stress? Underline them.

2	Tell each other what we must / mustn't do for the environment. Stress the right words.

Let's go green!

Listening

1	Read David's e-mail. What is it about?

2	Look at David's leaflet. What is it about? How can this idea help our planet?

3	Antonio's listening to the radio programme. Listen to the introduction. What is today's programme about? Tick the correct box.

Are animals in zoos happy?
What can you do to protect animals?
Wild animals in danger.

4	Tick the ideas the people on the programme have got. There is one extra.

We mustn't cut down the trees in our gardens.
We must keep the animals clean.
We must all write letters to save animals.
We must adopt animals at zoos.

Speaking & Writing

1	You want to send Antonio some ideas about how we can help protect the environment. Discuss in groups and then, tell the class. Which are the top 3 ideas in your class?

Task 22 - p.177

UNIT 4

Lesson 3

2	Write an e-mail to send some of your ideas to Antonio for his project. Start like this:

Dear Antonio,
We're happy to help you with your
project. Here are some of our ideas. First
of all, we must … We can also …. Another
good idea is to ….

Project

Choose to do one of these projects.

A zoo guidebook

In groups, make a mini guidebook for foreign
students who want to visit a zoo in your area.
Think about:
Rules Kinds of animals
Activities for visitors Opening hours
If there is a zoo in your area, go there with a
camera. Take photos and collect any material
in English you could use for your project.
If you can't visit a zoo, ask your teacher to help
you visit the websites of famous zoos around
the world and get ideas for your project.

A leaflet about recycling

Hi all!
Thanks for your help! You're great!
I've got an idea! Let's make a leaflet about recycling and give it to all students
of our schools. This is our way to help our home. If you like, send your leaflet
to the e-group too.
Antonio

Find leaflets about recycling in Greek or in English.
Study the information.
Study the layout.
Decide what ideas you want to put in your leaflet.
Find pictures or drawings. You can take pictures yourself or make your own
drawings. They must be black and white.
Decide on the text of your leaflet.
Prepare it, make photocopies and give it out to the students.

S e l f - A s s e s s m e n t

VOCABULARY LINK

1	Match the words with the definitions.

1. jaws
2. herbivore
3. humans
4. medicine
5. volunteer
6. trail
7. throw away
8. sort
9. gift shop
10. aquarium

.......
.......
.......
.......
.......
.......
.......
.......
.......
.......

a. It eats plants.
b. You can buy presents there.
c. Put something in the bin.
d. The mouth of a wild animal.
e. You take it when you're ill.
f. People
g. You can see water animals there.
h. S/he works without getting any money.
i. It's on the ground and you follow it.
j. Put things in groups.

1 POINT FOR EACH CORRECT ANSWER TOTAL__/10

2	Choose the correct word.

1. Timber wolves ...... between 20 and 60 kgs.

a. height

b. weigh

c. hunt

2. We can't ...... without water for a long time.

a. go

b. feed

c. buy

3. Let's meet at the ...... gate.

a. trail

b. fountain

c. main

4. If we split ......, we can meet at the fountain.

a. out

b. up

c. without

5. Don't ...... on the glass. The monkey doesn't like it.

a. a. tap

b. throw

c. train

6. He ...... the elephants to lift their trunks.

a. sorts

b. feeds

c. trains

7. ...... these cans to the recycling point.

a. Take

b. Waste

c. Save

1 POINT FOR EACH CORRECT ANSWER TOTAL__/7

GRAMMAR LINK

3	Use the words in brackets to write a new sentence.

1. You must save water. WASTE
…………………………………………….
2. We must plant trees. CUT DOWN
…………………………………………….

3. A baby rhino doesn't run. CAN'T
…………………………………………….
4. We can clean up the beach. LET'S
…………………………………………….

2 POINTS FOR EACH CORRECT ANSWER TOTAL__/8

COMMUNICATION

4	Fill in the gaps.

People ¹……. rhinos for their horns. I ²…….. that's worrying. What do you think?
I ³…….. ! You're right! We ⁴……. ⁵…. kill animals!

1 POINT FOR EACH CORRECT ANSWER TOTAL__/5

CHECK YOUR ANSWERS WITH YOUR PARTNER. THEN LOOK AT THE ANSWER KEY ON PAGE 158

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UNIT 4

S e l f - A s s e s s m e n t

Which is true for you? Put a tick

in the right box.

Can-do Checklist	My opinion
Can-do Checklist
a. I can read a zoo map. b. I can understand a zoo keeper talking about his day at work. c. I can talk about DOs and DON'Ts for teenagers who have got pets. d. I can read encyclopaedia entries about animals and find the information I need. e. I can talk about what animals can or can't do. f. I can understand a radio programme about the environment. g. I can talk about ideas to protect the environment. h. I can write an e-mail about how to protect the environment.

: I'm very good! What can I revise?	My Notes: ……………………………………………… ……………………………………………… ……………………………………………… ……………………………………………… …………………………………....…………
: I can become better. What should I practise?
: I must try harder. What do I need to work on?

FOCUS ON LEARNING NEW VOCABULARY

Tick

the strategies for vocabulary learning that have helped you in this unit.
Which strategies do you want to try in the future?

Vocabulary Learning Strategies	Great help!	I 'll try...
1. Try to guess the meaning of words you don't know. 2. Make a list of word collocations (e.g. waste / save water). 3. Highlight new words in texts. 4. Keep a Vocabulary book. 5. Make sentences with each new word. 6. Form WORD GROUPS (e.g. the environment). 7. Play vocabulary games. 8. Look a word up in your dictionary. 9. Try to use the new words when you write or speak.