HOW GREEN ARE YOU?
1. While you are actually brushing your teeth, you
a) leave the tap running.
b) turn off the tap and turn it back on to rinse your mouth.
c) only use a glass of water.
2. When you leave the room, you
a) turn off the light.
b) leave the stereo on but turn off the light.
c) leave everything on.
3. What do you do with empty bottles?
a) Take them to the recycling bin.
b) Return them to the market.
c) Throw them in the rubbish bin.
4. What are CFCs ?
a) Aerosols.
b) Dangerous gases that deplete the ozone layer.
c) A rock group.
5. When you buy eggs, the boxes are
a) polystyrene foam or clear plastic.
b) cardboard.
c) either ‘a’ or ‘b’, but you return them to the shops.
6. When you buy something at the supermarket, you
a) take a plastic carrier bag.
b) reuse an old plastic carrier bag.
c) use your own bag.
7. When you eat a chocolate bar in class, you
a) drop the wrapper under your desk.
b) put the wrapper in the litter bin.
c) save the wrapper for recycling.
8. Which products do you keep in your bathroom?
a) Biodegradable shampoo and cosmetics.
b) Aerosols.
c) Any kind of products from the supermarket.
9. In school, you use
a) refillable pens.
b) throwaway plastic pens.
c) refillable pens and solar-powered calculators.
10. If you were asked to contribute money to a Save the Environment project, you would
a) refuse to give.
b) give generously.
c) give a small amount.
11. Which of the following do you use?
a) Only recycled materials.
b) Recycled materials if someone gives them to you.
c) The cheapest ones.
12. Tropical forests should be
a) cut down so that we can profit from natural resources.
b) protected because they are beautiful.
c) protected because they produce oxygen.
b. Now learn about your green profile by adding up your score.U
NIT 5
Quiz Answers
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
a) 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0
b) 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 0 0 3 2 2
c) 3 0 0 0 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3
31-36 You are not only green but also forest green. Keep up the good work!(continua così!)
26-30 Your heart is green but your actions aren’t always as efficient as they need to be to
save the planet.(27)
20-25 You are pale green. There is some room for improvement. Change your habits and you
will soon be green.
0-20 You must be allergic to the colour green. Thank, to you, maybe there won’t be any green
in the future. Wise up.
TRASH AND CLIMATE CHANGE
In this first activity, use the Answer Bank below to fill in the blanks with the
correct key words. Remember, the words in the Answer Bank can only be used
once, and they are mixed up, so you have to hunt to find the right one for each
blank.
Answer Bank
Pollution = inquinamento
react
environment
recycle
landfills = discariche
air molecules
land
Why We Already Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle
Many of you might already know that the “three Rs”—reduce, reuse, and
recycle— are the most important ways for kids like us to prevent our trash from
harming(danneggiare) the Earth.
When we think of ways to reuse our stuff or when we collect it for the recycling
bin instead of throwing it in the garbage can, we help keep ourland (including the
air, water, and soil) healthy. For example, when we recycle, less garbage will
pile up in those big holes in the ground, calledlandfills. In addition, when we
reuse our old things instead of buying new products, like reusing an old jelly jar
as a pencil holder(astuccio), we help keep the air clean. In other words, because
we’re reusing our old products, factories don’t have to make as many new
products, which will save energy and reduce the amount ofpollutionthat factories
release into the air.
Plastic, Metal, and Glass Products
Do you drink milk from plastic containers, soda from metal cans, or eat peanut
butter from glass jars? These containers are made from natural SEROUCSER
resources, which are mined(scavate), transported, and then made into plastic,
metal, or glass at a ORTACYFfactory. This entire
RUNTGAFNICAMUmanufacturingprocess releases greenhouse gases and causes
climate change. By recycling or reusing plastic, LEMATmetal, or glass items, you
can reduce the need to mine, transport, and manufacture natural resources to
make new products. In other words, you reduce the amount of
SHOUERNEEGgreenhousegas released and help prevent climate change.
Paper Products
Do you use paper products such as paper napkins(tovagliolo), paper towels, or
wrapping paper? To make these items, SRETE trees must be cut down,
transported by truck, and processed into paper at paper mills. This procedure
ALEERSES realesesgreenhouse gases and adds to climate change. By reducing
the NATMUO amountof paper you EUS use everyday or by recycling paper, you
helpreduce greenhouse gases from being released during the manufacture
ofpaper. You also help preserve trees, which naturally absorb a greenhousegas
called RBAONCcarbon DIEXIDO dioxidefrom the air, helping to prevent climate
change.
Yard Trimmings and FoodScraps (residui di potatura e avanzi di cibo)
Are there ever bits of food left over after your dinner? Or grass clippings left
after your lawn(prato) has been mowed(falciare)? By collecting these materials,
piling them in a spot in your garden at home, and stirring them regularly to allow
air penetration, you can create a TOMPSOCcompostpile. This activity keeps
these materials out of a landfill, where they decay and release greenhouse
gases. Composting also helps plants to grow. Plants, just like trees,
ROBSABabsorbcarbon dioxide, removing it from the air and helping to prevent
climate change.
RecyclingQUIZ
How much do you know about recycling?
1. Which of the following cannot be recycled?
A. Milk cartons
B. Plastic water bottles
C. Glass containers
D. Paper bags
E. None of the Above
2. Who can recycle?
A. Your teachers
B. Everyone
C. Your best friend
D. You
E. Your mom
3. If you recycle one ton of paper, how many trees can you save?
A. One
B. Nine
C. Seventeen
D. Thirty-five
E. One Hundred
4. How many times can glass be recycled?
A. None, glass can’t be recycled!
B. Once
C. Four times
D. Twenty times
E. Forever
5. How many plastic bottles do Americans go through every year?
A. 1.8 million
B. 2.5 million
C. 5.3 million
D. 7.1 million
E. 9.4 million
6. How much junk mail do Americans receive in one day?
A. Enough to heat 250,000 homes
B. Enough to power a TV for one year
C. Enough to fill 10sq. miles in a landfill
D. 1000 trees worth
E. Both C and D
7. The average aluminum can is made up of how much recycled aluminum?
A. 10%
B. 30%
C. 50%
D. 70%
E. 100%
8. Annually, how much plastic film does America produce?
A. Enough to wrap up Alaska
B. Enough to stretch around the world twice
C. Enough to cover Connecticut
D. Enough to shrink wrap Texas
E. Enough to go to the moon and back
9. What ways can you help save our earth?
A. Re-use your plastic bottles and bags
B. Reduce the amount of waste you produce
C. Plant a tree
D. Recycle
E. All of the Above!
Dam =diga
Widespread= diffuso
Tidal wave = marea
Mud = fango
Debris = detriti
A great deal = grande quantità
Moisture = umidità