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EARTH ALERT !

Our planet is in trouble

We hear it every day

And yet we all continue

To throw it all away

We’re threating our future

Endangering our lives

If we don’t take some action

Our planet won’t survive

amount the water

old tins

energy consumption

shoe boxes

burning of oil and coal

jars and bottles

fruit/vegetable

rubbish

use of cars

peelings

paper consumption

old towels

excessive packaging

sheets

clothes

glass

aluminium

paper

plastic

1 It’s a bit chilly in your living room. Do you …

a put on a sweater? b turn up the heating?

2 You are watching TV when your friend arrives. You and your friend decide to play a board game. Do you

a leave the TV on while you play?

b switch off the TV?

3 You have just finished writing a composition for school. Do you …

a proofread it on your computer screen?

b print it out to proofread it?

4 You have finished a drink from a glass bottle. Do you …

a rinse the bottle and keep it to reuse later?

b throw it away?

release

decompose

replace

rinse

energy

wrap

create

encourage

swap

campaign

come up with

throw away

switch off

turn down

put on

cut down on

FOUR SIMPLE WAYS TO SAVE THE PLANET

1 Don’t ……… anything without thinking of ways to reuse it.

2 …….. lights, computers,

TV sets, etc. when you’re

not using them.

3 ……. the heating and

…… ..warm clothes instead.

4 Try to …….packaging and paper.

1 Do you have a compost heap in your garden?

2 Do you try to repair things before you throw them away?

3 Do you give some old items to other people who might need them?

4 Have you ever done shorts from old jeans?

5 Do you throw away empty bottles or jars?

6 Do you switch off the lights when you leave aroom

7 Do you use light bulbs?

8 Do you take a cooler shower and try to shorter it length?

9 Do you follow the 30 - day rule?

10 Do you encourage your friends to cut down on waste?