READING AND SPEAKING PRACTICE
WHAT CAN WE
DO TO BECOME MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY AWARE?
SEPARATE AND RECYCLE WASTE
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY WAYS TO DISPOSE OF WASTE
TAKE PUBLIC TRANSPORT
SWITCH OFF LIGHTS WHEN LEAVING
THE ROOM
USE RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY
REUSE AND RECYCLE
TALK ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT AND
MAKE PREDICTIONS ABOUT LIFE IN THE FUTURE
1.
Cities
2.
Relationships
3.
Families
4.
Social networks
5.
Schools
6.
Jobs
7.
Transport
8.
Space travel
9.
Health and medicine
10.The
environment
10.Money
11.
Entertainment
12. Food
CONVERSATION
A: We won´t use cash/food/go to a physical school in the future. It will
all be digital/ online……
B: Do you think so?
A: Yes, it´ll be much easier.
B: Maybe you´re right.
RESPONDING TO IDEAS
Do you think so? Maybe you´re right
You must be joking!
You can´t be serious!
Seriously? I hope
so/ I hope not
Hmm, I´m not so sure
That would be good/ terrible
MAKE PREDICTIONS FOR THE FUTURE.
1.
Most scientists say there won´t
be enough fuel by 2050.
2.
The result will be energy shortages and new sources of energy.
3.
Do you think the rise in
unemployment will lead to more
crime?
4.
More people will work from
home so there won´t be so much traffic.
5.
It seems that environmental pollution will increase.
6.
Scientists think temperatures
will rise and cause flooding and extreme weather.
7.
Scientists believe the earth´s
temperature will continue
to rise.
8.
We won´t use gas or
electricity to heat our water in the future, we´ll use solar power.
9.
Did you see the news report about the drought /draʊt/ in Angola? Poverty is going to
get a lot worse.
10.
Lower areas and coasts will
suffer from flooding. /ˈflʌdɪŋ/
11.
A: What´s happening in that
field over there?
B: They´re going to build a wind
farm.
1.
There´s so much litter in London
2.
Please, don´t litter!
3.
Turn off the tap. You´re
wasting water!
4.
We must save electricity. Turn off the lights!
5.
You don´t have to throw that on the ground. There´s a bin over there.
6.
You mustn´t litter like that.
There are loads of bins all over the
place!
7.
You mustn’t do that. Now, go
back and pick up that bottle!
8.
Please, remember that milk cartons have to go in the other
bin.
9.
We have a recycling bin for a reason. You must recycle cartons.
10.How many
times do I have to tell you? Cartons don´t go in that bin!
11.Just a sec. I´m sorting the rubbish.
CONVERSATION
A.
What are you doing, Gary?
B.
I´m throwing away this yoghurt pot. Why?
A.
You mustn´t throw those away.
You must recycle. Think of the environment!
B. It´s just one pot. What difference
does it make?
A.
If we all said that, there
would be no rainforests left. You
must watch this documentary, SPIRITS OF THE RAINFOREST, it´s amazing.
B.
Look, it could be worse. I
could be throwing it in the street.
A.
You don´t have to be so rude.
You know I´m right.
B.
Fine. Which bin do I have to
put it in? The yellow, green, blue or brown one?
A.
Isn´t it obvious? The yellow
one that says plastic on it.
WOULD YOU MAKE ANY IMPROVEMENTS IN YOUR TOWN?
RECYCLING BINS
RUBBISH
TRAFFIC
CYCLE LANES
PARKS
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
POLLUTION
NOISE
Buying
or selling your home
Energy
Performance Certificates
Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) are
needed whenever a property is:
- built
- sold
- rented
You must order an EPC for potential buyers and tenants before you market your
property to sell or rent.
An EPC
contains:
- information about a property’s energy use and typical energy costs
- recommendations about how to reduce energy use and save money
An EPC gives a property an energy efficiency
rating from A (most efficient) to G (least efficient) and is valid for 10
years.
Check how you could make your home more energy
efficient using the EPC adviser.
How
to get an EPC
You’ll need to find an accredited assessor if
you’re selling or renting your home in:
They’ll assess your property and produce the
certificate.
You can be fined if you don’t get an EPC when
you need one.
The person selling the house, the landlord or
the estate agent must show you the EPC if you’re buying or renting.
For most of us, questions of environmental or
social change are things that we only see on the news, not part of our everyday
lives. In the homes of the future, however, solutions to issues like
these will be built-in. We often won´t even notice it, but science is going to
change how we live our lives.
When we talk about the future, we generally think
about how temperatures will increase, and the risk of flooding
will go up. The first thing you´ll notice in the homes of the future is that
they won´t be houses, but flats. There are good reasons for this. Blocks of
flats are much easier to heat up in winter, and cool down in
summer, so they will be better equipped for a world with rising
temperatures, and where fuel prices have also risen. As population
increases in cities continue to speed up, we´ll be more crowded, so flats
make more sense. And because they take up less space, it´ll
be possible to build flats in safe areas where there won´t be flooding.
And of course, the homes of tomorrow will be
different inside, too. They will offer a safer and more environmentally
friendly lifestyle. These will include better recycling of waste, clean
energy from solar and wind power, and water-free laundry and showering
facilities.
In the future, we´ll spend more time at home. We
probably won´t leave to work, or to study, because we´ll be able to do all of
that via the internet. So the home of the future really will be our world. Is
it a dream or a nightmare? You decide!
SPEAKING PRACTICE
Consider global
warming and climate change.
Do you think the
weather where you live has changed since you were a child?
Has it caused more
floods or droughts?
What other things can
people do to save energy?
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