KEEP IT GREEN

UNIT 7 -MOTHER NATURE

B AH ASA I NG GER IS T I NG KATAN 4
FULL BLAST PLUS 4

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GREEN COMPREHENSION

Green refers to the
protection of the
environment

What do you do
to protect the
environment?

What more could
you do?

What do you do to protect the environment?

I recycle, I don’t drop litter in streets /parks.
I turn off the lights when I leave the house/a room.
I don’t leave the water running while I am taking a
shower/ brushing my teeth

What more could you do?

I should try to recycle more materials, like batteries.
I should avoid buying plastics which is hard to recycle.
I should walk or ride my bike to school instead of
having my parents drive me there.





Keep it Green!

Everybody buys a variety of products every day without giving a lot of
thought. You might not have realized it, but each of these products affects
the environment somehow; through the way it is made, used or disposed of.
For this reason, eco-scientists are trying to come up with ideas to introduce
environmentally-friendly products into our lives. Their motto is REUSE,
REDUCE, RECYCLE!

Introduction

• What do we do every day without giving it a lot of thought?

We buy and use a variety of products.

• How does each of these products we buy and use every day affect the
environment?

Through the way it is made, used or disposed of.

• What are eco-scientists trying to come up with?

Ideas to introduce environmentally friendly products into our lives.

• What is their motto?

Reduce, reuse, recycle.

Keep it Green!

• a. Save water
• b. Kill two birds with one stone

• 1 - How eco-friendly are you at home? We tend to waste a lot of energy, which is not
particularly good for the environment. Well, a new showerhead has been designed to
help us out in two different ways. Firstly, it is a light for the shower, powered by the
water used while having a shower. This means you don't need to have the bathroom
light on, which saves electricity. It is easy to install and has another interesting
feature. You must have found yourself in a situation where you step into the shower
and the water is either too cold or too hot. Well, this showerhead has an indicator
which glows blue or red when the water is too cold or too hot, and turns off when the
water has reached the right temperature and needs no more heating. It's sure to be a
feature in homes all over the world in the future.

Text 1

• What do we tend to waste in the home?
A lot of energy.

• What are the features of the new showerhead?
It is a light for the shower and it can tell us if the water is
either too cold or hot

• Is it easy to install?
Yes, it is.

Keep it Green!

• a. The latest trendy accessories
• b. From phone to flower

• 2 - One device that is thrown out very frequently is the mobile phone. Eager to keep
up with all the latest technological trends, consumers tend to throw out their
phones after an average of 18 months and buy the latest model. If you take into
consideration that about 4.5 billion mobiles are in use worldwide, then it's not
surprising that there are mountains of unwanted phones across the globe. Most
mobilephones contain hazardous materials and recycling them is difficult and
costly. However, researchers in England have created a mobile with high-tech
materials. 'So, what?' you might say, but it also contains a sunflower seed. So, when
you don't want the phone any longer, you simply plant it. The seed grows into
beautiful sunflower, fertilized by the biodegradable case, which will break down
completely within a month. If that isn't environmentally friendly, what is?

Text 2

• What is true about the mobile phone?
It is one of the devices that is thrown out very frequently.

• How many mobile phones are in use worldwide?
About 4.5 billion.

• What have researchers in England created?
A mobile phone with high-tech materials.

• What does it also contain?
A sunflower seed.

• What does the seed grow into?
It grows into a sunflower.

Keep it Green!

• a. Trendy junk
• b. Recyclable handbags

• 3 - Sometimes the most unlikely combinations have a very successful results and
can also have a positive effect on the environment. A company in the USA
noticed how many old car number plates were left on the side of roads or in
junkyards. They took the number plates and thought of a way to recycle them.
They turned them into fashionable handbags and CD cases! You may not have
seen them before, but they have become a huge success. The company now
provides a service where you can send your own old number plate to be turned
into a handbag. They are also looking into using other parts of cars to create
fashionable accessories. It just shows you that you can look good and be eco-
friendly at the same time. So, have you got a number plate that you want to get rid
of?

Text 3

• What did a company in the USA think of?

They thought of a way to recycle old car number plates.

• What do they turn them into?
They turn them into fashionable handbags and CD cases.

• Have they been successful?
Yes, they have.

• What else are they looking into?
They are also looking into using other parts of cars to create fashionable accessories.

• What do recyclable products show?
That you can look good and be eco-friendly at the same time.

C - Read the text again and answer the questions.

1.Where does the eco-friendly showerhead gets its power
from?

From the water used while having a shower.
2.How can you tell if the water is too hot with the eco-
friendly showerhead?
An indicator glows red.
3.What usually happens to mobile phones after 18 months?
Consumers tend to throw them out and buy the latest model.

4. What do you do with the mobile developed by English
researchers when you've finished with it?
You plant it.
5. What happens to the biodegradable case?

It breaks down completely within a month and fertilises
the seed

6. Where does the company that makes fashionable handbags
get materials from?

From the side of roads or from junkyards

7. How can you get a personalised handbag made?

By sending your own old number plate to be turn into a
handbag.





D- Find words / phrases in the text and 1. dispose of
2. power
match them with the definitions below. 3. glow
4. frequently
1.get rid of (introduction): 5. eager
2.provide energy so that something works (paragraph 1): 6. hazardous
3.produce a soft, steady light (paragraph 1): 7. junkyard
4.often (paragraph 2):
5.very keen and excited about something one wants to do
(paragraph 2):
6.dangerous, harmful (paragraph 2):
7.a place where old cars, machines, etc are collected
(paragraph 3):

Reflection
Why is it important to help protect the environment?

Why is it important to help protect the environment?
(SHORT ESSAY)

Our environment is the surroundings where we
live. There are so many living and non living things
around. Some are natural and some are man made.
Either way we have come through such a living that
we cannot skip these things in our day to day life. So it
is very important and need of the hour to preserve all
things that make up our environment. There are many
ways to protect our environment. It is important to
understand them and implement them in our lives.

• We are surrounded by our environment which is the
most important thing that gives us life. The 3 most
important components of environment that are
inevitable in everyone’s life: Air, land and water. Not only
these 3, but there are many other components that
support life on Earth.

• The rocks and minerals we get from the crust of earth
(land) is an important source of life. From the weapons
that the early man used till the coal and petroleum we
use today are from the rocks and minerals.

• Water is the essence of life. No man can imagine life
without water.

• Air is a mixture of gases which again comprises of
oxygen that we inhale and many other gases that we
either directly or indirectly depend on.

• It is true that through direct means or unknowing
ways we are poisoning our environment. Such an
action of human beings would end up in serious
consequences. The depletion of resources on a
continuous basis will lead to the endanger of many
plants and animals. The whole ecosystem would be
disturbed, and earth will become an unfit place to
live in.

• Thus, instead of understanding the reasons that led
to what our earth is facing now we can follow steps
to preserve the same before it is too late. It is always
better late than never.