1. Check the meaning of the words in blue in the eco-intellect fact file.
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Check your eco - intellect!
The earth provides everything we need, but how much do you think about it? Develop your eco - intellect by learning how your actions can affect the world we live in.
A. The UK produces more than (1) _________ million tonnes of rubbish (2) _________. On average, each person in the UK throws away their own weight in rubbish every seven (3) _________.
B. Plastic bags damage the environment and kill marine animals. They pollute our towns and cities. We use each plastic bag for an average of only twelve (4) _________.
C. Recycling one aluminium can saves enough energy to power a television for three (5) _________. It takes six weeks to recycle your old drink can into parts of a plane, a car or a now can!
D. We must protect our world. We’re running out of natural resources and destroying rainforests. Twenty - four trees make one tonne of newspaper saves (6) _______ trees.
E. In some parts of the world, people can’t afford to buy food. In other parts, people buy more than they need. A typical UK family wastes approximately (7) _________ of food every year.
F. Having a shower instead of a bath reduces the amount of water we waste. A toilet made before (8) _________ uses 60% more water than toilets made since then.
Bài Làm:
provide: cung cấp develop: phát triển produce: sản xuất
throw away: vứt đi damage: thiệt hại, hư hại pollute: làm ô nhiễm
use: sử dụng save: tiết kiệm recycle: tái chế, tái sử dụng
protect: bảo vệ run out of: hết, cạn kiệt destroy: tàn phá
afford: đủ khả năng waste: rác thải, xả thải reduce: giảm bớt