OnScreen2 unit6

How do you invite your friend to a charity meeting you’re going to?

How do you ask your friend for his/her opinion?

Your friend wants to help the environment. Offer them some advice.

There are over 7 billion people on planet Earth and this number is growing all the time. Air pollution is increasing, global temperatures are rising and rainforests are disappearing. It’s a big world with big problems, so what can we do to help?

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There are a few simple steps that ordinary people can take to help the planet. Try saving water and electricity in the home, recycling paper and glass and changing your light bulbs to energy-saving ones.

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In addition, buying food produced on farms close to your home helps the environment. It uses a lot of fuel to move food around by road, sea and air, so if you can cut down on the distance your food travels, you’ll reduce pollution. You’ll also be helping the economy in your area and you’ll have the added bonus of knowing exactly where your food came from.

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If everyone recycled, it would ……… a huge difference to the environment.

Helen is going to run a race in order to ……… money for charity.

As a member of the WWF, you can ……… an animal for a monthly fee.

More and more endangered species are ……… because we are cutting down the rainforests.

If polar ice ………, many coastal cities will be covered with water.

We can ……… rubbish if we recycle our household waste.

X: How about using candles to save energy?

     Y: ………………………………………………………..

X:  Why don’t we join an environmental group?

     Y: ………………………………………………………..

X: I suggest taking showers instead of baths.

      Y: ………………………………………………………..

X: Can you help me think of a way to reduce waste?

      Y: ………………………………………………………..

X: Thanks for your ideas, Henry.

      Y: ……………………………………….

It’s no secret that our planet is suffering because of pollution. But did you know that there are nearly 270,000 tons of plastic floating in the world’s oceans? In one part of the ocean there is so much plastic that it has even got a name; the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. What is especially worrying is that this plastic doesn’t break down. It breaks up into smaller and smaller pieces, but it never disappears.

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All this plastic is very dangerous for the creatures that make the sea their home. Sea birds and sea turtles eat things like plastic bags because they believe that they are food and die as a result. Also, the tiny pieces of plastic contain toxic chemicals and this affects the sea’s food chain. Small fish eat these tiny pieces releasing the chemicals into their bodies. These chemicals then pass up the food chain eventually reaching our dinner tables.

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Luckily there are things we can do to address the problem. First of all, if we use less plastic, we will reduce the amount of plastic rubbish that we throw away. Furthermore, every person has to take responsibility for what they do throw away. If every one recycled more of their plastic rubbish, then there would be less of it to pollute the land and sea. Finally, more people should support conservation groups who are working to clean up our polluted beaches. If everyone works together, then we can protect our oceans and marine life.

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