Assignment #13: Helping our planet

Environment.pdf 1. Look at the text and choose the correct option. a. Type of text STORY ARTICLE b. Origin A WEBSITE A BOOK Intended audience ADULTS CHILDREN d. Topic: ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS 2. Match each picture (1-6) to a paragraph (A-F) A C F B D E 3. VOCABULARY: Look for the pair of synonyms in the text. a. Tap/ Faucet: element that controls the flow of water. You usually find it in the kitchen and in the bathroom.b. Contaminate/ Pollute: to throw unnecessary, dirty and dangerous elements in places like parks, beaches, lakes, etc.c. Rubbish/ Litter: unnecessary elements that are thrown away.d. Risk/ Danger: the possibility that something bad may happen. 4. Read the web article and complete the sentences with a word from the box a. If you close the tap while you are brushing your teeth, you reduce the use of water.b. Trees can create oxygen, so we have to preserve them.c. If you walk instead of driving, you don’t pollute the air.d. You can recycle many materials and create new items.e. If you turn off the lights, you save energy.f. We should always throw rubbish in a bin, never on open or public spaces.g. Not used: danger 5. LANGUAGE ANALYSIS: ZERO CONDITIONAL. Analyse these ideas from the article. CAUSE CONSEQUENCE CONSEQUENCE CAUSE a. In both sentences there is a word that is REPEATED. What word is that?b. What difference does the POSITION of the word “if” make in the sentence structure?c. The word “if” shows a CONDITION that acts as a CAUSE. The other part of the sentence shows us the RESULT or CONSEQUENCE. Classify the CAUSE and the CONSEQUENCE in each sentence.d. Look at the actions (verbs) in both sentences. Are they in the present simple or in the present continuous? 6. Complete the following summary: Las oraciones condicionales tipo cero se utilizan para demostrar resultados que suceden siempre y de forma general. Por ello, usamos el presente simple. Las oraciones se dividen en dos partes: una de ellas se denomina “IF CLAUSE” y la otra “MAIN CLAUSE”. La palabra “If” significa “si” y se utiliza para introducir la condición o causa. En la “main clause” encontramos el resultado o consecuencia. 7. Choose the correct option.a. If you turn off the tap while you brush your teeth, you ... water. SAVE DON'T SAVE b. If you ride your bike, you ... keep the air clean. HELP DON'T HELP c. You ... the environment if you recycle everything you can. POLLUTE DON'T POLLUTE d. You don’t help the environment if you ... off the lights. TURN DON'T TURN 8. What part is missing? Is it the cause or the consequence? Write. a. You don't reduce land pollution IF YOU DON'T RECYCLE PLASTIC (not recycle If you have a vegetarian diet, YOU SAVE WATER(save CAUSEb. CONSEQUENCE