UNITS 3 AND 4 grade 7
Learn about plastic bag taxes & bans! Grade 7 reading worksheet.
I. Read carefully the text and fill in the blanks. Use only one (1) word on each line. Connor: In the UK, the government has put a tax on every plastic bag, which means that you have to pay for them. The amount of money that you have to pay differs on where you live in the UK. Lots of celebrities are members of environmental groups, and they often advertise eco-friendly bags. Some of the bags have become so popular that they are now fashion items. So, if you want to be in, you simply have to buy one.Manaia: New Zealand banned the use of plastic bags last year. Primary-school children made the change, writing letters to the Government. In our letters we were very clear that people mustn't use single-use plastic bags any more. Even kindergarten children joined in and sent their drawings. Our planet is fragile, and we must look after it well so we can carry on enjoying it. Everyone has to make sure that we keep it clean and safe. We mustn't act as if there is not tomorrow.Holden: In the United States we don't have to pay for a bag in a shop. However, more and more people are making a decision to stop using them. They don't say:' I must stop using plastic bags because the government says so.' They say: 'I must act like a responsible citizen and stop using them.' In some shops you get a small discount if you have got your own bag. Other shops have started selling reusable bags. A customer doesn't have to buy one, it is just an option. In the UK you .... can buy a plastic bag. can't buy a plastic bag. have to buy a plastic bag. Lots of celebrities... use plastic bags say it is good to use plastic bags say it is bad to use plastic bags get money to use plastic bags Customers in New Zealand mustn't buy plastic bags. can't buy plastic bags. have to buy a plastic bag. always buy plastic bags. In the USA customers... don't pay for plastic bags. have to pay for plastic bags. mustn't pay for plastic bags. don't buy plastic bags. II. Who says what? Read the text again, and match the statements to the speakers:Connor, Manaia or Holden. Write their names on the lines. 1. We get plastic bags free of charge. Holden2. Plastic bags don't cost the same in each part of the country. Connor3. If we take our own bags to the shop, we might be charged less. Holden4. We must leave the planet green for the future generations. Manaia5. Some famous people promote the use of non-plastic bags. Connor6. Children's actions have made difference Manaia7. We pay money to the government for each plastic bag we buy. Connor III. Match the words and phrases to their definitions. Write the numbers in front of their definitions. crescent curved shape that the Moon sometimes has heritage traditions, beliefs, culture that people think are important for their history to blow someone away very interested in something or excited about it suburb an area near a large city but away from its centre rural typical for the countryside urban typical for the town straight from the horse’s mouth directly from the person who has knowledge about the topic levee a wall of soil built along a side of a river pastry a type of food made of flour, water and fat, and then baked IV. Complete the sentences with the words and expressions from task III . Make sure to use the correct forms. There are two options that you do not need. 1 My friend from the USA lives in the suburb of Washington, because her parents have always wanted to live in a big family house.2 My brother always picks up the biggest and tastiest looking pastry at the bakery shop.3 Most inhabitants of New Orleans live in its urban areas.4 I was so blown away by his ideas! They were the most unique at the competition.5 The first levees along the Mississippi river were constructed by the first settlers who had come to live there.6 For Christmas, my grandmother always makes delicious almond cookies, formed in a crescent shape.7 I know it’s true, because I heard it straight from the horse's mouth. Complete the text with the missing word - there is only one (1) word missing on each line. Music is such a big part of our identity that every year we hold eisteddfodau, festivals that celebrate Welsh music and literature. But we also include music in our other great passion-rugby, or as we call it, the rugby union. It was back during the 1905 match that we sung Land of my fathers, our national anthem after the New Zealanders did their Maori Haka. It became the first time ever that a national anthem was performed before a sports event. But it soon became a trend and everybody started doing it! This is the stadium where it happened in my hometown of Cardiff.Here is another fact which proves just why Wales is swmpus, or awesome as we would say in English, it’s a country with the most castles per square mile in the whole world - 600 hundred of them, to be exact. And what's even more incredible is that people have lived in some of them for more than a thousand years! We’ll go biking with my dad through the Welsh countryside, we’ll explore our beautiful landscape and along the way we’ll visit some amazing places and castles too. First we’ll sneak a peak into our local Cardiff castle, which more than 2000 years old. Then, as we discover the northern part of Wales, we’ll take a look at the great walls of the mighty Conwy Castle. This is just one of the castles belonging to the Iron Ring of Castles, which was built by the English as a form of defence against the Welsh. Of course, we can’t miss visiting Caernarfon Castle. Did you know that Caernarfon Castle is one of the biggest castles in the world even though it was built in the 13th century?