Lesson 2: Recycling

In this unit , you are going to:  

 Explain to the students different ways of reducing rubbish-

 .   Show the students some materials that can be recycled-

 Target Language 

 (Litter, Recycle, Conserve Energy, Dump, Reduce, Landfills, Waste bank)               

 Teaching Procedures

1-Read the passage and extract the main idea. 

Your Rubbish Please

    Each year people throw millions of tons of trash, such as; bottles, grass clippings, paper ,boxes, books, clothing and much more. Gradually, this has led to major problems : pollution, overuse of resources and lack of landfills.

   In the1970's, European countries began to recycle because glass, plastic and aluminum because they became very expensive. Recycling became a solution for both pollution and overuse of resources. Today, almost all developed countries have their own system for collecting and recycling their garbage.

    However, there are many countries that do not have a recycling system. People still throw away materials that can be recycled because there aren't any waste banks. These products go to l and fills to create a new problem. Cities are running out of places to put their trash.

What can be done?

 We should all keep the 3 R's in mind. They provide practical solutions to the trash problem.

Reduce is about two things. It is about thinking before buying. Ask

yourself if you really need to buy an item. It is also thinking about what is the purpose of the packaging of the item.

Reuse   is taking an item you're planning to throw away and using it again for something else, or giving

it to someone else who needs it.

Recycle  is a great way to turn rubbish into new material. You can take products such as plastic, glass, aluminum cans, magazines and newspapers to the nearest recycling unit.

  -2-Explain the new vocabulary in the passage , and write them on  the board: 

Littering=reusing materials

Conserve=keep

Energy=power to give light or heat to work machines

Resources= Materials which country has

 3-Answer the exercises: 

a-What are the three Rs? 

…………………………………………………

b-Reduce is

 …………………………………. 

 c-Reuse is

……………………………………..

d-Recycle is

………………………………….

*answers

1-they are practical solutions to the trash problem.

2- Reduce :thinking before buying.

3 Reuse : using it again.

4- Recycle :turning rubbish into new material. 

Home work: 

-Discuss the steps for starting a recycling project at school (group working)

 Evaluation:

By using  student evaluation list