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VOCABULARY 1
1 Listen and read. TR: 8.1
2 Listen and repeat. TR: 8.2
Every day we make trash. Where does it go? Some of it is buried in landfills.
Yuck! There has to be a better way. There is! You can choose a way of life
that works with the environment. You can conserve instead of throw away.
You can make energy-efficient choices.
The three Rs of the environment are reduce, reuse, and recycle. We Can we design things to reduce,
all know about recycling. Man-made things are crushed and melted reuse, and recycle? Yes! We can build
down. They are then made into new things. The best Rs are to reduce houses that are energy efficient. We
and reuse. Reduce by choosing to use less energy. Reuse by can make art with natural things,
finding new uses for junk. or reused things. The possibilities
are endless.
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3 Ask and answer. Work with a
partner. What did you learn?
How can I conserve energy? Turn off the lights when
Choosing natural materials is friendly you aren’t using them.
to the environment. Things made from
natural stuff are cool. When they are used
up, just like other trash, they go into the
landfill, too. But they break down faster.
And natural things can be grown again.
They’re renewable. That’s right! Reduce.
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