READING 2 Read the text and circle the correct sentence.

A The compa ny wa nts the eq uipment you use every day.

Look at the headline on the poster. What do you think B The items you donate must work.

the advertisers want? C lt doesn't matter if you donate broken equipment.

AYou can help the environment and yourschool atthe
A People B Animals C Clothes D Equipment

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same time.
\ fu B The best place for old tT equipment is the dump.
')l C The school wants its students to use the old lT

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eq u ipment.
A There's a collection point for items outside school.
B The on ly place to leave your items is in the school gym.
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C The company wa nts the items you ca n ta ke to school.
A Recycling Warriors uses the component pafts to make
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'\, il .-- 1 things forthe school.
B, * your unwanted II equipment, working or not. ", B The school has to pay Recycling Warriors to take away
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the old equipment.
, P vi*r." money for your school and. be more J CThe school receives moneyforthe old items and can
/ environmentally friendl5r too. Don,t take your items to\.^, im prove things for students with it.
f tne mbbish dump. Bring them to Ryley Higlh School.
\/ A The com pa ny needs the ca bles with the eq u ipment.

I S ,r"r." drop the items in the corner of the car park I

B Recycling Warriors is visiting Ryley High School on o
particular day.
I nexb to the Srm after 8am where people will be waiting \
Collections from your house or business take place
\ to assist you. If you have lots of items or you d.on,t nave / C

D\transport, ema.ll us and we will organize a coilection (

over2ldays in.january.

.I from your home / business. I

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Another meaning oL get
4 RecVcling
ij S necycung Vtrar"iors hetp raise funds for your ({
vrrar"iors can help
school. I[e process your unwanted items, work out the 3
/ value f ina a sentence with get in the text. Circle
)/ vailrv ulof their
LILtiII' uuurIJUIleIltJ parbs, and [Oen
component peil'[S, then SenO
send a Cn(
ELnCl. cheque the two correct words.
{. to your schooi. It's as easy as thail clust thi.nk, your
get better sporis equipment or a more The verb getcan also mean buy/obtain /
^\ pchool could
!" hoaern whiteboard just from a pile of old eleshonic stuff. process in English.

S W"rlufff m colecting from Jrour school next week.

Simply bring in all your items of unwanted IT on the
date below.
Write sentences aboutwhatyou can getfrom the
JarnrmY
l.larrua.v 9t* t
places in brackets.
I
Suitable items include: computers (monitors, screens, I 1 (a post office)
keyboards, mice), hard disk drives, laptops, printers I
(inctudin$ printing cartridges), flatscreen 2 (an lT shop)
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TVs, games consoles, power cables and plugs, batteries,
photocopiers, fax machines, mobile phones plus
a,nfihing fI relatedl 3 (a chemist)

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 WANTTO KNOW MORE ?
VOCABULARY Environment Environment
'3 Match words r-5with A-E. I Match the words in the box with the definitions. Use a
dictionary ifyou need to.
t global A species
2 endangered B energy
3 solar C footprint
4 wind D warming
, n. A building made of
5 carbon E farm glass where you grow plants.
l_ 2_ 3_ 4_ 5_ 2 , n. Not solids or liquids.
3 , ub. Make something
Complete the sentences with the words in exercise 5. warm.
I Ourhouse gets electricityfrom , ub. Make something
The special panels are on the roof. extremely cold.
2 The world's climate is getting hotter because of , n. Things that we
burn to create energy.
3 Your indicates how , ub. Keep someone/
much CO, you r lifestyle creates. something in a plirce thatthey can't escape from.
I The Siberian tiger is one of the animals on the list of
10 Complete the textwith the words in exercise 9.

5 I don't wa nt to live nea r a

Ithinkthe turbines are ugly. The Greenhouse Effect
What's it like when you're in a
Do the puzzleand fi nd another environment word. 1

I Making new things from materials like glass or metal. on a sunny day? lt's boiling hot.
e Water covering an area that is normally dry. That's because the sun's rays
3 The Amazon, as well as a river, is the world's most
famous one of these. the air in the greenhouse and the
4 The plants and animals in a particular habitat. glass windows I the
5 Actions to protect the natural world. heat inside. Outside, in the earth's atmosphere,
6 When we make the environment dirty. greenhouse 4- such
7 Animals and plants in the wild. as carbon dioxide do the same job as the glass in the
greenhouse. They keep our planetwarm. Withoutthem,
we'd s . However,
too much ofthem and the opposite happens. Burning
fossil s such as oil and
coal pollutes the earth's atmosphere and makes the
green house eftect worse.

11 Write sentences using some of the words in exercise ro.

Complete the sentences so they are true foryou. Use

environment words.
I l'm worried about because
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2 I'm notworried abou because
 Comparatives & superlatives I (not) as... as I Modifiers
1 Complete the exchanges. Use the comparative and 4 Rewrite the sentences so that they mean the same. Usr
superlativeform ofthe adjective in brackets. os... os and the adjectives in the box.

Mel: Yesterday was r (cold) day

oftheyear in London.
Tom: Iknowl lt was even 2 (cold) I Ourclimate is hotterthan before.
than Moscowl Our climate isn't
2 The Borneo rainforest is smallerthan theAmazon rainfores
Alex: That's r (scary) fi lm l've ever seen.
The Borneo rainforest isn't
Dan: Really? lthinkthe one we saw lastweekwas
3 Yourtrainers are betterthan mine.
(scary).
My trainers aren't
Simon: Are the black boots s 4 Exercise 3 is easier than Exercise 4.
(expensive)than the brown boots? Exercise 3 isn't
Rose: Yes,they a re. ln fact, they're o Sara and Cemma are the same age
(expensive) boots in the shopl Sa ra is
The bracelet and the necklace are the same price.
Jane: You live z (far)from school than me.
Katie: I know, but Robbie lives I (far)
of us all. He lives miles away. Complete the dialogue with the correct comparative
form ofthe adjectives in brackets.
2 complete the sentences with the comparative or
superlative form ofthe adjectives in brackets. facob: I need printingcartridges, butthey're so
Zara: You should buythem online. They're a bit
Amazon rainforest facts (cheap) than in the shops.
The Amazon rainforest is t (large) Jacob: But arethe caftridges2
tropical rainforest in the world. (good) as the ones in the shops?
It is located in nine countries in South America, but the Zara: they are. They're a lotr
Yes,
(extensive) part of it is in Brazil. (envi ron menta ly frien d ly) tha n the others, too.
I

Rainforests used to cover 14o/o of the earth. Today, they cover a

Jacob: OK. l'll ordersome from this website.
much a (small) amount because of deforestation.
Zara: Hang on a minutel l've used thatwebsite
ln the Amazon rainforest, the climate also gets
before and it isn't n (reliable) as
(hot) every year because of the global warming.
this one. Use this one instead. The ordering process is
ln the last decade, severe droughts in the Amazon rainforest have
(easy) than the other one and
destroyed vegetation in s (bad)affected areas.
The Amazon rainforest is home to some of 6 delivery is a lot o (fast), too.
(unusual) wildlife in the world, e.g. the anaconda. Jacob: Creat! l'll throw these away, then.
The anaconda isn't a venomous snake, but it is z Zara: Don't do thatl Recycle them! Recycling is much
(long)anfl a (powerful) than many other (good) tha n th rowi ng them
reptiles. Jacob: OKI l'm definitely nota
Some anacondas are e (colourful) (environ menta lly friend Iy) as you !

than others. One of them, the green anaconda, is the world's

(heavy) snake. A fully grown adult Write sentences comparing you and a relative. Use
can welgh around227 kgl as... as and the modifiers a bit and a lot.

I
3 Complete the sentences so they are true foryou. Use
comparatives and superlatives.

1 t'm (tall)my bestfriend.

2 The (easy) subjectfor
me ts
3 lthinktennis is (tiring)
sq uash.
4 The (interesting) person
l've ever spoken to is
m
I Complete the definitions with the words in the box. Use 6lirt", again and choose the correct answers.
r dictionary if you need to.
1 Ruby is designing... for her art project.
destination dump eco- wrapper Asweetwrappers Ba hotel Ca handbag
F 2 Ruby'sdad saysthathe...an unusual building in Madrid.
A went into B designed C saw
3 lt was made of rubbish from ... .
n. A large
A Spain B Eu rope C all overthe
area where we dispose of things we don't want; world
a rubbish -. 4 Ruby... who the artist is.
A doesn't know doesn't
B want C knows
, n. The place
to know exactly
where you are going; a holiday - 5 The artist designed the building to tell everyone
about... .
n.A
container where we dispose of th ings we don't
A placesto stay B ourfantastic C a serious
beaches problem
want; a rubbish -.
6 The building in Madrid ... the artist's firsteco-project.
prefix.
A WaS B wasn't C will be
,
Con nected with the environ ment; - friend ly.
77r'Tr/ouRnav/oRl/./
, n. The piece
of paper or plastic that something is in when 4 Answerthe questions.
you buy it; a sweet -. I When exactly did Ruby's dad visit Madrid?

ar)You are going to listen to a conversation about an

2 How manytons of rubbish did they useforthe building?

unusual hotelthatwas entirely made of rubbish. Listen

rnd choose which photo shows what itwas made of? 3 What does Ruby's dad call the biggest rubbish dump in
the world?

4 What nationality is the eco-artist HA Schult?

5 How many'Trash People'did he make in 1996?

6 Did Ruby's dad stay in Schult's hotel in Madrid? Why/

Why not?

Write these sentences in your language.

I People leave loads of rubbish on beaches.

2 We shouldn't pollute the sea. lt's a no-brainer.

3 That's such a shame. I wanted to see it!

I took at the picture. What do you think the building and Read the text again and find words forthese definitions.
the furniture are made of? Read the text quickly and
I The material that protects things that we buy
check your answer.

2 Originaland advanced

3 A placethat protectsyou

4 Not permanent

Read the text again and answerthe questions.

I How much cardboard doesthe UKproduceto usefor

packagi ng?

2 What effect does packaging have on the things we buy?

Ruilding for the future
3 Why is recycling cardboard a good thing?
ffi lives are full of cardboard. The packaging of certain
tffig" we buy from food products to electrical goods, .

is made of cardboard. In the UI(, over 8 million tons of 4 What is a n a lternative way of using recycled ca rd boa rd l

the stuffis produced everyyearjust for packaging. That!

equivalent to around 140 large cardbqard boxes for 5 What did Shigeru Ban make his emergency shelters of?
everyone in the country every year! It makes the.things we
buy more expensive, too. On average, 16% of the money 6 Who used these shelters for the first time?
we spend on a product pays for the packaging. And where
does the packaging usually end up? In the bin, of course, 7 Whattype of building has Ban designed in Christchurc
but hopefully that's the recycling,bin not tbe rubbishbinl
.,{:*:t
1i"ffiing cardboard is much more efficient than 8 Why did the city need a building like this?

66Ming it in the first place. It takes24o,6less energy and

produces 507o less sulphur dioxide to recycle it. Recycled
cardboard has some remarkable uses, too. Obviously, it very good and, very bad
ends up as packaging again, but it is also used as a building
'material.
It isn t as expensiv-e as traditional materials 4 Readthetextagain
and it is often more accessible. Some innovative and mean uery good and
environme{rtally friendly designqrq are actually using it to Very good: wonderful,r
make furniture and buildings. 2

Onet+rch person is Japanese architect Shigeru Ban,

%o{fesigned wonderful emergency shelters made of
cardboard tubes. The first people to use these were the
survivors of the appalling earthquake in Kobe, )apan, in 5 Complete the sentences with some of the adjectives in
1995. Since then, they have been used in other places exercrse 4.
around the world after terrible natural disasters. I The weather is today. It hasn'i
4d stopped raini ng for hou rsl
-peiffipr Ban's most outstanding design is his,cardboard
tfrffi{.utin Christchurch, New Zealand,.There have been 2 That book was . I cou ld n't sto
earthquakes before in the country's second-biggest city, read ing it.

but one of the most dreadful ones took place in February 3 Our holiday in Australia was
2011. Bans modern, eco-friendly cathedral for up to I loved every minute of it.

700 people is a temporary replacement for the ancient 4 Don'tgo and seethatfilml I saw it lastweekand itwas
cathedral that was damaged in the earthquake.
 WANT TO KNOWMORE ?
iilICABULARY,/ Materials Compound words with materials
--.--------- the letters and write the materials. 11 nnatch the words and the pictures. Use a dictionary if
! lrccramble
you need to.
I tcotno
I berbu
t olwo
-I rpaep
I rkoc
I aslgs ,Z) .T *J
lhrptete the sentences with the words in exercise 6.
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!
I
The sweater is expensive because it's pure new

C,reenhouses are often made of ,3 * ry

,dN,
I He used plates atthe party so
drere wasn't any washing-up.
comes from the outside of a

gpe of tree.
,$ *
IhatT-shirt isn't synthetic. lt's 1oo%
tfrrr play squash with a ba ll.

the words. \
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c-rdb--rd
m_t_ I

l__th_r t2 Complete the sentences with the words in exercise rr.

ah_n_ 1 Eleanorsometimes uses a
pl_s t_ c
to tie her hair up.
the sentences with the words in exercise 8. 2 I made a coffee table in
class at school.
Iygrandma only drinks tea out of a It's a new book so it isn't in
Ea cup. yet. lt's only in hardback.
Those plants aren't real-they're made of
There's a pile of
desk. I hate filling in forms!
Eak is a type of from the 5 We can't open the bottle because we haven't got a
trnazon rainforest.
Hallorca is fa mous for its 6 Usea to hold the two
products, like handbags and shoes. pieces of paper together.
t1r new printer came in a big box.
7 Toby plays the clarinet in the
section of the orchestra.
sentences about the things you're wearing or
l5rg. Describe whatthey're made of. 13 Write sentences to define three of the words in exercise rr.

I
 Indefinite pronouns
1 Circle the correct words. 3 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
Bill: l'm hungry. Let's gett nothing/somethingto eat.
anyone anything everything everywhere
Sue: OK, but I don't want to go z everywhere / nothing nowhere somethrng somewhere
anywhere expensive. I've got no money.

Mel: Yourphoneisringing.lt's3noone/someonecalled
.t
.*
Samuel.
Rita: Samuel? I don'tknowoanyone/everyonecalled I \
Samuel. \
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Wilma: ls there'anything/ nowhere in that cardboard I I haven't had to eatforages and
box? th e re's in the fridge!
Grey: No, there's 6 everyone / nothing.

Crace: 7 Everything /Anywhere here is very expensive.

Mary: That's because we're i n Ceneva. I Something /
Everyone knows it's one of the most expensive
cities in the world !
2 Let's go else. There's
Mat: There's rubbish s anywhere / everywhere in the to sit on this beach.
Pa rk.
Adam: I know, it'sterrible.10 Nothing/someone mustdo r,'l
something about it.

Com plete the sentences with so me, qny, euery or no.

i* a

3 ls there? We've got

i m porta nt to tel I you.

4 We've ost I the flood. There's

water

Complete the sentences so they are true. Give as much

information as possible.

I The stadium is empty. There's one here

I My ideal holiday is somewhere I can

2 Please tidy you r bed room ! There a re clothes

where. I don't know anyone who can
Can you hearthat? There's one knocking
at the door. 3 Something that really annoys me is

4 He's brilliant at Maths. He knows th i ngl

5 l'm a stranger here. I don't know one. 4 Someone who is really importantto me is

6 l've looked where in the house, but I

ca n't find my keys. 5 There's no one in my schoolwho

The post office is where near here, but
l'm not sure exactly where 6 Everywhere I go I see

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 EXTRA CHALLE
tmagine thatyou organized a community project. Choose a project below. Then answerthe questions.

Which project
Make a difference in your com11u!! did you choose

ut
and why?
Keepyour local park clean and safe for
everyone to use. Rubbish and animal
waste that is left in parks can be
How didyou
dangerous. So, choose a park and organize

w
orgonise your
a cleanup event!
euent?
Elderly people in an old people's home are
often bored and lonely. Make someone's
day by organizing a vislt from you and your
frrends. You can read stories, play games,
play music, or just chat.

Animal rescue centres are charities and

they need things like dog and cat food, old
newspapers and towels. why don't you help
by organizing a collection amongst frtends,
neighbours or people at your school?

and find the ansl,versto theguestions.

Which ten countries in ths w.t a have,the.biggest Cox's Bazar is the longest,natuial beach in the'world.
carbon footprint? Where is it? How long is it?

How many species of sea turtle are there in the world?

Are they endangered animals?

Which city d id the boat Plastiki sail'from in August 2o1o?

Which city did it sail to?

H[T-II:E F
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llse the code to complete the sentences. Then answerthe question.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 I 10 11 12 13
A B c D E F G H I J K L M
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
N o P o R s T U V W x Y z
L4 1 L4 5 t8 4
It is an animal.
2 t8 5

It isn't as as other members of the big catfamily.

3 I t4
It has the most eyesight during the day.
n t1 5 8
It rs than some motorcycles
a0 t 19 t0
It is rhe animalon land.
This animal is a _______ .
 Havtng a discussion

I Answerthequestions.Canyou rememberhowto Jess: Yes, but you don't have to buy leather prod ucts. Do yo
know that more than a billion animals are killed everyyear
Adam: l'm sorry, but I don't see a problem with that.
ryr .:,r::-':,'i.:tl:t_.:.!: ::lait:rr |:t a r: r:i
I knowyou're a vegetarian, but I eat meat.

Jess: Yes, but z5 million of those animals are killed just

trifyou wantr0say.ltthl!t.-t.:"iii8: :
for the fash ion i nd ustry. There a re a lternatives, you know.
I Adam: Can you give me an example?
Jess: Natural materials like cotton and linen.
Adam: Butforfootwear? I don'tthink cotton shoes are
very practical.
Jess: There's synthetic leatherforfootwear. l've even go
some shoes that a re made of recycled ru bber tyresl

Adam and Jess are having a discussion aboutwearing

6 complete the exchanges with the words in the box.

Listen and check. is against it and 3-
is for it. Adam thinks it's oK to wear it because animals are
don't feel off sorry see with killed fortheirr . Howev(

Jess points o utthata large numberof them are killed to

Maxi: lt think that recycling is supplythe s . Jess says
important that products made of o

Leo: Come z it!That's a silly materials are betterthan leather and, for
oprn r0n. , there's synthetic leath(
or even 8

Helen: l've got a problem I

people eating meat. 4 Complete the dialogue.
Silvia: l+ the same. AIi: I reckon we should ban wind farms.
You: (You don't understand Ali's comment. Askfor an
Grace: ldon'ts a problem with ex p la n atio n.)
dogs in parks. I
Evan: l'm o but ldisagree. Ali: There are lots of bad things about them.
You: (Ask for an example.)
Read the dialogue and complete the summarywith the z
correct information. Ali: They're ugly and they spoil the countryside.
You: (Agree with Ali.)
3
Ali: Plus, they're quite noisyforthe people who live near
them.
You: (lntroduce some contrasting information - explain
that they're envi ron menta I ly friend ly.)

Ali: Butthere are otherforms of alternative energy.

You: (Agree and introduce an example, e.g. solarenergy.)
5

Ali: Yes,lthinkthat's a betterform of alternative energy.

Adam: you like my new belt?
Do

Jess: Not really. YOURTURN TO SPEAK

Adam: Whatdoyou mean bythat?
Jess: lt'smadeofleatherand I don'tthinkit'srightto 5 {to} Revise the Expressy ourselfboxon page 36 ofthe
wear leather.
Student's Book. Then listen to the people and respond.
Adam: Come oflitl Loads of things are made of leather.
For example, shoes, bags, purses ...
 WRITINC An article
Read the text again and answer the questions.
Expressing purpose
$!f, 1 What makes Costa Rica a good placeforstudyingwildlife?
Write the words in the correct order. Start with a 2 What are the students going to do in Costa Rica?
expressions of pu rpose.

t to / in / ra ise / order
3 How much is the trip going to cost?

2 noL I as/threaten /so /to 4 Howfardid the studentswalkfortheirfirstevent?

i the/to/event/advertise 5 Howdid local peoplefind outaboutthe students'second

event?

r work/to /do /voluntary

6 What did the students do with the clothes?
col lecti ng / clothes / for / old
7 Whydoyou thinkthe studentswant morejobsto do?
they/so/can/go/that
Look at the WritinE Reference on page rr5. Then write an

i Complete the text with the sentences in exercise r.

article about a projectthatyourclass is raising money
for. lnventthe details orwrite about a real project.
Write about:

- the project and its

pu rpose Reminder
- events you've held . Use a variety of expressione of
to raise money
?ur?o5e.
- events you've . Checktheform of r,he worde
1.€r.: year, 25 students from Woodhill Secondary Schooi are going
organized for the afaer the expressions of
:: lcsta Rica I Although Costa futu re ?ur?ooe (baee verb, eubject and
:,:: is quite a small country, it is home to half a million specres verb,'in1form).
::'.,,ildliie, such as jaguars, howler monkeys and turtles. This is the
- ::esr density of species of any country in rhe world.
*-: srudents are going to take part in a wildlife conservation
:-:-:ct. They wili do surveys to discover how global warming
-: ;i:ecting the local wildlife. Experts will analyse their results
r-: recide what action to take 2

the existence of any ol the species

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srudenls need to raise €1000 each 3

on this trip. As a resull, lhey are doing lots

:' ::lngs in their free time to make money. They have already
:,:.e a sponsored 20-mile hike. The students asked everyone they
{::'.1'to sponsor them 4 as much
-;..ev as possible - the grand totai was f 15001

:-.e group also organized a day 5

I-:i designed leaflets o

and
::.iered them in the local area. On the day, residents lelt bags
:: crorhes outside for the students. They sold the clothes to a
-:r,cling company and raised 1410.

:1,, e you got any small jobs for the students, such as washing
,,: j: car or cleaning up your garden? Please send an email to:
'-r cslorcostarica@woodhillsecondaryschool. co. uk.