INSTITUCIÓN EDUCATIVA TÉCNICO DÁMASO ZAPATA / ENGLISH / EIGHT

GRADE/ THIRD TERM

GUIDE 2

Name:________________________________________Date: _______________.
Grade: 8th___ Teacher: Juan Sebastián Galvis Gómez.

1. Write You are going to collect information about the way your school manages
resources. Complete the questions.

Water Energy Waste

What does the school do What does___________ How does the school
to save water? ___________________? recycle?

How much __________ How can ____________ What ________________

___________________? ___________________? ___________________?

2. Speak Interview teachers and students. Ask the questions in exercise 1.

Note down the answers in the chart.

Name Role What they said

José Claros Principal It’s important to change our habits
because we are throwing away a lot of
paper that we can recycle.
Daniel Rey Teacher We can save energy by turning off the
TVs.

3. Write Work in groups. Create an information leaflet with at least five

suggestions to make your school ‘greener’. Use the answers from exercise 2 and
the expressions in the list.

It’s important to …
Stop -ing …
Think about …
We can …
Start -ing …

4. Speak Invite a student from another class to sign an eco-promise. Tell your
class what they promised to do.

I’m going to start:

 recycling all paper and cardboard.
 using paper on both sides.
 turning off lights or equipment.
 turning off the taps.
Other: _____________________
I’m going to stop:
 throwing away plastic bottles and
drink cans.
 wasting paper.
Other: ________________________
Name:_________________________
Date: _________________________
5. Speak Play the game with a partner. Cross the board from start to finish. Say
how you can help in each situation.

(11) 6. Listen Do the quiz. Select true (T) or false (F). Then listen and check your
answers.

Facts about Recycling T F

a. You can recycle all waste materials.
b. The most recycled objects are aluminium cans.
c. One ton of recycled paper can save up to five trees.
d. Recycling a plastic bottle can power a light bulb for six hours.
e. Colombia produces 12 million tons of rubbish every year.
f. Colombia recycles only 17% of the rubbish it produces.

7. Read Read the article quickly. Select the best headline.

a. San Pedro School Waste Problem

b. Successful Recycling Programme At San Pedro School
c. San Pedro School Eco-Promise

8. Read Label each part of the article in exercise 7 using the definitions.

a. Headline: gives the general idea of the story

b. Lead paragraph: the introduction that gives the most important information
c. Main body: develops the information
d. Quotation: presents something that someone said

Study Tip: A good news report develops the information by answering the
questions: Who? Where? What? When? How?
Study Tip: It’s a good idea to revise, reread and rewrite parts of your writing to
clarify your ideas. Always reread your writing and ask someone else to give you
feedback.

9. Write Use the information from your research in exercise 2 to write an article
similar to the one in exercise 7. Make sure you include:

a. a headline
b. a lead paragraph to create interest
c. a main body with information about the answers to your questions
d. a quotation from one of the people you interviewed.

10. Read Exchange your article with a partner. Evaluate your partner’s article.
Use the Evaluation Checklist.

Evaluation Checklist
Does the article have: Yes No

a headline?
a lead paragraph?
information using the answers to the
writer’s questions?
a quotation?

Add one comment or suggestion to improve the article.