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LESSON‌‌2.1‌‌ ‌
Features‌‌of‌‌an‌‌Expository‌‌Text‌ ‌
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Table‌‌of‌‌Contents‌ ‌
Introduction‌ 1‌ ‌

Objectives‌ 2‌ ‌

DepEd‌‌Competency‌ 2‌ ‌

Warm-Up‌ 2‌ ‌

Learn‌‌about‌‌It‌ 3‌ ‌
Characteristics‌‌of‌‌Expository‌‌Texts‌ 3‌ ‌
Text‌‌Structures‌‌of‌‌Expository‌‌Texts‌ 5‌ ‌

Key‌‌Points‌ 6‌ ‌

Check‌‌Your‌‌Understanding‌ 7‌ ‌

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Fig.‌‌1.‌‌‌Knowing‌‌the‌‌type‌‌of‌‌a‌‌specific‌‌text‌‌allows‌‌you‌‌to‌‌read‌‌and‌‌write‌‌one‌‌effectively.‌ ‌
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Introduction‌ ‌
You‌‌are‌‌exposed‌‌to‌‌many‌‌texts‌‌every‌‌day.‌‌From‌‌essays‌‌in‌‌school‌‌to‌‌instructional‌‌manuals‌‌on‌‌
how‌‌something‌‌works,‌‌even‌‌to‌‌patch‌‌notes‌‌of‌‌your‌‌favorite‌‌mobile‌‌game,‌‌it‌‌is‌‌inevitable‌‌that‌‌
you‌ ‌encounter‌ ‌different‌ ‌texts.‌ ‌Since‌ ‌there‌ ‌are‌ ‌many‌ ‌kinds‌ ‌of‌ ‌texts‌ ‌around‌‌us,‌‌it‌‌is‌‌best‌‌to‌‌
learn‌‌how‌‌to‌‌look‌‌at‌‌how‌‌one‌‌text‌‌differs‌‌from‌‌other‌‌texts‌‌that‌‌may‌‌be‌‌available.‌ ‌
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‌ In‌‌this‌‌lesson,‌‌you‌‌should‌‌be‌‌able‌‌to‌‌do‌‌the‌‌following:‌ ‌
● Scan‌‌for‌‌logical‌‌connectors‌‌to‌‌determine‌‌the‌‌text‌‌type.‌ ‌
● Skim‌‌to‌‌determine‌‌key‌‌ideas.‌ ‌

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determine‌‌the‌‌text‌‌type‌‌(E
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Warm-Up‌ ‌
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Pair‌‌Activity‌ ‌
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Materials‌‌(optional)‌ ‌
● Pen‌ ‌
● Notebook‌‌or‌‌a‌‌Piece‌‌of‌‌Paper‌ ‌
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Procedure‌ ‌
1. Pair‌‌up‌‌with‌‌one‌‌of‌‌your‌‌classmates.‌ ‌
2. Look‌‌into‌‌the‌‌library‌‌for‌‌a‌‌short‌‌text‌‌from‌‌any‌‌material‌‌you‌‌believe‌‌you‌‌can‌‌get‌‌
information‌‌from‌‌about‌‌the‌‌asteroid‌‌belt.‌ ‌
3. Share‌‌the‌‌text‌‌in‌‌class‌‌and‌‌explain‌‌why‌‌you‌‌chose‌‌the‌‌text.‌ ‌
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Guide‌‌Questions‌ ‌
1. What‌‌type‌‌of‌‌text‌‌did‌‌you‌‌look‌‌for‌‌for‌‌the‌‌activity?‌ ‌
2. How‌‌does‌‌the‌‌text‌‌you‌‌chose‌‌aid‌‌your‌‌understanding‌‌of‌‌the‌‌asteroid‌‌belt?‌

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A‌‌‌text‌‌‌may‌‌come‌‌in‌‌various‌‌forms‌‌that‌‌serve‌‌different‌‌purposes,‌‌such‌‌as‌‌texts‌‌that‌‌explain,‌‌
argue,‌ ‌entertain,‌ ‌persuade,‌ ‌and‌ ‌inspire.‌ ‌A‌ ‌text‌ ‌that‌ ‌describes‌ ‌and‌ ‌gives‌ ‌facts‌ ‌is‌ ‌called‌‌
expository‌‌text‌.‌ ‌
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Vocabulary‌ ‌
text‌ ‌ a‌‌spoken‌‌or‌‌written‌‌language‌‌that‌‌has‌‌a‌‌communicative‌‌
(noun)‌ ‌ function‌ ‌

expository‌‌text‌ ‌ a‌‌type‌‌of‌‌text‌‌which‌‌provides‌‌facts‌‌using‌‌a‌‌clear,‌‌
(noun)‌ ‌ non-narrative‌‌structure‌ ‌

domain-‌ ‌
specific‌‌ ‌ particular‌‌to‌‌a‌‌certain‌‌field‌‌or‌‌subject‌ ‌
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main‌‌idea‌‌
the‌‌central‌‌topic‌‌or‌‌point‌‌to‌‌be‌‌explained‌‌or‌‌discussed‌ ‌
(noun)‌ ‌

fluency‌‌ ‌
the‌‌ability‌‌to‌‌speak‌‌a‌‌language‌‌smoothly‌‌and‌‌easily‌ ‌
(noun)‌ ‌
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Essential‌‌Question‌ ‌
What‌‌makes‌‌expository‌‌texts‌‌different‌‌from‌‌other‌‌types‌‌of‌‌texts?‌ ‌

Characteristics‌‌of‌‌Expository‌‌Texts‌ ‌
Expository‌‌texts‌‌should‌‌have‌‌the‌‌following‌‌characteristics:‌ ‌
a. Expository‌‌texts‌‌should‌‌provide‌‌information‌‌about‌‌a‌‌particular‌‌topic.‌ ‌
b. These‌ ‌types‌ ‌of‌ ‌texts‌ ‌are‌ ‌usually‌ ‌written‌ ‌in‌ ‌paragraphs.‌ ‌It‌ ‌should‌ ‌contain‌ ‌the‌ ‌main‌‌
idea,‌‌supporting‌‌details‌‌that‌‌explain‌‌the‌‌main‌‌idea,‌‌and‌‌a‌‌concluding‌‌paragraph.‌ ‌

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c. Information‌ ‌presented‌ ‌in‌ ‌an‌ ‌expository‌ ‌text‌ ‌should‌ ‌be‌ ‌organized‌ ‌in‌ ‌a‌ ‌clear‌ ‌text‌‌
structure.‌ ‌
d. Language‌ ‌used‌ ‌in‌ ‌expository‌ ‌texts‌ ‌is‌ ‌domain-specific‌ ‌in‌ ‌terms‌ ‌of‌ ‌vocabulary‌ ‌to‌‌
precisely‌‌explain‌‌the‌‌topic.‌ ‌
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Take‌‌a‌‌look‌‌at‌‌this‌‌example:‌ ‌
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Table‌‌1.‌‌‌An‌‌example‌‌of‌‌an‌‌expository‌‌text‌ ‌

Example‌‌of‌‌an‌‌Expository‌‌Text‌ ‌ Explanation‌ ‌

Growing‌‌Up‌‌with‌‌Siblings‌ ‌ An‌‌expository‌‌text‌‌should‌‌have‌‌a‌‌title.‌ ‌

A‌ ‌sibling‌ ‌could‌ ‌be‌ ‌the‌ ‌best‌ ‌gift‌ ‌anyone‌‌ The‌ ‌first‌ ‌paragraph‌ ‌discusses‌ ‌the‌ ‌main‌
could‌ ‌ask‌ ‌for.‌ ‌They‌ ‌are‌ ‌people‌ ‌who‌ ‌you‌‌ idea‌‌of‌‌the‌‌expository‌‌text.‌‌In‌‌this‌‌case,‌‌the‌‌
would‌ ‌share‌ ‌a‌ ‌thing‌ ‌or‌ ‌two,‌ ‌someone‌ ‌you‌‌ writer‌ ‌talks‌ ‌about‌ ‌what‌ ‌his/her‌ ‌siblings‌‌
can‌ ‌wrestle‌‌with‌‌one‌‌minute‌‌and‌‌play‌‌with‌‌ mean‌‌to‌‌his/her‌‌life.‌ ‌
the‌ ‌next‌ ‌minute.‌ ‌They‌ ‌are‌ ‌few‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌‌
people‌ ‌who‌ ‌can‌ ‌understand‌ ‌and‌ ‌love‌ ‌you‌‌
without‌‌judgment‌‌or‌‌bias.‌‌Growing‌‌up‌‌with‌‌
siblings‌ ‌helped‌ ‌me‌ ‌become‌ ‌the‌ ‌person‌ ‌I‌‌
am‌ ‌today.‌ ‌Without‌ ‌them,‌ ‌I‌‌may‌‌not‌‌be‌‌the‌‌
confident‌‌and‌‌grounded‌‌person‌‌I‌‌am.‌ ‌

First,‌ ‌having‌ ‌a‌ ‌sibling‌ ‌made‌ ‌me‌ ‌become‌‌ This‌ ‌paragraph‌ ‌continues‌ ‌to‌ ‌discuss‌ ‌the‌‌
more‌ ‌patient.‌ ‌Because‌ ‌my‌ ‌siblings‌ ‌are‌‌ importance‌ ‌of‌ ‌his/her‌ ‌siblings.‌ ‌This‌‌
mostly‌ ‌rowdy‌ ‌and‌ ‌would‌ ‌often‌ ‌play‌‌ paragraph‌ ‌explains‌ ‌attitudes‌ ‌and‌ ‌values‌‌
nonstop,‌ ‌I‌ ‌have‌ ‌grown‌ ‌to‌ ‌become‌ ‌more‌‌ the‌ ‌writer‌ ‌has‌ ‌gotten‌ ‌because‌ ‌of‌ ‌his/her‌‌
patient‌ ‌when‌ ‌asking‌ ‌them‌ ‌to‌ ‌behave.‌‌ siblings.‌ ‌
Growing‌‌up‌‌with‌‌younger‌‌siblings‌‌made‌‌me‌‌
become‌ ‌more‌ ‌sensitive‌ ‌to‌‌their‌‌needs‌‌and‌‌
put‌ ‌them‌ ‌first.‌ ‌This‌ ‌also‌ ‌made‌ ‌me‌ ‌a‌‌more‌‌
responsible‌‌person‌‌as‌‌I‌‌took‌‌care‌‌of‌‌them.‌ ‌
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Second,‌ ‌my‌ ‌siblings‌ ‌are‌ ‌also‌ ‌the‌ ‌first‌‌
friends‌ ‌I‌‌ever‌‌had.‌‌They‌‌taught‌‌me‌‌to‌‌trust‌‌
them‌‌with‌‌things‌‌that‌‌may‌‌concern‌‌me‌‌and‌‌
to‌ ‌not‌ ‌be‌ ‌afraid‌ ‌to‌ ‌share‌ ‌my‌ ‌feelings‌ ‌with‌‌
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tell‌ ‌me‌ ‌what‌ ‌I‌ ‌need‌ ‌to‌ ‌hear‌ ‌to‌ ‌improve‌‌
myself.‌ ‌Because‌ ‌of‌ ‌that,‌ ‌I‌ ‌became‌ ‌more‌‌
confident‌‌and‌‌grounded.‌ ‌

My‌ ‌siblings‌ ‌may‌ ‌be‌ ‌the‌ ‌cause‌ ‌of‌ ‌my‌‌ The‌‌concluding‌‌paragraph‌‌focuses‌‌more‌‌on‌‌

headaches‌ ‌most‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌time,‌ ‌but‌ ‌they‌ ‌are‌‌ the‌ ‌summary‌ ‌of‌ ‌what‌ ‌the‌ ‌paragraph‌ ‌is‌‌
my‌‌family.‌‌They‌‌will‌‌love‌‌me‌‌most‌‌when‌‌no‌‌ about.‌ ‌
one‌‌else‌‌will.‌ ‌

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In‌‌this‌‌example,‌‌the‌‌writer‌‌focused‌‌on‌‌why‌‌his‌‌or‌‌her‌‌siblings‌‌are‌‌important‌‌in‌‌his‌‌or‌‌her‌‌life.‌‌
Notice‌ ‌that‌ ‌the‌ ‌discussion‌ ‌circled‌‌about‌‌what‌‌attitudes‌‌and‌‌values‌‌the‌‌writer‌‌learned‌‌from‌‌
having‌ ‌siblings‌ ‌and‌ ‌how‌ ‌they‌ ‌changed‌ ‌or‌ ‌developed‌ ‌the‌ ‌writer‌ ‌as‌ ‌a‌ ‌person.‌ ‌Because‌ ‌the‌‌
topic‌‌is‌‌more‌‌on‌‌a‌‌personal‌‌exposition,‌‌the‌‌structure‌‌and‌‌organization‌‌of‌‌ideas‌‌in‌‌the‌‌text‌‌do‌‌
not‌‌need‌‌to‌‌be‌‌complicated.‌ ‌

Text‌‌Structures‌‌of‌‌Expository‌‌Texts‌ ‌
Expository‌‌texts‌‌are‌‌usually‌‌clearly‌‌structured‌‌to‌‌help‌‌readers‌‌in‌‌getting‌‌and‌‌understanding‌‌
information.‌ ‌They‌ ‌are‌ ‌used‌ ‌by‌ ‌the‌ ‌writers‌ ‌to‌ ‌present‌ ‌and‌ ‌explain‌ ‌information.‌ ‌These‌ ‌text‌‌
structures‌‌are‌‌the‌‌following:‌ ‌
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Table‌‌2.‌‌‌The‌‌Five‌‌Text‌‌Structures‌‌of‌‌Expository‌‌Texts‌ ‌

Text‌‌Structure‌ ‌ Description‌ ‌ Signal‌‌Words‌ ‌

Description‌ ‌ Lists‌‌characteristics,‌‌ such‌‌as,‌‌for‌‌example,‌‌for‌‌

features,‌‌and‌‌examples‌‌to‌‌ instance,‌‌most‌‌important,‌‌
describe‌‌a‌‌subject‌ ‌ in‌‌front,‌‌beside,‌‌near‌ ‌

Sequence‌ ‌ Lists‌‌down‌‌items‌‌in‌‌ first,‌‌second,‌‌third,‌‌before,‌‌

chronological‌‌order‌ ‌ not‌‌long‌‌after,‌‌after‌‌that,‌‌at‌‌
the‌‌same‌‌time,‌‌finally,‌‌then‌ ‌

Comparison‌‌and‌‌Contrast‌ ‌ Compares‌‌and‌‌contrasts‌‌ like,‌‌unlike,‌‌but,‌‌in‌‌contrast,‌‌

two‌‌subjects‌‌or‌‌topics‌ ‌ on‌‌the‌‌other‌‌hand,‌‌
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Cause‌‌and‌‌effect‌ ‌ Explains‌‌one‌‌or‌‌more‌‌ therefore,‌‌so,‌‌this‌‌led‌‌to,‌‌as‌‌

causes‌‌and‌‌its‌‌resulting‌‌ a‌‌result,‌‌because,‌‌if…‌‌
effect/s‌ ‌ then…,‌‌consequently,‌‌
cause,‌‌effect,‌‌in‌‌order‌‌to‌ ‌

Problem‌‌and‌‌Solution‌ ‌ Discusses‌‌a‌‌question‌‌or‌‌a‌‌ solution,‌‌solve,‌‌effect,‌‌

problem‌‌and‌‌gives‌‌a‌‌ hopeful,‌‌concern,‌‌
solution‌‌or‌‌an‌‌answer‌ ‌ challenge,‌‌resolve‌ ‌

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In‌‌the‌‌sample‌‌expository‌‌text‌‌titled‌‌“Growing‌‌Up‌‌with‌‌Siblings,”‌‌the‌‌text‌‌structure‌‌is‌‌more‌‌of‌‌
a‌ ‌sequence‌ ‌as‌ ‌it‌ ‌lists‌ ‌down‌ ‌the‌ ‌most‌ ‌important‌‌values‌‌the‌‌writer‌‌has‌‌learned‌‌from‌‌having‌‌
siblings.‌‌He‌‌or‌‌she‌‌enumerated‌‌these‌‌values‌‌and‌‌how‌‌he‌‌or‌‌she‌‌acquired‌‌and‌‌related‌‌these‌‌
values‌‌to‌‌having‌‌siblings‌‌in‌‌his‌‌or‌‌her‌‌life.‌ ‌
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Let’s‌‌Check‌‌In‌ ‌
How‌‌do‌‌expository‌‌texts‌‌provide‌‌information‌‌to‌‌its‌‌intended‌‌audience?‌ ‌

Key‌‌Points‌ ‌
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● Expository‌ ‌texts‌ ‌provide‌ ‌information‌ ‌about‌ ‌the‌ ‌topic,‌ ‌are‌ ‌written‌ ‌in‌ ‌paragraphs,‌‌
present‌ ‌organized‌ ‌information‌ ‌in‌ ‌a‌ ‌clear‌ ‌text‌ ‌structure,‌ ‌and‌ ‌use‌ ‌domain-specific‌‌
language.‌ ‌
● The‌‌‌text‌‌structures‌‌of‌‌expository‌‌texts‌‌include‌‌description,‌‌sequence,‌‌comparison‌‌
and‌‌contrast,‌‌cause‌‌and‌‌effect,‌‌and‌‌problem‌‌and‌‌solution.‌ ‌
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Fill‌‌in‌‌the‌‌blanks‌‌to‌‌make‌‌the‌‌sentence‌‌about‌‌expository‌‌texts‌‌correct.‌ ‌
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1. Expository‌‌texts‌‌are‌‌written‌‌in‌‌___________________.‌ ‌
2. Language‌‌used‌‌in‌‌expository‌‌texts‌‌is‌‌___________________‌‌in‌‌terms‌‌of‌‌vocabulary.‌ ‌
3. Expository‌‌texts‌‌under‌‌___________________‌‌list‌‌down‌‌items‌‌in‌‌chronological‌‌order.‌ ‌
4. Expository‌‌texts‌‌under‌‌___________________‌‌list‌‌characteristics,‌‌features,‌‌and‌‌
examples‌‌to‌‌describe‌‌a‌‌subject.‌ ‌
5. Expository‌‌texts‌‌under‌‌___________________‌‌use‌‌signal‌‌words‌‌such‌‌as‌ ‌therefore,‌‌so,‌‌
this‌‌led‌‌to,‌‌as‌‌a‌‌result,‌‌because,‌‌if…‌‌then…,‌‌consequently,‌‌cause,‌‌effect,‌‌and‌‌in‌‌order‌‌
to.‌ ‌
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Identify‌‌the‌‌text‌‌structures‌‌of‌‌expository‌‌texts‌‌required‌‌in‌‌the‌‌following‌‌
situations.‌ ‌
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1. Samantha‌‌is‌‌required‌‌in‌‌her‌‌Science‌‌class‌‌to‌‌write‌‌about‌‌the‌‌causes‌‌of‌‌global‌‌
warming‌‌and‌‌how‌‌it‌‌affects‌‌the‌‌living‌‌creatures‌‌of‌‌the‌‌world.‌ ‌
2. Joyce‌‌will‌‌submit‌‌an‌‌essay‌‌about‌‌the‌‌differences‌‌between‌‌the‌‌behaviors‌‌of‌‌deities‌‌in‌‌
Greek‌‌mythology‌‌and‌‌Roman‌‌mythology.‌ ‌
3. Dave‌‌writes‌‌about‌‌different‌‌tips‌‌on‌‌how‌‌to‌‌effectively‌‌use‌‌the‌‌character‌‌he‌‌uses‌‌in‌‌
his‌‌favorite‌‌mobile‌‌game.‌ ‌
4. Mary‌‌thinks‌‌that‌‌mental‌‌health‌‌is‌‌important‌‌in‌‌the‌‌present‌‌times.‌‌So,‌‌as‌‌a‌‌
psychologist,‌‌she‌‌aims‌‌to‌‌write‌‌the‌‌different‌‌ways‌‌on‌‌how‌‌to‌‌cope‌‌with‌‌anxiety.‌ ‌
5. Astrid‌‌aims‌‌to‌‌write‌‌about‌‌her‌‌experiences‌‌as‌‌she‌‌went‌‌back‌‌to‌‌Singapore‌‌during‌‌
the‌‌summer‌‌vacation.‌ ‌
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‌ Waste‌ ‌management‌‌deals‌‌with‌‌
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of‌ ‌wastes‌ ‌to‌ ‌care‌ ‌for‌ ‌our‌‌
environment.‌ ‌It‌ ‌is‌ ‌essential‌‌
because‌ ‌it‌ ‌prevents‌ ‌us‌ ‌from‌‌
acquiring‌ ‌diseases‌ ‌that‌ ‌can‌ ‌be‌‌
contracted‌ ‌from‌ ‌improper‌‌
waste‌‌disposal.‌ ‌
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Our‌ ‌government‌ ‌and‌ ‌some‌‌
private‌ ‌organizations‌ ‌have‌‌
tried‌ ‌to‌ ‌address‌ ‌the‌ ‌issue‌ ‌of‌ ‌improper‌ ‌waste‌ ‌disposal.‌ ‌An‌ ‌example‌ ‌is‌‌
encouraging‌‌people‌‌to‌‌surrender‌‌and‌‌throw‌‌recyclable‌‌wastes‌‌such‌‌as‌‌PET‌‌
bottles‌ ‌in‌ ‌particular‌ ‌places.‌ ‌Some‌ ‌countries‌ ‌have‌ ‌waste‌ ‌surrendered‌ ‌and‌‌
exchanged‌‌with‌‌money‌‌or‌‌other‌‌products.‌ ‌
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Another‌ ‌way‌ ‌to‌ ‌practice‌ ‌waste‌ ‌management‌ ‌is‌ ‌through‌ ‌recycling‌ ‌and‌‌
upcycling‌ ‌programs‌ ‌which‌ ‌are‌ ‌advocated‌ ‌by‌ ‌many‌ ‌organizations.‌ ‌They‌‌
encourage‌ ‌people‌ ‌to‌ ‌recycle‌ ‌and‌ ‌repurpose‌ ‌materials‌ ‌to‌ ‌reduce‌ ‌wastes‌‌
thrown,‌ ‌prevent‌ ‌the‌‌emission‌‌of‌‌greenhouse‌‌gases,‌‌and‌‌at‌‌the‌‌same‌‌time‌‌
bring‌ ‌out‌ ‌creativity.‌ ‌An‌ ‌example‌ ‌of‌ ‌upcycling‌ ‌and‌ ‌recycling‌ ‌products‌ ‌is‌‌
repurposing‌‌plastic‌‌wastes‌‌to‌‌become‌‌alternatives‌‌to‌‌hollow‌‌blocks.‌ ‌
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There‌‌are‌‌also‌‌programs‌‌that‌‌promote‌‌waste‌‌reduction,‌‌such‌‌as‌‌stores‌‌that‌‌
encourage‌‌the‌‌use‌‌of‌‌eco‌‌bags‌‌to‌‌put‌‌grocery‌‌items‌‌instead‌‌of‌‌plastic‌‌bags.‌‌
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alternative.‌ ‌
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There‌ ‌may‌ ‌be‌ ‌efforts‌ ‌exerted‌ ‌by‌ ‌government‌ ‌and‌ ‌non-government‌‌
organizations‌ ‌in‌ ‌terms‌ ‌of‌ ‌saving‌ ‌the‌ ‌environment‌ ‌in‌ ‌programs‌ ‌such‌ ‌as‌‌
waste‌‌management‌‌and‌‌waste‌‌reduction.‌‌The‌‌most‌‌important‌‌thing‌‌is‌‌that‌‌
people‌‌should‌‌be‌‌fully‌‌informed‌‌and‌‌involved‌‌in‌‌such‌‌activities‌‌in‌‌order‌‌to‌‌
make‌‌a‌‌difference.‌ ‌

1. What‌‌are‌‌the‌‌programs‌‌that‌‌promote‌‌waste‌‌management?‌ ‌

2. What‌‌does‌‌“recycling‌‌and‌‌upcycling”‌‌mean?‌ ‌

3. What‌‌is‌‌the‌‌main‌‌idea‌‌of‌‌this‌‌text?‌ ‌

4. Why‌‌is‌‌waste‌‌management‌‌important?‌ ‌

5. How‌‌else‌‌can‌‌we‌‌promote‌‌waste‌‌management?‌ ‌

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