Unit 7 Listening Worksheet Notes

COLLECTING GARBAGE
AudioScript Reporter: And is this plan proving to be successful?
Simon: Yes, it is. Since it was introduced last year, the
B amount that people put out for landfill disposal has
Listen to Simon tell a reporter about the town’s system dropped by over 50 percent. Another advantage is that
for waste removal. Check True or False. the recycled materials are now being sold to recycling
Reporter: Simon, can you tell me about the town’s new companies, and the profit goes to the city.
system for waste removal? C
Simon: Of course. The city council has introduced an Listen again. Complete the sentences.
interesting new plan to help reduce the amount of
waste that goes into landfills. The city landfills were Answers
A
being filled up too quickly, so the council decided to
do something about it. It’s turned out to be very
Answers will vary.
successful and popular with residents.
Reporter: Really? How does it work? B
Simon: Well, each household has to divide their garbage 1. False 2. True 3. True 4. True 5. True 6. False
into two different categories: stuff that can be recycled
– like glass, metal, and paper – and stuff that can’t be C
recycled and has to be taken to the landfill. The goal of 1. waste; landfills
the project is to reduce the amount that people send to 2. plastic; paper; glass; metal
the landfill. 3. week
Reporter: That’s a good idea. Lots of people throw 4. $2
things out without thinking about whether they can be 5. won’t take
recycled or not. 6. over 50

D
Simon: That’s true. So here’s how the new system
works. First of all, people are given different colored
plastic bins for recycled materials. The blue bin is for Answers will vary.
plastic, the red one is for paper, and the green one is
for glass and metal.
Reporter: I see. So the recycling goes into the different
colored bins?
Simon: Yes, but for their waste materials, people have to
use special plastic bags, and they have to put a yellow
sticker on each bag. They get two free yellow stickers
per week. This means that, each week, they can put out
two bags containing garbage. And if they want to put
out more than that, they have to buy extra stickers.
Reporter: How much do the extra stickers cost?
Simon: Two dollars each. So the idea is people must
limit the amount they put out for landfill disposal and
put out as much as they can for recycling. If they do
put out more than two bags per week, they have to pay
extra for it.
Reporter: So what happens if someone puts out a
garbage bag, but forgets to put a sticker on it?
Simon: The garbage collectors won’t take it!
Reporter: I see. So how often do the garbage and the
recycling materials get picked up?
Simon: Once a week.

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Unit 7 Listening Worksheet

COLLECTING GARBAGE
A PAIR WORK What does your city or town do with its garbage? Make a list.
What else could be done with it?

B Listen to Simon tell a reporter about the town’s system for waste removal.
Check (P) True or False.
True False
1. The new system is unpopular with residents. □ □
2. Households divide their waste into two different categories. □ □
3. The plastic bins are for recycled materials. □ □
4. Yellow stickers are for bags of waste that cannot be recycled. □ □
5. People can buy extra stickers if they need them. □ □
6. The garbage is collected every day. □ □
C Listen again. Complete the sentences.
1. The new plan was introduced to reduce the amount of _____________________ that goes
into _____________________.
2. The blue bins are for _____________________, the red bins are for _____________________,
and the green bins are for _____________________ and _____________________.
3. Residents get two free stickers each _____________________.
4. Extra stickers cost _____________________ each.
5. If a garbage bag doesn’t have a sticker, the garbage collectors _____________________ it.
6. Since last year, the amount of garbage has been reduced by _____________________ percent.

D GROUP WORK Discuss these questions.

1. Are any of the things done for waste removal in Simon’s town used in your city or town?
2. Which ideas could be used where you live?
3. How should rules for waste removal be enforced?

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Unit 7 Vocabulary Worksheet

WORLD PROBLEMS
Your Vocabulary Log
Make a vocabulary log. Write words or draw pictures to help you remember.

WORLD PROBLEMS
acid rain political unrest
deforestation pollution
famine poverty
global warming recession
government corruption unemployment
homelessness violence
infectious diseases waste
(italics = new word)

Practice
A Classify the words in your vocabulary log. Write W for world problem
if they don’t exist in your country, N for national problem if they exist in your
country, but not in your community, or C for community problem if they exist
in your community.

B How serious are the problems in your country? Write the problems from
your vocabulary log in order from 1 (most serious) to 14 (least serious).

World problems

1. 8.

2. 9.

3. 10.

4. 11.

5. 12.

6. 13.

7. 14.

C GROUP WORK Compare your opinions about the problems above.

A: I think unemployment is our most serious problem.
B: Really? Why?
A: Well, if people have jobs, all the other problems can be solved.
C: I disagree. I think overpopulation is our most serious problem.

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