Name: .............................................................................

Vocabulary
1 Circle four types of materials and four items that people recycle.
Then complete the sentences below with the words.
c d b g h t y b l k
w o o d z e e o c o
q p n t a z e t a f
l e a t h e r t r r
g d c j a z n l d a
o n a f k i l e b m
y o n t a z n s o h
e i s j a r s e a q
w g l a s s n o r x
t g e v c b x i d s

1. Red wine often comes in green …………………… .

2. …………………… comes from animals and is used to make shoes and handbags.
3. …………………… comes from trees.
4. We keep food fresh in plastic …………………… .
5. Jam usually comes in …………………… .
6. Boxes are often made from …………………… .
7. We sometimes buy fizzy drinks in …………………… .
8. …………………… will break if you drop it.

2 Choose the correct answer.

1. What kind of bags are more environmentally-friendly?
a. cloth bags b. plastic bags
2. How is milk usually sold?
a. in tins b. in cartons
3. Which of these is an example of a natural resource?
a. paper b. metal
4. What do we call the outside part of an orange?
a. the peel b. the shell
5. What do we get from sheep?
a. cotton b. wool

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 Grammar
3 Choose the correct answer.
1. Ed complained that … .
a. he had had a great time
b. he hadn’t enjoyed himself
2. I warned my friends that they were … .
a. endangering wildlife
b. helping wildlife
3. The boys admitted that they … .
a. hadn’t acted wisely
b. had acted wisely
4. Millie promised that she … .
a. had thrown the bags on the ground
b. would pick up the bags on the ground
5. The teacher announced that … .
a. we shouldn’t forget to do homework that night
b. she would post our marks the following day

4 Complete the reported sentences and add a reporting verb from the verbs below.
Make all the necessary changes.
beg  remind  add  explain  offer  wonder
1. “Don’t forget your hiking boots!”
Liz ................................................................................................... .
2. “I can take you to the landfill tomorrow.”
Dan ................................................................................................. .
3. “In addition, global warming will get worse in the next five years.”
The conservationist ...........................................................................
......................................................................................................... .
4. “These gases can be deadly, so we must be very careful.”
The scientist .................................................................................... .
5. “Did any fish survive the oil spill last week?”
He ................................................................................................... .
6. “Please let us help clean up the park.”
The students............................. the teacher.......................................
......................................................................................................... .

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