Unit 11 Think Before You Throw Extension Activities Alice Chiu

Main Menu Activity One: Tips on Environmental Protection Activity Two: More about “As…as possible”

Tips on Environmental Protection Activity One Tips on Environmental Protection Reference: www.panda.org/helpwwf/athome.cfm#1

Instruction In this activity, you are going to learn some tips on how to protect the environment, starting doing something helpful at your home. Remember, your effort can contribute to save the energy and clean the world.

Now watch this film first.

Protect our Environment Save Electricity Save Water Save Energy When you shop Waste Disposal Recycle Quiz on recycling

Save Electricity 1-6 Saving electricity means protecting our environment. Turn off television, radio or stereos when you are not using them. That little standby light means that they’re still using power—turn it off, too

Save Water 2-6 Don’t leave the water running when you are not using it. Collect the water which is used to wash vegetables to water your houseplants.

Save Energy 3-6 Car pools. (汽車共乘) Use rechargeable batteries. Send e-greetings cards instead of paper cards.

When You Shop 4-6 Take your own bags. Look for products that have less packaging. Don’t buy bottled water if you can because transporting water from it source to the supermarket shelves is an expensive waste of energy.

Waste Disposal 5-6 Help reduce the world’s rubbish dumps—don’t use “throw-away” products like paper plates and napkins or plastic knives, forks, and cups. Find out if there is a disposal location for used car batteries and another hazardous (危險的) household wastes.

Recycling 6-6 Let’s play a recycling quiz Recycle your paper, glass, and other waste. Use as much recycled paper as possible. Let’s play a recycling quiz

Quiz 1-5 Finish the Poem name again Clean-up is our favorite game We call it “recycling” by __________ . Many things can be used __________. They all go into the recycle can. name again

Quiz 2-5 Which of the following items can not be recycled? Press Enter for Answers.

Quiz 2-5 Which of the following items can not be recycled? shoes bird (parrot) plant shoes toy

Quiz 3-5 Name three materials that can be recycled. newspapers/paper Possible Answers: newspapers/paper aluminum cans milk jugs plastic soda bottles cardboard plastic magazines

Quiz 4-5 What does the recycle symbol look like?

Quiz 5-5 Give three reasons why we should recycle? Possible Answers: To keep the landfill from getting bigger. To make the air cleaner. To save energy. To conserve natural resources. To allow things to be used more than once instead of throwing them away.

Your Turn Please think as many ways as possible to keep our environment clean and safe.

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More about “as…as possible” Activity Two More about “as…as possible”

as…as possible as…as one can/could Instruction Now that you have learned the pattern “as…as possible,” you must know how to answer the following questions. as…as possible as…as one can/could

Why are you still watching TV. The finals are in sight Why are you still watching TV? The finals are in sight. You should study as ______ as you can. hard

It is not easy to earn money, so I should spend as _______________ as possible. Even though the store is having a sale, I don’t buy easily. little (money)

Jenny is on a diet. She eats as ____________ as possible. little (food)

Why are you late again? I have told you many times that you should get up as ______ as possible. early

When the teacher asks you questions, you should answer as ______________ as possible so that the whole class can hear you. loudly/ clearly

It is not very easy to drive in Taipei It is not very easy to drive in Taipei. The traffic so heavy that you have to drive as _________ as possible. carefully

When you are catching a cold, try to drink as ____________ as possible. much water

In the library, we should talk as ________ as possible so as not to disturb others. quietly

Jane is saving as _______________ as she can so that he can buy a new computer. much (money)

Hurry up! We are going to miss the bus. Let’s run as _____ as we can. fast

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