Pre-reading task
1. Give your own environmental definitions to the following terms:
“green” and “brown”.
2. Read the correct ones and check if you are right.
Green – someone ecologically intelligent.
Brown – someone not environmentally aware, the opposite of being green.
3. Read the following questionnaire and try to answer the questions.
HOW GREEN ARE YOU?
| There is more to being green than recycling your newspapers and using unleaded fuel. Here is a chance to test your ecological intelligence
1. Which uses the most energy?
a a fridge
b a cooker or stove
c a washing machine
2. What is the best way to make cars ecologically safer? a buying a car with a
catalytic converter
b using unleaded petrol
c buying a more fuel-efficient car
3. Which of the following does
not damage human health?
a aspirin
b roast beef
c excessive intake of vitamin C
4. Which uses the most water in
the home?
a the toilet
b the bath
c the washing machine
d the dishwasher
| 5. Which of these statements about ‘ozone friendly ’ aerosol cans is true?
a they contain no ozone-damaging propellants
b they are biodegradable
c they are recyclable
6. Which is the best way of improving the quality of drinking water?
a buying bottled water
b collecting rainwater
c lobbying for a dual water supply
d boiling tap water
7.Which is the best way to dispose of waste?
a burning it in incinerators
that generate energy
b recycling
c composting
8 Which is the most environment-friendly form of energy?
a nuclear power
b coal
c gas
d oil
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4. Explain the adjectives in italics from ex. 3 and put them in the two boxes below.
