Fill in the blanks with the best word(s).

	A recycling	B machine-building	C transportation
	A air	B environment	C water
	A elements	B atoms	C particles
	A products	B benefits	C things

10. Read Dialogue 2. What goods can be called environmentally-friendly?

Dialogue 2. ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY PRODUCTS

A: You say your products are aimed at the green consumer. In what ways are they environmentally-friendly?

B: We produce household cleaning products – detergents and so on. They are all phosphate-free, which minimizes damage to the environment.

A: What about the packaging?

B: We try to use as little packaging as possible. Also, all our bottles are made of recyclable plastic and we use recycled fibre in our boxes. That's what our customers want.

Think of the meanings of the highlighted words. Read the comments to Dialogue 2 to check your ideas.

1) Environmentally-friendly means not so damaging to the environment.

2) phosphate-free: not to contain phosphates (chemical compounds which are harmful to the environment).

Give your own examples with these constructions.

EXAMPLE: environmentally unacceptable, chlorine-free, lead-free.

13. Complete the sentences with are allowed to/ aren't allowed to or have to.

a)We………….reduce our CO₂ emissions by 5 per cent by next year.

b) Factories……………dump rubbish in the river. They can be fined if they do.

c) Manufactories…………… follow strict environmental guidelines.

d) The Governments sets strict limits on landfill. We………… send only 50 per cent of our waste to landfill sites. We……………… recycle the rest.

e) Paint producers……………… use lead in their paint any more because it's a health hazard.

f) We……………… exceed the permitted levels.

Match the two parts of the sentences.

1) You can be fined	a) by using a heat recovery process.
2) Our products minimize damage	b) for breaking pollution laws.
3) Most plastics don't bio-degrade	c) to the environment.
4) We're hoping to use more energy	d) in the environment.
5) We can save energy	e) from alternative sources.

Complete each sentence with a preposition or leave blank if no preposition is needed.

a) We must get rid ……...our waste in an acceptable way (to, of, from).

b) Is it harmful…………the environment? (for, to, into)

c) Safe disposal..…...toxic substances is very important (of, –, from).

d) Ozone is not emitted……….the atmosphere (into, to, for).

e) Incineration is better……….the environment than landfill (for, to, into).

f) Wind power can be converted ….……energy (to, into, –).

g) We've reduced our energy bill …… investing in good insulation (by, with, –).

16. Complete the sentences with the proper word: recycling, pollution, environmentally, disposable, environmental, dispose, recyclable, pollutants.

a) Most types of paper are …………………...

b) We need to find a better way to………………..of our waste.

c) It's an………………………… friendly product.

d) ……………………..is having an effect on the world climate.

e) They manufacture cheap…………………cigarette lighters.

f) We have an office-paper……………………scheme in our company.

g) We are setting up an…………………….management system.

h) There are six main air…………………………

Complete the sentences with the correct verb.

a) When fossil fuels are burnt, they…………… give/take/send off CO_2.

b) We need to…………… clear/take/clean up our production process.

c) We are trying to……… put/cut/bring down the amount of packaging we use.

d) It's better to recycle glass bottles than to………… throw/put/take them away.

e) Most hamburger boxes don't…… take/bring/break down in the environment.

In pairs, summarize the advantages and the disadvantages of recycling. Report to the rest of the class about the results of your work. Do your groupmates agree with you? Be ready to ask questions to them, too.

19. In small groups, work out a leaflet (150-200 words) which appeals to people and invites them to collect waste paper for recycling. Attract people’s attention to the points: the problem of deforesting, necessity of paper recycling and making our environment clean, importance of common activity, etc.

What are the reasons for recycling? Read Text B to answer this question.