Unit 2 4º ESO 1. Read the text. What do the numbers below refer to? RUBBISH ISLAND ON THE MALDIVES The Maldives are a group of beautiful tropical islands in the Indian Ocean. But the Maldives have got a dirty secret: Thilafushi, the world’s biggest rubbish island. Ships bring more than 330 tonnes of rubbish to Thilafushi every day from all over the Maldives. Workers burn some of the rubbish and put the rest in the ground. The Maldivians built Thilafushi in 1992. At that time, they were looking for a place to throw out their rubbish. Nearly 100,000 people were living in Male, the capital city, and they were producing a lot of rubbish every day. Male is only two square kilometres, so there was nowhere for all this rubbish to go. The government decided to build Thilafushi to solve this problem. Today, the Maldives are a very popular destination. More than 10,000 tourists arrive every week and each tourist produces 3.5 kg of rubbish. There is now so much rubbish on Thilafushi and it is growing at a rate of one square metre a day. Today, there is not much space on Thilafushi, so the Maldivians are sending some of their rubbish to India. Ships come to the Maldives to bring vegetables from India. In the past, the ships returned to India empty, but today they return with empty cans, metals and cardboard. When they arrive in India, the Indians sell everything for recycling. The rubbish crisis in the Maldives is getting worse every day, but the tourists know nothing about the problem. The tourists continue to swim in the blue sea and sunbathe on the sandy beaches. They have got no idea about the rubbish island only a short distance away. 1. ....................... 330 3.................... 10,000 2. ................ 100,000 4.......................... 3.5 2.David is interviewing Tom, a volunteer in an environmental project. Tom has just got back from Thilafushi. Write David’s questions using the Past Simple or the Past Continuous. Then write Tom’s answers based on the information in the text. when / the Maldivians / build / Thilafushi .................................................................. ............................................................ 2.what / you / see / when / you / arrive / there .................................................................. ............................................................ 3. what / the workers / do / while / you / be / there .................................................................. ............................................................ 4. what / the ships / carry / when / they / return / to India .................................................................. ............................................................ 5. what / the tourists / say / about Thilafushi .................................................................. ............................................................ 3. Write a letter to a friend describing a holiday. Make sure you answer the following questions. 1.Where did you go? 2.Who did you go with? 3.What did you do there? 4.What did you like most about the holiday?
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Unit 2 4º ESO
1.Read the text. What do the numbers below refer to?
RUBBISH ISLAND ON THE MALDIVES
The Maldives are a group of beautiful tropical islands in the Indian Ocean. But the Maldives
have got a dirty secret: Thilafushi, the world’s biggest rubbish island. Ships bring more than
330 tonnes of rubbish to Thilafushi every day from all over the Maldives. Workers burn some
of the rubbish and put the rest in the ground.
The Maldivians built Thilafushi in 1992. At that time, they were looking for a place to throw
out their rubbish. Nearly 100,000 people were living in Male, the capital city, and they were
producing a lot of rubbish every day. Male is only two square kilometres, so there was nowhere
for all this rubbish to go. The government decided to build Thilafushi to solve this problem.
Today, the Maldives are a very popular destination. More than 10,000 tourists arrive every
week and each tourist produces 3.5 kg of rubbish. There is now so much rubbish on Thilafushi
and it is growing at a rate of one square metre a day.
Today, there is not much space on Thilafushi, so the Maldivians are sending some of their
rubbish to India. Ships come to the Maldives to bring vegetables from India. In the past, the
ships returned to India empty, but today they return with empty cans, metals and cardboard.
When they arrive in India, the Indians sell everything for recycling.
The rubbish crisis in the Maldives is getting worse every day, but the tourists know nothing
about the problem. The tourists continue to swim in the blue sea and sunbathe on the sandy
beaches. They have got no idea about the rubbish island only a short distance away.
3. Write a letter to a friend describing a holiday. Make sure you answer the following questions.
1.Where did you go?
2.Who did you go with?
3.What did you do there?
4.What did you like most about the holiday?
Grammar:
1.Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or the Past Continuous.
1. David ………………… (play) football when he ………………… (break) his leg. 2. I ………………… (study) when you ………………… (call). 3. While I ………………… (try) to study, everyone ………………… (make) a lot of noise. 4. What ………………… you ………………… (do) at six o’clock? You ………………… (not answer)
my call.
4. Complete the paragraph with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple, affirmative and negative.
Children in Naples 1………………… (stay) home from school in the winter of 2008, because the
streets were full of rubbish. The people of Naples 2………………… (throw out) their rubbish, but
the rubbish workers 3………………… (pick up) anything. This rubbish 4………………… (cause)
dangerous pollution. The landfills – special holes in the ground to throw out rubbish – were
full, so the city 5………………… (close) them. What 6………………… the city (do) with all the rubbish
in the streets? It 7………………… (send) its rubbish to another country – to Germany.
5. Write the words in the correct order to make questions. Use the Past Simple. Then answer the questions with the information in brackets.
1. Lucy / put / yesterday / what / into the recycling bin (old newspapers) ................................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................................. 2. Neil Armstrong / on the moon / when / walk (in 1969) ................................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................................. 3. first / appear / recycling bins / where / the (in Britain) ................................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................................. 4. his ship / Christopher Columbus / call / what (La Santa María) ................................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................................. 5. see / last night / film / you and your friends / what (Avatar) ................................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................................
6. What were John and his family doing at 7.00 yesterday? Complete the sentences with the verbs
below. Use the Past Continuous.
not watch • ride • study • take • walk
1. John’s brother ………………… old bottles to the recycling bin. 2. John ………………… television. He ………………… for an exam. 3. John’s parents ………………… the dog while his sister ………………… her bike.
2. Write the words in the correct order to make questions. Use the Past Continuous. 1. collect / the boys / what / at the beach ................................................................................................................................. 2. the girls / flowers / plant / in the forest ................................................................................................................................. 3. the people / who / talk to / outside the building ................................................................................................................................. 4. you / last night / do / at 7 o’clock / what .................................................................................................................................
3. Look at the pictures and answer the questions in Exercise 2.
4. Write sentences with the words below. Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous and when or while.
1. it / start / to rain / the children / swim / in the sea ................................................................................................................................. 2. we / play / computer games / the biscuits / start / to burn ................................................................................................................................. 3. the participants / clean up / the park / people / take photos ................................................................................................................................. 4. I / walk / to school / I / fall / on some ice .................................................................................................................................
5. Complete the passage with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous.
The Exxon Valdez was a large ship. It 1……………………… (transport) oil to many countries. On
24th March 1989, it 2……………………… (travel) from Alaska to Los Angeles when it 3……………………… (hit) a large piece of ice. The ice 4……………………… (make) a hole in the side of
the ship and lots of oil 5……………………… (go) into the sea. Many birds 6……………………… (look
for) food in the sea when the accident 7……………………… (happen). Unfortunately, 250,000
birds 8……………………… (die). It 9……………………… (take) more than two years and thousands of
workers to clean up the beaches.
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Vocabulary: 1. Complete with a suitable Word. 1. You can’t wear that hat. It looks………… 2. I like comedies because they are always ………. 3. Everyone is laughing at me. It is so………………. 4. I can’t stop laughing at that picture. It is so……….
2. Write an adjectives which describe the following sentences: 1.Peter likes everything in its right place……………………….. 2. Paula doesn’t like telling other people about her feelings…………….. 3. My sister often drops or fall things……………….. 4. You always want to know everyone’s secrets……………… 5. My uncle never spend Money on anything……………… 6. Anne always thinks about other people’s feelings. ……………… 3. Complete the sentences: 1. the opposite of calm……………… 2. ………………people often have new ideas. 3. Eating with your mouth open is. ……………… 4. Crying is a very ………………reaction to a situation. 5 The opposite of pessimistic is ……………… 6. It is easy for ……………… people to make new friends because they aren’t shy. 7. You make silly mistakes because you are……………… 8. It’s ……………… tos ay please or thank you
