y ec e Fiona Undrill Read and discover all about why we recy I waste • What waste materials can we recycle • How long does plastic take to decompo Read and discover more about the world ! This series of non-fiction readers provid es interesting and educational content, wi th activities and project work Series Editor: Hazel Geatches Audio CD Pack availabLe Word count for this reader: 1,701 level level 600 headwords 900 headwG d level level 750 headwords 1,050 head wol II Cover photograph : Photollbrary (Old tires being shredded/ Werner Bach ml'1I OXFO Rill N I I I I ISBN 978 () III " II Fiona UndriLL Introduction Too Much Waste Reduce, Reuse, Recycle What Can We Recycle? Paper 10 Plastic 12 Glass 14 Metal 16 Food Waste 18 Problems for Earth 20 10 What Can You Do? 22 Activities 24 P~ecU M Picture Dictionary 46 About Read and Discover 48 OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS OXFORD A CKNOWLED GE M EN TS UNIVERSITY PRE SS Great Clare ndo n Street Oxford OX2 60 p Oxford UniversilY Press is a department of the University of Oxford It furthers the University's objective of excel1ence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide in Oxford New York Auckland Cape Town Dar es Salaam Hong Kong Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Nairobi New Delhi Shanghai Taipei Toronto With offices in Argentina Austria Brazil Chile Czech Republic France Greece Guatemala Hungary Italy Japan Poland Portugal Singapore South Korea Switzerland Thailand Turkey Ukraine Vietnam OXFORD and OXFORD ENGLISH are registered trade marks of Oxford University Press in the UK and in certain other countries © Oxford University Press 2011 The moral fights of the author have been asserted nIustrations by: Arlene Adams pp.ll, 30; Kelly Kennedy pp.5, 6, 13, 18; Dusan Pavlic/Beehive Illustration pp.34, 46, 47; Alan Rowe pp.24, 28, 32, 34, 46, 47; Mark Ruffle p.9 The Publishers would also like to thank the followingfor their kind pennission to reproduce photographs and other copyright material: Alamy pp.5 (EPC Photography/lmageState/a pple), IS (Birger Lallo/Nordicphotos), 22 (Brian Hatton/Red Cover); Biogen Gree nfinch Ltd p.19; Corbis pp.3 (Randy FarisfFlirt/plastic), (Gerhard Egger/Comet), (Randy Faris/Flilt/plastic, Felix Heyder/dpa/cars), 12 (Construction Photography(ferra), 13 (Ed Quinn/fleece), 16 (Louie Psihoyos/Science Faction/ scrap metal, Visuals Unlimited/aluminium in rock), 23 (Yi Lu); Getty Images p.8 (Rebecca Emery/Riser/paper); The Greenhouse Effect Ltd p.14 (StructuranJade hammered type rain screen Museum facade in Gennany); Tim Mitche ll Photography p.8 (recycled clothes); Oxford University Press pp.3 (food, metal, paper, glass, recycling bins), 6, (glass, cans), 18; Photolibrary pp.1 (Saxpixcom Saxpixcom/age footstock), 13 Uavier Larrea/age footstock/plastic pellets), 17 (Mauro Fermariello(fips Ita lia), 20 (KFS KFS/imagebroker net/power station); Still Pictures p.20 (Michael Hutchinson/ SpecialistStock/swan); www.via-cornwall.co.ukp.7 With thanks to Ann Fullick for sdence checking We all make a lot of waste There's waste from our homes,·factories, offices, and schools We recycle a lot of our waste materials, but we should recycle more Do you know why? , Database right Oxford University Press (maker) First published 2011 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 10 I No unauthorized photocopying All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or trans mitted , in any fonn or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of Oxford University Press, or as express ly permitted by law, or under ternlS agreed with the appropriate reprographics rights organization Enqu iries concerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should be sent to the ELT Rights Department, Oxford University Press, at the address above You must not circulate this book in any other binding or cover and you mu st impose this same condition on any acquirer Any websites referred to in this publication are in the public domain and their addresses are provided by Oxford University Press for information on ly Oxford University Press disclaims any responsibility for the content IS BN: 9780194644440 An Audio CD Pack containing this book and a CD is also available, ISBN 9780 194644846 The CD has a choice of American and British English recordings or the co mplete text An accompa nying Activ ity Boo k is also available ISBN 9780 194644549 Printed in China This book is printed o n paper from certified and well-ma naged sources What you throwaway? What is your waste made of? What waste materials you recycle? o Now read and discover more about why we recycle waste! o In som e countries, one person can make about kilograms of waste every day! Where d oes all this waste go? Most waste goes to a landfill At a landfill, people put the waste under the ground Landfills are very big because we make so much waste A Landfill An Apple Decomposing Most waste materials decompose - they break down into very small pieces Food waste decomposes fast, but some waste materials decompose slowly Paper materials take from two to five months to decompose, some metal materials take from 80 to 100 years, and plastic materials take maybe up to 1,000 years Some materials, like glass, never decompose We are making more and more waste We need more landfills, but there's no more land on Earth for landfills Our waste stays in landfills for too long, and this is bad for Earth So we should make less waste we should recycle more things ~ -r ~ "£ ~~ 'W Around the world, people make up to billion metric tons of waste every year ,~ _., ~ _ ~_ ~ -.al.-.Q ~ _ I~I ' I> ~ ~~ + Go to pages 24- 25 for activities '1A'\ " _.a 9' , , :-v UI~-.·'" ~, ~ ~ "'- _ ~b:~' ~ Wu_ Ie~a.,ct We should put less waste in landfills We can help to this when we reduce, reuse, and recycle our waste When we reduce our waste, we make less waste We can help to this when we only buy things that we really need We can also borrow things, or fix things when they break When we don't buy so many things, we reduce waste When we recycle something, we use it to make something new We can recycle most glass, paper, and metal We can recycle some plastic We can recycle things to make more of the same thing, for example, we can recycle paper to make new paper We can also make something different, like this radio that's made of recycled metal A Radio Made of Recycled Metal When we reuse something, we use it again When we buy a bottle of water, we can put more water in the bottle when we finish it - we don't need to buy a new bottle We should reuse our plastic bags Around the world, people use about one million plastic bags every day - we usually use one bag for only about 12 minutes! C + Go to pages 26-27 for activities We can recycle most things - clothes, shoes, phones, computers, televisions, cars, cans, paper, bottles, and batteries There are a few things that we can't recycle - but not many! There's a recycling symbol on a lot of the things that we can recycle There's sometimes a symbol on the things that we can't recycle We can recycle most paper and card to make new paper We can recycle metal from many different things, like cans, cars, and computers It's hard to get new metal, so it's good to recycle old metal We have to recycle different types of plastic in different ways The recycling symbols on plastic help people to sort the different types of plastic We can recycle most types of glass It's good to sort the glass into different colors - green, brown, and clear glass Factories can only make new clear glass when 99 % of the re made from treef> When we recycle chocolate, we save trees At a paper recycling factory, machines cut the paper and put the pieces in pizzas Machines wash paper fibers to take out things Like dogs and cats Find and write the words 'b ' t~ee \\\nes f I ersmkgLuestaples ,oq ~erfactOryrnaC 10 Write true or false ssoap , all' Every time we recycle paper, the fibers get bigger and stronger We will always need some new bottles to make paper Write./ or X Paper is made from sand Waste paper in my home comes from: When we recycle paper, we save trees newspapers We can get a new newspaper from a recycled newspaper in a week birthday cards We can only recycle paper three times comic books 0 0 drawing paper writing paper mail Order the words Plastic Read pages 12-13 materials / other / newer than / Plastic is bottle phone car toys refrigerator chair Write the words V\astiG is ne'ller than other materia\s that recycle plastic / many factories / There aren't things Like / bottles / We can recycle / plastic from different types / of plastic / Different factories / recycle clothes / We can use / recycled plastic / to make Complete the sentences bottles decompose factory different clothes No one reaLLy knows how long plastic takes to _ _ I It's hard to sort the _ _ types of plastic We can recycle plastic from things Like _ _ We can use recycled plastic to make things Like _ _ _ _ , phones, chairs, and toys At a plastic recycling , machines clean the plastic and cut it into smaLL pieces Number the sentences in order How Machines Recycle Plastic: o o QJ o o They clean the plastic again They cut the plastic into smaLL pieces They clean the plastic They melt the plastic They cut the clean plastic into peLLets Write true or false Glass To make glass, people make trees very, very hot + Read pages 14-15 Recycled glass doesn't have to get so hot to melt Write the words machine hot melt magnet blow sand At a glass recycling factory, magnets take out any metaL At a glass recycling factory, water blows off any plastic and paper It's good to recycle glass We can only recycle glass three times CompLete the sentences energy sand pieces recycled factory materials Match Glass is People sort the glass Machines break the glass When we make new glass from recycled glass People can recycle We use most recycled glass to Glass is made from glass again and again made from sand make new glass things into smaLL pieces we can save energy into different colors - - When we make new glass from recycled glass, we save Glass is one of the best We use most glass things At a glass recycling the glass into smaLL for recycling glass to make new , machines break Order the words Metal energy / metals / We save / when we / recycle + Read pages 16-17 different metals / We recycle / different ways / in Find and write the words tffi a e a t t a h l \.s t m i a r p u c n b n l u b n r r n P l n s s k l e It's good to recycle e n e r g y u m h e r s n u p e· n is the metal/drinks cans / Aluminum / in / most metals / can / recycle / aLL / We are / Aluminum / big / very / bars meta\s One type of metal is caLLed When we recycle metals, we save Metals come from Answer the questions Where metals come from? When something isn't cold it's makes lots of cans One aluminum Why is metal a good material to recycle? CompLete the sentences energy different There are lots of rocks recycle metals What type of metal are most drinks cans made from? How machines make aluminum bars? Metals come from We save We can when we recycle metaL metal again and again How many drinks cans can one aluminum bar make? Write true or false Food Waste In some countries, peopLe throwaway biLlions of metric tons of banana skins Read pages 18-19 In LandfiLLs, there's no waste so food decomposes very sLowLy Match Then write sentences We can't eat In Landfills We can reduce waste We can make compost Compost heLps pLants to grow with our food waste food decomposes very sLowLy banana skins when we onLy buy the food that we need When we onLy buy food that we are going to eat, we reduce waste and save money We can make compost with some of our food waste In many pLaces, peopLe collect food waste from homes, stores, and restaurants When food decomposes, it makes a gas that peopLe can use to make eLectricity CompLete the puzzLe Then find the secret word 3 5 CompLete the chart What we eat We can't eat the skin of this fruit Compost helps plants to grow here In landfills, food does this slowly We can make this with our food waste 1~ Breakfast Lunch Dinner f 0 d 2~ 3~ My Food Waste Today 5~ T1 ~ I I The secret word is: ' -' -' -L- JI -J Problems for Earth + Read pages 20-21 CircLe the odd one out oil a?lastig dirty Match Then write sentences oil rocks sand trees Glass is made from Paper is made from Plastic is made from Metal comes from waste trees polluted air machines land plants sick future water factories animals landfills CircLe the correct words Plants / landfills make pollution Pollution is / isn't a problem for Earth Polluted rivers can kill / sick plants and animals We need to use trees and oil carefully, so that we can / can't have them in the future Many factories use oil for the energy that makes machines / people work Find and write the words Then write the odd ~ one out t ,,'actor.' rt> Oilth ,~'< ()'o efl]spol\.U.\\() I$Sf!ne{~~ eesyel\'()~" Answer the questions What can make pollution? The odd one out is: We are making too many old / new things Why are polluted rivers a problem? Why we need to use trees and oil carefully? What Can You Do? Write reduce, reuse, or recycle reduc.e Fix things when they break ~ Read pages 22-23 CompLete the chart gLass bottLes pLastic bottLes cars cans newspapers birthday cards computers pLastic boxes Make things from waste Use a water bottle again Don't buy too many new things Make compost for the garden Things that you can recycle for pLastic: for paper: for gLass: Write the words for metaL: e c.ars c • u reduc.e c t i l m Borrow a computer game from a cat r p a a s You can reduce your schooLs e g e t w a s l a a c t l s y e e P r c e r r d s Write correct sentences e s e u CompLete the sentences To reduce the waste that I make, I can _ _ _ Fix things when they sing To reuse more things, I can _ _ _ _ _ Write things from waste To recycle more things, I can _ _ _ _ _ _ A Recycling Poster Think about recycling Write notes A Recycling Survey Interview your friends and family Write I or X Write eight things that we can recycle ro Z Write six things that we can make from recycled materials Do you recycle things made of paper? Do you recycle things made of plastic? Do you recycle things made of glass? Do you recycle things made of metal? Why we recycle waste? I?ec.~ding is a good idea bec.ause What peopLe recycLe? Count the answers and draw a graph 2 Make a poster Write about recycling and add pictures DispLay your poster paper plastic glass metal Copy the graph and write about your survey DispLay your survey Picture Dictionary '"" \ l,r batteries billion blow bubbles cans machine magnet clothes cut dangerous waste dirty Earth newspaper ~ M fibers food gas recycle ~~ -0- ~ electricity factory f~ ~I &} glass CD ground grow ~ ink ~ melt metal million oil paper plastic pollution refrigerator river rocks sand i '"rJfl Q :y- kill soap sort staple throwaway waste CD Series Editor: Hazel Geatches • CLiL Adviser: John Clegg Oxford Read and Discover graded readers are at four levels, from to 6, suitable for students from age and older They cover many topics within three subject areas, and can support English across the curriculum, or Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLlL) Available for each reader: • Audio CD Pack (book & audio CD) • Activity Book For Teacher's Notes & CLiL Guidance go to www.oup.com/ elt/ teacher/ reCldanddiscover ~ Area Level ~ The World of Science & Technology The Natural World • How We Make Products • Amazing Minibeasts • Sound and Music • Animals in the Air 600 • Super Structures • Life in Ra i nforests headwords • Your Five Senses • Wonderful Water ~ 750 headwords ~ 900 headwords , The World of Arts & Social Studies • Festivals Around the World • Free Time Around the World • All About Plants • All About Desert Life • Animals in Art • How to Stay Healthy • All About Ocean Life • Wonders of the Past • Machines Then and Now • Animals at Night • Why We Recycle • Incredible Earth • Materials to Products • All About Islands • Medicine Then and Now • Animal Life Cycles • Homes Around the World • Transportation Then and Now • Exploring Our World • Our World in Art • Great Migrations • Wild Weather • 1,050 headwords • Cells and Microbes • All About Space • Clothes Then and Now • Caring for Our Planet • Incredible Energy • Earth Then and Now • Your Amazing Body • Wonderful Ecosystems • Helping Around the World • Food Around the World For younger students, Dolphin Readers Levels Starter, 1, and are available • I ... buy so many things, we reduce waste When we recycle something, we use it to make something new We can recycle most glass, paper, and metal We can recycle some plastic We can recycle things to make... energy It''s good to recycle metals because we save this energy Metal is a good material to recycle because we can recycle it again and again We can recycle all metals, but we recycle different... in landfills It''s good to fix things when they break We can recycle most glass l paperl and metal We usually use one plastic bag for about a week fa\se and recycle When we make less waste l we