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This unit includes:
LANGUAGE
Pronunciation
/kl/, /pl/ , /gr/, and /pr/
Vocabulary
Words and phrases related to human activities and the environment
Grammar
• The future with will and be going to
• Passive voice
SKILLS
Reading: Reading for main ideas and specific information in a text about green living
Speaking: Talking about ways to live green
Listening: Listening for specific information in an announcement about a green event
Writing: Writing about ways to improve the environment
COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE / CLIL
Everyday English
Asking for and giving advice
CLIL
Carbon footprint
PROJECT
Planning activities for a
Go Green Weekend event
I. GETTING STARTED
Go Green Club
1. Listen and read. 🎧
Mike: What are you going to do this weekend, Nam?
Nam: I'm going to attend the first meeting of my school's Go Green Club.
Mike: Really? Can you tell me about the club, please?
Nam: Well, it was set up by the Youth Union in my school. Its aim is to improve our environment and encourage people to adopt a greener lifestyle.
Mike: Sounds interesting. What's the first thing you are going to do?
Nam: We're going to clean up the school right after the ceremony.
Mike: Do you have any other planned events?
Nam: Not yet, but I think we'll organise more activities to raise local people's awareness of environmental issues.
Mike: I'm keen to reduce my carbon footprint, but I don't know what to do. Can I join the club?
Nam: Sure. The club welcomes all students in the area. I hope we'll be able to do a lot to protect our environment.
Mike: Great. Can you please give me the time and place of the club meeting?
Nam: OK. I'll text you. See you then.
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2. Read the conversation again and answer the following questions.
1. Who set up the Go Green Club?
2. What does the club want to achieve?
3. What does Nam think the club will do in the future?
3. Match the verbs or phrasal verbs in A with suitable nouns or noun phrases in B.
| A | B |
| 1. raise | a. a club |
| 2. reduce | b. a greener lifestyle |
| 3. clean up | c. awareness |
| 4. adopt | d. your carbon footprint |
| 5. set up | e. the school |
4. Complete the following sentences based on the conversation in 1.
1. The club _____ by the Youth Union in Nam's school.
2. The club members _____ clean up the school right after the ceremony.
3. Nam thinks they _____ organise more activities to raise local people's awareness of environmental issues.
