Lesson 3

Listening

1. Listen to Dalida and Sherifa talking then choose the correct answer.

1. What is wrong with the printer?
a. It is broken.
b. It isn't connected to the computer.
c. It needs a new printer cartridge.

2. What does Dalida usually do with the old printer cartridges?
a. She uses them again.
b. She throws them away.
c. She sends them to someone.

2. Listen again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)? Correct the false sentences.

1. The printer isn't broken. T
2. There isn't a new printer cartridge for the printer. F. There's one in the cupboard.
3. Ink from printer cartridges can get into the sea and kill fish. T
4. Sherifa doesn't know how to recycle the printer cartridge. F. She can send it to the address on the side of the box and they will recycle it.
5. Dalida and Sherifa want to start a recycling project at school. T

Speaking

4. Look at the words in the box. Listen again and complete the table with the correct word stresses. Not all words are in the Listening exercise.

Three syllables Two syllables
0 o o o 0 o Oo

family

horrible

terrible

expensive

recycle

problem

plastic

printer

cartridge

Reading

5. Read Dalida and Sherifa's social media post. What have they asked their teachers to do?

They have asked them to put the used printer cartridges in the recycling boxes in some classrooms.

6. Read the social media post again and answer the questions.

1. What do Dalida and Sherifa want to start? A school recycling project.
2. Why do they want to recycle printer cartridges? Because the ink inside the printer cartridges is bad for the environment.
3. Where are they going to put the recycling boxes? In the classrooms with printers.
4. What did Mr Hamdi say when they asked him about the project? He said yes.
5. What do they want volunteers to do? To help take the recycling boxes to the recycling centre.