Lesson 2

Vocabulary

1. Complete the sentences with these words.

1. We have used fossil fuels in cars for too long.

2. Did you know that some plants absorb pollution from the air?

3. Trees are good for us because they breathe in carbon dioxide and breathe out oxygen.

4. Egypt is usually sunny, so it is a great place to use solar energy.

5. We can all avaid putting rubbish in landfill sites.

6. Wind and waves are two fantastic forms of renewable energy.

7. Climate change increases when we cut down trees.

Language

2. Choose the correct words.

1. What do I need to buy/ buying from the shops, Mum?
2. That bird keeps to make / making a loud noise!
3. Ahmed has chosen to study / studying maths at university.
4. You should avoid to sit / sitting on that wall because it is dangerous.
5. Do you enjoy to play / playing the piano?
6. My family has decided to go / going to Jordan next year.

Reading

3. Complete the blog with these verbs. Which of the topics from the graph on page 15 of the Student's Book is the blog about?

Buildings cause 6% of our greenhouse gases. If we keep (1) building houses in the same way, global warming will continue. I think we should (2) decide to build houses that need (3) to use lesselectricity from fossil fuels.We can do this by planning (4) to build houses that use renewable energy. We should also avaid (5) leaving all our electrical equipment on when we are not using it!