Lesson 3

Vocabulary and listening

1. Complete the table with these words from the unit. Then listen and check your answers.

Language

2. Choose the correct words to complete the blog.

We all enjoy (1) to have / having new mobile phones, but what should we do withour old phones? Should we keep (2) throwing/ to throw them away? Remember that it is not easy to make mobile phones. They need (3) to have / having a lot of important materials inside them. When you throw away a phone, thesematerials can be very bad for the environment. I think that one day, we will not need (4) to buy / buying a new phone every few years. People will design phones that can use the latest technology, even when it changes. Then, we will avoid (5) to throw / throwing away our old phones. That willbe very good for the environment!

3. Read the bloq again and answer the questions.

1. What do mobile phones need to have inside them? a lot of important materials.
2. Why is this a problem when you throw away a phone? The materials inside the phone can be very bad for the environment.
3. Acqording to the writer, why won't we need to buy new phones every few years? People will use phones that you can keep using even if the technology changes.
4. What will we be able to avoid doing? We will be able to avoid throwing away our old phones.