Lesson 6

Reading

1. Read, underline and correct the five mistakes in the article.

Last weekend, ten students from Class 7 help (helped) clean up the part of the riverbank near the city centre.

The students collected 15 bag (bags) of rubbish. Their teacher, Mr hassan (Hassan), said the students were sad to find so much rubbish.

“There were lots of plastic bags and bottles,” he said. “We even found a (an) old shoe!”

One of the students said, “It was great to clean the riverbank, but we need to teach people to be more careful with their rubbish.

Rubbish in the river damages the wildlife.

Well done to the volunteers!

2. Read the article again and answer the questions.

1. When did the students clean the riverbank?

They cleaned it last weekend.

2. How many students helped?

Ten students helped.

3. How much rubbish did they collect?

They collected 15 bags of rubbish.

4. What type of rubbish did they find?

They found plastic bags, bottles and a shoe.

5. Why does the students think rubbish in the river is bad?

Because it damages wildlife.