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day 31sorting rubbish

unit 7 · city, nature & change

    sorting rubbish

    Give causes and results with 由于……,因此……, say what someone did with 把 + thing + verb + 了; describe a family sorting rubbish for two minutes; give your attitude to sorting rubbish, and why.

    words to say

    • 垃圾 lājī · rubbish, trash
    • 环境 huánjìng · environment, surroundings
    • 保护 bǎohù · to protect
    • 污染 wūrǎn · pollution; to pollute
    • 塑料 sùliào · plastic
    • 瓶子 píngzi · bottle
    • 分开 fēnkāi · to separate, part
    • 责任 zérèn · responsibility
    • 生活 shēnghuó · life; to live
    • 一定 yīdìng · definitely; must

    sentences

    • 我们一定要保护环境。 · We must protect the environment.
    • 塑料瓶子要放在这个垃圾桶里。 · Plastic bottles go in this bin.
    • 她把垃圾分开放了。 · She sorted the rubbish.
    • 由于污染,河里的鱼越来越少。 · Because of pollution, there are fewer and fewer fish in the river.
    • 保护环境是每个人的责任。 · Protecting the environment is everyone’s responsibility.

    say it after the voice

    • 吃剩的菜应该放在绿色的垃圾桶里。 · Leftover food should go in the green bin.
    • 她把塑料瓶子放进了蓝的那个垃圾桶里。 · She put the plastic bottle in the blue bin.
    • 出门的时候自己带袋子,就能少用塑料袋。 · If you take your own bag when you go out, you use fewer plastic bags.
    • 由于污染越来越严重,因此我们要保护环境。 · Because pollution is getting worse, we have to protect the environment.
    • 保护环境不是一个人的事,是每个人的责任。 · Protecting the environment isn’t one person’s job; it’s everyone’s responsibility.

    questions to answer

    • 你会把垃圾分开放吗? · Do you sort your rubbish?
    • 你买东西自己带袋子吗? · Do you take your own bag when you shop?
    • 你们那儿的环境怎么样? · What do you think of the environment where you live?
    • 你出门坐车还是骑车? · Do you take a bus or cycle when you go out?

    pictures to describe

    • A girl holding a bottle points to a blue bin while a man with a black bag scratches his head; three bins in blue, green and grey stand in a row.