day 37if we recycle…
unit 7 · our planetif we recycle…
Talk about real possibilities with si + present (if we recycle, there will be less rubbish) and use the words for rubbish, recycling and pollution.
today’s words
- la basura · rubbish, garbage
- el plástico · plastic
- la contaminación · pollution
- reciclar · to recycle
- el reciclaje · recycling
- el contenedor · bin, container (for rubbish)
- el cartón · cardboard
- el consumo · consumption, use
- consumir · to consume, to use up
- el consumidor · consumer
- eliminar · to get rid of, to eliminate
- generar · to generate, to produce
- el daño · harm, damage
- el entorno · surroundings, environment
- el recurso · resource
- potable · drinkable (agua potable)
- el líquido · liquid
- similar · similar
sentences
- Si separamos la basura, reciclaremos más plástico y cartón. · If we sort the rubbish, we’ll recycle more plastic and cardboard.
- Si ves un contenedor amarillo, echa ahí el plástico. · If you see a yellow bin, put the plastic in it.
- Si consumimos menos, generamos menos basura. · If we use less, we produce less rubbish.
- Si el vaso tiene líquido, no lo eches en el contenedor. · If the glass has liquid in it, don’t put it in the bin.
- La contaminación hace daño al entorno. · Pollution harms our surroundings.