6270 what can i do environmental issue

The text:
1. The little boy walked slowly down the street, kicking a can as he went along his way.
He was in a bad temper. When he arrived home his mother was in the kitchen. She saw
his face and knew that her son was angry. “Is everything okay?” his mum asked.
“Nothing is okay, mum. Nothing will ever be okay again”
“Is there something I can do to help?”
“That’s just the thing, mum. We can’t help. There is nothing we can do.”
2. Tyler seemed really desperate as he went talking. “Today, in science, the teacher was
talking about Earth Day and the environment. Earth Day is supposed to be a day when
every person promises to do something to help take care of our world. Ms Green told us
that our world is getting dirtier and that many animals and plants are dying. She wants
us to think of something we can do to help. But there’s nothing I can do. I can’t stop
companies from polluting our air and water. There’s nothing I can do to make a
difference.”
”you can make a big difference by doing little things.” His mum said.
“This gives me an idea” Tyler’s voice filled with hopes again.
The next morning, Tyler told his teacher about his idea which she thought a great idea
and decided to let Tyler share it with his classmates.
3. On Earth Day, there was an assembly at school,
many people were invited. The headmaster
welcomed them and said: “We want every person to
think of one thing they can do that could make a
difference to our world. Even it seems like
something small, it‘ll matter”
4. Tyler and his classmates began passing small green cards in the shape of leaves.
People began writing. Tyler and his friends read many of them as they stuck them on a
large brown tree. “I will walk to work”. “I will use both sides of my paper to save trees”.
“I will plant a tree every year”. “I will start recycling my newspaper”. “I will donate my
clothes”. “I will have a shower instead of a bath”.
Soon, the tree was beautiful and green and covered with the Earth Day promises.
5. When Tyler began his short walk home, he started picking up the trash and putting it

in a plastic bag. He smiled all the way thinking of the difference they would make…


I/ Reading comprehension
3- Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words
from the text.
Everyday should be an earth day and everyone
must …………………………of the environment surrounding
him. In fact, the earth is becoming ………………….……
and many animals and plants are disappearing
forever. But a ……………….……. thing can do to make
a difference to the world.
4-Give two solutions that the people suggested to
save the earth.
a- ……………………………………………………………………………………….
b- ………………………………………………………………………………………
5- Find words in the text having the same
meaning as:
a- litter = ……………………………………………………………………..……
b- Hopeless = ……………………………………………………………………


6- Circle the adjectives that best describe
Tyler.
Thoughtless

/ Considerate / Shy /

sensible / Irresponsible / selfish / hard-working

II/ Language

3- Fill in the blanks with words from the box
.There are two extra words
worried /reliable /convince / myself /pleased
/dependent /ourselves /secret
Last week I asked my mum if I could go to a rock
festival. “No” she said “there will be crowds of
people. You won’t know anybody”. These excuses
didn’t ……………………….me. So I decided there were
other ……………………. reasons why she didn’t want me
to go. After all, this is the first time my mum has
ever shown any concern about the dangers of loud
music.
I think the real reason mum is
………………………..about me going to the festival is that
my friends and I will have to survive
by……………………… for a couple of days. But soon mum
has realized that if I went there, I would soon find
out how totally …………………………..on her I am and
how incapable I am of relying on ……………………………. .
3- Match sentence parts together.(There is an
extra part!)
1- Because I have a brother and a sister,
2-My sister who is a bit difficult gets sometimes.
3-We usually fight about
4-Yet, she can be very
5- I often spend my pocket money on my pet.
a- kind and generous with me.

b-who will cook the supper before mum gets home.
c- it is never boring at home .
d- angry with me
e-then I ask her to lend me more .
f- selfish and rude with all the family.
Answers:
1+…./ 2+…./ 3+…./ 4+…./5+…..


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III / Writing
1- Reorder the words to get meaningful sentences.
a- do / on Earth day / to protect /People / special things /must /the environment
People ……………………………………………………………………………………………...
b- it’s /careful / think / very important / about pollution / to be / I
I……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2- Essay
Sally, a 14-year-old American, posted the following letter on the internet. Read it and
try to help her by giving some advice.
Dear
Dear friends,
friends,
II am
am having
having aa bad
bad time
time at
at home.

home. My
My parents
parents don’t
don’t allow
allow me
me any
any freedom.
freedom. Besides,
Besides, they
they treat
treat
me
like
a
little
child
but
they
treat
my
sister
Kate
like
an
adult.
She
is
only
two
years

older
me like a little child but they treat my sister Kate like an adult. She is only two years older
than
than me
me but
but she
she is
is free
free to
to do
do what
what she
she wants.
wants. She
She never
never helps
helps at
at home
home and
and she
she gets
gets more
more
pocket
money.
My
parents
are
not
satisfied

with
my
school
results
although
I
get
better
pocket money. My parents are not satisfied with my school results although I get better marks
marks
than
than Kate.
Kate. They
They also
also don’t
don’t like
like my
my friends
friends .They
.They consider
consider them
them bad
bad company.
company. II hate
hate staying
staying at
at
home.
home. Is
Is this

this fair?
fair?
What
What must
must II do?
do?
Yours
Yours Sally
Sally


Dear Sally,
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Yours, ………………………..