Unit 3: Waste Not, Want Not

This is the title of our new unit

Waste Not, Want Not
is a proverb

What does the underlined

verb mean?

Waste means to use

something
with exagiration (to abuse)

What do you sometimes

waste at home?

Water, electricity, paper,

gas

Does this waste mean that you

dont need water, electricity,
gas ?

No, it does not.

All these items are
indispensible and even vital.

So, what should you do ?

They should be preserved.

We ought to protect these
resources.

What do pictures 1 and 2 represent

Picture 1: Represents
- Forest Devastation / Trees are cut down.
- Forest clearing / Deforestation.

Picture 2: Reresents
- Water pollution / Sawage or oil
spilled out into seas, oceans and
rivers from homes, boats and
factories.

Which kind of pollution do pictures 3

and 4 show ?

Picture 3: Shows
- Land / Soil pollution
- Rubbish thrown into the
environment
Picture 4: Shows
- The disturbance caused by urban
noise.
- Noise pollution

How many kinds of pollution

have we listed ? And what
are they ?

We have listed three kinds of

pollution which are:
- Water pollution
- Soil pollution
- Noise pollution

There is another kind of

pollution.
What is it ?

It is air pollution caused by fumes

from factories, cars

Look at this video and say

what does it display?

This video displays the main

causes and consequences
of pollution.

Is pollution a natural or a
man-made disaster ?

It is a man-made disaster

According to you how can we

solve or at least reduce
pollution caused by the
sources of energies like gas,
oil ?

We can do it by using
renewable / alternative
sources of energy like:
Sun, wind, water and
hydroelectric energies.

Alternative energies

What are the advantages of

the alternative energies ?

They are less polluting, safe,

cheap and the most viable.

And what about soil pollution?

How can we solve it?

We can recycle some items

like metals, plastic
We can also reuse some
articles like glass bottles
And we can reduce the
amount of trush and rubbish
by buying product whose
package is small

DISCOVERING LANGUAGE
Before you read

Look at this
map and
answer the
questions
Question 1:
Which part of the
American
continent does
the map
represent ?

This map represents south

America

Question 2

What do the
green and the
blue colours
stand for in the
map ?

The green colour stands for

forest
(Amazon forest) and
the blue colour for oceans

Question 3:

What is the
weather like in
the countries
which take part
of the amazon
rainforest Like
the Brazil, Peru,
Bolivia and
Ecuador ?

The weather there is warm,

wet and rainy.

Question 4:

What is the Amazon

rainforest famous for
?

The Amazon rainforest

possesses high biodiversity,
containing a major
proportion of the Earth's
species.

DISCOVERING LANGUAGE
As you Read
Act.One (p.60)
Read the text and check some of your answers to the
questions above.

The Amazon rainforest is one of the world's

greatest conservation challenges. There are four
countries with areas inside the Amazon
ecosystem: Brazil, Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia. This
vast equatorial forest is home to one fifth of the
planet's plant and animal species. Carbon stocks
equivalent to more than a decade (ten years) of
global fossil fuel emissions are stored in the wood
of its trees.
The Amazon basic ecosystem has historically
been protected from threats because of its

However, -throughout the 1960s and the

1970s new roads were built into the Amazon
by the Brazilian government and colonization
projects settled millions of
people into the region. In three decades, 15%
of the forest was cleared and 4 to 5% was
degraded through timber harvest. Each year,
18,000 km2 of forest trees are felled by
timber companies.
It is not yet late to think about ways to
conserve the Amazon forest. Eighty percent
of the forest is still standing, but if nothing is
done to stop its degradation soon, the
Amazon forest will be devastated in less than

Act Two:
Choose the most suitble title to the text
a, b or c
A/ The Amazon Forest Weather.
B/ The Deforestation of the Amazon
Forest
C/ The Conservation of the Amazon
Forest

Key
The most suitble is:
B/ The Deforestation of the Amazon
Forest

Act.Three:
Re-read the text again and say whether
these statements are true or false
A/ The Brizilian government made a plan to
concerve the Amazon from human threats
B/ Time is over to protect the Amazon
C/ The biggest part of the Amazon is still existing

Key:

A
B
C

False
False
True

Act 4:

In whitch paragraph is it
mentioned that it is
absolutly necessary to
preserve the Amazon
rainforest ?

Key

In the third / last paragraph

Act 5:
Read the text again and answer the following
questions
A/ Why was the extraction of the Amazon trees
limited to the imidiate margins of its rivers ?
B/ What happened to the Amazon in thirty years ?
C/ How much of the rainforest is still standing ?
D/ Do you agree with the author when he says that
the Amazon is challenging Man ? Justify your answer .

Key
A/ Because of its isolation and the
difficult access.
B/ 15 % cleared and 4 to 5% degraded.
So, 20% was destroyed.
C/ 80% of it is still standing.
D/ Yes, I agree because although the
extraction of its resources, the
degradation of its trees and the
harvestation caused by timber
companies 80% of it is still existing.

Act 6:
Pick out from the text synonyms to:
A) Huge 1
=
B) Stores 1 = ..
C) Wood 2 =
D) Cleared 3 =

Key
A/ Vast
B/ Stocks
C/ Timber
D/ Devastated

After Reading ( page 61)

GRAMMAR DESK ( page 61).
Read sentences a and b to answer
the questions below.
a. 18,000 km2 of forest trees are
felled by timber companies.
b. New roads were built by the
Brazilian government.
Question 01: Who really fells the trees
in sentence a? and who really built
new roads in sentence b ?

Key

1- Timber companies >DOER

OF THE ACTION
2- The Brazilian government
DOER OF THE ACTION

Question1: Are sentences a and

b passive or active? Why?

Key

These sentences are in the

passive voice because the subject
of the verb is not really the
doer/agent of the actions i.e., the
focus is on the action rather than
on the
performer/ doer (of the action).

Question 2: Re-write sentences a

and b starting respectively with
timber companies and the
Brazilian government.

FROM PASSIVE TO ACTIVE

8,000 km2 of forest trees

are felledby timber
companies.

Timber
companies.

fell

FROM PASSIVE TO ACTIVE

New roads

were builtby the Brazilian

government.

he Brazilian government.
built

New roads

FROM ACTIVE TO PASSIVE

Subject

Verb

Object

ObjectTo
+ be + past participle
+ by +Subject

Question 3: Match sentences ( a-d ) with

there tenses:

a. 18,000 km2 of forest trees are

felled by timber companies.
b. New roads were built by the
Brazilian government.
c. The Amazon basic ecosystem has
historically been protected from
threats.
d. The forest will be devastated in
less than 20 years.

Key
A. the future simple passive:
d. The forest will be devastated in
less than 20 years.

B. the present perfect passive:

c. The Amazon basic ecosystem has
historically been protected from
threats.

C. the present simple passive:

a. 18,000 km2 of forest trees are
felled by timber companies. from
threats.

D. the past simple passive:

b. New roads were built by the
Brazilian government.

Question6: Read the sentences again.

Is it always necessary to use by in
passive sentences?

Key
-No, it is not always necessary to
use by in passive sentences. We
use by when we want to draw
attention to the doer of the
action.

Grammar Desk ( page 61)

A. the future simple passive:
d. The forest will be devastated in less than 20
years.
B. the present perfect passive:
c. The Amazon basic ecosystem has historically
been protected
from threats.
C. the present simple passive:
a. 18,000 km2 of forest trees are felled by timber
companies.
D. the past simple passive:
b. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s new roads
were built by the

Passive voice
Present Simple
Past Simple
Furute Simple
Present Perfect
Past perfect
Present Continuos
Past Continous

Am / is / are + Past
Participle
Was / were + Past
Participle
Will be + Past Participle
Has / have + Past
Participle
had+ Past Participle
Am / is / are being +
Past Participle
Was / were being + Past
Participle

PRACTICE ( page 62)

Task 04 p 62
Transform the sentences from
the active to the passive form
using by. (Make any necessary
changes).

a. Fumes from automobile exhaust pipes

cause air pollution.
b. Water pollution will deplete many
water zones of their oxygen soon.
c. The Algerian government will ban
cigarette smoking next year.
d. The Post and Telecommunication
Ministry has already issued a lot of
environmental stamps.
e. We haven't imposed drastic limits on gas
emissions and noise yet.

Key
A- Air pollution is caused by fumes from
automobile exhaust pipes.
B- Many water zones will be depleted of
their oxygen soon by water pollution.
C- Cigarette smoking will be banned by the
Algerian government next year.
D- A lot of environmental stamps have
already been issued by the Post and
Telecommunication Ministry.
E- Drastic limits haven't been imposed on
gas emissions and noise yet.

Task 04 p 62
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill 1989

Exxon Valdez Oil Spill 1989

Exxon Valdez- Sea bird

Exxon Valdez- Sea bird

Task 04 p 62
1. Read the report below and put the verbs
between brackets into the simple past
passive.

The Exxon Valdez (wreck) just off the

coast of Alaska in 1989. It was
carrying a huge cargo of oil. The oil
spilled out, and it (wash) onto the
beach by the wind. The water
(pollute). The beach (damage). The
fishing industry (ruin). Hotels and
restaurants (close).

Key

The Exxon Valdez was wrecked just

off the coast of Alaska in 1989. It was
carrying a huge cargo of oil. The oil
spilled out, and it was washed onto
the beach by the wind. The water was
polluted. The beach was damaged.
The fishing industry was ruined.
Hotels and restaurants were closed.