Name: ……………………….

Vocabulary

1. Match the materials in A to a suitable item in B.

A B

1. glass b
a

2. metal

3. plastic
c d e
4. paper

5. wood

2. Complete the words.

1. r … bb … s h b … n 3. cl…th
2. r … c … c l … n g b … n 4. w…st…

3. Complete the sentences with words from Exercise 2.

1. You need to put the bad food in the ……………………… .
2. Don’t forget to buy some ……………………… for a new dress.
3. Don’t forget to put the newspapers in the ……………………… . Try and recycle.
4. We recycle a lot, so there isn’t a lot of ……………………… .

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Grammar

4. Complete the paragraph with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple, affirmative and
negative.

Children in Naples 1………………… (stay) home from school in the winter of 2008, because the streets
were full of rubbish. The people of Naples 2………………… (throw out) their rubbish, but the rubbish
workers 3………………… (pick up) anything. This rubbish 4………………… (cause) dangerous pollution.
The landfills – special holes in the ground to throw out rubbish – were full, so the city 5…………………
(close) them. What 6………………… the city (do) with all the rubbish in the streets? It 7…………………
(send) its rubbish to another country – to Germany.

5. Write the words in the correct order to make questions. Use the Past Simple. Then answer the
questions with the information in brackets.
1. Lucy / put / yesterday / what / into the recycling bin (old newspapers)
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2. Neil Armstrong / on the moon / when / walk (in 1969)
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3. first / appear / recycling bins / where / the (in Britain)
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4. his ship / Christopher Columbus / call / what (La Santa María)
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5. see / last night / film / you and your friends / what (Avatar)
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6. What were John and his family doing at 7.00 yesterday? Complete the sentences with the verbs
below. Use the Past Continuous.

not watch • ride • study •

take • walk
1. John’s brother ………………… old bottles to the recycling bin.
2. John ………………… television. He ………………… for an exam.
3. John’s parents ………………… the dog while his sister ………………… her bike.