Енглески језик 7, уџбеник, старо издање, Нови Логос

READING The ‘no impact’ family
I can understand a text about a ‘no impact’ family.
STUDY STRATEGY Predicting
1 Look at the photos and the title of the
text. Predict which of the sentences 1–6
are true or false. Then read the text and
check your answers.
The ‘no impact’ family …
1 live in a big city.
2 use a lot of electricity.
3 make their own soap.
4 are interested in the environment.
5 prefer shopping at big supermarkets.
6 prefer not to use plastic bags and
packets.
2 1.23 Complete the text with
sentences a–e. There is one sentence
that you do not need. Then listen and
check your answers.
a Colin always carries a glass jar.
b They don’t buy these things now.
c They travel everywhere by bicycle.
d Colin drinks a lot of coffee.
e He says that it’s interesting to try these
things.
3 BUILD YOUR VOCABULARY Read the
information and complete the examples.
Then find four more compound nouns in
the text.
Some compound nouns are combinations
of word + noun. The first word describes
the second noun.
Examples
shopping bag – a bag which is for 1
bedroom – a room which has a 2
washing machine – a machine which 3
clothes
4 Complete the sentences with the words in
the box.
5 YOUR OPINIONS Ask and answer the questions.
1 What do you think about the family’s experiment?
2 What do you think the family finds most difficult
to live without? Why?
3 Are there any things in your house that you do
not need?
4 Do you and your family have a big impact on the
environment?
5 What can you do to reduce your impact?
Pronunciation: Word stress in compound nouns
Workbook page 90
THE ‘NO IMPACT’ FAMILY
Can you imagine i life with no TV? What about no toilet t paper?
In the Beavan family’s New York apartment, there isn’t a TV,
a washing machine, a dishwasher or a fridge and they’re only
using one electric light bulb. In the bathroom, there aren’t any
shampoo bottles, rolls of toilet paper or tubes of toothpaste.
1
They make them or use alternatives.
Some people think that they’re crazy, but Colin Beavan explains
that it’s just an experiment. 2 The Beavans are living like
this for a year because they want to reduce their impact on the
environment. At the end of the year they’ll decide what they
really need and what they can live without.
They’re trying to create less rubbish and use less electricity
and fuel. The family doesn’t travel by car or fly. 3 They buy
second-hand things for the apartment and they buy food at a
market, where they
can avoid plastic bags,
packets and boxes.
They carry the food
home in a basket, not
a plastic shopping
bag. They don’t buy
any food which comes
from more than 400
kilometres away.
strawberry shopping kitchen
chicken Christmas washing
1 I’d like a ice cream, please.
2 What can I buy Sam for a present?
3 You can buy a camera at the centre.
4 There isn’t any powder left.
5 You can wipe it with paper.
6 Is that a sandwich?
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