Don't throw that away!
Don't throw that away!
Understanding
At the beginning of the story, the team think that environmental problems are caused by factories, car drivers and big businesses. They don't realise that they can be more environmentally friendly, too. In this first activity, think about different actions you can do in your everyday life and decide if they are helpful to the environment or harmful to the environment.
Grammar - Modal Verbs
We can use modal verbs to talk about possibility. We use 'could', 'might' and 'may' to talk about something that is possible in the future but not 100% certain. Look at these examples:
"I'm not sure, maybe we could do something."
"We might score, but there are only 10 minutes left."
We can use 'must' to talk about something that is 100% certain or that we are sure about. Look at these examples:
"You must be joking!"
"It's 10-0! The goalkeeper must be really, really bad!"
We can use 'should' and 'ought to' to give advice or make suggestions. Look at these examples from the comic:
"We ought to recycle our rubbish."
"We shouldn't throw things away."
Now, have a look at the activity below to check your understanding. If you want to know more, check out the Grammar Pages on our Learn English website.
Vocabulary
"They want us to show how we can be more environmentally friendly."
"It's the factories and cars that make all the pollution."
Have a go at the activity below and see if any of the words or expressions are new for you.
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15/09/2023
points
Really good
15/09/2023 19:04
Manchester City
21
Really good
02/08/2023
points
1. Because they saw the consequences of the pollution so they agreed on following their coach's advice.
2. Yes, I do. My main reason is to save money but also to help the environment.
3. The pollution made by cars, factories and rubbish.
4. We need to recycle and reuse more. We also need to plant more trees.
02/08/2023 16:22
Manchester City
383
1. Because they saw the consequences of the pollution so they agreed on following their coach's advice.
2. Yes, I do. My main reason is to save money but also to help the environment.
3. The pollution made by cars, factories and rubbish.
4. We need to recycle and reuse more. We also need to plant more trees.
07/06/2022
points
What do you think
• The biggest environmental problems are irregular urbanization, pollution in the rivers,seas , lakes and air.Social awarness about environment could be first step to solve these issuses.
Phrases
• Keeping most clean sheets might be result of more defensive game tactic.
07/06/2022 17:11
Tottenham Hotspur
5527
What do you think
• The biggest environmental problems are irregular urbanization, pollution in the rivers,seas , lakes and air.Social awarness about environment could be first step to solve these issuses.
Phrases
• Keeping most clean sheets might be result of more defensive game tactic.
26/03/2022
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They saw the beach is very dirty and don’t want to play football in the beach.
I don’t do recycling, reusing and reducing enough. We should do this to protect the environment.
Air pollution is the biggest environmental problem in China.
To reduce the air pollution produced by factories in recent years China. And to reduce the consumption of the coal to help the environment of the world.
26/03/2022 14:15
Manchester United
738
They saw the beach is very dirty and don’t want to play football in the beach.
I don’t do recycling, reusing and reducing enough. We should do this to protect the environment.
Air pollution is the biggest environmental problem in China.
To reduce the air pollution produced by factories in recent years China. And to reduce the consumption of the coal to help the environment of the world.
04/03/2021
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Because they noticed that with that amount of rubbish at the streets or beach it would be difficult to keep the environment healthy and it should be prejudicial to their lives as well.
I do! At my condominiium we have a garbage selective collection program.
In my country the biggest problem generated by the robbish and trash people throw away at the streets that becomes a real issue when its raining season and the rivers are not abble to drain the whole amount of trash, generating floods and a lot of problems.
I think globally we must review the air pollution politics by the governments and enterprises.
04/03/2021 19:25
Arsenal
1512
Because they noticed that with that amount of rubbish at the streets or beach it would be difficult to keep the environment healthy and it should be prejudicial to their lives as well.
I do! At my condominiium we have a garbage selective collection program.
In my country the biggest problem generated by the robbish and trash people throw away at the streets that becomes a real issue when its raining season and the rivers are not abble to drain the whole amount of trash, generating floods and a lot of problems.
I think globally we must review the air pollution politics by the governments and enterprises.
05/07/2020
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Because the neighbourhood was so dirty.
I don’t do it usually because I don’t use a lot of stuff.
Throwing beer bottles in the sea.
Recycling , reducing and reusing.
05/07/2020 09:49
Manchester United
6510
Because the neighbourhood was so dirty.
I don’t do it usually because I don’t use a lot of stuff.
Throwing beer bottles in the sea.
Recycling , reducing and reusing.
06/03/2020
points
- Because Luiza, the coach, taught them not to throw trash away;
- No, I don't, because I wasn't taught to do this;
- it is the trash on the streets and deforestation;
- Locally: the three "R's"; Globally: create new cars that only use electricity;
06/03/2020 19:28
Liverpool
57
- Because Luiza, the coach, taught them not to throw trash away;
- No, I don't, because I wasn't taught to do this;
- it is the trash on the streets and deforestation;
- Locally: the three "R's"; Globally: create new cars that only use electricity;
02/12/2019
points
I think question 8 has a missing information. Bruno talks about recycling, and felipe says he's going to read information on his mobile phone. But the answer says it's Bruno who said it.
They decided to help with the cleaning because the coach suggested them to.
We have many environmental problems, mostly because people don´t show good behavior, they throw paper, plastic, glass, food everywhere, and set fire to every rubbish in order to delete it.
02/12/2019 13:23
Liverpool
581
I think question 8 has a missing information. Bruno talks about recycling, and felipe says he's going to read information on his mobile phone. But the answer says it's Bruno who said it.
They decided to help with the cleaning because the coach suggested them to.
We have many environmental problems, mostly because people don´t show good behavior, they throw paper, plastic, glass, food everywhere, and set fire to every rubbish in order to delete it.
13/05/2019
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1)They decided so in order to prevent pollution and make the city cleaner, for them and tourists.
2)I sometimes do. We should do it for our and living beings health.
3)our biggest environmental problems are ocean pollution and deforestation.
4)globally we need to decrease CO2 emissions and locally, improve people's education.
13/05/2019 23:39
Arsenal
51
1)They decided so in order to prevent pollution and make the city cleaner, for them and tourists.
2)I sometimes do. We should do it for our and living beings health.
3)our biggest environmental problems are ocean pollution and deforestation.
4)globally we need to decrease CO2 emissions and locally, improve people's education.
15/06/2016
points
Yes,I do those,because we shouldn't destroy nature.
15/06/2016 08:56
Stoke City
271
Yes,I do those,because we shouldn't destroy nature.
31/03/2016
points
To play in a clean environment.
31/03/2016 20:14
Liverpool
3705
To play in a clean environment.
20/03/2016
points
Environmental problems are all over the world, specially developing countries are in worse condition. There people need to be more realistic and environmental friendly.
20/03/2016 12:48
Liverpool
837
Environmental problems are all over the world, specially developing countries are in worse condition. There people need to be more realistic and environmental friendly.
19/03/2016
points
We all have to treat the environment with respect and do not pollute because the Earth is our home and we have to keep our planet clean.
19/03/2016 19:56
Manchester United
369
We all have to treat the environment with respect and do not pollute because the Earth is our home and we have to keep our planet clean.
18/03/2016
points
There are many options that can be achieved locally but it's more about raising awareness than changing something big. More important is changing our life habits globally. For example, t recycle old stuffs,to stop using all fossil fuels and start using the benefits of solar energy, orientation towards green areas, reducing the transmission of coal to minimum. But we must start now so we can feel the benefits in couple of decades. Otherwise, we could bring the survival of the whole humanity at risk of extinction. We depend on plants and it is our greatest treasure!
18/03/2016 11:31
Arsenal
3557
There are many options that can be achieved locally but it's more about raising awareness than changing something big. More important is changing our life habits globally. For example, t recycle old stuffs,to stop using all fossil fuels and start using the benefits of solar energy, orientation towards green areas, reducing the transmission of coal to minimum. But we must start now so we can feel the benefits in couple of decades. Otherwise, we could bring the survival of the whole humanity at risk of extinction. We depend on plants and it is our greatest treasure!
18/03/2016
points
I'm trying to use my old things as much as possible since we don't have the recycling center. But I reuse and reduce all the time. The biggest environmental problem in my country is non selective waste disposal, and of course thermal power plant on the north!
18/03/2016 11:19
Arsenal
3557
I'm trying to use my old things as much as possible since we don't have the recycling center. But I reuse and reduce all the time. The biggest environmental problem in my country is non selective waste disposal, and of course thermal power plant on the north!
18/03/2016
points
The team started to think seriously about their environment when they realized that things can go wrong, that the rubbish and pollution could effect the tourism in their neighborhood..So, they gathered as a team and have dicussed about the possible solutions.
18/03/2016 11:13
Arsenal
3557
The team started to think seriously about their environment when they realized that things can go wrong, that the rubbish and pollution could effect the tourism in their neighborhood..So, they gathered as a team and have dicussed about the possible solutions.
17/03/2016
points
We must raise environment awareness and struggle to save nature much more.
17/03/2016 16:42
Leicester City
1761
We must raise environment awareness and struggle to save nature much more.
17/03/2016
points
In my country,some people don't care nature,creatures,etc. in order to earn much more money and they destroy everything.
17/03/2016 16:41
Leicester City
1761
In my country,some people don't care nature,creatures,etc. in order to earn much more money and they destroy everything.
17/03/2016
points
Yes,I do those,because we shouldn't destroy nature.
17/03/2016 16:39
Leicester City
1761
Yes,I do those,because we shouldn't destroy nature.