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—2. Read the texts on the following
page to check your answers. Then, match one of the following
titles to each paragraph:
BE QUIET! SAVE THE FORESTS SAVE WATER SAVE ENERGY
BE CAREFUL OF FIRES WHAT'S IT MADE OF? GET HEALTHY!
BE CAREFUL WITH PLASTICS TAKE YOUR RUBBISH WITH YOU
RECYCLE!
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Before anything is thrown away in your house, think about what kind of
rubbish it is. In fact, as much as more than seventy-five per cent of
the rubbish produced in our homes could be recycled. Some things that
can be recycled are glass, aluminium, plastic and paper. If you don't
have a place to recycle things in your neighbourhood, ask your municipality
to get recycling bins
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Most of the earth's water is salt water. In fact, only three per cent
of the earth's water is fresh, so make sure that you save this water.
There are many things that can be done to save water. For example,
you can have showers instead of baths. You can wash the dishes in a
bowl in the sink rather than under a running tap. Are you aware that
every time a tap is left running while you brush your teeth, about
sixty litres of water are wasted?
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Thousands of trees were cut down in tropical forests last year. When
you buy anything from wood, make sure it isn't made from a hardwood
such as mahogany or teak . Instead, buy softwoods such as pine and
whitewood. Softwood trees grow quickly and new trees are planted as
soon as older ones are cut. Another way to save the forest is to recycle
paper. If more paper is recycled, fewer trees will be cut down to make
new paper. One tone of recycled paper will save seventeen trees!
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When you go shopping, always take a bag with you. Don't put your sandwiches
into plastic bags. Most plastics will be found unchanged on the ground
in another 100 years. Sandwiches and other foods that are put in reusable
containers will help keep the country clean.
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Most products say what they are made of. Don't buy anything that may
harm the environment. For example, some aerosol cans damage the ozone
layer in the atmosphere, because they contain CFC. But this is not
the only problem: some of the substances used in aerosol cans may damage
your lungs; as litter, aerosols are dangerous, since they can burst
if they are burned, and they cannot be recycled.
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Litter can make our country an ugly and unpleasant place to live in.
Even worse, wild animals and birds are often harmed and killed by litter.
Last year many animals were killed when they ate the ring-pulls from
cans. Others were badly hurt by broken bottles. So if you go on a trip,
make sure that you always put your rubbish in a bin or take it home.
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A lot of pollution is caused by all the electricity we use. Don't turn
on electrical appliances that you don't need. For example, don't keep
your TV on if you aren't watching it. Make sure that you turn off the
lights when you go out of a room. Only ten per cent of the energy used
by a light bulb is actually transformed into light. The rest gets lost.
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When you go on a picnic, be careful to put out cooking fires and cigarettes.
Thousands of hectares of trees are destroyed by forest fires every
year. In 1994 there were 19.215 forest fires in Spain. 432.252 hectares
of forest were burnt down.
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How can getting healthy help the environment? Easily! Instead of going
everywhere by car, take your bike or walk. You'll find that you'll
be healthier and fitter, and that the environment will be cleaner.
Remember that, in one hour, a car consumes the same amount of oxygen
eight hundred trees produce in a whole day!
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Noise pollution is becoming more and more serious. People live very close
to each other and often make a lot of noise which disturbs their neighbours.
A lot of noise is also made by passing vehicles. People become very
nervous and don't sleep well because of the noise. When people in Spain
were asked which type of pollution was most serious for them, more
than eighty per cent listed noise pollution in first place. So, when
possible, try to avoid noise and produce less noise yourself.
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