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The Prince of Wales attempts to save the worlds resources.

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he Prince of Wales is often in the Pre-reading Look at the list of things below. What could news. Hes an outspoken critic of we do to make these things more ecological? modern architecture, but hes also Think. Then, discuss your ideas with a partner. passionate about the environment.
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Its a green revolution!

Houses Food Clothing Travel Ofces Other?

For example: We could travel on trains that are run on solar energy. / We could drive electric cars.
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Read the article once and compare your ideas from the Pre-reading activity.
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Reading I

Prince Charles has a long record of supporting all things green. In 2007, he was included in Time magazines list of Heroes of the Environment. He has his own organic farm, Duchy Home Farm, which he started in 1986. And hes set up a rm called Duchy Originals which sells organic food (including biscuits and soups) made with produce from his farm. All pro ts from the company are given to charity. He is, in private, really one of the most forwardthinking, radical humanitarians I have ever talked to, said Alice Waters, an organic food supplier. The princes latest project is START. The aim of START is to help people lead more sustainable lives, and to show what a more energy-e cient, cleaner and healthier future could look like. As part of the project, the prince went on a train journey around Britain to promote it, travelling on the bio-fuel powered Royal Train, taking his message GLOSSARY to communities from Glasgow to an outspoken critic exp London. if you are an "outspoken critic" of As part of the launch for START, the prince also held a garden party at Clarence House his residential home. The 12-day festival, focused on sustainable living, energy e ciency and innovative eco-architecture. There were more than 100 exhibits with tips on growing fruit and vegetables, sewing your own clothes, and building an eco-house. Some of the other ideas were unusual to say the least. One company with a stand at the party was o ering woollen co ns. They are all made from British wool, sourced from sheep farmers across the country; and they cost between 600 and 800. Prince Charles is said to support the idea because wool is a natural, sustainable and biodegradable material, and also because the material comes from British sheep, so its supporting local farmers.

Read the article again and say what the numbers / dates, etc. refer to. 1. 2007 2. 1986 3. 12 days 4. 100 5. 600 and 800 6. 40
4 Language focus The Present Simple Passive

Reading II

Look at this extract from the article, They are all made from British wool... The writer has used a Present Simple Passive construction (are made). Transform these sentences into the Present Simple Passive. Do not include the agent (the person who does the action). 1. They manufacture shoes here. 2. They milk the cows in this shed. 3. They prepare the food in these kitchens. 4. They deliver the products from this warehouse.

The prince is also promoting the use of second-hand clothes. In a recent interview with Vogue magazine, he urged readers to wear more recycled clothes and natural fabrics to reduce waste and conserve the worlds resources. He wrote, On the whole, the older some things are, the more comfortable and familiar they become; they can even be adapted to look new in a di erent context. For 5 Discussion example, someone has been imaginative enough to make sets of 1. Which ideas from this page do cu links out of the previous engine from my 40-year-old Aston you think are practical? Martin and to sell them in aid of my Trust for young people. I even 2. Are there any interesting have a pair of shoes made from bales of leather salvaged from an ecological developments in eighteenth-century wreck o the southwest of Britain. They are your country? What are they? totally indestructible and will see me out. 3. Are there any champions of the environment from your What a green prince! country? Who are they? What For more information, visit: www.startuk.org are they doing?

something, you often say negative things about that thing because you don't like it green adj if you are "green", you care about the environment (the land, air, sea, etc.) an organic farm n a place where food is grown without arti cial fertilisers or chemicals to set up phr vb to start something (such as a company or website) produce n food that is grown to be sold a humanitarian n a person who is concerned about people/humanity/society a supplier n someone who sells things to a business or shop sustainable living n a way of living that does not hurt/ damage the environment a garden party n a formal party that takes place in a garden. There is often food and drinks to sew vb to join pieces of cloth together using a needle (a small sharp piece of metal) and thread (a thin piece of material, usually cotton) a stand n a table at a fair or party. The "stand" has products on it woollen adj made of wool (the hair of a sheep) a co n n a box to put a dead body in cu links n a decorative piece of jewellery to hold a shirt cu (the end of the sleeve the shirt arm) together to salvage vb if you salvage" something, you take it from a sunken ship, crashed plane or car, etc. in order to keep it a wreck n what is left of a ship/plane after it has been destroyed indestructible adj something that cannot be destroyed

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ENVIRONMENTAL WARRIOR!

READING II Environmental Warrior!

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