In thls unit, 1 will ...

► learn the names of objects and mataríais

that we recycle.
► talk about things that are produced In
different countries.
► learn about soma amazing robots in Jopan.
► leorn about how different materiols ore
HiCallum. recycled.
My name's
Kana and J live ► raad and write some instructions.
in Tokyo, which ► ask ond answer questions about !he
is the capital of environment.
Jopan. 1 found
your bolloon
label when
1 was walking
to school this
morning. The
question you asked wos: How do
you look after the envíronment?
Well, 1 recycle different lhings. Do you
know fhot you can moke lots of cool
things with the objects people fhrow
awoy? Here are sorne photos of
things rve made.

O Look at Kana's photos. Answer the �

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1 What are the toys made of?

2 Hove you ever made something with recycled
materials?
3 Whol did you make?

e Copy the chart. Complete it with

things we can recycle.

llHNGS WE CAN RECYCLE

f>aper Glass f>lastic Other
newspaper

e Look and match. Listen, check and repeat. 0

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can cardboard lube fabric bottle top

carian cardboard box elastic bond straw
lolly stick plostic bottle string button

O Listen and do the vocabulary quiz. 0

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Vocabulary: recyclable objects and materials

C) Read the rest of Kana's message. On which (.;,)�
r.;;;;-, lt's eosy fo recycle things in my
cify. There ore confainers for
days do people recycle rubbish in her street? ':¡ � difieren! rubbish in the street
�� ond you con leave your rubbish
fhere in fhe morning. Look a111is recycling
timetable far my streef. 11's ver, sfricf'

Recycling and rubbish collection rules

lees -work to3e#ter to keep our m--eet-<:Íealt.
Time: Bags:
Please put all rubbish in the bin before Please put all rubbish in
8am on the collection day. Do not put the semi-transparent bags.
rubbish out after 8am. Do not mix the rubbish.
�--------- Collection days: ----------,

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metaIs, cans, glass plastic containers, paper, cardboard, household rubbish
cartons fabric, spraycans,
� batteries l.

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the first and
third Tuesdayof everyMonday
everymonth and friday

O Ask and answer about recycling. ��

� Do you recycle batteries at home?)

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� How do you recycle thern? )

We put thern in a container in the superrnarket.

Vocabulary and communication

o Look at the photo. Wh at's this
building used for? Read and 0
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e Look and learn.

listen to find out.

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Hi, Kono. Thonks for the photos. My fovourite The passive (present)
, toy wos the robot. l con't believe you mode it
from recycled objects. is
Rice grown in Jopan.
isn't
Thonks. Do you know thot
real robots ore produced are
Robots produced in the UK.
in my country? aren't
Is rice grown
in Jopan?
Reolly? Is there o lot Are robots produced
.,_ of technology in Jopan ?
Yes. it is. / No, it isn't
Yes, they are./ No. they aren'!.
Yes. there is. Comeros, computers
ond printers ore produced here, too.

, Whot obout load? J

O Read and think. Choose.

Well. rice is grown in the countryside. ihink: about grammar

But sorne vegetables are grown in
fac1ories in the middle of the city.
Look. here·s o photo.
We use the possive when we don'I know who
does the action.
1 People grow rice in Jopan.
This sentence is active / passive.
2 Rice is grown in Jopan.
This sentence is active/ passive.
3 We use the verb to be/ to hove + post
participle to form the possive.

Wow' Thors amozing.I love the

, plonts on the outside of the building. 1
, 1
e Look at the dialogue in Activity 1 again.
Find more examples of the passive.
There's o lot more technology in
my country. 1'11 send you sorne
inlormotion.
� o Ask and answer about your -�"'-.,. ,
country.
Cars are produced

----- ----- ----�--

-.,,, Thot sounds greot. Thanks. in Jopan. Are they produced
in our country?
J
�Yes, 1 think so. )

8 Read the dialogue again. �

Ask and answer. � '"'�;;t�
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1 Are robots mode in Jopan?

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2 What other items of technology come from Jopan?
3 What food is grown in Jopan?
4 Whot's grown in sorne factories in the middle
ot the city?

Grammar and communication

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Kana sent me this story about wme amazing
technology in Japon.

Read and discuss. � .. �­

Wh 1o
What rubbish can you find on a beach?
Where does this rubbish come from?
Do you think you can make robots from rubbish?

e Listen and read. 0

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Kyg-lab is a place in Jopan where people go to learn about marine lile.

lts presiden! is called Masamichi Hayashi.

He wanted to protect the oceans He collected plastic bottles, food

and teach people about recycling. containers and even a roincoat.

er if I can recycl

l'm going to build sorne

...� These objects are
robotic fish to show produced in other countries.
people how fish move. but they float to Jopan.

yashi has made over Children from oll over Jopan

m recycled rubbish. T visit Kyg-lab to observe and
e real sea touch the robotic fish.

This fish can open and

closE::: its mouth. lt can
also eot artificial prey.

Go to page 82 in your Activity Book.

• Why is rubb1sh dangerous for sea animals?

• Whot can we do to protect our oceans and sea onimols1

Culture, language consolidation and values

O Listen and read.Act out. 0
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e Read and think. Choose.

ThinK about grammar

1 We use is/ are with singular
and uncountable things.
2 We use is / ore with plural things.

o Look at the story on page 89 and the

dialogue in Activity 1 again. Find
examples of questions in the passive.

o Listen and read. Why is a part of

each word underlined? Listen
0
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again and repeat.
Callum: Hove you ever seen a robotíc fish from
Jopan? ]J¡©�r..í, :;';fj'�'F-=-....
Jess: Yes, 1 hove. lt looks líke a real fish. What's it !!aly Switzerland
Jopan
made of?
Callum: lt's made of recycled rubbish. Ca nada É9YPI Germany
Jess: MyT-shirt is made of recycled material. too. Brazil Argen!!na
Callum: Reolly? What's it made of?

o
Jess: lt's made of plastic bottles.
Callum: Thal's amazing! Where ore those T-shirts Ask and answer about the
made? countries in Activity 5.
Jess: 1 don't know. Let me look at the label ...
Ah! They're made in Jopan. too! Where ore lots of
olives grown?

8 Look and learn. 1 think lots of olives are

grown ín Switzer1and.
....
I..,.•,.. ,...,.,,,,. Grammar1w,alll r:.: � ·:..,: '• ./· ' 1 disagree. l think lots of
:: olives are grown in ltaly.
Questions in the passive
are robots produced?
Where 1 1 1
is nce grown?
They are produced
1 1 1 in Jopan.
lt is grown
made
What is produced ín Jopan?
grown
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Grammar, pronunciatíon and communícatíon

O Do you know how paper is recycled? Look and match. Listen, check and. repeat. 0
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remove ink use paper collect paper transport paper

add water cut paper wash paper roll paper

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5

Listen and find out how paper is recycled. What are the missing stages?
1-----
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The paper is
collected.
2-----....
The poper is
tronsported ?

7 How paper is
recycled
6-
? -
5 Water is odded, so the
-..__...,.__� -,;---t poper gets wet and soft.
The ink is
?

Listen again and check that you've written the correct past participles. 0
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Take turns to describe how glass is recycled. Complete the description �'�
Book pages 131 and 132). �

First. the bottles ore collected.

Whot hoppens next?

Next, the bottles ore tronsported

to o recycling plont. Whot
hoppens ofler thot?

Vocabulary and communication

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Read and discuss. e.;;,

WholeClau

• Why are instructions important?

• Hove you ever read instructions for ... a game?
• What other instructions hove you read?
an arts and cratts activity? a recipe? r
e Look at the photo and reod the list of materials. How do you think this greenhouse
is made? Read and find out.

lnstructions
O Collect approximately 1,500 plastic battles. The
two-litre battles are the best.
O Remove the bottle tops. Wosh the battles in soapy
water and remove the labels. Then use scissors to cut
off the battom of the bottles.
€) Dig four holes ond put the wooden posts in the
ground. These are the corners of the greenhouse.
O Use four long pieces of woad to make o frame for one
side of the greenhouse. Don't put the frame on the
greenhouse yel. Put it on the Aoor.
0 Put ten plastic battles on a garden cane. The top
of one bottle should ga inside the battom cf the next
battle.
O Use the stapler to fix the cone to the top and battom
of the lrame. Continue until the lrame is filled with
eones and plastic battles.
O Screw the completed frame to the posts. Do the sorne
with the other three sides ond the roof.
O Put your plont pots inside the greenhouse. Now you're
ready to graw your own fruit ond vegetobles.

Useful tips
• Use warm woter ta remove the lobels.
• Be careful when you cut the battles.
• Ask an odult ta help you with the posts and the lrames.

What do you think? �

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Would you like to make this greenhouse for your school? Why? / Why not?
Why is it a good idea to be careful when you cut the bottles?
Why is it a good idea to ask an adult to help you?

� Go to page 85 in your Activity Book.

Literacy: a text to instruct

�STRUCTIONS

O Look at these decorations. Which materials do you need to make them? �

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e Which decoration in Activity 1 can you make by following these instructions?

Read and find out.

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!Imm(fil� [1 (Bl) � IMtnlctlau
list of
materials
+{ M1twllls
Two old CDs, scissors, glue,
string, permanent felt-tip pens,
1 Stick two old CDs together.
2 Use permanent felt-tip pens to
a plastic eye, coloured card draw scales on the back of the
• ,:;,
CDs. Be careful. These pens can
Uletulttps mark clothes and furniture.
• Be creative. Use different coloured 3 Draw the tail, a mouth and two insfructions
felt-tip pens. fins on a piece of card. Cut out
• Hang the decoration by a window the shapes and stick them on the
[usetul tips -J__, to reflect the sun. sides of the CDs with glue.
- - • Don't touch the scales when the ink 4 Stick the plastic eye in the middle
is wet. of one CD with glue.
• Have fun!

e ;ead the instructions again. Answer the questions. �

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1 What does the heading tell you? 3 Are the instructions easy to follow? Why?
2 Where's the list of materials? Why? 4 Do the instructions give enough information?

Writing skills: lmperatives

When we give commands or instructions, we use imperative verbs. These verbs are used in
the infini tive form.
Use lots oí colours. Be creative. Don't touch the scales when the ink is wet.

O Look at both sets of ínstructions again. Find examples of imperative verbs.

V Plan and write sorne instru<?tions in your Activity Book (page 86).
Literacy: writing preparation
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ipeakifigabout a topic
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Look at the photos. What do they show?

Listen to the conversation. Copy and complete the notes with Emma's answers. 0
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What Ido now other things 1 can do

Energy switch off lights ?

Travel ? ?

Water ? ?

Recyding ? ?

Trees ? planta tree

CONVERSATION TIP

_________,
)( Don't jusi onswer yes
orno. Do you think recycling
is impo_rtant?
V You con sometimes .....__
use these words for
yes: absolutely,
Listen again. Which expressions
of course, definitely.
does Emma use instead of yes
and no? V You con sometimes
use these words for
Prepare a conversation in no: abso/utely not,
your Activity Book (page 87). not at al/, not real/y.

i Reflect on the unit

Read and think about your learning. What can you do now? e,
WhoMlCIOSS

Hi, Kono. Thonks for I cari osk ond soy I can find Jopan on a ma¡:,
oll your messoges.
l've leornl o lot obout where things are and tal/<: about sorne
technology ond how produced. amazing robots.
1 con protect lhe
environmenl.

Being green con be

!un. Speok to you soon!

Do the Unit Review in your Activity Book (page 88).

Speaking, self-evaluation and review