HANDOUT 56

English VII

Eco-Lodge
Mrs. Rosemarie Serrano

Daniel Alvarez
20131003
Contents
1. What is Eco-lodge?........................................................................................................................2
2. Give three examples of activities to do on a volunteer vacation...................................................2
3. What is another word for garbage and unwanted items?.............................................................2
4. Name four examples of wildlife.....................................................................................................2
5. Explain what a seedling is..............................................................................................................2
6. What is a coastal cleanup?............................................................................................................3
7. Which word does not belong? ecotourism • snorkeling volunteer vacation • reforestation •
conservation..........................................................................................................................................3
8. Give an example of a sentence using the Present Perfect Simple.................................................3
9. What tense is this sentence? I won't have finished packing by the time you come home............3
 1. What is Eco-lodge?

An ecolodge is simply a hotel or vacation spot that follows the philosophy of ecotourism. Eco lodges
focus on using renewable energy sources to provide power to their properties as well as using
energy efficient lighting and water preservation. They focus on recycling and often reusing in order
to positively impact the environment.

2. Give three examples of activities to do on a volunteer vacation

1. Do community area clean-ups

2. Aid a conservation and sustainability organization
3. Improve in business development

3. What is another word for garbage and unwanted items?

Junk, scrap, litter, filth, muck, waste…

4. Name four examples of wildlife.

a. Sharks
b. Bears
c. Foxes
d. Elephants

5. Explain what a seedling is.

A seedling is a young sporophyte developing out of a plant embryo from a seed. Seedling
development starts with germination of the seed. A typical young seedling consists of three main
parts: the radicle (embryonic root), the hypocotyl (embryonic shoot), and the cotyledons (seed
leaves).
 6. What is a coastal cleanup?

The purpose of the cleanup is to engage people around the world to remove trash and debris from
beaches and waterways, to identify the sources of the litter, and to change the behaviors that cause
pollution.

7. Which word does not belong? ecotourism • snorkeling volunteer

vacation • reforestation • conservation

Snorkeling Volunteer Vacation

8. Give an example of a sentence using the Present Perfect Simple.

They have written three letters already.

9. What tense is this sentence? I won't have finished packing by

the time you come home.

Future perfect tense