Worksheet Reading Activity (Tips)

A. Topic: Manual
B. Learning Objectives
 Students are able to know the social function, structures and language features of
tips text.
 Students are able to answer the questions related to the text.
C. Activities:
Look at the tips on “Conserve Water at Home” then fill in the table below.
1. Social function of the tips “Conserve Water at Home”:
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2. Analyse the generic structures and find the examples of the language features in
the text.
Structures Tips text Language features
Title/goal Conserve Water at Home  Imperative
Tips With more and more areas struggling with sentence (verb
droughts, conserving water is more important base)
than ever. Even if you’re not living in a drought- …………………….
stricken region, cutting back on water use also …………………….
means a lower utility bill and helps conserve a …………………….
precious resource. …………………….
Here are a few water-saving tips to get you …………………….
going: …………………….
1. Shower bucket. Instead of letting the …………………….
water pour down the drain, stick a …………………….
bucket under the faucet while you wait …………………….
for your shower water to heat up. You …………………….
can use the water for flushing the toilet …………………….
or watering your plants. …………………….
2. Turn off the tap while brushing your …………………….
teeth. Water comes out of the average
faucet at 2.5 gallons per minute. Don’t  Adverbial of
let all the water go down the drain while sequence:
you brush! Turn off the faucet after you …………………….
wet your brush and leave it off until it’s …………………….
time to rinse. …………………….
3. Turn off the tap while washing your …………………….
hands. Do you need the water to run …………………….
while you’re scrubbing your hands? …………………….
Save a few gallons of water and turn off …………………….
after you wet your hands until you need …………………….
to rinse. …………………….
4. Fix your leaks. Whether you go DIY or …………………….
hire a plumber, fixing leaky faucets can
mean big water savings.  Adverbial of time
5. Re-use your paste cooking liquid. …………………….
 Instead of dumping that water down the …………………….
drain, try draining your pasta water into …………………….
a large pot. Once it cools, you can use it …………………….
to water your plants. Just make sure …………………….
you wait, because if you dump that …………………….
boiling water on your plant, you might …………………….
harm them. …………………….
6. Cut your shower short. Older shower …………………….
heads can use as much as 5 gallons of …………………….
water per minute. Speed things up in
the shower for some serious water  Adverbial of
savings. manner
7. Don’t run the dishwasher or washing …………………….
machine until it’s full. Those half-loads …………………….
add up to gallons and gallons of wasted …………………….
water. …………………….
8. Water outdoor plants in the early …………………….
morning. You’ll need less water, since …………………….
cooler morning temperatures means …………………….
losing less water to evaporation. It’s not …………………….
a great idea to water in the evenings, …………………….
since this can promote mold growth. …………………….
9. Hand-washing a lot of dishes? Fill up
your sink with water, instead of letting it
run whole time that you’re scrubbing.

3. Answer these questions.

a. What is the text about?
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b. Why is the text beneficial for readers?
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c. Why should we ask a plumber to repair the faucet that is leaky?
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d. Why should we cut our shower time?
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e. What will happen if we water plants in the hot afternoon?
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