I can add emphasis to statements.

Let’s go green together I can emphasize responses.

1 VOCABULARY
A. Match the phrases in the box with the pictures (on the PPT). Write the numbers next
to the phrases.

 take public transport

 reduce emissions
 stop using plastic bags
 reuse products
 ride an electric bike
 stop wasting energy
 stop littering
 recycle bottles and cans
 use eco-friendly products

B. Use the vocabulary above to help answer the questions with a partner. Give more
details/ examples/ reasons.
1. How can we reduce emissions?
2. What can we do with trash instead of littering?
3. What are some ways we can stop wasting energy?

2 CONVERSATION
A. Listening
1. What do you think it means to ‘go green’?
Listen to the conversation. Then, answer the questions.
1. What did Sarah decide to do?
2. What is a hybrid motorbike?

B. Language to learn
We can use ‘extreme’ adjectives to help emphasize our points and to respond to
news. All of the adjectives below mean ‘very good’ or ‘very bad’. Put them in the
correct column.
awesome, terrible, horrible, amazing, terrific, awful, wonderful, fantastic, great,
brilliant, appalling

Very good Very bad

Quiz your partner by saying an extreme adjective. Your partner must respond with
‘very good’ or ‘very bad’.
Example: A: terrible
B: very bad

Adding emphasis to statements

Littering is horrible for the environment.
Taking public transport is a great way to reduce emissions.
Turning off lights is a fantastic way to stop wasting energy.
Emphasizing responses
The river is full of trash. horrible
HCMC is going to use hybrid terrible
buses. great
That’s …
The factory polluted the river. awesome
awful
brilliant

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 Practice saying the sentences above by emphasizing the extreme adjectives. The
words should be stressed and given appropriate intonation.
Example: Littering is horrible for the environment.

3 PRACTICE
A. Practice 1: Read the comments to your partner who must respond appropriately
depending on the comment.

Student A:
1. The air is smoggy today.
2. I just bought a hybrid car.
3. The lights I bought are eco-friendly.
4. The streets are full of trash.
5. The government is banning cars in
the city center.
6. My house uses solar panels.

Student B:
1. I just got an electric bike.
2. Everyone left their trash on the beach.
3. The students are learning how to
recycle bottles and cans.
4. They never turn off their air-
conditioner.
5. I used these plastic bottles to
make flower pots.
6. The government is fining people
who litter.

B. Practice 2: With a partner, write down two things that help the environment and two
things that hurt it. Use ‘extreme’ adjectives.

Example: Using LED lights is a fantastic way to save energy.

Help Harm
1. 1.
2. 2.

Take turns standing up and presenting your list to the class. As you listen to others,
take notes. When everyone has finished, talk to your partner about what you heard.

C. Practice 3: Think of two things you will do to ‘go green’. Walk around the class and
share your ideas. Respond positively to other people’s ideas.

Example:
A: I’m going to take the bus and buy eco-friendly products.
B: That’s fantastic. I’m going to stop littering and reuse things in my home.
A: Brilliant!

4 PROGRESS CHECK
1. What do you say to add emphasis to statements?
2. How do you emphasize your responses?

Today I can …
 add emphasis to statements.
 emphasize my responses.

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