Business Partner A2+ Unit 8 Green solutions

Alternative video worksheet: Recycling

4 Which country has laws about recycling?

Lesson outcome
a Argentina b Brazil
Learners can use a range of vocabulary related to 5 What have some entrepreneurs started to sell at markets?
environmental issues. a recycling bins b parts of products

5 Watch the last part of the video (from 2:59 to 4:00).

Lead-in Number the information (a–d) in the order it appears (1–4).
1 Discuss these questions.
☐ a The workers at the plant separate the materials from
products for recycling.
1 How often do you buy/get a new mobile phone and/or
computer?
☐ b Recycling helps the environment and the economy.
2 What do you do with your old mobile phones or computers?
☐ c Manufacturers buy recycled materials to make new
products.
3 Do you recycle a) at home and b) at your work / study place?
☐ d Recycla Chile helps stop pollution and creates jobs.
Video 6 Watch the video again (from 0.00 to 4.00) and answer
the questions.
1 What material is a problem because it can stay in the ground
for a long time?
2 What three South American countries are trying to solve the
problem of e-waste?
3 Does the presenter think governments should find a solution
to the problem alone?

7 Work in pairs or small groups. Discuss these questions.

1 What products are frequently recycled in your country?
2 Who should pay for recycling – manufacturers, governments
or consumers?

2 ALT 8.1.1 Watch the video (from 0:00 to 0:55) and Vocabulary Environmental issuess
tick (✓) the words you hear.
1 entrepreneurs ☐ 5 television ☐ 8 Match the words in the box with their definitions (1–7).
You can use a dictionary.
2 recycling ☐ 6 environment ☐
3 food ☐ 7 phone ☐ pollution recycle environment rubbish dump
4 workers ☐ 8 rubbish ☐ resources toxic e-waste

3 Choose the correct option in italics to complete the
summary. Watch the video again (from 0:00 to 0:55)
and check your answers.
Entrepreneurs can turn a problem into a business 1success /
opportunity. For example, 2workers / consumers often want
the latest model of a phone or 3television / computer. They
throw 4around / away their old products, and the 5energy /
electronic waste can cause 6trouble / pollution. 7Recycling
/ Buying these products is good for the environment and is
also good 8business / ideas.
4 Watch the video (from 0:56 to 2:58) and choose the
correct option.
1 What products can contain harmful materials?
a computers and phones b ovens and fridges
2 What part of these products can cause problems for people
or animals?
a batteries b screens
3 Which part of the world is trying to find a solution to
electronic waste?
a South Africa b South America
1 a chemical or material that contains dangerous chemicals
2 this makes air and water dirty
3 electronic products that are no longer needed
4 natural features such as the land, water and plants
5 use materials again
6 things from nature that can be used by people
7 a place to take things that are no longer needed
9 Complete the sentences with the words from Exercise 8.
Some words are not used.
1 The company doesn’t use natural like gold and
platinum in its products.
2 The chair in Jo’s home office broke so he took it to
the .
3 There was an accident, and chemicals got into
the river and harmed the fish.
10 Work in pairs or small groups. Discuss these questions.
1 Do you think governments and businesses should do more to
help people to recycle?
2 Do you think people are happy to pay more for products made
from recycled materials? Why / Why not?

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