Grammar be supposed to 1. study the grammar. ‘© Use be supposed to + a base form to express an expectation of correct behavior Affirmative statements Hey! We're supposed We're supposed to use less electricity! to recycle cans! Negative statements You're not supposed to put cans in there. yes/no questions Are we supposed to recycle glass bottles? we) 2. Listen to the grammar examples. Repeat. az») 3. QEMIFKSMIIEED isten to the conversations and complete the statements. Use affirmative or negative forms of be supposed to. Use contractions. 1. She's supposed to come home before 6:00, 2. They___________call their mom now. 3. He eat here, 4, They. wear their Recycling Day T-shirts tomorrow. 5. He text his friends in class. 4. Look at the pictures. Use the cues to write statements and questions using be supposed to. ‘Am | supposed to put (I/put) paper in the regular garbage? (we /use) less water no (they /not (we/reuse) shopping bags?, throw) litter on the ground! 58Grammar might for possibility 1. study the grammar. © Use might + a base form to express possibility. ight meet after school to pick up liter. If it’s sunny tomorrow, it's possible that we'll meet after school) | might go to the beach ight forget to put cans in the recycling bin. it's possible that he'l forget) ‘© Use might not to express a negative possi They might not use paper bags at this store, (€ Its possible they don't use paper bags) If we waste water now, we might not have enough water later. (€ Its possible we won't have enough water) ' Listen to the grammar examples. Repeat. 3. Complete each statement, using might and the base form. 4. We might ride (Fide) our bikes tothe park if the weather is good 2. Making small changes at home (be) good for the environment. 3, If we take showers instead of baths, we (use) less water. 4 We_________(not/have) time to pick up litter today. 5. If we recycle paper now, they (not have to/cut) down so many trees. 4. Complete the conversations, using might or might not. 1. A: What are you going to do tomorrow? Bi might stay home and do my homework (I/stay home/and do my homework) 2. A: Are you going to come to the meeting about recycling? Bo come) I have a lot of homework today. 3. A: Are you going to recycle that soda bottle? B: Yes, (/reuse /it for water instead) 4, A: Where is the Environment Club going to meet this moming? B: Actually, ________. (the club /meet/today) We're all too busy. 5. A: Why are we using less water right now? B: Because there /be /a drought in the future) 6. A: When are you going to start recycling your old newspapers? B: Actually, (we/start/ recycling them today) F Write about two things you might do today. { might qo to the mall after school, 59Reading Aninformational leaflet wa) 1. Read the leaflet. What is a landfill? 2. After reading the leaflet, check the statement that expresses its main idea. 4. Gities need to manage their landfills well to protect the environment. . Some landfills are really huge. 2. 3. In some landfills, people look for reusable materials, 4, Landfills can cause problems for the environment, A school, you finish lunch in the cafeteria, and the paper plates and napkins, the plastic cups and forks, the cans or bottles, and everything you didn’t eat, all go into the garbage. At home, you take out the garbage and someone takes it away. Then what? What happens to all that stuff? Multiply that by the number of people in your city, and that’s a lot of garbage every day! Cities are supposed to manage their garbage, and most ofa city’s garbage ‘ends up in a huge landfill. The city might burn some ofthe garbage. And it might decide to recycle some ofit. But most of the garbage stays in that landfill year after year, and the landfill ust gets bigger and bigger. Some landfills are almost as high as mountains, But here's the issue. Landfills might cause more problems ndfills produce methane gas and carbon dioxide. for the environment than they solve: a ‘The water we drink comes from under the ground, A landfill might pollute that water so people can't drink it safely. Burning mountains of garbage contributes to air pollution. However, even ifa city doesn't burn its garbage, landfills till produce harmful methane gas and carbon dioxide, |All that garbage attracts animals and insects, such as rats and flies. Many people worry that this might spread disease, Landfills ae just plain ugly! There are few things as ugly asa landfill. Landfils can pollute drinking water that comes from underground. Nevertheless, in spite of their disadvantages, landfills can also be good places to find materials for recycling. At some landfills, cities recycle the gases so they can use them to produce energy to run factories. At others, city workers look for reusable materials and things the city can recycle. ‘Today, many people are separating recyclable materials such as paper, glass, and plastic before they go into the garbage and end up ina landfill. If more people do this, it might reduce the negative pact of landfills |