🫵🏝️World Environment Day (June 5) – some thoughts (save water, text, reading comprehension, sound files, B1, part 4/9)🏝️🫵

Hotels use a lot of water for showers, laundry, cleaning, and gardens.

What businesses can do:

Put signs to ask guests to reuse towels
Use low-water toilets and showers
Fix water leaks quickly
Use plants that need less water
Reuse water for gardens if possible

This is very important in places where water is limited.

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Hotels use a lot of water every day. Guests need water for showers. Hotels also use water to wash clothes, clean rooms, and water gardens. In many places water is not enough so hotels should save water.

There are many simple ways hotels can save water. They can put signs in bathrooms and ask guests to use towels again. This helps use less water for washing. Hotels can use toilets and showers that use less water.

They should check water pipes and fix leaks fast. Even small leaks can waste a lot of water. Hotels can also use plants that need little water in gardens. They can reuse water for gardens when it is safe.

Saving water is important for hotels and for the future. Guests can also help by taking shorter showers and telling staff about problems. These small actions make a big difference in saving water every day.

Hotels and guests should work together to protect water for everyone. It is good for nature and helps people in the future. Water saving is very important all the time.

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True or false:

Leaks waste a lot of water.
Hotels use water for showers.
Water saving is important in dry places.
Reusing towels reduces water use.
Plants that need less water help save water.
Fixing leaks saves water.
Hotels use water for cleaning rooms.
Guests should use more towels every day to save water.
Low-water toilets use less water.
Water is not unlimited everywhere.
Reusing water for gardens can save water.
Hotels use water for laundry.
Showers use water.
Plants that need more water help save water.
Hotels should not always keep taps running.

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Answer:

1T, 2T, 3F, 4T, 5T, 6T, 7F, 8F,
9T, 10F, 11T, 12T, 13F, 14F, 15F

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Correct version:

Leaks waste a lot of water.
Hotels use water for showers.
Water saving is not important in dry places. True is: Water saving is important in dry places.
Reusing towels reduces water use.
Plants that need less water help save water.
Fixing leaks saves water.
Hotels use water for cleaning the streets. True is: Hotels do not use water for cleaning the streets.
Guests should use new towels every day to save water. True is: Guests should use fewer towels every day to save water.
Low-water toilets use less water.
Water is unlimited everywhere. True is: Water is not unlimited everywhere.
Reusing water for gardens can save water.
Hotels use water for laundry.
Showers always use no water. True is: Showers use water.
Plants that need more water help save water. True is: Plants that need less water help save water.
Hotels should always keep taps [a place where water comes out] running. True is: Hotels should not always keep taps running.

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Match the words with the correct definitions:

Words

waste
environment
reduce
refillable
guests
straws
reusable
recycling
landfills
pollution
packaging
businesses
stations
correctly
single-use

Definitions

A. Things that are thrown away after use.
B. Places where people can get or refill something.
C. Able to be filled again and used many times.
D. Harmful dirty substances in air, water, or land.
E. Companies or organizations that sell goods or services.
F. Used for only one time and then thrown away.
G. People staying in a hotel.
H. To make something smaller or less.
I. The natural world around us.
J. Tubes used for drinking liquids.
K. Materials used to cover or contain products.
L. The process of collecting and using materials again.
M. In the right or proper way.
N. Able to be used again many times.
O. Places where waste is buried in the ground.

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Answers:

1-A, 2-I, 3-H, 4-C, 5-G, 6-J,
7-N, 8-L, 9-O, 10-D, 11-K,
12-E, 13-B, 14-M, 15-F.

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Find evidence in the text :

Statements

Hotels can replace small shampoo bottles with larger containers.
Tourists often create plastic waste through everyday items.
Water refill stations can help reduce plastic bottle use.
Plastic straws are mentioned as a source of waste.
Hotels can choose paper products instead of plastic ones.
Some plastic items are used only once.
Recycling can help reduce the amount of waste in landfills.
Hotels should recycle different materials.
Plastic waste is harmful to nature.
Accor is trying to reduce plastic use in hotels.
Guests may not need to buy new bottles when refill stations are available.
Refillable bottles can reduce plastic waste every day.
Tourism can cause pollution.
Hotels and businesses should take action to reduce waste.
More hotels following these ideas could improve the situation.

Evidence from the text

A. “This company is working to reduce single-use plastic in many hotels.”
B. “Hotels should also stop using plastic straws, cups, and forks.”
C. “They can use paper or reusable materials instead.”
D. “Guests can refill their bottles and do not need to buy new plastic bottles.”
E. “Hotels and other businesses should try to reduce plastic waste in simple ways.”
F. “Another important step is recycling.”
G. “This reduces a lot of plastic every day.”
H. “If more hotels do these actions, tourism will create less plastic waste and less pollution.”
I. “This is bad for the environment.”
J. “They can use big refillable bottles instead.”
K. “This helps reduce waste.”
L. “Hotels should recycle paper, glass, and plastic correctly.”
M. “This helps keep waste out of landfills.”
N. “Tourism creates a lot of plastic waste, like bottles, bags, and food packaging.”
O. “These items create a lot of waste because they are used only one time.”

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Answers:

1-J, 2-N, 3-K, 4-B, 5-C, 6-O,
7-M, 8-L, 9-I, 10-A, 11-D,
12-G, 13-H, 14-E, 15-F.
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Multiple choice, one answer correct:

1. What is a main problem caused by tourism in the text?

A. Tourism creates a lot of plastic waste
B. Tourism reduces hotel services
C. Tourism increases hotel prices

2. What do hotels use small bottles for?

A. Water and juice
B. Paper and glass
C. Shampoo and soap

3. What is a better option than small plastic bottles?

A. Disposable paper cups
B. Single use plastic bags
C. Bigger refillable bottles

4. What do refill stations help guests do?

A. Fill their own bottles
B. Buy new plastic bottles
C. Throw away old bottles

5. Which item is mentioned as being stopped by hotels?

A. Plastic straws
B. Plastic bedsheets
C. Plastic curtains

6. What can hotels use instead of plastic forks?

A. Glass or stone items
B. Wood or rubber items
C. Metal or paper items

7. Why is recycling important in hotels?

A. It reduces waste in landfills
B. It improves hotel design
C. It increases hotel income

8. What materials should hotels recycle?

A. Paper, glass, and plastic
B. Wood, cloth, and sand
C. Metal, oil, and paint

9. What is bad for the environment?

A. Travel routes and transport
B. Plastic waste and pollution
C. Hotel services and staff

10. What does Accor do in hotels?

A. Increases plastic packaging
B. Removes recycling systems
C. Reduces single-use plastic

11. What do guests often see in Accor hotels?

A. Glass bottles in kitchens
B. Refillable bottles in rooms
C. Plastic bottles in stores

12. What do reusable materials help reduce?

A. Prices of hotel services
B. Waste from single use items
C. Number of hotel rooms

13. What is one action hotels should take?

A. Stop using plastic items
B. Increase plastic products
C. Replace staff services

14. What happens if hotels act more?

A. More tourism problems
B. Less pollution and waste
C. Higher plastic production

15. What is used only one time?

A. Large reusable containers
B. Single use plastic items
C. Long term hotel systems

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Answers

1-A, 2-C, 3-C, 4-A, 5-A, 6-C,
7-A, 8-A, 9-B, 10-C, 11-B,
12-B, 13-A, 14-B, 15-B

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Answer in complete sentences:

What does tourism create a lot of?
Name two examples of plastic waste from tourism.
Why is plastic waste bad for the environment?
What should hotels use instead of small plastic bottles?
What do refillable bottles help reduce?
What is the purpose of water refill stations?
Which plastic items should hotels stop using?
What can hotels use instead of plastic straws and forks?
Why are single-use items a problem?
What should hotels do with paper, glass, and plastic?
How does recycling help the environment?
What company is mentioned in the text?
What is Accor doing in hotels?
What do guests often see in Accor hotels instead of small bottles?
What will happen if more hotels follow these actions?

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Answers:

Tourism creates a lot of plastic waste.

Examples are bottles, bags, and food packaging.

It is bad for the environment because it causes pollution.

Hotels should use big refillable bottles instead.

Refillable bottles help reduce plastic waste.

Water refill stations help guests refill their bottles instead of buying new ones.

Hotels should stop using plastic straws, cups, and forks.

They can use paper or reusable materials instead.

Single-use items are a problem because they are used only one time and create a lot of waste.

Hotels should recycle paper, glass, and plastic correctly.

Recycling helps keep waste out of landfills.

The company mentioned is Accor.

Accor is working to reduce single-use plastic in many hotels.

Guests often see refillable bottles instead of small plastic ones.

If more hotels follow these actions, there will be less plastic waste and less pollution.