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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE TEXT In the olden days, we used to mend our clothes, darn our socks and wear shoes until they wore out, we didn’t throw things away. We didn’t use countless plastic bags as we used shopping baskets and we didn’t buy so much in the first place. Nowadays we consume a lot more products and therefore we produce loads more rubbish and the UK is renowned for being one of the worst recyclers in Europe. A TV campaign run by Recycle Now aims to change all that. Their series of TV commercials shows the recycling of metal cans, glass bottles and paper into interesting new everyday items. A town with cars, trains, buildings and even planes made of metal cans features in one Ad and top UK designer Oliver Heath is a strong supporter of the campaign. He designed the first home constructed entirely from recycled materials, including yoghurt pots and glass bottles in 2005 and is very excited by imaginative ways to recycle waste. ______ ´There´s some really inventive ways to use an awful lot of exciting design stuff out there. I like all new uses for ordinary products – plastic bottles turned into fleeces, glass bottles into bricks, rubber car tyres into pencil cases and carpets, plastic cups into pencils. ´ says Oliver Heath. It´s amazing what you can buy that used to be something else - pens made from recycled computer printers, rulers made from juice cartons, jewellery made from plastic bags, and bags made from bottle tops or CDs. So don’t throw things away! All the items you recycle are valuable resources and can be made into something useful, even stylish and fun. As Recycle Now says: ´The possibilities are endless. ´ online Text adapted from Inspiration Student´s Book 3, with our thanks CLICK HERE TO GO TO EXERCISES

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mend (v) – remendar (ESP) TO READ OR HEAR A DEFINITION – CLICK THE LINK BELOW http: //www. macmillandictionary. com/dictionary/british/mend darn (v) – zurcir (ESP) TO READ OR HEAR A DEFINITION – CLICK THE LINK BELOW http: //www. macmillandictionary. com/dictionary/british/darn Glossary DEFINTIONS AND TRANSLATION COURTESY OF wore (v) - past participle – llevar (ESP) TO READ OR HEAR A DEFINITION – CLICK THE LINK BELOW http: //www. macmillandictionary. com/dictionary/british/wear throw (v) – tirar (ESP) TO READ OR HEAR A DEFINITION – CLICK THE LINK BELOW http: //www. macmillandictionary. com/dictionary/british/throw run (v) – correr (ESP) TO READ OR HEAR A DEFINITION – CLICK THE LINK BELOW http: //www. macmillandictionary. com/dictionary/british/run aim (v) – objectivo (ESP) online TO READ OR HEAR A DEFINITION – CLICK THE LINK BELOW http: //www. macmillandictionary. com/dictionary/british/aim Ad – advert - advertisement (n) – anuncio (ESP) TO READ OR HEAR A DEFINITION – CLICK THE LINK BELOW http: //www. macmillandictionary. com/dictionary/british/advert FOR MORE WORDS CLICK HERE pot (n) – olla, bota, tarro (ESP) TO READ OR HEAR A DEFINITION – CLICK THE LINK BELOW http: //www. macmillandictionary. com/dictionary/british/pot CLICK HERE TO GO BACK TO THE TEXT

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Comprehension 1 2 3 4 5 6 Why did we use to buy fewer clothes? Why did we use to buy fewer shoes? Why didn´t we need plastic bags? Why do we produce more rubbish now? What does the Recycle now campaign aim to do? Which kinds of rubbish are recycled in its Ads? Vocabulary things Ask and answer questions about what these things are made of: A B A What are boots made of? They are made of leather. What´s a computer made of? It´s made of … cotton denim glass leather metal paper plastic rubber wood wool materials boots a computer a desk envelopes a rubber jeans keys a magazine matches a mirror a jumper shoes a T-shirt windows CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE NEXT PAGE online

Grammar Practice Complete the sentences with used or didn´t use to… 1 People ______ spend so much time shopping. 2 We ______ produce less rubbish. 3 We ______ consume so much. 4 ______ you ______ make your own clothes? 5 I ______ recycle bottles and paper. 6 ______ you ______ throw them away? Writing Speaking Write a short text that describes how you and your frineds have changed over the last few years Tell other students about things that are different now. Tell them about your likes, dislikes, feelings, clothes, hobbies etc. Remember to refer to your conversation in the speaking exercise for some ideas. online A B I used to like tomatoes, but I don’t anymore. I didn´t use to like Shakira, but I do now. I used to be afraid of snakes, but I´m not now. I used to play the violin, but I don’t now.