a Read the text. Ask and answer comprehension questions. Then explain the highlighted words.
b Give two reasons why we need to recycle paper.
a) Вопросы и ответы по тексту:
- What is paper made from? — Mostly from trees, but also from cloth or grass.
- How much of household rubbish is paper? —
kg of every kg. - What happens to the bark and roots of the trees? — They are burned and used to produce energy.
- What is pulping? — The chemical process that separates the wood fibres from lignin and other wood parts.
- Can paper be recycled forever? — No, because the fibres eventually become too weak and short.
- How can we reuse old magazines? — Clean windows, make confetti, wrap things, line shelves.
Выделенные слова: illustrate — иллюстрировать; glossy — глянцевая; matte — матовая; thick — толстая; harvested — срубленные (собранные); chopped — нарезаны, измельчены; paperboard — картон; eventually — в конце концов; blank — чистая (без текста); scribble — небрежно писать, черкать; tear out — вырывать; shoe cabinet — шкаф для обуви; confetti — конфетти; hole punch — дырокол; wrap — заворачивать; conserves — сберегает.
b) Две причины:
b) We need to recycle paper because it saves trees, water and electricity, and because paper makes up a large part of household rubbish and landfill space (
