Developingideas-readingEarthfirstActivity1:Lookatthequestionsabout“greenliving”andtickyouranswers.

Activity2:Fast-reading.Readthesubheadingsinthepassageanddecideiftheyaretrueorfalse.Activity3:Fast-reading.Readthepassagefastandtrytofigureoutthestructureofit.BodyGreentruth1Greentruth2Greentruth3Greentruth4IntroductionConclusionWhatisthewritingpurposeofthepassage?Toinformreadersofsomecommongreentruthsandthusremindustocheckcommonideasandopinionstoseewhat’sreallygreen.Isthe“greentruth”trueorfalseFIsthe“greentruth”trueorfalseFDevicesturnedoffgointostand-bymodeandstillusepower.Isthe“greentruth”trueorfalseItdepends.Localproducemightusemoreenergyandproducemoregreenhousegasesthatproducegrownalongwayaway-eventakingintoaccountitstransport.Isthe“greentruth”trueorfalseItdepends.4Ifyouspendmorethaneightminutesinashower,you’lluseasmuchwaterasinabathabout50litresofwater.Devicesturnedoffgointostand-bymodeandstillusepower.3Localproducesometimesmightusemoreenergyandproducemoregreenhousegasesthanproducegrownalongwayaway–eventakingitstransportintoaccount.4Ifyouspendmorethaneightminutesinashower,you’lluseasmuchwaterasinabathabout50litresofwater.Activity5:Thinkandshare.Thinkofthetitle“What’sreallygreen”andshareyouropinions.“Green”:ifyousaysomeoneorsomethingisgreen,youmeantheyharmtheenvironmentaslittleaspossible.

Mostofustrytoliveagreenlifebutifwejustfollowsomeadviceblindly,wewon’treallyprotectourenvironment.Onlybythinkingcriticallyandlearningbroadlycanwereduceharmtoourmothernature.Whatcanwedotobecome“greener”The5R’sofzerowasteRefusewhatyoudonotneed;Reducewhatyouneed;