Caring for the environment

Reduce, reuse and recycle, litter, pollution and saving water and power. Read one part at a time and tap “I know this”. Then test yourself in the quiz.

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Less waste

Using less is best, because then there is nothing to throw away.

A glass jar can be reused. Plastic bottles do not belong on the compost heap.
Litter pollutes and harms animals; rubbish heaps attract rats and flies. Plastic in the sea is eaten by animals or tangles them.
Everyone at school is responsible for keeping the grounds clean. A greener school recycles and plants a garden.

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Nature and energy

Word	Meaning
Natural resource	Something from nature that people use
Conservation	Protecting nature for the future
Renewable energy	Sun and wind: it does not run out
Coal	Pollutes the air when it is burned

Switch off lights you are not using. When trees on a hillside are cut down, the soil washes away easily. Air pollution gives people breathing problems.

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Remember this: your summary

The three R’s: reduce, reuse, recycle; start with reduce.
Recycle: used material becomes something new. Food and garden waste become compost.
Pollution: harmful things (substances or loud noise) that make the air, water or land dirty or unsafe.
South Africa is dry: shower shorter, fix leaking taps, water the garden in the morning or evening.
Trees give oxygen and hold the soil.

Write these points in your book. Read them again the night before the test.

Memory trick

R-R-R: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle — in that order, the earth’s ABC.

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Important words

First say what the word means, then turn the card over.

Test yourself · Part 2

True or false?

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