A group called Material Focus says that people are keeping too many old electronics at home, like phones and hairdryers. Before, people kept around 20 old items, but now they have about 30. The United Nations says we are making a lot more electronic trash than we are recycling. Material Focus found that in the UK, there are over 880 million old electronics not being used.
Scott Butler from Material Focus says that the old electronics people throw away or keep are worth a lot of money, more than Β£1 billion. These old items have important materials like gold and copper that are needed for new technology. Getting these materials from the earth can hurt animals and the environment. A person named Sarah Burns says we should use our electronics for a longer time and share things we don't use often.
Material Focus also found that people are throwing away a lot of electronics that could be recycled. They think that a lot of electronic waste is either being stolen or sent to other countries illegally. They learned this by asking 2,000 people in the UK about their habits.
Original news source: E-waste drawers of doom growing, say campaigners (BBC)
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Warm-up Activities:
– Charades
Instructions: Divide the class into two teams. Give each team a list of electronic items mentioned in the article. One person from each team will act out a word or phrase related to the electronic item without speaking, while their team tries to guess what it is. The team with the most correct guesses wins.
– News Summary
Instructions: Have the students read the article individually or in pairs. Then, ask them to write a summary of the article in their own words. After they have finished, have them share their summaries with a partner and discuss any differences or similarities.
– Opinion Poll
Instructions: Write the following question on the board: "Do you think people should keep or recycle old electronics?" Have the students stand on opposite sides of the classroom to indicate their opinion. Ask a few students from each side to explain their reasoning.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Create a list of vocabulary words from the article on the board. Divide the class into pairs. Give each pair a piece of paper and a pen. One student from each pair will choose a word from the list and draw a picture to represent it, while their partner tries to guess the word. The pair with the most correct guesses wins.
– Future Predictions
Instructions: Discuss with the class the potential consequences of not recycling old electronics, as mentioned in the article. Then, ask the students to work in pairs and come up with three future predictions related to this topic. They should write their predictions on a piece of paper and share them with the class. Encourage them to use modal verbs (e.g. "might," "could," "will") to express uncertainty.
π€ Comprehension Questions:
Material Focus is concerned about people keeping too many old electronics at home and not recycling them properly.
Before, people used to keep around 20 old items, but now they keep about 30.
There are over 880 million old electronics not being used in the UK.
The old electronics are worth a lot of money because they have important materials like gold and copper that can be used for new technology.
Getting the materials for new technology from the earth can hurt animals and the environment.
Sarah Burns suggests that we should use our electronics for a longer time and share things we don't use often.
Material Focus found out that a lot of electronic waste is being thrown away or sent to other countries illegally by asking 2,000 people in the UK about their habits.
π§βοΈ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:
A group Material Focus says that people are keeping too many old s at home, like and hairdryers. Before, people kept around 20 old items, but now they have about 30. The United Nations says we are making a lot more electronic trash than we are recycling. Material Focus found that in the UK, there are over 880 million old not being used. Scott Butler from Material Focus says that the old electronics people throw away or keep are a lot of money, more than Β£1 billion. These old have important materials like gold and copper that are for new technology. Getting these materials from the can hurt animals and the . A person named Sarah Burns says we should use our electronics for a longer time and share things we don't use often. Material Focus also found that people are throwing away a lot of electronics that could be . They think that a lot of electronic waste is either being stolen or sent to other illegally. They this by asking 2,000 people in the UK about their habits.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What are some examples of old electronics that people keep at home?
2. How would you feel if you had 30 old electronics at home?
3. Do you like keeping old electronics or throwing them away? Why or why not?
4. What do you think is the reason why people are keeping more old electronics now?
5. What are some important materials found in old electronics?
6. Why is it bad to get these materials from the earth?
7. How would you feel if someone took your old electronics and recycled them?
8. Do you think people should use their electronics for a longer time? Why or why not?
9. What are some ways people can share things they don't use often?
10. Why do you think people throw away electronics that could be recycled?
11. Do you think it's right for people to steal electronic waste or send it to other countries illegally? Why or why not?
12. How can we encourage people to recycle their old electronics instead of throwing them away?
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π Write a Summary:
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