Materials and containers; reading

Which of the words are materials and which are containers?

At our recycling centre, the blue bin is for paper and (1)           such as notebooks and boxes. We put our cans and bags in the yellow bin because it’s for (2)           , (3)           and (4)           .The green bin is for (5)       , so I put bottles here. Don’t forget, you can also recycle your own clothes. Put your (6)        T-shirts and your (7)      jumpers in the brown bin.

Look at the picture. Then order the letters and write the word.

e p a p r

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l o w o

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c n o o t t

Look at the picture. Then order the letters and write the word.
aiilmmnuu

Look at the picture. Then order the letters and write the word.
aabcddorr

Look at the picture. Then order the letters and write the word.
a g l s s

Look at the picture. Then order the letters and write the word.
m a e l t

Look at the picture. Then order the letters and write the word.
p a c i l s t

Read the text and choose the correct answers.

What have you done to help the environment?

Students at Derwent Secondary School have started some exciting schemes to protect and improve their local environment. Read the school blog and find out what they have done. We’ve cleaned up the pond in the centre of our village. With the help of some friends, we’ve picked up all the litter and pulled things out of the pond. There was an old wheel and a supermarket basket in it! Now, it’s really clean and we are going to put fish in it. Marie and Louise

We’ve started a recycling programme at our school. People throw away a lot of paper every day. We’ve put a recycle box in every classroom and collected a lot of used paper. After school, we’ve taken the paper to the recycling centre near the school. Jerry and Hayley

My two brothers and I have tidied up a playground near our house. We picked up all therubbish then we hung a sign on a fence that read, ‘Please Keep Our Park Clean’. It was really hard work but I’m very pleased with what we have achieved. I think it’s really important that young people take responsibility for looking after the environment. Wendy

1) They’ve cleaned a pond.                           [a) Wendy and her brothers, b) Marie and Louise]
2) They’ve recycled paper.                           [a) Jerry and Hayley, b) Wendy and her brothers]
3) They’ve put up a sign.                           [a) Jerry and Hayley, b) Wendy and her brothers]
4) They’ve pulled things out of the water.                           [a) Wendy and her brothers, b) Marie and Louise]
5) They’ve cleared rubbish from a playground.                           [a) Jerry and Hayley, b) Wendy and her brothers]

Read the text again and answer the questions.

What have you done to help the environment?

Students at Derwent Secondary School have started some exciting schemes to protect and improve their local environment. Read the school blog and find out what they have done. We’ve cleaned up the pond in the centre of our village. With the help of some friends, we’ve picked up all the litter and pulled things out of the pond. There was an old wheel and a supermarket basket in it! Now, it’s really clean and we are going to put fish in it. Marie and Louise

We’ve started a recycling programme at our school. People throw away a lot of paper every day. We’ve put a recycle box in every classroom and collected a lot of used paper. After school, we’ve taken the paper to the recycling centre near the school. Jerry and Hayley

My two brothers and I have tidied up a playground near our house. We picked up all therubbish then we hung a sign on a fence that read, ‘Please Keep Our Park Clean’. It was really hard work but I’m very pleased with what we have achieved. I think it’s really important that young people take responsibility for looking after the environment. Wendy


Who did Marie and Louise clean the pond with?

Read the text again and answer the questions.

What have you done to help the environment?

Students at Derwent Secondary School have started some exciting schemes to protect and improve their local environment. Read the school blog and find out what they have done. We’ve cleaned up the pond in the centre of our village. With the help of some friends, we’ve picked up all the litter and pulled things out of the pond. There was an old wheel and a supermarket basket in it! Now, it’s really clean and we are going to put fish in it. Marie and Louise

We’ve started a recycling programme at our school. People throw away a lot of paper every day. We’ve put a recycle box in every classroom and collected a lot of used paper. After school, we’ve taken the paper to the recycling centre near the school. Jerry and Hayley

My two brothers and I have tidied up a playground near our house. We picked up all therubbish then we hung a sign on a fence that read, ‘Please Keep Our Park Clean’. It was really hard work but I’m very pleased with what we have achieved. I think it’s really important that young people take responsibility for looking after the environment. Wendy


What did Marie and Louise find in the bottom of the pond?

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What have you done to help the environment?

Students at Derwent Secondary School have started some exciting schemes to protect and improve their local environment. Read the school blog and find out what they have done. We’ve cleaned up the pond in the centre of our village. With the help of some friends, we’ve picked up all the litter and pulled things out of the pond. There was an old wheel and a supermarket basket in it! Now, it’s really clean and we are going to put fish in it. Marie and Louise

We’ve started a recycling programme at our school. People throw away a lot of paper every day. We’ve put a recycle box in every classroom and collected a lot of used paper. After school, we’ve taken the paper to the recycling centre near the school. Jerry and Hayley

My two brothers and I have tidied up a playground near our house. We picked up all therubbish then we hung a sign on a fence that read, ‘Please Keep Our Park Clean’. It was really hard work but I’m very pleased with what we have achieved. I think it’s really important that young people take responsibility for looking after the environment. Wendy

What have Jerry and Hayley done with the used paper after they have collected it?

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What have you done to help the environment?

Students at Derwent Secondary School have started some exciting schemes to protect and improve their local environment. Read the school blog and find out what they have done. We’ve cleaned up the pond in the centre of our village. With the help of some friends, we’ve picked up all the litter and pulled things out of the pond. There was an old wheel and a supermarket basket in it! Now, it’s really clean and we are going to put fish in it. Marie and Louise

We’ve started a recycling programme at our school. People throw away a lot of paper every day. We’ve put a recycle box in every classroom and collected a lot of used paper. After school, we’ve taken the paper to the recycling centre near the school. Jerry and Hayley

My two brothers and I have tidied up a playground near our house. We picked up all therubbish then we hung a sign on a fence that read, ‘Please Keep Our Park Clean’. It was really hard work but I’m very pleased with what we have achieved. I think it’s really important that young people take responsibility for looking after the environment. Wendy

What did Wendy and her brothers do to tidy the playground?

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What have you done to help the environment?

Students at Derwent Secondary School have started some exciting schemes to protect and improve their local environment. Read the school blog and find out what they have done. We’ve cleaned up the pond in the centre of our village. With the help of some friends, we’ve picked up all the litter and pulled things out of the pond. There was an old wheel and a supermarket basket in it! Now, it’s really clean and we are going to put fish in it. Marie and Louise

We’ve started a recycling programme at our school. People throw away a lot of paper every day. We’ve put a recycle box in every classroom and collected a lot of used paper. After school, we’ve taken the paper to the recycling centre near the school. Jerry and Hayley

My two brothers and I have tidied up a playground near our house. We picked up all therubbish then we hung a sign on a fence that read, ‘Please Keep Our Park Clean’. It was really hard work but I’m very pleased with what we have achieved. I think it’s really important that young people take responsibility for looking after the environment. Wendy

How did Wendy feel afterwards?