New Destinations B1+ Module 6a

Bunningford Secondary School has just received an award for being the greenest school in the city. (1)___ We spoke to their biology teacher. Miss Taylor, who explained to us how they had gone about changing their school to make it into an environmentally friendly one.

"The first thing we did was look at the rubbish we were making as a school We knew that we had to find better ways to dispose of it. (2)___ This means that most of our rubbish now goes directly for recycling.

Secondly, we have taken responsibility for cleaning up the fields around the school. Once a month, the area is cleaned up by a group of volunteers from the school. Everything we find there is taken to the local recycling centre. We want to show with this action how each person really can make a difference.

We've also had a solar-powered water heater installed on the school's roof. (3)___ That's important because the less energy we use, the less has to be made. The way a lot of electricity is made causes pollution.

Another thing that causes pollution is cars. At our school, we have organised the parents and the teachers so that as few cars as possible are used. (4)___ There are a lot less exhaust fumes around our school now.

The students nave also made some lovely posters which explain all about environmentally friendly products and now we can change out ways to be more green. They want to make their parents aware of what they can do. The posters show how buying unpackaged goods reduces the amount of rubbish we produce. They suggest having one strong bag for your shopping rather than taking plastic bags from the supermarket every time you go there. (5)___ If they are given to a charity somebody will use them."

Well, what can we say? Well done Bunningford School!