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Writing
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9
Use the magazine article and the
conversation from Task 8 to complete an
informational flyer about your city’s waste
management programs. Include: the
methods the city uses, their benefits, and
their safety features.
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4
Choose the sentence that uses the
underlined part correctly.
1
Injecting liquid into underground rock is one
way to get rid of waste permanently.
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2
The manufacturing process creates a lot of
garbage from industrial facilities.
_ _ d u _ _ _ _ a _ s _ _ _ d _ a _ _ _
3
Many poor countries have lots of large,
unregulated areas where people throw trash.
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4
Methane is an extremely dangerous greenhouse
gas.
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5
Some items in landfills may never break down.
_ _ c _ _ _ o _ _
6
The layer of soil put over cells prevents the
wind from blowing waste around.
d _ _ _ _ _ o _ _ r
7
Most of the city’s waste goes to a(n) place
where waste is dumped and buried.
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7
Listen again and complete the
conversation.
Engineer:
Okay. I think that a system for
1
___________ ___________
would be very
beneficial.
City Planner:
I was under the
2
___________
that we had
a system to do that.
Engineer:
No, not
3
___________ ___________ ___________
.
City Planner:
I can’t believe that. What safety
features do we have in place?
Engineer:
There’s an impermeable
4
___________
___________
to protect the groundwater
supply.
City Planner:
Okay, but that’s pretty standard with
solid waste landfills. What else do we
have?
Engineer:
There’s a system of applying
5
___________ ___________
.
City Planner:
I’m not
6
___________
with that.
Speaking
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8
With a partner, act out the roles below
based on Task 7. Then, switch roles.
Student B:
You are a city planner. Talk to Student
A about your city’s waste management methods.
Student A:
You are an environmental engineer.
Talk to Student B about:
• what waste disposal methods your city
currently uses
• what safety features the facilities have
I was under the impression that ...
Yes, that’s right./No, not at this time.
Let’s get going on ...
USE LANGUAGE SUCH AS:
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5
Listen and read the magazine article
again. What are some ways to manage
hazardous liquid waste?
Listening
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6
Listen to a conversation between an
environmental engineer and a city planner.
Mark the following statements as true (T) or
false (F).
1
___
The city’s solid waste landfill already has a
methane recovery system.
2
___
The landfill’s daily covers keep garbage in
place and control odors.
3
___
The engineer will make plans for a carbon
storage system.
