Topic 3 Pollution and Recycling

# Words and Expressions

pollute, pollution, polluted, recycle, recycling, recyclable,

cause, effect, responsibility, solution, cause, effect, electricity, gasoline, low carbon life

government, individual, factory,

air pollution: waste gases, carbon dioxide, oxygen, automobile [ˈɔ:təməbi:l]  exhaust

water pollution: oil spills, waste water discharge,

land pollution: agriculture chemicals, rubbish,

produce, be responsible for, create, damage, punish, prevent, improve, reduce

# Questions and possible answers:

1. What do you know about pollution?

Pollution is considered as one of the biggest problems in our world. In many places, air,

water and land are seriously polluted. For example, Beijing used to be a city which had

blue sky, but now, it is famous for its hazy and foggy weather. Blue sky can only be seen in

windy days. In some other places in China, beautiful rivers have been polluted and turn

into stinky rivers. And farmlands no longer grow healthy and safe crops and vegetables

because of land pollution. As you can see, we are facing a big problem now.