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Paper or Plastic?
Being Green
Welcome to the popular and unique ESL HELP! Desk,
where we care about improving your English grammar and communication.
Our podcast topics range from grammar lessons to topics of contemporary
interest.
At the ESL Help! Desk, we also care about saving the Earth, and this
is what today's lesson is about. In supermarkets all across the
United States, customers are accustomed to being asked, "Paper
or plastic?" when they are checking out.
However, the world is changing and pretty soon this question may be
obsolete. Supermarkets are encouraging consumers to bring their
own bags. Some supermarkets (Whole Foods, for example) are offering
customers a 10 cent credit for each bag the customer himself provides
Why? People everywhere are trying to save the Earth and trying
to economize at the same time.
Would you like to know some simple things you can do to help save the
Earth and to save money at the same time? Here are some easy things
that you can do:
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Bring your own - preferably recyclable - bag(s) when you go shopping.
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Use compact fluorescent bulbs wherever possible. These bulbs
use only one fourth (1/4) the energy of incandescent bulbs .
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Don't leave electronics such as
your TV, lights, and radio on when you leave your home. That
also goes for your computer. Put your computer into " stand
by" mode if you will return in a short while. Turn
your monitor, printer, and speakers off as well.
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Don't leave the refrigerator door open longer than is necessary.
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Recycle! Recycle your paper, plastics, and glass.
Don't throw out old
electronics even if they are no longer in working condition:
Recycle them. The metal parts contained within each appliance is
valuable and can be taken out, salvaged, and reused. Contact your
town and find out where to recycle old electronics such as refrigerators,
microwave ovens, computers, monitors, printers, ink cartridges,
paint, batteries, and even books.>
From time to time we'll provide more tips on how
you can economize , save energy, save money, and improve
your English language skills, all at the same time!
In our next lesson, we'll also offer you a grammar lesson on imperatives,
commonly called "commands".
Hope to see you then!
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VOCABULARY
(to be) accustomed to - (to be) used
to
(to) check out - (to) pay at the cash register
pretty + adjective - somewhat (+ adjective)
obsolete (adj.) - no longer in existence
(to) credit - (to) offer a credit
(to) economize - (to) spend money carefully and without
waste
compact fluorescent bulb
incandescent bulb
( to) leave (something) on
(to) stand by / standby mode
(to) leave (something) open
(to) recycle
recyclable (adjective form)
(to) economize
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