Student’s Book All the written activities in this book must be

b. 
Think about your role and how deforestation benefits / affects you, your family and 
your community.
c. 
Prepare some questions to ask in the meeting.
d. 
Get ready to answer questions and give your opinion.
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13. 
Look again at the environmental issues in lessons 5 and 6. First, discuss these questions 
with a partner.
a. 
Do you live in an urban area or in the countryside?
b. 
Which environmental issues do people have to face in the place where you live?
c. 
How do you feel about these problems?
d. 
What can you or your community do to help?
14. 
Write a letter to a local newspaper, giving your opinion about one of the environmental 
problems that people in your community face. Give some suggestions or ideas to help.
Use the phrases in the Useful expressions box.
Useful expressions
Writing a letter to a newspaper
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Firstly,
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Another thing is that ….
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What’s more, …
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I suggest that …
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In conclusion, … 

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Lesson 7
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Focus on Vocabulary
1. 
Look at the pictures and describe what you can see.
2. 
Look at the adjectives in the box. Are they positive or negative?
fascinating – peaceful – smelly – ugly – beautiful – noisy – relaxing – crowded – 
spectacular – stressful
3. 
In pairs, use the adjectives in exercise 2 to describe the places in exercise 1. Explain why you 
are using those adjectives.
Example: I find markets a bit stressful, because they can be noisy and crowded. But I think
 
they’re fascinating too. You can find beautiful things to buy there. And I like
 
chatting with the people who are selling their products.