W. A. Ward Dear English Teachers!

six billion
of glass instead of 
recycling it.
Recycling rubbish 
saves energy
and stops pollution. think about it before 
you throw it away. 
Extra activity.
if time allows you can check the students’ understanding by 
giving the following questions.
answers:
1. Rubbish from your home is put into 
large holes every week. 
true
2. the land where rubbish put can be 
used to grow food after some years, 
because it is not dangerous. 
false
3. Rubbish does not start producing 
harmful substances to air and water.
false
4. People throw six billion containers 
of glass in two years. 
true 
5. Reproducing rubbish saves 
energy. 
true
 
post listening (10 min)
aim: 
using introduced information in discussions.
4. 
Ask students to discuss the questions in pairs.
How are people saving energy? Find 6 examples.
students' own answers.
5. 
Divide the group into small groups and encourage them to complete the table. 

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Teacher’s book
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Answers may vary.
Grammar Time: 20 min.
aim:
introducing the usage of 
need to do
and 
need doing
.
Draw students’ attention to grammar spot. Give some minutes to look through. 
Then elicit comprehension questions. What does “the flowers need watering.” 
mean? “the whiteboard needs cleaning.” Again elicit the answers. Conclude 
that need doing means somebody has to do that work. In th first sentence 
flowers can’t water themselves, somebody should do it.
1. 
Ask students to write problems and solutions. Use 
need
for giving advice. Use 
the vocabulary below.
 answers:
2.this t-shirt is stained. it needs washing.
3. His driving licence is expired. It needs renewing.
4. her clothes are wrinkled.they need ironing.
5. the plant is dying. it needs watering.
6. The tank is empty.It needs refilling.
7. the roof is leaking. it needs repairing.