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Tasks for the Summative Assessment for the II term Grade:9Total marks:15ReadingTask 1, Read the text below.Saving The Planet - Some Easy Tips(1)We all want to reduce our impact on the environment. What can we do to make a difference? Herearc some ideas which everyone can try:(2)We throw away a lot of items which we can use again. Did you know that recycling one tin cansave enough energy to power a television for three hours?• We throw away a third of everything we buy at the supermarket. But at least half of the itemswhich we throw away are still fresh and tasty!• Buy things which don't have much packaging. Govemments are trying to make supermarketsreduce their use of packaging, but progress is slow.• Rubbish in the streets looks horrible, but it is also an environmental problem. Rubbish can pollutethe water we drink and the ground we grow plants in(6)• Cars, motorcycles and planes all cause a lot of pollution. Try to walk or cycle. If your journey islonger, use public transport, such as buses or trains.If we all act now, we can make a difference!Task 2Match paragraphs 1-6 with headings a-g. There is one heading you don't need.a) Reducing food wasteb) Introductionc) Reusing rubbishd) Fewer plastic bags and containerse) Cleaning up your area1) Using less electricity at homeg) Environmentally-friendly travel[6 points)​

Answer 1

1)b) Introduction

We all want to reduce our impact on the environment. What can we do to make a difference? Here

arc some ideas which everyone can try:

(2)c) Reusing rubbish

We throw away a lot of items which we can use again. Did you know that recycling one tin can

save enough energy to power a television for three hours?

a) Reducing food waste

• We throw away a third of everything we buy at the supermarket. But at least half of the items

which we throw away are still fresh and tasty

d) Fewer plastic bags and containers

• Buy things which don't have much packaging. Govemments are trying to make supermarkets

reduce their use of packaging, but progress is slow.

e) Cleaning up your area

• Rubbish in the streets looks horrible, but it is also an environmental problem. Rubbish can pollute

the water we drink and the ground we grow plants in

(6)g) Environmentally-friendly travel

• Cars, motorcycles and planes all cause a lot of pollution. Try to walk or cycle. If your journey is

longer, use public transport, such as buses or trains.

If we all act now, we can make a difference!

Answer 2

Task 2:

a) Reducing food waste - Paragraph 2 b) Introduction - Paragraph 1 c) Reusing rubbish - Paragraph 3 d) Fewer plastic bags and containers - Heading not needed e) Cleaning up your area - Paragraph 4

1. Using less electricity at home - Heading not needed g) Environmentally-friendly travel - Paragraph 6