Answer the questions to see if you are environmentally aware

1. When you leave a room, do you:

a. turn off all the lights?

b. leave one light on?

c. never bother to turn off the lights?

2. Do you:

a. take short showers (less than 10 minutes)?

b. have baths?

c. take long showers (more than 10 minutes)?

3. Do you:

a. walk or ride a bike for short journeys?

b. take public transport when you can?

c. travel everywhere by car?

4. Do you:

a. separate all your rubbish and recycle what you can?

b. recycle some of your rubbish?

c. never recycle anything?

5. Do you:

a. only use heating and air conditioning when you really need them?

b. use heating and air conditioning now and again?

c. have the heating on all winter and the air conditioning on all summer?

6. When you are outside, do you:

a. always put your litter in a rubbish bin?

b. usually try and find a bin for your litter?

c. throw your litter away on the ground wherever you are?

12. What your answers mean:

Mostly a’s - Well done! It sounds like you are doing all you can to help our planet. Keep up the good work.

Mostly b’s - It seems like you know about the problems that are facing our environment and try to do what you can. There are still some more things that you could do though.

Mostly c’s - There is a lot more you could do to help the environment. Why don’t you read through the a and b answers and see if you could do any of the things mentioned here? Every little bit can help make our world a better place for everyone.

13. In pairs think of two ways that we can:

save on water; create less litter; reduce air pollution.

Making suggestions

Why don’t we… We can… / could also… It would be a good idea to…