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Grammar Participle clauses C. Look at the sentences in exercise B.
a. Does the first verb refer to an action in the
A. Read the passage and answer the questions with present or the past?
a partner. b. Is the verb at the start of the sentence active
1. List some eco-friendly steps you could take, or passive?
such as not using single-use coffee cups. c. Which participle clauses refer to the reason
2. Having made your list, you know what to do for doing something, and which replaces an if
to help the environment. How likely are you clause?
to do any of these things (or do you do them
already)? D. Write the participle in the correct form to

3. Dropping litter instead of putting it in a bin complete the sentences.
makes our streets dirty. Do you ever drop litter? ask be born live look
(Be honest!) How can we encourage people
not to do that? participate read steal wait

1. for the bus, I saw lots of people
driving to work alone. It would be much better
to use public transport.
Faced with today’s environmental problems,
some young people shrug their shoulders and 2. in the first climate strike and
turn away. But not caring is not an option. enjoyed it. I was looking forward to the next
Looked after carefully, our planet, and life one.
on it, can survive but pretending we can’t 3. in a small town, I don’t feel
do anything to help is not the answer. Take there are as many environmental problems
a look at your surroundings – start with your here.
school. Switching off the lights and closing 4. to do a presentation on my
the door when a classroom is not being favourite animal, I chose to talk about squirrels.
used will help conserve energy. Tiny steps? 5. from their natural habitat as
Yes, but imagine if everyone did it! Having babies, slow loris are then sold on the illegal
made a start, you can think bigger, whether pet market.
it’s campaigning against the excessive
use of plastic packaging by supermarkets 6. up on the palm oil industry, I’m
or lobbying your local council for more amazed at how many everyday products it’s
pedestrian and cyclist-friendly areas. Having used in.
been born into this amazing world, you have 7. after carefully, animals in
a responsibility to take care of! captivity can have a better life than in the
wild.
8. in captivity, the panda bears in
the zoo will never be able to live in the wild.
B. Do you agree with these statements? Discuss with
a partner.
1. Being a teenager, I don’t feel I can do much
to help in the climate crisis.
2. Having seen the damage plastic causes to our
ocean wildlife, I’m determined to use it less.
3. Given the choice, I’d become a vegan
because I think it’s better for the environment.

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