B2.7: Waste management and ecology

Gestión de residuos y ecología

Listening & reading materials

Practice vocabulary in context with real materials.

B2.7.1 Diálogo

Sacar la basura: ¿quién y cuándo?

Taking out the rubbish: who and when?


B2.7.2 Cuento corto

¡Pequeños cambios, gran impacto!

Small changes, big impact!


B2.7.3 Cultura

El Oceanográfico de Valencia

The Oceanográfico de Valencia


Vocabulary (11)

 Ahorrar (to save) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Ahorrar

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To save Show

 En peligro: In danger (Spanish)

En peligro

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In danger Show

 Ecológico: Eco-friendly (Spanish)

Ecológico

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Eco-friendly Show

 El reciclaje: The recycling (Spanish)

El reciclaje

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The recycling Show

 Reutilizable: Reusable (Spanish)

Reutilizable

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Reusable Show

 De segunda mano: Second-hand (Spanish)

De segunda mano

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Second-hand Show

 Eléctrico: Electric (Spanish)

Eléctrico

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Electric Show

 Protegido: Protected (Spanish)

Protegido

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Protected Show

 La basura: The rubbish (Spanish)

La basura

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The rubbish Show

 El plástico: The plastic (Spanish)

El plástico

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The plastic Show

 El Vidrio: The Glass (Spanish)

El Vidrio

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The glass Show

Exercises

These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.

Exercise 1: El pronombre impersonal "se"

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

Grammar: The impersonal pronoun "se"

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Se compran, Se recicla, Se apaga, Se vive, Se compra, Se, Se ahorran, Se pueden

1.
... reducen los residuos en esta empresa.
(Waste is reduced in this company.)
2.
... recursos naturales cuando se recicla correctamente.
(Natural resources are saved when recycling is done correctly.)
3.
... la luz cuando no se necesita para ahorrar energía.
(The light is turned off when it is not needed to save energy.)
4.
... en casas más ecológicas para ahorrar energía.
(People live in more ecological houses to save energy.)
5.
... hacer pequeños cambios para ser más ecológico.
(Small changes can be made to be more environmentally friendly.)
6.
... mucha ropa de segunda mano.
(A lot of second-hand clothes are bought.)
7.
... productos ecológicos en la tienda.
(Ecological products are bought in the shop.)
8.
... el papel en la escuela para ayudar al planeta.
(Paper is recycled at school to help the planet.)

Grammar

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B2.7.4 Gramática

El pronombre impersonal "se"

The impersonal pronoun "se"


Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Poder to be able to

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Spanish English
(yo) puedo I can
(tú) puedes You can
(él/ella) puede he/she can
(nosotros/nosotras) podemos we can
(vosotros/vosotras) podéis You can
(ellos/ellas) pueden they can

Exercises and examples phrases

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