Bahasa Inggris Kelas XI : Environmental Awareness

English Learning Worksheet: Domestic Waste

Objective:
Students will learn about domestic waste, its impact on the environment, and important vocabulary related to this topic.

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Part 1: Reading Passage

Domestic Waste: What Is It?

Domestic waste is the trash or garbage we create at home. It includes things like food scraps, plastic bottles, paper, and old clothes. Every day, we throw away things that we no longer need.

Some of this waste can be recycled, but much of it ends up in landfills, which are big areas where garbage is buried. When too much waste goes to landfills, it can harm the environment by polluting the air, water, and soil.

To help protect the environment, it is important to reduce, reuse, and recycle. This means using less, finding new ways to use old things, and making sure items like paper, plastic, and glass are recycled. By managing domestic waste carefully, we can keep the planet cleaner and healthier.

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Part 2: Vocabulary Practice

Match the words with their meanings:

1. Waste
2. Recycle
3. Pollution
4. Landfill
5. Reuse

a) To use something again instead of throwing it away.
b) To make new things from old materials like paper or plastic.
c) Garbage or trash produced at home.
d) The harmful effect of waste on air, water, or soil.
e) A large area where trash is buried.

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Part 3: True or False

Read the sentences and write True or False:

1. Domestic waste only includes food scraps.
2. Landfills can pollute the environment.
3. Recycling helps reduce the amount of waste in landfills.
4. Pollution is good for the environment.
5. Reusing things is a way to help reduce waste.

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Part 4: Fill in the Blanks

Use the words from the box to complete the sentences.

[reduce, trash, environment, plastic, recycle]

1. We should try to ______ the amount of waste we produce every day.
2. Throwing away ______ bottles can be harmful to nature.
3. It's important to take care of the ______ by recycling.
4. You can ______ old newspapers and turn them into new paper.
5. Domestic waste is the ______ we throw away at home.

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Part 5: Writing Activity

Write 3 things you can do to reduce domestic waste at home. Use complete sentences.

 Example : Compost food scraps like fruit peels and vegetable waste to create natural fertilizer.