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Lesson 58:
Stop Pollution!In North America,
many students help their schools make less pollution.
They joinenvironment clubs.
In a club,people do things together.
In an environment club,people work together to make ourenvironment clean.
Here are some things students in North America do.
Could your school do some of these things?No-garbage lunches.
How much do you throw away after lunch?
Environment clubs encourage studentsto bring their lunches inreusable bags and dishes.
They give prizes to the classes that make the least garbage!No-car day.
On a no-car day,nobody comes to school in a car--
not the students and not the teachers!
Cars pollute our air,so remember:Walk,skip,bike or run.
Use your legs!It's lots of fun!Turn off the water!
Did you know that a leaking toiletcan waste twenty to fortylitres of water an hour?
In a year,that would fill a big swimming pool!
In environment clubs students fix leaky toilets and sinks.
This tap is leaking.
Leakswastewater:you can't use the water that leaks out
Danny,would you please take out the garbage?
It's always full after lunch.Not today!
We didn't make any garbage today at lunch!
I don't need to take it out!
FASCINATING FACTA
thousand kilograms of recycled paper saves seventeen trees!
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