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Level 6 - 20th September, 2020
Thai parks mail litter back to tourists

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Contents
The Article 2 Discussion (Student-Created Qs) 15
Warm-Ups 3 Language Work (Cloze) 16
Vocabulary 4 Spelling 17
Before Reading / Listening 5 Put The Text Back Together 18
Gap Fill 6 Put The Words In The Right Order 19
Match The Sentences And Listen 7 Circle The Correct Word 20
Listening Gap Fill 8 Insert The Vowels (a, e, i, o, u) 21
Comprehension Questions 9 Punctuate The Text And Add Capitals 22
Multiple Choice - Quiz 10 Put A Slash ( / ) Where The Spaces Are 23
Role Play 11 Free Writing 24
After Reading / Listening 12 Academic Writing 25
Student Survey 13 Homework 26
Discussion (20 Questions) 14 Answers 27
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THE ARTICLE
From https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2009/200920-litter-mail.html
Litterbugs who drop their rubbish in national parks in Thailand may be in

for a surprise the next time they check their mail - the litter they left may
have been returned to them. Thailand's Environment Minister has decided
to take a stand on the increasing amount of sweet wrappers, plastic
bottles and paper that is strewn across national parks. He has asked park
wardens to collect the litter and mail it to the offending litterbug. It
comes with a letter that says: "We collected your garbage in a cardboard
box and sent it to your home. This should be a lesson to you, to never
again throw away waste anywhere." Additional penalties could come in
the form of five years imprisonment or a hefty $16,000 fine.
The severe penalties have been initiated because of litter becoming an

eyesore in many of Thailand's beauty spots. Park wardens say it is
relatively easy to track down and identify offenders, as all visitors to the
parks are required to register their address when they enter a park.
Anyone who leaves refuse near their assigned camping spot will be
reunited with their waste. Narin Pinsakul, chief of the Khao Yai National
Park near Bangkok, explained why the parks were introducing their
return-to-litterbug policy. He said: "It can be dangerous for animals like
deer if they eat the rubbish and try to digest plastic waste that people
leave behind." The Environment Minister said people should only leave
footprints behind.
Sources: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3101999/thailands-khao-yai-national-
park-mails-tourists-rubbish
https://www.asianewsday.com/thai-national-park-officials-mail-back-trash-as-souvenirs-to-
tourists/
https://bangkokherald.com/living/environment/return-to-sender-thai-national-park-mails-back-
litter-to-campers/
Level 6 Thai parks mail litter back to tourists – 20th September, 2020
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WARM-UPS
1. LITTER: Students walk around the class and talk to other students about litter.
Change partners often and share your findings.
2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, talk about these topics or words from the article. What will
the article say about them? What can you say about these words and your life?
litterbug / national park / surprise / mail / environment / cardboard box / fines /

severe / beauty spots / visitors / address / camping / policy / plastic / footprints
Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.
3. PRISON: Students A strongly believe people should be put in prison for littering;
Students B strongly believe the opposite. Change partners again and talk about your
conversations.
4. PLACES TO LITTER: How bad is it to litter in these places? What should be

done to the litterbugs? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners often and
share what you wrote.
How Bad? Litterbug Punishment
A national park
A beach
A library
A shopping mall
A street
A place of worship
5. SURPRISE: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you
associate with the word "surprise". Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about
them. Together, put the words into different categories.
6. TYPES OF LITTER: Rank these with your partner. Put the worst at the top.
Change partners often and share your rankings.
• plastic bottles • train tickets

• face masks • burger wrappers
• newspapers • straws
• chewing gum • potato chip bag
VOCABULARY MATCHING
Paragraph 1
1. litterbug a. Scatter or spread untidily over a surface or

area.
2. take a stand b. A person who commits an illegal act.
3. wrapper c. A person who carelessly drops trash in a

public place.
4. strewn d. A very large number or amount of.
5. offender e. Act to fight for something you feel strongly

about.
6. penalty f. A piece of paper, plastic, or foil covering and

protecting something (often food).
7. hefty g. A punishment imposed for breaking a law,

rule, or contract.
Paragraph 2
8. severe h. Break down food in the stomach so it can be

absorbed and used by the body.
9. initiated i. Strict or harsh.
10. eyesore j. Caused a process or action to begin.
11. refuse k. Set something aside for a specific purpose.
12. assigned l. Things that are thrown away or rejected as

worthless; trash.
13. policy m. A thing that is very ugly, especially a

building that spoils the view of a landscape.
14. digest n. A course of action adopted or proposed by a

government, party, business, or individual.
BEFORE READING / LISTENING
1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).
a. The article said bugs are surprised when people drop litter. T/F
b. Thailand's Minister for Parks has decided to take a stand. T/F
c. Litter is mailed to people in a cardboard box. T/F
d. People can get a $16,000 fine for littering in Thai national parks. T/F
e. The article said the parks are great for people with sore eyes. T/F
f. Visitors to the parks must register with their address. T/F
g. A park warden said the litter can be a danger to deer. T/F
h. The government said people should only leave footprints in parks. T/F
2. SYNONYM MATCH:
Match the following synonyms. The words in bold are from the news article.
1. rubbish a. plans
2. surprise b. punishments
3. strewn c. harsh
4. collected d. shock
5. penalties e. find
6. severe f. trash
7. eyesore g. gathered
8. track down h. abandon
9. policy i. scattered
10. leave behind j. ugly sight
3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)
1. the next time they check a. their address

2. paper that is strewn b. fine
3. cardboard c. behind
4. a hefty $16,000 d. across national parks
5. five years e. box
6. litter becoming f. like deer
7. required to register g. imprisonment
8. camping h. an eyesore
9. dangerous for animals i. their mail
10. people should only leave footprints j. spot
GAP FILL
Litterbugs who drop their (1) _____________________ in national parks surprise
in Thailand may be in for a (2) _____________________ the next time box

they check their mail - the litter they left may have been returned
strewn
to them. Thailand's Environment Minister has decided to take a
hefty
(3) _____________________ on the increasing amount of sweet
wrappers, plastic bottles and paper that is (4) _____________________ stand
across national parks. He has asked park wardens to collect the penalties
litter and mail it to the offending (5) _____________________. It comes rubbish

with a letter that says: "We collected your garbage in a cardboard
litterbug
(6) _____________________ and sent it to your home. This should be a
lesson to you, to never again throw away waste anywhere."
Additional (7) _____________________ could come in the form of five
years imprisonment or a (8) _____________________ $16,000 fine.
The (9) _____________________ penalties have been initiated because identify
of litter becoming an (10) _____________________ in many of Thailand's spot

beauty spots. Park wardens say it is relatively easy to track down
digest
and (11) _____________________ offenders, as all visitors to the parks
register
are required to (12) _____________________ their address when they
enter a park. Anyone who leaves refuse near their assigned eyesore
camping (13) _____________________ will be reunited with their waste. footprints
Narin Pinsakul, chief of the Khao Yai National Park near Bangkok, severe
explained why the parks were introducing their return-to-litterbug
policy
(14) _____________________. He said: "It can be dangerous for animals
like deer if they eat the rubbish and try to (15) _____________________
plastic waste that people leave behind." The Environment Minister
said people should only leave (16) _____________________ behind.
LISTENING – Guess the answers. Listen to check.
1) Thailand's Environment Minister has decided to ______

a. take a shard
b. taker sand
c. take a stand
d. take as tend
2) asked park wardens to collect the litter and mail it to the ______
a. offend in jitterbug
b. offending lit a bug
c. offending litterbug
d. off end in lit tab bug
3) We collected your garbage in ______
a. a cards board box
b. a cards boards box
c. a cards boards boxes
d. a cardboard box
4) This should be a lesson to you, to never again throw ______
a. away paste anywhere
b. away yeast anywhere
c. away oats anywhere
d. away waste anywhere
5) come in the form of five years imprisonment or a ______
a. hefty $16,000 fine
b. heft tee $16,000 fine
c. heft tea $16,000 fine
d. half tea $16,000 fine
6) The severe penalties have been initiated because of litter ______
a. becoming an eyesore
b. becoming an eyesight
c. becoming an eye store
d. becoming an eyes' awe
7) Park wardens say it is relatively easy to track down ______
a. and identify your fenders
b. and identify oh fenders
c. and identify defenders
d. and identify offenders
8) Anyone who leaves refuse near their ______
a. assigned camping spotty
b. assigned camp pins pot
c. assigned camp pin spotted
d. assigned camping spot
9) explained why the parks were introducing their return-______
a. to-litterbug police it
b. to-litterbug policy
c. to-litterbug poll as see
d. to-litterbug poll I see
10) The Environment Minister said people should only leave ______
a. feet prince behind
b. feet prints behind
c. food prints behind
d. footprints behind
LISTENING – Listen and fill in the gaps
Litterbugs who (1) ____________________ in national parks in Thailand
may be in for a surprise the next time they check their mail - the
(2) ____________________ may have been returned to them. Thailand's
Environment Minister has decided to take (3) ____________________ the
increasing amount of sweet wrappers, plastic bottles and paper that is
strewn across national parks. He has asked park wardens to collect the litter
and mail it to (4) ____________________. It comes with a letter that says:
"We collected your garbage in a cardboard box and sent it to your home.
This should be a lesson to you, to (5) ____________________ away waste
anywhere." Additional penalties could come in the form of five years
imprisonment (6) ____________________ $16,000 fine.
The severe penalties (7) ____________________ because of litter becoming
an eyesore in many of Thailand's beauty spots. Park wardens say it is
relatively (8) ____________________ down and identify offenders, as all
visitors to the parks are required to register their address when they enter a
park. Anyone who leaves (9) ____________________ assigned camping spot
will be reunited with their waste. Narin Pinsakul, chief of the Khao Yai
National Park near Bangkok, (10) ____________________ parks were
introducing their return-to-litterbug policy. He said: "It can be dangerous for
animals like deer if they eat the rubbish and (11) ____________________
plastic waste that people leave behind." The Environment Minister said
people should only (12) ____________________.
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
1. Who did the article say might be in for a surprise?
2. Which member of the Thai government decided to take a stand?
3. Who has to collect the litter?
4. How is the litter mailed to those who created it?
5. How much can people get fined for littering in Thailand's national parks?
6. What did the article say litter is becoming?
7. What do visitors to the park need to register?
8. Where is the litter collected from?
9. What animals might the litter be a danger to?
10. What did a government minister say it is OK to leave in the parks?
MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ
1) Who did the article say might be 6) What did the article say litter is
in for a surprise? becoming?
a) campers a) a mountain
b) litterbugs b) a danger
c) government ministers c) an eyesore
d) refuse collectors d) expensive
2) Which member of the Thai 7) What do visitors to the park need

government decided to take a stand? to register?
a) the Parks Minister a) their e-mail address
b) the Prime Minister b) their mobile number
c) the Minister for Litter and Trash c) their car number plate
d) the Environment Minister d) their addresses
3) Who has to collect the litter? 8) Where is the litter collected from?
a) park wardens a) camping spots
b) hikers b) riversides
c) a private company c) rubbish bins
d) everyone d) mountain tops
4) How is the litter mailed to those 9) What animals might the litter be a
who created it? danger to?
a) in recyclable bags a) deer
b) by express post b) bears
c) in cardboard boxes c) rats
d) in a garbage truck d) elephants
5) How much can people get fined 10) What did a government minister
for littering in Thailand's national say it is OK to leave in the parks?
parks? a) memories
a) $18,000 b) footprints
b) $16,000 c) money
c) $12,000 d) advice
d) $10,000
ROLE PLAY
Role A – Plastic Bottles

You think plastic bottles are the worst forms of litter. Tell the
others three reasons why. Tell them why their types of litter
aren't as bad. Also, tell the others which is the least harmful of
these (and why): face masks, chewing gum or straws.
Role B – Face Masks

You think face masks are the worst forms of litter. Tell the
these (and why): plastic bottles, chewing gum or straws.
Role C – Chewing Gum

You think chewing gum is the worst form of litter. Tell the
these (and why): face masks, plastic bottles or straws.
Role D – Straws
You think straws are the worst forms of litter. Tell the others
three reasons why. Tell them why their types of litter aren't as
bad. Also, tell the others which is the least harmful of these
(and why): face masks, chewing gum or plastic bottles.
AFTER READING / LISTENING
1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates,

other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words 'tourist' and 'litter'.
tourist litter
• Share your findings with your partners.

• Make questions using the words you found.
• Ask your partner / group your questions.
2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down

some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.
• Share your questions with other classmates / groups.
• Ask your partner / group your questions.
3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise.

Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new,
interesting, worth learning…?
4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups,

pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.
5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try
to recall how they were used in the text:
• drop • severe
• stand • easy
• strewn • park
• comes • spot
• lesson • deer
• fine • leave
LITTER SURVEY
Write five GOOD questions about litter in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student
must write the questions on his / her own paper.
When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.
STUDENT 1 STUDENT 2 STUDENT 3
_____________ _____________ _____________
Q.1.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.
• Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found
out. Change partners often.
• Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.
LITTER DISCUSSION
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1. What did you think when you read the headline?

2. What images are in your mind when you hear the word 'litter'?
3. What do you think of litterbugs?
4. What do you do with your litter?
5. Do you tell someone if you see they have dropped litter?
6. How much litter is there in your town?
7. What do you think of Thailand's litter policy?
8. How do you feel when you see litter?
9. What should the fine be for littering?
10. Should people go to prison for littering?
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LITTER DISCUSSION
STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
11. Did you like reading this article? Why/not?

12. What do you think of when you hear the word 'tourist'?
13. What do you think about what you read?
14. Would you spend a day picking up litter at a beauty spot?
15. Are there enough litter bins in your town?
16. Why do people litter?
17. What does littering say about someone's character?
18. How would you get people to not litter?
19. Should we pick up other people's litter?
20. What questions would you like to ask the environment minister?
DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1. ________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________________
5. ________________________________________________________
6. ________________________________________________________
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STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
1. ________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________________
5. ________________________________________________________
6. ________________________________________________________
LANGUAGE - CLOZE
Litterbugs who (1) ____ their rubbish in national parks in Thailand may be in for a
surprise the next time they check their mail - the litter they left may have been
returned to them. Thailand's Environment Minister has decided to take a (2) ____
on the increasing amount of sweet wrappers, plastic bottles and paper that is
(3) ____ across national parks. He has asked park wardens to collect the litter and
mail it to the offending litterbug. It (4) ____ with a letter that says: "We collected
your garbage in a cardboard box and sent it to your home. This should be a lesson
to you, (5) ____ never again throw away waste anywhere." Additional penalties
could come in the form of five years imprisonment or a (6) ____ $16,000 fine.
The (7) ____ penalties have been initiated because of litter becoming an eyesore in
many of Thailand's beauty (8) ____. Park wardens say it is (9) ____ easy to track
down and identify offenders, as all visitors to the parks are required to register their
address when they enter a park. Anyone who leaves (10) ____ near their assigned
camping spot will be reunited with their waste. Narin Pinsakul, chief of the Khao Yai
National Park near Bangkok, explained why the parks were introducing their return-
to-litterbug policy. He said: "It can be dangerous (11) ____ animals like deer if they
eat the rubbish and try to (12) ____ plastic waste that people leave behind." The
Environment Minister said people should only leave footprints behind.
Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.
1. (a) plunge (b) descend (c) drop (d) fall
2. (a) stand (b) sit (c) kneel (d) stoop
3. (a) strewn (b) stewed (c) stowed (d) strayed
4. (a) comes (b) deposits (c) goes (d) sends
5. (a) by (b) at (c) thus (d) to
6. (a) nifty (b) shifty (c) lefty (d) hefty
7. (a) severe (b) severance (c) servile (d) sever
8. (a) specks (b) dots (c) sees (d) spots
9. (a) relatively (b) relative (c) relatives (d) relation
10. (a) decline (b) refuse (c) deny (d) object
11. (a) as (b) for (c) on (d) at
12. (a) digest (b) stomach (c) ulcer (d) colon
SPELLING
Paragraph 1
1. btigrestlu who drop their rubbish
2. the increasing amount of sweet waespprr
3. rwtnes across national parks
4. He has asked park ewrasnd
5. additional etiepanls could come
6. five years niseoimnmrpt
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7. litter becoming an yerseeo
8. raeleltyiv easy to track down
9. identify nfsfoeerd
10. near their nesigdsa camping spot
11. try to dietsg plastic
12. people should only leave itotrpsofn behind
PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER
Number these lines in the correct order.
( ) to take a stand on the increasing amount of sweet wrappers, plastic

bottles and paper that is strewn
( ) check their mail - the litter they left may have been returned to
them. Thailand's Environment Minister has decided
( ) why the parks were introducing their return-to-litterbug policy. He

said: "It can be
( ) litterbug. It comes with a letter that says: "We collected your

garbage in a cardboard
( ) spot will be reunited with their waste. Narin Pinsakul, chief of the
Khao Yai National Park near Bangkok, explained
( ) penalties could come in the form of five years imprisonment or a

hefty $16,000 fine.
( ) box and sent it to your home. This should be a lesson to you, to

never again throw away waste anywhere." Additional
( ) waste that people leave behind." The Environment Minister said

people should only leave footprints behind.
( ) across national parks. He has asked park wardens to collect the

litter and mail it to the offending
( ) required to register their address when they enter a park. Anyone

who leaves refuse near their assigned camping
( ) spots. Park wardens say it is relatively easy to track down and

identify offenders, as all visitors to the parks are
( ) dangerous for animals like deer if they eat the rubbish and try to
digest plastic
( ) The severe penalties have been initiated because of litter becoming

an eyesore in many of Thailand's beauty
( 1 ) Litterbugs who drop their rubbish in national parks in Thailand may

be in for a surprise the next time they
PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER
(...) to take a stand on the increasing amount of sweet wrappers, plastic bottles and paper that is
strewn
(...) check their mail - the litter they left may have been returned to them. Thailand's
Environment Minister has decided
(...) why the parks were introducing their return-to-litterbug policy. He said: "It can be
(...) litterbug. It comes with a letter that says: "We collected your garbage in a cardboard
(...) spot will be reunited with their waste. Narin Pinsakul, chief of the Khao Yai National Park
near Bangkok, explained
(...) penalties could come in the form of five years imprisonment or a hefty $16,000 fine.
(...) box and sent it to your home. This should be a lesson to you, to never again throw away
waste anywhere." Additional
(...) waste that people leave behind." The Environment Minister said people should only leave
footprints behind.
(...) across national parks. He has asked park wardens to collect the litter and mail it to the
offending
(...) required to register their address when they enter a park. Anyone who leaves refuse near
their assigned camping
(...) spots. Park wardens say it is relatively easy to track down and identify offenders, as all
visitors to the parks are
(...) dangerous for animals like deer if they eat the rubbish and try to digest plastic
(...) The severe penalties have been initiated because of litter becoming an eyesore in many of
Thailand's beauty
( 1 ) Litterbugs who drop their rubbish in national parks in Thailand may be in for a surprise
the next time they
PUT THE WORDS IN THE RIGHT ORDER
1. rubbish in Litterbugs national parks . drop who their
2. litter returned . The have may been they left
3. to The take minister has a decided stand .
4. in We a cardboard box . garbage your collected
5. imprisonment . the Come of form in years five
6. in Thailand's of many eyesore beauty spots . An
7. to track offenders . Easy identify down and
8. to are the Visitors to register . required parks
9. like It for dangerous be can deer . animals
10. behind . leave plastic waste that people Digest
CIRCLE THE CORRECT WORD (20 PAIRS)
Litterbugs who drop their rubbish in / on national parks in Thailand may be
in for a / the surprise the next time they check their mail - the litter they left
may have been returned to / for them. Thailand's Environment Minister has
decided to take a sit / stand on the increasing amount of sweet wrappers,
plastic bottles and paper that is strewn / stowing across national parks. He
has asked park wardens to collect the latter / litter and mail it to the
offending litterbug. It comes / goes with a letter that says: "We collected
your garbage in a cardboard box and sent it to a / your home. This should
be a lesson to you, to never / ever again throw away waste anywhere."
Additional penalties could come in the form / frame of five years
imprisonment or a hefty $16,000 fine.
The severe / several penalties have been initiated because of litter becoming
an eyesore / eyesight in many of Thailand's beauty spots. Park wardens say
it is relatively easy / easily to track down and identify offenders / defenders
as all visitors to the parks are acquired / required to register their address
when they enter a park. Anyone who leaves refuse near their assigned
camping spot will be reunited at / with their waste. Narin Pinsakul, chief of
the Khao Yai National Park near Bangkok, explained / explanation why the
parks were introducing their return-to-litterbug policy. He said: "It can be
dangerous / danger for animals like deer if they eat the rubbish and try to
digest / suggest plastic waste that people leave behind." The Environment
Minister said people should only leave footprints ahead / behind.
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why the correct word is correct.
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litterbugs who drop their rubbish in national parks in thailand may be in for a
surprise the next time they check their mail the litter they left may have
been returned to them thailands environment minister has decided to take a
stand on the increasing amount of sweet wrappers plastic bottles and paper
that is strewn across national parks he has asked park wardens to collect the
litter and mail it to the offending litterbug it comes with a letter that says we
collected your garbage in a cardboard box and sent it to your home this
should be a lesson to you to never again throw away waste anywhere
additional penalties could come in the form of five years imprisonment or a
hefty 16000 fine
the severe penalties have been initiated because of litter becoming an
eyesore in many of thailands beauty spots park wardens say it is relatively
easy to track down and identify offenders, as all visitors to the parks are
required to register their address when they enter a park anyone who leaves
refuse near their assigned camping spot will be reunited with their waste
narin pinsakul chief of the khao yai national park near bangkok explained
why the parks were introducing their returntolitterbug policy he said it can
be dangerous for animals like deer if they eat the rubbish and try to digest
plastic waste that people leave behind the environment minister said people
should only leave footprints behind
PUT A SLASH ( / ) WHERE THE SPACES ARE
LitterbugswhodroptheirrubbishinnationalparksinThailandmaybeinf
orasurprisethenexttimetheychecktheirmail-thelittertheyleftmayh
avebeenreturnedtothem.Thailand'sEnvironmentMinisterhasdecide
dtotakeastandontheincreasingamountofsweetwrappers,plasticbottl
esandpaperthatisstrewnacrossnationalparks.Hehasaskedparkward
enstocollectthelitterandmailittotheoffendinglitterbug.Itcomeswitha
letterthatsays:"Wecollectedyourgarbageinacardboardboxandsentit
toyourhome.Thisshouldbealessontoyou,toneveragainthrowawaywa
steanywhere."Additionalpenaltiescouldcomeintheformoffiveyearsi
mprisonmentorahefty$16,000fine.Theseverepenaltieshavebeeninit
iatedbecauseoflitterbecominganeyesoreinmanyofThailand'sbeauty
spots.Parkwardenssayitisrelativelyeasytotrackdownandidentifyoffe
nders,asallvisitorstotheparksarerequiredtoregistertheiraddresswhe
ntheyenterapark.Anyonewholeavesrefuseneartheirassignedcampin
gspotwillbereunitedwiththeirwaste.NarinPinsakul,chiefoftheKhaoYa
iNationalParknearBangkok,explainedwhytheparkswereintroducingt
heirreturn-to-litterbugpolicy.Hesaid:"Itcanbedangerousforanimal
slikedeeriftheyeattherubbishandtrytodigestplasticwastethatpeoplel
eavebehind."TheEnvironmentMinistersaidpeopleshouldonlyleavefo
otprintsbehind.
FREE WRITING
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ACADEMIC WRITING
Littering should be made a serious crime with long prison sentences. Discuss.
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HOMEWORK
1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the

text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to
build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find out more about this news
story. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. LITTER: Make a poster about litter. Show your work to your classmates
in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?
4. PUNISHMENT: Write a magazine article about giving massive

punishments to anyone who litters. Include imaginary interviews with people
who are for and against this.
Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any
new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s).
5. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next

stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the
next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
6. LETTER: Write a letter to an expert on litter. Ask him/her three

questions about it. Give him/her three of your ideas. Read your letter to
your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your
questions.
ANSWERS
VOCABULARY (p.4)
1. c 2. e 3. f 4. a 5. b 6. g 7. d
8. i 9. j 10. m 11. l 12. k 13. n 14. h
TRUE / FALSE (p.5)

a F b F c T d T e F f T g F h T
SYNONYM MATCH (p.5)
1. f 2. d 3. i 4. g 5. b
6. c 7. j 8. e 9. a 10. h
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS (p.9) WORDS IN THE RIGHT ORDER (p.20)
1. Litterbugs 1. Litterbugs who drop their rubbish in national

parks.
2. The Environment Minister 2. The litter they left may have been returned.
3. Park wardens 3. The minister has decided to take a stand.
4. In cardboard boxes 4. We collected your garbage in a cardboard box.
5. $16,000 5. Come in the form of five years imprisonment.
6. An eyesore 6. An eyesore in many of Thailand's beauty spots.
7. Their addresses 7. Easy to track down and identify offenders.
8. Camping spots 8. Visitors to the parks are required to register.
9. Deer 9. It can be dangerous for animals like deer.
10. Footprints 10. Digest plastic waste that people leave behind.
MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ (p.10)

1. b 2. d 3. a 4. c 5. b 6. c 7. d 8. a 9. a 10. b
ALL OTHER EXERCISES

Please check for yourself by looking at the Article on page 2.
(It's good for your English ;-)

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Breaking News English.

“1,000 IDEAS & ACTIVITIES Thousands more free lessons

Level 6 - 20th September, 2020

Thai parks mail litter back to tourists

Please try Levels 4 and 5 (they are easier).

Litterbugs who drop their rubbish in national parks in Thailand may be in

The severe penalties have been initiated because of litter becoming an

litterbug / national park / surprise / mail / environment / cardboard box / fines /

4. PLACES TO LITTER: How bad is it to litter in these places? What should be

How Bad? Litterbug Punishment

• plastic bottles • train tickets

1. litterbug a. Scatter or spread untidily over a surface or

2. take a stand b. A person who commits an illegal act.

3. wrapper c. A person who carelessly drops trash in a

4. strewn d. A very large number or amount of.

5. offender e. Act to fight for something you feel strongly

6. penalty f. A piece of paper, plastic, or foil covering and

7. hefty g. A punishment imposed for breaking a law,

8. severe h. Break down food in the stomach so it can be

9. initiated i. Strict or harsh.

10. eyesore j. Caused a process or action to begin.

11. refuse k. Set something aside for a specific purpose.

12. assigned l. Things that are thrown away or rejected as

13. policy m. A thing that is very ugly, especially a

14. digest n. A course of action adopted or proposed by a

3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)

1. the next time they check a. their address

Litterbugs who drop their (1) _____________________ in national parks surprise

in Thailand may be in for a (2) _____________________ the next time box

wrappers, plastic bottles and paper that is (4) _____________________ stand

litter and mail it to the offending (5) _____________________. It comes rubbish

lesson to you, to never again throw away waste anywhere."

Additional (7) _____________________ could come in the form of five

years imprisonment or a (8) _____________________ $16,000 fine.

The (9) _____________________ penalties have been initiated because identify

of litter becoming an (10) _____________________ in many of Thailand's spot

camping (13) _____________________ will be reunited with their waste. footprints

plastic waste that people leave behind." The Environment Minister

said people should only leave (16) _____________________ behind.

1) Thailand's Environment Minister has decided to ______

Litterbugs who (1) ____________________ in national parks in Thailand

(2) ____________________ may have been returned to them. Thailand's

Environment Minister has decided to take (3) ____________________ the

increasing amount of sweet wrappers, plastic bottles and paper that is

and mail it to (4) ____________________. It comes with a letter that says:

This should be a lesson to you, to (5) ____________________ away waste

anywhere." Additional penalties could come in the form of five years

imprisonment (6) ____________________ $16,000 fine.

The severe penalties (7) ____________________ because of litter becoming

an eyesore in many of Thailand's beauty spots. Park wardens say it is

relatively (8) ____________________ down and identify offenders, as all

park. Anyone who leaves (9) ____________________ assigned camping spot

National Park near Bangkok, (10) ____________________ parks were

introducing their return-to-litterbug policy. He said: "It can be dangerous for

people should only (12) ____________________.

1. Who did the article say might be in for a surprise?

2. Which member of the Thai government decided to take a stand?

3. Who has to collect the litter?

4. How is the litter mailed to those who created it?

_______ _ _______