vocabulary rubbish

useless rusty unhealthy “furred arteries” rubbish

Introducing the topìc :

What do these two photos have in common?

Clue 1 : it is a word that can be applied to both of them .

Clue 2 : the following list of words may help you

The answer is....

junkyardjunkshop

junk-food a pile of junk

So today we`re going to talk a load of rubbish!

• Have a look at the list of words below which mean ‘rubbish’ . In pairs , discuss the following

• Which of them do you think are more likely to be used in American English?

Which is the generic term applicable to all of them?

(you can check your dictionaries)

• rubbish

• garbage

• trash

• waste

• junk

So today we`re going to talk a load of rubbish!

WASTE

American Eng. British Eng.Both

garbage

trash junk rubbish

So today we`re going to talk a load of rubbish!

Now take a look at this picture of a rubbish dump or landfill site in Australia . In pairs try to brainstorm what you might find on it . You have four minutes !

So today we`re going to talk a load of rubbish!

Maybe you came up with some of the following :

• bottles

• cardboard

• food scraps

• scrap metal

• kitchen utensils

• household appliances

• mattresses

• furniture

• plastic bags

• suitcases

• clothes

So today we`re going to talk a load of rubbish!

• Now you are going to watch a short video about objects found on the dump .

Do any of the objects on your list turn up?

Add any other objects you may hear .

• Now look at this picture and discuss the following :

• Do you think they are going to find the same kind of objects as on the Australian dump ? Why?/Why not?