Listening practice - recycling and common recycling materials
Here are some common materials that can be recycled.
| el cartón | cardboard |
| el cristal | glass/crystal |
| la lata | tin/can |
| la madera | wood |
| el metal | metal |
| el papel | paper |
| el vidrio | glass |
| el cartón |
| cardboard |
| el cristal |
| glass/crystal |
| la lata |
| tin/can |
| la madera |
| wood |
| el metal |
| metal |
| el papel |
| paper |
| el vidrio |
| glass |
In which bin should these people throw away their rubbish?
Question
Which bin should they use?
Papel - Newspapers go in the paper bin.
Transcript:
¿Dónde pongo estos periódicos viejos? (Where do I put these old newspapers?)
Question
Which bin should they use?
Vidrio - Bottles go in the glass bin.
Transcript:
No sé qué hacer con todas estas botellas. (I don't know what to do with all these bottles.)
Question
Which bin should they use?
Metal - Lemonade and beer cans go in the bin for metals.
Transcript:
Estamos limpiando el parque y hemos encontrado todas estas latas de limonada y cerveza. (We're tidying up the park and we've found all these lemonade and beer cans.)
Question
Which bin should they use?
Papel - She should put cardboard boxes in the paper bin.
Transcript:
Tengo muchas cajas de cartón que quiero reciclar. ¿Qué hago con ellas? (I've got a lot of cardboard boxes that I want to recycle. What shall I do with them?)
Question
Which bin should they use?
Desechos vegetales - Potato and carrot peelings and banana skins are vegetable waste.
Transcript:
He pelado las patatas y las zanahorias y he quitado la piel a los plátanos. ¿Dónde tiro la basura? (I've peeled the potatoes and carrots and I've taken the skin off the bananas. Where shall I throw the waste?)
Question
Which bin should they use?
Vidrio - Cristal and vidrio are both words for glass.
Transcript:
¿Quieres tirar estos envases de cristal para mí? Ya están vacíos. (Will you throw away these glass containers for me? They're empty now.)
