Vocabulary
threat
danger
waste/waist
trash, use too much/around your middle
What is the main idea of the article?
Mobile phones change the environment
What details support the idea that mobile phones are useful
They allow people to keep in touch
They provide entertainment
They make life easier
Reduce oxygen, environment for animals and sources of food
aquatic
having to do with water
rare
hard to find/not cooked
What is the main idea of paragraph 3?
Mining creates waste which is toxic.
What details support the main idea that mining for metals harms the environment?
Mining makes mine tailings
Mine tailings are toxic
Mine tailings kill people and harm aquatic life.
What are some problems with excess carbon dioxide?
People won't have enough oxygen to breathe and too much carbon dioxide is hazardous.
impact
mine
digging/belongs to me
What is the main idea of paragraph 4?
Mining requires acids which are dumped in the World's Technology Waste Lake
What details support the main idea that mining leads to deforestation problems?
Companies cut down trees
18 million hectares of trees in Peru have been destroyed
A lack of trees could lead to problems for life on Earth
Why do you think people throw away or replace their mobile phones instead of repairing them?
People always want something new. Its less of a hassle to get a new phone than wait for an old one to be repaired.
concern
problem, worry
store
a place to buy something/to keep
What is the main idea of paragraph 5?
Mining causes deforestation.
What 3 details support the idea that mining affects the air?
Mining puts carbon into the air
Carbon leads to climate change
Phones with large screens cause more damage
What might happen to aquatic and plant life affected by toxic spills.
The aquatic and plant life might die or get sick because of the toxins. Fish can ingest the toxins which can then transfer to people when they eat the fish.
lack
not enough of
site/sight
a location/to see
What is the main idea of paragraph 6?
Mining puts more carbon in the air which adds to climate change.
What details support the main idea of the story that mobile phones hurt the environment?
Mobile phones create toxic waste
Mobile phones cause deforestation
Mobile phones create more carbon and hurt climate change.
Name two ways to help with the damage mobile phones due to the environment.
Repair them instead of buying a new one and recycle them.