Read the news items and choose the most suitable headline for each one. There are TWO extra headlines.

A. Don't miss this opportunity to represent your country!

B. Travelling to ASEAN countries

C. Equality in sport for ASEAN women

D. Korean and ASEAN students

1. ___________________________

To raise awareness of ASEAN and promote cultural exchanges between the youths of Korea and ASEAN, the ASEAN-Korea Centre (AKC) regularly organises an ASEAN School Tour Programme. Last week, the AKC welcomed 121 Korean and Asian students from six schools. They learnt about ASEAN members, and discussed why ASEAN was important to Korea, and how to strengthen ASEAN-Korea relations. The students also took part in a variety of cultural activities such as singing traditional songs and making ASEAN posters.

2. ___________________________

The Ship for Southeast Asian andJapanese Youth Programme (SSEAYP) is looking for participants. Organised by the government of Japan and supported by the governments of Southeast Asia, this journey will last for 50 days and will bring together over 300 youths from ASEAN countries and Japan. Young people will have the opportunity to take part in exciting discussions on current social and youth issues, and eye-opening cultural exchanges. They will also receive training to help them develop problem- solving and leadership. skills. The journey starts in Japan and participants travel to five ASEAN countries.

3. ___________________________

An ASEAN talk show on women in sport took place in December. Its goal was promoting gender equality in and through sport. It featured 10 female sports representatives from 10 ASEAN countries. The talk show also discussed the rights of sports people with disabilities. All participants agreed that women and girls should be given more opportunities to play sports and represent their countries at international events. The talk show was live-streamed on the ASEAN webpage.

Put the verbs in brackets in the correct forms.

1. Tourists enjoy (buy) __________  handmade souvenirs on their trips to ASEAN countries. 

2. (feel) __________  confident about her English, Mia decided to enter the English-speaking competition at her school.

3. I decided (reduce) __________ my carbon footprint by cycling to school.

4. Because air pollution levels rise in the city, doctors recommend (wear) __________  masks outdoors.

5. World leaders need (work) __________ together to solve big health and environmental problems.

Read the text and choose the best title for it.

ASEAN Youth Forum (AYF) is a programme for young people in ASEAN, which allows them to express their opinions and fight for their right to live in a sustainable and caring regional community. Its members regularly hold meetings and workshops to discuss the problems facing young people in ASEAN and how to address them. AYF also organises Youth: Open Space- an online space for young Southeast Asians to meet, connect, share and talk about current issues such as climate change, health, education, technology and online security.

Over the past decade, AYF has had meetings in all ASEAN countries. It has connected thousands of young leaders from Southeast Asia, who meet to discuss and suggest strategies for making ASEAN a better community. These conferences aim to improve young people's leadership skills and strengthen regional unity.

Work in groups. You want to propose an ASEAN poster making event to welcome a group of ASEAN students. Discuss and add more ideas to the following notes.

Listen and complete the conversation with the expressions in the box. Then practise it in pairs.

Linda: I was at the workshop at the ASEAN Youth Volunteer Conference. (1) ____________________ !

Hoa: (2) _______________, Linda. I worked really hard to prepare for if.

Linda: It's was also well organised. And I noticed that your English has improved a lot. (3) ___________________________

Hoa: Thank you. (4) _________________.

Write a proposal (120-150 words) to Youth: Open Space for a youth event to slow climate change in ASEAN countries. Use the following notes and outline to help you.

Title: ASEAN GREEN WEEK

Place: In ASEAN countries

Time: The first week of August/every year One week

Duration: One week 

Participants: Young people in all ASEAN countries

Activities:

- cycling or going to school or work by public transport 

- planting trees

- organising clean-up events in the community

Goals: 

- to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide

- to raise young people's awareness of environmental protection

Benefits: 

- healthier lifestyles 

- a cleaner environment 

Read the passage and check (ü) whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).

Energy makes change; it does things for us. It moves cars along the road and boats over the water. It bakes a cake in the oven and keeps ice frozen in the freezer. It plays our favourite songs on the radio and lights our homes. Energy makes our bodies grow and allows our minds to think. Scientists define energy as the ability to do work. People have learned how to change energy from one from one form to another so that we can do work more easily and live more comfortably.

All forms of energy are stored in different ways, in the energy sources that we use every day. These sources are divided into two groups – renewable and nonrenewable. Renewable energy source is an energy source that can be replenished in a short period of time. Nonrenewable energy source is an energy source that we are using up and cannot recreate in a short period of time.

Renewable energy sources include solar energy, which comes from the Sun and can be turned into electricity and heat. Wind, geothermal energy from inside the Earth, biomass from plants, and hydropower and ocean energy from water are also renewable energy sources.

However, we get most of our energy from nonrenewable energy sources, which include the fossil fuels – oil, natural gas, and coal. They’re called fossil fuels because they were formed over millions and millions of years by the action of heat from the Earth’s core and pressure from rock and soil on the remains of dead plants and animals. Another nonrenewable energy source is the element uranium, whose atoms we split (through a process called nuclear fission) to create heat and ultimately electricity.

Question: Most of our energy we use every day comes from renewable energy sources.

A. True

B. False

Read the passage and check (ü) whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).

Energy makes change; it does things for us. It moves cars along the road and boats over the water. It bakes a cake in the oven and keeps ice frozen in the freezer. It plays our favourite songs on the radio and lights our homes. Energy makes our bodies grow and allows our minds to think. Scientists define energy as the ability to do work. People have learned how to change energy from one from one form to another so that we can do work more easily and live more comfortably.

All forms of energy are stored in different ways, in the energy sources that we use every day. These sources are divided into two groups – renewable and nonrenewable. Renewable energy source is an energy source that can be replenished in a short period of time. Nonrenewable energy source is an energy source that we are using up and cannot recreate in a short period of time.

Renewable energy sources include solar energy, which comes from the Sun and can be turned into electricity and heat. Wind, geothermal energy from inside the Earth, biomass from plants, and hydropower and ocean energy from water are also renewable energy sources.

However, we get most of our energy from nonrenewable energy sources, which include the fossil fuels – oil, natural gas, and coal. They’re called fossil fuels because they were formed over millions and millions of years by the action of heat from the Earth’s core and pressure from rock and soil on the remains of dead plants and animals. Another nonrenewable energy source is the element uranium, whose atoms we split (through a process called nuclear fission) to create heat and ultimately electricity.

Question: Renewable energy can be turned into electricity and heat.

A. True

B. False