Umweltfreundlich oder nicht? | Environmentally friendly or not?

Question 1: Die Umwelt schützen | Protecting the Environment

Key Verbs for Discussing the Environment in German

sparen → to save | verbrauchen → to consume | verwenden → to use

verschwenden → to waste | wiederverwenden → to use again, reuse

Each expression below has an environmentally friendly option and an option that is less friendly to the environment. Can you choose the option that is more environmentally friendly - or umweltfreundlich?

a Plastikflaschen verwenden

b so viel Energie wie möglich

c mit dem fahren

d alte Kleider

e das Licht

f Lebensmittel mit Verpackung kaufen

g beim Einkaufen verwenden

h Lebensmittel verschwenden

pflanzen
konsumieren
schützen
trennen
emittieren
verschmutzen

Question 2: Additional Verbs for Talking About the Environment

Match each verb with its English counterpart below:

→ to protect | → to pollute

→ to separate | → to plant

→ to emit | → to consume

Question 3: Umweltfreundlich oder nicht?

Select whether each action below represents an environmentally friendly option (umweltfreundlich) or one with a potentially damaging environmental outcome (umweltfeindlich).