Question: Did you recycle when you were a kid?

Analysis

You can answer yes or no, and then give a little background about recycling habits in your family or community when you were a child. You can also mention what kinds of things you recycled, if any.

Synonyms

Try these synonyms instead of repeating the question:
  1. recycle→reuse; sort waste; separate rubbish
  2. kid→child; youngster; when I was little
Question: Did you recycle when you were a kid?

Idea 1

Yes
  1. My parents always encouraged me to recycle at home.
  2. We had separate bins for plastic, paper, and glass.
  3. Our school taught us about recycling and had recycling programs.
  4. I remember collecting bottles and cans for recycling drives.

Idea 2

No
  1. Recycling wasn’t very common or popular when I was a kid.
  2. There weren’t many recycling facilities in my area.
  3. My family didn’t really pay attention to recycling back then.
  4. I only learned about recycling when I got older.
Question: Did you recycle when you were a kid?

Related Vocabulary

  1. Environment
  2. Waste
  3. Bins
  4. Sorting
  5. Habit
  6. Awareness
  7. Responsibility
  8. Reuse
  9. Reduce
  10. Sustainable
  11. Paper
  12. Plastic

Authentic Idioms

Try these idioms to get 7+ in IELTS Speaking:
  1. Old habits die hard: It's difficult to stop doing things that one has been doing for a long time.
  2. Do my bit: Make a small contribution to help a larger cause.
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