Circle T (True) or F (False).

An Ocean of Rubbish

Listen to and read the following:

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Nowadays, there is a growing problem with so many factories making disposable toothbrushes, pens, cans, bottles and wrappings which have led to an increase in the rubbish we throw away. You may think that rubbish is everywhere. Well, you’re right. A scary example of this is the ‘Great Pacific Garbage Patch’ which was first discovered by scientists in the 1980s. It is an area of floating rubbish in the Pacific Ocean that is nearly the same size as Germany. There are many kinds of rubbish in the Garbage Patch, but plastic bottles and bags, and other things made of plastic cause the biggest problem. ‘But what’s the problem, then?’. First, plastic bottles and bags may take hundreds or maybe even thousands of years to break down. Second, plastic is made from chemicals. As the plastics break down over time, chemicals enter the water then it finds its way into the fish that live in the water. These chemicals can make the fish ill, resulting in making the people who eat the fish ill as well. So, what can we do? There are many things we can do! We can clean up our oceans, we can stop making so many things from plastic, and we can recycle more. The important thing is to do something!

Circle T (True) or F (False).

1 These days we throw away a lot of rubbish. T F

2 Great Pacific Garbage Patch was found in the eighties. T F

3 Plastic is a big problem. T F

4 Plastic breaks down easily. T F

5 Fish aren’t affected by plastic. T F

6 We can do things to help save the ocean. T F

7 Recycling is something we should all do. T F

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