Going green with plastics

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1. Work in pairs to solve the quiz.

(Làm việc theo cặp để giải câu đố.)

1. It takes about _______ years for one plastic bottle to decompose in the ground.

A. 4.5                         

B. 45                          

C. 450

2. Around _______ plastic bottles are thrown away every year.

A. 13 thousand           

B. 13 million  

C. 13 billion

3. Plastic bags and other plastic waste kill around _______ sea animals every year.

A. 100 million            

B. 10 million  

C. 1 million

4. Nearly _______ of plastic ever made still exists today.

A. 100%                     

B. 50%                       

C. 10%

2. Read some extracts from the emails sent to the Teen magazine. Match the highlighted words and phrases (1-4) with the pictures (a-d).

(Đọc một số đoạn trích từ email gửi đến tạp chí Teen. Nối các từ và cụm từ được đánh dấu (1-4) với các hình ảnh (a-d).)

GO GREEN WITH PLASTICS!

Plastic has become very common in our daily life; however, most plastic items take up to 1,000 years to decompose in landfills. Can we enjoy the convenience of plastics and a greener world at the same time? Our readers have sent us many emails with useful tips this week.

... I try to use fewer plastic bags when shopping. The supermarket near my house even provides cardboard boxes, so I can pack my groceries and get rid of plastic packaging! When I must use plastic bags, I try to reuse them again and again instead of throwing them away after a single use. ...

Hai, 18

… I know how convenient it is to buy a bottle of water from a vending machine or a supermarket; however, I always bring my reusable water bottle. All I have to remember is to fill my bottle before going to school, and then use the water filling stations or drinking fountains at school. ...

Phuong, 16

 ... I always reuse plastic takeaway containers. I use them to store portions of cooked food and keep leftovers in the fridge, which is also better for the environment. ...

Hoang, 15

… I have learnt that most plastic containers have numbers at the bottom to show the type of plastic they're made of. So when you recycle a bottle, for instance, remove the cap because a bottle often has number 1 on it while the cap often has number 5. Numbers 1 and 2 are the most widely accepted plastics for recycling. ...

Ha, 16

...When I started recycling, I made the mistake of putting some plastic takeaway containers with some leftover food into the recycling bin. The next day, the whole bin was contaminated, so all the recyclables were taken to the landfill instead. So now I always rinse out containers before recycling them. ...

Binh, 17

3. Read the email extracts again. Complete the summary notes with information from the text. Use no more than TWO words for each gap.

(Đọc lại các trích đoạn email. Hoàn thành các ghi chú tóm tắt với thông tin từ văn bản. Sử dụng không quá HAI từ cho mỗi chỗ trống.)

4. Read the email extracts again. Match the following information with the right names.

(Đọc lại các đoạn trích email. Nối các thông tin sau với tên thích hợp.)

5. Work in pairs. Discuss the following questions.

(Làm việc theo cặp. Thảo luận các câu hỏi sau đây.)

Which of the green habits in 2 have also become your habits? Which one would you like to develop in the future?

(Thói quen xanh nào ở bài 2 cũng đã trở thành thói quen của bạn? Bạn muốn phát huy thói quen nào trong tương lai?)