Littering - Review

Littering

Review

Text interpretation

You will have 2 minutes to read a text about plastic waste. Try to retain as much information as possible, you can even take written notes. Focus on information introduced by the 5Ws: what, who, when, where, why and/or how.

Facts about plastic waste (Adapted from National Geographic)

Plastic pollution has become one of the most pressing environmental issues, as rapidly increasing production of disposable plastic products overwhelms the world’s ability to deal with them. Plastic pollution is most visible in developing Asian and African nations, but the developed world also has trouble properly collecting discarded plastics. Half of all plastics ever manufactured have been made in the last 15 years and, every year, about 8 million tons of plastic waste escapes into the oceans from coastal nations.

Open Ended

What has become one of the most pressing environmental issues?

Facts about plastic waste (Adapted from National Geographic)

Plastic pollution has become one of the most pressing environmental issues, as rapidly increasing production of disposable plastic products overwhelms the world’s ability to deal with them. Plastic pollution is most visible in developing Asian and African nations, but the developed world also has trouble properly collecting discarded plastics. Half of all plastics ever manufactured have been made in the last 15 years and, every year, about 8 million tons of plastic waste escapes into the oceans from coastal nations.

Open Ended

Where is plastic pollution most visible?

Facts about plastic waste (Adapted from National Geographic)

Plastic pollution has become one of the most pressing environmental issues, as rapidly increasing production of disposable plastic products overwhelms the world’s ability to deal with them. Plastic pollution is most visible in developing Asian and African nations, but the developed world also has trouble properly collecting discarded plastics. Half of all plastics ever manufactured have been made in the last 15 years and, every year, about 8 million tons of plastic waste escapes into the oceans from coastal nations.

Open Ended

When have half of all plastics ever manufactured been made?

Facts about plastic waste (Adapted from National Geographic)

Plastic pollution has become one of the most pressing environmental issues, as rapidly increasing production of disposable plastic products overwhelms the world’s ability to deal with them. Plastic pollution is most visible in developing Asian and African nations, but the developed world also has trouble properly collecting discarded plastics. Half of all plastics ever manufactured have been made in the last 15 years and, every year, about 8 million tons of plastic waste escapes into the oceans from coastal nations.

Open Ended

How much plastic waste escapes into the oceans every year?

Facts about plastic waste (Adapted from National Geographic)

Plastic pollution has become one of the most pressing environmental issues, as rapidly increasing production of disposable plastic products overwhelms the world’s ability to deal with them. Plastic pollution is most visible in developing Asian and African nations, but the developed world also has trouble properly collecting discarded plastics. Half of all plastics ever manufactured have been made in the last 15 years and, every year, about 8 million tons of plastic waste escapes into the oceans from coastal nations.

Should X Shouldn't

• Use should or shouldn't to give suggestions or offer a piece of advice.

• SHOULD + verb: You should recycle more.

• SHOULDN'T + verb: You shouldn't spread fake news.

Open Ended

Joshua used to litter all the time, but after a school project, he learned about the bad consequences of littering and he wants to change. Offer him some piece of advice about this. Use "should" or "shouldn't".

Poll

How confident do I feel about vocabulary related to littering?

• I feel amazing. Bring it on!

• I feel positive. My memory is really good!

• I am mostly confident, although I may get confused about some words.

• I need to do a great review

• SOS

Multiple Choice

Material that is left over or that is unwanted after something has been made, done, used, etc.

• sewage

• waste

• landfill

• litter

Multiple Choice

It is common to hear that we can make _____ (rich,black organic fertilizer) from food scraps, vegetable and fruit peels, and dead leaves. Did you know that we can also use other materials such as hair, fur, paper, or clothing (100%) fiber?

• sewage

• compost

• litter

• waste

Multiple Choice

(British English) - Things that are no longer useful or

wanted and that have been thrown out.

• rubbish

• trash

• litter

• compost

Multiple Choice

(Formal) - Something (such as paper or food waste) that has been thrown away.

• refuse

• litter

• compost

• trash

Multiple Choice

Things that have been thrown away and that are lying on the ground in a public place.

• trash

• rubbish

• litter

• sewage

Facts

• A fact is a statement that can be proven true or false.

• It is objective.

• It is discovered.

• It states reality.

• It can be verified.

Opinion

• An opinion is a statement of belief which may or may not be backed up by facts.

• It is subjective.

• It interprets reality.

• It cannot be verified.

• 
  

Multiple Select

Which statements are FACTS?

• Compost is organic matter that has been decomposed in a process called composting.

• Recycling can also be very fun.

• Brazil generates 79 million tons of solid waste every year

• Most of the litter collected is from food waste.

Multiple Select

Which statements are OPINIONS?

• People who litter should pay heavy fines.

• Writing summaries is the best way to study for a test.

• As of September 9, 2020, fires had charred an estimated 24,000 square kilometers (9,300 square miles) of the Pantanal region in 2020.

• Working in groups is better than working individually.