Reading: Plastics

Reading:
Plastics

Read and answer the questions

PLASTICS - PART 1

• Plastics is the term commonly used to describe a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic materials that are used in a huge and growing range of applications.

• Everywhere you look, you will find plastics.

• We use plastic products to help make our lives cleaner, easier, safer and more enjoyable.

• We find plastics in the clothes we wear, the houses we live in, and the cars we travel in.

• The toys we play with, the televisions we watch, the computers we use and the DVDs we watch all contain plastics.

Multiple Select

What kind of materials are Plastics?

• synthetic

• biodegradable

• semi-synthetic

• raw materials

​Plastics are synthetic and semi-synthetic materials.
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Raw materials: Nguyên liệu thô

Multiple Choice

True or False:

Plastics are used in a huge and growing range of application.

• True

• False

​applicationS

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vậy nên "ứng dụng" để số nhiều

Multiple Choice

Do plastics products help make our lives better?

• Yes, they do

• No, they don't

Multiple Select

What contain plastics?

• Toys

• Clothes

• Houses

• Cars

• Televisions

PLASTICS - PART 2

• Plastics are organic materials, just like wood, paper or wool.

• The raw materials used to produce plastics are natural products such as cellulose, coal, natural gas, salt and, of course, crude oil.

• Plastics have become the modern material of choice because they make it possible to balance today’s needs with environmental concerns.

Multiple Choice

What's the most important material used to produce plastics?

• cellulose

• coal

• natural gas

• salt

• crude oil

Chất giúp tạo nên gỗ ở thân cây

Cellulose

Than

Coal

Khí tự nhiên

Natural gas

Dầu thô

Crude oil

​​Plastics balance today’s needs with environmental concerns.

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PLASTICS - PART 3

• The term “plastic” is derived from the Greek word “plastikos”, meaning fit for moulding.

• This refers to the material’s malleability, or plasticity during manufacture, which allows it to be cast, pressed, or extruded into a variety of shapes - such as films, fibres, plates, tubes, bottles, boxes, and much more.

Multiple Select

malleability (plasticity) có nghĩa là gì?

• tính dẻo

• tính cứng

• tính dễ uốn

• tính bền

Multiple Choice

Can you turn plastics into many shape?

• You can only turn it into a mould

• You can only turn it into a bottle

• You can turn it into a variety of shapes

• You can only turn it into clothes

Open Ended

Can you name what plastics can turn into?

Thank you!