Watch the video “Meet the genius who’s cleaning up our oceans” at

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp-Lh_K7CUY and complete the sentences with the

right information.

Boyan sometimes wonders whether he is 1._______.

As a 2. ________ enthusiast, Boyan noticed that there was more 3. __________ than 4.
________around him
At the age of 5. ________, he instigated the 6. ___________, an enormous, but absolutely 7.
_______ effort to get rid of our 8. ____________ of 9. _____________
10. ___________ is what preserves the status quo; 11. ____________ is what brings us forward.
Currently, Boyan and his team are 12.________ the plastic by 13. _________
They are working with the 14. _______ technologies and most 15. _________ materials available
on the 16. _______
On the planet, there are five 17. ________ 18. _________ where the plastic 19. ________
circulates.
The barrier is the largest 20. _________ object at 21. _________. It has to be anchored at a depth
of 22. _______ 23. ___________.
They use innovative material such as Dyneema, the world’s strongest 24. ______. It is 25.
_______ 26. _________ stronger than 27. _________.
The barrier is not built with 28. _________, but with an 29. ____________ solid screen that
guides 30. __________ and other 31. ___, 32. _________, so they don’t get 33. ______.
The plastic will be 34._______, 34.________or turned into 35. __________ 36. __________ for
its service vessels.
Boyan says: Human History is sort of a 37.__________ 38. __________ of things which were
39._______________ and then, they were 40._________. There is no better feeling than the act
of 41._____________.

Answer the following questions about the video you have just watched.
1. At first, what did people tell Boyan about his project?
2. What can the prototype withstand?
3. When will Ocean Cleanup tackle the largest garbage patch?
4. Where is the largest garbage patch?
5. What shape is the barrier? Module
Module 4:
4: The
The World
World around
around us
us
Name:
Name: ___________________________
___________________________
6. How long is the barrier?
Lesson
Lesson n.
n. 16
16 Mark:
Mark:
7. How often will the plastic be collected by ship?
8. How much will the project cost?