The setting of the video clip is … a) … the skyline of a megacity. b) … the open plains of the West.

c)
X … the open plains of the asphalt jungle. d) … the asphalt jungle of a huge city.
1. The asphalt jungle of a big city is … a) … home to strange creatures. b) … the breeding ground for
plastic utensils. c) X … the origin of the plastic bag. d) … a challenge for plastic items.
2. The most outstanding characteristic of plastic bags is … a) X … that they are clever and illustrious.
b) … their ability to migrate to the Atlantic Ocean. c) … that they do not decompose. d) … their
constant desire to travel.
3. Once the plastic bag has begun its journey it … a) … directly starts its journey home. b) X …
becomes airborne. c) … moves across the streets and avenues. d) … looks for the company of other
plastic bags.
4. City parks are dangerous places because … a) X … Yorkies love to chase and destroy plastic bags. b)
… there are trash containers everywhere. c) … of the many trees and bushes. d) … there are park
services on duty.
5. During its migration the plastic bag encounters … a) … many streets and avenues. b) X …
neighbourhoods, parks and city streets. c) … lakes and rivers. d) … subways and railroads.
6. California is a phenomenal place because … a) … of its beautiful beaches and many palm trees. b)
X … of the cement rivers and dozens of animals. c) … the rivers go directly to the Pacific Ocean. d) …
the climate is perfect for plastic bags.
7. When the plastic bag has reached the open sea … a) … it joins the community of plastic animals. b)
… it falls prey to hungry sea life. c) X … it joins the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. d) … it decomposes in
the salt water.
8. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch … a) … is three times the size of Texas. b) X … is home to millions
of tons of garbage. c) … helps the garbage to biodegrade. d) … helps the garbage to float into the
open sea.

headlines for the different parts. 1) Introduction: The asphalt jungle 2) The journey begins … flying
through the air … 3) Moving across the city
4) Dangers in a city park: park services and Yorkies 5) Night: The highly advanced night-vision camera
6) The cement rivers of California … 7) The gateway to the open sea 8) The Garbage Patch …:
Summary:
Example: The ironic mockumentary The Majestic Plastic Bag released on YouTube on 14 October
2010 deals with a plastic bag’s journey from an urban environment (at the West Coast of the USA) to
the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
As the plastic bag is airborne, there is practically no place where it cannot go: streets, avenues,
neighbourhoods and city parks are popular places where plastic bags can be found. The plastic bag
becomes a toy for dogs, pollutes rivers in California and threatens animals on land and sea because
they consider it to be food and swallow it with deadly consequences. On its journey to the ocean the
plastic bag encounters many dangerous situations – it is almost caught by park services and
destroyed by a Yorkie. It even survives hungry sea animals that try to catch it. Finally, the plastic bag
reaches its destination: the Pacific Ocean, where it joins millions of tons of plastic trash which does
not decompose but has been floating on the ocean for many years and becoming part of the food
chain.