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a Vocabulary (PITT stem and cheek the words and phrases you already know. according to (or) Clespeciay(ody) — Chreduce throw away 0) Tibet 6) habits (2) research) worst (ad) meanina r2om @) ERIEBE Read and listen tothe information. Notice each word or phase in blue and CONTEXT. thinkaboutits meaning. According to many scientists, plastic trash is a big problem, Many f pyres tomtpasoe rant ny rr necicay Eaton empire ‘Stop buying waterin plasticbottles Many people believe bottled water is better than water from your kitchen sink but research shows that bottled water often not safer DDon'tuse and then throw away Take abag with you tothe store, plastic utensils Take fork knife, spoon, Say "no" paper and plastic “and/or chopsticks wit you ‘bags especially plastic ones a ‘Buy your fod in glass, Save the jars and euse ther. Reduce the number of things you buy and throw away soon afer © ie te comet wor om exerse Anextto ts defirition 1, opps of best it thai Information about something that sclentist careful studied things we do regularly or every day Inthe words of ‘othinksemething true 1to:make something smaller in number or sce 1o put something youno longer wantin a trash can CcreUrrey [A prefix is ane ox move letters that come a the beginning af certain words Some commen prefies are r-(oga or back) and un (no). Leasing them wl help you form new words o understand words you hea. Word Prefix Part of Speech Meaning redo re verb todoagain reuse re. verb rouse again undo ur verb rochange or lease unlike ure adjective nat ike thes, diferent unusual un adjective rt usual 1B Read the statements. Add the prefix -or un-to complete each statement, ‘Thate are many ways you can use aplastic shopping baa. ‘She hurt her leg, She's able to help clean the beach this weekend, (Our oceans are safe for sea animals, I don't understand! everything about the topic. need to read the information. ‘on ___satisfied with your work You need todo it. My essay wasnt good, need 10 rte itbefore Monday. ‘Thisideais great tts__like any other! Did you cycle the bottles? @ Lookbackotthetipsin exercise 8. Which do you do? Which can youdoin the future? PERSONALIZING Tellapartner or small group. Give examples where possible > Hake bagnth me tothe storemostof the tne Kemp aceuploh my car: macing to hay come forks ad spars tht an cary wth me andre like a skp ui muh pestle, Listening student Podcast: 0 ‘eans of Plastic BEFORE LISTENING Pion KNomLEDGE ffi) Lookat the map and photo. Read the te of the podcast What do you already know about the {opie Tella partner PREDICTING (Bi) Choose the answer you thinkis cottect to complete each main idea from the podcast Praticin the Pact Ocean (s/s) amajor problem People (are /aren') responsible fr the plastic in 3. The problem fis/ sn) getting better each yar 4 Plt inteocean fut does hus. spgun of lest rash 5, Piasticinthe ocean (hurts / doesnt hut) humans, feat the words oceans WHILE LISTENING Lusrenine Fon KBVENENIEIEBI Listen co the podcast. Check your answers to exercise 8. Were your MAINIDERS predictions correct? Lustening Fon (BB BIBI] Listen tothe podcast again, Choose T for Tue orFfor False. Compare your DETAILS answers witha partner. Then correc the fale answers, 1. There sa garbage patch,oran sand oftrash,inthestionte Ocean, «TS 2. The speaker believes that plastic is the worst typeof as TOF 3, Quer 90 percent ofthe seabirds inthe world have eaten plastic TOF 4, Over 10,000 other sea animale die each yeat because plastictath, = TF 5, Many sea animals eat plastic in the TOF TOF es airy (oer ‘le use symbols or abbreviate shorten) words io wrte more quickly and note more pins froma tak or lecture. Hee are same common examples Symbol) Meaning Example abbreviation E equa orivre plstic=worst trash lessfewerrmorethan > $40000 but < 550000, % percent 50% = a half (172) ili rilioebilion (65 mili years old @ ABER Usten tothe Did You Know par ofthe podcast. Wit a symbol or abbreviation from the box above to complete the student's notes correctly. Facts about Pactic + plastiinlast 10 s_ 19008 50__plantc used uoe time + average American plastictrash _ 185 prurdsayear + Arencans thw auay 35 water beta yer + pecplin workluse_|__plasichagsa minute ape faces often change according to how they fee. smile often means a person is happy. The way people speakcan ako change according to how they fee, For example, when speakers ee + passionate/angry they put more stress on wards they may pause after each word tobe sure every nord cles, + sad/unhappy, they may be quicteand the sessed ylables may not be as strong. BRERA How does each speaker feel? Listen and choose the correct emation. 1. Theproblemis getting worse every year passionate 2. Thesea turtle at the animal hospital died, a.passionate 3. The time wo reduce plastic is now. a.passionate 4, We must change our habits a.passionate 5. just watched a vdeo about seabids passionate AFTER LISTENING asad sad asad based based B Werth pane choot thee statment om this keston and say ther th ‘emotion. Your partner guesses which emotion you are expressing. 1 There isan island oftrash nthe Pacic Oczar Youareangy? raxine nemion 107

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