Quiz one

Composition one
November 3, 2021

The Plastic Ocean

A Plastic Ocean is a film to make you think. Think, and then act. We need to
take action on our dependence on plastic. We've been producing plastic in huge
quantities since the 1940s. Drink bottles, shopping bags, toiletries and even clothes
are made with plastic. 1) Thus, what happens to all the rest? This is the question
the film A Plastic Ocean answers. It is a documentary that looks at the impact that
plastic waste has on the environment. Spoiler alert: the impact is devastating.
The film begins as a journey to film the largest animal on the planet, the blue
whale. 2) In fact, during the journey the filmmakers (journalist Craig Leeson and
environmental activist Tanya Streeter) make the shocking discovery of a huge,
thick layer of plastic floating in the middle of the Indian Ocean.  In total, they
visited 20 countries around the world during the four years it took them to make
the film, 3) including, Sweden and Argentina. The documentary premiered in
2016, 4) and is now on streaming services 5) namely Netflix.
It's very clear that a lot of research went into the film. There are beautiful
shots of the seas and marine life where we see how marine species are being killed
by all the plastic we are dumping in the ocean. 6)Thus, the message about our use
of plastic is painfully obvious.
In the second half, the filmmakers look at what we can do to reverse the tide
of plastic flowing around the world. They present short-term and long-term
solutions. These include avoiding plastic containers 7) specifically 'single-
use' plastic products as much as possible. Reuse your plastic bags and recycle as
much as you can. The filmmakers 8) also stress the need for governments to work
more on recycling programmes, and look at how technology is developing that can
convert plastic into fuel.
 We make a staggering amount of plastic. In terms of plastic bags alone, we
use five hundred billion worldwide annually. Over 300 million tons of plastic are
produced every year, and at least 8 million of those are dumped into the oceans. 9)
Once you've seen A Plastic Ocean, you'll realise the time is now and we all have a
role to play. The film is interesting and nice to see 10) because.it raises ecological
awareness.

Question 1 (20 points each item is out of two)

Add the most appropriate connectors (transition words) to connect the sentences.
Use words: such as and, for example, but, if, once, because, however, so, also, as
well as, … (See class and exercises on transition words). Words outside the list are
accepted as long as they fit within the context.

Question 2 (80%)
Summarize the text in a well-connected paragraph
DO NOT WRITE POINTS, WRITE A PARAGRAPH

A Plastic Ocean begins when journalist Craig Leeson, on the hunt for the
rare blue whale, uncovers plastic litter in what should be pristine ocean. Craig
teams up with free diver Tanya Streeter and an international team of scientists and
researchers in this adventure documentary, and they travel to twenty locations
around the world over the next four years to explore the poor state of our oceans,
discover troubling truths about plastic pollution, and reveal workable solutions that
can be implemented immediately. Beautiful pictures of the marine environment are
featured in the film. This is in direct contrast to video of extremely polluted cities
and plastic-filled landfills. The symbolism of these photographs conveys the notion
that our activities and decisions have a significant influence on the environment.
Throughout the video, experts are interviewed to give more insight into some of
the issues caused by plastic.