Plastic fantastic?

– Listening Activity
Listen to the podcast about plastic and answer the questions:

1. Why is plastic broadly used? Tick the reasons the narrator mentions.
a. Durability
b. Easy manufacture
c. Imperviousness to water
d. Light weight
e. Low conductivity
f. Low cost
g. Resistance to corrosion
h. Versatilety

2. What is made of plastic according to the hosters? Give some examples they
mention.

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3. Answer true or false according to the hosters:

a. It is possible to live a plastic-free life;
b. PLastic is used in transportation;
c. Plastic keep food fresher for longer;
d. Plastic increases the waste of food;
e. Pollution is a com of plastic;
f. Animals are not suffering the damages of plastic use;
g. The images of animals interacting with plastic are terrible
h. People need stricter laws to take care of the environment
i. People usually recycle plastic
j. China has banned the use of plastic bags

4. Complete according to the closing sentence:

We need to see plastic as a ______________________ and not ______________________