1LL: Should we rethink our plastic bottle behaviour?

Do you think plastic waste  is a problem? How much plastic do you use and throw away each single day? Have a look at your rubbish or ask your parents.

A. Watch the following video and do the activities

The huge mass of plastic waste floating in the Caribbean

1. What's the problem presented in the video?

2. Write down what the following figures mentioned in the video refer to:

• 5 miles
• 13 billion
• 3 billion
• 90%

3. Find the meaning of the following words mentioned in the video:

• stretch
• cutlery
• polystyrene plate
• to witness first-hand
• garbage
• strew
• trash
• overwhelming

4. What do a lot of people think after throwing away plastic?

 B. Now watch this video  

 https://www.facebook.com/officialgoodful/videos/2003113763092413/

1. What will happen in 2050? 
2. What does the girl ask her co-workers?
3. Is it easy for people not to use straws?
4. What are "Simply Straws"?

C. Visit the following website

https://www.strawlessocean.org/the-movement

1. What is the strawless movement?

Watch the video #StopSucking For A Strawless Ocean and answer the questions.
 

2. What does "it sucks" or "I suck" mean? (Use the dictionary if you need)

3. Which meanings of the word "suck" do the people play on?

4. How many straws are used in the US every day?

5. Are these people against straws?

6. What are the alternatives to plastic straws?