B2.2 20/5/19

LISTENING: PLASTIC

Plastic straw – 500 years to break down

Declares war on plastic waste

We cannot do without plastic

Poison ouselves

1) drinking water, polar bears

2) Recyclable

Pose a threat

Packaging

12 years from now

3) Used once

90% of its value is lost to our economy

compulsion

4) Cosmetics, paints and detergents will no longer contain micro plastics in the future.

Contribute to

5) type of taxation – where to tax ( in the production/ consumption) – how / who collects the tax.

Transporting their groceries.

Reach – scope

Make a proposal

6) create a greener economy

Modern life is geared towards them using this plastic that is not easily recyclable.

An awareness campaign.

What we’ve seen over the last couple of months.

It’s past time.

Address an issue

7) we are leading this in the world and the European Union

8) Help our economy produce different sorts of plastic that can be recycled.

comprehensive /ˌkɒmprɪˈhensɪv◂ $ ˌkɑːm-/ ●●○ W3 AWL adjective   

1 including all the necessary facts, details, or problems that need to be dealt with SYN thorough

- We offer our customers a comprehensive range of financial products.

government /ˈɡʌvəmənt, ˈɡʌvənmənt/

those hills

the filmmaker shows

called

listened to a story

a killing machines

benefits from of

way to go!

American English used to tell someone that they have done something very well or achieved something special

Last but not least