Wednesday, October 23, 2019

C2 23/10/19

guin‧ea /ˈɡɪni/
/ˌpɑːləˈniːʒə/
leop‧ard /ˈlepəd/
aisle /aɪl/ ●○○ noun [countable]   
1 a long passage between rows of seats in a church, plane, theatre etc, or between rows of shelves in a shop
 Would you like a window seat or an aisle seat (=seat next to the aisle)?

Listening activity: Plastic

bi‧o‧de‧gra‧da‧ble /ˌbaɪəʊdɪˈɡreɪdəbəl

plastic straw
500 hundred years to break down
Pose a threat
Plastic that retains the value when recycled
It’s got to be done through legislation
Contribute to changing people’s behaviour
Dramatically reduced
A sweeping statement
sweep‧ing /ˈswiːpɪŋ/ ●○○ adjective   
1 affecting many things, or making an important difference to something
sweeping changes/cuts/reforms etc
- They want to make sweeping changes to education policies.

Aware of the scale and the urgency
Over the last couple of months
Geared towards them using plastic
be geared to somebody/something
to be organized in a way that is suitable for a particular purpose or situation
- The typical career pattern was geared to men whose wives didn’t work.
be geared to do something
- The course curriculum is geared to span three years.

It’s past time
Comprehensive

1)
Drinking water, polar bears on the North Pole…
2)
Recyclable and reusable.
3)
Single-use plastic.
Push producers to make recyclable plastic.
4)
Cosmetics, paints, detergents
5)
The type, the way, who collects /is taxed
6)
To create a greener economy.
7)
No
8)

Help the economy produce different types of plastic that can be recycled.

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