Self-study activity:
Watch the ad Paper or Plastic?, where Edward Norton describes a simple easy step everyone can take to help clean up the environment, and complete the blanks in the transcript with the missing words.
Sometimes it's the small things that really make a big difference for the planet. Consider your answer to a simple question: paper or plastic? How about (1) ... . They've become insidious global tumbleweeds wreaking havoc on the environment.
Each year more than five hundred billion plastic bags are used (2) ... . And because most bags never fully biodegrade, the environment is (3) ... with tiny pieces. Even tiny particles can create (4) ... problems. Within large swathes of the Pacific Ocean there are more tiny pieces of plastic than food.
But there is good news. The list of countries and cities (5) ... plastic bags is growing. And you can be part of the solution. So, listen, bag the bags... Seriously byob. Bring your own bags to the (6) ... store. One small step toward a big change.
Key:
1 neither 2 worldwide 3 loaded 4 major 5 banning 6 grocery
