Arbeitsblatt: Listening_Plastic Pollution_Niveau B

BBC 6-MINUTE ENGLISH Listening (B) Plastic pollution Join Dan and Kate this week as they talk about pollution. How is plastic affecting the environment and what can we do to make the situation better? Guess!!! How many pieces of plastic are there in each square kilometre of the worlds oceans? (choose an answer now) (1 P.) a) 22,000 pieces b) 38,000 pieces c) 46,000 pieces Vocabulary What do the following words mean? (German word or the English explanation) (5 P.) 1. litter. 2. garbage 3. discarded . 4. packaging 5. biodegradable Questions for comprehension 1. What is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch? (3 P.) . . . 2. When was it discovered? (1 P.) 3. How large is it estimated to be? (1 P.). 4. How many million sea birds are killed each year as result of plastic pollution? (1 P.) 5. Note 3 things that are found in the stomachs of birds. (3 P.) 6. What percentage of litter in the ocean was thrown away on land? (1 P.). ENGLISH BBC 6-MINUTE 7. What percentage of plastic produced each year is used for packaging? (1 P.) 8. What are the three ‘Rs that scientists recommend? (3 P.) . .