The Wrap on Packaging

Spotlight 11

Module 2

Where there’s a will, there’s a way

Going green 2

The Wrap on Packaging

Every year every person in Britain produces about 57 kg of plastic waste.

Every year in Britain each person produces about 57 kilograms of plastic waste.

Disposing of all this plastic is an expensive problem . But that`s not all . Making plastic causes pollution.

Unfortunately , some of this packaging doesn`t reach the bins.

It becomes litter instead. Some people simply tear the wrapping off sweets and throw it away. They drop their cigarette packets and cans of drink without a thought.

In the town their litter looks horrible .

But fortunately someone clears it away .

In the country side, it remains in the fields and on the roadsides unless the people who live nearby pick it up. It can kill or hurt farm animal. Bottles and cans cause , and the animals can eat polythene bags and die, or put their heads in them and suffocate.

Trash along the roads.

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Ex. 1 p. 41

• To give some information about packaging (ex.: why products need packaging).

• To inform us about disadvantages of packaging.

• To inform us about harm packaging causes towards the environment.

• To persuade us to reduce the amount of packaging.

What is the purpose of the author?

• Are so (beautiful) presented;
• … the contest or the (wrap);
• Makes them (present) to consumers;
• … most packaging is not (recycle);
• This results in more (pollute)

• … by the manufacture and (transport) of packaging;
• (thankful), supermarkets are now working…
• … don’t buy (produce) simply because of the way they look…

Name the part of speech

• … or green packaging that is (reuse)…
• Buy in bulk, not in small (pack)!
• … such as (wash) powders…
• Like shampoo and (condition) in one…
• Ask (manufacture) to take back…

Name the part of speech

Ex. 2 p. 41

8. Produce – products

9. Reuse – reusable

10. Pack – packages

11. Wash – washing

12.Condition– conditioner

13.Manufacture– manufacturers

• Beautiful – beautifully
• Wrap – wrapping
• Present – presentable
• Recycle – recyclable
• Pollute – pollution
• Transport– transportation
• Thankful – thankfully

Words in bold. What is it?

Send to a particular address

Delivered

Minimal

The least

Areas where rubbish is buried

Landfills

Weight

Heaviness

Made stronger by removing water from it

Concentrated

Reduce in number

Cut back

Solid waste

Rubbish that is not liquid

Breaks down naturally when buried

Biodegradable

Dumped

Placed somewhere carelessly

Mass production

Manufacture

Trays

Flat object with raised sides that are used for carrying food

Down to

Because of

Consumers

People who buy or use something

Preserves

Keeps in good condition