Environment Vocabulary Quiz, Ishani: Ran, Lets Shop At The(1)____

Plastic has been a blight on the landscape and a deadly threat to wildlife for decades. Environmentalists have issued many pleas for us to reduce the amount of plastic we use or switch to biodegradable alternatives. One solution to this problem may be at hand. Scientists have developed a form of biodegradable plastic. This means that the billions of plastic bags, cups, straws and utensils that we dispose of each day could be “compostable” – they could decompose and break down as naturally as organic waste. The scientists are from the University of California, Berkeley. They say they have invented a plastic that could break down within a few weeks, rather than centuries, using just heat and water.

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The new, biodegradable product involves embedding polyester-eating enzymes into the plastic during the production process. When these enzymes are exposed to heat and water, they eat away at the plastic and reduce it to lactic acid. This provides nutrients for the soil when composted. Professor Ting Xu said up to 98 per cent of the plastic her team made degraded into small molecules. She said: “We are basically saying that we are on the right track. We can solve this continuing problem of single-use plastics.” She added: “Look at all the wasted stuff we throw away – clothing, shoes, electronics like cellphones and computers. We are taking things from the earth at a faster rate than we can return them.”

Try the same news story at these easier levels:

Biodegradable Plastic – Level 4 or Biodegradable Plastic – Level 5

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1. BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC: Students walk around the class and talk to other students about biodegradable plastic. Change partners often and share your findings. 2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, talk about these topics or words from the article. What will the article say about them? What can you say about these words and your life? plastic / blight / landscape / environmentalist / alternatives / straw / organic / heat / product / polyester / enzymes / nutrients / molecules / single-use plastics / electronics Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently. 3. PLASTIC TAX: Students A strongly believe there should be a heavy tax on plastic; Students B strongly believe the opposite. Change partners again and talk about your conversations. 4. ALTERNATIVES: What could we use instead of plastic for these things? Would this be better? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners often and share what you wrote.

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5. WILDLIFE: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word “wildlife”. Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories. 6. WASTED STUFF: Rank these with your partner. Put the things we should never throw away at the top. Change partners often and share your rankings.

Clothing Shoes Cellphones Computers Books Bicycles Carpets Newspapers

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1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if 1-8 below are true (T) or false (F). The article says plastic is very bright in the landscape. T / F The article says scientists have several solutions for plastic. T / F The scientists said the plastic they created could be compostable. T / F The new biodegradable plastic could take weeks to decompose. T / F The new plastic contains enzyme-eating polyester. T / F The new plastic biodegrades into lactic acid and feeds the soil. T / F A professor said her team are on the left track.

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T / F A professor said we are taking things from Earth at a slower rate. T / F