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Environment. Lesson 4
The Problem with Plastic in the Ocean
Plastic pollution is a big problem for the ocean. Every year, millions of tons of plastic enter the sea. Plastic bags, bottles, and fishing nets float on the surface or sink to the bottom. Many sea animals eat plastic by mistake and can get sick or die.
The most polluted area is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. It is located between Hawaii and California and is full of plastic waste. The patch is very large—some say it is bigger than Germany or France. Plastic takes hundreds of years to break down.
Good news: people are working hard to clean up the ocean! Special boats and machines now collect plastic from the water. Some projects use long floating barriers to trap plastic. The collected waste is then taken to land and recycled. One large cleanup project focuses on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Since it started, thousands of kilograms of plastic have been removed.
Plastic pollution is a big problem for the ocean. Every year, millions of tons of plastic enter the sea. Plastic bags, bottles, and fishing nets float on the surface or sink to the bottom. Many sea animals eat plastic by mistake and can get sick or die.
The most polluted area is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. It is located between Hawaii and California and is full of plastic waste. The patch is very large—some say it is bigger than Germany or France. Plastic takes hundreds of years to break down.
Good news: people are working hard to clean up the ocean! Special boats and machines now collect plastic from the water. Some projects use long floating barriers to trap plastic. The collected waste is then taken to land and recycled. One large cleanup project focuses on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Since it started, thousands of kilograms of plastic have been removed.
Vocabulary
to float - move or hover slowly and lightly in a liquid or the air; drift.
плавать на поверхности
to sink - go down below the surface of something, especially of a liquid; become submerged.
тонуть
(plastic) waste - plastic objects which have not been recycled or disposed properly, or have been illegally dumped.
пластиковые отходы
patch - a part of something marked out from the rest by a particular characteristic.
пятно
to trap (plastic) - prevent (someone or something) from escaping from a place.
ловить, собирать пластик
to collect (plastic) - accumulate over a period of time.
собирать пластик
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Clean Ocean
Answer some of these questions:
- Do you live in a clean area? What is the most problematic area? What's the reason?
- Have you heard of this environmental problem? What do you know about it?
- What other problems with waste do you know?
Vocabulary
density - the degree of compactness of a substance.
плотность
to identify - recognize or distinguish (especially something considered worthy of attention).
опознавать, идентифицировать
to predict - say or estimate that (a specified thing) will happen in the future or will be a consequence of something.
предсказывать
impact - have a strong effect on someone or something.
воздействие
to scoop - pick up (someone or something) in a swift, fluid movement.
вычерпывать
Why did they?
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What are the benefits of this new system?
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How long is the Pacific Garbage patch?
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What type of barrier do they use?
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What areas do they focus on?
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How long will it take to clean up?
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Great work! Well done!
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