English 7 · Unit 3: What we wear, what we waste · Cambridge Global English Stage 7

Questions

1. 1. Look around you. You can probably see something ____ plastic.

   • thrown from
   • made of
   • broken down
   • grown from
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2. 2. Plastic can be any ____ – round, square or long.

   • waste
   • shape
   • fibre
   • fabric
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3. 3. Plastic can be any ____ – big or small.

   • number
   • material
   • fibre
   • size
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4. 4. It can be any ____ – red, blue or yellow.

   • shape
   • colour
   • fibre
   • number
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5. 5. It can be any ____ – heavy or light.

   • weight
   • colour
   • size
   • fibre
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6. 6. These things are often useful. But there is a big ____ with all plastic.

   • waste
   • shape
   • problem
   • weight
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7. 7. It never goes ____.

   • away
   • back
   • down
   • home
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8. 8. Some plastic gets smaller and smaller and finally ____.

   • breaks down
   • breaks up with
   • goes home
   • gets rid of
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9. 9. It can take 500 years for it to ____.

   • degrade
   • grow
   • recycle
   • die
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10. 10. So the important question is: how can we ____ our plastic waste?

    • produce
    • reduce
    • degrade
    • increase
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11. 11. In the speech, what comes first?

    • Around 500 years.
    • Well, you're wrong!
    • Reduce, reuse, recycle.
    • Perhaps you think that you don't produce any plastic waste.
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12. 12. What comes after "Perhaps you think that you don't produce any plastic waste"?

    • Around 500 years.
    • Well, you're wrong! You use a plastic toothbrush, don't you?
    • Reduce, reuse, recycle.
    • So please, let's think about those birds and animals.
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13. 13. Where does plastic end up when we throw it away?

    • in landfill or in the ocean
    • in the sky
    • back in the shop
    • in the recycling factory
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14. 14. What comes after "And guess how long the plastic takes to degrade?"

    • Around 500 years.
    • Reduce, reuse, recycle.
    • And plastic bags when you go shopping?
    • Well, you're wrong!
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15. 15. How does plastic in the ocean harm animals?

    • It makes them grow too big.
    • It makes the water too hot.
    • They eat it or get caught in it.
    • It changes their colour.
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16. 16. What is the last line of the speech?

    • Reduce, reuse, recycle.
    • Perhaps you think that you don't produce any plastic waste.
    • Around 500 years.
    • Well, you're wrong!
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