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exercise 8a Explain how the following figures tie in with the text.
1. In the earth's waters, there are more than 22,000 fish species.
2. Nearly double the number of fish species, 44,000, is the approximate number of different species of crustaceans.
3. There are 18 types of seal, and 17 types of penguin on Earth.
4. Throughout the ocean, there are 5.25 trillion pieces of discarded plastic.
5. Eight million tons of waste plastic are dumped by humans into the earth's water system every year.
6. For 70 years or so that plastic has been a fixture in consumer society.
7. Boyan Slat is a 23-year-old inventor developing a system to clean up oceans.
8. In 2010 Boyan Slat took a diving class in Lesbos and was shocked by the level of plastic pollution in the water.
9. In 2012 Slat started a university degree in aerospace engineering.
10. 97 percent of all of the plastic in the ocean consists of big pieces of plastic.
exercise 8b Spot the phrase. How were these expressed in the text?
1. more than 22,000 fish species
2. double that amount
3. in all shapes and all sizes
4. according to conservative estimates
5. the Pacific
6. succumbing to the conditions
7. mistake them for food
8. an obvious solution to all this
9. at best … at worst
10. the Netherlands
11. if all goes to plan
12. twice the size of
13. one of the planet's greatest puzzles
exercise 8c Fill in the blanks. Use the words and phrase from the previous exercise to help you.
1. Imagine a landfill more than twice the size of France floating in the middle of the Pacific (Ocean). That is the Garbage Patch, a swirling vortex of plastic 2. Over 8 million tons of plastic is dumped into the seas every year, and double that amount is likely to be discarded in the next ten to fifteen years. 3. Plastic pollution comes in all shapes and sizes: from garden furniture and plastic bags to microbeads in toothpaste and cosmetics. 4. 30% of plastic packaging isn't recyclable or reusable and is headed to landfills at best – and, at worst, to our lakes, rivers and oceans. 5. According to estimates, within the next thirty years, oceans will carry more plastic than fish. 6. More than 1,000 fish species are at risk of extinction. 7. By 2050, 99% of seabirds will have ingested microplastic by having eaten fish that have mistaken plastic for food. 8. One of the greatest puzzles of our time is how to change the direction in which we are heading. 9. A young inventor from the Netherlands will not succumb to the current conditions but has rolled up his sleeves and is trying to find a solution to the problem. 10. If all goes to plan we might see some positive results in the near future.
1. In the earth's waters, there are more than 22,000 fish species.
2. Nearly double the number of fish species, 44,000, is the approximate number of different species of crustaceans.
3. There are 18 types of seal, and 17 types of penguin on Earth.
4. Throughout the ocean, there are 5.25 trillion pieces of discarded plastic.
5. Eight million tons of waste plastic are dumped by humans into the earth's water system every year.
6. For 70 years or so that plastic has been a fixture in consumer society.
7. Boyan Slat is a 23-year-old inventor developing a system to clean up oceans.
8. In 2010 Boyan Slat took a diving class in Lesbos and was shocked by the level of plastic pollution in the water.
9. In 2012 Slat started a university degree in aerospace engineering.
10. 97 percent of all of the plastic in the ocean consists of big pieces of plastic.
exercise 8b Spot the phrase. How were these expressed in the text?
1. more than 22,000 fish species
2. double that amount
3. in all shapes and all sizes
4. according to conservative estimates
5. the Pacific
6. succumbing to the conditions
7. mistake them for food
8. an obvious solution to all this
9. at best … at worst
10. the Netherlands
11. if all goes to plan
12. twice the size of
13. one of the planet's greatest puzzles
exercise 8c Fill in the blanks. Use the words and phrase from the previous exercise to help you.
1. Imagine a landfill more than twice the size of France floating in the middle of the Pacific (Ocean). That is the Garbage Patch, a swirling vortex of plastic 2. Over 8 million tons of plastic is dumped into the seas every year, and double that amount is likely to be discarded in the next ten to fifteen years. 3. Plastic pollution comes in all shapes and sizes: from garden furniture and plastic bags to microbeads in toothpaste and cosmetics. 4. 30% of plastic packaging isn't recyclable or reusable and is headed to landfills at best – and, at worst, to our lakes, rivers and oceans. 5. According to estimates, within the next thirty years, oceans will carry more plastic than fish. 6. More than 1,000 fish species are at risk of extinction. 7. By 2050, 99% of seabirds will have ingested microplastic by having eaten fish that have mistaken plastic for food. 8. One of the greatest puzzles of our time is how to change the direction in which we are heading. 9. A young inventor from the Netherlands will not succumb to the current conditions but has rolled up his sleeves and is trying to find a solution to the problem. 10. If all goes to plan we might see some positive results in the near future.