Read the text and do the tasks. A Plastic Ocean is a film that makes you think, and then act. We need to take action on our dependence on plastic.…
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Read the text and do the tasks.
A Plastic Ocean is a film that makes you think, and then act. We need to take action on our dependence on plastic. We've been producing plastic in huge quantities since the 1940s. Drink bottles, shopping bags, toiletries, and even clothes are made with plastic. Only a small amount of it is recycled. What happens to all the rest? This is the question the film A Plastic Ocean answers.
The film begins as a journey to film the blue whale. But during the journey, the filmmakers (journalist Craig Leesson and environmental activist Tanya Streeter) make the shocking discovery of a huge, thick layer of plastic floating in the middle of the Indian Ocean. This discovery led them to investigate further. In total, they visited twenty locations around the world during the four years, and they made the film.
The documentary premiered in 2016 after extensive research. There are beautiful shots of the seas and marine life. But these are contrasted with disturbing scenes of pollution. We see how marine species are being killed by all the plastic we are dumping in the ocean. The message about our use of plastic is painfully obvious. We are the cause as well as the solution to the problem.
In the second half, the filmmakers look at what we can do to reverse the tide of plastic flowing around the world. They present short-term and long-term solutions. These include avoiding plastic containers and 'single-use' plastic products as much as possible. Reuse and recycle the plastic bags. The filmmakers also stress the need for governments to work more on recycling and look at how technology is developing that can convert plastic into fuel. The world uses five hundred billion plastic bags annually. Over 300 million tons of plastic are produced every year, and at least eight million tons are dumped into the oceans. These numbers are hard to imagine, but the consequences are real. Once you've seen A Plastic Ocean, you'll realize the time is now to do something.
A. Match the meanings in Column A with the words from the text in Column B. One of the words in Column B does not have a match.
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| a. needing or relying on something | i. consequences |
| b. causing a strong feeling of surprise or horror | ii. investigate |
| c. try to find out more about something | iii. premiered |
| d. shown or performed in public for the first time | iv. shocking |
| e. in a way that causes distress or discomfort | v. dependence |
| vi. painfully |
B. Write the sentences in the correct order as they appear in the text.
a. The film presents solutions to the problems created by plastic.
b. Although a large quantity of plastic items are produced, a few of them are recycled.
c. The filmmakers suggest that governments should focus on recycling plastics.
d. The plastic thrown in the ocean has killed many species in the sea.
e. The filmmakers visited different locations to make the film.
C. Answer these questions.
a. When did the people start producing a large amount of plastic products?
b. What did the filmmakers want to make a film about in the beginning?
c. Who are the filmmakers?
d. What are the beautiful scenes of seas and marine life contrasted with?
e. How much plastic is produced every year?