The author of the Story of Stuff, having had about 10 million viewers,made another amazing video.
http://storyofstuff.org/bottledwater/
Showing posts with label plastic bottles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label plastic bottles. Show all posts
Monday, May 10, 2010
1. MORNING RUSH
Open this comic strip and discuss the pictures. It is possible to exploit this visual material for the lowest levels as well as the highest ones. For those with better speaking skills, you can discuss what in Jo's morning is an environmentally friendly/unfriendly behaviour. For more on plastic bottles, look under the tag "Plastics" for more material. The comic strip number 2 is a followup to this one.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Passive Voice
Use the Passive Voice of the verbs in brackets:
1. Millions of plastic bottles __________ (use) worldwide, leaving a heavy footprint on the planet.
2. The PET used for plastic bottles __________ (make) from petroleum.
3. By manufacturing PET plastic water bottles, greenhouse gas emissions four times weight of the bottles _________ (create).
4. In 2007, 130 million beverage bottles __________ (discard) in B.C.
5. Toxic metals and chemicals _________ (contain) in bottled water.
6. By manufacturing the PET, some cancer causing substances ______ (release) into the environment.
7. Our health _________ (affect) by the phthalates in bottled water.
8. By filling and transporting the bottles the total GHG emissions _________ (increase)
9. In making, filling and transporting of an average 500 ml PET bottle 16 – 28% of its volume of crude oil _________ (require)
10. Bottled water that _______ (sell) in Canada comes from both local bottling plants and international sources, including France and Fiji.
11. Bottled water _________ (produce) by some of the biggest companies in the world, including Coca Cola, Nestle and Pepsi.
12. More and more bottling plants _________ (locate) on pristine streams, causing reversals in groundwater flows.
13. About 72% of the bottles _______ (recycle) in B.C., and they mainly end up as carpets, fabrics or similar products that cannot ________(recycle) again.
Source: Toxic Free Canada 2009
1. Millions of plastic bottles __________ (use) worldwide, leaving a heavy footprint on the planet.
2. The PET used for plastic bottles __________ (make) from petroleum.
3. By manufacturing PET plastic water bottles, greenhouse gas emissions four times weight of the bottles _________ (create).
4. In 2007, 130 million beverage bottles __________ (discard) in B.C.
5. Toxic metals and chemicals _________ (contain) in bottled water.
6. By manufacturing the PET, some cancer causing substances ______ (release) into the environment.
7. Our health _________ (affect) by the phthalates in bottled water.
8. By filling and transporting the bottles the total GHG emissions _________ (increase)
9. In making, filling and transporting of an average 500 ml PET bottle 16 – 28% of its volume of crude oil _________ (require)
10. Bottled water that _______ (sell) in Canada comes from both local bottling plants and international sources, including France and Fiji.
11. Bottled water _________ (produce) by some of the biggest companies in the world, including Coca Cola, Nestle and Pepsi.
12. More and more bottling plants _________ (locate) on pristine streams, causing reversals in groundwater flows.
13. About 72% of the bottles _______ (recycle) in B.C., and they mainly end up as carpets, fabrics or similar products that cannot ________(recycle) again.
Source: Toxic Free Canada 2009
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