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31 3 When companies produce bottled beverages, A they never fill them to the top. B they use more than six litres of water to make one bottle. C the process requires more electricity than water. D the making of one bottle requires more water than the bottle can hold. 4 Ocean Conservancy organises A an event collecting 85% of the plastic rubbish. B environment workers in most countries of the world. C a cleaning event every year. D recycling projects. 5 The bottle you throw away A should be used once more. B will be blown away by the wind. C won’t make any difference to the world’s waste problem. D could end up in the ocean. 6 In one single day of cleaning up A a million drinking straws were found inside plastic bags. B 50% more bottle caps than bottles were collected. C about a million bottles were found. D twice as many plastic bags than bottles were picked up. You are going to listen to a podcast about the environmental problems of plastic. First you will have 45 seconds to study the task below, then you will hear the recording twice. While listening, answer the questions (1–8) using a maximum of four words. Write your answers in the spaces provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. After the second listening, you will have 45 seconds to check your answers. LISTENING 9 37 86u8mt 0 What do the speakers believe is impossible? a plastic-free life 1 What products containing plastic are in the studio? (Give two answers.) 2 How many single-use bottles do Coca-Cola produce annually? 3 What argument is mentioned in favour of plastic? (Give one answer.) 4 What part of the planet is especially polluted with plastic? 5 What is the problem with tap water in the USA? 6 What animals are especially affected by plastic pollution? (Give two answers.) 7 What solution is mentioned to stop pollution? 8 Where can you find a lot of bottles that have not been recycled? Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv