Exercise 1:

THE PROBLEM OF SINGLE-USE PLASTICS AT SCHOOL
Facts and Figures
⬦ Many students at our school buy bottled water or takeaway food. ___(1)___ being reused or recycled, hundreds of water bottles and single-use plastic containers are thrown away every day.
⬦ There are a large ___(2)___ of containers with leftovers put into the recycling bin, which can lead to contaminating the recyclable waste.
Positive Actions
● The school should ___(3)___ provide more recycling bins.
● The Youth Union should hold regular sessions and ___(4)___ activities to teach students how to recycle properly.
● We should ___(5)___ plastic waste in arts and crafts projects, for example, for making plant pots or bird ___(6)___.
(Adapted from Global Success)