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I. Fill in the gaps and READ THE TEXT.

London may soon be changing the __________ of shoppers in the city and helping the environment by banning the __________ of the ubiquitous plastic shopping bag. Estimates are that Londoners and tourists use 1.6 billion plastic bags each year, many of which are __________ away after just one use. Shoppers may soon have to buy __________ bags in an attempt to reduce the strain on landfill sites, where the bags take 400 years to __________ down. Local authorities have asked the British government to ban __________ from giving away free plastic bags. A spokesman said stores should sell reusable bags and pass the money raised on to environmental projects. “As a __________, we need to do far more to reduce the amount of waste we are sending to landfill and London as a city is determined to take an ambitious lead on this __________,” he said.     break society use issue reusable habits retailers thrown
Retailers are up in __________ at the idea and have promised to fight the government to stop the ban from going __________. The British Retail Consortium said there was no need for the ban as it would simply __________ inconvenience to shoppers. A spokesman told reporters: “We think it’s __________ and misguided [because] retailers are already committed to reducing the environmental impact of bags by 25 per cent by the __________ of next year.” He was worried the ban would affect sales, saying: “If somebody is going to go into a supermarket or convenience store, it's hard to __________ in practical terms, unless they have brought a bag with them, how they will be able to buy more than a few __________.” A recent survey found 92 percent of Londoners supported a __________ ban on plastic bags or a tax on them.   see cause end total arms items ahead excessive

2. TRUE / FALSE: Mark the statements (T) or false (F):

a. London has banned all stores from giving plastic bags to shoppers. T / F
b. People use around 1.6 billion plastic bags in London every year. T / F
c. It takes around 4,000 years for a plastic bag to decompose. T / F
d. London has no ambitions to set an example with a plastic bag ban. T / F
e. London stores are totally behind the idea of banning plastic bags. T / F
f. Retailers do not yet have a target to reduce the number of bags. T / F
g. Stores are worried people would buy fewer products with no bags. T / F
h. 19.2 percent of Londoners agreed with the plastic bag ban. T / F

3. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article:

1. habits a. effect
ubiquitous b. furious
3. estimates c. serious
4. strain d. questionnaire
5. determined e. guesses
6. up in arms f. annoyance
7. inconvenience g. routines
8. excessive h. pressure
9. impact i. ever-present
10. survey j. extreme

4. PHRASE MATCH: Match the following phrases from the article (sometimes more than one combination is possible):



1. banning the use of the ubiquitous a. total ban on plastic bags
many of which are thrown b. to break down
3. bags take 400 years c. lead on this issue
4. pass the money raised d. arms at the idea
5. determined to take an ambitious e. away after just one use
6. Retailers are up in f. of bags by 25 per cent
7. it would simply cause inconvenience g. practical terms
8. reducing the environmental impact h. plastic shopping bag
9. it's hard to see in i. on to environmental projects
10. Londoners supported a j. to shoppers


DISCUSSION

d) Are there too many plastic bags in your country?
e) Does your country have any campaigns to recycle plastic?
f) Do you think shops need to give plastic (or any) bags to customers?
g) Do you think our throwaway society has gone too far?
h) What do you think of the idea of selling reusable bags and giving the money to environmental projects?
e) What other everyday things do you think should be banned to help protect the environment?


 

 



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