Pre-reading questions:
- Is recycling important?
- What are some things that can be recycled? Please specify your answer.
Vocabulary:
- remove /ri-MOOV//
- announcement /uh-NOUNS-muhnt/
- prevent /pri-VENT/
- ton /tuhn/
- discourage /dih-SKUR-ij/
[verb] to take away
She cleaned the table and removed all the plates.
[noun] something that someone says officially
The teacher made a class announcement to the students.
[verb] to stop something
Taking medicine will prevent you from sickness.
[noun] a unit for measuring weight
This stone weighs 5 tons.
[verb] to feel hopeless
I discouraged my friend to join the club.
The Starbucks Company will plan to remove plastic straws by 2020. This announcement will help prevent the destruction of the ocean. 8 million tons of plastic is dumped into the ocean every year. Local governments in other countries like the United States and Canada have discouraged people to use plastic straws. These plastic straws will be changed into recyclable ones.
True or False:
- This announcement will help prevent the destrcution of the ocean.
- McDonalds company will remove plastic straws by 2020.
- Plastic straws will be changed into recyclable ones.
- 10 million tons of plastic is dumped into the ocean.
- Other countries like Canada and the United States have discouraged people to use plastic straws.
Vocabulary Check:
Complete the sentences by using the words in the box.
| remove | announcement | prevent | ton | discourage |
- Kindly _______ your jacket.
- I have an imporatant _______.
- Tom doesn’t want to _______ Mary.
- You can _______ him from drinking alcohol.
- This box weighs a _______.