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    The documentary film A Plastic Ocean follows filmmakers as they discover a thick layer of plastic in the Pacific Ocean, prompting a global investigation of plastic pollution's effects. It presents beautiful but also disturbing shots of polluted oceans and wildlife affected by plastic. While the results of plastic pollution are disastrous, the film offers short and long-term solutions and stresses that it's not too late to change if we all play a role in reducing plastic use and improving recycling.

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    A Plastic Ocean

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    The documentary film A Plastic Ocean follows filmmakers as they discover a thick layer of plastic in the Pacific Ocean, prompting a global investigation of plastic pollution's effects. It presents beautiful but also disturbing shots of polluted oceans and wildlife affected by plastic. While the results of plastic pollution are disastrous, the film offers short and long-term solutions and stresses that it's not too late to change if we all play a role in reducing plastic use and improving recycling.

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    The documentary film A Plastic Ocean follows filmmakers as they discover a thick layer of plastic in the Pacific Ocean, prompting a global investigation of plastic pollution's effects. It presents beautiful but also disturbing shots of polluted oceans and wildlife affected by plastic. While the results of plastic pollution are disastrous, the film offers short and long-term solutions and stresses that it's not too late to change if we all play a role in reducing plastic use and improving recycling.

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    A Plastic Ocean

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    The documentary film A Plastic Ocean follows filmmakers as they discover a thick layer of plastic in the Pacific Ocean, prompting a global investigation of plastic pollution's effects. It presents beautiful but also disturbing shots of polluted oceans and wildlife affected by plastic. While the results of plastic pollution are disastrous, the film offers short and long-term solutions and stresses that it's not too late to change if we all play a role in reducing plastic use and improving recycling.

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    Read a review of the film 'A Plastic Ocean' to practise and improve your reading skills.

    A Plastic Ocean is a film to make you think. Think, and then act. We need to take action on our
    dependence on plastic. We've been producing plastic in huge quantities since the 1940s. Drink
    bottles, shopping bags, toiletries and even clothes are made with plastic. 1) _____. What happens
    to all the rest? This is the question the film A  Plastic Ocean answers. It is a documentary that
    looks at the impact that plastic waste has on the environment. Spoiler alert: the impact is
    devastating.

    The film begins as a journey to film the largest animal on the planet, the blue whale. But during
    the journey the filmmakers (journalist Craig Leeson and environmental activist Tanya Streeter)
    make the shocking discovery of a huge, thick layer of plastic floating in the middle of the Indian
    Ocean. 2) _____. In total, they visited 20 locations around the world during the four years it took
    them to make the film. The documentary premiered in 2016, and is now on streaming services
    such as Netflix.

    It's very clear that a lot of research went into the film. There are beautiful shots of the seas and
    marine life. 3) _____. We see how marine species are being killed by all the plastic we are
    dumping in the ocean. The message about our use of plastic is painfully obvious.

    4) _____. In the second half, the filmmakers look at what we can do to reverse the tide of plastic
    flowing around the world. They present short-term and long-term solutions. These
    include avoiding plastic containers and 'single-use' plastic products as much as possible. Reuse
    your plastic bags and recycle as much as you can. The filmmakers also stress the need for
    governments to work more on recycling programmes, and look at how technology is developing
    that can convert plastic into fuel.

    We make a staggering amount of plastic. In terms of plastic bags alone, we use five hundred
    billion worldwide annually. Over 300 million tons of plastic are produced every year, and at least
    8 million of those are dumped into the oceans. 5) _____. Once you've seen A Plastic Ocean,
    you'll realise the time is now and we all have a role to play.

    Task 1: Match the missing sentences with the correct place in the text (1–5).

    A. We live in a world full of plastic, and a small proportion is recycled.


    B. But the film doesn’t only present only the negative sides.
    C. The results are disastrous, but it isn’t too late to change.
    D. These are contrasted with scenes of polluted cities and dumps full of plastic rubbish.
    E. This prompts them to travel around the world to look at other areas that have been affected.
    Task 2. Complete the sentences with words from the box:

    role reverse take amount make obvious impact term

    1.We urgently need to ……………….action about the plastic waste problem.


    2. The hurricane had a devastating …………………on the island.
    3. The filmmakers …………………..a shocking discovery in the Pacific.
    4. The answer was painfully ………………to everyone in the room.
    5. Everyone has a …………………to play in this situation.
    6. It's not too late to …………………the tide and fix the problem.
    7. This is a short- ………………..solution. It won't work forever.
    8. There is a staggering …………………..of plastic in the world.

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