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OSKAR PLAST

OSKAR PLAST. A career in plastics. Exercise 1. BEFORE YOU WATCH. When you go shopping, do you bring along your own bags or do you buy plastic carrier bags? How much do you pay for them?

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OSKAR PLAST

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  1. OSKAR PLAST

    A career in plastics
  2. Exercise 1

    BEFORE YOU WATCH

    When you go shopping, do you bring along your own bags or do you buy plastic carrier bags? How much do you pay for them? What are the ecological issues surrounding the use of plastic bags for shopping? Discuss. What is your opinion about the use of plastic bags for shopping? Today, there are several communities around the globe that have passed ordinances to ban the use of plastic bags in stores. Do you think this is a good solution to the problem of plastic waste? Why or why not?
  3. WHILE YOU WATCH Exercise 2 Are these statements TRUE or FALSE? The speaker was not very successful in his job so his employers made him leave. To start his own business, he had to borrow money from his father. The first turnover of his company was 300.000 crowns whereas now it is 300 million. The company supplies bags to Czech retail chains. Polymer packaging materials are made from oil. Bags from natural materials must be made much thicker than standard polymer bags. There are three kinds of bags on the market. The best are bags with additives because they break down in the environment in five years.
  4. Exercise 3 Listen and fill in the gaps
  5. AFTER YOU WATCH Exercise 4 Match the English expressions with their Czech equivalent
  6. Exercise 5 RESEARCH AND DEBATE In small groups, RESEARCH and PREPARE a visual and written research report on one of the three topics (see next slide) to PRESENT orally to the rest of the groups.. Each group will begin by visiting Wikipedia and other Internet websites to find out more about HDP, PLD, LPD and polymers in general. Use primary and secondary sources for your research. Discuss and consult with other experts online and in your school (i.e. science and English teachers) to discover any first-hand information you can on the subject. DISCUSS theresultsoftheresearchreports.
  7. Exercise 5 RESEARCH TOPICS Topic 1: What are someoftheecologicalproblemsassociatedwithusingplastic in variouswasteproductsthat support consumerculture? What are thedangersoftheir presence in theenvironment? What are thedangersofthrowingawayun-biodegradableproducts in theenvironment to wildlife, to theaquafers, to soil, and in landfill? Topic2: hat are someenvironmentalinnovationsfor recycling plasticwastematerials (i.e. plastic-eatingbacteria, etc., shoes made fromplasticbags, earthshiphousing made fromplasticbottles, etc. ) Topic 3: Whatismaterial science and what role doesit play in solvingenvironmentalproblemsrelated to un-biodegradableplastic in theenvironment?
  8. Exercise 5 DISCUSS AND DEBATE: What are the pros and cons of using these kinds of polymers and other materials for plastic bags? What kinds of solutions besides material innovations can be developed for reducing plastic waste in the environment? What kinds of personal actions can you take to contribute to waste management and reduction of plastic bags? FOLLOW-UP: Develop a public awareness campaign with the research results to educate people to the dangers of using and throwing away plastic bags.
  9. Exercise 6
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