ALMOST A MILLION PLASTIC DRINK BOTTLES ARE SOLD EVERY MINUTE AROUND THE WORLD

 Every minute, almost one million plastic drink bottles are sold all around the world. This number is very big and it shows how much plastic we use. Many of these bottles are not recycled and they can hurt the environment. In this lesson, you will learn how to talk about large numbers and use the present simple tense to describe facts.

Examples:

• People buy plastic bottles every day.

• Companies sell many bottles every minute.

• The world uses too much plastic.

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GRAMMAR

We use the present simple tense to talk about facts and regular actions.

Structure:

• Subject + base verb (add -s for he/she/it)

Examples:

• People drink water from plastic bottles.

• The world sells almost one million bottles every minute.

• Many countries recycle plastic.

Negative:

• They do not recycle all bottles.

• He doesn’t use a reusable bottle.

Questions:

• Do people use plastic bottles? – Yes, they do.

• Does she buy water in plastic bottles? – Yes, she does.

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VOCABULARY (10 words with definition)

1. Plastic – a material used for bottles, bags, and containers

2. Bottle – a container for drinks

3. Sell – to give something for money

4. Minute – a unit of time with 60 seconds

5. World – all the countries and people on Earth

6. Environment – the natural world (land, sea, air, animals)

7. Recycle – to use something again after processing it

8. Fact – something that is true

9. Reusable – something you can use again

10. Waste – trash or things we throw away

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USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

• Almost one million bottles are sold every minute.

• That is a big number!

• Plastic waste is a big problem.

• Let’s use fewer bottles.

• We need to protect the planet.

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SENTENCES

Positive:

• Companies sell millions of plastic bottles every day.

• People drink from plastic bottles.

• The world uses a lot of plastic.

Negative:

• Many people don’t recycle their bottles.

• Some countries don’t have recycling programs.

Questions and Answers:

• Do people buy many plastic bottles? – Yes, they do.

• Does the world sell bottles every minute? – Yes, it does.

• Do all bottles get recycled? – No, they don’t.

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CONVERSATION

Liam: Did you know that almost one million plastic bottles are sold every minute?

Ana: Wow, that’s a lot! Do people recycle them?

Liam: Not all of them. Many go into the trash.

Ana: That’s bad for the planet.

Liam: Yes, we need to use less plastic.

Ana: I use a reusable bottle every day.

Liam: That’s great! I should start doing that too.

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READING

So Many Bottles

Every minute, almost one million plastic drink bottles are sold in the world. This number is very high. Most of these bottles are used only one time. Many are not recycled and they go into the ocean or the land. This is bad for animals and nature. Some people use reusable bottles to help the environment. If more people do this, we can reduce plastic waste.

Questions:

1. How many bottles are sold every minute?

2. Are most bottles recycled?

3. Where do many bottles go?

4. What do some people use instead?

5. How can we reduce plastic waste?

Answers:

1. Almost one million bottles.

2. No, most are not recycled.

3. Into the ocean or the land.

4. Reusable bottles.

5. By using fewer plastic bottles.