人教实验版高二 Module 6Unit 4Writing 广东 刘超英 READING TASK READING TASK Answer key for Exercise 1: • Two of the most common and dangerous litter: cigarette butts and plastic bags. • Cigarette butts are small but bad for the environment: over 1,600 billion cigarettes are smoked each year and large quantities of butts are thrown away; Butts contain toxic chemicals; Decrease the quality of water; Endanger plants and animals.• Plastic bags litter is a danger to the environment: Waste of non-renewable resources; Last from 20 to 1,000 years in the environment; Kill up to one million seabirds, 100,000 sea mammals and countless fish every year . • Tom’s solutions:1) Put them in the rubbish bin.2) Not to let plastic bags become litter.3) It would be better if they used fewer.4) Recycled them.5) Not to smoke.6) Not use plastic bags at all. Answer key for Exercise 2 (P67)Paragraph IPoint ofviewCigarette butts and plastic bags are a serious environmental problem. Paragraph IIFirst point of the argument;EvidenceCigarette butts are small but bad for the environment. 1. Over 1,600 billion cigarettes are smoked each year in China. Many of these become litter.Paragraph II2. 4.5 trillion butts are littered every year in the world.3. Butts are ugly.4. Butts contain toxic chemicals; Decrease the quality of water; Endanger plants and animals.5. Butts take up to 5 years to break down, so the toxic chemicals add up to a great amount.Paragraph IIISecond point of the argumentPlastic bags are a danger to the environment.Paragraph IIIEvidence1.Plastic bags are made from non-renewable resources. If they are not recycled, these resources are lost to us.2.In China, 2 billion plastic bags are used every day. Many of ...
