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