World Pumps Out 52 Million Tons of Plastic Pollution Yearly

Listening in English

High Int – Adv
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

In this digital-only resource, students watch a short video that describes how the lack of waste collection resources in the Global South leads to dumping and uncontrolled burning of trash. This in turn results in the presence of microplastics in our soil, water, air, and food. This lesson includes a vocabulary preview task and listening comprehension questions.

Focus

topic-based
current events
listening
pollution
the environment

Vocabulary

municipal
estimate
provision
microplastic
potable
inhale
A spinning paper plane