Online Class Notes (Mark)

Plastic has polluted the countryside and endangered wildlife for decades. Environmentalists told us to cut the amount we use or switch to biodegradable alternatives. Scientists have now made a biodegradable plastic, so the billions of plastic bags, cups, straws, etc. that we throw away each day could be “compostable”. They could break down like organic waste. The plastic breaks down within weeks, rather than centuries, using just heat and water.

This new plastic has enzymes inside it. When these enzymes are exposed to heat and water, they eat away at the plastic and turn it into nutrients for the soil. A professor said 98 per cent of the plastic her team made degraded. She said: “We are…saying that we are on the right track. We can solve this continuing problem of single-use plastics.” She added: “Look at all the wasted stuff we throw away – clothing, shoes, electronics….We are taking things from the earth at a faster rate than we can return them.”

Summary：
Plastic pollution is one of the biggest pollution issues in the world now. Scientists find the problem from the moment it was invented that plastic productions are very hard to be degraded. So, they invent one kind of new plastic, a biodegradable plastic. Almost all kinds of plastic production, such as bags, cups, straws could be replaced. A biodegradable plastic can be compostable and be turned to organic waste within weeks by using hear and water.
When we put the biodegradable plastic in the sun, the enzymes inside will turn the plastic into nutrients for the soil. Heat and water are the only things we need to complete this turning.
Almost 98% of the plastic productions have been successfully replaced with biodegradable plastic. Single-use plastics are all round world and breaks down within centuries. Failing to deal with the plastic will betray the earth, the only planet we have, and children we loved. We take too much and return too little. Now using biodegradable plastic is the right way to fix this problem, it will benefit for our next generation in general.

Corrected Summary
Plastic pollution is one of the biggest pollution issues in the world now. Scientists found the problem from the moment it they was were invented that plastic productions are very hard to degrade be degraded. So, they invented one kind of new plastic, a biodegradable plastic. Almost all kinds of plastic production, such as bags, cups, straws could be replaced. A biodegradable plastic can be compostable and be turned to organic waste within weeks by using heat and water.
When we put the biodegradable plastic in the sun, the enzymes inside will turn the plastic into nutrients for the soil. Heat and water are the only things we need to complete this turning process/chemical reaction.
Almost Exactly 98% of the biodegradable plastic productions have been successfully broke down replaced with biodegradable plastic. Single-use plastics are all around the world and break down within centuries. Failing to deal with the plastic will betray the earth, the only planet we have, and children we love. We take too much and return too little. Now using biodegradable plastic is the right way to fix this problem, and it will benefit for our next generation in general.

1) The Tokyo Motor Show has been cancelled for the first time C
a. on its history
b. by its history
c. in its history
d. to its history
2) because of an increase in the number of ____D__
a. coronavirus case is
b. coronavirus case says
c. coronavirus case sis
d. coronavirus cases
3) The Tokyo Motor Show is being cancelled, ____D__
a. not relayed
b. not deal layered
c. not deal laid
d. not delayed
4) people will be able to experience the appeal of cars in a safe __A____
a. and secure environment
b. end secure environment
c. an secure environment
d. answer cure environment
5) Japan’s government is worried about the pandemic because it ___C___ Tokyo Olympics
a. will ghost the
b. will hose the
c. will host the
d. will toast the
6) It attracted over 1.3 million motoring professionals ___C___
a. and enthusiasm
b. and enthusiastic
c. and enthusiasts
d. and enthuse asks
7) but decided a physical, in-person event would be ___C___
a. a bitter experience
b. a butter experience
c. a better experience
d. a biter experience
8) differs from other auto events around the world because it focuses ____C__
a. moron innovation
b. mourn innovation
c. more on innovation
d. more one innovation
9) This means we can get a look at what cars might look like ____C__
a. inner future
b. in a future
c. in the future
d. in then future
10) collaborates with a number of industries to envision a new ___D___
a. future form ability
b. future four mobility
c. future fore mobility
d. future for mobility

Pronunciation

biodegradable – [BI OH DEE GRAYD ABUL]
alternative – [AL TER NA TIV]
waste – [WAYST]
heat – [HEET]
enzymes – [EN ZYMZ]
nutrients – [NU TREE ENTS]
degrade – [DEE GRAYD]

In the situation like this, a self-detect motor will be designed for covid-19 epidemic prevention would be marvelous.

Vocabulary

marvelous (adjective) – [MAR VA LESS] great!
benefit (noun or verb) – as a noun it means an advantage. as a verb it means to receive an advantage.