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How plastic is recycled
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Follow the stages of a process with passive verbs.
Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.
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Words to know
- flake
- A small, thin piece of something.
- pellet
- A small, hard ball of material.
- manufacturer
- A company that makes goods.
Answer key
- Plastic waste is first sorted by type and color.British “colour” is also accepted.
- It is then washed and cut into small flakes.The -ed of “washed” is a t sound.
- The flakes are melted and formed into pellets.“Melted” has an extra syllable: “mel-tid”.
- Manufacturers use these pellets to make new products.The stress in “manufacturers” is on “fac”.
- However, only a small share of plastic is actually recycled.“A small share” means a small part.