Lesson Plan 051 Text.pdf

Kenya disposes of disposable bags

Today’s contents

The Article

Warm-ups

Before Reading / Listening

While Reading / Listening

After Reading

Discussion

Speaking

Listening Gap Fill

Homework

Answers

14 July, 2005

Kenya disposes of disposable bags – 14 July, 2005

THE ARTICLE

Kenya disposes of disposable bags

BNE: Kenya has introduced a new system to make shopping

more eco-friendly. The Environment Ministry has launched a

campaign to encourage the use of biodegradable shopping

bags across Kenya. The East African Standard reported that

the Environment and Natural Resources minister launched

the new bags, which are designed to reduce litter and

prevent pollution. A spokesperson said: “This will make our

landscape less of an eyesore.”

It was difficult to introduce the new bags in Kenya.

Manufacturers complained that changing from the traditional

plastic bags would cost 20,000 jobs. Environmentalists

argued that reducing litter and pollution was far more

important. The new biodegradable bags will also help reduce

Kenya’s high rates of malaria. The new “green” bags

decompose and thus prevent breeding grounds for

mosquitoes. A nationwide ban on plastic bags is next on the

agenda in Kenya.

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Kenya disposes of disposable bags – 14 July, 2005

WARM-UPS

1. PLASTIC BAGS: In pairs / groups, talk about plastic bags from supermarkets

and stores. Do you ever think about the damage these bags cause the environment? Do

you take your own bag? Is there a policy in your country to reduce the use of plastic

shopping bags?

2. QUICK ROLE PLAY: Students A are the bosses of companies that

manufacture plastic shopping bags. You don’t care about the environment. You only care

about profits. Students B are environmentalists. You think plastic bags are a huge

environmental threat. In pairs, role play a discussion between manufacturers and

environmentalists.

3. CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words are most

interesting and which are most boring.

Kenya / supermarkets / shopping bags / eco-friendly / natural resources / eyesores

/ litter / pollution / malaria / mosquitoes / plastic

Have a chat about the topics you liked. For more conversation, change topics and

partners frequently.

4. PLASTIC: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you

associate with the word “plastic”. Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about

them. Together, put the words into different categories.

5. PLASTIC OPINIONS: In pairs / groups, discuss how far you agree with

these opinions on plastic:

a. Plastic should be banned worldwide.

b. Countries should educate people about how to correctly dispose of plastic.

c. Plastic shopping bags are very, very useful.

d. Supermarkets shouldn’t provide any bags. Lazy customers should bring their

own.

e. Litter bugs should be fined a lot of money for throwing bags onto the street.

f. The biggest problem is that there aren’t enough public rubbish bins / trash cans.

g. Environmentalists worry too much.

h. If people had to pay 10 cents for a plastic bag, the litter problem would

disappear.

i. I hate it when the handle of the bag breaks or there’s a hole at the bottom.

j. Plastic bags are a huge threat to the ozone layer.

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Kenya disposes of disposable bags – 14 July, 2005

BEFORE READING / LISTENING

1. TRUE / FALSE: Look at the article’s headline and guess whether these

sentences are true (T) or false (F):

a. The Kenyan government has banned plastic shopping bags. T / F

b. Kenya’s government is encouraging the use of “green” shopping bags. T / F

c. Kenya’s shopping bag policy is aimed at reducing pollution.

T / F

d. Plastic bags cause irritation to the eyes that can lead to blindness.

T / F

e. Shopping bag manufacturers were happy with the new campaign.

T / F

f. Environmentalists were very worried about job losses.

T / F

g. Plastic shopping bags encourage malaria to spread.

T / F

h. A nationwide ban on plastic toys is next in Kenya.

T / F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article:

a. launched

stop

b. encourage

list

c. reduce

much

d. prevent

promote

e. eyesore

problematic

f. difficult

rot

g. complained

started

h. far

mess

i. decompose

moaned

j. agenda

lessen

3. PHRASE MATCH: Match the following phrases from the article (sometimes

more than one combination is possible):

a. introduced a

prevent pollution

b. launched

more important

c. encourage the use

to introduce the new bags

d. designed to reduce litter and

a campaign

e. make our landscape

20,000 jobs

f. It was difficult

the agenda

g. cost

new system

h. far

grounds for mosquitoes

i. prevent breeding

of biodegradable shopping bags

j. next on

less of an eyesore

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Kenya disposes of disposable bags – 14 July, 2005

WHILE READING / LISTENING

GAP FILL: Put the words in the column on the right into the correct spaces.

Kenya disposes of disposable bags

BNE: Kenya has ________ a new system to make shopping

designed

________ eco-friendly. The Environment Ministry has

eyesore

launched a ________ to encourage the ________ of

biodegradable shopping bags across Kenya. The East African

use

Standard ________ that the Environment and Natural

pollution

Resources minister launched the new bags, which are

introduced

________ to reduce litter and prevent ________. A

campaign

spokesperson said: “This will make our landscape less of an

reported

________.”

It was ________ to introduce the new bags in Kenya.

cost

Manufacturers ________ that changing from the traditional

complained

plastic bags would ________ 20,000 jobs. Environmentalists

green

argued that ________ litter and pollution was ________

reducing

more important. The new biodegradable bags will also help

agenda

reduce Kenya’s high ________ of malaria. The new

rates

“________” bags decompose and thus prevent breeding

difficult

grounds for mosquitoes. A nationwide ban on plastic bags is

far

next on the ________ in Kenya.

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