Listening: Part 2

Listen to a talk about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch has the following names, except ____.

• the Eastern Garbage Patch.

• the North Pacific Vortex.

• the Pacific Trash Vortex.

Listen to a talk about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

How do ocean currents affect the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?

• They stop vessels from sailing through it.

• They carry rubbish to it and keep it there.

• They help the rubbish break down.

Listen to a talk about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

The speaker mentions Texas ____.

• as an example of a North American state.

• to explain where the rubbish comes from.

• to show how big the garbage patch is.

Listen to a talk about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

What mistake do people often make?

• They think the garbage patch can be seen clearly.

• They don't believe plastics break down in water.

• They don't realise that microplastics are tiny.

Listen to a talk about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

Microplastics are a threat to humans because ____.

• we confuse them with jellyfish.

• we can't see them in the water.

• they may be present in the food we eat.