Plastic fantastic

Plastic Fantastic!

By Philippa Werry

We are learning to: identify particular points of view and recognise that texts can position a reader

Vocabulary	Meaning
Flimsy,	Like fluffy
Throwaway society,	A group of people chucking rubbish
Petroleum,	Its is a petro but the full name of it.
Non-renewable,	It's like energy
Resources,	A resource is a source or supply from which benefit is produced.
Biodegradable	(of a substance or object) capable of being decomposed by bacteria or other living organisms and thereby avoiding pollution.And decomposed is a dead body found.
Photodegradable	capable of being decomposed by the action of light, especially sunlight

Fact	Opinion
New Zealanders use around three million plastic bags a day.(thatś over a bilion bags each year.)	Take your cloth bags when you go shopping-or reuse a cardboard box.
Up to 100 000 marine animals,mostly whales,seals and turtles die each year around the world after eating or becoming tangled in plastic bags.	Make sure your family keeps a stash of old plastic bags or cloth,a box, or even a laundry basket in the car for unexpected purchases
The average new zealand family has collected sixty bags after just four trips to the supermarket.	If you do end up with plastic bags,try to reuse them as bin liners or for anything else useful you can think of.

Create.  The plastic bag is bad because its causes bag and poison thing and it kills sea creatures if they eat it.. And New Zealanders use around three million plastic bags a day and sometimes