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Coastal Cleanup
ABOUT THE VIDEO
Every year, many people around the world volunteer to help clean up their local beaches.
BEFORE YOU WATCH
Work with a partner. You are going to hear the numbers below in the video. Match them to what you think they describe.
1. 1,000 • • a. kilograms of trash collected worldwide
2. 500,000 • • b. kilograms of trash collected in 90 minutes
3. 3.5 million • • c. number of volunteers
WHILE YOU WATCH
A. Check your answers to the Before You Watch questions.
B. Watch the video again. Circle T for True or F for False.
1. The volunteers in the video help to clean up the beaches in other countries. T F
2. Some of the volunteers need to wear special clothes. T F
3. Most of the trash on the beaches comes from ships. T F
AFTER YOU WATCH
Talk to a partner. How clean are the beaches in your country? Would you volunteer to help clean them up?
Volunteers collecting trash in Paranaque, the Philippines
