Word Skills
1. Read the article. What is the problem Boyan Slat is trying to solve? What is his solution?
(Đọc bài viết. Vấn đề Boyan Slat đang cố gắng giải quyết là gì? Giải pháp của anh ấy là gì?)
There are very few people who come up with a world - changing idea during their lifetime - but to come up with it while you are still a student is even more unusual. But that is exactly what Dutch teenager Boyan Slat has done. Environmental Impact magazine interviewed him.
EIM What is the problem that you identified?
BS Every year, millions of tonnes of plastic end up in the oceans, where the waves break it up into tiny pieces. This pollution kills millions of sea creatures every year.
EIM Hasn‘ there been any action to stop it?
BS Very little, even though campaigners have been calling for it for years.
EIM And you've worked out a way to tackle the problem.
BS Yes. My invention would float on the surface of the ocean and gradually clean it up by collecting around 20 billion tonnes of plastic from the water.
EIM What would you do with all that plastic?
BS Rather than throwing this away, it could be recycled and sold for about $500 million a year.
EIM And how would your floating invention be powered?
BS It would take energy from the waves and sun, so it would never run out of it!
Bài Làm:
Boyan Slat is trying to solve the problem of plastic pollution in the oceans. Every year, millions of tonnes of plastic end up in the oceans, where the waves break it up into tiny pieces, killing millions of sea creatures. Despite campaigners calling for action for years, very little has been done to stop it. Boyan Slat's solution is to invent a floating device that would gradually clean up the ocean by collecting around 20 billion tonnes of plastic from the water. The collected plastic would then be recycled and sold for about $500 million a year. The floating device would be powered by energy from the waves and sun, ensuring that it never runs out of energy.