The Pacific Garbage Patch

Have you heard about the Pacific Garbage Patch ? Let me show you some pictures...

(source of the picture:https://www.google.es/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiq3YraifLLAhXJLhoKHRq-C88QjRwIBw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fio9.com%2F5911969%2Flies-youve-been-told-about-the-pacific-garbage-patch&psig=AFQjCNHVqU82yK7aNjpE5OOA8l3mTlfKtQ&ust=1459759265512267)

(source of the picture: https://www.google.es/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjNmaK-ifLLAhWBOxoKHdGRCOcQjRwIBw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fearth%2Fenvironment%2F9253665%2FGreat-Pacific-Garbage-Patch-has-increased-100-fold-since-the-1970s.html&psig=AFQjCNHVqU82yK7aNjpE5OOA8l3mTlfKtQ&ust=1459759265512267)

Impressive. Isn't it?

And sad. Sooooo sad.

Well, this topic has always drawn my attention. And apparently, it has the same impact on my students. 

So, I decided to make a short exercise focusing on this environmental topic. Given that this is the listening week, I've created a listening activity. I hope you like it.

The Pacific Garbage Patch. Listening Activity