Recycling can get kids free books

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海詞積累

1.giveaway n.免費贈送

2.decompose v.分解

3.aluminum can鋁制罐

An Italian bookseller has come up with anovelway to promote recycling.Michele Gentile,who owns Ex Libris Cafe in southern Italy,isgiving away free booksto children in 1.________for plastic bottles andaluminum cans.Michele Gentile said he thought of the recycling program,2.________he wanted to inspire children in the small town of Polla to read and pay attention to the 3__________..To that end,his 4___________.giveaway is offered to school kids who donate one aluminum can and a plastic bottle to his shop.

“My goal is to spread the passion and love for books among those people in Italy who do not usually read while they are at the time helping the environment,”Gentile explained.The idea for theinitiativecame after Gentile cooperated with a nearby middle school on an aluminum 5___________.project.Working together,the schoolchildren and Gentile collected enough cans to purchase books for an entire classroom.His new program took off from there and has already spread into northern Italy.Gentile hopes his work will continue to make headlines and become a worldwide initiative.

The free books come from customers in Gentile's shop who have donated money to purchase a “suspended” book.The idea originated from a World WarⅡpracticein which customers would buy two coffees:one for themselves and another for the next person in line.Gentile has been using the extra books as part of his recycling initiative.

While Gentile's program is a great way to recycle and get kids to read,it also brings awareness to the growing problem of 6.__________waste.Single-use plastics make up around 26 percent of all the plastics in the world,only 14 percent of which are recycled.Plastics thatend upin landfills take around 500 years todecompose,posing a majorconcernfor environmentalists.

Cutting down onplastic waste is important if we want to better the environment for future generations,and recycling programs like Gentile's book giveaway are a great way to meet that goal.

Reading Check

Fill in each blank with only one word according to the context.

Language Study

Ⅰ.Important words and expressions in the text

1.novel adj.新穎的

2.initiative n.倡議；新方案

3.practice n.慣例

4.concern n.擔心；憂慮

5.better v.改善

6.take off突然大受歡迎；迅速流行

7.end up最后處于……

8.cut down on削減；減少

Ⅱ.Complete the following sentences.

1.一次性塑料約占世界塑料總量的26%，其中只有14%是可回收的。

Single-use plastics________________around 26 percent of all the plastics in the world,only 14 percent of________________are recycled.

2.這一想法源于二戰期間的一種做法，顧客會買兩杯咖啡：一杯給自己，一杯給隊伍中的下一個人。

The idea ________________from a World WarⅡpractice ________________customers would buy two coffees:one for themselves and another for the next person in line.

3.垃圾填埋場的塑料需要大約500年的時間才能分解，這引起了環保人士的極大關注。

Plastics ________________end up in landfills ________________around 500 years to decompose,________________a major concern for environmentalists.