READ THE TEXT AND SUMMARIZE
1. Read the explanation first.
When you understand a text well, you should be able to summarize it. You can tell in a few words what the text is about. You should choose the information that tells you something about the topic of the text. Pay attention to the headings: they often tell you what is important in that piece of text.2. Work together with two other classmates. Read the text. Use the Step-by-Step Guide. One by one, you read a paragraph of the text. Tell the others, by thinking out loud, which information is important.
3. Which information could you use in a summary? Choose the most important sentence(s) that fits that paragraph.
a. Introduction
Which sentence fits best in a summary?
A. Trainers made from recycled materials from our oceans are new and trendy.
B. UltraBOOST Uncaged Parley trainers are comfortable and look cool.
C. Using old shoes to create new shoes is a new way of doing business.
b. Plastic in the ocean
Which sentence fits best in a summary?
A. Adidas has taken the first step by creating ocean-plastic shoes.
B. By 2050, our seas will contain more plastic than fish.
C. Plastic floating in the world’s oceans is a growing problem.
c. Recycled shoes
Which sentence fits best in a summary?
A. 3D-printing is a new innovation for making shoes.
B. Adidas has found a smart way to turn a problem into a resource.
C. Adidas is a company that likes to take risks.
d. How it started
Which sentence fits best in a summary?
A. Adidas works together with Parley, an organization working to reduce plastic in our oceans.
B. The Adidas fans liked the idea of a shoe made from recycled ocean-plastic.
C. The new UltraBOOST shoes were given away through an Instagram competition.
e. The final product
Which sentence fits best in a summary?
A. The top part of the shoe is made of 95% waste plastic and 5% recycled polyester.
B. There are 7,000 pairs of ocean-plastic trainers in stores and webshops and they cost €200.
C. UltraBOOST shoes are made from 11 plastic bottles and other recycled materials.
f. Longterm picture
Which sentence fits best in a summary?
A. Adidas and Parley can solve the plastic problem alone.
B. Adidas stopped using plastic bags in their stores.
C. Adidas wants to keep producing more products made from recycled materials.
4. Now write down the six sentences that you have chosen in exercise 1 in the chart below. Read them out loud. Do they make a good summary of the text? Why (not)? If not, try to make the summary better!
Ocean-plastic Shoes
MAKE A MIND MAP
1. A key visual can help you understand a text better. A mind map is an example of a key visual. Read the explanation.
A mind map is a kind of word web with colours and drawings.A mind map gives you an overview of the text.
This is how you make a mind map:
· Use a blank sheet.
· Write the topic of the text in the middle of this sheet.
· Write the most important things about this topic down. Write them around the topic. Underline those words or sentences with different colours.
· Write next to each important word or sentence the information that you think is important. Underline these words and sentences with the same colour, but draw a thinner line.
· Draw pictures to make your mind map clearer.
· Use different colours.
2. Make a mind map on the subject of this week: Ocean-plastic shoes. Also use the information from the text.
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
1. The title of the text is: Ocean-plastic Shoes. Think of another title that fits the text.
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2. What other word for rubbish (line 3) do you see in the text?
A. resource (line 13)
B. risks (line 12)
C. waste (line 15)
3. What three advantages of the UltraBOOST Uncaged Parley trainers do you see in lines 4-5?
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4. The text is about a problem and Adidas’ solution. What is the problem? And what is Adidas’ solution?
The problem is: ______
Adidas’ solution to this problem is: ______
5. Would you buy the new UltraBOOST Uncaged Parley trainers? Why (not)?
______
MAKE AN ADVERT FOR PLASTIC SHOES
Shoes made from recycled plastic are new and trendy. They also support a good cause: cleaner oceans. You are going to make an advertisement for these new shoes. Work together with a classmate. First, think of why people should buy these shoes. Remember what you read in the text!
Second, think of words that show what these shoes are. For example: these shoes are: cool, trendy… etc.
Use a blank sheet to make your advertisement. Use pictures of the shoes, for example from the internet. Have fun!
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