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Writing READING TASK Answer key for Exercise 1: 1 the main point of view to be circled: All sorts of items bee litter, but two of the most mon and most dangerous are cigarette butts and plastic bags. 2 The evidence about cigarette butts Tom gives to support his argument to be underlined: Over 1,600 billion cigarettes are smoked each year in China… the toxic chemicals add up to a great amount. 3 The evidence about plastic bags Tom gives to support his argument to be boxed: They are made from… to kill another animal. 4 Tom’s solutions: 1) Put cigarette butts in the rubbish bin. 2) Not to let plastic bags bee litter. 3) Use fewer plastic bags and recycle them 4) Not to smoke. 5) Not use plastic bags at all Answer key for Exercise 2 (P67) First Paragraph Point of view Litter is a serious environmental problem Second Paragraph First point of the argument。 Evidence Cigarette butts are small but are still bad for the environment. 1. Over 1,600 billion cigarettes are smoked each year in China. Many of the butts bee litter. Second Paragraph 2. trillion butts are littered every year in the world. 3. Butts spoil the beauty of the environment 4. Butts contain toxic chemicals. These get into the water supply. These decrease the quality of the water and endanger living things. 5. Butts take up to 5 years to break down, so the toxic chemicals add up to a great amount. Third Paragraph Second point of the argument Plastic bags are a danger to the environment. Third Paragraph Evidence bags are made from nonrenewable resources. If they are not recycled, these resources are lost to us. China, 2 billion plastic bags are used every day. Many of these bee litter. Third Paragraph 3. Plastic bags last from 20 to 1000 years in the environment. 4. They can travel long distances in the air and water. They are in rivers, parks, beaches and oceans. 5. Plastic bags kill up to one million seabirds, 100,000 sea mammals and countless fish each year worldwide. Third Paragraph 6. After the animal breaks dow