The World’s Largest Dump Lesson 7. 183 page The World’s Largest Dump

Supplementary Reading. The World’s Largest Dump The Great Pacific Garbage Patch(GPGP) is a collection of trash (which[that] is) located in the central North Pacific Ocean near Hawaii.

Supplementary Reading. The World’s Largest Dump It has grown ten times its original size every decade since 1950. ~배 크기

Supplementary Reading. The World’s Largest Dump Today it is estimated to be seven times larger than the Korean Peninsula. ~라고 추정된다 …배 더 ~한

Supplementary Reading. The World’s Largest Dump About 90% of it is composed of plastics, while chemicals and other garbage account for the rest of it. it is ~인데 반해 account 차지하다 for

Supplementary Reading. The World’s Largest Dump Researchers believe that the trash drifted through the ocean and got stuck in the area because there is not much wind. drifted got stuck Get + 형용사: …되다

Supplementary Reading. The World’s Largest Dump Despite its enormous size and density, it is almost impossible to observe the patch by satellite. ~에도 불구하고 it to observe

Supplementary Reading. The World’s Largest Dump This is because the particles of trash are too small to be detected. the particles 이것은 ~이기 때문이다 are too + 형용사 + to-v : …하기에 너무 ~한

Supplementary Reading. The World’s Largest Dump To make matters worse, they are mostly floating below the surface of the ocean. 설상가상으로 =the particles of trash

Supplementary Reading. The World’s Largest Dump Since the huge stretch of floating garbage was discovered in 1997, the GPGP has been frequently mentioned as an example of a growing environmental disaster. …한 이래로 현재완료 수동태 (계속 언급되어 왔다)

Supplementary Reading. The World’s Largest Dump Since the huge stretch of floating garbage was discovered in 1997, the GPGP has been frequently mentioned as an example of a growing environmental disaster. …한 이래로 현재완료 수동태 (계속 언급되어 왔다)

Supplementary Reading. The World’s Largest Dump The biggest problem is [that sea animals confuse the garbage with food and eat it]. C S V Confuse A with B : A와 B를 혼동하다

Supplementary Reading. The World’s Largest Dump The Great Pacific Garbage Patch problem is so large and hopeless that it seems as if there is nothing [(that) we can do about it]. So+형용사+that : 매우 …해서 ~하다 …처럼, 같이 =the Great Pacific Garbage Patch problem

Supplementary Reading. The World’s Largest Dump However, producing less trash and disposing of waste properly can be a small but effective start. As the old saying goes, better late than never. S V