Hello and welcome to The English
We Speak. I'm Feifei.
And I'm the new, improved Roy.
Wow, Roy - you look really different!
Why are you wearing a suit?
Well, I decided to give some of my
old clothes away to charity and start
wearing my suit and tie and cut my
hair short. Also, I'm wearing these shoes
that have a metal sole to reduce
my plastic footprint.
You know that plastic footprint
doesn't relate specifically to your
shoes, right? Plastic footprint relates
to the amount of plastic you use in
your everyday life.
Yep, and I'm very aware of the amount
of plastic I use - in fact, I get really
angry when I receive or buy something
that uses unnecessary plastic packaging.
Roy, I've never heard you get angry
before. I'm really impressed you care
about plastic footprint.
Well, I only get upset when it relates
to the future of the planet - a planet
my son and his children will inherit.
Let's listen to these examples.
I've tried to avoid buying things
that use too much plastic packaging
because I'm very aware of my
plastic footprint.
The shop has starting using paper
bags to reduce its plastic footprint.
First it was carbon, now it's our
plastic footprint we have to reduce.
I have to read more about it.
This is The English We Speak
from BBC Learning English and
we're talking about the expression
'plastic footprint'. This relates to the
amount of plastic that we
use in our everyday life.
Roy, how are you reducing
your plastic footprint?
Well, first of all, whenever I buy
a coffee, I use a reusable coffee cup.
Also, when you buy things, do
you use single-use plastic bags?
No, I don't. I have reusable bags
that are made of cloth rather than
plastic. What else can be done?
Well, bringing your own bottle to
drink water can help, and also
avoiding plastic cutlery. I always
take my cutlery from home.
Do you drink a lot of tea?
Yes, I do. Why?
Well, you should always make
sure that the tea bags you use
are biodegradable if you want to
reduce your plastic footprint.
I didn't know that! Well, speaking
of tea, do you want a cup?
I'd love one.
Me too, now go and make me
one while I do some work.
Bye, Roy.
OK, Feifei. Bye!