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Billions of coffee cups are thrown away every year in the UK alone. Now a group of British politicians want to raise money for recycling by adding an extra charge to disposable coffee cups.
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Billions of coffee cups are thrown away every year in the UK alone. Now a group of British politicians want to raise money for recycling by adding an extra charge to disposable coffee cups.
Key words and phrases
in a bid to
in an attempt to (achieve something)
combat
try to stop something bad happening
whizz-kids
young people who are very clever and successful
Find out more and test your understanding here
Do you want to learn how to speak English? Then join us here on YouTube for great grammar, drama, news, study, pronunciation, vocabulary, music, interviews and celebrity videos. Every day we have a new video to help you with English. We also produce regular 'extra' videos across the week so come back every day to see what's new.
MONDAY: The English We Speak
TUESDAY: News Review
TUESDAY: English At Work
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FRIDAY: The Experiment (watch this space for new and exciting content that we are trying out!)
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