Whether you are at home , at school or in the office, you are
likely to be (1) surrounded by objects made of some kind of plastic ROUND
material. And, of course, there are many types of plastic,
each one (2) suitable for a particular use. Thin, flexible plastic is
SUIT
good for making objects such as bags, whereas thick, hard
plastic is a (3) useful material for making things like pens, USE
DVD cases and other (4) functional objects . FUNCTION
So, although plastic has a (5) reputation for being cheap and REPUTE
disposable, in the hands of a good (6) designer, it can also be DESIGN
used to make objects of great beauty. As well as offering
(7) extremely high quality at low price, plastic can take almost EXTREME
any shape, colour or consistency, and has been used to make
very (8) attractive pieces of furniture. ATTRACT
Plastic can also be seen as an environmentally friendly
(9) choice of material. It can be used in place of other materials
CHOOSE
that are in short supply in their (10) natural state, such as certain
NATURE
types of wood, and it is also very hard-wearing. When you no
longer wanted it, then it would almost certainly be possible to
(11) recycle the material. CYCLE