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Complete the text with the words in the list.

In my family, we do our best to recycle as much of our rubbish as possible. We have two in the kitchen, one for household and the other for plastic and cans The children each have a in their room where they can their used paper. We the rubbish as soon as the bins are full. Outside on the street, there are.four larger bins, which are all different colours. The green one is emptied every evening by the but the others are emptied less frequently. There’s a yellow bin for recycling plastic and cans, a green one for glass, and a blue one for paper. A lorry comes to the contents of these bins about once a month. I suppose that the things that aren’t recycled are taken to a

How are the following products usually sold?

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crisps in a

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jam in a

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margarine in a

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mineral water in a

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orange juice in a

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peeled tomatoes in a

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soft drinks in a

Rewrite the phrases in bold using the correct form of a verb from the list and the object where appropriate.

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In the past, mothers washed their baby’s nappies and put them on again because they were made of cloth.

Rewrite the phrases in bold using the correct form of a verb from the list and the object where appropriate.

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This lipstick lasts for 24 hours, so you don’t need to put it on again during the day.

Rewrite the phrases in bold using the correct form of a verb from the list and the object where appropriate.

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Is it possible to put polystyrene trays through a process so that they can be used again?

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The referee made a mistake, so they repeated the last five minutes of the match.

Rewrite the phrases in bold using the correct form of a verb from the list and the object where appropriate.

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Dan is currently considering his future again because he failed his final exams.

choose the different sound.

decide
diet
rubbish
wine

choose the different sound.

container
garbage
paper
waste

choose the different sound.

bin
guilty
packaging
recycle

choose the different sound.

away
lifestyle
polystyrene
reapply

choose the different sound.

danger
date
plastic
tray

Read the article once and complete it with the missing sentences.

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WHAT A WASTE!

Up to half of the food bought in British supermarkets ends up in the bin, according to a new report. This amounts to a staggering seven million tons of food per year, worth around £10 billion. The report, entitled Global food waste not, want not, was compiled by the Institution
of Mechanical Engineers.1______. That means that many families will throw away up to £24-,000 worth of food during their lifetime, despite much of it being perfectly edible. Of the food that is binned, £1 billion worth is still within its sell-by date end good enough to eat.

The produce considered too ugly to sell is often left on the trees or in the fields.
This is because they no longer invest time and money in buying food on the high street.
This amounts to two billion tons of food.
The researchers say that the waste costs the average household £480 per year.
These discounts result in consumers buying far more food than they actually need.

Read the article once and complete it with the missing sentences.

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WHAT A WASTE!

The author of the report, Dr Tim Fox, places some of the blame for the waste on the consumer culture that exists in the UK. He believes that people have lost the
sense of the value of food. 2_____. Instead, they prefer to do a weekly shop at one of the many huge supermarkets that have opened in the last decade. Today, the average British family spends only 11 per cent of its budget on food, the report found. Dr Fox explains that because people undervalue the food they buy, they do not think twice about throwing it sway.

The produce considered too ugly to sell is often left on the trees or in the fields.
This is because they no longer invest time and money in buying food on the high street.
This amounts to two billion tons of food.
The researchers say that the waste costs the average household £480 per year.
These discounts result in consumers buying far more food than they actually need.

Read the article once and complete it with the missing sentences.

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WHAT A WASTE!

According to Dr Fox, the supermarkets themselves are also partly responsible for the waste. This is because they often have special offers, such as ‘Buy One, Get One Free’.3_____. The products are taken home, put away in a cupboard or in the fridge, and then forgotten about. Many of these items are near their sell- by date, and it isn’t unusual for them to go off before they are eaten. The report suggests that it is often these cheaper products that people throw away,

The produce considered too ugly to sell is often left on the trees or in the fields.
This is because they no longer invest time and money in buying food on the high street.
This amounts to two billion tons of food.
The researchers say that the waste costs the average household £480 per year.
These discounts result in consumers buying far more food than they actually need.

Read the article once and complete it with the missing sentences.

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WHAT A WASTE!

It is not only food from the supermarket that goes to waste. About 30 per cent of the fruit and vegetables grown in the UK never even make it to Ihe supermarket shelves. This is because of the strict marketing rules in the country, which require fruit and veg to be a certain shape, size, and weight. 4_______. Dr Fox estimates
that between this agricultural waste and the fresh products thrown away by consumers, up to three quarters of the fruit anu vegetables grown in Britain are never actually eaten.

The produce considered too ugly to sell is often left on the trees or in the fields.
This is because they no longer invest time and money in buying food on the high street.
This amounts to two billion tons of food.
The researchers say that the waste costs the average household £480 per year.
These discounts result in consumers buying far more food than they actually need.

Read the article once and complete it with the missing sentences.

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WHAT A WASTE!

Unfortunately, this colossal waste does not only occur in the UK. The situation remains the same across the globe, with around half of all food produced lost to waste. 5_____. That would be more than enough to feed ell of the people in the wodd who are starving.

The produce considered too ugly to sell is often left on the trees or in the fields.
This is because they no longer invest time and money in buying food on the high street.
This amounts to two billion tons of food.
The researchers say that the waste costs the average household £480 per year.
These discounts result in consumers buying far more food than they actually need.

Read the complete text again. Choose the right answer.

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WHAT A WASTE!

Up to half of the food bought in British supermarkets ends up in the bin, according to a new report. This amounts to a staggering seven million tons of food per year, worth around £10 billion. The report, entitled Global food waste not, want not, was compiled by the Institution

of Mechanical Engineers.1______. That means that many families will throw away up to £24-,000 worth of food during their lifetime, despite much of it being perfectly edible. Of the food that is binned, £1 billion worth is still within its sell-by date end good enough to eat.

The author of the report, Dr Tim Fox, places some of the blame for the waste on the consumer culture that exists in the UK. He believes that people have lost the.

sense of the value of food. 2_____. Instead, they prefer to do a weekly shop at one of the many huge supermarkets that have opened in the last decade. Today, the average British family spends only 11 per cent of its budget on food, the report found. Dr Fox explains that because people undervalue the food they buy, they do not think twice about throwing it sway.

According to Dr Fox, the supermarkets themselves are also partly responsible for the waste. This is because they often have special offers, such as ‘Buy One, Get One Free’.3_____. The products are taken home, put away in a cupboard or in the fridge, and then forgotten about. Many of these items are near their sell- by date, and it isn’t unusual for them to go off before they are eaten. The report suggests that it is often these cheaper products that people throw away.

It is not only food from the supermarket that goes to waste. About 30 per cent of the fruit and vegetables grown in the UK never even make it to Ihe supermarket shelves. This is because of the strict marketing rules in the country, which require fruit and veg to be a certain shape, size, and weight. 4_______. Dr Fox estimates

that between this agricultural waste and the fresh products thrown away by consumers, up to three quarters of the fruit anu vegetables grown in Britain are never actually eaten.

Unfortunately, this colossal waste does not only occur in the UK. The situation remains the same across the globe, with around half of all food produced lost to waste. 5_____. That would be more than enough to feed ell of the people in the wodd who are starving.

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Every year, the average British family throws away food worth…

hundreds of pounds.
thousands of pounds,
billions of pounds.