Cover of the textbook On Screen B1+ - Student's Book

The key answer of exercise 4

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 5d - Listening skills for the textbook On Screen B1+ - Student's Book with authors Virginia Evans and Jenny Dooley from Express Publishing

Question

  1. You will hear five people talking about how they reduce waste. Before you listen, check these words in the Word List. How do you think the words / phrases relate to reducing waste?
  2. Listen and choose from the list (A-E) what each speaker (1-4) says about their way of reducing waste. There is one letter you do not need.
  3. What does each speaker do to reduce waste?

Answer

  1. wheelie bins: large rectangular dustbin with a winged lid and wheels.; compost: decayed plants, vegetables and soil used to help plants grow; coffee shop: a café; reusable mugs: mugs you can use many times; packaging: the plastic packets that things come in; disposable: able to throw away; charity shops: shops that seek second-hand goods and give the money to charity; bargains: items at reduced prices
  2. 1) D; 2) B; 3) A; 4) E
  3. Speaker 1 makes compost. Speaker 2 uses a reusable mug for their daily coffee. Speaker 3 buys products with less packaging and recycles and reuses things. Speaker 4 buys clothes from charity shops.