The key answer of exercise 1
The key to exercise solutions in chapter 10.1 - Ethical man for the textbook Speakout Intermediate - Students' Book with authors Antonia Clare and J. J. Wilson from Pearson Education
Question
Look at the sentences below and try to explain the meaning of the words / phrases in bold. Then use a dictionary to check.
Answer
- pre-prepared → prepared and packaged by someone else
- processed → has had some factory treatment
- organic → produced without the use of chemicals
- energy-saving light bulbs → light bulbs which use less energy than traditional light bulbs
- insulated → protected from the heat / cold with a layer of material
- double-glazed → with two layers of glass
- on standby → it can still be switched on using a remote control
- packaging → the wrapping around the product
- secondhand items → things which are not new, but have been used by someone else
- recycled → not thrown away as rubbish, but used again