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VOCABULARY
CONTAINERS AND MATERIALS
1
Work with a partner. What do you think the photos
on page 89 show? Check your answer on page 136.
2
a
Match these containers with photos 1–8 on the
right. Are these words countable or uncountable?
bottle box can/tin carton
jar packet pot tube
2
b
Match these materials with the containers above.
Are the collocations countable or uncountable?
aluminium cardboard glass metal
paper plastic
2
c
Which word carries the main stress in these
collocations? For example, do we say
a
glass
jar
or
a
glass
jar
?
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d
What is usually found in these containers? What do
you do with containers when they are empty?
READING
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a
Read the interview that appeared on a newspaper
website. Which of these statements best describes
Kevin and Alicia?
1
Kevin is a consumer, and Alicia works for a
supermarket.
2
Kevin is a journalist, and Alicia works in the
packaging industry.
3
Kevin works for an organisation that protects the
environment, and Alicia works for the government.
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b
According to the interview, which two sentences
are correct?
1
There are no arguments to support wrapping
coconuts.
2
People in the UK are paying around £500 a year for
food packaging.
3
Kevin thinks that the packaging industry must reduce
the amount of packaging waste.
4
The packaging industry is not concerned about the
amount of packaging waste that is produced in the
UK.
5
The UK recycles more packaging waste than many
other European countries.
6
Changes in society have little effect on how much
packaging we use.
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c
What do these words in the interview refer to?
1
this (line 11)
2
it (line 18)
3
we (line 30)
4
these (line 37)
5
that (line 48)
6
they (line 55)
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WASTE NOT, WANT NOT
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WAR
ON
CRISP PACKETS
KM:
On my way home from work
yesterday, I stopped off at my local
supermarket. Among other things,
I wanted to buy a couple of coconuts.
When I picked them up, I was amazed
that each coconut was wrapped in clear, thin
plastic. Isn’t this the most stupid example of
packaging ever?
AS:
You’ve picked an unusual example of
packaging, but there is a reason for this.
Supermarkets want to make sure that
coconuts reach the consumer in the very
best condition. The packaging helps to
keep the product fresh; it cuts down the damage if the
product gets broken; it stops coconut hairs from
getting into other food during transport and it allows
supermarkets to put on an information label.
In the week that the government sets
out its new environmental programme,
Kevin McCabe
and
Alicia Stewart
consider
the problem of food packaging waste.
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