5b What we consume

Listening everyday costs Vocabulary results and figures

1 * 1 . 2 9 A researcher is interviewing different 3 Look at the pie and bar charts. Complete the
people in a shopping centre about their everyday phrases with these words.
costs. Match each interview (1-4) with the
category (a-d). exactly ju st o v er ne arly w e ll over

a housing
b food
c transport
d other goods

2 % 1 .2 9 Listen again. Answer the questions.

Interview 1
1 What is in the shopper's bag?

2 Who is it for?

Interview 2
3 What does the person's internet package
include?

4 How much does the package cost

approximately?

Interview 3
5 Why did the customer ring the water
company?
3 ....................... the same 4 ........................ double

6 How much does she normally pay?

4 Read the phrases and shade the pie charts.
Interview 4
7 What is at the end of the person's road?

8 Why does he buy petrol there?

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5c Rubbish we produce
Word focus take 4 % 1.31 Listen again. Complete the facts with
numbers.
1 Replace take in the sentences with the correct
form of one of these verbs or phrases. Average households

Total amount of rubbish produced = ...........................

be c areful carry d rin k goby 1
billion kilos
go fo r have last slow d o w n
Amount recycled or composted =
1 Let's take a taxi. It's much faster. .......goby_..... 2
billion kilos
2 Would you like to take a walk? .......................
Electronic devices
3 The journey will take about three hours.
The average household owns
3
4 Take your time! There's no hurry. ....................... electronic devices.
5 It's time for you all to take a break........................... Households with three or more people own as many
4
6 You need to take care in the jungle. There are as .......................devices.
many dangerous animals............................
Smaller households own about
7 You need to take 10 ml of this medicine twice a 5
devices.
day for two weeks............................
8 This boat can take up to 30 people.......................... One million mobile phones could produce
6
...........................kilos of gold.
2 Complete the sentences with your own words.
Paper recycling
1 I usually take.........-........................ when I go
to work. Average amount of paper recycled was
7 .. kilos per person or
2 The journey to my work takes................. ......... ..... kilos per household.
3 I normally take a break................ -..................
8 ...........................% of households can recycle paper.
4 It's important to take your time when you
By Karyn Maier, Demand Media
5 It's important to take care when you

Listening one household's

rubbish
3 .31 Listen to a news report. Answer these
questions.
1 What type of news is it about?

2 Which country is it about?

3 What examples of electronic devices does

it mention?

4 Does the reporter think recycling electronic

devices could have a big effect?

5 What kind of recycling has become successful

in this country? Glossary
trash (n) /traeJV (AmEng) rubbish