Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1To cut his carbon emissions, Daniel decided to take ............... to work instead of driving.
Wrong!
"public transport" means buses, trains, or trams, which fits getting to work without driving.
2This metal coffee cup is useful because you can ............... it after washing it.
Wrong!
"reuse" means use something again, so it fits a cup that you wash and bring every day.
3For the school trip, please bring a ............... bottle that you can use many times.
Wrong!
"reusable" describes something you can use many times, unlike a bottle you throw away after one drink.
4After making soup, Mira put the vegetable ............... in the food-waste bin.
Wrong!
"peels" are the skins of fruit or vegetables, so they can go in a food-waste bin.
5Instead of throwing old clothes in the bin, we will ............... them at the charity shop.
Wrong!
"donate" means give something to help others, which fits sending clothes to a charity shop.
6The new library has ............... panels on the roof to make electricity from sunlight.
Wrong!
"solar" panels use energy from the sun to make electricity.
7Turn off the tap while you brush your teeth to save ...............
Wrong!
"water" is the resource you save by turning off the tap while brushing your teeth.
8Take a ............... bag to the supermarket so you can use it again next week.
Wrong!
A "cloth" bag is a bag made of fabric that you can usually use again.
9Leo went to a repair café to ............... his broken toaster instead of buying a new one.
Wrong!
"repair" means fix something that is broken, which is what happens at a repair café.
10The café sells yesterday's soup at a lower price to reduce ...............
Wrong!
"food waste" means food that is thrown away, so finishing leftovers helps reduce it.
11Buying vegetables from a farm near the town is a good way to choose ............... food.
Wrong!
"local" food comes from nearby places, so it fits vegetables from a farm near the town.
12At the office, we collect ............... in a special box because dead ones from small devices should not go in the normal bin.
Wrong!
"used batteries" fits small dead items that should be collected for special recycling.
Answers
- To cut his carbon emissions, Daniel decided to take public transport to work instead of driving.
- This metal coffee cup is useful because you can reuse it after washing it.
- For the school trip, please bring a reusable bottle that you can use many times.
- After making soup, Mira put the vegetable peels in the food-waste bin.
- Instead of throwing old clothes in the bin, we will donate them at the charity shop.
- The new library has solar panels on the roof to make electricity from sunlight.
- Turn off the tap while you brush your teeth to save water.
- Take a cloth bag to the supermarket so you can use it again next week.
- Leo went to a repair café to repair his broken toaster instead of buying a new one.
- The café sells yesterday’s soup at a lower price to reduce food waste.
- Buying vegetables from a farm near the town is a good way to choose local food.
- At the office, we collect used batteries in a special box because dead ones from small devices should not go in the normal bin.
