Flexitarianism - Unit 12 Review

B2 First · Word Formation · Ready for B2 First 4th Edition, Macmillan Education Limited

For questions 1–8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning.

SCIENCE

LOSE

GROW

PRESS

ADVISE

OCCASION

FAIL

ABLE

Eating, of course, is a (0) ___ , but a study published by a team of (1) ___ led by Dr Marco Springmann of the University of Oxford, warns of the dangers of our diet for the planet. Food production is already responsible for releasing huge amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. It also brings about deforestation and the (2) ___ of freshwater sources. With the continued (3) ___ in population, the problem will get worse, as the (4) ___ on resources increases. To reduce our carbon footprint, and at the same time improve our health, the (5) ___ of the study is that we should adopt a flexitarian diet, which is mostly vegetarian yet still allows for the (6) ___ dish containing meat or other animal products. This could cut greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture by more than half. A (7) ___ to take action, on the other hand, could have serious consequences for the planet and may lead to our (8) ___ to feed ourselves in the future.

Flexitarianism

NECESSARY

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