What a Waste!

B2 First · Word Formation · Ready for B2 First 4th Edition Workbook, 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.

SHOCK

EAT

PRODUCE

SUPPORT

SEASON

DONATE

SURPRISE

FOOT

'Waste not, want not' our grandparents used to say. They hadn't had to adapt to a frugal (0) LIFESTYLE, it was just the way things were. Nowadays we throw away a (1) ___ amount of food every year. Some estimates put the amount of food wasted in the UK alone at about 7 million tonnes, and we could have (2) ___ around half of that. The (3) ___ , transport and disposal of food all have an impact on the environment. And it's not just food that is wasted. Add the clothes, furniture and technology that we no longer want or need and we have a serious problem. (4) ___ of frugal living say that small changes can make a big difference. We should all walk more, buy less and eat locally produced, (5) ___ food. Shop in charity shops and make (6) ___ there too. Recycle and reuse. (7) ___ , several well-known millionaires have always lived this way. Perhaps we would all be better off if we followed their (8) ___ towards a waste-free life.

What a Waste!

LIFE

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