Greenwashing - Unit 8

C2 Proficiency · Listening Matching · Ready for C2 Proficiency Workbook, Macmillan

You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about greenwashing, a way of using environmental issues as a form of marketing. While you listen you must complete both tasks.

a misplaced perception of value for money

an eagerness to solve a mystery

a claim that was too good to be true

a reluctance to withdraw from a commitment despite qualms

an image that seems to have been designed to deceive

an incorrect assumption about terminology

a sense of guilt about their impact on the planet

a failure to provide sufficient information in advance

For questions 1–5, choose from the list (A–H) what caused each speaker to make a mistake.

pay more attention to fine details

clarify their stance to avert misapprehension

continue to purchase a more expensive option

write a post about their experience

investigate production methods more thoroughly

adopt an alternative means of transportation

seek out an alternative provider

attempt to dispose of the packaging responsibly

For questions 6–10, choose from the list (A–H) what each speaker intends to do next.

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