Reducing waste

C1 Advanced · Speaking Collaborative · Cambridge Ready original exercise

Talk with your partner for about two minutes about the question in the middle, using the ideas around it. Then you have about a minute to reach a decision together.

Now I'd like the two of you to have a conversation for around two minutes. Here are some ways people try to cut down on waste, along with a question for you to discuss. Take a few seconds to read through them.

Reducing waste

repairing broken items

buying second-hand

avoiding plastic packaging

sharing tools with neighbours

planning meals carefully

Now you've got about a minute to agree on which of these would make the biggest difference if everyone did it.

Now, discuss together how effective these ways of reducing waste might be.

How effective might these ways of reducing waste be?

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