1 4.6 Listen to two students talking and answer the questions.
1 Which problem are they discussing?
2 What consequences do they talk about?
3 What solutions do they propose?
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1 food poverty
2 People on really low incomes are often having to choose between rent, heating, clothes or food. They go hungry / are malnourished.
3 food banks, getting people into permanent employment, organising courses to give budgetary advice – helping people manage their incomes, giving tips about how to eat well for less
2 4.6 Listen again and complete the phrases in the Speaking box with one word in each gap.
| SPEAKING | Proposing solutions, giving reasons and justifi cations |
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When discussing and justifying options, always acknowledge the other person’s suggestions politely, even if you disagree. Proposing options Another 1....................forward could be (organising courses). In my opinion, we should also be 2..........................at (giving tips about …) We need to 3...........................this problem head on. Given the diffi culty/urgency of the problem, we need to … Giving reasons (justifi cations) My 4.............................for saying that is … The reasoning 5..........................that is that … The logic underpinning such an approach is that … What I’m 6.............................to say is that some people … Acknowledging another person’s suggestions Actually, that’s a really 7..............................option. I see where you’re going with that. Good thinking. You’re spot on. |
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1 way 2 looking 3 confront 4 reason 5 behind 6 trying 7 feasible
3 4.7 Complete the conversation with the correct words and phrases from the Speaking box. Listen and check.
Laila What else could we write about? How about food waste? Did you know that a third of the food that we produce is wasted?
Reem No, I didn’t. What is the 1...........................behind that, do you think?
Laila Let me see ... Hmm ..., as supermarkets have appearance quality standards, they reject perfectly good food just because it doesn’t look right.
Reem I see where you’re 2...........................that. What else? We should also..........................at bulk-size packaging in shops.
Laila And large portions served in restaurants? We’re consuming ever bigger meals than 30 years ago. People will rarely buy a second helping, but they’ll take the option of a larger size.
Reem 4........................thinking!
Laila What I’m 5............................say is that they do it so as not to appear so gluttonous.
Reem Probably. Last but not least, households buy more food than needed.
Laila You’re 6..................................on! OK, so we’ve got the reasons. Now what about the solutions to the problem?
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1 reasoning (reason) 2 going with 3 be looking 4 Good 5 trying to 6 spot
4 In pairs, discuss solutions for the problem in Exercise 3. Compare with another pair. Use the phrases from the Speaking box.
