The Reading / Listening - Level 1

Seattle is starting fines for people who waste food. The city will start warning people in January and then start fining people in July. People will get a $1 fine if over 10 per cent of their garbage is food. Businesses will get a $50 fine. The city wants to reduce the amount of food waste. Americans waste around 40 per cent of the food they buy. Seattle aims to recycle 60 per cent of its waste. It is also the second U.S. city to make composting compulsory.

Seattle's waste department wants to raise awareness that recycling is important. A city official told the 'Seattle Times' newspaper that the programme would not make money. He said: "We care more about reminding people to separate their materials." He said he thought the fines system would be successful. Garbage collectors will look inside garbage bins to see how much food waste there is. They can then add a fine to the next garbage bill.

Try the same news story at these levels:

    Level 0 Level 2   or  Level 3

Sources
  • http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2024604656_citycompost1xml.html
  • http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-29336968


Make sure you try all of the online activities for this reading and listening - There are dictations, multiple choice, drag and drop activities, crosswords, hangman, flash cards, matching activities and a whole lot more. Please enjoy :-)

The Activities

MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.

The city will start warning

a.

amount of food waste

2.

People will get

b.

people in January

3.

over 10 per cent of their garbage

c.

60 per cent of its waste

4.

Businesses will

d.

a $1 fine

5.

The city wants to reduce the

e.

composting compulsory

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Americans waste around 40 per cent

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is food

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Seattle aims to recycle

g.

get a $50 fine

8.

the second U.S. city to make

h.

of the food they buy



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PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.

Seattle's waste

a.

would be successful

2.

recycling is

b.

to the next garbage bill

3.

the programme would not make

c.

separate their materials

4.

reminding people to

d.

department

5.

he thought the fines system

e.

money

6.

Garbage

f.

there is

7.

see how much food waste

g.

important

8.

add a fine

h.

collectors

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

Seattle is (1) ___________________ people who waste food. The city will start (2) ___________________ January and then start fining people in July. People will (3) ___________________ over 10 per cent of their garbage is food. Businesses will get a $50 fine. The city wants to (4) ___________________ of food waste. Americans waste around 40 per cent of the food they buy. Seattle (5) ___________________ 60 per cent of its waste. It is also the second U.S. city to make (6) ___________________.

Seattle's (7) ___________________ wants to raise awareness that recycling is important. A city official told the 'Seattle Times' newspaper that the programme would (8) ___________________. He said: "We care more (9) ___________________ people to separate their materials." He said he thought (10) ___________________ would be successful. Garbage collectors will look (11) ___________________ to see how much food waste there is. They can then add a fine to the (12) ___________________.

PUT A SLASH ( / ) WHERE THE SPACES ARE

Seattleisstartingfinesforpeoplewhowastefood.Thecitywillstartwarni
ngpeopleinJanuaryandthenstartfiningpeopleinJuly.Peoplewillgeta$
1fineifover10percentoftheirgarbageisfood.Businesseswillgeta$50fi
ne.Thecitywantstoreducetheamountoffoodwaste.Americanswastea
round40percentofthefoodtheybuy.Seattleaimstorecycle60percento
fitswaste.ItisalsothesecondU.S.citytomakecompostingcompulsory.
Seattle'swastedepartmentwantstoraiseawarenessthatrecyclingisim
portant.Acityofficialtoldthe'SeattleTimes'newspaperthattheprogra
mmewouldnotmakemoney.Hesaid:"Wecaremoreaboutremindingpe
opletoseparatetheirmaterials."Hesaidhethoughtthefinessystemwo
uldbesuccessful.Garbagecollectorswilllookinsidegarbagebinstoseeh
owmuchfoodwastethereis.Theycanthenaddafinetothenextgarbageb
ill.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

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Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

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WRITING

Write about food waste for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner's paper.

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