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Six sentences have been removed from the article. Read the
Quickly read the article again with your answers
article (but not the missing sentences) quite carefully.
to check that it makes sense.
As you read:
• think about the subject of each paragraph Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.
• underline any words and phrases before and after the gaps • Do you think that festivals in your country are
which may refer to the missing sentences (one has been done bad for the environment? Why? / Why not?
for you as an example).
• What is being done to make festivals greener in
your country? What more could be done?
Now read the article again. Choose from sentences A-G the
one which fits each gap (1 - 6) in the text. There is one extra
sentence which you do not need to use. Reading and Use of English Part 3
A In response,the organisers have agreed to provide more
public transport to and from their festival site in order to
reduce the impact of vehicle emissions. • Don ’ t forget to check if you need a
B A number of festival organisers have thought about this and negative prefix or a plural form. d
have come up with some solutions for putting on greener Exam
festivals. • Remember to write your answer in advice
capital letters.
C However, one serious problem with festivals that is not often
discussed is their impact on the environment.
D And then there is all of the waste that they produce,which is Look at these extracts from Reading and Use of
often not possible to recycle. English Part 6 and use the word given in capitals
E As a result,many people spend a great dealof money on at the end to form a word that fits in the gap.
clothes for festivals, which they may only wear for one Then check your answer by looking atthe text
weekend before throwing them away.
again.
F The examples we found demonstrate that waste reduction
and lowering vehicle emissions can be very effective in 1 A number of festival have
providing a more sustainable festival experience. thought about this and have come up with
G They can be made as good as new by repairing any damage some solutions for putting on greener festivals.
and adding more decorations. ORGANISE PDF from sachtienganhhanoi.com
2 His company is encouraging
to repurpose costumes from previous years to
stop them from going to waste. DESIGN
Another festival that is going green is the Notting Hill
Carnivalin London, which last year produced almost 300 Complete the table with the correct nouns for
tonnes of waste. Ray Mahabir, the founder of Sunshine people.
International Arts, has developed aplan for reducing waste
at the carnival. His company is encouraging designers to noun/ verb person
repurpose costumes fromprevious years to stop them from
going to waste. I 5 Mahabir also encourages carnival - 1tour
goers to swap clothes rather than buying new outfits, and
suggests people carry a reusable water bottle and a bag 2 novel
for their rubbish. He hopes that these small changes will
contribute to a greener carnival. 3 research
These new ideas from festival organisers offer positive
4 collect
solutions for making the events more environmentally -
friendly. 6 If other festivals are able to implement 5 survive
similar changes then there is hope that people can continue
to enjoy their summers without causing unnecessary 6 consult
damage to the environment.
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