Grade 11lis3
Grade 11lis3
TIP
For short answer questions, read the question carefully to see the
maximum number of words. The order of the questions usually
follows the order of the text.
Questions 1-6
Look at questions1-6. What kind of answer are you looking for in each case?
Now listen and answer the questions. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A
NUMBER for each answer.
1. How much waste, on average, does one person in Britain produce each year?
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2. What proportion of our waste is biodegradable?
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3. What percentage is glass?
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4. How much waste is buried?
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5. Why is some waste burned?
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6. By when will the amount of waste sent for landfill have to be reduced?
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Questions 7-10
Complete the sentences below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
7. The two major aims of the government and environment agencies are to ……………..
waste whenever possible.
8. Because people are sometimes too lazy to take their recycling to a special site, councils
also often provide bins to keep at home for …………………
9. In Switzerland the government encourages people not to throw things away by putting a
tax on ……………….
10. Generally speaking, the situation has got better over the ………………