Prime Time 4, Coursebook

What does “sustainable” mean? Read the statements below and match them with the correct pictures. 1 3a554q Sustainability New things • Living sustainably • Sustainable travel • Saving money with a sustainable lifestyle • Passive voice Unit 8 What about you? a) Your turn: Read the questions below and tick the options that are true for you. 1. How often do you eat vegetarian food? every day twice a week hardly ever never 2. How do you go to school? on foot by bike/scooter by bus/train/tram by car 3. How long does your daily shower take? 10 minutes or longer ~ 7 minutes ~ 5 minutes ~ 3 minutes 4. How often do you go to big shopping malls and shop there? once a week once a month hardly ever never 5. How often do you and your family buy locally produced food? always very often sometimes hardly ever never b) Compare your choices with a partner. Use the phrases below to talk about your choices. 2 Useful phrases My result for question number … is … • For question number … I can say that … • I’ve ticked … for question number …because … • My partner has got … for question number … but I’ve ticked the answer … • Question number … was easy/not easy/difficult for me because … P A B C D You could enjoy a vegetarian meal instead of a meat- based dish maybe twice a week. 2 Instead of going to school by car, try to use public trans- port or go by bike or scooter. 4 Living sustainably can mean that you reduce the length of your daily shower by 3 minutes. 1 Living a sustain- able life can also mean buying locally produced goods. 3 63 sixty-three Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv