77 B2+ | 8. Klasse | LISTENING | Nature and the environment Wasted efforts 0 Anita begins the discussion by explaining that many rich countries have A made large sums of money through dealing with the recycling of waste. B been unsuccessful in their attempts to reach recycling targets. C struggled to find sufficient landfill sites at home. D neglected to deal with their own rubbish. 1 According to Harry, many countries in the European Union A avoid breaking the law by incinerating rubbish. B often send inappropriate plastics for recycling. C regularly dispose of their plastic waste in the sea. D are reluctant to accept their role in polluting the environment. 2 Harry explains that Malaysia’s latest course of action was to A return some impure waste products to Spain. B accept a large quantity of recyclable waste from the UK. C negotiate the issue of incorrectly labelled waste with Saudi Arabia and Japan. D demand the European Union indicate which rubbish can be recycled. 3 Harry seems surprised that one impact of China’s ban on impure plastic waste was that A the amount of waste within its own borders increased by almost 100%. B there was a sharp increase in the number of countries offering to import plastic. C the Chinese consequentially failed to report a reduction in pollution in their country. D there was a huge drop in the amount of waste being exported from certain countries. 4 Anita and Harry agree that Poland has made the correct decision by A implementing a temporary ban on rubbish imports. B announcing tough rules for importing waste. C allowing only single-use plastics. D simplifying the process of importing rubbish. 5 When discussing the ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’ slogan, Anita and Harry agree that A it is not necessarily a new idea. B it will soon be adopted by many councils. C some aspects are easier to carry out than others. D was mainly introduced for marketing purposes. 6 Regarding the future of waste disposal, Harry implies that nothing will change until A rich countries invest more in technology. B rubbish around the world is sorted with the aid of AI. C developing countries pay labourers more money. D tech companies come up with more innovative ideas. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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