Sustainability & Environment
What is it called when resources are used faster than they can be replaced?
What is unsustainable?
Change to passive: "People drink coffee every day."
"Coffee is drunk every day"
Choose the correct form: "The __________ of plastic waste is a big problem. (increasing)"
Answer: What is "increase" (noun)?
"Netflix __________ (grow) during the COVID pandemic."
Answer: What is "grew"?
This is the company __________ produces synthetic clothing and was accused of greenwashing.
What is that?
What is the word that means "too much of something"?
What is excessive?
"They built the store in 2020."
"The store was built in 2020"
Choose the correct form: "She made a big __________ in that company. (invest)"
Answer: What is "investment"?
Future passive: "Coffee __________ (sell) in 80 countries."
What is "will be sold"?
Fast fashion affects workers __________ jobs don’t pay a fair wage.
What is whose?
Which industry was shown in a video to waste resources and create environmental damage?
What is fast fashion?
Passive form: "Millions of dollars __________ (spend) on fast fashion each week."
What is "are spent"?
“The world's ____________ of plastic has increased over the past 40 years.” (consume)
What is consumption?
“I enjoy __________ clothes from sustainable companies.” (buy)
What is buying?
There are farmers __________ work under very unfair conditions to supply global companies.
What is who?
Which fatty fruit, which is grown a lot in Mexico and South America, has some issues with sustainability - mainly that it takes a lot of water to grow?
What is avocado?
Passive form future: "The results __________ (announce) tomorrow."
What is "will be announced"?
“Plastic ____________ causes pollution in the ocean.” (produce)
What is production?
“We should avoid __________ plastic bags when shopping.”
What is using?
Plastic, __________ takes hundreds of years to decompose, is used in many products.
What is which?
What is it called when a company advertises being eco-friendly but isn’t truly sustainable?
What is greenwashing?
"H&M __________ (found) in 1947."
What is "was founded"?
Many ___________ companies often have issues with sustainability, since they must choose making money over costs to society and the environment. (profit)
Answer: What is profitable?
“He managed __________ all his waste at home without using landfills.”
What is to recycle?
A landfill is a place __________ waste is buried under the ground.
What is when?