Choose the best answer according to the text. 1. What is the main problem associated with meat consumption? a. It is unhealthy.
b. It produces greenhouse gases.
c. It is expensive compared with vegetarianism.
2. Why wouldn’t a vegetarian diet make much difference? a. Because vegetarians eat lots of dairy products produced by cows.
b. Because it would cost a lot to grow more crops.
c. Because some habitats benefit from grazing.
3. What does the restaurateur John Torode believe? a. That importing food is a more important issue than reducing consumption.
b. That global warming is caused by meat consumption.
c. That climate change is a very young science.
4. Professor Watson wants... a. … the government to introduce laws to reduce meat consumption.
b. … the government to tell people that eating less meat would be good for them.
c. … the government to find out which activities have the biggest environmental impact.
Look in the text and find the following words and expressions. The paragraph numbers are given to help you. 1. A verb meaning to make an organized and determined attempt to deal with a problem. (para 1)
2. A noun meaning a group of people who make decisions or judgments. (para 1)
3. A noun meaning the type of place an animal normally lives. (para 2)
4. A verb meaning to look after an animal until it is fully grown. (para 2)
5. A verb meaning to do something to try to stop something bad from becoming worse. (para 4)
6. An adjective meaning loud and with force. (para 5)
7. A two-word expression meaning of the same value as something else. (para 6)
8. An adjective meaning powerful or effective. (para 9)
Match the verbs from the left-hand column with the nouns in the right-hand column. 1. change a. climate change
2. generate b. consumption
3. bring about c. a campaign
4. tackle d. a solution
5. host e. gases
6. halve f. a reduction
7. propose g. eating habits
8. lead h. an event
