Wales maintains its recycling rate in the UK for over a decade

admin 2022年5月27日

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Pre-reading questions:

I will read each question. Then, please answer them.

講師がそれぞれの質問を読むので答えましょう。

Do you recycle?
Do you think recycling solves lots of environmental problems?

Vocabulary:

I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me.

単語、意味、例文を読みます。講師に続いて音読しましょう。

recycling /re-SAYH-kling/

[noun] – the process of collecting and changing old paper, glass, plastic, etc. so that it can be used again
A committee to study recycling has just been formed by the town authority.

waste /weyst/

[noun] – unwanted matter or material of any type, especially what is left after useful substances or parts have been removed
Every year, this city produces 20 million tons of household waste.

condition /kuhn-DISH-uhn/

[noun] – the particular state that something or someone is in
They left the apartment in bad condition; it was a total mess.

electricity /ih-lek-TRIS-i-tee/

[noun] – a form of energy that can be produced in several ways and that provides power to devices that create light, heat, etc.
The electricity has been disconnected.

power /POU-er/

[verb] – to provide a machine with energy and the ability to operate
Buses are powered by diesel engines.

Article reading:

Please read the whole article. Then, I will check your pronunciation and intonation.

記事を音読しましょう。講師はあなたの発音とイントネーションを確認します。

Wales was the only UK country to maintain a consistent recycling rate throughout the pandemic, and it has now been outperforming the rest of the UK for at least ten years. Wales recycled 56.5 percent of household waste in 2020, compared to 44.4 percent in the UK. It was also the United Kingdom’s only country to meet the European Union’s minimum 50 percent aim. Julie James, Minister for Climate Change, said that Wales must continuously raise its goals to achieve zero waste by 2050. Food waste has been collected separately from households across Wales for the past decade to recycle it. According to the Welsh government, food waste is transformed into methane gas in landfills in hot and compacted conditions, which is 30 to 80 times more harmful to climate change than carbon dioxide emissions. Food waste is transported to one of Wales’ five anaerobic digestion plants, where it is transformed into 7 MW of electricity. This is enough to power about 12,000 houses.

True or False:

Read the sentences and identify if they are true or false based on the article.

文章を読んで、記事に基づいて正誤を答えましょう。

Wales was the only UK country to maintain a consistent recycling rate throughout the pandemic.
Wales has met the European Union’s minimum 60 percent aim.
Julie James is the Minister for Climate Change.
Julie James said that Wales must continuously raise its goals to achieve zero waste by 2050.
Food waste in Wales is transformed into 7 MW of electricity.

Fill in the blanks:

Choose the correct word from the table then fill in the blanks.

適切な言葉を選んで空欄を埋めましょう。

waste

condition

electricity

power

recyling

You can __________ it by turning the switch on.
Do you use __________ for cooking?
__________ cuts down on waste.
The __________ was dumped in the sea.
The house is in a good __________.