# Food Waste Presentation Preparation

IELTS Academic Listening - 10 questions - 10 minutes - Multiple choice, Matching features

Source: Recording, questions and answer key from The Official Cambridge Guide to IELTS, Test 4, Listening Part 3. © Cambridge University Press & Assessment. Used for educational practice. Explanations and evidence notes are written by Testmigo.

## The recording

10 minutes of audio. Practice it with the player on the page; the transcript is on the answers page.

## Questions

### Questions 21-25: Multiple choice

Food Waste. Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

21. What point does Robert make about the 2013 study in Britain?
   - A. It focused more on packaging than wasted food.
   - B. It proved that households produced more waste than restaurants.
   - C. It included liquid waste as well as solid waste.

22. The speakers agree that food waste reports should emphasise the connection between carbon dioxide emissions and
   - A. food production.
   - B. transport of food to landfill sites.
   - C. distribution of food products.

23. Television programmes now tend to focus on
   - A. the nutritional value of food products.
   - B. the origin of food products.
   - C. the chemicals found in food products.

24. For Anna, the most significant point about food waste is
   - A. the moral aspect.
   - B. the environmental impact.
   - C. the economic effect.

25. Anna and Robert decide to begin their presentation by
   - A. handing out a questionnaire.
   - B. providing statistical evidence.
   - C. showing images of wasted food.

### Questions 26-30: Matching features

What advantage do the speakers identify for each of the following projects? Choose the correct letter, A-G, for each one.

- **A** It should save time.
- **B** It will create new jobs.
- **C** It will benefit local communities.
- **D** It will make money.
- **E** It will encourage personal responsibility.
- **F** It will be easy to advertise.
- **G** It will involve very little cost.

26. edible patch

27. ripeness sensor

28. waste tracking technology

29. smartphone application

30. food waste composting

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