READING AND SPEAKING

1. We describe people and their behaviours as ‘gree’ when they help the environment. How
green are you? Answer the questions.

1 Do you

 Recycle your rubbish?

 Ever buy second-hand goods?
 Swith computers and TVs off before you go to bed?
 Use public transport or share car journeys?

2 Can you think of more ways to be green in your daily life?

2. Work in groups. Read the first paragraph in the article about the ‘ Greendex’. Then discuss
the questions.
1. What is the purpose of the ‘Greendex’?
2. Is your country in the survey?
3. What kinds of cost do you think each of the four categories includes (e.g. housing=
electricity, gas)?

TEXT
The ‘Greendex’ is a survey of 17000 consumers in 17 different countries. It finds out how these
people regularly spend their money. The four categories for spending are: housing, food,
transportation and ‘other goods’ ( such as electronic items and household appliances?

11 Writing and speaking

Work in groups. You are going to prepare a ‘Greendex’ report about the class.

Follow these steps:

1. Write eight to ten questions to find out how ‘green’ everybody is.
2. Each group member meets students from the other groups and interviews them using the
questions.
3 Work with your first group again. Collect the information from your questions and summarise
the results.

4 Present your conclusions to the class, using pie charts to help your presentations.