Worksheet 6

Vocabulary
Sustainability

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1 Read the definition and identify the sustainable term. Revise:

Student’s Book, p. 62
a. The firm spent money on advertising and marketing saying their goods or Workbook, p. 32
services were environmentally friendly when, in fact, they were not. That is Study Guide, p. 10
.
b. Food produced through farming using natural substances and no artificial chemicals are considered
.
c. Products that are made and packaged so as not to harm the environment are .
d. Products and services that are distinguished by the European Union for their high environmental
standards get a EU .
e. Companies have to meet so as to be able to sell their products on an
international scale.

2 Underline or circle the correct option.

a. I only buy dresses made of green cotton / cotton linen / blue cotton as no chemicals or bleaches are
used to fabricate them.
b. Consumers can support small organic coffee farm owners by choosing exploitive trade / fair trade /
differential trade, and in this way help them survive economically.
c. Buying organic children's clothing is a way of parents showing their lack of social concern / social
responsibility / social support.
d. Many of the building elements, including floor tiles and rubber doormats, are made of reused glass and
plastic, which are recycled materials / natural resources / waste.
e. Socially conscious companies adhere to an international certification / internal memo / internal
legislation to run their companies at a sustainable level.

3 Underline the odd words in the sentences and write the correct words in the gap.
a. Multinational companies have developed several communication techniques allowing them to practise
greenblushing and convince their consumers that they are environmentally friendly.

b. Barren cotton is your guarantee that the clothes you wear are manufactured as environmentally
friendly as possible.

c. Consumers who look for unsustainable tags when buying their products are concerned with the
environment.

d. Inorganic products are often more expensive than

standard pollutant ones, but they give the consumers
the satisfaction that they are in some way contributing
to saving the environment.