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Candidates have a text that should be divided into five short
paragraphs and have to match them with five titles
Text (from a National Geographic for Kids, adapted):
HAVE AN ECO-FRIENDLY CHRISTMAS!
Everyone loves receiving Christmas cards in the post! And it's
extra nice right now when seeing our friends and family is trickier
than usual. Here's how to make sure your cards are
planet-friendly:
* Avoid cards that come wrapped in plastic!
* Many shop-bought cards have glittery designs which makes them
un-recyclable. So choose recyclable cards, or cards made from
recycled materials.
* Look out for the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) mark. That
means the trees the cards are made from are sustainably grown.
* Avoid the shops and create your own cool cards from recyclable
materials!
* To be super eco-friendly, forget posting cards altogether and
send e-greetings instead.
Most of us already reuse our Christmas tree decorations, storing
them in a box year after year. But if you want new decorations,
avoid plastic ones. Here are our top planet-friendly ideas:
* Create homemade decorations - try ornaments, that you can eat
later (oranges, berries …)!
* Turn off your Xmas lights overnight to save electricity.
* Buy LED Xmas lights because they use less energy!
* Use natural items like holly, pine cones and mistletoe for table,
fireplace and door decorations. Collecting them in the country is
fun, too!
Take a look around your room. How many of your toys do you actually
play with every day? Do you really need more stuff? Maybe instead
of asking Santa for more toys this year, you could put an
'experience' on your wish list. Like, a trip out to a theme park
with a friend. Or a surfing lesson! You can also ask your family to
get all their gifts at online eco-stores this year!
Sadly, the modern wrapping papers are impossible to recycle -
glittery, glossy, laminated and foil gift wrap will all end up in
garbage bins. Tape, ribbon and bows aren't eco-friendly either. So
try these wonderful wrappings instead!
* Save picture pages from newspapers and magazines to wrap gifts in
(sports photos for football fans, recipes for mom and granny and so
on)
* Tie your wrappings with natural materials instead of tape.
* Brown paper can be recycled. Try decorating it with drawings or
printed stamps!
*Cut gift tags out of old Christmas cards or magazines.
* How about wrapping gifts in re-usable fabric scarfs from some
charity shops? The scarf could be part of the present!
Christmas is a jolly good excuse to over-indulge, cramming as many
mince pies, chocs and puds into our cake holes as possible! But did
you know that Christmas is one of the most wasteful times of the
year with millions of meals ending up in the bin. Here's how to
have a planet-friendly dinner!
* It sounds obvious, but don't buy more than you need. And if you
do get carried away, store excess food in the freezer or share it
with your neighbours via the Olio app.
* Get creative with your leftovers! How about a Christmas pizza
with cranberry sauce instead of tomato puree, smothered in turkey,
stuffing and left over cheese? Yum!
* Could you eat a delicious vegetarian dinner this year? Or maybe
swap the pigs in blankets for a veggie option?
* Meat-lovers could choose organic and free range options which are
better for the planet.
You'll discover ways to help protect the environment this festive
season - this is the guide to planet-friendly festivities.
Titles:
Christmas cards
Wrapping paper
Presents
D-eco-rations!
Festive food
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Procedure:
Step 1. Reading and understanding the task,
understanding the given titles.
Step 2. Reading text for the first time for
general comprehension.
Step 3. Understanding the structure of the text
and dividing it into paragraphs.
Step 4. Trying to match the titles with the
paragraphs.
Step 5. Re-reading the text and checking.
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