IV - Matching information; Summary completion

Read the title and skim the first and last paragraphs of the reading passage. What kind of passage is it? Descriptive? Argumentative? Factual? How do you know?

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"Yet this has come at a steep price: ... "

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"In other words, it is a "make, take and dispose" economy, in which... "

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"In Germany, for instance, almost one third of household appliances disposed of in 2012 were still functioning, ... "

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"It not only endangers the natural world but will eventually have an adverse effect on our living standards; ... "

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"such as clean sources of potable water and forests. "

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"making it even more energy inefficient."

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"which means even higher consumption; given we consume more as we earn more"

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• summarising and giving a reason/result

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"we cannot continue to grow as a species and live well without changing the way we operate. "

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"in order that more value can be extracted from existing resources"

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