GE 3 - Review 1

a person who purchases goods and services for personal use

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the place where food comes from

• farm

• factory

• origin

• school

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In the past, people went to their _____ market to buy food.

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In the past, people could only buy food that was _____ _____.

• in season

• out season

• of season

• between season

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People couldn't buy food that was not in season. This was a(n) ____________.

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A food mile is the ________ that food travels from the farmer’s field to the person who buys the food.

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If we ___ ___ all the distances, one loaf of this bread (about 450 grams) ___ a total of 12,690 kilometres.

• sum up - need

• add up - require

• add up - requires

• sum up - needs

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add up = to calculate the total

sum up = to state the main points in a short and clear form

If we add up all the distances, one loaf of this bread (about 450 grams) requires a total of 12,690 kilometres. This is a lot of ‘food miles.’

Choose all the verbs that can go with the noun "pollution."

• reduce

• travel

• cause

• buy

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Local food has a better taste, and it also reduces the amount of global pollution.

Using more oil and petrol causes pollution and global warming.

Every year the Economist Intelligence Unit uses _______ such as climate, transport, education, safety, and recreational facilities to answer the question: Which is the best city in the world to live and work in?

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Every year the Economist Intelligence Unit asks this question. It uses factors such as climate, transport, education, safety, and recreational facilities for around 140 world cities.

"living conditions" includes

• housing

• food & water

• education

• community

• health

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At the bottom of the list were the cities with the most difficult or dangerous living conditions.

Living conditions = the way people live and the environment around them

Living conditions include housing, food & water, health, safety, education, work, and community.