News Report 1 Listen to the news report and choose the best answer to each question.
What does the news report mainly talk about?
a. Students at German schools are encouraged to make healthier food choices.
b. Students at German schools are encouraged to reduce weight by eating less.
c. Students at German schools are required to eat no meat at all.
d. Students at German schools are required to become a vegan as soon as possible.
What are the two purposes of the healthy plant-based diet?
a. To ease the problem of childhood obesity and reduce the price of meat.
b. To help children to lose weight and increase the meat supply.
c. To help overweight children to lose weight and reduce the environment impact of intensive livestock farming.
d. To help conserve resources such as land and freshwater and grow more vegetables.
Why is a lower demand for animal products good news for the environment?
a. Because fewer animal products lead to there being more vegans.
b. Because fewer animal products lead to there being more trees.
c. Because fewer animal products lead to there being more safe meat produced.
d. Because fewer animal products lead to there being less use of resources such as land and freshwater.
News Report 2 Listen to the news report and choose the best answer to each question.
What is the main idea of the news report?
a. The Kyoto Protocol came into effect in many countries.
b. The Cool Biz campaign successfully reached its goal in Japan.
c. People were encouraged to wear T-shirts in Japan.
d. People were required to set air conditioner temperatures at home to 28 degrees.
What was the first step of the Cool Biz campaign?
a. To set air conditioner temperatures at home to 28 degrees.
b. To set air conditioner temperatures in the offices of government ministries to 28 degrees.
c. To install energy-saving air conditioners in offices.
d. To install energy-saving air conditioners in houses.
Who felt a little embarrassed at first?
a. Some government employees.
b. Some employees from private sectors.
c. Some young employees.
d. Some old employees.
Why did they feel embarrassed?
a. Because they wore funny jackets.
b. Because they wore unusual ties.
c. Because they dressed casually.
d. Because they dressed too formally.
