Neil Parish said the fact that so (7) _ thrown away is both socially and environmentally unacceptable. Perfectly good (6) _ away because of these labels. Finally, "sell-by" dates, "use-by" dates and "best before" labels need to change. Secondly, supermarkets could sell vegetables (5) _ away because they are the "wrong" shape. First, schools could raise children's awareness of food waste from a young age. A British politician, Neil Parish, said: "One-third of food produced for human consumption is (4) _ globally." The government said there were many solutions to the problem of food waste. Over 7 million tons of (3) _ the UK every year. It said the (2) _ food waste in the UK is "unacceptable". The British government has (1) _ third of the food the world produces is wasted. He said: "It’s ridiculous that perfectly good vegetables are wasted simply because they're a funny shape." He said these vegetables, "don’t cook or (16) _ any different". He said: "Socially, it is a scandal that people are going hungry and using food (11) _ when so much produce is being wasted." He added that: "Environmentally, it is a (12) _, because energy and resources are wasted in production, only for the food to end up (13) _ in landfills where it produces (14) _ - a potent climate-changing gas." He called on supermarkets to help by selling vegetables that have a funny (15) _. Neil Parish said the (9) _ that so much food is thrown away is both socially and environmentally (10) _. Perfectly good food is thrown away because of these labels. Finally, "sell-by" (7) _, "use-by" dates and "best before" labels (8) _ to change. Secondly, supermarkets could sell vegetables that are thrown away because they are the "wrong" shape. First, schools could raise children's awareness of food waste from a (6) _ age. A British (3) _, Neil Parish, said: "One-third of food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted (4) _." The government said there were many (5) _ to the problem of food waste. Over 7 million tons of food is wasted in the UK every year. It said the high (2) _ of food waste in the UK is "unacceptable". The British government has said that a (1) _ of the food the world produces is wasted. Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below. Make sure you try all of the online activities for this reading and listening - There are dictations, multiple choice, drag and drop activities, crosswords, hangman, flash cards, matching activities and a whole lot more.
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