65 2 Earth under pressure UNDERSTANDING 5 Find information Scan the text to answer the following questions using keywords or full sentences: a) What have Singer, Greenfield and Duong done to both live sustainably and promote sustainable living? b) What do they want to achieve with their initiatives? c) A zero-waste lifestyle, dumpster diving for food or swapping clothes – which of these changes could you follow through? Give reasons for your answer. 6 Explore a quote When Lauren Singer talked about her zero-waste lifestyle on the YouTube channel TedXTeen in 2015, she said: An average American person produces approximately 4.4 pounds of trash per person, per day. Over the course of a year, that’s like taking 8.5 of your best friends and throwing them in the trash. a) First, find out how much 4.4 pounds is in kilograms. Then, calculate how many kilograms of trash an average American person produces per year. b) Why do you think she uses best friends to visualise the amount of trash? Write a couple of sentences to reflect. Hæfniviðmið • Aflað sér upplýsinga úr texta, greint aðalatriði frá aukaatriðum og nýtt sér í verkefnavinnu.
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