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Tutor English with Fatima 's Column

English News

Apr 18, 2024

Hello Everyone!


Head over to BBC Newsround and read the following article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/68684673
You can also listen to me reading it instead. Turn on subtitles --> cc <--

Here is a little quiz directly related to the article you have just read/listened to. Give it a go! :)

Quiz:
1. According to new research, how many unwanted electronic items do people now keep in their homes compared to four years ago?
a) 15
b) 20
c) 30
d) 10

2. What are the top three items that people often have as unwanted tech in their homes?
a) Smartwatches, laptops, TVs
b) Remote controls, mobile phones, hairdryers
c) Cameras, tablets, gaming consoles
d) Printers, headphones, speakers

3. What can happen if old electronic devices are thrown away in general waste and end up in landfill?
a) Leading to harmful chemicals leaking out
b) Improving the environment for plants and animals
c) Enhancing the soil quality
d) Decreasing pollution levels

4. How much value in 'treasure' is estimated to be sitting in unused electronics in the UK?
a) £500 million
b) £1 billion
c) £750 million
d) £2 billion

5. What can be done with old phones that don't work anymore?
a) Throw them in the bin
b) Take them to a recycling centre
c) Keep them as souvenirs
d) Sell them online



I have included a list of interesting phrases used within the article. Hopefully you will find them useful.

1. Drawer of doom - A phrase used to describe a drawer filled with various items that are disorganised or forgotten about (A messy drawer where you keep random things.)

2. 'Treasure' is sitting there untapped - Refers to valuable resources or potential that has not been used or explored (Valuable things that you haven't used or discovered yet.)

3. Capture the gold - To extract or obtain something valuable, such as gold, from a source (To find or get something valuable).

4. Go into landfill - Refers to items being disposed of in a landfill, where waste is buried.

5. Get it back into use - To reuse or repurpose something that was previously unused or neglected.

6. Picked up by your local council - Refers to a service where the local government collects certain items, like large electronics, from residents for disposal or recycling (When the city government collects certain items from people's homes).

7. Sitting in drawers at home - Refers to items being stored and forgotten in drawers within one's home.

8. Properly dispose of or recycle tech - To ensure that electronic devices are discarded or recycled in an environmentally friendly and responsible manner (To throw out or recycle electronic devices in a safe way)

9. Holding onto treasure - Keeping valuable items or resources that have potential worth (Keeping special things that are valuable to you)

10. Untapped value of 'treasure' - The unrecognised or unexplored potential value of valuable resources or items (Not realising how much something valuable can be worth).

This column was published by the author in their personal capacity.
The opinions expressed in this column are the author's own and do not reflect the view of Cafetalk.

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