UPPER A READING #2

People buy clothes because they want to throw them away

• TRUE

• FALSE

Only a very small proportion of unwanted clothes are thrown away

• TRUE

• FALSE

Buy nothing day is a protest against credit cards

• TRUE

• FALSE

What do "Buy nothing" groups do to reduce consumption?

• Change the things they have in order to stop consumerism

• Buy less things in second hand shops

• Exchange and repair items they already have.

• Repair some objects that can have a second opportunity and buy new ones when it's necessary.

The two friends who did the 'buy nothing' experiment only bought food for 12 months

• TRUE

• FALSE

If everyone followed the Buy Nothing idea, the environment wouldn't benefit too much. .

• TRUE

• FALSE

The writer thinks it is worrying that people spend money on things they do not need

• TRUE

• FALSE

Charities can find ways to use clothes even if they are not very good quality

• TRUE

• FALSE

Charities can find ways to use clothes even if they are not very good quality

• TRUE

• FALSE

What positive impact did friends in Canada have by not buying for a year?

• Fewer cars on the road

• Less pollution

• Reduction in plastic and paper packaging

• Less energy