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Speaking : talking about food waste

  READ THE FOLLOWING EXCERPT... "Wasting food means wasting money in a big way both at the household level and in busineses throughout the supply chain. T here is little awareness of the amount of food that is lost and wasted along the entire food supply chain during production, distribution, consumption and disposal.  Yet the economic, social and environmental implications of this enormous food loss and waste is staggering, continues to grow and represents a real threat. Awareness about food waste goes to the heart of being a more conscious consumer. Unsustainable consumption depletes resources beyond regenerative capacity and causes serious negative environmental impacts. The global food system has profound implications for the environment and producing more food than is consumed only exacerbates the pressures; overfishing, for example, contributes to declining numbers of fish (some 30 per cent of marine fish stocks are now considered over-exploited). Roughly one-third of food

Speaking Tips!

This video will help you to understand how speaking sessions should be carried out. Scroll down for more useful tips . ( Thanks IELTS Preparation )   When you are preparing for a speaking session or an exam interview, you should take into consideration the following : Make notes about the topic you want to discuss. If you want, you can organize your notes in a mind map. Look up in the dictionary all the words you don't know. Make a list of the words and learn them by heart. You may find  THIS   interesting. Carry out a two-minute talk trying not to stop and hesitate. Remember to talk loud voice and repeat at least twice. The more you practice , the better.   When you express your personal opinions  you can use:  1. Cohesive devices for sequencing events.  After that  At the beginning At first Eventually In the end  Later on  2. These cohesive devices are useful in structuring descriptions or arguments.   Actually  Whereas  Particularly  Specifically First