11. The lightness and durability of plastic bags meant that their use was twenty years after their invention.
12. Some countries responded directly to excessive oil use and rubbish caused by plastic bags with a on them.
13. Instead of objecting to paying for plastic bags, Irish shoppers .
14. The researchers questioned the idea that bio-degradable bags take less than three years to .
15. The writer did not believe the claim made by a that plastic bags are more ecological than cloth bags.

Decide which text each question refers to. Choose one letter — A, B, C or D —
and write it on the lines below. You can use any letter more than once.

Which text

16. suggests people buy local food because it tastes better?
17. criticises the idea that people could return to producing food on small farms?
18. suggests that local food production can reduce illness and increase well-being?
19. explains that the different stages in the production of local food are connected?
20. compares farming in the last century with the popularity of farming nowadays?

Summary notes

Aims of local food movement:

• to raise levels of production and sales of local food

• a return to (26.)  and delivery of local food

Imported vs local food:

• Imported food: increased food miles between farmers and customers leads to (27.)
• Local food: bought direct from farmers
• Less time in storage after picking means higher (28.)

Local food:

• Fresher and tastier
• Fewer food miles by (29.) and road

But:

• Greenhouse gases emitted in food production
• Insufficient locally farmed food: people in remote areas are unable to (30.) imported food