In pairs, discuss the benefits and problems of recycling technologies in manufacturing.

LEAD-IN

MANUFACTURING

UNIT 20

Complete the sentences with the words given in brackets.

Put the following sentences in order from the most to the least.

1. Some of our clothing is made of silk.

2. None of our clothing is made of silk.

3. Most of our clothing is made of silk.

4. Little of our clothing is made of silk.

5. A lot of our clothing is made of silk.

6. A little of our clothing is made of silk.

7. All of our clothing is made of silk.

 

1. In fact, ….. industrial designers often use various design methodologies in their creative process. Some classic industrial designs are considered as ….. works of art as works of engineering. (much, many)

2. We don't manufacture ….. jackets of pure wool. There isn't ….. demand for them. (many, much)

3. There aren't ….. people working at night. ….. of the staff work during the day. (most, many)

4. ….. of the timber which was delivered last week was of very poor quality. We had to return ….. of the boards. (a few, some)

5. Fibre optic cabling will be used in the future for ….. land-based communications. But, today, only …..of these communications use fiber optics. (all, some)

6. At present, only ….. paper is recycled in the UK. In the future, ….. paper will have to be collected and recycled. (a little, more)

7. In the UK, ….. electricity is generated from nuclear energy or fossil fuels and very ….. renewable energy sources have so far been developed. (few, most)

 


 

1. What do you think can be done to make manufacturing more environmentally friendly? Why is it important?

 

 

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