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Hello and welcome to Six Minute English, the show that brings you an interesting topic,
authentic listening practice and six new items of vocabulary.
I'm Dan, and I'm Neil.
In this episode, we'll be discussing food waste.
Just as soon as...
Neil, did you just throw the rest of that apple away?
Yeah.
Well, it was quite a big one,
and I couldn't finish it.
Neil, you know you shouldn't waste food, waste, meaning to throw away without consuming or using.
Ah, it's only an apple, it's not the end of the world, Dan.
Well,
that's where you could be wrong, my friend.
Let me prove it to you with this week's question.
How much of the world's food is wasted each year?
A, a half, B, a third, or C, a quarter.
Hmm, I'm not sure.
I know it's a lot, so I'm going to say A, a half.