Discussion Reading Crossword (194-196)

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Across
  1. 2. Vocabulary: The text mentions that global online ........ is predicted to reach an enormous US$4.8 trillion.
  2. 4. Structure: The final paragraph summarizing the points and discussing company responsibility is the ........
  3. 6. Language Feature: "One in seven sales ARE now made online" uses the simple ........ tense, typical for discussion texts.
  4. 10. Antonym: The text states companies find it ........ to throw away returned items rather than sort them (Antonym of "pricier").
  5. 13. Pronoun Reference: In paragraph 6, the word "them" in "keep one and return the rest of them" refers to the items of ........
  6. 15. True or False: According to the text, it is sometimes cheaper for companies to throw away returned items than to sort them.
  7. 16. Comprehension: According to paragraph 1, one in ........ sales are now made online.
  8. 17. True or False: Companies always clean and resell clothes that are returned by customers.
  9. 18. Comprehension: Some online retailers are lowering their carbon footprint by investing in ........ delivery vehicles.
  10. 19. Structure: The paragraphs pointing out the negative impacts of online shopping are known as the arguments ........
  11. 20. Structure: The first paragraph of a discussion text introduces the topic and is formally called the ........
Down
  1. 1. Vocabulary: Customers who choose speedy delivery contribute towards increasing their carbon ........
  2. 3. Pronoun Reference: In paragraph 2, the word "it" in the phrase "it doesn’t require the customer" refers to an online ........
  3. 5. Vocabulary: Two billion kilograms of returned merchandise in the USA ends up in a ........
  4. 7. Language Feature: The phrase "In ........" in paragraph 2 is a connective used to show a difference.
  5. 8. Vocabulary: Extra driving by couriers collecting returns leads to carbon emissions and traffic ........
  6. 9. Comprehension: Paragraph 5 specifically discusses the environmental damage of online returns in this country.
  7. 11. Language Feature: This 7-letter connective starts paragraph 3 to introduce an opposing viewpoint.
  8. 12. Synonym: A word used in the last paragraph meaning relating to the environment: climate and ........ emergency.
  9. 14. Comprehension: A study in Germany showed that as many as one in ........ online purchases are returned.