criticize private companies that still do not calculate their own carbon footprints.

report on some recent and future tendencies of environmentally correct businesses.

justify why only large companies like Walmart and Apple can be considered truly green businesses.

encourage new companies to reduce their environmental impact only by limiting their energy consumption.

convince consumers to buy food products exclusively from green grocery stores, markets and restaurants.

building greener working environments.

consuming items provided by local growers or producers.

educating customers to adopt greener practices while shopping.

paying financial dividends to loyal consumers of green companies.

adopting a more standardized measurement of the company’s carbon footprint.

because.

however.

while.

when.

so.

must learn about the all limitations imposed by a green lifestyle.

do not want to give up fashionable branded shopping bags for reusable ones.

will not be tricked by promotions, handouts and special deals for green products.

are not interested at all in learning about modern green practices that will raise the price of products.

will identify with an environmentally-friendly shop if they perceive the importance of being green.

effort made by all shops in order to attract local consumers.

excuse used by some irresponsible stores that pretend to be green.

frequent strategy used by local producers to please small restaurants.

tendency already adopted by food markets that follow green practices.

attempt to develop the sense of a green community in the poorest environments.

“…goals…” (line 6) cannot be substituted by aim.

“…loyalty.” (line 32) and suspicion express similar ideas.

“…accountable…” (line 35) and responsible are synonyms.

“…reusable…” (line 46) is the opposite of recyclable.

“…beneficial…” (line 60) and advantageous express contradictory ideas.

advantages for customers exclusively.

benefits for customers and green businesses alike.

gains for the customers and loss for the businesses.

positive results for clients and more environmental impact.

further development of green matters regardless of customers.

necessity.

certainty.

obligation.

capability.

possibility.

praise a speaker on the presentation he gave recently in a large company.

clarify why speakers should be able to start and finish their presentations on the time scheduled.

identify all the linguistic problems that disturbed the listeners' comprehension of the speaker's message.

criticize a speaker's poor presentation skills and inability in dealing with the questions posed by the audience.

point out the qualities and drawbacks of a recent business presentation, according to a member of the audience.

wonders whether the presenter would care to hear the writer's own opinion on the talk.

seems to be a very close friend of the speaker, given their frequent meetings in the cafeteria.

would have considered the business talk a relevant one if more employees had been invited to attend it.

believes that his comments on the presentation will not help the speaker improve his performance in public.

deeply regrets the fact that the speaker was incapable of recalling who he was and where they had met before.