A Public Forum on Food Waste Policy
About this practice test
Master C2 English listening with a policy forum on restaurant food waste, costs, safeguards, staff training, and a negotiated pilot.
What you’ll practice
Understanding detail
Follow specific information and examples.
Interpreting ideas
Identify main points and inferences.
Evaluating arguments
Assess claims, evidence, and limitations.
What to expect:
5 questions with explanations to review after submission.
Study the questions and tasks
Work through the material below, or start the interactive practice above to complete an attempt. Try the exercises before opening any answer or transcript sections, then use them to review your work.
- Practice level
- C2. Try this level if you can follow the instructions and understand most of the language; choose an earlier level if you need more support.
- Question formats
- Single choice
How to approach this practice
Read the questions, then listen before opening the transcript. Notice names, numbers and any corrections the speaker makes.
A city forum on reducing restaurant food waste
Read the transcript
Leila: The city is proposing separate organic-waste collection for restaurants from January. Ravi: I support the goal, but small restaurants are worried about storage space and collection costs. Leila: For the first six months, the city will provide free bins and three collections a week in the central district. Ravi: That will help, although the separation rules must be clear. Staff need to know how cooked food differs from packaging that can be recycled. Leila: We are planning workshops before the program begins. Inspectors will give guidance rather than issue fines during the first month. Ravi: There is also a question about safe surplus donation. Restaurants want to donate good food, but they are concerned about liability. Leila: The city is partnering with the food bank, and a standard agreement will cover transport and handling. Ravi: In that case, I suggest a pilot with twenty restaurants. We could review contamination after three months before expanding the scheme. Leila: I will take that proposal to the council before the vote next week. Ravi: A measured pilot would give us useful evidence without delaying the wider goal.
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Question 1 · Single choice
Choose one answer.
What is the city proposing from January?
Return to the passage, recording or visual- Separate organic-waste collection for restaurants
- A ban on all restaurant food
- Daily inspections of private homes
- Free meals in the central district
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- Answer
- Separate organic-waste collection for restaurants
Leila introduces a proposal for separate organic-waste collection from January.
Leila: The city is proposing separate organic-waste collection for restaurants from January.
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Question 2 · Single choice
Choose one answer.
What is Ravi particularly concerned about for small restaurants?
Return to the passage, recording or visual- Storage space and collection costs
- The price of recycled packaging
- The number of food-bank volunteers
- The date of the council vote
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- Answer
- Storage space and collection costs
Ravi says small restaurants are worried about where to store waste and what collection will cost.
Ravi: I support the goal, but small restaurants are worried about storage space and collection costs.
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Question 3 · Single choice
Choose one answer.
What will the city provide during the first six months?
Return to the passage, recording or visual- Free bins and three collections a week in the central district
- Free kitchen equipment nationwide
- Permanent exemption from all inspections
- One collection a month outside the city
Check answers and explanations
- Answer
- Free bins and three collections a week in the central district
Leila describes the initial support package for the central district.
Leila: For the first six months, the city will provide free bins and three collections a week in the central district.
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Question 4 · Single choice
Choose one answer.
Why are workshops planned before the program begins?
Return to the passage, recording or visual- To make the separation rules clear to staff
- To train inspectors to issue fines immediately
- To replace the food-bank partnership
- To decide whether restaurants may open
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- Answer
- To make the separation rules clear to staff
The speakers need staff to understand how to separate cooked food and packaging.
Staff need to know how cooked food differs from packaging that can be recycled.
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Question 5 · Single choice
Choose one answer.
What compromise does Ravi suggest?
Return to the passage, recording or visual- A pilot with twenty restaurants and a contamination review after three months
- Canceling the program until next year
- Expanding collection to every business immediately
- Fining restaurants before giving guidance
Check answers and explanations
- Answer
- A pilot with twenty restaurants and a contamination review after three months
Ravi proposes a measured twenty-restaurant pilot followed by a three-month review.
Ravi: In that case, I suggest a pilot with twenty restaurants.
What to review next
Listen again to difficult sections, then open the transcript to check what you heard. Repeat a useful phrase aloud and try the recording once more without the text.
A focused practice result shows how you did on these tasks. Use several activities across skills to decide what to study next; one practice score does not certify an overall CEFR level.
Before you practise: a worked example
Listen for the final information, especially when a speaker corrects or changes an earlier statement.
Example transcript: “Let’s meet at five — actually, half past five would be better.” What is the final suggested time?
The final suggested time is 5:30. Actually signals a correction; the first time is replaced by the later suggestion.
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