The Route through a Community Recycling Centre

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Label the image

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The Route through a Community Recycling Centre

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On Saturday mornings, the community recycling centre opens like a simple one-way path. Visitors park on the street and follow painted arrows to the upper left, where the route begins at the entry gate. The gate is not just a door; it helps staff count arrivals and keeps the line moving in a calm order. On busy days, a second volunteer reminds people to keep their bags closed so the path does not get cluttered. After the gate, people step to the upper centre, where the welcome desk stands beside a notice board. A volunteer there hands out labels for mixed loads and tells new visitors which bins are full. From there, the route bends to the upper right, where the weighing scale waits under a roof. Heavy bags are lifted onto it so the centre can record how much material is brought in each day. This matters because the council uses the figures to plan collections. People wait beside a yellow line while the scale is being used, so the entrance to the next station stays clear. Next, visitors continue to the lower left, where the sorting table takes the next share of the work. Clean paper, cans, and plastic are separated there, and anything dirty is sent back for another round at home. The table is also where volunteers remove unwanted items before they cause trouble farther along. At the lower centre stands the paper baler, which presses cardboard and newspapers into tight blocks. That saves space and makes transport cheaper for the recycling truck. The last stop is in the lower right, where the glass bank holds jars and bottles until a lorry collects them. People usually finish the route there and leave by the side path. The volunteers say the system works because each station has one clear job; when visitors follow the path in order, the centre stays tidy, and nobody has to turn back.

1. Question 1 · Label the image

   Match the labels to the marked regions of the image.

   Read the passage and choose the correct labels for the six marked positions in the diagram of the recycling centre.

   Return to the passage, recording or visual

   Image labels

   weighing scale · sorting table · paper baler · glass bank · repair shelf · tool cupboard · entry gate · welcome desk

   Label regions region-1, region-2, region-3, region-4, region-5, region-6 marked on the image above.

   Check answers and explanations

   Region region-1

   entry gate

   Region region-2

   welcome desk

   Region region-3

   weighing scale

   Region region-4

   sorting table

   Region region-5

   paper baler

   Region region-6

   glass bank

   Label 1: Entry gate is in the upper left, where the route begins. Label 2: Welcome desk is in the upper centre, after the gate. Label 3: Weighing scale is in the upper right. Label 4: Sorting table is in the lower left. Label 5: Paper baler is in the lower centre. Label 6: Glass bank is in the lower right, the final stop. The other labels are not described as stations.

   Visitors park on the street and follow painted arrows to the upper left, where the route begins at the entry gate. The gate is not just a door; it helps staff count arrivals and keeps the line moving in a calm order

   After the gate, people step to the upper centre, where the welcome desk stands beside a notice board

   From there, the route bends to the upper right, where the weighing scale waits under a roof. Heavy bags are lifted onto it so the centre can record how much material is brought in each day. This matters because the council uses the figures to plan collections. People wait beside a yellow line while the scale is being used, so the entrance to the next station stays clear. Next, visitors continue to the lower left, where the sorting table takes the next share of the work. Clean paper, cans, and plastic are separated there, and anything dirty is sent back for another round at home. The table is also where volunteers remove unwanted items before they cause trouble farther along. At the lower centre stands the paper baler, which presses cardboard and newspapers into tight blocks. That saves space and makes transport cheaper for the recycling truck. The last stop is in the lower right, where the glass bank holds jars and bottles until a lorry collects them

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