Watch the video to learn about the comeback of milkmen in London. Then, read the text and answer the questions below
According to the BBC and reported by the Evening
Standard, milkmen are returning to London as millennials are ordering
glass milk bottles in a bid to reduce plastic waste. The catalyst for
the surge in millennials using glass bottles is being attributed, in part,
to David Attenborough’s Blue Planet II.
What was considered, until recently, a dying breed, milkmen and
milkwomen are making a comeback in London; both UK-wide company, Milk & More, and east London dairy Parker Dairies have seen increased demand for glass
bottles with younger consumers and families willing to pay more for the service
to help the environment.
Milk & More
has gained more than 2,500 customers since the beginning of the year of the
calendar year, – the equivalent of five new milk rounds, showing a
resurgence in glass doorstep deliveries in the UK. Some 90 per cent of
these customers across the country are ordering in the iconic glass bottles.
East London dairy, Parker Dairies, which has a fleet of 25 electric milk
floats covering all of east London, the city and the West End, has gained 382
new customers since the beginning of the year. Of these new calls, 95 per
cent are having milk delivered in glass bottles. Depot manager of Parker
Dairies Paul Lough said interest of late in glass bottles has been “absolutely phenomenal”. “People are much more environmentally conscious and so they are
asking if we do glass,” he said.
Milkman Ian Beardwell has been doing the same round in Wimbledon for
Hanworth Dairy for 27 years. He said: “Since Blue Planet, that has
been the catalyst of the revival in glass, I used to do 550 calls before
and in four weeks I’ve gained another 35 to 40 calls – 90 per cent glass.”
Industry body
Dairy UK said figures showed doorstep deliveries make up 3 per cent of
milk sales in the UK – around 1 million pints per day – and glass milk bottles
make up 3 per cent of all milk sales. Who said television can’t have a
positive influence on real life!
Decide if these statements are TRUE or FALSE and give
evidence from the text to justify your answer.
a) David Attenborough’s
programme is mainly responsible of the rise of milkmen in London.
b) Milkmen were about to disappear
in London.
c) Families and young
people do not want to pay more for this service.
d) Most new customers want
to have their milk delivered in the traditional glass bottles.
e) People are not aware of
the ecology problems.
f) Ian Beardwell had to change
his route because of the fall in orders in recent years.
g) Nearly half of the milk
in UK is delivered to people’s homes.
Find words and expressions in the text that mean the
same as the ones below
a)
effort (par.1)
b)
type (par.2)
c)
return (par.2)
d)
petition (par.2)
e)
eager (par.2)
f)
to add (par.3)
g)
recovery (par.3)
h)
aware (par.4)
i)
promoter (par.5)
j)
entrance (par.6)
KEY
Question 1
a) FALSE “The catalyst for
the surge in millennials using glass bottles is being attributed, in part,
to David Attenborough’s Blue Planet II.”
b) TRUE “What was
considered, until recently, a dying breed”
c) FALSE “younger
consumers and families willing to pay more for the service”
d)
TRUE “Some 90 per cent of these customers across the
country are ordering in the iconic glass bottles” OR
“Of these
new calls, 95 per cent are having milk delivered in glass bottles”
e) FALSE “People are much more environmentally conscious”
f) FALSE “Milkman
Ian Beardwell has been doing the same round in Wimbledon for Hanworth Dairy for
27 years”
g) FALSE “doorstep
deliveries make up 3 per cent of milk sales in the UK”
Question 3
a)
bid
b)
breed
c)
comeback
d)
demand
e)
willing
f)
gain(ed)
g)
resurgence
h)
conscious
i)
catalyst
j)
doorstep
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