How much food do you waste?
Get your students talking about food waste as they explore this topic by answering questions and participating in group discussions. The language in this poll is suitable for intermediate to advanced English learners. A comprehensive lesson on this topic is available in our Discussion Starters section and can be used before or after this poll if your students are interested.
Preview
1. Is food waste a global issue?
- Yes
- No
Keywords
Do you know these words?
- reduce
- waste
- environment
- landfill
- wasteful
Agree or Disagree?
2. Restaurants should be held responsible for reducing food waste.
- Agree
- Disagree
3. Most families I know worry about how much food they waste.
- Agree
- Disagree
4. At home, I waste more food than I eat.
- Agree
- Disagree
Elaborate
5. In your opinion, should the government create a food waste tax to reduce food waste?
- Yes, that would be good for the environment.
- No, that would be an invasion of privacy.
- No, I don't think that would help reduce food waste.
- Maybe, but only for the rich.
6. Should schools have programs to reduce food waste?
- Yes, it is important to educate students about food waste.
- No, it is not a school's responsibility to reduce food waste.
- Maybe, but proper nutrition is a more important issue related to food.
- Yes, students should visit landfills to see how wasteful their community is.
- Maybe, but there are more important environmental issues to learn about.
7. Do you throw out food as soon as it reaches an expiration date?
- Yes, I never eat food after a "best before" date.
- No, I don't pay that much attention to expiration dates on food.
- Sometimes. It depends what kind of food it is.