Kathie was taking part in an ecological event where she has been asked about the environmental effects of cars. Choose the correct words to complete her answers. Kathie, 17 Everything is bad for the environment. The shoes you have on, the phone or computer use every day, the furniture you sit on; all of it was man-made and created some pollution, used resources, and contributed the problem of overconsumption. Cars are also guilty of that, and whether they use gasoline or have thousands of batteries and need to be plugged in, they create traffic jams, crowded roads, and as a result pollution. Some cars are than others, and unlike other modern things like household appliances, most cars can be repaired and refurbished over and over. Compared to a TV, refrigerator, or washing machine which are often “unserviceable”, a car is rebuildable by the owner. Compared to a new smartphone made on another continent and shipped to you using cargo ships, a car that was manufactured years ago isn't nearly as bad. Like anything else, the longer you keep something, the less harmful it is for the planet. If you buy a new car every three years, you drastically compound the problem. I have only one : try to use one car as long as possible.

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Kathie was taking part in an ecological event where she has been asked about the environmental effects of cars. Choose the correct words to complete her answers.

Choose the correct option.

Kathie, 17

Everything is bad for the environment. The shoes you have on, the phone or computer use every day, the furniture you sit on; all of it was man-made and created some pollution, used resources, and contributed [to|at|out] the problem of overconsumption.

Cars are also guilty of that, and whether they use gasoline or have thousands of batteries and need to be plugged in, they create traffic jams, crowded roads, and as a result pollution.

Some cars are [better|well|good] than others, and unlike other modern things like household appliances, most cars can be repaired and refurbished over and over. Compared to a TV, refrigerator, or washing machine which are often “unserviceable”, a car is rebuildable by the owner.

Compared to a new smartphone made on another continent and shipped to you using cargo ships, [driving|drove|driver] a car that was manufactured years ago isn't nearly as bad.

Like anything else, the longer you keep something, the less harmful it is for the planet. If you buy a new car every three years, you drastically compound the problem. I have only one [suggestion|suggesting|suggest]: try to use one car as long as possible.

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