American Studies C: Sustainability and Applied English for American Studies C: Sustainability
Fall 2007- J. E. Seibert -- Tokyo International University of America

Practice Quiz on Garten Services

Listen closely and answer T (true) or F (false)

  1. ___ Garten provides jobs for about 200 developmentally disabled and mentally ill people.
  2. ___ Most recycled paper from homes and business in Marion County goes to Garten for processing.
  3. ___ Garten will sell about 300,000 pounds of micro-shred this year for use by people who raise small animals such as mink.
  4. ___ Garten is the largest employer of people with disabilities in Oregon.
  5. ___ The reason Marion County has mixed recycling for homes and businesses is that it's cheaper.
  6. ___ After recycling, white paper is worth more money when it's sold that colored paper.
  7. ___ Garten sells about 1 million dollars worth of recycled products each year.
  8. ___ Garten is a for-profit business.

Vocabulary

  • Marion County (n)
  • shred (v)
  • shredder (n - machine)
  • micro-
  • dust (n)
  • metal (n)
  • lead (n)
  • confidential (adj)
  • developmental disability (n)
  • developmentally disabled (adj)
  • mental illness (n)
  • bale (v and n)
  • work shift (n)
  • pound (n) 2.2 pounds per kilogram
  • ton (n) 2000 pounds in one ton
  • separate (v)
  • separated (adj)
  • separation (n)
  • non-profit company (n)
  • recycle (v)
  • recyclable (adj: can be recycled)
  • recycled (adj: already recycled)
  • recyclables (plural noun for items that can be recycled)
  • recycling (n: the process)