Task 1a

Outline

Task 1a asks you to comment on and explain the effects of some language features and/or literary devices that Inger Andersen uses to enhance the message in her text.

The text is an adapted extract from a speech given in September 2020 by Inger Anderson, Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme on Food Loss and Waste. 

The author begins by talking about how food waste affects society and the environment. She explains that hundreds of millions of people suffer from hunger on a daily basis, while individuals waste food without thinking about the consequences. She continues by explaining that people used to be wise when dealing with their resources, but that is not the case anymore. Andersen then highlights the impact of food waste in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, and shows that food waste has contributed to several other global crises. She ends the text by encouraging ind...