Kunci jawaban ini merujuk pada buku Life Today untuk SMA/MA Kelas XII Edisi 1 karya Susanti Retno Hardini dan tim, terbitan Pusat Perbukuan KemendikbudRistek Tahun 2022.
Pembahasan mencakup Activity 3 Unit 4 “Discussion Text: Carbon Footprints 1” pada halaman 166 hingga 171 beserta jawaban lengkapnya.
1. What is the communicative purpose of the text?
A. To explain the issue and the effect of carbon footprints to the environment.
B. To persuade people to be vegetarians for the sake of the environment.
C. To show readers that being vegetarian is the best choice to protect the earth from carbon footprints.
D. To present two different points of view about the effect of being vegetarians and meat eaters.
E. To inform the reader that livestock can cause carbon footprints to the environment.
Answer:
D. To present two different points of view about the effect of being vegetarians and meat eaters.
Baca juga: Kunci Jawaban Bahasa Inggris Kelas 12 Halaman 101, Activity A.3 Train of Thoughts
2. The statement which supports the writer’s position is …
A. People can support small farms that raise animals compassionately by avoiding antibiotics or
hormones, and feed animals natural diets.
B. Deficits in B vitamins can cause confusion, impaired senses, aggression, insomnia, weakness, dementia, and peripheral neuropathy.
C. Beef produces the most greenhouse gas emissions, which include methane, which also lead to carbon footprints.
D. Human body needs a source of protein, vitamin B-12, fat, iron, zinc, and many more essential nutrients to survive from meat.
E. People cannot get protein from supplements as good as from meat.
Answer:
C. Beef produces the most greenhouse gas emissions, which include methane, which also lead to carbon footprints.
3. Could the following statements represent why we need to stop eating meat? Tick Yes or No for each statement.
Answer:
4. Globally, the UN estimates it makes up more than 14 persen of all man-made greenhouse gasses, including methane. (Paragraph 2)
The word ‘it’ in the sentence refers to ….
A. The UN
B. greenhouse gasses
C. methane
D. livestock
E. the impact of livestock
Answer:
D. livestock
5. According to the text, why do bodybuilders need to eat meat?
A. To maintain their body shape as bodybuilders.
B. To provide muscles with energy, supporting muscle gain.
C. To obtain creatine that improves protein synthesis.
D. To consume protein supplements is not as good as eating meat.
E. To fuel your body with the right nutrients.
Answer:
B. To provide muscles with energy, supporting muscle gain.
6. Thinking about the arguments presented by the writer, which argument do you agree with most strongly? In your own words, explain your choice by stating your own personal opinion. You can also refer to the arguments presented by the writer.
Answer:
I find suggestion to follow better farming practices, avoid antibiotics or hormones, and feed animals natural diets to be the most compelling argument.
Baca juga: Kunci Jawaban Bahasa Inggris Kelas 12 Halaman 117: Activity Unit 3 Get in Touch With Nature
7. Some statements are matters of opinion, based on the ideas and values of the writer. Some statements are matters of fact, which may be tested objectively and are either correct or incorrect. Type “matter of opinion” or “matter of fact” next to each of the statements from the writer’s arguments listed below.
The first one has been done for you.
No. Arguments from writer's arguments | opinion or fact
1. For this reason, I am sure that people should start to think and act for the better.
opinion
2. So, you have to fuel your body with the right nutrients to achieve sufficient muscle repair and recovery to make gains.
3. Fortunately, there are alternatives, such as you can support small farms that raise anímals compassionately, follow better farming practices, avoid antibiotics or hormones, and feed animals natural diets.
4. But livestock's emissions also include methane, which is up to 34 times more damaging to the environment over 100 years than CO2, according to the UN.
5. All B vitamins are found in greater concentration in meats than in plant sources, and vitamin B-12 can only be found in animal sources.
Answer:
8. The main idea of paragraph 2 is ….
A. Livestock is one of the most significant contributors to today’s most serious environmental problems.
B. Beef produces the most greenhouse gas emissions, which include methane.
C. Beef production is the leading cause of deforestation in tropical rainforests.
D. Some people choose not to eat meat because they find other options to meet their nutritional needs.
E. How we produce our food does not only affect our global emissions but also has a wider environmental impact, such as on biodiversity.
Answer:
E. How we produce our food does not only affect our global emissions but also has a wider environmental impact, such as on biodiversity.
9. What can we conclude from paragraph 5?
A. The major argument of meat eating is that meat is an essential source of nutrients and calories for a large part of the human population.
B. People can only find vitamin B-12 in animal sources rather than in plant sources.
C. It is suggested that people should follow better farming practices, avoid antibiotics or hormones, and feed animals natural diets to protect the environment.
D. Eating meat is crucial for bodybuilders to get creatine, a nitrogen-containing compound that improves protein synthesis and provides muscles with energy to encourage muscle gain.
E. Meat is a ready source of protein, vitamin B-12, fat, iron, zinc, and many more essential nutrients that the human body needs to survive.
Answer:
C. It is suggested that people should follow better farming practices, avoid antibiotics or hormones, and feed animals natural diets to protect the environment.
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