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Reducir residuos en una panadería

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Reducir residuos en una panadería · B1. Relaciona la persona, hora, lugar o cantidad con el hecho correcto. Combina las pistas reales sin añadir hechos no respaldados.

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Reducing waste at a bakery

Lee el material original en inglés y responde con pruebas. El nivel es una orientación editorial, no un resultado certificado.

To the team,

During last month’s stock review, we found that we were counting unsold loaves but not the damaged packaging we threw away each day. From Monday, we will record both. This will give us a clearer picture of where waste occurs, rather than assuming that every problem starts with making too much bread.

For two weeks, deliveries to the three cafes on North Road will use returnable plastic crates instead of single-use cardboard boxes. The crates are already owned by the bakery, so we do not need to buy more for this trial. Delivery staff must count them at each stop. Cafe staff will leave empty crates ready for collection the next morning. Please do not stack full crates above the marked line in the van; the lower loaves can be damaged by too much weight.

We considered asking all home-delivery customers to return packaging as well. For now, that would add too much time to the route. We will review the cafe trial before changing home deliveries. A successful result for three regular business stops would not automatically mean the same system works for dozens of separate homes.

At the shop, slices left from sandwich preparation will be set aside for our usual food partner, but only if they meet the existing food-handling rules. This is not permission to keep food for longer than we normally allow. Any uncertainty should go to the shift supervisor, not be settled by guessing that a donation is better than disposal.

At the end of the trial, we will compare damaged packaging, missing crates and the extra minutes spent collecting them. We will also ask the cafe staff whether storing the empties caused problems. Lower rubbish totals are important, but the system must be safe and manageable for the people using it. Please bring suggestions to Friday’s meeting, including anything that makes recording the information difficult.

Marta, manager

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Detalles explícitos · Inferencias a partir de pistas

Relaciona la persona, hora, lugar o cantidad con el hecho correcto. Combina las pistas reales sin añadir hechos no respaldados.

The doors open at eight. The class starts at nine.

Razones · Detalles explícitos

Usa la razón dada; una razón externa que parece posible no basta. Relaciona la persona, hora, lugar o cantidad con el hecho correcto.

We meet inside because it is raining.

Límites de la evidencia · Postura y valoración

Distingue lo respaldado de lo desconocido. Que algo no se mencione no prueba que no exista. Busca valoraciones y reservas; un hecho positivo no implica aprobación absoluta.

The notice gives a price, but says nothing about delivery.

Material de aprendizaje
Reducing waste at a bakery — context illustration
LecturaB1

Reducing waste at a bakery

Lee el material original en inglés y responde con pruebas. El nivel es una orientación editorial, no un resultado certificado.

To the team,

During last month’s stock review, we found that we were counting unsold loaves but not the damaged packaging we threw away each day. From Monday, we will record both. This will give us a clearer picture of where waste occurs, rather than assuming that every problem starts with making too much bread.

For two weeks, deliveries to the three cafes on North Road will use returnable plastic crates instead of single-use cardboard boxes. The crates are already owned by the bakery, so we do not need to buy more for this trial. Delivery staff must count them at each stop. Cafe staff will leave empty crates ready for collection the next morning. Please do not stack full crates above the marked line in the van; the lower loaves can be damaged by too much weight.

We considered asking all home-delivery customers to return packaging as well. For now, that would add too much time to the route. We will review the cafe trial before changing home deliveries. A successful result for three regular business stops would not automatically mean the same system works for dozens of separate homes.

At the shop, slices left from sandwich preparation will be set aside for our usual food partner, but only if they meet the existing food-handling rules. This is not permission to keep food for longer than we normally allow. Any uncertainty should go to the shift supervisor, not be settled by guessing that a donation is better than disposal.

At the end of the trial, we will compare damaged packaging, missing crates and the extra minutes spent collecting them. We will also ask the cafe staff whether storing the empties caused problems. Lower rubbish totals are important, but the system must be safe and manageable for the people using it. Please bring suggestions to Friday’s meeting, including anything that makes recording the information difficult.

Marta, manager

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Reducing waste at a bakery

Why is buying new crates unnecessary for the trial?

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The doors open at eight. The class starts at nine.
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We meet inside because it is raining.
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Reducir residuos en una panadería

B1
Reducing waste at a bakery

Puntos de la lección

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Detalles explícitos · Inferencias a partir de pistas

Relaciona la persona, hora, lugar o cantidad con el hecho correcto. Combina las pistas reales sin añadir hechos no respaldados.

The doors open at eight. The class starts at nine.
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Razones · Detalles explícitos

Usa la razón dada; una razón externa que parece posible no basta. Relaciona la persona, hora, lugar o cantidad con el hecho correcto.

We meet inside because it is raining.
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Límites de la evidencia · Postura y valoración

Distingue lo respaldado de lo desconocido. Que algo no se mencione no prueba que no exista. Busca valoraciones y reservas; un hecho positivo no implica aprobación absoluta.

The notice gives a price, but says nothing about delivery.

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D01 · Calentamiento

Reducing waste at a bakery

Why is buying new crates unnecessary for the trial?

  1. The bakery already owns them.
  2. Existing cardboard boxes can be made returnable.
  3. The delivery staff will collect the crates from home customers.
  4. Each cafe already owns the crates it will receive.
Respuesta y explicación
The bakery already owns them.

Respuesta: «The bakery already owns them.». Prueba: «The crates are already owned by the bakery». Revisa «Each cafe already owns the crates it will receive.»: Atribuye la acción o función a la persona o grupo equivocado. Revisa «Existing cardboard boxes can be made returnable.»: No es el objeto indicado para esta acción.

D02 · Calentamiento

Reducing waste at a bakery

What changes from Monday?

  1. The crate system will immediately include home customers.
  2. Only packaging will be recorded.
  3. Both unsold loaves and damaged packaging will be recorded.
  4. Unsold bread will stop being recorded once packaging is counted.
Respuesta y explicación
Both unsold loaves and damaged packaging will be recorded.

Respuesta: «Both unsold loaves and damaged packaging will be recorded.». Prueba: «From Monday, we will record both.». Revisa «Only packaging will be recorded.»: Dice lo contrario del dato pertinente. Prueba: «During last month’s stock review, we found that we were counting unsold loaves but not the damaged packaging we threw away each day.». Revisa «Unsold bread will stop being recorded once packaging is counted.»: Dice lo contrario del dato pertinente.

D03 · Calentamiento

Reducing waste at a bakery

Which deliveries are included in the crate trial?

  1. Three cafes on North Road.
  2. All cafes that buy from the bakery.
  3. Every home delivery.
  4. Deliveries of bread slices to the usual food partner.
Respuesta y explicación
Three cafes on North Road.

Respuesta: «Three cafes on North Road.». Prueba: «deliveries to the three cafes on North Road will use returnable plastic crates». Revisa «Deliveries of bread slices to the usual food partner.»: No es el objeto indicado para esta acción. Prueba: «slices left from sandwich preparation will be set aside for our usual food partner». Revisa «All cafes that buy from the bakery.»: Amplía o refuerza la afirmación más de lo que permite el texto.

P01 · Practicar la habilidad

Reducing waste at a bakery

What gap did the stock review reveal?

  1. Damaged packaging was not being counted.
  2. The bakery had counted packaging but not unsold loaves.
  3. The bakery had not recorded any kind of waste.
  4. Unsold loaves had never been recorded.
Respuesta y explicación
Damaged packaging was not being counted.

Respuesta: «Damaged packaging was not being counted.». Prueba: «we were counting unsold loaves but not the damaged packaging we threw away each day.». Revisa «The bakery had counted packaging but not unsold loaves.»: Dice lo contrario del dato pertinente. Revisa «Unsold loaves had never been recorded.»: Dice lo contrario del dato pertinente.

P02 · Practicar la habilidad

Reducing waste at a bakery

When will cafes have empty crates ready for collection?

  1. Before the delivery staff have counted them at the first stop.
  2. On the next Friday after the trial ends.
  3. The next morning.
  4. Only at the end of the two-week trial.
Respuesta y explicación
The next morning.

Respuesta: «The next morning.». Prueba: «Cafe staff will leave empty crates ready for collection the next morning.». Revisa «Only at the end of the two-week trial.»: No es la hora que se pregunta. Revisa «On the next Friday after the trial ends.»: No es la hora que se pregunta.

P03 · Practicar la habilidad

Reducing waste at a bakery

What does the memo warn against assuming?

  1. Collection takes some time.
  2. Packaging can become damaged.
  3. A system working for three cafes must also work for many homes.
  4. Returnable crates can never work for a home-delivery customer.
Respuesta y explicación
A system working for three cafes must also work for many homes.

Respuesta: «A system working for three cafes must also work for many homes.». Prueba: «A successful result for three regular business stops would not automatically mean the same system works for dozens of separate homes.». Revisa «Returnable crates can never work for a home-delivery customer.»: Amplía o refuerza la afirmación más de lo que permite el texto. Prueba: «We will review the cafe trial before changing home deliveries.». Revisa «Packaging can become damaged.»: Es un hecho indicado, no la suposición que el memorando advierte que no debe hacerse. Prueba: «the damaged packaging we threw away each day.».

P04 · Practicar la habilidad

Reducing waste at a bakery

Why are home deliveries not included yet?

  1. A successful cafe trial is already enough to rule out home use.
  2. Returning packaging would add too much route time.
  3. All home customers have agreed to a later start date.
  4. The manager has already measured every home route and found them unsuitable.
Respuesta y explicación
Returning packaging would add too much route time.

Respuesta: «Returning packaging would add too much route time.». Prueba: «For now, that would add too much time to the route.». Revisa «The manager has already measured every home route and found them unsuitable.»: Amplía o refuerza la afirmación más de lo que permite el texto. Revisa «All home customers have agreed to a later start date.»: El texto no da este dato. No lo añadas.

R01 · Práctica relacionada

Reducing waste at a bakery

Why must full crates not be stacked too high?

  1. The marked line shows how many loaves the cafe ordered.
  2. The cafe staff cannot store empty crates.
  3. The reusable crates must not touch one another.
  4. Too much weight can damage the lower loaves.
Respuesta y explicación
Too much weight can damage the lower loaves.

Respuesta: «Too much weight can damage the lower loaves.». Prueba: «the lower loaves can be damaged by too much weight.». Revisa «The marked line shows how many loaves the cafe ordered.»: El texto no da este dato. No lo añadas. Revisa «The cafe staff cannot store empty crates.»: El texto no da este dato. No lo añadas.

R02 · Práctica relacionada

Reducing waste at a bakery

Which rules must still be followed when bread slices are set aside for the usual food partner?

  1. A longer storage limit whenever food is donated.
  2. Using returnable crates for every food donation.
  3. The existing food-handling rules.
  4. Asking a supervisor before every donation, even with no uncertainty.
Respuesta y explicación
The existing food-handling rules.

Respuesta: «The existing food-handling rules.». Prueba: «only if they meet the existing food-handling rules.». Revisa «A longer storage limit whenever food is donated.»: Dice lo contrario del dato pertinente. Prueba: «This is not permission to keep food for longer than we normally allow.». Revisa «Asking a supervisor before every donation, even with no uncertainty.»: Amplía o refuerza la afirmación más de lo que permite el texto. Prueba: «Any uncertainty should go to the shift supervisor».

R03 · Práctica relacionada

Reducing waste at a bakery

Who should decide when staff are uncertain about donating food?

  1. The shift supervisor.
  2. The cafe staff storing the empty crates.
  3. Whichever delivery worker arrives first.
  4. The staff member who believes donation is always better.
Respuesta y explicación
The shift supervisor.

Respuesta: «The shift supervisor.». Prueba: «Any uncertainty should go to the shift supervisor». Revisa «The cafe staff storing the empty crates.»: Atribuye la acción o función a la persona o grupo equivocado. Revisa «Whichever delivery worker arrives first.»: Atribuye la acción o función a la persona o grupo equivocado.

X01 · Reto del texto

Reducing waste at a bakery

Besides rubbish totals, what information will be reviewed?

  1. Only whether the three cafes bought more bread.
  2. Missing crates, collection time and storage difficulties.
  3. Only the number of crates originally owned by the bakery.
  4. Only the total weight of rubbish produced.
Respuesta y explicación
Missing crates, collection time and storage difficulties.

Respuesta: «Missing crates, collection time and storage difficulties.». Prueba: «we will compare damaged packaging, missing crates and the extra minutes spent collecting them. We will also ask the cafe staff whether storing the empties caused problems.». Revisa «Only whether the three cafes bought more bread.»: Usa un criterio de éxito distinto del indicado en el texto. Revisa «Only the number of crates originally owned by the bakery.»: Usa un criterio de éxito distinto del indicado en el texto. Prueba: «The crates are already owned by the bakery».

X02 · Reto del texto

Reducing waste at a bakery

Which principle guides the manager’s decision?

  1. Waste reduction must also be safe and practical.
  2. Safety rules may be relaxed if all spare food is donated.
  3. Success at the three cafes guarantees success with home customers.
  4. Less rubbish is enough, even when handling becomes unsafe.
Respuesta y explicación
Waste reduction must also be safe and practical.

Respuesta: «Waste reduction must also be safe and practical.». Prueba: «the system must be safe and manageable for the people using it.». Revisa «Less rubbish is enough, even when handling becomes unsafe.»: Usa un criterio de éxito distinto del indicado en el texto. Revisa «Safety rules may be relaxed if all spare food is donated.»: Dice lo contrario del dato pertinente. Prueba: «only if they meet the existing food-handling rules.».