Kunci Jawaban Kelas 12 Bahasa Inggris Kurikulum Merdeka Halaman 181-182: Activity 6

1. Meat

2. Do we need to stop eating meat to help protect the planet?

3. a. Beef produces the most greenhouse gas emissions, which include methane.

b. At one stage, beef production is the leading cause of deforestation in tropical rainforests which adds to the environmental impact of beef from that part of the world.

4. a. But then on the other hand, meat is an essential source of nutrients and calories for a large part of the human population, and this in itself is one major argument for meat-eating.

b. The last argument is that the environmental effects of factory farming have also been criticized, particularly the waste produced during raising and slaughtering and the high cost of grain-based meat production.

5. The writer’s position is for the issue. He believes that it’s not wise to keep eating meat while on the other hand, we cannot protect the environment’s sustainability for our life in the future.

Moreover, the writer suggests that we should find other food substitutions of meat that can provide all nutrients and vitamins needed.

6. 1) Passive Voice: Moreover, the true climate impact of what we eat is not easy to calculate as carbon footprints of food vary with how it is produced and where it comes from, and thus changes with the seasons.

Thing done: food is produced

Doer: not mentioned/ people (generally known)

2) Passive voice: In the report, it is said that half of all habitable land is used for agriculture, … and three-quarters of that land is used to feed and raise livestock.

Thing done: half of all habitable land is used for agriculture, …and three-quarters of that land is used to feed and raise livestock is said

Doer: not mentioned/people (generally known)

3) Passive voice: …and three-quarters of that land is used to feed and raise livestock.