Read the article about banana farming. Exercise 5
Write a summary about how one banana farm in Costa Rica is becoming more
environmentally friendly.
Your summary should be about 100 words long (and no more than 120 words long). You
should use your own words as far as possible.
You will receive up to 8 marks for the content of your summary, and up to 8 marks for the style and
accuracy of your language.
Banana farming - becoming more environmentally friendly
Rainforest Alliance is an organisation that works in 76 countries around the
world. Its aims are to conserve rainforests, support the communities that live
and work in them, and to restore balance to our planet.
The banana industry used to be known for environmental destruction.
However many farms have managed to turn this reputation around by