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A talk given by a lecturer to a group of civil engineering students on the Reed bed system for sewage treatment

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A talk given by a lecturer to a group of civil engineering students on the Reed bed system for sewage treatment

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Questions 31–34

Complete the summary using NO MORE THAN ONE WORD for each answer.

31.• Rectangular hole 1 metre deep lined with

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  1. 31

    clay/plastic

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  2. 32

    reeds

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  3. 33

    underground

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  4. 34

    tested

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  5. 35

    compost/soil

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  6. 36

    (healthy, natural) home/habitat

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  7. 37

    labour/labor

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  8. 38

    increases

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  9. 39

    unions/manufacturers

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  10. 40

    efficiency/winter/cold/weather/mosquitoes

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Understand why, not only what.

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