Unit 2 Nutritional Science
Listening 2: Food Tasters
You are going to listen to some lectures from a career website. Three professional food
tasters talk about their jobs.
Task 1. Listen to the lectures and complete the causes and effects.
Stuart
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Cause
loves chocolate
everybody (2) ____ _____
easy to put on weight
has to keep up with (4) _____
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Effect
this is his (1) _____ _____
volunteers easy to find
tries (3) _____ _____
travels a lot
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Effect
need to (5) ____ ____ ____
has to decide (6) ____ ____ ____
convenient to live outside Paris
must develop new products
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Effect
only (9) ____ ____ ____ ____
want to (10) ____ ____
doesn’t (11) ____ ____ ____
walks to work
Marie
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Cause
all taste different
keep cheeses for a long time
need to (7) ____ ____ ____
people like to try (8)_____ ____
Enrique
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Cause
sense of taste best in mornings
people pay a lot for coffee
tastes up to 100 coffees
lives (12) ____ ____ ____ ____
Task 2. Listen again and write T (true) or F (false).
Stuart
1. has a degree in nutrition.
2. started this job immediately after graduation.
3. visits the dentist once a year.
Marie
4. doesn’t like strong-smelling cheeses.
5. often visits local farmers.
6. has a degree in food science.
Enrique
7. started work as a waiter in a coffee shop.
8. doesn’t have a professional qualification.
9. works for a large importing company.
10. checks the price of the coffee.
11. in the afternoons he emails clients.
ANSWER KEY
Task 1:
1. dream job
2. loves chocolate
3. eat healthily
4. latest trends
5. take your time
6. when they’re ready
7. meet farmers regularly
8. new flavors
9. tastes in the morning
10. enjoy it
11. drink them all
12. in downtown Los Angeles
Task 2:
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T
F (six years ago)
F (every six months)
F (likes)
T
T
F (manager)
8. T
9. T
10. F (quality)
11. F (contacts suppliers)