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� Label the different ways of preparing food with verbs from the box.
bake boil fry grill
� Match the words with the type of food they are. Put them in the correct column.
apples bananas beef biscuits burger cake steak potatoes
carrots chocolate lamb cucumbers pastries pears peas strawberries
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MATCHING TASKS]
� Listen to two friends talking about a party they are planning. In matching tasks in the Listening
Match Mike's suggestions with Jane's answers. test, you may hear information
32 Suggestions Answers about several of the options, but
only one of the answers is correct.
1 What do you think about preparing a I think we should have something
a Mexican meal? healthier.
2 We could have pizza. Everybody b That sounds like a good idea.
likes pizza. Let's do that.
3 I know! We could have salad and c I think it might be too spicy
roast chicken. for some people.
What are they going to prepare?
� Listen to two friends talking about preparing a meal.
How are they going to prepare the potatoes? @ In matching tasks in the IELTS test:
• you do not need to use all of the letters. You should put
33 A boil B bake C fry one letter next to each numbered question.
Why are the other answers incorrect? • the questions follow the same order as the information
on the recording which you need for the answers.
� Listen to two friends discussing food shopping.
Match the names of the shops (1-3) with the
il:5 different types of food, A-D.
3 4
Types of food
1 Arcadia A vegetables
2 Best Buy B meat
3 Hampton's C fruit
D sweets
Which option didn't match any of the shops?
Listen carefully to what is said
about all the options to make
sure you choose the correct one.
� You will hear a radio programme in which two people are discussing
the different restaurants in a town.
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35 Look at the names of restaurants (1-3) and the list of types of restaurant.
Match each restaurant with the correct type, A-G.
Types of restaurant
1 Adam's A vegetarian
2 The Duke B steakhouse
3 The Tower C seafood
D Italian
E international
F French
G fast food
� After you have checked your answers, look at the Listening script on page 182
and check why the other options were not correct.
� Look at the Listening script again and find words that mean the following:
1 crowded
2 delicious
3 cheap
4 smart
5 inexpensive
UNIT 04 / LISTENING ID
SYNONYM AND PARAPHRASE .
� Choose the option, A, B or C which does NOT mean the same as the first sentence.
1 The price of food in the restaurant is cheap.
A The price of a meal in the restaurant is reasonable.
B The restaurant is excellent if you want a budget meal.
C The food in the restaurant is overpriced.
2 Marco cooked us a really tasty meal.
A The meal Marco prepared was delicious.
B Marco cooked us a really unappetising meal.
C The meal Marco made for us was mouth-watering.
3 We were served food that was cooked in the old-fashioned way.
A The meal we had was very contemporary in style.
B The meal we had was very traditional.
C The meal was made from a historic recipe.
4 When I went to Thailand, I really enjoyed trying the street food.
A I really liked tasting the food that was sold outdoors in Thailand.
B In Thailand I loved the food we bought from stalls in the streets.
C I enjoyed eating at restaurants when I was in Thailand.
5 The chef at the Lodge Hotel is very skilful.
A The chef at the Lodge Hotel is bad at his job.
B The chef at the Lodge Hotel has a lot of expertise.
C The chef at the Lodge Hotel is highly trained.
6 The ingredients for the recipe can be changed to ones you have available.
A You can use different ingredients to make this dish if you can't find everything.
B You can be flexible about what ingredients you add to this recipe.
C You should follow the recipe strictly or it won't taste good.
7 The chef at the new restaurant is famous across the country.
A The chef at the new restaurant is well known nationally.
B The chef at the new restaurant is recognised
across the country.
C The chef at the new restaurant is unknown
outside of his town.
8 I didn't like the soup; it was too spicy.
A The soup had too much pepper.
B The soup wasn't tasty.
C The soup was a bit too hot for my taste.
� Underline the words which helped you
find the answers to exercise 9.
CLASSIFICATION TASKS ]
Sometimes in the test you will be asked to match several pieces of information with
three different options. Like with other matching exercises, you must listen for ideas,
since the same word will often not be used on the recording as in the question.
The options with letters (A-C) can be used more than once. The numbered
information you must find (1-5) will be in the order that you will hear it.
� Listen to a famous TV chef talking about different countries and their cuisines.
Match the statements with the correct country, A-C.
1 They use chopsticks made of several different materials.
2 You can find a lot of different types of regional cooking here.
3 This place is famous for hot, peppery food.
4 In this country people use recipes that came from
different countries.
5 This country is well known for its grilled meat.
A China
B Japan
C Korea
EXAM SKILLS]
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You are going to hear an interview with a chef about a TV programme
� he has made about food in China.
37 Choose FOUR answers from the types of food in the box and write the
correct letter A-F next to questions 1-4.
Which of the foods: Types of food
1 is often enjoyed by children? A Beijing duck
2 can be cooked in a short time by B kebabs
the dinner guests? C dumplings
3 needs expertise to make? D noodles
4 can be adapted to your tastes? E hotpot
F jellyfish
UNIT 04 / LISTENING m