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
Cause Effect
• loves chocolate • this is his (1) _____ _____
• everybody (2) ____ _____ • volunteers easy to find
• easy to put on weight • tries (3) _____ _____
• has to keep up with (4) _____ • travels a lot
_____

Marie
Cause
• all taste different
• keep cheeses for a long time
• need to (7) ____ ____ ____
• people like to try (8)_____ ____
Effect
• need to (5) ____ ____ ____
• has to decide (6) ____ ____ ____
• convenient to live outside Paris
• must develop new products

Enrique
Cause
• sense of taste best in mornings
• people pay a lot for coffee
• tastes up to 100 coffees
• lives (12) ____ ____ ____ ____
Effect
• only (9) ____ ____ ____ ____
• want to (10) ____ ____
• doesn’t (11) ____ ____ ____
• walks to work

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:
1. T
2. F (six years ago)
3. F (every six months)
4. F (likes)
5. T
6. T
7. F (manager)
8. T
9. T
10. F (quality)
11. F (contacts suppliers)