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bitterbland sour
Lead-in
spicy
robustsweet
syrupy tangy
1 Find words in the picture that match the Test practice: Matching information and
definitions. summary completion
1 containing or having a taste like sugar 4 Read the text and complete Questions 1–6.
sweet
2 a pleasantly strong, hot taste spicy
Questions 1–6
3 a strong sharp taste like black coffee without
sugar bitter The passage on page 17 has six paragraphs labelled
4 food that has very little taste bland A–F.
5 a taste or smell that is strong and sharp in a Which paragraph contains the following information?
pleasant way Write the correct letter, A–F.
6 having a sharp acid taste, like the taste of a NB You may use any letter more than once.
lemon sour
7 thick and sticky, like treacle or honey 1 the first mention of a man with a dream
syrupy d
8 food that has a good, strong taste
2 research that showed customers were happy to
2 Work in pairs and discuss the questions. change brands a
1 What kind of food do you enjoy eating? 3 a description of a time when a salesman failed
2 What’s your favourite dish? Why? to make a profit f
3 Do you like eating spicy food? Why/Why not? 4 an example of an industry where small
4 What condiments do you use to add extra flavour businesses are unable to compete with the
to the food you eat? leading brand f
5 an explanation for the success of an advertising
Test training: Synonyms and paraphrasing
campaign c
3 In the Reading test, you will need to find in the 6 a description of how a product is made
text synonyms or paraphrasing of words in the e
question. In pairs, think of synonyms for these
words.
1 a dream or an idea vision
2 to change to switch
3 a profit money in your
pocket
4 to compete to challenge
5 explanation reason
6 a description story
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