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Reading reading for detail; matching people to texts
1 Read the Exam Reminder. How many of the eight
texts will not be used to complete the task?
2 Read and complete the Exam Task.
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Matching people to texts
The five people below want to do a cooking
course in another country. Read the descriptions of
eight possible courses and decide which would be
the best course for each person.
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Exam TASK
Delicious!
Sabine likes simple food. She
doesn't like fish or vegetables
much, but loves meat and
wants to barbecue for friends
at weekends.
Kiren often cooks for family
and friends. He wants to stay
in a city and learn traditional
home cooking. He's only
got a few days free to do a
course.
Gina loves nature and quiet
places. She's really keen on
desserts and wants to go
somewhere with her two
boys, aged 8 and 10.
Alessia wants to see new
places, especially outside
Europe, and learn about
other cultures. She prefers
cooking vegetables to meat,
but doesn't like spicy food
or cakes.
Youssef hasn't got any
cooking experience. He loves
simple, inexpensive food. He
loves trying original food. He
also likes spending his free
time by the sea.
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Exam REMINDER
Reading for detail
• You need to match five people to the text that
fits the person best from eight choices,
• Start by reading about the five people.
Underline the key points for each person.
• Read all the texts. Take one text and see if
the text matches ALL the key points that y
underlined for the first person. If not, go to the
next text and see if it matches all the points for
you
that
person.
. Go back and check all your answers again,
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A Cook dinner with Nonna
1 Have you ever wanted to cook like Grandma? This
a three-day course for experienced cooks who want
to learn real Italian cooking in the heart of Rome.
Two local grandmothers, Nonna Bruna and Nonna
Antonella will show you how to cook a full Italian
meal. From starters to your own pasta, delicious
Roman meat dishes and homemade desserts, the
grandmothers have all the answers.
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B Lebanese cooking class with a local family
This is a great experience especially if you want to
10 try great food and learn the local way of life. You will
stay and eat with Tania and her family in Beirut for
two weeks. She'll show you how to make dishes like
hummus, soups, beans and rice, baked chicken with
potatoes as well as traditional snacks.
C Silom Thai Cooking School in Bangkok
Here, you can learn how to make tasty Thai dishes.
We use a lot of hot spices in our food and you can
make great fried rice dishes with meat and fish.
We will also teach you to prepare sweet and sour
vegetable dishes and our famous Thai green curry.
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D Baking and pastry classes on a Swedish farm
20 Sweden is famous for its cakes and here, in a small
Swedish village, you can learn how to bake them.
This course is great for people with young children.
They can play or help on the farm while you learn to
make a sweet tiger cake for them for afternoon tea.
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E Traditional cooking course in Buenos Aires
Juan and Marina will show you how to cook beef and
lamb the traditional Argentinian way. Here we like to
keep things simple, so no spices or sauces. But we'll
teach you how to grill the right way and how to make
a real wood fire
Answers & Comments
Sabine: Likes simple food, loves meat, and wants to barbecue.
Matching Text: A Cook dinner with Nonna
Reason: Nonna Bruna and Nonna Antonella will teach Italian cooking, including meat dishes.
Kiren: Cooks for family and friends, wants to learn traditional home cooking in a city, limited time.
Matching Text: B Lebanese cooking class with a local family
Reason: Learning traditional Lebanese cooking in a city, suitable for someone with limited time.
Gina: Enjoys desserts, prefers quiet places, travels with two boys.
Matching Text: D Baking and pastry classes on a Swedish farm
Reason: Focus on desserts, suitable for someone with children, quiet Swedish village setting.
Alessia: Prefers vegetables to meat, dislikes spicy food and cakes, wants to explore new places and cultures.
Matching Text: E Traditional cooking course in Buenos Aires
Reason: Focus on meat dishes without spices or sauces, opportunity to explore Argentinian culture.
Youssef: No cooking experience, likes simple, inexpensive food, enjoys original dishes, spends free time by the sea.
Matching Text: C Silom Thai Cooking School in Bangkok
Reason: Learning to cook Thai dishes, known for original flavors, emphasis on simplicity.
The remaining texts not used for the task are:
Completely unrelated to the preferences:
1 Have you ever wanted to cook like Grandma? (A Cook dinner with Nonna)
Partially matching but not ideal:
D Baking and pastry classes on a Swedish farm (Doesn't match the focus on vegetables, not in a city)
C Silom Thai Cooking School in Bangkok (Doesn't match the preference for meat and barbecue, involves spicy food)