PAU Anglès 2013 · Setembre · Sèrie 1 · Part 3 · Listening comprehension

Part 3: Listening comprehension VEGETARIANISM In this radio programme you are going to hear some new words. Read and listen to them. Make sure you know what they mean. slaughter: sacrificar slaughterhouse: escorxador / matadero trust: confiar bred (past participle of breed): criat / criado shortage: escassetat / escasez stuffed: fart /atiborrado Ready? Now read the questions on the following page. Read them carefully before listening to the radio programme. According to an opinion poll recently published in the press, vegetarianism is on the increase. In today’s programme Michael Thomson, chef and owner of a restaurant famous for the quality of the meat it serves, and Mary Stone, TV actress and a committed vegetarian, will present their views on vegetarianism. Text adapted from a BBC Radio 4 interview [Now listen to the interview.] QUESTIONS Choose the best answer according to the recording. Only ONE answer is correct. [2 points: 0.25 points for each correct answer. Wrong answers will be penalized by deducting 0.08 points. There is no penalty for unanswered questions.] Look at number 0 as an example. 0. Michael Thomson is ■ a journalist. ■× a chef. ■ a businessman. ■ a vegetarian. 1. Mary thinks that many people become vegetarian because they ■ become anxious when they eat meat. ■ are committed to their beliefs. ■ are impressed by images in the media. ■ are convinced by other vegetarians. 2. What does Michael think is important in a person’s diet? ■ Avoiding bad food. ■ Eating meat. ■ Eating at a restaurant. ■ Eating fish. 3. In Michael’s restaurant fish dishes are more popular now ■ than meat dishes. ■ than they used to be. ■ because they are cheaper. ■ because people eat out more. 4. What should be done in order to improve the quality of meat, according to Michael? ■ Animal suffering should be stopped. ■ There should be more investment in farms. ■ Better slaughterhouses should be built. ■ Animals should be fed with healthier food. 5. Mary and Michael both agree that ■ factory farming methods are bad. ■ animals have been bred to eat. ■ animals should not be bred in farms. ■ factory farms should be closed down. 6. In order to stop animal suffering, Mary thinks we should ■ build larger facto ry farms. ■ stop eating meat. ■ adopt healthy eating habits. ■ stop building modern farms. 7. Michael thinks that vegetarians should let other people ■ eat red meat. ■ eat more fish dishes. ■ eat veggie-burgers. ■ eat what they want. 8. Which of the following statements is correct? ■ Eighty-seven per cent of the population are not vegetarians. ■ Many meat-eaters also eat veggie-burgers. ■ Famous people like Verdi enjoyed eating meat. ■ Veggie-burgers sell better than meat-burgers.