Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira Facultad de Bellas Artes y Humanidades Licenciatura en Lengua Inglesa Intermediate English: Developing Listening Skills

Listening Task: Imagine you are listening to a talk. You are going to listen to a tour guide talking about the Jelly Belly Candy Company.

First, you will hear about the history of the jelly bean.

Next, you will hear about the history of the Jelly Belly Candy Company.

Then, you will hear about how jelly beans are made.

Finally, you will hear about other things to do after the tour. You will hear the talk in several parts. After each part, you will hear several questions. You are to choose the most appropriate answer from the choices 3 given. If you wish, you may take brief notes as you listen. Now you will hear the opening of the talk. For this part, there will not be any actual test questions. The two questions that follow are examples only. Listen carefully. Example 1: a. Illinois b. Germany c. California The correct answer is b; Germany.

Example 2: a. A candy store. b. Candy products. c. The Jelly Belly Candy Company. The correct answer is a, a candy store.

Now you will continue the talk. Remember, after each section of the talk you will hear several questions. You will have 12 seconds to mark your answer to each question. Now, let’s continue. Listen carefully to the talk. 1. a. 1977

b. 1976 c. 1950

2. a. 8

b. 50 c. 1

3. a. 1

b. 50 c. 8

_________________________ 4. a. 4

b. 3 c. 8

5. a. Flavor and color is added

to the center of the jelly bean. b. Flavor and color is added to the outside shell. c. Not much natural flavoring is used.

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6. a. 721 b. 3 c. 1.260

7. a. Three weeks

b. A few hours c. Seven days

8. a. 13 weeks b. 721 weeks c. Several weeks

____________________ 9. a. A syrup shower

b. A water shower c. A sugar shower

10. a. 24 - 48 hours. b. over two hours. c. 2 - 4 hours.

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11. a. At the Jelly Belly Café b. At the Java Bar c. At the Sampling Bar

12. a. At the Sampling Bar b. At the Java Bar c. At the Jelly Belly Café

________________________ 13. a. weekends

b. New Year’s Day and Easter Sunday c. Sundays

14. a. Everyday b. Weekends only c. After bookings

15. a. The videos aren’t operating. b. It starts at 9 p.m. c. The machinery is shut down.