Reading & listening B1 (listening marathon and award winning chef)

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

huge amounts

to carb load

basically

currently

certain amount

cereal

fibre

to focus on

digestive issues

probably

grote hoeveelheden

veel koolhydraten eten

in principe

opent dit moment

bepaalde hoeveelheid

(ontbijt)granen

vezels

je richten op

problemen met spijsvertering

waarschijnlijk

00:00

What should you be eating, the week before the race?

a: food that you consider good for your body. 

b: mainly foods that contain carbohydrates. 

c: substantial portions of food.

00:45

What does Taran say about the amount of carbs you should eat the day before the race?

a: Add a small amount of carb to what you would usually eat. 

b: Eat exactly the prescribed amount of carbs. 

c: Increase your amount of carbs by as much as possible. 

02:56

What is Taran's advice on the meal eaten on the morning of a race? 

a: Make sure you get enough calories.

b: Schedule your breakfast carefully.

c: Take vitamin and protein pills.

04:02

What is Taran's advice on the meal eaten on the morning of a race?

1. Make sure you get enough calories.
2. Schedule your breakfast carefully.
3. Take vitamin and protein pills.

04:04

What does Taran focus on in the hours before the race?

a: carb loading on a small scale. 

b: consuming as little as possible.

c: keeping a positive fluid balance.

04:53

What does Taran focus on in the hours before the race?

1. carb loading on a small scale.
2. consuming as little as possible.
3. keeping a positive fluid balance.

04:56

What does Taran say about gels and chews?

a: Gels and chews take about 50 minutes to digest.

b: The effect of gels and chews lasts about 25 minutes.

c: Unlike chews, gels have to be consumed with water. 

06:20

What does Taran say about gels and chews?

1. Gels and chews take about 50 minutes to digest.
2. The effect of gels and chews lasts about 25 minutes.
3. Unlike chews, gels have to be consumed with water.

02:54

What does Taran say about the amount of carbs you should eat the day before the race?

1. Add a small amount of carb to what you would usually eat.
2. Eat exactly the prescribed amount of carbs.
3. Increase your amount of carbs by as much as possible.

00:45

What should you be eating the week before the race?

1. food that you consider good for your body.
2. mainly food that contains carbohydrates.
3. substantial portions of food.

at ease

appealing

to be surrounded by

progress

amazing

to tend

to craft

to achieve

to expect

noisy

op je gemak

iets leuks, aantrekklijks

omringd zijn door

vooruitgang

verbazingwekkend

de neiging hebben om 

een beroep uitoefenen

bereiken

verwachten

lawaaiig

What aspect of her job does April like most?

What did she expect from her working life until she started working in the kitchen?

What does Gary Lee say about April?

When does April take the scallops out of the pan?

What other ambition does she have?

www.theguardian.com

What aspect of her job does April like most?

What did she expect from her working life until she started working in the kitchen?

What does Gary Lee say about April?

When does April take the scallops out of the pan?

What other ambition does she have?

What aspect of her job does April like most?

1. She creates things that make people happy.
2. She gets happy from working with the people in the industry.
3. She is happy to be part of the food business.

What did April expect from her working life?

1. She didn't think it could be fun to work.
2. She didn't think she could find a job.
3. She didn't think she would work at a young age.

What does Gary Lee say about April?

1. She gives full attention to her work.
2. She has a tendency to work to hard.
3. She has to experiment more with flavours.

When does April take the scallops out of the pan?

1. When she thinks the scallops are ready to eat.
2. When the plates are ready for the table.
3. When the scallops are almost done.

What other ambition does she have?

1. To be an example for other young chefs.
2. To compete with other young chefs.
3. To teach other young chefs.

Leesopdracht

Je krijgt 2 teksten. Deze moet je lezen en vragen bij beantwoorden. Je geeft ook aan waar je het antwoord gevonden hebt.

Text 1

Why did a lot of people dislike the statue?

1. Because they don't like Manchester United
2. Because Ronaldo is Portugese
3. Because it doesn't inspire young people
4. Because local football players hate it

Waar heb je het antwoord gevonden (eerste 2 woorden ... laatste 2 woorden)

What did some locals say is a better alternative?

1. Erecting local players!
2. Listening to local players
3. Asking young people

Waar heb je het antwoord gevonden (eerste 2 woorden ... laatste 2 woorden)

Text 2

Which of the following statements is NOT true.

1. The yacht is too expensive for Rotterdam
2. People of Rotterdam were upset with the yacht.
3. The yacht was made for the owner of Amazon

Waar heb je het antwoord gevonden (eerste 2 woorden ... laatste 2 woorden)

Why were people upset with the yacht?

1. People did not like Jeff Bezos wanting a yacht
2. Because it was too insignificant for the port of Rotterdam.
3. It was too expensive.
4. A bridge that has a lot of heritage needed to be change,

Waar heb je het antwoord gevonden (eerste 2 woorden ... laatste 2 woorden)

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