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Unit 2 – Listening Scripts

Food and Cooking
Track 13
Hi, and welcome to ‘Cam pus Cook-in’, our daily TV program for students who want a bit of
____________ in their meals. Are you bored with ____________ for breakfast?
Well, today, we’re going to tell you how to make ____________ . They're cheap and quick
and very easy to make. You only need ____________ , milk, sugar, ____________, oil and an
egg. The full ____________ ’s on the university website - just follow the link. So, here we
go ...
Before you start, it’s important to have the ____________ ____________ , otherwise your
pancakes won’t cook ____________ . So please make sure you ____________ everything
carefully. Everyone ready? OK.
First you put the flour, salt and sugar in a large ____________ . Next, you mix the egg, milk
and oil in another bowl. Then, slowly add the ____________ ingredients to the flour
____________ , mixing well until it has a ____________ , thick ____________ . Make sure
you ____________ all the time.
OK? Now we’re ready to cook our pancakes. We s ta rt by ____________ the frying pan and
____________ it lightly with a little ____________ . When the butter’s ____________ , we
pour a large ____________ of the pancake m ix into the pan and cook it until the
____________ are brown. At that point, ____________ the pancake over and cook for a
minute or so longer.
Finally, put the pancake on a ____________ and cover it up to keep ____________ , and
make the next one. When all your pancakes are ready, you can ____________ them up with
____________ or sugar and lemon, or even fruit. Delicious! Happy Eating!

Track 14
Good morning, everyone. Today we’re going to make Apple and Blackberry Crumble. So, I
hope you’ve all bought your ingredients. Ready? Now, le t’s get straight on with cooking.
First, you peel the apples, and cut them into slices. OK? Don’t forget to take the middle out
of the apple. Now, put the sliced apples in a pan and cook them with some of the sugar. In a
b o u t 1 0 minutes they should be nice and soft. Right? Now, m ix the blackberries and apple
together and put them into the bottom of a baking dish. That’s fine ... Now, the next thin g
to do is rub the flour, sugar and butter together with your fingers until it’s in tiny pieces, like
breadcrumbs. W hen it’s ready, put it on the top of the apples and bake it all in the oven for 3
0 minutes.

Track 15
Hello everyone. Welcome to the university. I hope you’re settling in and beginning to find
your way around. I know a lot of students find it hard to adapt to the food. So I thought I’d
tell you about a couple of popular English meals that you might hear about. Well, actually,
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you might’ve heard of the first one already... it’s really popular ... it's fish and chips. Fish and
chips
are fried in deep fat. So it’s actually very greasy and not at all healthy. But it’s s till very
popular, especially on a Friday night. That’s when a lot of people get their fish and chips from
the ‘fish and chip ’ shop, and take them home to eat. The other traditional meal , which is
definitely healthier, is Sunday lunch . In England, Sunday lunch is usually some kind of roast
meat with vegetables. Traditionally, families have their Sunday lunch at home, but these
days quite a lot of families have Sunday lunch in a restaurant

Track 16
Good afternoon. Many people in the ____________ world eat the ____________ food and
they eat far too much of it. So the topic of my lecture today is healthy eating. I’ll
____________ my talk into three parts ; firstly, I’m going to ____________ what I mean by
healthy eating. After that , I’ll go on to talk about why people don’t eat ____________ and
then I’ll finish my ____________ with some ideas for ____________ the situation .
Right ... So w hat do I mean by ‘healthy eating ’?
W ell, some people might think it means eating a lot of meat. Umm.. ... o f course,
____________ wouldn’t agree with this . They think eating meat is very ____________ .
Other people think that eating a lot of ____________ is good for you, or a lot of
____________ . W ell, naturally, cabbage, salad and meat can all be ____________ of
healthy eating. But, for me, a healthy eating means two things: one is ... eating a
____________ die t and the other is ... eating the right ____________ of food. In my
opinion, a balanced diet means eating a ____________ of foods , including meat,
vegetables, fruit, ____________ and ____________ foods . Obviously, the amount of food
we should eat is more difficult to decide. It ____________ a lot on how ____________ we are

Track 17
Now on to my next point ... Why do so m any people eat badly? W ell, le t’s look first at
having a balanced diet. To have a balanced diet you have to ____________ your meals ___
_________ and then buy the right foo d ... and then ____________ ____________ to cook it
properly. But, these days people are so busy working that they don’t have time to go
shopping, so they ________ ____ buying fast food at the last minute . Another reason people
don’t eat well nowadays is that it’s actually cheaper to buy food already ____________ in a
____________ . So, people who haven’t got much money, will buy packet food rather than
cook something ____________ . And a ____________ reason why people don’t eat
healthily... and that is that they don’t know how to. In my opinion, schools don’t do nearly
enough to ____________ their ____________ in healthy eating habits

Track 18

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And now to my third and last point ... What can we do to ____________ the problem? Well, I
think it can be solved by three main groups: families, schools and the ____________ . To
start with, parents should make sure their children have a healthy ____________ . Secondly,
a lot of schools have ____________ -____________ machines, where their pupils can buy
soft drinks, ____________ , sweets and chocolates. I think schools should ____________
what they sell in these machines. Another thing schools can do is make sure that the food
they ____________ in their ____________ is fresh and well balanced. And to finish, I’ll briefly
mention two of the ____________ I think the government should take to ____________
healthy eating. One is to ____________ ____________ unhealthy food and the other is to
spend more money on educating the public about the ____________ of a healthy diet. In my
next lecture, I’ll go into more detail about …

Unit 2 – Listening Glossary

Food and Cooking
Track 13 Track 16 Track 17 Track 18
a spoonful of active educate advertise
bowl an amount of end up benefit
butter balanced final canteen
cereal cabbage fresh change
consistency cereal in advance crisps
edge dair packet encourage
exact quantities define plan (v) government
flip depend on prepare limit (v)
flour divide pupil measure
greasing improve take time self-service
heating lecture serve
melt part solve the problem
mixture properly
pancake salad
plate unhealthy
properly variety
recipe vegetarian
salt western
serve wrong
smooth
stir

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syrup
variety
warm
weigh

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KEY - Unit 2 – Listening Scripts
Food and Cooking
Track 13
Hi, and welcome to ‘Cam pus Cook-in’, our daily TV program for students who want a bit of
variety in their meals. Are you bored with cereal for breakfast?
Well, today, we’re going to tell you how to make pancakes. They're cheap and quick and
very easy to make. You only need flour, milk, sugar, salt, oil and an egg. The full recipe’s on
the university website - just follow the link. So, here we go ...
Before you start, it’s important to have the exact quantities, otherwise your pancakes won’t
cook properly. So please make sure you weigh everything carefully. Everyone ready? OK.
First you put the flour, salt and sugar in a large bowl. Next, you mix the egg, milk and oil in
another bowl. Then, slowly add the liquid ingredients to the flour mixture, mixing well until
it has a smooth, thick consistency. Make sure you stir all the time.
OK? Now we’re ready to cook our pancakes. We s ta rt by heating the frying pan and
greasing it lightly with a little butter. When the butter’s melted, we pour a large spoonful of
the pancake m ix into the pan and cook it until the edges are brown. At that point, flip the
pancake over and cook for a minute or so longer.
Finally, put the pancake on a plate and cover it up to keep warm, and make the next one.
When all your pancakes are ready, you can serve them up with syrup or sugar and lemon, or
even fruit. Delicious! Happy Eating!

Track 14
Good morning, everyone. Today we’re going to make Apple and Blackberry Crumble. So, I
hope you’ve all bought your ingredients. Ready? Now, le t’s get straight on with cooking.
First, you peel the apples, and cut them into slices. OK? Don’t forget to take the middle out
of the apple. Now, put the sliced apples in a pan and cook them with some of the sugar. In a
b o u t 1 0 minutes they should be nice and soft. Right? Now, m ix the blackberries and apple
together and put them into the bottom of a baking dish. That’s fine ... Now, the next thin g
to do is rub the flour, sugar and butter together with your fingers until it’s in tiny pieces, like
breadcrumbs. W hen it’s ready, put it on the top of the apples and bake it all in the oven for 3
0 minutes.

Track 15
Hello everyone. Welcome to the university. I hope you’re settling in and beginning to find
your way around. I know a lot of students find it hard to adapt to the food. So I thought I’d
tell you about a couple of popular English meals that you might hear about. Well, actually,
you might’ve heard of the first one already... it’s really popular ... it's fish and chips. Fish and
chips
are fried in deep fat. So it’s actually very greasy and not at all healthy. But it’s s till very
popular, especially on a Friday night. That’s when a lot of people get their fish and chips from
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the ‘fish and chip ’ shop, and take them home to eat. The other traditional meal , which is
definitely healthier, is Sunday lunch . In England, Sunday lunch is usually some kind of roast
meat with vegetables. Traditionally, families have their Sunday lunch at home, but these
days quite a lot of families have Sunday lunch in a restaurant

Track 16
Good afternoon. Many people in the western world eat the wrong food and they eat far too
much of it. So the topic of my lecture today is healthy eating. I’ll divide my talk into three
parts ; firstly, I’m going to define what I mean by healthy eating. After that , I’ll go on to talk
about why people don’t eat properly and then I’ll finish my lecture with some ideas for
improving the situation .
Right ... So w hat do I mean by ‘healthy eating ’?
W ell, some people might think it means eating a lot of meat. Umm.. ... o f course,
vegetarians wouldn’t agree with this . They think eating meat is very unhealthy. Other
people think that eating a lot of cabbage is good for you, or a lot of salad. W ell, naturally,
cabbage, salad and meat can all be part of healthy eating. But, for me, a healthy eating
means two things: one is ... eating a balanced die t and the other is ... eating the right
amount of food. In my opinion, a balanced diet means eating a variety of foods , including
meat, vegetables, fruit, cereals and dairy foods . Obviously, the amount of food we should
eat is more difficult to decide. It depends a lot on how active we are

Track 17
Now on to my next point ... Why do so m any people eat badly? W ell, le t’s look first at
having a balanced diet. To have a balanced diet you have to plan your meals in advance and
then buy the right foo d ... and then take time to cook it properly. But, these days people are
so busy working that they don’t have time to go shopping, so they end up buying fast food
at the last minute . Another reason people don’t eat well nowadays is that it’s actually
cheaper to buy food already prepared in a packet. So, people who haven’t got much money,
will buy packet food rather than cook something fresh. And a final reason why people don’t
eat healthily... and that is that they don’t know how to. In my opinion, schools don’t do
nearly enough to educate their pupils in healthy eating habits

Track 18
And now to my third and last point ... What can we do to solve the problem? Well, I think it
can be solved by three main groups: families, schools and the government. To start with,
parents should make sure their children have a healthy diet. Secondly, a lot of schools have
self-service machines, where their pupils can buy soft drinks, crisps, sweets and chocolates. I
think schools should change what they sell in these machines. Another thing schools can do
is make sure that the food they serve in their canteens is fresh and well balanced. And to
finish, I’ll briefly mention two of the measures I think the government should take to
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encourage healthy eating. One is to limit advertising unhealthy food and the other is to
spend more money on educating the public about the benefits of a healthy diet. In my next
lecture, I’ll go into more detail about …

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Unit 2 – Listening Glossary

Food and Cooking
Track 13 Track 16 Track 17 Track 18
a spoonful of active educate advertise
bowl an amount of end up benefit
butter balanced final canteen
cereal cabbage fresh change
consistency cereal in advance crisps
edge dair packet encourage
exact quantities define plan (v) government
flip depend on prepare limit (v)
flour divide pupil measure
greasing improve take time self-service
heating lecture serve
melt part solve the problem
mixture properly
pancake salad
plate unhealthy
properly variety
recipe vegetarian
salt western
serve wrong
smooth
stir
syrup
variety
warm
weigh