1. 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.
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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:
Example 2:
a. Illinois
b. Germany
c. California
a.
b.
c.
The correct answer is b; Germany.
The correct answer is a, a candy store.
A candy store.
Candy products.
The Jelly Belly Candy Company.
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
6. a. 721
b. 3
c. 1.260
11. a. At the Jelly Belly Café
b. At the Java Bar
c. At the Sampling Bar
2. a. 8
b. 50
c. 1
7. a. Three weeks
b. A few hours
c. Seven days
3. a. 1
b. 50
c. 8
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8. a. 13 weeks
b. 721 weeks
c. Several weeks
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12. a. At the Sampling Bar
b. At the Java Bar
c. At the Jelly Belly
Café
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4. a. 4
b. 3
c. 8
9. a. A syrup shower
b. A water shower
c. A sugar shower
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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10. a. 24 - 48 hours.
b. over two hours.
c. 2 - 4 hours.
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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.