Listen to the podcast and answer the quiz questions at the end! These podcasts will help you if you are preparing for the English for Life test:
Additional quiz questions:
1) Which two traditional British foods mentioned in the podcast are made of/with batter?
2) In which year was a recipe for Yorkshire Pudding first recorded?
3) Bakewell Tarts are named after a place in which English county?
4) Which traditional "British" cheese is now made all over the world?
5) Which vegetable used to be eaten more commonly in the UK in place of broccoli according to one of the presenters?
6) For how long should you put your shortbread in the fridge to chill/cool before cooking according to one of the presenters?
7) Cooking instructions and indeed most instructions often use which particular verb forms?
8) One of the presenters says that we use these same verb forms to complete when doing a different task in English, what task is this?
ANSWERS BELOW:
Answers:
1) Yorkshire Pudding and the fish in 'Fish 'n' Chips; 2) 1737 3) Derbyshire 4) Cheddar 5) Cauliflower 6) 15 minutes 7) Imperatives 8) Giving directions