Vanilla on Reunion - Test 6

C1 Advanced · Listening Sentence Completion · Cambridge English Advanced 2, Cambridge University Press

You will hear a radio report by the journalist Susie Stubbs, who has been to the tropical island of Reunion to find out about the flavouring called vanilla. For questions 1–8, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase.

spice.

Susie says that, despite its cost, vanilla is the world's most

for its existence.

The vanilla plant is originally from Mexico, where it depends on a local

is used to talk about vanilla plants on the island.

Susie says the term

and this impacts on the price.

Recently the vanilla harvest has been affected by

for protection.

These days the vanilla plants are covered by

in the vanilla seed pods to show which farm they come from.

Sometimes there are

briefly before being packed in boxes.

The vanilla pods are sun-dried and then

to keep the heat in.

The boxes used to store the pods are wrapped in

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