Labels Giving Nutritional Information on Food Packaging — Test 4, Section 3
Cambridge IELTS 13 · Test 4 · Listening Section 3
Listen to the recording once and answer all the questions in this section.
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Labels giving nutritional information on food packaging
What was Jack's attitude to nutritional food labels before this project?
He didn't read everything on them.
He didn't think they were important.
He thought they were too complicated.
Alice says that before doing this project,
she was unaware of what certain foods contained.
she was too lazy to read food labels.
she was only interested in the number of calories.
When discussing supermarket brands of pizza, Jack agrees with Alice that
the list of ingredients is shocking.
he will hesitate before buying pizza again.
the nutritional label is misleading.
Jack prefers the daily value system to other labelling systems because it is
more accessible.
more logical.
more comprehensive.
What surprised both students about one flavour of crisps?
The percentage of artificial additives given was incorrect.
The products did not contain any meat.
The labels did not list all the ingredients.
What do the students think about research into the impact of nutritional food labelling?
It did not produce clear results.
It focused on the wrong people.
It made unrealistic recommendations.
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
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Which TWO things surprised the students about the traffic-light system for nutritional labels?
its widespread use
the fact that it is voluntary for supermarkets
how little research was done before its introduction
its unpopularity with food manufacturers
the way that certain colours are used
Choose TWO letters, A–E.
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Which TWO things are true about the participants in the study on the traffic-light system?
They had low literacy levels.
They were regular consumers of packaged food.
They were selected randomly.
They were from all socio-economic groups.
They were interviewed face-to-face.
Choose TWO letters, A–E.
Two students discuss their report on nutritional food labels.
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