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3rd Year Lettorato Listening Exam September 8th 2010

Surname ______Name______Mat. No. ______

You are going to see part of a BBC World News documentary called “Chocolate – The bitter truth” about child labour in the chocolate industry.

You will see the video twice. First you will have 5 minutes to study the questions, then after the first viewing you will have further 5 minutes and at the end you will have 1 hour 15 minutes to complete your answers and write the summary.

Glossary :thrive :grow well

1.According to the American in the dark suit, “these kids are ……………………… ; they’re ………………………….. .”

2.How much is the chocolate industry worth? ……………………………………….

3.a) What conditions are required for the cocoa tree to thrive?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

b) Where are they found?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

  1. How much chocolate does one cocoa pod produce?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

  1. a) How many people depend on cocoa in Ghana and the Ivory Coast?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

b) What percentage of the world’s cocoa is provided by these countries?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

  1. “The ILO (International Labour Organisation) prohibits the ………………….. forms of child labour, work likely to harm the ……………………… , …………………………. or …………………. of children. That includes the use of hazardous …………………. . It also prohibits work which interferes with …………………………….. .”
  1. Circle your choice:

Cocoa production in the Ivory Coast was affected a great deal / very little / not at all by the 5 years of civil war.

  1. a) How many Ivorian children work in the industry?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

b) Why are they preferred to adult workers?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

9.What was Nestlé’s reaction to the BBC programme?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

  1. What was US Congressman Eliot Engel’s idea to combat child labour?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

  1. a) What was the reaction of the chocolate companies?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

b) What is the concrete result 9 years later?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

  1. “The chocolate companies agreed to help ………………………. a …………………………… aimed at ……………………. the worst forms of child labour in ……………… …………………”
  1. a) What question did the presenter ask himself at the beginning of his journey?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

b) How would Africans benefit if we paid more?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

  1. Write a correctly laid out summary of 200 - 250 wordsabout child labour in the chocolate industry and measures being taken to eliminate it.

KEY

1.According to the American in the dark suit, “these kids are …prisoners… ; they’re ……slaves…….. .”

2.How much is the chocolate industry worth? ……$80bn a year………………….

3.a) What conditions are required for the cocoa tree to thrive?

……the right humidity, soil and temperature…………………………………………………

b) Where are they found?

……in the jungle belt within 10° of the Equator, especially Ghana and the Ivory Coast………………………………

  1. How much chocolate does one cocoa pod produce?

………7 bars …………………………………………………………………

  1. a) How many people depend on cocoa in Ghana and the Ivory Coast?

………10 m…………………………………………………………………………

b) What percentage of the world’s cocoa is provided by these countries?

………60%…………………………………………………………………

  1. “The ILO (International Labour Organisation) prohibits the …worst….. forms of child labour, work likely to harm the …health…… , ……safety……. or …morals…. of children. That includes the use of hazardous …tools…. . It also prohibits work which interferes with …schooling………….. .”
  1. Circle your choice:

Cocoa production in the Ivory Coast was affected a great deal / very little / not at all by the 5 years of civil war.

  1. a) How many Ivorian children work in the industry?

……100,000……………………………………………………………………………………

b) Why are they preferred to adult workers?

…Because children are not paid.………………………………………………………

9.What was Nestlé’s reaction to the BBC programme?

…They said Panorama had been unable to provide evidence. All their suppliers must comply with the code prohibiting child labour

  1. What was US Congressman Eliot Engel’s idea to combat child labour?

…To have all chocolate labelled as child slave labour free, and the companies would have to prove it.………………………………

  1. a) What was the reaction of the chocolate companies?

………They didn’t want to be forced to, but agreed to sign up to the plan.……………

b) What is the concrete result 9 years later?

……Failure – there is still no logo on the leading brands. …………..

  1. “The chocolate companies agreed to help …finance……. a ……foundation………… aimed at …ending……. the worst forms of child labour in ……West… …Africa…”
  1. a) What question did the presenter ask himself at the beginning of his journey?

……Do we pay a fair price for our chocolate?……… ………………………………………

b) How would Africans benefit if we paid more?

……They would enjoy a decent standard of living (and have access to water and electricity) …………