Kurzkontrolle: Listening & Reading

Read the following text messages. Then match each person with one of the statements below.

You may use each letter only once. There are two more statements than you need.

Read the short news report about a special cafe. Then answer the questions below using about 1 to 5 words or numbers.

The Tea Terrace, a well-known café in London, has introduced a new way of making coffee called the ’selfieccino‘. Baristas can now put a picture of a customer’s face in the white frothy coffee topping. This means coffee lovers can sip on a cup of coffee with their own self-portrait in it.

Baristas, who are responsible for making coffee, lattes, and frappuccinos in coffee shops, used to create designs such as chocolate hearts, flowers, and swirls in the froth. However, this new technique takes it to the next level. Coffee lovers can now enjoy a cup of coffee with their own self-portrait on top, thanks to the new trend.

The cafe is situated on Oxford Street, one of London’s most famous and frequently visited locations. It has already sold over 400 personalized drinks within days of launching the service earlier this week.

It is a huge success, because its baristas use technology to add customers‘ portraits to their coffee to make them enjoy their coffee even more. To get started, customers simply send a picture of their face to an online messaging app. The barista uses a machine called a ‚Cino‘ to create an image on the white froth using different food colourings. This process takes about four minutes and costs £5.75.

Ehab Salem Shouly, the owner of the cafe, explained that he started the selfieccino service because it’s not enough to just deliver great food and service; it has to be Instagram-worthy. People want to take photos of everything they do and post their images on social media.

Read the information and then fill in the table below in one to five words or using numbers. Use the same words as in the text.

Read the following text message. Then choose the correct answer.

In her message Ann …

Read the article about an African miner. Then answer the questions below using about 1 to 5 words or numbers. Write feet, kilograms, miles, years, minutes, dollars etc. in your answers when needed.

Miner finds gemstones worth $5 million

A miner in Tanzania has become a millionaire after finding two tanzanite gemstones. Miner Saniniu Lazier found the gems, which turned out to be the largest ever Tanzanite found. Tanzanite is one of the most uncommon gemstones in the world. lt can only be found in certain parts of the world. The Tanzanian government has bought the rocks, weighing 9 .2 kilograms and 5.8 kilograms for around $5 million. Tanzania’s government plans to preserve the rare minerals. Lazier has been a miner all his life. He has four wives and more than 30 children and said he would eat one of his cows to celebrate.

Fülle die Lücken mit den richtigen Verbformen.

Two pupils are talking to their teacher. Listen to the discussion and choose the correct answer. Listen twice to the recording.

Listen to the information in the announcement. Choose the correct answer. Listen to the recording only once.

Why is this announcement being made?

Annie went to Berlin with her German class. Listen to what she says and complete the sentences in one to five words or numbers. Listen twice to the recording. Use the same words as in the text.

Listen to someone talking about her job. Listen once to what the person says.

Listen to what Harry and Kate need to get or buy. While listening decide which of the following statements are „true“ or „false“. Listen twice to the recording.

In Las Vegas there are many shows that happen outside the big hotels. Listen to an announcement from one of them and choose the correct answer. Listen to the message only once.

What is the main reason for the message?