European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Languages (LISTENING)-C1

Listening

Level C1 (advanced)

Listen to this report on nutmeg growing in Grenada, broadcast by a British correspondent in Latin America. Read the statements below and click on the box in the appropriate column, depending on whether you think the statement accurately reflects what was reported (True), does not reflect what was reported (False), or was not mentioned in the report (Not in the text). The first one has been done for you as an example.
You need to find 8 correct answers altogether.

You will hear the report twice. Do as much as you can the first time while listening and complete your work the second time. LISTEN CAREFULLY.
First, you have one minute to read the statements and read these instructions again.

True

False

Not in the text

Example:
The nutmeg is the most important spice in the Caribbean.

1. Most nutmeg producers are of pension age.

2. Nutmegs produce a good income for Grenadian farmers.

3. Nutmeg revenue in Grenada is now at an all-time low.

4. The Indonesian government has asked the farmers to start growing breadfruit instead.

5. Nutmeg prices rose after the Indonesians broke the trade agreement.

6. Urban areas in Grenada are suffering considerably because of the fall in trade.

7. Grenada used to export most of its nutmegs to Germany and the Netherlands.

8. Now the Grenadian nutmeg co-operative is in debt.