Food Co-op in America: a listening comprehension activity
There are thousands of podcasts online, available in a wide variety of languages. This activity is based on an NPR podcast retrieved through iTunes. You can use Audacity to edit a podcast and delete commercials such as the one at the beginning of this recording.
Listen to this NPR podcast and answer the following questions. You have 10 minutes, which should give you enough time to listen to the recording twice.
What is a food co-op?
It is farmer's market selling organic products.
It is a market where customers must purchase membership to be able to receive goods.
It is an organic farm.
True or False? Food co-ops only sell organic food.
True
False
How does this food food co-op differ from traditional ones?
It only sells locally grown products.
It sells both meat and vegetable.
The meat they sell is of higher quality than the meat sold in supermarkets.
Members can buy a wide variety of meats, including beef, pork, chicken and....
