Ted Hunter, a farmer from the Domesticated Ostrich Farming Association, gives a talk about 'new' meats. He compares kangaroo, crocodile and ostrich, traces what ostriches were farmed for in the past, and weighs up the costs and rewards of ostrich farming today.
Questions 31-40 · 10 marks · 3 question blocks
All answers come from Ted, in order. 31-33 come in the comparison of three meats. 34-36 follow the history of ostrich products in South Africa. 37-40 cover the meat's qualities, then the costs, the chicks and the profits.
Type what you wrote and hit mark. Hide the key first if you haven't done the part yet. Every question number jumps to its explanation.
| Q | Your answer | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Questions 31-33 · Table completion (NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS) | ||
| 31 | rabbitAlso accepted: rabbit meat | |
| 32 | toughAlso accepted: rather tough | |
| 33 | beef | |
| Questions 34-36 · Table completion (NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS) | ||
| 34 | fansAlso accepted: feather fans / ladies' fans / ladies' feather fans | |
| 35 | leatherAlso accepted: fine leather / delicate leather / good quality leather | |
| 36 | meat | |
| Questions 37-40 · Multiple choice | ||
| 37 | A | |
| 38 | C | |
| 39 | C | |
| 40 | B | |
How to attack this block: Each meat is compared to a familiar meat and then given a problem. The crocodile row is filled in for you, so use it as a model: 'rather like chicken', then 'fatty'. Listen for the same pattern for kangaroo and ostrich.
Also accepted: rabbit meat
Which meat is kangaroo compared to?
It looks and tastes rather like rabbit, though it's slightly darker in colour
Question says → You hear
Why: 'Rather like' introduces the comparison: kangaroo is like rabbit.
The trap: Australia is mentioned just before, but that's where kangaroos come from, not a comparison.
Also accepted: rather tough
What is the problem with kangaroo meat?
though it's slightly darker in colour, but it is rather tough, so that's a problem for some people
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Why: Ted labels it himself: 'it is rather tough, so that's a problem'. Tough or rather tough are both accepted.
The trap: 'Darker in colour' comes first, but it's a difference from rabbit, not a problem.
Which meat is ostrich compared to?
is ostrich, which most people say has a similar taste and texture to beef
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Why: 'Similar taste and texture' is the comparison, and it's beef.
The trap: Chicken is the comparison for crocodile, said just before, and it's already printed.
How to attack this block: The products come in history order: feathers first, then hide, then meat. Each row needs either the use or the product, so check which column the gap is in before you listen.
Also accepted: feather fans / ladies' fans / ladies' feather fans
Besides ceremonial dress and hats, what were ostrich feathers used for?
they were also exported to Europe and America where they were made into ladies' fans and used for decorating hats
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Why: Feathers were made into ladies' fans. Tribal dress and decorated hats are printed, so the gap is fans.
The trap: Europe and America are where the feathers went, not what they were used for.
Also accepted: fine leather / delicate leather / good quality leather
What was ostrich hide used for?
ostriches were still bred, this time for their hide. This can be treated to produce about half a square metre of leather
Question says → You hear
Why: The hide is treated to make leather. Fine or good quality leather are accepted, but leather alone is enough.
The trap: 'Hide' is the word you hear first, but it's already printed in the product column.
Which ostrich product was used for biltong?
At the same time, some of the meat was used for biltong
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Why: The product used for biltong is the meat. 'Ostrich' is printed, so write meat.
The trap: Fast food is how biltong is described, not the product it comes from.
How to attack this block: Ted tends to say something good and then add a 'however'. Several options use words he says (incubators, outlay, climate) but in the wrong sense. Check each option against the whole sentence, not just a word.
What does Ted say about ostrich meat?
Ostrich meat is slightly higher in protein than beef- and much lower in fats and cholesterol. It tastes good too.
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Why: Higher in protein than beef is the same as more protein, so A.
The trap: B undersells it: the taste tests found 82% preferred ostrich to beef. C, filling, is never mentioned; '30 to 50 kg' is how much meat one bird gives.
What is one difficulty of setting up an ostrich farm?
Mature breeding birds are very expensive - even a fertilised ostrich egg isn't cheap so you need quite a bit of capital to begin with.
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Why: Ted says even the eggs aren't cheap, so the price of eggs is a problem: C.
The trap: The climate is mentioned just before, but he says farmed ostriches don't need African climates. Transport is never mentioned.
What is true of chicks raised on farms?
The young chicks are very dependent on human minders, and need a lot of attention from the people looking after them.
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Why: 'Need a lot of attention' matches 'need looking after carefully', so C.
The trap: A takes 'incubators' from the sentence before, but they're for the eggs, not the chicks until maturity. B is the opposite of 'very dependent'.
Why can ostrich farms make a good profit?
A cow produces only one calf a year whereas a female ostrich can lay an egg every other day.
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Why: An egg every other day, and almost every egg on a farm hatches and grows up. That high output is why profits are good: B.
The trap: A turns 'once the initial outlay has been made' upside down: the outlay is large. C fails because ostrich meat isn't freely available yet, Ted only hopes it will be.
B says ostrich tastes 'nearly as good' as beef, but the taste tests found 82% preferred ostrich. The answer is A: slightly higher in protein than beef.
The climate is mentioned, but to say ostriches don't need African weather. The real problem is cost: breeding birds and even fertilised eggs are expensive, so C.
'Initial outlay' is in the recording, but Ted says it's large. Profits come from how productive the birds are: an egg every other day and almost every chick surviving. That's B.
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