It is time to take a break to have a fika. Fika is the traditional Swedish coffee break. It consists of a coffee and a cake. Among the most popular cakes, let’s have a look at the kannenbules.
A kanelbulle is a cinnamon bun, studded with cardamon, glazed with a sweet syrup and pearled sugar sprinkled over it.
Let’s follow the search for the ULTIMATE KANELBULLE. Watch the video and answer the following questions:
Look at the word list below, you might need to knowthem in order to understand the video. Check the ones you do not know in the dictionary before watching it.
dough; tasty; juicy; dry; spicy; flavour; bakery; moisty;good looking;fragrant
Criteria to evaluate the kanelbulle:
Texture (soft, dry, juicy)
aroma
Cinnamon flavour
zize
aspect
X-factor
Now, watch the video and answer the questions:
Complete the table with the information given in the video.
Places visited | bad aspects |
strong aspects |
mark |
situation |
1 Tully’s
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2 Bästa bageriet
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3 Wayne’s
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4 Seven eleven
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5 Blooms
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6 Saturnus
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Match the following sentences about buns and places with the place (1 to 6) where they are heard in the video.
A) which place closes at one o’clock on Saturdays
B) not too much syrup
C) It’s a bit dry
D) it tastes of cinnamon
E) it’s a bit stale
F) it’s just OK
G) it does not taste so fresh
H) it’s kind of ok but….nothing special
I) it’s cheap
J) which place is away from the tourist trail?
K) enough X factor to star in Mamma mia
Give the teacher some feedback:
Do you feel you tube videos and comprehension activities connected with them help your English get better? Choose among the following answers and add any comments on how to improve listening exercises.
THANKS!
yes, a lot; quite a lot; a bit; not much; nothing.
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