UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES

ENGLISH 4 – LISTENING
UNIT 1 LESSON B

Listen to Raymond and Elena talk about allergies. Decide if the following ideas are true or
false. Take notes to justify your answers. The first one is an example.

Key

1. F – the same, whether to pollen or to peanuts

2. F – peanuts, chocolate and strawberries
3. F – spring and early summer make it worse
4. T – pollution, cats, some plants and flowers make it worse
5. F – she reacts well to medication
6. T – she loves peanuts, chocolate and strawberries
7. T – sometimes you don’t know when food has peanuts or peanut oil
8. F – cafeteria and snack bar stopped selling food with peanuts
9. F – increasing: 50% between 1997 and 2011; growing problem
10. T – genetic and environmental