Listening Comprehension Exercise: Filipino Cold Desserts

Difficulty Level: Maharlika (Intermediate Level)

Description: A news segment on Filipino traditional cold desserts reported by a native Tagalog speaker.

Question 1: Which Filipino desserts featured by the news segment?

  1. Halo-halo
  2. Scrambol
  3. “Dirty” ice cream in a hamburger bun
  4. All of the above

Question 2: This news segment was intended to be shown during which time of the year?

  1. During the summer, on Labor Day
  2. During Christmas time, during cool weather
  3. During rainy season, after a major typhoon
  4. None of the above

Question 3: What were some of ingredients of the halo-halo which were mentioned during the news segment

  1. Milk and ice shavings
  2. Beans and gelatin
  3. Yam and leche flan
  4. All of the above

Question 4: The “scrambol” was described by the reporter as the __________ of the halo-halo.

  1. Grandfather
  2. Father
  3. Offspring
  4. Cousin
  5. Partner

Transcript

Archorman: Kanya-kanya na tayo ng diskarte para tayo po ay magpalamig.

Anchorwoman: Alam niyo siyempre, ang hanap-hanap po natin ang mga pampalamig. O kayo? Ano ang perfect na pampalamig niyo ngayong summer? Ang Tatak Noypi ibandila mo, Tony Velasquez.

Reporter: Sa tindi ng init mga tao’y nanlalagkit. Tagaktak ang kanilang pawis, mas peresko pang maghubad kesa magbihis. Hanap-hanap ng Pinoy ang pampalamig na isusubo na lang niya sa kayang bibig. Masarap dapat sa panlasa, at magaan pa sana sa bulsa.

Wala nang mas panalo sa paboritong pinoy halo-halo. Sa sikat mang restorant…

Interviwee: Next one is ah… banana, saging na saba. So we put uh… one teaspoon full, so we’re very generous with our portions.

Reporter: O sa tabi-tabi lang ng daan. Tinitimplahang mga rekado sa isang basong gatas at yelo na kinaskas. May saging at langka, beans at gulaman. Ang timplang espesyal, may ube at leche flan. Mga kostumer na minsang nasarapan, ito na lagi ang kanilang binabalik-balikan.

Interviewee 2: Dinadayo po samin dito ‘tong halo-halo ni Mamasing…

Reporter: Ang scrambol naman ang pinsan ng halo-halo, may sangkap na gatas, arinbal at yelo at iba’t-ibang pampalasa na pwedeng idagadag dito. Linalagyan pa ng kending toppings ito bago hugupin sa malaking straw.

Ang ibang naiinitan dirty ice cream ang palaman sa kanilang hamburger bun. The subscriber cannot be reached para lang makatikim ng Pinoy ice cream sandwich. Ayon na rin mismo sa prediksyon ng PAGASA, asahan na ang pinakamainit na temperatura, ngayon mismong Araw ng Paggawa. Baka makapagdagdag pa ito sa init ng ulo ng mga oberong walang matatanggap na umento.

Kung ikaw ay pinagpapawisan sa trabaho o laro man, sikapin mong gawan ng paraan para laging cool ka lang. Kahit mga supot lang ng ice-water ang iyong pagsasaluhan.

Old lady: Ito ang da best halo-halo sa Tondo.

Reporter: Tony Velasquez, ABS-CBN.

[END]

Answer Key: Filipino Cold Desserts (221 downloads )

Tips:

Ang scrambol naman ang pinsan ng halo-halo…” – Meanwhile, the scrambol is the cousin of the halo-halo… “Pinsan” means cousin.

Notes: PAGASA is an acronym for The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomic Administration – the Philippine government bureau which monitors the weather.

Araw ng Paggawa is Labor Day (May 1 in the Philippines)

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