5-minute listening: Camel beauty pageant among Qatar’s World Cup events to bring cultural awareness to visitors – YP

A. a actuality tv present

B. a documentary

C. a magnificence contest

D. an interview

2. Based mostly on the outline within the podcast, which of the next greatest describes how Nazaa’a probable feels when she is being filmed?

A. nervous

B. assured

C. distressed

D. fascinated

3. The place is the Mzayen World Cup held?

A. Qatari desert

B. Doha

C. United States

D. Morocco

4. What was the aim of the Mzayen World Cup?

A. to encourage foreigners to study in regards to the native traditions

B. to advertise the nation’s tourism trade

C. to showcase the completely different kinds of camels

D. to induce the general public to undertake the camels

5. What do the “light ships of the desert” seek advice from?

A. canine

B. antelopes

C. elephants

D. camels

6. What number of camels had been within the pageant’s closing spherical?

A. 10

B. 15

C. 20

D. a whole lot

7. What did the camels within the pageant have on them?

A. collars adorned with jewels and gems

B. multicoloured braids and collars adorned with jewels

C. ruby earrings and diamond nostril piercings

D. gems and ruby earrings

8. Which of the next can change “majestic” within the podcast?

A. magnificent

B. grandiose

C. spectacular

D. all the above

9. How usually are camel magnificence pageants held within the Center East?

A. generally however not usually

B. as soon as in a really very long time

C. usually

D. not often

10. What’s a karak in accordance with the podcast?

A. camel milk

B. a sort of tea

C. a camel breed

D. a wide range of spice

11. What different competitors was held other than the camel magnificence contest?

A. a milking competitors

B. a naming contest

C. a race

D. a jingle writing contest

12. Why is a health care provider current on the camel pageant?

A. to make sure the animals are in good well being

B. to verify they don’t have fillers or Botox in them

C. to certify that they’re purebred camels

D. all the above

13. Based mostly in your understanding of the podcast, what may occur to the camels if they’re discovered to be cosmetically enhanced?

A. They are going to be despatched to the vet.

B. Their house owners can be fined.

C. They are going to be faraway from the competitors.

D. They may have a greater probability of profitable the competition.

14. How a lot prize cash does the runner-up of the pageant get?

A. US$1,000

B. US$3,990

C. US$55,000

D. data not given

15. Which of the next could be an acceptable different headline for this podcast?

A. Camels exhibit magnificence at Mzayen World Cup

B. Contained in the world of camel magnificence pageants

C. How camel magnificence contest reinforces nationwide delight

D. Camel magnificence pageant cracks down on Botox injections

The Mzayen World Cup was a camel pageant held in Qatar. Photograph: AP

Solutions

1. C

2. B

3. A

4. A

5. D

6. B

7. A

8. D

9. C

10. B

11. A

12. B

13. C

14. D

15. A

Script

Voice 1: Like all good pageant contestants, Nazaa’a displayed not solely dazzling magnificence but additionally poise and style. She batted her eyelashes and flashed a toothy smile for the tv cameras on the Mzayen World Cup. This was a pageant held within the Qatari desert about 25km away from Doha, the venue for the 2022 Fifa World Cup.

Voice 2: Nazaa’a even appeared like she was about to provide a “thanks” speech – however she’s a camel. And the Mzayen World Cup will not be your abnormal magnificence competitors – think about that it’s a mixture of the Westminster Canine Present and the Miss America Pageant for these light ships of the desert.

Voice 1: The occasion occurred final month. It was designed to convey cultural consciousness to World Cup guests. The competitors was sponsored by the Ministry of Sports activities and Youth, along side the Supreme Committee for Supply and Legacy, the native World Cup organising committee.

Voice 2: Nazaa’a was one among 15 finalist camels who competed for the crown, parading by followers whereas carrying bejewelled collars and draped with strings of gems. The majestic light-haired creature overcame a number of preliminary rounds and a whole lot of different camels to win the pageant at Qatar Camel Mzayen Membership. These occasions are held recurrently all through the Center East, the place folks have linked with camels for generations.

Voice 1: Guests had been greeted by a camel jingle and served karak, a spiced tea with milk. House owners and their households sat in an air-conditioned luxurious tent with pink velvet chairs and a glass wall to observe the competitors.

Voice 2: The principle sights had been the purebred feminine camels. Rivals make a number of passes in entrance of a stand of followers that cheer for his or her favorite. There’s additionally a milking competitors, with the prize going to the camel that produces essentially the most milk.

Voice 1: Make no mistake although, it is a critical contest. A physician is on workers to verify the animals don’t use fillers or Botox to make them extra lovely. In December 2021, dozens of camels had been disqualified from the King Abdulaziz Camel Competition in Saudi Arabia for beauty enhancements.

Voice 2: Then there’s the prize cash: the winner, runner-up and third-place camels all obtain trophies. The house owners of Nazaa’a earned US$55,000 whereas the camel that produces essentially the most milk wins US$3,990.