bai doc 7

James Waltham - Chocolate Taster

Whenever I tell people what I do for a living, they can hardly believe this job exists. But I'm not joking! I spend my days at work eating chocolate! Tasting the chocolate is an essential part of making sure that customers get perfect bars of high-quality chocolate from the company I work for.  Every week I receive samples, small amounts that show what the chocolate is like, from our factory and I have to check them for taste, texture and smell. I also have to taste the raw materials we usually use- the nuts, fruit and so on. I spend days choosing the most suitable ones to go into the chocolate.  Just beside my company office I have a kitchen where I can test and taste products I make- and I keep my colleagues happy by giving them samples! My kitchen is full of machines and ingredients to play with. It's wonderful to have a private space I can go off to during the day. No two days are the same in this job. Sometimes I am at our food lab and others I'm out of the country buying our raw materials and as I've got a young family that can be difficult. But that kind of variety, and lack of routine, is something I love about the job, although I think it still comes second to the chocolate itself! The question I get asked most is whether I get bored of chocolate. I've worked with it for a long time, and I've never felt I didn't want to eat it. In fact, I'll often go home and eat some more in the evening!

• What is James Waltham doing in the text?

• recommending the best ways to test chocolate

• describing what personal qualities are needed to do his job

• telling readers what makes his job worth doing for him

• suggesting different methods of making chocolate

James says that working in his kitchen involves

• trying various different preparation methods.

• checking the quantities of Ingredients in each bar.

• discussing his opinions with other members of staff.

• making sure the best chocolate-making equipment is used.

What does James think is a disadvantage of his job?

• He sometimes feels he has eaten too much chocolate

• He finds it difficult to have a routine with his work.

• He has worked with the same product too long.

• He needs to travel abroad some of the time

Which one would be an advert for the chocolate company James works for?

• Every single bar of chocolate that leaves our factory is tested for its taste.

• We choose only the best ingredients - just chocolate beans, sugar and milk. We don't add

• We're proud of being so environmentally friendly - all our ingredients are bought

• We check everything that goes into our chocolate, so that you can enjoy the best chocolate possible.

James says that when he tells people about his work, they

• say they would like to do the same thing

• doubt whether he is serious

• think it must be very easy.

• wonder why he chose it as a career