2- Sports news on the radio.
Listen to the mp3 file and answer either Yes or No for each question. Then
listen again to check.
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1. Did Diego Garcia play well last year?
2. Does Diego Garcia know who he is playing in the final?
3. Was the
weather
in France nice today?
4. Was the weather in Tennessee nice today?
5. Are foreign players playing in the golf tournament?
6. Will the Jaguar driver start in first position in the race tomorrow?
7. You bet $10 on a victory for Pittsburgh. Are you happy today?
8. Did Chicago win today?
Sports news
Hi, this is Larry Watson here with the evening sports news.
In tennis, the Brazilian Diego Garcia reached the semi finals of the French
Open. The 26-year-old from São Paulo, knocked out in the first round last
year in Paris, managed to overcome the Swiss player Heinz Gruller in four
sets. Garcia said he was delighted with his victory and put it down to having
changed his coach last winter. The two Americans Rod Langer and Brad
Wilson will play in the second semi-final tomorrow to decide who will play
Garcia.
We stay in France where today the fifth stage of the Tour De France took
place. The 74 cyclists have already entered the mountains and the Italian
Gianfranco Baresi took first place after a long, steep climb up to finishing line
after 184 miles in the hot sun. Baresi now leads the Tour by over six
minutes and it will take something special to take the yellow jersey off him.
Golf - and today was the first day's play in the IBM Open in Tennessee.
Stormy
weather
played its part and the players didn't tee off until around 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Once play did
get underway, the Australian Mark Chappel played some superb shots and finished the day on
five under par 67, two shots clear of Mark McGonnagal from Scotland and the local boy Chav
Connor. Shot of the day, however, went to the unknown Canadian Ross Whirter who made an
unbelievable hole-in-one on the short 12th hole. Whirter held his head in his hands as his
wayward shot seemed to be heading for the lake but it miraculously hit a wooden post, bounced
back onto the green and into the hole to the delight of the capacity crowd.
In Tokyo today, the final qualification for tomorrow's Japanese Grand Prix
took place in rainy conditions. Gert Kruger, driving for Ferrari, finished the
day in pole position and looks in a great position to consolidate his lead in
the world championship standings. The Jaguar driver, Eddie Cochrane, was
the early leader in the qualifying sessions held in heavy rain and gusting
winds but Kruger showed his best form as the racetrack dried out a little
later on.
Finally, tonight's baseball scores:
Pittsburgh were beaten 10-2 by a strong Milwaukee side. Boston overcame
the Yankees by 7-3. The Chicago White Sox shaded a close game 4-3
against Cleveland. Tampa Bay came out on top 8-5 in Toronto and Houston
saw off St Louis by 4-1.
That concludes this evening's sports round up. My name is Larry Watson and
I'll be back at midnight.
1. You're his English teacher,
2. That's the case,
?
?
3. I'm sure that's helpful,
?
4. And he's enjoying doing this extra spelling work at home,
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5. You don't think there's anything more serious wrong with him,
6. You've heard of dyslexia,
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7. But you're not seriously suggesting Billy has dyslexia,
8. This wouldn't be a problem for you,
?
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Listen to a customer speaking to telephone support. Answer the questions
choosing either "True", "False" or "don't know" if the information isn't
included in the recording.
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1. Jackie was surprised that David had problems placing his order.
true
false
don't know
2. David needs to order the software for his office.
true
false
don't know
3. Jackie gives him the 25% discount even though he's not ordering online.
true
false
don't know
4. The Mac version is more expensive than the Windows version.
true
false
don't know
5. Jackie tells David that the free microphones are usually not very good
quality.
true
false
don't know
6. The company offers free shipping.
true
false
don't know
7. David buys both versions of the software.
true
false
don't know
Listen to this guide speaking about the historical Haybridge Hall.
Listen to the mp3 file and complete this guide book entry on Haybridge Hall.
The answers are not given in the same order! Then listen again to check.
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Haybridge Hall. This fine country house is found about 12 miles NW of
Cambridge in the east of England. Easy rail connections from London and
Birmingham. Open Monday-Saturday, 9a.m.- 5.30p.m. Entrance fee £9 for
adults, £4 for children. Under-5's free. Automated tour guide recordings
available in (1)
History. (2)
languages.
was the original name after construction in 1482. Though
the amount of land connected to the house has (3)
, the structure
itself has remained remarkably untouched. The last major addition was the
(4)
which the British Army added as a radio room in May, 1941.
The original owners, the Hawken family, only owned the house for around a
(5)
before the aristocratic Yardley family from the (6)
of
England bought it and changed its name to Haybridge Hall.
The Yardley family lived there for around two centuries but then the property
lay (7)
for about 60 years until a local author William Hoaten
purchased the house. One (8)
survives of a church that collapsed in
the house's grounds during this period of abandonment.
The Hoaten family left with the onset of World War Two having spent a
considerable amount of money restoring the house to former glories. Local
legend says that Churchill spent a few days in the house towards the end of
the (9)
.
The Present Day. After spending a lot of money (10)
the 1970s, (11)
the property in
now runs Haybridge Hall. Last year, over (12)
people visited the fine property and Haybridge Hall is now a highly
profitable property.
A cinema's recorded message giving information about movies and times of
screening.
Listen to the mp3 file and choose the best answer for each question. Then,
listen again to check.
Right click here for the mp3 listening file.
1. What type of film is on Screen 1
horror/thriller
romance
sci-fi
2. Which screen has an animated film
1
2
3
4
3. What time does the first film start
2.00
3.00
4.00
4. If you arrive at the cinema at 7.10, when is the next film
7.25
7.45
7.55
5. Which screen is showing a love story
2
3
4
6. Where is the director of 'Streetmatch' from
England
France
Spain
USA
7. What time does the last film start
11.45
11.55
12.45
8. How much does it cost for a mother and father with 3 children (aged 16,
14 and 9) to see a film
21.50
22.50
23.50
24.50
A rock star talks about her daily routine.
Listen to the mp3 file and put the words from the table into her itinerary.
There are four extra phrases you don't need to use. Then listen again to
check.
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lunch
with my friends
a coffee
to eat in a restaurant
to bed
until about midday
my newspaper
my e-mail
a pastry and a coffee
to relax
arrive
the internet
with the music
do some shopping first
Elisa's Diary
7.00: I get up.
8.00: Check
9.00: Use
10.00: Have
.
.
in a cafe and read
.
11.00: My car arrives to take me to the studio.
12.00: Drink
with other members of the group. Then start work.
1.00 - 2.00: Recording in the studio.
3.00: Eat
4.00 - 6.00: Help the rest of the group
7.00:
.
home.
9.00 - 10.00: Go out
11.00: Go
.
.
A girl talks about her new Spanish class.
Listen to the mp3 file and put 1-3 words into each space. Then listen again
to check.
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1. Susan's teacher is a 35-year old from the city of
2. There are about
.
students in the class.
3. The lessons are in the local
.
4. The best student in the class is a
girl called Miko.
5. The student James wants to go to
6. Most of the students come from
next year.
.
7. One of Susan's classmates is a friend of
.
8. In today's lesson, they learned how to ask someone's name and
some
.