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Task I.
1 , 2 ) How does Jackie feel about her trip to Zanzibar ?
Frank : I heard you took a trip to Zanzibar . How did you like it ?
Jackie : Oh , wonderful beaches, warm sea, sunny weather ... It was alright, but I got sick and tired of hotels and hotel food .
Frank : I can imagine . East or west, home is best .
3 ) What can festival guests visit only at the weekend ?
The Baltic Centre in Gateshead is holding a festival of Welsh culture from the 1th to 5th of June. An exhibition of photography is open daily and on some weekday evenings the Theatre has special events including plays and films. For those of you interested in literature , today Mr Higgins will read some of his favourite abstracts. On Saturday and Sunday , concerts of Welsh music will take place in the Town Hall.
4 ) Listen to the speaker talking about London.
I used to hear many people saying that they have visited the same place many times and I could never understand why they did that there are lots of beautiful places in the world. But after I visited London, it be came my number one place to visit. I'd like to come there again and again. My next dream is to celebrate the start of a new year under my friend, Mr Big Ben!
5 ) What advice does the tour guide give to the tourists ?
Today we are going to be taking a tram tour through the Rainforest National Park. Over there on the left there are two large crocodiles, right next to the fallen trees. You can get out your cameras and take pictures from here on the tram, but no, you can't get off the tram to get any closer.
6 ) Listen to the news report . Which of the following statements are true ?
Three climbers, missing for thirty hours, have been found safe and well by a rescue team in Scotland. The three, two men and a woman, who are from York, were found early this morning. They are recovering in hospital, and as they say, are doing well.
Task 2.
Mr Barton has a strange hobby. He borrows books from libraries and doesn't bring them back. Until now he « forgot » to return more than 700 children's books to five different li braries in the county. One of the librarians said about Mr Barton, « This is a man who loves books. He just can't let go of them. He hasn't stolen a single book. So what's the crime?»
When he was asked why he didn't return the books, Mr Barton said, "Well, how could I? They became family to me. I was afraid to return them, because I knew that kids or dogs would get hold of these books and chew them up, throw them around or tear pages".
He continued, "Books are like people! They talk to you, they take care of you, and they enrich you with wisdom and humour and love. A book is my guest in my home. How could I kick it out? I repaired torn pages. I dusted them with a soft clean cloth. I turned their pages so they could breathe and get some fresh air. Every week I reorganised them on their shelves so they could meet new friends. My books are happy books. You could tell just by looking at them ".
Task 3
Presenter : With us in the studio this morn ing is Daisy Allen with the weather fore cast. Hello, Daisy!
Forecaster : Hello, Kevin. The weather at the moment is rather warm and clear with temperatures about 25-26 degrees above zero. However, rain expected later on across many parts of Northern Ireland and Scotland, quite heavy at times. In other parts of the UK, it will be another dry, sunny and hot day, but a few showers are possible across north-west Wales and north west England in the evening. For those of you planning outdoor activities tomorrow, you can expect fair skies for most of Saturday with temperatures about 30 ° C across most parts of England and Wales. But things might change by Saturday evening with a storm front moving in. We can expect light scattered showers for most of the United Kingdom bringing slightly cooler temperatures in the 20's, but this rain should stop by mid Sunday morning. It will be partly cloudy for most of the morning, but these clouds should move out by mid-afternoon. Well, we can expect a lot of fine sunny weather not as hot to come by Monday with risk of some rain.
Presenter : Thank you, Daisy. And now...