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Section 1

Audio script:

Catherine: Hi Julia, how are you?

Julia: Hi Catherine. I’m fine. How are you? Where did you go last week? I called at your number and it

was your answering machine that replied.

C: well, I went to my ancestral house in Avon.

J: that’s great. What did you see that? 

C: oh, it was a great week. The county came into formal existence on 1 April 1974 when the Local

Government Act 1972 came into effect. The new county consisted of the areas of:

The county boroughs of Bristol and Bath, 

Part of the Administrative County of Gloucestershire:

Kingswood Urban District, Mangotsfield Urban District

Warmley Rural District, most of Sodbury Rural District and most of Thornbury Rural District

Part of the Administrative County of Somerset:

Municipal Borough of Weston-super-Mare

Clevedon Urban District, Keynsham Urban District, Norton-Radstock Urban District, Portishead Urban

District,

Bathavon Rural District, Long Ashton Rural District, part of Axbridge Rural District and part of Clutton

Rural District. 

The county was divided into six districts. Bristol and Bath had identical boundaries to the former county

boroughs. In the north the urban districts of Kingswood and Mangotsfield formed a single District of 

Kingswood, with the rest of the areas transferred from Gloucestershire becomingNorthavon. In the

south, there were two districts, Woodspring, on the coast, and Wansdyke, in the interior.

J: ok.

C: To the north the county bordered Gloucestershire, to the east Wiltshire and to the south Somerset. In

the west it had a coast on the Severn Estuary and Bristol Channel. 

The area of Avon was 1,347 square kilometres (520 sq mi) and its population in 1991 was 919,800. Cities

and towns in Avon included (in approximate order of population) Bristol, Bath, Weston-super-Mare,

Yate, Clevedon, Portishead, Midsomer Norton & Radstock, Bradley Stoke, Nailsea, Yatton, Keynsham

and Thornbury. 

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J: well, i will come in the evening today to your house. Let me listen to the detail of your trip then.

C: alright. Bye.

J: bye.

Supply the gaps with the correct information as you hear the conversation.

A.  Catherine went to _____1_____.

B.  She has her _____2_____ there. She went there for a _____3_____.

C.  The county came into formal existence on _____4_____ when the Local Government Act

 _____5_____ came into effect.

D.  The county was divided into _____6_____ districts.

E.  The area of _____7_____ was _____8_____ square kilometres (520 sq mi) and its population in

 _____9_____ was 919,800.

F.  Julia will come to _____10_____ to listen to the detail of the trip.

Section 2

Audio script:

Today, on this international day of action, I speak of a problem that is hidden away from our eyes. Child

labor, that most insidious form of worker exploitation, that turns a helpless child into another cog in the

machine of the global economy. It is something most of us may not know much about, but which the

staff of the World Trade Organization knows perfectly well occurs, and they are consciously and willfully

ignoring the plight of child laborers in their runaway pursuit of profits, no matter what the cost. Imagine

your child, or one you care about, forced to work long hours under hellish conditions for the profit of a

far-off CEO. Even the coldest heart must find this picture shocking. But the hearts of the WTO leadersmust be colder than ice.

In their undemocratic show trials, the WTO has consistently ruled against anything that is considered a

barrier to "free trade", such as laws protecting children from exploitation. According to WTO policy, it is

illegal for a nation to ban or boycott a product for how it is made, even if it is made by children or slaves,

such as soccer ball industry of Pakistan. Nations can even be punished by fine for refusing to buy

products made by children! The WTO is an organization without one iota of conscience. It's support of 

so-called "trade liberalization" is a shallow euphemism for beating every ounce of profit they can get out

of workers, no matter what their age or the conditions they work on.

International conglomerates are in a race to the bottom, chasing the lowest price of production and

highest profit. . If using indentured servants or children lowers the bottom line, they will do so, with the

support of the WTO. Hiding behind the closed doors of their Seattle conference the WTO keep out of 

sight the true consequences of their policies. It is only by feigning ignorance that they can deny facing

the guilt for their crimes of globalization - Children forced to work in sweatshops. The hard won human

rights victories concerned citizens have won in the United States can be callously brushed aside by the

World Trade Organization, which usurps any of our nation's laws it sees fit. The child labor restrictions

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Mother Jones and Cesar Chavez spent their lives working for can be repealed with merely the stroke of a

pen by some obscure WTO beuracrat.

We have gathered here on the common today to resist the WTO on behalf of every child in every nation,

who at this very moment toils bound to a sewing machine a sweatshop, watching their childhood

disappear into sewing petty luxuries for the wealthy. Children who have never had a chance to play, orget an education, or simply enjoy the exuberance of youth, and they never will unless we act. Laboring

under the threat of starvation and abuse, to stuff the pockets of corporations and the clothing racks of 

our malls. The WTO places dollars, pieces of printed paper, above the lives and spirits of poor children.

May all of us gathered here today let those in the sweatshops know that that their cries for liberation

has not gone unheard, and are now being stated and amplified in words of each activist, sign, and

publication against globalization, until their voices resonate thoughout our nation, in every sweatshop,

and on the streets of Seattle, AS the downtrodden children and youth workers of the world exclaim in

different languages but with one voice that they will not let their overseers run rampant, that they will

not let a global economy be built upon the backs of children. Child labor must end now, along with its

most vile proponent, the World Trade Organization!

Hear the passage carefully and complete the following excerpts.

A.  In their undemocratic show trials, _____11_____ has consistently ruled against anything that is

considered a barrier to "_____12_____", such as laws protecting children from _____13_____.

According to WTO policy, it is illegal for a nation to _____14_____ a product for how it is made,

even if it is made by children or _____15_____, such as soccer ball industry of _____16_____.

Nations can even be punished by fine for refusing to buy products made by children! The WTO is

an organization without one iota of _____17_____. It's support of so-called "_____18_____" is a

shallow _____19_____ for beating every ounce of profit they can get out of _____20_____, nomatter what their age or the conditions they work on.

Section 3

Audio script:

MONA: Hey Tim, you have been working continuously for the last four hours. Let’s have a tea break

now.

TIM: Sorry, I won’t be able to leave my work. MONA: You must take a break after every two hours. It will keep your mind fresh.

TIM: I certainly wish for that, but unluckily I can’t. My promotion is due after a couple of months. I have

to perform.

MONA: Do you think you can perform better with a tired mind?

TIM: I agree with you, but if I get up from my chair I may not be able to get the same concentration

again.

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MONA: In my opinion you’ll do better. Your mind will become habitual to a new work pattern.

TIM: It may also disturb rhythm of my working schedule.

MONA: Why don’t you do it for a week? 

TIM: If my boss gets angry, then?

MONA: Everybody is taking tea breaks in the morning and in the evening. Why can’t you? 

TIM: OK. I can give it a try for one week. If I perform better I shall continue the new workpattern as you

suggest.

MONA: You are a good boy. Let’s go to office canteen for just 10 minutes quick tea break.

TIM: I like you Mona; you are a good friend.

Fill in the gaps with the correct information.

A.  Tim has been working continuously for _____21_____. The girl suggests for a _____22_____.

B.  He must take a break every _____23_____. It will keep his _____24_____.

C.  Tim did not _____25_____ as he could not _____26_____.

D.  The girl says that he cannot perform well with a _____27_____.

E.  If Tim gets up from _____28_____ he may not get back the same _____29_____.

F.  He also apprehends that his boss _____30_____.

Section 4

Audio script:

My Lords and Members of the House of Commons. My Government will continue to pursue economic

policies which entrench stability and promote long-term growth and prosperity.

To this end, my Government will continue to secure low inflation and sound public finances.

My Government will build on its programme of reform and accelerate modernisation of the public

services to promote opportunity and fairness.

My Government will bring forward legislation in the key areas of public service delivery: education;

health; welfare; and crime.

Education remains my Government's main priority. My Government will further reform the education

system to improve quality and choice in the provision of schooling, and build on the progress already

made to improve educational standards for all.

Legislation will be brought forward tooffer greater support for working families by extending maternity

benefits and improving the provision of child care.

My Government will continue to reform the National Health Service in a way that maintains its founding

principles.

Measures will be brought forward to introduce more choice and diversity in healthcare provision and to

continue to improve the quality of health services and hospital hygiene.

Legislation to restrict smoking in enclosed public places and workplaces will also be introduced.

A Bill will be brought forward to support patients who wish to seek redress should they experience

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problems with their healthcare.

My Government will continue its reform of the welfare state, in order to reduce poverty further, offer

greater equality, and match rights with responsibilities.

My Government will introduce legislation to reform support for housing costs.

A Bill will be introduced to establish benefits which will facilitate a return to employment, while offering

long-term support for those unable to work.

My Government will begin long-term reform to provide sustainable income for those in retirement.

A Bill will be introduced to improve protection of consumers by bringing home reversion plans within

the scope of the Financial Services Authority.

My Government is committed to creating safe and secure communities, and fostering a culture of 

respect.

Legislation will be taken forward to introduce an identity cards scheme.

A Bill will be introduced to give police and local communities new powers to tackle knives, guns and

alcohol-related violence.

Further legislation will be introduced to tighten the immigration and asylum system in a way that is fair,

flexible, and in the economic interests of the country.

Proposals will be brought forward to continue the fight against terrorism in the United Kingdom and

elsewhere.

My Government will bring forward legislation to reduce re-offending by improving the management of 

offenders.

Legislation will be introduced to reform the criminal defence service, making better use of legal aid

resources.

My Government believes that the welfare of the child is paramount.

A Bill will be introduced to establish a barring and vetting scheme, and other measures to provide better

protection for children and vulnerable adults.

Legislation will be introduced to safeguard the welfare of children in circumstances of parental

separation and to improve the process of inter-country adoption.

Hear the speech carefully and fill in the gaps with correct answers.

  My Government will build on its programme of reform and _____31_____ of the public services

to promote opportunity and fairness.

  My Government will bring forward legislation in the key areas of _____32_____: education;

health; welfare; and crime.

  My Government will further reform the _____33_____ to improve quality and choice in the

provision of _____34_____, and build on the progress already made to improve educational

standards for all.

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  My Government will continue to reform the _____35_____ Service in a way that maintains its

founding principles.

  Measures will be brought forward to introduce more choice and diversity in healthcare

provision and to continue to improve the quality of health services and _____36_____.

  My Government will continue its reform of the _____37_____, in order to reduce poverty

further, offer greater equality, and match rights with responsibilities.

  My Government will introduce legislation to reform support for _____38_____.

   _____39_____ will be introduced to safeguard the welfare of children in circumstances of 

 _____40_____ and to improve the process of inter-country adoption.