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According to Dr. Matthews, stargazing has become a luxury because
1) telescopes have become expensive.
2) the air is too dirty to see through.
3) the sky never gets dark enough.
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Presenter: Hello and welcome back! Today we continue the discussion of the environmental problems. Our today’s topic is light pollution. The guest of our program is Dr. Donald Matthews. Good morning, Dr. Matthews! What exactly is light pollution? And why is it a problem?
Dr. Matthews: Good morning! Well, let me answer your first question by asking one: when was the last time you were somewhere dark enough to see the Milky Way, or just the stars for that matter? I’m afraid, for people who live in big cities stargazing has already become a luxury. Our planet is so thickly covered by artificial light that we are rapidly losing night’s natural darkness and many good things that come with it. We have completely forgotten how valuable darkness is.
Presenter: I have to admit that apart from being able to see the stars, I cannot really think of any advantages of natural darkness.
Dr. Matthews: Exactly! Very few people actually think about the value of darkness. While in reality, all life on earth evolved to the steady rhythm of bright days and dark nights. The good health of plants, animals and people is dependent on this rhythm. Take our bodies, for example. They need darkness to sleep. Without it, people get sleep disorders which lead to such common problems as depression and obesity.
Presenter: You have also mentioned animals. Are they hurt by light pollution as well?
Dr. Matthews: Absolutely! Especially those that are active at night, like bats, moths and fireflies. Light easily confuses them and their bodies cannot function the way they are supposed to. Or take sea turtles! They usually come ashore to lay their eggs at night to avoid humans and other animals that can attack them, and their little babies hatch at night as well. It is a lot less dangerous for the baby sea turtles to find their way to the sea in total darkness.
Presenter: I would never have thought of that! Are there any economic implications of light pollution as well?
Dr. Matthews: Well, putting it simply, much of this light is just wasted energy. Which means wasted natural resources. In my opinion, without darkness and with so much energy wasted for nothing, Earth’s ecology would collapse.
Presenter: Now that you’ve put it this way, I can see that it is a big problem. Are there no solutions to it?
Dr. Matthews: The good news is, such solutions are easily available. First of all, using new lighting technologies helps. Many cities and towns across North America and Europe are changing to LED streetlights which offer great possibilities for controlling wasted light. But simply turning off portions of public lighting after midnight also helps. Even Paris, the famous “city of light”, turns off its monument lighting after 1am, and requires its shops, offices and public buildings to turn off lights after 2am.
Presenter: That’s good to know! Is there anything ordinary people like you and me can do in their everyday life?
Dr. Matthews: This is a very good question, because we will never truly address the problem of light pollution until we become aware of the value and beauty of the darkness we are losing. There are many International Dark Sky Parks and Reserves that provide dark sky programs for visitors. Many of them are located around astronomical observatories. People can hike in these parks and enjoy starry skies. But just realizing that it’s a bad idea to take your smartphone or tablet or laptop to bed is already a big step forward and will help you preserve your own health.
Presenter: You have mentioned the beauty of the dark skies.
Dr. Matthews: But of course! The vision of night sky has always inspired writers and artists, think of Van Gogh’s “Starry night”! We should not deprive our children and grandchildren of such an inspiration!
Our planet is so thickly covered by artificial light that we are rapidly losing night’s natural darkness and many good things that come with it. We have completely forgotten how valuable darkness is.
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By exclaiming “Exactly!” Dr. Matthews
1) points out that the presenter’s point of view is common.
2) shows that he is happy that the presenter agrees with him.
3) agrees with the presenter’s point of view on the matter.
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Presenter: Hello and welcome back! Today we continue the discussion of the environmental problems. Our today’s topic is light pollution. The guest of our program is Dr. Donald Matthews. Good morning, Dr. Matthews! What exactly is light pollution? And why is it a problem?
Dr. Matthews: Good morning! Well, let me answer your first question by asking one: when was the last time you were somewhere dark enough to see the Milky Way, or just the stars for that matter? I’m afraid, for people who live in big cities stargazing has already become a luxury. Our planet is so thickly covered by artificial light that we are rapidly losing night’s natural darkness and many good things that come with it. We have completely forgotten how valuable darkness is.
Presenter: I have to admit that apart from being able to see the stars, I cannot really think of any advantages of natural darkness.
Dr. Matthews: Exactly! Very few people actually think about the value of darkness. While in reality, all life on earth evolved to the steady rhythm of bright days and dark nights. The good health of plants, animals and people is dependent on this rhythm. Take our bodies, for example. They need darkness to sleep. Without it, people get sleep disorders which lead to such common problems as depression and obesity.
Presenter: You have also mentioned animals. Are they hurt by light pollution as well?
Dr. Matthews: Absolutely! Especially those that are active at night, like bats, moths and fireflies. Light easily confuses them and their bodies cannot function the way they are supposed to. Or take sea turtles! They usually come ashore to lay their eggs at night to avoid humans and other animals that can attack them, and their little babies hatch at night as well. It is a lot less dangerous for the baby sea turtles to find their way to the sea in total darkness.
Presenter: I would never have thought of that! Are there any economic implications of light pollution as well?
Dr. Matthews: Well, putting it simply, much of this light is just wasted energy. Which means wasted natural resources. In my opinion, without darkness and with so much energy wasted for nothing, Earth’s ecology would collapse.
Presenter: Now that you’ve put it this way, I can see that it is a big problem. Are there no solutions to it?
Dr. Matthews: The good news is, such solutions are easily available. First of all, using new lighting technologies helps. Many cities and towns across North America and Europe are changing to LED streetlights which offer great possibilities for controlling wasted light. But simply turning off portions of public lighting after midnight also helps. Even Paris, the famous “city of light”, turns off its monument lighting after 1am, and requires its shops, offices and public buildings to turn off lights after 2am.
Presenter: That’s good to know! Is there anything ordinary people like you and me can do in their everyday life?
Dr. Matthews: This is a very good question, because we will never truly address the problem of light pollution until we become aware of the value and beauty of the darkness we are losing. There are many International Dark Sky Parks and Reserves that provide dark sky programs for visitors. Many of them are located around astronomical observatories. People can hike in these parks and enjoy starry skies. But just realizing that it’s a bad idea to take your smartphone or tablet or laptop to bed is already a big step forward and will help you preserve your own health.
Presenter: You have mentioned the beauty of the dark skies.
Dr. Matthews: But of course! The vision of night sky has always inspired writers and artists, think of Van Gogh’s “Starry night”! We should not deprive our children and grandchildren of such an inspiration!
Very few people actually think about the value of darkness.
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Sea turtles
1) are only active when it’s dark.
2) use darkness to catch food.
3) come ashore when it’s dark.
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Presenter: Hello and welcome back! Today we continue the discussion of the environmental problems. Our today’s topic is light pollution. The guest of our program is Dr. Donald Matthews. Good morning, Dr. Matthews! What exactly is light pollution? And why is it a problem?
Dr. Matthews: Good morning! Well, let me answer your first question by asking one: when was the last time you were somewhere dark enough to see the Milky Way, or just the stars for that matter? I’m afraid, for people who live in big cities stargazing has already become a luxury. Our planet is so thickly covered by artificial light that we are rapidly losing night’s natural darkness and many good things that come with it. We have completely forgotten how valuable darkness is.
Presenter: I have to admit that apart from being able to see the stars, I cannot really think of any advantages of natural darkness.
Dr. Matthews: Exactly! Very few people actually think about the value of darkness. While in reality, all life on earth evolved to the steady rhythm of bright days and dark nights. The good health of plants, animals and people is dependent on this rhythm. Take our bodies, for example. They need darkness to sleep. Without it, people get sleep disorders which lead to such common problems as depression and obesity.
Presenter: You have also mentioned animals. Are they hurt by light pollution as well?
Dr. Matthews: Absolutely! Especially those that are active at night, like bats, moths and fireflies. Light easily confuses them and their bodies cannot function the way they are supposed to. Or take sea turtles! They usually come ashore to lay their eggs at night to avoid humans and other animals that can attack them, and their little babies hatch at night as well. It is a lot less dangerous for the baby sea turtles to find their way to the sea in total darkness.
Presenter: I would never have thought of that! Are there any economic implications of light pollution as well?
Dr. Matthews: Well, putting it simply, much of this light is just wasted energy. Which means wasted natural resources. In my opinion, without darkness and with so much energy wasted for nothing, Earth’s ecology would collapse.
Presenter: Now that you’ve put it this way, I can see that it is a big problem. Are there no solutions to it?
Dr. Matthews: The good news is, such solutions are easily available. First of all, using new lighting technologies helps. Many cities and towns across North America and Europe are changing to LED streetlights which offer great possibilities for controlling wasted light. But simply turning off portions of public lighting after midnight also helps. Even Paris, the famous “city of light”, turns off its monument lighting after 1am, and requires its shops, offices and public buildings to turn off lights after 2am.
Presenter: That’s good to know! Is there anything ordinary people like you and me can do in their everyday life?
Dr. Matthews: This is a very good question, because we will never truly address the problem of light pollution until we become aware of the value and beauty of the darkness we are losing. There are many International Dark Sky Parks and Reserves that provide dark sky programs for visitors. Many of them are located around astronomical observatories. People can hike in these parks and enjoy starry skies. But just realizing that it’s a bad idea to take your smartphone or tablet or laptop to bed is already a big step forward and will help you preserve your own health.
Presenter: You have mentioned the beauty of the dark skies.
Dr. Matthews: But of course! The vision of night sky has always inspired writers and artists, think of Van Gogh’s “Starry night”! We should not deprive our children and grandchildren of such an inspiration!
They usually come ashore to lay their eggs at night to avoid humans and other animals that can attack them, and their little babies hatch at night as well. It is a lot less dangerous for the baby sea turtles to find their way to the sea in total darkness.
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According to Dr. Matthews,
1) natural resources should be used to fight light pollution efficiently.
2) fighting light pollution will result in preserving natural resources.
3) saving natural resources is more important than fighting light pollution.
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Presenter: Hello and welcome back! Today we continue the discussion of the environmental problems. Our today’s topic is light pollution. The guest of our program is Dr. Donald Matthews. Good morning, Dr. Matthews! What exactly is light pollution? And why is it a problem?
Dr. Matthews: Good morning! Well, let me answer your first question by asking one: when was the last time you were somewhere dark enough to see the Milky Way, or just the stars for that matter? I’m afraid, for people who live in big cities stargazing has already become a luxury. Our planet is so thickly covered by artificial light that we are rapidly losing night’s natural darkness and many good things that come with it. We have completely forgotten how valuable darkness is.
Presenter: I have to admit that apart from being able to see the stars, I cannot really think of any advantages of natural darkness.
Dr. Matthews: Exactly! Very few people actually think about the value of darkness. While in reality, all life on earth evolved to the steady rhythm of bright days and dark nights. The good health of plants, animals and people is dependent on this rhythm. Take our bodies, for example. They need darkness to sleep. Without it, people get sleep disorders which lead to such common problems as depression and obesity.
Presenter: You have also mentioned animals. Are they hurt by light pollution as well?
Dr. Matthews: Absolutely! Especially those that are active at night, like bats, moths and fireflies. Light easily confuses them and their bodies cannot function the way they are supposed to. Or take sea turtles! They usually come ashore to lay their eggs at night to avoid humans and other animals that can attack them, and their little babies hatch at night as well. It is a lot less dangerous for the baby sea turtles to find their way to the sea in total darkness.
Presenter: I would never have thought of that! Are there any economic implications of light pollution as well?
Dr. Matthews: Well, putting it simply, much of this light is just wasted energy. Which means wasted natural resources. In my opinion, without darkness and with so much energy wasted for nothing, Earth’s ecology would collapse.
Presenter: Now that you’ve put it this way, I can see that it is a big problem. Are there no solutions to it?
Dr. Matthews: The good news is, such solutions are easily available. First of all, using new lighting technologies helps. Many cities and towns across North America and Europe are changing to LED streetlights which offer great possibilities for controlling wasted light. But simply turning off portions of public lighting after midnight also helps. Even Paris, the famous “city of light”, turns off its monument lighting after 1am, and requires its shops, offices and public buildings to turn off lights after 2am.
Presenter: That’s good to know! Is there anything ordinary people like you and me can do in their everyday life?
Dr. Matthews: This is a very good question, because we will never truly address the problem of light pollution until we become aware of the value and beauty of the darkness we are losing. There are many International Dark Sky Parks and Reserves that provide dark sky programs for visitors. Many of them are located around astronomical observatories. People can hike in these parks and enjoy starry skies. But just realizing that it’s a bad idea to take your smartphone or tablet or laptop to bed is already a big step forward and will help you preserve your own health.
Presenter: You have mentioned the beauty of the dark skies.
Dr. Matthews: But of course! The vision of night sky has always inspired writers and artists, think of Van Gogh’s “Starry night”! We should not deprive our children and grandchildren of such an inspiration!
The good news is, such solutions are easily available. First of all, using new lighting technologies helps.
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Dr. Matthews says that
1) Paris suffers from light pollution more than other cities.
2) Paris uses simple traditional ways of fighting light pollution.
3) Paris uses modern technology to reduce light pollution.
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Presenter: Hello and welcome back! Today we continue the discussion of the environmental problems. Our today’s topic is light pollution. The guest of our program is Dr. Donald Matthews. Good morning, Dr. Matthews! What exactly is light pollution? And why is it a problem?
Dr. Matthews: Good morning! Well, let me answer your first question by asking one: when was the last time you were somewhere dark enough to see the Milky Way, or just the stars for that matter? I’m afraid, for people who live in big cities stargazing has already become a luxury. Our planet is so thickly covered by artificial light that we are rapidly losing night’s natural darkness and many good things that come with it. We have completely forgotten how valuable darkness is.
Presenter: I have to admit that apart from being able to see the stars, I cannot really think of any advantages of natural darkness.
Dr. Matthews: Exactly! Very few people actually think about the value of darkness. While in reality, all life on earth evolved to the steady rhythm of bright days and dark nights. The good health of plants, animals and people is dependent on this rhythm. Take our bodies, for example. They need darkness to sleep. Without it, people get sleep disorders which lead to such common problems as depression and obesity.
Presenter: You have also mentioned animals. Are they hurt by light pollution as well?
Dr. Matthews: Absolutely! Especially those that are active at night, like bats, moths and fireflies. Light easily confuses them and their bodies cannot function the way they are supposed to. Or take sea turtles! They usually come ashore to lay their eggs at night to avoid humans and other animals that can attack them, and their little babies hatch at night as well. It is a lot less dangerous for the baby sea turtles to find their way to the sea in total darkness.
Presenter: I would never have thought of that! Are there any economic implications of light pollution as well?
Dr. Matthews: Well, putting it simply, much of this light is just wasted energy. Which means wasted natural resources. In my opinion, without darkness and with so much energy wasted for nothing, Earth’s ecology would collapse.
Presenter: Now that you’ve put it this way, I can see that it is a big problem. Are there no solutions to it?
Dr. Matthews: The good news is, such solutions are easily available. First of all, using new lighting technologies helps. Many cities and towns across North America and Europe are changing to LED streetlights which offer great possibilities for controlling wasted light. But simply turning off portions of public lighting after midnight also helps. Even Paris, the famous “city of light”, turns off its monument lighting after 1am, and requires its shops, offices and public buildings to turn off lights after 2am.
Presenter: That’s good to know! Is there anything ordinary people like you and me can do in their everyday life?
Dr. Matthews: This is a very good question, because we will never truly address the problem of light pollution until we become aware of the value and beauty of the darkness we are losing. There are many International Dark Sky Parks and Reserves that provide dark sky programs for visitors. Many of them are located around astronomical observatories. People can hike in these parks and enjoy starry skies. But just realizing that it’s a bad idea to take your smartphone or tablet or laptop to bed is already a big step forward and will help you preserve your own health.
Presenter: You have mentioned the beauty of the dark skies.
Dr. Matthews: But of course! The vision of night sky has always inspired writers and artists, think of Van Gogh’s “Starry night”! We should not deprive our children and grandchildren of such an inspiration!
Even Paris, the famous “city of light”, turns off its monument lighting after 1am, and requires its shops, offices and public buildings to turn off lights after 2am.
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Dr. Matthews believes that the key to solving the problem of light pollution lies in
1) making electricity very expensive.
2) calculating the value of wasted energy.
3) recognizing that this problem really exists.
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Presenter: Hello and welcome back! Today we continue the discussion of the environmental problems. Our today’s topic is light pollution. The guest of our program is Dr. Donald Matthews. Good morning, Dr. Matthews! What exactly is light pollution? And why is it a problem?
Dr. Matthews: Good morning! Well, let me answer your first question by asking one: when was the last time you were somewhere dark enough to see the Milky Way, or just the stars for that matter? I’m afraid, for people who live in big cities stargazing has already become a luxury. Our planet is so thickly covered by artificial light that we are rapidly losing night’s natural darkness and many good things that come with it. We have completely forgotten how valuable darkness is.
Presenter: I have to admit that apart from being able to see the stars, I cannot really think of any advantages of natural darkness.
Dr. Matthews: Exactly! Very few people actually think about the value of darkness. While in reality, all life on earth evolved to the steady rhythm of bright days and dark nights. The good health of plants, animals and people is dependent on this rhythm. Take our bodies, for example. They need darkness to sleep. Without it, people get sleep disorders which lead to such common problems as depression and obesity.
Presenter: You have also mentioned animals. Are they hurt by light pollution as well?
Dr. Matthews: Absolutely! Especially those that are active at night, like bats, moths and fireflies. Light easily confuses them and their bodies cannot function the way they are supposed to. Or take sea turtles! They usually come ashore to lay their eggs at night to avoid humans and other animals that can attack them, and their little babies hatch at night as well. It is a lot less dangerous for the baby sea turtles to find their way to the sea in total darkness.
Presenter: I would never have thought of that! Are there any economic implications of light pollution as well?
Dr. Matthews: Well, putting it simply, much of this light is just wasted energy. Which means wasted natural resources. In my opinion, without darkness and with so much energy wasted for nothing, Earth’s ecology would collapse.
Presenter: Now that you’ve put it this way, I can see that it is a big problem. Are there no solutions to it?
Dr. Matthews: The good news is, such solutions are easily available. First of all, using new lighting technologies helps. Many cities and towns across North America and Europe are changing to LED streetlights which offer great possibilities for controlling wasted light. But simply turning off portions of public lighting after midnight also helps. Even Paris, the famous “city of light”, turns off its monument lighting after 1am, and requires its shops, offices and public buildings to turn off lights after 2am.
Presenter: That’s good to know! Is there anything ordinary people like you and me can do in their everyday life?
Dr. Matthews: This is a very good question, because we will never truly address the problem of light pollution until we become aware of the value and beauty of the darkness we are losing. There are many International Dark Sky Parks and Reserves that provide dark sky programs for visitors. Many of them are located around astronomical observatories. People can hike in these parks and enjoy starry skies. But just realizing that it’s a bad idea to take your smartphone or tablet or laptop to bed is already a big step forward and will help you preserve your own health.
Presenter: You have mentioned the beauty of the dark skies.
Dr. Matthews: But of course! The vision of night sky has always inspired writers and artists, think of Van Gogh’s “Starry night”! We should not deprive our children and grandchildren of such an inspiration!
But just realizing that it’s a bad idea to take your smartphone or tablet or laptop to bed is already a big step forward and will help you preserve your own health.
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According to Dr. Matthews, Dark Sky Parks and Reserves
1) can be visited by anyone.
2) prohibit the use of smartphones.
3) are meant for astronomers.
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Presenter: Hello and welcome back! Today we continue the discussion of the environmental problems. Our today’s topic is light pollution. The guest of our program is Dr. Donald Matthews. Good morning, Dr. Matthews! What exactly is light pollution? And why is it a problem?
Dr. Matthews: Good morning! Well, let me answer your first question by asking one: when was the last time you were somewhere dark enough to see the Milky Way, or just the stars for that matter? I’m afraid, for people who live in big cities stargazing has already become a luxury. Our planet is so thickly covered by artificial light that we are rapidly losing night’s natural darkness and many good things that come with it. We have completely forgotten how valuable darkness is.
Presenter: I have to admit that apart from being able to see the stars, I cannot really think of any advantages of natural darkness.
Dr. Matthews: Exactly! Very few people actually think about the value of darkness. While in reality, all life on earth evolved to the steady rhythm of bright days and dark nights. The good health of plants, animals and people is dependent on this rhythm. Take our bodies, for example. They need darkness to sleep. Without it, people get sleep disorders which lead to such common problems as depression and obesity.
Presenter: You have also mentioned animals. Are they hurt by light pollution as well?
Dr. Matthews: Absolutely! Especially those that are active at night, like bats, moths and fireflies. Light easily confuses them and their bodies cannot function the way they are supposed to. Or take sea turtles! They usually come ashore to lay their eggs at night to avoid humans and other animals that can attack them, and their little babies hatch at night as well. It is a lot less dangerous for the baby sea turtles to find their way to the sea in total darkness.
Presenter: I would never have thought of that! Are there any economic implications of light pollution as well?
Dr. Matthews: Well, putting it simply, much of this light is just wasted energy. Which means wasted natural resources. In my opinion, without darkness and with so much energy wasted for nothing, Earth’s ecology would collapse.
Presenter: Now that you’ve put it this way, I can see that it is a big problem. Are there no solutions to it?
Dr. Matthews: The good news is, such solutions are easily available. First of all, using new lighting technologies helps. Many cities and towns across North America and Europe are changing to LED streetlights which offer great possibilities for controlling wasted light. But simply turning off portions of public lighting after midnight also helps. Even Paris, the famous “city of light”, turns off its monument lighting after 1am, and requires its shops, offices and public buildings to turn off lights after 2am.
Presenter: That’s good to know! Is there anything ordinary people like you and me can do in their everyday life?
Dr. Matthews: This is a very good question, because we will never truly address the problem of light pollution until we become aware of the value and beauty of the darkness we are losing. There are many International Dark Sky Parks and Reserves that provide dark sky programs for visitors. Many of them are located around astronomical observatories. People can hike in these parks and enjoy starry skies. But just realizing that it’s a bad idea to take your smartphone or tablet or laptop to bed is already a big step forward and will help you preserve your own health.
Presenter: You have mentioned the beauty of the dark skies.
Dr. Matthews: But of course! The vision of night sky has always inspired writers and artists, think of Van Gogh’s “Starry night”! We should not deprive our children and grandchildren of such an inspiration!
There are many International Dark Sky Parks and Reserves that provide dark sky programs for visitors. Many of them are located around astronomical observatories. People can hike in these parks and enjoy starry skies.
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Which of the following is TRUE about Jerry Lewis?
1) He has been living in Salisbury for 44 years.
2) He teaches English to foreign students.
3) He doesn’t have a wife.
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Presenter: Today I’m in the old English city of Salisbury and talking with the local
secondary school teacher Jerry Lewis. OK, tell me first a few words about
yourself.
Jerry Lewis: Well, I’m a 44 year old unmarried American who moved to England
over 20 years ago, and I teach English in a local secondary modern school. I own
my own house - a smallish terrace house just outside the centre of the city, with
three bedrooms and a small garden. I've got two younger brothers. One of them,
Julian, also lives in Salisbury. He's a teacher too, but he works in a private language
school teaching English to foreign students.
Presenter: Secondary modern schools like Jerry's take children who have not
passed the entrance examination for a grammar school. They attend the school between
the ages of 11 and 16. Jerry explained that his school day begins at 08:30am
and ends at 4:00pm. How much extra-curricular work do you do?
Jerry Lewis: Quite a lot, actually. There's always marking to be done and evenings
when I meet the parents and so on. And then I take on extra duties, mainly in
the areas of sport and drama. I’m a keen cross country runner myself, and I train
the school cross country team, which means taking groups of children out running
during their lunch breaks, usually a couple of times a week. And then, on the drama
side, I produce the annual school play. We normally have to start preparing this
in the spring term to have it ready by the summer.
Presenter: What plays have your pupils performed?
Jerry Lewis: It varies from year to year. We’ve done an adaptation of Treasure
Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson, and we’ve done Shakespeare - A Midsummer
Night's Dream. Last year the boys wrote and produced their own play.
Presenter: I can see from Jerry’s house that he takes running very seriously. His
shelves are covered with medals and cups that he won over the years in various
races. Since he is now over 40 he is classified as a ‘veteran’ - a term he doesn’t like
- but he still continues winning. To keep himself fit, he usually runs from forty to fifty
kilometres a week and more if he's training for a race. What else do you enjoy
doing?
Jerry Lewis: As well as running, I love walking. The countryside around Salisbury
is magnificent, and there are some wonderful walks. My idea of a perfect day
is to walk out of town and stop for lunch and a drink at a small village pub - in the
summer you can sit outside, or in the winter by a log fire. Then there's my garden,
and I'm very fond of gardening. Every year I add to my collection of roses, and it's very satisfying to sit outside on a summer’s evening doing my school marking, surrounded
by wonderful colours and scents.
Presenter: Jerry also likes cooking. On a Saturday he goes down to the market early
in the morning to catch the best of the produce, and frequently invites friends and
relatives to dinner in the evening. When not at home he is often to be found at his
local pub, the 14th-century ‘Haunch of Venison’, where he has many friends.
Jerry Lewis: I've been teaching in Salisbury so long that many of my ex-pupils are
now friends that I meet in the pub. It's strange, sometimes to think to myself: I remember
when this chap was just a boy!
Presenter: Occasionally he goes to the cinema, but, he explained, he prefers the
theatre.
Jerry Lewis: I go by myself, with friends, or with groups from school. Last week
we went and saw Noel Coward's Relative Values, I'm not very keen on Coward myself,
but the kids loved it.
Presenter: One last question. Jerry. You've lived and worked in Salisbury for over
20 years. What keeps you here?
Jerry Lewis: That’s a difficult one. My job, I suppose. I often complain, but who
doesn’t. On the whole, though, I’m happy with it. Then most of my friends live
here or nearby. And the city itself, it’s a beautiful place, full of history, surrounded
by amazing countryside and within easy reach of some of my favourite places. No,
I wouldn’t change it.
I’m a 44 year old unmarried American.
Переехал в Англию он 20 лет назад (не 44), преподает в местной средней школе (не иностранным студентам).
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Jerry Lewis teaches in a …
1) primary school.
2) secondary modern school.
3) grammar school.
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Presenter: Today I’m in the old English city of Salisbury and talking with the local
secondary school teacher Jerry Lewis. OK, tell me first a few words about
yourself.
Jerry Lewis: Well, I’m a 44 year old unmarried American who moved to England
over 20 years ago, and I teach English in a local secondary modern school. I own
my own house - a smallish terrace house just outside the centre of the city, with
three bedrooms and a small garden. I've got two younger brothers. One of them,
Julian, also lives in Salisbury. He's a teacher too, but he works in a private language
school teaching English to foreign students.
Presenter: Secondary modern schools like Jerry's take children who have not
passed the entrance examination for a grammar school. They attend the school between
the ages of 11 and 16. Jerry explained that his school day begins at 08:30am
and ends at 4:00pm. How much extra-curricular work do you do?
Jerry Lewis: Quite a lot, actually. There's always marking to be done and evenings
when I meet the parents and so on. And then I take on extra duties, mainly in
the areas of sport and drama. I’m a keen cross country runner myself, and I train
the school cross country team, which means taking groups of children out running
during their lunch breaks, usually a couple of times a week. And then, on the drama
side, I produce the annual school play. We normally have to start preparing this
in the spring term to have it ready by the summer.
Presenter: What plays have your pupils performed?
Jerry Lewis: It varies from year to year. We’ve done an adaptation of Treasure
Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson, and we’ve done Shakespeare - A Midsummer
Night's Dream. Last year the boys wrote and produced their own play.
Presenter: I can see from Jerry’s house that he takes running very seriously. His
shelves are covered with medals and cups that he won over the years in various
races. Since he is now over 40 he is classified as a ‘veteran’ - a term he doesn’t like
- but he still continues winning. To keep himself fit, he usually runs from forty to fifty
kilometres a week and more if he's training for a race. What else do you enjoy
doing?
Jerry Lewis: As well as running, I love walking. The countryside around Salisbury
is magnificent, and there are some wonderful walks. My idea of a perfect day
is to walk out of town and stop for lunch and a drink at a small village pub - in the
summer you can sit outside, or in the winter by a log fire. Then there's my garden,
and I'm very fond of gardening. Every year I add to my collection of roses, and it's very satisfying to sit outside on a summer’s evening doing my school marking, surrounded
by wonderful colours and scents.
Presenter: Jerry also likes cooking. On a Saturday he goes down to the market early
in the morning to catch the best of the produce, and frequently invites friends and
relatives to dinner in the evening. When not at home he is often to be found at his
local pub, the 14th-century ‘Haunch of Venison’, where he has many friends.
Jerry Lewis: I've been teaching in Salisbury so long that many of my ex-pupils are
now friends that I meet in the pub. It's strange, sometimes to think to myself: I remember
when this chap was just a boy!
Presenter: Occasionally he goes to the cinema, but, he explained, he prefers the
theatre.
Jerry Lewis: I go by myself, with friends, or with groups from school. Last week
we went and saw Noel Coward's Relative Values, I'm not very keen on Coward myself,
but the kids loved it.
Presenter: One last question. Jerry. You've lived and worked in Salisbury for over
20 years. What keeps you here?
Jerry Lewis: That’s a difficult one. My job, I suppose. I often complain, but who
doesn’t. On the whole, though, I’m happy with it. Then most of my friends live
here or nearby. And the city itself, it’s a beautiful place, full of history, surrounded
by amazing countryside and within easy reach of some of my favourite places. No,
I wouldn’t change it.
I teach English in a local secondary modern school.
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Jerry’s extra-curricular work includes…
1) training school runners’ team.
2) writing plays for annual performances.
3) providing evening courses for parents.
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Presenter: Today I’m in the old English city of Salisbury and talking with the local
secondary school teacher Jerry Lewis. OK, tell me first a few words about
yourself.
Jerry Lewis: Well, I’m a 44 year old unmarried American who moved to England
over 20 years ago, and I teach English in a local secondary modern school. I own
my own house - a smallish terrace house just outside the centre of the city, with
three bedrooms and a small garden. I've got two younger brothers. One of them,
Julian, also lives in Salisbury. He's a teacher too, but he works in a private language
school teaching English to foreign students.
Presenter: Secondary modern schools like Jerry's take children who have not
passed the entrance examination for a grammar school. They attend the school between
the ages of 11 and 16. Jerry explained that his school day begins at 08:30am
and ends at 4:00pm. How much extra-curricular work do you do?
Jerry Lewis: Quite a lot, actually. There's always marking to be done and evenings
when I meet the parents and so on. And then I take on extra duties, mainly in
the areas of sport and drama. I’m a keen cross country runner myself, and I train
the school cross country team, which means taking groups of children out running
during their lunch breaks, usually a couple of times a week. And then, on the drama
side, I produce the annual school play. We normally have to start preparing this
in the spring term to have it ready by the summer.
Presenter: What plays have your pupils performed?
Jerry Lewis: It varies from year to year. We’ve done an adaptation of Treasure
Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson, and we’ve done Shakespeare - A Midsummer
Night's Dream. Last year the boys wrote and produced their own play.
Presenter: I can see from Jerry’s house that he takes running very seriously. His
shelves are covered with medals and cups that he won over the years in various
races. Since he is now over 40 he is classified as a ‘veteran’ - a term he doesn’t like
- but he still continues winning. To keep himself fit, he usually runs from forty to fifty
kilometres a week and more if he's training for a race. What else do you enjoy
doing?
Jerry Lewis: As well as running, I love walking. The countryside around Salisbury
is magnificent, and there are some wonderful walks. My idea of a perfect day
is to walk out of town and stop for lunch and a drink at a small village pub - in the
summer you can sit outside, or in the winter by a log fire. Then there's my garden,
and I'm very fond of gardening. Every year I add to my collection of roses, and it's very satisfying to sit outside on a summer’s evening doing my school marking, surrounded
by wonderful colours and scents.
Presenter: Jerry also likes cooking. On a Saturday he goes down to the market early
in the morning to catch the best of the produce, and frequently invites friends and
relatives to dinner in the evening. When not at home he is often to be found at his
local pub, the 14th-century ‘Haunch of Venison’, where he has many friends.
Jerry Lewis: I've been teaching in Salisbury so long that many of my ex-pupils are
now friends that I meet in the pub. It's strange, sometimes to think to myself: I remember
when this chap was just a boy!
Presenter: Occasionally he goes to the cinema, but, he explained, he prefers the
theatre.
Jerry Lewis: I go by myself, with friends, or with groups from school. Last week
we went and saw Noel Coward's Relative Values, I'm not very keen on Coward myself,
but the kids loved it.
Presenter: One last question. Jerry. You've lived and worked in Salisbury for over
20 years. What keeps you here?
Jerry Lewis: That’s a difficult one. My job, I suppose. I often complain, but who
doesn’t. On the whole, though, I’m happy with it. Then most of my friends live
here or nearby. And the city itself, it’s a beautiful place, full of history, surrounded
by amazing countryside and within easy reach of some of my favourite places. No,
I wouldn’t change it.
I’m a keen cross country runner myself, and I train the school cross country team, which means taking groups of children out running.
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The latest play Jerry’s students performed was written by …
1) Shakespeare.
2) Robert Lois Stevenson.
3) themselves.
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Presenter: Today I’m in the old English city of Salisbury and talking with the local
secondary school teacher Jerry Lewis. OK, tell me first a few words about
yourself.
Jerry Lewis: Well, I’m a 44 year old unmarried American who moved to England
over 20 years ago, and I teach English in a local secondary modern school. I own
my own house - a smallish terrace house just outside the centre of the city, with
three bedrooms and a small garden. I've got two younger brothers. One of them,
Julian, also lives in Salisbury. He's a teacher too, but he works in a private language
school teaching English to foreign students.
Presenter: Secondary modern schools like Jerry's take children who have not
passed the entrance examination for a grammar school. They attend the school between
the ages of 11 and 16. Jerry explained that his school day begins at 08:30am
and ends at 4:00pm. How much extra-curricular work do you do?
Jerry Lewis: Quite a lot, actually. There's always marking to be done and evenings
when I meet the parents and so on. And then I take on extra duties, mainly in
the areas of sport and drama. I’m a keen cross country runner myself, and I train
the school cross country team, which means taking groups of children out running
during their lunch breaks, usually a couple of times a week. And then, on the drama
side, I produce the annual school play. We normally have to start preparing this
in the spring term to have it ready by the summer.
Presenter: What plays have your pupils performed?
Jerry Lewis: It varies from year to year. We’ve done an adaptation of Treasure
Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson, and we’ve done Shakespeare - A Midsummer
Night's Dream. Last year the boys wrote and produced their own play.
Presenter: I can see from Jerry’s house that he takes running very seriously. His
shelves are covered with medals and cups that he won over the years in various
races. Since he is now over 40 he is classified as a ‘veteran’ - a term he doesn’t like
- but he still continues winning. To keep himself fit, he usually runs from forty to fifty
kilometres a week and more if he's training for a race. What else do you enjoy
doing?
Jerry Lewis: As well as running, I love walking. The countryside around Salisbury
is magnificent, and there are some wonderful walks. My idea of a perfect day
is to walk out of town and stop for lunch and a drink at a small village pub - in the
summer you can sit outside, or in the winter by a log fire. Then there's my garden,
and I'm very fond of gardening. Every year I add to my collection of roses, and it's very satisfying to sit outside on a summer’s evening doing my school marking, surrounded
by wonderful colours and scents.
Presenter: Jerry also likes cooking. On a Saturday he goes down to the market early
in the morning to catch the best of the produce, and frequently invites friends and
relatives to dinner in the evening. When not at home he is often to be found at his
local pub, the 14th-century ‘Haunch of Venison’, where he has many friends.
Jerry Lewis: I've been teaching in Salisbury so long that many of my ex-pupils are
now friends that I meet in the pub. It's strange, sometimes to think to myself: I remember
when this chap was just a boy!
Presenter: Occasionally he goes to the cinema, but, he explained, he prefers the
theatre.
Jerry Lewis: I go by myself, with friends, or with groups from school. Last week
we went and saw Noel Coward's Relative Values, I'm not very keen on Coward myself,
but the kids loved it.
Presenter: One last question. Jerry. You've lived and worked in Salisbury for over
20 years. What keeps you here?
Jerry Lewis: That’s a difficult one. My job, I suppose. I often complain, but who
doesn’t. On the whole, though, I’m happy with it. Then most of my friends live
here or nearby. And the city itself, it’s a beautiful place, full of history, surrounded
by amazing countryside and within easy reach of some of my favourite places. No,
I wouldn’t change it.
Last year the boys wrote and produced their own play.
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Some of the friends Jerry meets in the old pub are …
1) his former students.
2) parents of his pupils.
3) his colleagues.
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Presenter: Today I’m in the old English city of Salisbury and talking with the local
secondary school teacher Jerry Lewis. OK, tell me first a few words about
yourself.
Jerry Lewis: Well, I’m a 44 year old unmarried American who moved to England
over 20 years ago, and I teach English in a local secondary modern school. I own
my own house - a smallish terrace house just outside the centre of the city, with
three bedrooms and a small garden. I've got two younger brothers. One of them,
Julian, also lives in Salisbury. He's a teacher too, but he works in a private language
school teaching English to foreign students.
Presenter: Secondary modern schools like Jerry's take children who have not
passed the entrance examination for a grammar school. They attend the school between
the ages of 11 and 16. Jerry explained that his school day begins at 08:30am
and ends at 4:00pm. How much extra-curricular work do you do?
Jerry Lewis: Quite a lot, actually. There's always marking to be done and evenings
when I meet the parents and so on. And then I take on extra duties, mainly in
the areas of sport and drama. I’m a keen cross country runner myself, and I train
the school cross country team, which means taking groups of children out running
during their lunch breaks, usually a couple of times a week. And then, on the drama
side, I produce the annual school play. We normally have to start preparing this
in the spring term to have it ready by the summer.
Presenter: What plays have your pupils performed?
Jerry Lewis: It varies from year to year. We’ve done an adaptation of Treasure
Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson, and we’ve done Shakespeare - A Midsummer
Night's Dream. Last year the boys wrote and produced their own play.
Presenter: I can see from Jerry’s house that he takes running very seriously. His
shelves are covered with medals and cups that he won over the years in various
races. Since he is now over 40 he is classified as a ‘veteran’ - a term he doesn’t like
- but he still continues winning. To keep himself fit, he usually runs from forty to fifty
kilometres a week and more if he's training for a race. What else do you enjoy
doing?
Jerry Lewis: As well as running, I love walking. The countryside around Salisbury
is magnificent, and there are some wonderful walks. My idea of a perfect day
is to walk out of town and stop for lunch and a drink at a small village pub - in the
summer you can sit outside, or in the winter by a log fire. Then there's my garden,
and I'm very fond of gardening. Every year I add to my collection of roses, and it's very satisfying to sit outside on a summer’s evening doing my school marking, surrounded
by wonderful colours and scents.
Presenter: Jerry also likes cooking. On a Saturday he goes down to the market early
in the morning to catch the best of the produce, and frequently invites friends and
relatives to dinner in the evening. When not at home he is often to be found at his
local pub, the 14th-century ‘Haunch of Venison’, where he has many friends.
Jerry Lewis: I've been teaching in Salisbury so long that many of my ex-pupils are
now friends that I meet in the pub. It's strange, sometimes to think to myself: I remember
when this chap was just a boy!
Presenter: Occasionally he goes to the cinema, but, he explained, he prefers the
theatre.
Jerry Lewis: I go by myself, with friends, or with groups from school. Last week
we went and saw Noel Coward's Relative Values, I'm not very keen on Coward myself,
but the kids loved it.
Presenter: One last question. Jerry. You've lived and worked in Salisbury for over
20 years. What keeps you here?
Jerry Lewis: That’s a difficult one. My job, I suppose. I often complain, but who
doesn’t. On the whole, though, I’m happy with it. Then most of my friends live
here or nearby. And the city itself, it’s a beautiful place, full of history, surrounded
by amazing countryside and within easy reach of some of my favourite places. No,
I wouldn’t change it.
many of my ex-pupils are now friends that I meet in the pub.
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What does Jerry like most about his life in Salisbury?
1) The history of the city.
2) His work.
3) Meeting his friends.
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Presenter: Today I’m in the old English city of Salisbury and talking with the local
secondary school teacher Jerry Lewis. OK, tell me first a few words about
yourself.
Jerry Lewis: Well, I’m a 44 year old unmarried American who moved to England
over 20 years ago, and I teach English in a local secondary modern school. I own
my own house - a smallish terrace house just outside the centre of the city, with
three bedrooms and a small garden. I've got two younger brothers. One of them,
Julian, also lives in Salisbury. He's a teacher too, but he works in a private language
school teaching English to foreign students.
Presenter: Secondary modern schools like Jerry's take children who have not
passed the entrance examination for a grammar school. They attend the school between
the ages of 11 and 16. Jerry explained that his school day begins at 08:30am
and ends at 4:00pm. How much extra-curricular work do you do?
Jerry Lewis: Quite a lot, actually. There's always marking to be done and evenings
when I meet the parents and so on. And then I take on extra duties, mainly in
the areas of sport and drama. I’m a keen cross country runner myself, and I train
the school cross country team, which means taking groups of children out running
during their lunch breaks, usually a couple of times a week. And then, on the drama
side, I produce the annual school play. We normally have to start preparing this
in the spring term to have it ready by the summer.
Presenter: What plays have your pupils performed?
Jerry Lewis: It varies from year to year. We’ve done an adaptation of Treasure
Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson, and we’ve done Shakespeare - A Midsummer
Night's Dream. Last year the boys wrote and produced their own play.
Presenter: I can see from Jerry’s house that he takes running very seriously. His
shelves are covered with medals and cups that he won over the years in various
races. Since he is now over 40 he is classified as a ‘veteran’ - a term he doesn’t like
- but he still continues winning. To keep himself fit, he usually runs from forty to fifty
kilometres a week and more if he's training for a race. What else do you enjoy
doing?
Jerry Lewis: As well as running, I love walking. The countryside around Salisbury
is magnificent, and there are some wonderful walks. My idea of a perfect day
is to walk out of town and stop for lunch and a drink at a small village pub - in the
summer you can sit outside, or in the winter by a log fire. Then there's my garden,
and I'm very fond of gardening. Every year I add to my collection of roses, and it's very satisfying to sit outside on a summer’s evening doing my school marking, surrounded
by wonderful colours and scents.
Presenter: Jerry also likes cooking. On a Saturday he goes down to the market early
in the morning to catch the best of the produce, and frequently invites friends and
relatives to dinner in the evening. When not at home he is often to be found at his
local pub, the 14th-century ‘Haunch of Venison’, where he has many friends.
Jerry Lewis: I've been teaching in Salisbury so long that many of my ex-pupils are
now friends that I meet in the pub. It's strange, sometimes to think to myself: I remember
when this chap was just a boy!
Presenter: Occasionally he goes to the cinema, but, he explained, he prefers the
theatre.
Jerry Lewis: I go by myself, with friends, or with groups from school. Last week
we went and saw Noel Coward's Relative Values, I'm not very keen on Coward myself,
but the kids loved it.
Presenter: One last question. Jerry. You've lived and worked in Salisbury for over
20 years. What keeps you here?
Jerry Lewis: That’s a difficult one. My job, I suppose. I often complain, but who
doesn’t. On the whole, though, I’m happy with it. Then most of my friends live
here or nearby. And the city itself, it’s a beautiful place, full of history, surrounded
by amazing countryside and within easy reach of some of my favourite places. No,
I wouldn’t change it.
My job, I suppose... I’m happy with it.
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Which of the following is emphasised in the introduction?
1) Interviews
2) Staff selection.
3) Question techniques.
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Presenter: Tonight we continue talking with Dr Strait. So far we’ve looked at various
aspects of staff selection and I think by now you should all be beginning to
see how much more there is to it than just putting the applicants through a short interview
or asking the ‘right’ questions. So I think you should be ready for today’s
talk on ‘matching the person to the job’.
Dr Strait: We’re going to talk today about the importance of choosing that allround
‘right’ person.
Presenter: You mean we have to put ourselves into the role of the manager or supervisor?
Dr Strait: Yes. And then we are going to imagine how different applicants would
fit into the team or group they have to work with. So, we’ll look at some examples
later.
Presenter: It’s just theoretical at the moment…
Dr Strait: Yes. The point is you can select someone – even a friend – who has all
the right qualifications… degrees… certificates, whatever. You can also check
that they have a lot of experience… that they’ve done the sort of tasks that you
want them to do in your office already, in a similar environment. But if they start
work and you realize that they just don’t get along with everybody else, that… say
they’ve got sharply contrasting views on how something will work… well, with
the best intentions you may be backing a loser.
Presenter: Wouldn’t it be just a question of company training though?
Dr Strait: Not always. Particularly in a team situation and I think it’s important to
think in terms of that type of working environment. People have to have faith in
each other’s ability to carry out the task their boss has set them. They have to trust
that everyone will do their part of the job, and you can’t necessarily train people
for this.
Presenter: But it’s like trying to find out what someone’s personality is like in a
job interview... I mean you can’t just do that. Even if you try, you won’t find out
what they are really like until they actually start work.
Dr Strait: Well, in most interviews you usually ask candidates questions about
their hobbies and what they like doing in their spare time… that sort of thing… so
employers are already involved in the practice of… well, doing part of the task.
Presenter: But it doesn’t tell you anything. It doesn’t tell you if they are easygoing
or hate smokers or whatever.
Dr Strait: Well, arguably it does give you information about an applicant’s character,
but also … more and more employers around the world are making use of what
is called ‘a personality questionnaire’ to help them select new staff and…
Presenter: Sorry, what’s it called?
Dr Straight: A Personality Questionnaire. They have to be filled out by the candidates
sometime during the selection procedure, often just before an interview. The
idea is actually quite old. Apparently they were used by the ancient Chinese for
picking out clerks and civil servants, and then later they were used by the military
to put people in appropriate areas of work. They’ve gained a lot of ground since
then and there are about 80,000 different tests available now and almost two thirds
of the large employers use them.
Presenter: Which makes you think that there (fade out)
...today’s talk on ‘matching the person to the job’...We’re going to talk today about the importance of choosing that allround ‘right’ person.
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Dr Strait plans to discuss …
1) the value of team work.
2) basic managerial skills.
3) how an applicant would fit in a team.2
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Presenter: Tonight we continue talking with Dr Strait. So far we’ve looked at various
aspects of staff selection and I think by now you should all be beginning to
see how much more there is to it than just putting the applicants through a short interview
or asking the ‘right’ questions. So I think you should be ready for today’s
talk on ‘matching the person to the job’.
Dr Strait: We’re going to talk today about the importance of choosing that allround
‘right’ person.
Presenter: You mean we have to put ourselves into the role of the manager or supervisor?
Dr Strait: Yes. And then we are going to imagine how different applicants would
fit into the team or group they have to work with. So, we’ll look at some examples
later.
Presenter: It’s just theoretical at the moment…
Dr Strait: Yes. The point is you can select someone – even a friend – who has all
the right qualifications… degrees… certificates, whatever. You can also check
that they have a lot of experience… that they’ve done the sort of tasks that you
want them to do in your office already, in a similar environment. But if they start
work and you realize that they just don’t get along with everybody else, that… say
they’ve got sharply contrasting views on how something will work… well, with
the best intentions you may be backing a loser.
Presenter: Wouldn’t it be just a question of company training though?
Dr Strait: Not always. Particularly in a team situation and I think it’s important to
think in terms of that type of working environment. People have to have faith in
each other’s ability to carry out the task their boss has set them. They have to trust
that everyone will do their part of the job, and you can’t necessarily train people
for this.
Presenter: But it’s like trying to find out what someone’s personality is like in a
job interview... I mean you can’t just do that. Even if you try, you won’t find out
what they are really like until they actually start work.
Dr Strait: Well, in most interviews you usually ask candidates questions about
their hobbies and what they like doing in their spare time… that sort of thing… so
employers are already involved in the practice of… well, doing part of the task.
Presenter: But it doesn’t tell you anything. It doesn’t tell you if they are easygoing
or hate smokers or whatever.
Dr Strait: Well, arguably it does give you information about an applicant’s character,
but also … more and more employers around the world are making use of what
is called ‘a personality questionnaire’ to help them select new staff and…
Presenter: Sorry, what’s it called?
Dr Straight: A Personality Questionnaire. They have to be filled out by the candidates
sometime during the selection procedure, often just before an interview. The
idea is actually quite old. Apparently they were used by the ancient Chinese for
picking out clerks and civil servants, and then later they were used by the military
to put people in appropriate areas of work. They’ve gained a lot of ground since
then and there are about 80,000 different tests available now and almost two thirds
of the large employers use them.
Presenter: Which makes you think that there (fade out)
we are going to imagine how different applicants would
fit into the team or group they have to work with.
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Dr Strait underlines the importance of an applicant’s…
1) qualifications.
2) experience.
3) group work skills.
Пояснение
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Presenter: Tonight we continue talking with Dr Strait. So far we’ve looked at various
aspects of staff selection and I think by now you should all be beginning to
see how much more there is to it than just putting the applicants through a short interview
or asking the ‘right’ questions. So I think you should be ready for today’s
talk on ‘matching the person to the job’.
Dr Strait: We’re going to talk today about the importance of choosing that allround
‘right’ person.
Presenter: You mean we have to put ourselves into the role of the manager or supervisor?
Dr Strait: Yes. And then we are going to imagine how different applicants would
fit into the team or group they have to work with. So, we’ll look at some examples
later.
Presenter: It’s just theoretical at the moment…
Dr Strait: Yes. The point is you can select someone – even a friend – who has all
the right qualifications… degrees… certificates, whatever. You can also check
that they have a lot of experience… that they’ve done the sort of tasks that you
want them to do in your office already, in a similar environment. But if they start
work and you realize that they just don’t get along with everybody else, that… say
they’ve got sharply contrasting views on how something will work… well, with
the best intentions you may be backing a loser.
Presenter: Wouldn’t it be just a question of company training though?
Dr Strait: Not always. Particularly in a team situation and I think it’s important to
think in terms of that type of working environment. People have to have faith in
each other’s ability to carry out the task their boss has set them. They have to trust
that everyone will do their part of the job, and you can’t necessarily train people
for this.
Presenter: But it’s like trying to find out what someone’s personality is like in a
job interview... I mean you can’t just do that. Even if you try, you won’t find out
what they are really like until they actually start work.
Dr Strait: Well, in most interviews you usually ask candidates questions about
their hobbies and what they like doing in their spare time… that sort of thing… so
employers are already involved in the practice of… well, doing part of the task.
Presenter: But it doesn’t tell you anything. It doesn’t tell you if they are easygoing
or hate smokers or whatever.
Dr Strait: Well, arguably it does give you information about an applicant’s character,
but also … more and more employers around the world are making use of what
is called ‘a personality questionnaire’ to help them select new staff and…
Presenter: Sorry, what’s it called?
Dr Straight: A Personality Questionnaire. They have to be filled out by the candidates
sometime during the selection procedure, often just before an interview. The
idea is actually quite old. Apparently they were used by the ancient Chinese for
picking out clerks and civil servants, and then later they were used by the military
to put people in appropriate areas of work. They’ve gained a lot of ground since
then and there are about 80,000 different tests available now and almost two thirds
of the large employers use them.
Presenter: Which makes you think that there (fade out)
But if they start work and you realize that they just don’t get along with everybody else, that… say
they’ve got sharply contrasting views on how something will work… well, with
the best intentions you may be backing a loser.
Ответ: 3
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According to Dr Strait, an important part of teamwork is having trust in your …
1) colleague’s ability
2) employer's directions.
3) company training.
Пояснение
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Presenter: Tonight we continue talking with Dr Strait. So far we’ve looked at various
aspects of staff selection and I think by now you should all be beginning to
see how much more there is to it than just putting the applicants through a short interview
or asking the ‘right’ questions. So I think you should be ready for today’s
talk on ‘matching the person to the job’.
Dr Strait: We’re going to talk today about the importance of choosing that allround
‘right’ person.
Presenter: You mean we have to put ourselves into the role of the manager or supervisor?
Dr Strait: Yes. And then we are going to imagine how different applicants would
fit into the team or group they have to work with. So, we’ll look at some examples
later.
Presenter: It’s just theoretical at the moment…
Dr Strait: Yes. The point is you can select someone – even a friend – who has all
the right qualifications… degrees… certificates, whatever. You can also check
that they have a lot of experience… that they’ve done the sort of tasks that you
want them to do in your office already, in a similar environment. But if they start
work and you realize that they just don’t get along with everybody else, that… say
they’ve got sharply contrasting views on how something will work… well, with
the best intentions you may be backing a loser.
Presenter: Wouldn’t it be just a question of company training though?
Dr Strait: Not always. Particularly in a team situation and I think it’s important to
think in terms of that type of working environment. People have to have faith in
each other’s ability to carry out the task their boss has set them. They have to trust
that everyone will do their part of the job, and you can’t necessarily train people
for this.
Presenter: But it’s like trying to find out what someone’s personality is like in a
job interview... I mean you can’t just do that. Even if you try, you won’t find out
what they are really like until they actually start work.
Dr Strait: Well, in most interviews you usually ask candidates questions about
their hobbies and what they like doing in their spare time… that sort of thing… so
employers are already involved in the practice of… well, doing part of the task.
Presenter: But it doesn’t tell you anything. It doesn’t tell you if they are easygoing
or hate smokers or whatever.
Dr Strait: Well, arguably it does give you information about an applicant’s character,
but also … more and more employers around the world are making use of what
is called ‘a personality questionnaire’ to help them select new staff and…
Presenter: Sorry, what’s it called?
Dr Straight: A Personality Questionnaire. They have to be filled out by the candidates
sometime during the selection procedure, often just before an interview. The
idea is actually quite old. Apparently they were used by the ancient Chinese for
picking out clerks and civil servants, and then later they were used by the military
to put people in appropriate areas of work. They’ve gained a lot of ground since
then and there are about 80,000 different tests available now and almost two thirds
of the large employers use them.
Presenter: Which makes you think that there (fade out)
People have to have faith in
each other’s ability to carry out the task their boss has set them.
Ответ: 1
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The presenter doubts the effectiveness of…
1) company training.
2) job interviews.
3) question techniques.
Пояснение
Расшифровка записи
Presenter: Tonight we continue talking with Dr Strait. So far we’ve looked at various
aspects of staff selection and I think by now you should all be beginning to
see how much more there is to it than just putting the applicants through a short interview
or asking the ‘right’ questions. So I think you should be ready for today’s
talk on ‘matching the person to the job’.
Dr Strait: We’re going to talk today about the importance of choosing that allround
‘right’ person.
Presenter: You mean we have to put ourselves into the role of the manager or supervisor?
Dr Strait: Yes. And then we are going to imagine how different applicants would
fit into the team or group they have to work with. So, we’ll look at some examples
later.
Presenter: It’s just theoretical at the moment…
Dr Strait: Yes. The point is you can select someone – even a friend – who has all
the right qualifications… degrees… certificates, whatever. You can also check
that they have a lot of experience… that they’ve done the sort of tasks that you
want them to do in your office already, in a similar environment. But if they start
work and you realize that they just don’t get along with everybody else, that… say
they’ve got sharply contrasting views on how something will work… well, with
the best intentions you may be backing a loser.
Presenter: Wouldn’t it be just a question of company training though?
Dr Strait: Not always. Particularly in a team situation and I think it’s important to
think in terms of that type of working environment. People have to have faith in
each other’s ability to carry out the task their boss has set them. They have to trust
that everyone will do their part of the job, and you can’t necessarily train people
for this.
Presenter: But it’s like trying to find out what someone’s personality is like in a
job interview... I mean you can’t just do that. Even if you try, you won’t find out
what they are really like until they actually start work.
Dr Strait: Well, in most interviews you usually ask candidates questions about
their hobbies and what they like doing in their spare time… that sort of thing… so
employers are already involved in the practice of… well, doing part of the task.
Presenter: But it doesn’t tell you anything. It doesn’t tell you if they are easygoing
or hate smokers or whatever.
Dr Strait: Well, arguably it does give you information about an applicant’s character,
but also … more and more employers around the world are making use of what
is called ‘a personality questionnaire’ to help them select new staff and…
Presenter: Sorry, what’s it called?
Dr Straight: A Personality Questionnaire. They have to be filled out by the candidates
sometime during the selection procedure, often just before an interview. The
idea is actually quite old. Apparently they were used by the ancient Chinese for
picking out clerks and civil servants, and then later they were used by the military
to put people in appropriate areas of work. They’ve gained a lot of ground since
then and there are about 80,000 different tests available now and almost two thirds
of the large employers use them.
Presenter: Which makes you think that there (fade out)
But it’s like trying to find out what someone’s personality is like in a
job interview... I mean you can’t just do that.
Ответ: 2
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Dr Strait claims that finding out personal information is …
1) a skill that requires practice.
2) avoided by most interviewers.
3) already a part of job interviews.
Пояснение
Расшифровка записи
Presenter: Tonight we continue talking with Dr Strait. So far we’ve looked at various
aspects of staff selection and I think by now you should all be beginning to
see how much more there is to it than just putting the applicants through a short interview
or asking the ‘right’ questions. So I think you should be ready for today’s
talk on ‘matching the person to the job’.
Dr Strait: We’re going to talk today about the importance of choosing that allround
‘right’ person.
Presenter: You mean we have to put ourselves into the role of the manager or supervisor?
Dr Strait: Yes. And then we are going to imagine how different applicants would
fit into the team or group they have to work with. So, we’ll look at some examples
later.
Presenter: It’s just theoretical at the moment…
Dr Strait: Yes. The point is you can select someone – even a friend – who has all
the right qualifications… degrees… certificates, whatever. You can also check
that they have a lot of experience… that they’ve done the sort of tasks that you
want them to do in your office already, in a similar environment. But if they start
work and you realize that they just don’t get along with everybody else, that… say
they’ve got sharply contrasting views on how something will work… well, with
the best intentions you may be backing a loser.
Presenter: Wouldn’t it be just a question of company training though?
Dr Strait: Not always. Particularly in a team situation and I think it’s important to
think in terms of that type of working environment. People have to have faith in
each other’s ability to carry out the task their boss has set them. They have to trust
that everyone will do their part of the job, and you can’t necessarily train people
for this.
Presenter: But it’s like trying to find out what someone’s personality is like in a
job interview... I mean you can’t just do that. Even if you try, you won’t find out
what they are really like until they actually start work.
Dr Strait: Well, in most interviews you usually ask candidates questions about
their hobbies and what they like doing in their spare time… that sort of thing… so
employers are already involved in the practice of… well, doing part of the task.
Presenter: But it doesn’t tell you anything. It doesn’t tell you if they are easygoing
or hate smokers or whatever.
Dr Strait: Well, arguably it does give you information about an applicant’s character,
but also … more and more employers around the world are making use of what
is called ‘a personality questionnaire’ to help them select new staff and…
Presenter: Sorry, what’s it called?
Dr Straight: A Personality Questionnaire. They have to be filled out by the candidates
sometime during the selection procedure, often just before an interview. The
idea is actually quite old. Apparently they were used by the ancient Chinese for
picking out clerks and civil servants, and then later they were used by the military
to put people in appropriate areas of work. They’ve gained a lot of ground since
then and there are about 80,000 different tests available now and almost two thirds
of the large employers use them.
Presenter: Which makes you think that there (fade out)
employers are already involved in the practice of… well, doing part of the task.
Ответ: 3
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According to Dr Strait, Personality Questionnaires…
1) have a very long history.
2) were first used by the military.
3) were invented by large employers.
Пояснение
Расшифровка записи
Presenter: Tonight we continue talking with Dr Strait. So far we’ve looked at various
aspects of staff selection and I think by now you should all be beginning to
see how much more there is to it than just putting the applicants through a short interview
or asking the ‘right’ questions. So I think you should be ready for today’s
talk on ‘matching the person to the job’.
Dr Strait: We’re going to talk today about the importance of choosing that allround
‘right’ person.
Presenter: You mean we have to put ourselves into the role of the manager or supervisor?
Dr Strait: Yes. And then we are going to imagine how different applicants would
fit into the team or group they have to work with. So, we’ll look at some examples
later.
Presenter: It’s just theoretical at the moment…
Dr Strait: Yes. The point is you can select someone – even a friend – who has all
the right qualifications… degrees… certificates, whatever. You can also check
that they have a lot of experience… that they’ve done the sort of tasks that you
want them to do in your office already, in a similar environment. But if they start
work and you realize that they just don’t get along with everybody else, that… say
they’ve got sharply contrasting views on how something will work… well, with
the best intentions you may be backing a loser.
Presenter: Wouldn’t it be just a question of company training though?
Dr Strait: Not always. Particularly in a team situation and I think it’s important to
think in terms of that type of working environment. People have to have faith in
each other’s ability to carry out the task their boss has set them. They have to trust
that everyone will do their part of the job, and you can’t necessarily train people
for this.
Presenter: But it’s like trying to find out what someone’s personality is like in a
job interview... I mean you can’t just do that. Even if you try, you won’t find out
what they are really like until they actually start work.
Dr Strait: Well, in most interviews you usually ask candidates questions about
their hobbies and what they like doing in their spare time… that sort of thing… so
employers are already involved in the practice of… well, doing part of the task.
Presenter: But it doesn’t tell you anything. It doesn’t tell you if they are easygoing
or hate smokers or whatever.
Dr Strait: Well, arguably it does give you information about an applicant’s character,
but also … more and more employers around the world are making use of what
is called ‘a personality questionnaire’ to help them select new staff and…
Presenter: Sorry, what’s it called?
Dr Straight: A Personality Questionnaire. They have to be filled out by the candidates
sometime during the selection procedure, often just before an interview. The
idea is actually quite old. Apparently they were used by the ancient Chinese for
picking out clerks and civil servants, and then later they were used by the military
to put people in appropriate areas of work. They’ve gained a lot of ground since
then and there are about 80,000 different tests available now and almost two thirds
of the large employers use them.
Presenter: Which makes you think that there (fade out)
The idea is quite old... ancient Chinese...
Ответ: 1
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Dr. Bennet is a medical doctor who specializes in treating
1) children.
2) grown-ups.
3) astronauts.
Пояснение
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Presenter: Hello! Today we continue the discussion of modern professional challenges and their unusual solutions. The guest of our program is Dr. Bennet, a paediatrician from California who believes that a hospital should be run like a spaceship. Good morning, Dr. Bennet! How did you come up with such an unusual idea?
Dr. Bennet: Good morning! Well, I was 8 years old when Neil Armstrong set foot on the Moon and I’ve been following aerospace achievements ever since. So, when I became a doctor and started treating new-born babies, it occurred to me that both healthcare and spaceflights have a lot in common – they are both complex and high-risk activities. In fact, space flights are often a much higher-risk activity than healthcare, because everything there is happening in the airless environment of space at a very high speed with over 2 million moving parts in the spaceship! So the question arises – how do they do it… safely?
Presenter: Yes, I have to admit that we don’t hear much about emergencies in spaceflights.
Dr. Bennet: Precisely! Although believe me, emergencies do occur! It is how quickly you can find the right solution that matters. And this is exactly what we have in healthcare, too. So I asked myself: How can I learn how NASA does what it does and apply it to healthcare? And the only obvious answer was – Go to the source! So I gave NASA a phone call.
Presenter: You did? And did they even answer?
Dr. Bennet: Absolutely! Well, to be honest, it took some time to find the right person to talk to. But once I found him, things became easier. My visit to NASA was arranged. And I found the answer to my question!
Presenter: So, what’s their secret?
Dr. Bennet: Well, it’s not a real secret. In fact, it turned out that everybody knows what they do. Their practice even made its way into videogames!
Presenter: You are not talking about flight simulators, are you?
Dr. Bennet: Of course I am. But again – it is not so much what they do, but how they do it. In our medical schools we also have simulators. We practice our skills on them before we actually do it on real people. But first of all, very often our students don’t take it seriously. You will hear a lot of giggling in such a class, as if they were playing dolls. Secondly, just as I’ve said, we mostly have those medical simulators in universities – training our students. Once they become doctors and start working with real patients – no more simulators. At NASA they have a totally different attitude towards this. Firstly, they simulate everything. There are people who design all sorts of problems astronauts can face in flight and they simulate each one of them and combinations of several. Because as you know, in real life it never rains, but pours. Secondly, it’s not only young inexperienced astronauts who have to do it. No matter how many times you’ve been in space, you have to go through simulation programs. And they do it really seriously.
Presenter: No giggling?
Dr. Bennet: Not at all. They realize how important it is. When they are out there in space, their life depends on how well they can find solutions to problems. And what’s more, after each simulation they have a very serious debriefing.
Presenter: Debriefing is when they discuss how well or badly they did in training, right?
Dr. Bennet: Yes, exactly. But again, they do it in a very business-like way and mostly discuss their weaknesses, not strengths. And what’s more, unlike our medical students, they are happy to find and then discuss their weaknesses and mistakes – because again, if they discover them in flight, rather than in a simulator, it can lead to very bad consequences, so the more mistakes they make while they are on Earth, the better prepared they will be…(fading out)
The guest of our program is Dr. Bennet, a pediatrician from California who believes that a hospital should be run like a spaceship.
Ответ: 1.
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According to Dr. Bennet, which of the following is NOT what healthcare and spaceflights are similar in?
1) Both include dangerous procedures.
2) Both have complicated structures.
3) Both require considerable financing.
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Presenter: Hello! Today we continue the discussion of modern professional challenges and their unusual solutions. The guest of our program is Dr. Bennet, a paediatrician from California who believes that a hospital should be run like a spaceship. Good morning, Dr. Bennet! How did you come up with such an unusual idea?
Dr. Bennet: Good morning! Well, I was 8 years old when Neil Armstrong set foot on the Moon and I’ve been following aerospace achievements ever since. So, when I became a doctor and started treating new-born babies, it occurred to me that both healthcare and spaceflights have a lot in common – they are both complex and high-risk activities. In fact, space flights are often a much higher-risk activity than healthcare, because everything there is happening in the airless environment of space at a very high speed with over 2 million moving parts in the spaceship! So the question arises – how do they do it… safely?
Presenter: Yes, I have to admit that we don’t hear much about emergencies in spaceflights.
Dr. Bennet: Precisely! Although believe me, emergencies do occur! It is how quickly you can find the right solution that matters. And this is exactly what we have in healthcare, too. So I asked myself: How can I learn how NASA does what it does and apply it to healthcare? And the only obvious answer was – Go to the source! So I gave NASA a phone call.
Presenter: You did? And did they even answer?
Dr. Bennet: Absolutely! Well, to be honest, it took some time to find the right person to talk to. But once I found him, things became easier. My visit to NASA was arranged. And I found the answer to my question!
Presenter: So, what’s their secret?
Dr. Bennet: Well, it’s not a real secret. In fact, it turned out that everybody knows what they do. Their practice even made its way into videogames!
Presenter: You are not talking about flight simulators, are you?
Dr. Bennet: Of course I am. But again – it is not so much what they do, but how they do it. In our medical schools we also have simulators. We practice our skills on them before we actually do it on real people. But first of all, very often our students don’t take it seriously. You will hear a lot of giggling in such a class, as if they were playing dolls. Secondly, just as I’ve said, we mostly have those medical simulators in universities – training our students. Once they become doctors and start working with real patients – no more simulators. At NASA they have a totally different attitude towards this. Firstly, they simulate everything. There are people who design all sorts of problems astronauts can face in flight and they simulate each one of them and combinations of several. Because as you know, in real life it never rains, but pours. Secondly, it’s not only young inexperienced astronauts who have to do it. No matter how many times you’ve been in space, you have to go through simulation programs. And they do it really seriously.
Presenter: No giggling?
Dr. Bennet: Not at all. They realize how important it is. When they are out there in space, their life depends on how well they can find solutions to problems. And what’s more, after each simulation they have a very serious debriefing.
Presenter: Debriefing is when they discuss how well or badly they did in training, right?
Dr. Bennet: Yes, exactly. But again, they do it in a very business-like way and mostly discuss their weaknesses, not strengths. And what’s more, unlike our medical students, they are happy to find and then discuss their weaknesses and mistakes – because again, if they discover them in flight, rather than in a simulator, it can lead to very bad consequences, so the more mistakes they make while they are on Earth, the better prepared they will be…(fading out)
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Ответ: 3.
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By saying “Go to the source!” Dr. Bennet means that he had to learn the method from
1) people who had invented it.
2) documents that described it.
3) a paid-for teaching resource.
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Presenter: Hello! Today we continue the discussion of modern professional challenges and their unusual solutions. The guest of our program is Dr. Bennet, a paediatrician from California who believes that a hospital should be run like a spaceship. Good morning, Dr. Bennet! How did you come up with such an unusual idea?
Dr. Bennet: Good morning! Well, I was 8 years old when Neil Armstrong set foot on the Moon and I’ve been following aerospace achievements ever since. So, when I became a doctor and started treating new-born babies, it occurred to me that both healthcare and spaceflights have a lot in common – they are both complex and high-risk activities. In fact, space flights are often a much higher-risk activity than healthcare, because everything there is happening in the airless environment of space at a very high speed with over 2 million moving parts in the spaceship! So the question arises – how do they do it… safely?
Presenter: Yes, I have to admit that we don’t hear much about emergencies in spaceflights.
Dr. Bennet: Precisely! Although believe me, emergencies do occur! It is how quickly you can find the right solution that matters. And this is exactly what we have in healthcare, too. So I asked myself: How can I learn how NASA does what it does and apply it to healthcare? And the only obvious answer was – Go to the source! So I gave NASA a phone call.
Presenter: You did? And did they even answer?
Dr. Bennet: Absolutely! Well, to be honest, it took some time to find the right person to talk to. But once I found him, things became easier. My visit to NASA was arranged. And I found the answer to my question!
Presenter: So, what’s their secret?
Dr. Bennet: Well, it’s not a real secret. In fact, it turned out that everybody knows what they do. Their practice even made its way into videogames!
Presenter: You are not talking about flight simulators, are you?
Dr. Bennet: Of course I am. But again – it is not so much what they do, but how they do it. In our medical schools we also have simulators. We practice our skills on them before we actually do it on real people. But first of all, very often our students don’t take it seriously. You will hear a lot of giggling in such a class, as if they were playing dolls. Secondly, just as I’ve said, we mostly have those medical simulators in universities – training our students. Once they become doctors and start working with real patients – no more simulators. At NASA they have a totally different attitude towards this. Firstly, they simulate everything. There are people who design all sorts of problems astronauts can face in flight and they simulate each one of them and combinations of several. Because as you know, in real life it never rains, but pours. Secondly, it’s not only young inexperienced astronauts who have to do it. No matter how many times you’ve been in space, you have to go through simulation programs. And they do it really seriously.
Presenter: No giggling?
Dr. Bennet: Not at all. They realize how important it is. When they are out there in space, their life depends on how well they can find solutions to problems. And what’s more, after each simulation they have a very serious debriefing.
Presenter: Debriefing is when they discuss how well or badly they did in training, right?
Dr. Bennet: Yes, exactly. But again, they do it in a very business-like way and mostly discuss their weaknesses, not strengths. And what’s more, unlike our medical students, they are happy to find and then discuss their weaknesses and mistakes – because again, if they discover them in flight, rather than in a simulator, it can lead to very bad consequences, so the more mistakes they make while they are on Earth, the better prepared they will be…(fading out)
Go to the source! So I gave NASA a phone call.
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According to Dr. Bennet, in healthcare, simulators are used
1) in the form of a videogame.
2) in medical universities.
3) by doctors before operations.
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Presenter: Hello! Today we continue the discussion of modern professional challenges and their unusual solutions. The guest of our program is Dr. Bennet, a paediatrician from California who believes that a hospital should be run like a spaceship. Good morning, Dr. Bennet! How did you come up with such an unusual idea?
Dr. Bennet: Good morning! Well, I was 8 years old when Neil Armstrong set foot on the Moon and I’ve been following aerospace achievements ever since. So, when I became a doctor and started treating new-born babies, it occurred to me that both healthcare and spaceflights have a lot in common – they are both complex and high-risk activities. In fact, space flights are often a much higher-risk activity than healthcare, because everything there is happening in the airless environment of space at a very high speed with over 2 million moving parts in the spaceship! So the question arises – how do they do it… safely?
Presenter: Yes, I have to admit that we don’t hear much about emergencies in spaceflights.
Dr. Bennet: Precisely! Although believe me, emergencies do occur! It is how quickly you can find the right solution that matters. And this is exactly what we have in healthcare, too. So I asked myself: How can I learn how NASA does what it does and apply it to healthcare? And the only obvious answer was – Go to the source! So I gave NASA a phone call.
Presenter: You did? And did they even answer?
Dr. Bennet: Absolutely! Well, to be honest, it took some time to find the right person to talk to. But once I found him, things became easier. My visit to NASA was arranged. And I found the answer to my question!
Presenter: So, what’s their secret?
Dr. Bennet: Well, it’s not a real secret. In fact, it turned out that everybody knows what they do. Their practice even made its way into videogames!
Presenter: You are not talking about flight simulators, are you?
Dr. Bennet: Of course I am. But again – it is not so much what they do, but how they do it. In our medical schools we also have simulators. We practice our skills on them before we actually do it on real people. But first of all, very often our students don’t take it seriously. You will hear a lot of giggling in such a class, as if they were playing dolls. Secondly, just as I’ve said, we mostly have those medical simulators in universities – training our students. Once they become doctors and start working with real patients – no more simulators. At NASA they have a totally different attitude towards this. Firstly, they simulate everything. There are people who design all sorts of problems astronauts can face in flight and they simulate each one of them and combinations of several. Because as you know, in real life it never rains, but pours. Secondly, it’s not only young inexperienced astronauts who have to do it. No matter how many times you’ve been in space, you have to go through simulation programs. And they do it really seriously.
Presenter: No giggling?
Dr. Bennet: Not at all. They realize how important it is. When they are out there in space, their life depends on how well they can find solutions to problems. And what’s more, after each simulation they have a very serious debriefing.
Presenter: Debriefing is when they discuss how well or badly they did in training, right?
Dr. Bennet: Yes, exactly. But again, they do it in a very business-like way and mostly discuss their weaknesses, not strengths. And what’s more, unlike our medical students, they are happy to find and then discuss their weaknesses and mistakes – because again, if they discover them in flight, rather than in a simulator, it can lead to very bad consequences, so the more mistakes they make while they are on Earth, the better prepared they will be…(fading out)
In our medical schools we also have simulators. We practice our skills on them before we actually do it on real people.
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When Dr. Bennet says that “in real life it never rains but pours”, he means that in real spaceflights
1) problems that astronauts face are never simple or easy to solve.
2) astronauts often have to solve several problems at the same time.
3) solving problems is part of a regular daily routine for astronauts.
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Presenter: Hello! Today we continue the discussion of modern professional challenges and their unusual solutions. The guest of our program is Dr. Bennet, a paediatrician from California who believes that a hospital should be run like a spaceship. Good morning, Dr. Bennet! How did you come up with such an unusual idea?
Dr. Bennet: Good morning! Well, I was 8 years old when Neil Armstrong set foot on the Moon and I’ve been following aerospace achievements ever since. So, when I became a doctor and started treating new-born babies, it occurred to me that both healthcare and spaceflights have a lot in common – they are both complex and high-risk activities. In fact, space flights are often a much higher-risk activity than healthcare, because everything there is happening in the airless environment of space at a very high speed with over 2 million moving parts in the spaceship! So the question arises – how do they do it… safely?
Presenter: Yes, I have to admit that we don’t hear much about emergencies in spaceflights.
Dr. Bennet: Precisely! Although believe me, emergencies do occur! It is how quickly you can find the right solution that matters. And this is exactly what we have in healthcare, too. So I asked myself: How can I learn how NASA does what it does and apply it to healthcare? And the only obvious answer was – Go to the source! So I gave NASA a phone call.
Presenter: You did? And did they even answer?
Dr. Bennet: Absolutely! Well, to be honest, it took some time to find the right person to talk to. But once I found him, things became easier. My visit to NASA was arranged. And I found the answer to my question!
Presenter: So, what’s their secret?
Dr. Bennet: Well, it’s not a real secret. In fact, it turned out that everybody knows what they do. Their practice even made its way into videogames!
Presenter: You are not talking about flight simulators, are you?
Dr. Bennet: Of course I am. But again – it is not so much what they do, but how they do it. In our medical schools we also have simulators. We practice our skills on them before we actually do it on real people. But first of all, very often our students don’t take it seriously. You will hear a lot of giggling in such a class, as if they were playing dolls. Secondly, just as I’ve said, we mostly have those medical simulators in universities – training our students. Once they become doctors and start working with real patients – no more simulators. At NASA they have a totally different attitude towards this. Firstly, they simulate everything. There are people who design all sorts of problems astronauts can face in flight and they simulate each one of them and combinations of several. Because as you know, in real life it never rains, but pours. Secondly, it’s not only young inexperienced astronauts who have to do it. No matter how many times you’ve been in space, you have to go through simulation programs. And they do it really seriously.
Presenter: No giggling?
Dr. Bennet: Not at all. They realize how important it is. When they are out there in space, their life depends on how well they can find solutions to problems. And what’s more, after each simulation they have a very serious debriefing.
Presenter: Debriefing is when they discuss how well or badly they did in training, right?
Dr. Bennet: Yes, exactly. But again, they do it in a very business-like way and mostly discuss their weaknesses, not strengths. And what’s more, unlike our medical students, they are happy to find and then discuss their weaknesses and mistakes – because again, if they discover them in flight, rather than in a simulator, it can lead to very bad consequences, so the more mistakes they make while they are on Earth, the better prepared they will be…(fading out)
There are people who design all sorts of problems astronauts can face in flight and they simulate each one of them and combinations of several...When they are out there in space, their life depends on how well they can find solutions to problems. And what’s more, after each simulation they have a very serious debriefing.
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According to Dr. Bennet, at NASA,
1) the more experienced you are, the less you need to go through simulations.
2) astronauts who have just graduated from university don’t need simulations.
3) frequency of simulations doesn’t depend on the experience of the astronaut.
Пояснение
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Presenter: Hello! Today we continue the discussion of modern professional challenges and their unusual solutions. The guest of our program is Dr. Bennet, a paediatrician from California who believes that a hospital should be run like a spaceship. Good morning, Dr. Bennet! How did you come up with such an unusual idea?
Dr. Bennet: Good morning! Well, I was 8 years old when Neil Armstrong set foot on the Moon and I’ve been following aerospace achievements ever since. So, when I became a doctor and started treating new-born babies, it occurred to me that both healthcare and spaceflights have a lot in common – they are both complex and high-risk activities. In fact, space flights are often a much higher-risk activity than healthcare, because everything there is happening in the airless environment of space at a very high speed with over 2 million moving parts in the spaceship! So the question arises – how do they do it… safely?
Presenter: Yes, I have to admit that we don’t hear much about emergencies in spaceflights.
Dr. Bennet: Precisely! Although believe me, emergencies do occur! It is how quickly you can find the right solution that matters. And this is exactly what we have in healthcare, too. So I asked myself: How can I learn how NASA does what it does and apply it to healthcare? And the only obvious answer was – Go to the source! So I gave NASA a phone call.
Presenter: You did? And did they even answer?
Dr. Bennet: Absolutely! Well, to be honest, it took some time to find the right person to talk to. But once I found him, things became easier. My visit to NASA was arranged. And I found the answer to my question!
Presenter: So, what’s their secret?
Dr. Bennet: Well, it’s not a real secret. In fact, it turned out that everybody knows what they do. Their practice even made its way into videogames!
Presenter: You are not talking about flight simulators, are you?
Dr. Bennet: Of course I am. But again – it is not so much what they do, but how they do it. In our medical schools we also have simulators. We practice our skills on them before we actually do it on real people. But first of all, very often our students don’t take it seriously. You will hear a lot of giggling in such a class, as if they were playing dolls. Secondly, just as I’ve said, we mostly have those medical simulators in universities – training our students. Once they become doctors and start working with real patients – no more simulators. At NASA they have a totally different attitude towards this. Firstly, they simulate everything. There are people who design all sorts of problems astronauts can face in flight and they simulate each one of them and combinations of several. Because as you know, in real life it never rains, but pours. Secondly, it’s not only young inexperienced astronauts who have to do it. No matter how many times you’ve been in space, you have to go through simulation programs. And they do it really seriously.
Presenter: No giggling?
Dr. Bennet: Not at all. They realize how important it is. When they are out there in space, their life depends on how well they can find solutions to problems. And what’s more, after each simulation they have a very serious debriefing.
Presenter: Debriefing is when they discuss how well or badly they did in training, right?
Dr. Bennet: Yes, exactly. But again, they do it in a very business-like way and mostly discuss their weaknesses, not strengths. And what’s more, unlike our medical students, they are happy to find and then discuss their weaknesses and mistakes – because again, if they discover them in flight, rather than in a simulator, it can lead to very bad consequences, so the more mistakes they make while they are on Earth, the better prepared they will be…(fading out)
No matter how many times you’ve been in space, you have to go through simulation programs.
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According to Dr. Bennet, debriefings at NASA
1) focus on what astronauts did badly in simulations.
2) are meant to make astronauts feel more confident.
3) are happy events that involve a lot of laughter.
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Presenter: Hello! Today we continue the discussion of modern professional challenges and their unusual solutions. The guest of our program is Dr. Bennet, a paediatrician from California who believes that a hospital should be run like a spaceship. Good morning, Dr. Bennet! How did you come up with such an unusual idea?
Dr. Bennet: Good morning! Well, I was 8 years old when Neil Armstrong set foot on the Moon and I’ve been following aerospace achievements ever since. So, when I became a doctor and started treating new-born babies, it occurred to me that both healthcare and spaceflights have a lot in common – they are both complex and high-risk activities. In fact, space flights are often a much higher-risk activity than healthcare, because everything there is happening in the airless environment of space at a very high speed with over 2 million moving parts in the spaceship! So the question arises – how do they do it… safely?
Presenter: Yes, I have to admit that we don’t hear much about emergencies in spaceflights.
Dr. Bennet: Precisely! Although believe me, emergencies do occur! It is how quickly you can find the right solution that matters. And this is exactly what we have in healthcare, too. So I asked myself: How can I learn how NASA does what it does and apply it to healthcare? And the only obvious answer was – Go to the source! So I gave NASA a phone call.
Presenter: You did? And did they even answer?
Dr. Bennet: Absolutely! Well, to be honest, it took some time to find the right person to talk to. But once I found him, things became easier. My visit to NASA was arranged. And I found the answer to my question!
Presenter: So, what’s their secret?
Dr. Bennet: Well, it’s not a real secret. In fact, it turned out that everybody knows what they do. Their practice even made its way into videogames!
Presenter: You are not talking about flight simulators, are you?
Dr. Bennet: Of course I am. But again – it is not so much what they do, but how they do it. In our medical schools we also have simulators. We practice our skills on them before we actually do it on real people. But first of all, very often our students don’t take it seriously. You will hear a lot of giggling in such a class, as if they were playing dolls. Secondly, just as I’ve said, we mostly have those medical simulators in universities – training our students. Once they become doctors and start working with real patients – no more simulators. At NASA they have a totally different attitude towards this. Firstly, they simulate everything. There are people who design all sorts of problems astronauts can face in flight and they simulate each one of them and combinations of several. Because as you know, in real life it never rains, but pours. Secondly, it’s not only young inexperienced astronauts who have to do it. No matter how many times you’ve been in space, you have to go through simulation programs. And they do it really seriously.
Presenter: No giggling?
Dr. Bennet: Not at all. They realize how important it is. When they are out there in space, their life depends on how well they can find solutions to problems. And what’s more, after each simulation they have a very serious debriefing.
Presenter: Debriefing is when they discuss how well or badly they did in training, right?
Dr. Bennet: Yes, exactly. But again, they do it in a very business-like way and mostly discuss their weaknesses, not strengths. And what’s more, unlike our medical students, they are happy to find and then discuss their weaknesses and mistakes – because again, if they discover them in flight, rather than in a simulator, it can lead to very bad consequences, so the more mistakes they make while they are on Earth, the better prepared they will be…(fading out)
they are happy to find and then discuss their weaknesses and mistakes – because again, if they discover them in flight, rather than in a simulator, it can lead to very bad consequences, so the more mistakes they make while they are on Earth, the better prepared they will be…
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Sarah McGregor is
1) a publisher.
2) a blogger.
3) an artist.
Пояснение
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Presenter: Hello and welcome back! Our guest today is Sarah McGregor, a well-known book-illustrator and author of graphic novels. Not so long ago, Sarah launched a Twitter campaign which she called #IllustrationsAreImportant, supported by all book illustrators, many children’s books writers and some publishing houses. How did it all start, Sarah?
Sarah McGregor: Good morning! Well, it all began when I started working in the illustration business and suddenly realized that even though children’s books are as much pictures as text – if not more – people don’t really know the names of the illustrators. A book for them is created by the writer.
Presenter: Why does it happen?
Sarah McGregor: Very often the illustrator’s name is not mentioned on the book cover. You might be able to find it inside the book in small print, but nobody can see it unless they look for it on purpose. So, nobody knows the illustrator’s name. And the same happens when you read a book review – it’s always a book by the writer, not by the writer and illustrator.
Presenter: Does that matter? Don’t illustrators still get paid for their work?
Sarah McGregor: They do, of course they do. But in our profession recognition is very important. And it is not about vanity or self-confidence. How can we get another commission if nobody knows us? This is our business and as in any other business, branding matters a lot. Imagine telling a company like McDonald’s or Apple that they can’t have their name above their shop or their logo on their cups, computers or phones. They’d take you to court! Our names are our logos. Having our names on our books and pictures helps us advertise our art. Like anybody else, an illustrator needs to make a living. So it is essential for us to be credited for what we create.
Presenter: You have mentioned in your campaign that crediting illustrators benefits not only illustrators themselves. What did you mean by that?
Sarah McGregor: Well, first of all, it’s more publicity for the publisher. It is a lot easier for an illustrator to attract an audience to a book at book festivals. People love watching illustrators draw at such events. Images are easy to remember.
There’s more chance for them to recognize a book while shopping by the style of the illustrations on the front cover. Secondly, not all children come to reading books through words. Lots of children come to stories through pictures. Before they can read or write, children can enjoy books by looking at the pictures which also tell the story. Many children who won’t pick up a novel will happily read a comic. But they don’t necessarily realise a real person made the pictures unless someone points it out to them. When they discover a person made the pictures, they realise they can make pictures that tell stories, too. Why deny them such a pleasure?
Presenter: Have you had any success in your campaign?
Sarah McGregor: Indeed, we have! More and more publishers credit illustrators on the cover of their books voluntarily. It has become a lot easier for illustrators to ask publishers to credit them. Several literary awards like Carnegie Medal now list illustrators along with writers. Newspapers and magazines, especially, professional magazines like Bookseller, have started mentioning illustrators in reviews and featuring interviews with illustrators.
Presenter: Are there any other professions in your area that have the same problem and could benefit from your efforts?
Sarah McGregor: Yes! Translators! Considering how much work goes into translating books, one would think that their names should be mentioned alongside the authors’. They have their own campaign, but we are certainly allies.
Presenter: Sarah, thank you so much for coming to us today and good luck with your campaign!
Sarah McGregor: Thank you for inviting me!
Our guest today is Sarah McGregor, a well-known book-illustrator and author of graphic novels.
Ответ: 3.
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According to Sarah McGregor, illustrations in children’s books
1) are just as important as the story itself.
2) are more difficult to create than the text.
3) should be made by well-known artists.
Пояснение
Расшифровка записи
Presenter: Hello and welcome back! Our guest today is Sarah McGregor, a well-known book-illustrator and author of graphic novels. Not so long ago, Sarah launched a Twitter campaign which she called #IllustrationsAreImportant, supported by all book illustrators, many children’s books writers and some publishing houses. How did it all start, Sarah?
Sarah McGregor: Good morning! Well, it all began when I started working in the illustration business and suddenly realized that even though children’s books are as much pictures as text – if not more – people don’t really know the names of the illustrators. A book for them is created by the writer.
Presenter: Why does it happen?
Sarah McGregor: Very often the illustrator’s name is not mentioned on the book cover. You might be able to find it inside the book in small print, but nobody can see it unless they look for it on purpose. So, nobody knows the illustrator’s name. And the same happens when you read a book review – it’s always a book by the writer, not by the writer and illustrator.
Presenter: Does that matter? Don’t illustrators still get paid for their work?
Sarah McGregor: They do, of course they do. But in our profession recognition is very important. And it is not about vanity or self-confidence. How can we get another commission if nobody knows us? This is our business and as in any other business, branding matters a lot. Imagine telling a company like McDonald’s or Apple that they can’t have their name above their shop or their logo on their cups, computers or phones. They’d take you to court! Our names are our logos. Having our names on our books and pictures helps us advertise our art. Like anybody else, an illustrator needs to make a living. So it is essential for us to be credited for what we create.
Presenter: You have mentioned in your campaign that crediting illustrators benefits not only illustrators themselves. What did you mean by that?
Sarah McGregor: Well, first of all, it’s more publicity for the publisher. It is a lot easier for an illustrator to attract an audience to a book at book festivals. People love watching illustrators draw at such events. Images are easy to remember.
There’s more chance for them to recognize a book while shopping by the style of the illustrations on the front cover. Secondly, not all children come to reading books through words. Lots of children come to stories through pictures. Before they can read or write, children can enjoy books by looking at the pictures which also tell the story. Many children who won’t pick up a novel will happily read a comic. But they don’t necessarily realise a real person made the pictures unless someone points it out to them. When they discover a person made the pictures, they realise they can make pictures that tell stories, too. Why deny them such a pleasure?
Presenter: Have you had any success in your campaign?
Sarah McGregor: Indeed, we have! More and more publishers credit illustrators on the cover of their books voluntarily. It has become a lot easier for illustrators to ask publishers to credit them. Several literary awards like Carnegie Medal now list illustrators along with writers. Newspapers and magazines, especially, professional magazines like Bookseller, have started mentioning illustrators in reviews and featuring interviews with illustrators.
Presenter: Are there any other professions in your area that have the same problem and could benefit from your efforts?
Sarah McGregor: Yes! Translators! Considering how much work goes into translating books, one would think that their names should be mentioned alongside the authors’. They have their own campaign, but we are certainly allies.
Presenter: Sarah, thank you so much for coming to us today and good luck with your campaign!
Sarah McGregor: Thank you for inviting me!
Sarah launched a Twitter campaign which she called #IllustrationsAreImportant,
It all began when I started working in the illustration business and suddenly realized that even though children’s books are as much pictures as text — if not more — people don’t really know the names of the illustrators.
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Sarah McGregor believes that if illustrators’ names are mentioned on the book covers
1) they will be paid more for the same book.
2) they will feel more confident about their art.
3) it will be easier for them to find more work.
Пояснение
Расшифровка записи
Presenter: Hello and welcome back! Our guest today is Sarah McGregor, a well-known book-illustrator and author of graphic novels. Not so long ago, Sarah launched a Twitter campaign which she called #IllustrationsAreImportant, supported by all book illustrators, many children’s books writers and some publishing houses. How did it all start, Sarah?
Sarah McGregor: Good morning! Well, it all began when I started working in the illustration business and suddenly realized that even though children’s books are as much pictures as text – if not more – people don’t really know the names of the illustrators. A book for them is created by the writer.
Presenter: Why does it happen?
Sarah McGregor: Very often the illustrator’s name is not mentioned on the book cover. You might be able to find it inside the book in small print, but nobody can see it unless they look for it on purpose. So, nobody knows the illustrator’s name. And the same happens when you read a book review – it’s always a book by the writer, not by the writer and illustrator.
Presenter: Does that matter? Don’t illustrators still get paid for their work?
Sarah McGregor: They do, of course they do. But in our profession recognition is very important. And it is not about vanity or self-confidence. How can we get another commission if nobody knows us? This is our business and as in any other business, branding matters a lot. Imagine telling a company like McDonald’s or Apple that they can’t have their name above their shop or their logo on their cups, computers or phones. They’d take you to court! Our names are our logos. Having our names on our books and pictures helps us advertise our art. Like anybody else, an illustrator needs to make a living. So it is essential for us to be credited for what we create.
Presenter: You have mentioned in your campaign that crediting illustrators benefits not only illustrators themselves. What did you mean by that?
Sarah McGregor: Well, first of all, it’s more publicity for the publisher. It is a lot easier for an illustrator to attract an audience to a book at book festivals. People love watching illustrators draw at such events. Images are easy to remember.
There’s more chance for them to recognize a book while shopping by the style of the illustrations on the front cover. Secondly, not all children come to reading books through words. Lots of children come to stories through pictures. Before they can read or write, children can enjoy books by looking at the pictures which also tell the story. Many children who won’t pick up a novel will happily read a comic. But they don’t necessarily realise a real person made the pictures unless someone points it out to them. When they discover a person made the pictures, they realise they can make pictures that tell stories, too. Why deny them such a pleasure?
Presenter: Have you had any success in your campaign?
Sarah McGregor: Indeed, we have! More and more publishers credit illustrators on the cover of their books voluntarily. It has become a lot easier for illustrators to ask publishers to credit them. Several literary awards like Carnegie Medal now list illustrators along with writers. Newspapers and magazines, especially, professional magazines like Bookseller, have started mentioning illustrators in reviews and featuring interviews with illustrators.
Presenter: Are there any other professions in your area that have the same problem and could benefit from your efforts?
Sarah McGregor: Yes! Translators! Considering how much work goes into translating books, one would think that their names should be mentioned alongside the authors’. They have their own campaign, but we are certainly allies.
Presenter: Sarah, thank you so much for coming to us today and good luck with your campaign!
Sarah McGregor: Thank you for inviting me!
Our names are our logos. Having our names on our books and pictures helps us advertise our art. Like anybody else, an illustrator needs to make a living.
Ответ: 3.
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Sarah McGregor mentions such companies as McDonald’s and Apple because
1) just like book illustrations, their logos are created by artists.
2) their success depends on people recognizing their brands.
3) working for them may help illustrators to advertise their art.
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Presenter: Hello and welcome back! Our guest today is Sarah McGregor, a well-known book-illustrator and author of graphic novels. Not so long ago, Sarah launched a Twitter campaign which she called #IllustrationsAreImportant, supported by all book illustrators, many children’s books writers and some publishing houses. How did it all start, Sarah?
Sarah McGregor: Good morning! Well, it all began when I started working in the illustration business and suddenly realized that even though children’s books are as much pictures as text – if not more – people don’t really know the names of the illustrators. A book for them is created by the writer.
Presenter: Why does it happen?
Sarah McGregor: Very often the illustrator’s name is not mentioned on the book cover. You might be able to find it inside the book in small print, but nobody can see it unless they look for it on purpose. So, nobody knows the illustrator’s name. And the same happens when you read a book review – it’s always a book by the writer, not by the writer and illustrator.
Presenter: Does that matter? Don’t illustrators still get paid for their work?
Sarah McGregor: They do, of course they do. But in our profession recognition is very important. And it is not about vanity or self-confidence. How can we get another commission if nobody knows us? This is our business and as in any other business, branding matters a lot. Imagine telling a company like McDonald’s or Apple that they can’t have their name above their shop or their logo on their cups, computers or phones. They’d take you to court! Our names are our logos. Having our names on our books and pictures helps us advertise our art. Like anybody else, an illustrator needs to make a living. So it is essential for us to be credited for what we create.
Presenter: You have mentioned in your campaign that crediting illustrators benefits not only illustrators themselves. What did you mean by that?
Sarah McGregor: Well, first of all, it’s more publicity for the publisher. It is a lot easier for an illustrator to attract an audience to a book at book festivals. People love watching illustrators draw at such events. Images are easy to remember.
There’s more chance for them to recognize a book while shopping by the style of the illustrations on the front cover. Secondly, not all children come to reading books through words. Lots of children come to stories through pictures. Before they can read or write, children can enjoy books by looking at the pictures which also tell the story. Many children who won’t pick up a novel will happily read a comic. But they don’t necessarily realise a real person made the pictures unless someone points it out to them. When they discover a person made the pictures, they realise they can make pictures that tell stories, too. Why deny them such a pleasure?
Presenter: Have you had any success in your campaign?
Sarah McGregor: Indeed, we have! More and more publishers credit illustrators on the cover of their books voluntarily. It has become a lot easier for illustrators to ask publishers to credit them. Several literary awards like Carnegie Medal now list illustrators along with writers. Newspapers and magazines, especially, professional magazines like Bookseller, have started mentioning illustrators in reviews and featuring interviews with illustrators.
Presenter: Are there any other professions in your area that have the same problem and could benefit from your efforts?
Sarah McGregor: Yes! Translators! Considering how much work goes into translating books, one would think that their names should be mentioned alongside the authors’. They have their own campaign, but we are certainly allies.
Presenter: Sarah, thank you so much for coming to us today and good luck with your campaign!
Sarah McGregor: Thank you for inviting me!
Imagine telling a company like McDonald’s or Apple that they can’t have their name above their shop or their logo on their cups, computers or phones. They’d take you to court! Our names are our logos.
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According to Sarah McGregor, finding out about illustrators encourages children
1) to read comics.
2) to create stories.
3) to shop for books.
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Presenter: Hello and welcome back! Our guest today is Sarah McGregor, a well-known book-illustrator and author of graphic novels. Not so long ago, Sarah launched a Twitter campaign which she called #IllustrationsAreImportant, supported by all book illustrators, many children’s books writers and some publishing houses. How did it all start, Sarah?
Sarah McGregor: Good morning! Well, it all began when I started working in the illustration business and suddenly realized that even though children’s books are as much pictures as text – if not more – people don’t really know the names of the illustrators. A book for them is created by the writer.
Presenter: Why does it happen?
Sarah McGregor: Very often the illustrator’s name is not mentioned on the book cover. You might be able to find it inside the book in small print, but nobody can see it unless they look for it on purpose. So, nobody knows the illustrator’s name. And the same happens when you read a book review – it’s always a book by the writer, not by the writer and illustrator.
Presenter: Does that matter? Don’t illustrators still get paid for their work?
Sarah McGregor: They do, of course they do. But in our profession recognition is very important. And it is not about vanity or self-confidence. How can we get another commission if nobody knows us? This is our business and as in any other business, branding matters a lot. Imagine telling a company like McDonald’s or Apple that they can’t have their name above their shop or their logo on their cups, computers or phones. They’d take you to court! Our names are our logos. Having our names on our books and pictures helps us advertise our art. Like anybody else, an illustrator needs to make a living. So it is essential for us to be credited for what we create.
Presenter: You have mentioned in your campaign that crediting illustrators benefits not only illustrators themselves. What did you mean by that?
Sarah McGregor: Well, first of all, it’s more publicity for the publisher. It is a lot easier for an illustrator to attract an audience to a book at book festivals. People love watching illustrators draw at such events. Images are easy to remember.
There’s more chance for them to recognize a book while shopping by the style of the illustrations on the front cover. Secondly, not all children come to reading books through words. Lots of children come to stories through pictures. Before they can read or write, children can enjoy books by looking at the pictures which also tell the story. Many children who won’t pick up a novel will happily read a comic. But they don’t necessarily realise a real person made the pictures unless someone points it out to them. When they discover a person made the pictures, they realise they can make pictures that tell stories, too. Why deny them such a pleasure?
Presenter: Have you had any success in your campaign?
Sarah McGregor: Indeed, we have! More and more publishers credit illustrators on the cover of their books voluntarily. It has become a lot easier for illustrators to ask publishers to credit them. Several literary awards like Carnegie Medal now list illustrators along with writers. Newspapers and magazines, especially, professional magazines like Bookseller, have started mentioning illustrators in reviews and featuring interviews with illustrators.
Presenter: Are there any other professions in your area that have the same problem and could benefit from your efforts?
Sarah McGregor: Yes! Translators! Considering how much work goes into translating books, one would think that their names should be mentioned alongside the authors’. They have their own campaign, but we are certainly allies.
Presenter: Sarah, thank you so much for coming to us today and good luck with your campaign!
Sarah McGregor: Thank you for inviting me!
Lots of children come to stories through pictures. Before they can read or write, children can enjoy books by looking at the pictures which also tell the story... When they discover a person made the pictures, they realise they can make pictures that tell stories, too.
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Which of the following is NOT one of the achievements of Sarah McGregor’s campaign?
1) Interviews with book illustrators in literary magazines and newspapers.
2) Listing of illustrators together with writers in book awards and prizes.
3) The publishing rule to credit illustrators on the front cover of the book.
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Presenter: Hello and welcome back! Our guest today is Sarah McGregor, a well-known book-illustrator and author of graphic novels. Not so long ago, Sarah launched a Twitter campaign which she called #IllustrationsAreImportant, supported by all book illustrators, many children’s books writers and some publishing houses. How did it all start, Sarah?
Sarah McGregor: Good morning! Well, it all began when I started working in the illustration business and suddenly realized that even though children’s books are as much pictures as text – if not more – people don’t really know the names of the illustrators. A book for them is created by the writer.
Presenter: Why does it happen?
Sarah McGregor: Very often the illustrator’s name is not mentioned on the book cover. You might be able to find it inside the book in small print, but nobody can see it unless they look for it on purpose. So, nobody knows the illustrator’s name. And the same happens when you read a book review – it’s always a book by the writer, not by the writer and illustrator.
Presenter: Does that matter? Don’t illustrators still get paid for their work?
Sarah McGregor: They do, of course they do. But in our profession recognition is very important. And it is not about vanity or self-confidence. How can we get another commission if nobody knows us? This is our business and as in any other business, branding matters a lot. Imagine telling a company like McDonald’s or Apple that they can’t have their name above their shop or their logo on their cups, computers or phones. They’d take you to court! Our names are our logos. Having our names on our books and pictures helps us advertise our art. Like anybody else, an illustrator needs to make a living. So it is essential for us to be credited for what we create.
Presenter: You have mentioned in your campaign that crediting illustrators benefits not only illustrators themselves. What did you mean by that?
Sarah McGregor: Well, first of all, it’s more publicity for the publisher. It is a lot easier for an illustrator to attract an audience to a book at book festivals. People love watching illustrators draw at such events. Images are easy to remember.
There’s more chance for them to recognize a book while shopping by the style of the illustrations on the front cover. Secondly, not all children come to reading books through words. Lots of children come to stories through pictures. Before they can read or write, children can enjoy books by looking at the pictures which also tell the story. Many children who won’t pick up a novel will happily read a comic. But they don’t necessarily realise a real person made the pictures unless someone points it out to them. When they discover a person made the pictures, they realise they can make pictures that tell stories, too. Why deny them such a pleasure?
Presenter: Have you had any success in your campaign?
Sarah McGregor: Indeed, we have! More and more publishers credit illustrators on the cover of their books voluntarily. It has become a lot easier for illustrators to ask publishers to credit them. Several literary awards like Carnegie Medal now list illustrators along with writers. Newspapers and magazines, especially, professional magazines like Bookseller, have started mentioning illustrators in reviews and featuring interviews with illustrators.
Presenter: Are there any other professions in your area that have the same problem and could benefit from your efforts?
Sarah McGregor: Yes! Translators! Considering how much work goes into translating books, one would think that their names should be mentioned alongside the authors’. They have their own campaign, but we are certainly allies.
Presenter: Sarah, thank you so much for coming to us today and good luck with your campaign!
Sarah McGregor: Thank you for inviting me!
More and more publishers credit illustrators on the cover of their books voluntarily. It has become a lot easier for illustrators to ask publishers to credit them. Several literary awards like Carnegie Medal now list illustrators along with writers. Newspapers and magazines, especially, professional magazines like Bookseller, have started mentioning illustrators in reviews and featuring interviews with illustrators.
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The word “ally” when Sarah McGregor calls translators “allies” is closest in meaning to the word
1) author
2) enemy
3) partner
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Presenter: Hello and welcome back! Our guest today is Sarah McGregor, a well-known book-illustrator and author of graphic novels. Not so long ago, Sarah launched a Twitter campaign which she called #IllustrationsAreImportant, supported by all book illustrators, many children’s books writers and some publishing houses. How did it all start, Sarah?
Sarah McGregor: Good morning! Well, it all began when I started working in the illustration business and suddenly realized that even though children’s books are as much pictures as text – if not more – people don’t really know the names of the illustrators. A book for them is created by the writer.
Presenter: Why does it happen?
Sarah McGregor: Very often the illustrator’s name is not mentioned on the book cover. You might be able to find it inside the book in small print, but nobody can see it unless they look for it on purpose. So, nobody knows the illustrator’s name. And the same happens when you read a book review – it’s always a book by the writer, not by the writer and illustrator.
Presenter: Does that matter? Don’t illustrators still get paid for their work?
Sarah McGregor: They do, of course they do. But in our profession recognition is very important. And it is not about vanity or self-confidence. How can we get another commission if nobody knows us? This is our business and as in any other business, branding matters a lot. Imagine telling a company like McDonald’s or Apple that they can’t have their name above their shop or their logo on their cups, computers or phones. They’d take you to court! Our names are our logos. Having our names on our books and pictures helps us advertise our art. Like anybody else, an illustrator needs to make a living. So it is essential for us to be credited for what we create.
Presenter: You have mentioned in your campaign that crediting illustrators benefits not only illustrators themselves. What did you mean by that?
Sarah McGregor: Well, first of all, it’s more publicity for the publisher. It is a lot easier for an illustrator to attract an audience to a book at book festivals. People love watching illustrators draw at such events. Images are easy to remember.
There’s more chance for them to recognize a book while shopping by the style of the illustrations on the front cover. Secondly, not all children come to reading books through words. Lots of children come to stories through pictures. Before they can read or write, children can enjoy books by looking at the pictures which also tell the story. Many children who won’t pick up a novel will happily read a comic. But they don’t necessarily realise a real person made the pictures unless someone points it out to them. When they discover a person made the pictures, they realise they can make pictures that tell stories, too. Why deny them such a pleasure?
Presenter: Have you had any success in your campaign?
Sarah McGregor: Indeed, we have! More and more publishers credit illustrators on the cover of their books voluntarily. It has become a lot easier for illustrators to ask publishers to credit them. Several literary awards like Carnegie Medal now list illustrators along with writers. Newspapers and magazines, especially, professional magazines like Bookseller, have started mentioning illustrators in reviews and featuring interviews with illustrators.
Presenter: Are there any other professions in your area that have the same problem and could benefit from your efforts?
Sarah McGregor: Yes! Translators! Considering how much work goes into translating books, one would think that their names should be mentioned alongside the authors’. They have their own campaign, but we are certainly allies.
Presenter: Sarah, thank you so much for coming to us today and good luck with your campaign!
Sarah McGregor: Thank you for inviting me!
Ally — союзная страна, союзник, партнер.
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Robert and Amy fell in love with each other
1) after eating out together.
2) after a few months of working together.
3) when they first met on the film set.
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Presenter: My guests tonight are Robert and Amy who play the main characters in the TV series “The Royal”. The couple married two years ago although like their screen pair they didn’t seem destined to be together.
Presenter: So, Robert and Amy, how did your romance actually begin?
Robert: It was never anything as formal as me asking Amy to eat out in an expensive restaurant. We worked together every day and it was nothing, nothing but a friendship for many, many months. Then, I can honestly say, one day we just looked at each other and we knew. I had a feeling as if I saw Amy for the first time. Love’s a funny thing, isn’t it? You don’t have to use words to know what’s happening. We just knew one day and went from there.
Presenter: Robert, how did you propose?
Robert: I booked a surprise trip to Madrid and I sort of knew that I was going to propose that week, but I had no idea where I would actually do it. Then we passed this most fabulous square with amazing fountains in a taxi and I thought, ‘That’s it’. Later on, I suggested that we walk back
after lunch. We got to the square and I proposed to her by the fountains. I so wanted to do it correctly, suitably for the purpose. I was incredibly nervous — what if she said ‘No?’ I was delighted when she said ‘Yes’. It was wonderful.
Presenter: In next season’s opening episode of the Royal, your characters marry. Did it evoke memories of your own wedding?
Robert: There was a huge explosion during our screen wedding — luckily for us the incident only happened on the screen! But both were fabulous settings. On screen it was a church in Scarborough. Our own wedding was in the sculpture gallery at Woburn. There was a feeling of dejavu, because we had a lot of people at our wedding who also appeared to be guests at the screen wedding ceremony. So many of the cast came to our wedding — and Amy’s parents Liz and Mike were supporting artists on The Royal wedding,
so it was a bit weird.
Presenter: Amy, my next question is to you. What is it about each other that you love?
Amy: Our family backgrounds are very similar — he’s one of four children and I’m one of five- and we have similar aspirations for family life. He is the kindest man I know and a friend I can rely on. He is the best in every way. He’s open-minded and I’m trying very hard to be as open-minded as he is.
Presenter: Do you enjoy working together?
Amy: I was always close to my mum and when I was at school I used to be so sad about leaving her for the day. I used to fantasise about her being a teacher or the headmistress at school so I could be with her. I sort of compare working with Bob to that. It’s the greatest comfort to work with him.
Presenter: You are from a theatrical family, Amy. Were you always going to act?
Amy: My parents were entertaining at Butlins and my sister Kate is an actress, my brother Ted is a comedian, so entertainment is in the family. We’ve all gone into the entertainment business somehow. My parents have always been understanding and supportive of their children. They encouraged us to explore our own interestes but in spite of all this I think I would have been treated as a failure by them if I hadn’t acted!
Presenter: I know you have recently become a mother. What is the best thing about parenthood?
Amy: I’ve always played the role of a mum in my films and actually being one is everything I have always wanted. It’s a most fantastic thing. I wake up early every day only to make sure that this little miniature person is there. It’s a joy. Whatever life throws at you, having a child, your little best friend beside you, means you can get through anything.
Presenter: And what does the future hold?
Amy: More of the same, we hope. More of The Royal and more children!
We worked together every day and it was nothing, nothing but a friendship for many, many months. Then, I can honestly say, one day we just looked at each other and we knew.
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When Robert decided to propose to Amy, he
1) was sure that Amy would accept his proposal.
2) wanted to do it in a proper way.
3) knew the exact place in Madrid to do it.
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Presenter: My guests tonight are Robert and Amy who play the main characters in the TV series “The Royal”. The couple married two years ago although like their screen pair they didn’t seem destined to be together.
Presenter: So, Robert and Amy, how did your romance actually begin?
Robert: It was never anything as formal as me asking Amy to eat out in an expensive restaurant. We worked together every day and it was nothing, nothing but a friendship for many, many months. Then, I can honestly say, one day we just looked at each other and we knew. I had a feeling as if I saw Amy for the first time. Love’s a funny thing, isn’t it? You don’t have to use words to know what’s happening. We just knew one day and went from there.
Presenter: Robert, how did you propose?
Robert: I booked a surprise trip to Madrid and I sort of knew that I was going to propose that week, but I had no idea where I would actually do it. Then we passed this most fabulous square with amazing fountains in a taxi and I thought, ‘That’s it’. Later on, I suggested that we walk back
after lunch. We got to the square and I proposed to her by the fountains. I so wanted to do it correctly, suitably for the purpose. I was incredibly nervous — what if she said ‘No?’ I was delighted when she said ‘Yes’. It was wonderful.
Presenter: In next season’s opening episode of the Royal, your characters marry. Did it evoke memories of your own wedding?
Robert: There was a huge explosion during our screen wedding — luckily for us the incident only happened on the screen! But both were fabulous settings. On screen it was a church in Scarborough. Our own wedding was in the sculpture gallery at Woburn. There was a feeling of dejavu, because we had a lot of people at our wedding who also appeared to be guests at the screen wedding ceremony. So many of the cast came to our wedding — and Amy’s parents Liz and Mike were supporting artists on The Royal wedding,
so it was a bit weird.
Presenter: Amy, my next question is to you. What is it about each other that you love?
Amy: Our family backgrounds are very similar — he’s one of four children and I’m one of five- and we have similar aspirations for family life. He is the kindest man I know and a friend I can rely on. He is the best in every way. He’s open-minded and I’m trying very hard to be as open-minded as he is.
Presenter: Do you enjoy working together?
Amy: I was always close to my mum and when I was at school I used to be so sad about leaving her for the day. I used to fantasise about her being a teacher or the headmistress at school so I could be with her. I sort of compare working with Bob to that. It’s the greatest comfort to work with him.
Presenter: You are from a theatrical family, Amy. Were you always going to act?
Amy: My parents were entertaining at Butlins and my sister Kate is an actress, my brother Ted is a comedian, so entertainment is in the family. We’ve all gone into the entertainment business somehow. My parents have always been understanding and supportive of their children. They encouraged us to explore our own interestes but in spite of all this I think I would have been treated as a failure by them if I hadn’t acted!
Presenter: I know you have recently become a mother. What is the best thing about parenthood?
Amy: I’ve always played the role of a mum in my films and actually being one is everything I have always wanted. It’s a most fantastic thing. I wake up early every day only to make sure that this little miniature person is there. It’s a joy. Whatever life throws at you, having a child, your little best friend beside you, means you can get through anything.
Presenter: And what does the future hold?
Amy: More of the same, we hope. More of The Royal and more children!
I booked a surprise trip to Madrid and I sort of knew that I was going to propose that week, but I had no idea where I would actually do it.
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The wedding ceremony in the film reminded Robert and Amy of their own wedding because
1) both weddings took place in the same settings.
2) there was an explosion during both weddings.
3) there were some of the same people at both weddings.
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Presenter: My guests tonight are Robert and Amy who play the main characters in the TV series “The Royal”. The couple married two years ago although like their screen pair they didn’t seem destined to be together.
Presenter: So, Robert and Amy, how did your romance actually begin?
Robert: It was never anything as formal as me asking Amy to eat out in an expensive restaurant. We worked together every day and it was nothing, nothing but a friendship for many, many months. Then, I can honestly say, one day we just looked at each other and we knew. I had a feeling as if I saw Amy for the first time. Love’s a funny thing, isn’t it? You don’t have to use words to know what’s happening. We just knew one day and went from there.
Presenter: Robert, how did you propose?
Robert: I booked a surprise trip to Madrid and I sort of knew that I was going to propose that week, but I had no idea where I would actually do it. Then we passed this most fabulous square with amazing fountains in a taxi and I thought, ‘That’s it’. Later on, I suggested that we walk back
after lunch. We got to the square and I proposed to her by the fountains. I so wanted to do it correctly, suitably for the purpose. I was incredibly nervous — what if she said ‘No?’ I was delighted when she said ‘Yes’. It was wonderful.
Presenter: In next season’s opening episode of the Royal, your characters marry. Did it evoke memories of your own wedding?
Robert: There was a huge explosion during our screen wedding — luckily for us the incident only happened on the screen! But both were fabulous settings. On screen it was a church in Scarborough. Our own wedding was in the sculpture gallery at Woburn. There was a feeling of dejavu, because we had a lot of people at our wedding who also appeared to be guests at the screen wedding ceremony. So many of the cast came to our wedding — and Amy’s parents Liz and Mike were supporting artists on The Royal wedding,
so it was a bit weird.
Presenter: Amy, my next question is to you. What is it about each other that you love?
Amy: Our family backgrounds are very similar — he’s one of four children and I’m one of five- and we have similar aspirations for family life. He is the kindest man I know and a friend I can rely on. He is the best in every way. He’s open-minded and I’m trying very hard to be as open-minded as he is.
Presenter: Do you enjoy working together?
Amy: I was always close to my mum and when I was at school I used to be so sad about leaving her for the day. I used to fantasise about her being a teacher or the headmistress at school so I could be with her. I sort of compare working with Bob to that. It’s the greatest comfort to work with him.
Presenter: You are from a theatrical family, Amy. Were you always going to act?
Amy: My parents were entertaining at Butlins and my sister Kate is an actress, my brother Ted is a comedian, so entertainment is in the family. We’ve all gone into the entertainment business somehow. My parents have always been understanding and supportive of their children. They encouraged us to explore our own interestes but in spite of all this I think I would have been treated as a failure by them if I hadn’t acted!
Presenter: I know you have recently become a mother. What is the best thing about parenthood?
Amy: I’ve always played the role of a mum in my films and actually being one is everything I have always wanted. It’s a most fantastic thing. I wake up early every day only to make sure that this little miniature person is there. It’s a joy. Whatever life throws at you, having a child, your little best friend beside you, means you can get through anything.
Presenter: And what does the future hold?
Amy: More of the same, we hope. More of The Royal and more children!
There was a feeling of dejavu, because we had a lot of people at our wedding who also appeared to be guests at the screen wedding ceremony. So many of the cast came to our wedding — and Amy’s parents Liz and Mike were supporting artists on The Royal wedding.
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According to Amy, she is different from Robert because she
1) is less open to new ideas than her husband.
2) comes from a smaller family than Robert.
3) has different views on family life.
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Presenter: My guests tonight are Robert and Amy who play the main characters in the TV series “The Royal”. The couple married two years ago although like their screen pair they didn’t seem destined to be together.
Presenter: So, Robert and Amy, how did your romance actually begin?
Robert: It was never anything as formal as me asking Amy to eat out in an expensive restaurant. We worked together every day and it was nothing, nothing but a friendship for many, many months. Then, I can honestly say, one day we just looked at each other and we knew. I had a feeling as if I saw Amy for the first time. Love’s a funny thing, isn’t it? You don’t have to use words to know what’s happening. We just knew one day and went from there.
Presenter: Robert, how did you propose?
Robert: I booked a surprise trip to Madrid and I sort of knew that I was going to propose that week, but I had no idea where I would actually do it. Then we passed this most fabulous square with amazing fountains in a taxi and I thought, ‘That’s it’. Later on, I suggested that we walk back
after lunch. We got to the square and I proposed to her by the fountains. I so wanted to do it correctly, suitably for the purpose. I was incredibly nervous — what if she said ‘No?’ I was delighted when she said ‘Yes’. It was wonderful.
Presenter: In next season’s opening episode of the Royal, your characters marry. Did it evoke memories of your own wedding?
Robert: There was a huge explosion during our screen wedding — luckily for us the incident only happened on the screen! But both were fabulous settings. On screen it was a church in Scarborough. Our own wedding was in the sculpture gallery at Woburn. There was a feeling of dejavu, because we had a lot of people at our wedding who also appeared to be guests at the screen wedding ceremony. So many of the cast came to our wedding — and Amy’s parents Liz and Mike were supporting artists on The Royal wedding,
so it was a bit weird.
Presenter: Amy, my next question is to you. What is it about each other that you love?
Amy: Our family backgrounds are very similar — he’s one of four children and I’m one of five- and we have similar aspirations for family life. He is the kindest man I know and a friend I can rely on. He is the best in every way. He’s open-minded and I’m trying very hard to be as open-minded as he is.
Presenter: Do you enjoy working together?
Amy: I was always close to my mum and when I was at school I used to be so sad about leaving her for the day. I used to fantasise about her being a teacher or the headmistress at school so I could be with her. I sort of compare working with Bob to that. It’s the greatest comfort to work with him.
Presenter: You are from a theatrical family, Amy. Were you always going to act?
Amy: My parents were entertaining at Butlins and my sister Kate is an actress, my brother Ted is a comedian, so entertainment is in the family. We’ve all gone into the entertainment business somehow. My parents have always been understanding and supportive of their children. They encouraged us to explore our own interestes but in spite of all this I think I would have been treated as a failure by them if I hadn’t acted!
Presenter: I know you have recently become a mother. What is the best thing about parenthood?
Amy: I’ve always played the role of a mum in my films and actually being one is everything I have always wanted. It’s a most fantastic thing. I wake up early every day only to make sure that this little miniature person is there. It’s a joy. Whatever life throws at you, having a child, your little best friend beside you, means you can get through anything.
Presenter: And what does the future hold?
Amy: More of the same, we hope. More of The Royal and more children!
He’s open-minded and I’m trying very hard to be as open-minded as he is.
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Amy felt uncomfortable at school because
1) she missed her mother very much.
2) her mother taught at the same school.
3) the teachers and the headmistress disliked her.
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Presenter: My guests tonight are Robert and Amy who play the main characters in the TV series “The Royal”. The couple married two years ago although like their screen pair they didn’t seem destined to be together.
Presenter: So, Robert and Amy, how did your romance actually begin?
Robert: It was never anything as formal as me asking Amy to eat out in an expensive restaurant. We worked together every day and it was nothing, nothing but a friendship for many, many months. Then, I can honestly say, one day we just looked at each other and we knew. I had a feeling as if I saw Amy for the first time. Love’s a funny thing, isn’t it? You don’t have to use words to know what’s happening. We just knew one day and went from there.
Presenter: Robert, how did you propose?
Robert: I booked a surprise trip to Madrid and I sort of knew that I was going to propose that week, but I had no idea where I would actually do it. Then we passed this most fabulous square with amazing fountains in a taxi and I thought, ‘That’s it’. Later on, I suggested that we walk back
after lunch. We got to the square and I proposed to her by the fountains. I so wanted to do it correctly, suitably for the purpose. I was incredibly nervous — what if she said ‘No?’ I was delighted when she said ‘Yes’. It was wonderful.
Presenter: In next season’s opening episode of the Royal, your characters marry. Did it evoke memories of your own wedding?
Robert: There was a huge explosion during our screen wedding — luckily for us the incident only happened on the screen! But both were fabulous settings. On screen it was a church in Scarborough. Our own wedding was in the sculpture gallery at Woburn. There was a feeling of dejavu, because we had a lot of people at our wedding who also appeared to be guests at the screen wedding ceremony. So many of the cast came to our wedding — and Amy’s parents Liz and Mike were supporting artists on The Royal wedding,
so it was a bit weird.
Presenter: Amy, my next question is to you. What is it about each other that you love?
Amy: Our family backgrounds are very similar — he’s one of four children and I’m one of five- and we have similar aspirations for family life. He is the kindest man I know and a friend I can rely on. He is the best in every way. He’s open-minded and I’m trying very hard to be as open-minded as he is.
Presenter: Do you enjoy working together?
Amy: I was always close to my mum and when I was at school I used to be so sad about leaving her for the day. I used to fantasise about her being a teacher or the headmistress at school so I could be with her. I sort of compare working with Bob to that. It’s the greatest comfort to work with him.
Presenter: You are from a theatrical family, Amy. Were you always going to act?
Amy: My parents were entertaining at Butlins and my sister Kate is an actress, my brother Ted is a comedian, so entertainment is in the family. We’ve all gone into the entertainment business somehow. My parents have always been understanding and supportive of their children. They encouraged us to explore our own interestes but in spite of all this I think I would have been treated as a failure by them if I hadn’t acted!
Presenter: I know you have recently become a mother. What is the best thing about parenthood?
Amy: I’ve always played the role of a mum in my films and actually being one is everything I have always wanted. It’s a most fantastic thing. I wake up early every day only to make sure that this little miniature person is there. It’s a joy. Whatever life throws at you, having a child, your little best friend beside you, means you can get through anything.
Presenter: And what does the future hold?
Amy: More of the same, we hope. More of The Royal and more children!
I was always close to my mum and when I was at school I used to be so sad about leaving her for the day.
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If Amy hadn’t become an actress, her parents would have
1) understood and supported her.
2) been displeased with her.
3) insisted on her joining the family business.
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Presenter: My guests tonight are Robert and Amy who play the main characters in the TV series “The Royal”. The couple married two years ago although like their screen pair they didn’t seem destined to be together.
Presenter: So, Robert and Amy, how did your romance actually begin?
Robert: It was never anything as formal as me asking Amy to eat out in an expensive restaurant. We worked together every day and it was nothing, nothing but a friendship for many, many months. Then, I can honestly say, one day we just looked at each other and we knew. I had a feeling as if I saw Amy for the first time. Love’s a funny thing, isn’t it? You don’t have to use words to know what’s happening. We just knew one day and went from there.
Presenter: Robert, how did you propose?
Robert: I booked a surprise trip to Madrid and I sort of knew that I was going to propose that week, but I had no idea where I would actually do it. Then we passed this most fabulous square with amazing fountains in a taxi and I thought, ‘That’s it’. Later on, I suggested that we walk back
after lunch. We got to the square and I proposed to her by the fountains. I so wanted to do it correctly, suitably for the purpose. I was incredibly nervous — what if she said ‘No?’ I was delighted when she said ‘Yes’. It was wonderful.
Presenter: In next season’s opening episode of the Royal, your characters marry. Did it evoke memories of your own wedding?
Robert: There was a huge explosion during our screen wedding — luckily for us the incident only happened on the screen! But both were fabulous settings. On screen it was a church in Scarborough. Our own wedding was in the sculpture gallery at Woburn. There was a feeling of dejavu, because we had a lot of people at our wedding who also appeared to be guests at the screen wedding ceremony. So many of the cast came to our wedding — and Amy’s parents Liz and Mike were supporting artists on The Royal wedding,
so it was a bit weird.
Presenter: Amy, my next question is to you. What is it about each other that you love?
Amy: Our family backgrounds are very similar — he’s one of four children and I’m one of five- and we have similar aspirations for family life. He is the kindest man I know and a friend I can rely on. He is the best in every way. He’s open-minded and I’m trying very hard to be as open-minded as he is.
Presenter: Do you enjoy working together?
Amy: I was always close to my mum and when I was at school I used to be so sad about leaving her for the day. I used to fantasise about her being a teacher or the headmistress at school so I could be with her. I sort of compare working with Bob to that. It’s the greatest comfort to work with him.
Presenter: You are from a theatrical family, Amy. Were you always going to act?
Amy: My parents were entertaining at Butlins and my sister Kate is an actress, my brother Ted is a comedian, so entertainment is in the family. We’ve all gone into the entertainment business somehow. My parents have always been understanding and supportive of their children. They encouraged us to explore our own interestes but in spite of all this I think I would have been treated as a failure by them if I hadn’t acted!
Presenter: I know you have recently become a mother. What is the best thing about parenthood?
Amy: I’ve always played the role of a mum in my films and actually being one is everything I have always wanted. It’s a most fantastic thing. I wake up early every day only to make sure that this little miniature person is there. It’s a joy. Whatever life throws at you, having a child, your little best friend beside you, means you can get through anything.
Presenter: And what does the future hold?
Amy: More of the same, we hope. More of The Royal and more children!
I think I would have been treated as a failure by them if I hadn’t acted.
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Amy is sure that if you have a child, you
1) can do without having a friend.
2) should think more about the future.
3) can cope with any problem.
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Presenter: My guests tonight are Robert and Amy who play the main characters in the TV series “The Royal”. The couple married two years ago although like their screen pair they didn’t seem destined to be together.
Presenter: So, Robert and Amy, how did your romance actually begin?
Robert: It was never anything as formal as me asking Amy to eat out in an expensive restaurant. We worked together every day and it was nothing, nothing but a friendship for many, many months. Then, I can honestly say, one day we just looked at each other and we knew. I had a feeling as if I saw Amy for the first time. Love’s a funny thing, isn’t it? You don’t have to use words to know what’s happening. We just knew one day and went from there.
Presenter: Robert, how did you propose?
Robert: I booked a surprise trip to Madrid and I sort of knew that I was going to propose that week, but I had no idea where I would actually do it. Then we passed this most fabulous square with amazing fountains in a taxi and I thought, ‘That’s it’. Later on, I suggested that we walk back
after lunch. We got to the square and I proposed to her by the fountains. I so wanted to do it correctly, suitably for the purpose. I was incredibly nervous — what if she said ‘No?’ I was delighted when she said ‘Yes’. It was wonderful.
Presenter: In next season’s opening episode of the Royal, your characters marry. Did it evoke memories of your own wedding?
Robert: There was a huge explosion during our screen wedding — luckily for us the incident only happened on the screen! But both were fabulous settings. On screen it was a church in Scarborough. Our own wedding was in the sculpture gallery at Woburn. There was a feeling of dejavu, because we had a lot of people at our wedding who also appeared to be guests at the screen wedding ceremony. So many of the cast came to our wedding — and Amy’s parents Liz and Mike were supporting artists on The Royal wedding,
so it was a bit weird.
Presenter: Amy, my next question is to you. What is it about each other that you love?
Amy: Our family backgrounds are very similar — he’s one of four children and I’m one of five- and we have similar aspirations for family life. He is the kindest man I know and a friend I can rely on. He is the best in every way. He’s open-minded and I’m trying very hard to be as open-minded as he is.
Presenter: Do you enjoy working together?
Amy: I was always close to my mum and when I was at school I used to be so sad about leaving her for the day. I used to fantasise about her being a teacher or the headmistress at school so I could be with her. I sort of compare working with Bob to that. It’s the greatest comfort to work with him.
Presenter: You are from a theatrical family, Amy. Were you always going to act?
Amy: My parents were entertaining at Butlins and my sister Kate is an actress, my brother Ted is a comedian, so entertainment is in the family. We’ve all gone into the entertainment business somehow. My parents have always been understanding and supportive of their children. They encouraged us to explore our own interestes but in spite of all this I think I would have been treated as a failure by them if I hadn’t acted!
Presenter: I know you have recently become a mother. What is the best thing about parenthood?
Amy: I’ve always played the role of a mum in my films and actually being one is everything I have always wanted. It’s a most fantastic thing. I wake up early every day only to make sure that this little miniature person is there. It’s a joy. Whatever life throws at you, having a child, your little best friend beside you, means you can get through anything.
Presenter: And what does the future hold?
Amy: More of the same, we hope. More of The Royal and more children!
Whatever life throws at you, having a child, your little best friend beside you, means you can get through anything.
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The interviewer mentions famous bunnies because
1) she considers them very cute.
2) it creates a positive image of a rabbit.
3) it is Easter season.
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Interviewer [female]: What comes to mind, listeners, when you think of rabbits? Is it the Easter bunny? Or Bugs Bunny? Or maybe you think of cute, furry little creatures with long ears and funny teeth? Rabbits are popular pets in many coun-tries, but in one they are really dangerous. Here to tell us about these rabbits is Si-mon Hurn, a research scientist. So, Simon, it's almost too silly to be true. Are there really vicious rabbits somewhere in the world?
Simon [male; Australian accent if possible]: [laughing] … Well, not in the way you might be thinking. They're not bloodthirsty monsters that physically attack an-yone, but they are responsible for major economic and environmental effects in Australia.
Interviewer: How is that possible? They look so innocent!
Simon: Well, let's start at the beginning, shall we, with the history of Europeans in Australia, and then we'll move on to discuss the arrival of the rabbits there. Now, in the 17th century, a number of European explorers sailed the coast of Australia, which was then known as New Holland.
Interviewer: New Holland? Really? I had no idea! I suppose the obvious question is 'Why?'
Simon: Ah yes, that's because the first European to explore the land was Willem Janszoon, a Dutchman. Not surprisingly, he named it after his own homeland. The explorers who followed were from Spain, England, France, Sweden and many more from Holland. But they didn't stay there to colonise the land. It wasn’t until 1770 that Captain James Cook claimed it for Britain. Eight years later, the British began sending their criminals there for punishment. The first group arrived in Syd-ney on 26 January 1788. It consisted of 11 ships carrying 1,500 people and their supplies, including European rabbits.
Now, these rabbits were not wild and did not spread to other areas. They were probably kept in cages – for food. But in 1859, 24 wild rabbits were released by a farmer in Australia's south for hunting. He had no idea what that would eventually lead to. Forty years later, the rabbits had spread to the rest of the country, except for the wet tropical forest areas in the north, and had become a major pest and a huge problem.
Interviewer: But Australia is massive! Surely the rabbits couldn't cover such a large area.
Simon: Oh, but they can. Rabbits increase their populations very quickly indeed. Did you know that one female rabbit can produce 30 to 40 young a year?
Interviewer: Oh my goodness! There would be billions of rabbits in no time at all.
Simon: Yes, that's exactly what happened. And as their numbers increased, they began competing for food and so they had to move to other areas in order to eat. Those billions of wild rabbits caused a lot of economic damage as they crossed the land. They destroyed farmland for crops such as wheat and cotton, and grazing ar-eas for sheep and cows. As I'm sure you know, Australia's biggest exports are wheat, beef and wool, so the rabbits have had a major impact on the economy.
Interviewer: And the environmental damage?
Simon: That's equally bad. Rabbits destroy the land by creating underground tun-nels known as burrows, and by eating plants. They can completely stop plants from regrowing. Because of this, many plant species have become extinct. Rabbits even compete with cows and sheep for grass.
Interviewer: I imagine Australia has tried to control the problem.
Simon: Oh yes. One of the earliest methods was to build long fences to keep the rabbits away, but that didn't work. Since then, scientists have resorted to other measures … (fade)
Is it the Easter bunny? Or Bugs Bunny? Or maybe you think of cute, furry little creatures with long ears and funny teeth?
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The first European to explore Australia was
1) from Holland.
2) Captain James Cook.
3) a run-away criminal.
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Interviewer [female]: What comes to mind, listeners, when you think of rabbits? Is it the Easter bunny? Or Bugs Bunny? Or maybe you think of cute, furry little creatures with long ears and funny teeth? Rabbits are popular pets in many coun-tries, but in one they are really dangerous. Here to tell us about these rabbits is Si-mon Hurn, a research scientist. So, Simon, it's almost too silly to be true. Are there really vicious rabbits somewhere in the world?
Simon [male; Australian accent if possible]: [laughing] … Well, not in the way you might be thinking. They're not bloodthirsty monsters that physically attack an-yone, but they are responsible for major economic and environmental effects in Australia.
Interviewer: How is that possible? They look so innocent!
Simon: Well, let's start at the beginning, shall we, with the history of Europeans in Australia, and then we'll move on to discuss the arrival of the rabbits there. Now, in the 17th century, a number of European explorers sailed the coast of Australia, which was then known as New Holland.
Interviewer: New Holland? Really? I had no idea! I suppose the obvious question is 'Why?'
Simon: Ah yes, that's because the first European to explore the land was Willem Janszoon, a Dutchman. Not surprisingly, he named it after his own homeland. The explorers who followed were from Spain, England, France, Sweden and many more from Holland. But they didn't stay there to colonise the land. It wasn’t until 1770 that Captain James Cook claimed it for Britain. Eight years later, the British began sending their criminals there for punishment. The first group arrived in Syd-ney on 26 January 1788. It consisted of 11 ships carrying 1,500 people and their supplies, including European rabbits.
Now, these rabbits were not wild and did not spread to other areas. They were probably kept in cages – for food. But in 1859, 24 wild rabbits were released by a farmer in Australia's south for hunting. He had no idea what that would eventually lead to. Forty years later, the rabbits had spread to the rest of the country, except for the wet tropical forest areas in the north, and had become a major pest and a huge problem.
Interviewer: But Australia is massive! Surely the rabbits couldn't cover such a large area.
Simon: Oh, but they can. Rabbits increase their populations very quickly indeed. Did you know that one female rabbit can produce 30 to 40 young a year?
Interviewer: Oh my goodness! There would be billions of rabbits in no time at all.
Simon: Yes, that's exactly what happened. And as their numbers increased, they began competing for food and so they had to move to other areas in order to eat. Those billions of wild rabbits caused a lot of economic damage as they crossed the land. They destroyed farmland for crops such as wheat and cotton, and grazing ar-eas for sheep and cows. As I'm sure you know, Australia's biggest exports are wheat, beef and wool, so the rabbits have had a major impact on the economy.
Interviewer: And the environmental damage?
Simon: That's equally bad. Rabbits destroy the land by creating underground tun-nels known as burrows, and by eating plants. They can completely stop plants from regrowing. Because of this, many plant species have become extinct. Rabbits even compete with cows and sheep for grass.
Interviewer: I imagine Australia has tried to control the problem.
Simon: Oh yes. One of the earliest methods was to build long fences to keep the rabbits away, but that didn't work. Since then, scientists have resorted to other measures … (fade)
... the first European to explore the land was Willem Janszoon, a Dutchman. Not surprisingly, he named it after his own homeland.
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According to the speaker, Australia was colonized by
1) people from Holland.
2) the British.
3) different Europeans.
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Interviewer [female]: What comes to mind, listeners, when you think of rabbits? Is it the Easter bunny? Or Bugs Bunny? Or maybe you think of cute, furry little creatures with long ears and funny teeth? Rabbits are popular pets in many coun-tries, but in one they are really dangerous. Here to tell us about these rabbits is Si-mon Hurn, a research scientist. So, Simon, it's almost too silly to be true. Are there really vicious rabbits somewhere in the world?
Simon [male; Australian accent if possible]: [laughing] … Well, not in the way you might be thinking. They're not bloodthirsty monsters that physically attack an-yone, but they are responsible for major economic and environmental effects in Australia.
Interviewer: How is that possible? They look so innocent!
Simon: Well, let's start at the beginning, shall we, with the history of Europeans in Australia, and then we'll move on to discuss the arrival of the rabbits there. Now, in the 17th century, a number of European explorers sailed the coast of Australia, which was then known as New Holland.
Interviewer: New Holland? Really? I had no idea! I suppose the obvious question is 'Why?'
Simon: Ah yes, that's because the first European to explore the land was Willem Janszoon, a Dutchman. Not surprisingly, he named it after his own homeland. The explorers who followed were from Spain, England, France, Sweden and many more from Holland. But they didn't stay there to colonise the land. It wasn’t until 1770 that Captain James Cook claimed it for Britain. Eight years later, the British began sending their criminals there for punishment. The first group arrived in Syd-ney on 26 January 1788. It consisted of 11 ships carrying 1,500 people and their supplies, including European rabbits.
Now, these rabbits were not wild and did not spread to other areas. They were probably kept in cages – for food. But in 1859, 24 wild rabbits were released by a farmer in Australia's south for hunting. He had no idea what that would eventually lead to. Forty years later, the rabbits had spread to the rest of the country, except for the wet tropical forest areas in the north, and had become a major pest and a huge problem.
Interviewer: But Australia is massive! Surely the rabbits couldn't cover such a large area.
Simon: Oh, but they can. Rabbits increase their populations very quickly indeed. Did you know that one female rabbit can produce 30 to 40 young a year?
Interviewer: Oh my goodness! There would be billions of rabbits in no time at all.
Simon: Yes, that's exactly what happened. And as their numbers increased, they began competing for food and so they had to move to other areas in order to eat. Those billions of wild rabbits caused a lot of economic damage as they crossed the land. They destroyed farmland for crops such as wheat and cotton, and grazing ar-eas for sheep and cows. As I'm sure you know, Australia's biggest exports are wheat, beef and wool, so the rabbits have had a major impact on the economy.
Interviewer: And the environmental damage?
Simon: That's equally bad. Rabbits destroy the land by creating underground tun-nels known as burrows, and by eating plants. They can completely stop plants from regrowing. Because of this, many plant species have become extinct. Rabbits even compete with cows and sheep for grass.
Interviewer: I imagine Australia has tried to control the problem.
Simon: Oh yes. One of the earliest methods was to build long fences to keep the rabbits away, but that didn't work. Since then, scientists have resorted to other measures … (fade)
... It wasn’t until 1770 that Captain James Cook claimed it for Britain.
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The first European rabbits were brought to Australia as
1) family pets.
2) animals for hunting.
3) food supplies.
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Interviewer [female]: What comes to mind, listeners, when you think of rabbits? Is it the Easter bunny? Or Bugs Bunny? Or maybe you think of cute, furry little creatures with long ears and funny teeth? Rabbits are popular pets in many coun-tries, but in one they are really dangerous. Here to tell us about these rabbits is Si-mon Hurn, a research scientist. So, Simon, it's almost too silly to be true. Are there really vicious rabbits somewhere in the world?
Simon [male; Australian accent if possible]: [laughing] … Well, not in the way you might be thinking. They're not bloodthirsty monsters that physically attack an-yone, but they are responsible for major economic and environmental effects in Australia.
Interviewer: How is that possible? They look so innocent!
Simon: Well, let's start at the beginning, shall we, with the history of Europeans in Australia, and then we'll move on to discuss the arrival of the rabbits there. Now, in the 17th century, a number of European explorers sailed the coast of Australia, which was then known as New Holland.
Interviewer: New Holland? Really? I had no idea! I suppose the obvious question is 'Why?'
Simon: Ah yes, that's because the first European to explore the land was Willem Janszoon, a Dutchman. Not surprisingly, he named it after his own homeland. The explorers who followed were from Spain, England, France, Sweden and many more from Holland. But they didn't stay there to colonise the land. It wasn’t until 1770 that Captain James Cook claimed it for Britain. Eight years later, the British began sending their criminals there for punishment. The first group arrived in Syd-ney on 26 January 1788. It consisted of 11 ships carrying 1,500 people and their supplies, including European rabbits.
Now, these rabbits were not wild and did not spread to other areas. They were probably kept in cages – for food. But in 1859, 24 wild rabbits were released by a farmer in Australia's south for hunting. He had no idea what that would eventually lead to. Forty years later, the rabbits had spread to the rest of the country, except for the wet tropical forest areas in the north, and had become a major pest and a huge problem.
Interviewer: But Australia is massive! Surely the rabbits couldn't cover such a large area.
Simon: Oh, but they can. Rabbits increase their populations very quickly indeed. Did you know that one female rabbit can produce 30 to 40 young a year?
Interviewer: Oh my goodness! There would be billions of rabbits in no time at all.
Simon: Yes, that's exactly what happened. And as their numbers increased, they began competing for food and so they had to move to other areas in order to eat. Those billions of wild rabbits caused a lot of economic damage as they crossed the land. They destroyed farmland for crops such as wheat and cotton, and grazing ar-eas for sheep and cows. As I'm sure you know, Australia's biggest exports are wheat, beef and wool, so the rabbits have had a major impact on the economy.
Interviewer: And the environmental damage?
Simon: That's equally bad. Rabbits destroy the land by creating underground tun-nels known as burrows, and by eating plants. They can completely stop plants from regrowing. Because of this, many plant species have become extinct. Rabbits even compete with cows and sheep for grass.
Interviewer: I imagine Australia has tried to control the problem.
Simon: Oh yes. One of the earliest methods was to build long fences to keep the rabbits away, but that didn't work. Since then, scientists have resorted to other measures … (fade)
Now, these rabbits were not wild and did not spread to other areas. They were probably kept in cages – for food.
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A farmer was responsible for the rabbit problem in Australia because
1) several of his rabbits ran away from their cages.
2) he let the rabbits out into the wild for entertainment.
3) he had too many rabbits and wanted to get rid of them.
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Interviewer [female]: What comes to mind, listeners, when you think of rabbits? Is it the Easter bunny? Or Bugs Bunny? Or maybe you think of cute, furry little creatures with long ears and funny teeth? Rabbits are popular pets in many coun-tries, but in one they are really dangerous. Here to tell us about these rabbits is Si-mon Hurn, a research scientist. So, Simon, it's almost too silly to be true. Are there really vicious rabbits somewhere in the world?
Simon [male; Australian accent if possible]: [laughing] … Well, not in the way you might be thinking. They're not bloodthirsty monsters that physically attack an-yone, but they are responsible for major economic and environmental effects in Australia.
Interviewer: How is that possible? They look so innocent!
Simon: Well, let's start at the beginning, shall we, with the history of Europeans in Australia, and then we'll move on to discuss the arrival of the rabbits there. Now, in the 17th century, a number of European explorers sailed the coast of Australia, which was then known as New Holland.
Interviewer: New Holland? Really? I had no idea! I suppose the obvious question is 'Why?'
Simon: Ah yes, that's because the first European to explore the land was Willem Janszoon, a Dutchman. Not surprisingly, he named it after his own homeland. The explorers who followed were from Spain, England, France, Sweden and many more from Holland. But they didn't stay there to colonise the land. It wasn’t until 1770 that Captain James Cook claimed it for Britain. Eight years later, the British began sending their criminals there for punishment. The first group arrived in Syd-ney on 26 January 1788. It consisted of 11 ships carrying 1,500 people and their supplies, including European rabbits.
Now, these rabbits were not wild and did not spread to other areas. They were probably kept in cages – for food. But in 1859, 24 wild rabbits were released by a farmer in Australia's south for hunting. He had no idea what that would eventually lead to. Forty years later, the rabbits had spread to the rest of the country, except for the wet tropical forest areas in the north, and had become a major pest and a huge problem.
Interviewer: But Australia is massive! Surely the rabbits couldn't cover such a large area.
Simon: Oh, but they can. Rabbits increase their populations very quickly indeed. Did you know that one female rabbit can produce 30 to 40 young a year?
Interviewer: Oh my goodness! There would be billions of rabbits in no time at all.
Simon: Yes, that's exactly what happened. And as their numbers increased, they began competing for food and so they had to move to other areas in order to eat. Those billions of wild rabbits caused a lot of economic damage as they crossed the land. They destroyed farmland for crops such as wheat and cotton, and grazing ar-eas for sheep and cows. As I'm sure you know, Australia's biggest exports are wheat, beef and wool, so the rabbits have had a major impact on the economy.
Interviewer: And the environmental damage?
Simon: That's equally bad. Rabbits destroy the land by creating underground tun-nels known as burrows, and by eating plants. They can completely stop plants from regrowing. Because of this, many plant species have become extinct. Rabbits even compete with cows and sheep for grass.
Interviewer: I imagine Australia has tried to control the problem.
Simon: Oh yes. One of the earliest methods was to build long fences to keep the rabbits away, but that didn't work. Since then, scientists have resorted to other measures … (fade)
But in 1859, 24 wild rabbits were released by a farmer in Australia's south for hunting. He had no idea what that would eventually lead to.
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Which of the following was NOT the reason why rabbits caused economic damage to Australia?
1) The population of rabbits dramatically increased in numbers very quickly.
2) Rabbits ate all the grass and plants that were meant for feeding sheep.
3) Rabbits damaged a lot of electric wires throughout the country.
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Interviewer [female]: What comes to mind, listeners, when you think of rabbits? Is it the Easter bunny? Or Bugs Bunny? Or maybe you think of cute, furry little creatures with long ears and funny teeth? Rabbits are popular pets in many coun-tries, but in one they are really dangerous. Here to tell us about these rabbits is Si-mon Hurn, a research scientist. So, Simon, it's almost too silly to be true. Are there really vicious rabbits somewhere in the world?
Simon [male; Australian accent if possible]: [laughing] … Well, not in the way you might be thinking. They're not bloodthirsty monsters that physically attack an-yone, but they are responsible for major economic and environmental effects in Australia.
Interviewer: How is that possible? They look so innocent!
Simon: Well, let's start at the beginning, shall we, with the history of Europeans in Australia, and then we'll move on to discuss the arrival of the rabbits there. Now, in the 17th century, a number of European explorers sailed the coast of Australia, which was then known as New Holland.
Interviewer: New Holland? Really? I had no idea! I suppose the obvious question is 'Why?'
Simon: Ah yes, that's because the first European to explore the land was Willem Janszoon, a Dutchman. Not surprisingly, he named it after his own homeland. The explorers who followed were from Spain, England, France, Sweden and many more from Holland. But they didn't stay there to colonise the land. It wasn’t until 1770 that Captain James Cook claimed it for Britain. Eight years later, the British began sending their criminals there for punishment. The first group arrived in Syd-ney on 26 January 1788. It consisted of 11 ships carrying 1,500 people and their supplies, including European rabbits.
Now, these rabbits were not wild and did not spread to other areas. They were probably kept in cages – for food. But in 1859, 24 wild rabbits were released by a farmer in Australia's south for hunting. He had no idea what that would eventually lead to. Forty years later, the rabbits had spread to the rest of the country, except for the wet tropical forest areas in the north, and had become a major pest and a huge problem.
Interviewer: But Australia is massive! Surely the rabbits couldn't cover such a large area.
Simon: Oh, but they can. Rabbits increase their populations very quickly indeed. Did you know that one female rabbit can produce 30 to 40 young a year?
Interviewer: Oh my goodness! There would be billions of rabbits in no time at all.
Simon: Yes, that's exactly what happened. And as their numbers increased, they began competing for food and so they had to move to other areas in order to eat. Those billions of wild rabbits caused a lot of economic damage as they crossed the land. They destroyed farmland for crops such as wheat and cotton, and grazing ar-eas for sheep and cows. As I'm sure you know, Australia's biggest exports are wheat, beef and wool, so the rabbits have had a major impact on the economy.
Interviewer: And the environmental damage?
Simon: That's equally bad. Rabbits destroy the land by creating underground tun-nels known as burrows, and by eating plants. They can completely stop plants from regrowing. Because of this, many plant species have become extinct. Rabbits even compete with cows and sheep for grass.
Interviewer: I imagine Australia has tried to control the problem.
Simon: Oh yes. One of the earliest methods was to build long fences to keep the rabbits away, but that didn't work. Since then, scientists have resorted to other measures … (fade)
Those billions of wild rabbits caused a lot of economic damage as they crossed the land... (1) They destroyed farmland for crops such as wheat and cotton, and grazing ar-eas for sheep and cows (2).
Ответ: 3.
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Rabbits in Australia destroy
1) fences.
2) tunnels.
3) plants.
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Interviewer [female]: What comes to mind, listeners, when you think of rabbits? Is it the Easter bunny? Or Bugs Bunny? Or maybe you think of cute, furry little creatures with long ears and funny teeth? Rabbits are popular pets in many coun-tries, but in one they are really dangerous. Here to tell us about these rabbits is Si-mon Hurn, a research scientist. So, Simon, it's almost too silly to be true. Are there really vicious rabbits somewhere in the world?
Simon [male; Australian accent if possible]: [laughing] … Well, not in the way you might be thinking. They're not bloodthirsty monsters that physically attack an-yone, but they are responsible for major economic and environmental effects in Australia.
Interviewer: How is that possible? They look so innocent!
Simon: Well, let's start at the beginning, shall we, with the history of Europeans in Australia, and then we'll move on to discuss the arrival of the rabbits there. Now, in the 17th century, a number of European explorers sailed the coast of Australia, which was then known as New Holland.
Interviewer: New Holland? Really? I had no idea! I suppose the obvious question is 'Why?'
Simon: Ah yes, that's because the first European to explore the land was Willem Janszoon, a Dutchman. Not surprisingly, he named it after his own homeland. The explorers who followed were from Spain, England, France, Sweden and many more from Holland. But they didn't stay there to colonise the land. It wasn’t until 1770 that Captain James Cook claimed it for Britain. Eight years later, the British began sending their criminals there for punishment. The first group arrived in Syd-ney on 26 January 1788. It consisted of 11 ships carrying 1,500 people and their supplies, including European rabbits.
Now, these rabbits were not wild and did not spread to other areas. They were probably kept in cages – for food. But in 1859, 24 wild rabbits were released by a farmer in Australia's south for hunting. He had no idea what that would eventually lead to. Forty years later, the rabbits had spread to the rest of the country, except for the wet tropical forest areas in the north, and had become a major pest and a huge problem.
Interviewer: But Australia is massive! Surely the rabbits couldn't cover such a large area.
Simon: Oh, but they can. Rabbits increase their populations very quickly indeed. Did you know that one female rabbit can produce 30 to 40 young a year?
Interviewer: Oh my goodness! There would be billions of rabbits in no time at all.
Simon: Yes, that's exactly what happened. And as their numbers increased, they began competing for food and so they had to move to other areas in order to eat. Those billions of wild rabbits caused a lot of economic damage as they crossed the land. They destroyed farmland for crops such as wheat and cotton, and grazing ar-eas for sheep and cows. As I'm sure you know, Australia's biggest exports are wheat, beef and wool, so the rabbits have had a major impact on the economy.
Interviewer: And the environmental damage?
Simon: That's equally bad. Rabbits destroy the land by creating underground tun-nels known as burrows, and by eating plants. They can completely stop plants from regrowing. Because of this, many plant species have become extinct. Rabbits even compete with cows and sheep for grass.
Interviewer: I imagine Australia has tried to control the problem.
Simon: Oh yes. One of the earliest methods was to build long fences to keep the rabbits away, but that didn't work. Since then, scientists have resorted to other measures … (fade)
Rabbits destroy the land by creating underground tun-nels known as burrows, and by eating plants. They can completely stop plants from regrowing.
Ответ: 3.
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Why did Helen change her original name?
1) She wanted to break her tribe traditions.
2) People found it difficult to pronounce it.
3) She did not like its meaning.
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Presenter: With us in the studio today we have a girl from the famous Indian tribe - the Navaho. Could you please introduce yourself to the audience?
Helen: People call me Helen, though it is not my real name. All our names have special meanings; my original name for instance can be translated as ‘dewdrop’ from my native language.
Presenter: That is a beautiful name indeed! Why would one change it?
Helen: You see I had to when I went to school. It was not easy for my teachers and classmates to pronounce it as our system — I mean the Navaho system — of vowel sounds is so much different for people around, which makes it problematic both for ear and tongue. The sound of my name was closest to Helen so I put up with that.
Presenter: When people hear your tribe name, they imagine Indian-style tents and horse riding without a saddle. Could you explain what your land and people are like?
Helen: Much about the life of modern Native Americans is not the same as stereotypes may make you believe. Our land is basically a desert, with proper houses scattered everywhere. We no longer live in our traditional teepees. They are only used for religious meetings. We still ride horses as the land is very open. The people are nice and friendly. I live in a small community in New Mexico.
Presenter: Could you tell us about your family?
Helen: Well, mine is very large, with a lot of relatives spread all over the reservation, and some in different cities. I have three brothers, a sister and three sisters-in-law. I’m the youngest of my family. However, it is not a must, not all our families are the same size. They used to be like ours, but not anymore.
Presenter: What is your lifestyle like?
Helen: Again, far from stereotypes. I go out with friends and wear clothes like an ordinary person — we only wear squaw dresses on certain occasions. I play all types of sports.
Presenter: Do you feel that your traditions are being kept or have they been destroyed, as your people become more influenced by European culture?
Helen: In some families Navaho traditions are kept — they are in my family. Other families are being influenced by white culture, but I think it is wrong for a Navaho to be completely like a white person. Something truly authentic must remain.
Presenter: Is English your first language?
Helen: When I was a child, I was taught both English and Navaho. Now I have partly forgotten the latter — I can understand almost anything but speaking or writing may create a problem for me. The elders understand our language best.
Presenter: What do you do on an average weekend?
Helen: I go to Farmington, the nearest large town, and go shopping, eat out, and then go to the movies. A great weekend would be going to the mall where I’d hang out with friends.
Presenter: Have you traveled much? What is your favourite place?
Helen: Yes, I have traveled. My favourite place is Connecticut. I would like to go overseas some day and see how people are there, and what their lifestyle is like. Navaho people are hospitable and we welcome travelers in our land too.
Presenter: Thank you, Helen.
It was not easy for my teachers and classmates to pronounce.
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Which tradition, according to Helen, is still alive in Navaho lifestyle?
1) Horse riding.
2) Clothes.
3) Houses.
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Presenter: With us in the studio today we have a girl from the famous Indian tribe - the Navaho. Could you please introduce yourself to the audience?
Helen: People call me Helen, though it is not my real name. All our names have special meanings; my original name for instance can be translated as ‘dewdrop’ from my native language.
Presenter: That is a beautiful name indeed! Why would one change it?
Helen: You see I had to when I went to school. It was not easy for my teachers and classmates to pronounce it as our system — I mean the Navaho system — of vowel sounds is so much different for people around, which makes it problematic both for ear and tongue. The sound of my name was closest to Helen so I put up with that.
Presenter: When people hear your tribe name, they imagine Indian-style tents and horse riding without a saddle. Could you explain what your land and people are like?
Helen: Much about the life of modern Native Americans is not the same as stereotypes may make you believe. Our land is basically a desert, with proper houses scattered everywhere. We no longer live in our traditional teepees. They are only used for religious meetings. We still ride horses as the land is very open. The people are nice and friendly. I live in a small community in New Mexico.
Presenter: Could you tell us about your family?
Helen: Well, mine is very large, with a lot of relatives spread all over the reservation, and some in different cities. I have three brothers, a sister and three sisters-in-law. I’m the youngest of my family. However, it is not a must, not all our families are the same size. They used to be like ours, but not anymore.
Presenter: What is your lifestyle like?
Helen: Again, far from stereotypes. I go out with friends and wear clothes like an ordinary person — we only wear squaw dresses on certain occasions. I play all types of sports.
Presenter: Do you feel that your traditions are being kept or have they been destroyed, as your people become more influenced by European culture?
Helen: In some families Navaho traditions are kept — they are in my family. Other families are being influenced by white culture, but I think it is wrong for a Navaho to be completely like a white person. Something truly authentic must remain.
Presenter: Is English your first language?
Helen: When I was a child, I was taught both English and Navaho. Now I have partly forgotten the latter — I can understand almost anything but speaking or writing may create a problem for me. The elders understand our language best.
Presenter: What do you do on an average weekend?
Helen: I go to Farmington, the nearest large town, and go shopping, eat out, and then go to the movies. A great weekend would be going to the mall where I’d hang out with friends.
Presenter: Have you traveled much? What is your favourite place?
Helen: Yes, I have traveled. My favourite place is Connecticut. I would like to go overseas some day and see how people are there, and what their lifestyle is like. Navaho people are hospitable and we welcome travelers in our land too.
Presenter: Thank you, Helen.
We still ride horses as the land is very open.
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How does Helen characterize her family?
1) They stick to the reservation area.
2) It tries to preserve old traditions.
3) It is unusually big for Navaho tribes.
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Presenter: With us in the studio today we have a girl from the famous Indian tribe - the Navaho. Could you please introduce yourself to the audience?
Helen: People call me Helen, though it is not my real name. All our names have special meanings; my original name for instance can be translated as ‘dewdrop’ from my native language.
Presenter: That is a beautiful name indeed! Why would one change it?
Helen: You see I had to when I went to school. It was not easy for my teachers and classmates to pronounce it as our system — I mean the Navaho system — of vowel sounds is so much different for people around, which makes it problematic both for ear and tongue. The sound of my name was closest to Helen so I put up with that.
Presenter: When people hear your tribe name, they imagine Indian-style tents and horse riding without a saddle. Could you explain what your land and people are like?
Helen: Much about the life of modern Native Americans is not the same as stereotypes may make you believe. Our land is basically a desert, with proper houses scattered everywhere. We no longer live in our traditional teepees. They are only used for religious meetings. We still ride horses as the land is very open. The people are nice and friendly. I live in a small community in New Mexico.
Presenter: Could you tell us about your family?
Helen: Well, mine is very large, with a lot of relatives spread all over the reservation, and some in different cities. I have three brothers, a sister and three sisters-in-law. I’m the youngest of my family. However, it is not a must, not all our families are the same size. They used to be like ours, but not anymore.
Presenter: What is your lifestyle like?
Helen: Again, far from stereotypes. I go out with friends and wear clothes like an ordinary person — we only wear squaw dresses on certain occasions. I play all types of sports.
Presenter: Do you feel that your traditions are being kept or have they been destroyed, as your people become more influenced by European culture?
Helen: In some families Navaho traditions are kept — they are in my family. Other families are being influenced by white culture, but I think it is wrong for a Navaho to be completely like a white person. Something truly authentic must remain.
Presenter: Is English your first language?
Helen: When I was a child, I was taught both English and Navaho. Now I have partly forgotten the latter — I can understand almost anything but speaking or writing may create a problem for me. The elders understand our language best.
Presenter: What do you do on an average weekend?
Helen: I go to Farmington, the nearest large town, and go shopping, eat out, and then go to the movies. A great weekend would be going to the mall where I’d hang out with friends.
Presenter: Have you traveled much? What is your favourite place?
Helen: Yes, I have traveled. My favourite place is Connecticut. I would like to go overseas some day and see how people are there, and what their lifestyle is like. Navaho people are hospitable and we welcome travelers in our land too.
Presenter: Thank you, Helen.
На фразу "расскажите о вашей семье" следует ответ о ее размере, т.е. Хелен в первую очередь характеризует ее как большую, поэтому ответ 3.
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What is Helen’s opinion about keeping Navaho traditions?
1) Navaho people must assimilate into white culture.
2) Traditional lifestyle is appropriate only in reservations.
3) There should be a balance in accepting white culture.
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Presenter: With us in the studio today we have a girl from the famous Indian tribe - the Navaho. Could you please introduce yourself to the audience?
Helen: People call me Helen, though it is not my real name. All our names have special meanings; my original name for instance can be translated as ‘dewdrop’ from my native language.
Presenter: That is a beautiful name indeed! Why would one change it?
Helen: You see I had to when I went to school. It was not easy for my teachers and classmates to pronounce it as our system — I mean the Navaho system — of vowel sounds is so much different for people around, which makes it problematic both for ear and tongue. The sound of my name was closest to Helen so I put up with that.
Presenter: When people hear your tribe name, they imagine Indian-style tents and horse riding without a saddle. Could you explain what your land and people are like?
Helen: Much about the life of modern Native Americans is not the same as stereotypes may make you believe. Our land is basically a desert, with proper houses scattered everywhere. We no longer live in our traditional teepees. They are only used for religious meetings. We still ride horses as the land is very open. The people are nice and friendly. I live in a small community in New Mexico.
Presenter: Could you tell us about your family?
Helen: Well, mine is very large, with a lot of relatives spread all over the reservation, and some in different cities. I have three brothers, a sister and three sisters-in-law. I’m the youngest of my family. However, it is not a must, not all our families are the same size. They used to be like ours, but not anymore.
Presenter: What is your lifestyle like?
Helen: Again, far from stereotypes. I go out with friends and wear clothes like an ordinary person — we only wear squaw dresses on certain occasions. I play all types of sports.
Presenter: Do you feel that your traditions are being kept or have they been destroyed, as your people become more influenced by European culture?
Helen: In some families Navaho traditions are kept — they are in my family. Other families are being influenced by white culture, but I think it is wrong for a Navaho to be completely like a white person. Something truly authentic must remain.
Presenter: Is English your first language?
Helen: When I was a child, I was taught both English and Navaho. Now I have partly forgotten the latter — I can understand almost anything but speaking or writing may create a problem for me. The elders understand our language best.
Presenter: What do you do on an average weekend?
Helen: I go to Farmington, the nearest large town, and go shopping, eat out, and then go to the movies. A great weekend would be going to the mall where I’d hang out with friends.
Presenter: Have you traveled much? What is your favourite place?
Helen: Yes, I have traveled. My favourite place is Connecticut. I would like to go overseas some day and see how people are there, and what their lifestyle is like. Navaho people are hospitable and we welcome travelers in our land too.
Presenter: Thank you, Helen.
... but I think it is wrong for a Navaho to be completely like a white person. Something truly authentic must remain.
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What does Helen say about her knowledge of the Navaho language?
1) She used to be better at it.
2) She still has an excellent command of it.
3) Her speaking skills are better than her writing.
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Presenter: With us in the studio today we have a girl from the famous Indian tribe - the Navaho. Could you please introduce yourself to the audience?
Helen: People call me Helen, though it is not my real name. All our names have special meanings; my original name for instance can be translated as ‘dewdrop’ from my native language.
Presenter: That is a beautiful name indeed! Why would one change it?
Helen: You see I had to when I went to school. It was not easy for my teachers and classmates to pronounce it as our system — I mean the Navaho system — of vowel sounds is so much different for people around, which makes it problematic both for ear and tongue. The sound of my name was closest to Helen so I put up with that.
Presenter: When people hear your tribe name, they imagine Indian-style tents and horse riding without a saddle. Could you explain what your land and people are like?
Helen: Much about the life of modern Native Americans is not the same as stereotypes may make you believe. Our land is basically a desert, with proper houses scattered everywhere. We no longer live in our traditional teepees. They are only used for religious meetings. We still ride horses as the land is very open. The people are nice and friendly. I live in a small community in New Mexico.
Presenter: Could you tell us about your family?
Helen: Well, mine is very large, with a lot of relatives spread all over the reservation, and some in different cities. I have three brothers, a sister and three sisters-in-law. I’m the youngest of my family. However, it is not a must, not all our families are the same size. They used to be like ours, but not anymore.
Presenter: What is your lifestyle like?
Helen: Again, far from stereotypes. I go out with friends and wear clothes like an ordinary person — we only wear squaw dresses on certain occasions. I play all types of sports.
Presenter: Do you feel that your traditions are being kept or have they been destroyed, as your people become more influenced by European culture?
Helen: In some families Navaho traditions are kept — they are in my family. Other families are being influenced by white culture, but I think it is wrong for a Navaho to be completely like a white person. Something truly authentic must remain.
Presenter: Is English your first language?
Helen: When I was a child, I was taught both English and Navaho. Now I have partly forgotten the latter — I can understand almost anything but speaking or writing may create a problem for me. The elders understand our language best.
Presenter: What do you do on an average weekend?
Helen: I go to Farmington, the nearest large town, and go shopping, eat out, and then go to the movies. A great weekend would be going to the mall where I’d hang out with friends.
Presenter: Have you traveled much? What is your favourite place?
Helen: Yes, I have traveled. My favourite place is Connecticut. I would like to go overseas some day and see how people are there, and what their lifestyle is like. Navaho people are hospitable and we welcome travelers in our land too.
Presenter: Thank you, Helen.
Now I have partly forgotten the latter — I can understand almost anything but speaking or writing may create a problem for me.
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Which of the following weekend activities does Helen NOT mention as her habit?
1) Watching films.
2) Taking part in traditional ceremonies.
3) Meeting peers.
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Presenter: With us in the studio today we have a girl from the famous Indian tribe - the Navaho. Could you please introduce yourself to the audience?
Helen: People call me Helen, though it is not my real name. All our names have special meanings; my original name for instance can be translated as ‘dewdrop’ from my native language.
Presenter: That is a beautiful name indeed! Why would one change it?
Helen: You see I had to when I went to school. It was not easy for my teachers and classmates to pronounce it as our system — I mean the Navaho system — of vowel sounds is so much different for people around, which makes it problematic both for ear and tongue. The sound of my name was closest to Helen so I put up with that.
Presenter: When people hear your tribe name, they imagine Indian-style tents and horse riding without a saddle. Could you explain what your land and people are like?
Helen: Much about the life of modern Native Americans is not the same as stereotypes may make you believe. Our land is basically a desert, with proper houses scattered everywhere. We no longer live in our traditional teepees. They are only used for religious meetings. We still ride horses as the land is very open. The people are nice and friendly. I live in a small community in New Mexico.
Presenter: Could you tell us about your family?
Helen: Well, mine is very large, with a lot of relatives spread all over the reservation, and some in different cities. I have three brothers, a sister and three sisters-in-law. I’m the youngest of my family. However, it is not a must, not all our families are the same size. They used to be like ours, but not anymore.
Presenter: What is your lifestyle like?
Helen: Again, far from stereotypes. I go out with friends and wear clothes like an ordinary person — we only wear squaw dresses on certain occasions. I play all types of sports.
Presenter: Do you feel that your traditions are being kept or have they been destroyed, as your people become more influenced by European culture?
Helen: In some families Navaho traditions are kept — they are in my family. Other families are being influenced by white culture, but I think it is wrong for a Navaho to be completely like a white person. Something truly authentic must remain.
Presenter: Is English your first language?
Helen: When I was a child, I was taught both English and Navaho. Now I have partly forgotten the latter — I can understand almost anything but speaking or writing may create a problem for me. The elders understand our language best.
Presenter: What do you do on an average weekend?
Helen: I go to Farmington, the nearest large town, and go shopping, eat out, and then go to the movies. A great weekend would be going to the mall where I’d hang out with friends.
Presenter: Have you traveled much? What is your favourite place?
Helen: Yes, I have traveled. My favourite place is Connecticut. I would like to go overseas some day and see how people are there, and what their lifestyle is like. Navaho people are hospitable and we welcome travelers in our land too.
Presenter: Thank you, Helen.
I go to Farmington, the nearest large town, and go shopping, eat out, and then go to the movies. A great weekend would be going to the mall where I’d hang out with friends.
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What does Helen dream of visiting?
1) Local places of interest.
2) American cities.
3) Countries on other continents.
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Presenter: With us in the studio today we have a girl from the famous Indian tribe - the Navaho. Could you please introduce yourself to the audience?
Helen: People call me Helen, though it is not my real name. All our names have special meanings; my original name for instance can be translated as ‘dewdrop’ from my native language.
Presenter: That is a beautiful name indeed! Why would one change it?
Helen: You see I had to when I went to school. It was not easy for my teachers and classmates to pronounce it as our system — I mean the Navaho system — of vowel sounds is so much different for people around, which makes it problematic both for ear and tongue. The sound of my name was closest to Helen so I put up with that.
Presenter: When people hear your tribe name, they imagine Indian-style tents and horse riding without a saddle. Could you explain what your land and people are like?
Helen: Much about the life of modern Native Americans is not the same as stereotypes may make you believe. Our land is basically a desert, with proper houses scattered everywhere. We no longer live in our traditional teepees. They are only used for religious meetings. We still ride horses as the land is very open. The people are nice and friendly. I live in a small community in New Mexico.
Presenter: Could you tell us about your family?
Helen: Well, mine is very large, with a lot of relatives spread all over the reservation, and some in different cities. I have three brothers, a sister and three sisters-in-law. I’m the youngest of my family. However, it is not a must, not all our families are the same size. They used to be like ours, but not anymore.
Presenter: What is your lifestyle like?
Helen: Again, far from stereotypes. I go out with friends and wear clothes like an ordinary person — we only wear squaw dresses on certain occasions. I play all types of sports.
Presenter: Do you feel that your traditions are being kept or have they been destroyed, as your people become more influenced by European culture?
Helen: In some families Navaho traditions are kept — they are in my family. Other families are being influenced by white culture, but I think it is wrong for a Navaho to be completely like a white person. Something truly authentic must remain.
Presenter: Is English your first language?
Helen: When I was a child, I was taught both English and Navaho. Now I have partly forgotten the latter — I can understand almost anything but speaking or writing may create a problem for me. The elders understand our language best.
Presenter: What do you do on an average weekend?
Helen: I go to Farmington, the nearest large town, and go shopping, eat out, and then go to the movies. A great weekend would be going to the mall where I’d hang out with friends.
Presenter: Have you traveled much? What is your favourite place?
Helen: Yes, I have traveled. My favourite place is Connecticut. I would like to go overseas some day and see how people are there, and what their lifestyle is like. Navaho people are hospitable and we welcome travelers in our land too.
Presenter: Thank you, Helen.
I would like to go overseas some day and see how people are there, and what their lifestyle is like.
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Sarah’s love for animals started when she …
1) first went to Africa.
2) became a college student.
3) was a young girl.
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Presenter: Good evening everyone. We are happy to welcome you to our weekly program “Animal world”. Today is a very special day as we have a great opportunity to hear from an amazing woman who knows a lot about wild life and wild animals. Sarah Thomas, it is very good to see you today. Thank you so much for coming.
Sarah: Hello, it is good to be here, thank you for inviting me.
Presenter: So, before we start talking about your experiences with the animals, let me ask you how it all started. Where were you born and were you interested in animals from childhood? How did it all start?
Sarah: Well, I was born in London and my fascination with animal behavior began in early childhood when we moved to York. We lived in a cozy thatched cottage in the most picturesque part of the city and in my leisure time, I observed native birds and animals, making lots of notes and sketches, and I also read a lot in the area of zoology. From an early age, I dreamed of traveling to Africa: I was eager to observe exotic animals in their natural habitats.
Presenter: We know that your dream came true and that you spent quite a bit of time in Africa.
Sarah: Yes, when I was 18 I left school and got a job as a secretary at Oxford University. In my spare time, I worked at a London-based documentary film company because I wanted to make some money for my trip to Africa. One day, completely out of the blue, my childhood friend invited me to visit Kenya, and so I did. There I met an anthropologist Thomas Wild who wanted to perform a study about chimpanzees to see if it would throw more light on evolution. You know, some of my friends and relatives thought that was a crazy idea because I had no college education to do these studies but Thomas believed I had the right kind of character to be able to live in the wild for a long time. Since it was actually my childhood dream, I agreed. That was my very first attempt to study the monkeys. Unfortunately, it wasn’t successful.
Presenter: Did you try again, then? I know you have written several books and filmed a few documentary films about your experience with the chimpanzees.
Sarah: That’s true. I started all over. In 1960 I went to Africa again together with my mum and an African cook. We established a camp on a lake shore. Can you imagine: crystal clear water, sand banks … Anyway, it took me two long years to get close to the monkeys, to the point when they allowed me to be a part of their group.
Presenter: Two years! You’ve got more patience than I have! How did you make them like you in the end?
Sarah: Bananas! For two years I offered them bananas until they actually began to accept me as their own. I came to the same spot every day at the same time and fed them bananas. After one year they stopped running away, after the second year they allowed me to climb trees with them and eat their food.
Presenter: What? Are you serious? You climbed trees with the chimps? That was probably lots of fun!
Sarah: You bet! I had to learn to use my arms and legs like never before. It only looks easy when you observe the animals. We as people are very limited in our abilities to use our limbs: our legs and arms aren’t designed to hang onto tree branches and plant leaves. The monkeys, on the other hand, don’t even have to think about what they are doing when they move. So, there was a lot I had to learn not to fall off those tall trees. That was a real challenge!
Presenter: Was it all worth it, though?
Sarah: Definitely, I still think of that time as one of the best periods of my life. I got so close to these animals that I was able to understand them. I was able to experience what it is like to be inside an animal world.
Well, I was born in London and my fascination with animal behavior began in early childhood when we moved to York.
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At her first job Sarah wanted to make money for her …
1) documentary film.
2) African trip.
3) future education.
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Presenter: Good evening everyone. We are happy to welcome you to our weekly program “Animal world”. Today is a very special day as we have a great opportunity to hear from an amazing woman who knows a lot about wild life and wild animals. Sarah Thomas, it is very good to see you today. Thank you so much for coming.
Sarah: Hello, it is good to be here, thank you for inviting me.
Presenter: So, before we start talking about your experiences with the animals, let me ask you how it all started. Where were you born and were you interested in animals from childhood? How did it all start?
Sarah: Well, I was born in London and my fascination with animal behavior began in early childhood when we moved to York. We lived in a cozy thatched cottage in the most picturesque part of the city and in my leisure time, I observed native birds and animals, making lots of notes and sketches, and I also read a lot in the area of zoology. From an early age, I dreamed of traveling to Africa: I was eager to observe exotic animals in their natural habitats.
Presenter: We know that your dream came true and that you spent quite a bit of time in Africa.
Sarah: Yes, when I was 18 I left school and got a job as a secretary at Oxford University. In my spare time, I worked at a London-based documentary film company because I wanted to make some money for my trip to Africa. One day, completely out of the blue, my childhood friend invited me to visit Kenya, and so I did. There I met an anthropologist Thomas Wild who wanted to perform a study about chimpanzees to see if it would throw more light on evolution. You know, some of my friends and relatives thought that was a crazy idea because I had no college education to do these studies but Thomas believed I had the right kind of character to be able to live in the wild for a long time. Since it was actually my childhood dream, I agreed. That was my very first attempt to study the monkeys. Unfortunately, it wasn’t successful.
Presenter: Did you try again, then? I know you have written several books and filmed a few documentary films about your experience with the chimpanzees.
Sarah: That’s true. I started all over. In 1960 I went to Africa again together with my mum and an African cook. We established a camp on a lake shore. Can you imagine: crystal clear water, sand banks … Anyway, it took me two long years to get close to the monkeys, to the point when they allowed me to be a part of their group.
Presenter: Two years! You’ve got more patience than I have! How did you make them like you in the end?
Sarah: Bananas! For two years I offered them bananas until they actually began to accept me as their own. I came to the same spot every day at the same time and fed them bananas. After one year they stopped running away, after the second year they allowed me to climb trees with them and eat their food.
Presenter: What? Are you serious? You climbed trees with the chimps? That was probably lots of fun!
Sarah: You bet! I had to learn to use my arms and legs like never before. It only looks easy when you observe the animals. We as people are very limited in our abilities to use our limbs: our legs and arms aren’t designed to hang onto tree branches and plant leaves. The monkeys, on the other hand, don’t even have to think about what they are doing when they move. So, there was a lot I had to learn not to fall off those tall trees. That was a real challenge!
Presenter: Was it all worth it, though?
Sarah: Definitely, I still think of that time as one of the best periods of my life. I got so close to these animals that I was able to understand them. I was able to experience what it is like to be inside an animal world.
In my spare time, I worked at a London-based documentary film company because I wanted to make some money for my trip to Africa.
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When Sarah first tried to study monkeys, she …
1) befriended many animals.
2) became well-known.
3) failed at her attempt.
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Presenter: Good evening everyone. We are happy to welcome you to our weekly program “Animal world”. Today is a very special day as we have a great opportunity to hear from an amazing woman who knows a lot about wild life and wild animals. Sarah Thomas, it is very good to see you today. Thank you so much for coming.
Sarah: Hello, it is good to be here, thank you for inviting me.
Presenter: So, before we start talking about your experiences with the animals, let me ask you how it all started. Where were you born and were you interested in animals from childhood? How did it all start?
Sarah: Well, I was born in London and my fascination with animal behavior began in early childhood when we moved to York. We lived in a cozy thatched cottage in the most picturesque part of the city and in my leisure time, I observed native birds and animals, making lots of notes and sketches, and I also read a lot in the area of zoology. From an early age, I dreamed of traveling to Africa: I was eager to observe exotic animals in their natural habitats.
Presenter: We know that your dream came true and that you spent quite a bit of time in Africa.
Sarah: Yes, when I was 18 I left school and got a job as a secretary at Oxford University. In my spare time, I worked at a London-based documentary film company because I wanted to make some money for my trip to Africa. One day, completely out of the blue, my childhood friend invited me to visit Kenya, and so I did. There I met an anthropologist Thomas Wild who wanted to perform a study about chimpanzees to see if it would throw more light on evolution. You know, some of my friends and relatives thought that was a crazy idea because I had no college education to do these studies but Thomas believed I had the right kind of character to be able to live in the wild for a long time. Since it was actually my childhood dream, I agreed. That was my very first attempt to study the monkeys. Unfortunately, it wasn’t successful.
Presenter: Did you try again, then? I know you have written several books and filmed a few documentary films about your experience with the chimpanzees.
Sarah: That’s true. I started all over. In 1960 I went to Africa again together with my mum and an African cook. We established a camp on a lake shore. Can you imagine: crystal clear water, sand banks … Anyway, it took me two long years to get close to the monkeys, to the point when they allowed me to be a part of their group.
Presenter: Two years! You’ve got more patience than I have! How did you make them like you in the end?
Sarah: Bananas! For two years I offered them bananas until they actually began to accept me as their own. I came to the same spot every day at the same time and fed them bananas. After one year they stopped running away, after the second year they allowed me to climb trees with them and eat their food.
Presenter: What? Are you serious? You climbed trees with the chimps? That was probably lots of fun!
Sarah: You bet! I had to learn to use my arms and legs like never before. It only looks easy when you observe the animals. We as people are very limited in our abilities to use our limbs: our legs and arms aren’t designed to hang onto tree branches and plant leaves. The monkeys, on the other hand, don’t even have to think about what they are doing when they move. So, there was a lot I had to learn not to fall off those tall trees. That was a real challenge!
Presenter: Was it all worth it, though?
Sarah: Definitely, I still think of that time as one of the best periods of my life. I got so close to these animals that I was able to understand them. I was able to experience what it is like to be inside an animal world.
That was my very first attempt to study the monkeys. Unfortunately, it wasn’t successful.
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Sarah went to Africa for the second time together with …
1) her mother.
2) an African scientist.
3) her colleague.
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Presenter: Good evening everyone. We are happy to welcome you to our weekly program “Animal world”. Today is a very special day as we have a great opportunity to hear from an amazing woman who knows a lot about wild life and wild animals. Sarah Thomas, it is very good to see you today. Thank you so much for coming.
Sarah: Hello, it is good to be here, thank you for inviting me.
Presenter: So, before we start talking about your experiences with the animals, let me ask you how it all started. Where were you born and were you interested in animals from childhood? How did it all start?
Sarah: Well, I was born in London and my fascination with animal behavior began in early childhood when we moved to York. We lived in a cozy thatched cottage in the most picturesque part of the city and in my leisure time, I observed native birds and animals, making lots of notes and sketches, and I also read a lot in the area of zoology. From an early age, I dreamed of traveling to Africa: I was eager to observe exotic animals in their natural habitats.
Presenter: We know that your dream came true and that you spent quite a bit of time in Africa.
Sarah: Yes, when I was 18 I left school and got a job as a secretary at Oxford University. In my spare time, I worked at a London-based documentary film company because I wanted to make some money for my trip to Africa. One day, completely out of the blue, my childhood friend invited me to visit Kenya, and so I did. There I met an anthropologist Thomas Wild who wanted to perform a study about chimpanzees to see if it would throw more light on evolution. You know, some of my friends and relatives thought that was a crazy idea because I had no college education to do these studies but Thomas believed I had the right kind of character to be able to live in the wild for a long time. Since it was actually my childhood dream, I agreed. That was my very first attempt to study the monkeys. Unfortunately, it wasn’t successful.
Presenter: Did you try again, then? I know you have written several books and filmed a few documentary films about your experience with the chimpanzees.
Sarah: That’s true. I started all over. In 1960 I went to Africa again together with my mum and an African cook. We established a camp on a lake shore. Can you imagine: crystal clear water, sand banks … Anyway, it took me two long years to get close to the monkeys, to the point when they allowed me to be a part of their group.
Presenter: Two years! You’ve got more patience than I have! How did you make them like you in the end?
Sarah: Bananas! For two years I offered them bananas until they actually began to accept me as their own. I came to the same spot every day at the same time and fed them bananas. After one year they stopped running away, after the second year they allowed me to climb trees with them and eat their food.
Presenter: What? Are you serious? You climbed trees with the chimps? That was probably lots of fun!
Sarah: You bet! I had to learn to use my arms and legs like never before. It only looks easy when you observe the animals. We as people are very limited in our abilities to use our limbs: our legs and arms aren’t designed to hang onto tree branches and plant leaves. The monkeys, on the other hand, don’t even have to think about what they are doing when they move. So, there was a lot I had to learn not to fall off those tall trees. That was a real challenge!
Presenter: Was it all worth it, though?
Sarah: Definitely, I still think of that time as one of the best periods of my life. I got so close to these animals that I was able to understand them. I was able to experience what it is like to be inside an animal world.
In 1960 I went to Africa again together with my mum...
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The monkeys learned to trust Sarah because she …
1) played games with them.
2) fed them for a long time.
3) tried to copy their behaviour.
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Presenter: Good evening everyone. We are happy to welcome you to our weekly program “Animal world”. Today is a very special day as we have a great opportunity to hear from an amazing woman who knows a lot about wild life and wild animals. Sarah Thomas, it is very good to see you today. Thank you so much for coming.
Sarah: Hello, it is good to be here, thank you for inviting me.
Presenter: So, before we start talking about your experiences with the animals, let me ask you how it all started. Where were you born and were you interested in animals from childhood? How did it all start?
Sarah: Well, I was born in London and my fascination with animal behavior began in early childhood when we moved to York. We lived in a cozy thatched cottage in the most picturesque part of the city and in my leisure time, I observed native birds and animals, making lots of notes and sketches, and I also read a lot in the area of zoology. From an early age, I dreamed of traveling to Africa: I was eager to observe exotic animals in their natural habitats.
Presenter: We know that your dream came true and that you spent quite a bit of time in Africa.
Sarah: Yes, when I was 18 I left school and got a job as a secretary at Oxford University. In my spare time, I worked at a London-based documentary film company because I wanted to make some money for my trip to Africa. One day, completely out of the blue, my childhood friend invited me to visit Kenya, and so I did. There I met an anthropologist Thomas Wild who wanted to perform a study about chimpanzees to see if it would throw more light on evolution. You know, some of my friends and relatives thought that was a crazy idea because I had no college education to do these studies but Thomas believed I had the right kind of character to be able to live in the wild for a long time. Since it was actually my childhood dream, I agreed. That was my very first attempt to study the monkeys. Unfortunately, it wasn’t successful.
Presenter: Did you try again, then? I know you have written several books and filmed a few documentary films about your experience with the chimpanzees.
Sarah: That’s true. I started all over. In 1960 I went to Africa again together with my mum and an African cook. We established a camp on a lake shore. Can you imagine: crystal clear water, sand banks … Anyway, it took me two long years to get close to the monkeys, to the point when they allowed me to be a part of their group.
Presenter: Two years! You’ve got more patience than I have! How did you make them like you in the end?
Sarah: Bananas! For two years I offered them bananas until they actually began to accept me as their own. I came to the same spot every day at the same time and fed them bananas. After one year they stopped running away, after the second year they allowed me to climb trees with them and eat their food.
Presenter: What? Are you serious? You climbed trees with the chimps? That was probably lots of fun!
Sarah: You bet! I had to learn to use my arms and legs like never before. It only looks easy when you observe the animals. We as people are very limited in our abilities to use our limbs: our legs and arms aren’t designed to hang onto tree branches and plant leaves. The monkeys, on the other hand, don’t even have to think about what they are doing when they move. So, there was a lot I had to learn not to fall off those tall trees. That was a real challenge!
Presenter: Was it all worth it, though?
Sarah: Definitely, I still think of that time as one of the best periods of my life. I got so close to these animals that I was able to understand them. I was able to experience what it is like to be inside an animal world.
Presenter: Two years! You’ve got more patience than I have! How did you make them like you in the end?
Sarah: Bananas! For two years I offered them bananas
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It took Sarah two years to …
1) be accepted into a group of monkeys.
2) establish a camp on the shore.
3) study the basics of monkeys’ behaviour.
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Presenter: Good evening everyone. We are happy to welcome you to our weekly program “Animal world”. Today is a very special day as we have a great opportunity to hear from an amazing woman who knows a lot about wild life and wild animals. Sarah Thomas, it is very good to see you today. Thank you so much for coming.
Sarah: Hello, it is good to be here, thank you for inviting me.
Presenter: So, before we start talking about your experiences with the animals, let me ask you how it all started. Where were you born and were you interested in animals from childhood? How did it all start?
Sarah: Well, I was born in London and my fascination with animal behavior began in early childhood when we moved to York. We lived in a cozy thatched cottage in the most picturesque part of the city and in my leisure time, I observed native birds and animals, making lots of notes and sketches, and I also read a lot in the area of zoology. From an early age, I dreamed of traveling to Africa: I was eager to observe exotic animals in their natural habitats.
Presenter: We know that your dream came true and that you spent quite a bit of time in Africa.
Sarah: Yes, when I was 18 I left school and got a job as a secretary at Oxford University. In my spare time, I worked at a London-based documentary film company because I wanted to make some money for my trip to Africa. One day, completely out of the blue, my childhood friend invited me to visit Kenya, and so I did. There I met an anthropologist Thomas Wild who wanted to perform a study about chimpanzees to see if it would throw more light on evolution. You know, some of my friends and relatives thought that was a crazy idea because I had no college education to do these studies but Thomas believed I had the right kind of character to be able to live in the wild for a long time. Since it was actually my childhood dream, I agreed. That was my very first attempt to study the monkeys. Unfortunately, it wasn’t successful.
Presenter: Did you try again, then? I know you have written several books and filmed a few documentary films about your experience with the chimpanzees.
Sarah: That’s true. I started all over. In 1960 I went to Africa again together with my mum and an African cook. We established a camp on a lake shore. Can you imagine: crystal clear water, sand banks … Anyway, it took me two long years to get close to the monkeys, to the point when they allowed me to be a part of their group.
Presenter: Two years! You’ve got more patience than I have! How did you make them like you in the end?
Sarah: Bananas! For two years I offered them bananas until they actually began to accept me as their own. I came to the same spot every day at the same time and fed them bananas. After one year they stopped running away, after the second year they allowed me to climb trees with them and eat their food.
Presenter: What? Are you serious? You climbed trees with the chimps? That was probably lots of fun!
Sarah: You bet! I had to learn to use my arms and legs like never before. It only looks easy when you observe the animals. We as people are very limited in our abilities to use our limbs: our legs and arms aren’t designed to hang onto tree branches and plant leaves. The monkeys, on the other hand, don’t even have to think about what they are doing when they move. So, there was a lot I had to learn not to fall off those tall trees. That was a real challenge!
Presenter: Was it all worth it, though?
Sarah: Definitely, I still think of that time as one of the best periods of my life. I got so close to these animals that I was able to understand them. I was able to experience what it is like to be inside an animal world.
For two years I offered them bananas until they actually began to accept me as their own.
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Sarah considers her African years as the best time of her life because she …
1) was able to join the world of animals.
2) learned to climb trees naturally.
3) had a lot of fun there.
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Presenter: Good evening everyone. We are happy to welcome you to our weekly program “Animal world”. Today is a very special day as we have a great opportunity to hear from an amazing woman who knows a lot about wild life and wild animals. Sarah Thomas, it is very good to see you today. Thank you so much for coming.
Sarah: Hello, it is good to be here, thank you for inviting me.
Presenter: So, before we start talking about your experiences with the animals, let me ask you how it all started. Where were you born and were you interested in animals from childhood? How did it all start?
Sarah: Well, I was born in London and my fascination with animal behavior began in early childhood when we moved to York. We lived in a cozy thatched cottage in the most picturesque part of the city and in my leisure time, I observed native birds and animals, making lots of notes and sketches, and I also read a lot in the area of zoology. From an early age, I dreamed of traveling to Africa: I was eager to observe exotic animals in their natural habitats.
Presenter: We know that your dream came true and that you spent quite a bit of time in Africa.
Sarah: Yes, when I was 18 I left school and got a job as a secretary at Oxford University. In my spare time, I worked at a London-based documentary film company because I wanted to make some money for my trip to Africa. One day, completely out of the blue, my childhood friend invited me to visit Kenya, and so I did. There I met an anthropologist Thomas Wild who wanted to perform a study about chimpanzees to see if it would throw more light on evolution. You know, some of my friends and relatives thought that was a crazy idea because I had no college education to do these studies but Thomas believed I had the right kind of character to be able to live in the wild for a long time. Since it was actually my childhood dream, I agreed. That was my very first attempt to study the monkeys. Unfortunately, it wasn’t successful.
Presenter: Did you try again, then? I know you have written several books and filmed a few documentary films about your experience with the chimpanzees.
Sarah: That’s true. I started all over. In 1960 I went to Africa again together with my mum and an African cook. We established a camp on a lake shore. Can you imagine: crystal clear water, sand banks … Anyway, it took me two long years to get close to the monkeys, to the point when they allowed me to be a part of their group.
Presenter: Two years! You’ve got more patience than I have! How did you make them like you in the end?
Sarah: Bananas! For two years I offered them bananas until they actually began to accept me as their own. I came to the same spot every day at the same time and fed them bananas. After one year they stopped running away, after the second year they allowed me to climb trees with them and eat their food.
Presenter: What? Are you serious? You climbed trees with the chimps? That was probably lots of fun!
Sarah: You bet! I had to learn to use my arms and legs like never before. It only looks easy when you observe the animals. We as people are very limited in our abilities to use our limbs: our legs and arms aren’t designed to hang onto tree branches and plant leaves. The monkeys, on the other hand, don’t even have to think about what they are doing when they move. So, there was a lot I had to learn not to fall off those tall trees. That was a real challenge!
Presenter: Was it all worth it, though?
Sarah: Definitely, I still think of that time as one of the best periods of my life. I got so close to these animals that I was able to understand them. I was able to experience what it is like to be inside an animal world.
I got so close to these animals that I was able to understand them. I was able to experience what it is like to be inside an animal world.
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Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a benefit of skateboarding?
1) Patience.
2) Strength.
3) Balance.
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Presenter: Hello! In this program we continue our series on the problems of
Physical Education in modern schools. Our guest today is Mr. Flint, a
skateboarding teacher who believes that skateboarding should be on the school
curriculum. Good morning, Mr. Flint! Why do you think skateboarding should be
taught at school?
Mr. Flint: Good morning! Well, first of all, we all know that skateboarders are
physically fit, have strong muscles, strong bones, and unquestionable balance.
When you skate, there isn’t a single muscle in your body that isn’t actively
working. In addition to these purely physical advantages, look at the abstract
benefits. We learn how to persevere; we have mutual respect for ourselves and
other skaters. We have a huge social network, we spend hours outdoors and we are
creative people who push our own limits to the max. We say, ‘Have you ever seen
a lazy, obese skateboarder?’
Presenter: Well, listening to you, it does sound like it’s the perfect sport for
developing both your body and your character. Yet, often people believe that
skateboarding is a troublesome and meaningless activity, and there are many
public places – including schools – where you can see signs saying ‘No
skateboarding allowed!’
Mr. Flint: It’s true that people often don’t understand skateboarding as a sport. It
is sometimes associated with gangs of angry youths hanging around town centers
at night and therefore seen as an “underground” sport. It is a shame as there are
some brilliant role models out there. In fact, speaking of bad behavior, get
skateboards in schools and you will take the aggression out of the classroom and
into the adrenaline rush of tricks! We need schools to consider skateboarding as a
viable PE option. After all, the International Olympic Committee has approved
Skateboarding as a new sport which will be part of the Olympic Games in Tokyo
in 2020.
Presenter: Speaking of tricks, aren’t those dangerous? When I personally watch
skateboarders going up and down the slopes and doing summersaults it takes my
breath away.
Mr. Flint: Well, first of all, skateboarding teaches you responsibility, and as many
skateboarders wear helmets, wrist guards and protection for knees and elbows, bad
injuries are fortunately rare. Secondly, it doesn’t have to be advanced tricks right
from the start. It usually takes months before you can consider doing any tricks at
all. And finally, making it a class means teaching how to do it safely.
Presenter: Wouldn’t making it a class also mean that it would be less attractive
and even boring?
Mr. Flint: I don’t think so. Skateboarding is always fun. Find me a town, city or
village where kids don’t skateboard and I’ll be amazed. Besides, it’s good for
anyone. Girls and boys can compete equally. It is also good for those who are not
natural athletes or enjoy competitive contact sports. Every student can participate
alone or in teams. It is especially helpful for energetic hyperactive kids who cannot
concentrate – have them skateboard between the classes and the problem is solved!
We should embrace the subculture of skateboarding rather than push it away.
Presenter: What will it mean for schools financially, though? Isn’t the equipment
expensive?
Mr. Flint: I have to admit that one of the main drawbacks to introducing a
skateboarding program to a school is the cost. Skateboards can differ in price,
depending on what they are made of – wood, fiberglass, aluminum or mixed
metals. Safety equipment can also be costly. But think about the results – and you
will see that it’s worth it! In fact, there are already a number of schools both in the
US and around the world which have found money in their budgets to implement a
skateboarding curriculum of some kind and believe me – they don’t regret it!
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Mr. Flint believes that people don’t see skateboarding as a serious sport because …
1) many hooligans enjoy doing it.
2) it is not part of the Olympics.
3) it is not allowed in public places.
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Presenter: Hello! In this program we continue our series on the problems of
Physical Education in modern schools. Our guest today is Mr. Flint, a
skateboarding teacher who believes that skateboarding should be on the school
curriculum. Good morning, Mr. Flint! Why do you think skateboarding should be
taught at school?
Mr. Flint: Good morning! Well, first of all, we all know that skateboarders are
physically fit, have strong muscles, strong bones, and unquestionable balance.
When you skate, there isn’t a single muscle in your body that isn’t actively
working. In addition to these purely physical advantages, look at the abstract
benefits. We learn how to persevere; we have mutual respect for ourselves and
other skaters. We have a huge social network, we spend hours outdoors and we are
creative people who push our own limits to the max. We say, ‘Have you ever seen
a lazy, obese skateboarder?’
Presenter: Well, listening to you, it does sound like it’s the perfect sport for
developing both your body and your character. Yet, often people believe that
skateboarding is a troublesome and meaningless activity, and there are many
public places – including schools – where you can see signs saying ‘No
skateboarding allowed!’
Mr. Flint: It’s true that people often don’t understand skateboarding as a sport. It
is sometimes associated with gangs of angry youths hanging around town centers
at night and therefore seen as an “underground” sport. It is a shame as there are
some brilliant role models out there. In fact, speaking of bad behavior, get
skateboards in schools and you will take the aggression out of the classroom and
into the adrenaline rush of tricks! We need schools to consider skateboarding as a
viable PE option. After all, the International Olympic Committee has approved
Skateboarding as a new sport which will be part of the Olympic Games in Tokyo
in 2020.
Presenter: Speaking of tricks, aren’t those dangerous? When I personally watch
skateboarders going up and down the slopes and doing summersaults it takes my
breath away.
Mr. Flint: Well, first of all, skateboarding teaches you responsibility, and as many
skateboarders wear helmets, wrist guards and protection for knees and elbows, bad
injuries are fortunately rare. Secondly, it doesn’t have to be advanced tricks right
from the start. It usually takes months before you can consider doing any tricks at
all. And finally, making it a class means teaching how to do it safely.
Presenter: Wouldn’t making it a class also mean that it would be less attractive
and even boring?
Mr. Flint: I don’t think so. Skateboarding is always fun. Find me a town, city or
village where kids don’t skateboard and I’ll be amazed. Besides, it’s good for
anyone. Girls and boys can compete equally. It is also good for those who are not
natural athletes or enjoy competitive contact sports. Every student can participate
alone or in teams. It is especially helpful for energetic hyperactive kids who cannot
concentrate – have them skateboard between the classes and the problem is solved!
We should embrace the subculture of skateboarding rather than push it away.
Presenter: What will it mean for schools financially, though? Isn’t the equipment
expensive?
Mr. Flint: I have to admit that one of the main drawbacks to introducing a
skateboarding program to a school is the cost. Skateboards can differ in price,
depending on what they are made of – wood, fiberglass, aluminum or mixed
metals. Safety equipment can also be costly. But think about the results – and you
will see that it’s worth it! In fact, there are already a number of schools both in the
US and around the world which have found money in their budgets to implement a
skateboarding curriculum of some kind and believe me – they don’t regret it!
Mr. Flint: It’s true that people often don’t understand skateboarding as a sport. It is sometimes associated with gangs of angry youths hanging around town centers at night and therefore seen as an “underground” sport.
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Mr. Flint says that in skateboarding, tricks …
1) are an important part of lessons.
2) can be taught right from the start.
3) help reduce aggression in students.
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Presenter: Hello! In this program we continue our series on the problems of
Physical Education in modern schools. Our guest today is Mr. Flint, a
skateboarding teacher who believes that skateboarding should be on the school
curriculum. Good morning, Mr. Flint! Why do you think skateboarding should be
taught at school?
Mr. Flint: Good morning! Well, first of all, we all know that skateboarders are
physically fit, have strong muscles, strong bones, and unquestionable balance.
When you skate, there isn’t a single muscle in your body that isn’t actively
working. In addition to these purely physical advantages, look at the abstract
benefits. We learn how to persevere; we have mutual respect for ourselves and
other skaters. We have a huge social network, we spend hours outdoors and we are
creative people who push our own limits to the max. We say, ‘Have you ever seen
a lazy, obese skateboarder?’
Presenter: Well, listening to you, it does sound like it’s the perfect sport for
developing both your body and your character. Yet, often people believe that
skateboarding is a troublesome and meaningless activity, and there are many
public places – including schools – where you can see signs saying ‘No
skateboarding allowed!’
Mr. Flint: It’s true that people often don’t understand skateboarding as a sport. It
is sometimes associated with gangs of angry youths hanging around town centers
at night and therefore seen as an “underground” sport. It is a shame as there are
some brilliant role models out there. In fact, speaking of bad behavior, get
skateboards in schools and you will take the aggression out of the classroom and
into the adrenaline rush of tricks! We need schools to consider skateboarding as a
viable PE option. After all, the International Olympic Committee has approved
Skateboarding as a new sport which will be part of the Olympic Games in Tokyo
in 2020.
Presenter: Speaking of tricks, aren’t those dangerous? When I personally watch
skateboarders going up and down the slopes and doing summersaults it takes my
breath away.
Mr. Flint: Well, first of all, skateboarding teaches you responsibility, and as many
skateboarders wear helmets, wrist guards and protection for knees and elbows, bad
injuries are fortunately rare. Secondly, it doesn’t have to be advanced tricks right
from the start. It usually takes months before you can consider doing any tricks at
all. And finally, making it a class means teaching how to do it safely.
Presenter: Wouldn’t making it a class also mean that it would be less attractive
and even boring?
Mr. Flint: I don’t think so. Skateboarding is always fun. Find me a town, city or
village where kids don’t skateboard and I’ll be amazed. Besides, it’s good for
anyone. Girls and boys can compete equally. It is also good for those who are not
natural athletes or enjoy competitive contact sports. Every student can participate
alone or in teams. It is especially helpful for energetic hyperactive kids who cannot
concentrate – have them skateboard between the classes and the problem is solved!
We should embrace the subculture of skateboarding rather than push it away.
Presenter: What will it mean for schools financially, though? Isn’t the equipment
expensive?
Mr. Flint: I have to admit that one of the main drawbacks to introducing a
skateboarding program to a school is the cost. Skateboards can differ in price,
depending on what they are made of – wood, fiberglass, aluminum or mixed
metals. Safety equipment can also be costly. But think about the results – and you
will see that it’s worth it! In fact, there are already a number of schools both in the
US and around the world which have found money in their budgets to implement a
skateboarding curriculum of some kind and believe me – they don’t regret it!
In fact, speaking of bad behavior, get skateboards in schools and you will take the aggression out of the classroom and into the adrenaline rush of tricks!
Ответ: 3.
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By saying that ‘skateboarding teaches you responsibility’ Mr. Flint means that skateboarders …
1) use protection.
2) don’t miss practice.
3) help each other.
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Presenter: Hello! In this program we continue our series on the problems of
Physical Education in modern schools. Our guest today is Mr. Flint, a
skateboarding teacher who believes that skateboarding should be on the school
curriculum. Good morning, Mr. Flint! Why do you think skateboarding should be
taught at school?
Mr. Flint: Good morning! Well, first of all, we all know that skateboarders are
physically fit, have strong muscles, strong bones, and unquestionable balance.
When you skate, there isn’t a single muscle in your body that isn’t actively
working. In addition to these purely physical advantages, look at the abstract
benefits. We learn how to persevere; we have mutual respect for ourselves and
other skaters. We have a huge social network, we spend hours outdoors and we are
creative people who push our own limits to the max. We say, ‘Have you ever seen
a lazy, obese skateboarder?’
Presenter: Well, listening to you, it does sound like it’s the perfect sport for
developing both your body and your character. Yet, often people believe that
skateboarding is a troublesome and meaningless activity, and there are many
public places – including schools – where you can see signs saying ‘No
skateboarding allowed!’
Mr. Flint: It’s true that people often don’t understand skateboarding as a sport. It
is sometimes associated with gangs of angry youths hanging around town centers
at night and therefore seen as an “underground” sport. It is a shame as there are
some brilliant role models out there. In fact, speaking of bad behavior, get
skateboards in schools and you will take the aggression out of the classroom and
into the adrenaline rush of tricks! We need schools to consider skateboarding as a
viable PE option. After all, the International Olympic Committee has approved
Skateboarding as a new sport which will be part of the Olympic Games in Tokyo
in 2020.
Presenter: Speaking of tricks, aren’t those dangerous? When I personally watch
skateboarders going up and down the slopes and doing summersaults it takes my
breath away.
Mr. Flint: Well, first of all, skateboarding teaches you responsibility, and as many
skateboarders wear helmets, wrist guards and protection for knees and elbows, bad
injuries are fortunately rare. Secondly, it doesn’t have to be advanced tricks right
from the start. It usually takes months before you can consider doing any tricks at
all. And finally, making it a class means teaching how to do it safely.
Presenter: Wouldn’t making it a class also mean that it would be less attractive
and even boring?
Mr. Flint: I don’t think so. Skateboarding is always fun. Find me a town, city or
village where kids don’t skateboard and I’ll be amazed. Besides, it’s good for
anyone. Girls and boys can compete equally. It is also good for those who are not
natural athletes or enjoy competitive contact sports. Every student can participate
alone or in teams. It is especially helpful for energetic hyperactive kids who cannot
concentrate – have them skateboard between the classes and the problem is solved!
We should embrace the subculture of skateboarding rather than push it away.
Presenter: What will it mean for schools financially, though? Isn’t the equipment
expensive?
Mr. Flint: I have to admit that one of the main drawbacks to introducing a
skateboarding program to a school is the cost. Skateboards can differ in price,
depending on what they are made of – wood, fiberglass, aluminum or mixed
metals. Safety equipment can also be costly. But think about the results – and you
will see that it’s worth it! In fact, there are already a number of schools both in the
US and around the world which have found money in their budgets to implement a
skateboarding curriculum of some kind and believe me – they don’t regret it!
Mr. Flint: Well, first of all, skateboarding teaches you responsibility, and as many skateboarders wear helmets, wrist guards and protection for knees and elbows, bad injuries are fortunately rare.
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Which group of children does Mr. Flint NOT mention among those who could benefit from skateboarding?
1) Hyperactive students.
2) Handicapped students.
3) Unfocused students.
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Presenter: Hello! In this program we continue our series on the problems of
Physical Education in modern schools. Our guest today is Mr. Flint, a
skateboarding teacher who believes that skateboarding should be on the school
curriculum. Good morning, Mr. Flint! Why do you think skateboarding should be
taught at school?
Mr. Flint: Good morning! Well, first of all, we all know that skateboarders are
physically fit, have strong muscles, strong bones, and unquestionable balance.
When you skate, there isn’t a single muscle in your body that isn’t actively
working. In addition to these purely physical advantages, look at the abstract
benefits. We learn how to persevere; we have mutual respect for ourselves and
other skaters. We have a huge social network, we spend hours outdoors and we are
creative people who push our own limits to the max. We say, ‘Have you ever seen
a lazy, obese skateboarder?’
Presenter: Well, listening to you, it does sound like it’s the perfect sport for
developing both your body and your character. Yet, often people believe that
skateboarding is a troublesome and meaningless activity, and there are many
public places – including schools – where you can see signs saying ‘No
skateboarding allowed!’
Mr. Flint: It’s true that people often don’t understand skateboarding as a sport. It
is sometimes associated with gangs of angry youths hanging around town centers
at night and therefore seen as an “underground” sport. It is a shame as there are
some brilliant role models out there. In fact, speaking of bad behavior, get
skateboards in schools and you will take the aggression out of the classroom and
into the adrenaline rush of tricks! We need schools to consider skateboarding as a
viable PE option. After all, the International Olympic Committee has approved
Skateboarding as a new sport which will be part of the Olympic Games in Tokyo
in 2020.
Presenter: Speaking of tricks, aren’t those dangerous? When I personally watch
skateboarders going up and down the slopes and doing summersaults it takes my
breath away.
Mr. Flint: Well, first of all, skateboarding teaches you responsibility, and as many
skateboarders wear helmets, wrist guards and protection for knees and elbows, bad
injuries are fortunately rare. Secondly, it doesn’t have to be advanced tricks right
from the start. It usually takes months before you can consider doing any tricks at
all. And finally, making it a class means teaching how to do it safely.
Presenter: Wouldn’t making it a class also mean that it would be less attractive
and even boring?
Mr. Flint: I don’t think so. Skateboarding is always fun. Find me a town, city or
village where kids don’t skateboard and I’ll be amazed. Besides, it’s good for
anyone. Girls and boys can compete equally. It is also good for those who are not
natural athletes or enjoy competitive contact sports. Every student can participate
alone or in teams. It is especially helpful for energetic hyperactive kids who cannot
concentrate – have them skateboard between the classes and the problem is solved!
We should embrace the subculture of skateboarding rather than push it away.
Presenter: What will it mean for schools financially, though? Isn’t the equipment
expensive?
Mr. Flint: I have to admit that one of the main drawbacks to introducing a
skateboarding program to a school is the cost. Skateboards can differ in price,
depending on what they are made of – wood, fiberglass, aluminum or mixed
metals. Safety equipment can also be costly. But think about the results – and you
will see that it’s worth it! In fact, there are already a number of schools both in the
US and around the world which have found money in their budgets to implement a
skateboarding curriculum of some kind and believe me – they don’t regret it!
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Which of the following, according to Mr. Flint, can be a characteristic of skateboarding?
1) It can be a contact sport.
2) It can be a team sport.
3) It can be a winter sport.
Пояснение
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Presenter: Hello! In this program we continue our series on the problems of
Physical Education in modern schools. Our guest today is Mr. Flint, a
skateboarding teacher who believes that skateboarding should be on the school
curriculum. Good morning, Mr. Flint! Why do you think skateboarding should be
taught at school?
Mr. Flint: Good morning! Well, first of all, we all know that skateboarders are
physically fit, have strong muscles, strong bones, and unquestionable balance.
When you skate, there isn’t a single muscle in your body that isn’t actively
working. In addition to these purely physical advantages, look at the abstract
benefits. We learn how to persevere; we have mutual respect for ourselves and
other skaters. We have a huge social network, we spend hours outdoors and we are
creative people who push our own limits to the max. We say, ‘Have you ever seen
a lazy, obese skateboarder?’
Presenter: Well, listening to you, it does sound like it’s the perfect sport for
developing both your body and your character. Yet, often people believe that
skateboarding is a troublesome and meaningless activity, and there are many
public places – including schools – where you can see signs saying ‘No
skateboarding allowed!’
Mr. Flint: It’s true that people often don’t understand skateboarding as a sport. It
is sometimes associated with gangs of angry youths hanging around town centers
at night and therefore seen as an “underground” sport. It is a shame as there are
some brilliant role models out there. In fact, speaking of bad behavior, get
skateboards in schools and you will take the aggression out of the classroom and
into the adrenaline rush of tricks! We need schools to consider skateboarding as a
viable PE option. After all, the International Olympic Committee has approved
Skateboarding as a new sport which will be part of the Olympic Games in Tokyo
in 2020.
Presenter: Speaking of tricks, aren’t those dangerous? When I personally watch
skateboarders going up and down the slopes and doing summersaults it takes my
breath away.
Mr. Flint: Well, first of all, skateboarding teaches you responsibility, and as many
skateboarders wear helmets, wrist guards and protection for knees and elbows, bad
injuries are fortunately rare. Secondly, it doesn’t have to be advanced tricks right
from the start. It usually takes months before you can consider doing any tricks at
all. And finally, making it a class means teaching how to do it safely.
Presenter: Wouldn’t making it a class also mean that it would be less attractive
and even boring?
Mr. Flint: I don’t think so. Skateboarding is always fun. Find me a town, city or
village where kids don’t skateboard and I’ll be amazed. Besides, it’s good for
anyone. Girls and boys can compete equally. It is also good for those who are not
natural athletes or enjoy competitive contact sports. Every student can participate
alone or in teams. It is especially helpful for energetic hyperactive kids who cannot
concentrate – have them skateboard between the classes and the problem is solved!
We should embrace the subculture of skateboarding rather than push it away.
Presenter: What will it mean for schools financially, though? Isn’t the equipment
expensive?
Mr. Flint: I have to admit that one of the main drawbacks to introducing a
skateboarding program to a school is the cost. Skateboards can differ in price,
depending on what they are made of – wood, fiberglass, aluminum or mixed
metals. Safety equipment can also be costly. But think about the results – and you
will see that it’s worth it! In fact, there are already a number of schools both in the
US and around the world which have found money in their budgets to implement a
skateboarding curriculum of some kind and believe me – they don’t regret it!
Every student can participate alone or in teams.
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Which of the interviewer’s negative observations about teaching skateboarding in schools does Mr. Flint agree with?
1) Skateboarding can result in bad injuries.
2) Skateboarding encourages bad behaviour.
3) Skateboarding is too expensive for schools.
Пояснение
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Presenter: Hello! In this program we continue our series on the problems of
Physical Education in modern schools. Our guest today is Mr. Flint, a
skateboarding teacher who believes that skateboarding should be on the school
curriculum. Good morning, Mr. Flint! Why do you think skateboarding should be
taught at school?
Mr. Flint: Good morning! Well, first of all, we all know that skateboarders are
physically fit, have strong muscles, strong bones, and unquestionable balance.
When you skate, there isn’t a single muscle in your body that isn’t actively
working. In addition to these purely physical advantages, look at the abstract
benefits. We learn how to persevere; we have mutual respect for ourselves and
other skaters. We have a huge social network, we spend hours outdoors and we are
creative people who push our own limits to the max. We say, ‘Have you ever seen
a lazy, obese skateboarder?’
Presenter: Well, listening to you, it does sound like it’s the perfect sport for
developing both your body and your character. Yet, often people believe that
skateboarding is a troublesome and meaningless activity, and there are many
public places – including schools – where you can see signs saying ‘No
skateboarding allowed!’
Mr. Flint: It’s true that people often don’t understand skateboarding as a sport. It
is sometimes associated with gangs of angry youths hanging around town centers
at night and therefore seen as an “underground” sport. It is a shame as there are
some brilliant role models out there. In fact, speaking of bad behavior, get
skateboards in schools and you will take the aggression out of the classroom and
into the adrenaline rush of tricks! We need schools to consider skateboarding as a
viable PE option. After all, the International Olympic Committee has approved
Skateboarding as a new sport which will be part of the Olympic Games in Tokyo
in 2020.
Presenter: Speaking of tricks, aren’t those dangerous? When I personally watch
skateboarders going up and down the slopes and doing summersaults it takes my
breath away.
Mr. Flint: Well, first of all, skateboarding teaches you responsibility, and as many
skateboarders wear helmets, wrist guards and protection for knees and elbows, bad
injuries are fortunately rare. Secondly, it doesn’t have to be advanced tricks right
from the start. It usually takes months before you can consider doing any tricks at
all. And finally, making it a class means teaching how to do it safely.
Presenter: Wouldn’t making it a class also mean that it would be less attractive
and even boring?
Mr. Flint: I don’t think so. Skateboarding is always fun. Find me a town, city or
village where kids don’t skateboard and I’ll be amazed. Besides, it’s good for
anyone. Girls and boys can compete equally. It is also good for those who are not
natural athletes or enjoy competitive contact sports. Every student can participate
alone or in teams. It is especially helpful for energetic hyperactive kids who cannot
concentrate – have them skateboard between the classes and the problem is solved!
We should embrace the subculture of skateboarding rather than push it away.
Presenter: What will it mean for schools financially, though? Isn’t the equipment
expensive?
Mr. Flint: I have to admit that one of the main drawbacks to introducing a
skateboarding program to a school is the cost. Skateboards can differ in price,
depending on what they are made of – wood, fiberglass, aluminum or mixed
metals. Safety equipment can also be costly. But think about the results – and you
will see that it’s worth it! In fact, there are already a number of schools both in the
US and around the world which have found money in their budgets to implement a
skateboarding curriculum of some kind and believe me – they don’t regret it!
Presenter: What will it mean for schools financially, though? Isn’t the equipment expensive?
Mr. Flint: I have to admit that one of the main drawbacks to introducing a skateboarding program to a school is the cost.
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