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Tapescript: U10-11 Devastating problems areas contain animals 52 cut down maintenance approximately visitors In many parts of the United States, large 1……….of land have been madeinto nat

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Listen to Paul and Andrea talking about their family life What are two things that are different about Paul’s and Andrea’s families?

P – So, Andrea, you’re going home for the holiday?

A – I am sure I’ve booked a flight for tomorrow afternoon and I can’t wait

P – That sounds great

A – What about you? Going home too?

P – I haven’t decided yet I’m still considering…

A – Haven’t decided yet? Oh, you are never going to get a flight out of here All the seats

have been

reserved by now I’m sure It’s the holiday season, after all

P – Well, it’s not important for me My family lives about 180 kilometres from here

I usually take the train or the coach

A – You don’t sound excited about it

P – Well, we are not really a very close-knit family I have three brothers, and they’ve

spread out all over the place We rarely get together as a family any more

A – Well, I try to get home sa soon as possible We’re a big family – there are six of

us – children – so it’s always a lot of fun

P – Six kids?

A – Yes, and we’re all really close My brothers are married, so it makes for a very

crowded home over the holiday And there are too many people to cook for, so we end

up going out to dinner a lot That’s also fun

P – Well, at my home, my mother loves to cook, so when we get home she often cooks

big meals.We have leftovers for days

Listen to Paul and Andrea talking about their family life What are two things that are different about Paul’s and Andrea’s families?

P – So, Andrea, you’re going home for the holiday?

A – I am sure I’ve booked a flight for tomorrow afternoon and I can’t wait

P – That sounds great

A – What about you? Going home too?

P – I haven’t decided yet I’m still considering…

A – Haven’t decided yet? Oh, you are never going to get a flight out of here All the seats

have been

reserved by now I’m sure It’s the holiday season, after all

P – Well, it’s not important for me My family lives about 180 kilometres from here

I usually take the train or the coach

A – You don’t sound excited about it

P – Well, we are not really a very close-knit family I have three brothers, and they’ve

spread out all over the place We rarely get together as a family any more

A – Well, I try to get home sa soon as possible We’re a big family – there are six of

us – children – so it’s always a lot of fun

P – Six kids?

A – Yes, and we’re all really close My brothers are married, so it makes for a very

crowded home over the holiday And there are too many people to cook for, so we end

up going out to dinner a lot That’s also fun

P – Well, at my home, my mother loves to cook, so when we get home she often cooks

big meals.We have leftovers for days

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Tapescript: U2-12 Wedding in VietNam

Tourist: Can you tell me something about wedding ceremonies in Vietnam?

Tourist guide: Well, wedding is very important to the Vietnamese, not only to the

couple involved, but also for both families The wedding day is usually

chosen carefully by the groom’s parents

Tourist: What does t6he groom’s family usually do on the wedding day?

Tourist guide: On the wedding day, the groom’s family and relatives go to the bride’s

house bringing gifts wrapped in red paper The people who hold the trays of gifts are also carefully chosen

Tourist: Do you have someone in charge of the ceremony? And what does he do duringthe

wedding ceremoniey?

Tourist guide: Yes, we have a Master of ceremonies who introduces the groom, the bride, the parents, the relatives and guests of the two families The wedding

ceremony starts in front of the altar The bride and the groom would pray,

asking their ancestors’ permission to get married The Master of

ceremonies gives the wedding couple advice on starting a new family The

groom and the bride then exchange their wedding rings

Tourist: Where is the wedding banquet held?

Tourist guide: Well, it depends Often the wedding banquet is held at the groom and

bride’s home or at a hotel or a restaurant and all close relatives, friends,

and neighbours are invited Often the wedding banquet is held at the groom

and bride’s home or a restaurant and all close relatives, friends, and

neighbours are invited

Tourist : What kind of food and drinks are served?

Tourist guide: Traditional food and beer or wine are served During the reception, the

groom, bride, and their parents stop by each table to thank their guests

The guests in return, will give envelopes containing wedding cards and money

to the newly wedded couples along with their blessing

Tourist : Oh That’s very interesting Thank you

Tourist guide: You are welcome!

The Telephone-Potential Family Battleground

Hello, everyone In today’s talk I’m going to give you some pieces of advice on how touse the telephone in the most decent way so as to avoid unnecessary disagreements betweenyou and members of your family

The telephone, as you know, is a marvelous instrument, but it may cause argumentsbetween you and your parents – arguments that could be easily avoided if you would sit down,talk it over, and agree to a few simple regulations

The most obvious problem, of course, is what everyone considers a reasonable length oftime for a call The exact duration must be worked out with your parents, but ten minutesshould be an absolute maximum That’s certainly long enough to say almost anything in fivedifferent ways, and yet it isn’t so long that other members of the family will become angry.Even when your parents are out, the length of your call should be limited, because they, orsomeone else, may be trying to reach your home for a very important reason

Calling hours should be agreed upon.If your parents object to your leaving the dinnertable to take calls, tell your friends to avoid calling at that hour; if someone does phone, askhim to call back, or offer to call him when dinner’s over

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A serious calling problem is calling very late at night, or very early in the morning Thisparticular mistake is made mostly by young people who consider 10 or 11 p.m., when a lot oftired adults are happily sleeping, the shank of the evening So please tell your friends not to callafter ten o’clock The shock of waking out of a sound sleep and the fright of that instantthought – “There’s an accident” – are enough to give your parents a heart attack Weekendmorning calls aren’t so startling, but it’s the one time your parents can sleep late.

If your mother and father, uot of kindness, have installed a separate phone for you,remember that you’re still a member of a family So try to stick to your family’s regulations

That’s all for my talk today Thank you for listening

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Families in the Western world have changed greatly during the last two centuries Socialscientists say that this change in the family is one of the important changes from a traditionalsociety

Before the 19th century, families usually arranged marriages for their children Youngpeople did not decide who they wanted to marry After they got married, they usually had a lot

of children In the 19th century, most young people could not choose the person they waned tomarry A marriage joined two people and not two families Two people could get marriedbecause they loved each other, not just because their families wanted them to marry At thesame time, parents began to realize that they had to take very good care of their children.Before this, most people did not go to school The family members all workers together athome Later, people realized that education was necessary for a good life

Today many parents think that they shold have fewer children so they can give each one

a good life They think it is important for a mother and a father to spend as much time aspossible with their children They think parents should take care of their health and try to givethem an education Home is seen as a safe, warm place for all the family members

Jenny: Look, these are questions about how you got on at school

Shall we just go through them?

Gavin: Yes, let’s

Jenny: Ok, so, did you always work very hard?

Gavin: Well I certainly worked pretty hard at the subjects I enjoyed Yes, I did What

about you?

Jenny: Yes, I did actually, I think I worked very hard, yeah Now let’s come to the nextquestion

Gavin: Did, yeah, did you always listen carefully to your teachers?

Jenny: No I don’t think I did No, I think I was quite disruptive, actually What about you?Gavin: Well I think I did listen to the teachers certainly when I got to the level where I

was doing the subjects that I enjoyed

Jenny: Yeah, OK, the next question is, did you always behave well?

Gavin: I don’t think I always behave well I was, a bit, er, a bit of a tearaway

Jenny: Um Well, I think I was pretty well-behaved on the whole, so I’d say yes, yeah

Gavin: Good for you! Did you pass your exams easily?

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Jenny: No I can’t say I did, no, I, I found them quite a struggle, actually What about you?Gavin: I didn’t pass them that easily, though I worked hard I found it very difficult to answer all that long questions in a short time.

Jenny: Yeah, yeah, exactly What about this one, then? Did you always write slowly

and carefully?

Gavin: Quite slowly Essays took a long time to write and I suppose I took a bit of care, yes.Jenny: Yes, I agree I was also, I was very careful and erm, yeah, yeah I was quite methodical.Gavin: And did you think your school days were the best days of your life?

Jenny: Um, no, no I can’t say they were What about you?

Gavin: No, I went away to boarding school when I was quite young and I didn’t like that

No, they weren’t the best days of my life

John: Now, David, can I get this right: You’ve just completed a MSc course on which a

large proportion of the students were international students? Is that right?

David: That’s it Yes, I was in AERD – that’s the department of Agricultural Extension

and Rural Development

John: And how do you think the students from other countries got long on that course?

David: Pretty well

John: What advice would you give to students, particularly international students, based

on your experience as a student here?

David: I think the most basic thing is to make use, full use, of the tutors and lecturers May

be some of the overseas students are a bit too shy to take questions or problems to tutors.John: What do you think they should do?

David: I think they should find out at the beginning of the course the times at which the tutor

is going to be available for tutorial appointments, and then make full use of them

John: So, any problems, they should tell the tutor as soon as possible? Let’s move on,

what about the amount of reading that you have to do as a university student?

David: Yes! It looks pretty daunting at first, with those long reading lists Don’t think that the students have to read everything that’s listed Try to find out which are the

most important iterms on the list – ask the lecturer or tutor if necessary, and then, if your time is limited, spend it reading those books thoroughly

John: OK, that’s very helpful, David Thank you very much

David: No, not at all

One: Transportation companies

Two: Wholesale companies

Three: Retail companies

Four: Finance companies

Five: Personal services, such as hotels, cars repair, accounting, education and medicine

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Now the point here is that people have changed from manufacturing jobs to service jobs.For example, one hundred years ago, 80% of workers produced goods, today only 30% do.Economists predict that by the year 2020, nine out of every ten workers will work in servicejobs.

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Children’s education is changing very rapidly today In the past, teachers made children sit stillfor hours They made them memorize all sorts of things Today, many teachers wonder if it isnot possible to make children learn at all They say they can only help them to discover thingsfor themselves For some children, school is a kind of prison They are at school only becausetheir parents make them go They get out of the classroom as soon as the teachers let themleave Many of them want to find jobs but the law does not let them work until they reach acertain age And so, they have to stay in school Often they all hate every moment

The inhabitants of Tango, a small island in the Atlantic Ocean, discovered a plant whichcontained a powerful drug They grew the plant all over the island and they took the drugeveryday This made it more difficult for them to think rationally – it stopped them worryingabout the future and enabled them to foget all their problems At the same time, it made it mucheasier for them to relax and enjoy themselves And because of the drug, the whole population

of the island stopped working and spent all their time singing and dancing and looking at thesea

Unfortunately this had very bad effects on the country’s economy The workers andfarmers became lazy, the children didn’t want to go to school and the whole population began

to run short of food This, however, didn’t discourage people from taking the drug The PrimeMinister made speeches on the TV warning them about the drug, but nobody took any notice,andbefore long the economy of the country was in ruins This forced the Govement to takemeasures They introduced a law to make the drug illegal But that only made the situationworse The law couldn’t prevent the people from taking the drug On the contrary, the fact that

of the drug was illegal encouraged people to take it more They put the drug-takers into prison.But this did not have any effect, there were not enough prisons for them Eventually, theGovement found a solution: they exported the drug to other countries This saved the islandersfrom having to work more than one day a week, and allowed them to spend the rest of theirtime sitting in the sun without any care in the world

Dr Davis, is Dutch biologist is being interviewed about people’s life expectancy in the future.

Interviewer: Many scientists predict that in the 21st century people will be living into

the incredible age of 130 What do you think about this?

Dr Davis: Well, I quite agree with them They have reasons to be confident about that Interviewer: What are the reasons?

Dr Davis: In fact their prediction is based on research and on the fact5 that the

centenarian population is mushrooming as our general health improves

Interviewer: Can you explain this further?

Dr Davis: A century ago average life expectancy in Europe was 45 Today, providing

we look after ourselves, eat more healthily, cut down on things like

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butter, alcohol and cigarettes, we can add nearly 35 years to that figure.

Interviewer: So these are the factors that help people live longer?

Dr Davis: Yes But the most important factor is the develoment in medical science.

Interviewer: What do you mean?

Dr Davis: Nobody dies from old age, just from diseases that affect people when they

get older

Interviewer: So scientists are trying to find cures for fatal diseases like cancer and Aids ?

Dr Davis: Right Nowadays, about 50% of cancers are curable, and I really believe

that within 30 years this will incease to 80% And in ten years’ time Aidswill also be brought under control, too

Interviewer: That sounds interesting What about living forever?

Dr Davis: So far, eternal life is just science fiction But with the advance of science, it’s

not impossible

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The following are predictions about the second half of the twenty-first century:

The world’s population will increase from the present 6 billion to 10 billion Most of thisincrease will be in Africa, Asia, and Latin America

The earth’s climate will become warmer This will create major problems for agricultureand we will see droughts and famine in Africa We will even see these problems in southernEurope

Attempts to produce an electric vehicle will fail and we’ll continue to use our normalcars In the second half of the 21st century, however, the world’s supplies of petroleum will runout

With new technology people won’t need to be in the same place to communicate easily.They’ll be able to stay at home and do everything by computer and videophone

Patterns of work may change People might decide that they don’t actually need to go tobanks, offices, schools, universities or shop any more

The size and location of the world’s deserts are always changing Over millions of years,

as climates change and mountains rise, new dry and wet areas develop But within the last 100years, deserts have been growing at a frightening speed This is partly because of naturalchanges, but the greatest desert makers are humans

In the 19th century some people living in English colonies in Australia got rabbits fromEngland Today there are million fo rabbits in Australia, and they eat every plant they can find.The great desert that covers the centre of Australia is growing

Farming first began in the Tigris-Euphrates, but today the land there is a desert In dryareas, people can plant crops on dry and poor land When there are one or two very dry years,the plants die, and the land become desert

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In developing countries, 90 percent of the people use wood for cooking and heat Theycut down trees for firewood But trees are important They cool the land under them and keepthe sun off smaller plants When leaves fall from a tree, they make the land richer When thetrees are gone, the smaller plands die, and the land becomes desert.

Humands can make deserts, but humans can also prevent their growth Algeria planted agreen wall of trees across the edge of the Sahara to stop the desert sand from spreading.Mauritania planted a similar wall around iys capital Iran puts a thin covering of petroleum onsandy areas and plant trees Other countries build long canals to bring water to the desert areas

Well, that’s all for my talk Thank you for listening

For a long time the image most people had of a gorilla was a dangerous-looking animalwith big, bared teeth But researchers studying gorillas show a very different picture ofmountain gorillas The animals are peaceful, gantle, sociable, and mainly plant-eating creatures

Gorillas live in family groups A typical group is led by the biggest and strongest

grown-up male gorilla He is called a silverback because the hair on a male’s back turns from black tosilvery grey as he grows up A silverback’s group usually includes one or two sub-adult malesand a few lemales and their young

Mountain gorillas spend much of their time eating Their food includes a variety ofplants, along with a few kinds of insects and worms At night the animals make a nest to sleep

in Many lightweight gorillas nest in trees The heavier ones may nest in grasses on the ground.Babies sleep with their mothers at night

Life for mountain gorillas is not always peaceful They are endangered and threatened bycivil wars in the smaller parts of Africa Hunters kill them for food Their forests are cut downfor farmland, fuel, and housing But many scientists, forest rangers and other concerned peopleare working hard to protect mountain gorillas and their habitats

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High in dense bamboo forests in the misty mountains of southwestern China lives one ofthe world’s rarest mammals: the panda Panda feed mainly on bamboo shoots and leaves.Occasionally they eat other plants, fish or small animals Panda eat fast and they eat a lot Theyspend about 12 hours a day doing it

Pandas are in extreme danger today There are only about 600 of these black-and - whitebears in the wild and a hundred in captivity One of the reasons is that the survival rate of thecubs is very low: more than half of them die shortly after birth The Chinese government isconsidering cloning the panda in their efforts to save this animal

I recently read The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford, a book about three animalfriends who travel across the Canadian wilderness looking for their owners It is a fascinatingstory that describes some of the incredible things animals can do

When a Canadian family goes to England for a long trip, they leave their three pets with

a friend who lives 300 miles away Though well treated by the friend, the pets miss theirfamily One day, they are able to leave the friend’s house unnoticed and begin the long journey

to find their owners The centrat theme of the book, a problem the animals must resolve, is how

to survive life in the wilderness in order to arrive home They never could have completed thejourney alone, but they take care of one another, and all the three make it and are reunited withtheir owners

Each animal has a distinct personality, but they care for one another almost as if theywere a family The most impressive of them is the old dog The journey was the most difficultfor him, but amazingly he found the strength to make it

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The author didn’t try to turn the animals into people, speaking and acting like humans.Instead, she was faithful to her characters as animals and showed us their journey throughanimal eyes That made the book interesting and unbelievable.

I would recommend the book to anyone who likes animals I think that anyone who hasever had a pet or wanted one would enjoy it

Synchronited swimming

The great Australian swimmer, Annette Kellerman, student at the University ofWisconsin, planted the first seed of what was to become synchronized swimming when sheperformed a water ballet in a glass tank in New York in 1907

Katherine Curtis, an American woman, was very inspired by the water sport So she tried

to get synchronized swimming added to the physical education programme for female students

In 1923 she founded a water ballet club at the University of Chicago and sixty swimmers ofthe club attrated national and international publicity

The sport quickly became popular among young women in Chicago Curtis developedthe competion rules, based essentially on the scoring methods used in gymnastics and diving

The first recorded competion was held on May 27,1939, between Chicago Teacher’sCollege coached by Curtis and Wright Junior college of Illinois

Shortly afterwards, the Central Association of the Amatur Athletis Union (AAU) stagedthe first multi-team competition on March 1, 1940 The following year, the AAU officiallyaccepted synchronized swimming as a competitive sport for team events In 1946 the firstformal national championships were conducted by the AAU

Synchronized swimming became an olympic event at the Los Angeles Games in 1984

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The first newspaper article:

Only amnat won a gold in the Southeast Asian Games Pole Vaulting yesterday Nobodyelse could clear the bar While he was the only one who stood alone on the podium, Amnat wasamong the Thai athletes who won 10 gold medals in early events yesterday He won the gold inthe Pole vaulting Final after clearing 4.80 m Meanwhile four other pole-vaulters missed theirattempts at the heights ranging from 4.40m to 4.80m Amnat has proved a lonely winner in thisevent, but his points were still below the SEA Games record of 5.05m

The first newspaper article:

The Vietnamese Milk Company (Vinamilk) has offered jobs to the 27 members ofvietnam’s Wonem’s Football Team after they won the Games’ second title Perhaps they aregoing to be milkmaids when they retire It is not an odd proposal because the majority of thefootballers will become unemployed when the Games are over And they now have to struggle

to make ends meet Vinamilk has promised to train their new employees as soon as the deal issigned The goalkeeper of Vietnam’s Women’s Football Team is dreaming to run a cafe afterdoctors have said her injuries would stop her from playing ever again At the moment, she isshort of money, so the Vinamilk offer looks tempting to her

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Today we think of book as a volume of many sheets of paper containing text,illustrations, photographs, etc Because of their durability and portability, the main uses ofbooks are to preserve and distribute information In ancient times, people wrote on clay tablets,wood or bamboo tablets tied with cord, or book rolls to store information Later, with theinvention of paper, the Chinese had the first book called Jingangjing (the Diamond Sutra)

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printed in AD 868 In the 20th century, despite the challenge from other media such as radio ortelevision and computer, books continued to be a primary means for dissemination ofknowledge, for instruction and pleasure in skills and arts, and for the storage of human’sexperrience.

In 1945 leaders from 51 countries met in San Francisco, California and organised theUnited Nations (often called the UN) World War II had just ended Millions of people haddied, and there was destruction everywhere

People hoped they could build a future of world peace through this new organisation.The United Nations has four main goals and purpose:

1 To work together for international peace and to solve international problems;

2 To develop friendly relations among nations;

3 To work together for human rights for everyone of all races, religions, languages, and

of both sexes

4 To build a centre where nation can work together for all these goals

Today almost every country in the world is a member of the UN Each country hassigned an agreement that says:

* All members are equal

* All members promise to solve international problems in a peaceful way

* No member will use force against another member

* All members will help the UN in its actions

* The UN will not try to solve problems within countries except to enforce internationalpeace

Obviously, the United Nations has not been completely successful in its goals Therehave been several wars since 1945 However, the organization has helped bring peace to somecountries that were at war It has helped people who left their countries because of wars It hashelped bring independence to colonies

In developing countries, where three-fourths of the world’s population lives, womenproduce more than half of the food In Africa, 80 percent of all agricultural work is done bywomen

In parts of Africa, this is a typical day for a village woman At 4.45 am, she gets up,washes, and eats It takes her half an hour to walk to the fields, and she works there until 3.00

pm She collects firewood until 4.00 pm then comes back home She spends the next hour and ahalf preparing food to cook Then she collects water for another hour From 6.30 to 8.30 shecooks After dinner, she spends an hour washing the dishes She then goes to bed at 9.30 pm

Her essay will be about the culture and religions of the ASEAN countries.

Mr.Hung: What are you doing? It’s so late Why don’t you go to bed?

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Nga: I’m trying to finish my essay about the culture and religions of the ASEAN

countries I’ll have to submite it to my teacher tomorrow May I ask you

something, Dad?

Mr.Hung: Yes? What’

Nga: Do you know how many people in Southeast Asia speak English?

Mr.Hung: I’m not sure But the ASEAN region has the third largest number of English

speakers – just after the US and UK

Nga: Really? Exactly how many people speak English?

Mr.Hung: Around 50 million, I think,…mostly in the Philippines

Nga: Do you know anything about religions?

Mr.Hung: The ASEAN countries include three main religions They are Islam, Buddhism and Catholicism

Nga: What is Islam?

Mr.Hung: A religion based on a belief in one god and the teaching of muhammad It’s

the religion of the Muslims?

Nga: Can you tell me something more about the Muslims?

Mr.Hung: It’s an interesting question The ASEAN countries have more Muslums than any other geopolitical entity

Nga: But how many Muslims, Dad?

Mr.Hung: Oh, let me try to remember… about a quarter of a billion, mostly in Indonesia

and Malaysia

Nga: And what about the other religions?

Mr.Hung: Other main religions of the various countries in the region include large numbers

of Buddhists, and Catholics in in the Philippines

Nga: What is the main religion in Vietnam?

Mr.Hung: It’s Buddhism Many people go to pagodas

Nga: Well, and now Ithink I’ve got all the information I need for my essay Thank

you very much, Dad

Mr.Hung: That’s all right Finish your writing and go to bed I’m afraid you’ll get up

late tomorrow morning

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UNESCO stands for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and CulturalOrganization It was established on 16 November 1945 to encourage collaboration amongnations in the areas of education, science, culture, and communication UNESCO had 193member nations as of 2007 The agency has its headquarters in paris, France, and operateseducational, scientific, and cultural programs and exchanges from 60 field offices worldwide.Projects sponsored by UNESCO include international science programs; literracy, technical,and teacher-training programs; regional and cultural history projects; and internationalcooperation agreements to secure the world’s cultural and natural heritage and to preservehuman rights

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My best friend is Ha We’ve been friends for a long time We used to lived in Nguyen CongTru Residential Area in HN Her family moved to Hai Phong in1985 It is said that HP peopleare cold but Ha is really, really friendly I first started to get to know her when I was going on atwo-day trip to Do Son last year and didn’t know anybody there I gave Ha a ring and she was

so friendly, she said “ Oh, I’ll come to visit you” So she rode on her motorbike to Do Son andtwenty minutes later she was there She stayed with me for two days She happened to know alot of people there, so she introduced me around and we’ve been best friends ever since

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My best friend is Minh We met in college And I was there singing and Minh was aguitarist So we worked together a lot, but we also became friends Minh has a great sense ofhumour, he’s very,very funny, and that’s of my favourite things about him And over the years,

we have been through good times and bad times with each other, and that’s one of the things Ilike best about him And we have a lot of the same interests We like to go to plays and moviestogether But when we’re going through a rough time, he’s really a good friend, and he’s a verygood listener, and he always helped me though

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Interviewer: This is Radio 3 In our “Unforgettable Experiences” programme tonight we

talk to Christina, a successful businesswoman Hello Christina, welcome to our program

Christina: Hello and thank you! It’s nice being with you tonight

Interviewer: Christina, could you tell our audience about the most memorable experience

in your life?

Christina: Well, my most unforgettable experience happened thirteen years ago, when

my house burned down

Christina: The fire started in the kitchen where I forgot to turn off the gas stove

Interviewer: What were you doing at that time?

Christina: I was sleeping when I was suddenly woken up by terrible heat I opened my

eyes

to find out myself surrounded by walls of fire

Interviewer: That’s terrible How did you escape?

Christina: I was terrified Then I heard my mother’s voice calling my name I rushed

to her She carried me out Luckily, I got away without even a minor burn

Interviewer: Not many people are so lucky Did the fire affect you in any way ?

Christina: Oh,yes Yes, very much, in fact Although I lost many things in the fire,

the experience helped me grow up

Interviewer: What do you mean?

Christina: Well, before the fire I was selfish I always complained to my mother about

how small my room was or how few clothes I had Then the fire came

and destroyed everything owned But I slowly began to realized that I

didn’t really need my old things I just needed my family After all, you can get new clothes anytime, but a family can never be replaced

Interviewer: I see, so the fire took many things from you, but it gave you something too Christina: Exactly, It taught me to appreciate my family more than things

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Mai is my neighbour She turned 16 recently and her parents held a birthday party for her I wasone of those envited.

The party began at about 3 in the afternoon There were about 20 of us gathering in Mai’shouse She didn’t like having the party at a restaurant because it is noisy and expensive

We gave presents to Mai and she happily opened them It must really be exciting to receive allthose presents After that Mai’s mother served us soft drink and biscuits We then listened tomusic and played cards The winners were given prizes At about 4:30 Mai’s mother broughtout the birthday cake It was beautifully decorated with pink and white icing 16 colorfulcandles sat in the middle of the cake We all clapped our hands eagerly and sang “ Happybirthday” as she blew out the candles and cut the cake We helped ourselves to slices of thedelicious cake and sang all the songs that we knew

Finally, at about 6 in the evening the party came to an end We all tired but happy The parents

of other children came to collect them by motorbikes I helped Mai and her mother clean up themess we had made After that I walked home, which was only 3 doors away

Sping School is an 1 school It provides classes to disadvantaged children in HCM City.Around .2 live and study at the school and about .3 with specialdifficulties from District 1 regularly attend classes

The Organisation for Education Development co-operated with Sping School to set up Englishclasses in 4 Dance, theatre, singing and folk music classes were set up a year later.Children from these classes participate in fundraising perfomances They raise money tocontinue their English and Performance 5 classes

Spring School requires 6 to help organize their fundraising dinner held annually

in 7 This is an exciting night in which children perform circus, theatre, dance, andsinging at one of the 8 hotels in HCM City They also need foreign volunteers tocontact sponsors and help to expand the school 9 Volunteers are required fromFebruary until July to help orgnise these events

It is hoped that more schools like Sping School will soon be 10 in other cities in VN

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Sping School is an 1 school It provides classes to disadvantaged children in HCM City.Around .2 live and study at the school and about .3 with specialdifficulties from District 1 regularly attend classes

The Organisation for Education Development co-operated with Sping School to set up Englishclasses in 4 Dance, theatre, singing and folk music classes were set up a year later.Children from these classes participate in fundraising perfomances They raise money tocontinue their English and Performance 5 classes

Spring School requires 6 to help organize their fundraising dinner held annually

in 7 This is an exciting night in which children perform circus, theatre, dance, andsinging at one of the 8 hotels in HCM City They also need foreign volunteers tocontact sponsors and help to expand the school 9 Volunteers are required fromFebruary until July to help orgnise these events

It is hoped that more schools like Sping School will soon be 10 in other cities in VN

Tapecript test yourself 1

I’ve known James for 25 years We first met when he moved to my town He went to adifferent school but we became friends because he lived next door to me We’ve known eachother since then, but we haven’t kept in touch all that time…we lost contact with each otherwhen I moved to Scotland in the 1970s for my job I didn’t go to James’ wedding but he came

to mine And now? Well, I’ve been living here in Brighton since 1999 and these days I seeJames about once a week, usually in the park where I walk my dog, or in the pub for lunch withanother friends that we’ve known for about the same length of time We haven’t been doingthat for very long but it’s good to get all of us together

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In an informal survey carried out in Perth, Western of Australia, students were asked to givetheir views on what makes an effective school 80% of the Ss felt that mutual respect in theclassroom was essential fof effective learning to take place This implied that the Ss should betreated as individuals with both their strengths and their weaknesses 60% of the Ss felt thatthey should be encouraged to set realistic goals for their own learning, and to have positiveattitudes towards themselves and others

About 55% of the Ss expected their teachers to be motivated and interested in what they weredoing, this would then reflect in the performance of the Ss Nearly all of the Ss believed thatlearning should be centred on important life skills such as communication, building self-respectand self- confidence, the ability to learn from failure, and time management, suited to thematurerity of the Ss concerned

100% of the Ss felt that the social side of school was as important as academic activities Theolder Ss felt that they should be allowed to give some input into school decision making whichhad a direct effect on Ss

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In an informal survey carried out in Perth, Western of Australia, students were 1 togive their views on what makes an effective school 80 per cent of the Ss felt that mutualrespect in the classroom was essential fof effective 2 to take place This implied thatthe Ss should be treated as individuals with both their strengths and their weaknesses .3 per cent of the Students felt that they should be encouraged to set realistic goals for their ownlearning, and to have positive attitudes towards themselves and others

About 55 per cent of the Students 4 their teachers to be motivated and interested inwhat they were doing, this would then reflect in the 5 of the Students Nearly all

of the Students believed that learning should be centred on important life 6 such ascommunication, building self-respect and self- confidence, the ability to 7 from failure,and time management, suited to the maturerity of the Ss concerned

100 per cent of the Students .8 that the social side of school was as important asacademic activities The older Ss felt that they should be 9 to give some input intoschool decision making which had a direct 10 on Students

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Trang : What are you reading, Paul?

Paul : The history of Boston Marathon.

Trang : It sounds interesting! How often is it held?

Paul : Every year, in the USA.

Trang : When did it begin?

Paul : In 1897 And the same year, John McDermott won the first Boston

Athletic Association Marathon

Trang : Who was John McDermott? Where did he come from?

Paul : He was the first man who won the first Boston Marathon in the USA

He came from New York

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Trang : How long did it take him to reach the finish?

Paul : He clocked 2 hours 50 minutes and 10 seconds.

Trang : Did women have right to participate in long distance running?

Paul : Yes But not until 1967, women were formally accepted to take part in the

Boston races A few years later, Kuscik became the first official female champion

Trang : When did she win the race?

Paul : In 1972 There were 8 women starting the race and all 8 finished.

Trang : Is the race held for only American people?

Paul : No Each year, more runners from every part of the world join it.

In 1984, 6164 runners from 34 countries ran in the Marathon

Trang : What are the rules fo the Boston Marathon.?

Paul : The Boston race is about 42 km Runners have to go through 13 towns during

the race It ends in the centre of Boston

Trang : Oh, that’s great Thanks a lot, Paul.

Paul : The history of Boston Marathon.

Trang : Who was John McDermott? Where did he come from?

Paul : He was the first man who won the first Boston Marathon in the USA

He came from New York

Paul : Yes But not until 1967, women were formally accepted to take part in the Boston

races

A few years later, Kuscik became the first official female champion

Paul : In 1972 There were 8 women starting the race and all 8 finished.

In 1984, 6164 runners from 34 countries ran in the Marathon

Trang : What are the rules fo the Boston Marathon.?

Paul : The Boston race is about 42 km Runners have to go through 13 towns during the

race

It ends in the centre of Boston

Trang : Oh, that’s great Thanks a lot, Paul.

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Paul : The 1 of Boston Marathon.

Trang : Who was John McDermott? Where did he 3 from?

Paul : He was the first man who won the first Boston Marathon in the USA He came

from New York

Paul : Yes But not until 5 , women were formally accepted to take part in

the Boston races A few years later, Kuscik became the first official femalechampion

Paul : In 1972 There were 8 6 starting the race and all 8 finished.

In 1984, 6164 runners from 7 ran in the Marathon

Trang : What are the 8 fo the Boston Marathon.?

Paul : The Boston race is about 42 km .9 have to go through 13 towns during the

race

It ends in the centre of Boston

Trang : Oh, that’s 10 Thanks a lot, Paul.

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Paul : The 1 of Boston Marathon.

Paul : In 2 And the same year, John McDermott won the first Boston Athletic

Association Marathon

Trang : Who was John McDermott? Where did he 3 from?

Paul : He was the first man who won the first Boston Marathon in the USA He came from

New York

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Paul : Yes But not until 5 , women were formally accepted to take part in

theBoston races

A few years later, Kuscik became the first official female champion

Paul : In 1972 There were 8 6 starting the race and all 8 finished.

In 1984, 6164 runners from 7 ran in the Marathon

Trang : What are the 8 fo the Boston Marathon.?

Paul : The Boston race is about 42 km .9 have to go through 13 towns during

the race It ends in the centre of Boston

Trang : Oh, that’s 10 Thanks a lot, Paul.

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In 776 B.C, the Olympic Games were held at the foot of Mount Olympus to honour theGreek chief god, Zeus The Greeks emphasized physical fitness and strength in their education

of youth Contests in running, jumping, discus( ném đĩa) and javelin throwing, boxing andhorse chariot (xe ngùa) racing were held in individual cities, and the winners of these localcontests competed every four years at Mount Olympus Winners were greatly honoured byhaving olive wreaths [ri:θ]] placed on their heads, and poems were sung bout their deeds (chiếncông) Originally, these were held as games of friendship, and any wars in progress werehalted (tạm thời dừng lại) to allow the games to take place

The Greeks attached (gắn liền với)so much importance to these games that they calculatedtime in four year cycles called” Olympiads” dating from 776 B.C

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In 776 B.C, the Games were held at the foot of Mount Olympus to honour the Greekchief god, Zeus The Greeks emphasized fitness and strength in their education ofyouth Contests in running, jumping, discus( ném đĩa) and javelin throwing, andhorse chariot (xe ngùa) racing were held in individual , and the winners of theselocal contests competed every four years at Mount Olympus Winners weregreatly .by having olive wreaths [ri:θ]] placed on their heads, and poemswere .bout their deeds (chiến công) Originally, these were held as gamesof , and any wars in progress were halted (tạm thời dừng lại) to allow the games totake

The Greeks attached (gắn liền với)so much to these games that theycalculated time in four year cycles called” Olympiads” dating 776 B.C

In 776 B.C, the Games were held at the foot of Mount Olympus to honour the Greekchief god, Zeus The Greeks emphasized fitness and strength in their education ofyouth Contests in running, jumping, discus( ném đĩa) and javelin throwing, and

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horse chariot (xe ngùa) racing were held in individual , and the winners of theselocal contests competed every four years at Mount Olympus Winners weregreatly .by having olive wreaths [ri:θ]] placed on their heads, and poemswere .bout their deeds (chiến công) Originally, these were held as gamesof , and any wars in progress were halted (tạm thời dừng lại) to allow the games totake

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Interviewer: Good evening ladies and gentlemen In our program tonight, we are honoured

to have Dr Brown, a world famous population expert Dr Brown, could tell

us something about the world population?

Dr Brown: Well, there are over 6,700 million people in the world today, and the total

is increasing at the rate of about 76 million a year Experts say that the

population of the world could be over 7 billion by the year 2015

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Interviewer: Do all parts of the world have the same rate of population growth?

Dr Brown: No, they don’t the population is growing more quickly in some parts of the world than others Latin America ranks first, Africa second, and Asia third

Interviewer: What is the main reason for the population explosion?

Dr Brown: Well, I think the main reason is a fall in death rates This is due to the

improvement of the living conditions and medical care

Interviewer: I believe the explosion of population has caused many problems Is it right?

Dr Brown: Yes, it is It has caused a lot of problems such as shortage of food, lack of hospitals and schools, illiteracy, and low living standards

Interviewer: Can you make some suggestions on how to solve these problems?

Dr Brown: I think, there are a number of solutions to the problems The first is to

educate people and make them aware of the danger of having more children

The second is to provide safe, inexpensive birth-control methods The third is

to strictly implement a family planning policy And the fourth is to exercise

strict and fair reward and punishment policies

Interviewer: Thank you very much for being with us tonight, Dr Brown

Dr Brown: You’re welcome

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Honoured conditions billion solutions punishment

population Africa hospitals strictly explosion

Interviewer: Good evening ladies and gentlemen In our program tonight, we are ………1……….to have

Dr Brown, a world famous population expert Dr Brown, could tell us somethingabout

the world population?

Dr Brown: Well, there are over 6,700 million people in the world today, and the total isincreasing at

the rate of about 76 million a year Experts say that the ……2………of the worldcould be

over 7 ………3……….by the year 2015

Dr Brown: No, they don’t the population is growing more quickly in some parts of the world than others Latin America ranks first, ……4……….second, and Asia third

Dr Brown: Well, I think the main reason is a fall in death rates This is due to theimprovement of

the living …………5…………and medical care

Interviewer: I believe the …………6……… of population has caused many problems Is itright?

Dr Brown: Yes, it is It has caused a lot of problems such as shortage of food, lack of

…………7………

and schools, illiteracy, and low living standards

Dr Brown: I think, there are a number of ………8…… to the problems The first is to educatepeople

and make them aware of the danger of having more children The second is toprovide

safe, inexpensive birth-control methods The third is to ………9……….implement a family

planning policy And the fourth is to exercise strict and fair reward and ……10…….policies

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Honoured conditions billion solutions punishment

population Africa hospitals strictly explosion

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Interviewer: Good evening ladies and gentlemen In our program tonight, we are ………1……….to have

Dr Brown, a world famous population expert Dr Brown, could tell us somethingabout

the world population?

Dr Brown: Well, there are over 6,700 million people in the world today, and the total isincreasing at

the rate of about 76 million a year Experts say that the ……2………of the worldcould be

over 7 ………3……….by the year 2015

Dr Brown: No, they don’t the population is growing more quickly in some parts of the world than others Latin America ranks first, ……4……….second, and Asia third

Dr Brown: Well, I think the main reason is a fall in death rates This is due to theimprovement of

the living …………5…………and medical care

Interviewer: I believe the …………6……… of population has caused many problems Is itright?

Dr Brown: Yes, it is It has caused a lot of problems such as shortage of food, lack of

…………7………

and schools, illiteracy, and low living standards

Dr Brown: I think, there are a number of ………8…… to the problems The first is to educatepeople

and make them aware of the danger of having more children The second is toprovide

safe, inexpensive birth-control methods The third is to ………9……….implement a family

planning policy And the fourth is to exercise strict and fair reward and ……10…….policies

Tapesript: U8-11

LAN: You live in Japan for more than two years, could you tell me something about Japanese New year, Mai? When is the New Year observed?

MAI: It’s on 1st January, and it last three days through 3rd January

LAN: Do people do the same things as we do in Viet Nam?

MAI: Well, there are some similarities and also some differences

LAN: Please, tell me about them

MAI: The preparations begin a few days before the New Year when housewives start cooking special food for New Year’s Day

LAN: Do they clean and decorate their houses?

MAI: Sure, they do On the New Year’s Eve every household do a big cleaning up The idea isto

get rid of the dirt of the past year and welcome the new one

LAN: Do they decorate their houses with trees and flowers?

MAI: Yes, they usually decorate their houses with some small pine trees on both sides of thedoor,

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which represent longevity and constancy People also exchange cards and gifts.

LAN: I see And what do they usually do on the New Year’s Eve?

MAI: Family members sit round and start watching the national singing contest on television.But the

last notes must be sung before midnight

Then television or radio will broadcast 108 bells As soon as the 108th bell is rung, peopleall

say “Happy New Year”

LAN: What do they usually do next?

MAI: Some families put on special kimonos or dress to go to visit their shrine

Then they come home and eat their special New Year Day’s food and drink a lot of ricewine

New Year’s Day is mostly celebrated among family only

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bell longevity housewives get rid of

through

LAN: You live in Japan for more than two years, could you tell me ………1…….aboutJapanese

New year, Mai? When is the New Year observed?

MAI: It’s on 1st January, and it last three days ………2………3rd January

MAI: The preparations begin a few days before the New Year when ………3………… startcooking

special food for New Year’s Day

LAN: Do they ………4….……and decorate their houses?

…………5…………the dirt of the past year and welcome the new one

LAN: Do they decorate their houses with …………6 ………and flowers?

which represent …………7……… and constancy People also exchange cards and gifts.LAN: I see And what do they usually do on the New Year’s Eve?

MAI: Family members sit round and start watching the national singing ……8…… ontelevision But the

Then television or radio will broadcast 108 bells As soon as the 108th ……9….is rung,people all

MAI: Some families put on ………10………….kimonos or dress to go to visit their shrine Then they come home and eat their special New Year Day’s food and drink a lot of ricewine

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bell longevity housewives get rid of

through

LAN: You live in Japan for more than two years, could you tell me ………1…….aboutJapanese

New year, Mai? When is the New Year observed?

MAI: It’s on 1st January, and it last three days ………2………3rd January

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MAI: The preparations begin a few days before the New Year when ………3………… startcooking

special food for New Year’s Day

LAN: Do they ………4….……and decorate their houses?

…………5…………the dirt of the past year and welcome the new one

LAN: Do they decorate their houses with …………6 ………and flowers?

which represent …………7……… and constancy People also exchange cards and gifts.LAN: I see And what do they usually do on the New Year’s Eve?

MAI: Family members sit round and start watching the national singing ……8…… ontelevision But the

Then television or radio will broadcast 108 bells As soon as the 108th ……9….is rung,people all

MAI: Some families put on ………10………….kimonos or dress to go to visit their shrine Then they come home and eat their special New Year Day’s food and drink a lot of ricewine

Tapescript: U9-11

Over the past few years, Viet Nam has quickly developed its telephone system

Viet Nam ranks second only to China for growth in the number of telephone subscribrers It isamong the thirty countries in the world that has more than two million telephone subscribers

In the early 1990s, there were only 140,000 telephones across Viet Nam At present, we havemore than six million subscribers

In 1996, Viet Nam began upgrading its fixed telephone networks and changing numbers fromsix to seven digits in Ha noi and Ho Chi Minh City as well as five to six digits in otherprovinces

Five years later, the mobile phone system was upgraded to meet the growth in customerdemand Since 2000, Viet Nam has reduced the price of several services, especially in themonthly fees for fixed and mobile phones

In the future, more attention will be paid to the rural areas At present, 93 percent ofcommunes across Viet Nam have telephone services A net work of 6,014 communal postoffices have been set up across the country

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Over the past few years, Viet Nam has quickly (1)……… its telephone system

Viet Nam (2)……… second only to China for growth in the (3)……… oftelephone subscribers It is among the (4)……… countries in the world that has morethan two million telephone subscribers

In the early 1990s, there were only (5)……… telephones across Viet Nam At present,

we have more than six million subscribers

In 1996, Viet Nam began (6)……… its fixed telephone networks and changingnumbers from six to seven digits in Ha noi and Ho Chi Minh City as well as five to six digits inother provinces

Five years later, the (7)……… system was upgraded to meet the growth in customerdemand Since 2000, Viet Nam has reduced the price of several services, especially in the (8)

………… fees for fixed and mobile phones

In the (9)………… , more attention will be paid to the rural areas At present, 93 percent ofcommunes across Viet Nam have telephone services A net work of (10)……… communal post offices have been set up across the country

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In many parts of the United States, large areas of land have been made into nationalparks to protect and preserve the natural beauty of the land National parks usually contain avariety of scenic features, such as mountains, caves, lakes, rare animals and plants Today,there are 52 national parks in the United States, covering approximately 3 per cent of the totalland area of the country National parks are all open to the public and have milions of visitorseach year

Many national parks, however, are in danger of being destroyed Rare animals in nationalparks are killed or hunted for fur, skin or other parts Trees are cut down for wood Large areas

of national parks also experience devastating fires caused by careless people The increasingnumber of visitors is harming the parks due to the pollution from the vehicles

If these problems are not solved immediately, and if there is not enough money for theparks’ staff maintenance of their resources, many national parks will be completely destroyed

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Devastating problems areas contain animals

52 cut down maintenance approximately visitors

In many parts of the United States, large (1)……….of land have been madeinto national parks to protect and preserve the natural beauty of the land National parks usually(2)……….a variety of scenic features, such as mountains, caves, lakes, rare animals andplants Today, there are (3)……… national parks in the United States, covering(4)……….3 per cent of the total land area of the country National parks are allopen to the public and have milions of visitors each year

Many national parks, however, are in danger of being destroyed Rare (5)

……… in national parks are killed or hunted for fur, skin or other parts Trees are(6)………for wood Large areas of national parks also experience (7)…………

…….fires caused by careless people The increasing number of (8)………is harmingthe parks due to the pollution from the vehicles

If these (9)……….are not solved immediately, and if there is not enoughmoney for the parks’ staff (10)………of their resources, many national parks will becompletely destroyed

In many parts of the United States, large (1)……….of land have been madeinto national parks to protect and preserve the natural beauty of the land National parks usually

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(2)……….a variety of scenic features, such as mountains, caves, lakes, rare animals andplants Today, there are (3)……… national parks in the United States, covering(4)……….3 per cent of the total land area of the country National parks are allopen to the public and have milions of visitors each year.

In many parts of the United States, large (1)……….of land have been madeinto national parks to protect and preserve the natural beauty of the land National parks usually(2)……….a variety of scenic features, such as mountains, caves, lakes, rare animals andplants Today, there are (3)……… national parks in the United States, covering(4)……….3 per cent of the total land area of the country National parks are allopen to the public and have milions of visitors each year

The natural environment includes all natural resources that are necessary for life: the air,the oceans, the sun, and the land Because they are vital for life, these resources must beprotected from pollution and conserved Ecologists study their importance and how to use themcarefully

According to ecologists, resources are devided into two groups: renewable andnonrenewable When a resource is used, it takes some time to replaced it If the resource can bereplaced quickly, it is called renewable If it cannot be replaced quickly and easily, it isnonrenewable For example, grass for animals is a renewable resource When cows eat thegrass, the resource is used If the soil is fertilized and protected, more grass will grow Coal,however, is nonrenewable because it takes millions of years to make coal All fossil fuels arenonrenewable resources

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Solar energy, air, and water are renewable resources because there is an unlimitedsupply However, this definition may chage if people are not careful with these resources Theamount of solar energy that reaches the earth depends on the atmosphere If the atmosphere ispolluted, the solar energy that reaches the earth may be dangerous If life is going to continue,the air must contain the correct amount of nitrogen (N), oxygen (O), cabon dioxide (CO2), andother gases If humans continue to pollute the air, it will not contain the correct amount of thesegases.

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Solar energy, air, and water are renewable resources because there is an (1)supply However, this definition may chage if people are not careful with these resources Theamount of solar energy that reaches the earth depends on the (2) If theatmosphere is polluted, the solar energy that reaches the earth (3) be dangerous Iflife is going to continue, the air must contain the correct amount of nitrogen (N), oxygen (O),cabon dioxide (CO2), and other (4) If humans continue to pollute the air, it will notcontain the correct (5) of these gases

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The natural (1) includes all natural resources that are necessary for life: theair, the oceans, the sun, and the land Because they are vital for life, these resources must beprotected from pollution and conserved Ecologists (2) their importance and how

to use them carefully

According to ecologists, resources are devided into two groups: renewable andnonrenewable When a resource is used, it (3) some time to replaced it If theresource can be replaced quickly, it is called renewable If it cannot be replaced quickly andeasily, it is nonrenewable For example, grass for animals is a renewable resource When cowseat the grass, the resource is used If the soil is (4) and protected, more grass will grow.Coal, (5) , is nonrenewable because it takes millions of years to make coal All fossilfuels are nonrenewable resources

Solar energy, air, and water are renewable resources because there is an (6)supply However, this definition may change if people are not careful with these resources Theamount of solar energy that reaches the earth depends on the (7) If theatmosphere is polluted, the solar energy that reaches the earth (8) be dangerous Iflife is going to continue, the air must contain the correct amount of nitrogen (N), oxygen (O),cabon dioxide (CO2), and other (9) If humans continue to pollute the air, it will notcontain the correct (10) of these gases

According to ecologists, resources are devided into two groups: renewable andnonrenewable When a resource is used, it (3) some time to replaced it If theresource can be replaced quickly, it is called renewable If it cannot be replaced quickly and

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easily, it is nonrenewable For example, grass for animals is a renewable resource When cowseat the grass, the resource is used If the soil is (4) and protected, more grass will grow.Coal, (5) , is nonrenewable because it takes millions of years to make coal All fossilfuels are nonrenewable resources.

According to ecologists, resources are devided into two groups: renewable andnonrenewable When a resource is used, it (3) some time to replaced it If theresource can be replaced quickly, it is called renewable If it cannot be replaced quickly andeasily, it is nonrenewable For example, grass for animals is a renewable resource When cowseat the grass, the resource is used If the soil is (4) and protected, more grass will grow.Coal, (5) , is nonrenewable because it takes millions of years to make coal All fossilfuels are nonrenewable resources

Tapescript: Test yourself - D

Water is very necessary to people and other living things Without water, people, animalsand plants cannot live And if there were no plats, water would run off after it rains; and thiswould cause a lot of floods But nature has many ways of conserving and controlling water.Water can be held on the land by planting vegetation Dams built across rivers help hold backthe water Revervoirs( thïng, hå chøa níc ) behind the dams store water during wet seasons foruse in dry seasons Dams help prevent floods by controlling the flow of water

Good evening It’s 10.15’ and it’s time for “The Asian Games Report” It’s the 3rd day ofthe games Well, today’s most important event was the women’s 200 metre freestyle TheJapanese, Yuko was first and got the gold medal She made a new world record time of 1

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minute 58 seconds The Japanese athletes won two gold medals yesterday, and three the daybefore, so in the first three days they’ve won 6 gold medals.

…Here we’ve in the Gymnasium Lily, the Chinese gymnast, has just finished herdisplay She’s got an average of 9.5 points That’s the best score today! Lily’s won the goldmedal!

…And this is Lee Bong-ju coming from Korea This is the second time he competed inthe long jump at the Asian Games Last time he jumped 8.5 metres Today he’s won a goldmedal for men’s long jump He jumped 8.9 metres

…Now we’re waiting for the last jumper, Vichai coming from Thailand The bar is at2.30 metres and…it seems too high for him Vichai has just jumped! … Ooh! He’s crashedinto the bar! He’s landing The bar has fallen too He’s getting up and walking away But he’svery disappoited

My hobby is reading I read story books, magazines, newspapers and any kine ofmaterial that I fine interesting,

My hobby got started when I was a little boy I had always wanted my parents to readfairy tales and other stories to me Soon they got fed up with having to read to me continually

So as soon as I could, I learned to read I started with simple ABC books Soon I could readsimple fairy tales and stories Now I read just about any thing that is available

Reading enables me to learn about so many things I learned about how people lived inbygone days I learned about the wonders of the world, space travel, human achievements,gigantic whales, tiny viruses and other fascinating things

The wonderful thing about reading is that I do not have to learn things the very hard way.For example, I do not have to catch a disease to know that it can kill me I know the danger so Ican avoid it Also I do not have to go deep into the jungle to fine out about tigers I can read allabout it in a book

Books provide the reader with so many facts and so much information They havecertainly helped me in daily life I am better equipped to cope with living Otherwise I would

go about ignorantly learning things the hard way

So I continue to read Reading is indeed a good hobby

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Tapescript: U13-11 My hobbies

Wonderful disease continually magazines started jungle certainly ignorantly gigantic bygone

My hobby is reading I read story books, 1 , newspapers and any kine of

material that I fine interesting,

My hobby got started when I was a little boy I had always wanted my parents to read fairytales and other stories to me Soon they got fed up with having to read to me 2

So as soon as I could, I learned to read I 3 with simple ABC books Soon I couldread simple fairy tales and stories Now I read just about any thing that is available

Reading enables me to learn about so many things I learned about how people lived in

4 days I learned about the wonders of the world, space travel, human achievements,

5 whales, tiny viruses and other fascinating things

The 6 thing about reading is that I do not have to learn things the very hard way.For example, I do not have to catch a 7 to know that it can kill me I know thedanger so I can avoid it Also I do not have to go deep into the 8 to fine outabout tigers I can read all about it in a book

Books provide the reader with so many facts and so much information They have 9helped me in daily life I am better equipped to cope with living Otherwise I would go about

10 learning things the hard way

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My hobby got started when I was a little boy I had always wanted my parents to read fairytales and other stories to me Soon they got fed up with having to read to me 2 .

My hobby got started when I was a little boy I had always wanted my parents to read fairytales and other stories to me Soon they got fed up with having to read to me 2

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