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Unit 1-Listening in

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Voice-over Hi, I'm Nick Carter, and this is SUR, your university radio station. This morning we went around campus to ask freshers -now half-way through their first year -the question, "How are you finding uni?" Here are some of the answers we got.

Speaker 1It's cool. It's everything I hoped it would be. I'm very ambitious, I want to be a journalist and I want to get to the top of the profession. I've started writing for the university newspaper so I've got my foot on the ladder already. Speaker 2I'm working hard and the teaching is as good as I expected. And I've made some good friends. But I'm very homesick. I'm Nigerian and my family's so far away. I went home at Christmas for a month -that really helped, but man, I miss my family so much.

Speaker 3"How am I finding uni?" It's great. It's not perfect, nothing is, but, like, I've got a brilliant social life, just brilliant, and I've made lots of friends. For the first few months I just didn't do, really enough work. But I -1 talked about it with my parents and I'm working harder now and getting good grades.

Speaker 4Actually, I've been quite lonely to be honest. I'm a bit shy ... everyone else seemed to find it so easy to make friends straight away. But things have been better recently - yeah, they have. I've joined a couple of clubs and like, it really helps to get to know people when you have shared interests. So, yeah - I'm feeling a lot happier now.

Speaker 5 Uni's great, I love it. My only problem -and it's quite a big problem - is money. My parents are both unemployed so, you know, they can't help me financially. My grant just isn't - it's just not enough for me to live on, so I've taken a part-time job as a waitress — a lot of people I know, like a lot, have had to do the same. I don't want to have huge debts at the end.

Speaker 6I love my subject. History, and I'm, I'm getting fantastic teaching here. I want to be a university lecturer and that means I have to get a first. I have a good social life but work definitely comes first for me.

Passage 2

Oxford and Cambridge - two universities so similar that they are often spoken of together as "Oxbridge". They're both in the UK, fairly near London, and both regularly come top in any ranking of the world's best universities.

The two universities began within a century of each other. Oxford University, now 900 years old, was founded towards the end of the 11th century. In 1209 there was a dispute between the university and the townspeople of Oxford. As a result, some of the Oxford teachers left and founded a university in the town of Cambridge, some 84 miles away. Ever since then, the two institutions have been very competitive.

Unlike most modem universities, both Oxford and

Cambridge consist of a large number of colleges. Oxford has

39 and Cambridge 31. Many of these colleges have old and

very beautiful architecture, and large numbers of tourists visit them.

In all UK universities, you need good grades in the national exams taken at 18. But to get into Oxford and Cambridge, it's not enough to get A grades in your exams.

You also have to go for a long interview. In these interviews, students need to show that they are creative and capable of original thinking.

Through the centuries, both universities have made huge contributions to British cultural life. They have produced great writers, world leaders and politicians. Cambridge, in particular, has produced scientists whose discoveries and inventions have changed our lives.

Among the great university institutions is the world's most famous debating society, the Oxford Union, where undergraduates get a chance to practise speaking in public.

Cambridge's comedy club Footlights has produced many first-class comedians, while some of the UK's most famous actors and actresses began their careers at The Oxford University Dramatic Society, known as OUDS. Then there's the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, which takes place every year in March or April, and is watched on television all over the UK.

So with all this excellence in so many fields, it's not surprising that the ambition of clever students all over the world is to attend either one of these great universities.

Unit 2-Listening in

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Presenter We're fortunate to have as our guest today Dr Jenna Hudson, who has just written a book about how colours affect us in our surroundings, especially in the world of

advertising. It's called Market Colours. Dr Hudson, which are the most common colours in advertising and marketing?

Dr Hudson Well, of course, it depends what image the

marketing team wish to project with their products. So for

example, we often think of blue as a cold colour, but it also makes you feel peaceful, quiet, and it doesn't suggest strong emotions. So it's a favourite for banks and insurance

companies, who wish to suggest the image that they are

trustworthy. And for selling products, it's often used to

suggest something is pure and fresh.

Presenter What about red?

Dr Hudson You can sell almost anything with red.

It's a hot colour, which suggests a feeling of energy and even passion. It grabs your attention, and can make people buy almost anything. You often see red on magazine covers. But if you use it too much, it looks cheap and may make people tired. And orange has a similar effect to red, it's upbeat and happy, it suggests pleasant feelings and images. Most people react well to orange, and it's especially popular in advertising and on packaging for baked food.

Presenter What about yellow, for instance?

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Dr Hudson Yellow is the colour of sunshine and it's a positive, happy colour, so it's used a lot in advertising. But it's also often used for warning signs, direction signs, and so on, where you have to read the message quickly and at a distance. Presenter What about less popular colours for advertising?

Dr Hudson Surprisingly, green isn't used much in advertising except for garden products, It's friendly and restful. It can be cool and soothing, the colour of apples and mint, but it can also be quite strong and many people associate it with unpleasant ideas of decay or slimy creatures. Presenter But most colours are not primary colours, they're a combination.

Dr Hudson Absolutely. So yellow-orange is common, and often used to give an impression of style and class, it looks like gold. But it's not often used in letters because it's not very strong. And yellow-green reminds people of feeling sick. Blue-green works well as a cool colour, suggesting freshness, and is sometimes used for toothpaste products, bathroom products, food and household cleaning products. It has many of the advantages of blue without the disadvantages of green. Presenter Fascinating. Thank you very much, Dr Hudson. Market Colours by Dr Jenna Hudson is on sale from next week, priced £15.99...

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Presenter What makes you embarrassed, Sally?

Sally Oh, I'm easily embarrassed. If anybody notices me or looks at me, I get very embarrassed. When people sing me Happy Birthday on my birthday, I get very embarrassed. Presenter And what makes you upset?

Sally When people are selfish, people who think only of themselves. And cruelty -I can't bear people who are cruel, especially to animals or children.

Presenter Jake, what makes you depressed?

Jake I hate it when it rains, and I don't like people who look down on me, who think they're superior to me without any reason.

Presenter And what makes you angry?

Jake When people don't behave properly in public, bad behaviour like dropping litter or people pushing each other on the bus or the train.

Presenter Andrew, what makes you cheerful?

Andrew I like to see everyone around me being happy and having a positive attitude towards the future, optimistic people.

Presenter And what makes you jealous?

Andrew Well, to be honest, I just never feel jealous. I can't see the point of it.

Presenter Monica, what makes you proud?

Monica I'm proud when I'm successful, especially in my work. Being recognized by my boss for what I can do makes me feel really proud. Oh, and my family. I'm very proud of them.

Presenter And what makes you nervous?

Monica Every time I teach a new class. The

night before I'm very nervous. You don't know what

the kids are going to be like and how they might

behave, or if they're going to like you.

Presenter Anything else?

Monica Doing interviews like this.

Unit 3-Listening in

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Patrick I read a funny story today in the paper - true story.

Steve Go on, then.

Patrick OK. This 72-year-old guy stole a pair of trousers from a department store in Paris. A security man saw him and alerted the police and they were waiting for him when he came out of the shop. The shoplifter started running, but the policeman soon caught up with him. The man then bit the policeman on his arm several times.

Steve He bit the policeman?

Patrick Yes - you have to remember, he was 72.

Steve I'd forgotten that.

Patrick Problem was, it didn't hurt the policeman at all, 'cause the guy had forgotten to put his false teeth in before he left home.

Steve Very funny!

Patrick And the moral of the story is -

Steve Always remember to wear your false teeth if you're going to bite someone.

Patrick That's good. I read a funny crime story the other day.

Let's see ... yeah ... this guy... this guy robbed a supermarket somewhere in America -1 can't remember where exactly -anyway, he got away with about 4,000 dollars. The next week the local newspaper reported the story but said he'd stolen 6,000 dollars. The thief rang the newspaper office to complain. He said, "Look, I only took 4,000 dollars. I'm wondering if the supermarket manager took another 2,000 and said I'd taken it. I did not take 6,000, I promise you."

Steve He was probably telling the truth.

Patrick He probably was. Anyway, the newspaper managed to keep the guy talking while they rang the police. And the police traced the call - the guy was ringing from a phone booth - and they arrested him while he was still talking to the newspaper.

Steve That's good. Stupid guy! I've got another true story ... This - this - old guy was in court for some crime - and he fell asleep. His case began and his lawyer stood up and said, "My client pleads not guilty." The man suddenly woke up, but wasn't sure what was happening. He jumped up and shouted, "I plead guilty! I plead guilty!"

Patrick So what happened?

Steve The judge allowed him to plead not guilty.

Patrick That's the best, I think.

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Presenter You're listening to Kevin Fallen and my topic for today is street crime. Being mugged is something that can

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happen to anyone - and it's a very frightening experience. So it's positive when you hear of someone who was attacked by a mugger and defeated them - especially when that person is a woman. Anna Black was attacked by a mugger. She's here to tell us about it. How long ago did this happen, Anna?

Anna Just over a week ago. The day it happened,

I was coming home from work a bit later than usual -1 think it was about seven. I was on my mobile phone, talking to my husband.

Presenter And it was still daylight?

Anna Yes. Anyway, suddenly, someone pulled my hair from behind - and at the same time they grabbed my mobile phone. Now, I'm a karate black belt -

Presenter Really!

Anna Yes, I practise three times a week - so I'm ready for situations like this.

Presenter I bet you are.

Anna Yes, I can react very fast. So as soon as this guy grabbed me, I did what you're told to do in these situations. Presenter And what's that?

Anna I fell backwards onto him.

Presenter You fell backwards onto him!

Anna Yeah! I'm tall and quite heavy - so we both fell to the ground together.

Presenter Goodness!

Anna I er, yeah -1 was ready to hit him but then next thing I knew, two men had seized the guy. They were driving past and they, they stopped to help. They were big strong guys. They called the police who came in five minutes. Presenter So the mugger was arrested?

Anna Yes, he was.

Presenter Do you think, if that hadn't happened, you could have injured him?

Anna Oh, I'd like to think so. I'm a black belt,

that's what I'm trained to do.

Presenter Well, it's great to hear of women coping well in situations like this. Perhaps we should all learn karate.

Anna I think it's a good idea to have some kind of defence training. Yes, especially if you live in an area that isn't very safe.

Unit 4-Listening in

Passage 1

Phil Hello.

Tony Hello, is that Phil Taylor?

Phil Speaking.

Tony Hi, Phil, my name's Tony, and I'm a reporter for SUN. Phil The uni paper! I suppose you want to talk to me about the fire.

Tony Yes, if it's OK with you. We'd like to do a piece on the fire for next week's paper. Can you tell people how it happened?

Phil Yeah, OK, it probably is a good idea.

Tony So when can I come and see you?

Phil Um ... Wednesday afternoon? Three o'clock? I'm in South Block, Room 18.

Tony OK, I'll be there.

...

Tony OK, so let's get started. When did the fire happen?

Phil Two days ago.

Tony November the 10th. OK, so tell me how it happened.

Phil Um ... It was about 11pm. I decided to fry some chips, I use quite a lot of oil -1 was deep-frying. Um ... And I put the chips in. And then my girlfriend rang.

Tony OK.

Phil We'd had a quarrel, and I was pretty upset, so we started talking, and I completely forgot about the chips and went back to my room.

Tony You fool!

Phil Thanks. We talked for quite a long time. Next thing I knew, there was this smell of smoke, and someone was shouting, "Fire! Fire!" And I realized immediately of course, it was my chips! And I rushed out of my room - the kitchen was next door - and ... well... there were flames all over one wall.

Tony And it was all your fault!

Phil It was. But people were in the kitchen throwing blankets over the flames, and someone had already called the fire brigade and they came - in ten minutes I think - and put it out very quickly.

Tony So what was the damage?

Phil They're gonna to have to replace the cooker, two kitchen units, repaint one wall.

Tony Sounds pretty bad.

Phil It could have been a lot worse.

Tony Can I take a photo of you for the paper?

Phil Do you have to? Oh, OK.

Tony Thanks. It'll be front page news.

Phil Oh dear! Haven't you got anything else to write about?

Tony Not this week. There's not much happening on campus. I'm joking. You're on Page 2.

Phil Thanks!

Passage 2

Presenter Today's discussion is about reality TV programmes, the programmes loved by millions and hated by just as many. We have three people on our panel — Tricia a student at Liverpool University, Rick from Luton, and Karen who is a full-time mum.

Panel Hello.

Presenter So let's begin with a very obvious question. Do you watch reality TV programmes and if so, why?

Tricia Yes, I do, I love them, I'm addicted to them, I'm afraid.

Presenter Addicted to them?

Tricia Yes, I think all my friends are really. I guess it's just, you know, fascinating to watch real people put under a bit of pressure and then see how they behave.

Presenter That doesn't sound very nice exactly.

Tricia No, it isn't. But reality TV isn't very nice actually.

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Presenter Karen, how about you?

Karen Yes, well I watch them but I'm not like Tricia. I'm definitely not addicted to them. I can take them or leave them. But I do like to watch property programmes.

Presenter Property programmes?

Karen You can learn a lot from them. And it's -it's great to see real people buying a property and then doing it up, the mistakes they make, that kind of thing. And yes, you know, there's the human interest factor as well.

Presenter Rick -

Rick I can't stand reality TV. I mean, OK, if it's a property programme or a gardening programme,

fine, but most of them are just - they're set up to

humiliate people.

Tricia Not always.

Rick I disagree. People are on show. It's like watching animals in a zoo. I mean, would you appear on a reality show?

Tricia Maybe. I don't know. Probably not.

Rick There you are you see? You don't want to be humiliated.

Karen Some people do very well on reality shows. They win a lot of money.

Rick OK, that's true, but - standards on reality shows can be pretty low, you can't deny it.

Presenter Tricia, what have you got to say to that?

Tricia Well, it's true, yes.

Karen I agree with Rick.

Presenter So, next question ...

Unit 5-Listening in

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There are many war novels but the novel I'm going to talk about today is unusual because it's war seen through the eyes of a child. The "eyes" are those of JG Ballard, one of Britain's most respected novelists.

Let's begin with some information about Ballard. He was born in 1930, in Shanghai, where his father was a businessman, and he was only 11 years old when the city was occupied during World War II. Ballard and his family were placed in a prison camp and he has said that his experiences there affected him so deeply that it was 40 years before he felt able to write about them. "Twenty years to forget and 20 years to remember."

The result of Ballard's experiences was a semi-autobiographical novel called Empire of the Sun, published in 1984. It quickly became a success and in 1987 it was made into a movie by Hollywood director, Steven Spielberg.

Let's move on to the novel itself. Empire of the Sun tells the story of how a young boy, Jim Graham, survives the Japanese occupation. Interestingly, Jim is J G Ballard's first name and his second name is Graham. Also, Jim is the same age as Ballard - 11 -when the occupation begins.

At the start of the story, Jim is living with his parents in

a wealthy part of Shanghai. When the invasion begins, many

of Shanghai's inhabitants flee from the city and Jim's parents do the same. But the boy becomes separated from them and finds himself all alone. He goes back to their empty home and lives alone there. Inevitably, he's found and then he's sent to a prison camp.

It's a terrible four years, but the boy somehow survives.

He steals food, finds ways of getting in and out of the camp, and is befriended by some Americans and a Japanese boy.

Is there a happy ending? Yes and no. Jim sees many people die; his Japanese friend is killed by the Americans. But at the end of the war, he gets back to Shanghai and is reunited with his parents.

Jim's experiences are terrible, as a child who discovers the depths of human cruelty. But he learns also about the strength and courage that is possible, even in these circumstances.

Both the great power and the truth of the novel come from the fact that it's based on the author's own experiences.

The general opinion of critics is that Empire of the Sun is one of the best war novels ever written - so read it, it's worth it.

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Host On Women's World, today, we look at women's role in the Second World War and the important part they played in it. In the First World War, women had worked in factories and as nurses, both at home and at the front. In the Second World War, women were even more essential to the war effort.

Doris Watts was just 18 when the war began and Mavis Grey was only 20.

Host Do you remember how you felt, Doris, the day the

war was declared?

Doris Oh yes ... of course I do. I felt frightened of course, but we had known it would happen. The first thing, more than anything I think, that I felt was ... was that I wanted to do

something! You know, do something useful, so I joined the

Land Girls.

Host Ah, yes, the Women's Land Army. That was an

organization started in the First World War. Women worked in agriculture as the men were away fighting. Did you enjoy the experience?

Doris Not really. It was very hard work, very physical.

You never saw anybody except the officer coming to inspect your work. So when I heard about the WAAF I signed up.

Host That's the Women's Auxiliary Air Force. WAAF, for short. So why the WAAF?

Doris I'd always thought planes were very exciting. And it's silly but I liked the light blue uniforms.

Host That's a good enough reason! Now, Mavis, you were in the WAAF at the same time as Doris. Can you tell us more about it?

Mavis Yes. Organizations like the W AAF were a way for women to join the armed forces, since they weren't allowed to fight. Instead, the army, the navy and the air force all had support services, which women could join.

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Host And Doris. What kind of things did you have to do? Doris Oh, well, a lot of different things. I worked in transport and catering. We were very young but we were given a lot of responsibility.

Host And what did you do, Mavis?

Mavis Various jobs but eventually I worked on a fighter station, tracking the German bombers as they flew towards London. It was very exciting.

Host Was it ever dangerous?

Doris Yes, we were always in danger of being bombed. They tell me that over 1,500 young women lost their lives. I was lucky.

Host And what about social life?

Mavis We did have some wonderful parties. And of course I met my husband, Eric. He was an electrician at the station. Host One last question, Doris. Do you think women's work in the forces changed things for women?

Doris Without a doubt. Oh absolutely! After the war the position of women could never be the same again - we'd contributed so much.

Host Doris and Mavis, thank you both.

Unit 6-Listening in

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Speaker 1And David Seaman is in goal for the England team down to our right... it's difficult to get used to the change of team colours here ... I'm looking at the white shorts and thinking they're English players, but they're not. For this match it's the Germans who are wearing white. I hope the English players don't have the same problem, we don't want them to pass the ball to the Germans. Now Gascoigne for England passes to McManaman for the first time ... McManaman is immediately surrounded by three German defenders ... he brings the ball to the near side of the pitch ... still McManaman for England, crosses the ball to Pearce ... Pearce takes a shot! ... saved by the German Ziegler, and picked up by Ince only 25 yards away from the German goal... good effort by Ince, aims at the goal! ... and Kopke, the German goalkeeper pushes the ball over the top of the goal. So a comer kick for England.

Speaker2 A great shot by Ince, I'm sure he knows that Pearce set that up for him, but Kopke put the shot out of danger.

Speaker 1 He does like to punch the ball, that Kopke in the German goal... England's first corner of this semi-final... Gascoigne will take it... Here comes the comer kick from Gascoigne ... and Shearer's there and Alan Shearer scores for England ... England have scored after only two minutes' play ... with a comer kick by Gascoigne ... aimed at the near post, and Alan Shearer heads the ball into the German goal ,.. It's an absolute dream start for the semi-final ... Shearer has got his fifth goal of the tournament... Would you believe it? It's England one, Germany nil!

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Matt Now it's time for Critic's Choice,with news and reviews about the latest films. Good evening, Jack, seen anything good at the cinema this week?

Jack Good evening Matt, yes, I've seen one of the best sports films of recent years.

Matt Sports films? That's not usually a type of film which appeals to you.

Jack You're right, but this time it's different. I've been to see a film about mountain climbing, it's not really your typical sports film. It's more man against the mountain.

Matt Tell us more.

Jack I've been to see Touching the Void, which is the story of a pair of mountain climbers in the Peruvian Andes.

Matt Is it a true story?

Jack Yes, it is. In 1985, Joe Simpson and Simon Yates set out to climb the 7,000-metre Siula Grande mountain in the Peruvian Andes. Simpson and Yates were young, fit and confident they would succeed.

Matt So what happens?

Jack Simpson and Yates' style of climbing involved moving quickly up a mountain with very few supplies and no base camps, which is risky. You can't make any mistakes.

Matt I think I can guess what happens next.

Jack And sure enough after climbing well for three and a half days, disaster strikes. Simpson falls and breaks his right leg. With no food or water, the climbers know they have to get off the mountain - fast. Yates is determined to find a way to get his friend home, and he has to lower Simpson down the mountain. Simpson is in agony, but Yates has no choice except to ignore his partner's cries of pain because otherwise he'll die.

Well, for a while, things go well. But suddenly Simpson, at the end of the rope, fails to respond to Yates' signal. Yates is unable to move any further and has no idea why Simpson is not responding. So Yates holds on with all of his strength, all too aware that eventually his strength would give out and both would fall.

But what Yates doesn't know is that he has lowered Simpson over the edge of a crevasse. Simpson is hanging in mid-air from the vertical face of the mountain. He's unable to climb back up the rope and he's got frostbitten fingers and can't communicate with Yates above him.

Matt So what happens?

Jack Well, I don't want to spoil the ending for anyone who hasn't seen it yet.

Matt But...

Jack But Yates hangs onto the rope for an hour, getting

weaker. For any climber, cutting the rope that binds him to his partner is unthinkable.

Matt Sounds very exciting. So what about the direction and the filming?

Jack The director is Kevin Macdonald, and he tells the

story by cutting from interviews to shots of the climb itself.

But it's the message of the film which interests me. You see, in the end, the impression left by the film is astonishment that

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a human being could do what Joe did, which is to survive. Matt Thanks Jack, this week's Critic's Choice is Touching the Void, on general release in all cinemas from next Week.

Unit 7-Listening in

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It's hard to believe but in America there are 68 million dog owners and 73 million cat owners. In the UK, which has a human population of 61 million, there are 6.8 million dogs and 9.58 million cats.

All over the developed world, the pet population is increasing. At the same time, people are spending more and more money on their pets, particularly on their dogs.

The most extraordinary example to date is that of Leonara Helmsley, a childless American billionaire. When she died, she left her dog, a white Maltese called Trouble, 12 million dollars. While Helmsley was alive, nothing was too good for her little dog. He shared her bed, was dressed in expensive clothes and wore a diamond collar. His meals were prepared by a chef and presented to him on a silver tray.

The problem was that Trouble lived up to his name and bit people. But Leonara didn't mind - she loved him and he loved her. And so after her death, he got his reward - a lot of money that he didn't know he had and couldn't use anyway.

Americans were shocked by this story, but the fact is that more and more rich Americans are leaving their dogs money when they die - $ 250,000 is not unusual. In Britain, people don't spend as much money on their dogs as Americans but they do spoil them. At Christmas, 46 per cent of dogs can expect to receive toys, and biscuits. And one in ten dog owners say they dress their pet up for the special day.

One woman was in the news in America for designing 120 outfits for her dog, which has its own wardrobe, and a $17,000 bed that it doesn't actually sleep in. Its owner has a very successful dog boutique that sells - yes, you guessed it - designer clothes for dogs.

Now dogs may enjoy all this attention, but spoilt dogs can create problems for their owners. Dogs need a master and if their master acts like their friend or parent, they start behaving badly, attacking other animals, and damaging property - often their owner's homes. Yet, often, this doesn't make their owners love them less - dogs are their children, after all.

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Interviewer One of the most exciting creatures in the sea is the blue whale. Daniel Cameron is a film-maker who has been filming blue whales for ten years in the south Atlantic. First of all, tell us why you have this fascination with blue whales.

Daniel Well, it seems obvious to me, really. They're extraordinary creatures. They're the largest mammals that have ever lived on earth. They — they can be as long as 33 metres - that's more than 16 times taller than a human being. And they're also the loudest animal on earth - the noise they

make is louder than a jet plane. I've heard them - very, very loud. And when they come to the surface to breathe, their blow - well, it's usually about ten metres high.

Interviewer That's amazing.

Daniel And I forgot to say, they live for at least 80 years.

Interviewer But their numbers are declining, aren't they?

Daniel Yes, well, at the start of the 20th century there were between 275,000 and 300,000 blue whales in the sea.

Now there are probably, probably under 5,000.

Interviewer And that's a result of...?

Daniel... well, of whaling, both in the Atlantic and the Pacific. And also, climate change is beginning to destroy the food they eat, krill.

Interviewer So they're an endangered species?

Daniel Yes. We're not at all sure they'll survive. That's partly why I film whales - to raise awareness of them and let people know how extraordinary they are. We don't want to lose them.

Interviewer Is it very difficult to film them?

Daniel It's very difficult. The thing is, we know very little about them so they're very hard to find. We - we had a boat with 12 men and often the weather was so bad that we couldn't go to sea. We had a small plane that we used to locate the whales and the plane would find them alright, but, but it would take hours for the boat to get there, and by the time we got there - the whales had gone!

Interviewer That must have been very frustrating.

Daniel Yes, it was. But then sometimes we'd meet another whale while we were on our way out. We'd see its blow - as I said, it's about ten metres high - and that's quite something to see. And then one day - finally - we managed to film a whale feeding. None of us will ever forget that.

Unit 9-Listening in

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Speaker 1 So how's it all going?

Speaker 2 Well, second year exams are in two weeks, so it's all go at the moment.

Speaker 1It's notgoing to ease up! So what can I do for you?

Speaker 2 Well, next year's my final year and I need to think seriously about my career.

Speaker 1 I would agree with you there. Let's have a look at your file. You're reading English, you're getting good grades, you got a merit in your first year exams and you're on track for a 2:1 according to your tutor. Have you any idea what

you'd like to do?

Speaker 2I'm very drawn to publishing. I read a lot of

novels and I'm quite a good critic.

Speaker 1 That's a good start. I'm guessing you'd like to be a literary editor?

Speaker 2That's right.

Speaker 1 Well, I should tell you that literary editing is a hard profession to get into and it doesn't pay very well, unless

you're at the top. You could think a bit more broadly than just literature. For example, there's educational publishing,

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professional publishing and there's also specialist publishing, such as sports.

Speaker 2 I'm not very sporty.

Speaker 1 Well, I understand sport may not be your thing but... you get the idea.

Speaker 2Yes, I do. So how do I start?

Speaker 1First of all, you need a good degree but even before that I would contact publishers and see if they'll offer you work experience. You won't get paid, of course, but it's good for your CV and you'll learn something about the business.

Speaker 2Right. How do I find out who to write to? Speaker 1All the publishers are listed in the Publisher's Yearbook. There's a copy in the library in the careers section, so you can use that for a start. Check the job adverts in the newspapers and maybe look at the specialist publishing trade journal, the Bookseller. That has job ads as well.

Speaker 2Thank you.

Speaker 1The other thing you might do is check the Internet - sometimes, the publishers' websites offer internships or job experience opportunities for new graduates. Speaker 2I'll do that.

Speaker 1One other thing. Graduates studying English always want to be an editor, they're quite romantic about it, but there are other departments - marketing, sales, and the production side. Don't dismiss those.

Speaker2 Thanks for the advice, it's very helpful. But it's literary editing that I want to do.

Speaker 1Well, I wish you the best. Let me know how you get on. And good luck with your exams.

Passage 2

Harry So how was your first day of teaching, Lucy?

Lucy It was all right - wasn't as terrifying as I thought it would be.

Harry Well done!

Lucy Yes, I was frightened I'd go completely blank but it was OK. I think the students were happy. It's the grammar I find difficult, there's so much to cover.

Jessica It's extraordinary, isn't it? We speak English, we think we know the grammar and then we do a teaching English course and discover we don't know anything.

Lucy How long have you been teaching, Jessica? Jessica Just over two years. I did the training course and then got a job teaching in Japan —Tokyo. It was an eye-opener really - the whole thing about keeping face. You have to be so polite all the time.

Patrick So you're teaching English because you want to travel?

Jessica Yes, that's part of it, but also because I enjoy it, I enjoy the interaction with students, and also it's a good career. Patrick I feel the same. So what do you want to do next? Jessica Marketing, I think. I'm going to do a year here, then -1 hope - get a job at a language school in London, do my MA, then apply for a marketing job. Anyway, that's the plan.

Patrick Sounds good.

Harry What about you, Patrick? Where have you worked?

Patrick I did three years in Italy - Director of Studies in Rome. I want to spend a couple of years here, then work in London, hopefully become a teacher trainer. Your turn. Harry.

Harry Well, I'm not like you and Jessica. I'm just happy to be here, in a beautiful city doing a job I enjoy.

Jessica You don't see teaching English as a career?

Harry Well, my thing is travel, for the moment anyway.

Lucy Which countries have you been to, Harry?

Harry I did a year's teaching in Brazil - Rio de Janeiro —such a stunning city and stunning beaches, Copacabana, and all overlooked by Sugar Loaf mountain.

Patrick Cool. And then?

Harry Two years in Mexico City ...

Jessica You should be a travel writer.

Harry I'm too busy travelling! In fact I just arrived from Spain three days ago, from Barcelona, I was teaching primary school kids.

Lucy Great!

Harry Well, we're all giving our reasons for teaching English, so what's yours, Lucy?

Lucy Um -I think I'm going to really enjoy it, simple as that. And obviously it's great to be in Italy. I mean Venice, what more can you ask?

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