Exercise 2.2. A. Write down the numbers you hear in the following sentences: A i. Wales is approximately 170 miles long and 60 miles wide; 8000 square miles in total. ii. Over 2.9 million people live in Wales; they comprise almost 5% of the total pop

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Narrator: B. Spell correctly the longest named village in Britain. The name is one word of 58 letters long, but will be dictated in 10 parts: LLANFAIR PWYLL GWYNGLL GOGERY CHWYRN DROBWLL LLAN TYSILIO GOGO GOCH i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. vii. viii. ix. x.

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Narrator: C. Spell correctly the names of the following persons associated with Wales: i. Athelstan - (Anglo-Saxon king of England, reluctantly accepted by the Welsh kings as their leader, so that they could be saved from the Viking invaders) ii. Owa

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Narrator: D. Write down the telephone numbers of the following Welsh Youth Hostels: i. Cardiff (01222-462303) v. Harlech (01341-241287) ix. Monmouth (01600-715116) ii. Swansea (01792-390706) vi. Pen-y-Pass (01286-870428) x. Aberystwyth (0197085-693)

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Narrator: Exercise 2.3. Radio Item 3: RADIO Announcer: Today's edition of 'PlanetWatch' brings you our latest world environmental report. This week, Troy ITEM Hartwell takes a brief look at the most precious substance on Earth: water. 3 Troy: The sur

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Narrator: Exercise 4.8. Dictation 2: A modern democracy / is founded upon three basic principles. / First, every citizen must have representation in government. / Second, voting rights shall be equal / and not recognise class distinctions. / Third, m

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Narrator: Exercise 4.9. Lecture 4: Interviewer: Will you please welcome Vernon Applethwaite, a lecturer in political science at Worthington University, California, who is here today to discuss the types of voting systems in existence in various democ

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Narrator: Part Five. Listening Exercise 5.1. Listen to the following talk about two famous universities inEngland. Complete the table with the essential details of what you hear: The universities of Oxford and Cambridge are justifiably world famous.

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Narrator: D. Use abbreviations to quickly note down the distances and rail travel times of the followingcities in the north of England: i. Shrewsbury (1 hour from Manchester) vi. Lincoln (1 3/4 hours from London) ii. Chester (17 miles south of Liverp

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Narrator: Part Four. Listening Exercise 4.1. Listen to the following sentences, pausing your machine aftereach sentence to write down the essential details of what you have heard: a. London is the capital city of Great Britain. b. The Romans establis

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Narrator: Exercise 5.2. Lecture 5: Today, I wish to give you a look at the first day or two in London as seen through the eyes of a young visitor to the country on a temporary student visa. For most visitors, the first taste of England is touchdown a

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Narrator: Radio Item 4: This is 'Postcards from the Edge of the World'. I'm Catherine Small with a disturbing story from the Great Barrier4 Reef in Northern Queensland, Australia. Residents of the sleepy beachside town of Carrsville near the luxuriou

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D Narrator: Write down the telephone numbers of the tourist offices in the following Scottish towns: i. Jedburgh (01835/863435) v. Loch Tay (01567/820397) ix. Stonehaven (01569/762806) ii. Stirling (01786/475019) vi. Dunoon (01369/703785) x. Braemar

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C Narrator: Spell correctly the names of the following persons associated with Scotland: i. John Knox - (religious leader who helped shape the democratic Scottish government) ii. Robert Louis Stevenson - (one of the best-loved authors of classics'Tre

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1.3 Narrator: Exercise 1.3. Radio Item 1: RADIO This week's controversial topic is.. . 'violent video games'. Are they responsible for a rise in the number of attacks ITEM by children in the schoolyard?' Some social commentators say yes. Worse, it ha

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a. Edingburge is the capital city of Scottland. b.The city is often regarded as the most cultured and cosmopolitan city north of London. c.The annual Edingburge international festival attracts millions of visitors from all around the world. d.The cen

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Narrator: B. Spell correctly the names of the Scottish cities and towns you hear: i. INVERARAY iv. KIRKCALDY vii. ABERDEEN x. BANNOCKBURNii. HELENSBURGH v. DUNFERMLINE viii. GLASGOWiii. FALKLAND vi. SKYE ix. LOCHINVER

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The earliest known inhabitants established settlement in Scotland in 6000BC. Scotland is 275 miles long and its broadest point only 152 miles wide. Edinburgh averages 140 days of rain a year, with an average of 1.89 and 2.72 inches in January and Jul

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