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LISTENING COMPREHENSION
TASK 1 (....../7) HOUSEHOLD SAVING TIPS
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LETTER

TASK 2 (....../9) THE GENETIC PROMISE

PART ONE
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MAINSTREAM

NON-MEDICAL

(PRACTICE) DECISIONS
PART TWO

GOT / BECAME /WAS PREGNANT

DNA

POSITIVE
PART THREE

TWIN /TWO BOYS

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TASK 1 HOUSEHOLD SAVING TIPS
Ex. 0. Im Jasmine Birtels, Im from moneymagpie.com. The marvellous thing about being
green, being environmentally aware, on the whole, its a lot cheaper. Theres your basic stuff
about checking your insulation, getting into the habit of wearing jumpers rather than putting the
heating up, making sure that the draughts are all plugged up. Its dull stuff, its basic, but it
works, frankly.
1. My name is Matthew Lindon, Im the founder of the Thrifty Living website. Theres an awful
lot of time involved in growing your own and therefore I think when you first start doing it, it
feels like its not actually that good value because the amount of time and effort you put into it
doesnt seem kind of in proportion to the savings youre making. But then when you actually
think about it, you can have stuff like strawberries, raspberries, red currants, things that in the
supermarket would cost you, say, two pounds a pack, and theyre all entirely free.
2. My names Nina Campbell, Im an interior designer. I also design fabrics and wallpapers,
and furniture. Sometimes what Ive done, if I havent had enough money for curtains, Ive
bought a bolt of, lets say, lining fabric, or of muslin, and just make curtains at the window just
that fit even if you sort of gather them up on your machine and nail them onto the window
frame and tie them back loosely, so that they give a soft feel of softness and light coming
through. A nice sort of gauze is always very pretty.
3. I think not buying expensive cuts of meat is one way you can save a lot of money. So you
can buy, say, a 500-gram pack of mince that would make two meals, say a spaghetti
Bolognese and a chilli, and then you could make shepherds pie or you can make lasagne. So
that would be two meals, essentially, out of a 500-gram pack of mince for two pounds fifty, as
opposed to a cut of meat that might cost you four, five, six pounds and would just do one meal.
4. Every single fabric designer has a sale once a year somewhere, usually in a town hall or
something. So keep your eyes open for that. Go to those markets on Sundays and see what
there is around. You can go to all sorts of reclamation centres. You can go on eBay and find
things. Think about buying furniture, repainting it, reusing it for something different.
5. Ive just recently got into gardening. And of course the great thing about gardening is that
you should be able to do it theoretically pretty much for free. One of the difficulties about
gardening is knowing what grows in your garden, and so one of the things that you want to do
is look at gardens around you and use plants that they use successfully. So what I tend to do
with my neighbour, now, is we trade clippings from our plants and that way I get plants for free
and I know that they can grow in my garden.
6. Its now becoming much cooler than it was before to have second-hand things. And Im very
much into getting a good second-hand rather than cheap new, really. You know, you can go
onto gumtree, theyve got marvellous stuff; e-bay, obviously. And then of course there are
auctions around, and the marvellous thing about buying furniture second-hand is furniture
doesnt keep its value at all. Theyre like cars, you know, once you get it out of the showroom
its lost half its value, pretty much. So you can actually get very good stuff at half price or less if
you go to auctions or if you go onto eBay.
7. Obviously with the times that were living in we have all got to be much more thrifty. Theres
a wonderful Noel Coward song which I was listening to the other night called There are bad
times around the corner. And I must say not only are they around the corner but I think theyve
arrived for us. We must go on seeing our friends and entertaining, and seeing our family, so
lets do it at home, but lets make it an occasion still. Its very easy to lay a table and make it
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look pretty. I mean, you can go down to where all the Indian shops are and buy those
wonderful sari materials. I bought a fantastic length the other day and laid the table. It was all
pink and silver. So, it immediately makes you smile and feel happy.
Adapted from http://www.guardian.co.uk

TASK 2 THE GENETIC PROMISE

PART 1.
Hello and welcome to Vital Signs. I'm doctor Sanjay Gupta. Adding to your family has always
involved a bit of a mystery. Will it be a boy? Will it be a girl? We know the science exists to
help select sex. But now, gender selection is more accurate than ever, going from novel to
more mainstream. The technology was originally created to identify embryos with genetic
diseases. But critics are troubled by the use of this technology for a non-medical reason. Some
say even preventing medical disorders manipulates Mother Nature. So, where do we draw the
line? The rapid growth of genetic technology is changing the practice of medicine and also
presenting some complex practice decisions. So, were going to introduce you to some
families who are making complex reproductive decisions that werent even possible twenty
years ago.

PART 2.
Geneticist Dr. Mark Hughes channelled this frustration into a search for alternatives. These
poor couples were basically faced with throwing the genetic dice, hoping against hopes the
dice dont come up the wrong way, and so we imagined making the diagnosis before they got
pregnant even in the first place, which was science fiction at the time. It was twenty years
ago. That science fiction turned into fact. Embryos could now be tested for genetic disease.
We all have these things in our DNA that were not aware of, until out of the blue they strike
our family. PGD requires the couple go through the in vitro fertilization process, normally used
for fertility issues. But in PGD, before transferring fertilized embryos back into the uterus, they
are tested, to avoid those that test positive for the inherited disease.

PART 3.
Bob and Mindy had four daughters, but felt their family wasn't complete. Using PGD, the
couple was able to choose the sex of their child, resulting in twin boys. Now, gender selection
is controversial, and is banned in most countries. It is legal in the United States, but critics
worry it could lead to designer babies, based on societal preference. You know, weve been
trying for multiple years to have another child and sort of gambling. Well, why dont we go
ahead and make it so that we do have a boy? We feel that as technology advances, we can
take advantage to enhance our lives and the lives of others. Its a good thing. Los Angeles
fertility specialist Dr. Jeffrey Steinberg says many of his American clients are like Bob and
Mindy: theyre in search of family balancing. Gender selection uses PGD technology to extract
that single cell from each embryo. The cells are then studied under a high-powered fluorescent
microscope to determine their gender. Dr. Steinberg says seventy percent of his patients are
international, seeking the procedure thats banned in their home country. Genetics - a field
moving at such rapid pace that the possibilities and the ethical debates- seem endless.
Adapted from http://edition.cnn.com

TASK 3 WARWICK CASTLE

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Presenter: Warwick Castle was founded around 1068 by the conquering Normans, although
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nothing remains of the wooden battlements they built. Todays castle dates from the 13 and
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14 centuries, and for hundreds of years it was home to the mighty Earls of Warwick, who
played such key roles in the Wars of the Roses, and the Hundred Years War. Stuart Rogers
knows the castle well, and our visit began with a descent down damp and well-worn stairs.
Well, were down in the dungeon and you can hear the sound echoing around this horrible,
vaulted, stone room. What, in fact, was a dungeon used for?
Stuart Rogers: Well, mainly to house prisoners from wars and, in particular, we have a
number of prisoners here where you can see in fact they have scored into the walls their
initials
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and the dates. It is drained only by this narrow gulley here in the floor, ventilated by one floor
shaft which is up there, you see?
P: As you can imagine, it was a great relief to rise above ground again. Warwick Castle is now
owned by the Madame Tussauds group, and the extensive use of high-quality wax figures
throughout the displays, brings the history to life. This technique is used with most dramatic
effect in the display called King-Maker, which brings medieval England to life in sound and
theatre.
(Background: Earl of Warwick, maker of kings... going to fight)
P: The year is 1471 and the castle is preparing for war. The horses too are being prepared for
battle. The farriers shop is a hive of activity. And as you move from room to room youll see
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lifelike displays that depict the preparations for the 15 century version of total war. But wars
not only make heroes and victories; they also leave the broken, the defeated, and simply the
old soldiers, too tired to fight any more.
The curiously named Lord Leycester Hospital is home to some of them. I asked master of the
hospital, Captain D.M., Royal Navy, if the word hospital meant the same 400 years ago as it
does now.
D.M.: No, it didnt, and its a great problem to me now, because it has no medical connotation
at all. We do not make people well, and there are no medical staff here, but unfortunately
people, when they see this sign, HOSPITAL, think its just that. Hospitality is provided here
and its the old-fashioned meaning of the word hospice or to provide a home. Since 1571
its been a home for ex-servicemen who live here, and they live here under the ancient rules,
which still apply: they live here rent-free, rate-free, and they have their heating paid. In return,
they help me maintain and run the hospital as a tourist attraction. We still abide by some of the
old rules: the brethren are not allowed to keep hawks or dogs, Robert Dudley lay down that
they were not allowed to entertain ladies under the age of 70 in their rooms, well, of course, I
dont inquire how old their guests are these days.
P: The buildings themselves of the hospital have been preserved to an exceptionally high
standard. Enter the Great Hall to see where King James I came to eat a dinner which took the
townspeople 10 years to pay for. Then walk out into the secluded courtyard.
S. R: The courtyard, and indeed the entrance of the courtyard are blasted with mottoes and
homilies, which exhort the residents, the brethren here, or indeed any other visitor to, I think,
live a good life: Fear God, Love the brotherhood, Honour all men. That appears on the
corner of the courtyard and theres funny story about that and that its a favourite place this for
brides to come and be photographed after their wedding. But we had a very irate bride who
had received her wedding photographs which had been taken in that corner and on the top of
each wedding photograph, was Honour all men. She didnt think that was a good way of
starting married life.
P: The Lord Leycester hospital that isnt a hospital. Dont miss it.
Warwick also has many antique shops and lovely walks along the river Avon, or by the canal.
There are golf courses in the area, and a horse race course right in the centre of town.
Of particular interest is the Chantry Chapel, built for the tomb of Richard Bitchum, Earl of
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Warwick in the 15 century. This Earl was perhaps best known in history as the jailer, accuser
and executioner of Joan of Arc.
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