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Speaker 1 Speaker 1
My family is great. I have got a brother and a My bedroom is great. I have got a bed, a
sister. My brother and I are both good at desk and a cupboard with all my sports
cricket. My younger sister is a really good medals and awards inside. On the walls there
swimmer. My dad can play tennis well and are lots of posters of famous footballers, like
even my mum is a good golf player. My David Beckham, Lionel Messi and Cristiano
favourite sport is football and I’m pretty good Ronaldo.
at that too.
Speaker 2
Speaker 2 In my bedroom I’ve got a desk, a wardrobe, a
There are four members in my family. My dad bed and a bookcase. On the bookcase there
is an architect and my mum is a nurse. My aren’t many books, but there are a lot of CDs!
older sister is in high school and I’m in middle Next to the book case there are two guitars.
school. My favourite subject is P.E. I’m in the On the wall is a poster of my favourite rock
school tennis club. band, ‘The Ramones’.

Speaker 3 Speaker 3
I’m 15 years old and my parents are shorter My room is nice. The walls are bright blue
than me. My little sister is short too. I’m glad and there are photos of my friends on them.
I’m tall and not short like everyone else in my The problem with my room is that it is very
family. I’m good at basketball and I can also small. There is only space for a bed and a
swim very well. My dream is to become a small cupboard.
famous basketball player like LeBron James.
Speaker 4
Speaker 4 My room is fantastic. I’ve got a sofa, a TV and
My house is a busy place because there are a DVD player so I can watch DVDs in my
so many people in my family. My three older room. Above my bed there is a poster of
brothers are good at sports. My two younger Johnny Depp. He’s an amazing actor.
sisters are good at music. My favourite hobby
is horse riding. My parents are always very Speaker 5
busy with us. It is never quiet in my house. I’ve got a room at my university. I’ve got two
bookcases for all my university books. And
Speaker 5 I’ve also got a big desk with a computer so I
My two sisters are very tall like me. They can can study. My room is perfect for a student.
play volleyball well. No one in my family is
short or fat. My mum and dad are good at
tennis and other sports. But not me, my
favourite hobbies are photography and
reading.

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Interviewer: Hello and welcome to this week’s Rob: Welcome everyone to “Eye on Britain”.
Animal Chat. Today we have Tom Johnstone I’m Rob Wellen, your host, and I am speaking
with us. Tom works at the local safari park. He to you from the town of Sandown on the Isle
looks after the animals and today he’s here to of Wight. It’s carnival time here and with me is
tell us about the park. Hello Tom. a local teacher at Sandown Secondary
Tom: Hi everyone! School, Fiona Banks, who helps out each
Interviewer: So Tom, what animals do you year with the different carnival events and
have at the safari park? performances. Welcome to the show Fiona.
Tom: Well, we’ve got some endangered and Fiona: Thanks Rob. It’s great to be here.
exotic animals, including lions, tigers, giraffes, Rob: Fiona, tell us about the carnival.
zebras and monkeys. Fiona: Well, there are many carnival events
Interviewer: Great. And how close can at different times in the year in Sandown. We
visitors get to these animals? crown the carnival queens in May. There is a
Tom: Visitors can get very close. Sometimes children’s carnival and parade in July. We
the animals are just a few metres away from even have a Christmas carnival day! But
the cars. today’s carnival is ......my favourite because it
Interviewer: Wow. And can visitors get out of takes
their cars in the park? place in the dark. It’s a perfect evening for a
Tom: No! They have to stay inside their car. parade and fireworks display. As you can see
Don’t forget: these are wild animals and they are Rob, people are waiting for the parade to
dangerous! Even the small monkeys can bite. start and are dancing in the streets.
Interviewer: And how fast can visitors drive Rob: Yes, it’s definitely a fun time. Tell us
in the park? about the parade.
Tom: Inside the park, visitors can’t drive Fiona: Well, it starts in the town centre and
faster than 20 kilometres per hour. And goes down the high street. People wear
remember that the slower they drive, the fantastic costumes and hold lights and
easier it is to see the animals. candles. It’s very magical. The parade ends
Interviewer: OK. Can visitors take photos? at the seaside.
Tom: Yes, but they can’t open their car Rob: Then what happens?
windows though. Fiona: There is a spectacular fireworks
Interviewer: Of course not. Can visitors stop display. Then, there is food, music and
for a break in the park? dancing beside the sea. It becomes a great
Tom: Yes. Halfway through the park there is big party that lasts all night. No one gets to
a café that serves food and drinks. bed until the next morning!
Interviewer: Great. Well, I look forward to Rob: Sounds amazing.
visiting the park very soon! Fiona: It is. We are really proud of our town
Tom: Fantastic. And our new Alligator House and the carnival.
is now open. So you can see alligators, Rob: Thanks for talking to us Fiona.
crocodiles, lizards and snakes at the park too! Fiona: You’re welcome.
Interviewer: Excellent. Tom, thanks again for
your time.

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Host: Hello listeners. Welcome back to our Jess: Hey Tom, did you get that new iPad
series on famous ancient cities. Today, you wanted?
Historian Alexander James is in the studio. Tom: No, I didn’t. It was so expensive that I
Alexander is here to tell us about the ancient decided to buy a mobile phone instead.
Roman city of Pompeii. Welcome Alexander. Jess: Oh really? What did you get?
Alex: Thank you. Tom: Actually, I got a smartphone. It’s got
Host: Alexander, what happened to Pompeii? lots of cool applications. It’s much better than
Alex: On 24th August, 79AD, the volcano Mt my old mobile phone.
Vesuvius erupted and buried Pompeii under Jess: Really? Can I see it?
ash. It also destroyed another city called Tom: Sure, here you go.
Herculaneum as well. Jess: Wow, it looks great. It’s so slim, and
Host: How many people died? the screen is huge!
Alex: Archaeologists don’t know. They have Tom: Yes, it’s really light too, so it’s easy to
no idea. About 20,000 people lived in carry in your pocket.
Pompeii. Some managed to escape, but Jess: Nice!
many didn’t. That’s all we know. Tom: Yes, it’s fantastic! Now I can send
Host: Why didn’t people in Pompeii emails, browse the Internet, and keep videos
understand they were in danger? and photos all on my phone.
Alex: For a very simple reason: they didn’t Jess: That’s great. Can you also listen to
realise Vesuvius was a volcano! They had no music?
idea. They didn’t even have a word for Tom: Yes, but I prefer to browse the Web.
‘volcano’ in their language. Jess: Sounds great, but do you really need
Host: People forgot about Pompeii after Mt all those things in your mobile phone?
Vesuvius buried it, didn’t they? Tom: Well, to tell the truth; I sometimes get
Alex: Yes. After about a century, no one so caught up with my new phone that I don’t
remembered Pompeii. For over 1500 years it know what’s going on in the world around me.
was a ‘lost city’. Then, in 1599, some people Jess: What do you mean?
accidentally rediscovered it. Tom: Well, on Monday, I was so busy
Host: Today, millions of tourists visit Pompeii watching a video on it that I forgot to get off
every year, don’t they? the bus and I missed my first class at school.
Alex: Yes. Pompeii is one of Italy’s most Jess: That’s funny.
popular tourist attractions. Over 2.5 million Tom: I felt stupid!
people visit it each year. Not all of Pompeii is Jess: Anyway, I’ve got to go now. I’ve got a
open to the public though. Only photography class at 4. I bought a new
archaeologists can go into some special camera last month and I love it!
closed areas. Still, the sections of the city that Tom: You know, you can take great pictures
are open to the public are very large. Tourists with a smartphone too.
can spend many days exploring Pompeii. Jess: I know, but I’m happy with my old
Host: Thank you for that information, Alex. mobile. See you soon Tom.
Tom: Bye Jess!

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