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0:05now open your question paper
0:08and look at part one
0:14you'll hear people talking in eight
0:17different situations
0:19for questions one two eight
0:22choose the best answer
0:25a
0:26b
0:27or c
0:30question one
0:32you hear a teacher talking to her class
0:44i've been talking about the walk 10 000
0:47steps a day program for a while and i
0:50know some of you have already been
0:52trying it out counting your steps with
0:54the monitors you've been given
0:56well done if you've been achieving your
0:58daily goal
0:59you can compare how you've been doing
1:01with one another but remember there's no
1:04winner you may think what's the point
1:06then well it's about keeping in shape to
1:10persuade the rest of you to get going
1:12remember you don't have to go to the
1:14sports center or anything just keep
1:16moving take the stairs instead of the
1:18lift or walk home rather than taking the
1:20bus
1:23now listen again
1:26i've been talking about the walk 10 000
1:29steps a day program for a while and i
1:32know some of you have already been
1:34trying it out counting your steps with
1:36the monitors you've been given
1:38well done if you've been achieving your
1:40daily goal
1:41you can compare how you've been doing
1:43with one another but remember there's no
1:46winner you may think what's the point
1:48then well it's about keeping in shape to
1:52persuade the rest of you to get going
1:54remember you don't have to go to the
1:56sports center or anything just keep
1:58moving take the stairs instead of the
2:00lift or walk home rather than taking the
2:02bus
2:05question two
2:07you hear two friends talking about
2:09learning to ski
2:19what do you think of our ski classes
2:21they're great i've wanted to learn for
2:24ages so i'm keen to push myself as far
2:27as i can
2:28don't you find it exhausting
2:30you need loads of strength to pick
2:32yourself up when you fall over which i
2:34don't seem to have yes i suppose you do
2:37but that's not an issue for me i just
2:39can't seem to get the turns right no
2:41matter how hard i try
2:43nor can i but i'm sure we'll get it one
2:45day then we'll have more of a laugh in
2:47the class yes i'm looking forward to it
2:52now listen again
2:55what do you think of our ski classes
2:58they're great i've wanted to learn for
3:00ages so i'm keen to push myself as far
3:03as i can
3:04don't you find it exhausting
3:06you need loads of strength to pick
3:08yourself up when you fall over which i
3:10don't seem to have yes i suppose you do
3:13but that's not an issue for me i just
3:15can't seem to get the turns right no
3:17matter how hard i try
3:19nor can i but i'm sure we'll get it one
3:21day then we'll have more of a laugh in
3:23the class yes i'm looking forward to it
3:29question three
3:30you hear a sports instructor talking to
3:32an athletics class
3:44right who's up for trying to beat the
3:46center's long jump record for those of
3:49you who are interested we'll be doing
3:51additional practice every saturday
3:53afternoon from one till three now
3:55contrary to what some of you might think
3:57it's not a record i set myself nor have
4:00i ever attempted any long jump record
4:03i'm much better suited to high jump as
4:05you know
4:06anyway it's quite a while since the
4:08current record was set and though i know
4:10you probably think it'll be tricky to
4:12beat with our training facilities and
4:14your fitness levels i see no reason why
4:17someone in this group shouldn't be able
4:18to do it
4:21now listen again
4:25right who's up for trying to beat the
4:27center's long jump record for those of
4:29you who are interested we'll be doing
4:31additional practice every saturday
4:33afternoon from one till three
4:35now contrary to what some of you might
4:37think it's not a record i set myself nor
4:40have i ever attempted any long jump
4:42record i'm much better suited to high
4:45jump as you know
4:46anyway it's quite a while since the
4:49current record was set and though i know
4:51you probably think it'll be tricky to
4:53beat with our training facilities and
4:55your fitness levels i see no reason why
4:57someone in this group shouldn't be able
4:59to do it
5:02question four
5:03you hear a girl telling a friend about
5:06lessons on eating and exercising that
5:08she has done at school
5:20what have you been doing in school
5:21recently
5:23we've been doing loads on health and
5:24fitness about eating and exercising i
5:28was already aware of some of the stuff
5:30we talked about like the importance of a
5:32balanced diet i've always made the
5:34effort to eat carbohydrates like pasta
5:36and potatoes when i'm going to
5:38gymnastics classes later because i know
5:40they give you energy but apparently you
5:43can actually have more than i do cause
5:45you burn it off that was news to me
5:48i'm sure what they said was right but i
5:51feel okay with what i've been doing so
5:53i'll just carry on as usual
5:57now listen again we've been doing loads
6:00on health and fitness about eating and
6:03exercising i was already aware of some
6:05of the stuff we talked about like the
6:07importance of a balanced diet
6:09i've always made the effort to eat
6:11carbohydrates like pasta and potatoes
6:13when i'm going to gymnastics classes
6:15later because i know they give you
6:17energy but apparently you can actually
6:20have more than i do because you burn it
6:22off that was news to me
6:24i'm sure what they said was right but i
6:27feel okay with what i've been doing so
6:30i'll just carry on as usual
6:34question five
6:36you hear a student talking to a sports
6:38teacher about getting fit
6:50how can i help you alex i wondered if
6:52you could give me some advice
6:54i'm really into sports i love our
6:57classes at school but i'd like to push
6:58myself further what did you have in mind
7:01well i'm into running as you know and i
7:03wouldn't mind entering some events
7:05outside school to see if i can beat
7:06other people my age
7:08i've been trying to build up my strength
7:10and stamina on the machines at the gym
7:13i asked a friend of mine to train with
7:15me and now i want to take things to the
7:17next level let me see what i can find
7:19out for you
7:22now listen again
7:26how can i help you alex i wondered if
7:28you could give me some advice
7:30i'm really into sports i love our
7:33classes at school but i'd like to push
7:34myself further what did you have in mind
7:37well i'm into running as you know and i
7:39wouldn't mind entering some events
7:41outside school to see if i can beat
7:42other people my age
7:44i've been trying to build up my strength
7:46and stamina on the machines at the gym
7:49i asked a friend of mine to train with
7:51me and now i want to take things to the
7:53next level let me see what i can find
7:55out for you
7:58question six
8:00you hear two friends talking about a tv
8:02program they have watched
8:12i watched this program about sleep the
8:14other night oh yeah so did i about the
8:17health benefits of getting enough yeah
8:19that's it they've done a ton of research
8:22into sleep did you know that your
8:24brain's actually working harder when
8:26you're asleep than when you're awake
8:28that was unexpected really
8:30i'd heard that previously if i'm honest
8:33there wasn't an awful lot that was new
8:35to me but i ought to be following the
8:37recommendations on how to sleep better
8:39the problem is i forget
8:41stuff like ensuring your bedroom's dark
8:43enough not thinking about the next day's
8:45challenges
8:46exactly
8:47it was good to be reminded about all
8:49that
8:52now listen again i watched this program
8:55about sleep the other night oh yeah so
8:57did i about the health benefits of
8:59getting enough yeah that's it they've
9:02done a ton of research into sleep did
9:04you know that your brain's actually
9:06working harder when you're asleep than
9:08when you're awake that was unexpected
9:10really
9:11i'd heard that previously if i'm honest
9:14there wasn't an awful lot that was new
9:16to me but i ought to be following the
9:18recommendations on how to sleep better
9:20the problem is i forget
9:22stuff like ensuring your bedroom's dark
9:24enough not thinking about the next day's
9:26challenges
9:27exactly
9:29it was good to be reminded about all
9:30that
9:33question seven
9:35you hear an expert talking about what
9:37being healthy really means
9:47being healthy isn't just about physical
9:49fitness but psychological well-being too
9:53no matter how well you eat or how much
9:55you exercise if you're burned out from
9:57working or studying all the time and
9:59don't build in a life beyond this it
10:02won't do you any good most of us have
10:04listened to the warnings and make time
10:06to spend with loved ones and get to the
10:08gym
10:09what's failing to get through is what
10:12good nutrition means
10:13we know we need certain vitamins for
10:15example but still too many of us take
10:18them in tablet form instead of the food
10:20which contains them
10:22better education is the key
10:27now listen again
10:30being healthy isn't just about physical
10:32fitness but psychological well-being too
10:36no matter how well you eat or how much
10:38you exercise if you're burned out from
10:40working or studying all the time and
10:42don't build in a life beyond this it
10:45won't do you any good
10:46most of us have listened to the warnings
10:49and make time to spend with loved ones
10:51and get to the gym
10:52what's failing to get through is what
10:55good nutrition means
10:56we know we need certain vitamins for
10:58example but still too many of us take
11:01them in tablet form instead of the food
11:03which contains them
11:05better education is the key
11:09question eight
11:11you hear a fitness expert talking about
11:14warming up before exercise
11:26part of exercising safely is warming up
11:28properly especially if you're going to
11:30do something high energy like working
11:31out in the gym
11:33yet too many people go straight out
11:35there without making sure their muscles
11:37are ready for exercise which results in
11:39unnecessary injury
11:41even while knowing this is the incorrect
11:43thing to do
11:44i understand people may have little time
11:46to exercise and try to fit it in between
11:49work or study and dinner time but you
11:51need to build up to being slightly out
11:53of breath with an increased heart rate
11:55before you begin your main exercise
11:57session
11:58finding warm-up activities you like
12:00doing will keep you motivated
12:03now listen again
12:07part of exercising safely is warming up
12:09properly especially if you're going to
12:11do something high energy like working
12:13out in the gym
12:14yet too many people go straight out
12:16there without making sure their muscles
12:18are ready for exercise which results in
12:20unnecessary injury
12:22even while knowing this is the incorrect
12:24thing to do
12:25i understand people may have little time
12:28to exercise and try to fit it in between
12:30work or study and dinner time but you
12:32need to build up to being slightly out
12:34of breath with an increased heart rate
12:36before you begin your main exercise
12:38session
12:39finding warm-up activities you like
12:41doing will keep you motivated
12:45that's the end of part one
12:48now turn
12:49to part two
12:52you will hear a radio news item about a
12:55hot air balloon manufacturer for
12:58questions 9 to 18
13:01complete the sentences with a word or
13:04short phrase
13:07you now have 45 seconds to look at part
13:102.
13:57douglas finch is to be awarded the
13:59honorary degree of doctor of business
14:01administration in recognition of his
14:04outstanding scientific design and
14:06entrepreneurial achievements and their
14:09important contribution to the history
14:11and reputation of bristol
14:14douglas finch was born near glasgow and
14:18attended alan glenn's school before
14:20reading aeronautical engineering at
14:22glasgow university from which he
14:25graduated in 1961.
14:28he gained a master's degree in
14:30industrial engineering at cornell
14:32university usa in 1963
14:36before returning to the united kingdom
14:38and joining the bristol aeroplane
14:40company
14:42he joined the bristol gliding club and
14:45in 1965
14:47received the silver sea gliding badge
14:50in 1967 he helped build the bristol bell
14:54a red and white striped balloon which
14:57made its first flights at western on the
14:59green near oxford
15:01it was the first modern hot air balloon
15:04in western europe
15:06in 1968 doug finch was issued with the
15:09first ever private pilot's license for
15:12hot air balloons
15:14the success of doug finch in translating
15:16his ballooning expertise into a
15:19commercial concern is reflected in the
15:21birth and success of his company finch
15:24balloons of bristol which was formed by
15:27finch in 1971
15:29five years after he constructed his
15:32first balloon
15:34the new company was based in dutton
15:36bristol where a total of 29 balloons
15:39were made in the basement of the
15:40property
15:421971 also saw finch build golden falcon
15:47a balloon designed specifically to fly
15:49across the sahara
15:52in 1972 doug finch received the royal
15:55aeronautical club bronze medal
15:58the first awarded for hot air airships
16:02a year later he was awarded the royal
16:04aeronautical club silver medal for the
16:06first balloon flight over the alps in
16:09the same year he received the lighter
16:11than air society usa achievement award
16:15for the development of the first hot air
16:17ship
16:18five years later he attempted the first
16:21atlantic crossing by balloon for which
16:23he received the royal aeronautical club
16:25gold medal
16:27in 1978 his attempt to make the premier
16:31atlantic crossing by balloon ended when
16:34bad weather forced his heated helium
16:36balloons a new sea down after a 2 000
16:39mile flight from canada
16:42the finch company moved to its present
16:44site in gellingborough in 1983
16:47and in the following years all of the
16:50records for distance and duration were
16:52taken by pilots flying finch balloons
16:55in 1989 finch balloons limited received
16:59the queen's award for export
17:01confirmation that doug finch had made
17:03bristol the undisputed balloon
17:05manufacturing capital of the world
17:08during the 1990s interest in becoming
17:11the first to fly around the world by
17:13balloon became intense
17:16and almost all the contenders have used
17:18finch helium hot air balloons
17:21doug finch has advanced the science
17:23technology and art of balloon flight to
17:26the highest level
17:29his factory in bristol is the world's
17:31largest
17:32and last year he was awarded the prince
17:35philip design award
17:37doug finch will receive his honorary
17:39degree of doctor of business
17:41administration at the awards ceremony at
17:44bristol business school
17:49douglas finch is to be awarded the
17:51honorary degree of doctor of business
17:53administration in recognition of his
17:56outstanding scientific design and
17:58entrepreneurial achievements and their
18:01important contribution to the history
18:03and reputation of bristol
18:06douglas finch was born near glasgow and
18:10attended alan glenn's school before
18:12reading aeronautical engineering at
18:14glasgow university from which he
18:17graduated in 1961.
18:20he gained a master's degree in
18:22industrial engineering at cornell
18:24university usa in 1963
18:28before returning to the united kingdom
18:30and joining the bristol airplane company
18:34he joined the bristol gliding club and
18:37in 1965
18:39received the silver sea gliding badge
18:42in 1967 he helped build the bristol bell
18:46a red and white striped balloon which
18:49made its first flights at western on the
18:51green near oxford
18:53it was the first modern hot air balloon
18:56in western europe
18:58in 1968 doug finch was issued with the
19:01first ever private pilot's license for
19:04hot air balloons
19:06the success of doug finch in translating
19:08his ballooning expertise into a
19:11commercial concern is reflected in the
19:13birth and success of his company finch
19:16balloons of bristol which was formed by
19:19finch in nineteen seventy one
19:21five years after he constructed his
19:24first balloon
19:26the new company was based in dutton
19:28bristol where a total of 29 balloons
19:31were made in the basement of the
19:32property
19:341971 also saw finch build golden falcon
19:39a balloon designed specifically to fly
19:41across the sahara
19:44in 1972 doug finch received the royal
19:47aeronautical club bronze medal
19:50the first awarded for hot air airships
19:54a year later he was awarded the royal
19:56aeronautical club silver medal for the
19:58first balloon flight over the alps in
20:01the same year he received the lighter
20:03than air society usa achievement award
20:07for the development of the first hot air
20:09ship
20:10five years later he attempted the first
20:13atlantic crossing by balloon for which
20:15he received the royal aeronautical club
20:17gold
20:18medal in 1978
20:21his attempt to make the premier atlantic
20:24crossing by balloon ended when bad
20:26weather forced his heated helium
20:28balloons a new sea down after a 2 000
20:31mile flight from canada
20:34the finch company moved to its present
20:36site in gellingborough in 1983
20:39and in the following years all of the
20:42records for distance and duration were
20:44taken by pilots flying finch balloons
20:47in 1989 finch balloons limited received
20:51the queen's award for export
20:53confirmation that doug finch had made
20:55bristol the undisputed balloon
20:57manufacturing capital of the world
21:00during the 1990s interest in becoming
21:03the first to fly around the world by
21:05balloon became intense
21:08and almost all the contenders have used
21:10finch helium hot air balloons
21:13doug finch has advanced the science
21:15technology and art of balloon flight to
21:18the highest level
21:21his factory in bristol is the world's
21:23largest and last year he was awarded the
21:26prince philip design award
21:29doug finch will receive his honorary
21:31degree of doctor of business
21:33administration at the awards ceremony at
21:36bristol business school
21:42that's the end of part two
21:45now turn to part three
21:52you will hear five different people
21:54talking about the place where they live
21:57for questions 19-23
21:59choose from the list a to h
22:02what each person feels about where they
22:04live
22:06use the letters only once
22:08there are three extra letters which you
22:10do not need to use
22:13you now have thirty seconds to look at
22:15part three
22:46speaker one
22:49people tell me i should cash in on it
22:52sell up move out to the country
22:54prices have gone up so much around here
22:56that i could get a lovely place
22:58somewhere rural
23:00i don't know though it had never really
23:02occurred to me before
23:04i've lived half my life here and don't
23:06really see much reason for a change
23:09but while you might say the area has
23:12gone up market and improved with these
23:14new bistros and shops
23:16well it's lost something too
23:19a lot of the character it used to have
23:21i mean
23:22now i don't even know my neighbors names
23:24and they don't know mine
23:26so i'm not sure if i should stick around
23:28now
23:29moving
23:31well
23:32it's food for thought
23:36speaker 2.
23:39there was a time around here that you
23:42could leave your front door open morning
23:44noon and night
23:46kids just played in the street
23:48unsupervised and only came home when it
23:50got dark or their dinner was on the
23:52table
23:54everybody knew everybody else and their
23:57business so it wasn't all great
24:00ah but over the last few years it's got
24:03worse and worse and i've no idea why i
24:06really don't
24:08mrs peters at number 36 she was mugged
24:12just last thursday
24:1350 pounds and her mobile phone she lost
24:18speaker three
24:21when we saw it we just fell in love with
24:23it
24:24the old wooden floors the heavy oak
24:26doors the delightful bay windows and the
24:29garden the gardens going to be glorious
24:31in spring
24:32we'll have picnics maybe even barbecues
24:36of course there's lots of work to be
24:37done before it's perfect if it ever will
24:40be
24:40but we seem to be settling in
24:43most of the local shopkeepers seem to
24:44know our names now and most people say
24:47hello in the street
24:48it's such a change from living in the
24:50city
24:51and when the kids go back to school
24:53there's a really good one at the other
24:55end of the village i'll probably have to
24:57walk them there though the high street
24:59is very busy with cars and i don't want
25:01to risk them crossing a busy road on
25:03their own
25:06speaker 4
25:10well with the kids now there's just not
25:12enough room for all of us we had to do
25:15it really
25:16obviously i would have liked to have
25:18stayed here but it's for the best it was
25:21just impractical really
25:23and now we'll have a lovely place
25:25i've lived here since i left home i
25:28never imagined then how much my life
25:30would change
25:32look out of the window
25:34see that shop that's where i bought my
25:36first suit for my first day of work
25:39and there's the cafe where i met karen
25:41my wife
25:43the idea of moving was hard at first
25:46leaving all these memories behind
25:48still
25:49it's for the best and it's not like
25:51we're moving to the other side of the
25:53world
25:54it's only a 10-minute drive and i can
25:56pop back whenever i like
26:01speaker 5
26:04i realize now it wasn't the right thing
26:06to do
26:07we jumped in too quick we just took one
26:10look at the cottage and the village and
26:12we fell in love
26:13we didn't really think about the
26:15practicalities
26:16it all seemed so idyllic really country
26:20houses with beautiful gardens cricket on
26:22the village green the village fate the
26:25duck pond it seemed like we were going
26:28back in time
26:29but once you're used to all that spent a
26:32year or so here well that's when the
26:35realities kick in
26:37there's not really much to do
26:39if we want to go to the cinema it's a
26:42half hour drive to the multiplex on the
26:44ring road
26:45if we want to eat in a good restaurant
26:47or see an exhibition we have to go into
26:50town
26:51which with traffic can take over an hour
26:53and a half
26:55and while the kids don't mind it now i
26:58dread to think what they'll be like when
27:00they're a bit older
27:01there's literally nothing for teenagers
27:03to do here
27:06i guess we should have given it a bit
27:08more practical thought before we dived
27:10in and moved
27:14speaker one
27:17people tell me i should cash in on it
27:20sell up move out to the country
27:22prices have gone up so much around here
27:24that i could get a lovely place
27:26somewhere rural
27:28i don't know though it had never really
27:30occurred to me before
27:32i've lived half my life here and don't
27:34really see much reason for a change
27:37but
27:38while you might say the area has gone up
27:40market and improved with these new
27:42bistros and shops
27:44well it's lost something too
27:47a lot of the character it used to have
27:49i mean now i don't even know my
27:51neighbors names and they don't know mine
27:54so i'm not sure if i should stick around
27:56now
27:57moving
27:59well
28:00it's food for thought
28:04speaker 2
28:07there was a time around here that you
28:10could leave your front door open morning
28:12noon and night
28:14kids just played in the street
28:16unsupervised and only came home when it
28:18got dark or their dinner was on the
28:20table
28:22everybody knew everybody else and their
28:25business so it wasn't all great
28:28ah but over the last few years it's got
28:31worse and worse and i've no idea why i
28:34really don't
28:36mrs peters at number 36 she was mugged
28:40just last thursday
28:4150 pounds and her mobile phone she lost
28:46speaker 3
28:49when we saw it we just fell in love with
28:51it
28:52the old wooden floors the heavy oak
28:54doors the delightful bay windows and the
28:57garden the garden's going to be glorious
28:59in spring
29:00we'll have picnics maybe even barbecues
29:04of course there's lots of work to be
29:05done before it's perfect if it ever will
29:08be
29:08but we seem to be settling in
29:11most of the local shopkeepers seem to
29:12know our names now and most people say
29:15hello in the street
29:16it's such a change from living in the
29:18city
29:19and when the kids go back to school
29:21there's a really good one at the other
29:23end of the village i'll probably have to
29:25walk them there though the high street
29:27is very busy with cars and i don't want
29:29to risk them crossing a busy road on
29:31their own
29:34speaker 4
29:38well with the kids now there's just not
29:40enough room for all of us we had to do
29:43it really
29:44obviously i would have liked to have
29:46stayed here but it's for the best it was
29:49just impractical really
29:51and now we'll have a lovely place i've
29:54lived here since i left home
29:56i never imagined then how much my life
29:58would change
30:00look out of the window
30:02see that shop that's where i bought my
30:04first suit for my first day of work
30:07and there's the cafe where i met karen
30:09my wife
30:11the idea of moving was hard at first
30:14leaving all these memories behind
30:16still
30:17it's for the best and it's not like
30:19we're moving to the other side of the
30:21world it's only a 10 minute drive and i
30:24can pop back whenever i like
30:29speaker 5
30:32i realize now it wasn't the right thing
30:34to do
30:35we jumped in too quick we just took one
30:38look at the cottage and the village and
30:40we fell in love
30:41we didn't really think about the
30:43practicalities
30:44it all seemed so idyllic really country
30:48houses with beautiful gardens cricket on
30:50the village green the village fate the
30:53duck pond it seemed like we were going
30:56back in time
30:57but once you're used to all that spent a
31:00year or so here well that's when the
31:03realities kick in
31:05there's not really much to do
31:07if we want to go to the cinema it's a
31:10half hour drive to the multiplex on the
31:12ring road
31:13if we want to eat in a good restaurant
31:15or see an exhibition we have to go into
31:18town
31:19which with traffic can take over an hour
31:21and a half
31:23and while the kids don't mind it now i
31:26dread to think what they'll be like when
31:28they're a bit older
31:29there's literally nothing for teenagers
31:31to do here
31:34i guess we should have given it a bit
31:36more practical thought before we dived
31:38in and moved
31:44that's the end of part three
31:46now turn to part four
31:51you will hear an interview with a travel
31:53writer called anna bryant who is talking
31:56about what to do when visiting other
31:57countries
31:59for questions 24 to 30
32:02choose the best answer
32:04a
32:05b
32:06or c
32:08you now have one minute to look at part
32:11four
33:15good morning anna and thank you for
33:17joining us on the travel program
33:19you're here to talk about traveling to
33:21other countries and how to deal with
33:23cultural differences
33:25how can you find out about a country's
33:27culture before you travel
33:30well it's often tempting to turn to
33:32guide books though many focus on things
33:35to do rather than how to behave if
33:38you're lucky enough to know someone from
33:39the country you're visiting i rarely
33:41have been you've got the perfect
33:44consultant
33:45my preference is to eat in a restaurant
33:47where the staff are from the place
33:49you're planning to visit
33:50you can observe things like greetings
33:52and table manners that isn't always
33:55possible either but it's worth a try
33:58how can you get over the language
34:00barrier it does no harm to try to use
34:02the local language especially if it's
34:04one you've studied at school
34:06even if you only remember a bit it helps
34:09though maybe not much
34:12often you might not know any of the
34:14language and you'll have to rely on hand
34:17gestures or even drawing i've been in
34:20situations where nobody understood a
34:22word anyone else was saying
34:24surprisingly the messages got across and
34:28now that's the least of my concerns when
34:30travelling though i tried to pick up as
34:33much language as i can
34:35one thing people worry about is how to
34:38behave when visiting someone in their
34:40home
34:41some people are concerned that telling
34:43their hosts they're nervous is rude
34:46personally i see little wrong with
34:48explaining why that's the case
34:50it provides the host with the
34:52opportunity to make you feel at home
34:55otherwise you could be trying to do what
34:57they're doing and get confused
35:00copying them means you could end up
35:02behaving like the host instead of the
35:04guest
35:05talking to other people before you go
35:07might help but every family has its own
35:10particular traditions so it may not
35:13have you ever made a cultural mistake
35:15yourself
35:17oh yes
35:18though thankfully i was fortunate enough
35:21to have an understanding host who put me
35:23at ease and because of that i'm able to
35:26laugh about it now
35:28i don't know why i made the mistake
35:30i took an unlucky number of flowers as a
35:32gift
35:33looking back it wasn't so serious really
35:36i just misunderstood what someone had
35:38told me before i went
35:40i'd never make the same mistake again
35:42though
35:43have you ever experienced culture shock
35:46when i've lived abroad yes
35:49at first
35:50everything's exciting but if you stay
35:52longer you notice differences in
35:55cultural values and beliefs and that can
35:57be confusing
35:59making good friends in a new place takes
36:01time and it's important to try to let
36:04things happen
36:05rather than desperately trying to do
36:07everything at once
36:09doing familiar things helps sleeping
36:11regular hours and eating food you like
36:14it really worked in helping me get used
36:16to my new environment
36:18what's the most interesting tradition
36:20you've experienced
36:22i remember being in china at new year
36:25and seeing the lantern festival
36:28there was this amazing parade of
36:30handmade lanterns
36:32seeing it taught me that no matter how
36:34much you think you know about something
36:36in advance it can still take you by
36:39surprise
36:40i was desperate to join in but didn't
36:43have my own lantern it was still
36:45enormous fun to watch
36:47the images of it are stuck in my memory
36:50i needn't worry about forgetting
36:52anything despite not taking any photos
36:55finally anna you're writing a book about
36:57culture that's right
37:00i'm still at the beginning of the
37:01process even though i've been working on
37:03it for a while
37:05people who know me keep asking isn't it
37:08finished yet but you've got to do the
37:11preparation
37:12i'm still undecided about whether people
37:14will want to read about my own travels
37:16or whether i should just focus on
37:18describing customs from around the world
37:21i won't show anyone what i've written
37:22till it's finished i'm hopeful that
37:24people will enjoy it
37:29now listen again
37:32good morning anna and thank you for
37:34joining us on the travel program
37:37you're here to talk about traveling to
37:39other countries and how to deal with
37:40cultural differences
37:42how can you find out about a country's
37:44culture before you travel
37:47well it's often tempting to turn to
37:49guide books though many focus on things
37:52to do rather than how to behave
37:55if you're lucky enough to know someone
37:56from the country you're visiting i
37:58rarely have been you've got the perfect
38:01consultant
38:02my preference is to eat in a restaurant
38:05where the staff are from the place
38:06you're planning to visit
38:07you can observe things like greetings
38:10and table manners that isn't always
38:12possible either but it's worth a try
38:15how can you get over the language
38:17barrier it does no harm to try to use
38:19the local language especially if it's
38:22one you've studied at school
38:24even if you only remember a bit it helps
38:26though maybe not much
38:29often you might not know any of the
38:32language and you'll have to rely on hand
38:34gestures or even drawing
38:37i've been in situations where nobody
38:39understood a word anyone else was saying
38:42surprisingly the messages got across and
38:45now that's the least of my concerns when
38:47travelling though i try to pick up as
38:50much language as i can
38:52one thing people worry about is how to
38:55behave when visiting someone in their
38:57home
38:58some people are concerned that telling
39:00their hosts they're nervous is rude
39:03personally i see little wrong with
39:05explaining why that's the case
39:08it provides the host with the
39:09opportunity to make you feel at home
39:12otherwise you could be trying to do what
39:14they're doing and get confused
39:17copying them means you could end up
39:19behaving like the host instead of the
39:21guest
39:22talking to other people before you go
39:24might help but every family has its own
39:27particular traditions so it may not
39:30have you ever made a cultural mistake
39:33yourself
39:34oh yes
39:35though thankfully i was fortunate enough
39:38to have an understanding host who put me
39:40at ease and because of that i'm able to
39:43laugh about it now
39:45i don't know why i made the mistake i
39:47took an unlucky number of flowers as a
39:50gift
39:50looking back it wasn't so serious really
39:53i just misunderstood what someone had
39:56told me before i went
39:57i'd never make the same mistake again
39:59though
40:00have you ever experienced culture shock
40:04when i've lived abroad yes
40:06at first
40:07everything's exciting but if you stay
40:10longer you notice differences and
40:12cultural values and beliefs and that can
40:14be confusing
40:16making good friends in a new place takes
40:18time and it's important to try to let
40:21things happen rather than desperately
40:24trying to do everything at once
40:26doing familiar things helps sleeping
40:29regular hours and eating food you like
40:32it really worked in helping me get used
40:34to my new environment
40:36what's the most interesting tradition
40:38you've experienced
40:39i remember being in china at new year
40:42and seeing the lantern festival
40:45there was this amazing parade of
40:47handmade lanterns
40:49seeing it taught me that no matter how
40:52much you think you know about something
40:54in advance it can still take you by
40:56surprise
40:58i was desperate to join in but didn't
41:00have my own lantern
41:02it was still enormous fun to watch
41:04the images of it are stuck in my memory
41:07i needn't worry about forgetting
41:09anything despite not taking any photos
41:12finally anna you're writing a book about
41:15culture that's right
41:17i'm still at the beginning of the
41:18process even though i've been working on
41:21it for a while
41:22people who know me keep asking isn't it
41:25finished yet but you've got to do the
41:28preparation
41:29i'm still undecided about whether people
41:31will want to read about my own travels
41:34or whether i should just focus on
41:35describing customs from around the world
41:38i won't show anyone what i've written
41:40until it's finished i'm hopeful that
41:42people will enjoy it
41:48that's the end of part four
41:50there will now be a pause of five
41:52minutes for you to copy your answers
41:55onto the separate answer sheet
41:58be sure to follow the numbering of all
42:00the questions
42:02i'll remind you when there is one minute
42:04left
42:05so that you are sure to finish in time

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