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0:08Now look at part one.
0:11Part one, you will hear a conversation
0:14between two students. The students are
0:18talking about a house they might rent.
0:21First, you have some time to look at
0:23questions 1 to six.
0:55Now listen carefully and answer
0:57questions 1 to six.
1:00>> Hi Jason. So what's the house like? I
1:03hope it's as good as the adverb made
1:05out.
1:05>> It's okay. I think I finally found
1:08something we'll both like at last.
1:10>> Brilliant. So, what's it like?
1:12>> Well, it's within walking distance of
1:14uni. It's in a residential area. There
1:17aren't many students living there, but
1:20it's easy to get onto campus and the
1:22city center is only a bus ride away.
1:25>> Okay, that's a good start. But what's it
1:28like inside? To be honest, when I saw
1:31the effort, I didn't think it would be
1:33big enough for the three of us. The
1:35rent's not exactly cheap for the area.
1:38So, come on. Is it worth it?
1:40>> Well, it's got three bedrooms and a nice
1:43living room, so we'll all have our own
1:45space to work and somewhere to sit
1:48together. It's clean, and there's no
1:51need to decorate. I'm sure your mom and
1:53dad would be happy with it, if that's
1:56anything to go by.
1:57>> Okay, that sounds promising.
1:59>> And the land lady was really nice. She's
2:02not one of those people with a lot of
2:04properties. In fact, this is the only
2:06one she has, so she really looks after
2:09it. Her daughter was a student and
2:12stayed there last year, apparently.
2:15>> Good. [clears throat]
2:16The advert said there's no garage, but I
2:18can park on the road outside. I checked
2:21and there are no parking restrictions
2:23along that road. I know there are some
2:25shops in the neighborhood, so we'll be
2:27okay for food and basic things.
2:29>> Yes, that's right. It's a nice house and
2:32the kitchen's fine. I suppose it's not
2:35exactly modern, but it's clean and
2:37functional. All the things you need,
2:40washing machine, cooker. There's no
2:43garden, which is a shame. So, nowhere to
2:46sit in the summer. But there's Wi-Fi, so
2:49all in all, I'm happy with it.
2:52Before you hear the rest of the
2:54conversation, you have some time to look
2:56at questions 7 to 10.
3:29Now listen and answer questions 7 to 10.
3:33Right then, I think we've cracked it.
3:36I'd like to see it myself before we sign
3:38anything. I might pop along later to
3:41have a look. It's on Foxwell Road, isn't
3:43it? Let me just make a note of the
3:45address. That's F O X W E L Road. Is
3:51that right?
3:52>> Yes, that's right. Number 94. I'll come
3:55along with you for another look. So, you
3:58know what the rent is, don't you? £430 a
4:02month. I know that's £50 a month more
4:05than we were expecting to pay, but I
4:08think it's worth it.
4:09>> H, it sounds reasonable, especially if
4:11it's in a nice area. And we need to pay
4:14a deposit as well, don't we? According
4:17to the ad, that's 1 month rent in
4:19advance.
4:20>> Yes, that's right. That's normal when
4:22you rent. So, I was expecting it. You'd
4:25better give the landlady a ring if we
4:27want to have a look around. Why not give
4:30her a call and see if she's free later?
4:32>> Okay, good idea. What's her number?
4:35>> It's a mobile number. 017645328.
4:44>> Right, I'll phone her now. Hopefully,
4:46she'll be free and we can go over there
4:48this evening. That is the end of part
4:51one.
4:52>> You now have half a minute to check your
4:55answers.
5:21Before
5:29we move to the second section, if you
5:31want to practice IEL speaking with
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5:41Now turns to part two.
5:44Part two,
5:46>> you will hear part of a podcast for
5:49visitors to the popular holiday region
5:51called the Trillor Valley.
5:54First, you have some time to look at
5:55questions 11 to 14.
6:28Now listen and answer questions 11 to
6:3214.
6:34The valley and estuary of the river
6:36Trillor forms an unspoiled beautiful
6:39landscape rich in both wildlife and
6:42sites of historic interest.
6:46There are many ways to explore the area
6:48and public transport links are good. It
6:51is possible to leave your car behind and
6:54travel by boat, train or bus with just
6:57short walks in between stops.
7:00The Trillure Valley passenger ferry runs
7:03between villages along the river estuary
7:06and provides a link with a train station
7:09at Berry which is about 10 minutes walk
7:11from the riverside village of Calton.
7:15In the past, the river was the main form
7:17of transport in the area and as in the
7:20past today's ferry service operates
7:23according to nature.
7:26The river estuary is tidal and so the
7:28ferry timetable differs from day to day
7:31according to the times and height of the
7:34tide. The ferry is also seasonal,
7:37normally running between April and
7:39September depending on the weather.
7:42A timetable for the whole year can be
7:44downloaded from the internet by visiting
7:47www.prillorfairy.co.uk.
7:52If you just want to sit and relax and
7:55enjoy the lovely scenery, you can take a
7:58river cruise to Calin and back from the
8:00nearby city of Plymouth.
8:02In the past, steam ships brought early
8:05tourists along the same route. Queen
8:08Victoria and her family enjoyed such a
8:10trip in 1856.
8:13The journey is quicker these days. The
8:15round trip takes between 4 and 5 hours,
8:18depending on tides and weather. If you
8:21prefer, you can travel up river by boat
8:24and return to Plymouth by train. All
8:27cruise boats and trains have wheelchair
8:29access.
8:30For more information and for departure
8:32times, ring Plymouth Boat Cruises on
8:3601752823104.
8:42Trains run several times a day
8:44throughout the year between Calton and
8:46Plymouth with various stops in between.
8:50They're used by both local commuters and
8:53tourists who want to enjoy the beautiful
8:55scenery.
8:57The highlight of the journey is crossing
8:59the river on the stunning vioaduct which
9:02was built at the beginning of the 20th
9:04century and towers
9:07120 ft over the water. It is unnecessary
9:11to book and tickets can be bought on the
9:13train. For information about fairs and
9:16timetables, contact National Rail
9:19Inquiries by phone or online. The bus
9:23service in the Treor Valley now connects
9:26all train stations and villages in the
9:28area. Especially for holiday makers,
9:31there's a rover ticket which can be used
9:34at weekends and on national holidays and
9:37allows unlimited journeys on those days.
9:40The Rover ticket provides great value
9:43for money and is now even cheaper than
9:45it was last year. An adult ticket costs
9:49£550 a day. Senior citizens can travel
9:52for £450 and a family ticket for up to
9:55five people costs just £12.
9:58Tickets can be bought on the bus.
10:02Now you have some time to look at
10:03questions 15 to 20.
10:36Now listen and answer questions 15 to
10:3920.
10:41At the center of the Treor estuary area
10:44is the historic riverside village of
10:46Kelton.
10:48The main road comes into the village
10:50from the south. And for those of you who
10:52are arriving by bus, it turns left just
10:55before the bridge and stops in the layby
10:58on the left hand side. From there, it's
11:01just a short walk to Calton's various
11:03attractions.
11:05If you're arriving by car, you have to
11:07leave it in the main car park. Go over
11:10the bridge and take the first turning on
11:13the right, then go on until you come to
11:16the end of that road. It's the only
11:19place to park in Calton, but there's no
11:21charge. If you're interested in local
11:24history, there's a museum in Calton with
11:26farming, fishing, and household
11:29implements from the late 19th century.
11:32As you come in from the south, cross the
11:35river and go straight on the same road
11:37until you reach the end.
11:39Also on the subject of history, you can
11:42go and see the old mill which has
11:44recently been renovated and put back
11:46into use. Turn left before you come to
11:49the bridge. Then go straight on and then
11:52take the first turning on the right.
11:55This leads straight there. If you're
11:58interested in arts and crafts, there's a
12:00potter's studio where you can watch the
12:02artist at work. After crossing the
12:05bridge, turn left and it's the second
12:08building on the left. Finally, when you
12:10feel in need of refreshments, there's a
12:12cafe opposite the old boat house and a
12:15picnic area near the mill.
12:18>> That is the end of part two.
12:20>> You now have half a minute to check your
12:23answers.
12:54Now turns to part three. Part three will
12:59hear a talk given by a lecturer to a
13:01group of civil engineering students on
13:04the reed bed system for sewage
13:06treatment.
13:08First, you have some time to look at
13:11questions 21 to 34.
13:44Now listen carefully and answer
13:47questions 21 to 24.
13:51>> Thank you for inviting me to speak to
13:52you today about what is now called the
13:55reed bed sewage treatment system.
13:58This system uses naturally occurring
14:00reads to treat domestic and industrial
14:03waste. It's an environmentally friendly
14:06alternative to normal systems.
14:09You all know what reeds are like, don't
14:11you? Those tall plants with hollow stems
14:13that grow in wet places like marshes,
14:16for example.
14:18Here's how the system works.
14:20First of all, an artificial marsh is
14:23created. To do this, holes are dug about
14:261 m deep and usually rectangular in
14:29shape. They are then lined with clay or
14:32plastic and the liner is covered with
14:34gravel. After that, a system of tubing
14:37is laid with holes in it and more gravel
14:40is added to cover that. Finally, reads
14:43are planted in the bed. The sewage is
14:46brought to settling tanks. From there,
14:49it is distributed to the roots of the
14:51reeds through the tubing.
14:53Note that the waste material enters the
14:55beds underground and remains
14:57underground.
14:59The reads conduct oxygen very
15:01efficiently through their stems to the
15:03root system. Here bacteria work to
15:06reduce the waste material to basic
15:08elements.
15:11What comes out of the artificial marsh
15:13is water that has been cleaned through a
15:15natural process. The purified water
15:18leaves the reed bed through a simple
15:20outflow pipe.
15:23The water that comes out has to be
15:25tested. Sometimes it's held in a pond
15:28until it evaporates or soaks into the
15:30ground. Sometimes after testing the
15:33water is discharged directly into
15:35streams and rivers.
15:38Before the talk continues with questions
15:41from the students.
15:43Before you hear the rest of the talk,
15:46you have some time to look at questions
15:4825 to 30.
16:21Now listen and answer questions 25 to
16:2430.
16:27The Reed Bed system originated in
16:29Germany in the 1970s and installations
16:32have been built in a number of countries
16:34throughout the world. To give you an
16:37idea of the size and appearance of a
16:39reed bed installation, an area of 3x5 m
16:43approximately would be adequate for a
16:45single house. It would look like a pond
16:48overgrown with reeds. There are cities
16:51with 150,000 people in Germany whose
16:54entire sewage treatment requirements are
16:57served by reed bed installations which
17:00extend for 10 to 20 hectares.
17:04There are two wonderful environmental
17:06advantages.
17:07First of all, reed bed systems are
17:10natural composters. As time passes,
17:14high-grade soil builds up in the beds.
17:17The soil can be removed and used for
17:19agricultural purposes.
17:22Soil produced from waste containing
17:24heavy metals would of course have to be
17:26tested and the toxic material removed by
17:29chemical processes.
17:32An additional advantage is that the reed
17:34bed can function exactly as a marsh,
17:37providing a healthy natural home or
17:40habitat for water foul and other birds,
17:43insects, reptiles, and mammals.
17:46But there are practical advantages to a
17:48reed bed system over existing sewage
17:50treatment plants as well. At all levels,
17:54the cost is lower than for normal
17:56systems. Labor costs are a fraction of
17:59the costs of a conventional system.
18:02Typically, a large scale rebed
18:04installation will cost 10% less than a
18:07mechanical system. They require little
18:10maintenance and unlike mechanical
18:12systems, the efficiency of reed beds
18:15increases over time.
18:18But before we go any further, you must
18:20have some questions. Maybe this sounds
18:22too good to be true. That's exactly what
18:24I wanted to ask. If these systems have
18:27so many benefits, why aren't they more
18:30popular? Why don't we see them
18:32everywhere? As I said, the technology is
18:35now almost 40 years old. Demonstration
18:38projects of all types have been built
18:40and monitored and are slowly convincing
18:42regulators of the advantages of the
18:44system. But you have to understand that
18:47regulating authorities are by nature
18:49conservative and resist change.
18:51Typically, there's a lot of opposition
18:53to these systems by manufacturers and by
18:56everyone involved in maintaining the
18:57conventional systems. Reed bed systems
19:00require fewer staff to operate. So,
19:03there would be a decline in the
19:04workforce. Therefore, unions would
19:06resist the change as well.
19:08>> What happens to reed beds in winter?
19:11Does the efficiency decrease?
19:14The above ground part of the plants die
19:16back in cold weather, but the roots
19:18remain alive and active, and the system
19:20continues to work just as effectively in
19:22winter. As soon as the weather warms up,
19:25new reads appear and grow quickly.
19:27>> Is there a problem with mosquitoes in
19:30these ponds?
19:31>> Well, they're not exactly ponds with
19:33standing water. The beds look more like
19:35a field covered with long grass. The
19:38soil is moist but not like a swamp. So
19:41there would be no more mosquitoes than
19:42in any other field. Remember the
19:45effluent enters the beds underground and
19:47remains underground.
19:50Okay, let's get into some of the
19:52technical details now and I'll answer
19:54questions as they come up.
19:56>> That is the end of part three.
19:58>> You now have half a minute to check your
20:01answers.
20:32Now it turns to part four. Part four.
20:37This is Jane Frost with this morning's
20:39edition of Wake Up with Frost.
20:42First, you have some time to look at
20:44questions 31 to 40.
21:18Now listen carefully and answer
21:20questions 31 to 40.
21:23Good morning. This is Jane Frost with
21:26this morning's edition of Wake Up with
21:28Frost.
21:29As you all know, for the last week,
21:31we've been running a survey trying to
21:33find out what you, the listeners, think
21:35is the greatest invention of the last
21:37200 years. The response has been
21:40amazing, double the amount we had last
21:42year. So, thanks to all of you for
21:44taking part. We've had about 2,000
21:48responses online and about the same on
21:50our phone lines. The lines are now
21:53closed and this morning I can announce
21:55what the results were. So here it is.
21:59You, the listeners, have chosen as the
22:02greatest technological invention of the
22:04past 200 years. And let [clears throat]
22:06me not forget to mention that 65% of you
22:09voted for this. It's the bicycle.
22:13Yes, the bicycle. First invented in
22:151818. And would you believe it, the
22:18first bicycle was made of wood. The
22:21second bicycle had iron wheels. I cannot
22:24imagine what that must have been like to
22:26ride. It would have kept you fit at any
22:28rate. But for me, the best thing about
22:31the bicycle was what it did for women's
22:34rights. Yes, in the 1890s, it was the
22:37bicycle that meant women could change
22:39their clothing, start wearing trousers
22:42or pantaloons as they were known. Before
22:45then, women's clothes had been really
22:47uncomfortable and I'd imagine quite
22:49difficult to breathe in. So, thanks to
22:52the ordinary bicycle, it was not only
22:54the man who wore the trousers in a home.
22:57Instead, women could now feel far more
23:00equal to their male contemporaries.
23:02And I'm sure you'll agree, the bicycle
23:05is a great way to get regular exercise.
23:08And of course, it's much better for the
23:10environment. And today, over 1 billion
23:13people all over the world ride bicycles.
23:16And for some, it's their only means of
23:18getting around from A to B.
23:21So to all you bicycle riders out there,
23:24keep up the good work.
23:26Coming in a close second with 42% is the
23:30computer.
23:32I found out something interesting about
23:33the computer, which is that really this
23:36word first meant someone who did
23:38mathematical calculations. Of course,
23:41today with the development of the
23:43personal computer, computers are being
23:45used for everything from home use to
23:48business and even digital photography.
23:51I don't know about you, but I can't
23:53imagine life without a computer. Now, I
23:56guess closely related to the computer is
23:59the internet, and this got 12% of your
24:02votes. Maybe like myself, many of you
24:05might think of the internet as being the
24:07worldwide web, but actually the web is
24:10only one part of the internet. The
24:13internet began as part of the United
24:15States military network, but it later
24:18began to be used by businesses and
24:20academic institutions.
24:22Of course, today the internet has so
24:25many uses. We use it for shopping online
24:29and entertainment as well as to find
24:32information and send emails.
24:35But sadly, there is a darker side to the
24:37internet. And some of you have sent me
24:39emails about this. Finally, with 5% of
24:43your votes is the radio.
24:46We think the radio was invented by
24:49Maronei in 1896 and he opened his first
24:53radio or wireless factory in the United
24:56Kingdom in 1898.
24:59In 1906, a man called Reginald Fessendon
25:03gave the first radio broadcast from
25:05Massachusetts.
25:07Ships could hear him at sea and
25:09apparently he played the violin.
25:11As yet, listeners, I've spared you from
25:14having to listen to my guitar playing.
25:18But certainly, radio is still important.
25:21Let's not forget that it was by radio
25:23that the Titanic sent signals to other
25:25ships. And with the popularity of TV
25:28today, I was secretly pleased so many of
25:31you had still placed importance on the
25:33radio. So, there you have it, the
25:36results of our survey. I think there are
25:39still important inventions that were not
25:42chosen but deserve a mention. Nuclear
25:45power and of course communication
25:48satellite. Something which I am certain
25:50will continue to change the face of how
25:53we communicate with each other over both
25:55long and short distances. In fact, for
25:58me [clears throat] the mobile phone is
26:01one of the greatest inventions of the
26:02last 200 years. If I think back to my
26:05first phone and then I look at what is
26:07happening now, children born today will
26:10probably be more likely to have their
26:12first experience of the internet on a
26:14mobile phone screen rather than a
26:17computer monitor.
26:19Some of [clears throat] the new mobiles
26:20that are now being sold make it just as
26:22easy and as quick to find information on
26:25the web as on a computer. And let's not
26:28forget that mobiles now have digital
26:31cameras, word processing facilities, so
26:34you can type all your documents, and
26:37even personal organizers.
26:39I think it's quite possible that the
26:41mobile may even replace computers one
26:43day. That is the end of part four.
26:47>> You now have half a minute to check your
26:50answers.
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