[00:00.34]There are very few laws in Utopia,
[00:03.06]because there is no need for them.
[00:04.77]So there are no lawyers-just imagine that.
[00:07.83]But if someone behaves badly then can
[00:10.27]be made into slaves-
[00:12.18]the slaves in Utopia are convicts
[00:14.06]or foreigners who have to work very hard.
[00:17.27]Girls can marry when they are 18
[00:19.76]and boys when they are 22.
[00:22.20]Divorce is only possible when both husband
[00:24.21]and wife want it.
[00:26.00]There are severe punishments
[00:27.30]for married people who have affairs.
[00:30.00]The guilty people can be made into slaves.
[00:33.58]Utopia is a very rich country
[00:35.58]but never trades with other countries,
[00:37.06]because there is nothing that it needs.
[00:39.63]Utopians are peaceful and hate war
[00:42.67]and they only fight in self-deffence.
[00:47.78]I made some polite remarks about Utopia
[00:50.35]and thanked the man.
[00:52.55]I cannot say I agree with everything he said,
[00:56.28]but I admit that there are many things
[00:58.15]in the Utopian Republic that I would like
[00:59.81]to see adopted in Europe.
[01:08.55]Exercise 3 Listen to the story again
[01:11.57]and answer the questions.
[01:15.17]Exercise 4 Listen to the story again.
[01:17.84]List two things you would like about Utopia
[01:21.03]and two things you would hate.
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