Narrator: D. Use abbreviations to quickly note down the distances and rail travel times of the followingcities in the north of England: i. Shrewsbury (1 hour from Manchester) vi. Lincoln (1 3/4 hours from London) ii. Chester (17 miles south of Liverp...
Narrator: C. Spell correctly the names of the following persons associated with Manchester and Liverpool: i. King John - (gave Liverpool a Royal Charter in 1207; chief port for trade with Ireland) ii. John Kay - (inventor of the flying shuttle in 173...
Narrator: B. Spell correctly the names of these towns and cities in the Northwest of England: i. BLACKPOOL iv. LANCASTER vii. BOLTON x. PRESTON ii. WARRINGTON v. KNUTSFORD viii. NORTHWICH iii. CREWE vi. HEYSHAM ix. CLITHEROE...
Narrator: Exercise 3.2. A. Write down the numbers you hear in the following sentences: A i. Manchester is 185 miles distance from London and 35 miles from Liverpool, ii. Over 10 million passengers passed through Manchester Airport in 1997. iii. The n...
Narrator: Part Three. Listening Exercise 3.1. Listen to the following sentences, pausing your machine after each sentence to write down the essential details of what you have heard: a. Manchester, one of the most important cities in England, is consi...
To be living at the start of the new millenium is to exist in the most advanced technological era in history. It is easy2 to forget that we are still surrounded by countless opportunities to get close to the earth, the sea and all the otherwonders of...
Narrator: Radio Item 4: This is 'Postcards from the Edge of the World'. I'm Catherine Small with a disturbing story from the Great Barrier4 Reef in Northern Queensland, Australia. Residents of the sleepy beachside town of Carrsville near the luxuriou...
Narrator: Exercise 2.3. Radio Item 3: RADIO Announcer: Today's edition of 'PlanetWatch' brings you our latest world environmental report. This week, Troy ITEM Hartwell takes a brief look at the most precious substance on Earth: water. 3 Troy: The sur...
Narrator: D. Write down the telephone numbers of the following Welsh Youth Hostels: i. Cardiff (01222-462303) v. Harlech (01341-241287) ix. Monmouth (01600-715116) ii. Swansea (01792-390706) vi. Pen-y-Pass (01286-870428) x. Aberystwyth (0197085-693)...
Narrator: C. Spell correctly the names of the following persons associated with Wales: i. Athelstan - (Anglo-Saxon king of England, reluctantly accepted by the Welsh kings as their leader, so that they could be saved from the Viking invaders) ii. Owa...