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Section 1

Audio script:

Catherine: Hi Julia, how are you?

Julia: Hi Catherine. I’m fine. How are you? Where did you go last week? I called at your number and it

was your answering machine that replied.

C: well, I went to my ancestral house in Avon.

J: that’s great. What did you see that? 

C: oh, it was a great week. The county came into formal existence on 1 April 1974 when the Local

Government Act 1972 came into effect. The new county consisted of the areas of:

The county boroughs of Bristol and Bath, 

Part of the Administrative County of Gloucestershire:

Kingswood Urban District, Mangotsfield Urban District

Warmley Rural District, most of Sodbury Rural District and most of Thornbury Rural District

Part of the Administrative County of Somerset:

Municipal Borough of Weston-super-Mare

Clevedon Urban District, Keynsham Urban District, Norton-Radstock Urban District, Portishead Urban

District,

Bathavon Rural District, Long Ashton Rural District, part of Axbridge Rural District and part of Clutton

Rural District. 

The county was divided into six districts. Bristol and Bath had identical boundaries to the former county

boroughs. In the north the urban districts of Kingswood and Mangotsfield formed a single District of 

Kingswood, with the rest of the areas transferred from Gloucestershire becomingNorthavon. In the

south, there were two districts, Woodspring, on the coast, and Wansdyke, in the interior.

J: ok.

C: To the north the county bordered Gloucestershire, to the east Wiltshire and to the south Somerset. In

the west it had a coast on the Severn Estuary and Bristol Channel. 

The area of Avon was 1,347 square kilometres (520 sq mi) and its population in 1991 was 919,800. Cities

and towns in Avon included (in approximate order of population) Bristol, Bath, Weston-super-Mare,

Yate, Clevedon, Portishead, Midsomer Norton & Radstock, Bradley Stoke, Nailsea, Yatton, Keynsham

and Thornbury. 

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J: well, i will come in the evening today to your house. Let me listen to the detail of your trip then.

C: alright. Bye.

J: bye.

Supply the gaps with the correct information as you hear the conversation.

A.  Catherine went to _____1_____.

B.  She has her _____2_____ there. She went there for a _____3_____.

C.  The county came into formal existence on _____4_____ when the Local Government Act

 _____5_____ came into effect.

D.  The county was divided into _____6_____ districts.

E.  The area of _____7_____ was _____8_____ square kilometres (520 sq mi) and its population in

 _____9_____ was 919,800.

F.  Julia will come to _____10_____ to listen to the detail of the trip.

Section 2

Audio script:

Winston Churchill: I spoke the other day of the colossal military disaster which occurred when the

French High Command failed to withdraw the northern Armies from Belgium at the moment when they

knew that the French front was decisively broken at Sedan and on the Meuse. This delay entailed the

loss of fifteen or sixteen French divisions and threw out of action for the critical period the whole of the

British Expeditionary Force. Our Army and 120,000 French troops were indeed rescued by the British

Navy from Dunkirk but only with the loss of their cannon, vehicles and modern equipment. This loss

inevitably took some weeks to repair, and in the first two of those weeks the battle in France has been

lost. When we consider the heroic resistance made by the French Army against heavy odds in this battle,

the enormous losses inflicted upon the enemy and the evident exhaustion of the enemy, it may well be

the thought that these 25 divisions of the best-trained and best-equipped troops might have turned the

scale. However, General Weygand had to fight without them. Only three British divisions or their

equivalent were able to stand in the line with their French comrades. They have suffered severely, but

they have fought well. We sent every man we could to France as fast as we could re-equip and transport

their formations.

I am not reciting these facts for the purpose of recrimination. That I judge to be utterly futile and even

harmful. We cannot afford it. I recite them in order to explain why it was we did not have, as we could

have had, between twelve and fourteen British divisions fighting in the line in this great battle instead of 

only three. Now I put all this aside. I put it on the shelf, from which the historians, when they have time,

will select their documents to tell their stories. We have to think of the future and not of the past. This

also applies in a small way to our own affairs at home. There are many who would hold an inquest in the

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House of Commons on the conduct of the Governments-and of Parliaments, for they are in it, too-during

the years which led up to this catastrophe. They seek to indict those who were responsible for the

guidance of our affairs. This also would be a foolish and pernicious process. There are too many in it. Let

each man search his conscience and search his speeches. I frequently search mine.

Of this I am quite sure, that if we open a quarrel between the past and the present, we shall find that we

have lost the future. Therefore, I cannot accept the drawing of any distinctions between Members of the

present Government. It was formed at a moment of crisis in order to unite all the Parties and all sections

of opinion. It has received the almost unanimous support of both Houses of Parliament. Its Members are

going to stand together, and, subject to the authority of the House of Commons, we are going to govern

the country and fight the war. It is absolutely necessary at a time like this that every Minister who tries

each day to do his duty shall be respected; and their subordinates must know that their chiefs are not

threatened men, men who are here today and gone tomorrow, but that their directions must be

punctually and faithfully obeyed. Without this concentrated power we cannot face what lies before us. I

should not think it would be very advantageous for the House to prolong this Debate this afternoon

under conditions of public stress. Many facts are not clear that will be clear in a short time. We are to

have a secret Session on Thursday, and I should think that would be a better opportunity for the many

earnest expressions of opinion which Members will desire to make and for the House to discuss vital

matters without having everything read the next morning by our dangerous foes.

The disastrous military events which have happened during the past fortnight have not come to me with

any sense of surprise. Indeed, I indicated a fortnight ago as clearly as I could to the House that the worst

possibilities were open; and I made it perfectly clear then that whatever happened in France would

make no difference to the resolve of Britain and the British Empire to fight on, 'if necessary for years, if 

necessary alone." During the last few days we have successfully brought off the great majority of the

troops we had on the line of communication in France; and seven-eighths of the troops we have sent to

France since the beginning of the war-that is to say, about 350,000 out of 400,000 men-are safely back

in this country. Others are still fighting with the French, and fighting with considerable success in their

local encounters against the enemy. We have also brought back a great mass of stores, rifles and

munitions of all kinds which had been accumulated in France during the last nine months.

Fill in the blanks with correct information.

1.  The speech is delivered by _____11_____.

2.  The colossal military disaster occurred when the _____12_____ failed to withdraw the northern

Armies from _____13_____.3.   _____14_____ French troops were indeed rescued by the British Navy from _____15_____.

4.  During the last few days they had successfully brought off the great majority of the troops they

had had on the line of _____16_____; and seven-eighths of the troops they had sent to

 _____17_____ since the beginning of the war-that is to say, about _____18_____ out of 400,000

men-are safely back in _____19_____.

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5.  Only _____20_____ or their equivalent were able to stand in the line with their French

comrades.

Section 3

Audio script:

Waiter- Good morning, do you have a reservation madam?

Customer- Yes, a table for two. My name is Alice Gray.

Waiter- Would you like smoking or non smoking?

Customer- Non-smoking, please

Waiter- Fine, Madam. Would you follow me please?

Waiter- Would you like to see the menu?

Customer- yes, I'd like to see the menu

Waiter- Are you ready to order?

Customer- yes, I'd like to an appetizer and Mediterranean salad

And then Duck stuffed served with orange sauce.

Waiter- Would you like anything to drink?

Customer- A bottle of a red wine

Waiter- And Would you like any dessert?

Customer- yes, I'd like to dessert a Strawberry with whipped cream

Waiter- And… Would you like something else? 

Customer- yes, A cappuccino, please

Waiter- Ok Madam, I'll be with you in a minute

Supply the information.

a.  The name of the guest is: _____21_____.

b.  She has a booking for _____22_____.

c.  She prefers to take a table in _____23____ area.

d.  Does she want to see the menu? _____24_____.

e.  She would like to an _____25_____ salad. And then ____26_____ served with _____27_____

sauce.

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f.  She would like to have _____28_____ with _____29_____ in dessert.

g.  She also ordered for a _____30_____.

Section 4

Audio script:

Dover is a town and major ferry port in the home county of Kent, in South East England. It faces France

across the narrowest part of the English Channel, and lies south-east of Canterbury; east of Kent's

administrative capital Maidstone; and north-east along the coastline from Dungeness and Hastings. The

town is the administrative centre of the Dover District and home of the Dover Calais ferry through the

Port of Dover. The surrounding chalk cliffs have become known as the White cliffs of Dover, and the

narrow sea passage nearby – the Strait of Dover. Its strategic position has always been evident

throughout its history: archaeological finds have revealed that the area has always been a focus for

peoples entering and leaving Britain. The River Dour originated the name of the town, which has beeninhabited since the Stone Age according to archeological finds, and Dover is one of only a few places in

Britain – London, Cornwall and Canterbury being other examples – to have a corresponding name in the

French language, Douvres.

Services related to the Port of Dover provide a great deal of the town’s employment, as does tourism,

although many of the former ferry services have declined. There was a military barracks in Dover, which

was closed in 2007.

Dover’s name originated with its river – the River Dour, deriving from the BrythonicDubrās ("the

waters"), via its Latinized form of Dubris. The cliffs also gave Britain its ancient name of  Albion ("white").

The Romans called it ’’Porte Dubris’’; the modern name was in use at least by the time Shakespeare

wrote 'King Lear' (between 1603 and 1606), in which the town and its cliffs play a prominent role.

Dover’s history, because of its proximity to France, has always been of gr eat strategic importance to

Britain. Archaeological finds have shown that there were Stone Age people in the area; and that by the

Bronze Age the maritime influence was already strong. Some Iron Age finds exist also, but the coming of 

the Romans made Dover part of their communications network. Like Lemanis (Lympne) and Rutupiae 

(Richborough) Dover was connected by road to Canterbury and Watling Street; and it became Portus

Dubris, a fortified port. Forts were built above the port; lighthouses were constructed to guide ships;

and one of the best-preserved Roman villas in Britain is here.

Dover figured largely in the Domesday Book as an important borough. It also served as a bastion against

various attackers: notably the French during the Napoleonic Wars; and against Germany during World

War II.

Dover is near the extreme south-east corner of Britain. At South Foreland, the nearest point to the

continent, Cap Gris Nez near Calais is 34 kilometres (21 mi) away, across the Strait of Dover.

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The site of its original settlement lies in the valley of the River Dour, making it an ideal place for a port,

sheltered from the prevailing south-westerly winds. This led to the silting up of the river mouth by the

action of longshore drift; the town was then forced into making artificial breakwaters to keep the port in

being. These breakwaters have been extended and adapted so that the port lies almost entirely on

reclaimed land.

The higher land on either side of the valley – the Western Heights and the eastern high point on which

Dover Castle stands – has been adapted to perform the function of protection against invaders. The

town has gradually extended up the river valley, encompassing several villages in doing so. Little growth

is possible along the coast, since the cliffs are on the sea’s edge. The railway, being tunnelled and

embanked, skirts the foot of the cliffs.

Fill in the blanks with the correct information.

A.  Dover figured largely in the _____31_____ Book as an important _____32_____. It also served

as a _____33______ against various attackers: notably the French during the _____34_____;

and against Germany during _____35_____.

B.  Dover is near the extreme ____36_____ of Britain. At South _____37______, the nearest point

to the continent, Cap _____38______ near Calais is _____39_____ kilometres (21 mi) away,

across the _____40_____.