LISTENING SCRIPTS

SET 1
PART 1
QUESTION 1

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These are the films for today, Tuesday 7th. Please note that ticket prices are €5.00 for adults
and €3.50 for children under 14.

On Screen 1, Don't Open The Door! A group of college students decide to rent a house in the
mountains for a relaxing weekend break, but they aren't the only guests on the mountain . . .
one by one they start to disappear. Who or what is outside the house? Showing at 4.30, 7.00
and 9.00.

Screen 2. Ships In The Night. Maggie splits up with her boyfriend and decides to take a
holiday on a cruise ship to help her forget him. Tony is a waiter on the ship and he is very
unhappy when his girlfriend leaves him to marry the captain! Together they find a way to
forget their problems. Showing at 5.00, 7.45 and 10.15.

Screen 3 Streetmatch - The Return. The second film of French director Jean-Luc Ducroix.
Two American teenagers buy an old car and with a lot of hard work and after a lot of
problems they enter their car into the Streetmatch competition. But is their car good enough
to win? Showing at 5.50, 8.30 and 11.45.

Screen 4 - Lulu - It's A Dog's Life. This loveable little dog decides to leave home to look for
fame and fortune in the big city, but after a series of hilarious events he realises that life in the
country isn't so bad after all! From the makers of Shrek and Shark Tale, this is fun for all the
family! showing at 3.00, 6.00, and 8.45.

QUESTION 2

Mike: We have to make dinner tonight. I hope you remembered!

Cathy: Oops, I forgot actually. What do you want to make?

Mike: Well, I thought we could make that apple pie we did last time. what do you think?

Cathy: Yeah, ok, that's a good idea. Do we have everything we need?

Mike: Mm, let's go and have a look in the kitchen.

Cathy: right, first, of course, we need some apples. Do we have any?

Cathy: I think six large apples will be fine. Now, is there any flour? We have to use two and a
half cups of flour. How much do we have?

Mike: I think we'll have to buy some flour. We don't have much. Maybe only 200 grams. I'll
start a shopping list...ok, flour. What about cinnamon and nutmeg?

Cathy: Well, for this recipe, we only need a little cinnamon and nutmeg. How much do we
have?

Mike: Oh, these containers are both full, so we don't need any more. Now, we need a little
salt...

Cathy: OK, we have a lot of salt...

Mike: And quite a lot of sugar, hmmm...it says in the recipe about a cup.

Cathy: Oh...we don't have any sugar! We can't make apple pie without sugar. Write sugar on
the shopping list.

Mike: OK, I've got it. We need a little butter too. Did you buy any butter yesterday at the
store?

Cathy: No, I didn't get any. How much do we need for the recipe?

Mike: Well, it says 100 grams. I think we have some butter in the fridge.

Cathy: Yes, we don't have much but there's enough.

Mike: OK, I will go down to the store and buy these things we need. And we can start when I
return.

Cathy: Fine, I'll come with you.

QUESTION 3

Steve: Hi Susan, did your new Spanish class start today?

Susan: Hi Steve. Yeah, it was great fun. Hola!

Steve: Hey, you learned something already! So, tell me about the other students.

Susan: Well, first I want to tell you about the teacher. She's crazy! Her name in Maria and
she's from Malaga in the south of Spain. She's about 35 years old and is a really friendly
person. She's very funny. It's difficult to understand her accent sometimes but I'm sure it will
get easier.
Steve: How many students are there in the class?

Susan: Oh, about 12 I think. Everyone is about the same age, so that's great.

Steve: Where are you going, where are you doing the lessons? Are you at the college near the
tennis club?

Susan: No. We're at the town library. We are using a small room at the library so it's really
quiet and all the books are right there!

Steve: Are the other students all American?

Susan: Most of them are, yes. There is a Japanese girl called Miko. She is probably the best
in the class. Her accent is wonderful. I think she studied Spanish at school.

Steve: Ah ha...

Susan: And then there's an English boy called James. He lives here and works at the
university. He wants to learn Spanish because he hopes to go to Argentina next year. He is
very young, about 22 years old.

Steve: And the rest of you are American?

Susan: Yes, apart from James and Miko, the rest of us are American. I met your mother's
friend Rosemary.

Steve: Rosemary? Who's she?

Susan: That friend your mother plays tennis with sometimes.

Steve: Oh, Rose Marie! Why is she learning Spanish? She speaks Italian and French already!

Susan: Well, maybe she wants to be multi-lingual. She speaks really well. I feel so stupid in
that class and that's after just one lesson! Oh dear....

Steve: Don't worry Susan, maybe I'll come by next lesson and then I will be the worst for
sure. What did you do in today's class?

Susan: Because it was the first lesson only, we did some basic things like the numbers to ten
and how to ask a person's name.

Steve: OK, ask me my name in Spanish!

Susan: Oh! Erm, I can't remember. Como ti, come te yama, como ti yamo, oooh! I can't
remember anything!

Steve: (laughs) I will come to the next lesson and help you!

Interviewer: Excuse me, do you have a few minutes? I want to ask you a couple of questions.

Charlie: Yes, alright. What would you like to know?

Interviewer: Well, I work for The Regal Bookstore and we are doing a survey about people's
reading habits. Can I ask you how often you read fiction books?

Charlie: Very often. I usually read about one book a week, sometimes more if I'm away on
vacation.

Interviewer: Now then, next question. What three categories of books do you prefer to read?

Charlie: Hmm, let me think. I absolutely love crime books, you know Agatha Christie, a good
whodunit. I am also keen on science fiction books such as Arthur C. Clark and Asimov. And
then, recently I've read a lot of Westerns.

Interviewer: Fine. How much do you think you spend on fiction books every month?

Charlie: Not very much because I get a lot of my books from friends when they have finished
reading them. Probably around $50.

Interviewer: OK, now the next question is about where you buy your books, if you don't get
them from your friends of course. Do you spend most of your money on books in stores or on
the Internet?

Charlie: As I said, I don't buy books very often but when I do, I buy them online or
sometimes I go to a bookstore if I see something interesting in the window.

Interviewer: And have you ever been to The Regal Bookstore before to buy books?

Charlie: Yes, I bought something from that store only two weeks ago. It was the new book by
Grisham. I saw that it was on special offer so I came in.

Interviewer: Great, now my final question. Would you buy a book from the Regal Bookstore
web site? We have a new site, did you know?

Charlie: No, I didn't know. I will go and have a look at it as you have some good prices. I
would like to buy something from the site if the price was right, of course.

Interviewer: OK sir, thank you for your time. Have a nice day.

Charlie: No problems. Good day to you.

I love working in the music business. It's so interesting and every day is different.

The first thing I do every day is I check my e-mail messages. Many fans write e-mails to me
and I like reading what they write to me. I write a couple of replies to my fans and then I surf
around on some music websites to see what the music journalists say about me.

Then I leave the house and go to a small French cafe for breakfast. London is a very busy city
and I enjoy relaxing with my cup of coffee and I watch the world go by while I read my
newspaper and a couple of music magazines. I usually only eat a pastry with my coffee. I
never feel hungry in the morning.

At about eleven o'clock, my car arrives and takes me to the studio which is about ten miles
outside the city. I meet the other members of the band and we drink a cup of coffee together
and talk about the ideas we have for the day in the studio.

We never start working in the studio until about midday. Usually, we begin with the
problems of the previous day. At about three in the afternoon, we stop for lunch but
sometimes we continue recording if we have some good ideas.

Because I am the singer in the group, I must be careful with my voice. I never sing if I feel
tired and I drink a lot of water during the day. For the last couple of hours, until about 6 p.m.,
I don't sing but I help the rest of the group with the music.

I go back to London by car and arrive home at about half past six or seven. Sometimes, I
have an interview on the TV which is always really interesting for me. I meet my boyfriend,
Peter, and we go to eat a tasty meal in a restaurant. He loves foreign food so we often go and
eat in an Indian or Greek restaurant or something similar. I never go to bed too late as I don't
want to be too tired for the studio.

QUESTION 6

Graham: Oh, I fell asleep. Where are we?

Barbara: We're almost there.

Graham: Oh no! I wanted to look out of the window to see all the places we flew over. Why
didn't you wake me up?

Barbara: You looked very tired so I didn't want to.

Graham: I was asleep for over three hours. What can you see out of the window now?

Barbara: It looks like desert below, but I think we are near Los Angeles. We went over the
Rockies a short time ago. The mountains were absolutely beautiful.

Graham: I can't believe I missed that. I really wanted to see the Rockies.
Barbara: Sorry Graham. You can sit next to the window when we fly back to New York.

Graham: Thanks. Did you have something to eat? I know you were hungry.

Barbara: Yes. About an hour ago. I ate chicken and rice. There was also a dessert but it had
pear in it so I didn't touch it.

Graham: I'm really hungry now too. I didn't have any breakfast this morning either.

Barbara: We can buy something for you when we get to the airport. You don't like chicken
anyway and the alternative was Spanish Omelet which looked disgusting.

Graham: What other things did you see out of the window? Did you see Chicago and the
Great Lakes?

Barbara: Yes, we flew right over Chicago. I could see little boats on the lake. It was
wonderful.

Graham: I can't believe I was sleeping. And I had a dream about flying too.

Barbara: They showed a great movie too. You know the one about Brad Pitt being the
manager of the chocolate factory.

Graham: That's not Brad Pitt in that movie. I like that film too. I think we are starting to land.

Barbara: Yes, we aren't so high now. What are we going to do when we get to Los Angeles?

Graham: We have to make a phone call to your father, don't we?

Barbara: Right, then, let's go straight to the hotel to sleep. I'm exhausted

QUESTION 7

Clive: Hey Heather, when is your brother getting into town?

Heather: On Thursday at eight o'clock in the evening.

Clive: Are you going to do anything together that night?

Heather: No, I think he'll be too tired and will probably just want to go to bed early.

Clive: That's true, it's a long flight from Melbourne.

Heather: I am so looking forward to having him here.

Clive: How long is he going to stay?

Heather: Only till Monday, then he goes to Boston to see our parents.

Heather: You bet! He can relax in the apartment on Friday morning and then in the afternoon,
we are going to the beach with some of my friends to have a picnic.

Clive: I hope the weather is sunny for you.

Heather: So do I.

Clive: And then in the evening?

Heather: I'm going to take him to Domingo's. That Mexican restaurant on 7th Avenue - do
you know it?

Clive: Yeah, but I thought it was very difficult to book a table there.

Heather: Not if you know one of the waiters it isn't! Then, on Saturday morning, we are going
to go to the Metropolitan Museum. They've got an exhibition I know Terry will be really
interested in. And then we are having lunch in Central Park before doing a bit of shopping.

Clive: It seems strange to come all the way back from Australia to do some shopping.

Heather: Yes, I know but there are some things he wants to buy.

Clive: I'm meeting you guys on Saturday evening at eight o'clock, right?

Heather: Oh yes, of course. The party is at Clare's house. Come round here just before eight
and we can take a cab over to Clare's together.

Clive: Alright.

Heather: My brother's leaving early on Monday so Sunday will be his last day with me. We
are driving up to the lakes first thing and we are fishing all day on Sunday. It will be just like
when we were young. When we come back to the city, I have one extra surprise for him
before he leaves the next day.

Clive: Oh, tell me what it is.

Heather: OK, but promise not to say anything to him. We're going to see a basketball game. It
was so difficult to find tickets but I got them. It's going to be a great weekend.

Clive: That sounds wonderful. You will have a brilliant time.

Presenter: Welcome to today’s show. We’re very happy to have Anna Oliveira as our guest
today. Anna is the creator and founder of HomeworX – spelled with an ‘x’ we should note –
an app which helps teenagers with their homework. Thanks for coming in, Anna.
Anna: Thanks for having me.
Presenter: So, tell us about your app. How does it work?
Anna: Well, teenagers and their parents have numerous challenges when it comes to
homework these days. In many families both parents work and don’t have much available
time to help their kids with their homework. And even if they do have time to help, they may
not be able to offer support with the content. What I mean is, they may not know, or at least
remember, enough in any given subject to support.
Presenter: You mean they might not be able to remember complex maths or might have never
studied certain subjects, such as biology or economics, themselves?
Anna: Exactly. So they might want to support their children with their homework, but have
neither the time nor the knowledge to do so.
Presenter: I see. So the app helps solve this problem?
Anna: Yes, and more. The next issue is that tutors can be expensive, and there may be long
waiting lists for specialist tutors in the town or region you live in. Our HomeworX app brings
students and tutors together online. Students can search a database of pre-approved tutors and
sign up for live online support. They don’t need to be in the same town or city.
Presenter: That sounds really great.
Anna: It is. And this approach also enables us to offer the tutoring services at lower prices
because there’s no travelling time involved for the tutor to get to the student’s home. And
tutors who live in remote areas are happy to get access to more students, and be able to work
from home, even at lower rates.
Presenter: This all sounds great. So, how did you come up with the idea?
Anna: Well, as you might guess, I was one of those parents I described earlier. I really
wanted to help my son with his homework, but I was either too busy with work or I didn’t
actually know anything about the subjects he was having difficulty with. Also, we live in an
area where there aren’t many tutors and the ones that are there are either very expensive or
have long waiting lists.
Presenter: Yes. I can understand your predicament. Well, it sounds like a very useful app that
is clearly meeting a need. And its popularity obviously speaks for itself.
Anna: Thank you.
Presenter: So, do you have plans for the future?
Anna: We’ve just secured some funding and hope to expand the range of services we offer
using the app.
Presenter: We wish you the best of luck. Thanks again for coming in. That was Anna
Oliveira, founder of the tutoring app HomeworX (with an ‘x’, don’t forget!), which is
available for both Apple and Android devices. Join us again next week for another business
interview. Have a great week, everyone.
PART 3

Speaker 1
The station I listen to has the right balance of talk, sport and news and a great mixture of
presenters but there are far too many advertisements. In the mornings I usually listen to a
short news programme and then a show about sports going on both locally and nationally
which is presented by a well-known ex sports star. The thing I like about the station is that it
has stuff for all age groups. There are a lot of good comedy shows and quizzes, but also
stories about people and places in the area and it makes itself accessible to even the youngest
members of the community. 

Speaker 2
It’s a locally operated radio station and it broadcasts some of the top nationally rated talk
radio programmes. There are live shows 24 hours a day and you can listen online if you
prefer. I’ve enjoyed listening to it for many years now. I especially like one very amusing
comedy programme which is on every weekday night and the Science Fantastic programme
on Saturday evenings. I prefer this station to some of the national ones and I like the local
news stories, although sometimes I’d rather it took more notice of news and other subjects
from overseas, rather than just the local area or the country as a whole. 

Speaker 3
I tend to listen to the radio a lot and I love the arts show – that’s the selling point for this
station for me − the presenter is very serious about the arts and his in-depth approach helps
me keep up-to-date with all the latest theatre, books and movies. Oh, and they don’t broadcast
advertisements so you never get interruptions when you’re enjoying a show. I’ve given up
flipping through channels to avoid them now. Another thing is they don’t have news every
hour like so many stations. There are some really good quality radio dramas – it’s an
excellent way for young writers to get their work broadcast.

Speaker 4
Talk radio has grown in popularity in my area and there’s a huge demand for more and more
talk-show stars. My favourite station has a show called Viewpoint. It’s presented by a very
entertaining guy and sure, there’ll be those out there who may not agree with his opinions,
but that doesn’t matter because he makes fun of everything. So, even if you don’t agree with
him, you can sit back and enjoy the humour in his approach to local or national news events. I
find I’m still one of the few younger listeners to this station though − most of my school
friends don’t really go for it.

Speaker 5
I even got a chance to go on this radio station myself. It was kind of embarrassing but quite
fun because not everyone gets to go on a radio show and meet the presenters. All the shows
are really interesting. They also play a lot of fun games − and talk about popular issues. The
station’s known for sponsoring charity organisations in this region, so it’s offering more than
just entertainment. There’s one programme where they’re training young newsreaders so they
picked out about thirty kids from nearby towns and are training them to be newsreaders and
they get to do one short show each.
PART 4

Hi there. My name’s Grace Connolly and I’m just back from a fantastic trip to New
Zealand. It really was the trip of a lifetime, and I’d like to tell you all about it.
New Zealand has two main islands, the North Island and the South Island. I went to the South
Island and it’s even more beautiful than I’d expected. There are many ways to see it, you can
hire a car and drive, or some people go around by motorbike, you can even see the island by
boat, but I went on what’s known as the green bus. Our driver was so helpful and really
helped to make it a memorable journey.
So, what route did we take? Well, we started in Nelson, in the northwest of the island.
Then we headed off down the west coast stopping at various places and then inland up to our
final destination, Christchurch on the east coast, the second largest city in New Zealand. I
also went on a day tour to a place called Kaikoura, which is a hundred and fifty kilometres
north of there. It’s on the coast and is famous for its sea life and also for being one of the
most exciting places in the world to see ocean birds. To really experience the day you have to
opt for one of these trips. It was dolphins I was keenest to see, but there are whales too. It was
an absolutely amazing day. I made so many new friends on the trip, which was always fun.
There were people from all over the world, Korea, Russia, North America. I’ve stayed in
regular contact with a girl I met from Japan. Most of us were quite young, but there was one
guy from Germany in his sixties.
New Zealand’s famous for the sports you can do, but it can work out expensive to hire
the equipment you need to do things. You had to pay rental charges and so on for everything.
I actually took my own bike along with me, and did a fair bit of cycling around. I rented a
surfboard for a day or half day, and though it was more expensive, I also went out on a quad
bike one day.
But the highlight of the trip for me was jet boating at place called Buller River. I’d
strongly recommend Adventure Tours, the company I did it with nothing was too much
trouble and they really made it fun and exciting. I didn’t try the other company, which was
called Great Days, but friends said it was OK too.
Every trip has some problems. I fell and hurt my shoulder horse-riding on a beach.
Luckily the sand was soft enough to prevent it being anything serious, and I didn’t need
treatment. But then I actually had to go to Christchurch Hospital after doing something to my
foot, climbing over some rocks. Anyway, it was nothing major and was fine after a couple of
days.
There are interesting things to buy on the South Island. Nelson Saturday Market’s
brilliant. There are stalls selling food, honey, bread and fruit, all sorts of things. I got a
fantastic wooden mask as a souvenir, but there were also paintings and jewellery and stuff
that would’ve been nice to bring home too.