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You Hear Someone Talking About Herding Reindeer
You Hear Someone Talking About Herding Reindeer
You Hear Someone Talking About Herding Reindeer
A) Become uncontrollable.
A) By making the mares think there are more riders than there actually are.
2) What does the speaker mean when he says the foals are feisty?
B) They are controlled because the time and location of the avalanche is predetermined.
Bamboo's unique properties became evident when the dog was (1) a piece
with her teeth.
The initial plan of making bikes for the locals came up against a (3) .
The manufacturing process could not be sufficiently (5) to make the selling of
bikes to the locals viable.
The company in Zambia was thrilled to get the (6) to make bamboo bikes.
They were excited to be part of the global economy and the (7) .
The raw material used for the bikes grows in (8) around Lusaka.
The components of the bike are assembled on a jig to (9) them properly.
You hear two people speaking about their fondness for trains.
1) What point does Philip make about the people who are involved in the locomotive side of
trains?
2) When Mike discusses why he enjoys the world of trains, what contrast does he identify
between the different groups of people he interacts with?
B) A difference in ages.
D) A difference in motivation.
3) What view is stated by Mike about how the railway has helped him in his role as a parent?
4) When discussing different aspects of the railway, both speakers agree that
5) What final conclusion do both speakers reach about volunteering on the railway?
A) The time they have spent has been difficult but worth it.
D) It has helped them grow while at the same time giving them a direction for the future.
TASK 1
Choose from the list what the speakers did or would like to do on their holidays.
Speaker 3
E - Get out into the fresh air.
Speaker 4
F - Get away from it all on the water.
Speaker 5
G - Giving something back.
TASK 2
Choose from the list what they enjoyed about the experience and how they benefitted from it.
A - Helped me stay beautiful.
Speaker 3
E - Learnt a lot about myself.
Speaker 4
F - Made many incredible friends.
Speaker 5
G - Found religion.