Course: C1 - Advanced LISTENING COMPREHENSION Lesson: 45 LISTENING TASK A REPORTER NARRATES FOUR HUMAN INTEREST STORIES. You will hear one person describing four winners. Listen and answer the questions. . How many faux pas did ). Why did the pion have a sense o jotivation in designing it? jinal intention? an chef better known? the competition to be? 0 celebrate? . fournament nearly end in disaste 12. What will happet Perfectly Spoken* Page 1of3 ‘All cours lessons and associated content i copyrightof Perfectly Spoken Limited ~ © Perfectly Spoken 2019. Alrights reservedCourse: C1 - Advanced LISTENING COMPREHENSION Lesson: 45 CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Zero. . Because the complexity of the problems may cause headaches. }. He had already lost to Michae . A mosquito-repellen He had been to gourmet cuisine By drinl aand having a siesta. 10.Hurrica nds blew in and could have caused th ructures to fallo g and a bit of luck. 12. It will be Perfectly Spoken* Page 20f3 ‘All cours lessons and associated content i copyrightof Perfectly Spoken Limited ~ © Perfectly Spoken 2019. Alrights reservedCourse: C1 - Advanced LISTENING COMPREHENSION Lesson: 45 TRANSCRIPT An 8-year-old mathematical whizz kid has been crowned the youngest ever champion at the world algebra tournament held in Seoul on Friday. Completing each round without a single faux pas, the 8-year-old, who hails from Dallas, solved headache inducing problems'that Wouldhave had many notable mathematicians reaching fof the aspirin! It was a sense of déja vu for the reigning champ who had already met Michael twice this ear, losing both times in the Confederation Cup in February and the Mathematical Genius Award in June. ‘A London-based entrepreneur has designed the world's first mosquito-repellent duvet. Elijah Sands, who grew up in South Africa, explained that as a.child he had been plagued by the insects and had used the memory of this to\create the ground-breaking design. Winning the “innovation” category in the National Entrepreneurship Awards was a culmination of 5 years of hatd work and failures. He had originally intended to design a mattress, but soon homed in on the duvet as a more practical solution. Taking to social media afterwards to celebrate his win, Mr Sands admitted that although it was a bit of a cliché, he hoped his design would help others. A renowned Russian chef, better known as a connoisseur of gourmet cuisine, has won an all-you-can-eat, competition in his hometown of Novosibirsk. The Russian was in confident formbeforehand, declaring the competition a “fait accompli” and taunting his fellow participants) telling them to “give up and go home’. True to his word, he had little difficulty chowing down on the mammoth hamburgers or indeed the colossal bowls of pasta presented to him. When asked how he would be celebrating his win, he answered, “washed down with a large glass of vodka followed by a siesta" A thrilling conclusion to the giant origami contest in Fujisawa, Japan, when the competition nearly descended into chaos as hurricane-force winds blew in, threatening to topple the massive paper structures. Fortunately, with some quick thinking and a bit of luck, a potential fiasco was averted. In a novel twist, the winning design will now be reduced to confetti to be thrown at the upcoming nuptials of the victor Mr Kenzo Tabuki and his fiancée. Perfectly Spoken: Page 30f3