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Unit 1: A different café
R = Reporter Re = Rebekah G = game player
R: Hello there, it’s Sally Williams your Roadmap reporter
here. Today I’m in the historic city of Rochester, to visit
a very special kind of café. Now I love hanging out in
cafés, but there’s one thing I love even more and that’s
playing games. Especially board games.
At one café you can play games and have delicious
things to eat and drink, so I’ve come down here to find
out if it’s as good as people say it is.
This is Playopolis. It’s packed with over five hundred
board games, from childhood classics like Chess or
Monopoly to some of the latest creations. Rebekah is
the co-owner of Playopolis and she’s going to show me
around.
Rebekah, this place is amazing. It’s my dream
combination of board games and a café. I love the idea
of that. What made you think of it?
Re: Erm so, it’s my brother and I have always played board
games at home and we just wanted somewhere outside
of home that we could play them and bring our friends
and our family as well.
R: It’s got a real cosy feel here. Is it popular?
Re: Yeah, we get very busy on a weekend, especially a
Friday night, that’s our most busy time.
R: And what kind of people come here?
Re: So, we have a real mix of people, from mums with their
toddlers to, we have group of retired ladies that visit us
every week and all different ages in between.
R: Do you mind if I talk to some of your customers?
Re: No, not at all.
R: Great. Thank you.
Re: Thank you.
R: Hi there. I’m Sally. Do you mind if I sit with you?
G: Yeah, of course you can.
R: Thank you. So why do you come here?
G: Really for the social aspect and the atmosphere.
R: And what do you like about playing board games?
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G: It’s playing a physical game with your friends rather than
being at home alone on your computer. 
R: And can I join in?
G: Yeah, sure. Pick a character.
R: Okay, I’ll have that one.
G: Okay, so you’re the Alienoid.
R: Alienoid?
G: Well, we’re all some sort of famous creature, so we’ve got
King Kong, Godzilla, I’m a cyber bunny. You’ve got to
acquire points here. These are your lives, and you have
points here. Then by rolling the dice, so if you give them a
roll and I’ll tell you whether you’ve gained points or lost
lives.
G: Yes! There we go. Two. That’s you out!
R: Oh no! I’m out.
G: Sorry!
R: Well, listen, thank you so much. I really enjoyed it. I was
pretty rubbish but hopefully I’ll be better at trying the
cake. See you later.
G: Take care. Thanks.
R: You know, playing games with friends in public places
isn’t a new idea. But in today’s world of fast-paced
computer games, coming to a café like this is a refreshing
change, somewhere to relax and get away from it all.
I’ve really enjoyed this afternoon playing board games and
met some great people, even though I lost. Time now to
eat my cake.
This is Sally Williams, your road map reporter, signing off.
Unit 2: A new pastime
R = Reporter P = Paul
R: Hello there! It’s Sally Williams your Roadmap reporter
here. And today, I’m visiting Hampstead Heath, one of
London’s biggest and most beautiful green spaces.
Now people come here to walk their dog, to play sport or
to just sit and watch the world go by, but I’m here to try
out a completely different activity.
Today, I’m going to learn about Geocaching, something
that more and more people are choosing to do in their
free time. It’s supposed to challenge you and help you
develop new skills and it can take you to all sorts of
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unusual places. My teacher for the day is expert P: Well, when your GPS gets to about 10 metres, we put the
geocacher, Paul Standen. GPS down and we start to have a look. This is where the
treasure hunting really begins.
R: Hi Paul.
R: Oh, so it’s not actually that easy. I guess you’ve got better
P: Hiya, how you doing? at finding caches since you started. But how do you look
for them?
R: Good. Nice to meet you. So, geocaching. What exactly
is it? P: Well, I’ve learnt a few things. One is to be patient, and
two is to look everywhere. You really need to stand back
P: Geocaching is a high-tech treasure hunt where GPS-
and think ‘where would I hide it?’ That’s the key to it.
enabled devices find hidden treasures.

R: Treasure hunt sounds great. What kind of things do R: Okay. Well, let’s get started.
people find?
P: Let’s do it.
P: Anything really. Small little things to things the size of us. R: No. Oh, let’s go and look at that tree over there.

R: And how easy are they to find? What do you have to do? P: Oh, I’ve found it, Sally.

P: You go to geocaching.com and that page will have a set R: Ooh, fantastic!
of coordinates. You should be able to head to the location
P: Just hidden underneath here.
and find it. R: Okay. Well, can you show me how to do it?
R: Well done!
P: Yes, certainly can.
P: It’s a nice size one as well. So, this is a geocache. So, if
R: Great. Let’s give it a go. we open this up, inside there should be a logbook. Yep,
there it is. So, Sally, if you could sign that and date that
P: Okay.
for me to say that we’ve been there, and inside we have
got all little treasures. We’ve got a little dragon, keyring, a
R: Geocaches are carefully hidden containers that come in
little ring. What we’re going to do is we’re going to leave
different sizes. Inside each one is a logbook to sign.
a little blue spaceship, and we’re going to put it just in
Plus a few objects, such as pens, keyrings or stamps.
there for the next person to find, and what we will do is
Paul first started geocaching in 2011. Now, he’s become
we will do it up and we will put it back underneath the
an expert. He’s recorded his progress on his YouTube
tree.
channel, where he’s posted hundreds of videos.
Geocaching has taken him to some very unusual places R: Shall I do that for you?
and he’s made some very surprising discoveries.
P: Fantastic! There we go.
R: So, have you learnt any new skills since you started
geocaching? R: That’s so much fun! I’m not very good at finding things but
I think I’ll get better with practice.
P: My map reading skills have got better.
P: The more you find the easier it becomes.
R: Oh, that’s interesting. I thought a GPS would show you
R: Well, listen Paul, thank you so much. It was great to meet
where to go but you need to use a map as well, do you?
you. Come on, let’s head off.
P: Yeah, my GPS has basically got an arrow which I follow
P: Let’s go.
but a map will show me all the obstacles, footpaths,
lakes, anything I need to avoid really. R: There are thousands of geocaches hidden all around
London. Looking for them is going to give me a good
  
excuse to explore the city and improve my map reading
skills and treasure hunting skills at the same time.
R: Geocaching isn’t just about encouraging people to
explore the UK. There are over three million geocaches
hidden around the world, in all kinds of places from This is Sally Williams, your Roadmap reporter, signing
Antarctica to the Eiffel Tower. But, for now, Paul and I off.
are trying to find a geocache in our local park.
Unit 3: Busy Bees
So, the GPS says we’re here. So where is it?
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R: Hi, it’s Sally Williams your Roadmap reporter here.
Every day we hear stories from around the world about
environmental disasters like wildfires or flooding due to
global warming.  
And there are other threats to the planet that are less
visible but just as serious, like the disappearing of
some bee populations. Bees play an important role
in providing the food we eat. They spread pollen
and, without this, many plants would die off, and
that would have a big impact on the entire food
chain.
So today, I’ve come to Mudchute Farm in
London to meet a man who’s trying to solve this
environmental problem.
Richard Glassborow is head of the London Beekeepers’
Association and he’s going to show me how he is
supporting bee populations.
Hello! Welcome to this week’s Culture Show with me,
Anna Taylor. Today we are talking about greetings.
What to say or do in that first moment when you meet
someone? It can be difficult, can’t it? You meet
someone new and you decide to shake hands, but the
other person decides to give you a kiss on the cheek.
Has anything like this ever happened to you? This kind
of thing happens all the time, because there are so
many different greetings from all over the world. How we
greet someone for the first time is important because we
want people to like us.
So, let’s take a look at some different ways of greeting,
so that next time you do it the right way!
R: Hi, Richard. Nice to meet you. 
Ri: Hi, Sally. And you.
R: I’m looking forward to finding out what goes on here
and, of course, meeting the bees.
Ri: Meet the bees. You need a suit.
R: Oh, lovely. Right, I’ll put that on. Okay, shall we go?
Ri: Let’s go.
R: So, this is it?
Ri: So, this is where the bees live. In these boxes here,
these hives.
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R: How many do you have, Richard?
Ri: We’ve got five hives in here, and there are thousands of
bees in each one.
R: Is it possible to see them?
Ri: Yes, we can have a look in here. This is the roof. This
hasn’t been opened for a long time and they seal the
roof, they stick the roof down.
R: Should I be scared?
Ri: No.
R: Wow!
R: What does the smoke do, Richard?
Ri: It calms them down and you’ll see also they go down
into the nest. R: How do they make honey?
Ri: They collect this sugary drink from flowers called nectar
and they work it in the hive. They move it about so it
becomes stronger and turns into honey.
R: Wow, they’re so, … they are busy bees.
Ri: They are busy bees.
R: Richard, that was amazing seeing those bees busy at
work. Tell me, why are they so important to us humans?
Ri: Bees and other insects provide services for us to grow
food and other crops and plants like cotton that our
clothes are made of. Without that, we wouldn’t be able to
grow enough to feed ourselves.
R: And what kind of problems do bees face?
Ri: Main problem is loss of places that are suitable for them
to live and not enough flowers to feed themselves, not
enough places to build homes.
R: Increasing urban development and climate change are
having a huge impact on some bee populations.
Numbers are decreasing and it’s not just bees that are
being affected. Scientists are predicting that all insects
could disappear in a hundred years or so, if nothing is
done to protect their natural habitats. And that’s worrying
because if we don’t stop this decline, there’ll be serious
consequences for all of us.
When insects like bees gather pollen, they fertilise our
crops and, without them, we won’t be able to grow
enough food to live on. So, is there a way of solving this
problem? Richard has a very simple idea. We just need
to find out which flowers bees like best, and plant as
many of them as possible.
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Richard, I’m so glad there’s an easy solution because
these plants are particular favourites for bees, is
that right?
Ri: They are. Any plant which has a simple flower like this
where you can see the middle, the bees can see the
middle, that’s where the nectar and the pollen is.
They’re likely to be good for bees and other insects.  
R: And that’s good for the environment?
Ri: And that’s good for the environment. And it’s good for
us too!  
R: Well, thank you so much for explaining all of that, I can
see the difference they’re going to make and I’m
definitely going to plant some when I get home. Before I
go, can I please just try your honey?
Ri: You may.
R: Thank you. Hmm, that’s delicious.
You know, there are about 7 and a half billion people in
the world. And if we all planted a single flower, we could
stop bees and other insects from dying out. And get a lot
more honey as well!
This is Sally Williams, your Roadmap reporter,
signing off.
Unit 4: Alpha Dot
R = Reporter C = Caroline
R: Hello there, it’s Sally Williams here. And in this edition
of the Roadmap Report, I’ll be finding out what we can
do to make sure crime doesn’t pay. Now I cycle a lot;
it’s a great way to travel round London. It’s quick, it’s
free and I enjoy it. But the problem is I’ve had two bikes
stolen in the last six months. And I want to make sure
my new bike doesn’t disappear too.
London, like lots of cities, has a serious problem with
bike thieves. Over 20,000 thefts are reported to the
police every year, and very few bikes are ever found
and returned to their original owners. I’ve just heard
about a brand-new way to protect my things, especially
bikes, and it’s called Alpha Dots. I’m going to give them
a try.
Now, until now, I’ve always used a good quality lock to
keep my bike safe and park them in busy, public places.
But they still get taken, so I’m hoping these will do the
trick. So how do Alpha Dots work? Well, you paint them
onto your bike and, if the bike gets stolen, the police
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owner, and now all that’s left is for me to get my Alpha
Dots sticker, put it on my jacket to show I’m an Alpha
Dot fan and go and do some shopping.
Oh no! My bike’s been stolen, again! Well, this time the
thieves won’t get away with it. I want my bike back, so
I’m meeting Caroline Fleming, the boss of Alpha Dots.
I’m hoping she’ll explain just how this technology will
help me find it.
Hi, Caroline. Nice to meet you.
C: And you.
R: Listen, I’m hoping you can help me because I left my
bike on the street while I did some shopping and I was
only gone about half an hour, and when I got back it had
disappeared.
C: Oh no!
R: Now luckily, I used Alpha Dots to protect it, but what
happens next?
C: Well, when the police find bikes, they’re checked to see if
they’re marked with anything and each of the Alpha Dots
has a unique number on it for that bike. So, they’ll look at
the number underneath the microscope and get in touch
with us and tell us what the number is and we’ll look it up
on the database and we can link that number with you,
so they can return your bike to you.
R: Okay, so using Alpha Dots means that the police know
the bike is mine.
C: That’s right! By the way, Sally, that sticker should go on
the bike, not you.
R: Oh, that should be on my bike? Why?
C: Well, that’s acting as a deterrent, hopefully. That when
potential thieves see it they’ll see that the bike is marked
and move on and take a bike that isn’t marked instead.
R: Okay, got that. Once an Alpha Dots bike is stolen, the
only thing to do is wait. If the police find it, then they
contact you straight away.
Hello. Yes, it’s Sally Williams. Oh, you’ve found my bike.
That’s amazing! It’s down at the police station? Great! I’ll
come and get it now. Thanks. Bye. That’s so exciting
they’ve found it. It was as simple as that. Well, that
wasn’t so bad after all. Thanks to Caroline and her team
and the police, I’ve got my bike back. Alpha Dots make it
easy for bike owners to find their bikes again and harder
for thieves to steal and get away with it, making sure that
crime doesn’t pay. Well, I think I’ll put my sticker on my
bike now and go home.
This is Sally Williams, your Roadmap reporter,
signing off.
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Unit 5: The vegan food stall
R = Reporter Ro = Ross FC =
First Customer SC = Second Customer
R: Hello there, it’s Sally Williams your Roadmap reporter
here. Today, I’m in Soho, in central London. It’s nearly
lunchtime and I’m getting a bit hungry. There’s so much
to choose from here. I could have a simple sandwich or
a plate of pasta but today I fancy something completely
different. So, I’m off to a stall called Greenbox, and what
they sell is very unusual.
Selling food is big business. To have a bright future in
the very competitive food industry, you need to bring
something new to the table. And Greenbox do just that.
So, this is Greenbox and you must be the owner, Ross
is it?
Ro: Hi there. How are you doing?
R: Hi, Ross. Nice to meet you. So, tell me a bit about your
business and why you set it up?
Ro: So, it’s all plant-based food. Mainly vegetarian and
vegan food. It was started because of my gran. She
was vegetarian for seventy years and prided herself on
making interesting, kind of versions of food.  
R: So, it’s all vegan and vegetarian food.
Ro: It is indeed.
R: How’s the business going? Are you making money?
Ro: Yeah, we’re making money. Started to make a little
profit. Recently moved up to London, taking over a
restaurant in Shoreditch and so it’s going well, thanks.
R: That’s so good to hear. Could you show me how to
make something?
Ro: By all means. Come round and we’ll make some food.
R: Okay.
R: Being vegan means not eating anything made from
animals – such as meat, fish or dairy. Vegan food has
become very popular and is now one of the fastest
growing trends in the UK. And places like Greenbox are
part of this, creating exciting dishes for a new generation
of vegans. Today’s dish of the day is ‘Vegan Fish
and Chips’.
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R: What is vegan fish and chips? What’s different about it?
Ro: So, there’s a couple of different types. You can have the
tofu base but we use banana blossom.
R: Banana blossom?
Ro: Banana blossom, which …
R: What’s banana blossom?
Ro: It is quite literally the flower that grows at the end of the
banana bunch.
R: Really?
Ro: Cut into four, and then they put it in brine, so it has the
lovely texture that it flakes like fish.
R: So that’s your fish?
Ro: This is our fish. This is our vegan fish.
R: Does it taste fishy?
Ro: So, we marinade it with seaweed and a couple of other
things that makes it taste really nice and fishy.
R: And you’re going to show me how to make it?
Ro: We will indeed, yeah.
R: Brilliant! Okay, apron.
Ro: We’re going to make a batter now for the fish and chips.
R: So, Ross, other than the vegan fish and chips, what else
do you make?
Ro: So, we do jack-fruit wraps, we do burgers, veggie and
vegan burgers. We do salads, we do mac and cheese,
tofu nuggets. We kind of just try to do as many
interesting plant-based alternatives as we can really.
R: Oh, beautiful.
Ro: And then a nice lemon wedge to finish.
R: Well, that looks amazing and I am now going to try it.
That’s beautiful, delicious.
Ro: Thank you very much.
R: Now let’s see if others think it’s as good as I do. Would
you like to try some vegan fish?
FC: Absolutely.
R: Okay. There we go.
FC: I’ll try some of that. That’s vegan?
R: That’s vegan!
FC: That tastes like real fish. That’s really good. That’s
awesome. Mind if I take some more?
R: Yeah.
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FC: That’s really good.
SC: That’s really good.
R: Can you guess what it is?
SC: I have no idea. It tastes like fish.
R: It’s banana blossom.
SC: Banana blossom? That’s crazy.
R: With so many people enjoying the vegan fish I made, I
think I might have a bright future in the food industry.
Greenbox certainly does. Look at them working away.
Well, Ross is still busy, so I’ll leave him to it. I’ve really
enjoyed eating today’s dish. I’ve had vegan food before,
but it’s never tasted this good. Ross has shown me that
vegan food can be delicious. I’ll certainly be eating more
of it in the future and I will definitely be coming back to
Greenbox!
This is Sally Williams, your Roadmap reporter,
signing off.
Unit 6: The weather report
R = Reporter L = Liam
R: Hello there, it’s Sally Williams your today, I’m taking you
behind the scenes of a busy newsroom. Now, I’m a
reporter, and spend most of my time chasing headline
news but I’ve always wondered what it would be like to
present the weather, letting people all over the country
know if it’s going to be cloudy with the chance of rain or
warm sunshine with blue skies. I’d love to have a go.
Well, today my dream is going to come true, because
professional TV weatherman Liam Dutton has agreed to
show me exactly how it’s done.
R: Hi, Liam. It’s Sally.
L: Hey!
R: Nice to meet you.
L: Nice to meet you. Hi.
R: So, tell me where we are.
L: The weather area in the newsroom.
R: There’s a lot of information on those screens.
L: We’ve got two main computers that I look at to make the
weather. We’ve got the graphics computer, that makes
all the pictures on the television, and then we’ve got
another computer that helps me to do all the research.
So, shall we take a look?
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R: That would be great, yes.
R: Wow! There’s a lot of information on that screen.
L: There is!
R: What does it all mean?
L: Well this shows different elements of the weather. So, for
example, that one there shows the wind speed and the
wind direction. That one shows the amount of cloud, so
we can work out how much sunshine there’s going to be.
And this is the one that probably most people are
interested in. That’s the rain.
R: And how do you turn all that into a forecast?
L: Well, this is just one particular time that we’re looking at
here, but we can look into the future. You can see that
the rain pushes right across the country. So, some of the
places that have had rain today will get some rain
tomorrow. But hopefully tomorrow, as the rain starts to
move away, we should get some sunshine into western
areas. So hopefully some places will have a better day
tomorrow, if I’m right that is.
R: Which you always are.
L: Course!
R: So, Liam, how do you get all of that onto the television?
L: Well, the information that we just looked at here to do the
research, a copy of that gets sent to the television
graphics computer and this is a blend of Google Maps
and PowerPoint, and it allows us to show all that
information that we’ve seen there on the television.   
R: Can we make a graphic?
L: Yeah, sure. Come on, let’s have a go.
R: Now we’ve found out what the weather is doing, the next
step is to create the graphics for the report. The graphics
are the maps and weather symbols you can see behind
the presenters when they are on screen.
R: What about that one! That one! No, it’s not going to snow.
Heavy showers!
L: Yeah! Uh-huh.
R: That’s depressing!
L: Let’s put chilly wind.
R: Chilly wind. Okay, great. That looks really good.
R: Okay, Liam. So we know what the weather’s going to be
like and we’ve made the graphics. What’s next?
L: Weather time in the studio.
R: But don’t you have to write a script first?
L: There’s no script.
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R: No script!
L: No!
R: So how do you do it?
L: We’ve learnt about the weather. We just need to tell that
weather story on the television to the public.
R: Okay.
L: Let’s go.
R: No script. That makes me nervous!
L: Perfect. The best place to stand. Just on that key step-
mark there.
R: Right there?
L: Aha.
R: Okay.
L: And then look into the camera.
R: Oh, where am I? This opposite thing is quite weird.
L: Yes, it’s left arm.
R: You’re going that way and my arm’s going … it’s very
confusing. Got it. It’s really tricky. Liam. Heavy showers,
with a chilly wind.
L: Yeah, it’s fine. That’ll do.
R: Good evening. Well, the weather over the last few days
hasn’t been great and ahead it’s looking like there’s
going to be heavy showers and a chilly wind. Now if you
look at the satellite you can see the huge amount of
cloud that’s covering the country and that is likely to
bring rain. So, let’s start with tonight. Well, the blue,
that’s the rain, and that’s likely to be coming down the
country so it will probably rain tonight and you probably
won’t see any sunshine. Sorry about that. That’s it for
now. Goodnight.
L: Brilliant, well done! You did it!
R: Thanks, Liam!
L: You got there.
R: Was it Okay?
L: Really good for a first time. You’re a natural.
R: I was so nervous. But listen you’ve got to go and do the
real weather now, so thank you so much, Liam. Really
enjoyed it.
L: You’re very welcome.
R: You know, I loved being a weather girl today, but I’m not
sure I could do it for a job. Having to go on national
television without a script … it’s much too stressful! So,
Liam can keep the weather, and I’ll stick to news!
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This is Sally Williams, your Roadmap reporter,
signing off.
Unit 7: The first aid lesson
R = Reporter S = Steve
R: Hello there. It’s Sally Williams your Roadmap reporter
here and today I’m going to be learning what you need to
do in an emergency. Now a news reporter must be
prepared for everything. The job can be dangerous and
sometimes you can find yourself in a situation where
people have been hurt or injured.
I’ve come here to emergency specialists, Siren Training,
to learn the basics of first aid from one of the best. Steve
Priestley is a firefighter and first-aid instructor. His goal is
to train as many members of the public as possible how
to save lives. And he’s set up a training centre to do
just that.
R: Hi, Steve.
S: Hi, Sally.
R: Good to be here.
S: Nice to see you. So, you’re here to learn some first aid?
R: Yes, well I’d love to know what to do in an emergency.
So, if someone had an allergic reaction or a nasty cut or
if they broke an arm or even a leg or worse.
S: Okay, well I think one of the most important things to start
with is the recovery position, so we’ll start there.
R: Great!
R: It’s essential for a first aider to know how to put someone
in the recovery position. Steve is using our volunteer Nas
to teach me the recovery position, which you can use to
keep an injured person’s airways open when they are
unconscious but still breathing.
S: So, we put the arm here. We take this arm and put it
here. We take this leg and roll him over and check that
he’s breathing. Happy?
R: Yes, thank you.
S: Well, that was the recovery position. Now we’re going to
cover CPR.R: Great!
R: CPR means cardiopulmonary resuscitation. It can be
used in an emergency if somebody’s heart has stopped
and they’re not breathing. But before you start helping
someone, there’s a few checks you should do.
R: So, Steve, what’s this?
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S: These are the steps you’d take immediately after an
accident. So, we’re going to check the area for danger.
We need to check to see if they have a response. We
need to check their airway to see if something’s blocking
it and we’re going to check to see whether they’re
breathing. If they are not breathing, we move onto
circulation. We need to get the circulation going
using CPR.
R: Can you show me how to do it?
S: Absolutely. If we just move down here, this is Annie, So,
she’s going to be our rescue manikin today. So, we do
an imaginary cross here, put our hand here, place our
hand on top, and press thirty times. So, we’ve done the
thirty presses. We move over to the head, we put the
head here, we hold the nose with two fingers, one, two,
short breaths and back to thirty presses. So, we
continue doing the presses and the breaths until the
ambulance arrives.
R: Okay. Well, I hope I can remember to put all these
techniques into practice because this afternoon I’ve got
a test. Thank you, Steve. But right now, I need a break.
R: Oh no! Oh, it’s Nas. Oh, this must be my test! Stay calm,
don’t panic.
Okay step one: danger, danger. Okay, there’s no
danger. Step two is response. Nas, Nas, can you hear
me? Okay, no response. Step three. What was step 3?
Check the airway. Okay, nothing blocking it. Step four
was breathing. Oh, he’s breathing. Phew! Right,
recovery position. So, number one: hand like that.
Number two: oh, you’re long! This hand goes there. No,
it wasn’t like that. Number three was the knee, I think.
And step four: three, two, one. Head up … and done!
Where’s Steve?
S: Well done, Sally. You’ve remembered to do every step.
R: Oh, I’m so glad that’s over.
S: Well, congratulations! I’ve got your first aid certificate.
R: Ah! Thank you.
S: Well done.
R: Thanks, Steve.
R: Well, I feel so much more confident now dealing with
emergencies and, who knows, maybe one day I’ll have
to save someone’s life for real.
This is Sally Williams, your Roadmap Reporter,
signing off.
Unit 8: The Refill Pantry
R = Reporter S = Selina
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R: Hello there. It’s Sally Williams your Roadmap reporter
here and today we’re looking at ways in which we can
help the environment. Small changes we could make in
our everyday lives. Small changes which could make a
big difference to the planet.
Now, as you can see, I’ve just been shopping, and I am
amazed at all the plastic there is. Just look at it. The
cereal is in a plastic bag, the coffee is in a plastic bag,
the washing-up liquid is in a plastic bottle, and the
toothbrush is nearly all plastic, and most of it is going to
end up in the rubbish bin.  
So how can we change all of this? And can someone like
me really make a difference?
Plastic was only invented around seventy years ago, and
it’s already having a major impact on our planet. Less
than a fifth of plastic is recycled, and items that aren’t
recycled can take thousands of years to decompose. We
need to act now, before it’s too late. Unfortunately, we
use a lot of plastic when we shop and buy food. But how
can we change things when so much of what we buy
comes in a plastic bag or a bottle? Well, I’m here at the
Refill Pantry, to see how we can try and solve the
problem of plastic.
R: Hello, Selina!
S: Hi there.
R: Great to see you. So, this is the Refill Pantry. Tell me
what happens here?
S: So, the idea here is that people bring their own containers
and refill with as little or as much as they like of the
products that we sell.
R: Wow! It’s a brilliant idea. So, nothing that you sell here
comes with a plastic packet?
S: Nothing that we sell on the shop floor is sold in plastic.
R: But how do you do it? Because I went to the supermarket
this morning and everything came in a plastic container. I
just don’t know how you avoid it. Can you show me what
you do that’s different?
S: Absolutely. Well, you bring your own container, or you
use one of our paper bags and I can show you how to do
that.
R: Great! Let’s get shopping.
S: Okay, so let’s choose a jar.
R: Okay, well I’ll get one of these ‘cause I really want some
coffee.
S: Perfect. So, if you bring that over here.
R: Brilliant!
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S: And choose your coffee. And then you just take a spoon
and fill as much as you want.
R: Brilliant. Thanks.
S: I’ll let you keep shopping.
R: Thanks so much, Selina. Brilliant. Coffee. That’ll do for
now. Fab!
Right! What’s next? I also need cereal. That’ll do. Fab!
Now, washing-up liquid. This could be difficult. I mean,
washing-up liquid without a plastic bottle? Ah, so that’s
the one I want, and it says here to get a recycled bottle
and fill it up. Phew, I didn’t spill it.
R: Hi, Selina. I’m all done. That was really easy, actually,
and it’s great that you’ve got washing-up liquid that
doesn’t come in a plastic bottle.
S: I know. It’s fantastic, isn’t it? Have you heard of soap
nuts?
R: No, I haven’t. What are they?
S: These little nuts, you put a few into a bag, throw them in
with your laundry and it cleans your washing for you.
R: Sold! I’ll take some of those and I’ve just spotted this
reusable bag, so if I put everything in there I can bring it
back next time. Selina, thank you so much.
S: Pleasure!
R: Well, that’s been an interesting experience and an
example of a small change you can make in your daily
life that can make a big difference to the environment.
Just imagine the difference it would make to the amount
of plastic we used if everyone shopped here at the Refill
Pantry. And what a big difference that would make to
the environment! I’m off home now, to try out these soap
nuts!
This is Sally Williams, your Roadmap reporter,
signing off.
Unit 9: Walking football
R = Reporter P = Paul Carr P1 = Player A = Alan J = Jez
R: Hello there. It’s Sally Williams and in this edition of
Roadmap Report, I’ll be looking at things we can do to
improve our quality of life. Now, like lots of people, I’m
always rushing around and don’t always do the things
that are good for me, like eating well and getting a good
sleep. And I wish I had more time to exercise but at the
end of the day I’m too tired to do anything too energetic.
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But I’ve just found out about another way of exercising
which could be the answer. It’s football, but with a
difference.
I’m meeting Walking Football Association Chief
Executive Paul Carr to find out more.
R: Hi, Paul.
P: Hi, Sally.
R: Great to meet you. This is such an interesting idea. Tell
me, what is the difference between this football, walking
football, and normal football?
P: It’s very much focused on health and safety, so there’s
no contact, no running …
R: Sorry to interrupt but I’ve just noticed that the age is,
well, above average. Is that right?
P: Indeed, we’ve got sixty-year olds, seventy-year olds. The
oldest player I’ve played against is ninety-one, which is
brilliant. So, a whole range of ages.
R: Who plays walking football? Who is it meant for?
P: It’s good for everybody to be honest but, specifically,
people who are perhaps socially isolated, people who
have got serious illnesses and coming back from
operations.
R: So, people can carry on doing the sport that they love
and have fun as well. It’s fantastic.
P: It is! Definitely!
R: Walking football focuses on the three fs – fun, friendship
and fitness. Playing this sport has lots of benefits: it can
help reduce stress and anxiety and can increase
people’s self-confidence and give them a sense of
community. I want to have a go, but first, I’ve got to
practise some moves. Step one: the quick walk.
R: Oh, you’re really fast. Oh! Next, I’m working on my
footwork.
P: Side foot like that.
R: That bit.
P: Yep.
R: Oh! A natural.
P: I think you might be nearly ready for the match.
R: Hurray!
R: What am I doing? Which way are we going? OK, right.
You’re not going to … Argh! Oh sorry! Where shall I
stand? Hand ball. I’ve got this one, I’ve got him. I need to
get … I’m feeling a tackle coming on. Oh, that was a left
foot! Behind you. Stay with you. Oh!
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R: That was so much fun. It’s so hard not to run. Shame I
didn’t score a goal but never mind. I wish I’d had a bit
more practice before the match. Anyway, let’s go and
meet the team.  the river, and the old fashioned mudlarks were very, very
R: How has football changed your life?
P1: Oh five, six times a week I go out and I play football or I
referee so it just keeps me active, keeps me involved
with the community and the friendship of all these guys
is fantastic.     R: Well, I’m desperate to have a go. Can you show me how
R: Alan, you told me you have a few heart problems. Has
this helped your fitness and your health?
A: Oh, definitely, yeah. I mean, the doctors have told me to
keep exercising and this is my only way of doing it. I
don’t play golf. The alternative is to sit indoors and do
nothing. So, this has really helped.
R: Jez, what made you start playing walking football?
J: I heard about it a couple of years ago and I gave it a go.
I’ve had two knee operations and I didn’t think I would
be doing this again and I’m so grateful because, yeah, it
just beats watching telly.
R: Finally! Well, walking football can be so positive for
people’s physical and mental health that some doctors
are even prescribing it to their patients. As for me, well, I
definitely feel better after a bit of exercise and, as it was
such fun, I think I will be coming back next week.
This is Sally Williams, your Roadmap reporter,
signing off.
Unit 10: Mudlarking
R = Reporter N = Nicola
R: Hello there. It’s Sally Williams your Roadmap reporter
here and today I’m by the famous River Thames.
Now, London’s rich history has always fascinated me. It
was founded two thousand years ago by the Romans,
and has been through times of war and peace, fire and
disease. It has seen some famous Kings and Queens
and great writers like William Shakespeare. But if you
want to discover a different side of London’s history, the
story of ordinary people, then you can find it right here in
the mud under my feet.
I’ve come here today to meet Nicola White who spends
much of her time down by the river Thames, looking for
historical objects.
R: Hi, Nicola. Great to meet you.
N: And you.
R: This is fantastic. So, you are a mudlark. Tell me, what is
mudlarking?
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N: Well, a modern-day mudlark searches for pieces of
history along the banks of the Thames at low tide. For
things that people from the past have lost or thrown in
poor people, the poorest of the poor in society, and they
used to come down to the river and look around at low
tide for anything that they could sell, like pieces of metal,
pieces of rope, so that they could sell it and buy some
food to eat. They were very, very poor.  
to be a modern-day mudlark?
N: Absolutely. Let’s go.
R: Alright. Let’s do it!
R: London’s great palaces, churches and buildings can tell
us a lot about its history, but the things you can find by
the river tell an even more interesting story. Over
hundreds of years, Londoners have lost or thrown things
into the river and, every day, these pieces of the city’s
past are washed up on the shores of the Thames for
people like Nicola to find.
N: So, the good thing to do, really, is to wander along at the
low-tide level and then just keep a look, seeing if you can
spot anything out of the ordinary.
R: Okay.
N: Ah, now, so this is …
R: Oh, I nearly …
N: What’s this? Oh, here we are. Look.
R: What is it?
N: Well, this is part of an old shoe. It’s part of the sole of a
shoe. So, I would say that somebody over a hundred
years ago probably wore this shoe.
R: Wow! Brilliant. What’s next?
N: Let’s see. Okay, well, one thing that you’re practically
guaranteed to find, in fact …
R: Oh, have you found something?
N: Yeah. Now that looks like a piece of pipe stem.
R: Can I have a go at digging it?
N: Yeah. No, do! So just very carefully dig around the edge
so that you don’t break it, because there might be a
bowl, … Oh, and there is a bowl on the end. Well done.
R: What is it?
N: So, this is a clay pipe, and people used to use these for
smoking tobacco over two hundred and fifty years ago.
R: Wow, that’s fantastic. Let’s keep that. Let’s wash it and
keep it.
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N: Absolutely.

R: Right, let’s crack on. So, what’s the most exciting thing
you’ve found, Nicola?  

N: Well, I found this Georgian heart, which I absolutely

love and which I wear every day. But I’ve got lots of
other really lovely things in my studio. Would you like
to come and have a look?

R: Oh, I’d love to. Yeah, let’s go!

So, Nicola, these are all your treasures. They’re

amazing! What’s the oldest thing you’ve got?

N: One of the oldest things I’ve got is this Roman pot,

which was used to mix food in the kitchen one
thousand five hundred years ago.

R: Gosh, that is old. And what’s probably the most

common thing you’ve got?

N: Well, one of the most common objects are these bottle

stoppers here.

R: Right. You’ve got a lot.

N: Yes, there’s a lot of these and they would have gone

into these old bottles like this.

R: They’re lovely. And what’s your favourite thing in here?

N: Well, if you come over here, I’ll show you one of my

favourite objects, which is this old Victorian gold
pocket watch.

R: Oh, that’s beautiful. How does it feel to find something

like this?

N: It feels very special. It’s a real piece of history.

R: Yeah. It is actually a whole piece of history.

I hope I can find something like this. I’ve loved

spending time with Nicola today. I’ve learned lots
about the history of London and it’s been fascinating to
see the small, everyday things that ordinary people
have just thrown away, maybe hundreds of years ago.

Well, I’m ready to start treasure hunting again now and

maybe I’ll find something old, even valuable. So, if
you’ll forgive me, I’ve got work to do.

This is Sally Williams, your Roadmap reporter, signing

off.

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