c1 listening transcript may 2008

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University of Central Lancashire

Certificate in English C1Level 3Proficient User

LISTENING Part 1 and Part 2Transcript

Contents of this Paper

Transcript for C1 Listening Part 1

Section ASection B

Transcript for C1 Listening Part 2

Instructions

Press play on the CD player, all instructions for the Listening section are on

the CD.

Any problems with the CD player or the CD must be reported to the HeadExaminer.

This script may only be read out in the examination with the permission of theHead Examiner and noted on the incident report form.


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C1 Listening Part 1 Section A

Im going to give you the instructions for this part of the test.

You are going to hear the first part of a radio programme about the lifeof the former British Prime Minster, Winston Churchill between Sarah

Jones, a professor of modern history, and Tim Graham, who has writtena biography of Churchill. For questions 1 to 5, choose the correctanswer A, B, C or D according to what you hear. You will hear Section ATWICE.

Open your question paper and look at Part 1 Section A. You have oneminute to read the questions.

(Wait for one minute)

NOW LISTEN

Interviewer: Hello and welcome to this weeks edition of Rethinking thePast. The subject we will be discussing this week is the lifeand times of Winston Churchill. He is best known as the BritishPrime Minister during the Second World War, and in 2002, in apoll for the BBC, he was voted as the greatest Briton of all timeby the British public. However, this sudden increase inpopularity for Churchill comes after many years in which hisreputation has been rather tarnished. Here with me today toreappraise the life of Winston Churchill is Sarah Jones,Professor of Modern History at Central Midlands University andMember of Parliament, Tom Graham, who has recentlypublished a book on the life of this famous and influentialstatesman. Perhaps if we could start with you, Sarah. Churchillwas a very controversial individual throughout his lifetime, wasnthe?

Sarah: Oh yes. In fact, it would be fair to say that he was someoneabout whom it was almost impossible not to have an opinion. Itis true that he was almost universally admired at some pointsbut he was, at times, absolutely detested by members of thepolitical establishment and even unpopular with large sections of

the public. It is also worth remembering that despite hisimpressive achievement in leading the country to victory in theSecond World War, in the general election of 1945, he and hisparty were actually voted out of office. Thats not something thatyou would expect to happen to a triumphant leader.

Interviewer: Its certainly surprising. What do you think might have beenbehind this rejection of him in 1945?

Sarah: Well, I think simply it was people feeling that although he hadbeen an exceptional leader in war time, he was not the man to

lead the country in peace. Some of his policies were alsounpopular. Churchill opposed the establishment of public healthcare, and also the improvement of public education.


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Tim: If I could come in here for moment. Its not quite right to suggestthat Churchill was never regarded as being a suitable leader forpeace time. He was elected Prime Minister again in 1951, soone has to be very careful about depicting Churchill as someonewho was unpopular. I mean, his funeral, in 1965, was the only

state funeral for someone who was not a member of the RoyalFamily since 1914, and the affection shown for him by the publicat that time was truly astounding.

Int: Yes, but doesnt that, in a sense, bring us back to the idea thatChurchill has been, in some ways, rehabilitated since his death?

Tim: To some extent I would have to agree with that. Sarah is quiteright when she says that Churchill, throughout his life, wassomeone who often divided opinion.

Int: Well, if we could turn now to look at his early political life, whichis perhaps where he started to court controversy.

Tim: Indeed. He was originally elected to Parliament in 1900, andwas a Member of Parliament for the Conservative Party, whichis the political part that he is largely associated with in peoplesminds today. What is not widely realised now, is that in 1904,Churchill actually defected to join the Liberal Party and remaineda Liberal MP until 1925 when he returned to the Conservatives.

Sarah It would be true to say that these defections earned him enemies

throughout Parliament and gave him a reputation for beingsomething of an opportunistic politician.

Tim: Which I dont think is particularly deserved. Churchills changingof parties tended to coincide with shifts, either in Churchills ownthinking and views, or with changes of direction in the politicalparties, which Churchill did not agree with. So, in some ways, itcould be said that despite the move from Conservative toLiberal, and then back again, Churchill was being honest andtrue to his own beliefs.

Sarah: Well, Im not sure everyone would agree with that view. Therewere accusations that Churchills first defection to the Liberalswas motivated partly by the fact that he would receive an officialsalary as a member of that party. At the time, Members ofParliament were not paid.

NOW LISTEN AGAIN

That is the end of part 1 Section A of the Listening test. Now turn to Part

1 Section B


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C1 Listening Part 1 Section B

Listen to the second part of the radio programme about WinstonChurchill. For questions 6 to 10, choose the correct answer A, B, C or Daccording to what you hear. You will hear Section B TWICE. You haveone minute to read the questions for Section B.

(Wait for one minute.)

NOW LISTEN

Interviewer: Id like to talk a little bit about Churchill the man now. Iunderstand that he had a rather unhappy childhood.

Tim: Yes, certainly by modern standards. His father was a verydistant figure and Churchill himself said that he and his fatherhardly ever spoke to each other. Churchill was sent off toboarding school at a very early age and he hated it. He was a

rebellious child and not particularly academically gifted, and as aresult he was frequently punished. He was so unhappy atschool that he constantly sent letters to his mother begging herto either visit or let him come home.

Sarah: For all that, Churchill did develop a very close relationship withhis mother later on in life, but it was more like a siblingrelationship than a maternal one. She became a sort of adviserto him and they would spend a lot of time talking about thepolitics of the day.

Tim: As a child though he was closest to his nanny, Elizabeth AnneEverest. He called her his favourite friend. And when he wastwenty one, Churchill actually came all the way back from Cuba,where he was serving with the army, to be with Elizabeth whenshe died.

Int: What would you say was Churchills greatest achievement?

Tim: Theres no shortage of achievements he was Prime Ministerthree times as well as holding many other high offices in various

governments. I would have to say though that his greatestachievements were in the Second World War, when he ledBritain to victory. Despite pressure from his colleagues, herefused to enter into peace talks with Hitler and Nazi Germany,even after the defeat of France, when Britain had no notableallies and was under the threat of imminent invasion andsuffered constant air attack. He travelled to Washington to seekAmerican support as well as visiting British troops stationedaround the world notwithstanding the threats to his own safety.In many ways, it can be said that everyone in the free worldowes him a debt for his unswerving faith in democracy and

opposition to dictators.


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Sarah: I think its right that we dont take his importance in the SecondWorld War away from him, but it is a bit too tempting toromanticise Churchill if one focuses too much on that part of hiscareer. There are darker sides to him that tend to get ratherbrushed aside these days.

Int: Such as?

Sarah: Well, throughout his career, Churchill displayed a tendency tofavour military solutions to problems. In the General Strike of1926, when workers all over Britain refused to work, Churchill issaid to have wanted to turn machine guns on the striking miners.His suppression of the rebellions in Malaya and Kenya involvedquite ruthless military action and public executions. He evensuggested using poison gas on rebel tribes in Iraq. He was alsoone of those behind the disastrous 1915 attempt to capture theDardanelleswhich cost thousands of lives and ended in failure

and in fact, forced Churchill to resign from the government atthat time. We also shouldnt forget some of the extreme viewsweve already talked about with regard to education and socialwelfare.

Int Well, Im afraid were going to have to leave it there for now.Thank you both very much.

NOW LISTEN AGAIN

That is the end of Part 1 of the Listening test. Please turn to part 2 of theListening test in your question paper.


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C1 ListeningPart Two

Listen to three conversations and answer questions 11 to 20 by choosingA, B, C or D according to what you hear. You will hear eachconversation TWICE. You have two minutes to read the questions.

(Wait two minutes)

NOW LISTEN

Conversation 1Joe: Shall we go camping this weekend Megan?

Megan:Yeah, why not? The weathers supposed to be hot and we haventbeen anywhere for ages. Where shall we go?

J: Lets go down to the coast. What do you think?

M: Hmmm. We went there last time. I think we should go to the lake. Wecould go swimming and rowing and have barbecues.

J: OK. That sounds like a good plan. Is there anything going on there thisweekend?

M: I think theres a music festival on. We could go to that.

J: Whos playing at the festival? Anyone we know?

M: Some local bands I think. Oh, yes, I think the Tin Dog Band are playing,that should be good.

J: Ive never heard of them.

M: Yes, you have Joe! We saw them in that band competition last year atCastletown. You must rememberyou thought they were so goodyou danced on the table in the bar!

J: Oh yeah! Theyre the metal band arent they?

M: Yeah...theyre great. Shall we invite Pippa and Carl?

J: Awww not Pippa! Shes always complaining about everything .thewaters too cold to swim...I dont like barbecues...I think theres a spiderin my bed.

M: Yeah I know. Well, we could invite Margaret and Sam to come too,then we can take turns to listen to Pippa and it wont be so bad!

J: But Sams so posh and Margarets REALLY boring! I think Id rather gowith Pippa. At least she can be funny sometimes and make us laugh.


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M: Make your mind up! You either like Pippa or you dont!J: Shes ok for a little while. Ok then, lets just go with Pippa and Carl. We

can see Margaret and Sam another time.

M: Yes ok. But we dont haveto go with them. We could go alone if youlike?

J: No, its better with a group of friends.

M: I amyour friend!

J: You know what I mean. Now, are you going to ring them or shall I?NOW LISTEN AGAIN


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Conversation 2Interviewer: So, take a seat Yana.

Yana: Thanks.

I: Right, so youre interested in the job we advertised here in the

newsagents?

Y: Yes, Im looking for a weekend job so I can save up to buy my ownclothes and music.

I: Ok. Have you worked before?

Y: Not really. Im still studyingat college so it would be my first job. But Ihave done some baby-sitting for our neighbours and I used to help myparents out at their guest house.

I: Right, I see. What kinds of things did you do there?

Y: Erm...I used to help my mum in the kitchen with the breakfasts and Iused to clean some of the rooms too and make the beds.

I: Ok. Did you enjoy working there?

Y: Yes, but I didnt get paid, so I wanted to do something for myself.

I: Did you ever have to deal with guests at the guest house?

Y: Sometimes I had to show them to their rooms or wait on them at thetables for breakfast.

I: Did you enjoy doing that?

Y: Yes, I really like meeting people and they were usually nice to me andwould chat to me about school and everything.

I: I see. Have you ever handled money before?

Y: No, not really. Ive never used a till but I think it should be fine. Im quitegood at maths and Im very reliable.

I: Good, ok. What would you do if you had a difficult customer whowanted to make a complaint or didnt pay their bills for newspapers andmagazines?

Y: Erm...I think first of all I would try to listen to them and find out whatwas wrong and see if I could help them. Then I would ask my boss tohelp.

I: Ok, good. Now, sometimes we know that people steal things from theshop when they think were not looking at them. How would you dealwith that kind of situation?


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Y: Hmm....thats a difficult question. Im not really sure but I wouldprobably tell my boss quietly about it or maybe talk to him about it.

I: Ok. What do you think you will enjoy about this job?

Y: Well, I dont mind getting up early in the morning and I like talking topeople - I know almost everyone in the village. But I wouldnt let themdistract me from my work. I think that the job would give me good workexperience and will make me more independent.

I: Well, thank you very much for coming today and Ill call you tomorrowto let you know if youve been successful in the interview.

Y: Thank you. Bye.

NOW LISTEN AGAIN


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Conversation 3

Woman: Where are we? I dont think were going in the right direction.

Man: No, I dont either. I think were lost.

W: Well thats just wonderful! I told you we shouldve brought a map. Nowwhat are we going to do? Its going to be dark soon and I dont want tosit on top of a mountain all night with no food or shelter!

M: Dont exaggerate, its only three oclock! Weve got plenty of time to getback to the hotel and take a bath before dinner. It wont be dark untilseven.

W: Hmmm. Well I wish I felt so confident about it. Now, which way did wecome? I think we should go back the way we came so we dont geteven more lost.

M: Its too far. I think we should carry on this way and eventually well getback to the village.

W: Yes, but we dont know which way to head andits getting quite coldnow. What if it starts to rain? I didnt bring any waterproof clothing!

M: Dont panic. Well get home, dont worry about it.

W: Im NOT panicking but its really silly to come walking in the hills withoutthe proper equipment.

M: Well, Ididnt stop you bringing a map or a jacket with you, did I? Why isit always my fault?

W: YOU said it would only be a short walk and we would be back for lunch!Im very hungry and my feet are aching. It was sunny when we left thehotel and now Im cold.

M: Oh, stop complaining. Come on, lets try that path over there, Im surethat will lead us back the right way. If we follow that waterfall down the

hill, well have to come back to the village. Dont you remember seeingthe river from our bedroom window?

W: There are LOTS of waterfalls around here. Anyway, its dangerous andwell get wet. What about the path through the trees over there?

M: Well get MORE confused amongst the trees because we wont be ableto see anything at all. I suppose we could go back over the hill and takethe other turning by that farm we passed.

W: But then well have to walk through that field of sheep again. I hate

sheep. They scare me.


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M: Ha ha ha! They wont bite you! What are you so worried about? I thinkit would be better if we went to the farm and asked for directions.

W: I dont think anybodys at home. Maybe the waterfall WOULD be better.At least its going downhill. Oh, I said we should have just gone for awalk in the village!

M: Wheres the fun inthat? I think we should take the other path by thefarm. Then well be back in plenty of time to have a rest before we eat.Youll see.

W: Well, okay. But dont complain if we end up back where we started.

M: But thats what we want, isnt it?!

NOW LISTEN AGAIN

That is the end of the listening section.Do not forget to transfer your answers to the optical answer sheetbefore the end of the examination.You will not be given extra time to do this.You may continue with the rest of the exam


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