Unit 1 Living well-Listening

Unit 1 Living well

Listen to the text.AN AMAZING ACHIEVEMENT Barry Minto (B) has just made a successful climb of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa. Listen to him being interviewed on the radio by Joan (J).

Listen again and fill in the blanks. J: Barry, welcome to our ____________ programme and congratulations on that great ______! climb B: Thank you. It’s good to be here. J: Now, Barry, it was a ______ special climb, wasn’t it? B: Yes, that’s right. _____ Half of the group had very bad eyesight or were _____ blind like me, and the other half were _______ sighted people who came along to help us.

J: How old were the _________? climbers B: Well, the weak-sighted and blind group 16 and ____ 19 years old. were between ____ J: And the sighted climbers? B: Between _____ 25 and _____. 45 J: I see. Now, why did you make such a __________ difficult climb? B: For _____ two main reasons: one is to prove that we can _______ achieve whatever we decide to do; the other is to raise _______ money for other people with weak sight.

J: Mmm. Well done! I know Mount Kilimanjaro is the ________ highest mountain in Africa. But how high is it? B: About _______ 5, 900 metres. J: That’s very high! So how many of you reached the _____? top B: Of the ___ 12 poor-sighted and blind climbers, ____ 9 made it to the top. Of the ____ 15 sighted climbers, ____ 7 did. J: Well done!

B: Yes, it just shows how ___________ determined the poor-sighted and blind climbers were. J: How long did it take you? B: ____ ___ to come down. Five days to go up and two J: Well, Barry, I’m full of admiration for companions What do you and your ____________. you plan to do next? B: Oh, I’m going to __________ university next year, but my next climbing _________ ambition is to go up Mount Qomolangma one day.

J: Amazing. I wish you every ________ success in the future, Barry. B: (fading out) Thank you, Joan.

Listen to Part 1.LUCY LEARNS THE WAY Sara, who is blind, has just returned home from a guide school where she learned how to work with her new guide dog. Lucy. A teacher from the school has come to Sara’s house to teach her

Listen again and fill in the blanks. S=Sara P=Phil M=Mother S: Mum, this is Phil. Phil, this is my ________. mother P: Pleased to meet you, Mrs Robison. M: Please, ____ call me Jane. P: Umm, right, Jane. Sara’s told me a lot about _____. you M: Only _____ good things, I hope.

P: Definitely. She told me how much you’ve helped her since her ________. accident M: Well, I’ve done my best, But I know Sara wants to be ______ more independent. P: Well, with Lucy’s help she will be. How’s settling in, by the way? Lucy ________ M: Oh, it’s like she’s always ______ been here, isn’t it, Sara? S: Yes. She’s been ________ smelling everything in the house and she knew which was my bedroom right away. _________

P: That’s good. So, Sara, what shall we teach Lucy ______? first S: How to take me to ______. work Mum’s been dr

iving me but I want so much to be able to get there by _____ train on my own, like I used to ________ before the accident. P: Well, let’s get started. First we’ll show Lucy the _____ way to the train station … (fading out)

Listen to Part 2.

An hour and a half later, Sara, Lucy and Phil return home. (Pause, then sound of door opening and closing and two sets of footsteps)

Listen again and fill in the blanks. S: (very excitedly) Mum, where are you? M: In _____, here dear. S: Lucy did it! She found her own way to the ________ station and onto the train. M: Wonderful! Clever girl, Lucy. How did crossing the street? she go _________ P: She was _______. perfect She sat down at the crossing and waited _____ till the cars stopped …

straight S: Then she stood up and took me _______ across the road. I wish you could have seen her. M: Me too, but I’ll get the chance once you’ve ________ finished her training. So what’s next? rest and then P: We’ll give Lucy a bit of _____ we’ll ask her to take Sara to the station again. S: Then Phil’s going to _____ show Lucy how to get off the train and take me to my

office. In a few _____, days Lucy and I will be going to work on our own. M: That’s ________. fantastic I’m so pleased for you. lunch Phil, Now, would you like some ______, while Lucy is having ___ a break? (fading out)

Listen to the text.

MY HERO: LOUIS BRAILLE