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Section 1

Audio script:

Mrs. Gayathri : Good morning Inspector! Id like to report a missing handbag.

Inspector : Good morning madam. Sit down and give me the details as to where you lost the

handbag, when you came to know it was lost and how it can be identified.

Mrs. Gayathri : Sir, I was in the Route 23A bus this morning. As it was the peak hour, the bus

was packed. When the bus reached my stop at Egmore I had to get down jostling

through the standees with the handbag on my shoulder and a few files in my arms.

I was pushed along till I reached the footboard and managed to get down just

as the driver drove off. It was only then I realized that my handbag was missing.

Inspector: Please describe your handbag, maam?

Mrs. Gayathri: It is a black rectangular leather bag with a long tabular strap of the same material. It

is of patent leather with a glossy finish. The bag is about 18" x 12" in size with three

compartments. The centre compartment has a zip while each of the outer ones is

closed with flaps and brass clasps. In the centre of the clasps are five red stones in

a ring. In the right hand corner of one side is stuck a tiny cluster of yellow plastic

flowers with green velvety felt leaves. The compartment on this side contains my

phone-book, diary, several old bills and receipts. The compartment on the other

side contains a Revlon Burgundy red lipstick, a beige face compact, a small

square pocket mirror, a packet of Premier paper handkerchiefs and a pair of round

sunglasses in its case. In the centre compartment are my HSBC credit card,

ICICI ATM Card and an SBI Debit-cum- ATM Card. My office ID card and a copy

of my salary slip are in a zipped pouch along with Rs. 1500/- in cash of hundred

rupees denomination. There may be other items like a Cello gripper blue ball-pointpen, some hairclips. toothpicks - Im not too sure!

Inspector : OK Maam. You have given us a fairly good description. Well do our best to

help you. Just hand in a formal complaint to the constable who is seated in the next

room and get a copy of the First Information Report.

Mrs. Gayathri : Thank you. Sir!

Inspector : And dont forget to leave your phone number and address for contact.

Mrs. Gayathri : Of course! 1 shant forget! Thank you once again.

Fill in the blanks with the correct information to complete the statements.

A. The lady lost her hand bag in the bus _____1_____.B. The bus reached her stop at _____2_____ she had to get down _____3_____

through the standees with the handbag on her shoulder and a few files in her arms.

C. It is a _____4_____ leather bag with a long ____5_____ of the same material. Itis of patent leather with a _____6_____ finish. The bag is about ____7_____" x 12" in size with

three compartments. The _____8____ has a zip while each of the outer ones is

closed with _____9_____ clasps. In the centre of the clasps are five red stones in

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a ring. In the right hand corner of one side is stuck a tiny cluster of _____10_____ with green

velvety felt leaves.

Section 2

Audio script:

The city ofCambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of

Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about 50 miles (80 km) north-by-east of London.

Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen a play on Silicon Valley

and the fens surrounding the city.

Cambridge is well known as the home of the University of Cambridge. The university includes the

renowned Cavendish Laboratory, King's College Chapel, and the Cambridge University Library. The

Cambridge skyline is dominated by the last two buildings, along with the chimney of Addenbrooke's

Hospital in the far south of the city and St John's College Chapel tower in the north.

According to the United Kingdom Census 2001, the city's population was 108,863 (including 22,153

students), and the population of the urban area (which includes parts of the neighbouring South

Cambridgeshire district) is estimated to be 130,000.

Throughout the 1960s and 1970s the size of the city was greatly increased by several large council

estates planned to hold London overspill. The biggest impact has been on the area north of the river,

which are now the estates of Arbury, East Chesterton and King's Hedges, and there are many smaller

estates to the south of the city.

In 1962 Cambridge's first shopping arcade, Bradwell's Court, opened on Drummer Street, though this

was demolished in 2006. Other shopping arcades followed at Lion Yard, which housed a relocatedCentral Library for the city, and the Grafton Centre which replaced Victorian housing stock which had

fallen into disrepair in the Kite area of the city. Both of these projects met strong opposition at the time.

The city gained its second University in 1992 when Anglia Polytechnic became Anglia Polytechnic

University. Renamed Anglia Ruskin University in 2005, the institution has its origins in the Cambridge

School of Art opened in 1858 by John Ruskin. The Open University also has a presence in the city, with

an office operating on Hills Road.

Despite having a university, Cambridge was not granted its city charter until 1951. Cambridge does not

have a cathedral, traditionally a prerequisite for city status, instead falling within the Church of England

Diocese of Ely. Many of the buildings in the centre are colleges affiliated to the University of Cambridge,

including King's College and Magdalene College. Colleges such as Trinity College and St John's College

own significant land both in Cambridge and outside: Trinity is the landlord for the Cambridge Science

Park, and also the port of Felixstowe; St John's is the landlord of St John's Innovation Centre next door to

the Science Park, and many other buildings in the city centre.

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Cambridge City Council plans to renew the area around the Corn Exchange concert hall, and plans for a

permanent ice-skating rink are being considered after the success of a temporary one that has been on

Parker's Piece every year for the past few years. New housing and developments have continued

through the 21st century, with estates such as the CB1 and Accordia schemes near the station, and

developments such as Clayfarm and Trumpington Meadows planned for the south of the city.

Fill in the blanks with the missing information to complete the summary of the passage that you have

just heard.

Cambridge is well known as the home of the University of Cambridge. The university includes the renowned _____11_____ Laboratory, King's College ____12_____,

and the Cambridge University ____13____.

The Cambridge skyline is dominated by the last two ___14_____, along with the chimney of____15_____ Hospital in the far south of the city and St John's College Chapel tower in the

north.

Renamed _____16_____ in 2005, the institution has its origins in the Cambridge School of Artopened in 1858 by ____17_____.

Many of the buildings in the centre are colleges affiliated to the University of Cambridge,including King's College and Magdalene College.

Colleges such as _____18_____ and St John's College own significant land both in Cambridgeand outside: Trinity is the landlord for the Cambridge Science Park, and also the port of

_____19_____; St John's is the landlord of St John's Innovation Centre next door to the

_____20_____, and many other buildings in the city centre.

Section 3

Audio script:

At the Library

Praveen : Good afternoon, Madam, (greeting)

Librarian : Good afternoon, Praveen. What can I do for you?

(offering to help)

Praveen : I need to get some information on animal cells.

Librarian : What is it for, Praveen?

Praveen : I have to make a presentation of animal cells in the

seminar next week.

Librarian : Thats fine. (appreciating a proposal)

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Praveen : Could you tell me where I can get it, Madam?

(making a polite request)

Librarian : Look at that last cupboard. Its marked REFERENCE.

Praveen : Do you mean the one next to the LITERATURE cupboard?

Librarian : Exactly! There are a number of encyclopaedias in that cupboard. You will find there Childrens

Science Encyclopaedia. Thats the right book for your reference.

Praveen : Oh, I see. May I borrow it for a day or two?

(asking for permission)

Librarian : Sorry, the reference books are not for lending.

Praveen : There is no place around. May I sit here and take notes?

Librarian : Yes, you may. (granting permission)

Praveen : Thank you, Madam. (thanking)

Librarian :Welcome. (responding to thanks)

Complete the following speeches as you have heard them in the conversation.

A. There is no place around. May I sit here _____21____?B. I need to get some information on _____22_____.C. Exactly! There are a number of encyclopaedias in _____23_____.D. You will find there Childrens _____24_____.E. May I borrow it for _____25_____?F. Sorry, the reference books are _____26_____.G.

I have to make a _____27_____ of animal cells in theseminar _____28_____.

H. What is it for, _____29_____?I. Do you mean the one next to the _____30_____?

Section 4

Audio script:

The Thames is the second longest river in the United Kingdom and the longest river entirely in England.It rises at Thames Head in Gloucestershire, and flows into the North Sea at the Thames Estuary. It has a

special significance in flowing through London, the capital of the United Kingdom, although London only

includes a short part of its course. The river is tidal in London with a rise and fall of 7 metres (23 ft); tides

reaching up to Teddington Lock. The catchment area covers a large part of South Eastern and Western

England and the river is fed by over 20 tributaries. The river contains over 80 islands, and having both

seawater and freshwater stretches, it supports a variety of wildlife.

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The river has supported human activity from its source to its mouth for thousands of years providing

habitation, water power, food and drink. It has also acted as a major highway through the Port of

London for international trade, internally along its length and by its connection to the British canal

system. The rivers strategic position has seen it at the centre of many events and fashions in British

history, earning it a description by John Burns as Liquid History. It has been a physical and political

boundary over the centuries and generated a range of river crossings. More recently, the river has

become a major leisure area supporting tourism and pleasure outings as well as the sports of rowing,

sailing, skiffing, kayaking, and punting. The river has had a special appeal to writers, artists, musicians

and film-makers and is well-represented in the arts. It is still the subject of various debates about its

course, nomenclature and history.

The Thames is 215 miles (346 km) long. Its usually quoted source is at Thames Head, about a mile north

of the village ofKemble and near the town ofCirencester, in the Cotswolds.[1]

Seven Springs near

Cheltenham, where the river Churn rises, is also sometimes quoted as the Thames' source,[2]

as this

location is furthest from the mouth, and adds some 14 miles (22 km) to the length. The springs at Seven

Springs also flow throughout the year, while those at Thames Head are only seasonal. The Thames is thelongest river entirely in England, but the River Severn, which is partly in Wales, is the longest river in the

United Kingdom.

The Thames flows through or alongside Ashton Keynes, Cricklade, Lechlade, Oxford, Abingdon,

Wallingford, Goring-on-Thames, Reading, Henley-on-Thames, Marlow, Maidenhead, Windsor, Eton,

Staines, Sunbury, Weybridge and Thames Ditton before entering the Greater London area. The present

course is the result of several minor redirections of the main channel around Oxford, Abingdon and

Maidenhead and more recently the creation of specific cuts to ease navigation.

From the outskirts of Greater London, the river passes Hampton Court, Surbiton, Kingston, Teddington,

Twickenham, Richmond (with a famous view of the Thames from Richmond Hill), Syon House and Kew

before flowing through central London. In central London, the river forms one of the principal axes of

the city, from the Palace of Westminster to the Tower of London and was the southern boundary of the

medieval city, with Southwark on the opposite bank.

Past central London, the river passes between Greenwich and the Isle of Dogs, before flowing through

the Thames Barrier, which protects central London from flooding by storm surges. Below the barrier, the

river passes Dartford, Tilbury and Gravesend before entering the Thames Estuary near Southend-on-Sea.

Following are excerpts from the passage that you have just heard. There are certain data missing. Fill

them up to complete them.

A. The Thames is _____31_____ miles (346 km) long. Its usually quoted source is at _____32_____,about a mile north of the village of _____33_____ and near the town ofCirencester, in the

_____34_____. Seven Springs near Cheltenham, where the river _____35_____ rises, is also

sometimes quoted as the Thames' source, as this location is furthest from the mouth, and adds

some _____36_____ to the length. The springs at Seven Springs also flow throughout the year,

while those at Thames Head are only seasonal. The Thames is the longest river entirely in

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England, but the River _____37_____, which is partly in Wales, is the longest river in the United

Kingdom.

B. Past central London, the river passes between Greenwich and the _____38_____, beforeflowing through the _____39_____, which protects central London from flooding by storm

surges. Below the barrier, the river passes Dartford, Tilbury and _____40_____ before entering

the Thames Estuary near Southend-on-Sea.

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