English Unlimited HTL 3, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM

136 In the news 10 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE LOOK AGAIN EXTRAS Explore listening: News You are going to listen to three news items from around the world. First you will have 45 seconds to study the task below, then you will hear the recording twice. While listening, choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) for questions 1–8. Put a cross ( ) in the correct box. The first one (0) has been done for you. After the second listening, you will have 45 seconds to check your answers. 45 TCD SCD 3/20 06 0 Julia Diamond is A a protester. B a reporter. C a newsreader. D a government worker. Q1 In London, many people are on strike because of A the economic crisis. B the cancellation of sales. C the grey skies. D government’s cuts. Q2 The austerity measures will affect A all employees in the UK. B women only. C private sector workers. D people with low incomes. Q3 Avalanches in Afghanistan have hit A the Afghan capital. B the area south of Kabul. C the Salang Pass. D the Kandahar Pass. Q4 Over two thousand people have been A killed. B injured. C saved. D stranded in their cars. Q5 The Afghan authorities A cannot afford to clear the paths. B are just allowing ambulances and road clearing equipment to get through. C tell people to stay in their vehicles. D are trying hard to reopen the pass. Q6 The film Priya was produced A by a group of university students down under. B in Bollywood. C by a satellite television company. D in Hollywood. Q7 The short film depicts love between A two people from different cultures. B love between an Indian student and an Australian girl. C between two Indian students. D between a Bollywood actress and a poor Austrian student. Q8 The low budget film A will be released in 176 countries. B was directed by Mr Chris Kellett. C brings back the Bollywood genre to the Australian audience. D cost less than 2,000 dollars to produce. Listen to the news on TV or on the radio. Prepare a news report for your next class. Concentrate on political news, business news and cultural news. Talk for 2–3 minutes. You should: state the facts (who, what, when, where, why, how and who cares). include details that will make your news item memorable and help your listeners to imagine what happened. use conversational but correct language. 46 Write a short letter (100–120 words) to a newspaper in response to one of the articles you read in Unit 10 or to an article you have read recently. You should: give the details of the article (title, date, name of the journalist if you know it). say how much you agree with the writer of the article. state your opinion or add a new point. end your letter with a strong idea. 44 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv