TAPESCRIPTS UNIT 1 (Listening)/Page 8 Presenter On today's programme, we're talking about famous siblings. Sarah Peterson, the biographer, is currently writing an article about the Olsen twins. Sarah, welcome to the programme. Sarah Thank you. Presenter Can you tell us something about the twins' background first? Sarah Yes, of course. Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen were born on the 13th of June, 1986 in California. Presenter Do they have brothers and sisters? Sarah Yes, they have a brother named Trent and a sister named Lizzie. Presenter When did their showbiz career begin? Sarah Very early on . It began when they were one year old! Presenter Really? What happened? Sarah Their parents took them to an audition for a TV show called Full House. They needed twin girls to play the role of Michelle Tanner. At the audition, the Olsen twins were the only ones who didn't cry a lot, so they were chosen. The show carried on until 1994. Presenter So the Olsen girls grew up on TV? Sarah That's right. They learned how to crawl, walk and talk in front of a camera. Presenter What happened after that? Sarah They sold videos, music albums, books, dolls, lots of things. They were very popular. They then had two more TV series . Presenter … and they starred in films. Sarah That's right. And they're still young and becoming more popular every day. Presenter Are the girls identical? Sarah No, they're not. Presenter And who's the oldest? Sarah Ashley is older than Mary-Kate by two minutes. Also, Mary-Kate is shorter than . UNIT 2 (Listening)/Page16 1 W1 Is your sister planning to run at the Olympics? M Actually, my sister's a swimmer. She used to be good at gymnastics as well, but she gave that up. She didn't have time for two sports. W2 Which sport does his sister do? 2 W1 What's your favourite Olympic event? M That's a good question. I love the 100 metres. It's really exciting. Then I like the javelin and the marathon. Actually, all the events are great, but I think the short running races are my favourite. W2 What Olympic sport does he like best? 3 M Did you know water-skiing used to be an Olympic sport? W1 Yes, and golf . in fact, they're thinking of having golf again because it's so popular. But I think they should have motor racing. They've never wanted motor racing at the Olympics even though it's so exciting. W2 Which sport hasn't been an Olympic sport? 4 M You didn't like horse riding when you were a child, did you? Were you frightened of the horses? W1 I loved the horses. It was the instructor I didn't like. She used to shout at me! I got used to it after a while, and now I'm training for the horse jumping event in the Olympics. W2 Why didn't she use to like horse riding? 5 M Did you see the diving on TV last night? W I don't usually watch the swimming and the diving events. I'm not that interested. The Page 1 of 6 weightlifting was good though. Have you seen those people? They're amazing. W2 What Olympic event did she watch on TV? UINT 3 (Listening)/Page 24 Presenter Welcome to Changing Faces. Today, Hannah Pitman, who is a student make-up artist, is going to tell us about somebody she admires. Hannah . Welcome to the programme. Hannah Thank you. Presenter Who are you going to tell us about? Hannah He's a Swedish make-up artist called Lars Carlsson. He's been a make-up artist since 1989 and I've seen a lot of his work. He's very talented. Presenter I believe he started work in the theatre? Hannah Yes, he did. He learned his art at the Gothenburg City Theatre in Sweden and he worked on the characters in many plays, including Shakespeare. Presenter What about TV and film? Hannah Yes, he's done a lot of work on TV, in films and in opera. Presenter What do you admire most about him? Hannah Well, I think he uses highlighting, shadow and colour really well when he does an actor's make-up. He hides their faults and he makes them look great. But what's more incredible I think is how he gives an actor a new personality by changing his or her appearance. He can make them look nasty or kind, confident or shy. That's what the best make-up artists are really good at. Presenter And that's what you're learning to do. Hannah Exactly. Presenter What kind of techniques does Carlsson use? Hannah He uses make-up, false teeth, all kinds of things. He can also build a face up using different materials - a bit like a sculpture or a model - which can be a great special effect. Presenter What about hairstyles? Hannah Often there are make-up artists and there are hairstylists, and they do separate jobs, but Lars Carlsson feels you get a more complete character by doing everything, so he cuts an actor's hair, colours it and puts it into a suitable old or modern style. Presenter Does he use wigs? Hannah Yes, he does. And of course, that's much quicker But really Carlsson's work is Incredibly creative. I'd love to be like him one day. Presenter Well . good luck to you, Hannah, and thank you for coming here today. Now . on next week's programme . UNIT 4 (Listening)/Page 32 Interviewer In a series of travel programmes, we're looking at mysterious and historic places to visit in Britain. Today, writer Jessica Long is going to tell us about the mystery of Tintagel. For those that don't know, Tintagel is a village in Cornwall, which is in the south-west of England. Jessica, welcome to the programme. Jessica Thank you. Interviewer Tell us about the mystery of Tintagel. Jessica Well, the mystery is about the castle. Tintagel Castle was built more than 700 years ago and, for many centuries, a magical story has been told about it. People say it was the birthplace and home of King Arthur, the mythical king. King Arthur had some terrible enemies, but he was protected by a sword called Excalibur. You may remember the story of the Sword in the Stone. Interviewer Yes. Only Arthur could pull it from the stone. Jessica That's right. Arthur pulled the sword out of the stone when he was a boy and that's how everyone knew he was king. Anyway, he was protected by the magic of Excalibur and also by Page 2 of 6 his friend Merlin, the magician who lived below the castle in a cave. There are a great many stories about King Arthur, the beautiful Lady Guinevere and the Knights of the Round Table. | Interviewer How do you get to the castle? Jessica Well, you can't drive there, but there's a lovely walk along by the sea that starts at St Materiana's Church in Tintagel village. Interviewer The castle's a ruin isn't it? Jessica Yes. In fact, many years ago, the sea broke the castle in two. Interviewer Really? And . what about the village itself? Jessica The village is interesting too. It's quite small, but there are a lot of tourists, so there are hotels, restaurants and gift shops, but there's also a museum, the Merlin Museum. It has wonderful exhibitions of fossils and gemstones, and of course there are walks all around the area. Interviewer It sounds like an amazing place. UNIT 5 (Listening)/Page 40 Presenter Welcome to The Review Programme, where we look at what you'll be watching on TV In the coming weeks. Freddy Campbell has been investigating. Freddy, welcome. Freddy Thank you, Helen. It's good to be back. Now, you like nature programmes, don't you? Presenter Definitely. Freddy Well, you're going to love a programme that's on next week about a place called Churchill, Manitoba - in Canada. It's the only place in the world that has . the polar bear police. Presenter The polar bear police? Freddy Yes. The fact is, every year Churchill is visited by about 200 polar bears. Presenter Really? Why? Freddy Well, it's a very wild place. You have to fly there as there's no road at all, and it's in the Arctic, so it's winter from October right through to July. Presenter And when do the polar bears arrive? Freddy They arrive just before winter begins and they come because they're waiting for the ice to freeze on Hudson Bay. That's where the ice freezes first. When it freezes, they can go onto the ice to hunt seals. There are some great pictures of this on the programme. Presenter So, what do the polar bear police do? Freddy Whenever somebody sees a bear that's too close to the town, they call the police. Everybody knows their number. It's the most important number in Churchill! The police shoot them with darts to make them sleep - not to hurt them - and then the sleeping bears are taken to the polar bear jail. Presenter Polar bear jail? Freddy Yes. There really is a polar bear jail. There's room for 32 bears at the jail. Presenter What happens to them then? Freddy After a short time, they're sent to an area 40 kilometres north of Churchill. If the same ones are caught four times, they are considered problem bears and are sent to the zoos. Presenter But polar bears seem so lovable and playful. Freddy Well . in fact, polar bears are one of the most dangerous animals on earth. They are incredibly strong and surprisingly quick. A polar bear can run up to 50 kilometres an hour and they can easily kill you with their powerful paws. Presenter What else happens in the programme? Freddy The programme makers follow a policeman for the day and . UNIT 6 (Listening)/Page 48 Presenter Welcome to The Arts Programme. You've all seen the music and dancing in Bollywood films. Page 3 of 6 Well, it's called bhangra and it's become really popular recently. Fifteen-year-old Ayesha is from South London and she's in the studio to talk to us about it. Ayesha's been dancing to bhangra tunes since she was a child. Ayesha . hello. It's great to have you here. Ayesha Hi. It's great to be here. Presenter First, tell us something about the history of bhangra. Does it come from India? Ayesha Yes, it does, and also from north-eastern Pakistan. Presenter Right, and it's traditionally folk music. Ayesha Yeah, it's folk music and dance. It started hundreds of years ago and was traditionally performed to celebrate farming - the harvest - but it was also performed at other celebrations such as at New Year and at weddings. Presenter I see, and what kind of musical instruments do the musicians play? Ayesha Well, the most typical instrument is the dhol. Presenter What's that? Ayesha It's a type of drum. Presenter Right. Ayesha And then, other people may play the flute and other musical instruments. Presenter Right, but these days, the music has changed, hasn’t it? Ayesha Well, a lot of pop artists mix the bhangra tunes with different types of music such as hip hop. Presenter Oh yes. What about rap? Ayesha Yes, and with rap - but a lot of artists like to keep the music traditional too. I like both styles personally. Presenter OK. Now tell us about your dancing. Ayesha Well, I've been learning since I was a child. Presenter So you're very good then? Ayesha Well, I'm not bad, but I still go to classes at my local community centre because it's fun. I go with a few mates and we have a laugh. Presenter What kind of things do you learn? Ayesha We learn the dance steps of course. Presenter Are they difficult? Ayesha They can be, but we also need to know how to use our hands correctly. That's really important. Presenter And do you wear traditional dress to the class? Ayesha Definitely. It looks fantastic. Presenter What do you wear? Ayesha I wear a traditional 'salwar kameez'. So that's a long colourful shirt, not a dress, and bright baggy trousers. I also wear a colourful piece of cloth around my neck. It's like a long scarf. Presenter And do a lot of boys go to the classes too? Ayesha Oh yes. Lots of boys are fantastic dancers and bhangra's really cool these days. UNIT 7 (Listening)/Page 56 Td like to start by talking about London Fashion Week, which is a really important time in the fashion world. So, what is it exactly? Well, London Fashion Week is an event that lasts for about seven days. During that time, members of the press and buyers from around the world can view fashion designs for the following seasons. The event is usually on twice a year, once for spring-summer and once for autumn-winter. There are also other famous fashion weeks in Milan, New York, Tokyo and of course Paris, which was where fashion designer Stella McCartney showcased her 2006 spring- f summer collection. There are less well-known fashion weeks in countries like Australia and Singapore as well. 1. When does London Fashion Week usually take place? A once a year Page 4 of 6 B twice a year C every two years 2. Where did Stella McCartney show her 2006 collection? A in London B in Paris C in Australia Now, as you know, I'm a fashion editor. So what does a fashion editor do? Well, we work for a magazine or newspaper and we go to shows and look for new talent and new fashions. While we're watching a show, we make some drawings of the clothes and write a few notes, so that we can remember what we've seen. Then after the show, we have fashion meetings and discuss which clothes from which collections to photograph for the magazine. We then choose good photographers, interesting places to photograph them in, and of course great models to wear them. 3. What do fashion editors usually do at a show? A write magazine and newspaper articles B take photos C look for ideas 4. What do fashion editors do after the shows? A visit interesting places B choose models and photographers C look at photos of famous models Now, I imagine you're wondering what the shows are like. Well, they're usually very busy and often very short. Some shows are only about seven minutes long, but they can be anything up to twenty minutes. Sometimes the show begins with some music or a short film. There are usually about thirty models in a show, five of them might be the season's favourites and they do five or six shows a day. That means that the models, the hair-stylists and the make-up artists really have to work hard and very quickly. And as you can imagine it's very hot with all those cameras and lights. Personally, I'm exhausted by the end of the week, but full of excitement about next season's clothes. 5. How long do fashion shows usually last? A less than 7 minutes B about 20 minutes C between 7 and 20 minutes 6. Why do the top models have to work so quickly? A they often have five or six shows in a day B they have more make-up than other models C there are never enough stylists and make-up artists UNIT 8 (Listening)/Page 64 Presenter As you all know, computer games are very popular with teenagers. Today in the studio, we're going to listen to arguments for and arguments against playing computer games. First, let's hear from Marianne Day. Marianne is a psychologist in a leading London hospital and she also used to be a teacher in a secondary school. She's going to explain why she thinks computer games are bad for young people. Marianne I'd like to start by telling you about a recent scientific investigation. Hundreds of teenagers were tested and it was discovered that when they were playing a computer game, they only used a small part of their brain. However, when they were doing a very simple maths problem, they used a much bigger and more important part of their brain. There have also been many studies that suggest that playing too many computer games makes young people aggressive and irritable. And it's clear that playing computer games can make teenagers depressed and unsociable because they spend so much time alone. Young people need to communicate with Page 5 of 6 other young people, not just with a computer. Presenter Thank you, Marianne. That was very interesting. Now, let's hear from Thomas Barnes. Thomas is a computer game designer and - perhaps not surprisingly - he's here to explain why he thinks computer games are good for young people. Thomas . Thomas First, I'd like to say that some games are better than others. For example, simulation games such as Sim City and Roller Coaster Tycoon are games in which players have to create societies and look after people. These kinds of games help players develop their planning skills. Also, a recent investigation into the habits of 700 children aged 7 to 16 found that, far from being a lonely activity as Marianne seems to think, young people actually prefer to play games in pairs or in small groups. Finally, I'd like to say that some studies have shown that playing action and adventure games can actually help young people with their powers of observation. They can help improve what they notice in the real world. I don't mean fighting games, I'm thinking of games like Star Wars and Lord of the Rings. Presenter Thank you, Thomas. Well there's a lot to think about there. Let's start with . Page 6 of 6 . He uses make-up, false teeth, all kinds of things. He can also build a face up using different materials - a bit like a sculpture or a model - which can. Presenter And who's the oldest? Sarah Ashley is older than Mary-Kate by two minutes. Also, Mary-Kate is shorter than . UNIT 2 (Listening)/Page16 1 W1 Is