Beacon Mock 2020 Paper 3 Tapescript

Paper 3 Beacon Mock 2020: Tapescript
DSE English Listening Test

Beacon Mock 2020
Tapescript
Announcer: Copyright by Kenneth Lau, Beacon College.

Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education 2020, English Language Paper
3, Listening and Integrated Skills.
Instructions to Candidates. You should have on your desk a Part A
Question-Answer Book, a Part B1 Data File with a Part B1
Question-Answer Book inserted and a Part B2 Data File with a Part B2
Question-Answer Book inserted. Do not open them until you are told to do
so. I repeat, do not open the Question-Answer Books or the Data Files
until you are told to do so.
Now write your Candidate Number in the space provided on page 1 of your
Part A Question-Answer Book.
(10 second pause)
Now look at the Part A Question-Answer Book. Check that the Part A
Question-Answer Book has no missing pages. Look for the words ‘End of
Part A. Now go to Part B’ on the last page.
(10 second pause)
Now stick your barcode labels in the spaces provided on pages 1, 3, and 5.
Close your Part A Question-Answer Book when you have finished.
(20 seconds of Greensleeves)
Now look at your Part B1 Data File. Take out the inserted Part B1
Question-Answer Book. Check that the Part B1 Data File has no missing
pages. Look for the words ‘This is the last page of the Part B1 Data File’
on the last page.
(10 second pause)
Part B1 Question-Answer Book.
(10 second pause)
Now check that the Part B1 Question-Answer Book has no missing pages.
Look for the words ‘End of Part B1’ on the last page.
(10 second pause)
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Now stick your barcode label in the space provided on page 1. Close the
Part B1 Question-Answer Book when you have finished.
(10 second pause)
Now look at your Part B2 Data File. Take out the inserted Part B2
Question-Answer Book. Check that the Part B2 Data File has no missing
pages. Look for the words ‘This is the last page of the Part B2 Data File’
on the last page.
(10 second pause)
Part B2 Question-Answer Book.
(10 second pause)
Now check that the Part B2 Question-Answer Book has no missing pages.
Look for the words ‘End of Part B2’ on the last page.
(10 second pause)
Now stick your barcode labels in the spaces provided on pages 1 and 3.
Close the Part B2 Question-Answer Book when you have finished.
You are reminded that all examination materials will be played ONCE only.
This paper is divided into two parts: Part A and Part B. For Part A, you
should use a pencil to answer all questions. For Part B, you can use a pen
or a pencil. Put up your hand now if you have any difficulties. It is not
possible to handle complaints after you have taken the paper.
(10 second pause)
The listening component is about to begin. Keep your earphones on until
you are told to take them off.
(3 second pause)
Open your Part A Question-Answer Book at page 2. Part A is about to
begin.
(3 second pause)
Part A.
Situation.
Becky Chan is the president of the school’s newly established Gardening Club.
You will hear several conversations involving Becky discussing various projects of
the club.
In Part A, you will have a total of four tasks to do. Follow the instructions in the
Question-Answer Book and in the recording to complete the tasks. You will find
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all the information you need in the Question-Answer Book and the recording. You
now have two minutes to familiarise yourself with Tasks 1 – 4.
(2 minutes of Greensleeves)
(Tone)
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Announcer: Task 1.
Becky is meeting with Mr Lam, a geography teacher at the school, and
Tracy, another member of the Gardening Club, about starting a seed library.
Listen to the discussion and write the information in the spaces below. The
first two have been provided as examples.
You now have 30 seconds to study the task. At the end of the task, you
will have one minute to tidy up your answers.
(Tone)
Mr Lam: Becky, it’s good to hear the Gardening Club is going to set up a seed library
in the school library.
Becky: I’m so excited about it, Mr Lam! But I’m not sure exactly what we need to
do, so I need some advice from you and Tracy, who actually has a seed
library at home!
Tracy: Don’t worry! All we need is just a few simple items. In case you don’t
know what a seed library is, it’s a library where you check out seeds instead
of books. So, let’s go through what we need to pull together. First,
obviously we need some glass jars to hold the seeds.
Mr Lam: That’s easy. You can ask the school tuck shop to provide you with
recycled glass jars.
Tracy: Right. They’ve got plenty of them. Second, we need some envelopes as
well. (1) This is because when people check out, we have to pack the
seeds. (2) So be sure to put some envelopes in the seed library.
Becky: No problem.
Tracy: All right. On that note, the third necessary item in a seed library is … you
know what? A pen! (3)
Becky: Oh, that’s very basic!
Tracy: I told you it’s easy. We need a pen so that we can label what people take
(4).
Becky: That makes sense. Our schoolmates will easily forget what they take if we
don’t label it.
Tracy: So that’s pretty much all we need – glass jars, envelopes, and a pen.
Mr Lam: Wait a minute! Since this is a public seed library, for the sake of education,
I think we need a folder (5) to provide information (6), such as information
on different varieties of seeds and how much water and sunlight they need.
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Becky: Good idea! Having a folder like this would add meaning to our project.
But where do we get the seeds? Tracy certainly has some seeds at home,
but I don’t think they’ll be enough. And we’re on a tight budget.
Mr Lam: In that case, I’d recommend you to turn to Earth Awareness for help. (7)
Earth Awareness is a charity dedicated to promoting sustainable agriculture
in our community. They’re ready to donate seeds to individuals and
institutions in need. Most importantly, these seeds are organic seeds,
which are not easy to find.
Becky: Thanks, Mr Lam! We’ll definitely check it out. How about the
borrowing procedures?
Tracy: Simple. First, you jot down what you’re taking. Be sure to specify the
amount. (8) Then, you plant the seeds. (9) Finally, you should be able to
harvest a new generation of seeds and bring them back. (10)
Becky: Great! Mr Lam, now that you’ve mentioned the importance of educating
our schoolmates about seeds, it strikes me that we must explain to them the
purpose of a seed library. What do you have to say about this?
Mr Lam: Seed libraries are crucial for an obvious reason. It’s all about food security.
(11) When more and more people are growing at least some of their food,
it reduces the chance of seeds going extinct. This way, food security can
be ensured. The importance of seed preservation can’t be overemphasised.
Did you know that the world has already lost up to 93% of all seed types?
(12)
Becky: Wow! 93%. That certainly rings the bell!
Mr Lam: It doesn’t sound real, but it’s true. So much of our biodiversity has been
lost. Some examples of that are how we all want coffee and apples (14)
because they’re so common. But 60% of wild coffee beans are about to go
extinct. (13) For apples, there were supposedly 17,000 different varieties
of them, but the number has dropped to 4,000.
Becky: That’s why we’re creating this seed library to inspire our schoolmates a bit.
Mr Lam and Tracy, thank you for taking this time to share with me what you
know.
Mr Lam: Thanks for having me!
Tracy: You’re welcome!
Announcer: That is the end of Task 1. You now have one minute to tidy up your
answers.
(Tone)
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Announcer: Task 2.
The school journalist Janice is interviewing the principal and Becky about
the Gardening Club. Listen to their conversation and fill in the blanks
below.
You now have 30 seconds to look at the task. At the end of the task, you
(Tone)
Janice: Good afternoon, Mr. Wong and Becky. Thank you for your time for this
interview! Recently, our school has established a Gardening Club. This
sounds like an interesting idea since not many schools have a Gardening
Club. So, why did you want to set up the club?
Mr. Wong: Well, the first and foremost reason why we established a Gardening Club is
that we want our students to learn where their food comes from (15). Most
of them do not have a connection to where their food comes from.
Through joining the club, they can learn to become more conscious and
think about how their actions can affect something.
Janice: I see. I realised that the Gardening Club provides fresh food for the school
cafeteria (16). Why would you have such an idea? Can you tell us more
about it?
Mr. Wong: Yes. This is a relatively new idea and is the second goal of the club. We
hope our students will take part in the Cultivating Food for School Program.
The Gardening Club will provide fresh fruit and vegetables for the school
lunch programme. By providing food that they plant, they will be more
aware of what they are eating and treasure their food more.
Janice: It’s very meaningful! Eating food that they plant.
Becky: Yes. Apart from it, we also want to provide a therapeutic space for
students. (17) We want to let them know that the school isn’t just a place
to study, but a place to relax. A garden is a peaceful, healing space where
you can find rest and respite from them.
Janice: I think students will love gardening and eventually love going to school
more.
Becky: That’s what we aim to achieve. Indeed, there are many benefits of school
gardens. First, they connect students with nature. (18) Having a hectic
life, students seldom expose themselves to nature. A school garden gives
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them a great opportunity to get closer to nature.

Janice: Yes, many of our schoolmates are so busy that they need to attend tutorial
classes after school on weekdays and in the weekends. They don’t have
extra time to enjoy what nature has to offer.
Becky: Spot on. Having a school garden allows them to immerse themselves in a
natural environment when they are in the school campus. Besides,
watching greenery plants can also relieve stress, which is another benefit of
a school garden. (19)
Janice: It’s an awesome idea that there is a place where we can relax in the school.
I will definitely visit the school garden when I feel stressed.
Mr. Wong: More importantly, farming helps students to develop a sense of achievement
when the crops are harvested. (20) It takes months for a plant to grow until
it is ready to be harvested. In the process, students are responsible for
taking care of the plant. School gardening is a way for them to feel like
they have a place in the world to grow their own food. In some way it
gives them a sense of achievement that they didn’t have before.
Janice: It’s such a great benefit and I think it’ll just keep extending far and wide.
Now, can you tell us how you find a suitable site for school gardening?
Mr. Wong: First of all, the place must have enough exposure to sunlight, which means it
must be a sunny place. (21) We decided to choose a place near the school
playground because it is spacious and bright enough, but fencing is needed
to avoid stray balls (22). You know, many students play basketball in the
school playground during recess time.
Janice: I see. I’m very curious about what the students are going to plant in the
school garden.
Becky: The plants need to be easy to grow. Potatoes are a good choice as they
grow quickly. (23) It takes only a few months to grow the potatoes and it’s
great to dig them up just before the summer holidays.
Mr. Wong : Salad leaves such as lettuces would also be a good option (24) as they are
also easy to grow. Lettuces are very suitable for beginners. (25)
Janice: I see. Any other?
Becky: Can you make a guess? We invited a chef to teach students to make pizzas.
(27)
Janice: Let me guess. Tomato? Rocket?
Becky: All of these! It’s pizza ingredients! (26)
Janice: Wow, we can make pizzas!
Mr. Wong: Yes! Sounds cool, right? Don’t forget to join the Gardening Club!
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Janice: Sure! That’s all for the interview. Thank you for your time, Mr. Wong
and Becky!
answers.
(Tone)
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Announcer: Task 3.
The school radio host Sammy is interviewing Becky. Listen to their

conversation and complete the missing information in the spaces below.
You now have 30 seconds to look at the task. At the end of the task, you
(Tone)
Sammy: Welcome to Talk Today. In this episode, we invited Becky Chan, the
chairperson of the Gardening Club, to talk with us about composting. Hi,
Becky. Glad to have you here in our programme. Gardening is getting
popular nowadays, and composting is one of its crucial steps. Can you
teach us how to make compost ourselves?
Becky: Sure. But before that, let me tell you what compost is. I guess not many
people know about it. Compost is decaying plant material that is added to
soil. (28) Such decaying plant material improves the quality of the soil and
makes your vegetables large and productive.
Sammy: That means compost is food for vegetables. But why should we make
compost ourselves?
Becky: Composting is a way to turn waste into valuable stuff. (29) Instead of
throwing away the waste from the kitchen, we can try to make use of waste.
Sammy: So Becky, you’re going to teach us how to make a compost bin today, right?
Becky: Yes. When it comes to the setup of a compost bin, the first thing you need
to consider is the location. The traditional way is to put it at the corner of a
garden. And the most important thing is to make sure it’s the shadiest
corner of the garden because it’s usually a trickiest place to grow a wide
variety of fruit or vegetables. (30) Another thing is the height. If your
garden is on the slope, make sure that the compost bin is placed on top of the
slope (31) as the actual compost materials will be lighter than the compost
itself, so when your compost is ready, you’re going to use gravity to help
you take it down the garden rather than having to lug it up the hill.
Sammy: After we have chosen the place, what do we need to do next?
Becky: The next thing to consider is what kind of compost bin you want to make.
There are many different designs out there. One kind of bin is made of flat
pack. One of the major benefits is that you can take it down and take it to
any part of the garden. (33) I recommend using this (32) as they don’t cost
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you an arm and a leg (34). There are also other designs, like the plastic
ones. Of course, you can also use the plastic ones but I don’t feel they look
good. (35, 36) I prefer more of a rustic look of wood.
Sammy: I see. What’s the next step?
Becky: The next thing you need to know is what to compost. Compost is
composed of greens and browns.
Sammy: What exactly are greens and browns?
Becky: Greens are anything that’s rich in nitrogen such as cow manure. Although
they’re brown, I think everything that’s living is nitrogen. For example,
lawn clippings and used coffee grounds are greens. (37)
Sammy: I see. Then browns are things that are dead?
Becky: Right. Browns are dead things that are full of carbon. Autumn leaves,
shredded paper, newspapers, cardboards are all browns. (38) The
composting recipe is the next thing you need to know. For every bucket of
green material, you want two brown materials. It’s a 2 to 1 ratio. First,
you put a bucket of green material. Then, you put two buckets of brown
material. All you need to do after this is think of your compost bin as
lasagna and you keep on piling on the greens and the browns. It’s very
easy, isn’t it?
Sammy: Sounds not very difficult. People who are interested in it can try making
your own compost bin! Becky, thank you so much for sharing with us so
much useful information about composting!
answers.
(Tone)
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Announcer: Task 4.
Becky is interviewing Mr Lam, her geography teacher, for a club magazine
article about urban agriculture. Listen to the interview and complete the
answers below. Please note that you do not need to answer in complete
sentences.
You now have 30 seconds to study the task. At the end of the task, you
will have three minutes to tidy up your answers.
(Tone)
Becky: Good afternoon, Mr Lam. Thank you for taking the time to talk to me
again!
Mr Lam: Good to see you again, Becky!
Becky: As you know, the Gardening Club is planning to launch a programme to
encourage students to grow some of their own food in our school garden.
We believe it’ll be a meaningful experience as it introduces students to the
importance of urban agriculture, that is, the practice of cities growing their
own food.
Mr Lam: Absolutely!
Becky: To promote the programme, I want to write an article about urban
agriculture, which is why I need your help. Mr Lam, first of all, can you
explain a little bit about how cities can benefit from growing their own food?
Mr Lam: To begin with, it’s not difficult to imagine that having your own local food
makes you healthier. (39) Today, many cities heavily rely on imported
food. Since the food is shipped thousands of miles before it reaches our
plate, much of its nutrition has already been lost. By growing your own
food, you enjoy more nutritious food and thus better health.
Becky: Great! Just look at how many people are so sick in today’s society!
Mr Lam: Growing your own food not only improves your health, but it also greatly
reduces greenhouse gas emissions (40).
Becky: Does it have anything to do with transport?
Mr Lam: You’re so smart, Becky! It takes tremendous amounts of energy to
transport million tons of food for exceedingly long distances on a daily
basis. With urban agriculture, greenhouse gas emissions can be
significantly reduced.
Becky: So we’re in fact on a mission to save our planet!
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Mr Lam: That’s right! The third advantage of urban agriculture is that it ensures
efficient distribution of food. (41) In some countries, low-income
communities don’t have access to supermarkets, which means the food can’t
reach them. To enhance food security, cities need to develop the ability to
grow their own food.
Becky: I see. I think these reasons are strong enough to persuade my schoolmates
to participate in the programme.
Mr Lam: I’m sure they will. In fact, urban agriculture is a rising global trend. It
has grown by more than 30% in the United States in the past 30 years. (42)
Becky: An increase of more than 30% in just 30 years. That’s pretty impressive!
Mr Lam: And it has promise! It is estimated that urban agriculture can meet up to
20% of global food demand. (43)
Becky: 20% is quite a lot! Hopefully it can help alleviate world famine.
Mr Lam: History has shown that it can. During the First World War and the Second
World War, residents of several countries such as the United States, the
United Kingdom and Germany used backyards and public parks as gardens
to plant vegetables themselves. These gardens, which were called victory
gardens, greatly increased food supply. (44)
Becky: Victory gardens. What a good name! I think anyone will feel like a victor
when they realise they can grow food themselves just about everywhere!
Mr Lam: Indeed. Victory gardens worked so well that by 1943, in the United States
alone, there were 12 million of them in cities.
Becky: It gives me a lot of hope that we can do the same thing today. So why
hasn’t urban agriculture made a comeback yet?
Mr Lam: Urban agriculture has been facing a wide range of challenges, such as urban
development, lack of skilled workers, unaffordable water, and government
policies. The biggest issue is access to land. (45) In most cases, urban
farmers do not own the farm.
Becky: What a pity!
Mr Lam: Luckily, there’s a solution.
Becky: What’s the solution?
Mr Lam: Government support. Just like what happens in Cuba. In Cuba, anyone
interested in growing food can get 32 acres of land near major cities from the
government. (46) They are then required to donate 10 to 20% of their
harvest to social service organisations, such as schools, hospitals, and
community centres. (47)
Becky: That sounds great! But there’s another problem. How do these local
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farmers sell the rest of their output? I mean, if people don’t know about
them, they’re not going to nail it no matter how good they are.
Mr Lam: That’s where the community supported agriculture programme comes in
handy. A community supported agriculture programme – CSA for short –
aims to help farmers directly market their produce to the public. (48)
Becky: If there’s a way for the public to buy produce directly from local farmers, I
believe many people will support these farmers because of the benefits you
mentioned. So, how does a CSA work?
Mr Lam: Simple. It’s a system where community members buy shares from a farm
in exchange for food. (49) With financial contributions from the
community members, the farm is able to pay for seeds, equipment, labour,
etc. The community members then receive a certain amount of harvest
from the farm on a regular basis, say weekly or biweekly.
Becky: Oh, did you say the community members become shareholders in the farm?
Mr Lam: That’s right. And the farm grows food for them in return.
Becky: Wow, it sounds so exciting! There’s so much fresh produce for you to
expect. I’m looking forward to a CSA in Hong Kong.
Mr Lam: Maybe this day will come. The idea of a CSA began in Japan (51) in the
1960s in response to the excessive use of pesticides in modern agriculture
(50). It already spread to North America (51) in the 1980s and is still
evolving. Everybody needs to eat and everybody needs healthy food.
Perhaps one day our city will develop our own model of a CSA. Who
knows?
Announcer: That is the end of Task 4 and of Part A. You now have three minutes to
complete your answers to Task 4 and to tidy up all your other answers.
(Tone)
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Announcer: Part B.
Look at page 2 of your Data File.
Situation.
You are Hank Williams. You work for Olga Organics, an organic food
company. Your boss, Olga Marven, has asked you to do a few tasks.
You will listen to Every Bit Every Day, a talk show which Olga Marven
attended. She and the host talked about various issues related to organic
food and her company. Take notes under the appropriate headings.
Before the recording is played, you will have five minutes to study the
Question-Answer Book and the Data File to familiarise yourself with the
situation and the tasks.
Complete the tasks by following the instructions in the Question-Answer
Book and on the recording. You will find all the information you need in
the Question-Answer Book, the Data File and on the recording. As you
listen you can make notes on page 3 of the Data File.
You now have five minutes to familiarise yourself with the
Question-Answer Book and the Data File.
(Tone)
The recording is about to begin. Turn to page 3 of the Data File.
(5 second pause)
(Tone)
Host (Finn): Greetings, audience! Thanks for joining us on today’s Every Bit Every
Day. This time we have a very special guest, Olga Marven, the founder of
Olga Organics. Thanks very much for being with us, Ms. Marven.
Olga: The pleasure’s all mine, Finn, and call me Olga.
Host: So, from what I know, healthy eating has been the talk of the town in recent
years. Going organic is one of the most popular trends, and your company
is an organic food company. Perfect timing!
Olga: We’re enjoying a lot of success. Thank you!
Host: Now, Olga, you’re an expert in organic agriculture. Is it true that it has a
lot of benefits?
Olga: Absolutely. For now, let’s narrow our scope and talk about its effects on
the environment. I’m aware that there’re some criticisms against organic
agriculture. Some of those critics claim that for organic agriculture to
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work, it takes at least three times more land and much more time to produce
the same crop yields, thus using more energy. Contrary to such ill-founded
claims, this agricultural system is pretty energy efficient. As a matter of
fact, it uses significantly less fossil energy than conventional farming
systems, because the manufacture of nitrogen-based fertilisers used in the
conventional technique requires a tremendous amount of oil.
Host: And I assume that this also reduces pollution, doesn’t it?
Olga: Spot on! But it isn’t just because of less energy consumption, but the
reduction of water pollutants. In conventional farming, a large amount of
contaminated water is discharged to the surrounding surface waters. In
contrast, since organic farming minimises the use of chemicals, it reduces
the deterioration of water quality.
Host: Water is a really important natural resource and every one of us has the
responsibility to protect it.
Olga: You’re absolutely right. In fact, organic farming also saves water and
increases soil fertility.
Host: By the sound of it, organic agriculture does have a lot of benefits. I’ve also
heard that it’s good for not only the environment, but the animals on organic
farms as well. They get to have organic feed free of antibiotics, growth
hormones and pesticides, none of that chemical and synthetic stuff.
Besides, they’re better treated. I once visited a conventional farm as part of
my school trip. Seeing all those animals, I thought they were living in a
concentration camp.
Olga: Actually … erm … I’m not sure I’m the right person to say this, but there’s
something I must tell you and your audience. The feed for the animals on
my farms is organic, alright, but it doesn’t need to be 100% clean from those
chemicals you mentioned.
Host: What do you mean?
Olga: By law, antibiotics and growth hormones are indeed prohibited for feed to be
labelled organic, but if you look at the regulation details, you’ll notice that
certain pesticides are legally allowed.
Host: But … that pesticide-contaminated feed is going to be eaten by your farm
animals which we’re going to eat! That’s just … monstrous and … cruel to
those animals!
Olga: The term pesticide is indeed very intimidating, but nearly every farm has no
choice but to use it, and it’s present in a lot of the food you and I eat every
day, just within the legal amount. I’m going to tell you a second fact, and
this may be even more disturbing, so be prepared.
Host: (deep breath) I’m not sure, but I need to know. The public has the right to
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know too.
Olga: Our organic laws have nothing to say about how we … “silence” the animals
when they’re ready to be made into food. That means even though we let
them have access to pasture and show their natural behaviours, they can be
subjected to the most inhumane slaughtering methods you can think of.
Suffocation, bleeding out, you name it … (quickly) now of course, Olga
Organics is better than that. We’ve taken measures to improve the living
conditions of our farm animals. More importantly, there’s this one thing I
can guarantee you and your audience. Our animals don’t suffer any
unnecessary pain when … well, I’ll put it this way, when the time comes for
them to rest eternally. We Olga Organics ensure that. Killing for food
can never be compassionate, but it’s not a sin. Our ancestors had been
hunting for eons. The least we can do, is to make sure the animals won’t
suffer unnecessarily. We treat them with as much respect as we can, and
consume them with a thankful heart. Don’t you agree?
Host: As an animal lover I can’t tell you how glad I’m to hear that. From what
we’ve talked about so far, the real picture of organic agriculture seems quite
different from what a lot of people have imagined, including me.
Olga: Indeed, and that’s why we’re trying to raise awareness.
Host: Sounds like you’ve got a plan.
Olga: You bet! We do have some long-term plans in this regard.
Host: I’m all ears.
Olga: First of all, in one year’s time, we’ll offer a course on organic agriculture
with a university. As I said earlier, we’re trying to raise awareness. We
think the first step lies in education. As we want to reach more people,
we’ll make it an online course. Now we haven’t confirmed the fees yet, so
we haven’t made an official announcement, but I’m sure that details will be
given soon enough.
Host: I’m really surprised! Your company is famous in the wholesaling and
retailing sectors, but who would’ve thought that it’s going to appear in the
education sector?
Olga: Honestly, I’ve never thought of that as well, but we feel that this is our
obligation to let the world know more about organic agriculture. Of course,
we never forget our roots. We’ll keep developing in the world of organic
food. Three years later, we plan to open some restaurants. For now, we
don’t know the exact number, but I can tell you that it won’t just be one,
because we’re going to open several of them at the same time. We think
that this kind of vertical expansion is inevitable if we want to stay at the top.
Host: That’s something to look forward to.
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Olga: Our final long-term plan is that we’ll have our own personal care and beauty
products. Actually, we were asked by our customers about this from time
to time, so we started developing such products some time ago. Things are
in the pipeline, but we estimate that it’ll take around five years.
Host: I’m sure that this is music to the ears of many around the world, but these
are all not going to happen in the short term. We consumers cannot but
wait. Don’t you have something for us in the near future?
Olga: Then fasten your seatbelts. We’re spreading our wings to Hong Kong.
Host: You mean … you’re opening a branch here?
Olga: Yep, roughly two weeks later, 13 Feb at Elevate. Elevate, you know, that
huge mall in Admiralty? See? It’s just around the corner. We’re very
excited about that.
Host: Wow! We don’t have many supermarkets dedicated to organic food here!
Now I’m interested. I bet you’ll have special activities or offers to
celebrate the occasion, am I right?
Olga: Of course! First, someone very special is going to be the first customer of
this supermarket. He’ll handpick every organic ingredient for the dishes
he’s going to make, right in front of the supermarket! Jamie Oliver!
Host: Mr. Jamie Oliver? Oh my God! I’m a big fan of his!
Olga: Then make sure you come and watch him turn fresh organic ingredients sold
by our supermarket into a delicious healthy meal. Now, we understand not
everyone can join us on the day of opening, but no worries. For those who
come in the first seven days since the opening, they can be granted
membership at half price.
Host: 50% membership fee off? I’m in!
Olga: Last of all, even if you miss them, there’s still something for you. You can
take home for free a leaflet. It’ll tell you everything you need to know
about all those organic labels. The supermarket is going to post a big
poster on them inside, but the leaflet is a mini-version of that, and no charge
for shoppers within 30 days since the day of opening. After that … well,
our supermarket will be very happy to serve you.
Announcer: That is the end of the listening component of this paper. You will now
have one hour and fifteen minutes to complete the written tasks in either Part
B1 or Part B2. An announcement will be made when time is up. Take off
your earphones now and turn off your radio.
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