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All Listening Scripts in One File (4-3-2 AM)
All Listening Scripts in One File (4-3-2 AM)
Question1: Was there a particular teacher who encouraged you to write when you
were a child?
Joanne Rowling: I had some wonderful teachers, but I never told them that I wanted
to be a writer.
Tasks 29 and 33: I listen to Joanne Rowling (Part 2)
Question2: Would you like to do another job?
Joanne Rowling: No. I’m doing the best job in the world! Although I enjoyed being
a teacher!
Tasks 30, 31 and 33: I listen to Joanne Rowling (Part 3)
Question3: If you have to choose one teacher from your books to teach your child,
who will it be and why?
Joanne Rowling: Professor Lupin. He’s my ideal teacher because he is kind, clever,
and gives very interesting lessons.
Tasks 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49 and 50: I listen to Kateb Yacine (Part 1)
Kateb Yacine, the famous Algerian writer I studied in sequence one, is
interviewed by a French TV journalist.
Kateb Yacine: In my childhood there were... let’s
say... the French schoolteacher and my mother, in
endless conflict with each other, because they
represented two opposite worlds. My mother
represented Algeria, walking barefoot at home,
with her long dress, speaking a different language,
whereas my French school teacher walked with high-heel shoes... 20 th century...
dominating, prestigious country... France... Well, this was a superior world to me.
Tasks 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 60, 63 and 64: I listen to Kateb Yacine (Part 2)
Kateb Yacine: I noticed then that while I was
getting more interested in school and in learning, I
started to drift away from the world I preferred,
which of course is my mother’s world. This caused
conflicting feelings in me, but I did not figure
things out clearly at the time as I was very young. I
wasn’t mature enough. The conflict exploded later,
during the events of Setif... There was a massacre. I was nearly shot dead. I was
arrested and sent to prison with many of my schoolmates.
Journalist: How old were you?
Tasks 65, 66, 67, 68, 69 and 70: I listen to Kateb Yacine (Part 3)
Kateb Yacine: I was fifteen. In prison, and in the
concentration camp afterwards, I suddenly became
aware of the existence of my people for the first
time in my life. I saw them every day in prison. I
heard them talk. I felt close to those poor workers,
farmers, fellahs, unemployed. I had never paid attention to them in the street before.
It was a real shock to me. They were absent from my French school world.... Many
years later, these same people would turn out to be the main characters of my
books.
Level: Fourth Year (4AM)
Sequence Three: ME, My Community and Citizenship
Tasks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12 and 13:
On the night before her death, a mother wrote a letter to her 16-year-old daughter.
I listen to this letter (Part 1)
My only little girl Jana, Don’t be frightened and sad
because I am going to die. Learn, my child, to look at
life as a serious matter. Life is hard, but don’t let it
defeat you. Decide to fight. Have courage and clear
goals–and you will win over life. Go through the world
with open eyes, and listen not only to your own pains
and interests, but also to the pains and interests of others. If you do that, you will
succeed in contributing to the common goals of human society.
Tasks 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26 and 28: I listen to the letter again (Part 2)
Examine, think, criticize, yes, mainly criticize yourself and don’t be ashamed to
admit a truth you have come to realize, even if you proclaimed the opposite a little
while ago; don’t become obstinate about your opinions, but when you come to
consider something right, then be so definite that you can fight and die for it. Just
don’t go on a road which is wrong and dishonest.
Tasks 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40: I listen to the letter (Part 3)
Another value is work. Learn to love work!
But even if you have to leave school one day
and work, don’t stop learning and studying.
Read much, and study languages. You will
broaden your mind and multiply its content.
When I was in prison in Germany during
WW2, I read the letters of Maria. If you see
that book, remember that I made up my mind at that time to write you this letter
about my experiences and give you some helpful advice.
Tasks 44, 45, 46, 47, 49 and 50: I listen to the letter again (Part 4)
Just one more thing: Choose your friends
carefully. One is also very much determined
by the people with whom one associates.
Therefore, choose very carefully and listen
to the opinions of others about your friends.
Jana, please take good care of your grandpa
and grandma. Visit them often and let them
tell you about your mother’s youth, so that
you can preserve it in your mind for your
children. I kiss your hair, eyes and mouth. I shall always be with you.
Your loving mum
Tasks 58, 59, 60, 61, 64 and 65: I listen to the interview (Part 1)
PREAMBLE: First, we are very grateful to you,
Mrs Zohra Drif, for accepting to answer our
questions during this interview, and also for
accepting to take part in the writing project with
the Algerian fourth-year middle school students.
Thank you so much, indeed.
Question 1: In your book “Inside the Battle of
Algiers”, you recall the first time your father
took you to a French restaurant in Algiers, just
one day before you started school at Lycée Fromentin in the capital. It was also the
first time you discovered a difference in table manners between yourself as an
Algerian and the French or Europeans. Could you tell our students about this
childhood experience?
Mrs Drif: It was the first time I left my home region, Tissemsilt–Tiaret, the first
time I took a train, and the first time I discovered my country’s capital, Algiers. It
was also the first time I dined in a restaurant. I didn’t even know what a restaurant
was! Accustomed to our traditional mattresses or carpets on the floor, and brass
trays on low round tables with one common plate for all the family, I found myself
sitting on a chair at a high table with a tablecloth, plates, and silverware. My father
explained to me how to use a knife and fork, then suggested that I just imitate him.
I discovered that the difference between us and the Europeans did not stop at food
and recipes-it extended to our very way of eating.
Tasks 68 and 69: I listen to the interview again (Part 2)
Question 2: Have you ever been involved in charity work before or after the
independence of Algeria? If yes, when and
how?
Mrs Drif: Before independence, I was so young
and busy with my studies. After our
independence, there were many orphans who
lost their parents during the war of liberation.
You can never imagine their number. With Djamila Bouhired, Abderrahmane...
(Oh! I can’t remember his family name...) and a group of young freedom fighters,
we set up an organization called “Jil Jadid”. We made a list of those orphans and
opened homes in every big city to take them in. Many young people were fully
dedicated to help these orphans and make them feel at home by showing love and
affection.
Tasks 10 and 11: I listen to the BBC radio interview (Part 1).
(The BBC Radio presenter James Smith welcomes in his studio the two winners of
the BBC Radio International Contest “An Interesting Teenager’s Profile”. They are
middle school students from two different continents)
BBC presenter: Welcome to this BBC Radio programme.
Let’s start with you, Adamou. Please, introduce yourself to
our audience.
Adamou: Hi, there! My name’s Adamou Fafana. I’m 13.
I’m from Niger and I go to middle school in the capital
Niamey.
BBC presenter: Your turn, Maria.
Maria: Hello, everyone! I’m Maria Perdito. I’ll turn 14 next December. I’m
Peruvian. I live in a small village in the Andes Mountains.
Tasks 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23: I listen to the interview (Part 5)
Jenny: One last question, grandma. What is your best childhood memory?
Grandma: My first day at school. I went to elementary school the year WW2
ended, seventy years ago. I was about 6 at the time. I put on my new school
uniform: a nice black gymslip and a white blouse with a
nice big collar.
Jenny: What is a “gymslip”, grandma?
Grandma: It’s a dress without sleeves which we used to
wear over a blouse some sixty or seventy years ago. So, I
was very happy that morning when dad drove me to the
village school in his cart. I was impatient to learn things, and I learnt a lot at school.
I will remember that day for the rest of my life! You’re still wearing school
uniforms today, Jenny.
Jenny: Yes, grandma but mine is quite different from yours. It’s more like a
“blazer-and-tie” uniform style: a black blazer and skirt, a white blouse and socks,
and a red tie. Plus, in winter, a V-neck jumper, a black coat and trousers.
Tasks 8, 9, 10, 13 and 14: I listen to part (3) of the interview and do the tasks.
Dr. Riyadh Baghdadi: When was this?
Prof. Haba: In the nineties. By 1998, we started to see
results and the technology that we produced started to
get used from that point to this day.
Tasks 15 and 16: I listen to part (4) of the interview between Prof. Haba and
Dr. Baghdadi, and circle only the words I hear between brackets.
Tasks 17 and 18: I listen to my history teacher and complete the timeline (Part A)
Teacher: Our class today is about a famous Maghrebin scholar who invented
modern sociology, the study of the development and functioning of human society.
This eminent scholar was born on May 27th 1332 in
Tunis. His ancestors immigrated to Tunisia from
Andalusia (al-Andalus) in the first half of the
thirteenth century. His parents died during an
epidemic of the plague,which hit Tunis in 1348–1349,
leaving Ibn Khaldun orphan at the age of 17. In
1354, he accompanied his teacher to Fez, where he
became a secretary of the sultan of Morocco. From
1365 to 1374, he travelled a lot, moving from Bejaia to Biskra, Tlemcen, Fez,
Granada, Seville and then returned to North Africa after many political problems.
Tasks 19 and 20: I listen to my history teacher and complete the timeline (Part B)
Teacher: Our great Maghribi scholar then withdrew
from politics and found refuge in Qalat beni Sellam,
near Frenda, Algeria. He spent 4 years there – from
1375 to 1378 – writing his “Muqaddimah” and part of
“Kitab al-Ibar” or the history of Muslim North Africa.
A few years later, in 1383, he settled in Cairo, Egypt
where he became a teacher and a Cadi or a judge. The
following year, his wife and four daughters died in a shipwreck on their way to join
him in Cairo but his two sons survived. Three years later, he went to Mecca on the
pilgrimage and returned to Cairo 18 months later, where he died on 17 th March
1406.
Level: Third Year (3AM)
Sequence Four: Me and My Environment
Tasks 1, 2, 3 and 4: I listen to the UNESCO representative speaking on BBC
radio about biodiversity in Algeria, and tick the box next to the name of each
national park I hear.
Text (Part 1):
Algeria is a North African country that lies
between Morocco and Tunisia along the
Mediterranean coast of North Africa. It is Africa’s
largest country, covering an area of 2,381,741 square
kilometers. Algeria’s vast landscape is endowed with
a variety of ecosystems. Algeria is home to a number
of national parks with great ecological and cultural
significance. The country has established these
national parks to preserve biodiversity. Notable National parks include Belezma National
Park, Chrea National Park, El Kala National Park, Djurdjura National Park, Gouraya
National Park, Hoggar National Park, Tassili n’Ajjer National Park, Taza National Park,
Tlemcen National Park, Mount Aissa National Park and Theniet el-Had National Park.
Tasks 11, 12, 13 and 14: I listen to the UNESCO representative (Part 4) and
complete the table.
Text (Part 4):
Belezma National Park was designated as a
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in June 2015. It
covers an area of 262.5 square kilometres. The
diverse ecological regions of the park accommodate
over 300 animal species and 440 plant species.
Endangered species such as Cuvier’s gazelle,
Dorcas gazelle, Barbary sheep and the serval
inhabit the park. Additionally, the park has rare plants such as the Atlas cedar, which is
native to Algeria and Morocco. Belezma contains one third of the cedar forests in
Algeria.
Gouraya National Park, which covers an area of 20.8 square kilometres, was designated
as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 2004. It is smaller than Belezma. There is rich flora
and fauna. The forests contain troops of Barbary apes or macaques and other endangered
mammals such as the jackal and Algerian hedgehog.
Taza Biosphere Reserve (designated in 2004) is characterized by spectacular cliffs,
beaches, mountains and valleys and is noted for the Barbary ape, an endangered species
of monkey and the only macaque primate in North Africa. Taza Biosphere Reserve is
also home to the Algerian nuthatch, a small rare sparrow endemic to the Babors Region
and Algeria. The park covers an area of 3,807 square kilometres. It is more important
than the first two parks in terms of area.
The Tlemcen Mountains Biosphere Reserve, designated in 2016, covers the same area
as the Tlemcen National Park: 985.32 square kilometres. The biosphere reserve is home
to a diverse flora with over 1,130 species, 40 of which are protected such as The
Montpellier maple, the Atlas pistachio, the green oak and the Thuya. So, this reserve
needs great care.
Tasks 16 and 17: I listen to the IUCN representative talking to Algerian
journalists about protected animal and plant species in
Algeria, and I complete the fact file.
Many Algerian plants, trees and animals have been
inscribed on the red list of our organization – the International
Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) – as vulnerable or
endangered species. Therefore, the country’s environmental authorities and
Algerian people themselves must protect all these species.
The Atlas cedar has been registered as an endangered
species on the IUCN red list since 2013. Barbary sheep
has been listed as a vulnerable species on the same list
since 1986. Barbary macaques have been inscribed on
the IUCN red list of endangered species since 2008.
The Algerian nuthatch has been classified as an
endangered species since 1994. Dorcas gazelles have
been considered as vulnerable species since 1988, and
Cuvier’s ones since 2016. The Saharan cheetah, which lives in the Hoggar
Mountains, has not been evaluated and classified but it is considered as a rare
species. The Atlas or Barbary lion became extinct in the wild around 1942 but there
are some descendants still living in captivity in many zoos around the world.
Tasks 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26: Saving the Barbary Macaque. I listen to the
interview with Dr. Sian Waters.
The Barbary macaque occupied in the past the
entirety of North Africa. It now dwells in isolated
parts of Morocco and Algeria. This species has been
classified as endangered by the International Union
for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) because it is
threatened in the wild by a loss of habitat developed
for tourism, by local and international wildlife
trafficking and hunting. Dr. Sian Waters, from the
University of Durham in England, has studied this
forgotten animal population for the last ten years.
Journalist: Thank you Dr Waters for accepting to answer our questions. Macaques
face many dangers. What is the primary threat in your opinion?
Dr. Waters: The main threat is development for tourism without thought for the
environment. However, illegal trade in Barbary macaques is more dangerous.
Journalist: Is the wildlife trade a local or an international problem?
Dr. Waters: It is an international one because many Barbary macaques are
smuggled by tourists as pets from Morocco to Europe. We must put an end to this
illegal trade of wild animals.
Journalist: Your project is involved in educating local communities. How can
football games change people’s attitude towards macaques?
Dr. Waters: Traditionally, the macaque is thought of as funny or shameful. So, the
football tournament is a way to reward the boys and men of the villages for their
change in behaviour: becoming macaque protectors instead of persecutors.
Macaques shouldn’t be kept as pets or used to entertain people and make money.
They should live in the wild, in nature.
Tasks 3 and 4: I listen to part (1) of the phone conversation between Liz and
her Algerian friend Razane.
Liz: Hello, Razane. How are you?
Razane: Fine, thanks. Glad to hear your voice
again!
Liz: Me, too. Listen, I’m sending you the photos of
some of my relatives via my cell phone right now.
Razane: That’s a good idea, I’d love to know more about your family but you have
to explain to me who is who.
Liz: Sure. I’m going to do it right away. First, turn on your speaker. Can you look
at the photos on your phone and speak at the same time?
Razane: Yes, I can.
Liz: Good. On the first photo, you see two women in red dresses, with long straight
fair hair and a white bandana. They look alike because they are twin sisters. They
are my aunties, my father’s sisters.
Razane: Sorry, Liz. What does “twin” mean?
Liz: It means they were born on the same day. Aunt
Carla is on the right; she’s the slim one. Aunt Susan
is on the left; she’s the fat one. She doesn’t like to
hear anyone say that she’s fat!
Razane: They look very elegant and charming. And
who are the two boys with crossed arms on the
second photo? The old one looks handsome and the
young one is really cute!
Liz: The tall one with a beard and dark hair is my
cousin Peter, Aunt Carla’s eldest son. He’s good-looking. Jack is the short one with
red hair. He’s also my cousin. He’s Aunt Susan’s youngest son. They always dress
casual: T-shirts or sweaters, cargo trousers with side pockets and sports shoes or
trainers ... Oh, no! Not now! Sorry, Razane. My phone battery is very low ... I have
to charge it right away ... I ring you back when it’s charged ... Bye.
Razane: Bye, Liz.
Tasks 5 and 6: I listen to Part (2) of the phone conversation between Liz and
Razane.
Liz: Hello! I’m back again! Are you looking at the photos, now?
Razane: Yes, but there are two persons I still don’t know who they are.
Liz: Well, the thin boy on the third photo is my little
nephew Richard. He’s my sister Juliet’s eldest son.
He’s thin because he doesn’t eat much. You can see
his belt is too long for his trousers, and his trousers
are too big for him. He weighs 40 kilos; he’s skinny.
Razane: Poor little boy! And who is the slim, tall girl
with long straight blonde hair on the fourth photo?
Liz: That’s my niece, Katie. She’s my brother’s
youngest daughter. She’s a teenager like us, so she
loves fashion wear! You can see how slim she is and
how she’s dressed in a pink top, a short black skirt and high-heeled shoes. She’s
pretty. I like her very much.
Razane: Thanks for showing me your family photos. I’ll send you mine, soon. It’s
nice to talk to you over the phone. Bye, Liz.
Liz: Bye, Razane.
Tasks 7 and 8. I listen to the end of Part (2) of the phone conversation between
Liz and Razane.
Razane: Poor little boy! And who is the slim, tall
girl with long straight blonde hair on the fourth
photo?
Liz: That’s my favourite niece, Katie. She’s my
brother’s youngest daughter. She’s a teenager like
us, so she loves fashion wear! You can see how
slim she is and how she’s dressed in a pink top, a
short black skirt and high-heeled shoes. She’s
pretty. I like her very much.
Razane: Thanks for showing me your family photos. I’ll send you mine, soon. It’s
nice to talk to you over the phone. Bye, Liz.
Liz: Bye, Razane.
Tasks 11 and 12: I listen to Sami and Rachid chatting about their weekend on
Sunday morning during the break.
Rachid: Hi, Sami. How was your weekend?
Sami: Hi, Rachid. Don’t ask me about my weekend. It was awful!
Rachid: Why?
Sami: Well, I like swimming. I go to the swimming pool every Saturday afternoon
but I spent this weekend at home, doing nothing interesting because there’s a
problem with hot water at the pool. And how was your weekend?
Rachid: It was fine. A football match with my mates on Friday morning as usual
and
judo training in the afternoon.
Sami: So, you do judo! Can you use a judo
throw on me?
Rachid: Of course I can! I can knock you down
in two seconds! I’m a green belt in judo, you
know!
Sami: Well, I don’t like this kind of sport. It
doesn’t mean I’m not sporty; I like swimming,
and I’m also a fan of cycling and tennis. I love bikes. Cycling is my favourite
weekend activity.
Rachid: What about the weekdays? What do you do?
Sami: Nothing much except the daily routine: school every day, mornings and
afternoons. After school, it’s homework as usual. After dinner, it’s time to go to
bed. On Tuesday afternoon, I play tennis. I have training sessions every Tuesday.
Well, that’s it!
Rachid: Oh! The school bell’s ringing. It’s time for class. Let’s go.
Tasks 13 and 14: I listen to the first part of the conversation between Sami and
Rachid.
Rachid: Hi, Sami. How was your weekend?
Sami: Hi, Rachid. Do not ask me about my
weekend. It was awful!
Rachid: Why?
Sami: Well, I like swimming. I go to the
swimming pool every Saturday afternoon but I
spent this weekend at home, doing nothing
interesting because there’s a problem with hot water at the pool. And how was your
weekend?
Rachid: It was fine. A football match with my mates on Friday morning as usual
and
Judo training in the afternoon.
Tasks 15 and 16: I listen to the second part of the conversation between Sami
and Rachid.
Sami: So, you do judo! Can you use a judo throw on me?
Rachid: Of course I can! I can knock you down in two seconds! I’m a green belt in
judo, you know!
Sami: Well, I don’t like this kind of sport: It
doesn’t mean I’m not sporty; I like swimming and
I’m also a fan of cycling and tennis. I love bikes.
Cycling is my favourite weekend activity.
Rachid: What about the weekdays? What do you
do?
Sami: Nothing much except the daily routine:
school every day, mornings and afternoons. After
school, it’s homework as usual. After dinner, it’s time to go to bed. On Tuesday
afternoon, I play tennis. I have training sessions every Tuesday. Well, that’s it!
Rachid: Oh! The school bell’s ringing. It’s time for class. Let’s go.
Tasks 19 and 20: I listen to my elder brother Samir read the definitions from
the Oxford dictionary.
Definition 1: A bedroom is a room for sleeping
in.
Definition 2: A living room is a room where
people sit together, watch television, etc.
Definition 3: A dining room is a room that is
used mainly for eating meals in.
Definition 4: A kitchen is a room in which meals are cooked or prepared.
Definition 5: A bathroom is a room in which there is a bathtub, a washbasin and a
toilet
Tasks 21 and 22: I listen to my elder brother Samir again.
1. In a bedroom, we find a bed, a bedside table with a bedside lamp and a wardrobe.
2. In a living room, there’s always a sofa,
armchairs, a TV set and a coffee table.
3. In a kitchen, we can find a fridge, a gas or
electric cooker, a sink to wash the dishes and
cupboards.
4. A bathroom can have a bathtub or a shower, a
washbasin, a toilet and a mirror to look at
yourself when you brush your hair.
Tasks 23 and 24: I listen to Liz and her Algerian friend Razane chatting on the
Internet.
Liz: Hello, Razane. How are you?
Razane: Fine, thanks. Glad to see you again!
Liz: I can hear you Razane, but I can’t see you ... Is your webcam on? Oh, it’s all
right. I can see you now, I know you want me
to tell you more about my home. Well, I live
in a beautiful cottage with two storeys, not
far from London. I don’t live in a flat with so
many neighbours around. Cottages are
traditional English country houses. In
England, most houses with two storeys have
the kitchen, the living room and the dining
room downstairs, on the ground floor. The
bedrooms and the bathroom are upstairs, on
the first floor. We have another bathroom downstairs, next to the garage. There’re
stairs leading to the first floor. I’m drawing a plan of the ground floor to make it
easy for you to understand. Here it is on your computer screen. Can you see it,
Razane?
Razane: Yes, it’s clear. I can see the stairs in the entrance hall, on the left. Let me
guess ... hmm, is that the living room on the right of the hall? I can see a sofa and
an armchair.
Liz: Yes, you’re right. The dining room’s on the left, opposite the living room and
the kitchen’s at the back of the house. The kitchen and the living room lead into the
back garden.
Tasks 25 and 26: I listen again to Liz and her Algerian friend Razane chatting
on the Internet.
Liz: I’m drawing a quick plan of the first floor of my house. Here it is. Can you see
it on your screen?
Razane: Yes, but what does “dressing room”
mean, Liz?
Liz: Oh, it’s a small room next to a bedroom
in which we keep our clothes and get
dressed. You can see that there’re three
bedrooms upstairs on the first floor, each
with a dressing room.
Razane: Which one is your bedroom, Liz?
Liz: It’s the one with two balconies. The one
next to mine is Mike’s, my elder brother, and
the big one next to the bathroom is my
parents′. We have a terrace, too. In the
summer when it gets hot, we always have dinner there.
Razane: You have a very beautiful house, Liz. Next time, I’ll tell you about mine.
Let’s disconnect and say good bye. It’s time for me to go to bed. I have class at
eight tomorrow!
Liz: Have a good night, Razane. Sleep well.
Razane: You, too, Liz.