Mindset 1atalan Lis tenings
Workbook C
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 i, Mark. It’s Carol. Sorry I haven’t answered your
call. Last weekend, I was on holiday in Budapest,
which was great, but when I paid my hotel bill
with my credit card, the receptionist accidentally
charged €50,000 instead of the local currency.
She noticed immediately, apologised, put the
money back on my card and charged the correct
amount, so I didn’t think there was a problem.
When I got home, I received a message from my
bank saying I owed them £1,000. They charge
a percentage each time you use the card abroad,
so they charged me when the €50,000 was
deducted from my card and then when it was
returned. I’m sure I’ll get the money back, but at
the moment, I’m in debt!
2 Lily: What’s wrong, Paul?
Paul: I’m bored. There’s nothing to do here on
campus.
Lily: T
 here are loads of things to do. You just
need to know where to find them. Last
week, I had Turkish coffee and Moroccan
cakes in a coffee shop here on campus.
Paul: Why? Is the owner of the café from Turkey?
Lily: N
 o, but a student from Turkey gave the
owner some Turkish coffee cups as
a present because she loves the café so
much. So, the owner asked her to organise
a special evening about Turkish coffee.
While we were all enjoying the coffee,
some other students came in. They had
been on holiday in Morocco and had
brought back some cakes. We had an
amazing evening!
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 i, Sue. I’m ringing up about our hike on Friday.
The hostel in the mountains is fully booked, so
we need to find another place to stay. We could
book the hostel for another time and hope we
get good weather. Or, another alternative is this
other hostel in another area with great places to
hike. We could get there early, do a hike and stay
overnight. We’d still need to leave early on
Friday, and we’d get back on Saturday as
planned. So let me know what you think.
4 Man: Mmm … something smells good.
Woman: I hope you like it. It’s chicken and
pumpkin in a coconut milk and curry
sauce.
Man:  ow! That sounds amazing! Where’d
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you get the idea from?
Woman: W
 ell, my friend was telling me that she
started to use a lot of pumpkin in her
cooking. It’s tasty and healthy for you.
Man: So, did she give you the recipe?
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Woman: S
 he told me about a pumpkin curry,
but I wanted to make it a bit more
special, so I searched for recipes
online. I found lots of recipes, so I took
a few ideas from different ones and put
them together to make my own original
dish.
5 Girl: H
 ow was your first day at work in the
restaurant?
Boy: N
 ot exactly how I’d expected. I thought
I would be washing dishes all day, but at
lunch, the manager asked me to help the
waiters because there were so many
customers.
Girl: T
 hat’s definitely more interesting than
washing dishes.
Boy: Y
 es, but serving food is hard work.
I couldn’t rest for even a minute. Luckily,
the crowds left after an hour, and I was
sent back to the kitchen. But then I had to
chop vegetables. Talk about boring! And
the chef got angry when I cut them too
thick or too thin. I was glad to get back to
washing dishes. At least no one shouts at
me there.
6 Woman: OK, turn left here.
Man: I can’t – the road’s closed.
Woman: S
 o, just carry on to the next turn and
we’ll get back to where we should
be. … Not here! It’s a one-way street!
Didn’t you see the sign?
Man: I saw it. I wasn’t going to turn there.
Oh, no! Now we have to turn right here.
How are we going to get back to the
hotel?
Woman: It’s alright. Look, there’s a petrol
station. We can turn round there, drive
past the first turn that was closed and
then find another road to turn into
after that.
Man: OK, let’s see what happens.
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B8 Girl: What are you looking at?
Boy: It’s a message from Emily. She’s on holiday
in Australia, and she’s posted some photos
from the Cage of Death.
Girl: What’s that?
Boy: It’s a plastic box that you get into and then
go under the water in the middle of a pool,
where there’s a giant five-metre-long
saltwater crocodile! You spend 15 minutes
down there! The crocodile can see you in
the box, so it comes up very close to you,
hoping to get a meal. I’d be scared to
death, but I’m sure Emily loved it. She’s not
afraid of anything!
Listening 2 Page 93 (CD 5, Track 02)
Presenter: My guest today is Colin Harris, an
architect, who is here to tell us about an
interesting development in Jakarta, the
capital of Indonesia. Before you do that,
Colin, could you give our listeners some
background about Jakarta?
Colin:  es, of course. Jakarta is one of the most
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populated cities in Southeast Asia, with
a population of over ten million in the
city itself and about 30 million in the
greater urban area. As with so many
cities of its size, it suffers terribly from
pollution and overcrowding. In 2019, it
was named as Southeast Asia’s most
polluted city. Air-monitoring sites found
that the air quality could only be
described as good on 26 days of the
year, these being during the rainy
season. In addition, the World Health
Organisation found that levels of PM2.5,
one of the most dangerous pollutants,
were over four times higher than the
recommended maximum.
Presenter: So, what is the government doing about
this?
Colin:  ell, city officials have recommended
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that 30% of the city should be given over
to green spaces in order to provide areas
where residents can escape from the
pollution, but at the moment, the actual
figure is only around 10%. Land is scarce
because millions of people are attracted
to the city from rural areas looking for
work.
Presenter: 
But I understand there may be a solution
to this problem.
Colin:  ossibly. The idea is to build more
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high-density accommodation, or in other
words, tower blocks. However, richer
residents who live in houses with gardens
don’t want to give up their land, so it’s
important to find somewhere they can
have the same standard of living without
valuable space being wasted. Cosmo Park
will, perhaps, be able to offer a solution.
Presenter: So, what is Cosmo Park and why is it
special?
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Colin: 
Cosmo Park is a housing development of
78 two-storey houses. It was built ten
years ago and its residents love it. There
are quiet, safe streets where children can
play and ride their bikes. There is a real
sense of community because everyone
knows each other, and there are facilities
such as a swimming pool and tennis
courts that the residents can use.
Although it’s ten years old, little was
known about it outside of Jakarta until
earlier this year when a drone flew
overhead and photographed it. The
photos were retweeted thousands of
times, and suddenly Cosmo Park became
a big news story.
Presenter: OK, but what makes Cosmo Park different
from other neighbourhoods?
Colin:  ell, it’s built on top of a shopping
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centre. Access to the neighbourhood is
only available to residents who have
a special card to allow them to the tenth
floor of the mall on foot or even by car.
That means it’s entirely safe, and
clean, it’s certainly cleaner than at
ground level.
Presenter: And do the residents feel safe?
Colin:  ery. There’s a wall surrounding the
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entire neighbourhood to ensure that no
one falls off the building. Knowing that
your children can’t wander off and get
lost provides security for the residents.
The residents can access shops,
restaurants and entertainment centres
without leaving Cosmo Park, a great
benefit during the rainy season or when
traffic congestion is really bad.
Presenter: So, how does this help the city as
a whole?
Colin:  ell, Jakarta is home to about 170 malls
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altogether, so there are many more
opportunities for similar developments
up land which is currently used for
low-density housing.
Presenter: Thank you, Colin, for coming on our
show today.
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Speaker 1: W
 e were staying in a house in a small
village but decided to go to a restaurant
special and we were the only customers,
but the woman working there was friendly
and explained what the dishes on the
menu were. I chose mushroom soup to
start. It was delicious and took me back to
my childhood and the thick homemade
soups that my grandmother used to
make. We ended up eating there every
night, which was a bit extravagant, but we
couldn’t have cooked such incredible
food ourselves.

Speaker 2: I love going abroad and trying new
dishes, but usually we go to places like
Spain or Italy, and the menus are easy to
understand. Last year, we went to China
and decided to avoid international
restaurants with bilingual menus. We
can’t read Chinese, but ordering was
easy. We just pointed at random items
on the menu. Some were delicious and
very reasonably priced. Other times, we
weren’t so lucky! I’m afraid I can’t tell
you what we had, just that every evening
was an adventure, and we had a lot of
fun meeting locals and trying to
communicate with them.
Speaker 3: I love tapas because I love trying lots of
different things. My parents are the
same, and I still remember tapas meals
with them from family holidays to Spain
when I was a child. We found an
incredible restaurant where you ticked
the items you wanted on a special form.
Luckily, we had our phones to translate
items we didn’t understand. The place
was packed, and I was amazed they
didn’t get confused with all the orders.
The food was delicious, and we came
away completely full for a fraction of the
price of a normal meal.
Speaker 4: B
 efore eating out, we always check online
reviews and are rarely disappointed. On
a recent holiday, we read about a small
restaurant which had an incredibly
inexpensive lunch menu. Unfortunately,
we arrived too late to take advantage of
it, but the food was excellent, so we
didn’t worry too much about the price.
When we’d finished our main course, the
owner’s mother came to our table with
a homemade cake with the word
“Welcome” written on the plate in
chocolate sauce. It made a wonderful
meal a perfect one.
Speaker 5: There was one meal that I’ll never forget.
It was at a self-service restaurant, but
there were several different counters
with different items on them and
different places to pay. The staff weren’t
very friendly and kept shouting at us
because we were in the wrong queue. We
finally got what we wanted and sat
down, but it was quite embarrassing
because everyone was staring at us! At
least we didn’t pay much, although
probably more than the meal was worth.
The food was OK but certainly not as
good as a home-cooked meal.
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 oday, we have Emily Harding with us,
the author of Garden Gastronomy.
Emily doesn’t try to keep her garden
perfectly tidy and weed free. On the
contrary, she encourages all sorts of
plants to grow that most people would
dig up. Welcome, Emily. So tell us – why
do you like weeds?
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Emily:  ell, simply, many of the weeds that
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grow naturally are edible and can be
used in cooking. In fact, they’re not
only edible but often very nutritious
and full of flavour.
Interviewer: W
 hen did your interest in edible weeds
start?
Emily: It started when I was on holiday in
Eastern Europe. My husband and
I stayed in a small guest house in
a village. We’d had a very stressful
year trying to run our own business, so
we spent a year grabbing snacks and
eating takeaways at our computers.
Not a very healthy lifestyle! When the
business finally collapsed, we had no
idea what to do with our lives, so we
booked this holiday to give ourselves
two weeks to think.
Interviewer: So, did the two weeks help?
Emily:  efinitely. From the moment we
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arrived, we knew we’d be happy there.
The hostess, Lilya, welcomed us with
some lovely home-cooked food. As we
hadn’t eaten since breakfast, it was
very welcome. We then spent the
evening sitting outside, watching the
sun going down, with only the sounds
of insects and frogs to disturb the
silence. The next morning, we went
downstairs for breakfast, and to our
surprise, there was a plate of flowers
on the table. They were nasturtiums.
Interviewer: N
 asturtiums? Can you just describe
them in case our listeners aren’t sure
what they look like?
Emily:  es, the flowers are lovely bright
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colours and they have large, round
leaves. On the table, though, were just
the flowers. We thought it was some
kind of decoration, but Lilya indicated
that we should eat them. My husband
and I thought she was joking. However,
we did try the flowers and they were
delicious. Over the next two weeks, we
had the most amazing food and herbal
teas, almost all of which Lilya had
grown herself.
Interviewer: S
 o, what happened after you left
Lilya’s?
Emily:  ell, on the plane home, I kept
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thinking of different ideas for a new
business – selling natural foods,
opening a café … lots of things. My
husband wasn’t at all keen on trying
to set up a business after our previous
experience, but he suggested I try
writing a blog about edible plants.
That seemed more realistic, so that’s
what I did. Fairly soon, I had a huge
number of followers, and I was
approached by a publishing company
to write a recipe book.
Interviewer: Which comes out next week, I believe.
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Emily:  hat’s right. So, at the moment, the
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company is trying to publicise the
book as much as possible, and I spend
my days being interviewed on radio
and television. I’m as busy as I was
when I was running the business, and
I’m travelling much more. The good
thing, though, is that because of the
book, I am taken to vegetarian and
vegan restaurants, so at least I’m not
slipping into bad eating habits again.
Interviewer: B
 efore we say goodbye, can you tell
our listeners about some of the weeds
and plants you use in your recipes?
Emily:  f course. Well, let’s start with the
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dandelion, that pretty yellow flower.
You can eat the leaves, especially from
younger plants. They’re no more
difficult to prepare than lettuce. Just
use the raw leaves in a salad instead of
using plastic-wrapped, chemically
grown lettuce from the supermarket.
And while not everyone finds them
tasty, at least they’re free!
 s well as recipes, my book contains
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photos to make identifying the
different plants easier and information
about which plants you need to be
careful with. It’s important to research
any plants before you eat them
because there are poisonous weeds as
well as edible ones.
Interviewer: T
 hank you, that’s a useful reminder.
So, listeners, to make sure you stay
safe and healthy, buy Garden
Gastronomy by Emily Harding, which
comes out next Monday.
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Presenter: 
Today, we are talking about the history
of cycling, so it’s only natural that we’ve
invited our guest Aggie Simons, who
comes from a country where there are
more bicycles than residents! Of course
I’m talking about the Netherlands.
Welcome, Aggie. So, why is cycling so
popular in the Netherlands?
Aggie: 
Well, cycling has always been popular in
the Netherlands. The land is very flat, so
it’s easy to cycle even if you aren’t in
great shape. The first bike path in the
world was built in the Netherlands in
1885, when the only things cyclists
needed to look out for on the roads were
horses. However, in the 1950s and 60s,
with the increase of cars on the roads,
less space was given to cyclists. Then, in
the early 1970s, a campaign started
called Stop the Child Murder. It was
initiated by a journalist whose child had
been killed in a road accident. At the
same time, the price of petrol was rising
rapidly, and the government decided to
invest a huge amount of money in more
bike paths and changed the law to give
cyclists priority on roads.
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 an you give us some figures about the
number of people who cycle?
Aggie: 
We’re the only country with a total of
more than one bike per person. About
27% of all journeys in the country are
made on bikes and, obviously, in cities
that number is much greater. I think
Amsterdam leads the way with 38% of all
journeys made on a bike. There are
about 35,000 kilometres of bike paths
throughout the country, and that is in
addition to road space which is for
cyclists’ use.
Presenter: 
That all sounds very impressive, but the
right?
Aggie:  es. The government thinks that even
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more journeys could be made by bike. In
some cities, 30% of the population cycle
to school or work every day, and others
use public transport. However, over half
of all car journeys are under eight
kilometres in distance. These are the
journeys the government would like to
Presenter: A
 part from the fact that people enjoy the
comfort of travelling by car, especially
when it’s raining, are there any other
reasons why people are reluctant to
cycle?
Aggie:  es, unfortunately, the popularity of
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cycling is leading to problems of
congestion, not on the roads but on bike
paths. They’re becoming so crowded
that bicycle crashes are becoming more
frequent. This isn’t only because of
overcrowding, though, but also because
more cyclists are becoming careless.
Furthermore, there aren’t enough safe
parking places for bikes.
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 an you give us some examples of
careless cycling?
Aggie:  es, cameras set up on bike paths to
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observe people’s behaviour have shown
that 20% of cyclists use a mobile phone
while cycling, although many are just
listening to music. Many cyclists pass
other cyclists without looking, and a few
have been seen cycling in the wrong
direction. As a result of all this, about
1,000 cyclists end up in hospital each
year, far fewer than as a result of car
accidents, but still too many. Of course,
cyclists are more careful on roads, but
on bike paths, they can sometimes be
too relaxed.
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some of these problems. It’s expanding
the bike path network and building new
“superhighways” for bikes where they’re
most needed. These will allow up to 15
people to cycle side by side. There are
also huge multi-storey bike parks being
built, including one in Utrecht with
12,500 spaces.
Presenter: Do you cycle here in England?

Aggie: I do, but it isn’t as enjoyable as in the
Netherlands. There are often no bike
paths, or there’s just a narrow section
for bikes that’s usually full of holes or
parked cars. Drivers often don’t seem to
notice you and get too close when
overtaking cyclists.
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 ell, let’s hope our government takes
some tips from the Dutch. Thank you for
coming, Aggie, and have a safe journey
home.
Aggie: Thank you.
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 oday, we are talking about starting
a business, a trend that’s growing
among many workers. There are about
six million businesses in the UK, and
those that have an owner but no
employees have the biggest growth.
These are small businesses which make
up 76% of all businesses. So, if you’re
thinking of setting up a business of your
own, you’re not alone, and our guest, an
accountant whose name is Melanie
Jackson, is here to give you some ideas
and advice. Welcome, Melanie.
Melanie: Thank you for having me.
Presenter: I believe you’re going to start off with
a word of caution to our listeners.
Melanie:  es, I don’t want to discourage people,
Y company in 1997. It’s now called eBay.
but only around 20% of all businesses
survive their first year, and only around
half of these survive their first four
years. In some cases, this might be
because their owners have closed them
and moved onto something else.
Perhaps they’ve made a fortune and no
longer have to work. More likely, though,
is that they’ve got into debt or were
earning so little that it was better to go
back into salaried employment.
Presenter: W
 hat are the main difficulties of starting
a business?
Melanie:  ell, according to our research, the
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biggest problem is creating a customer
base. Advertising costs a lot of money,
and if there’s a lot of competition, the
only way to successfully enter the
market is to offer an unrealistically low
price. However, on a positive note, if you
understand the potential of social media
as a marketing tool, you’ll have a definite
advantage over many people who don’t
know how to take advantage of social
media. Another problem is the cost
of running a business. Although
a lot of small businesses are run
from home without the cost of rent,
owners still have to buy equipment,
pay an accountant and set up
a professional-looking website, among
other things.
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 o, now after you’ve pointed out some
of the difficulties of setting up and
running a business, can we hear
something encouraging?
Melanie:  es. There have been some amazing
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successes by people who were able to
identify a gap in the market and exploit
it before any competition appeared. This
is the real challenge – to identify
a product or service that people need
but isn’t being offered.
Presenter: Interesting. So, can you tell us about
someone who has actually started with
almost nothing and become a success?
Melanie:  es. I’ll tell you about Pierre Omidyar,
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who worked as a computer programmer.
In 1995, he decided to sell things from
his website, which he called AuctionWeb.
The first item he sold was a broken laser
pointer. He couldn’t believe that
someone would buy something that was
broken, so he asked the buyer why he
wanted it. It turned out that the buyer
had a collection of broken laser pointers.
Pierre realised that almost any item
could be of interest to someone in the
world, and all he had to do was find
them. He was soon earning more from
his website than his job.
Presenter: I haven’t actually heard of AuctionWeb.
Is it still active?
Melanie:  es, but Pierre changed the name of the
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Have you ever heard of it?
Presenter: O
 K, that’s definitely a success story.
Thank you, Melanie. Please stay with us
until after the news to answer listeners’
questions.
Melanie: I’d be delighted.
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Presenter: G
 etting in shape is important to a lot of
us, but some people are reluctant to join
a gym. So why is this? They may feel
physical ability or their not-so-perfect
body in a place that aspires to having
the perfect body. Our guest today
manages a gym, and he encourages
anyone who wants to join a gym to do
so. Welcome, Jason. It’s good to have
you here.
Jason: Thank you. I’m glad to be here.
Presenter: S
 o, what’s your advice to someone who
wants to join a gym but is hesitant?
Jason:  ell, I would say to try and hire a
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personal trainer, at least for the first few
weeks. Obviously, hiring a trainer is
costly. However, if you don’t know how
to do floor exercises or how to use the
machines correctly, you will, at best, not
get much benefit from doing them, and,
at worst, you could actually do some
serious harm to yourself. In a fitness
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class, the instructor demonstrates the
various exercises, but in a large class,
they may not be able to see if you’re
doing the exercise correctly. Of course,
people around you may help, but it
won’t be professional help. A personal
trainer will not only keep a close eye on
you but also understand exactly what
you’re capable of and ensure you don’t
push yourself too hard.
Presenter: O
 K, so if you can afford it, hire a personal
trainer. But should people not join a gym
if they can’t hire a personal trainer?
Jason:  o, of course not. Even without a trainer,
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you can get into shape at the gym. In
this case, though, I would say start
slowly. My motto is “Less is more”. I’ll
give an example of this by talking about
press-ups, or, as some people call them,
push-ups. People whose arms aren’t
strong enough tend to make the mistake
of going down on their stomachs and
then lifting themselves up again. By
doing this, they aren’t using their arm
muscles properly, but they may be able
to do ten press-ups. In my opinion, two
press-ups done correctly would be much
more beneficial, and they’d soon find
that their arms are getting stronger.
Presenter: O
 K, listeners, remember less is more.
Can you give us some other useful tips?
Jason:  es, certainly. First of all, don’t have
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unrealistic expectations. When you see
people in great shape, you have to
remember that they’ve probably spent
hours and hours in the gym. Remain
focused on gradually reducing your body
fat, strengthening your muscles and
increasing your metabolism.
I would also say that it’s important to
vary the exercises you do, both to make
going to the gym more fun and also to
strengthen different muscles each time.
You could also combine going to the
gym with activities such as cycling or
swimming, especially if your knees are
giving you problems. Finally, I often see
people on exercise machines watching
TV on one of the screens, and I think
that if they can concentrate on the
programme, they aren’t really working
hard enough. I realise that it can help
pass the time, but if you want to
maximise your workout, ignore the
screens. Perhaps try listening to music
instead.
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 ell, thank you very much, Jason. I hope
some of our listeners will be encouraged
to sign up at their local gym after this
interview.
Jason: Thank you.
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 elcome to our programme That’s Life.
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With us is biologist Simon Clark, who
has some fascinating information about
an unusual creature – the tardigrade.
Welcome to our programme, Simon.
Simon: Thank you.
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 o, what can you tell us about
tardigrades?
Simon:  ell, they were first discovered in 1773
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and have fascinated scientists since their
discovery. These millimetre-long
animals, also known as water bears and
moss piglets, have got eight legs,
a long, plump body and a head which
looks a little like a baby pig.
Presenter: And why are they interesting?
Simon:  ell, they’re as vulnerable as any small
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creature when faced with danger or
extreme conditions, but they have an
amazing ability – they can go into a state
called cryptobiosis. Their heart rate,
blood flow, breathing and so on reduce
to about 0.01% of normal. They
dehydrate and curl up into a ball and are
actually more dead than alive. They can
remain like this for years. In 2016,
scientists revived two of these creatures
that had been in this state for over 30
years.
Presenter: So, how do they come back to life?
Simon:  hey just need water. After a few hours,
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they are back to normal and carry on as
if nothing had happened. Even more
extraordinary is that scientists have
found that they don’t age while they are
in their dehydrated state. Therefore, if
the creatures are a year old when they
go into it, they are still a year old when
they are finally brought back to normal.
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 hat is unbelievable! So, is it true that
there are tardigrades on the moon?
Simon:  he simple answer is yes and no.
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Tardigrades aren’t native to the moon.
However, in 2019, an Israeli spacecraft,
carrying, among other things,
dehydrated tardigrades, crashed onto
the surface of the moon.
Presenter: E
 xcuse me, but why was it carrying
tardigrades?
Simon:  ell, the creatures’ dehydrated state
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allows them to survive almost anything.
They’ve been tested and found to be
unaffected by temperatures from -200°
to +150° centigrade. They can survive
immense pressure, far greater than you
would experience at the bottom of the
deepest ocean and a vacuum such as
you find in space. So, taking the
tardigrades in their dehydrated state
into space would have enabled scientists
to carry out more experiments on them.
Of course, the idea was for them to
return, not to have an unanticipated
landing on the moon.
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Presenter: S
 o, now there may be little tardigrades
running around on the moon?
Simon:  ell, no. As I said earlier, they need
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water to revive, and there’s no water on
the moon. So, there may be dehydrated
tardigrades scattered over the moon’s
surface, but until someone finds them
and brings them back to Earth, they’ll
remain in that state. At the moment, no
one knows where the spacecraft crashed.
It would be fascinating to find some of
the creatures and see if they could be
revived, but I think it would be cheaper
to send another spacecraft with more of
them on board and hope that, this time,
nothing goes wrong.
Presenter: V
 ery interesting. Thank you for coming
to speak to us, Simon.
Simon: Thank you.

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