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lt has been decided that Hong Kong is to have a 'twin city' You Will hear several
(10 second pause) different recordings related to this subject.
ln Pan A. you w1il have a total of four tasks to do. Follow the instructions in the
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(2 minutes ofGreeos!eeves)
Charlie: Alright so not two cities in the same country.
(Tone)
Emily: Yeah that's right and Utcrc are thousands of towns and cities twinned with each
Track3 other across the world.
Arulouncer: Task L
Charlie: OK, so when did this all start then, twin cities? And why did cities want to twm?
Charlie Meadows is hosting a radio show called 'Brunch with Charlie'_ Listen to the
first part of the prograrrunc (llld write the information in the spaces below. The fust Emily: Well, that's a good qttestion, maybe Lemy should give a bit ofthe historical
one has been provided as (lll example. background.
You now have 30 seconds to study the task At the end of the task, you wiU have Lemy: Oh, OK. Well, the idea of twin cities, at least our concept of it in the modem era,
one minute to tidy up your answers_ started just after World War 2_
(30 second.< ofGreensleeves) Charlie. OK, but why then? Why were twin cities so important after the war? Didn't people
have better things to be doing rebuilding houses and everything?
(Tone)
Lemy: Well, 1\vin cities were seen as part of a wider initiative at tit at time to promote peace
Charlie: Hi there. How are you doing? It's Charlie Meadows here again and with me on and tmderstanding.
'Brunch with Charlie' this morning are lwo guests, both from the special committee
that has just been set up to find a twin city for Hong Kong. I'm very pleased to have Charlie: So it had a serious point to it.
with me Dr Emily Lee who is a member of Legislative Council of Hong Kong.
Welcome Dr Lee. Leroy: Exactly.
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Charlie:

Good morning Charlie. Glad to be here.

And also with me is Leroy Chan.

Charlie: So does that mean that twin cities were in countries which were fighting each other
during the war?
Lemy: That's right, in countries which were until a couple of years before that fighting
Lemy: Hi. each other.
Charlie: Now, Lemy is an undergraduate student at Hong Kong University. And what is it Chllrlie: Wow. That can't have been easy. So did it work? Was it succcssfill?
that you're studying, Leroy?
Lemy: Well, a lot of cities certainly took part. Obviously during the war many countries
Lemy: Eh, History. had suffered. On the one side you had Japan, Gennany, Italy and on the other you
had, like, the United States, the UK, France and the Soviet Unioa. And tlte most
Charlie: Oh yes, sorry history. l had it noted down somewhere ... Now let's start with you, common twinning of cities was actual!y between France and Gennany, two
Dr Lee. You have been appointed the chairperson of this special committee which countries that had been the t!ercest of enemies through history.
hasjusl set up. Would you like to tell us about that?
Charlie: Why was that? I'm sure there must be a good reason
Emily: Certainly. Well, as you say it's a committee set up espec1ally to choose a twin city
for Hong Kong. Lcmy: Well! think- just on a practical level, these countries are next to each other and so
it was easy for them to communicate with each other.
Charlie: OK, now a lot of our listeners won't have heard oflhe idea of twin cities so maybe
you could explain what it is_ Charlie: Well that makes sense. So thinking about nowadays, a city typically pairs up Wlth
just one city? ls that what happens?
EmUy: OK, yes, welt the name for a twin city you might have heard of is a sister city.
Lemy: Well it alt depends. Usually a small town, you know, of a few thousand people
Charlie: OK, yes, I've heard sister city before yeah. would usually twin with just one other town. But there are some tO\'IllS m Europe
that arc incredibly popular as a twin toWIJ. There's this one town called JudenbUTg
Emily: OK, so when two cities decide they want to be twin cities they enter into an in Austria, and it's twinned with over thirty different towns A big city is usually
agreement And the important thing is that to be twin cities the two cities have to be twinned with more than one city, but certainly not thirty. Say four or five. Ten
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 here to ask your listeners if they would be interested in getting involved in choosiug
a twiu city for Hong Kong by coming onto the committee_
Charlie: Right, so Hong Kong is now looking for its frrsl twin city, so what do hope to
achieve? Charlie·. Can it be anyone'?
Emily: Maybe 1 could answer this. The first thing we want to achieve is to encourage an Emily: Well there are gomg to be three groups of people on the commillee. politicians,
exchange of culture_ students, and the genctal public. Wha were the exact numbers we are lookiug for,
Lemy?
Cllarlie: An exchange of culture sollilds nice. Bul what does it mean exactly?
Lemy: Yes, we're looking for five students and five members of the general public.
Emily: Wei!, the obvious ones arc language and food. I mean Hong Kong has a variety of
languages and lots of amazing food that we can share with t!JC future twin City_ Emily: Yeait, that's right. And we would be delighted if the listeners of your radio show
applied.
Charlie: Ntcel What else?
Charlie: Great So what about students? Is it open to primary school students?
Emily: Well, another aim is related to conunerce. It's the promotion of business links.
Emily: No that's a bit young, it's open to secondary school students and university students.
Charlie: So what kind ofbusincS5links?
Charlie: So secondary school and university students, right?
Emily: It cwt be any kind really. For instance. Hong Kong is really good at banking, I mean
obviously, and another area which I fmd quite exciting is fashion dcsigtL Emily: That's right.
Charlie: Really? Wow, tltat's quite glamorous then. Charlie: So what about the members of the general public? Any age limits?
Emily: Yeah, 11 would be great to b<J twinned with one of the fashion design capitals oftltc Emily: Well for the general public group if you want to apply, you have to be retired.
world.
Charlie: Retired! Now that's what I call an age limit! Why so?
Charlie: Yeah, and maybe ! could come with you'. Right, we're going to take a short music
break and we'll be back in a couple of minutes_ Emily: Well one reason is that they have more time than people who are working.
Announcer: That is the end of Task I. You now have one minute to tidy up your answers. Charlie: Ali, you mean more time to attend the meetings?
(60 .reconds o/Greensleevcs) Emily: No, not reaJ!y_ What I mean is time to do some research. That sort of thing. But
more importantly, they have a lot oflife experience to offer.
(Tone)
Charlie: Oh, OK. So yon senior citizens, if you're listening we want you. OK, and what kind
Im!l! of person are you looking for ideally?
Announcer: Tm;k 2.
Emily: Well, we're looking fur two qualities in all the applicants.
Listen to the second part of'Brunch with Charlie' in which the host Charlie
Meadows oontinucs with his interview. Listen and fil! in the missing infonnation in
Charlie: OK.
the spaces below. You now have 30 seconds to stud} t11c task. At tlte end of the task,
you will ha""' one minute to tidy up your answers
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Emily· We're looking for someone with knowledge ofHoug Kong.
(30 seconds ofGreensleeves) Chulie: Ah I see, so they can share this Jmowledge of Hong Kong wit11 the twin city, right?
(Tone)
Emily: Yes, and the second quality is they should have a real enthusiasm for other cultures.
Charlie: Now, Dr Lee you wanted to make a special announcement. Is that right?
Charlie: Yeah, I can see that, yes.
Emily: Yes, that's right. As you said the committee hasjusr been set up and we are looking Emily: ! mean, we'd really want to have people on board who have thilt. you !mow,
for more people, more members oftbe general to join the committee. So I'm enthusiasm for cultures for other countries_
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 Charlie: Great. Oh, I have another question. Do people applying for the co!Illllittee have to (Tone)
be from Hong Kong?
Announcer: Video I: Maria from Buenos Aires, Argentina
Emily: Actually no. ·n1ey can be any nationality As long as they have been living in Hong
Kong for at least three years. That's fine_ Maria: Hello Hong Kongt I'm Maria fi:om Buenos Aires in Argentina_ Choose Buenos
Aires and come sample our culture.
Charlie: I see, so open to any nationality but must have been here for 3 years. Well it all
sounds awesome to me. So how do listeners apply for a place on the co!Illllittee and Here l am in a tango class. When people think of Argentina the frrst thing they think
what's the deadline? of is tango dancing_ The tango has a very rich history. Although it is considered a
high-class dance now, it started in lower-class districts in the 19th Centtn)'. Most of
Emily: Lcmy, do you have the details there? the people who danced it were men, which meant men often danced with other men.
Why did they do this? Well, for many men their wives or girlfriends wen! in Europe
Lemy. Yeah, applications are open now and they should be submitted online_ The deadline and they came alone to Argentina. So they had to choose between not dancing at all
is the 30th of June or dancing with men.
Chnrlie: So online applications. By the end of June. The second major area of culture in Argentina is, of course, football and here I am at
Boca Juniors football stadium in one of their hospitality boxes_ Now, there are
Lcmy: Yes, that's right. great reasons for you to spend the day at a Boca Juniors hospitality box on a match
day. Most important is you can see the game. Of course, you can see football all
Charlie. Gotcha. Wait a minute. You said politicians before. What about the politicians on over the world bllt what's extraordmary here is to witness the passion of a football
the committee? Are you choosing them too? match here in Argentina The passion- it's like no other place in the world. At the
same time you ean enjoy our most famous food- our beef sandwiches. Now these
Emily: Well, the politicians on the committee have already been chosen. are no ordinary sandwiches. Our beef sandwiches have won pnzes for being the best
sandwiches in the world. And fmally, as part of your experience, you wtll personally
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Emily:

Already been chosen? Why's that?

Well, we want to represent all the political parties in Hong Kong_

meet and spend the game with a famous ex-player of Boca J1miors. Of course, it's
not unusual for to meet guests at matches nowadays. But here at Boca,
the ex-player will spend time with you and explain as yon watch the game_ So you
will be able to leam from a legendary ex-player as he explains the game to you as it
Charlie: OK, I suppose that's fair to try to represent nil the political parties. happens.
Emtly: Absolutely. Titanks for listening Hong Kong and choose Buenos Aires.
Charlie: OK, so many thanks to you both. And we can have you back in the studio (5 seconds of silence)
some time in the future to te11 our listeners which city was chosen.
Amwunccr: Video 2. Piotr fron1 Krakow, Poland
Emily: Yes, that would be great.
Piotr: Hello Hong Kong. l11is is Piotr here, or rather Peter. I'm from Krakow in Poland
Announcer: l11at is the end of Task 2. You now have one minute to tidy up your answers_ and I'm going to show you why you should choose Krakow to be Hong Kong's twin
ctty. First ot'all Krakow is g;eat for tourism and we can share a lot ofmfonnatwn
(60 seconds of Greensleeves) with you about how to promote tourism. Let me show you some examples. Krakow
was the capital of Poland about 650 years ago when Poland had kings. Where did
(Tone) the old Kings live? Have a look behind me. On the bill is Wawcl or, in the
TrnckS Royal Castle Of course, the royal castle that you sec now has changed many times
Task3 in 650 years. What you see today is very different to what the castle looked like
before. For example, 300 years ago there was a huge fire and half of the castle was
The committee are now looking at two YouTube videos from two dtfferent entries destroyed. Can you imagine? Half of the Royal Castle! Destroyed! And !50 years
to be n twin city for Hong Kong. Listen and fill in the missing information in the ago the walls were taken down. Why? Well because the city was exparrding and so
spaces below_ You now have 30 seconds to study the task. At the end of the task, buUdtng material was needed for all the new bmldings. And so the walls, which had
you will have one and a halfmmutes to tidy up your answers. stood for hundreds of years, were taken down.
(30 seconds of Greenslccvcs) Now I'm in the main square in Krakow. In the centre of the square that building you
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t·CniraJ Market. Until about JOO years ago, il used to sell mainly
I mean Jots of!hings of course, but mainly clothes_ Bur wha1 .. .-.
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well, as Krakow anracts millions of a ye,;.. the market sells ans and crafts
for tourists_ It docs sell other things but arts and crafts are the main attraction. And Lemy: Well, 1 mean, everyone invited me mto their homes, and you know, made me feel
there are lots and Jots of restaurants where you can get something to eat IUld also just very welcome. rt very different to Hong Kong. I mean, here you don't
bars and cafes to get a drink. Tile real! y striking thing IS that many of lbese arc normally get invited to son1eone's home.
underground and under the square I What a good use of the space!
Charlie: You were saying before we came on air that it can be pretty cold in Polaud. So was
The second thing we can offer you is culture_ Here I am in a dis1rict of Krakow the weather cold all the time?
called Nova Huta which in English means New Fadory As you can see there arc
Jots of factories here and they mainly produce steeL But what about culture? Well, Lemy: Sometimes the temperature got dowu to minus 32 degrees!
this city was bnilt in 1949 by the communiS( government and because it was built
during that time it has C{lmmunist architecture. Tourists and particularly Charlie: Wow, how did you cope!
studeuts from all over the world actually visit here to see the architecture. it
amazing that ugly buildings ru:e now tourist anractions! Lemy·. Well actually it wll.'in'tlhat bad When yoli'rc inside, the heating's turned on all the
time. Sometimes it's actually too warm and you have to open a window
! hope that you have enjoyed this video and that you will choose Krakow. Goodbyel
Charlie-_ What'? Even \\hen it's minus32 outside?
Announcer: That is the end of Task 3. You now have one and a halfmiuutes to tidy up your
answers Lemy· Yeah, exactly! And when you are outside you wear thennal underwear, you know,
(90 seconds of Grcensleeves) like that spectal wiJI!er underwear, so you're always warm. So if you do v1sit Poland
in winter take your thmnal underwear that's my advice.
(Tone)
Charlie: Well, you've heard it here first listeners! So you said your host family were nice.
Track 6 What about people in general?
Announcer: Task4.
Lemy: Actually, most people were very friendly.
·nu: committee chose Krakow in Poland to be Hong Kong's twin city. Lenly Chan
ii< visited Krakow for three months lll.ld has returned to 'Brunell with Charlie' to talk Charlie: Only 'most'? You make it sound like some people weren't
about her experiences. Listen to the interview and answer the questions below.
Please note you do not need to w1swer in complete sentences. You now have 30 Lemy: No, not at all, not at all, though there was one particular incident
seconds to study the task_ At the end ofthe task, you will have tillee minutes to Udy
up your answers. Charlie: Olt yes, and what happened then?
(30 seconds of Oreensleeves) Lemy: Well, I was in a cafe and 1 was ordering something to drink Atld I said to the wruter
in Polish, I said "dwa hcrbata prosze", which means in Polish "two teas please".
(To11e) Atld the waiter said "dwiel" Apparently, I'd made a grammatical mistake when I
said the word for two w1d he- the waiter, 1 mean- seemed actually quite angry
Charlie: Right well, it's time for our special guest today. Today I'm very happy to have back about it It was like "if you are going to speak our language then you must speak it
Ms Lemy ChiUI from Hong Kong University. properly!" 1 was so shocked aud embarrassed. There was me trying my best to speak
Polish and he was so intolerant Apparently, eveJY!hing had to be grammatically
Lemy: Thank you_ perfect_ At least I was trying to speak the language!
Charlie: Now, I've never been to Poland or Krakow and !'m sure a lot of our listeners Charlie: Mmm, and you were telling me earlier about a big adventure you had on your sk1ing
haven't either So maybe to start with, what were your first impressions ofKntkow? trip.
t:
Lemy: Well, from the moment I fu-st arrived, the people in Krakow were really generous. Lemy: Oh, yes_ And actually, this is better example of how nice the people in Poland are_
Me and the daughter of the host family, Julia, we decided to go sk1ing. Actually we
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Charlie: Right. tried to go the Sunday before but we got this really really slow train on the Sunday
mommg that stopPed everywhere. I think it stopp::d at 52 different stations I So by
Lemy: 1 mean, !lived with a host family, you know, and they were so generous and so the time we got there it was too late to ski_ So the next Sunday we decided to get the
were their friends. bus instead.
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 myself; but the coUSin was a farmer and after Julia called hun, wewaitedaud waited
Charlie: And was that better thnn the train? and waited and finally he turned up in his tractor!
Lemy: Yeah, much better. We g()t there by 9 in the mmning. Charlie: His tractor!
Charlie: So had y()u ever skied before then? Lcmy: Yeah 1111d he drove us aU the way back to Krakow in his tractor. It turns out that
tractors are really great for travelling in heavy snow. It took us about three hours but
Lemy: No, I hadn't we got back to Krakow and ! managed to make it in time for my talk. I mean, it was
really nice of him. The cousin, I mean.
Charlie: No, neither have L How did you fmd it?
Charlie: Well that's a great story. OK, so thanks again Lemy for dropping in.
l.emy ifyou've never teen skiing, there are easy slopes for beginners and childreo_
So I was on the easy slopes in the morning and that was OK, but then after lunch I Allnouncer: That is the end of Task 4 and of Part 3A. You now have three minutes to complete
got on the wrong lift aud ended up at the top of a really difficult slope. your answers to Task 4 and to tidy up all your other answers.
Charlie: Ohnot (3 mim1tes of Greensleeves)
Lemy: And there was no way down except to ski dov.nl (Tone)
Charlie: Oh no! And did you fall?
Lemy: Yeah! Agail1 and again_ 1 thought l was going to die. I was terrified!
Charlie: Well, you're brave.- than I would have been.
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Charlie:

I don't know about that. I got to the bottom and I didn't ski again. !just sat in the
cafe and drank hot chocolate all afternoon.
So that was your ski adventure.
Lemy: Wei!, actually, that wasn't alL
Charlie: So what else happened?
Lemy: We!!, we were on the bus coming back and it was late evening. We were about an
hour from Krakow, the weather was reaHy bad. I mean, lots of snow, and the bus
broke down.
Charlie-. Ohdear!
Lemy: It wouldn't have been that bad but I was actually going to give a talk about Hong
Kong to a school in Krakow at 9 o'clock in the morning the day after ou the
Monday morning, and I really didn't want to miss the talk and let everyone down.
Charlie: Ohno. So what happened next'/
Lemy: as luck would have it, the host family had a cousin who lived nearby, and
Julia called him and he said he would help us.
Charlie: And did he? Did y()u get back on time for your talk?
Leroy: Actun\ly I did. 1\nd you're not goiug to believe this, and I'm not Sl.l{e I believe it
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 Track 7 Charlie: Well we,ve been hearing some very interesting things about the Jade Islands
Announcer- Pm1 B development. Perhaps Norman you could begin by telling us something about it
Look at page 2 of your Data File_ Norman: Well, Charlie, Jade islands IS JUSt finished and it's amazing_ It's taken us only 4
years to finish it. Can you imagine that, only four years to build I must say I'm
Situation very proud of that.
You are Gehry Zhang and you work for a property developer called Dragon Peak Charlie: Only four years. Wow. And how many people are living there?
Properties (DPP). Your bnss is Norman Kwok, a publicity and marketing manager_
DPP is currently working on two projects: the Jade Islands, which have recently Norman: There are now 6000 people on Jade Islands And may I say 6000 very happy people
been completed and the Golden Flower Island development, which is in the living there according to 11 recent sUlvey.
planning process.
Ann: Well, maybe not completely happy, Norman. Some of those 6000 did complain
You will now listen to a radio panel show called Busine5s Matters with host Chadic
about some problems, didn't thcyry I heard about the beaches ... and urn litter.
Meadows. Appearing on the show are Nommn Kwok and Ann Lam from the
environmental group Green Treasure. Norman: Oh Ann, you mean the litter on tl1e beaches? You know it's not our fault.
Before the recording is played, you will have five minutes to study the Question-
Answer Book and the Data File to familmrise yourself wtth the situation and tl1e Charlie: Really? How is the litter not your problem?
tasks.
Norman: Everyone knows that beaches in Hong Kong get a lot of litter. But it's litter from
Complete the tasks by following the instructions in the Question-Answer Book and the sea from when it rains.
on the recording. Yon 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 Charlie. Ann, you're the environmental expert. Is that true? Does the rain wash a lot oflittcr
3 of the Data File. into the sea?
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You now have five minutes to familiarise yourself with the Question-Answer Book
and the Data File.
Ann: Yes, it's tnte I'm afraid. When it rains, the litter washes into the sea Wid then later
it ends up on the beaches. Unfortunately, it's a common problem around the world_
Charlie: Maybe we can move on_ Ann. you have another question for Nom1an. This time
(5 minutes ofGreens!eeves) abou.t his p!W!s for the new mall in Golden Flower bland.
(Tone)
The recording is about to begin. Tnm to page 3 of the Data File.
"""' Yes, thanks Charlie. Erm, Norman, are media repons trnc that you plan to build an
enormous waterfall in Golden Flower Adventure Mali?
Nonnan: Yes, I can confll'ITI that the Golden Flower Adventure Mall will have a whole range
(5 second pause) of exciting features and activities for our customers to enjoy and this will include a
40 metre waterfall. Can you imagine at the bottom of a 40 metre high
(Tone) waterfall?
Track 8 rum That does sound llllpressive, I must admit Nevertheless, I'd like to take you back to
Charlie: Well good morning listeners and welcome to Business Matters My name is Charlie 2012 when DPP, your company, were building a similar centre in the UK. Can you
Meadows and I'm your host today, stepping in for Horace Broon, who is having 11 comment on the problems that DPP had with this similar project at the Highland
well-earned break. So my guests thiS morning are Norman Kwok from Dragon Adventure Cenl!'e in Dyce in the UK?
Peak Properties--
Norman: rm not-
Norman: Good morning, Charlie. And can I just say thauks again for inviting me. It really is
ternfic to be here. I'm a big fan of your show. AM Maybe l can refresh your memory. The Highland Adventure Centre in the UK was
the one where you built a waterfall but iL was fowtd that the waterfall caused clouds
Charlie: And with us also today is Ann Lam from the environmental group Green Treasure. to fonn m the shopping centre And once these clouds had formed it was discovered
that they interfered with the electricity supply and this !hen caused a power failure.
Ann. Good morning.
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 Norman: Well, what hapPened in- we can of this beautiful island untouched. So I said filly percent? No, let's commit
to keeping seventy percent of the island as a nature park. And that's what my team
Charlie: So, wait, you're sayiug that at this adventure centre in the UK, the waterfall was the worked with fiotu then on.
cause of a power failure because the water turned into clouds inside the building?
Charlie: OK, well that sounds pretty encouraging
Ann: Yes, that's exactly what happened. And I WaiJt to know, and I'm sure the general
public would want to know as weil, is this going to happen at the Golden Flower Norman: Yeah, well if you're oomtnitted you're committed Charlie. And a110ther idea they
Island mall? gave us is to put up a v.'3\l of vegetation_
Charlie: Norman? Charlie: A wall of vegetables?
Norman: Ah, thanks Ann for bringing this up. I'd just like to reassure your listeners that we Norman: Ha ha. No. I said a wnll of vegetation- you know like trees and other plaiJts_ We
learnt from what happened at the Highland Adventure Centre in the UK and we will usc this natural wall to keep out noise and light pollutiou. Charlie, you look
will cany what we learnt into the Golden Flower Adventure Mall so that it will not confused.
happen again.
Charlie: No. well, yes. So I'm trying to envisage where this wall wH! be.
Charlie· OK. I'd just like to go back to Jade Islands. Would you say Jade Islands is a good
place for parents to nnse chtldretJ? Norman: OK, so you can imagine the Golden Flower Adventure Mall. So unavoidably it
will produce a certain amount of noise and light pollutiou. Well the wall of
Norman: Yes, Charlie, it really is !tis a very safe place for children and I'll tell you why. vegetation will be between the shopping mall and tlte nature park ..
There are no roads and rails on the street level of Jade Islands. All road and nul
linill; are underground This means all of the streets on Jade Islands are fox AM _so that the butterflies are not disturbed
pedestrians. No traffic at aiL
Nonnan: Exactly, Ann, thank you, so that the butterflies are not disturbed. And yon know
Charlie: I didn't realise all streets were pedestrianised. That means children can play what else, Ann, the experts we consulted said no vehicles and roads elther. And we
- Norman·

outdoors if there is no traffic on the roads presullll!bly.

Absoln!dy, if stn:ctsare pedestrianised then kids can run around and have fun

agree. There will be no buses, no cars, no trains just beautiful paths to walk on in
Golden Flower Island.
safely. You \mow, Ann. l just want to say I respect what your group does and fum. Well that's great to hear too Noonan and very reassuring, no vehicles and no roads
Dragon Peak are very respectful of nature. ts very important if you don't want to disturb the butterfli..:s.
Charlie: OK, speaking of which maybe we could go back to the development on Golden Charlie: Well thafs the end of the show for today so thank you all for lisle11ing and thank
Flower Island_ I know, Ann, you have some more concerns you'd like to bring up. you, Norman, and to you, Ann, for CQming in.
Ann: Yes- Announcer: That is the end oftl1e listening component of this paper. You will have one hour
and fifteen minutes to complet<;; the written tasks in either Part Bl or Part 82. An
Norman: What you need to know, Ann, is that Go! dell Flower Island is a special place to us announcement will be made when time is up. Take off your earphones now and
and we have tD protect it and we are going to protect it. !love flowers, Ann, tum off the radio_
especially orchids. And we arc going to protect the orchids and the butterflies on
the island.
Charlie: OK, perhaps, Norman, you could tell our listeners smne of the measures yon have
wkffi.
Norman: Well, for a start we employed a firm of environmental consultants and we will be
following their reoonunendutions
AM OK, so could you give \IS a specific exmnple ofwbat yoUl' consultants suggested?
Norman.: Well, the flfst thing they said was that fifty percent of the island should be
maintained as a protected area and left as a nature park But you know what, l said
ro"rny team l said fifty pcrcent1 That's not enough I We need to leave as IJlllCh as