新闻英语听力 News 29th March 2012

www.thelisteningbusiness.com BBC RADIO 4 NEWS Thursday, 29th March 2012 10.00am ELEMENTARY: CORRECT THE MISTAKE IN EACH SENTENCE 1. The Government is advising motorists to take ‘sensitive precautions’. 2. It said they should top up their trees with fuel. 3. Tanker makers are threatening to go on strike. 4. Yesterday the Carpet Office minister Francis Maude was criticised. 5. He’d suggested people should sell fuel in jerrycans. 6. Some petrol stations are already reporting price rises. 7. This morning the energy secretary, Ted Davey, said there was nothing wrong with motorists buying more petrol than they would normally. 8. Mr Davey talked about cars, vans and worries. 9. He said the strike was ‘completely unfair’. 10. He said the strike could bring the economy to ‘a windmill’. 11. The Independent Police Complaint Commission has expressed frustration at some legislation. 12. The legislation bars evidence from intercepted emails from being used at inquests. 13. The death of Mark Duggan, who was shot dead by police, sparked riots in Luton. 14. The IPCC says it wants to be able to provide ‘meaningless information’ in cases where people are killed by police officers. 15. Fraudsters are thought to be costing the UK £73 million a year. 16. The figures are the highest ever published by the Natural Fraud Authority. 17. In rugby union, England’s interim coach Stuart Lancaster is going to become a psychiatrist. 18. England won the recent Six Nations Championship. 19. A lot of people had expected the job to go to a more charismatic figure. 20. Warwickshire Police have admitted that more than £100,000 was stolen from a secure area at a train station. 21. The money, which was seized from criminals, disappeared from the force’s former headquarters in the town of Leek Wootton. BBC RADIO 4 NEWS Thursday, 29th March 2012 10.00am ELEMENTARY: ANSWERS 1. The Government is advising motorists to take ‘sensitive precautions’. ‘sensible precautions’ 2. It said they should top up their trees with fuel. ‘their tanks’, not their trees 3. Tanker makers are threatening to go on strike. Tanker drivers 4. Yesterday the Carpet Office minister Francis Maude was criticised. the Cabinet Office minister 5. He’d suggested people should sell fuel in jerrycans. ‘should store fuel in jerrycans’ 6. Some petrol stations are already reporting price rises. They’re reporting ‘long queues’. 7. This morning the energy secretary, Ted Davey, said there was nothing wrong with motorists buying more petrol than they would normally. Ed Davey 8. Mr Davey talked about cars, vans and worries. cars, vans and lorries 9. He said the strike was ‘completely unfair’. ‘completely wrong’ 10. He said the strike could bring the economy to ‘a windmill’. ‘a standstill’ 11. The Independent Police Complaint Commission has expressed frustration at some legislation. Complaints 12. The legislation bars evidence from intercepted emails from being used at inquests. from intercepted phone calls 13. The death of Mark Duggan, who was shot dead by police, sparked riots in Luton. in London, not Luton 14. The IPCC says it wants to be able to provide ‘meaningless information’ in cases where people are killed by police officers. ‘meaningful information’ 15. Fraudsters are thought to be costing the UK £73 million a year. £73 billion 16. The figures are the highest ever published by the Natural Fraud Authority. The National Fraud Authority 17. In rugby union, England’s interim coach Stuart Lancaster is going to become a psychiatrist. He’s going to become head coach. 18. England won the recent Six Nations Championship. ‘after the team [i.e. the England team] came second in the Six Nations Championship’ 19. A lot of people had expected the job to go to a more charismatic figure. ‘to a more experienced figure’ 20. Warwickshire Police have admitted that more than £100,000 was stolen from a secure area at a train station. ‘at one of their stations’ i.e. at one of their police stations 21. The money, which was seized from criminals, disappeared from the force’s former headquarters in the town of Leek Wootton. in the village of Leek Wootton BBC RADIO 4 NEWS Thursday, 29th March 2012 10.00am INTERMEDIATE: QUESTIONS 1. Who should take ‘sensible precautions’, according to the Government? 2. What should they top up with fuel? 3. Who may be going on strike soon? 4. Who is Francis Maude? 5. What did he say people should store fuel in? 6. What are some petrol stations already reporting? 7. Who is Ed Davey? 8. What did he say this morning that there was nothing wrong with? 9. Which vehicles does he mention? 10. Which two types of fuel does he mention? 11. What did Mr Davey say about the strike? 12. What could the strike bring the economy to? 13. Which commission is frustrated by a piece of legislation? 14. What evidence cannot be heard at inquests? 15. What type of organisation is the IPCC? 16. Where did the shooting dead of Mark Duggan by police spark riots? 17. Which word do you hear in front of ‘information’? 18. How much are fraudsters believed to be costing the UK per year? 19. What is the rise due to improvements in, according to the National Fraud Authority? 20. In rugby union, what is England’s interim coach, Stuart Lancaster, going to become? 21. In which recent championship did England come second? 22. Who did many people expect the job to go to? 23. How much money has been stolen from a secure area at a police station in Warwickshire? 24. Who was the money originally seized from? 25. What is Leek Wootton? BBC RADIO 4 NEWS Thursday, 29th March 2012 10.00am INTERMEDIATE: ANSWERS 1. Who should take ‘sensible precautions’, according to the Government? motorists 2. What should they top up with fuel? their tanks (i.e. the fuel tanks in their cars) 3. Who may be going on strike soon? tanker drivers 4. Who is Francis Maude? He’s a Cabinet Office minister. 5. What did he say people should store fuel in? jerrycans 6. What are some petrol stations already reporting? long queues 7. Who is Ed Davey? He’s the energy secretary. 8. What did he say this morning that there was nothing wrong with? Motorists buying more petrol than they would normally. 9. Which vehicles does he mention? cars, vans and lorries 10. Which two types of fuel does he mention? petrol and diesel 11. What did Mr Davey say about the strike? He said it was ‘completely wrong’. 12. What could the strike bring the economy to? a standstill 13. Which commission is frustrated by a piece of legislation? The Independent Police Complaints Commission (the IPCC) 14. What evidence cannot be heard at inquests? evidence from intercepted phone calls 15. What type of organisation is the IPCC? It’s a watchdog. 16. Where did the shooting dead of Mark Duggan by police spark riots? in London 17. Which word do you hear in front of ‘information’? ‘meaningful’ 18. How much are fraudsters believed to be costing the UK per year? £73 billion 19. What is the rise due to improvements in, according to the National Fraud Authority? The way it measures fraud. 20. In rugby union, what is England’s interim coach, Stuart Lancaster, going to become? head coach 21. In which recent championship did England come second? the Six Nations 22. Who did many people expect the job to go to? a more experienced figure 23. How much money has been stolen from a secure area at a police station in Warwickshire? more than £100,000 24. Who was the money originally seized from? criminals 25. What is Leek Wootton? It’s a village. BBC RADIO 4 NEWS Thursday, 29th March 2012 10.00am ADVANCED: GAP-FILL 1. The Government is advising _________ to take ‘_________ precautions’ and _________ _________ their tanks with fuel. 2. This is because of the threat of a _________ by tanker _________. 3. Recently the _________ Office minister Francis Maude suggested people _________ _________ fuel in _________. 4. This morning the _________ secretary, Ed Davey, said there was nothing _________ with motorists buying _________ petrol than they _________ normally. 5. He mentions three types of vehicles: _________, _________ and _________. 6. Mr Davey said the strike was _________ _________’. 7. He said we shouldn’t let the strike bring the economy to a _________. 8. The Independent Police _________ Commission says it’s frustrated by a piece of legislation. 9. The legislation bars _________ from intercepted _________ _________ from being used at inquests. 10. The _________ has issued a statement on this subject. 11. The death of Mark Duggan, who was shot by police, _________ riots in _________. 12. The IPCC says it wants to be able to provide ‘_________ information’ in cases where people are _________ by police officers. 13. Fraudsters are believed to _________ _________ the UK £73 _________ a year. 14. The figures are the _________ ever published by the National Fraud Authority. 15. The NFA attributed the increase to _________ in the way it _________ fraud. 16. In rugby union, England’s interim _________ Stuart Lancaster is going to be _________ _________ coach. 17. England came _________ in the Six Nations _________. 18. Many people _________ expected the job to go to a more _________ figure. 19. Warwickshire Police have _________ that more than £_________ was _________ from a secure area at one of their stations. 20. The money was originally seized from _________. 21. It _________ from the force’s former _________ in the _________ of Leek Wootton. 22. An investigation is _________. BBC RADIO 4 NEWS Thursday, 29th March 2012 10.00am ADVANCED: ANSWERS 1. The Government is advising motorists to take ‘sensible precautions’ and top up their tanks with fuel. 2. This is because of the threat of a strike by tanker drivers. 3. Recently the Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude suggested people should store fuel in jerrycans. 4. This morning the Cabinet secretary, Ed Davey, said there was nothing wrong with motorists buying more petrol than they would normally. 5. He mentions three types of vehicles: cars, vans and lorries. 6. Mr Davey said the strike was ‘completely wrong’. 7. He said we shouldn’t let the strike bring the economy to a standstill. 8. The Independent Police Complaints Commission says it’s frustrated by a piece of legislation. 9. The legislation bars evidence from intercepted phone calls from being used at inquests. 10. The watchdog has issued a statement on this subject. 11. The death of Mark Duggan, who was shot by police, sparked riots in London. 12. The IPCC says it wants to be able to provide ‘meaningful information’ in cases where people are killed by police officers. 13. Fraudsters are believed to be costing the UK £73 million a year. 14. The figures are the highest ever published by the National Fraud Authority. 15. The NFA attributed the increase to improvements in the way it measures fraud. 16. In rugby union, England’s interim coach Stuart Lancaster is going to be appointed head coach. 17. England came second in the Six Nations Championship. 18. Many people had expected the job to go to a more experienced figure. 19. Warwickshire Police have admitted that more than £100,000 was stolen from a secure area at one of their stations. 20. The money was originally seized from criminals. 21. It disappeared from the force’s former headquarters in the village of Leek Wootton. 22. An investigation is underway. Distributed with kind permission from the BBC © The Listening Business 2012