Holly is so upset about losing our work. She's furious with
herself.
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I know. She texted me in panic. Poor Holly!
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Do you think you can help? You're so good at IT.
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Ross, there's no problem. I've got the whole project on my laptop.
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Are you sure?
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Of course, silly! I always make copies of everything.
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Phew! What a relief!
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And here's some more good news. I'm back on the project!
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Really? How come?
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Well, I had to tell professor Brown that I couldn't carry on and
he phoned up Mum and Dad and talked them round.
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Amazing!
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I'm so grateful to him! I was getting fed up with all the
arguments.
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I bet.
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So tell me what's been going on. What are the other teams up to?
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Well, the science team ...
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Usha in India and Ali in Jordan ...
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That's right. They're doing afeature on healthy eating and young
people's eating habits.
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I wonder if theirs are different from ours.
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We'll find out. They've prepared a questionnaire.
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Excellent!
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Listen 5 times
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Lesson 2: Conversation
So, Usha and Ali are doing a feature on healthy eating.
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Yes, and they especially want to know what young people's eating
habits are.
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Interesting. Do you think you eat a healthy diet?
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Me? Yes, I think so.
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What's your favourite food?
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Burgers and chips. Or pizza.
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In other words, fast food. That's not very healthy, is it?
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I don't eat them every day. How about you? Don't you eat fast
food?
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Hardly ever. I'd rather have something healthy like meat or fish
or vegetables.
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I'm not very keen on vegetables.
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What about fruit?
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Well, I like bananas, but that's about it.
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Ross, you have to eat fruit and vegetables. They're full of
vitamins. I bet you eat loads of snacks.
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I eat some snacks, yes.
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Like what?
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Crisps.
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How many packets do you eat every day?
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Two or three.
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Ross, that's terrible. Do you know how much fat and salt there is
in a packet of crisps?
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No.
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Do you eat sweet things too? How about cakes and biscuits?
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I like cakes and biscuits, but I don't eat many sweets, except
chocolate. I usually have a couple of chocolate bars in the
afternoon.
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So you eat lots of salt, lots of fat and lots of sugar. Honestly,
this is the unhealthiest diet ever.
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And the winners are ...
And the winners are ...
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Do you like entering competitions?
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Sometimes you can win a prize; sometimes you can vote for your
favourite person, place or thing and the one with the most votes
is the winner.
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A competition to find not one, but several 'Wonders of the United
Kingdom' was organised by a national newspaper, and there was an
overwhelming response.
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In the first stage, people went online and made suggestions.
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Twenty-five locations were then chosen, and by the third stage
people had fourteen from which to make their final selection.
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In all, over twenty million people voted in the competition and
here are some of the most popular places that include natural,
historical and cultural treasures.
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Hampton Court
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The palace and grounds of Hampton Court are located in Greater
London and are one of the city's most popular attractions.
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Built as a monor house in the 11th century and remodelled as a
palace by Henry Vlll, many say that this was the King's favourite
residence.
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The palace is surrounded by a breathtaking estate that is famous
for its maze.
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It was designed by George London adn Henry Wise around 1700, and
extends over 1,350sq m.
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People enjoy getting lost in it and you can wander around the
narrow paths for ages without finding your way out.
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Stonehenge
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Situated on Salisbury Plain in the county of Wiltshire, Stonehenge
is a prehistoric monument.
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It is a circle of large standing stones.
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It was begun around 5,500 years ago and added to over a 2,000-year
period.
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We know that it was being used initially as a burial site but what
other uses it had remain a mystery.
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Just as puzzling is how the Bluestone, Sarsen and Welsh Sandstone
were carried over colossal distances to the site.
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As well as Stonehenge itself, the area has a number of other
important prehistoric sites.
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It covers an area of 800 hectares and became a World Heritage Site
in 1986.
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It will continue to be visited and studied for many years to come.
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Plans are being drawn up provide a new visitors' centre, 2.5km
from the Standing Stones.
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Ben Nevis
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This majestic peak, standing at 1,344m, is the highest point in
Great Britain.
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It is situated in the Grampian Range of mountains in Scotland.
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The name Ben Nevis translates from the Scottish Gaelic as 'the
mountain with its head in the clouds'.
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The first recorded ascent of Ben Nevis was made on 17th August,
1771, by James Robertson.
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The mountain is still a popular destination for climbers today and
100,000 people make an atttempt to reach the summit each year.
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The steep and rocky sides together with year-round snow and fog,
lead to a high number of mountain rescues.
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In 1999, for example, there were forty-one rescues and four
fatalities.
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Castle Howard
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This building in Yorkshire is considered one of the grandest
private houses in the United Kingdom.
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Construction began in 1699 and was completed in 1712 for the Earl
of Carlisle. It was designed by John Vanburgh.
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The castle has 145 rooms, 1,000 acres of gardens and a lake.
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Since it opened to the public in 1999, it is not only popular with
tourists - 230,000 visited in 2009 - it is also a popular setting
for films and TV programmes
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Wastwater
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Situated in the Lake District National Park, Wastwater holds many
national records. It is 4.6km long and 600m wide.
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At 79m, it is the deepest lake in England. It is encircled by
mountains including England'd highest peak, Scafell Pike showing
scree.
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For this reason, it is a very popular place for climbers.
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In 2007, Wastwater was voted the winner of a television
competition to find 'Britain's Favourite View'.
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The Giant's Causeway
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The Giant's Causeway can be found on the north-east coast of
Northern lreland and is one of the United Kingdom's most
extraordinary attractions.
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There are about 40,000 basalt columns, resulting from an ancient
volcanic eruption.
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The tallest of the columns is about 12m high.
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The Giant's Causeway became a popular tourist attraction in the
19th century and remains so to this day.
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Visitors can actually walk over these extraordinary columns that
are the home for seabirds such as the cormorant and razorbill, and
rare, unusual plants.
