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www.thelisteningbusiness.comDistributed with kind permission from the BBC © The Listening Business 2012BBC RADIO 4 NEWS Tuesday, 17th January 2012 10.00am ELEMENTARY: CORRECT THE MISTAKE IN EACH SENTENCE1. The first story mentions the European Court of Human Lights. 2. Its ruled that the radical Muslim cleric, Abu Qatada, cannot be deported from Jordan to Britain. 3. Abu Qatada has been accused of being a senior al-Qaeda operative in the USA. 4. The name of the BBC reporter is Donny Shaw. 5. The European Court referred to Article 6 of the Convention on Human Rights the right to a free trial. 6. Jordan and Britain signed a Memorandum of Understanding last year. 7. The Government has three weeks to seek an appeal.8. The European Court has also ruled that Britains most expensive killers can be kept in jail until they die. 9. Jeremy Bamber was convicted of killing a friend.10. The newsreader says inflation fell slightly between November and December. 11. It fell from 4.8% to 2.4%. 12. The Retail Prices Index fell by 0.2%. 13. The Governments target for inflation is 0.2%.14. The Ministry of Defence has announced its first round of armed forces cuts. 15. The army is going to lose 2,900 people, the ARF is going to lose 1,000 people and the navy is going to lose 300 people.16. Labours deputy leader is Harriet Arman. 17. The Labour Party has been criticised fiercely by Britains biggest union, UNISON. 18. Labour has refused to promise to increase Government cuts. 19. The public sector is currently experiencing cold weather. 20. The deputy leader said the Coalition was cutting too far and too fiercely. 21. However, she said Labour had to be economically reasonable in a time of austerity.www.thelisteningbusiness.comDistributed with kind permission from the BBC © The Listening Business 2012BBC RADIO 4 NEWS Tuesday, 17th January 2012 10.00am ELEMENTARY: ANSWERS1. The first story mentions the European Court of Human Lights. the European Court of Human Rights 2. Its ruled that the radical Muslim cleric, Abu Qatada, cannot be deported from Jordan to Britain. from Britain to Jordan 3. Abu Qatada has been accused of being a senior al-Qaeda operative in the USA. in Europe 4. The name of the BBC reporter is Donny Shaw. Danny Shaw 5. The European Court referred to Article 6 of the Convention on Human Rights the right to a free trial. the right to a fair trial 6. Jordan and Britain signed a Memorandum of Understanding last year. in 2005 7. The Government has three weeks to seek an appeal. three months8. The European Court has also ruled that Britains most expensive killers can be kept in jail until they die. Britains most dangerous killers 9. Jeremy Bamber was convicted of killing a friend. He was convicted of killing his family.10. The newsreader says inflation fell slightly between November and December. It fell sharply. 11. It fell from 4.8% to 2.4%. It fell from 4.8% to 4.2%. 12. The Retail Prices Index fell by 0.2%. It fell by 0.5 of one per cent. 13. The Governments target for inflation is 0.2%. 2%14. The Ministry of Defence has announced its first round of armed forces cuts. its second round of armed forces cuts 15. The army is going to lose 2,900 people, the ARF is going to lose 1,000 people and the navy is going to lose 300 people. the RAF, not the ARF16. Labours deputy leader is Harriet Arman. Harriet Harman 17. The Labour Party has been criticised fiercely by Britains biggest union, UNISON. UNITE 18. Labour has refused to promise to increase Government cuts. It has refused to promise to reverse Government cuts. 19. The public sector is currently experiencing cold weather. Its currently experiencing a pay freeze. 20. The deputy leader said the Coalition was cutting too far and too fiercely. too far and too fast 21. However, she said Labour had to be economically reasonable in a time of austerity. economically responsiblewww.thelisteningbusiness.comDistributed with kind permission from the BBC © The Listening Business 2012BBC RADIO 4 NEWS Tuesday, 17th January 2012 10.00am INTERMEDIATE: QUESTIONS1. Which court has made its ruling in the case of the radical Muslim cleric, Abu Qatada? 2. Which country wants him to be deported? 3. What evidence could be used against him? 4. What has Abu Qatada been accused of being? 5. Which convention did the court refer to? 6. What does everyone have under Article 6 of this convention? 7. When was a Memorandum of Understanding signed between Britain and Jordan? 8. How long does the Government have to seek an appeal against the ruling?9. Who can be kept in prison under another European Court of Human Rights ruling? 10. Who did Jeremy Bamber murder?11. Which index is mentioned? 12. What happened to inflation between November and December? 13. What did the Consumer Prices Index stand at in November? 14. What was the December figur