英语新闻听力练习radio4news2ndapril2012

www.thelisteningbusiness.comDistributed with kind permission from the BBC © The Listening Business 2012BBC RADIO 4 NEWS Monday, 2nd April 2012 10.00am ELEMENTARY: QUESTIONS1. How long is it since the start of the Falklands conflict? 2. In which English county is the National Memorial Arboretum? 3. Who did veterans of the Falklands conflict attend the memorial service with? _ of those who died. 4. What is the surname of the BBC reporter? 5. Which two words does the reporter use to describe the memorial service? 6. How many British servicemen died in the Falklands conflict? 7. How many civilians died? 8. How many Argentinian troops were killed in the Falklands conflict? 9. What did Margaret Allen light? 10. What was her relationship to Able Seaman Iain Baldy? 11. Which initials do you hear in front of Argonaut? 12. When is a new memorial to all the people who fought in the Falklands conflict due to be unveiled at the National Memorial Arboretum? 13. Which association has built the memorial? 14. How many veterans are due to attend the service?15. Who say they are running short of fuel? 16. What has subsided in recent days? 17. How many garages have run out of some grades of fuel?18. What has the Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said about the result of yesterdays by-elections? They are a triumph for the _ of her _. 19. What is the name of her political party? The _ League for _20. What has collapsed in Clacton in Essex following an explosion? 21. When did the explosion take place? 22. Where was a family of four rescued from? 23. Who managed to rescue a man and a woman from inside the building? 24. What were about 60 local people told to do?25. What type of cables have thieves stolen from a commuter line into London? _ cables 26. Which word do you hear in front of commuter line? 27. Who are facing delays? 28. Which services were affected? 29. Who are working hard to repair the damage?www.thelisteningbusiness.comDistributed with kind permission from the BBC © The Listening Business 2012BBC RADIO 4 NEWS Monday, 2nd April 2012 10.00am ELEMENTARY: ANSWERS1. How long is it since the start of the Falklands conflict? 30 years (a service to make the 30th anniversary of the start of the war) 2. In which English county is the National Memorial Arboretum? Staffordshire 3. Who did veterans of the Falklands conflict attend the memorial service with? Families of those who died. 4. What is the surname of the BBC reporter? Walker 5. Which two words does the reporter use to describe the memorial service? short and simple 6. How many British servicemen died in the Falklands conflict? 255 7. How many civilians died? 3 8. How many Argentinian troops were killed in the Falklands conflict? 649 9. What did Margaret Allen light? a candle 10. What was her relationship to Able Seaman Iain Baldy? She was his wife and now shes his widow. 11. Which initials do you hear in front of Argonaut? HMS 12. When is a new memorial to all the people who fought in the Falklands conflict due to be unveiled at the National Memorial Arboretum? next month 13. Which association has built the memorial? The South Atlantic Medal Association 14. How many veterans are due to attend the service? hundreds15. Who say they are running short of fuel? petrol stations 16. What has subsided in recent days? panic buying 17. How many garages have run out of some grades of fuel? up to half18. What has the Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said about the result of yesterdays by-elections? They are a triumph for the people of her country. 19. What is the name of her political party? The National League for Democracy20. What has collapsed in Clacton in Essex following an explosion? a house 21. When did the explosion take place? at around 2.30 this morning 22. Where was a family of four rescued from? the roof 23. Who managed to rescue a man and a woman from inside the building? firefighters 24. What were about 60 local people told to do? They were told to leave their homes.25. What type of cables have thieves stolen from a commuter line into London? overhead cables 26. Which word do you hear in front of commuter line? busy 27. Who are facing delays? travellers 28. Which services were affected? services to and from Liverpool Street Station 29. Who are working hard to repair the damage? engineerswww.thelisteningbusiness.comDistributed with kind permission from the BBC © The Listening Business 2012BBC RADIO 4 NEWS Monday, 2nd April 2012 10.00am INTERMEDIATE: TRUE/FALSE1. Veterans of the Falklands conflict have been remembering fallen comrades at a special service. 2. It is 13 years since the Falklands conflict began. 3. Veterans gathered at the Natural Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire. 4. Veterans gathered with the families of people who were killed in t