Read below the opening of this news
item about
POLITICS which has been taken from a teleprinter.
You are going to listen to Lucas Dexter -a newsreader
from a local radio in London- broadcasting the full news.
Don't worry if there are some words you don't know:
you should be able to get the general idea.
At this first step, click on the
speaker, relax and
just listen for general comprehension while you
read the opening news:
The news -
Part 3b
Now, listen again while you check Lucas
Dexter's comments with the audio transcription. You will
have to do an activity after listening and reading.
Canada's Conservative Party has
won a second term in office but with a reduced majority.
However it's not been cut enough
to stop their controversial anti-inflation measures
winning parliamentary backing.
Compared with the previous
election, which produced a Conservative landslide, the
Liberal vote was 18% up, against a Conservative drop of
9% and a fall of 8% in the New Democratic support.
LUCAS DEXTER
The news - Part 3c
ACTIVITY 199:
Listen again to the news and answer these
questions. In question # 2, if the answer is FALSE,
correct any mistakes you find. Then
check the answers.
1.
Is the Canadian Conservative Party's new
majority larger or smaller than before?
A.
similar B. smaller C. larger
2.
The Conservative vote was 9% lower than
in the previous election.
A.
TRUE B. FALSE
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