6 Use the words and phrases which you heard in the listening to complete the sentences below. (The sentences are not connected with text!)

1. A ………………………….. of the bill, so far, is about £22,000.

2. If the permission is …………………………., they’ll start building soon.

3. Women didn’t …………… much …………….. in getting selected as parliamentary candidates.

4. The transport strike had all sorts of …………………… in other industries.

5. A new director introduced …………………. changes to the management structure.

6. He has an ……………… knowledge of local history.

7. Students who complete the course successfully will be ……………………. a diploma.

7 Speaking points .

Strategy Points

• Spend a minute thinking about the topic below and making brief notes.

• During a minute decide how you will introduce and link your ideas, and then talk for a minute (!).

• Remember to include some examples to support or illustrate what you say.

• Use a variety of vocabulary and grammatical structures.

• Make sure you keep to the topic.

• Learn useful phrases and expressions. These give you time to think, and also act as signposts which help listeners follow your arguments.

Giving an example: for instance, if we take the example of X, X serves as a good example of this

Sequencing words: firstly, secondly, finally, lastly, last but not least

Introducing a new idea: the first thing (I'd like) to mention, to begin with, another point to consider is, which leads me on to another point, and, of course, we shouldn't forget

Bringing an idea to its conclusion: to sum up, in the final analysis, on balance, taking all the arguments into consideration, in conclusion

• Speak on one of the following Speaking Points.

1. Involvement in art helps people develop their personality.

2. Schools have responsibility for making students aware of their historic and cultural heritage.

3. Entry charges won't keep people out of our museums.

4. Such factors as the theme of the exhibition, location, etc can encourage people to oftener visit museums.

5. The cultural strategy of a government shapes a nation’s mind.

6. Museums are supposed to vary their practices in getting people interested in visiting them.

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8 Make use of the following Internet sites and find the necessary information about the following artifacts: The Elgin Marbles, The Benin Bronzes, The Rosetta Stone; the museum: The Pergamon Museum, the historic event: The Boxer Rebellion. Deliver the information in class.

http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/aes/t/the_rosetta_stone.aspx

http://www.fotopedia.com/wiki/Pergamon_Altar

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin_bronzes

http://www.fotopedia.com/wiki/Elgin_Marbles

9 Read the following article.