English Listening B2 Section 1 - Episode 10 - Track 10
Fill in the Blanks Exercise
M1: The government have
a plan for 50,000 new homes around London, Birmingham and Manchester. According to a government spokesman, this will reduce the price of houses, create new jobs and help young families with children,
. Critics say it will have a negative impact on the environment. However, a recent study concludes that 'if the new homes are located in the right places, the environment will not really be
.'
W1: The new sports centre in Bishops Castle is not going to open next month as planned because of building
. Councillor Alison Harris said that the delays were due to the bad winter weather. She said that the new sports centre will be great for the
. However, opposition leader Lawrence Graham criticised the delay. According to Graham, the project has been badly managed from the start and is going to
much. And now for some information about the weather in our area over the weekend...
M2: One of the most disgraceful things this week was the government's decision to reduce money for the country's
. The government want teachers to work longer hours and to save money on things like school lunches and materials. This is a clear attack on our state education system and will have
effects on our young people. There's no doubt that this is another example of government
.
W2: The Dead Canaries' new album
this week. In an interview, lead singer Alice Harvey told us all about it. She told us that it was something completely new and exciting and that the group was very happy
. According to Alice, it has got a lot of new influences from Jamaica and she thinks it's going to be their
ever. However, not all the critics agree with Alice. Many of them have called the album disappointing and not as good as the group's
records.
