[00:00.69]PART I DICTATION
[00:03.70]Listen to the following passage.
[00:06.46]Altogether the passage will be read to you four times.
[00:10.63]During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed,
[00:14.74]listen and try to understand the meaning.
[00:17.69]For the second and third readings,
[00:20.50]the passage will be read sentence by sentence,
[00:23.24]or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds.
[00:28.20]The last reading will be done at normal speed again
[00:31.81]and during this time you should check your work.
[00:35.00]You will then be given 2 minutes
[00:36.90]to check through your work once more.
[00:40.24]Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.
[00:44.00]Now, listen to the passage.
[00:48.12]Reality TV
[00:50.71]The latest fashion on British TV is Reality TV.
[00:55.48]Reality TV means that shows follow and film ordinary people
[01:00.27]in an artificial situation.
[01:03.01]This could be at work, or in some kind of competition.
[01:07.25]One of the first and most popular Reality TV shows is Big Brother.
[01:13.25]In this show, 15 complete strangers have to live together
[01:17.76]in a house for 11 weeks.
[01:20.67]They are filmed 24 hours a day,
[01:23.07]and shown on television.
[01:25.34]Each week, the viewers vote to evict one of the housemates.
[01:29.80]Finally, only one is left,
[01:32.68]and they win the prize money!
[01:35.39]The show was an instant hit, and runs in several countries.
[01:39.75]The housemates often become stars as a result of the show,
[01:43.39]and appear in national newspapers and on other shows.
[01:47.50]Another very popular show is I'm a Celebrity - Get Me Out Of Here!
[01:53.74]In this show,
[01:54.86]10 celebrities have to complete tasks each week, such as eating insects.
[02:02.38]The second and third readings.
[02:04.45]You should begin writing now.
[02:08.20]The latest fashion on British TV is Reality TV.
[02:27.14]The latest fashion on British TV is Reality TV.
[02:46.23]Reality TV means that shows follow and film ordinary people
[02:50.65]in an artificial situation.
[03:07.75]Reality TV means that shows follow and film ordinary people
[03:12.17]in an artificial situation.
[03:29.07]This could be at work, or in some kind of competition.
[03:46.71]This could be at work, or in some kind of competition.
[04:05.01]One of the first and most popular Reality TV shows is Big Brother.
[04:24.70]One of the first and most popular Reality TV shows is Big Brother.
[04:44.55]In this show, 15 complete strangers have to live together
[04:48.67]in a house for 11 weeks.
[05:05.95]In this show, 15 complete strangers have to live together
[05:10.02]in a house for 11 weeks.
[05:26.85]They are filmed 24 hours a day,
[05:44.21]They are filmed 24 hours a day,
[06:00.92]and shown on television.
[06:17.06]and shown on television.
[06:33.31]Each week, the viewers vote to evict one of the housemates.
[06:52.10]Each week, the viewers vote to evict one of the housemates.
[07:11.18]Finally, only one is left,
[07:27.67]Finally, only one is left,
[07:44.96]and they win the prize money!
[08:01.55]and they win the prize money!
[08:18.34]The show was an instant hit, and runs in several countries.
[08:37.19]The show was an instant hit, and runs in several countries.
[08:55.77]The housemates often become stars as a result of the show,
[09:14.34]The housemates often become stars as a result of the show,
[09:32.23]and appear in national newspapers and on other shows.
[09:49.84]and appear in national newspapers and on other shows.
[10:07.91]Another very popular show is I'm a Celebrity - Get Me Out Of Here!
[10:28.12]Another very popular show is I'm a Celebrity - Get Me Out Of Here!
[10:48.42]In this show,
[10:49.49]10 celebrities have to complete tasks each week, such as eating insects.
[11:09.77]In this show,
[11:10.77]10 celebrities have to complete tasks each week, such as eating insects.
[11:31.58]The last reading.
[11:33.95]The latest fashion on British TV is Reality TV.
[11:38.51]Reality TV means that shows follow and film ordinary people
[11:43.08]in an artificial situation.
[11:46.01]This could be at work, or in some kind of competition.
[11:50.12]One of the first and most popular Reality TV shows is Big Brother.
[11:56.20]In this show, 15 complete strangers have to live together
[12:00.59]in a house for 11 weeks.
[12:03.38]They are filmed 24 hours a day,
[12:05.97]and shown on television.
[12:08.27]Each week, the viewers vote to evict one of the housemates.
[12:13.09]Finally, only one is left,
[12:15.59]and they win the prize money!
[12:18.29]The show was an instant hit, and runs in several countries.
[12:22.71]The housemates often become stars as a result of the show,
[12:26.21]and appear in national newspapers and on other shows.
[12:30.44]Another very popular show is I'm a Celebrity - Get Me Out Of Here!
[12:36.37]In this show,
[12:37.63]10 celebrities have to complete tasks each week, such as eating insects.
[12:44.66]Now you have two minutes to check through your work.
[15:06.86]That is the end of part 1 dictation.