cambridge 17 part 1 listning Buckworth conservation group – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary

1.foreign part one you will hear a woman called Jan phoning a man about their local conservation group first you have some time to look at questions one to five now listen carefully and answer questions one to five hello oh hello my name's John are you the right person to talk to about the buckworth conservation group yes I'm Peter I'm the secretary good I've just moved to this area and I'm interested in getting involved I was in a similar group where I used to live could you tell me something about your activities please of course well we have a mixture of regular activities and special events one of the regular ones is trying to keep the beach free of litter a few of us spend a couple of hours a month on it and it's awful how much there is to clear I wish people would be more responsible and take it home with them I totally agree I'd be happy to help with that is it okay to take dogs I'm afraid not as they're banned from the beach itself you can take them along the cliffs though and children are welcome right we also manage a nature reserve and there's a lot to do there all year round for example because it's a popular place to visit we spend a lot of time looking after the paths and making sure they're in good condition for walking I could certainly help with that good and we have a program of creating new habitats there we've just finished making and installing nesting boxes for birds to use and next we're going to work on encouraging insects they're important for the biodiversity of the reserve certainly are oh and we're also running a project to identify the different species of butterflies that visit the reserve you might be interested in taking part in that sure I was involved in something similar where I used to live counting all the species of moths I'd enjoy that another job we're doing at the reserve is replacing the wall on the southern side between the parking area and our Woodshed it was badly damaged in a storm last month okay foreign you have some time to look at questions 6 to 10

2.now listen and answer questions six to ten then as I said we have a program of events as well both at the weekend and during the week right walks I'd like to get to know the local Countryside as I'm new to the area yes we do the next walk is to Ruston Island a week on Saturday we'll be meeting in the car park at Dunsmore Beach at low tide that's when the Sands are dry enough for us to walk to the island without getting wet sounds good the Island's a great place to explore it's quite small and it's got a range of habitats it's also an ideal location for seeing seals just off the coast or even on the beach okay and is there anything we should bring like a picnic for instance yes do bring one as it's a full day walk and of course it'll be wet walking across and back so make sure your boots are waterproof I'm wait then later this month we're having a one-day woodwork session in Hopton wood definitely there'll be a couple of experts leading the session and we keep the number of participants down so you'll get as much help as you need excellent love to be able to make chairs that's probably too ambitious for one day you'll be starting with Wooden Spoons and of course learning how to use the tools and anything you make is yours to take home with you that sounds like fun when is it it's on the 17th from 10 a.m until 3

3.there's a charge of 35 pounds including lunch or 40 pounds if you want to camp in the wood I should think I'll come home the same day well I'd certainly like to join the group it sounds like that is the end of part one you now have half a minute to check your answers to part one part two you will hear a tour guide Lou Miller speaking to a group of people about a boat trip they are going to take around the Australian island of Tasmania first you have some time to look at questions 11 to 14

4.now listen carefully and answer questions 11 to 14

5.so hello everyone my name's Lou Miller and I'm going to be your tour guide today as we take this fantastic boat trip around the Tasmanian Coast before we set off I just want to tell you a few things about our journey our boats aren't huge as you can see we already have three staff members on board and on top of that we can transport a further 15 people that's you around the coastline but please note if there are more than nine people on either side of the boat we'll move some of you over otherwise all 18 of us will end up in the sea we've recently upgraded all our boats they used to be jet black but our new ones now have these comfortable dark red seats and a light green exterior in order to stand out from others and help promote our company this gives our boats a rather unique appearance don't you think we offer you a free lunchbox during the trip and we have three types lunchbox one contains ham and tomato sandwiches lunchbox 2 contains a cheddar cheese roll and lunchbox 3 is salad based and also contains eggs and tuna all three lunch boxes also have a packet of crisps and chocolate bar inside please let staff know which lunch box you prefer I'm sure I don't have to ask you not to throw anything into the sea we don't have any bins to put litter in but Jess myself or Rey our other guide will collect it from you after lunch and put it all in a large plastic sack before you hear the rest of the talk you have some time to look at questions 15 to 20