| Przedmiot | Język angielski – transkrypcja |  |
|---|---|---|
| Data | Maj 2010 | |
| Stopień trudności | Poziom rozszerzony II | |
| Czas pracy | 0 minut | |
| Sygnatura | Matura | |
| Zrodlo | Centralna Komisja Egzaminacyjna | |
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| 1. OneThose departing from Nottingham Airport today were caught up in long delays. At 11.45 thismorning, a suspicious object was spotted in hand luggage by a guard. Armed police wereimmediately called and flights leaving the airport were stopped for three hours. An airportspokesman apologised for the delays but said people’s safety was the priority.TwoThousands of passengers have been affected after Miles Travel, one of the UK’s largest travelagencies, went bust. All charter flights carrying Miles Travel passengers have been cancelled.Holidaymakers in as many as 50 destinations across Europe, America and Africa have beenstranded today after the tour operator declared bankruptcy in the early hours of the morning.ThreeA lorry has overturned on the M5 in Somerset just after coming out of a tunnel. The incidentcaused major traffic queues in the area. Firefighters were on the scene with specialist cleaningequipment to clear about 100 litres of diesel which leaked from the lorry. The junction wasclosed and diversions were put in place.FourTravel on the Eurotunnel was not possible last night as the emergency services practised theirresponse to a serious incident. About 200 staff, firefighters, ambulance workers and policeofficers from both sides of the Channel joined forces in the evacuation exercise. It was basedon a simulated fire on a train and involved a large number of casualties.FiveAs the spokesman for American Frontier announced, the company is going through turbulenttimes and must take urgent steps to avoid going out of business altogether. The news comesafter three other domestic airlines went into liquidation earlier this month. Frontier maintainsthat it will continue to operate a full schedule of flights throughout the re-organisationprocess. 2. Most stories you hear on the radio or TV can really get you down. I mean, all they tellus about are terrorist attacks, murder, corruption or disease. But our station is different.Yesterday I was hosting a phone-in programme about language use and I heard a veryamusing story.It was about a policeman watching the traffic on a highway. He saw a brown deliverytruck go by below the minimum speed limit. The truck belonged to UPS, you know,the company that delivers parcels. And the policeman felt that there was something odd aboutthe truck, but he didn’t know exactly what it was. So he followed it and then suddenlyhe remembered. On the side of their trucks, UPS paints the slogan, “Synchronizingthe world’s commerce.” Not brilliant, and certainly not catchy, but the policeman noticedthat the word ‘synchronizing’ was spelled with an ‘i’ instead of a ‘y’.That made him look at the truck with fresh eyes. He noticed that the license plate hada valid UPS-truck number, but it seemed kind of home made. So he decided to take action 3. Interviewer: Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to introduce Dr. Benjamin Carson,a talented neurosurgeon. Our guest is here to share with you the story of his success.Dr. Carson, you say you never really considered anything other than medicine. So when didyou first think of becoming a doctor?Benjamin Carson: I remember one day I was sitting with my mum in the hallway at DetroitCity Hospital and we were waiting to collect my blood test results. Suddenly we heardan announcement “Dr. Jones, Dr. Jones to the emergency room,” and my mum said, “Maybeone day they’ll say ‘Dr. Carson’.” It sounded so unrealistic but at the same time so fabulousand I thought, “Why not?”Interviewer: Why do you say it sounded unrealistic?Benjamin Carson: We lived in a poor inner city, single parent home. In primary school I wasperhaps the worst student ever. All my classmates and teachers agreed, and my nickname was‘Dummy’. My mother was terrified. She knew what a difficult life she had, with only a thirdgrade education, trying to raise two sons with no resources. She saw me and my brotherheading down the same path and she just didn’t know what to do. And then, one day she cameup with this idea of putting us on the reading programme at the public library. We hadto show her the books we brought from the library every week, read them and submit writtenbook reports to her. She couldn’t read, but we didnt know that, because shed put a checkmark on them and act as if she was reading them.Interviewer: Was your mother’s idea successful? 4. 5. |
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