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Sandra Ominga, your assistant on
this trip.
G:
And the press conference is about
the theatre school?
F:
Yeah, and about the work that our
UN department does in the region,
in particular about our new youth
projects. I’ll give you more
information about that later.
G:
OK, so, back to the schedule.
What am I doing on Tuesday?
F:
Um, hold on, I haven’t finished
telling you about Monday yet.
G:
But the press conference is in the
late afternoon, isn’t it?
F:
Yes, it is, and after that, at six,
you’re meeting the Ghanaian
Minister for Children, just for
30 minutes.
G:
OK, fine.Then I’m going back to
the hotel, right?
F:
Um, not exactly. At eight, you’re
giving a lecture at the National
University.
G:
A lecture? No one told me about
that before. I’m an actor, not a
professor.
F:
Um …
G:
Look, this schedule looks pretty
heavy for the first day, don’t you
agree?
F:
Well, it’s quite normal really.
Other Messengers of Peace often
do more. For example, I know that
next Friday, Midori Goto is doing
six different events.
G:
Well, good for her. Let’s move on.
At least Sunday was a rest day.
What’s happening on Tuesday?
F:
OK. Well, first of all, at 11, a local
TV crew is coming to your hotel.
G:
Not to my room, I hope? I’ll
probably be in bed at that time.
F:
No, no. The interview will be in
the terrace café. And I meant
11 in the morning.
G:
I know, I’m normally still in bed at
that time.
F:
Oh, I see.
G:
Well, I guess that’s a fairly easy
morning. What am I doing in the
afternoon? I bet you’ve got a lot
planned.
F:
Mmm, yes, the afternoon and
evening are a little busier.
G:
Come on then, tell me the bad
news …
LESSON 10.2 RECORDING 10.5
I = Interviewer, S= Speaker
I:
When was the first mobile phone
call made?
S:
That was on April 3rd, 1973.
I:
As long ago as that? Who was it
made by?
S:
The call was made by a man
called Martin Cooper, who was an
engineer at a telecommunications
company. He was actually
phoning another
telecommunications company – a
competitor – to tell them he was
speaking on a mobile phone! The
phone he was using was very
different from the mobile phones
we know today. It weighed over
one kilogram – as much as a large
bag of sugar!
I:
When were the first phones sold in
the USA, and how much were they
sold for?
S:
The first mobile phones were sold
in March, 1983 – for a sum of
nearly $4,000. These phones only
offered half an hour of talk time,
and about 30 numbers could be
stored in the phone’s memory. So
the service wasn’t great. But then,
these phones weren’t designed for
ordinary people – they were really
only for millionaires. But
gradually, they became more
affordable, and new features were
added to phones all the time. An
important addition in 1986 made
the mobile phone an answering
machine as well as a phone.
I:
What was added to phones in
1986?
S:
The important addition was
voicemail. So you could phone
someone on a mobile phone and
leave a message. It seems such an
everyday occurrence to us now,
but then, it was something
completely new. Text messaging
was an even more innovative step.
That took place in 1992.
I:
Who was the first text message
sent by?
S:
It was sent by a British man called
Neil Papworth. He was working for
a telecommunications company. In
those days, of course, mobile
phones didn’t have keyboards, so
he had to type his message on a
computer and send it via his
phone. The other important feature
of mobile phone development was
the invention of the camera phone.
I:
Who was the camera phone
invented by?
S:
The first mobile phone with a
built-in camera was invented in
Japan, in 2000. But it wasn’t until
three years later that mobile
camera phones became popular
and readily available in the USA.
From then on, as mobile phones
became smaller and more
compact, the cameras inside them
became more and more accurate
and advanced.
LESSON 10.3 RECORDING 10.6
Hello, everyone. First, we want to
deliver a magical experience, with an
electrifying atmosphere for competitors
and spectators. Our aim, or special
ambition, is to inspire young people
across the world to play sport, and to
include them in the Olympics at all
times. For example, children will be
the main performers in the opening
ceremony. We will do whatever we
can to inspire children to choose sport,
wherever they live, whatever they do.
These will be a truly memorable
Games. A Games that will inspire
young people to believe in the
Olympic ideal.
I will now tell you about the
incredible sports venues, the fantastic
athletes’ accommodation and the
excellent transport system, which are
all key aspects of a successful Olympic
Games.
LESSON 10.3 RECORDING 10.7
Firstly, we’ll build an Olympic Park on
the outskirts of the city and, in this
park, there will be spectacular new
sports venues.
For instance, world-
famous architects will design the
swimming pool and the velodrome.
Another example is the athletics
stadium, which will have 100,000
seats.
As well as the Olympic Park, we’ll use
existing world-class venues such as our
international football stadium and
tennis centre. In addition, the
marathon running race will be on the
historic streets of the city with its many
famous buildings and places. The
Games will look wonderful on TV
screens around the world.
Secondly, next to the Olympic Park,
we will build the Olympic Village for
the athletes’ accommodation, which
will be comfortable and spacious. They
will have all modern facilities, for
instance free WiFi and personal
shower rooms. The athletes will live
just a short walk from the swimming
pool, velodrome and athletics stadium.
They’ll be right at the centre of the
Olympic experience.
Turning now to transport, there are
already several train lines and bus
routes in the Olympic Park area, and
