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Juanita- The Inca Mummy (PAU September 2023)

In the following conversation you are going to hear some new words. Read and listen to them. Make sure you know what they mean.
mummy / attire / bundle / burial site / appease /coca leaves / docile / blow / kneel
Ready?
Now read the questions. Read them carefully before listening to the conversation.

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JUANITA. THE INCA MUMMY (PAU September 2023)

INTERVIEWER: Popularly known as Mummy Juanita, the finding of a young Inca girl sacrificed more than 600 years ago made headlines. Dr Chris Van Gils, a specialist in the Inca Culture, is with us today to tell us more about this famous mummy. Good morning, Dr Van Gils. First of all, why is this discovery so significant?

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The rise of pregnant Stand-up (PAU June 2023)

In this radio programme you are going to hear some new words. Read and listen to them.
Make sure you know what they mean.
stand-up/ pregnant / stretch mark / booker / lactation

Ready?
Now read the questions on the following page. Read them carefully before listening to the radio programme.

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THE RISE OF PREGNANT STAND-UP (PAU June 23)

Interviewer: Men have dominated stand-up comedy for a long time. But as women have come to the stage more often, one kind of performance has been hard not to
notice: pregnant comedians popping up on high-profile comedy specials, late-night shows, and in clubs….
[Now listen to the interview.]

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3,2,1… Slam!: Poetry comes to the stage (PAU September 2022)

In this radio programme you are going to hear some new words. Read and listen to them.
Make sure you know what they mean.
scribble / thumb through / be hooked on / open mic
Ready?
Now read the questions. Read them carefully before listening to the radio programme.

After the listening exercise you can check your answers by reading the script.

3, 2, 1… Slam!: Poetry comes to the stage ( PAU September 2022)

Interviewer: Welcome to our weekly programme on literature. Today we’re going to discuss a relatively recent development in literature, a poetry slam. A poetry slam is a competition arts event in which poets perform before a live audience and a panel of judges. Slams have become increasingly popular all around the world, with events welcoming a large number of attendees. My guest Anne is here with us today to tell us about her experience as a slammer.

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The surprising History of Handwashing (PAU June 2022)

In this radio programme you are going to hear some new words. Read and listen to them.
Make sure you know what they mean.
go delirious / ward / midwife / puzzling / aisle
Ready?
Now read the questions. Read them carefully before listening to the radio programme.

After the listening exercise you can check your answers by reading the script.

THE SURPRISING HISTORY OF HANDWASHING (June 2022)

Interviewer: We take it for granted now that washing our hands is a tool to fight disease. But somebody had to discover that, and most of the credit goes to a Hungarian doctor named Ignaz Semmelweis. How did he come to realize that handwashing was so important for our health? To answer that, we’ve invited Dr. Diana Tulane, a professor of the history of medicine at Purdue University in Indiana who has studied Ignaz Semmelweis, to our program.

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Karen Blixen, A life made for film ( PAU September 2021)

In the following conversation you are going to hear some new words. Read and listen to them. Make sure you know what they mean.
supplies /spells of drought / hazardous / auction / engaged /breakdown
Ready?
Now read the questions. Read them carefully before listening to the conversation.

After the listening exercise you can check your answers by reading the script.

KAREN BLIXEN, A LIFE MADE FOR FILM ( PAU September 2021)

Journalist: Among the many stories that Kenya hides, one of the most interesting is that lived by Karen Blixen, the Danish writer who published some of the most beautiful stories of the twentieth century under the name of Isak Dinesen. However, it was in 1985 when the film directed by Sydney Pollack, Out of Africa, starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford, brought her universal fame. But today we are not here to talk about the film but rather about the woman Karen Blixen. And to do so, we have here with us, Professor Jensen from the University of Copenhagen, who has just published Blixen’s biography. Good morning, Dr Jensen.

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Goalball, a Unique Sport (PAU June 2021)

In this radio programme you are going to hear some new words. Read and listen to them. Make sure you know what they mean.
goalball /low vision / eyeshade
Ready? Now read the questions. Read them carefully before listening to the radio programme.

After the listening exercise you can check your mistakes reading  the script

Goalball, a Unique Sport (PAU June 2021)

Interviewer: The Paralympic Games are a series of international multi-sport events involving athletes with different disabilities. What you may not know is that there is one sport played in the Paralympics which does not have an Olympics counterpart: goalball. My guest today is Chloe Thompson, and she is here to tell us what makes goalball unique. She is a goalball player on the American team.

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Counting The Bugs And Bacteria, You’re ‘Never Home Alone’ (PAU September 2020)

In this radio programme you are going to hear some new words. Read and listen to them. Make sure you know what they mean.
microbe/ showerhead / moist / to breed
Ready? Now read the questions. Read them carefully before listening to the radio programme.

After the listening exercise you can check your mistakes reading  the script


Counting The Bugs And Bacteria, You're 'Never Home Alone' ( PAU September 2020)

Presenter: You may be shocked to learn what’s living in your home. The bacteria, the fungi, viruses, parasites and insects – probably many more than you imagined. My guest Rob Dunn says the real goal is to create a healthy balance of all the microorganisms and insects that co-habit with us. Dunn and the team of scientists he works with analyze the populations of microorganisms living on floors, in basements, on water faucets, the surfaces of TVs, etcetera. He’s a professor in the Department of Applied Ecology at North Carolina State University and author of the new book “Never Home Alone” about the microbes, insects, some of them quite exotic, that live in our homes.
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WE’LL BE ON MARS AGAIN!(PAU June 2020)

In the following conversation you are going to hear some new words. Read and listen to them. Make sure you know what they mean.
spacecraft, craft /layer/ gust of wind / shield / quake / seismometer

Ready?
Now read the questions. Read them carefully before listening to the conversation.

After the listening exercise you can check your mistakes reading  the script

WE’LL BE ON MARS AGAIN! (PAU June 2020)

Paul Smith: This is Science Today. Welcome! The spacecraft InSight successfully landed on the surface of Mars a few weeks ago, just as other spacecraft had done in previous missions, but it is different this time. Today, Dr Susan Halliday, a scientist working for the InSight mission for NASA is with us and will help us find out why this mission is different from previous ones.

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Does High School Start Too Early? (PAU September 2019)

Presenter: Does high school start too early? Some experts say teens are sleep-deprived because of early school start times that are designed for adults. I’m Guy Raz, and today I’m talking with Dr. Wendy Troxel, Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Troxel’s research focuses on the relationship between sleep and health, as well as the implications for public policy.

In this radio programme you are going to hear some new words. Read and listen to them.
Make sure you know what they mean.
public policy/ sleep-deprived /deprivation /melatonin

After the listening exercise you can check your mistakes reading  the script

Does High School Start Too Early?(September 2019)

GUY RAZ (GR): Welcome to the show, Dr. Troxel. If I were to ask you to give me one idea about something that could have a huge impact on kids in schools, what would it be?

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“Moby-Duck”: When 28,800 Bath Toys Are Lost At Sea. (PAU June 2019)

In the following conversation you are going to hear some new words. Read and listen to them. Make sure you know what they mean.
to end up / deck / to stack / to maneuver

After the listening exercise you can check your mistakes reading  the script

'Moby-Duck': When 28,800 Bath Toys Are Lost At Sea ( PAU June 2019)

This is FRESH AIR, our weekly program devoted to the environment. What happens when 28,000 rubber ducks and other bath toys are accidentally dumped in the ocean? Where do the ocean
currents take them, and what environmental impact do the ducks and other ocean junk have on the seas? That’s what our guest, the journalist Donovan Hahn, investigated in his book “MobyDuck: The True Story of 28,800 Bath Toys Lost at Sea and the Beachcombers, Oceanographers, Environmentalists, and Fools, Including the Author, Who Went in Search of Them”.

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