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12-1-1 Dustbin day robberyGentleman Jim has worked out a plan to rob a bank. Hes telling his gang, Fingers Jones and Ginger Robertson about the plan. Listen to their conversation. Fingers: Lets see. Youre going to walk up the counter and youre going to start writing a cheque. Then youre going to open the canister of nerve gas, and everyone will go to sleep instantly. Jim: Thats right. This gas will put anyone to sleep for exactly three minutes. Fingers: And while everyone is asleep, youre going to go round to the managers desk and steal all the money? Jim: Exactly. Ive worked it out very carefully. There should be about 50,000 in used bank notes. Ginger: Sounds great. Theres only one thing. If you open the gas, youll go to sleep too, wont you? Jim: I have thought of that. Ill wear a motor-cycle helmet, with an oxygen mask inside. If I wear a helmet, no one will be able to recognize me afterwards, either. Ginger: I think its risky. If the bank clerk sees you take out a gas canister, he wont wait. Hell push the alarm button straight away. Fingers: Ive just had an idea. If I came into the bank when you were standing at the counter, no one would even look at me. Then, if I threw the can of nerve gas, they wouldnt guess that we were connected. Ginger: Yes, that might be better. Are you going to wear a helmet, too? Fingers: No. It would look very suspicious if two people were wearing motor cycle helmets. Ill just open the door, throw in the gas canister, and leave Gentleman Jim to rob the bank. Jim: I like that idea. Right, well do that. Any other problems that you can see? Ginger: What are you going to do with the money? If you walk out with 50,000 under your arm, somebody will surely notice you. Jim: Youll be sitting in a get-away car, waiting for me outsaid the bank. Ginger: But there is a police station just fifty yards away. If I park a car outside the bank, the police would probably come and ask me to move. Fingers: Well, what do you suggest? He cant just walk around the town. Hell be carrying50,000 in bundles of bank notes. Jim: Just a minute! Ive thought of something. What day is this robbery? Fingers: Monday. Jim: Monday! You know what happens on Monday, dont you? Its dustbin day! Ginger: So? Jim: So, can you think of a better way of moving the money? If you saw a man pick up 50,000 and put it into a car, what would you think? Fingers: Id think he was a thief. Jim: Exactly. But if you saw a man pick up a dustbin and put it into a lorry, what would you think? Fingers: Id think he was a dustman. Hey! Thats clever! Ginger: And if the 50,000 was in the dustbin, I could pick up the money and nobody would notice. Thats brilliant. Fingers: Is there a dustbin? Jim: Oh yes, several. They put the dustbins out every Monday. Theyll be standing there, outside the bank. Fingers: But if you put the money in a dustbin, itll stink. Well never be able to spend it if it smells like that. Jim: We dont have to put it in a dustbin. We can put it in a black plastic bag. They often have black plastic bags for rubbish nowadays. If I carry one in my pocket, I can pull it out after youve thrown the gas. OK? Lets run through the plan once more. Ginger: You go into the bank with a motor-cycle helmet on, and a black rubbish bag in your pocket. Fingers: I come in a few minutes later. I open the door, throw in the open gas canister, and then go . where? Jim: Ive hired a room in the building right opposite the bank. Go up in the lift to the top floor and keep a look out. When you get there, radio Ginger, and tell him to come. Ginger: In the meantime, everyone in the bank has gone to sleep, except you. You take the money, and put it in the plastic bag. Jim: I come out, and put the bag with the rubbish, and then go back into the bank. Ginger: Go back? Jim：Oh yes. If everyone woke up and I wasnt there, theyd know I was one of the thieves. No, Ill go back and pretend to wake up with everyone else. Fingers: Thats a really clever touch. Ginger: I drive a dustcart and wait in the cul-de-sac behind the bank until Fingers contacts me. Then I come and pick up the rubbish, including the 50,000. Jim: I cant think of any problems, can you? Task 2: Shop-lifter 12-2-2 Man: Excuse me, madam. Woman: Yes? Man: Would you mind letting me take a look in your bag? Woman: I beg your pardon? Man: Id like to look into your bag, if you dont mind. Woman: Well Im afraid I certainly do mind, if its all the same to you. Now go away. Impertinence! Man: Im afraid I shall have to insist, madam. Woman: And just who are you to insist, may I ask? I advise you to take yourself off, young man, before I call a policeman. Man: I am a policeman, madam. Heres my identity card. Woman: What? Oh . well . and just what right does that give you to go around looking into peoples bags? Man: None whatsoever, unless I have reason to believe that theres something in the bags belonging to someone else? Woman: What do you mean belonging to someone else? Man: Well, perhaps, things that havent been paid for? Woman: Are you talking about stolen goods? Thats a nice way to talk, I must say. I dont know what things are coming to when perfectly honest citizens get stopped in the street and have their bags examined. A nice state of affairs! Man: Exactly, but if the citizens are honest, they wouldnt mind, would they? So may I look in your bag, madam? We dont want to make a fuss, do we? Woman: Fuss? Whos making a fuss? Stopping people in the street and demanding to see what theyve got in their bags. Charming! Thats what I call it, charming! Now go away; Ive got a train to catch. Man: Im sorry. Im trying to do my job as politely as possible but Im afraid youre making it rather difficult. However, I must insist on seeing what you have in your bag. Woman: And what, precisely, do you expect to find in there? The Crown Jewels? Man: No need to be sarcastic, Madam. I thought Id made myself plain. If theres nothing in there which doesnt belong to you, you can go straight off and catch your train and Ill apologize for the inconvenience. Women: Oh, very well. Anything to help the police. Man: Thank you, madam. Woman: Not at all, only too happy to cooperate. There you are. Man: Thank you，Mm. Six lipsticks? Woman: Yes, nothing unusual in that. I like to change the colour with my mood. Man: And five powder-compacts? Woman: I use a lot of powder. I dont want to embarrass you, but I sweat a lot. (Laughs) Man: And ten mens watches? Woman: Er, yes. I get very nervous if I dont know the time. Anxiety, you know. We all suffer from it in this day and age. Man: I see you smoke a lot, too, madam. Fifteen cigarette lighters? Woman: Yes, I am rather a heavy smoker. And . and I use them for finding my way in the dark and . and for finding the keyhole late at night. And . and I happen to collect lighters. Its my hobby. I have a superb collection at home. Man: I bet you do, madam. Well, Im afraid Im going to have to ask you to come along with me. Woman: How dare you! I dont go out with strange men. And anyway I told you I have a train to catch. Man: Im afraid you wont be catching it today, madam. Now are you going to come along quietly or am I going to have to call for help? Woman: But this is outrageous! (Start fade) 13-2-1 What do you like about your job? First speaker: Im a night person. I love the hours, you know? I like going to work at around six at night and then getting home at two or three in the morning. I like being out around people, you know, talking to them, listening to their problems. Some of my regulars are always on the lookout for ways that they can stump me. Like last week, one of them came in and asked for a Ramos gin fizz. He didnt think I knew how to make it. Hah! But I know how to make every drink in the book, and then some. Although some of the nights when I go in I just dont feel like dealing with all the noise. When I get in a big crowd it can be pretty noisy. People talking, the sound system blaring, the pinball machine, the video games. And then at the end of the night you dont always smell so good, either. You smell like cigarettes. But I like the place and I plan on sticking around for a while. Second speaker: If I had to sit behind a desk all day, Id go crazy! Im really glad I have a job where I can keep moving, you know? My favourite part is picking out the musicI use new music for every ten-week session. For my last class I always use the Beatlesits a great beat to move to, and everybody loves them. I like to sort of educate people about their bodies, and show them, you know, how to do the exercises and movements safely. Like, it just kills me when I see people trying to do situps with straight legsit so bad for your back! And . lets see . II like to see people make progressat the end of a session you can really see how people have slimmed down and sort of built up some muscleits very gratifying. The part I dont like is, well, its hard to keep coming up with new ideas for classes. I mean, you know, there are just so many ways you can move your body, and its hard to keep coming up with interesting routines and . and new exercises. And its hard on my voiceI have to yell all the time so people can hear me above the music, and like after three classes in one day my voice has had it. Then again, having three classes in one day has its compensationsI can eat just about anything I want and not gain any weight! Third speaker: What do I like about my job? Money. M-O-N-E-Y. No, I like the creativity, and I like my studio. All my tools are like toys to meyou know, my watercolours , pen and inks, coloured pencils, drafting tableI love playing with them. and I have lots of different kinds of clientsI do magazines, book covers, album covers, newspaper articlesso theres lots of variety, which I like. You know, sometimes when I start working on a project I could be doing it for hours and have no conception of how much time has gone bywhat some people call a flow experience. I dont like the pressure, though, and theres plenty of it in this business. Youre always working against a tight deadline. And I dont like the business end of ityou know, contacting clients for work, negotiating contracts, which get long and complicated. Fourth speaker: Well, Ill tell you. At first it was fun, because there was so much to learn, and working with figures and money was interesting. But after about two years the thrill was gone, and now its very routine. I keep the books, do the payroll, pay the taxes, pay the insurance, pay the bills. I hate paying the bills, because theres never enough money to pay them! I also dont like the pressure of having to remember when all the bills and taxes are due. And my job requires a lot of reading that I dont particularly enjoy. I can have to keep up to date on all the latest tax forms, and its pretty dull. I like it when were making money, though, because I get to see all of my efforts rewarded. 13-2-2 What do you think of yourself? TV Interviewer: In this weeks edition of Up with People we went out into the streets and asked a number of people a question they just didnt expect. We asked them to be self-critical . to ask themselves exactly what they thought they lacked orthe other side of the coinwhat virtues they had. Here is what we heard. Jane Smith: Well . I . I dont know really . its not the sort of question you ask yourself directly. I know Im good at my job . at least my boss calls me hard-working, conscientious, efficient. Im a secretary by the way. As for when I look at myself in a mirror as it were . you know . you sometimes do in the privacy of your own bedroom . or at your reflection in the . in the shop windows as you walk up the street . Well . then I see someone a bit different. Yes . Im different in my private life. And thats probably my main fault I should say . Im not exactlyoh how shall I say? I suppose Im, not coherent in my behaviour. My office is always in order.but my flat! Well.youd have to see it to believe it. Chris Bonner: I think the question is irrelevant. You shouldnt be asking what I think of myself . but what I think of the state of this country. And this country is in a terrible mess. Theres only one hope for itthe National Front. Its law and order that we need. I say get rid of these thugs who call themselves Socialist Workers . get rid of them I say. So dont ask about me. Im the sort of ordinary decent person who wants to bring law and order back to this country. And if we cant do it by peaceful means then . Tommy Finch: Think of myself? Well Im an easy-going bloke really . unless of course you wind me up. Then Im a bit vicious. You know. I mean you have to live for yourself dont you. And think of your mates. Thats what makes a bloke. I aint got much sympathy like with them whats always thinking of causes . civil rights and all that. I mean . this is a free country inning? What do we want to fight for civil rights for? Weve got them. Charles Dimmak: Well . Im retired you know. Used to be an army officer. And . I think Ive kept myself . yes Ive kept myself respectablethats the word Id userespectable and dignified the whole of my life. Ive tried to help those who depended on me. Ive done my best. Perhaps you might consider me a bit of a fanatic about organization and disciplineself-discipline comes firstand all that sort of thing. But basically Im a good chap . not too polemic . fond of my wife and family . Thats me. Arthur Fuller: Well . when I was young I was very shy. At times I . I was very unhappy . especially when I was sent to boarding-school at seven. I didnt make close friends till . till quite late in life . till I was about . what . fifteen. Then I became quite good at being by myself. I had no one to rely on . and no one to ask for advice. That made me independent . and Ive always solved my problems myself. My wife and I have two sons. We . we didnt want an only child because I felt . well I felt Id missed a lot of things.15-1-2Task 2:A new way of lifeAnnouncer: On TV Magazine tonight were looking at people who have given up regular jobs and high salaries to start a new way of life. First of all, we have two interviews with people who decided to leave the rat race. Nicola Burgess spoke to them. Nicola: This is the Isle of Skye. Behind me you can see the croft belonging to Daniel and Michelle Burns, who gave up their jobs to come to this remote area of Scotland. Daniel was the sales manager of Hi-Vita, the breakfast cereal company, and Michelle was a successful advertising executive. Michelle, can you tell us what made you give up everything to come here? Michelle: Everything? Thats a matter of opinion. A big house and two cars isnt everything! Dan and I both used to work long hours. We had to leave so early in the morning and we came home so late at night, that we hardly ever saw each other. We should have come here years ago, but we were earning such big salaries that we were afraid to leave our jobs. In the end we had so little time together that our marriage was breaking up. So two years ago, we took a weeks holiday in the Scottish Highlands. We saw this place and we both fell in love with it. It was for sale, and we liked it so much that we decided to give up our jobs, and here we are! Nicola: How do you earn a living? If you dont mind me asking. Michelle: We dont need very much. We keep sheep and goats, grow our own vegetables. Weve got a few chickens. Its a very simple life, and were not in it for profit. Were still so busy that we work from five in the morning until eight at night, but were together. Were happier than were ever been and were leading a natural life. Nicola: There must be some things you miss, surely. Michelle: I dont know. We knew such a lot of people in London, but they werent real friends. We see our neighbours occasionally and theres such a lot to do on the farm that we dont have time to feel lonely. At least we see each other now. Nicola: The motor-bike Im sitting on is a very special one. Special because its been all the way round the world. It belongs to Luke Saunders, who has just returned to England after a three year motor-cycle journey. Luke, what led you to leave your job and make this trip? Luke: I worked in a car factory on the assembly line. All I had to do was put four nuts on the bolts that hold the wheels on. Its done by robots now, and a good thing too! The job was so routine that I didnt have to think at all. I bought this Triumph 750 cc bike second-hand, fitted two panniers on the back and just set off for Australia. Nicola: What did you do for money? Luke: I had a bit of money to start with, but of course it didnt last long and I had to find work where I could. Ive done so many different thingspicked fruit, washed up, worked as a mechanic. Nicola: How did people react to you? In India, for example. Luke: Everywhere I went, the people were so friendly that problems seemed to solve themselves. There was such a lot of interest in the bike that it was easy to start a conversation. You know, often you can communicate without really knowing the language. Nicola: Did you ever feel like giving up, turning round and coming home? Luke: Only once, in Bangladesh. I became so ill with food poisoning that I had to go to hospital. But it didnt last long. Nicola: Youve had such an exciting time that youll find it difficult to settle down, wont you? Luke: Im not going to. Next week Im off again, but this time Im going in the opposite direction! See you in about three years time!15-2-2Cheese Cheese is one of those foods that we tend to take for granted as always having been with us, and its odd to think that someone somewhere must have discovered the process that takes place when micro-organisms get into milk and bring about changes in its physical and biochemical structure. Obviously, we dont know who discovered the process, but its thought that it came from South-West Asia about 8,000 years ago. Early cheese was probably rather unpalatable stuff, tasteless and bland in the case of the so-called fresh cheeses, which are eaten immediately after the milk has coagulated, and rough tasting and salty in the case of the ripened cheeses, which are made by adding salt to the soft fresh cheese and allowing other biochemical processes to continue so that a stronger taste and a more solid texture result. The ancient Romans changed all that. They were great pioneers in the art of cheese-making, and the different varieties of cheese they invented and the techniques for producing them spread with them to the countries they invaded. This dissemination of new techniques took place between about 60 BC and 300 AD. You can still trace their influence in the English word cheese, which comes ultimately from the Latin word caseus, thats C-A-S-E-U-S. Well, things went on quietly enough after the Roman period with the cheese producers in the different countries getting on with developing their own specialities. Its amazing the variety of flavours you can get from essentially the same process. At this stage in history, people werent aware in a scientific way of the role of different micro-organisms and enzymes in producing different types of cheese. But they knew from experience that if you kept your milk or your pre-cheese mixture at a certain temperature or in a certain environment, things would turn out in a certain way. The
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