Task 3


Listening to lecture introductions


You are going to listen to the introductions to three different lectures. Before you listen to each introduction, you will do some activities to help you anticipate the content of the lectures.


3.1


The first lecture is entitled Britain and the European Monetary Union. Before you listen, discuss the following questions with a partner.


1. What is the Eurozone? 2. What countries are in the Eurozone? 3. What do you think Britain’s attitude to the EU is? And to the USA?


Check you understand the following phrases from the lecture. currency


opt out


3.2  CD1: 7 Listen to the introduction to the lecture Britain and the European Monetary Union. Which functions from the checklist in Task 2 does the lecturer use?


3.3 The second lecture is entitled Globalization. Before you listen, discuss the following


questions with a partner. 1. What does globalization mean to you? 2. What kind of people does it affect? 3. Which department of the university do you think the lecturer will be from?


Check you understand the following words and phrases from the lecture. stockbrokers


global tycoons sociologist implications


3.4  CD1: 8 Listen to the introduction to the lecture Globalization. Which functions from the checklist in Task 2 does the lecturer use?


3.5 The third lecture is entitled Magistrates’ courts. Before you listen, discuss the following questions with a partner.


1. How many different types of court do you have in your country? 2. What problems do the different courts deal with?


Check you understand the following phrases from the lecture. non-criminal matters maintenance of children criminal offences


the Commonwealth


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