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First Certificate Listening |
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LOS EJERCICIOS DE FIRST CERTIFICATE PREFERIDOS POR LOS HISPANOPARLANTES |
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TWO FEMALE |
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Listen just for a gist to this extract from a radio programme presenting writers Lesley Morris and Wendy Johnson who have just published two interesting books about tourism. |
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At this first step, just listen for general comprehension and don't worry if there are some words you don't understand: you should be able to get the general idea. Then try to answer these two questions below. Finally check the correct answers. |
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What is Lesley Morris' book about? |
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What is Wendy Johnson's book about? |
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Now look over these notes about the interview you have just listened above. What information seems to be missing? The missing information is contained in the radio programme. |
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Listen once again – twice if necessary – and complete the notes by writing one word only in each gap. Then check the correct answers. |
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THOMAS COOK |
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Thomas Cook (1808-1892), travel agent, inventor of the package |
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tour and father of the modern tourist industry. |
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Mr. Cook organised his first package holiday in |
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when he chartered a for 570 people going to a |
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festival. |
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He then organised tours to and to resorts. The first |
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record of one of his package tours abroad is of a trip to , France and |
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in about 1855. |
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LADY MARY WORTLEY MONTAGU |
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Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689-1762) was a writer and |
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. She went off to in 1716, |
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and later to Italy, where she lived for 22 years. |
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LADY HESTER STANHOPE |
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Lady Hester Stanhope (1776-1839) was a niece of a Prime |
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Minister and traveller. She spent 29 years living in the Middle |
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East, calling herself ' of the '. |
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FACTS ABOUT EARLY WOMEN TRAVELLERS IN EUROPE |
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► 1st example: 4th century abbess from who travelled to |
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and visited famous places described in the . |
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► 15th century: records of women travelling alone on . |
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► In the 19th century: women travelling in great numbers, either |
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as tourists with Thomas Cook or as travellers. Some went on |
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tours before marrying (e.g. Cook's special tours |
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in the 1890s). Others, not expecting to get , and with money and |
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time to spare, went independently. |
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