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Part 1 You are going to listen to five short news extracts from National Geographic videos. For questions 1-5, match each extract to the most suitable heading from the list (A-H), as in the example (0-C). There are two extra headings you do not need to use. You will hear the recording twice.

HEADINGS A. The Environment B. Health and Human Body C. Beliefs and Traditions D. Sports E. Science F. Work G. Food H. Buildings

Taken from National Geographic.com

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KEY: EXTRACTS 0 C Heading 1

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National Geographic- Tapescript

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The village of Niarni in North Ghana. At first glance it looks like any other West African village, but this is a community of outcasts. The men and women at this funeral have been banished from their villages, forced to give up everything theyve known in the world: homes, families, friends all because theyve been accused of being witches. In much of the western world today, certainly in America, witches, ghosts and goblins exist only in legend, but throughout Africa, the notion of witchcraft is very real. The spirit world is no less present than the physical world.

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Japan is crazy for fish. Each morning thousands of merchants crowd Sakuji seafood market in Tokyo. At Sakuji no product has a higher price than the one that is the most taboo: the Puffer. Its the seafood version of Russian roulette, an extremely poisonous fish that the Japanese call Fugu. Despite the danger, Fugu appears on more than 80 menus in the Asakusu restaurant district. So ugly its cute, the Puffer doesnt fool most diners.

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It isnt how many days shes been alive or his net worth, its their weight in Carbon Dioxide. Everyone creates the greenhouse gas CO2, but its our actions that decide how much. When we waste electricity, fuel and water the number goes up. When we recycle and conserve, the number goes down. So whats your number? Visit Preserveourplanet.com because what you do counts.

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For generations its been called Americas national pastime. Baseball has come to be seen as a defining part of American culture, an endearing tie born from a diverse and sprawling young country. But the big business and athletic heroes that characterise the game today are far removed from its roots as a gentlemans pastime. Over the last few decades diehard vintage enthusiasts have been resurrecting the grand old game in some of its earliest forms and while the trappings may seem familiar, it was a very different ballgame.

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For nearly 300 years the dome of the present St. Pauls cathedral has presided over Londons skyline. Considered one of Englands most beautiful landmarks, two designs by noted architect Sir Christopher Wren were rejected at first but revised plans were accepted in 1675. Wren redesigned and persevered for nearly 50 years, living to see the Domes construction completed. Weighing more than 71,000 tons when it was finished, it was a logistical and engineering feat.

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These scientists are digging for fossils. Fossilized bones tell the story of dinosaurs: animals that were once living creatures and appeared on Earth some 225 million years ago. Dinosaurs dominated the planet for 150million years, much longer than people have existed. If you took all the time from the moment the dinosaurs appeared til now, and shrunk it into a whole day, then at midnight the dinosaurs first walk the Earth, theyre flourishing at noon and dont go extinct until 5 in the afternoon. In contrast, the first humans dont appear until a minute and a half before midnight.