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a) have run out of blood'
b) may run out of blood'
b) todaY.
Supermarkets
The people blocking the oil
a) are not selling food'
refineries are
b) are selling more of some
a) haulage contractors and tyPes of food'
taxi drivers.
Cumbria is virtuallY cut off
b) haulage contractors, taxi 10
D RITAIN HAS NEARLY STOPPED O Operutiotls et'e being ¡tttst¡trtned ltt't'(ttt,\t' from the rest of the country
drivers and farmers'
IDTODAY, only the second day of the only nurse,\ u'ho live v'ithin vull¡itt,:', because
oil crisis. Despite the warning given by o/'hospitul or v'ho u,st' ltttltli, Petrol in Britain costs a) the bttses have ll() l)ctrtll'
di,stttnc'e
Prime Minister Tony Blair, many of ft'cuts¡tot't c'an get in.
Britain's oil refineries are still blocked O There ure .féurs thuÍ hos¡tituls v'ill t'tttt a) BOP Per litre' ll) thcrc ¿tre tltl l)tls('s ¿ttttl
by lorries, tractors and taxis. tlrc ('¿trs llltvt' ll() ¡lt'tt'ol'
Lorry drivers angry at the price of petrol
rf' ltlood.
rLut
b) 60. SZP Per litre'
O Su¡tennurkeÍs report thuf peoplc rtt't'
have again stopped petrol tatrkers from 'lirrrY ltl:rit' s;ritl tlrlrt
bu.t,irtg ntore Íinnetl goods - stockpilitr,:i 4 Petrol is so exPensive itr 11
leaving oil refineries in Wales, the north-
west and Essex. The drivers are angry at
in cu,se.fitotl cunntú be delit,eretl. Britain because of lt) l)('()¡llt' ll;ttl stl't)llil lt't'littt"r'
O Somc ureus ol' the coutttt'.tt, suclt (/ \
petrol prices. At 80p per litre Britain has the
Cumbriu itt the north-v'e:;|, huve ulntt,,tl a) the Price of crttde oil' ll)¡tt'tt'tll¡lt'it't'\w('l'('(()lltirttl
highcst prices in Europe and 60.82p of the
pricc gocs to the governtnent itl tax. tto public Ír'un,sport servic'e,;. The.t' (tt'('
b) governmellt tax' tlowlt.
'l cnrploy twenty people and I'tn going ttoy' vit'tuull.t' c'uÍ o/l'./iont the rest of tlr,' 'ttlny lll¿rir ¿¡lso s¿titl t lr¿rt ltt'
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out of busirlesso' says haulage cotrtractor t't¡ttntr.t' und there ure .fburs ./itr fixnl Jim Sowerbutts is angrY
.linl Sowcrbr"rtts of Lincoln, one of the supplies in thi.v ttnd sünilur oreas. cotrldtrtltgivcittttll)1.('SSIl|.(.
because
¡rco¡rle blocking the Inrtrringham refinery because PeoPle
on thc cast coast. 'We cannot trrake a living
In a staterrrent yesterday Tony Blair said that
a) goods are dear for the
with pctrol at these prices. It's impossible.
however strongly people felt about pctrol a) feel stronglY'
consumer.
It nrakes goods dearer for the consulner. prices this was not the way to get thcrrr
a living' b) are doing the wrong thing'
Ancl Britain is an oil producer. It's mad.' down. He said that no governlnent ctltlltl b) he cannot make
Britain h¿rs run out of petrol very quickly. give in to pressure like this. He explailrctl 13 TonY Blair exPlained that
Today well over 1,000 of Britain's 8,000 that recent rises in petrol prices were dttc to The nllmber of Petrol stations petrol Prices had gone uP
filling stations ran dry and even ntore are an increase in crude oil prices (to 15.-16¡r that have no unleaded Petrol because
or-rt of unlcacled pctrol __ the most popular per litre)., not an increase itt governnlelrt tltr.
is taxes had
choice. Anrong those affected today: He then said that Britain wotrld bc '()tr a) government
O Hospituls ure running out o./'betls the way back to nornral' within twcllt-v- a) a lot more than 1,000' gone up'
four hours.
bac'utt,sc ¡tutient,\ ('urutof get home eifher
b) not clear from the storY b) crude oil Prices had gone
by umlrulunc'e or br tuxi. We shall see!
but more than 1,000' up.
HosPitals are running out of 14 TonY Blair said that Britain
hit - affected (newspaper language) beds because would be
fears = people are afraid that (newspaper language) irr tl:ry'
¿t ) ¡l:rt it'tlts have
to sttty there' a) llack ttl ll()rl'11¿ll ¿l
haulage contractor - firms that deliver other firms' goods by lorry.
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filling stations - petrol stations
l()t'tltttl ilr it tl;t\''
stockpiling = buying sornetfring¡ yorr rlort't neod in c;¡tsel tttoro is nlt ollnrlroncy.
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SECTION I] SECTION 3

How many people do you think would live in this flat?

a) one or two b) three or four c) more than four
Brennan's E state Agent's How many floors do you go up in the lift to get to the flat?
Brennan's are delighted to offer this first floor one bedroom flat, To view please a) one b) two c) three
call Brennan's on O2O 6759 6660,
What is the biggest room in the flat?
PRICE L65,OOO a) the bedroom b) the bathroom c) the lounge
LOUNGE: 17'10 x 1O'4 COMMUNAL GARDENS
KITCHEN: 7'10 x 7'O STORAGE HEATERS Who are the gardens for?
BEDROOM', 14'2 x B'1O SECURITY ENTRY a) the owner of the flat
BATHROOMA/VC LIFT TO ALL FTOORS
b) the owners of all the flats in the building
16 Compton Court, Preston, Lancashire c) the public
The accommodation:
ENTRANCF' Via security entryphone via door into What helps to keep the flat safe?
COMMUNAL HALLWAY' Stairs or lift to own front door, a) the storage cupboard
HALLWAY Storage heater Cupboarcj containing water tank, Power points, Door leacling to:
b) the telephone point
LOUNGE' 17' 1O x 1O'4 DoLlble glazed r¡¿incjow to front, Storage lreater. SecLrrity
entryplrone system. Power point Telephone point.
c) the entryphone system
KITCHEN, T'10 X /'0. Wall n-rounted heater, Wall rrrounted cr-rpboarcis Hcb over-l anci What helps keep the flat warm?
extractor Stainless steel single sink with rnixer tarp Part tilecj walls Space for appliances
BEDROONI' 1.4'2 x B 1O Double glazecl wrnciows to tlre frorrt Slorage heater, Fittecj a) the storage cupboard
warcirobe,.s, Power Doints, b) the telephone point
BATHROOM/WC Wall nrounted heater. Extractor WC, hand basin batir with tilecl
c) the doubl e glazed windows
splashltack c-rn tlre wall.
EXTERIOR' There are conrnrunal p,¡arcle;ns and visitors parking. What can you cook on in the flat?
a) the integral hob
Choose the best answer to the questions, a, b or c. b) the extractor
c) the stainless steel single sink unit

P In England houses and flats are sold by estate agents (in American English
they are called realtors). They have their own special language.
accommodation or property = house or flat
What comes out of a mixer taP?
a) hot water only
b) cold water only
via - through
view = look at c') hot water, cold water or hot ¿tncl ctllcl w¿ttcr
to - facing or opposite. For example, window to front.
Are thcrc warclrtltles in the llcdr(x)lIl tlow /
appliances = ?nything you plug in, like fridges or televisions
communal - shared ¿l) ycs ll) tl() t') wc tl()tl't krl()w
power points = places to plug machines in
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ln Britain, estate agents still use imperial rnoilÍ;urorf l(llrlr;(fool ¡nxl inc;hos) tcl
;t) n(,,u llrr. lr,¡llr lr) ()n lltt' llorll' t ) ()ll lltt't t'ilirr¡1
give room sizes. Ono foot (1') .. 30.48 colrlilrrnlro:¡. ( )lro irrr;ll (1") ?.{\4
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