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Unit1CollegeculturePassage1Hi,I’mNickCarter,andthisisSUR,youruniversityradiostation.Thismorningwewentaroundcampustoaskfreshers–nowhalf-waythroughtheirfirstyear–thequestion,“Howareyoufindinguni?”Herearesomeoftheanswerswegot.Speaker1It’scool.It’severythingIhopeditwouldbe.I’mveryambitious,IwanttobeajournalistandIwanttogettothetopoftheprofession.I’vestartedwritingfortheuniversitynewspapersoI’vegotmyfootontheladderalready.Speaker2I’mworkinghardandtheteachingisasgoodasIexpected.AndI’vemadesomegoodfriends.ButI’mveryhomesick.I’mNigerianandmyfamily’ssofaraway.IwenthomeatChristmasforamonth–thatreallyhelped,butman,Imissmyfamilysomuch.Speaker3“HowamIfindinguni?”It’sgreat.It’snotperfect,nothingis,but,like,I’vegotabrilliantsociallife,justbrilliant,andI’vemadelotsoffriends.ForthefirstfewmonthsIjustdidn’tdo,reallyenoughwork.ButI–ItalkedaboutitwithmyparentsandI’mworkinghardernowandgettinggoodgrades.Speaker4Actually,I’vebeenquitelonelytobehonest.I’mabitshy…everyoneelseseemedtofinditsoeasytomakefriendsstraightaway.Butthingshavebeenbetterrecently–yeah,theyhave.I’vejoinedacoupleofclubsandlike,itreallyhelpstogettoknowpeoplewhenyouhavesharedinterests.So,yeah–I’mfeelingalothappiernow.Speaker5Uni’sgreat,Iloveit.Myonlyproblem–andit’squiteabigproblem–ismoney.Myparentsarebothunemployedso,youknow,theycan’thelpmefinancially.Mygrantjustisn’t–it’sjustnotenoughformetoliveon,soI’vetakenapart-timejobasawaitress–alotofpeopleIknow,likealot,havehadtodothesame.Idon’twanttohavehugedebtsattheend.Speaker6Ilovemysubject,History,andI’m,I’mgettingfantasticteachinghere.IwanttobeauniversitylecturerandthatmeansIhavetogetafirst.Ihaveagoodsociallifebutworkdefinitelycomesfirstforme.Passage2OxfordandCambridge–twouniversitiessosimilarthattheyareoftenspokenoftogetheras“Oxbridge”.They’rebothintheUK,fairlynearLondon,andbothregularlycometopinanyrankingoftheworld’sbestuniversities.Thetwouniversitiesbeganwithinacenturyofeachother.OxfordUniversity,now900yearsold,wasfoundedtowardstheendofthe11thcentury.In1209therewasadisputebetweentheuniversityandthetownspeopleofOxford.Asaresult,someoftheOxfordteachersleftandfoundedauniversityinthetownofCambridge,some84milesaway.Eversincethen,thetwoinstitutionshavebeenverycompetitive.Unlikemostmodernuniversities,bothOxfordandCambridgeconsistofalargenumberofcolleges.Oxfordhas39andCambridge31.Manyofthesecollegeshaveoldandverybeautifularchitecture,andlargenumbersoftouristsvisitthem.InallUKuniversities,youneedgoodgradesinthenationalexamstakenat18.ButtogetintoOxfordandCambridge,it’snotenoughtogetAgradesinyourexams.Youalsohavetogoforalonginterview.Intheseinterviews,studentsneedtoshowthattheyarecreativeandcapableoforiginalthinking.Throughthecenturies,bothuniversitieshavemadehugecontributionstoBritishculturallife.Theyhaveproducedgreatwriters,worldleadersandpoliticians.Cambridge,inparticular,hasproducedscientistswhosediscoveriesandinventionshavechangedourlives.Amongthegreatuniversityinstitutionsistheworld’smostfamousdebatingsociety,theOxfordUnion,whereundergraduatesgetachancetopractisespeakinginpublic.Cambridge’scomedyclubFootlightshasproducedmanyfirst-classcomedians,whilesomeoftheUK’smostfamousactorsandactressesbegantheircareersatTheOxfordUniversityDramaticSociety,knownasOUDS.Thenthere’stheOxfordandCambridgeBoatRace,whichtakesplaceeveryyearinMarchorApril,andiswatchedontelevisionallovertheUK.Sowithallthisexcellenceinsomanyfields,it’snotsurprisingthattheambitionofcleverstudentsallovertheworldistoattendeitheroneofthesegreatuniversities.Unit2Passage1PresenterWe’refortunatetohaveasourguesttodayDrJennaHudson,whohasjustwrittenabookabouthowcoloursaffectusinoursurroundings,especiallyintheworldofadvertising.It’scalledMarketColours.DrHudson,whicharethemostcommoncoloursinadvertisingandmarketing?DrHudsonWell,ofcourse,itdependswhatimagethemarketingteamwishtoprojectwiththeirproducts.Soforexample,weoftenthinkofblueasacoldcolour,butitalsomakesyoufeelpeaceful,quiet,anditdoesn’tsuggeststrongemotions.Soit’safavouriteforbanksandinsurancecompanies,whowishtosuggesttheimagethattheyaretrustworthy.Andforsellingproducts,it’softenusedtosuggestsomethingispureandfresh.Whataboutred?Youcansellalmostanythingwithred.It’sahotcolour,whichsuggestsafeelingofenergyandevenpassion.Itgrabsyourattention,andcanmakepeoplebuyalmostanything.Youoftenseeredonmagazinecovers.Butifyouuseittoomuch,itlookscheapandmaymakepeopletired.Andorangehasasimilareffecttored,it’supbeatandhappy,itsuggestspleasantfeelingsandimages.Mostpeoplereactwelltoorange,andit’sespeciallypopularinadvertisingandonpackagingforbakedfood.Whataboutyellow,forinstance?Yellowisthecolourofsunshineandit’sapositive,happycolour,soit’susedalotinadvertising.Butit’salsooftenusedforwarningsigns,directionsigns,andsoon,whereyouhavetoreadthemessagequicklyandatadistance.Whataboutlesspopularcoloursforadvertising?Surprisingly,greenisn’tusedmuchinadvertisingexceptforgardenproducts.It’sfriendlyandrestful.Itcanbecoolandsoothing,thecolourofapplesandmint,butitcanalsobequitestrongandmanypeopleassociateitwithunpleasantideasofdecayorslimycreatures.Butmostcoloursarenotprimarycolours,they’reacombination.Absolutely.Soyellow-orangeiscommon,andoftenusedtogiveanimpressionofstyleandclass,itlookslikegold.Butit’snotoftenusedinlettersbecauseit’snotverystrong.Andyellow-greenremindspeopleoffeelingsick.Blue-greenworkswellasacoolcolour,suggestingfreshness,andissometimesusedfortoothpasteproducts,bathroomproducts,foodandhouseholdcleaningproducts.Ithasmanyoftheadvantagesofbluewithoutthedisadvantagesofgreen.Fascinating.Thankyouverymuch,DrScriptsHudson.MarketColoursbyDrJennaHudsonisonsalefromnextweek,priced￡15.99…Passage2Presenter：Whatmakesyouembarrassed,Sally?Sally：Oh,I’measilyembarrassed.Ifanybodynoticesmeorlooksatme,Igetveryembarrassed.WhenpeoplesingmeHappyBirthdayonmybirthday,Igetveryembarrassed.Presenter：Andwhatmakesyouupset?Sally：Whenpeopleareselfish,peoplewhothinkonlyofthemselves.Andcruelty–Ican’tbearpeoplewhoarecruel,especiallytoanimalsorchildren.Presenter：Jake,whatmakesyoudepressed?Jake：Ihateitwhenitrains,andIdon’tlikepeoplewholookdownonme,whothinkthey’resuperiortomewithoutanyreason.Presenter：Andwhatmakesyouangry?Jake：Whenpeopledon’tbehaveproperlyinpublic,badbehaviourlikedroppinglitterorpeoplepushingeachotheronthebusorthetrain.Presenter：Andrew,whatmakesyoucheerful?Andrew：Iliketoseeeveryonearoundmebeinghappyandhavingapositiveattitudetowardsthefuture,optimisticpeople.Presenter：Andwhatmakesyoujealous?Andrew：Well,tobehonest,Ijustneverfeeljealous.Ican’tseethepointofit.Presenter：Monica,whatmakesyouproud?Monica：I’mproudwhenI’msuccessful,especiallyinmywork.BeingrecognizedbymybossforwhatIcandomakesmefeelreallyproud.Oh,andmyfamily.I’mveryproudofthem.Presenter：Andwhatmakesyounervous?Monica：EverytimeIteachanewclass.ThenightbeforeI’mverynervous.Youdon’tknowwhatthekidsaregoingtobelikeandhowtheymightbehave,orifthey’regoingtolikeyou.Presenter：Anythingelse?Monica：Doinginterviewslikethis.Unit3CrimewatchPassage1Patrick：Ireadafunnystorytodayinthepaper–truestory.Steve：Goon,then.Patrick：OK.This72-yearoldguystoleapairoftrousersfromadepartmentstoreinParis.Asecuritymansawhimandalertedthepoliceandtheywerewaitingforhimwhenhecameoutoftheshop.Theshoplifterstartedrunning,butthepolicemansooncaughtupwithhim.Themanthenbitthepolicemanonhisarmseveraltimes.Steve：Hebitthepoliceman?Patrick：Yes–youhavetoremember,hewas72.Steve：I’dforgottenthat.Patrick：Problemwas,itdidn’thurtthepolicemanatall,’causetheguyhadforgottentoputhisfalseteethinbeforehelefthome.Steve：Veryfunny!Patrick：Andthemoralofthestoryis–Steve：Alwaysremembertowearyourfalseteethifyou’regoingtobitesomeone.Patrick：That’sgood.Ireadafunnycrimestorytheotherday.Let’ssee…yeah…thisguy…thisguyrobbedasupermarketsomewhereinAmerica–Ican’trememberwhereexactly–anyway,hegotawaywithabout4,000dollars.Thenextweekthelocalnewspaperreportedthestorybutsaidhe’dstolen6,000dollars.Thethiefrangthenewspaperofficetocomplain.Hesaid,“Look,Ionlytook4,000dollars.I’mwonderingifthesupermarketmanagertookanother2,000andsaidI’dtakenit.Ididnottake6,000,Ipromiseyou.”Steve：Hewasprobablytellingthetruth.Patrick：Heprobablywas.Anyway,thenewspapermanagedtokeeptheguytalkingwhiletheyrangthepolice.Andthepolicetracedthecall–theguywasringingfromaphonebooth–andtheyarrestedhimwhilehewasstilltalkingtothenewspaper.Steve：That’sgood.Stupidguy!I’vegotanothertruestory…This–this–oldguywasincourtforsomecrime–andhefellasleep.Hiscasebeganandhislawyerstoodupandsaid,“Myclientpleadsnotguilty.”Themansuddenlywokeup,butwasn’tsurewhatwashappening.Hejumpedupandshouted,“Ipleadguilty!Ipleadguilty!”Patrick：Sowhathappened?Steve：Thejudgeallowedhimtopleadnotguilty.Patrick：That’sthebest,Ithink.Passage2Presenter：You’relisteningtoKevinFallonandmytopicfortodayisstreetcrime.Beingmuggedissomethingthatcanhappentoanyone–andit’saveryfrighteningexperience.Soit’spositivewhenyouhearofsomeonewhowasattackedbyamuggeranddefeatedthem–especiallywhenthatpersonisawoman.AnnaBlackwasattackedbyamugger.She’sheretotellusaboutit.Howlongagodidthishappen,Anna?News24/7Unit4AnnaJustoveraweekago.Thedayithappened,Iwascominghomefromworkabitlaterthanusual–Ithinkitwasaboutseven.Iwasonmymobilephone,talkingtomyhusband.PresenterAnditwasstilldaylight?Anna：Yes.Anyway,suddenly,someonepulledmyhairfrombehind–andatthesametimetheygrabbedmymobilephone.Now,I’makarateblackbelt–Presenter：Really!Anna：Yes,Ipractisethreetimesaweek–soI’mreadyforsituationslikethis.Presenter：Ibetyouare.Anna：Yes,Icanreactveryfast.Soassoonasthisguygrabbedme,Ididwhatyou’retoldtodointhesesituations.Presenter：Andwhat’sthat?Anna：Ifellbackwardsontohim.Presenter：Youfellbackwardsontohim!Anna：Yeah!I’mtallandquiteheavy–sowebothfelltothegroundtogether.Presenter：Goodness!Anna：Ier,yeah–IwasreadytohithimbutthennextthingIknew,twomenhadseizedtheguy.Theyweredrivingpastandthey,theystoppedtohelp.Theywerebigstrongguys.Theycalledthepolicewhocameinfiveminutes.Presenter：Sothemuggerwasarrested?Anna：Yes,hewas.Presenter：Doyouthink,ifthathadn’thappened,youcouldhaveinjuredhim?Anna：Oh,I’dliketothinkso.I’mablackbelt,that’swhatI’mtrainedtodo.Presenter：Well,it’sgreattohearofwomencopingwellinsituationslikethis.Perhapsweshouldalllearnkarate.Anna：Ithinkit’sagoodideatohavesomekindofdefencetraining.Yes,especiallyifyouliveinanareathatisn’tverysafe.Unit4Passage1Phil：Hello.Tony：Hello,isthatPhilTaylor?Phil：Speaking.Tony：Hi,Phil,myname’sTony,andI’mareporterforSUN.Phil：Theunipaper!Isupposeyouwanttotalktomeaboutthefire.Tony：Yes,ifit’sOKwithyou.We’dliketodoapieceonthefirefornextweek’spaper.Canyoutellpeoplehowithappened?Phil：Yeah,OK,itprobablyisagoodidea.Tony：SowhencanIcomeandseeyou?Phil：Um…Wednesdayafternoon?Threeo’clock?I’minSouthBlock,Room18.Tony：OK,I’llbethere.Tony：OK,solet’sgetstarted.Whendidthefirehappen?Phil：Twodaysago.Tony：Novemberthe10th.OK,sotellmehowithappened.Phil：Um…Itwasabout11pm.Idecidedtofrysomechips,Iusedquitealotofoil–Iwasdeep-frying.Um…AndIputthechipsin.Andthenmygirlfriendrang.Tony：OK.Phil：We’dhadaquarrel,andIwasprettyupset,sowestartedtalking,andIcompletelyforgotaboutthechipsandwentbacktomyroom.Tony：Youfool!Phil：Thanks.Wetalkedforaquitelongtime.NextthingIknew,therewasthissmellofsmoke,andsomeonewasshouting,“Fire!Fire!”AndIrealizedimmediatelyofcourse,itwasmychips!AndIrushedoutofmyroom–thekitchenwasnextdoor–and…well…therewereflamesalloveronewall.Tony：Anditwasallyourfault!Phil：Itwas.Butpeoplewereinthekitchenthrowingblanketsovertheflames,andsomeonehadalreadycalledthefirebrigadeandtheycame–intenminutesIthink–andputitoutveryquickly.Tony：Sowhatwasthedamage?Phil：They’regonnatohavetoreplacethecooker,twokitchenunits,repaintonewall.Tony：Soundsprettybad.Phil：Itcouldhavebeenalotworse.Tony：CanItakeaphotoofyouforthepaper?Phil：Doyouhaveto?Oh,OK.Tony：Thanks.It’llbefrontpagenews.Phil：Ohdear!Haven’tyougotanythingelsetowriteabout?Tony：Notthisweek.There’snotmuchhappeningoncampus.I’mjoking.You’reonPage2.Phil：Thanks!Passage2PresenterToday’sdiscussionisaboutrealityTVprogrammes,theprogrammeslovedbymillionsandhatedbyjustasmany.Wehavethreepeopleonourpanel–TriciaastudentatLiverpoolUniversity,RickfromLuton,andKarenwhoisafull-timemum.Panel：Hello.ScriptsPresenter：Solet’sbeginwithaveryobviousquestion.DoyouwatchrealityTVprogrammesandifso,why?Tricia：Yes,Ido,Ilovethem,I’maddictedtothem,I’mafraid.Presenter：Addictedtothem?Tricia：Yes,Ithinkallmyfriendsarereally.Iguessit’sjust,youknow,fascinatingtowatchrealpeopleputunderabitofpressureandthenseehowtheybehave.Presenter：Thatdoesn’tsoundveryniceexactly.Tricia：No,itisn’t.ButrealityTVisn’tveryniceactually.Presenter：Karen,howaboutyou?Karen：Yes,wellIwatchthembutI’mnotlikeTricia.I’mdefinitelynotaddictedtothem.Icantakethemorleavethem.ButIdoliketowatchpropertyprogrammes.Presenter：Propertyprogrammes?Karen：Youcanlearnalotfromthem.Andit’s–it’sgreattoseerealpeoplebuyingapropertyandthendoingitup,themistakestheymake,thatkindofthing.Andyes,youknow,there’sthehumaninterestfactoraswell.Presenter：Rick–Rick：Ican’tstandrealityTV.Imean,OK,ifit’sapropertyprogrammeoragardeningprogramme,fine,butmostofthemarejust–they’resetuptohumiliatepeople.Tricia：Notalways.Rick：Idisagree.Peopleareonshow.It’slikewatchinganimalsinazoo.Imean,wouldyouappearonarealityshow?Tricia：Maybe.Idon’tknow.Probablynot.Rick：Thereyouareyousee?Youdon’twanttobehumiliated.Karen：Somepeopledoverywellonrealityshows.Theywinalotofmoney.Rick：OK,that’strue,but–standardsonrealityshowscanbeprettylow,youcan’tdenyit.Presenter：Tricia,whathaveyougottosaytothat?Tricia：Well,it’strue,yes.Karen：IagreewithRick.Presenter：So,nextquestion…Unit5WarPassage1TherearemanywarnovelsbutthenovelI’mgoingtotalkabouttodayisunusualbecauseit’swarseenthroughtheeyesofachild.The“eyes”arethoseofJGBallard,oneofBritain’smostrespectednovelists.Let’sbeginwithsomeinformationaboutBallard.Hewasbornin1930,inShanghai,wherehisfatherwasabusinessman,andhewasonly11yearsoldwhenthecitywasoccupiedduringWorldWarII.Ballardandhisfamilywereplacedinaprisoncampandhehassaidthathisexperiencesthereaffectedhimsodeeplythatitwas40yearsbeforehefeltabletowriteaboutthem.“Twentyyearstoforgetand20yearstoremember.”TheresultofBallard’sexperienceswasasemi-autobiographicalnovelcalledEmpireoftheSun,publishedin1984.Itquicklybecameasuccessandin1987itwasmadeintoamoviebyHollywooddirector,StevenSpielberg.Let’smoveontothenovelitself.EmpireoftheSuntellsthestoryofhowayoungboy,JimGraham,survivestheJapaneseoccupation.Interestingly,JimisJGBallard’sfirstnameandhissecondnameisGraham.Also,JimisthesameageasBallard–11–whentheoccupationbegins.Atthestartofthestory,JimislivingwithhisparentsinawealthypartofShanghai.Whentheinvasionbegins,manyofShanghai’sinhabitantsfleefromthecityandJim’sparentsdothesame.Buttheboybecomesseparatedfromthemandfindshimselfallalone.Hegoesbacktotheiremptyhomeandlivesalonethere.Inevitably,he’sfoundandthenhe’ssenttoaprisoncamp.It’saterriblefouryears,buttheboysomehowsurvives.Hestealsfood,findswaysofgettinginandoutofthecamp,andisbefriendedbysomeAmericansandaJapaneseboy.Isthereahappyending?Yesandno.Jimseesmanypeopledie;hisJapanesefriendiskilledbytheAmericans.Butattheendofthewar,hegetsbacktoShanghaiandisreunitedwithhisparents.Jim’sexperiencesareterrible,asachildwhodiscoversthedepthsofhumancruelty.Buthelearnsalsoaboutthestrengthandcouragethatispossible,eveninthesecircumstances.Boththegreatpowerandthetruthofthenovelcomefromthefactthatit’sbasedontheauthor’sownexperiences.ThegeneralopinionofcriticsisthatEmpireoftheSunisoneofthebestwarnovelseverwritten–soreadit,it’sworthit.Passage2HostOnWomen’sWorldtoday,welookatwomen’sroleintheSecondWorldWarandtheimportantparttheyplayedinit.IntheFirstWorldWar,womenhadworkedinfactoriesandasnurses,bothathomeandatthefront.IntheSecondWorldWar,womenwereevenmoreessentialtothewareffort.DorisWattswasjust18whenthewarbeganandMavisGreywasonly20.HostDoyourememberhowyoufelt,Doris,thedaythewarwasdeclared?DorisOhyes…ofcourseIdo.Ifeltfrightenedofcourse,butwehadknownitwouldhappen.Thefirstthing,morethananythingIthink,thatIfeltwas…wasthatIwantedtodosomething!Youknow,dosomethinguseful,soIjoinedtheLandGirls.HostAh,yes,theWomen’sLandArmy.ThatwasanorganizationstartedintheFirstWorldWar.Womenworkedinagricultureasthemenwereawayfighting.Didyouenjoytheexperience?SportinglifeUnit6Passage1Speaker1AndDavidSeamanisingoalfortheEnglandteamdowntoourright…it’sdifficulttogetusedtothechangeofteamcolourshere…I’mlookingatthewhiteshortsandthinkingthey’reEnglishplayers,butthey’renot.Forthismatchit’stheGermanswhoarewearingwhite.IhopetheEnglishplayersdon’thavethesameproblem,wedon’twantthemtopasstheballtotheGermans.NowGascoigneforEnglandpassestoMcManamanforthefirsttime…McManamanisimmediatelysurroundedbythreeGermandefenders…h(huán)ebringstheballtothenearsideofthepitch…stillMcManamanforEngland,crossestheballtoPearce…Pearcetakesashot!…savedbytheGermanZiegler,andpickedupbyInceonly25yardsawayfromtheGermangoal…goodeffortbyInce,aimsatthegoal!…andKopke,theGermangoalkeeperpushestheballoverthetopofthegoal.SoacornerkickforEngland.Speaker2AgreatshotbyInce,I’msureheknowsthatPearcesetthatupforhim,butKopkeputtheshotoutofdanger.Speaker1Hedoesliketopunchtheball,thatKopkeintheGermangoal…England’sfirstcornerofthissemi-final…Gascoignewilltakeit…HerecomesthecornerkickfromGascoigne…andShearer’sthereandAlanShearerscoresforEngland…Englandhavescoredafteronlytwominutes’play…withacornerkickbyGascoigne…aimedatthenearpost,andAlanShearerheadstheballintotheGermangoal…It’sanabsolutedreamstartforthesemi-final…Shearerhasgothisfifthgoalofthetournament…Wouldyoubelieveit?It’sEnglandone,Germanynil!Passage2Matt：Nowit’stimeforCritic’sChoice,withnewsandreviewsaboutthelatestfilms.Goodevening,Jack,seenanythinggoodatthecinemathisweek?Jack：GoodeveningMatt,yes,I’veseenoneofthebestsportsfilmsofrecentyears.Matt：Sportsfilms?That’snotusuallyatypeoffilmwhichappealstoyou.Jack：You’reright,butthistimeit’sdifferent.I’vebeentoseeafilmaboutmountainclimbing,it’snotreallyyourtypicalsportsfilm.It’smoremanagainstthemountain.Matt：Tellusmore.Jack：I’vebeentoseeTouchingtheVoid,whichisthestoryofapairofmountainclimbersinthePeruvianAndes.Matt：Isitatruestory?Jack：Yes,itis.In1985,JoeSimpsonandSimonYatessetouttoclimbthe7,000-metreSiulaGrandemountaininthePeruvianAndes.SimpsonandYateswereyoung,fitandconfidenttheywouldsucceed.Matt：Sowhathappens?Jack：SimpsonandYates’styleofclimbinginvolvedmovingquicklyupamountainwithveryfewsuppliesandnobasecamps,whichisrisky.Youcan’tmakeanymistakes.Matt：IthinkIcanguesswhathappensnext.Jack：Andsureenoughafterclimbingwellforthreeandahalfdays,disasterstrikes.Simpsonfallsandbreakshisrightleg.Withnofoodorwater,theclimbersknowtheyhavetogetoffthemountain–fast.Yatesisdeterminedtofindawaytogethisfriendhome,andhehastolowerSimpsondownthemountain.Simpsonisinagony,butYateshasnochoiceexcepttoignorehispartner’scriesofpainbecauseotherwisehe’lldie.Well,forawhile,thingsgowell.ButsuddenlySimpson,attheendoftherope,failstorespondtoYates’signal.YatesisunabletomoveanyfurtherandhasnoideawhySimpsonisnotresponding.SoYatesholdsonwithallofhisstrength,alltooawarethateventuallyhisstrengthwouldgiveoutandbothwouldfall.ButwhatYatesdoesn’tknowisthathehasloweredSimpsonovertheedgeofacrevasse.Simpsonishanginginmid-airfromtheverticalfaceofthemountain.He’sunabletoclimbbackuptheropeandhe’sgotfrostbittenfingersandcan’tcommunicatewithYatesabovehim.Matt：Sowhathappens?Jack：Well,Idon’twanttospoiltheendingforanyonewhohasn’tseenityet.Matt：But…Jack：ButYateshangsontotheropeforanhour,gettingweaker.Foranyclimber,cuttingtheropethatbindshimtohispartnerisunthinkable.Matt：Soundsveryexciting.Sowhataboutthedirectionandthefilming?Jack：ThedirectorisKevinMacdonald,andhetellsthestorybycuttingfrominterviewstoshotsoftheclimbitself.Butit’sthemessageofthefilmwhichinterestsme.Yousee,intheend,theimpressionleftbythefilmisastonishmentthatahumanbeingcoulddowhatJoedid,whichistosurvive.Matt：ThanksJack,thisweek’sCritic’sChoiceisTouchingtheVoid,ongeneralreleaseinallcinemasfromnextweek.Unit7AnimalplanetPassage1It’shardtobelievebutinAmericathereare68milliondogownersand73millioncatowners.IntheUK,whichhasahumanpopulationof61million,thereare6.8milliondogsand9.58millioncats.Alloverthedevelopedworld,thepetpopulationisincreasing.Atthesametime,peoplearespendingmoreandmoremoneyontheirpets,particularlyontheirdogs.ThemostextraordinaryexampletodateisthatofLeonaraHelmsley,achildlessAmericanbillionaire.Whenshedied,sheleftherdog,awhiteMaltesecalledTrouble,12milliondollars.WhileHelmsleywasalive,nothingwastoogoodforherlittledog.Hesharedherbed,wasdressedinexpensiveclothesandworeadiamondcollar.Hismealswerepreparedbyachefandpresentedtohimonasilvertray.TheproblemwasthatTroubleliveduptohisnameandbitpeople.ButLeonaradidn’tmind–shelovedhimandhelovedher.Andsoafterherdeath,hegothisreward–alotofmoneythathedidn’tknowhehadandcouldn’tuseanyway.Americanswereshockedbythisstory,butthefactisthatmoreandmorerichAmericansareleavingtheirdogsmoneywhentheydie–250,000dollarsisnotunusual.InBritain,peopledon’tspendasmuchmoneyontheirdogsasAmericansbuttheydospoilthem.AtChristmas,46percentofdogscanexpecttoreceivetoys,andbiscuits.Andoneintendogownerssaytheydresstheirpetupforthespecialday.OnewomanwasinthenewsinAmericafordesigning120outfitsforherdog,whichhasitsownwardrobe,anda$17,000bedthatitdoesn’tactuallysleepin.Itsownerhasaverysuccessfuldogboutiquethatsells–yes,youguessedit–designerclothesfordogs.Nowdogsmayenjoyallthisattention,butspoiltdogscancreateproblemsfortheirowners.Dogsneedamasterandiftheirmasteractsliketheirfriendorparent,theystartbehavingbadly,attackingotheranimals,anddamagingproperty–oftentheirowner’shomes.Yet,often,thisdoesn’tmaketheirownerslovethemless–dogsaretheirchildren,afterall.Passage2Interviewer：Oneofthemostexcitingcreaturesintheseaisthebluewhale.DanielCameronisafilm-makerwhohasbeenfilmingbluewhalesfortenyearsinthesouthAtlantic.Firstofall,telluswhyyouhavethisfascinationwithbluewhales.Daniel：Well,itseemsobvioustome,really.They’reextraordinarycreatures.They’rethelargestmammalsthathaveeverlivedonearth.They–theycanbeaslongas33metres–that’smorethan16timestallerthanahumanbeing.Andthey’realsotheloudestanimalonearth–thenoisetheymakeislouderthanajetplane.I’veheardthem–very,veryloud.Andwhentheycometothesurfacetobreathe,theirblow–well,it’susuallyabouttenmetreshigh.Interviewer：That’samazing.Daniel：AndIforgottosay,theyliveforatleast80years.Interviewer：Buttheirnumbersaredeclining,aren’tthey?Daniel：Yes,well,atthestartofthe20thcenturytherewerebetw