Multi-Level Record Abror Rahmatullayev

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Test 1
Hello everyone and welcome to the Anglia Sculpture Park. Right, well, the idea
behind the sculpture park is that it's a place where works of art such as large
sculptures and carvings can be displayed out of doors in a natural setting.
As you'll have noticed when you drove here, most of the land around the park is
farmland. The park itself belonged to a family called the De Quincies, who had
made a lot of money from manufacturing farm machinery, and who also owned
substantial stretches of forest land to the north of the park. They built a house in
the centre of the park, not far from where we're standing now, but this burnt
down in 1980 and the De Quincies then sold the land.
The Anglia Sculpture Park isn't the only one in the country; several of the London
parks sometimes display contemporary sculptures, and there are a couple of other
permanent sculpture parks in England. But we're unique in that some of our
sculptures were actually created for the sites they occupy here, and we also show
sculptures by a wider range of artists than anywhere else in the country.
For example, at present we have an exhibition by Joe Tremain, of what he calls
'burnt' sculptures. These are wood and stone sculptures that he's carved and
marked with fire to illustrate the ferocity and intensity of the forces that have
shaped our planet over millions of years. They look really dramatic in this rural
setting.
To see some of the sculptures, you'll need to follow the path alongside the Lower
Lake. We had to renovate this after the lake overflowed its banks a couple of
months ago and flooded the area. The water level's back to normal now and you
shouldn't have any trouble, the path's very level underfoot. You should be back at
the Visitor Centre at about four o'clock. If you have time it's worth taking a look at
the Centre itself. It's not possible to go upstairs at present as builders are
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Test 2
Thanks for coming everyone. OK, so this meeting is for new staff and staff who
haven't been involved with our volunteering projects yet. So basically, the idea is
that we allow staff to give up some of their work time to help on various charity
projects to benefit the local community. We've been doing this for the last five
years and it's been very successful.
Participating doesn't necessarily involve a huge time commitment. The company
will pay for Q11 eight hours of your time. That can be used over one or two days
all at once, or spread over several months throughout the year. There are some
staff who enjoy volunteering so much they also give up their own free time for a
couple of hours every week. It's completely up to you. Obviously, many people will
have family commitments and aren't as available as other members of staff.
Feedback from staff has been overwhelmingly positive. Q12 Because they felt they
were doing something really useful, nearly everyone agreed that volunteering
made them feel more motivated at work. They also liked building relationships
with the people in the local community and felt valued by them. One or two
people also said it was a good thing to have on their CVS.
One particularly successful project last year was the Get Working Project. This was
aimed at helping unemployed people in the area get back to work. Our staff were
able to help them Q13 improve their telephone skills, such as writing down
messages and speaking with confidence to potential customers, which they had
found quite difficult. This is something many employers look for in job applicants -
and something we all do without even thinking about, every day at work.
We've got an exciting new project starting this year. Up until now, we've mainly
focused on projects to do with education and training. And we'll continue with our
reading project in schools and our work with local charities. But we've also agreed
to help out on a conservation Q14 project in Redfern Park. So if any of you fancy
being outside and getting your hands dirty, this is the project for you.
I also want to mention the annual Digital Inclusion Day, which is coming up next
month. The aim of this is to help older people keep up with technology. And this
year, instead of hosting. Q15 the event in our own training facility, we're using the
ICT suite at Hill College, as it can hold far more people.
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We've invited over 60 people from the Silver Age Community Centre to take part,
so we'll need a lot of volunteers to help with this event.
Q16 If you're interested in taking part. please go to the volunteering section of our
website and complete the relevant form. We won't be providing any training for
this but you'll be paired with an experienced volunteer if you've never done it
before. By the way, don't forget to tell your manager about any volunteering
activities you decide to do.

Test 3
Hi everyone, welcome to the Snow Centre. My name's Annie. I hope you enjoyed
the bus trip from the airport- we've certainly got plenty of snow today! Well,
you've come to New Zealand's premier snow and ski centre, and we've a whole
load of activities for you during your week here.
Most visitors come here for the cross-country skiing, where you're on fairly flat
ground for most of the time, rather than going down steep mountainsides. There
are marked trails, but Q11 you can also leave these and go off on your own and
that's an experience not to be missed. You can go at your own speed - it's great
aerobic exercise if you really push yourself, or if you prefer you can just glide
gently along and enjoy the beautiful scenery.
This afternoon, you'll be going on a dog-sled trip. You may have seen our dogs on
TV recently racing in the winter sled festival. If you want, you can have your own
team for the afternoon and learn how to drive them, following behind our leader
on the trail. Or if you'd prefer, you can just sit back in the sled and enjoy the ride
as a passenger.
At the weekend, we have the team relay event, and you're all welcome to join in.
We have a local school coming along, and a lot of the teachers are taking part too.
Participation rather than winning is the main focus, and there's a medal for
everyone who takes part. Participants Q13 are in teams of two to four, and each
team must complete four laps of the course.
For your final expedition, you'll head off to Mount Frenner wearing a pair of
special snow shoes which allow you to walk on top of the snow. This is an area
where miners once searched for gold, though there are very few traces of their
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work left now. When the snow melts in summer, the mountain slopes are
carpeted in flowers and plants. It's a long ascent. Q14 though not too steep, and
walkers generally take a couple of days to get to the summit and return.
You'll spend the night in our hut half-way up the mountain. That's included in your
package for the stay. It's got cooking facilities, firewood and water for drinking. For
washing, we recommend you use melted snow, though, to conserve supplies. We
can take your luggage up on our snowmobile for you for just ten dollars a person.
The hut has cooking facilities so you can make a hot meal in the evening and
morning, but you need to take your own food. The weather on Mount Frenner can
be very stormy. In that case, stay in the hut - generally. Q16 the storms don't last
long. Don't stress about getting back here to the centre in time to catch the airport
bus - they'll probably not be running anyway. We do have an emergency locator
beacon in the hut but only use that if it's a real emergency, like if someone's ill or
injured.