Prime Time 7, Coursebook plus Semester Self-checks

Mark Tully’s India Listening: India from the inside a) You are going to listen to Mark Tully talking about the year 1947. First you will have 45 seconds to study the task below, then you will hear the recording twice. While listening, match the beginnings of the sentences (1–6) with the sentence endings (A–I). There are two sentence endings that you should not use. Write your answers in the boxes provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. 0 The British Raj … D ✔ A against the bloodshed. 1 Jawaharla Neru was the one who … B declared Indian independence. 2 200,000 to 1,000,000 people died … C doing business. 3 Tully’s father had a servant who was killed … D ended in 1947. 4 Like many others, Tully’s father was … E in the Bengal riots. 5 Tully’s grandfather had a brother who was … F after the declaration of independence. 6 Tully’s grandmother avoided … G in Pakistan. H talking about Uncle Charlie. I going “jungly”. b) You are going to listen to Mark Tully being interviewed about India. First you will have 45 seconds to study the task below, then you will hear the recording twice. While listening, complete the sentences (1–6) using a maximum of four words. Write your answers in the spaces provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. 0 At the time of the report India is celebrating its … . 50 th anniversary ✔ 1 His Granny would definitely compare Tully to … . 2 “Going jungly” means … . 3 Mark Tully is working for the … . 4 Tully has learned to speak Hindi because he … . 5 What Tully criticises about India is the … . 6 Tully likes the combination of learning new things every day and … . 1  2.5 2.6 VIP file Sir Mark Tully • • born 1935 in India and educated in England • • radio journalist and expert on India • • has spent most of his life there • • Head of the BBC’s Indian Bureau in New Delhi 1972–1993 V 83 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv