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SEAN CONNERY: A LIVING LEGEND by Robert Kent

(Audio 1)

Not many men have been voted the Sexiest Man Alive at the age of sixty! However, Sean Connery is an actor who appeals to both men and women. Everyone admires his charm and charisma.

Sean Connery is very proud to be Scottish and he often talks about his love for Scotland. He was born in Edinburgh on the 25th August 1930. He came from a poor, working class family. His father worked in a factory and Sean left school when he was only thirteen years old. At the age of fifteen he joined the Royal Navy for three years. When he left the navy he tried many jobs. He worked as a labourer, cement mixer, milkman and bricklayer. He did not want to be an actor but dreamed of being a football player. As a hobby, he tried body building and when he was in London competing in a body building competition he auditioned for a small part in a musical.
He won the part and his acting career began.

(Audio 2)

Sean worked very hard to improve his acting. He took dancing and singing lessons. However, he did not become famous until he got the chance to play James Bond in the film Dr No in 1962. He beat many other distinguished actors, including Cary Grant and Rex Harrison, who also wanted to play the suave secret service agent. The producer of Dr No decided that Sean Connery was the right person to play James Bond when he watched Sean walk down the street!

Following the success of the film Dr No, Sean Connery was asked to play in four James Bond films during the Sixties - Goldfinger, From Russia With Love, Thunderball and You Only Live Twice. Many fans of James Bond films think that he was the best James Bond of all time.

 

(Audio 3)

Eventually, Sean grew tired of playing James Bond and after making the film, Diamonds Are Forever in 1971, he vowed that he would ‘never again’ make another James Bond film. At the time, he was paid a record-breaking salary of $1.25 million for his part in the film. However, he agreed to play James Bond once more in 1983 and the producers called the film Never Say Never Again. His fans were delighted.

In the 1980s Sean Connery took on different and more varied roles. He won an Oscar for his role as a tough Irish cop in The Untouchables, in which he starred alongside Kevin Costner. He also played Harrison Ford's eccentric father in the popular Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. His cameo role as King Richard in Robin Hood had cinema audiences cheering his screen appearance!

(Audio 4)

His most recent films include The New Avengers with actors Uma Thurman and Ralph Fiennes, and Entrapment. In Entrapment Sean plays an ageing art burglar who teams up with the beautiful Catherine Zeta-Jones in a thriller set around the Millennium.

Despite his Hollywood success, Sean Connery has remained loyal to his native land. He has worked for the Scottish National Theatre and in the 1970s he founded the Scottish International Education Trust, an organisation to help young Scots receive an education. He even made an appearance in the elections for the new Scottish parliament to lend weight to the Scottish Nationalist Party's cause. It is said that he was not given a knighthood in 1997 because of his links with this Party. Although he lives for much of the time in Spain and the Bahamas, he is regarded as Scotland’s most famous son.

 

 

 

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     SANDRA BULLOCK

             (audio 1)

Sandra Bullock is one of the most popular movie stars in America. She is especially famous for her work in funny love stories. But she has also proven herself a fine dramatic actress in movies like "Crash," and "Infamous."

Sandra Bullock was born in Arlington, Virginia in nineteen sixty-four. Her mother was a
German-born opera singer. She died of cancer in two thousand. Bullock's father was a voice teacher and Defense Department employee. He now leads
her production company, Fortis Films.

Sandra Bullock
began performing as a young girl, often in music shows with her mother.  She was involved
in theater in high school. Then she studied acting at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina.

                                                            (Audio 2)

Bullock lived in New York City for a short time after college. She moved to Los Angeles, California after winning her first big job, a part in a movie made for television.

Sandra Bullock
has performed in more than forty films. She has played a police officer, an alcoholic, a witch, a single mother, a rich lonely wife and many other characters. Her most recent movie, "Premonition," was released
earlier this year.

Next up is a romantic comedy called "All About Steve." Bullock will play a woman who decides a reporter she sees on television is her true love. She starts to follow him all around the country hoping to persuade him
that he loves her too.

                                                            (Audio 3)

Sandra Bullock does not have to do this kind of thing in real life. Two years ago she married Jesse James, the star of a television show called "Monster Garage."

Sandra Bullock is also
known for helping others in need. She witnessed the terrorist attack on New York City in two thousand one. She was staying at a hotel several blocks away when the twin towers were destroyed. She gave one million dollars to the Red Cross to help those affected.

Bullock gave the organization another one million dollars to help victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami
in two thousand four. And she continues to give time and money to help the city of New Orleans. That city is still recovering from the severe damage that Hurricane Katrina caused in two thousand five
.

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                            THE PARTY'S OVER

 

MARIELA:

Robert ...

ROBERT:

Yes?

MARIELA:

Er ...

ROBERT:

What's the matter?

MARIELA:

Robert, I've got to tell you something.

ROBERT:

I'm listening.

MARIELA:

Turn off the television.

ROBERT:

OK. ... The television's off.

MARIELA:

Turn on the light.

ROBERT:

OK. ... The light's on. Now, what's up?

MARIELA:

Robert, I don't want to see you any more.

ROBERT:

I don't understand. You said: "Turn on the light."

MARIELA:

Don't be stupid, Robert. I mean: I don't want to be with you any more.

ROBERT:

Sorry. I still don't understand.

MARIELA:

I do not love you any more. We are through. This is the end. We have no future. The party's over. Now do you understand?

ROBERT:

Er ... I think I'll make a nice cup of tea. (goes to the kitchen) Here's the tea. Where are you going?

MARIELA:

Out.

ROBERT:

What?

MARIELA:

I'm going out, Robert.

ROBERT:

Well, don't stay out too late.

MARIELA:

Actually, Robert, I'm not going out. I'm going away.

ROBERT:

I don't understand.

MARIELA:

I'm going away, and I won't be coming back.

ROBERT:

Just a minute. Let's talk about this.

MARIELA:

Robert...

ROBERT:

Sit down and have some tea.

MARIELA:

I don't want any tea.

ROBERT:

Well, I'm going to have some tea ... and ... er ... I want to say something.

MARIELA:

All right. I'm listening. Go on...

ROBERT:

Um ... Are you sure you don't want any tea?

 

178-LadyLiberty.mp3
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                                   LADY LIBERTY

GUIDE:

We are now approaching the famous Statue of Liberty, which has welcomed visitors to New York Harbor since 1886.

Estamos acercándonos ahora a la famosa Estatua de la Libertad que ha dado la bienvenida a los visitantes que llegan hasta el puerto de Nueva York desde 1886.

BRIAN:

Wow!! Look at it.

¡¡Vaya!! Mírala.

KEVIN:

Incredible, isn't it?

Increíble, ¿no? 

GUIDE:

The statue was given to the United States by the people of France. It was designed by the French sculptor Bartholdi. 

La estatua fue obsequiada a los Estados Unidos por los franceses Fue diseñada por Bartholdi, el escultor francés.

BRIAN:

It's really huge. Do we get to go inside?

Es realmente gigante. ¿Vamos a entrar?

KEVIN:

Of course. We can climb the stairs all the way up to the crown. 

Por supuesto. Podemos subir las escaleras hasta la corona.

BRIAN:

Stairs? There's no elevator?

¿Escaleras? ¿No hay ascensor (elevador)?

KEVIN:

Not to the top. But it's just 142 steps!!

Hasta la cima, no. ¡¡Pero son apenas 142 escalones!!

GUIDE:

Let me tell you a little more about the statue before you climb to the top. In case you're wondering what the statue is made of, it has a framework inside that's made of iron. The outer skin is made of copper. The copper skin is only 2.4 millimeters thick. The supporting framework inside the statue is what holds the whole thing together. The Statue of Liberty is a major tourist attraction, and every year about two million people, from all over the world, come here to visit it.

Permítanme comentarles algo más acerca de la estatua antes subir hasta la cima. En caso que se estén preguntando de qué está hecha la estatua, ésta tiene un armazón interior que está hecho de hierro. La piel exterior está hecha de cobre. La piel de cobre tiene sólo 2,4 milí-metros de espesor. El armazón-soporte en el interior de la estatua es lo que sostiene toda la estruc-tura. La Estatua de la Libertad es una atracción de máxima importancia y todos los años cerca de dos millones de personas, de todas partes del mundo, vienen a visitarla.

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                             COLOMBIAN WAY

 

Colombia is located in the Northwestern part of South America and it's the fourth largest country in South America. It has coastlines in both the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans. It has a population of around 36 million, and is a very beautiful country. 

The capital city is Bogota which was founded by the Spaniards in 1538. Almost all Colombians speak Spanish which is the country's official language. The religion of the majority of the population is Roman Catholic. Some of the most important industries are textiles and clothing. Other industries include mining and oil.

Agriculture is the most important section of the economy and Colombia is main agricultural producer of coffee, flowers, sugar, bananas, rice, corn, and cotton. Colombia produces more coffee than any other country, except Brazil.