Pratica di Shadowing: Listening part two (Local council report on traffic and highways) @ieltslisteningpro.24 - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

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Part 2.
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You will hear a Town Councillor reporting on the local transport network and a recreation facility.
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First, you have some time to look at questions 11 to 14.
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Now listen carefully and answer questions 11 to 14.
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Right.
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Next on the agenda we have traffic and highways.
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Councillor Thornton.
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Thank you.
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Well, we now have the results of the survey carried out last month about traffic and road transport in the town.
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People were generally satisfied with the state of the roads.
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There were one or two complaints about potholes, which will be addressed,
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but a significant number of people complained about the increasing number of heavy vehicles using our local roads to avoid traffic elsewhere.
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We'd expected more complaints by commuters about the reduction in the train service, but it doesn't seem to have affected people too much.
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The cycle path that runs alongside the river is very well used by both cyclists and pedestrians, since the surface was improved last year,
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but overtaking can be a problem, so we're going to add a bit on the side to make it wider.
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At some stage, we'd like to extend the path so that it goes all the way through the town, but that won't be happening in the immediate future.
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The plans to have a pedestrian crossing next to the post
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office have unfortunately had to be put on hold for the time being.
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We'd budgeted for this to be done this financial year, but then there were rumours that the post office was going to move, which would have meant there wasn't really a need for a crossing.
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Now they've confirmed that they're staying where they are, but the highways department have told us that it would be dangerous to have a pedestrian crossing where we'd originally planned it,
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as there's a bend in the road there, so that'll need some more thought.
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On Station Road, near the station and level crossing, drivers can face quite long waits if the level crossing's closed,
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and we've now got signs up requesting them not to leave their engines running at that time.
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This means pedestrians waiting on the pavement to cross the railway line don't have to breathe in car fumes.
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We've had some problems with cyclists leaving their bikes chained to the railings outside the ticket office, but the station has agreed to provide bike racks there.
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Before you hear the rest of the talk, you have some time to look at questions 15 to 20.
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Now listen and answer questions 15 to 20.
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So, next on the agenda is proposals for improvements to the recreation ground.
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Councillor Thornton again.
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Well, since we managed to extend the recreation ground, we've spent some time talking to local people about how it could be made a more attractive and useful space.
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If you have a look at the map up on the screen, you can see the river up in the north and the community hall near the entrance from the road.
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At present, cars can park between the Community Hall and that line of trees to the east, but this is quite dangerous for pedestrians,
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so we're suggesting a new car park on the opposite side of the Community Hall, right next to it.
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We also have a new location for the cricket pitch.
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As we've now purchased additional space to the east of the recreation ground, beyond the trees, we plan to move it away from its current location,
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which is rather near the road, into this new area beyond the line of trees.
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This means there's less danger of stray balls hitting cars or pedestrians.
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We've got plans for a children's playground, which will be accessible by a footpath from the community hall, and will be alongside the river.
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We'd originally thought of having it close to the road, but we think this will be a more attractive location.
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The skateboard ramp is very popular with both younger and older children.
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We had considered moving this up towards the river, but in the end we decided to have it in the southeast corner near the road.
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The pavilion is very well used at present by both football players and cricketers.
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It will stay where it is now, to the left of the line of trees and near to the river, handy for both the football and cricket pitches.
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And finally, we'll be getting a new notice board for local information, and that will be directly on people's right as they go from the road into the recreation ground.
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That is the end of part two.
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You now have half a minute to check your answers to part two.
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Thank you.

Contesto e Retroterra

Nel video "Listening part two (Local council report on traffic and highways)", un consigliere comunale discute le questioni relative al traffico e alle infrastrutture della città. Vengono presentati i risultati di un sondaggio sui trasporti locali e le aspettative dei cittadini riguardo a potenziali miglioramenti. Questo contesto offre un'importante opportunità per gli studenti di inglese di ascoltare un linguaggio formale e informativo, utile per migliorare la loro pratica di conversazione in inglese.

Le 5 Frasi Chiave per la Comunicazione Quotidiana

  • "We now have the results of the survey carried out last month." - Comprendere i risultati è essenziale nei rapporti.
  • "People were generally satisfied with the state of the roads." - Utilizza questa frase per discutere dell'opinione pubblica.
  • "We're going to add a bit on the side to make it wider." - Parla di miglioramenti e modifiche.
  • "It would be dangerous to have a pedestrian crossing where we'd originally planned it." - Esprimere preoccupazioni è fondamentale per il dialogo.
  • "We plan to move it away from its current location." - Strategia e pianificazione sono chiave nella comunicazione professionale.

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