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  1. uh huh That is the end of task to task
  2. three in this section, you are going to hear some
  3. interesting facts about broadway.
  4. Your task will be to decide whether the following statements
  5. are true false or we do not know because the
  6. text does not say and write the appropriate letter into
  7. the boxes on the right, write a if the statement
  8. is true right?
  9. Be if the statement is false and right, see if
  10. the text does not say first, you will have some
  11. time to study the task and then we will play
  12. the whole recording in one piece.
  13. Then after a short pause you will hear the recording
  14. again. But this time we will play the text in
  15. shorter sections to give you enough time to write down
  16. your answers.
  17. At the end, you will have some more time to
  18. check your work, Start studying the task now.
  19. Uh huh.
  20. Now listen to the recording, the one of the most
  21. famous streets in the world broadway is also the longest.
  22. It extends from the end of man, had an island
  23. in New york city north for 240 kilometers.
  24. It ends in Albany, the capital of new york state.
  25. Broadway, however, is famous not for its length but for
  26. a part of it less than one km long.
  27. That part called the Great White Way, is where the
  28. big theaters of New york city are found during the
  29. day. That part of broadway around Times Square at 42nd
  30. Street may seem much like the rest of New york
  31. city busy, noisy and crowded, but at night it's very
  32. different. It's easy to understand why it was named the
  33. Great White Way.
  34. Huge electric signs on the tall buildings are so bright
  35. that they make night seem almost as bright as day.
  36. The signs flash their messages in many colours, but in
  37. early times the lights were all white.
  38. Thus the name the Great White Way.
  39. The word broadway has come to mean more than just
  40. the street and more than just an area of theaters.
  41. People use it when they speak of the best american
  42. theater art.
  43. The sign of real success for an actor is to
  44. have his name appear in the lights of a broadway
  45. theater sign.
  46. Now listen to the recording again.
  47. Please remember that now we will play the text in
  48. shorter sections.
  49. One of the most famous streets in the world.
  50. Broadway is also the longest.
  51. It extends from the end of Manhattan Island in New
  52. York City North for 240 km.
  53. It ends in Albany, the capital of new york state.
  54. Broadway however is famous not for its length but for
  55. a part of it less than one km long.
  56. That part called the Great White Way is where the
  57. big theaters of new york city are found.
  58. Yeah. Uh huh.
  59. During the day that part of broadway around Times Square
  60. at 42nd Street may seem much like the rest of
  61. New york city busy, noisy and crowded, but at night
  62. it's very different.
  63. It's easy to understand why it was named the Great
  64. White Way.
  65. Huge electric signs on the tall buildings are so bright
  66. that they make night seem almost as bright as day.
  67. The signs flash their messages in many colours but in
  68. early times the lights were all light.
  69. Thus the name the Great White Way.
  70. The word broadway has come to mean more than just
  71. the street and more than just an area of theaters.
  72. People use it when they speak of the best american
  73. theater art.
  74. The sign of real success for an actor is to
  75. have his name appear in the lights of a broadway
  76. theater sign That is the end of Task three and
  77. also the end of the listening exam.
  78. I know I'll admit my failures.
  79. I don't give a damn what people say.
  80. I never get to heaven.
  81. Heaven don't deserve me anyway.
  82. Any, I never get to heaven.
  83. Heaven don't deserve me anywhere.