www.thelisteningbusiness.comDistributed with kind permission from the BBC The Listening Business 2012BBC RADIO 4 NEWS Wednesday, 7th March 2012 10.00am ELEMENTARY: CORRECT THE MISTAKE IN EACH SENTENCE1. Six English soldiers are missing, believed to have been killed, in Afghanistan. 2. Their wives have been told. 3. The BBCs defence correspondent is Carole Wyatt. 4. The soldiers were getting petrol when their Warrior armoured vehicle was struck by an explosion. 5. Five of those who are missing are from the 3rd Battalion, the Cheshire Regiment. 6. The other was from the 1st Battalion, the Duke of Lancashires Regiment. 7. This is the worst single loss of life for British soldiers due to an IED (Improvised Explosive Device) since last July. 8. In a statement the defence secretary, Philip Ammond, condemned the attack. 9. He spoke about the dangers faced on a weekly basis by British men and women in Afghanistan.10. The Republican politician, Mitt Romney, has won six of the 10 US states that voted yesterday in Special Tuesday. 11. Its still not known if hell be his partys candidate against President Obama in next years presidential election.12. Researchers say leg amputations for people with diabetes are 10 times more common in some parts of the UK than others. 13. The study looked at health trusts across England during a three-month period. 14. The study concludes that some areas dont have the right specialist cars to spot foot problems early enough.15. The UN humanitarian chief Lady Hamos is due in the Syrian capital Damascus. 16. She will press the government to allow aid in to the worst affected areas of Oms. 17. The Syrian authorities are still preventing Oxfam from entering the district of Baba Amr.18. Losses from debit and credit card fraud have fallen to their lowest since 2008. 19. The research is by an organisation called Financial Fraud Action OK. 20. The amount lost from online banking fraud was significantly up last year.www.thelisteningbusiness.comDistributed with kind permission from the BBC The Listening Business 2012BBC RADIO 4 NEWS Wednesday, 7th March 2012 10.00am ELEMENTARY: ANSWERS1. Six English soldiers are missing, believed to have been killed, in Afghanistan. Six British soldiers 2. Their wives have been told. Their families have been told. 3. The BBCs defence correspondent is Carole Wyatt. Caroline Wyatt 4. The soldiers were getting petrol when their Warrior armoured vehicle was struck by an explosion. The soldiers were on patrol. 5. Five of those who are missing are from the 3rd Battalion, the Cheshire Regiment. the Yorkshire Regiment 6. The other was from the 1st Battalion, the Duke of Lancashires Regiment. the Duke of Lancasters Regiment 7. This is the worst single loss of life for British soldiers due to an IED (Improvised Explosive Device) since last July. since July 2009 8. In a statement the defence secretary, Philip Ammond, condemned the attack. Philip Hammond 9. He spoke about the dangers faced on a weekly basis by British men and women in Afghanistan. on a daily basis10. The Republican politician, Mitt Romney, has won six of the 10 US states that voted yesterday in Special Tuesday. Super Tuesday 11. Its still not known if hell be his partys candidate against President Obama in next years presidential election. in Novembers presidential election12. Researchers say leg amputations for people with diabetes are 10 times more common in some parts of the UK than others. in some parts of England 13. The study looked at health trusts across England during a three-month period. over a three-year period 14. The study concludes that some areas dont have the right specialist cars to spot foot problems early enough. specialist care15. The UN humanitarian chief Lady Hamos is due in the Syrian capital Damascus. Lady Amos 16. She will press the government to allow aid in to the worst affected areas of Oms. Homs 17. The Syrian authorities are still preventing Oxfam from entering the district of Baba Amr. the Red Cross, not Oxfam18. Losses from debit and credit card fraud have fallen to their lowest since 2008. have fallen to their lowest for 10 years i.e. since 2002 19. The research is by an organisation called Financial Fraud Action OK. Financial Fraud Action UK 20. The amount lost from online banking fraud was significantly up last year. was also significantly down last yearwww.thelisteningbusiness.comDistributed with kind permission from the BBC The Listening Business 2012BBC RADIO 4 NEWS Wednesday, 7th March 2012 10.00am INTERMEDIATE: GAP-FILL1. Six _ soldiers are missing, believed to _ _ killed, in Afghanistan. 2. Their _ have been told. 3. The soldiers were _ patrol _ their Warrior armoured vehicle was _ by an explosion. 4. Five of _ who