www.thelisteningbusiness.comDistributed with kind permission from the BBC The Listening Business 2012BBC RADIO 4 NEWS Monday, 16th April 2012 10.00am ELEMENTARY: CORRECT THE MISTAKE IN EACH SENTENCE1. Anders Bering Brevik is accused of killing 77 people in Norway last autumn. 2. His trial has just begun in Bergen. 3. Brevik told the court that he acknowledged the acts hed committed, but didnt accept psychological responsibility. 4. The BBC reporter in Oslo is Sean Rosenberg. 5. When Brevik was led into the courtroom and his handcuffs removed, he clenched his face and made a far-right salute. 6. When the trial began, Brevik said he refused to recognise the charges. 7. He said the court received its mandate from political parties which support Communism. 8. As the prosecutors read out the names of the 77 victims, Brevik became very emotional. 9. He stared down at his feet. 10. Brevik claimed he committed the acts to defend the State.11. A French team of UN observers has arrived in Damascus to monitor Syrias fragile ceasefire. 12. There have been reports of further shooting in the city of Homs. 13. The observers will be joined by other monitors later today.14. Theres been a call for parents in the UK whose children persistently play truant to have their child benefit docked if they fail to pay an initial fine. 15. The idea comes from Charlie Taylor, a Government advisor on animal behaviour. 16. Some head teachers say the plan might harm their efforts to build good relationships with troubled fathers.17. Carwyn Thomas is the First Minister of Wales. 18. He has announced that Tata, the Italian steel company, is going to invest 800 million in its Welsh factories over the next five years. 19. Tata currently employs 800 people in its Welsh factories.20. Detectives are excavating the gardens of a home at Tunbridge Wales in Kent. 21. They are searching for animal remains. 22. The search relates to a possible crime committed in the late 1850s.www.thelisteningbusiness.comDistributed with kind permission from the BBC The Listening Business 2012BBC RADIO 4 NEWS Monday, 16th April 2012 10.00am ELEMENTARY: ANSWERS1. Anders Bering Brevik is accused of killing 77 people in Norway last autumn. last July, i.e. last summer 2. His trial has just begun in Bergen. in Oslo 3. Brevik told the court that he acknowledged the acts hed committed, but didnt accept psychological responsibility. he didnt accept criminal responsibility 4. The BBC reporter in Oslo is Sean Rosenberg. Steve Rosenberg 5. When Brevik was led into the courtroom and his handcuffs removed, he clenched his face and made a far-right salute. he clenched his fist 6. When the trial began, Brevik said he refused to recognise the charges. the court, not the charges 7. He said the court received its mandate from political parties which support Communism. which support multi-culturalism 8. As the prosecutors read out the names of the 77 victims, Brevik became very emotional. Brevik displayed no emotion 9. He stared down at his feet. He stared down at a folder. 10. Brevik claimed he committed the acts to defend the State. He claimed hed committed the attacks in self-defence.11. A French team of UN observers has arrived in Damascus to monitor Syrias fragile ceasefire. An advance team of UN observers 12. There have been reports of further shooting in the city of Homs. further shelling in the city of Homs 13. The observers will be joined by other monitors later today. in the coming days, not later today14. Theres been a call for parents in the UK whose children persistently play truant to have their child benefit docked if they fail to pay an initial fine. for parents in England 15. The idea comes from Charlie Taylor, a Government advisor on animal behaviour. on school behaviour 16. Some head teachers say the plan might harm their efforts to build good relationships with troubled fathers. with troubled families17. Carwyn Thomas is the First Minister of Wales. Carwyn Jones 18. He has announced that Tata, the Italian steel company, is going to invest 800 million in its Welsh factories over the next five years. the Indian steel maker 19. Tata currently employs 800 people in its Welsh factories. Tata has 8,000 employees.20. Detectives are excavating the gardens of a home at Tunbridge Wales in Kent. Tunbridge Wells 21. They are searching for animal remains. human remains 22. The search relates to a possible crime committed in the late 1850s. in the late 1950swww.thelisteningbusiness.comDistributed with kind permission from the BBC The Listening Business 2012BBC RADIO 4 NEWS Monday, 16th April 2012 10.00am INTERMEDIATE: GAP-FILL1. The man accused of killing _ people in _ last _ has pleaded not guilty at the _ of _ trial in Oslo. 2. He acknowledged the acts