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Choose the correct letter, A, B or C. Willford Living Museum

Listening Part 2 Questions 11 – 15

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Willford Living Museum

11 In the early 1800s most land in Willford was

• A occupied by houses.
• B used for farming.
• C covered in trees.

• 12 What happened in 1830 in Willford?

• A Ships started to be built nearby.
• B The first trains arrived in the town.
• C Valuable substances were found underground.

13 By the 1870s Willford was most famous for making

• A various metal objects.
• B all types of clothing.
• C plates and cups.

• 14 What does the guide say about visitors to the museum these days?

• A 900 visitors enter on a typical day.
• B 7,600 visitors arrive every week.
• C 300,000 visitors come each year.

• 15 The museum is also sometimes used

• A as a location for filming.
• B for business conferences.
• C by people getting married.

Slide no 03

Questions 16 – 20
Label the map below. Write the correct letter, A – H, next to Questions 16 – 20.

(map)

• 16 Old bakery …………….
• 17 Doctor’s surgery …………….
• 18 Cooper’s Cottage …………….
• 19 Stables …………….
• 20 Old school …………….

11. C 12. C 13. A 14. C 15. A 16. C 17. F 18. A 19. H 20. E

You will hear a guide talking to a group of people who are visiting an openair museum.
Now listen carefully and answer questions 11 to 15
Guide: Well good morning everyone and a warm welcome to the Willford Living Museum. Before you look around, I’d like to tell you a bit about the history of Willford, and the purpose of the museum.
Well, if we go back to the early 1800s, Willford was very different to what you see today. At that time, the forests had already been cut down. But there were no large urban settlements here, just a few small villages, and this whole area was a place (11) where local people kept animals or grew crops – those were the only economic activities.
But then in 1830, something happened in Willford that transformed the area. The discovery of (12) rich deposits of coal and other minerals opened up many commercial possibilities. Mines were built, so these deposits could be brought to the surface. Then a canal was constructed, so that canal boats could transport the minerals to other regions. Finally. a railway was
built through Willford in the 1850s, creating many new opportunities.
By the 1870s, Willford had become an important manufacturing centre.
A few factories successfully produced fabrics from cotton and wool.
However, what Willford was best known for, was manufacturing (13) all sorts of tools, machinery and other items out of iron and steel. The attempt to set up a pottery industry here, however, making items for the home out of clay, was never really a success.
So, for the next hundred years or so, Willford was a thriving industrial region. However, by the 1970s, the old industries here were in decline.
Much of the land at this site wasn’t being used. So the local council
decided to set up a ‘living’ museum here. The idea was for visitors to be able to walk around and visit the sorts of factories, shops, homes and schools that were once found here.
When the museum first opened in 1976, 2000 visitors came on the first weekend alone. Since then, visitor numbers have just grown and grown.
They now stand at (14) 300,000 per year and we anticipate further growth
in the years to come. In fact, just recently we welcomed our 9 millionth visitor, which was an exciting day for us.
As well as our regular visitors, the museum has a number of other uses.
We work closely with universities, whose staff consult the range of
documents and artefacts we hold here. As well as that, those (15) making movies and television shows often come to the museum because it makes a great set for historical scenes. There’s even a possibility in future we may open up the museum for weddings and other private events.

Now listen and answer questions 16 to 20.
Guide: OK, so if you take out your maps, I’ll just point out a few places
you might like to visit. So right now, we’re standing in the ticket office, at the bottom of your maps.
So, one place I’d recommend is the old bakery. This is a typical bakery
from this area, from about 100 years ago. To get there from the ticket
office, walk up Stafford Street. And then turn into Rigby Road. Walk down Rigby Road, there are a few interesting places along the way, and the (16) old bakery is right next to the canal.
Another interesting place is the doctor’s surgery. This was moved here, brick by brick, and rebuilt on the museum site. Walk up Stafford Street, until you reach the dock.  (17)You see the café. Walk past that, and the doctor’s surgery is just there.
Cooper’s Cottage is also fascinating – a worker’s cottage from the 19th
century. Walk up Stafford Street and take the first turning on the left. The road curves round to the west, then south, as it climbs Jack’s Hill. You’ll pass a few little houses on the way up, and Cooper’s Cottage is (18) right on the summit of Jack’s hill. The stables are also great. This is where they kept all the horses. Again, walk up Stafford Street to the dock, and turn right. Walk round the dock till you get to the canal. Then (19) cross the bridge over the canal to reach the stables.
Also, be sure to visit the old school. So, walk north-east up through the
museum. And it’s not too far. The old school is (20) right on the corner of Stafford Street and Rigby Road.
Now one other thing…