PART 2
Questions 11 – 16
Label the map below.
Write the correct letter, A-H, next to Questions 11-16
11 café (Hân) ………D…… (next to old museum)
12 toilets ( Thảo Lê) ……C……( near the adventure playground, in
the corner of map)
13 formal gardens (Thảo Lê) ……G………( the space near the
south gate, between the park boundary and the parth, goes past the lake
toward the old museum)
14 outdoor gym (Anh Võ) ……H……… ( by the glass houses, the right of the
path from the south gate, a bit hidden in the tree)
15 skateboard ramp (Nam Võ) …A…(old museum,end of the path of the way
between lake and museum )………
16 wild flowers ( Nam Võ) ……E……(East side of the lake and the south of
adventure playground)…
Questions 17 and 18
Choose TWO letters, A-E. (Hân)
What does the speakers say about the adventure playground?
A Children must be supervised. (ask adults not to leave them on there)
B It costs more in winter.
C Some activities are only for younger children.
D No payment is required. (entrance …free)
E It was recently expanded.
Questions 19 and 20 (Anh Võ)
What does the speaker say about the glass houses?
A They are closed at weekends. ( a huge amount of work has been done on them to
repair…)
B Volunteers are needed to work there.
C They were badly damaged by fire. (a huge amount of work has been done repair
the damage following the fire)
D More money is needed to repair some of the glass.
E Visitors can see palm trees from tropical regions.
As chair of the town council subcommittee on park facilities, I’d like to
bring you up to date on some of the changes that have been made
recently to the Croft Valley Park. So if you could just take a look at the
map I handed out, let’s begin with a general overview. So the basic
arrangement of the park hasn’t changed – it still has two gates, north
and south, and a lake in the middle.
The café continues to serve an assortment of drinks and snacks and is
still in the same place, looking out over the lake and next to the old
museum. (Q11)
We’re hoping to change the location of the toilets, and bring them nearer
to the centre of the park as they’re a bit out of the way at present, near
the adventure playground, in the corner of your map. (Q12)
The formal gardens have been replanted and should be at their best in a
month or two. They used to be behind the old museum, but we’re now
used the space near the south gate – between the park boundary and
the path that goes past the lake towards the old museum. (Q13)
We have a new outdoor gym for adults and children, which is already
proving very popular. It’s by the glass houses, just to the right of the
path from the south gate. You have to look for it as it’s a bit hidden in
the trees. (Q14)
One very successful introduction has been our skateboard ramp. It’s in
constant use during the evenings and holidays. It’s near the old
museum, at the end of a little path that leads off from the main path
between the lake and the museum. (Q15)
We’ve also introduced a new area for wild flowers, to attract bees and
butterflies. It’s on a bend in the path that goes round the east side of
the lake, just south of the adventure playground. (Q16)
Now let me tell you a bit more about some of the changes to Croft Valley
Park.
One of our most exciting developments has been the adventure
playground. We were aware that we had nowhere for children to let off
steam, and decided to use our available funds to set up a completely
new facility in a large space to the north of the park. It’s open year-
round, though it close early in the winter months, and entrance is
completely free (Q17/Q18). Children can choose whatever activities they
want to do, irrespective of their age, but we do ask adults not to leave
them on their own there (Q17/Q18). There are plenty of seats where
parents can relax and keep an eye on their children at the same time.
Lastly, the glass houses. A huge amount of work has been done on
them to repair the damage following the disastrous fire that recently
destroyed their western side (Q19/Q20). Over £80,000 was spent on
replacing the glass walls and the metal supports, as well as the plants
that had been destroyed, although unfortunately the collection of tropical
palm trees has proved too expensive to replace up to now. At present
the glass houses are open from 10am to 3pm Mondays to Thursdays,
and it’s hoped to extend this to the weekend soon(Q19/Q20). We’re
grateful to all those who helped us by contributing their time and money
to this achievement.
The gardens have …
Position - next to the old museum
- in the middle
- near the adventure playground, in the corner of
your map
- near the old museum, at the end of a little path
that leads off from the main path between the lake
and the museum
- on a bend in the path
- the right of the path
- It’s by the glass houses, just to the right of the path
- in the corner of s.t
- out of the way
- a bit hidden in the trees
Direction - that goes round the east side of the lake, just south
of the adventure playground
- from the south gate.
- the east/south/.. side of s.t
- a large space to the north of the park
- their western side
- goes past the lake towards
- leads off from the main path
Changes - The formal gardens have been replanted and
should be at their best in a month or two.
- We’re hoping to change the location of the
toilets, and bring them nearer to the centre of
the park
- They used to be behind the old museum, but
we’re now used… that goes past the lake
towards the old museum.
- We’ve also introduced a new area for wild
flowers, to attract bees and butterflies
- some of the changes to
- There are plenty of seats
- A huge amount of work has been done on
them to repair the…..
- replacing the glass walls and the metal
supports,..the plants that had been destroyed
Remain - So the basic arrangement of the park hasn’t
changed – it still has two gates,...
- The café continues to serve an assortment of
drinks and snacks and is still in the same place.
