A man who works for Elmley Town Council talking to some people who

Thank you. Part 2 You will hear a man who works for Elmley Town Council talking to some people who want to join the Small Towns Volunteer Scheme. First, you have some time to look at questions 11 to 16. Thank you. Good morning everyone. I'm Steve Wainwright from Elmley Town Council and I organise the Town's Volunteer Scheme. I'm delighted you're all interested in joining the scheme. Our volunteers help to create a sense of community among the many people who live in our historic town of Elmley and make residents and visitors feel welcome at local events. First, I'll I'll mention just a few of the activities that volunteers carry out. One is to walk around the town centre streets wearing our volunteer t-shirt. Tourists often ask how to get to a particular shop, and they might also be grateful for recommendations about what to visit. The town holds a large number of concerts each year, and part of the volunteer's role is to get everyone in the audience to the right place as smoothly as possible. You be surprised how many people buy tickets then don check them and head for the wrong section of the hall Volunteers may get involved with community groups such as sports clubs or gardeners associations Here the volunteers talk about how groups can help each other For instance, a writing group might want to travel to another town to hear a talk by a well-known author, but may not know that another club has a coach they could travel in. The town produces a monthly magazine, and anyone who lives in the town can send in articles. It's free to residents and is paid for by local businesses. That's the responsibility of the council's advertising department. We depend on volunteers, though, to find out what people think of events they've attended, and any suggestions they have for the future. The volunteers then send a summary to the editors. There are a number of clubs for retired people, and every year the council arranges lunch for all the members. The volunteers welcome the guests, and when everyone's sitting down and relaxing after the meal, some volunteers put on a show. Usually around half an hour of songs and short plays, the club members really welcome the chance to chat to the volunteers at these events. The Town Council has a website, of course, and volunteers are asked to help by making sure residents know about it. It's updated every day with information about future activities and we want as many people as possible to use it. Before you hear the rest of the talk, you have some time to look at questions 17 to 20. Thank you. OK, now you know some of the things our volunteers do, I'll go on to some practical matters. As you probably know, the town arranges three major festivals every year, and they all depend on a large number of volunteers The Book Festival lasts three days and uses several venues which all need volunteers More are needed for the music festival because that lasts a whole week and even more help is required for the science festival, even though it's only two days long. It involves quite a lot of venues, though. It's a good idea to help at the festival you're most interested in, because you can attend most of the events for free. We try to use volunteers who are flexible, though, because some festival events are held outdoors, and the weather may affect the size of the audience, and even whether the event can take place, so there can be changes at short notice. What's essential, though, is being able to get on well with other people, and also to deal with someone who's behaving badly, as occasionally happens. Our plan is to get you all working in September, after a week's training starting on the 2nd, so we'll be timetabling you for duties the following week, from the 9th onward. Later, in the week beginning September 23rd, we have a chat with each of you to find out how you feel about being a volunteer, and what extra support you need. As a thank you to the volunteers, we arrange an annual event. In recent years, we've had a party in the Town Hall, and last year, a barbecue in Chamber Park. Our forthcoming event is a trip along the canal from here to Dewhurst and back. It's on Saturday, September the 28th, and if you'd like to attend, you can sign up once you start work. Now, this is the volunteer's T-shirt. Part 3 You will hear two students called Rosie and Colin discussing their human geography assignment. First you have some time to look at questions 21 to 25 Now listen carefully and answer questions 21 to 25. Colin, I'm really struggling to think of a topic for our human geography assignment. Me too, Rosie. I'll tell you what. Let's think about the different aspects of human geography and see if we can narrow the topic down a bit to help us decide. OK. So one aspect is population. That would be all about population density and migration and so on. Lots of facts and statistics. Maybe a bit boring? Yeah, but quite straightforward to find on the internet. I suppose so. How about health? I'd never thought about the links between that and geography until Professor Lee gave us that lecture on cholera. How in the 19th century, a physician used street plans and plans of water supplies to find the source of a cholera epidemic. Yes, fascinating, wasn't it? Or we could do something more general, like economies. So how financial and commercial factors are linked to the physical environment? Yeah. I thought that had been taken off the syllabus for this year. Has it? I'm not sure. But it might be best to avoid it. OK. Maybe we could do something on culture. We had that lecture about culture and geography last week. I didn't get much out of that. It was also general, and the lecturer didn't give any useful examples. Yeah, I hardly took any notes. It didn't seem worth it. Me neither. We could focus on poverty. That's something that's a global problem. The trouble is, Dr Lee was saying, that you have to be careful with some of the figures relating to poverty. They're sometimes deliberately manipulated. You mean the information gets changed for political reasons? That sort of thing, yes. Before you hear the rest of the discussion, you have some time to look at questions 26 to 30. Thank you.