They’re going to perform a number of …......-…..... ….......... that will appeal to children as well as adults.

(a)  

The next day, the 18th, there’s a performance by a …........ …................ called Eustatis.

(a)  

They appeared in last year’s festival, and …...... …............ very well.

(a)  

On the 19th and the 20th a local … (a)    group are performing one written by a member of the group.

A professional company is putting on a show of modern pieces, with …........ …............ by young composers

(a)  

We’re particularly interested in …........... — you don’t happen to have a …......... workshop

(a)  

Because it involves … (a)   — participants will be making toys out of wood, so there’ll be a lot of sharp chisels and other tools around.

Because it involves carpentry — participants will be making toys out of wood, so there’ll be a lot of sharp … (a)   and other tools around.

There’ll be … (a)   on duty, so it's suitable for all ages.

Minster was some …......... ….........., which people living nearby started planting with flowers in 1892.

(a)  

It was unclear who actually owned the land, and this wasn’t settled until 20 years later, when the council ........... …...... …......…. it.

(a)  

Diane Gosforth was one of those people and she organised … (a)   and demonstrations, which eventually made the council change its mind about the future of the land.

At one stage the army considered taking it over for …......... …............ and got as far as contacting the city council, then decided the park was too small to be of use.

(a)  

There were occasional public meetings during the war, in an area that had been … (a)   as grass.

After the war, the park was turned back …........ ….. …....... to how it had been before 1914, and continued almost unchanged until recently.

(a)  

If you look at this map, you’ll see the familiar … (a)   of the park, with the river forming the northern boundary, and a gate in each of the other three walls.

The statue of Diane Gosforth has been moved: it used to be close to the south gate, but it’s now immediately to the north of the …...... …..........., almost in the centre of the park, which makes it much more visible.

(a)  

There’s a new area of wooden sculptures, which are on the river bank, where the path from the east gate makes ….. …........ ….............

(a)  

The playground has been … (a)   and improved, and that's between the river and the path that leads from the pond to the river.

Then there’s a new … (a)   , a circular series of paths, separated by low hedges.

They’re still in the south-west corner of the park, where there’s a …........-…........ …............. in the path.

(a)  

It’ll be … (a)   in the city, to encourage people to come and find out something of what goes on here.

… (a)   some current students and lecturers will come?

Most people have heard of him, and have probably read some of his novels, or seen films based on them, so that’s a good … (a)   -…... to life in his time.

The first was The Pickwick Papers, published in 1836. It was very successful when it …........ …........, wasn’t it, and was adapted for the theatre straight away.

(a)  

The first was The Pickwick Papers, published in 1836. It was very successful when it came out, wasn’t it, and was ….......... …......... the theatre straight away.

(a)  

So why don’t we use that as the topic, and include some … (a)    from the novel?

We could do something on theatres and other … (a)   of the time.

Dickens himself had been there a year before, and …..... …. …...... ….................  there in the novel.

(a)  

The main theme is selfishness, so we could do something on …............ …...........?

(a)  

His satire of the legal system is pretty powerful.

(a)  

That’s true, but think about Esther, the … (a)   As a child she lives with someone she doesn’t know is her aunt, who treats her very badly.

And at the end she gets married and her … (a)   gives her and her husband a house, where of course they’re very happy.

Mr Dorrit has been in a … (a)   ’ prison for years ...

What about focusing on the Dart when Mr Dorrit … (a)   a fortune and he starts pretending he’s always been rich?

I’m going to report on a ….... …......... of a programme which has been set up to help rural populations in Mozambique, a largely agricultural country in South-East Africa.

(a)  

This is a dry and … (a)   region, with unpredictable rainfall.

This is a dry and arid region, with unpredictable … (a)  

Because of this, people in the area were unable to support themselves through agriculture and instead they used the forest as a means of providing themselves with an income, mainly by selling … (a)  

To support agriculture in this dry region, the programme focused primarily on making use of existing water resources from the Limpopo River by setting up …...... …. …...........

(a)  

To support agriculture in this dry region, the programme focused primarily on making use of existing water resources from the Limpopo River by setting up systems of irrigation, which would provide a … (a)   water supply for crops and animals.

These associations planned and carried out activities including water management, …........... …............... and agriculture, and it was notable that in general, women formed the majority of the  workforce.

(a)  

It was decided that in order to keep the crops safe from animals, both wild and domestic, special areas should be …............. …...... where the crops could be grown.

(a)  

The programme also provided … (a)   so that water could be brought from the river in pipes to the fields.

This problem was discussed with the farmers’ associations and it was decided that in order to prevent food from being spoiled, the farmers needed to learn techniques for its  … (a)  

There was also an additional … (a)   that had not been originally planned, but which became a central feature of the programme.

This was when farmers started to dig holes for … (a)   in the fenced-off areas and to fill these with water and use them for breeding fish — an important source of protein.

This was when farmers started to dig holes for tanks in the fenced-off areas and to fill these with water and use them for ….......... …......... — an important source of protein.

(a)  

They decided to try setting up …........... …... ….........., which would provide honey both for their own consumption and to sell.

(a)  

In Chicualacuala, there was a …......... …................. in agricultural production, which improved food security and benefited local people by providing them with both food and income.

(a)  

However, it’s important to set ….......... …................. for each phase of the programme, especially for its design, as mistakes made at this stage may be hard to correct later on.

(a)