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stem and they called it a bioshop.Well now, once the problem of projection had been solved, the next challenge for the inventors was to make the films longer and more interesting. A continuing problem at the time was that the films had a tendency to break when they were being played – a problem which was caused by the tension between the two wheels or ‘reels’ as they are called, which hold the film. Now this problem was solved by two American brothers. They developed the ‘Lantham Loop’, which was the simple addition of a third reel between the two main reels, and this took all the tension away with the result that the film stopped snapping.So now there was a real possibility of having films of more than two or three minutes, and this led to the making of The Great Train Robbery – the very first movie made. It only lasted 11 minutes but was an absolute sensation, and there were cases of people watching the movie and actually fainting when the character fired a gun at the camera! Almost overnight movies became a craze, and by 1905 people in America were lining up to see movies in ‘store theatres’, as they were called then.I guess the next big step in terms of development of technology was to have people actually talking on the film, and the first step towards this was in 1926 when sound effects were first used on a film. It wasn’t until the following year however that the first ‘talkie’, as they were called then, was made. This film featured actors speaking only during parts of the film and was called The Jazz Singer, and it wasn’t until 1928 that the first alltalking film was produced, and this was called The Lights of New York. Unfortunately, the sound on this early film was not very good and I believe they put subtitles on the film – that is, they printed the dialogue along the bottom of the film to pensate for this poor sound quality. Now, with the addition of sound, moving pictures became far more difficult to make…Test3Section1A:Good morning. I39。d like to open a bank account, please.B:Certainly. If you39。d like to take a seat, I39。ll just get some details from won39。t take long.A:Thanks.B:Is it a current account or a deposit account you wanted?R:A current(Example) account.N:Right. I39。ve got the application form here then. We have different types I see you39。ve got our leaflet there.R:I39。ve decided on the one called 39。Select(Q1).39。N:Right, that39。s fine, so, first of all. can I have your full name please?R:Yes, it39。s Pieter Henes. That39。s PIETER.N:Is it HEdouble NES?R:Uh, only one N actually. It39。s a less mon spelling of the name.N:Oh, right. OK. And what39。s your date of birth please?R:The twentyseventh of the first, nineteen seventythree. (Q2)R:No, just myself.N:OK, fine. And where are you living, Mr Henes?R:15, Riverside. (Q3)N:Is that all one word?R:Yes.N:Exeter?R:Yes.N:How long have you been at your present address? Er, is it morn than two years?R:Ah, just two weeks(Q4) actually. I only arrived in the country a month ago. I39。m from Holland.N:Oh, that39。s fine. But we normally ask for a previous address in that case.R:Oh yes, well, it39。s Rielsdorf 2. That39。s RIELS D O R F 2, Utrecht.N:Holland. OK. Thank you. Do you have a daytime telephone number?R:Yes, I think the number at my office is sixohsixtwoninefive. Um,just a minute. I39。d better check. Oh. no sorry, sixonesix(Q5). I39。m not used to it yet. Would you like my home number too?N:Yes please.R:It39。s seven nine six fourthreeone.N: Are they both local numbers?R:Yes.N:Right. And your occupation?R:Well, I39。m in Britain as a project manager, but that39。s not my main 39。m an engineer(Q6) by profession.N:I see. I think I39。ll put that then. It39。s shorter[ Now we usually ask for a piece of information which we can use to check your identity, for security reasons. You know, if you phone us.R:Like, erm, my wife39。s first name?N:Mother(Q7)39。s might be better. It39。s less likely to be known.R:OK. Hers is Siti.N:Siti?R:Yes, SITI. It39。s Indonesian.N:Fine. And how much would you like to open your account with? We usually ask for a minimum sum of £50. That39。s about £75.R:Well, I39。m going to transfer (Q8) from my Dutch account, just till I get paid. In fact, I wanted to ask you about that. What39。s the best way to do it?N:It depends which bank you39。re with.R:It39。s the Fransen Bank in Utrecht.N:OK, fine. I39。ll check that in a minute. If we have links with them we can do a direct transfer. But it39。s not a big problem either way. Um, let39。s see. How often would you like to receive statements?R:I haven39。t really thought. Um, what39。s the usual thing?N:It39。s up to you. Some people like them weekly.R:Oh. no, that39。s too often. Can I have them sent, um, once a month(Q9)?N:Yes, that39。s fine. Is there anything else?R:I was thinking of registering for your internet(Q10) service at some stage.N:Oh, yes. Would you like me to send you information about that?R:Please, yes.N:And would you like to receive information about the bank39。s other services insurance, loans, anything like that?R:Hmm, I don39。t think so, thanks.N:That39。s OK then. And one last thing, if you agree...SECTION 2Wele, everybody, to the lovely house and gardens of Rosewood, once the home of the famous writer, Sebastian George. He bought the house in 1902 although he had first seen it two years earlier. At that time the owners let it out to a tenant because George was too slow making un his mind to buy it(Q11). When it came back on the market, there was no hesitation and he bought it immediately, for £9,300, even though the house had nobathroom, no running water upstairs, and no he came here, he39。d been married for ten years. During that time, he39。d bee one of the most famous writers in the Englishspeaking world. His professional success was enormous, but his personal life wasn39。t as successful. He was no longer on s