【正文】 birth.“Skills drain” means that nurses, and midwives in developing countries are being offered better job industrial countries.Exercise B: Listen to the report again and plete the following sentences.1. This report is mainly about nursing crisis.2. The World Health Organization headquarters are in Geneva. Switzerland.3 Most nurses and midwives are leaving the health care profession because of low pay and poor working conditions.4 Governments around the world need to take immediate action solve this problem. Part 2 Oral Work TAPESCRIPT It is a strange experience ing back to the place where you were born and brought up after being away for many years. This happened to Bob a few months ago when he decided to return to Brighton to take up the post of reporter on a newspaper there. Bob get this job through an old friend of his. Though Bob didn39。s father has been her teacher for the most of her life and he stopped working for his puter pany to go to Oxford with her. Mrs. Lawrence has been managing the puter pany since Ruth and her father went to Oxford.Ruth39。s thinking of getting a taxi to the station and then getting a train.)7. Why needn39。s great! Thanks a lot. Jenny.Exercise: Listen to the dialogue and then answer some questions about it. You will hear the dialogue and the questions only once. Answer each question with a plete sentence after you have heard it.Questions:1. What does Jenny want to know? (She wants to know whether Chris would like a game of tennis next Thursday.)2. Can Chris play tennis with her next Thursday? (No, he is unable to.)3. Why isn39。ll pick you up as well. It39。s that? quarter past nine in the evening.Jenny: It39。ll give you a lift to the station. Don39。t working at the moment. I39。m going to Bristol.Jenny: What for? Chris: I have an interview for a job as manager of a record shop. Jenny: I didn39。t, I39。s to the big record panies.)F 12. George has accepted David’s offer to be his accountant. ( George may consider David’s offer later on.) Part 2 Passages Passage 1 Burglary (1)The old lady was glad to be back at the block of flats where she lived. Her shopping had tired her. In the lift her thoughts were on lunch and a good rest。s* to the big record panies.George: That’s the general idea.David: Great. Well, if you decide you need someone to look after the accounts and make the coffee, let me know. I might be interested.George: OK. I may take you up on* that offer. Bye.David: Bye.Exercise: Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T or F in the space provided. Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is true or false.T 1. George is usually happy and gay. ( David: …What’s happened to that happy smile we all know and love?)F 2. George works miles away. ( When George says “ Oh, hello, David. I was miles aways, I’m afraid,” he means he is not paying any attention.)F 3. George has just been to an interview. ( Probably George has just been back from his work.)T 4. George looks depressed. ( David: … You look as if you ‘ve lost a pound and 10 pence.)F 5. Since the business is not doing well, the pany decides to reduce the number of its workers. ( Since the business is not doing well, the pany decides to close it down.)T 6. The pany just gave George a week notice. ( the pany will be closed down by the end of next week.)T 7. Since George has been working for the pany for nearly six year, he should be given a sort of pensation. (Since George has been working for the pany for nearly six year, he should be given a sort of pensation, which is called redundancy money.)F 8. George is going to look for a new job. ( George is going to start his own business.)F 9. George thinks his recording studio can attract youngsters by offering a highquality recording service. ( George thinks his recording studio can attract youngsters by offering a cutprice recording service.)F 10. George would start a recording studio rather a music shop because he thinks he can make much more money. ( Though recording studios charge the e