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Listen to the first part of a conversation between two friends and answer the
questions.
1. Why is Glenn looking for things to do in London?
2. What does Ashley suggest?
3. Why doesn’t Glenn like Ashley’s suggestions? Give TWO reasons.

Listen to an advert and the second part of the conversation and decide if the
following
statements are true or false. Correct the false ones.

1. A 4D film is shown in the London Eye.
2. The girl in the film imagines seeing London from a plane.
3. Special technology is needed in 4D cinemas.
4. The 4D experience is included in the cost of a ticket to the London Eye.
5. Ashley is going to see the film with Glenn and Philip.

Listen again and complete
this fact
file.

1. Year the London Eye was built: __________
2. Year the film was made: __________
3. Special 4D effects:
•

wind

•

________________

•

smell of _______________

4. Cost of producing the film: __________
5. Length of film: ___________


Listen to the first part of a conversation between two friends and answer the
questions.
1. Why is Glenn looking for things to do in London?
His cousin Philip is coming to visit from Manchester and he’s looking
for things to do around town.
2. What does Ashley suggest?
He suggests to go to the London eye to see something new,
a 4D film.
3. Why doesn’t Glenn like Ashley’s suggestions? Give TWO reasons.
Because they have already gone there twice and because it’s very expensive.

Listen to an advert and the second part of the conversation and decide if the
following
statements are true or false. Correct the false ones.
1. A 4D film is shown in the London Eye. TRUE (as a flying bird over the
city)
2. The girl in the film imagines seeing London from a plane. FALSE
3. Special technology is needed in 4D cinemas. TRUE
4. The 4D experience is included in the cost of a ticket to the London Eye. TRUE
5. Ashley is going to see the film with Glenn and Philip. FALSE
(isn’t)

Listen again and complete
this fact
file.

1. Year

the

London

Eye

was

built:

__1999____
2. Year the film was made: __2009____
3. Special 4D effects:
•

wind

•

___snow falling___

•

smell

of

___burning

of

fireworks___
4. Cost

of

million__

producing

the

film:

__£5


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Part 1
Ashley: Hi, Glenn. Come on in. How are things?
Glenn:

Great, Ashley. You know, my cousin Philip is coming to visit from Manchester and I’m
looking
for things to do around town. Any ideas?
Ashley: Yeah! Why don’t you go to the London Eye?
Glenn:
The London Eye? Are you kidding? I’ve already taken him there twice. I don’t feel like
going
again, and anyway, it’s expensive.
Ashley: Yes, but they’ve got something new there now – a 4D film!
Glenn:
Really? Is it worth seeing?
Ashley: Well ... there’s a description of it on YouTube. Let’s have a look.

Part 2
Rhonda: Hi, I’m Rhonda Ewing from our YouTube version of What’s New in London, and today I’d like
to show you a new attraction in our fabulous city. Now many of you may have been on the London
Eye, the enormous wheel that was built in 1999, right before the millennium. But now there’s a
reason to go again: The new London Eye 4D Experience. This is a spectacular 4D film, and it’s shown
in a cinema at the London Eye that was built especially for 4D. The film itself is the story of a little
girl who imagines what it would be like to see London as a bird flying over the city. Now first of all,
the 3D effects are spectacular. The bird looks as if it’s flying right next to you as you look at London
from above. You can see the city covered in white, since it was filmed during the snowstorms of
2009. But this film is 4D, so you don’t just see it – you also feel it! The wind actually blows in the
cinema, and the soft, cold snow falls on you. You smell the burning of fireworks as you watch
London’s famous New Year’s Eve fireworks display. This film cost £5 million to make, because of all
the new 4D technology that was built into the cinema, such as wind and snow machines and a
vibrating floor. But despite the cost, you don’t have to pay extra for it if you ride on the London Eye –
it’s included in the price of a ticket. This film is only four minutes long, but it’s an experience you’ll
never forget.
Glenn: Wow! That sounds really impressive!

Ashley: Yeah, it does. You know, I wouldn’t mind going myself.
Glenn:
OK, so how about coming with me and Philip on Saturday?
Ashley: I can’t make it this weekend. I promised my parents I’d go with them to visit my
grandparents.
Glenn: That’s a pity.
Ashley: Well, have fun and tell me if you like it!
Glenn:
OK. Thanks for the idea!