202 Useful Exercises for IELTS Side1-18-Ex3.2A

Narrator: Exercise 3.2. A. Write down the numbers you hear in the following sentences:
A i. Manchester is 185 miles distance from London and 35 miles from Liverpool,
ii. Over 10 million passengers passed through Manchester Airport in 1997.
iii. The new 2400-seater Bridgewater Hall houses northern England's best orchestra¹, the Halle.
iv. The first steam-operated cotton mill opened in Manchester in 1783.
v. The University of Manchester has over 18,000 students and almost 3000 academic staff.
vi. Manchester's Museum of Science and Industry is open 7 hours a day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
vii. Inside is a working replica² of a very early steam train, The Planet, built in 1830 and with a speed of 30 mph.
viii. Liverpool stretches about 13 miles along the River Mersey, but the city centre is only l1/4 square miles in size,
ix. The population of Liverpool peaked in 1931 at 855,000; today it is just over 519,000.
x. For over 400 years, tens of millions of African slaves were shipped through Liverpool bound for America.

1 orchestra   

n.管弦乐队；vt.命令，定购

参考例句：

• He plays the violin in an orchestra.他在管弦乐队中演奏小提琴。
• I was tempted to stay and hear this superb orchestra rehearse.我真想留下来听这支高超的管弦乐队排练。

2 replica   

n.复制品

参考例句：

• The original conservatory has been rebuilt in replica.温室已按原样重建。
• The young artist made a replica of the famous painting.这位年轻的画家临摹了这幅著名的作品。