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BBC RADIO 4 NEWSTuesday, 17th January 201210.00am ELEMENTARY: CORRECT THE MISTAKE IN EACH SENTENCE1. The first story mentions the European Court of Human Lights.2. Its ruled that the radical Muslim cleric, Abu Qatada, cannot be deported from Jordan to Britain.3. Abu Qatada has been accused of being a senior al-Qaeda operative in the USA.4. The name of the BBC reporter is Donny Shaw.5. The European Court referred to Article 6 of the Convention on Human Rights the right to a free trial.6. Jordan and Britain signed a Memorandum of Understanding last year.7. The Government has three weeks to seek an appeal.8. The European Court has also ruled that Britains most expensive killers can be kept in jail until they die.9. Jeremy Bamber was convicted of killing a friend.10. The newsreader says inflation fell slightly between November and December.11. It fell from 4.8% to 2.4%.12. The Retail Prices Index fell by 0.2%.13. The Governments target for inflation is 0.2%.14. The Ministry of Defence has announced its first round of armed forces cuts.15. The army is going to lose 2,900 people, the ARF is going to lose 1,000 people and the navy is going to lose 300 people.16. Labours deputy leader is Harriet Arman.17. The Labour Party has been criticised fiercely by Britains biggest union, UNISON.18. Labour has refused to promise to increase Government cuts.19. The public sector is currently experiencing cold weather.20. The deputy leader said the Coalition was cutting too far and too fiercely.21. However, she said Labour had to be economically reasonable in a time of austerity.BBC RADIO 4 NEWSTuesday, 17th January 201210.00am ELEMENTARY: ANSWERS1. The first story mentions the European Court of Human Lights. the European Court of Human Rights2. Its ruled that the radical Muslim cleric, Abu Qatada, cannot be deported from Jordan to Britain. from Britain to Jordan3. Abu Qatada has been accused of being a senior al-Qaeda operative in the USA. in Europe4. The name of the BBC reporter is Donny Shaw. Danny Shaw5. The European Court referred to Article 6 of the Convention on Human Rights the right to a free trial. the right to a fair trial6. Jordan and Britain signed a Memorandum of Understanding last year. in 20057. The Government has three weeks to seek an appeal. three months8. The European Court has also ruled that Britains most expensive killers can be kept in jail until they die. Britains most dangerous killers9. Jeremy Bamber was convicted of killing a friend. He was convicted of killing his family.10. The newsreader says inflation fell slightly between November and December. It fell sharply.11. It fell from 4.8% to 2.4%. It fell from 4.8% to 4.2%.12. The Retail Prices Index fell by 0.2%. It fell by 0.5 of one per cent.13. The Governments target for inflation is 0.2%. 2%14. The Ministry of Defence has announced its first round of armed forces cuts. its second round of armed forces cuts15. The army is going to lose 2,900 people, the ARF is going to lose 1,000 people and the navy is going to lose 300 people. the RAF, not the ARF16. Labours deputy leader is Harriet Arman. Harriet Harman17. The Labour Party has been criticised fiercely by Britains biggest union, UNISON. UNITE18. Labour has refused to promise to increase Government cuts. It has refused to promise to reverse Government cuts.19. The public sector is currently experiencing cold weather. Its currently experiencing a pay freeze.20. The deputy leader said the Coalition was cutting too far and too fiercely. too far and too fast21. However, she said Labour had to be economically reasonable in a time of austerity. economically responsibleBBC RADIO 4 NEWSTuesday, 17th January 201210.00am INTERMEDIATE: QUESTIONS1. Which court has made its ruling in the case of the radical Muslim cleric, Abu Qatada?2. Which country wants him to be deported?3. What evidence could be used against him?4. What has Abu Qatada been accused of being?5. Which convention did the court refer to?6. What does everyone have under Article 6 of this convention?7. When was a Memorandum of Understanding signed between Britain and Jordan?8. How long does the Government have to seek an appeal against the ruling?9. Who can be kept in prison under another European Court of Human Rights ruling?10. Who did Jeremy Bamber murder?11. Which index is mentioned?12. What happened to inflation between November and December?13. What did the Consumer Prices Index stand at in November?14. What was the December figure?15. How much did the Retail Prices Index fall by between November and December?16. What is the Governments target rate for inflation?17. Which forces are facing more cuts?18. How many people is the army going to lose?19. Which service is going to lose 1,000 people?20. Which service is going to lose 300 people?21. Which political party is Harriet Harman the deputy leader of?22. What is the name of Britains biggest union?23. What has Ms Harmans party refused to reverse if it wins the next election?24. What is the public sector undergoing at the moment?25. What did Ms Harman say the Coalition government was doing?BBC RADIO 4 NEWSTuesday, 17th January 201210.00am INTERMEDIATE: ANSWERS1. Which court has made its ruling in the case of the radical Muslim cleric, Abu Qatada? the European Court of Human Rights2. Which country wants him to be deported? Britain3. What evidence could be used against him? evidence obtained by torture4. What has Abu Qatada been accused of being? a senior al-Qaeda operative in Europe5. Which convention did the court refer to? the Convention on Human Rights6. What does everyone have under Article 6 of this convention? the right to a fair trial7. When was a Memorandum of Understanding signed between Britain and Jordan? in 20058. How long does the Government have to seek an appeal against the ruling? three months9. Who can be kept in prison under another European Court of Human Rights ruling? Britains most dangerous killers10. Who did Jeremy Bamber murder? his family11. Which index is mentioned? the Consumer Prices Index12. What happened to inflation between November and December? It fell sharply.13. What did the Consumer Prices Index stand at in November? 4.8%14. What was the December figure? 4.2%15. How much did the Retail Prices Index fall by between November and December? 0.5%16. What is the Governments target rate for inflation? 2%17. Which forces are facing more cuts? the armed forces18. How many people is the army going to lose? 2,90019. Which service is going to lose 1,000 people? the RAF20. Which service is going to lose 300 people? the navy21. Which political party is Harriet Harman the deputy leader of? the Labour Party22. What is the name of Britains biggest union? UNITE23. What has Ms Harmans party refused to reverse if it wins the next election? Government cuts24. What is the public sector undergoing at the moment? a pay freeze25. What did Ms Harman say the Coalition government was doing? She said it was cutting too far and too fast.BBC RADIO 4 NEWSTuesday, 17th January 201210.00am ADVANCED: GAP-FILL1. The European Court of _ Rights has ruled that the radical Muslim cleric, Abu Qatada, _ be _ to Jordan.2. This is because of the risk that _ obtained by _ could be _ against him.3. Abu Qatada _ _ accused of _ a senior al-Qaeda operative in Europe.4. The European Court said _ Abu Qatada would breach _ 6 of the Convention on Human Rights the right to a _ _.5. Jordan has not given any _ that evidence obtained by torturing people would not be _ against him.6. The court said deporting Abu Qatada in these circumstances would be a _ denial of _.7. A Memorandum of Understanding _ in 2005 between Britain and Jordan means Abu Qatada would not face torture _.8. The Government has three _ to seek an appeal.9. Another European Court ruling means that Britains most _ killers can be _ in prison until they _.10. Jeremy Bamber was convicted (i.e. found guilty) of _ his _.11. He claimed that _ _ tariffs amounted to _ and _ treatment.12. Inflation as _ by the Consumer Prices Index _ _ between November and December from 4.8 to 4.2%.13. The Governments _ rate for inflation is 2%.14. The Ministry of Defence is pushing ahead with more cuts to the _ _.15. The army is going to _ 2,900 people, the _ will lose 1,000 people and the _ is to lose 300 people.16. The deputy leader of the _ Party, Harriet Harman, has defended her party against _ criticism from UNITE, Britains _ union.17. UNITE is angry that the Labour Party has _ to promise to _ Government cuts and end the public sector _ _.18. Ms Harman accused the Coalition of _ too _ and too _.19. She said, however, that Labour had to be economically _ in a time of economic austerity.BBC RADIO 4 NEWSTuesday, 17th January 201210.00am ADVANCED: ANSWERS1. The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the radical Muslim cleric, Abu Qatada, cannot be deported to Jordan.2. This is because of the risk that evidence obtained by torture could be used against him.3. Abu Qatada has been accused of being a senior al-Qaeda operative in Europe.4. The European Court said deporting Abu Qatada would breach Article 6 of the Convention on Human Rights the right to a fair trial.5. Jordan has not given any assurance that evidence obtained by torturing people would not be used against him.6. The court said deporting Abu Qatada in these circumstances would be a flagrant denial of justice.7. A Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2005 between Britain and Jordan means Abu Qatada would not face torture himself.8. The Government has three months to seek an appeal.9. Another European Court ruling means that Britains most dangerous k