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Listen to the programme and answer the questions below.

1. How did the dolphins help a 10-year-old boy?

2. How does swimming with dolphins help the children?

3. Why are some people not very enthusiastic about dolphin therapy?

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captive ['kaeptiv] находящийся в неволе

 

A 10-year-old boy has been helped by dolphins to talk for the first time in his life. Now, after taking part in a dolphin interaction programme he has begun to use words to communicate. He is just one of the many children who have been helped by dolphins.

Dolphin therapy began some 20 years ago. How does it all work? Close contact with the dolphins works as a motivator. Swimming with the dolphins is an experience that reaches deep down and demands the levels of concentration that are necessary for learning.

Despite its evident success at helping children, not everyone is enthusiastic about dolphin therapy. Animal rights groups warn that it is a myth that dolphins are harmless creatures. They are wild animals with wild instincts.

Other people point out the harm done to the dolphins. Captive* dolphins must be used for the therapy of course. This creates problems when the animals are returned to the wild. It is partly for this reason that some therapy centres only use dolphins that have been rescued from the wild.

Although dolphin therapy has shown itself to be of great value to many sick and disabled children, the right measures must be taken to ensure the protection both of the dolphins and the children who swim with them.

 

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Listen to the radio programme and answer the questions below.

1. What topic is discussed in the programme?

2. What changed in Tony's life after the birth of his son?

3. How did Carol's lifestyle change after her daughter was born?

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Kent: Welcome back, listeners. I'm Kent Brockwell and in this morning's programme we ask "How does life change after having a child?" So, let's start. First, to Line 1 and Tony. So Tony, you have a son, is that right?

Tony: That's right, Kent. His name's Ben. He's three now.

Kent: And can you tell us how your life changed after Ben was born?

Tony: Sure. Well, the first thing that changed was suddenly my wife and I had no money! I never knew how expensive it is to have a child! My wife stopped working, so we had less money, but we had to buy so many things... baby clothes, special soaps, a baby bath, toys...

Kent: Wow. So you're saying your financial situation changed, Tony.

Tony: Sure did. My advice if you are thinking of having a child is... save up!

Kent: Yes, good advice, Tony. Now, over to Line 2 and Carol... Good morning to you, Carol. Tell us your story.

Carol: Oh, well the first thing my husband and I noticed was that suddenly we had no time left! We felt like every minute of every day just disappeared looking after our daughter.

Kent: So, quite a change in your lifestyle for you both?

Carol: Exactly. Everything changed the day she was born. Anyway, my advice to new parents is... don't worry so much! Just enjoy being parents.

Kent: Well, thanks, Carol.

 

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Listen to the radio programme and answer the questions below.

1. Why did Arthur Conan Doyle stop writing stories about Sherlock Holmes?

2. What worried Mr Horowitz before starting a book?

3. Why was writing the book about Sherlock Holmes easier than Mr Horowitz
thought?

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle killed Sherlock Holmes when writing the stories took up too much of his time. Now, 80 years after the author's death, Britain's most famous detective is being brought back to life with a new novel by Anthony Horowitz.

The character of Sherlock Holmes was originally created by Arthur Conan Doyle, who featured him in four novels and more than 50 short stories.

But it's the first time that the Arthur Conan Doyle estate has officially asked an author to write a new novel. He has been named as Anthony Horowitz and is best known for his Alex Rider children's series. So, was he afraid of the challenge?

 

Anthony Horowitz:

"Well obviously, it was exciting to deal with probably the most famous detective in the whole history of literature. And I didn't want to disappoint the fans, and people who love these books.

But to be honest with you, I found it fairly easy to write because I have always loved those books, I've read them two or three times during the course of my lifetime — in fact, my whole lije as a writer of crime fiction was inspired by Doyle and I find the book not so scary as I thought it might be."

 

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