A. Listening comprehension

Listen to our interview of Dede Wilson (activist trying to save Britain’s National Health Service) on pages 38-39 of English Now No 90. Then, decide if the statements below are true (correct) or false (incorrect). If a statement is false, think about why it is false. Then check your answers in Part B.

1. Dede likes the idea that the government is privatising the health care system.
- a. true
- b. false
2. It is only recently that the government began privatising the health care system.
- a. true
- b. false
3. It takes longer to get an appointment with the National Health Service (NHS) than with private hospitals.
- a. true
- b. false
4. There are lots of advertisements to promote public health care because people want to encourage others to choose public hospitals.
- a. true
- b. false
5. Private hospitals receive money from companies and patients, but only public hospitals receive money from the government.
- a. true
- b. false
6. Dede is unhappy about the changes because she feels that they are all about money, and not at all about quality health care.
- a. true
- b. false
7. According to Dede, one political party is solely responsible for destroying the NHS.
- a. true
- b. false
8. In 2012, the British parliament voted to denationalise the NHS.
- a. true
- b. false
9. Dede feels that it is still possible to make the NHS 100% nationalised.
- a. true
- b. false

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A. Listening comprehension

1. Dede likes the idea that the government is privatising the health care system.

2. It is only recently that the government began privatising the health care system.

3. It takes longer to get an appointment with the National Health Service (NHS) than with private hospitals.

4. There are lots of advertisements to promote public health care because people want to encourage others to choose public hospitals.

5. Private hospitals receive money from companies and patients, but only public hospitals receive money from the government.

6. Dede is unhappy about the changes because she feels that they are all about money, and not at all about quality health care.

7. According to Dede, one political party is solely responsible for destroying the NHS.

8. In 2012, the British parliament voted to denationalise the NHS.

9. Dede feels that it is still possible to make the NHS 100% nationalised.