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Finn: And what about the law? the terrible realisation that their journey was likely to end in failure, and Q33
Q29 Kiara: Well the lawyers I know are always anxious about the amount of so they turned around. Anyway, for those gold-seekers who did continue,
work they have to get through. But AI could help them with a whole lot of they eventually reached Lake Bennet. They might have expected that
routine tasks, and that should make some of that anxiety go away. their journey was going to become easier at this point, but no. Because
the lake was frozen over, many people had to wait until spring before
Finn: Yes, it probably could. Also – if you’re a sports referee – that could they could continue their journey. In the meantime, a tent was the only Q34

be a job that’s affected. protection they had from the cold. While they were waiting, people
Tutor: In what way? cut down trees and made boats. Once the ice melted, they could sail
across the lake, and start down the Yukon river. Again – this wasn’t
Finn: Using AI would mean there were no mistakes. It would know for the end of their troubles. Once they reached a point of the river called
sure if a ball was out, for example. Miles Canyon, things became very dangerous indeed. Many boats were
Kiara: And you can’t accuse AI of bias. destroyed in the rapids. In order to proceed down the Yukon river, the
gold-seekers needed to employ a real sailor, someone who could steer Q35
Finn: No.
their boats and get through the canyon safely. From here on, the worst
Q30 Kiara: I can imagine that, one day, AI might do away with the need for was over, and the gold-seekers could sail to a place called Dawson – at
human referees. the mouth of the Klondike river.
Finn: I think so too. Now listen and answer questions 36 to 40.
Tutor: All right, let’s move... Lecturer: So earlier on I mentioned that gold-seekers needed to make
multiple trips up and down the two trails. This is because they had to
transport an enormous amount of equipment. This equipment was set
LISTENING PART 4 out on a very long list. It was actually the police who gave gold-seekers Q36
29 the list – since they knew how unprepared many people were for the
journey. People were obliged to take enough supplies to last them a
You will hear a lecturer giving a presentation about the Klondike year. So the list included clothing like boots and warm winter coats.
Gold Rush.
There was also the food the gold-seekers required. Perhaps items like tea
Now listen carefully and answer questions 31 to 40. weren’t too hard to carry, but 400lbs of flour would have been very heavy Q37
Lecturer: Today I’m going to talk about an incredible event in the indeed. The gold-seekers had to take a lot of tools, as well – everything
history of Canada – the Klondike Gold Rush. Between 1896 and 1899 they needed for digging, for building and so on. Things like rope were

over 100,000 people set out to seek gold in the Klondike region – a essential and could be packed away without too much difficulty. But
remote area in north-western Canada. Only 4000 people were actually imagine having to carry two or three buckets with you. All these things Q38
successful. Let’s start by considering the journey people had to take in were compulsory.
order to reach the Klondike river and start looking for gold. So, some people became very successful because of the gold rush – and
For most gold-seekers, their journey began in Alaska, in a town on the not because they’d actually found gold themselves. Those who were
coast called Skagway. From Skagway, one option was to take the White business-minded saw many opportunities; they sold the supplies that
Pass trail through the mountains. It probably looked easy enough at the gold-seekers needed, they established hotels, and so on. And then

the beginning of the trail, but rocks made it difficult to make progress. there were people like Jack London. London was one of the gold- seekers
Q31 On top of this, the men and their horses got stuck in the thick mud that that actually survived the terrible journey, but he didn’t find much gold.
covered long sections of the trail. The other option was the Chilkoot Trail. Still, he was inspired to write. Through his vivid description, his readers
Now, although this trail was only about thirty-five miles long, it took could share the feeling of adventure, even from the comfort of their Q39
about three months for the gold-seekers to cover this distance. This is armchair. Finally, it wasn’t just men that tried to seek their fame and
Q32 because the trail was incredibly steep, and people had to make the same fortune. Many women also headed up the trails. Among them were Annie
trip multiple times in order to transport their equipment. Hall Strong and Emma Kelly. In the US and in other parts of Canada,
ordinary citizens were keen to read about life in the Klondike. Working Q40

Most people really had very little idea about how difficult the journey for different newspapers, Hall and Kelly often described their first-hand

was going to be. So, although 100,000 may have set out on those two experience of danger and hardship. Another thing that…
trails, only about 30,000 got to the end. So yes, the majority gave up.

Often they were suffering from starvation or disease. They also came to

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