Listening for ielts 7 Unit 1

Unit 1
: Listening Activity No. 14 
 
The population density of the UK is about 234 inhabitants per square kilometer, which is well above the 
European Community average of 143 per square kilometre. England is the most densely populated 
member of EC with 364 people per square kilometre (with Greater London having a density according to 
the latest figures of 4263 people pet square kilometre) and Scotland the least densely populated with 56 
people per square kilometre , while Wales and Northern Ireland have l38 and 112 people per square 
kilometre respectively. Now let's turn to the figures for some of Britain's largest urban areas.
Greater London, the first city in the list, has an area of 1580 square kilometers. it also has a large 
population of 6735.4 thousand in 1988. Birmingham in the English Midlands is 264 square kilometers in 
area with a population of 993.7 thousand. Leeds, the largest city in the north of England, is 562 square 
kilometres with a population of 709.6 thousand. The industrial Scottish town of Glasgow, with an area of 
198 square kilometres, has a surprisingly high population of 703.2 thousand. Edinburgh, Scotland's 
capital, with an area of 261 square kilometres, has a population of 433.5 thousand. Manchester is 116 
square kilometres with a population of 445.9 thousand. Bristol on the southwest of England is 110 
square kilometres with a population of 377.7 thousand. In the Midlands, Coventry is the smallest city in 
this list. It is 97 square kilometres with a population of only 306.2 thousand. 
Unit 1
: Listening Activity No. 15 
 
In 1985, there were 6261 full-time undergraduate students with 3472 men and 2742 women at the 
university. The distribution of these students was as follows. 
1. Beginning with the field of science, we find high domination of the 'field by men, with 1137 men and 
616 women enrolling in science.

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