[00:00.000]Passage 36[00:02.764]Listen to the following passage,[00:05.977]altogether the passage will be read to you four times.[00:10.724]During the first reading, which will be done at a normal speed,[00:15.468]listen and try to understand the meaning.[00:18.489]For the second and third readings,[00:20.883]the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase,[00:26.453]which intervals of 15 seconds.[00:29.668]The last reading will be done at normal speed again,[00:33.624]and during this time, you should check your work.[00:37.633]You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.[00:43.200]Now listen to the passage.[00:45.597][00:46.379]Non-Government Organization In Denmark[00:51.166]Danes pursue common interests in leisure, sports, and politics.[00:57.557]Associations are essentially nongovernmental, originating in the late 19th century,[01:07.086]when farmers and workers formed interest groups.[01:11.872]Today Denmark has one of the highest proportions of association membership in the world.[01:19.839]More than 90 percent of the population belongs to an organization,[01:24.617]and more than 73 percent of the people have multiple memberships in more than three hundred thousand organizations.[01:34.974]Organizations and associations play three important roles.[01:41.365]First, they have been able to develop common interests and identities among different groups of people.[01:49.330]Second, practical improvements in the form of production, increases in salary,[01:58.114]and membership discouns have been achieved.[02:01.288]Third, organizations participate in the political struggle for the distribution of values and goods in society.[02:10.870]For example, charities use sophisticated public relations campaigns to raise funds[02:18.819]and employ standard lobbying techniques with governments.[02:24.392]Interest groups may be of political importance[02:28.395]because of their ability to influence social and political outcomes.[02:35.568][02:35.568]The second and third readings, you should begin reading now.[02:41.136][02:41.931]Danes pursue common interests in leisure, sports, and politics.[02:49.885]Danes pursue common interests in leisure, sports, and politics.[03:10.603]Associations are essentially nongovernmental, originating in the late 19th century,[03:35.306]Associations are essentially nongovernmental, originating in the late 19th century,[03:59.239]when farmers and workers formed interest groups.[04:18.342]when farmers and workers formed interest groups.[04:39.085]Today Denmark has one of the highest proportions of association membership in the world.[05:00.587]Today Denmark has one of the highest proportions of association membership in the world.[05:22.113]More than 90 percent of the population belongs to an organization,[05:44.430]More than 90 percent of the population belongs to an organization,[06:02.758]and more than 73 percent of the people have multiple memberships in more than three hundred thousand organizations.[06:27.457]and more than 73 percent of the people have multiple memberships in more than three hundred thousand organizations.[06:52.135]Organizations and associations play three important roles.[07:12.877]Organizations and associations play three important roles.[07:34.377]First, they have been able to develop common interests and identities among different groups of people.[07:56.697]First, they have been able to develop common interests and identities among different groups of people.[08:21.399]Second, practical improvements in the form of production, increases in salary,[08:42.115]Second, practical improvements in the form of production, increases in salary,[09:03.639]and membership discouns have been achieved.[09:21.963]and membership discouns have been achieved.[09:41.069]Third, organizations participate in the political struggle for the distribution of values and goods in society.[10:05.774]Third, organizations participate in the political struggle for the distribution of values and goods in society.[10:30.486]For example, charities use sophisticated public relations campaigns to raise funds[10:53.587]For example, charities use sophisticated public relations campaigns to raise funds[11:15.907]and employ standard lobbying techniques with governments.[11:35.833]and employ standard lobbying techniques with governments.[11:56.538]Interest groups may be of political importance[12:14.899]Interest groups may be of political importance[12:36.987]because of their ability to influence social and political outcomes.[13:00.126]because of their ability to influence social and political outcomes.[13:18.453][13:19.703]The last reading.[13:33.258][13:33.518]Danes pursue common interests in leisure, sports, and politics.[13:40.438]Associations are essentially nongovernmental, originating in the late 19th century,[13:50.784]when farmers and workers formed interest groups.[13:54.791]Today Denmark has one of the highest proportions of association membership in the world.[14:01.961]More than 90 percent of the population belongs to an organization,[14:07.534]and more than 73 percent of the people have multiple memberships in more than three hundred thousand organizations.[14:17.103]Organizations and associations play three important roles.[14:23.463]First, they have been able to develop common interests and identities among different groups of people.[14:32.249]Second, practical improvements in the form of production, increases in salary,[14:39.419]and membership discouns have been achieved.[14:43.388]Third, organizations participate in the political struggle for the distribution of values and goods in society.[14:52.954]For example, charities use sophisticated public relations campaigns to raise funds[15:01.737]and employ standard lobbying techniques with governments.[15:06.491]Interest groups may be of political importance[15:10.485]because of their ability to influence social and political outcomes.[15:16.850][15:17.665]Now you have two minutes to check through your work.[15:26.412][15:27.231]That is the end of Part 1 dictation.