Empower B1+, Intermediate. Student's Book ( PDFDrive )

Grammar Focus4

9A The passive

a C om plete the passive sentences. Don’t include any agents th a t are inside brackets.

1 James Cameron directed Avatar. Avatar______ was directed by Jameo Cameron.
2 (People) still make these shoes by hand. These shoes ________are still made by hand.

3 (They) will build a new bridge next year. A n ew ______
4 My grandfather gave me this watch.
I _________

5 (We)’ve told everybody to be here on time. Everybody__

6 (People) will laugh at you if you wear that hat. You________

7 A computer program creates the special effects. The special effects

8 My parents are looking after our dog this week. Our d o g __________
9 (They) offered me £1,000 for my painting.
I ______________

10 (Somebody) was repairing my car at the time. My car

b R ew rite th e sentences as e ith e r Yes/No q u e stio n s (?) or negatives (- ).

1 We were picked up at the airport. We weren’t picked up a t the airport.
2 The painting’s already been sold. Has the painting already been sold?

3 The work will be finished by Saturday.

4 The film ’s being made in Brazil.

5 Tomatoes are grown in Spain.

6 The car was being driven too fast.

7 The costumes were made by hand.
8 The sculpture has been taken to the piazza.

С Ъ Now tu rn to p. 1 0 6

9В Defining and non-defining relative clauses

a Com plete the sentences w ith a word from the box. С R ew rite th e sentences a d d in g th e in fo rm a tio n in
brackets as a d e fin in g rela tive clause. Leave o u t who,
which (x3) who where when whose (x2) which or that if possible.
1 I like the tune. (You were singing it.)
1 I love people_________ can make me laugh. I like the tune you were singing.______________________
2 That’s the DJ. (He was here two weeks ago.)
2 I told Paula my secret,_________ she then told everyone!
3 We need music. (It makes you want to dance.)
3 The film _________ I saw was really good.
4 That’s the stage. (We’re going to perform there.)
4 I usually listen to m u s ic I feel sad.
5 I’ve got a CD. (You’ll like it.)
5 This a lb u m ,_________ came out in 1967, has some great
6 What did you think of the music? (I chose it.)
songs.
7 What’s the name of your friend? (You borrowed his CD.)
6 Mark is the person father used to be a singer.
8 The song changed my life. (It’s playing on the radio.)
7 The sh o p _________ I bought this T-shirt has closed now.
d Are the sentences below correct or incorrect? Put a
8 I met Sara,_________ husband I work with, yesterday. tic k ( / ) or a cross (X). S o m e tim e s both sentences in
each pair are correct.
b R ewrite th e sentences adding the info rm a tio n in 1 a I like music which makes me dance. /
b I like music makes me dance. X
brackets as a non-defining relative clause. Use relative 2 a It's a drum which you play with your hands,
pronouns w hich refer to the underlined words. b It’s a drum you play with your hands.
3 a My father, that is a dentist, looks after my teeth,
1 Radiohead performed ‘Creep’. (They wrote it in 1992.) b My father, who is a dentist, looks after my teeth.
fcadiohead performed 'Creep’, which they wrote in 1992. 4 a This album, I bought last week, is really good.
b This album, which I bought last week, is really good.
2 Placido Domingo studied music in Mexico. (He is a well-
known opera singer and conductor.) С ^ Now tu rn to p. 1 0 8

3 We’re going to Cuba. (Mambo music comes from there.)

4 Glastonbury Festival also has theatre, comedy and circus
performances. (It’s most famous as a music festival.)

5 My favourite singer is Adele. (Her album ‘21’ is one of the
most successful albums of all time.)

6 The best day of the festival is the last day. (There’s a
big firework display then.)

10А Second conditional Tip

We use the second conditional to talk about imagined events or states and their The contracted form of would Cd), is the
consequences. They can be about the unreal present or the unlikely future. same as the contracted form of had.
You can tell the difference by looking at the
Real present 0 Е Ш Unreal present and consequence verb that comes next.
-> If 1knew the answer, I’d tell you. • 'd + past participle: He’d won (= had
1don’t know the answer.
Likely future Unlikely / imagined future and consequence won) the match.
• 'd + infinitive: He’d win (= would win) the
She won’t find out that you -> She would be angry if she found out you
lied. had lied. match.

We usually use the past simple in the //-clause and would in the main clause.
We can also use could or might instead of would:
You could afford to go on holiday if you were more careful with your money.
If you tried harder, you might win a medal.

The verb be has a special form in the second conditional. We can use were for all
persons {if I were, if you were, if she were, etc.):
/ / / were taller, I’d be better at basketball.

We use the phrase If I were you to give advice:
If I were you, I wouldn’t eat that fish. It doesn't smell fresh.

We don't always need to include the //-clause if the meaning is clear:
Look at that house! That would be a great place to live. {... if I moved there)
I'm sure Jack would help you. {... if you asked)

Tip

When talking about the future, you can usually choose between the first and
second conditional. Use the first conditional if you think a future event is likely,
use the second conditional if you think it is unlikely.
• // we score one more point, we’ll win.

(I think there’s a good chance of this.)
• If we scored four more points, we’d win (but we probably won’t.)

10B Third conditional Tip
Be especially careful with the con tra ction 'd. In the //-clause,
© ИЕН it’s a contraction of had. In the main clause, it’s a contraction
We use the third conditional to talk about imagined past events of would.
or states and their consequences:
If you’d told me about your birthday, I would have bought you a If you'd told me a b o u t your birthday, I’d htwtt
present. bought you a present.

We use the past perfect in the //-clause and would have + past
participle in the main clause.

We can also use could have or might have instead of would
have:
We could have saved some money if we’d known about the offer.
If I had done more work, I might have passed the exam.

Common uses of third conditionals
1 Regrets about things that happened or didn’t happen in the

past:
If Id sold my house two years ago, I’d have made a fortune.
2 Relief about avoiding a past problem.-
I might have missed the flight if you hadn’t woken me up.
3 Surprise about how things were different from expected:
If you'd told me five years ago I'd have my own company one
day, I wouldn’t have believed you.

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Grammar Focus^

10A Second conditional

a Match the sentence beginnings 1 -8 w ith the most С Decide if the firs t or second co n d ition a l is more
suitable for each situation. Then com plete the
logical endings a -h . sentences w ith the correct form of the verbs in
brackets.
1 If 1had more money, 0
2 I’d be grateful □ 1 I think I'll probably leave my job soon. But if I
3 If 1were you, □
4 If you asked her again nicely, □ leave (leave) my job, i t ILbs______
5 1wouldn't be so relaxed □
6 If he weren’t so rude, □ (be) difficult to get a new one.
7 1could get a better job □
8 Angela would be really sad □ 2 I think it’s going to be a nice day. W e ________________

(can) have a picnic if the weather__________________ (stay)

nice.

a she might change her mind. 3 I’m not very good at football. If I _________________ (can)
b more people would like him.
с 1could eat in restaurants more often play better, I __________________ (join) a football club.
d if 1spoke better English.
e if we didn’t invite her. 4 f I __________________ (win) the lottery,_I __________________
f I’d complain to your boss.
g if you didn’t tell anybody my secret. (buy) a new house. But I know it’s never going to happen.
h if 1had an exam tomorrow!
5 I think we’re the best team. If w e _________________ (win)

the competition, I __________________ (not be) surprised.

6 You drink too much coffee. If y o u _________________ (not

drink) so much coffee, y o u __________________ (not be) so

stressed.

7 She goes shopping all the time! S h e ________________

b U nderline the correct options. (not have) any money left if s h e __________________ (not

1 I'd so / 1went swimming more if I’d have / 1had time. stop) spending it!
2 If I’d know/1 knew his number, I'd call/1 called him.
3 Would / Did you mind if Id ask / 1asked you a question? 8 I don’t like my house in the city. If I _________________
4 If you wouldn’t / didn't have a car, how would / did you get
(live) in the countryside, I __________________ (be) much
around?
5 You'd be/ You were a lot healthier if you wouldn't/ didn't happier.

eat so much. С Ъ Now go back to p. 117
6 If I'd be / 1were you, I'd get /1 got some new shoes.
7 What would / did you do if you’d see / you saw a fire?
8 If someone would treat/ treated you like that, how would /

did you feel?

10B Third conditional b Correct the mistakes.

a W hat does 'с/m e a n in each sentence? W rite had or would. 1 If you’d been there too, you
(wouid enjoy)yourself.
1 If you’d ( had ) told me earlier, we’d ( would ) have saved a lot of time. _________ would have enjoyed________

2 I don’t know what I’d (_______) have done if you hadn’t helped me. 2 We couldn’t have bought the house if
they wouldn’t have lent us the money.
3 We might have got seriously hurt if you'd (_______) crashed.
3 If they hadn’t noticed the fire, the
4 She’d (_______) have got the job if she’d ( ) applied for it. whole house could burned down.

5 I’d (_______) have loved to go to the party, but I wasn’t invited. 4 If I know it was dangerous, I'd never
have gone there.
b W rite third conditional sentences about the situations.
5 What you would have done if I hadn’t
1 Real past: I didn’t win the competition because I made a stupid mistake. helped you?

Unreal past: If I hadn’t made a stupid mistake. I would have won the competition. 6 He could have been an opera singer if
he’d have some training.
2 Real past: He went to live in Japan. While he was there, he met his wife.
7 If they’d arrive a few minutes later, they
Unreal past: If h e ________________________________________ might have missed you.

3 Real past: The car was broken so we couldn’t go to the concert. ЪС Now go back to p. 121

Unreal past: W e------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------

4 Real past: I didn't go to see the film because I didn’t know it was so good.

Unreal past: I ___________________________________________________

5 Real past: You didn’t take my advice so you got lost.

Unreal past: I f --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -

6 Real past: You helped me so much. That’s why I was so successful.

Unreal past: I’d never____________________________________________________

Vocabulary Focus

1A Communication

a 0 S B Listen to the words in bold. W hat do you th in k they mean?

1 You argue with someone when you agree / don’t agree about something.
2 You complain when you’re happy / not happy about something.
3 You encourage someone when you say good/ bad things about what they want to do.
4 If you persuade someone, you make them agree / forget to do something.
5 If you insist on something, you say that something must happen / might happen.
6 You greet someone when they arrive a t! leave a place.
b © I B U nd e rlin e the correct w ords in a. Then listen and check.
С v D escribe w h a t’s h a p p e n in g in p ic tu re s 1 - 4 usin g th e w ords in a.

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Сd Ш'Choose three of these to p ic s to ta lk about.

• atime when you complained about something in a shop or restaurant
• atime when you insisted on doing something
• atime when you argued about something unimportant
• atime when you encouraged someone who was having problems
• atime when someone persuaded you to do something you didn't want

e ► Now go back to p.8

Vocabulary Focus1

IB Extreme adjectives

a @SSB Listen to the extrem e adjectives in the box. U nd e rlin e the stressed syllable in each word.

a w fu l/'э:Го1/ boiling /'bDilir)/ brilliant /'b rilio n t/ delicious /d o 'lijo s/ enorm ous/in'om ios/
filth y /'filO i:/ fre e zin g /'friizirj/ furious /'fju rria s/ miserable /'mizorobol/ tiny /'ta in i/

b © П В C om plete th e sentences w ith th e extrem e a d je ctive s in a. Then liste n and check.

1 Their house is ! It’s got 12 bedrooms.

2 A Was it hot?

В Yes, it was absolutely \ ! 0^

3 Why do you look srr, ? I’ve never seen you looking so sad.

4 We had яи 11! ^•Hnlrday The hotel, the weather, the town - it was all really good.

5 The food was absolutely-L:__ _L. I’m not going there again!

6 I wflfvA ' f 7 when I found out he’d read my private diary!

7 The picture’s p. see it. Can you make it a bit bigger?

8 A It’s — 1W h y jlid n ’t I bring a coat?

В Here, you cqiji .borrow my jacket.

9 Your Т-shirt's/. / P u t it in the washing machine.

10 That cake is:! A Could I have some more, please?

С Q i T h in k of an exam ple of each of the th in g s below. Then work in sm all groups and
com pare your answers. Are any of your answers the same?

• someone who earns an enormous amount of money • an awful film or TV show
• something that makes you furious • something that tastes delicious
• a time you felt absolutely miserable • a brilliant website

d Q i Use extreme adjectives to describe pictures 1 -4 .

e ► Now go back to p. 13.

5А Environmental issues

a Match the words in the box with definitions 1-8.

local /'taokol/ d e stroy/di'stroi/ natural /'naetjrol/ species/'spijnz/
survive /sa'vaiv/ lim it/'lim it/ endangered /in'dcincbod/ creature /'k riitj'a /

1 found in nature, and not made by people
2 from a small area, especially of a country
3 to control something so that it doesn’t become bigger
4 a type of animal or plant
5 to continue living
6 to damage something so badly that it can’t be used
7 anything that lives (but is not a plant)
8 used to describe an animal or plant which might disappear because there are not many alive

b 0 И И C om plete th e te xts w ith th e co rre ct fo rm o f the w ords in a. S o m e tim e s the re is more than
one possible answer. Then listen and check your answers.

This is my favourite animal - the orang-utan.
Unfortunately, this great ape is 1----------------- It’s
terrible that people are cutting down the trees in the
area where it lives. If w e’re not careful, its home
will be completely 2___________ Fortunately,
there are several conservation projects working A
to save this beautiful 3__________

The ice in the Arctic is melting. Some people
say that the melting ice is 4__________- that
human beings are not causing climate change.
But we need to do something about it, and
fast. The weather is getting stranger. Some
scientists think that many 5__________ will
not be able to 6__________ if the
temperature changes too much.

Pollution is a big problem here. The air is often like
a dirty grey fog. You can hardly see what’s in front of
you! A lot of people are getting ill. The government
needs to 7__________ the number of cars and factories,
but we can’t do anything without the support
of the 8__________ people. The problem is,
everyone wants to drive!

С Make notes on your opinions and feelings about one of these topics.

• a favourite animal, plant or natural place
an environmental problem where you live
an environmental problem affecting the planet

d С M Take turns to talk about your topic.

We Now go back to p .56.

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5B The natural world Vocabulary Focus^

a © H E M atch th e w ords in th e box w ith photos 1 -8. b © H E Underline the correct words. Then listen and

Then listen and check. check.
1 A park / national park is a very large area of natural beauty
bay /bei/ cave /k e iv / coast /kaost/ desert /'dezat/
ra in fo re s t/'re in fn n s t/ stream /stri:m / valley /'vadi/ for use by the public.
waterfall /'w a ita fa :!/ 2 A river I stream is a long (and often large) area of water

that flows into the sea.
3 There are five oceans / seas in the world: the Pacific, the

Atlantic, the Indian, the Arctic and the Southern.
4 A forest! rainforest is an area of land in a tropical region,

where many trees and plants grow together.
5 A sea / lake is a large area of water with land all around it.

С С J f Take turns to describe the anim als or plants you
can see in photos 1 -6 below. Say where they live.

6А Multi-word verbs

a Look at th e m u lti-w o rd verbs in bold. M atch th e m w ith d e fin itio n s a -h .

1 EH When I eat out, I generally prefer Chinese / Italian / ______________ food.
2 EH I try to pick up new English vocabulary by watching TV/ reading online newspapers/

I I I’d be a good person to show someone around my local neighbourhood / my nearest

big c ity /_______________ I know all the best places to go.
I I The quickest way to get around my home town is on foot / by bus / ----------------------

H I was the first / la s t/______________person to turn up to class today.

I I When I get the chance, I really enjoy looking around art galleries / science museums/

7 EH I loved my visit to the beach / my country’s capital c ity /____________ and I’d like to

go back soon.

8 EH Next time I go away with my family, I'd like to go to Spain / the USA /

a explore
b arrive (informal)
с give someone a tour
d travel or move from place to place
e have food in a cafe or restaurant
f learn (a language or skill) by practising, not by having lessons
g leave your home to spend time somewhere else
h return

b C om plete the sentences in a so they are tru e fo r you. Use one of the options
given or w rite your own answer.

С С M Talk about your sentences.

d ► Now turn to p.70

6B Describing food

a © H E Label the pictures using the pairs of adjectives in the box. Then listen

and check.

creamy /'kri:mi:/ / crunchy /'krAntJi:/ fresh /freJV / dried /draid/
cooked /k o k t// raw /го:/ heavy /'hevi/ / light /lait/ sweet /swi:t/ / sour /'saoo/

(§ )_ _______

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b C om plete th e tw o recipes w ith the words in the box. Vocabulary hocus

add/led/ chop Л /о р /(x2> fr y /fra i/ heat up /h iit лр/ all the ingredients together.
mash/ma:J/ m ix/m iks/ serve Iss-.vl squeeze М ш the mixture.

1 i_ four chilies, two tomatoes, one
onion and a bunch of coriander.

5 L with tortilla chips.

Meatballs in tomato sauce

1 one onion and two cloves of garlic.

2 L____500g m inced lam b to the onions,
with salt, pepper and spices. M ake the
mixture into balls.

one tablespoon o f olive oil in a pan.

the m eatballs in the oil.

5 Add two tins of tom atoes and 200ml
o f water. C ook for 30 m in u tes______
occasionally.

С Prepare a sim ple recipe for a dish you like. Make notes about
the ingredients you need and how you make it.

d С J> Take tu rn s to ta lk a b o u t your recipes. W ould you like to
eat each o th e r’s dishes?

e ^ Now go back to p .71

7А Describing houses and buildings

a Use the words in the box to label the pictures. Then listen and check.

q J. 4- ? ^ ------------

attic /'aetik/ balcony /,'^a'lkani:/ basement /'beism ant/ block /blnk/ of flats doorbell /'do:bel/ first floor /f b :/

flat /flaet/ fro n t/frA n t/d o o r ground/graond/floor landing/'lasndig/ lock/Ink/ steps/steps/ terrace/'teras/

Ь @ H E C om plete the sentences w ith the words in the J* D iscuss th e sentences in b w hich are tru e fo r you.
box. Then listen and check.
The second sentence /
attic balcony floor location /la o 'k a ija n / moved
neighbourhood /'neibahod/ re n t/re n t/ v ie w /v ju :/ isn’t true for me. I’ve only moved

house once in my life.

1 I don’t have my own house, so I ^ the house I'm d ( Im agine you are going to buy or rent a new
living in. J

2 I’ve . L house a lot of times, so I’ve had Jots of different home. W hat kind of house or fla t would you choose

addresses. and why? W hich of these th ings are m ost im portant?

3 I live in a very busy .' th e re are lots of shops, cafes • price

and cars. U \лp • views
• location
14 We don’t have a garden or a terrace, but we do have a _____ • number of rooms
where we can sit outside.

5 My home is in a g ood_____ because it’s near the train • garden
• something else
station. / l <*

6 I put all the stuff I don’t use in th e ______

7 Our flat is on the third of our building. ^ Now tu rn to p.81

8 The Ц from my bedroom is nothing special - just a

street and more houses.

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8A The news Vocabulary Focus4

a M atch headlines 1 -4 w ith the d iffe re n t kinds of news 8B Shopping

a-d. a Are the phrases in the box ta lk in g about th in g s

1 custom ers do, or talking about products?

HOSPITALS TO GET MORE NURSES be able to afford /s 'fo id / something
be in stock /stok/
THREE BIG BANKS ANNOUNCE PROFITS be on sale /'seial/
come out
3 _____ get a refund /'riifA nd/
good value / 'vaelju:/ for money
CAN THIS FILM WIN have a guarantee /gteran'ti:/
ANY MORE AWARDS? look for a bargain /'b u :g in /
reasonably priced /'riiza n o b li: p raist/
A' take/send something back
FOOTBALLER TO MARRY POP STAR
© E B U nderline the correct words. Then listen and
a celebrity news check.
b current affairs
с entertainment news A That new game came l out/ on last Sunday, so I had to get
d business news it for Max, of course!

b C om plete the sentences w ith the words in the box. В Was it very expensive?
A No, i t 2had/ was reasonably priced, luckily!
bloggers /'blnyoz/ presenters p ri'zentaz/
editors /'editaz/ reporters /ri'p o ita z/ I've been looking fo r 3bargains / good value at the clothes
market.
introduce TV and radio shows. Did you get anything?
write online articles giving their opinions and Well, there were some boots I really liked, but I
feelings. 4couldn't afford / afforded them. I got these shoes instead.
often travel to places where events are They were very good value bfor/ in money - only £17.
happening. They conduct interviews and present news
stories. I bought this tablet online six months ago. It’s already
4 __________ make decisions about what appears in broken!
magazines and newspapers. You should 6take/ send it back.
Do you think I’l l 7get/ send a refund?
С U nderline the correct words. 8Was it on sale / Did it have a guarantee when you
1 People often express their opinions about news stories on bought it?
social/ sociable media like Facebook and Twitter. Yes.
2 Young adults prefer news websites where they can post/ That’s OK, then. They’ll have to give you your money back.
publish comments about articles.
3 How much do governments influence news sources/ С С J> Take tu rn s to ta lk ab o u t s o m e th in g :
organisations like Sky News and the BBC?
4 Breaking news posts/ spreads quickly online. • you bought recently which was reasonably priced or in
5 A journal/ journalist is someone whose job is to collect
news and prepare it for the public. a sale ■

d Q i Discuss the questions below. • you would like to buy but cannot afford

1 What blogs do you read? • you bought that is good value for money
2 What qualities do you need to be a good journalist or
• you’re waiting to come out so that you can buy it.
reporter?
3 Do you post comments on news stories or share news d W Now go back to p .95

stories online?

e Ъ Now go back to p.92

9А Cinema and TV

a © H Q M atch the words in th e box w ith photos 1 -1 2 . Then listen and check.

action /'cckfn/ animation /aeni'm eijn/ chat show /tJTet J’oo/ comedy /'k n m id i:/
docum e ntary/d o kju 'm e n tri:/ drama /'d ru m ia / game show /gcim J'ao/ horror/'hnra/
romance /'roomaens/ science fiction /saions 'fik fo n / soap opera/saop пргэ/ th r ille r /'0п1э/

b © H E C om plete the sentences w ith the words in the box. Then listen and check.

based o n /h e is t nn/ character/'kaerokta/ director /d i're k ta / film /film / scene /si:n/ s tu d io /'s tju :d :a o /

1 I like Christopher Nolan and Steven Spielberg, but my favourite is Sofia Coppola.

2 The fin a l of the film was amazing - it looked so real!

3 They used some outdoor locations, but most of the filming was done in th e ______

4 I was very surprised when I discovered that this film is a true story.

5 A Did y o u the race?

В Yes, and I caught the moment when Tom won! I’ll show you later.

6 In these films, George Clooney plays a who wants to steal money from a casino.

С W rite notes on three of these topics.
• a famous director from your country
• a famous movie scene that many people remember
• a film based on a book
• a popular character from a film
• a big event that was filmed recently

d D * Take tu rn s to ta lk ab o u t th e to p ic s in c. W hat else do you know about these th in g s or people?

e ^ Now go back to p. 104

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Vocabulary Focus

10A Sport

a © H E Label the p ictures w ith the words in the box. Then listen and check.
competitor /kom 'pctito/ court /knit/ n e t/net/ opponents /o'poononts/ referee/refo'ri:/ track /trick/

b U nderline the word in each group w hich is not d Think of a sport and make notes on these questions.
possible. 1 Is it a team sport or an individual sport?
2 How do you play it?
You can ... 3 Do you need a special place or special equipment?
1 win / lose / beat / score a point. 4 Are there any special rules?
2 beat / attack / score your opponent. 5 Is it a popular sport?
3 win a game / point / match / competitor.
4 compete for / win / score a prize. e Qi D escribe your sport b u t do not say its nam e.

c Qi D iscuss th e q uestions. Try to guess your p a rtn e r’s sport.

1 When did you last play in a game or sports match? What f Ъ Now tu rn to p. 117
happened? Did you win?

2 Do you prefer playing in a team or individually?
3 Are you a competitive person?

10B Expressions with do, make and take

a W rite do, make or take fo r each group o f words.

1 money, a decision, a mistake, progress
2 a risk, advantage of something, a chance
3 sense, a difference, the most of something
4 your homework, (some) research
5 well/badly (e.g. in an exam), your best
6 part in something, care of someone, action
7 a break, a nap, it easy
8 a phone call, new friends easily

b C om plete th e to p ic s w ith do, make or take. Then choose five to p ic s and w rite sh o rt answers
for each one.

When was the last time you ... ? 6 _____ a new friend
1 a big risk 7--------- well in an exam
2 a difficult decision 8--------- a stupid mistake
3 the most of something 9 _____ advantage of something
4 it easy 10______ your best at something
5 an important phone call

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Unit 1 that other generations don’t necessarily BECKY Excuse me?
notice this difference, so I learnt not to R Oh, sorry! I thought you were just
©m be upset if older people didn’t praise
me all the time, and I also learnt to ask looking.
Four generations - and they all prefer for help if I needed it. В Urn, I want something for a friend’s
communicating in different ways. There
are sure to be misunderstandings and Similarly, some of us M ille n n ia l wife. I’m going there for dinner.
other problems, right? Well, there don’t find it difficult when people criticise us R OK. What sort of flowers does she like?
have to be. or disagree with us. Generation X and В Oh, I don’t know. I haven’t met her yet.
Baby Boomers will tell you clearly if R Right, well, in my opinion, roses are
OK, so I’m a Millennial - I was born they don’t like something. Don’t take it
in 1990 - and so being able to connect personally - although that’s often easier always a good option.
with people is really important to me. said than done! В Urn, aren’t they a bit romantic?
I’m constantly trying to learn, grow and R Yes, I know what you mean. I guess
change. And, for me, fast on-screen On a practical level, it can help to
communication is the best way to do use different communication styles something like tulips might be better.
this. I love the way that the internet puts with different generations. Pick up the В Yes, they’re lovely. How much are they?
you in touch with all kinds of people you phone, write emails, and make time for
wouldn’t meet in everyday life. face-to-face conversation. When you do, ... How much are the tulips?
pay attention to your writing style. You R Oh, they’re ... sorry.
Generation X, on the other might think an informal style is friendly, В It’s OK. I’ll try somewhere else. Thank
hand, uses communication to build but to an older person it can seem rude.
relationships and develop ideas. This you.
sounds pretty good, but they express Finally, understand that R Hello? Yes. Yes, it is.
their feelings and opinions directly, and communication differences across
aren’t afraid to say or write how they generations do exist. So talk about them © П И PART 2
feel. My boss is Generation X, and she - with people of all ages. This can open
definitely has an opinion on everything! the door to other conversations. You MARK Rachel? You OK?
can learn a lot by hearing older people’s RACHEL Oh, I’m sorry, love. I’m just a bit
And, of course, at home I spend experiences, and in turn you might be
time with Baby Boomers and Veterans. able to teach them about life in the worried. Jo phoned today and said that
My dad is a typical Baby Boomer. They modern world. the old bookshop is going to be turned
have a lot in common with Generation into another florist’s.
X - they can be quite direct about ®na M The bookshop on the corner? I didn’t
what they think. I don’t always agree know they’d sold it.
with his opinions, but I do appreciate 1A Are you OK, James? R Me neither. What am I going to do? It's
his honesty - usually! And Baby В No, I’m not. I’m absolutely exhausted! hard enough already to make money,
Boomers definitely prefer face-to-face I’ve been speaking Spanish all day! but I think it’s going to be impossible
communication. My dad’s really not very with another florist’s in the same street.
good with emails, social networking or 2C Hi, Linda. Are you learning Russian? M Yeah. Was Jo sure about this?
anything like that. D I’m trying to, but this book’s useless! R I don’t know. She seemed pretty
It teaches you how to say ‘my uncle’s certain.
My grandparents are in the black trousers’, but not how to say M Well, if you ask me, it’s not worth
generation called Veterans. For them, ‘hello’! worrying about until we know for sure.
communication is something that keeps R I know, but I can’t help it - it’s on my
people together and traditions alive. 3E Hey, guess what? I’ve just read about mind. I was even rude to a customer
Both Veterans and Baby Boomers take this girl, and she's only 10 but she’s today.
time to talk things over that matter fluent in several different languages. M Really? That’s not like you. What
to their job or family, but are not that F That’s fantastic. I can only speak one happened?
interested in chatting about personal language - English. R Well I wasn’t exactly rude, just not very
goals and development. helpful.
4G Listen, Olivier: squirrel. M Hey, don’t worry about it. Let’s just
Understanding these different H Squi... S quill... It’s impossible! I’ll forget about work. Personally, I need a
communication styles is really important never get it right! relaxing evening!
for improving our relationships, both at G No, it’s not impossible, just difficult. R Me too!
work and at home. You need to practise. Try again. Listen: M Anyway, Tom and Becky will be here
Squirrel. in a minute. I think we should check on
So, for example, one really big H Squi...rrel... the food.
difference between us M ille n n ia l and G Well done! R Yes. I don't want anything else to go
the other three generations is that we wrong today. So, what’s Becky like?
expect people to tell us - gently - how ® D Q PART 1 M That’ll be them now!
we’re doing. So, I used to get a bit
annoyed with my boss for not giving RACHEL Really? Oh, no ... the bookshop?! © П П PART 3
me enough feedback about how things What? Are you sure? Oh, thanks for
are going at work. But then I realised letting me know. Yes, see you soon, Jo. MARK Hi! Come in! Hello. Come on in.
Bye. Rachel, this is Tom and Becky.

TOM Hi, Rachel. Good to meet you.

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RACHEL Hi, Tom. M She has these small cards and writes Audioscripts^
BECKY Hi, Rachel. I think we’ve met all the new words on a card with a
picture, or a definition and an example ®Ш й
before! - sometimes a translation too. It worked
R I’m so sorry about earlier! I had really well ... for a while. 1 People don’t realise how important
likeability is because employers don’t
something on my mind. G For a while? Why? What happened? like to talk about it, so they usually
В Don’t worry. Urn, I was going to bring M She left all the cards on a train. give other reasons for not offering
G Oh, yes. That’s probably what I would someone a job. But let’s be honest, if
you some flowers, but I couldn’t get any! you’re paying someone to do a job, you
R Thank you. do! want them to work well with the people
M I felt so sorry for her - after all that around them.
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work. 2 Yes, soft skills and likeability are much
MARIA How’s your revision going? G It sounds like a good idea, but it more important than specific job skills
GILBERTO Not so good. I think I can - like being able to use a computer -
sounds like you have to be quite for the employer and for yourself too.
remember most of the grammar, but organised to have a card system. There’s no such thing as ‘a job for life’
remembering vocabulary’s a bit harder, M Yes, that's true. any more. Develop your soft skills - be
for me anyway. G And, to be honest, I think I'm maybe good at working with other people - and
M Yes, there are a lot of words to too lazy to write all those cards and you’ll always be able to get work.
remember. keep them with me wherever I go!
G What about you? 3 I’ve been a doctor since I graduated
M For me, it is probably the opposite - I Unit 2 from medical school. I’ve worked at this
find the grammar hard to get my head hospital for 18 years. My practical skills
around, but the vocabulary is a lot ©Ш 1 and my knowledge are all that matters.
easier. I’ve been testing myself at home Without those, I couldn’t do my job.
and it's OK. You’ve got good grades and you’ve been I listen to my patients, but I certainly
G How do you manage to remember all to lots of interviews, but no one’s offered don’t believe that I need to be charming
the words, though? What’s your secret? you a job yet. Why? Is it because your and sociable all the time. I’ve never
M Well, it’s no secret! I have this kind of knowledge and practical skills aren’t right believed that.
system for learning words that seems to for the job?
make it easy ... Well, according to one careers expert, 4 I’m afraid it’s true and it makes me
G OK, what? Nancy Maynard, it’s probably because angry. I’m 23 and I haven’t worked
M Well, when I get home from class, you just haven't got the ‘likeability factor’. since I left college. The only way to
I record all the new words I’ve learnt Likeability is the ability to work well with develop soft skills is to work with
onto my phone. And then I might do people. It isn’t something you can learn people, but the only way to get work is
something like go for a run, and I listen easily at school, but employers want it to have soft skills. It’s a no-win situation.
to them when I’m running. And I make and they’re quick to see it in candidates
up these sentences with the words and at interview. 5 When people talk like this, it makes
say them to myself. Without likeability, Maynard believes, education and hard work sound second
G As you’re running? good grades and practical skills are worth best, and that’s simply not true. Yes,
M Yes, as I’m running - I just say the very little. In the first 18 months in a job, you need to be able to make a good first
sentences quietly to myself. most of an employee's success is linked impression, but come on, what really
G Do you remember what the words to their likeability, not to how well he or matters is that you can offer practical
mean? she does the job. Likeability is much skills and experience to an organisation,
M Most of the time. If I forget, I check more important than other abilities, and not just a friendly face.
in my notebook when I get home from anyone who’s looking for a job should be
my run. And sometimes I play the trying their hardest to improve their own Qua part 1
words and write them down. I think by spending time with other people.
the most important thing is to keep Advice for job hunters goes like this: RACHEL Oh, hi Becky!
repeating them. I don’t know why, but apply for the jobs that you want, even if BECKY Oh, hi Rachel.
remembering the sounds of the words you haven't got the right qualifications. В Oh no!
is important for me. Like, last week I If you get an interview, then impress R Oh! Oh Becky, I’m so sorry.
learnt the word ‘shine’ - you know, like the interviewers with your ‘soft skills’. В But why? It was me that knocked it
‘the sun is shining’. And that ‘sh’ sound Soft skills are your personal skills - your
at the beginning of the word makes me friendly personality, your positive attitude over.
think of light that’s getting brighter and to work, your ability to communicate with R But I distracted you.
brighter. people and your problem-solving skills. В What, by saying hello? Don’t worry
G Interesting. But I don’t know if it would It’s simple.
work for me. I need to see things written Or is it? Is likeability really more important about it! It was my fault.
down. I need to look at the word. than knowledge and experience? We took R At least let me get you another orange
M Right - my sister’s like that too. She to the streets and asked some people for
uses vocabulary cards. Have you tried their opinions. juice!
that?
G No. How does that work?

© И И PART 2 of my ideas. When they offered me the friends. We usually speak on the phone
job, they said things like, ‘Oh yes, we’re two or three times a day, and we get
RACHEL How’s the phone? very interested in your creative thinking together as often as we can. So, what’s
BECKY Not good. The screen’s frozen. and your problem-solving skills’, but do it like to have a twin? It’s great - you
R Oh dear! Have you tried turning it off they really want to use them? I get the have a best friend for life!
feeling they don’t. MEGAN Charlotte and I had a wonderful
and on again? L That must be very disappointing. childhood. We did everything together.
В I was just doing that, but still nothing. T I think I’ve more or less decided. I’m I had my best friend with me 24/7 and
R What about taking the SIM card out going to look for a new job. we used to be very close. She had a
L Really? brilliant imagination and used to invent
and drying it? T Yeah, it’s getting hard to keep having a wonderful stories. Of course, we played
В That's worth a try. Thank you. Oh, I positive attitude. the usual twin jokes. At school, we
L I can understand that. And I thought used to swap clothes and confuse the
hope I haven't lost all my contacts. I your app idea was a really good one. teachers. I’m not sure they even noticed
haven’t saved them anywhere else. T Thanks. So what do you think about some of the time - we looked so similar
R Oh no, how awful. Could you take it Hong Kong? that even our parents used to mix us
back to the shop? L Hong Kong? Why there? up.
В Oh, I don’t think they'll do anything. I T Well, I’m thinking about making a big
bought it over a year ago. change. We didn’t use to argue much, but in
R Can you claim on your insurance? L What? Going to live in Hong Kong? our teenage years we started to grow
В I don’t have any. It’s just run out. A T Yeah, well, you decided to come and apart. We were trying to find our own
week ago! live here - maybe I can do the opposite. identity, I think, and we each made a
R How annoying! I know, the other day L Wow! That’s a very big change. different group of friends. Later on, we
I read about this trick for fixing phones T I want to travel more and I’m really went to universities in different towns.
that have got wet. interested in Chinese culture - I’d love But it turned out that you can never
В Oh yes? to find out more about it. escape being a twin. After our first year
R They said you put the phone in a bag L Well, yes, everyone says there are away, we hadn't seen each other for six
of rice and apparently it dries it out. You plenty of IT jobs in Hong Kong, but it’s a months. The day we went home, we
could try that. bit of a crazy city. saw that we’d both cut all our hair off!
В That sounds a bit weird. T Well, it could be fun!
R I know, but there were lots of These days, I think we have quite
comments from people saying that it Unit 3 different personalities. Charlotte is very
had worked. kind and caring, but often forgets things
В OK, I’ll give it a try. What have I got to © иа and gets lost. I’m a bit more confident
lose? and organised. But we still have lots in
R Exactly, it’s cheaper than buying a new CHARLOTTE When people find out I'm common - we both love beach holidays,
phone! a twin, they generally ask the same playing football and we both complain
questions: What’s it like? Can you read about our hair!
© H a PART 3 each other’s thoughts? Can people
tell you apart? Do you do everything © П Н PART 1
RACHEL Hello. Fantastic Flowers. together?
BECKY Hi Rachel, it’s Becky. It’s true that I often know what PAULA Hi, Mark. Hi, Tom.
R Oh, hi Becky. How are you? Megan is thinking or feeling, but that’s MARK Hi, Paula.
В I’m good and guess what? My phone’s because we grew up together and we’re TOM Hi!
very close. We’re no different from M We’re still meeting at 10, right?
working. That rice trick worked. ordinary sisters. P Yes, we are. We’re in meeting room 3, I
R That’s brilliant! I'm really glad to hear But if you look at photos of us when
we were younger, even I can't say which think. See you in there?
that. one is me. We used to look absolutely T Yep!
identical. And Mum says we didn’t use M See you in a minute.
©HQ to talk much when we were playing T Coffee?
together - we seemed to know what M Yes, please.
LIN Have you done that presentation yet? each other was thinking. T So, did you have a good weekend?
TANIA Yeah, I did it yesterday. I guess as we grew up we wanted M It was good, thanks. But you won’t
L How did it go? to create our own unique identities. I
T Well, you know, the usual thing: I remember at school Megan used to believe what I did.
dress as differently from me as she T What?
presented my ideas, everyone smiled could. I went through a phase of M Remember I told you my dad wanted
and thanked me and then said nothing. wearing lots of black and looking quite
L So they didn’t even give their opinion? messy. So of course, Megan started a desk for his new office? And I offered
T No, but I could see they didn’t like the wearing flowery dresses! to help him find one online?
idea. The problem with the company We used to have a lot of arguments T Oh yeah?
I work for is that they’re continuing to as teenagers but now we’re really good M Well, I found one. It looked perfect,
use the same ideas and aren’t thinking exactly what I was looking for. It was a
enough about new markets. They’re not fantastic price too.
thinking enough about the phone app T Sounds good.
market at all. M Exactly, so I ordered it.
L Isn't that why they employed you? T Great!
T That's what I thought. I mean, I've M And it arrived on Saturday. But, the
been working there for just over a year funny thing is, it was really, really small.
now and they haven’t said yes to any

T How small? S So, how did he meet Gran? She was Audioscripts4
M It only came up to my knees! a nurse, wasn’t she? And how did they
T Eh? both end up in Canada? 36. At 41, his album became the most
M It turned out I’d ordered a desk for a successful classical album by a solo
В I ... I don’t know. I guess we’ll have to artist of all time, with 5 million copies
child. do some research! sold around the world.
T No way! P So to do well at something, we don’t
M Mm-mm! I forgot to check the Unit 4 have to be good at it at a young age?
E That's right. In most cases, talent
measurements on the website! ©Ш1 develops with experience. You need to
T So, what did you do? practise, make mistakes, get frustrated,
PRESENTER That was Rimsky-Korsakov's learn from your mistakes, practise
®SBa PART 2 Flight of the Bumblebee, a piece more ... it’s hard work. You need a
which was recently performed to a live lot of patience, a lot of determination.
TOM So, what did you do? audience on TV by a six-year-old boy Confidence and a positive attitude help,
MARK Well, I phoned the company to called Tsung Tsung. Tsung Tsung could too. Say to yourself, ‘I can do it!’ And
play the piano when he was three. At just maybe you will! And don’t worry if
explain, and luckily they agreed to give the age of five, an internet clip with him your 10-year-old child can’t play the
me a refund. at the piano made him famous. Now, piano. Maybe they’ll be able to do it
T Really? That was very good of them. he says, he wants to be able to play like when they’re a bit older.
M Yeah, it was. But anyway, I still had to Mozart. Our question today is: Do we P Ed, you’ve given us all hope! Thank
find a desk. I was looking everywhere, have to start young to succeed? We've you very much.
but I couldn’t find anything. In the end, all heard about kids like Tsung Tsung,
Rachel suggested I try one of those bright kids who have a particular ability © IE 1 PART 1
freecycling websites. in, say, music, maths or science. But do
T Freecycling? What’s that? they grow up to be successful adults? BECKY And these are the photos. You
M It’s where people get rid of stuff they And if you’re over 30 and you haven’t haven’t seen the ones of our holiday,
don’t want any more. I’ve never heard achieved your goals yet, is it too late? Ed have you?
of it either. But there are a couple Bickley’s been looking into it for us. Ed,
of websites for this area. I found the what have you found out? RACHEL No, I haven’t. Oh, wow! That’s a
perfect desk straight away - and the great photo. That’s the hotel you stayed
best thing is, it’s free. ED OK, well, clearly some talented in, isn’t it?
T It’s free? children go on to do very well as adults.
M Yeah, I think the owner doesn’t have Take Lionel Messi. He started playing В Yes. And there’s the beach. It was only
enough space for it, so he’s just giving it football on the street at the age of five. a few metres from the hotel.
away. So all I have to do is go and pick Soon, he was playing against much older
it up. boys - and they couldn’t get the ball off R Wow, Becky, these are really good.
T Wow! That’s good. And you’re sure it’s him. He was so good that he was able В Thanks. I enjoyed taking them.
the right size this time? to join the Barcelona junior team when R They’re amazing. Actually, can I ask a
M Ha-ha. Yeah, I double-checked the he was 11, and achieved international
measurements this time. success at 20. Now he’s one of the big favour? You know I’m making a new
P Guys! greatest players in the world! website, don’t you? Well, I need some
M Oh, sorry, Paula! It’s my fault. I was photos of the shop for it. Do you think
just explaining to Tom about my desk P A real success story! you could take them?
mix-up. E Yes. But what’s surprising is that most В Hmm, I’m not sure. I’m not a real
photographer. It’s just a hobby.
©на of these talented children when they R But I really love your pictures. Will you
grow up don’t actually achieve much do it?
BRYAN It’s a shame we don’t know much more than other adults. A recent study В Well, if you’re sure. I’d love to.
about our grandfather, isn’t it? Mom followed a group of talented children R Great!
used to love talking about him and from 1974 until now. Less than 5% В So, Mark, Tom told me about your
Grandma. She always used to tell so managed to become very successful internet shopping mistake. You bought
many interesting stories about them. adults. a child’s desk instead of an adult one,
But I’ve got no idea where or when they P That does seem surprising. didn’t you?
met. E And now for the good news! If you MARK It was an easy mistake to make
haven’t achieved your goals by the - could have happened to anyone!
SUSIE Yeah. Well, I know he was born in time you’re 30, don’t give up! Plenty of Anyway, it all turned out well in the end.
England. people have found success much later Actually, I’m going to get the desk on
in life. British fashion designer Vivienne Saturday.
В Who, Grandad? Yes, I know. And he Westwood’s first job was in teaching. В Oh, do you need a hand? I’m sure Tom
wanted to go out and see the world, She always wanted to be a designer, will help.
didn’t he? That’s why he went to train as but her successful fashion career didn’t TOM Oh yeah? You’ll need a bit of muscle!
a chef - so he could get work on a ship. begin until she was 30 when she started R It would be great if you could, wouldn’t
making clothes for a shop in London it, Mark?
S What kind of ship? called Let it Rock. Then there’s Andrea M Yeah, I was wondering how I was
В Cruise ships. And that was before the Bocelli. He’s been able to sing well since going to move it on my own.
he was a child, but he didn’t become T Why not? But could I ask you a favour
war. Some time in the 1930s. a famous classical singer until he was in return, Rachel?
S Oh, right. R Yes, of course. What?
В He loved travelling and that was the T I’ll tell you later.

best way to see the world if you didn’t
have a lot of money back then.

© i m PART 2 worked there with young children from M I'm not sure about that either. Perhaps
problem families. I didn’t have any I'll work with local people as well.
RACHEL So, what do you need? experience, but that doesn’t matter.
TOM Well, I'm going to ask Becky to You just need to be able to get on with P So, you’re off to save the world. I think
kids and understand what they need. that’s great.
marry me. I never realised before, but actually, it
R Wow, that is great news! seems like I’ve got a natural talent for M Don’t know about saving the world.
T Thanks, but I wondered if you could teaching children. So it was a really But I’ll definitely be able to save some
great experience and now I’ve decided turtles! And I’m going to make the most
come with me to buy the ring. I’ve never to train as a primary school teacher. of my time in Costa Rica and learn
done this before and I don’t know where BRAD I really needed to earn some some Spanish too.
to start. money and I couldn’t get a proper job.
R Yes of course I could. Oh, that is Someone told me about this website P Let me know how things go.
brilliant. called Short Work, where people offer M Sure. Actually, I’m going to keep a
В What are you two gossiping about? short jobs for a few days or a couple
T Oh, nothing! of weeks that they need doing, like blog, so I’ll write regular updates on the
helping out with things or fixing things blog and you can follow that.
® ш а PART 3 for people. I’m quite good at things like P Good idea. I’m sure you’ll have a great
that, and I know a bit about electricity time.
MARK Go on. Pull it a bit harder. and plumbing. I found this advert for M Yeah, so am I.
TOM I can’t, it’s too heavy! a family who’ve got a large house and
M We’re almost there. Go on. needed someone to do some basic work @m
T No, it’s not going to work. on it. So I went along and chatted to
M All right. Put it down. them, and they gave me the job. I think PRESENTER I visited biologist Andrew
T What's it made of? they could see that I was quite serious Parker to find out more about how the
M Metal. about it and I was determined to work natural world has inspired everyday
T Let’s do it together, both sides. Ready? hard. It was really good - I was only objects. Andrew, hello! What’s this little
M All right. One, two, three ... No, put it there for two weeks, but in that time I animal you’ve got here?
managed to clear their garden, mend
down, put it down. their garden fence, I painted three ANDREW It’s a thorny dragon lizard from
T Let’s move it across. rooms for them, and I got their kitchen the Australian desert. As you can see,
M All right. Ready? One, two, three... light working. So not bad for two weeks’ it’s quite small, about 20cm long. But
T Job done. work! it’s an amazing animal. You see, what
I’m really interested in is what this little
©ИИ Unit 5 creature can teach us about collecting
water.
SHEENA Last year, I had some free time ®m
and a bit of money to spend. I’d always P OK.
wanted to go walking and climbing in PHIL Are they environmentally friendly A So, as I said, this lizard lives in the
the Himalayas, but I didn’t want to go in Costa Rica? Do they protect their
on my own and none of my friends rainforests and animals? desert in Australia. And, as you know,
wanted to go. So I found a website it’s an incredibly dry place. But this
called Travel Groups, where you can MASHA Well, yes they do. The lizard manages to live there very
contact other people who want to go to government is doing a lot, but it takes successfully. And we’ve discovered
the same places as you, and you can quite a long time for forests to recover one of the reasons for this. If the lizard
join up and go together as a group. if they’ve already been cut down. puts a foot somewhere wet - even just
Anyway, I found three other people They’ll probably grow back, but not a tiny, tiny bit wet - its skin pulls the
to go with and we all met in Delhi in immediately. water up and over its whole body. When
north India and we travelled together. It the water reaches the lizard's mouth, it
worked out really well. I think websites P Are you going to work in the drinks it.
like this are a good idea because lots rainforests? P That’s very clever!
of people don’t want to travel on their A Yes. On the lizard’s skin, well, in fact,
own, and it works as long as everyone’s M No, no I’m not. I’ll be by the sea. I’m in the skin, we discovered there’s like a
reasonably sociable. I’m quite self- going to work on a project that looks system of very, very small pipes. So the
confident and I think I’m an extrovert, after turtles. skin collects the water and these pipes
so I think I’m quite good at getting on pull it towards the lizard’s mouth.
with people and making friends. P Turtles? That’s very cool. But how do P That sounds really efficient.
you look after turtles, I mean, what do A Well, right, yeah. So, you see, we
ALYA I had a few months off after you do? want to copy that system and use it
university, so I looked on the internet in a device that collects water. If we
for volunteer work and found a really M Well, to be honest - I don’t really are successful, the device will provide
good website for last-minute volunteer know! Tomorrow I’m meeting someone water for people who live in very dry
jobs called the Volunteer Community who worked on the project, and she’s environments.
Project. It was good because you can going to tell me about the kinds of P That’s fantastic. And what other ideas
arrange things straight away and they things I’m going to do. have we taken from nature?
pay your fares, and you get basic A Engineers are doing a lot with robots
accommodation and food. You don’t P So, who else works on the project? Just these days. For example, there’s the
earn money, but you don’t really spend people from overseas or local people rescue robot. It’s just like a spider
much either. I went to London and too? because it moves on eight legs. And so
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very small. So these rescue robots will В Oh, lots of things. For instance, all I Audioscripts'1
be able to help people who are stuck seem to do is deal with other people’s
in small spaces, or who are trapped problems, like issues with their pay or we’ve done is we’ve covered her with
in buildings, for example, if there’s an holidays. And I hate being stuck inside wet towels and we’re pouring buckets
earthquake. an office all day, staring at the clock. of water over her to keep her cool. We
P So they’ll be able to help save lives. have to be careful where we put the
A Exactly. And then we’re looking at R Oh dear! towels. If we cover her blowhole, she
seashells, which are very strong, but, at В I wish I had a job where I could travel won’t be able to breathe. Sam says
the same time, they’re very light - they our whale’s in good condition and he
don’t weigh much at all. Scientists have the world, spread my wings, be free! thinks she’ll survive. The tide’s coming
discovered that seashells are made of R Such as? in soon. I'm going to help dig up sand
lots of tiny blocks that fit together, but В I don’t know, that’s the problem. ... around the whale to make a hole. When
this makes them really hard to break. the water comes in, it’ll fill up the hole.
The plan is to copy this material to Lovely! Better get going ...
make safety equipment such as gloves R Can I see?
and helmets. В Sure. Here you go. Yes! Success! The tide came in
P So this material will protect people like R Hmm! That’s great. and our whale floated again. There
a shell protects a turtle. В Thank you. were about five of us. We pushed and
A That’s right. And again, this could help R Well, how about becoming a pushed and she fought back a bit, then
save lives. she took off. What a great feeling! She’s
professional photographer? You’re really swimming back out to sea. I think she's
© H Q PART 1 good! going to be OK.
В I don’t know. Tina, how about a quick
BECKY Hi! shot of you and Rachel together? Unit 6
RACHEL Oh hi, Becky. T Do I have to?
В How are you? В Oh, go on! Just stand by Rachel for a ©HE
R I’m fine, thanks. moment.
В So, are you ready for your photo shoot? HARRY Hi, Mel!
R Ha! I guess so. © H Q PART 2 MEL Ah, There you are! Hi.
В The shop looks great! GEMMA We were just talking about that
R Oh, that’s because of Tina. She spent RACHEL So, look at this. There are loads
of photography courses you can do. programme last night - that Toughest
the morning cleaning up! Photojournalism, for example, or portrait Place to Be... Did you see it?
В Well, she did a great job. So Tina, are photography. M No, why?
H It was about this London taxi d riv e r...
you going to be in the photos too? BECKY Thanks, that’s great, but we’re G Mason something.
TINA No! I hate having my photo taken! meant to be choosing which photos you H ... and he went to Mumbai. It looks
В I see! Anyway, if you’re ready. want for your website. like a nightmare - really, really busy
R Make sure you get my good side! roads, and people and cars all over the
В You look great! R OK, but I just think it’s something that place! And people - even little kids -
R Thank you! So, how do you want to do you should consider. walking through the traffic.
M So, what? Did the guy have to be a
this? В Well, maybe. Let’s look at the photos taxi driver in Mumbai? I’ve seen some
В Let me see. I think it would be best if for now. of that series. It’s such a culture shock
for the people when they discover how
I just take some natural shots of you MARK Hey, Becky. These are great! different their job is somewhere else.
looking busy with the flowers. В Thank you! G Yeah. This one was good. Mason was a
R OK. R I think this is the best one. very likeable guy, you know, and he got
В Hmm! That's really good! В Rachel, we can’t see you in that one! on really well with Pradeep, the guy who
R Oh, shall I carry on? R OK, let me see. ... I think this one. showed him around. You really wanted
В Yes, that’s great. So, why did you him to do OK, and he did in the end. He
become a florist? ©НИ didn't find it easy, though. He’d spent
R That’s a good question. I’ve always about three years in London learning all
loved flowers, ever since I was a little LIZ I’m on my way to Lane Cove where the street names and where everything
girl, so it seemed a natural thing for me between 20 and 30 whales have come was. And then he only had a week in
to do. I think it’s really important that ashore and can’t get back out to sea Mumbai to learn the job. And apart
you do something that you enjoy. again. When I get to Lane Cove, I’m from anything else, it was so hot.
В Fantastic! Yeah, it must be nice to have meeting Sam Collins from the Marine M Yeah, I can imagine.
a job like yours, the freedom you have, Life Service. I’m going to help Sam and H He drove two different cars and
and you can be creative, and you’re a team of local people to try and save neither of them were ‘cool cabs’ - that’s
your own boss. these whales. what they call the taxis there with air
R You sound like you don’t enjoy your OK, I’ve just arrived and talked conditioning - and the temperature
job. to Sam. It’s quite cold, so I think I’ll was over 40°, so he was finding it really
В No, not at the moment. Not for a while, change into my wetsuit before going difficult. And in the old car he had to
actually. down on to the beach to work with use hand signals instead of lights to
R Really? What’s wrong with it? other people who’ve come here to help indicate left and right.
these whales. So far about 50 people M Bit different from London! And did he
have turned up and more are coming. If manage on his own OK?
more people come, we’ll have a chance
of succeeding.
So, I’m in a team of four people
and we’re looking after just one poor
whale. Sam says it’s female, and what

H Yes, it was amazing, actually. He actually much better than I expected. T I don’t believe it! That’s ridiculous.
learned how to get around the city What can I say? I think it might be the R Tom! It’s Becky! Over there.
pretty quickly, and he did all right when best vending machine meal I’ve ever T You're kidding! What should we do?
he went out on his own. He picked up eaten - just not the best curry I've ever R Quick! Let’s go in.
a few phrases of the local language and eaten! For 300 yen - that’s less than two
of course a lot of people in India speak pounds - I can’t really complain. But I ©HQ
English. think next time I’ll spend a bit more and
go to a proper restaurant! JEFF I like eating out, but I don’t really
M Mm-hmm. like expensive restaurants. It’s not the
H But there's a lot of competition, © Ш PART 1 money so much as the atmosphere.
The waiters are often quite unfriendly
so he had to work really hard to get RACHEL Hi, am I late? and you feel you have to talk quietly, or
passengers. TOM No, you’re right on time. I do anyway. No one seems to be very
M I guess that’s true for all taxi drivers in R So, are you ready to go shopping? I relaxed. And the food can be good, but
Mumbai. you don’t often get much on your plate.
G Well, yeah. It was clear that taxi drivers am so excited! I still can’t believe you’re I’d much rather go somewhere where
in Mumbai have to work very hard and going to ask Becky to marry you. the food’s good and you don’t have to
don’t earn much money. Pradeep works T Well, I’ve been thinking about that. pay so much.
15 hours a day to support his family R Oh no! Don't tell me that you’ve
and his brother’s family, and only earns changed your mind! FABIO I love going to cafes, either with
about £10 a day. When Mason went T Oh no, not at all. I just don’t know how friends or on my own. I sometimes
back to London, he collected money to to do it. take a book or a newspaper to read,
send to Pradeep and his family. R What do you mean? or I just order a coffee and sit there. I
M Wow, that’s really good of him. T Well, do you think I should take her sometimes start talking to someone, in
H Yeah, so, anyway, I guess we should somewhere special? fact I’ve got quite a good friend who I
check out the menu ... R Urn, yes! met in a cafe. We started talking and
T Maybe Paris? I was thinking I could then found out we both liked the same
©НИ propose at the top of the Eiffel Tower. kind of music. I like pavement cafes
R Wow! Just like in the movies! best. You don’t have to think about
PRESENTER Japan has by far the highest T Do you think that’s too much? anything, you can just sit and watch the
number of vending machines per R No, but is it what Becky would really world go by. It’s a great way to pass time
person in the world. In fact it has 5.6 like? I think, very relaxing.
million - that’s one vending machine T Urn, I just don’t know. What do you
for every 20 people. These machines suggest? CARLA I really love dancing, so I often
sell all sorts of things, from coffee to R Well, if I were you, I’d take her go out with a group of friends to a club
bananas, flowers and umbrellas. In a somewhere special. in the evening. It’s such a good way to
busy society, they play an important T Exactly, like Paris. spend the evening. We usually order
role. It's much cheaper for sellers to run R I mean special for the two of you! some food, maybe just some starters
a vending machine than a shop. And Like Mark took me to the place where and some grilled meat, and something
customers can buy things more quickly we first met. It was really romantic, to drink, and then we start dancing.
and easily from a machine than in a because he’d clearly thought about it. There’s a favourite place of mine where
shop. Where did you two first meet? they have live music and we all dance
And we’re not talking here just about T At the office where we both worked. Latin American dances like salsa or
drinks and cold snacks. Japan also has R Oh OK, but there must be somewhere merengue. It’s quite cheap. You have
vending machines that serve hot food, special. to pay something to get in, but it’s not
like instant noodles. Japanese students T Hmm, maybe. How about the much and it’s always full of people,
love curry and rice, it’s one of the most restaurant where we had our first date? maybe 200 people all dancing. It’s got
popular meals there, and, sure enough, R Now that sounds like a possibility. an amazing atmosphere.
you can get it from a machine. The Anyway, let’s go and look for this ring.
meal comes out of the machine hot and Unit 7
ready to eat. It’s more convenient than 0 Ш PART 2
cooking at home. But is curry and rice ©на
from a machine as good as curry and TOM So what about the ring? What would
rice from a restaurant? Our reporter you buy? A big diamond, right? So she 1 Well, it’s very small so it can’t belong
Luke went to central Tokyo to find out. can show it to her friends? to a big family, maybe a small family or
an older couple who live on their own.
LUKE OK, I’ve just put my 300 yen into RACHEL Seriously? Tom, do you know Where is it? It’s somewhere dry and
the vending machine and I’m waiting for Becky at all? It’s much better to buy sunny, so it could be Mexico, maybe, or
my curry and rice to appear. Hmm, it’s something that’s her style. Something Spain.
taking a bit longer than I imagined. OK, that you think she’ll like. She doesn’t
so my meal is here. I just have to open need to show off. 2 There can’t be much space in there,
the packet of steamed rice. Hmm ... so I think it must belong to a single
the curry smells, well, it smells OK, like T I’m getting this all wrong! person or a couple. And where is it?
a lot of instant curries. Right, let me go R That’s why I’m here. Come on. It could be in any big city, but on the
and find somewhere to sit down and try R How about that ring? outskirts of the city, I think. It might be
it. OK, this will do. Well, this is fine. It’s T Oh, that’s a nice one. somewhere like Tokyo, where land’s
R It’s £1500. expensive so you can’t build big houses.
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separate flats. No, they can’t be flats, actually have a smaller carbon footprint, Audioscripts'
the ground floor one is too small, so it especially if you live somewhere with
must be a house. good public transport. T I sent you an email yesterday. Didn’t
3 You can see tall buildings outside the К I’ve definitely noticed that I walk more you see it?
window, so this flat must be somewhere now I live in the city. Everything’s closer,
like Dubai or some modern city. I guess. And it is nice not to have to get M Oh no, we didn't!
Whoever lives there can’t have children, into the car just to go to a supermarket. С I’m really sorry, Becky. Let me get you
it’s much too tidy. It might be someone T You see! There are a lot of advantages
who works a lot, or someone who to living in a city. You can’t argue with something else.
doesn’t spend much time there. that. В Oh no, Caroline, it’s fine, really. Is it OK
4 It’s a huge house, so a very big К No, I can’t - there are definitely
family must live there, or maybe two advantages. But I still miss my little if I just have some bread and butter?
or three different families. Or it might home town. С No, we can do better than that. I’ll get
be a holiday home because it’s in the
mountains somewhere. It could be © Ш PART 1 you a green salad.
Switzerland or Austria, or perhaps В Oh OK, that would be lovely. Thanks.
Slovenia. Somewhere in Europe. BECKY Do I look OK, Tom? T Becky, my mum’s name is Charlotte,
TOM You look great! You’ve got nothing to
©НИ not Caroline!
worry about. В Oh no! How embarrassing!
TIM What are you reading? В Oh, I really hope your parents like me.
KATE Fran just sent me the link to this T Of course they will. You’ll be fine! After ©ЕБ1 PART 2

list of five reasons why small towns are you, go on. ... Dad, this is Becky. TOM Listen, I know today hasn’t gone
better than cities. MICHAEL Hello, Becky. I’m Michael. It’s very well.
T Ha-ha!
К What are you laughing at? Small towns very nice to meet you. MICHAEL What do you mean?
are better than cities. В Nice to meet you. T Well, Becky kept getting your names
T Yes, if you want to have nothing to do T And this is my mum, Charlotte.
and never meet anyone new! CHARLOTTE Hello! It's lovely to meet you wrong. And she didn’t eat the food you
К Well, I loved growing up in a made.
small town. There’s a real sense of at last! M Oh, don’t worry about that. It wasn’t
community. People care about you. It’s В Oh, you too! her fault. Becky seems really great.
like you belong to one big family. С Thank you. They’re lovely. T You really think so?
T Yes, I know you liked it. But I’ve M Take a seat, Becky. M Yes, of course.
always been a city boy. I love being in В Oh, thank you. T Well, I’m really happy to hear that,
the centre of things - there’s so much С Would you excuse me for a moment? I because, well, I’m thinking of asking her
going on here. Cinemas, restaurants, to marry me.
museums. And there are lots more just need to check on the food. M Really? But that’s great!
work opportunities in big cities than in a В Of course. Is there anything we can do
small town. JON So you’re going to Florida, Sue.
К But there’s also more crime. Life’s to help? Lucky you! It must be nice and warm -
more dangerous here. С Oh no, it’s all under control! not like here.
T Actually, research has shown that it’s В So, Martin ...
actually safer to live in the city. T Michael! SUE Yes, it’s about 30°, I think.
К Really? I find that hard to believe. В Er, Michael. I expect you’re excited J I’m so jealous! Where are you staying?
T Yes, they did a study in the US that
compared the number of accidents about the match this afternoon. In a hotel?
in country and city areas. And in the M I’m not really a football fan, to be S No, we’ve got an apartment near
country there was a much higher
number of accidents than in the city. honest. I prefer golf. Miami Beach, with a swimming pool. It
Car crashes mainly, because people В Oh, I see. actually belongs to my cousin, but she’s
drive more in the countryside. С Tom, do you think you could give me a going to New York so she said we can
К That makes sense if you think about it. use it while she's away. And her car.
And hospitals are nearer, I suppose, so hand in here? J And her car? Wow, she must like you
you get help quicker. T Sure. a lot!
T Exactly. So it’s actually safer to live M So, do you play golf? S Well, yes, it’s really generous of her. It
in the city. And it’s better for the В No. means we’re just paying for the flight.
environment. В So Caroline, Tom tells me you’re an We couldn’t afford it otherwise, not with
К Really? How do you work that out? the four of us.
T Well, you can’t rely on public transport architect. That must be very interesting. J So, what are you going to do? Are you
in the countryside like you can in the С Oh, er, yes, I really enjoy it. In fact, at going to travel around?
city, so you have to drive more. It’s been S Well, it depends on the weather. It’s
proved that if you live in the city, you the moment, I’m working on - hurricane season so it might be quite
M Here we go. windy. But we’ll probably go to the
В Oh, this looks delicious. beach for a start - we all like swimming.
M It’s my own recipe. Then Mia, my daughter, she’s really
В What’s in it? into wildlife, so she wants to go to the
M It’s chicken and mushroom. Everglades and see the alligators, so
В Oh. Urn ... we’ll definitely do that. And of course
M Is something wrong? we’re going to have to go to Disney
T She’s a vegetarian! World for a day. I don’t really want to,
В And I’m allergic to mushrooms. but Mark - that’s my son - he wants to
С What? Tom, why didn't you tell us? go there, and he wants to go on all the
rides.

J Oh, come on, it might be fun. You’ll E Exactly. He wanted to show that, really, M Hmm. And have you heard anything
enjoy it. anyone can write their opinion about from Becky? She’s got her interview
anything online and a lot of people will today, right?
S Yes, I might. believe it.
J Sounds like you're going to be busy, R Yes, she should be there right now.
H Wow! I never knew these review sites I hope it goes well - she really wants a
anyway. had so much power. place on that course.
S Yeah. Oh, and my husband says we've
E Yeah, they do. And I think this guy BEN And finally, what kind of photos do
got to go to Cape Canaveral - he wants made a really good point. There should you enjoy taking the most? You have a
to see the Apollo space rockets, so I be much more control over which couple of portraits in your portfolio.
guess we’ll spend a couple of days reviews are posted. People shouldn’t
doing that. I don’t really want to go just be able to write anything they like. BECKY Well, taking portraits can be really
there. It’s so far away, I’m not sure I can rewarding, especially if the person
cope with so much driving. But there’s H Actually now I read these reviews again, likes the final photo. But I think, on
no point in arguing with him about it. they’re not very realistic, are they? And the whole, I prefer taking action shots
Once he gets an idea in his head ... all these fake reviewers have only written - sport and that sort of thing. It’s so
J So, you’re doing everything your family one review on the website. So yes, of satisfying when you manage to take the
wants. What about you? What do you course, they’re all fake reviewers. Yes, it’s photo at just the right moment.
want to do? obvious. I would have spotted that if I'd
S Me? Oh, I’d just like to relax and do had more time to look at them. BEN OK, well that’s all the questions I
nothing - sit by the pool and read a few have. Do you have any questions for me?
books. E Ahem. Yes, of course.
J Well, it sounds like you’re going to be В Actually, yes, I do. The course
too busy. You won’t have time for that. ©Ш description mentions a work placement.
S No ... Could you tell me a little more about that?
1HAIRDRESSER So I was thinking,
Unit 8 maybe we could go for a much shorter BEN Of course. It tends to either
style this time? What do you think? be working at a local gallery on a
©EH Something very different, really short. photography exhibition or working
WOMAN Yes, yes, really short! Do it! with a professional photographer as
ERICA How do you like the sound of this H If you like, I can use this new product an assistant. The placement generally
restaurant, Harry? Have a look at the on your hair this time. It’s very good. lasts two weeks and normally happens
reviews. It’ll make the cut a bit more expensive, during the holidays.
though.
HARRY Hmm. Oscar’s restaurant, mostly W Oh, no. No thanks. В OK, and there are trips abroad too,
five stars, ‘One of the best places to eat aren’t there?
in Britain’, ‘Magical place’ ... 2W0MAN Here are the keys. It’s been
fantastic. Thank you. BEN Yes, typically each class has two
E Sounds pretty good, doesn’t it? RECEPTIONIST That’s good to hear. opportunities to go on study visits per
H Yeah? Why? Don’t forget to write a review on our year. Last year they went to Paris and
E There’s only one problem. It doesn’t exist! website when you get home! Berlin to see exhibitions. In Berlin, they
W Yes, we will. We’ll give you excellent even had a private question and answer
Lots of people read those reviews and feedback, don’t worry! session with the photographer.
wanted to go there. But when they tried to
book a table, there was no response. 3WAITER Here’s your bill. В That sounds fantastic.
H Uh? WOMAN I’m sorry, but I’m not going to
E People even went there to see if they pay for the dessert. It was terrible. TOM So, how did it go?
could find it. But all they found was WA But you ate it, madam. В Yeah. Pretty well I think, on the whole.
an empty street full of rubbish bins. WO Well yes, b u t ...
Because the whole thing is a joke, a WA Then you have to pay for it, But it was much more difficult than I
hoax, and there is actually no restaurant madam. thought it was going to be. I was there
at all. WO But it wasn’t ... around two hours.
H So someone made it up, made the WA Would you like me to get the T Wow.
whole restaurant up, and then wrote manager? В Yeah. There was one question I didn’t
reviews about it? know how to answer, but otherwise,
E Yeah, exactly. © Н И PART 1 yeah, pretty well.
H But why would someone do that, go to T What was the question?
all that trouble? MARK Hi! В Oh, it was something about my opinion
E Well, apparently it was this RACHEL Hi! What are you doing here? of a famous photographer. I’m not very
businessman. He had a friend who M I left work a bit early, so I brought you good with that sort of thing.
owned a hotel. Another hotel owner T Don’t worry. Surely that’s what the
wrote lots of bad reviews about the some cakes. course is for. Did you find out much
friend’s hotel, and the hotel lost a lot of R Really? Thank you! I was just getting about the course?
business and had financial problems В Yeah, he told me quite a lot about it.
because of the fake reviews. So this hungry, actually. I haven’t even had It looks great. There’s a job placement
businessman wanted to make a point lunch yet. We’ve been really busy today. where we get to work with professional
about online reviews. M Well, that’s good. photographers. And the university itself
H About how they can damage people’s R Yes, yes it is. seems really nice.
businesses? M Are you still worried about that new T When will you find out if you have a
florist’s opening up down the road? place?
R Yes, kind of. I just don’t know whether В Well, normally they don’t tell you
there’s enough business around here during the interview, but the tutor said
for two places. they’d be in touch this week.

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security. And they even offered her a free
MARK Hi Tina, how are you? flight. And when the technology is used with
TINA Hi Mark, I’m good, thanks. Listen, It’s incredible that he managed to get imagination and creativity, the results
through all the airport security controls can be amazing. Really spectacular.
I just saw Sam from the newsagent’s. without them noticing. But apparently,
Apparently that new shop’s not going to it happens quite often, and it’s nearly ©ЕШ
be a florist’s. It’s going to be a clothes always boys of about that age, between
shop. 11 and 14, who want to go on a plane. ANNIE Well, my music experience sort
RACHEL Really? of started when I was seven. It was
T Really! Unit 9 my grandmother who started it. She
M That's brilliant. gave me a CD of samba music. I loved
R Yes, that’s fantastic news. Though of ©НТО the rhythms. I played it constantly. My
course we’d have had no problem with mum says I was always dancing to it.
a bit of competition! ELLIE Nick, it’s time to talk about cinema. Samba music is Brazilian music with
BECKY Thank you. I’ve got an email from NICK OK. African rhythms and it’s very loud,
the university. Tom, I’ve got a place. E Yeah, the thing is I have a bit of a very energetic. Eventually, I decided I
They’ve accepted me on the course. wanted to play the music, not just listen
T Wow, that’s fantastic. I knew they problem with films these days. to it, so I saved up and bought a drum.
would! N What’s that? It was an atabaque ... it’s a drum you
В Oh, I’m so excited, I can’t wait to start. E Well, I’m getting a bit sick and tired play with your hands. I taught myself
T We should celebrate! to play it. And this year, I played in my
В We should, but first I have to phone of all the CGI. You know, I go to watch first street carnival. We were playing
Rachel. After all, it was all her idea in a drama, or an action film - and it just in the street, and people around us
the first place. doesn’t look real. It’s the directors! were dancing, and it was like my whole
В Hi, Rachel. I’ve got some fantastic They just seem to focus so much on body was part of the rhythm. It was
news! cool special effects - they forget about incredible, the best thing I’ve ever done!
R So have I! You first! the story. Think about classic films like So now I’ve decided that I want to be a
Casablanca. They had absolutely no music teacher.
©ESQ special effects. Just good story-telling,
good characters, good acting. JEFF Yeah, well, my music experience
People were commenting online N But Ellie, even Casablanca has special was going to the opera. I was travelling
recently about an 11-year-old boy from effects. You know those scenes where through Italy with a group from
Manchester in England, who flew to they’re driving through the streets of university. We got to Verona and there
Rome on his own. He was out shopping Paris - well, that wasn’t Paris - it was was this opera festival on. I wasn’t really
with his mother at a shopping centre near all filmed in a studio in California! I interested in opera, but my friends
Manchester Airport, and while she was think CGI is a fantastic tool for directors. persuaded me to go. To be honest,
busy looking at something, he slipped Nowadays we can tell stories that it was a bit boring at first. But then it
away and walked into the airport. Of wouldn’t have been possible 50 years started to get dark. It was a clear night
course he had no money or anything, he ago. The Hobbit, The Life of Pi, even and you could see the stars. I was
was only 11 years old, but he followed a Star Wars. You couldn’t make any of sitting next to one of the people who
family who were going on holiday and no them without special effects. was in my group, Laura, and it was, you
one noticed him - everyone thought he E But still ... I really think special effects know, romantic, sitting under the stars,
was part of that family. are used so much more than necessary. listening to this amazing music. And,
Incredibly, he managed to get through Take Christopher Nolan ... well, we’ve been together ever since!
security. It seems that no one noticed he N Christopher Nolan who made the We even went back to Verona for our
didn’t have a boarding pass, and they Batman films? And Inception? He uses honeymoon. Although we didn't go to
even let him get on the plane. Normally, loads of special effects! the opera!
of course, they check your boarding pass E Yes, but he only uses them when he
when you get on, but I guess they just really has to. When he was making ERICA My friend Mark was living in
thought he was with the family. Anyway, Inception, he filmed in six different Budapest, in Hungary, and I went to
they let him on and he found an empty countries to get the different scenes visit him. Mark knew a lot of places in
seat somewhere. They normally count he needed. And remember that fight the city and he took me to an old boat
the passengers to make sure they’ve got scene in the room that was moving and on the river, where you can hear bands
the right number, but it seems either they turning? practising. The atmosphere was great.
didn’t do it this time or they didn’t do it N Oh yes, I do. It’s the kind of place where you could
properly, so the plane took off and he flew E Well, that wasn’t done with special sit and chat all night. Anyway, this band
to Rome. Then luckily, when he got to effects. They made a room that actually was amazing. They were playing folk
Rome they found out he was on his own moved around. Leonardo DiCaprio and music from Transylvania. I particularly
without a passport and they put him on Joseph Gordon-Levitt had to fight in it. remember the violinist. I’ll never forget
the next flight back to Manchester. N Wow, I didn’t know that. the way he played - so fast, but so
Naturally, his mother was extremely E Impressive, right? relaxed. So there I was, in the middle
worried about him and she complained N OK, yes, that’s clever. But I think that of a freezing, icy river, listening to this
about it. Both the airline and the airport just shows that good directors can amazing music. And I realised this is
admitted it was their fault straight have good actors and a good story and where I want to be. So a few months
they can also use modern technology. later, I quit my job, and Mark helped
me find a job in Budapest. And I stayed
there for nearly 10 years.

© E E S PART 1 ©EES PART 2 Unit 10

RACHEL Hi, Becky. BECKY Oh, there they are. ©ESQ
BECKY Hi, Rachel! TOM What's he wearing?
R How are you? В I don’t know. LIBBY So, how are you, Gina? How was
В I'm good, thanks. Listen, Tom and I RACHEL Hi, guys. your holiday?
В Hi.
were thinking about going to see a band T Mark, what are you wearing? GINA Oh, it was great. Really good.
tomorrow night. Would you guys like to MARK It’s my 'going out’ jacket! Don’t you Thailand was beautiful. And the food
come? was amazing. But the best bit was when
R Oh, that’s a great idea. Who were you like it? we went scuba diving.
planning to see? T Er, not really!
В Well, we thought about going to that L Scuba diving? I didn’t realise you were
jazz club in town. They have live music © БЕЗ going to do that!
every Friday and it’s meant to be
excellent. ANNA I got two free tickets to the Kanye G Neither did we! But we went to this
R Wait a sec, I’ll just ask Mark. ... West concert. I mean, I couldn’t believe gorgeous island called Koh Tao, and
Mark, it’s Becky. She wants to know if it! Kanye West, one of the biggest hip- it turned out it’s famous for its diving.
we’d like to go to a jazz club tomorrow hop stars, for free! So I invited my friend Everyone there told us how amazing it
evening. ... Ah, sorry, Becky. Mark says Camila and she said ‘no thanks’. And is to dive there, so we decided to have
he’s not that keen on jazz. How about I said'‘What? Are you crazy? The ticket a go.
going to the classical music festival at costs nothing’. But then she tells me
the university? It’s supposed to be really she doesn’t like live music. She'd prefer L Wow. So did you have do some training
good. to stay at home and listen to music on before you went in the sea?
В Hmm, I’m not a big fan of classical her computer. I find that very strange
music. I’m sure Tom would like it, but because, for me, music is something G Yes, we did a three-day course - PADI,
not me. Hang on. Tom wants to say full o f ... full of the singer’s feelings, it’s called. We had to do a few sessions
something. and if you can watch a singer perform, in a classroom and in a pool, but by the
TOM Why don’t we go and see that local you can see what they’re feeling and second day we were already diving in
band, The Snowmen? They’re playing experience the music much more. But the open water.
at the Empire tomorrow and they’ve had Camila thinks recorded music is better
great reviews. because you can hear everything more L Was it scary? I think if I went, I’d be
В Did you hear what Tom said? clearly. The quality’s better, and you terrified!
R Yes, but I’m not sure Mark would be don’t have crowds around you, and it’s
interested. What kind of music do they just easier to enjoy it. For me, it’s more G I was a bit worried about it before we
play? important to see the song come to life went into the water for the first time.
В What kind of music is it, Tom? when the singer or band connects with You start imagining sharks, and running
T It’s rock, but it’s a bit retro. They sound the audience. And the other thing I out of oxygen, and all kinds of things!
quite 1980s, so Mark should like it! love at the concert is the music is really But once we got in, I relaxed really
В Tom says it’s rock, but a bit retro. 80s’ loud. Anyway, Camila won’t be coming quickly. There were so many amazing
music. with me, but lots of other people will fish to see - the colours were fantastic.
R I doubt Mark would be interested. want to. In fact, I got so excited that I was
He hasn’t seen a rock band for about moving around too much and using up
10 years. Wait a moment, I’ll ask him. CAMILA My friend Anna invited me to go all my oxygen. The instructor told me
Tom’s suggesting an 80s’ rock band. to the Kanye West concert next month. off. Apparently, diving is a sport for lazy
MARK Urn, yeah! Sounds good. Let’s do She managed to get hold of two free people. You’re not supposed to move
it! tickets - she’s very lucky. She asked me around too much!
R Really? to go with her, but I said no. She thinks
M Yeah, why not? Something a bit I must be mad, saying no to free tickets! L Oh really? It sounds perfect for me!
different. I mean, I really like Kanye West and G And on the third day we went to Shark
R Urn, Becky, are you still there? I’ve got all his albums, but I just don’t
В Yeah. like going to live concerts. I really prefer Island. Luckily, it turns out that the
R Mark says yes! So what time does it listening to music at home or through name comes from the shape of the
start? headphones. In a concert, singers and island - it looks like a fin - not the local
В Hang on a moment. I’ll pass you over musicians always make mistakes. They wildlife! The coral there was just so
to Tom. What time does it start? get the rhythm a bit wrong or play notes beautiful - all these gorgeous colours.
T Hi, Rach. It starts at 8, so shall we that are wrong or something. And you L It all sounds so amazing.
meet outside at half past seven? see, mistakes can be fixed in recording. G It really was. If you get the chance, you
R Great. See you there. Well, that’s part of it. The other thing should definitely go scuba diving. If you
T Oh, and tell Mark to wear something is, but I didn’t tell Anna this, I hate the went, you would absolutely love it.
cool. crowds and there are usually so many L OK, well, if I ever go to somewhere like
people that you can only see the singer Thailand, I might try it.
on the big screen. So what’s the point? G So, how are you? What’s been
I know lots of friends who will want the happening here?
ticket. It was very kind of Anna, but no. L Not much, really. Oh, I’ve just signed
up for my first ever public run!
G Oh, great! I was wondering if you were
still going running. A marathon?!
L No, not quite! I wouldn’t do a full
marathon - I’m not fit enough! It’s only
five kilometres, and it’s not a timed
race, or anything. It’s just for fun, really.
It's called the Colour Run, because

every kilometre they cover you in © H Q PART 1 Audioscri.pts^
coloured powder paint. So, by the end,
you're all covered in different colours. MARK Thanks Tom. So have you ...? T Becky, there’s something I want to ask
G Ha-ha, that sounds like fun. TOM Not yet. you.
L Yes, I think it’ll be a bit more relaxed M Right.
than a proper race - not quite so T I’m going to ask her tonight. В Oh yes, me too. Are you free this
competitive. And at the end of the race, M Oh! How do you feel? weekend? My parents are coming to
there’s a big party, with music - and T A bit nervous! How did you feel when stay and -
loads more powder paint. And it’s
popular with all kinds of people. you did it? T Listen, I’m trying to ask you to marry
G Excellent! me!
L You should do it too! It would be © Н И PART 2
great if there was a big group of us В What? Tom! Oh I had no idea. How
going. Would you like to try? TOM How did you feel when you did it? long have you been planning th is? ...
G Hmm, yes, I would, but I don’t know. If MARK When I asked Rachel to marry This ring is gorgeous. When did you
I was a bit fitter, I would definitely do it. buy that? Oh, I know! That’s what you
When is it? me? Urn, fine, I think. You’ve got were doing with Rachel in the shopping
L It’s not for a couple of months. You’ve nothing to worry about. I’m sure it’ll be centre. I was sure something was going
got time to prepare. And five kilometres ok. on!
is not very far. T I wish I had your confidence.
G Hmm, OK then. I’ll give it a try! M So, where are you taking her? T Becky, will you marry me?
T I’ve booked a table at Bella Vita. It’s the В Of course I will!
©HQ place where we went on our first date.
M That’s a good idea. ©HQ
1A How did the match go? T Do you think so? You don't think it’s a
В Oh, I lost 5-1. bit boring? GREG I finished training as a nurse in
A Oh dear. M No, not at all. Auckland and I was expecting to get
В Well, I wasn’t playing my best. Of T Hmm. I’m still worried that something a job in a small hospital somewhere.
course I would have won easily if I will go wrong. What if she says no? But then a friend told me about
hadn’t hurt my arm. M She’s definitely not going to say no. NowVolunteer and I decided to apply.
A Oh, of course. You two are perfect for each other. I’d always wanted to go to an African
T Hmm, but what if? country and use my nursing skills to
2 С It’s no good. I can’t start the engine. M All right, enough! help people and here was a chance
D Oh great. This car’s nothing but to do that, so I decided to take the
trouble. ©Ha PART 3 opportunity while I could. I had to raise
С I know. I wouldn’t have bought it if I’d $500 before I went, but that was quite
known it was in such bad condition. BECKY Thank you! easy - I got two hospitals to sponsor me
D Well, what did you expect for such a TOM Thanks! and then I borrowed some money from
cheap price? В So what are you going to get? I’m the bank.
So I went to Madagascar and joined
3E Careful! Are you OK? starving! a team of people working with a local
F Yes, thank you, I’m fine. Thank you. T I don’t know. Maybe a pizza. supervisor. We set up a program where
If you hadn’t pushed me, that car would В Yeah, the pizzas do look really good. we went round villages and taught
have hit me! T So, urn, Becky, ever since I’ve known basic ways to improve hygiene and to
E Yes, I know. Some people just don’t avoid catching diseases. For example,
look. you ... we gave instruction about how to
F Yes. Thank you so much anyway. В It’s been a long time since we were avoid catching malaria and distributed
E That’s all right. You be careful, mosquito nets to some of the homes.
though. here last. I think we did some good, I hope so
T Yeah, we came here on our first date, anyway, but I also learned a huge
4G We found out that he was lying all the amount from it. I was suddenly in a
time. He had a daughter living in Hong didn’t we? completely different culture, teaching
Kong and he was sending her all the В Really? I thought we went somewhere people who had such a different lifestyle
money. from my own, so I think it made a big
H Ah, that explains why his bank else. That reminds me, I need to book difference to the way I see the world.
account was empty. the restaurant for the office party. Let And I also made some very good friends
G Yes, exactly. I wouldn’t have me just make a note of that before I out there, both local people and the
discovered the truth if I hadn’t read forget. Were you trying to give me a ring other volunteers. We had such good
her letters. I found them in a box in his earlier? times together and we’ve kept in touch
attic. T A ring? What?! No! since then.
H Well done. Good work. В I’ve got a missed call from you on my After I came back, I got accepted
phone. straight away for a job at the university
T Oh! Oh, yeah, I just wanted to check hospital, which is one of the best
that you knew which restaurant it was. hospitals in Auckland. I’m sure I
В Oh, OK. wouldn’t have managed to do that if I
T So, anyway, as I was saying, you’ve hadn’t worked in Madagascar and got
really changed my life. this practical experience.
WAITER Are you ready to order? So I’d recommend NowVolunteer to
В Oh, we haven’t even looked at the anyone. I think their programs are great.
menus yet! Could you give us a couple
more minutes?
W Of course.

Phonemic Symbols

Vowel sounds

Short Long

hi Ы /и/ /п/ Ы /a:/ Ы h i/ /i:/
teacher man put got shirt part who walk cheap

/ 1/ N /е/ /л/
chip happy men but

Diphthongs (two vowel sounds)

/еа/ /ia/ /оэ/ / 01/ /ai/ /ei/ ho/ /ао/
hair near tour boy fine late window now

Consonants

/р/ /Ь/ Ш /V/ /{/ /d/ /к/ /fl/ /0/ /д/ /t.r/ /d3/
picnic book face very time cold go think the
dog chair job
/s/ /2/ /J'/ / 3/ /m / /г)/ /h/ /1/ /г/
sea shoe me /п/ sing hot late red /w/ /j/
zoo television now went yes

Irregular verbs Past simple Past Participle Infinitive Past simple Past Participle
was /w nz/ / been leave /liiv / left left
Infinitive were /w 3 i/ lend lent lent
be became become let let let
began begun lose /lu iz/ lost lost
become blew /b lu :/ blown /Ыэоп/ make made made
begin broke /braok/ broken /'braokan/ meet met met
blow brought /bra:t/ brought /b ra it/ pay/pei/ paid /реid/ paid /pcid/
break /b rc ik / built /b ilt/ built /b ilt/ put put put
bring /b rio / bought /bait/ bought /bait/ read /riid / read /red/ read /red/
build /b ild / caught /kait/ caught /kait/ ride /ra id / rode /raod/ ridden /'rid a n /
buy /bai/ chose /tj'aoz/ chosen /'tj'aozan/ ring rang rung
catch /kaetJY came come run ran run
choose /t ju iz / cost cost sit sat sat
come cut cut say /sei/ said /scd/ said /sed/
cost dealt /delt/ dealt /d e lt/ see saw /so:/ seen
cut did done /dAn/ sell sold /saold/ sold /saold/
deal /d ia l/ drew /dru:/ drawn /drain/ send sent sent
do drank drunk set set set
draw /drn:/ drove /draov/ driven /'d riv a n / sing sang sung
drink ate /e t/ eaten /'iita n / sleep slept slept
drive /d ra iv/ fell fallen speak /sp iik/ spoke /spaok/ spoken /'spaokan/
eat /i:t/ felt felt spend spent spent
fall found /faond/ found /faond/ stand stood /stod/ stood /stod/
feel flew /flu :/ flown /fla o n / steal /s till/ stole /staol/ stolen /'staolan/
find /faind/ forgot forgotten swim /sw im / swam /swami/ swum /swAm/
fly /fla i/ got got take /te ik / took /to k / taken /'te ika n /
forget gave /g e iv/ given /'g iva n / teach /tiitJV taught /ta it/ taught /ta it/
get went gone /дпп/ tell told /taold/ told /ta old/
give /g iv / grew /g ru :/ grown /дгаоп/ think thought /0a:t/ thought /0a:t/
go had /haed/ had /haed/ throw /Вгэо/ threw /0ru:/ thrown /0гэоп/
grow heard /h-jid/ heard /h3id/ understand understood understood
have /haev/ hit hit /Anda'stod/ /Anda'stod/
hear /hia/ held held wake /we 1к / woke /w aok/ woken /'w aokan/
hit kept kept wear /wea/ wore /w o:/ worn /w ain/
hold /haold/ knew /n ju :/ known /пэоп/ win won won
keep write /га 11/ wrote /ro o t/ written /'rita n /
know /паи/

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