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Unit16 What's your middle name

William:

Is there something

wrong

, Karen

Karen:

It's OK. I'm being silly.

William:

That's

impossible

. You're never silly.

Karen:

Oh, but I am! I'm silly

all the time

. Believe me!

Karen:

I

did

something

very silly this

morning. I picked

up some shopping in town.

Karen:

I

arrived

home

at

about

10

o'clock,

and

park

ed

the

car

in

the

drive

.

I

unlock

ed

the

house

with

my

house

keys.

Karen:

Then, Daisy called me on my mobile, and we talked

about the weekend. We

discuss

ed

plan

s for Sunday. Then we

finished the call.

Karen:

Then

I

looked

for

my

car

keys.

I

looked

in

my

bag,

in my coat, in the kitchen,

everywhere

.

William:

And where were they

Karen:

They

were

in

my

hand!

The

key- ring

was

on

my

little

finger

. William, '

Silliness

' is my middle name!

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Unit17 A cuckoo in the nest

Paul's father. Ken Bruce is an

engineer

. He's also an enthusiastic

birdwatcher

.

Last spring, two little birds

appear

ed in his garden. Ken

install

ed

a

webcam

, and

invite

d his neighbours to

log on

.

Everyone

watched

enthusiastically

.

Soon,

there

was

a

little

nest.

Then,

another bird arrived.

It was a cuckoo. The cuckoo watched

patiently

. Three little

egg

s

appeared

in

the

nest.

The

cuckoo

waited.

Suddenly

,

she

had

her

chance

.

The mother wasn't there.

The cuckoo

dart

ed to the nest. In two

second

s, there was a fourth egg

beside the other three.

After

twelve

days,

the

young

cuckoo

hatch

ed.

The

little

birds

hurried

to get food for the baby cuckoo.

Ken's

neighbours

watched

excitedly

.

The

baby

cuckoo

picked

up

the

other

eggs

easily

with its back, and

push

ed them

out of

the nest.

The

birds returned

and

pushed

food

into its mouth.

After twenty

days,

the cuckoo was

enormous

!

On 6th May. it opened its

wing

s.

In a moment

, the nest was empty. The

show

was over

.

Ken's neighbours are all enthusiastic birdwatchers now, of course!

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Unit18 Read the label!

Lucy:

Do you want one of these, Vikki

Vikki:

No, thanks! I ate some of those about a year ago.

Once was enough!

Lucy:

Why What happened

Vikki:

I

miss

ed breakfast

that morning,

because

I

did

my

piano

practice

before

school.

Mum

gave

me

my

lunchbox

,

and

I went for the bus.

Vikki:

On

the

school

bus

I

felt

a

bit

sick.

I

always

feel

sick on buses,

anyway

.

Vikki:

I

needed

to

eat

something.

I

looked

in

my

lunchbox

and

discover

ed the Crispy Trolls.

Vikki:

I

ate

four

Crispy

Trolls,

one

after

another.

At

the

same time

I read the label on the packet.

Vikki:

Then

I

felt

really

sick!

Yuk

!

Honestly

,

Lucy,

this

stuff

isn't food. It's

chemistry

. Read the label!

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Unit19 A problem with squirrels

Polly:

Did you see my new

bird feeder

, Annie

Annie:

Yes, I did. I saw it last week.

Polly:

Well, I bought it

because of

the label. It said,

'This bird feeder is

squirrel-proof

.'

Annie:

Yes, you told me that.

Polly:

Well,

I

brought

it

home.

I

put

lots

of

nut

s

in

it.

And I

hung

it

outside

the kitchen window.

Polly:

That night, a squirrel

broke into

the

'squirrel-proof' bird feeder. It ate all the nuts. The

squirrel's

tummy

became enormous.

Annie:

Oh, no! Don't tell me!

Polly:

The next day, I went into the kitchen. What did I

see A

dead

squirrel in my birdfeeder, outside my kitchen

window!

Annie:

That's awful! What did you do

Polly:

I

cut it down

, and put it in a bag. Then I took

it back to the shop. They gave me my money back.

Annie:

But what's the

use

of that

Polly:

I wanted a squirrel-proof bird feeder, and I

haven't got one!

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Unit20 An ordinary life

Nina:

I want to tell you something, Daisy.

Daisy:

What is it, Nina

Nina:

This

will

be my last

fashion shoot

. I'm going to

get an ordinary job in an office.

Daisy:

But why,

Nina

You're

a very

successful

model.

Why

do you want to change

Nina:

I'm

successful

now.

But

I

won't

always

be

successful.

And I want an ordinary life.

Nina:

In an office job, I'll work

regular

hours. I'll go

home in the evening.

Nina:

I'll cook beautiful meals and eat them with my

friends. And I'll sleep in the same bed every night.

Nina:

And maybe, one day, I'll meet the right man. And

we'll have an ordinary life 'll be

wonderful

!

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Unit21 The weather forecast

Announcer

：

And

now

it's

five

to

nine,

and

time

for

the

weather

forecast

.

Announcer:

Let's

go

over

to

Carla

Dane

at

the

London

Weat

her

Centre.

Carla.

Weather

Forecaster

：

Thanks

John,

and

good

morning!

Weather

Forecaster:

Last

month

was

unusually

cold

and

dry.

But

all

that

will

change

in

the next

few

days.

Weather

Forecaster:

From

today,

the

wind

will

blow

from

th

e

south

west

.

It

will

bring

in

warm

air

from

the

Atlantic.

Weather

Forecaster:

And

we'll

have

some

rain

.

Rain

will

co

me

in

gradually

from

the

south west

this

evening.

Weather

Forecaster:

The

whole

country

will

have

some

rain

showers

in

the

next

three

days.

Some

of

them

will

be

he

avy.

Weather

Forecaster:

Temperatures

will

rise

to

12

degrees

Celsius

in

the

day.

Night

temperatures

will

fall

to

4

degrees

Celsius.

Weather

Forecaster:

It

will

feel

cold

over

the

hills.

And

the

outlook

for

next

weekend

：

the

three

w's

warm,

wet

and

windy.

Weather

Forecaster:

And

that's

your

weathe

r

forecast

.

Back

t

o

John

at

the

studio.

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Unit22 I always behave myself!

Lucy

：

Dad, there was a dance at school last month, and I didn't go.

There'll be another one next Friday night. Can I go

William

：

Who'll be at the dance

Lucy

：

It'll be a school event. There will be some French students,

but

there

won't

be

any

outsider

s.

And

our

teachers

will

be

there,

too.

William

：

That

sound

s

reasonable

. What time will it

start

Lucy

：

At half past seven.

William

：

And how long will it

last

Lucy

：

For two and a half hours. It'll finish at 10.

William

：

All

right,

Lucy.

Your

mother

will

take

you

there,

and

I'll

pick

you

up.

Be

at

the

school

gates

at

10

o'clock

sharp

.

Is

that

clear

Lucy

：

Yes, Dad. Thanks.

William

：

And Lucy, you will behave yourself, won't you

Lucy

：

Of course, Dad. I always do!

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Unit23

Quite

tall...and

quite striking!

Daisy

：

...so,

Cleo, that's

the

news.

Can

you

send

me

your

New

Face

s

file

Cleo

：

Of course, Daisy. I'll send a

messenger

.

Cleo

：

How far

is it to your house from here

Daisy

：

It's about 45 miles.

Cleo

：

That's not far. You'll have the pictures by two o'clock.

Daisy

：

Good. What are they like

Cleo

：

Well,

all

the

girls

are

quite

young.

One

of

them

is

very

young.

Her mother comes with her.

Daisy

：

I get the picture. Is there

anyone

special

Cleo

：

There's Sandy. She's quite tall.

Daisy

：

How tall

Cleo

：

She's one metre eighty-two.

Daisy

：

What

height

is

that

Just

a

moment

...

OK,

it's

about

five

foot

eleven. That's very tall.

Cleo

：

Yes, she's quite striking. I'll send the file now.