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Unit
1
Life is a learning curve
Listening to the world
Sharing
Scripts
H = Hina; W1 = Woman 1, etc.; M1 = Man
1, etc.
Part 1
H:
I
have
a
full-
time
job
but
I
like
learning
new
things
in
my
spare
time.
At
the
moment,
I’m
studying Spanish. I’m enjoying it but
I’m finding it quite difficult. Today we’re asking
people
about learning new things.
Part 2
W1: I’m learning to
speak another language, actually. I’m learning
French. I’m also learning, er, to
drive.
W2: I’m learning to
play golf at the mom
ent. Um, my husband
and my son play golf, and when we
go on
holiday, I feel that I want to be able to play
with them.
W3: I’m learning to speak
Spanish.
W4: I am learning
Arabic.
M1: Well, I’ve been learning
to play the guitar for about 50 years
now.
And it’s a constant
process,
so still learning bits, yes.
W5: I’m learning yoga at the moment,
and I’m
finding it quite hard.
M2:
The
courses
I’m
taking
are,
are
training
courses
for
leadership,
er,
negotiation,
(and)
evaluation.
M3: I’m
learning Sw
ahili.
W6: At
the moment, I’m learning to paint and draw in
evening classes for adults.
W7: I’m studyi
ng part-time
after work.
M4: I’ve er, just learned
how to er, do a lot of kayaking.
W8: I am learning how to design a
website at the moment.
W9:
I’m in a choir so singing, I guess, is
pretty much the only thing I’m doing at the
moment.
M5: At the
m
oment, I’m taking up a new instrument.
It’s a traditional instrument from Zimbabwe,
and it’s called the mbira. Er, let me
show you.
Part 3
H:
Wh
at’s the most difficult
thing you’ve ever learned?
M5: Patience, I think.
W4:
Arabic.
M2: Courage.
W3:
Learning a language is particularly difficult for
myself (me), so probably learning the Spanish.
W6: The most difficult thing I have
ever learned is Mandarin Chinese. I did it in
evening classes a
few years ago and I
found it really, really difficult.
W5: Probably capoeira, which is a
Brazilian dance, martial art, fight thing. It’s a
combination of all
of
these
things.
And
yes,
that
was
very
difficult
because
there
were
lots
of
unusual
body
movements to learn.
W1:
Learning to drive was the most difficult thing.
M3: Well, I learned some Sanskrit, and
that’s got um, nine cases, two more than Latin.
It’s quite
difficult by most standards.
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M4: I think I found French very hard at
school.
W2:
Um,
I
learned
to
play
the
trumpet
at
school.
That
was
pretty
difficult.
Er ...
and
maybe
learning to drive. I hated learning to
drive.
Listening
Scripts
P =
presenter; S = Sally
P:
Hi. You’re list
ening to
Ask
the Expert
and in today’s program we’re
talking about languages and
how to
learn a language. Our expert today is Sally
Parker, who is a teacher. Hi Sally.
S: Hello.
P: Sally, our
first question today is from Andy. He says, “I’ve
just start
ed learning English. My
problem
is
that
I’m
too
frightened
to
speak.
My
grammar
is
not
very
good,
so
I’m
worrie
d
about
saying the wrong thing.” Have you got any advice
for Andy?
S: OK. Well, the
first thing is I think Andy should practice
speaking to himself.
P: Speaking to
himself? I’m not sure that’s a good idea.
S:
I
know
it
sounds
silly,
but
talking
to
yourself
in
a
foreign
language
is
a
really
good
way
to
practice. You don’t have to feel
embarrassed, because nobody can hear you. You can
talk to
yourself
about
anything
you
like
–
what
you
had
for
breakfast,
where
you’re
going
for
the
weekend
–
anything. And the more you
do it, the more you will get used to hearing your
own
voice and your pronunciation, so
you won’t feel so frightened in the
classro
om. Andy should
try
it.
P: Hm, I suppose so. Anything
else? What about his grammar?
S: He
has only just started learning English, so he is
going to make lots of mistakes, but that’s not
a problem. That’s how he’ll learn. Andy
shouldn’t worry about mak
ing mistakes.
P: You’re right. So Andy, try talking
to yourself, and don’t worry about making
mistakes. Our next
problem
comes
from
Olivia
in
Brazil.
She
is
worried
about
pronunciation.
She
says,
“The
problem is I can’t understand native
speakers. They s
peak so
fast
and I can’t understand their
pronunciation.” So Sally, any ideas for
Olivia?
S: Well, first of
all it’s a good idea for her to practice her
listening skills. She should listen to
English as much as possible to get used
to how it sounds. Listen to the news, listen to
podcasts,
(and) watch English
television.
P: OK
–
that’s a good
idea.
S: And another thing
she should do is to focus on listening and reading
at the same time. If you
listen to
something on the Internet, you can often read the
transcript. If you listen and read at
the same time, it’ll help you see what
the words sound like and how the words sound when
a
native speaker is talking.
P: Great. Thank you, Sally. Well, huh,
I’m afraid that’s all we have time for today, but
next we
ek
we’ll
be …
Viewing
Scripts
N = Narrator; I = Ian
Deary; W1 = Woman 1, etc.; M1 = Man 1, etc.
N: Recent research into
the history of IQ tests in Scotland suggests your
IQ score might predict, to
an extent at
least, your health and even your life expectancy.
W1: You have 45 minutes to do the test,
OK?
M1: OK.
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N: Bill and Davina are 79 years old.
This is the second time they’ve done this test.
The first time
was in 1932, when every
11-year-old in Scotland was put through an
intelligence test
. It’s the
only
time
this
kind
of
mass
testing
has
ever
been
done
in
the
UK.
The
results
were
rediscovered recently in an Edinburgh
basement. If you want to know how our intelligence
changes as we get older, these results
are a potential goldmine.
I: We
brought hundreds of people back and we got them to
sit the exact same test that they had sat
when they were aged 11. Now, these
people are now 79 or 80 years old. We gave the
same
instructions. We gave the same
test. And we gave the same time limit.
M2: It was a little stickier than I
thought it would be.
M3: I walked
through it quite happily, quite honestly.
W2: I felt I must have been very bright
at 11 if I sat that exam and passed.
N: There were some intriguing results.
Almost everyone had a better score at 80 than they
did at 11.
But some had gone from being
just averagely intelligent to a much higher level.
I: Now, that’s what really drives our
research. We’re interested in: Why have those
people who’ve
gone (people gone) from
IQ 100, at age 11, up to 110 or 120? What have
they done right?
What
can
be
the
recipe
f
or
successful
aging?
We’re
finding
that
the
person
with
more
education, even though they had the
same IQ in childhood, is doing slightly better in
old age,
on average. The person who had
a more professional job, in old age, is doing
slightly better
on
average
than
the
person
who
had
a
manual
job,
despite
the
fact
that
they
started
at
the
same
level.
The
people
who
smoked
have
got
slightly
less
good
mental
ability
than
you
would expect.
N: What’s
even more remarkable is that the kids who had
higher IQ scor
es at 11 are the very
ones
still alive today. So it seems
high IQ in childhood is good for
survival.
Speaking for communication
Role-play
Scripts
A:
Ah, OK, so we need to think of the best ideas for
taking tests.
B: Yep.
A:
Er, well, how about this one? It’s a good idea to
study with friends at the same time each day.
B: Mm, in my opinion, this
is a really good idea. You can make it a regular
part of your daily life.
A: You mean
like having breakfast at the same time, lunch at
the same time, studying at the same
time.
B: Yes. And also I
think it helps when you study with friends.
A: Yeah, I, I think it’s more
motivating.
B: And you can
actually talk to someone, not
just look
at books. I find that if I’m only reading my
notes
it’s
easy
to
lose
concentration.
I
start
thinking
about
other
things.
But
when
you
are
talking
to someone, it really helps you concentrate. So,
yes, I agree with this one.
A: OK.
Another idea is not to eat too much before the
exam.
B: Oh, really?
A:
Mm, when I eat a lot, I get sleepy.
B:
Oh, I see. I think it
depends. Because if you don’t eat enough, you
start to feel hungry in the
middle of
the exam.
A: Mm, that’s true.
B: And then yo
u
can’t concentrate.
A:
Yeah, that’s true.
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B: So, I’m not sure about this advice,
for me. As I sai
d, I think it depends.
I always try to eat a
good meal before
an exam. I’m so nervous that I never get sleepy.
A: Hm. OK. What other ideas
do you have?
B: Well, there’s one
thing I always do before an exam.
A: What’s that?
B: I go to bed early the night before.
A: Right.
B: I always try
to sleep for eight hours the night before the
exam.
Further
practice in listening
Short
conversations
Scripts
Conversation 1
W: It is the third time my paper has
been rejected by journals because of language
problems.
M: You know, there is a
writing center on campus. I had never got a grade
better than C for any of
my term papers
before they helped me out.
Q: What
can we learn from the conversation?
Conversation 2
M:
You
said
you
would
choose
Spanish
as
your
second
foreign
language.
Why
did
you
finally
choose French instead?
W:
My
grandfather
speaks
fluent
French
and
he
says
that
French
is
a
language
that
any
truly
cultured person must know.
Q: Why does the woman choose to learn
French?
Conversation 3
W:
You
seem
to
have
no
problem
understanding
native
speakers
now.
How
about
Dr.
Brown’s
speech last night?
M:
Excellent. But it was still too fast for me to
follow, especially when Dr. Brown talked about
those abstract theories.
Q: What did the man do last night?
Conversation 4
M: It seems to me that Melissa is in a
bad mood today. What’s wrong with her?
W: Melissa forgot to bring
her identification card yesterday and she was not
allowed to enter the
contest. You know
she had prepared for the contest for months.
Q: What made Melissa unhappy?
Conversation 5
W: I think my time at school is wasted
because it is just studying books and doing tests.
M:
But
you
also
learn
new
ideas
and
new
ways
of
thinking.
And
more
importantly
you
meet
people and develop your
understanding of people at school.
Q:
What does the man think of the woman’s
opinion?
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Long
conversation
Scripts
M:
M
iranda, let’s speak
about your performance in class. You’re
not participating; you’re careless
with
your assignments and often hand them in late. You
don’t want to be here, do you?
W: I’m sorry Dr. Smith. It’s just …
I’ve got lots of things to do. I’m
s
tudying Web design
and I’m
a first-
class player on our
golf team.
It’s hard to see why I need
to take a Spanish language
class!
M: Well, I’m sorry you feel that way,
but learning another language can improve your
performance
in all of your efforts. And
it can be very useful sometimes, for instance,
when you visit your
father in Mexico.
W:
Gosh! What
do
you
mean,
professor? Just
because
my
father
does
business
in
Mexico
I’m
supposed to learn Spanish
–
on top of
everything else I have to learn? It’s
just
too much! And if
I
don’t spend enough time on the golf
course, I won’t remain a first
-class
player on the golf
team. I still don’t
see why I should learn a language that’s so hard
for me. There are no verb
tenses on the
golf course or in Web design!
M:
Listen Miranda, I’v
e known
your father since we were students at university
20 years
ago
–
and have known
you since you were a little girl. Of course, there
are no verb tenses in golf or
Web
design. But I am giving you good advice. Please
listen.
W: Yes,
of course,
you’re
like my favorite uncle.
M: Your brain isn’t like a cup that has
water flowing over its edge when it is full.
Instead, it’s like a
muscle.
Learning
Spanish
exercises
your
brain
in
new
ways,
making
it
stronger.
It
will
strengthen your critical thinking
skills and creativity.
W: Really?!
Then I guess I can give it a try.
Passage 1
Scripts
I
began
learning
Spanish
when
I
was
in
high
school,
using
a
traditional
academic
method
of
studying verbs, sentence structures,
and grammar by using textbooks and not much else.
I found it
very easy to learn, but was
frustrated with the slow pace and repetitive
nature of all my Spanish
classes. So I
worked extra hard in my spare time and asked my
teacher if I could skip a level by
the
end of the semester.
This
was
unsuccessful,
however,
because
the
school
was
not
willing
to
test
me
or
otherwise
prove that I could
be successful in the top level after skipping a
level. This made things even more
frustrating, as then I was stuck in a
class where I already knew the material!
Then I went on to college where I
then used the language extensively both in and out
of the
classroom. I studied Spanish
literature, culture, and linguistics and very much
enjoyed the cultural
and linguistic
elements, but found the in-depth study of
literature a very unbalanced way to study
Spanish.
I got a lot
out of using my Spanish outside of the classroom,
including a trip to Mexico with a
church group, where I found myself
acting as an interpreter.
It was
certainly challenging, but it
was also
a lot of fun.
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I then also
volunteered to be an interpreter in the community
schools and also used my Spanish
to
teach English to some Spanish speakers. This is
probably where I learned the most!
Q1
: What do we know about
the speaker’s Spanish learning experience in high
school?
Q2: What made the
speaker feel frustrated while leaning Spanish in
high school?
Q3: What did the speaker
say about her study of Spanish literature in
college?
Q4: Which experience
benefited the speaker most in terms of her use of
Spanish?
Passage 2
Scripts and
answers
Have you ever heard of homeschooling?
It is a legal choice for parents in most countries
to
provide their children with a
learning environment as an 1) alternative to
public or private schools
outside the
home. Parents cite 2) numerous reasons for
homeschooling their children. The three
reasons that are selected by the
majority of parents in the United States are the
concern about the 3)
traditional school
environment, the lack of religious or moral
instruction, and the dissatisfaction
with
the
4)
academic
instruction
at
public
and
private
schools.
Homeschooling
may
also
be
a
factor
in
the
choice
of
parenting
style.
Homeschooling
can
be
a
choice
for
families
living
in
isolated 5) countryside or living
briefly abroad. Also many young 6) athletes and
actors are taught
at home.
Homeschoolers
often
7)
take
advantage
of
educational
opportunities
at
museums,
libraries,
community centers, athletic
clubs, after-school programs, churches,
parks, and other community
resources.
8)
Secondary
school
level
students
may
take
classes
at
community
colleges,
which
typically have open
admission policies.
Groups of
homeschooling families often join up together to
create homeschool co-ops. These
groups
typically
meet
once
a
week
and
provide
a
classroom
environment.
These
are
family-
centered support groups whose members
seek to pool their talents and resources 9) in a
collective
effort to broaden the scope
of their childr
en’s education. They
provide a classroom environment
where
students can do hands-on and group learning such
as performing, science experiments, art
projects,
foreign
language
study,
spelling
contests,
discussions,
etc. Parents
whose children
take
the classes 10) serve as volunteers to
keep costs low and make the program a
success.
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Unit 2 Journey into the unknown
Listening to the world
Sharing
Scripts
F = Finn; W1 = Woman 1, etc.; M1 = Man
1, etc.
Part 1
F: I’ve spent a lot of time living in
different countries so there isn’t one place I
think of as home.
I’ve lived in
Scotland and Poland and China. I love going to new
places and learning about new
cultures.
Today, I’m asking people about travel.
Part 2
W1: I love travel. It’s one of my
pass
ions.
M1: Well, I
enjoy it a lot. I have traveled to India several
times. I lived there, and I’ve lived here,
and I’ve been to Istanbul once and I
enjoyed that very much.
W2: I’ve done quite a bit of traveling
on holidays and stuff. I think it’s good,
good experience.
W3:
You
get
to
meet
different
people
coming
from
different
backgrounds,
and
that’s
really
important to get an understanding.
M2: It’s always just nice to get out
and experience a different
culture and
different lifestyle.
W4: I get very
excited about the thought of going to most
countries, any country.
W5: I love to
travel to different countries.
M3:
Absolutely love traveling. I’ve been traveling for
about two and a half years solid no
w.
W6: I’ve been to Turkey. I’ve been to
Egypt. I’ve been to Malta.
M4:
I
work
as
an
expedition
leader
and
so
I
actually
operate
in
different
countries
around
the
world,
many places outside the United Kingdom.
Part 3
F:
What do you like about
traveling?
M3: I think you mature a
lot when you
travel. You, er, you learn
… oh, just completely different
experiences to what you’re used to at
home.
W6: I like the
airport experience. I love that.
M5:
I like the arrival more than the traveling.
W5: To see art especially. We love to
see theater in other countries.
M4:
You
see
some,
some
of
the
most
beautiful
scenery
around
the
world
which
you
wouldn’t
experience in other countries.
M2: I just really like getting out
there and experiencing a different culture,
getting far away from,
you know,
what we’re used to in Australia, and
meeting new people.
W4:
The
anticipation
of
being
in
a
new
place,
of
seeing
very
different
things,
er,
of
hearing
a
different language, (and)
of eating different food. Everything that travel
has to offer.
Part 4
F:
What don’t you like?
W6: I don’t like long flights.
W3: I suppose plane
journeys aren’t always the most exciting of
things.
W1: Flying. I
don’t particularly like flying, but
it’s a necessity when you live in
Ireland, you know.
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M2: I suppose the biggest problem I
have with traveling is living out of a suitcase.
W4: In all honesty, I actually see the
whole travel as an adventure in itself. So, er,
when, when I
was
backpacki
ng, and we all … we ran out of
money, or we were in dangerous
situations,
I
actually quite
enjoyed that.
M4: You spend a lot of
time outside the United Kingdom, and the
disadvantage of that is, that you,
you
tend
to
miss
families
and
friends.
I
miss
out
on
normal
things
in
life,
so …
I’ve
been
outside the United Kingdom for
t
wo thirds of the year. I’d say that’s
the main disadvantage.
W5:
The
hardest
thing
for
me
is
that
I
am
handicapped.
And
so
sometimes
getting
around,
especially very old cities, is very
difficult.
M5: My wife’s usually late
for … getting to the airport.
It wasn’t until I, I got married I
actually
started missing flights.
Listening
Scripts
One place that I think everyone should
have the chance to see is Venice. But the problem
is
that this beautiful and charming
city is slowly sinking. Ever since the 14th
century engineers have
tried to work
out a way to stop the floods in Venice, but so far
nobody has managed. Sometimes
there
are
as
many
as
40
floods
per
year
between
March
and
September,
and
Venice
is
actually
sinking at a rate
of two and a half in
ches every decade.
It’s very possible that your grandchildren,
and their grandchildren will never have
the chance to see this fragile city. Everyone
should have
the chance to enjoy the
city, to walk across its famous bridges, through
its ancient squares. There
are no cars
in Venice, and many people think it helps this to
be one of the most romantic cities in
the world. So, can it be saved?
Well, they are trying. Barriers are
being put in to try and stop the water getting too
high. This
is viewed as a temporary
measure, although they should last 100 years, so
the problem is finding a
permanent
solution. If you want my advice, go there while
you still can, and then together we can
put pressure on the government to spend
the money it needs to find a permanent way to keep
this
beautiful and historic city for
future generations. We have an opportunity now to
save this city, and
we must, before
it’s too late.
Viewing
Scripts
V = V
oice-over; M1 = Man 1,
etc.; JL = Joanna Lumley; W1 = Woman 1, etc.;
EH = Eamonn Holmes; JJE = Jocelyn Jee
Esien; AF = Alex Fraser;
JP = John
Palmer; MJ = Melanie Jones; LS = Lucy Sassoon; Vs
= Voices
V:
There are so many amazing places to see around the
world. Here are some of your favorites.
Welcome to Bangkok! With over six
million people, it’s big, it’s busy and
you love it! It’s
very good for
shopping and the nightlife is great, too.
M1: It’s got lots of clubs, bars,
shops, food … Everyt
hing you need,
really.
V: There
are 400 temples in Bangkok, so Bangkok is an
important place for Buddhists around the
world, and tourists love to visit the
temples, too.
V:
You
also
love
the
Masai
Mara
in
Kenya.
It’s
a
fantastic
place
to
watch
animals:
zebras,
elephants, antelope,
hippos, and lions. You can see them all. So, why
is it so special?
JL:
Huge
open
spaces,
fantastic
animals,
just
wide
open
freedom,
warmth,
friendliness,
and
all
underneath the great
African skies.
V: Now a popular,
romantic city … the city of lig
hts,
Paris.
W1: To me, Paris is elegant,
romantic and expensive.
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W2: Go in the
spring and enjoy the art galleries.
V:
And enjoy the views of
the city from the top of the Eiffel Tower.
V: Back to Africa now, South Africa.
Yes, it’s Cape Town. And b
ehind Cape
Town is the 1,000-
meter-high Table
Mountain, with its fantastic views.
EH: Cape Town is one of my top three
places on earth.
JJE: Friendly
people, loads of beaches, and the food is
unbelievably cheap.
M2: We went there
um, over New Year and it was lovely. I mean, just
a lovely, lovely place.
EH: Great
place, Cape Town.
V: You love the
mountains and beaches that make Cape Town so
special. And these little guys
–
the penguins.
V: This is the big moment: the number
one place to see befor
e you die. Your
favorite is … the
Grand
Canyon!
The
Grand
Canyon
is
an
amazing
place.
You
can
read
about
the
Grand
Canyon and you can look at photographs
and videos, but nothing can prepare you for the
real
thing.
AF: There is
so much to see that you never stop seeing
something new.
JP: The colors are
just so …
amazing.
MJ:
With every changing inch of the sunset, the colors
in the canyon change.
LS: I remember
actually sitting there … and I just cried.
V:
But there’s
only one word that everyone s
ays when
they talk about the Grand Canyon:
Vs:
It really i
s awesome … Just completely
awesome … Awesome … “Awesome” is the word …
It
was
awesome
…
Awesome
…
Awesome
…
“Awesome”
is
the
only
word
…
Truly
awesome.
Speaking for communication
Role-play
Scripts
Conversation 1
Man:
Excuse me. We’re trying to
get to the
carnival. Is this the right bus stop?
Woman: Yes, but you don’t need the bus.
It’s very close.
Man:
Oh! Can we walk?
Woman: Yes, it takes
about 10 minutes from her
e. Just go
straight on. You’ll hear the music! Man:
OK. Thank you very much.
Conversation 2
Woman: Excuse me, can you help me? I’m
looking for the Plaza Hotel. Is this the right
way?
Man:
Um …
Plaza Hotel, er, Plaza Hotel. Oh, yes, keep going,
past the cinema and take the
first left.
Woman: OK.
Man: Then keep g
oing for
about 15 minutes until you reach the end of the
road. And you’ll see the
sign for the
hotel. You can’t miss it.
Woman: OK. Um, can you show me on the
map?
Man: Sure.
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Conversation 3
Man 1: Excuse me, we want to get to
The Grand Motel. Is it far?
Woman: Um
… sorry, I’ve no idea. Jim, do you know?
Man 2: What?
Woman: The Grand Motel?
Man 2: The Grand Motel? Yeah, it’s just
over there. Er, just go to the end of this street.
Go left and
go past the … um … there’s
a restaurant. Go past the restaurant and it’s on
the left.
Man 1: On the
left. So I need to go to
the end of the
street, turn left, go past the restaurant and it’s
on the left. Man 2: Yeah, that’s it.
Man 1: Thanks a
lot.
Group discussion
Scripts
OK, well, we would like to
go to Easter Island. It is very isolated, very far
from other places.
Er, we are going to
travel there by plane and stay with different
families and the trip is going to
take
three months. We want to experience the local
culture, their music, food, and way of life. So
our plan is to speak to the local
people about these things and to film them. We
hope to find out
about their traditions
and to see what they think of their history. Well,
um, finally, my husband and
I always
wanted to go to Easter Island. I read about it
when I was a child and I saw pictures of
these amazing stone heads on the
island. So for us this is the journey of our
dreams.
Further practice in listening
Short conversations
Scripts
Conversation 1
M: I still
c
an’t decide whether we should have a
whole package tour or a self
-drive
tour.
W: A whole package tour means
having to spend time in the confined quarters of a
coach, bus or
train
with
people
you
are
not
familiar
with,
but
considering
our
budget,
perhaps we
have
to
sacrifice
comfort and privacy.
Q: What does the
woman say about a whole package tour?
Conversation 2
W: I was so shocked when I saw the
tiny, dirty houses where the children grew up.
M: So was I. I’m afraid that they don’t
ha
ve enough food, let alone go to
school. Next time we
should have our
daughter come with us. She always takes things for
granted. Q: What are the two
speakers
planning to do?
Conversation 3
M: I will
say it again: India is not a safe place for a
woman to travel alone.
W: But if I
wear the proper clothes, and learn the cultural
dos and don’ts, it should be fine. Please
don’t be so alarmed.
Q: What will the woman do?
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Conversation 4
W: I’m going to travel with my
five
-year-old this summer. But I feel
kind of uncertain whether
things will
work out.
M: You know Jane? She and
her husband spend every holiday traveling in a
jeep with their son
and dog. Probably
you should go to her
before
you go.
Q: What does the woman feel
uncertain about?
Conversation 5
M: Many
people love a good story about somebody traveling
in time
–
either to repair
the future,
or to observe the past. Why
are time travel stories so popular?
W: I think it’s h
uman nature
to dream of what-ifs. What if I could see an
alien? Q:
What are the two speakers
talking about?
Long conversation
Scripts
M: It’s good to have you
back at work Emily. How was your trip to the
Amazon rainforest?
W: It
was like a spectacular dream; I saw so many more
things than I ever could have imagined.
The pl
ants are so thick that
you couldn’t even see the sun or the sky above,
and there are more
shades of green than
I’ve seen before in my life!
M: Wow, with so many plants, how did
you get around?
W:
We
rode
a
tour
boat
down
the
Amazon
River
–
it
connects
the
whole
jungle,
and
the
local
people
use
it
to
travel,
too.
It’s
amazing
being
somewhere
so
far
away
from
technology,
without any
electricity for miles and miles. The local
peo
ple don’t even see the world outside
of the jungle, never traveling more
than 15 minutes up or down the river their whole
lives!
M: What an entirely different
lifestyle! It must be completely different there.
Did you get to meet
any of the
villagers?
W: Oh yes! Here’s the
story: I finished a small
blue bottle of wine and was about to
throw it away.
The tour guide told me
to save it. Later, when we arrived at one of the
villages, he introduced
me to an old
woman there who greeted our boat. I gave her the
wine bottle as a gift. She looked
at
it
like
a
great
treasure,
and
she
said
that
it
would
be
an
honored
prize
for
her
hut.
I
was
shocked that something so small and
common for me
–
could mean
so much!
M: Emily, I suppose we
really take modern life for granted.
Q1: What does the woman say
about the plants in the Amazon rainforest?
Q2: What does the woman say about the
local people?
Q3: Why was the old
woman in the village so excited?
Q4:
What has the woman learned from her traveling
experience?
Passage 1
Scripts
I believe watching nature
programs on television is not going to give us and
our children a
real experience of
nature. On the contrary, they may distance us from
nature
–
actual nature
–
even
further.
Because
real
nature
experiences
mean
contact
with
nature.
It
means
being
with
and
within
nature, to experience
it with all five senses.
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True, TV programs give us joy but they
will never be able to help us form a relationship
with
nature. We watch our small screens
come alive with the vivid colors and we all let
out “aahhhh …”
and “wooooow”. But,
never once wi
ll we feel the pleasure of
being close to nature.
Worse
still
–
the
programs
such
as
those
on
the
Discovery
Channel
make
nature
seem
so
strange, and so far away, in the
forests of the Amazon or in the wilds of Africa.
Children may grow
up without even
realizing that the flowers, plants or a couple of
trees in their backyard are nature
and
they are equally precious. The truth is
–
nature is so
close to us. We don’t need to go anywhere
far to enjoy such experiences. It is
right there in our backyards. Or, in parks,
gardens, forests, or
national parks.
All we need to do is make an effort to
get closer to nature
–
know
it, appreciate it, and explore
it.
Feeling
the
soil
under
our
feet
and
the
wind
in
our
hair;
listening
to
the
sound
of
the
fallen
leaves and taking in
the smell of the wet soil
–
all these are pure joy to the senses that we must
experience.
Q1: What may happen to children after
watching nature programs on TV?
Q2:
How should children get close to nature according
to the speaker? Q3:
What impression
might the Discovery Channel leave on children?
Q4:
What is the main idea of this
passage?
Passage 2
Scripts and
answers
I
have
never
been
able
to
understand
people
who
don’t
see
the
point
in
traveling.
The
common reason is that traveling
is a waste of time and money. I’ve
heard some are 1)
scared to
travel too far away. I can’t help but
feel sorry particularly for those who
2) perceive the experience
of
seeing
a
new
place
as
a
100
percent
3)
negative
one.
Telling
them
stories
about
unusual
encounters doesn’t
4)
result in
the expected
curiosity but a “Why would you wanna go there!?”
It
makes me 5) lose faith in humanity.
Experience is the best teacher and knowledge is
power. The
things traveling can teach
you are beautiful because you learn to trust in
what you see rather than
what you are
told.
It was Mark Twain who said,
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and
narrow
-mi
ndedness,”
which in my mind 6) goes down
as the closest to the truth about
traveling. Too bad there aren’t
enough
people with the means to travel actually doing it.
If you have the means to go abroad, you
should
do
it
despite
going
out
of
your
comfort
zone.
You
might
realize
why
you
loved
it
once
you’re back home.
I think traveling is also the best
thing you could do if you feel 7) depressed
at home, don’t
know
what
to
do
with
your
future,
your
life,
your
partner
–
anything.
Once
you
are
away,
8)
preferably somewhere very
new and unknown, you are forced to 9) adapt and
meet people. This
works especially
if
you
travel
alone. A new life and especially
the
new relationships
you build,
even if only for a short period of
time, 10) reveal opportunities and views you never
would have
thought of and had
otherwise.
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Unit 3 Time out
Listening to the world
Sharing
Scripts
F = Finn; M1 = Man 1, etc.; W1 = Woman
1, etc.
Part 1
F: I like playing music and going to
concerts in my free time. This weekend I’m going
to a bar in
North London to see my
friend’s band. What do you like doing in your free
time?
Part 2
M1: I like to keep
fit. I like to be very active. I like to do a lot
of sport. I also like to see a lot of
friends. I like to go to the theater. I
like to go and see plays.
W1: I like
to read er, books about … crime novels, for
example. And I like to go running. And …
cos obviously I can’t run when I am at
work, so in
my free time, I like to do
some exercise.
M2: Well, I have two
small children so I don’t have much free time. But
seeing friends is er, is one
of my
great pleasures.
M3: I like er,
coming up here to London to see galleries and
theater, and things like that. Um, I like
eating
and
drinking
a
lot.
Sometimes
in
restaurants,
and
sometimes,
either
having
friends
around … uh for that, or going to other
people’s houses.
W2: I
enjoy jazz so I quite like having friends around
to listen to the ... listen to some jazz or go
out to a jazz club.
W3: I
like to do many things in my free time. I love to
read. I love to study different things. I’m
studying oil painting and different
languages now.
M4: I enjoy reading.
Um, I enjoy playing the guitar. Um, I also enjoy
er, creative writing, um, and
watching
films.
Part 3
F:
What are you going to do
this weekend?
M2: This weekend, there
is a large camping trip of, of all my son’s school
friends. And we’re
all
going
off camping, which is going to be very
interesting.
W1:
This
weekend
I’m
going
to
run
a
half
marathon
in
um,
Nottingham
for
the
Robin
Hood
Festival and raising
money for a charity.
M4: I’m going to
relax as much as possible after quite a
har
d week, and quite a stressful week.
So
I’m gonna possibly watch a film and
do very little.
W3: This
weekend I am going to try to relax a little. I
just completed a long trip.
W2: This
weekend I’m going to take my son to football. He
plays in a local fo
otball team.
M3: This weekend I am going to er, see
some friends on Saturday night, and have dinner at
their
house. And then er, I’m gonna be
er, welcoming some
friends at our house
on Sunday night.
M1:
I
have
a
friend,
who
…
It’s
her
birthday.
And
I’m
going
to
go
to
the
birthday
party
on
Saturday. And then on Sunday I’m going
to go to a barbecue.
Listening
Scripts
P = Presenter; D =
Dominique; R = Rob
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P:
Let’s see what we’ve got on this week’s ?15
challenge. We’re going to send two people
ou
t for a
night in London,
and their challenge is to have a good night out,
but not spend more than ?
15.
So, is it possible? Well, we’re going
to find out. We’ve ask
ed Dominique and
Rob to spend an
evening
in
London,
and
not
spend
more
than
?15.
So,
let’s
sp
eak
to
Dominique
first.
Hi,
Dominique.
D: Hi, George.
P: Tell us,
Dominique, what are your plans?
D:
Well, first of all I’m going to see a free art
exhibition at the Tate Modern. I don’t normally
like
modern art, so I hope it’s OK. Um,
then I’m meeting some friends and we’re going to a
concert
at a pub called The King’s
Head. There’s a free band playin
g and
so I only need to pay for my
drinks.
Afterwards we’re having dinner in Brick Lane where
there are lots of Indian restaurants.
They’ve told me that
if you
go to one of the restaurants there at 10 p.m., you
can get a free
meal. I don’t know if
that’s true, but I’m going to try anyway. Then I’m
getting the bus home. A
taxi is too
expensive.
P: That sounds great. Have
a good evening, and you can tell us all about it
tomorrow.
D: I will.
P:
Our second volunteer is Rob. Rob, can you tell us
about your evening?
R: Yes. I’m
starting the evening with a visit to a museum,
too. I’m going to the National Gallery to
see
the
paintings
there.
They
stay
open
one
night
a
week,
and
it’s
free.
Then
I’m
going
to
Covent Garden to watch the street
entertainers. Um,
that’s free, too. And
after that, I’m going to
watch some
comedy. There’s a really good comedy club just
near Covent Garden. It’s ?8 to get
in.
I’m not having dinner. There isn’t enough time.
P: Thanks, Rob. Enjoy your
evening, and don’t forget to call us …
Viewing
Scripts
Part 1
Holiday 10 Best
takes a journey to the coolest, the
hippest, the biggest and the most exciting
cities
around
the
wor
ld.
We’ve
got
shopping,
socializing,
sightseeing,
history,
culture,
and
of
course the
odd beach or two.
So, what is it that
makes a city truly great? Let’s face it: We spend
most of our time trying to
get away
from them. They’re busy; they’re crowded; they
aren’t exactly relaxing. So, how does
Barcelona manage to get it so right?
I love Barcelona. I’ve b
een
here about a dozen times, and what keeps bringing
me back? Well,
it’s the art, the great
buildings, fantastic shopping, and just the
general laid
-ba
ck attitude
to life. It’s
my favorite city and I’m
gonna show you my recipe for the perfect day here.
Part 2
Now, you don’t want to
start your day too early because it’s going to be
a long one. But when
you do
manage to drag yourself out of bed, the only way
to kick things off here is with a nice, big,
fat, creamy cup of hot chocolate, with
some lovely sugary churros.
First stop
on my sightseeing tour:
La Sagrada
Familia. Barcelona likes to think of itself as
such an individual city and for me the
Sagrada Familia really sums that up.
People always think that a siesta is
about sleeping. Not true. In Barcelona, it means a
nice,
long lunch, and that means it’s
time for tapas. What I love about tapas is the way
you can just try a
little bit of this,
a little bit of that, and if you really
want to find out what it’s all about,
get Juan
Carlos, who’s the owner of the
oldest tapas bar in Barcelona, just to serve you
up a selection.
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No city break is complete without a
spot of serious shopping. Most first-timers will
end up on
the Ramblas,
fam
ous for its silly statues and being
ridiculously crowded. What can I say? I’m a
northern girl and I love my markets,
and this is the best one I’ve found anywhere in
the world.
Now, there’s probably more
tourists here than there are locals, but that’s
becau
se of two reasons:
this
fantastic bar
–
Pinocchio’s Bar, and the amazing array
of things that you can buy here. Well
worth a visit.
Now, one
thing that will probably surprise you about
Barcelona is that it’s got beach
es.
Five
of them. Now, they’re not the best
you’re gonna find on the Med, but it’s one of the
things that
makes this place so
special.
There are two things to
remember when
you’re heading out for
the night here. One: Don’t
even think
about coming out early. Nobody has dinner before
nine. An
d two: Pace yourself. It’s
going to be a long night. The way to
approach a night out in Barcelona is to take a
drink here, a
nibble of tapas there,
and then repeat until you get tired, or the sun
comes up. And that’s ex
actly
what I’m going to do.
Speaking for
communication
Role-play
Scripts
Conversation 1
A = Restaurant manager; B =
Customer
A: King’s Restaurant.
B: Hello, er, I’d like to book a table
for four on Friday night. Around eight thirty, if
poss
ible. A:
Let me just
have a look. Er
, sorry, we’re
completely full on Friday. There’s nothing at all.
B: Ah, what about Saturday?
A: Saturday, Saturday. Um …
the best I can do is a table at ten o’clock.
B: Ten o’clock? You haven’t
got anything earli
er?
A: Nothing at all, I’m afraid.
B: OK, let’s go ahead. Ten
o’clock.
A: Can I take
your name, please?
B: The
table is for Rodney Collins.
A: Rodney … Oh! Can you repeat that,
please? Did you say Rod
ney Collins?
B: Yes.
A: OK, that’s all booked. Table for
four, ten o’clock, Saturday.
B: Great. Thank you.
A: Thank you.
Conversation 2
C = Box office worker; D =
Customer
C: High Tower Productions. Paul
speaking. How can I help you?
D: Hello, I was wondering if you could
help me.
I’ve booked a ticket for the
show on the fifth of
June, but I’d like
to change the date.
C: OK,
one moment. Can I just check? What’s the name
please?
D: The tickets are
booked in the name of Judy Starr.
C:
Sorry, I didn’t catch
that. Did you say Starr
?
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D: Judy Starr. S-t-a-double r.
C: OK, yes. Two tickets for
June the fifth. What date would you like to change
to?
D: What dates do you
still have seats for?
C:
There’s
nothing
on
the
sixth
or
seventh.
Er,
there
are
two
seats
for
the
eighth
but
they’re
separate. We have …
D: Sorry, can you slow
down, please? Two seats for?
C: Sorry, two seats for the eighth, but
they aren’t together. Er, we can do you two
s
eats together on
the ninth
of June.
D: Ninth of June.
That’s fine.
C: OK. I’ll
just g
o ahead and book that.
Conversation 3
E:
Hello?
F:
Hello, it’s Wendy here.
E:
Oh hi, Wendy. How are you?
F: Very well, thanks. And you?
E: Yeah, fine.
F: Are you doing anything on Saturday?
Because a few of us are going out for dinner.
E:
Sorry, Wendy,
can you speak up, please? I’m on Oxford Street and
I can’t hear a thing. F:
Do you want
to go for dinner on Saturday?
E: Oh, that sounds nice.
F: Th
ere’s going to be a few
of us, Tom and Zoe, and Steve.
E: That sounds like fun.
F: Are you free?
E: I think so.
F: Alright. Eight thirty, Saturday.
Zanzibar’s.
E: OK.
Zanzibar’s on Saturday at eight thirty.
F: That’s right. Brilliant.
See you soon.
E: OK.
Thanks for calling.
Conversation 4
G = Receptionist; H =
Caller
G:
Thomson and Co. Who’s
calling?
H: Hello, this is
Andy. Andy Jones. Can I speak to Sarah Hobbs,
please?
G: I’m afraid
she’s no
t here at the moment.
H:
Ah,
do
you
know
when
she’ll
be
back?
I’ve
tried
her
mobile
three
or
four
times
and
left
messages, b
ut she hasn’t
called back.
G: She’s
visiting a customer. She should be back this
evening. Can I take a message?
H: It’s about dinner tonight. I’ve had
to cancel because of work.
G: OK. I’ll ask her to call you back.
H: Thanks.
G: Does she have your number?
H: It’s 0988 45673.
G: Can you repeat that,
please?
H: 0988 45673.
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Group discussion
Scripts
I’m
going to tell you about my perfect day in Prague.
Um, first of all, we’re starting the day
in
the
main
square.
It’s
a
beautiful
place
to
have
breakfast
in
one
of
the
cafés.
It’s
a
little
bit
expensive, but we’re
going to sit outside so we can watch
the
clock tower.
After
breakfast, we’re going to walk through the old
city, and go to Charles Bridge. There are
some interesting statues on
t
he bridge, and there’s a market where
you can buy some souvenirs.
From the
bridge, we’re walking up to the Castle. And we’re
going to have lunch in a restaurant
near there.
In the
afternoon, we’re taking a tram around the city.
It’s a good way to see the
sights
because
it’s cheap and easy. And
afterwards, we’re going to relax in the park at
Petrin Hill. Er, there is a
tall
tower here, where you can see wonderful
views of the city, too. We’re going to a coffee
shop in the
afternoon, in the Municipal
House, where they do wonderful coffees.
And then, in the evening, we’re
planning to go to a classical music concert in
S
t. Nicholas
Church.
You
can
come
here
to
listen
to
Bach,
Mozart
or
Vivaldi,
and
the
atmosphere
is
very
special.
When
it’s
finished,
we’re
ha
ving
dinner
at
Kolkovna,
in
the
old
town,
which
serves
traditional Czech food, and then we’re
going to spend the res
t of the evening
trying different bars
in the old town,
which serve very cheap, local beers. It’s going to
be fantastic!
Further practice in
listening
Short conversations
Scripts
Conversation 1
W: I’m going to relax a little after
such a hard week
. How about a long walk
this weekend?
M: Sounds good, but no
high-heeled boots this time. I still remember last
time you were dog-tired
after a long
walk in the woods.
Q: What can we
infer from this conversation about the woman?
Conversation 2
M:
One
of
the
things
I
do
on
the
weekends
is
cookout.
It
is
fun
to
have
a
barbecue
party
with
friends in the
backyard.
W: Have you tried cooking
with Coke? The sweetness of Coke adds a nice touch
to the barbecue
sauce.
Q:
What does the woman suggest the man do?
Conversation 3
M: The entry fee is $$2 per person. The
price for sweet cherry is $$10 per kilogram. But
you can
have a 10 percent discount for
the cherries if you pick more than 3 kilograms.
W: Five of us picked 5 kilograms.
Q: How much should the woman pay?
Conversation 4
W: I was advised to take a weight-loss
class. But I find it intimidating to exercise in
front of others
si
nce I’m
out of shape.
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M: Exercising at home is also a great
way to start and it helps build up your
confidence. Q:
What do we know from
the conversation about the woman?
Conversation 5
M: How about going on a camping trip
with us? We are planning on canoeing this weekend.
W: That sounds good. But I’ve never
been in a canoe before and I am no
t
much of a swimmer
either.
Q: What does the woman mean?
Long conversation
Scripts
W:
Hello?
M: Hi Amy, it’s Ryan. I’m
calling because I want to invi
te you
and your sister Ashley to a dinner
party this Saturday. My roommate Erick
and I are hosting a 1960s theme party with a few
other
friends.
W: A theme
party? Is that like a dress-up party?
M:
Sort of … You’re
certainly encouraged to dress in 1960s
fashions! Short skirts, bright colors,
and bell-bottom jeans! Or go to the
beginning of the 1960s and come as one of your
favorite
actresses … But it’s not just
cool clothes; we’ll have food, games,
and entertainment inspired
by the 1960s. In fact, we’ll
start our meal with alien noodles in
honor of all those space and
alien TV
shows.
W: Wait! Wait! What are “alien
noodles”? Why not have regular noodles in honor of
the movie
The Godfather
?
M:
No
way!
The
Godfather
is
from
the
1970s.
Anyway,
alien
noodles
are bright
green
noodles
with purple sauce!
W: What?! That’s crazy!
M: Yeah! Anyway, there’ll be lots of
other things. I don’t want to spoil the surprises.
But just for
you, we’ll end with
ligh
t desserts and coffee from one of
your favorite 1960s movies.
W: I can’t
wait! Ooooooh, I have an idea. We can have a
special bar and make fancy mixed drinks.
They’re always drinking in old TV
shows!
M: Perfect! And
start reviewing 1960s music! We’re
ha
ving a dance contest and a singing
contest.
W: This sounds like a lot of
fun. Can I invite my roommate? She loves all of
the classic movies
from that time!
M: Of course
–
the more, the merrier! Anyway, it starts at 7:00
p.m.
–
my apartment.
Q1: What do we know about
those people who are invited to the party?
Q2: What is particular about alien
noodles?
Q3: Why won’t they have
regular noodles at the party?
Q4: What other arrangements do they
have for the party?
Passage 1
Scripts
Since I’m a student, I go
to school on weekdays and so I don’t
hav
e too much free time. I
usually spend six or seven hours at
school. After that I either go downtown for some
shopping or
go home and study. If I
have some free time during the week I might read a
book or watch TV
.
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Lately my evenings have been spent
preparing for my graduation examination, which
takes up a
lot of time.
Even though I have a lot to do, I still
have some free time for leisure activities. On
weekends
I like to go with my family to
our cottage. I like taking long walks around the
countryside and I
like watching the
seasons change. I have the most free time during
the summer months. One of my
favorite
activities is to go canoeing with my friends. We
borrow a couple of canoes and choose a
nice spot on the river to begin. We
spend the day floating down the river. Sometimes
if it gets hot
we jump in the water and
go swimming. Of course we take breaks during the
day; we stop along
the river to prepare
some food or to visit a local pub. In the evening
we set up our tents and make a
campfire. We spend the evening talking,
singing songs, and enjoying nature. We often cook
some
sausages over the campfire. And
one of my favorite things to do is wrap potatoes
in foil and then
cook them in the hot
ashes. These wonderful trips, just like summer,
always end too soon.
Q1:
What do we know from this passage about the
speaker?
Q2: What does the speaker
like doing on weekends?
Q3: How do
the speaker and his friends spend the day when
they go canoeing? Q4:
What does the
speaker most like doing when camping in the
evening?
Passage 2
Scripts
Rock
climbing
is
an
activity
in
which
participants
climb
up,
down
or
across
natural
rock
formations or
artificial rock walls. The goal of rock climbing
is to reach the top of a formation or
the endpoint of a predefined route
without falling. Rock climbing competitions have
1) objectives
of completing the route
in the quickest possible time or reaching the 2)
farthest point along an ever
increasingly
harder
route.
While
not
an
Olympic
event,
rock
climbing
is
3)
recognized
by
the
International Olympic
Committee as a sport.
Rock climbing
has been 4) separated into several different
styles and subdisciplines. At its
most
basic, rock climbing 5) involves
climbing a route with one’s own hands
and feet and little
more than a
cushioned bouldering pad for protection. This
style of climbing 6)
is referred to as
bouldering, since the relevant routes
are usually found on boulders no more than 10 to
15 feet tall.
As
routes
get
higher
off
the
ground,
the
increased
risk
of
7)
life-threatening
injuries
makes
additional
safety
measures
necessary.
Climbers
will
usually
work
in
pairs
and
use
a
system
of
ropes and anchors 8) designed to catch
fallers.
Rock climbing is a
physically and mentally demanding sport that tests
a climber’s stren
gth, 9)
endurance, and balance along with their
mental control. It can be a dangerous sport and
climbers
are
10)
putting
themselves
at
risk
when
they
go
climbing.
However,
the
risk
can
be
reduced
by
having the knowledge of
proper climbing techniques and using specialized
climbing equipment.
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Unit 4
Life under
the spotlight
Listening to the world
Sharing
Scripts
H = Hina; W1 = Woman 1, etc.; M1 = Man
1, etc.
Part 1
H: I like reading about famous people
and finding out about their lives. But I
wouldn’t want to be
famous
myself. I’m happy being a normal person, doing a
normal job. How do you feel about
fame?
Would you like to be famous?
Part 2
W1: Oh,
I would love to be famous.
M1: Not
particularly. I like to keep to myself. I’m a
fairly p
rivate person.
W2:
No, I wouldn’t like to be famous.
W3: No, I don’t think I’d like to be
famous.
W4: I think I
would, but not too famous.
W5: No.
M2:
No.
W6: No, I wouldn’t
like to be famous. Um, I think that people are too
obsessed with fame,
too
interested in fame these days.
M3: It’s not something I’d actively
look for, no.
W7: Um, I’m
not sure about that. I would like, like to be a
bit famous but I wouldn’t like to be like,
really really famous, because you just
don’t have time on your o
wn anymore.
W8: I’m not sure. I think it’s very
easy to get obsessed with the good things that
fame can bring,
like the free gifts,
and the doors opening for you, and all that kind
of side of things.
M4: When I was
younger, I used to want to be an actor. And
thought, yeah, being famous would be
great, but er, but now I’m not so
bothered.
Part 3
H:
What would you like to be famous for?
W8: I’d like to be famous for doing
something new and exciting.
M4: Um, these days, I’d like to be
famous for
doing something worthwhile,
I think. Ah, for the,
sort of
charitable work.
W7: Maybe being a
model.
W2: I’d like to be
well
-
known as a graphic
designer, but that’s not real fame.
W6: If I were to be famous, ah, I would
like to be famous for an amazing invention, I
think, or for
perhaps, a medical cure,
something to cure cancer.
M3: I
suppose directing films. If I was gonna be famous
for anything, that would probably be what
I’d like to be famous for.
W5: I prefer to be anonymous. I like
anonymity
when I’m in the street.
Part 4
H:
Which famous person would you most like
to meet?
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W3: I’d love to
meet Barack Obama.
M3: At
the moment, I’d probably like to meet the
President of the United States, Barack Obama.
W7:
Maybe
Mischa
Barton.
Because
she
does
loads of different
things,
an
d
I
think
she’s
really
pretty, and I like
her style.
W6: Um, I’d like to meet
Bob Dylan. I really like his music. Um, I don’t
know what I’d say to him,
but I think
I’d like to meet him.
W2:
Famous person I would most like to meet? Probably
–
quite vacuous
–
it would probably be
Johnny Depp, or somebody like that,
’cause he’s really good
-looking.
W5: I would like to meet Johnny Depp,
because I enjoy his movies a good deal.
M4: I think I’d like to meet er,
Ran
ulph Fiennes
–
ah, just generally because
of … of what
he’s
done, his sort of Arctic
exploration, and the fact that he’s been able to
go where other people
haven’t.
W8: I’d love to meet a
famous explorer. If he was still alive I would
really like to meet
Edmund
Hillary.
Listening
Scripts
P = Presenter; A =
Anita Jacobs; J = Jasmin Wells
P: Have you ever felt stuck
in a rut? Well, this morning we talk to two women
who have made big
life changes and they
are here to tell us about it. Anita Jacobs used to
work in advertising. But
she sold her
house, gave up her job, and decided to travel
around the world. Jasmin Wells used
to
work as a doctor in York. In her 30s she gave up
her job and became a professional musician.
Anita first, what made you decide to
change?
A: Well, I was nearly 40. I
was in a job that I wasn’t really interested in. I
u
sed to work long hours
and
I didn’t enjoy the job much anymore. So I decided
to follow an ambition I’ve had for a
long time. I always wanted to travel,
but I never had the chance.
P: Your
ambition was to travel around the world?
A: That’s right. The id
ea
was to take a year off. I started work when I was
18 and I never had a
break in all that
time. I never had time to travel or see the world.
So I decided to take a year off
and go
traveling. The time was right, so I left my job
and went.
P: And you
ear
ned some money while you were
traveling, didn’t you?
A:
Well, a little. I worked on a farm for a while in
Australia. They didn’t pay me very
much,
but I
stayed on the farm and ate for free, so
I was happy.
P: I see. Now, Jasmin,
doctor to musician is quite a big change. What
happened?
J: Well, it is a big
change. And it happened quite suddenly. I was
working in a hospital doing more
than
100 hours a week, look
ing after elderly
patients. I didn’t use to have time for anything
else.
It was just work, work, work. And
one morning when I left the hospital, I saw a
piano in the
corner of the room. I sat
down and started to play. I remembered that I
really enjoyed making
music.
P: So, did you use to play the piano
before, as a child?
J: Yes, I used to
pla
y, but I wasn’t very good! Luckily,
I’m a bit better now. Anyway, I decided I
wanted to learn the piano, so I started
piano lessons, and learned about writing songs. It
became a
passion for me, and I realized
that it was something I really wanted to do. So, I
decided to make
more time for it, and
eventually I gave up medicine altogether, and
started playing my own music.
P:
Fascinating, now tell me about …
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Viewing
Scripts
V = V
oice-over; M1 = Man 1,
etc.; W1 = Woman 1; DL = Denise Lewis;
P = Presenter; LH = Lewis Hamilton; N =
Newsreader
Part 1
V:
This is Lewis Hamilton, Formula One
driver, model, celebrity, winner.
M1:
He has a face, an attitude, a style and a talent
that the sponsors love.
M2:
Everybody’s
talking
about
Lewis
Hamilton.
Everyone
wants
to
talk
to
me
about
Lewis
Hamilton. I want to
talk to them about Lewis Hamilton.
W1: He’s my new hero. He really is.
He’s ... he’s a hero for, for lo
ads of
people.
DL: I feel so passionate
about his story, his progression and the impact
he’s made on Formula One.
V: This is the story of how Lewis
Hamilton went from this ... to this. Formula One
is all about
speed. In this world, only
the fastest survive. The season lasts from March
to October, and it
takes place in some
of the world’s richest locations. It’s the sport
of millionaires ... and her
oes.
Speed on the track, money in the bank,
fame and glory. And nobody does it better than
Lewis
Hamilton, the billion dollar man.
A hero today. But where did it all start?
Part 2
P:
Cars
like
these
are
getting
ready
to
compete
in
the
World
Championshi
ps.
Somebody
who’s
preparing for those very same
championships is Lewis Hamilton, who is only seven
years old.
So how long have you been
racing cars for already, Lewis?
LH:
About a year.
P:
So you
must be pretty good at it. Is it easy to do?
LH: No.
P:
What do you have to do then?
LH: This is the brake.
P:
That’s the brake. Oh, you need the
brak
e.
LH: And these are
the turns for steering.
P: That’s
your steering wheel, right and left. OK, now … um
… do you think I’d be able to have a
go?
LH: Yes.
P: You sure? They’re under starter’s
orders for the Blue Peter mini
-Grand
Prix. Three, two, one.
Go! ... And I’m
last already. I hope you’re allowed to do that.
Put it back on the track. I’m
going to
be lapped. It’s been brought back on. And cars are
over me all the time. And we have
a
winner! Who won the race?!
LH: Me!
P:
Lewis! Well done!
Congratulations!
LH: The reason I
wanna be a For
mula One driver is
because it’s got a lot of speed in it. Um, when
I saw the actual speed that they were
doing, it was amazing because you don’t actually
think
about
it
when
you’re
watching
TV
.
And
my
kart
feels
really
powerful
when
I’m
in
it
but
imagine being in a Formula One car. It
must be very powerful.
N: Lewis
Hamilton has won four British go-karting
championships. Now he says he wants to be
world Formula One champion by the time
he’s 20.
LH: My
ambi
tion is to get to Formula One.
Definitely. Um … I
enjoy the
speed. Um … I like to be
with all the
... the big guys, and I like to be making lots of
money.
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V: After go-
karting, Lewis moved on to Formula Three, which is
two levels below Formula One.
Formula
Three is fast, dangerous, and full of young,
ambitious drivers. The best of the drivers
are seen by Formula One managers. And
Lewis, of course, was the best. After two years of
winning everything, he moved up to the
next level, and then to Formula One.
LH: It’s so different to what I, I’m
used to. Be
fore I was, I was just a
driver, but now it seems to
change
absolutely
everything,
and
it’s
just
an
unreal
feeling.
It’s
my
dream
come
true
basically.
Speaking for
communication
Role-play
Scripts
Conversation 1
A: Hello, Mr. Petersen.
What can I do for you?
B:
Hello, Tom. Um, I’d like to go on a private tour
of the White House.
A: The
White House? In Washington?
B: Yes.
A: OK.
B: And I’d like to go maybe
tomorrow afternoon. A:
Tomorrow
afternoon in the White House. OK.
B: Yes. If it’s OK with the President.
A: Right, let me see if I
have a number … hang on … ah, here it is. OK, I’ll
call the President’s
office and I’ll
get back to you later.
B:
OK.
Conversation 2
A: Hello, Clara. What can I do for you
today?
C: Hello, Tom.
Would it be possible to book a ticket for that
space flight?
A: What
space flight is that?
C: I
just saw it on TV. They’re sending a flight into
space next week and I would really like to go.
A: OK. I
know
the one you’re talking about. Would you like me to
get a ticket for your husband,
too?
C: Yes, please.
A: OK. Just a moment. I’ll
call Mr. Branson.
Conversation 3
A:
Hi there, David.
D: Hi, Tom. We’d like to rent a boat
and take it
down the River Thames for
about three or four
days. And it needs
to be a big boat for about 80 people.
A: Eighty?
D:
Yes, we’re inviting a few friends along.
A: And when would you like
it?
D: We told our friends
this weekend. Would you be able to organize it for
us?
A: Yes, of course. Can
you give me a moment? I’ll make a few calls. Do
you want me to get a boat
with a cook
and restaurant service?
D:
That would be wonderful.
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Conversation 4
A: Hi, Maggie.
How can I help?
E: Hi,
Tom. We’re
in Londo
n and
we’re going out for lunch and we were wondering …
well, could
you recommend somewhere in
Paris?
A: In Paris?
E: Yes, we’re going to take
the helicopter.
A: What
type of food?
E: Any type
really. Well, French.
A:
French. OK. Um, there’s a ve
ry good
restaurant near the Eiffel Tower.
E: Oh good. That’s perfect.
A: Shall I book it?
E: Yes, please. And can you
give us directions?
A:
Have you got your laptop with you?
E: Yes.
A: Hold
on. I’ll email you a map.
Group discussion
Scripts
I’m 28 and I live in South
Wales. I’ve grown up here. My dream began from an
early age. As
a child I
always used to listen to my dad’s records on a
Sunday afternoon. And the music really
excited me. I knew I wanted to be a
rock star. As a teenager, I had music idols: Jimi
Hendrix, Keith
Moon, Jim Morrison, Nick
Drake. Many of them died before they were 27. It
made me think that I
had to do
something about my dream, before it was too late.
When I was 15 I bought myself a
second-
hand drum kit. I joined bands, and we played
concerts. And then I started to write songs. I
played all the time. I played for
pleasure; I played for money; I played when I was
angry. It was
like everything I ever
wanted. But although we had songs on the radio, we
never got famous. I
don’t know when my
dream started to change. But at 28 it was like I
woke up and I realized t
here
was something else.
I was
watching my son grow up, to have his
own dreams and ambitions.
I
woke up to my family, and my friends. I
still play, but it’s just for fun because I’m 28
now and it’s
time to live.
Further practice in listening
Short conversations
Scripts
Conversation 1
M: Why do
you declare the news that you’re pregnant on your
blog directly?
W: I’m so
excited that I want to share this g
ood
news with the people who love me, but I also hope
all my fans can respect my privacy at
this special time.
Q: How did the
woman react to the fact that she got pregnant?
Conversation 2
W: Miley was voted the worst actress
this year by the teenagers who used to admire her
so much.
M: Yeah, but no reasons were
given. Maybe we can get some hints from what Miley
did last year.
Remember that time she
slapped a 20-year-old female model? Q:
What do we learn from the conversation
about Miley?
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Conversation 3
M: The
Chinese couple won gold in pairs skating. It’s the
first Olympic gold in figure skating for
China.
W:
I
just
can’t
imagine
they’ve
broken
Russia’s
46
-year
hold
on
pairs
figure
skating
gold. One
minute
on
the
stage
and
10
years
of
practice
off
the
stage.
They
deserve
it.
Q:
Why
does
the
woman
admire the couple?
Conversation 4
W: Some
people are fascinated with the lives of public
figures, so there are some media devoted
exclusively to their privacy.
M: But what they do often makes
these
public figures
embarrassed and annoyed. I believe that the
privacy of every individual, including
public figures should be respected. Q: What’s the
man’s
attitude toward these
media?
Conversation 5
M:
You
know?
This
American
swimmer
has
apologized
for
his
actions
after
a
picture
was
published in a newspaper
showing him taking drugs.
W: This is
not the first time he has been compelled under
public pressure to issue a public apology
for his behavior.
Q: What
does the woman imply about the American
swimmer?
Long conversation
Scripts
M: Michelle? Why are you
dressed up like this? Are you studying acting or
something?
W: Yeah Josh, I’m looking
forward to a future of fame and glory.
M: Yuck! Why would you want
fame? I thought you were better than all that fake
nonsense! Do
you want to be another
dumb girl running around Hollywood, trying to look
fashionable?
W:
There’s
no
fake
nonsense
in
my
plans!
You’re
thinking
of
spoiled
rich
kids
who
are
only
famous for being rich.
I’m going to earn
my fame by being a
great actress. Then, once I have
my
famous husband and a beautiful house, I’m going to
use my fame to help others across the
world. I’ll do charity work with
starving children in Africa!
M: Oh please, if you really cared about
helping
people you’d sign up for
charity organization
s that
help feed the hungry. You
just want to be famous! You want to
have your picture on the front
cover of
magazines every time you go out to get a coffee in
your silk sleeping gowns!
W: Not
true! I don’t ca
re about those stuff
–
though I certainly
wou
ldn’t mind being famous for my
excellent fashion sense. And don’t make
fun of me! As a volunteer right now, I could work
for
weeks and only help a few people at
a time. But once I’m famous, I’ll be able to make
such a
big
difference!
You’ll
see,
one
day
I’ll
be
famous
AND
doing
good
AND
I’ll
send
you
a
postcard
saying: “I told you so!”
Q1: What did the man think of those
famous actresses in Hollywood?
Q2: Why
did the woman want to be famous?
Q3:
How did the
man react to the woman’s
reasons for wanting to be famous? Q4:
What can we infer about the woman?
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Passage 1
Scripts
Bill
Gates
was
born
on
October
28,
1955
in
a
family
having
a
rich
business,
political
and
community service
background. From childhood Bill was intelligent
and competitive. In school,
he had
excellent records in mathematics and science.
Still he was getting very bored in school and
his
parents
knew
it,
so
they
always
tried
to
feed
him
with
more
information
to
keep
him
busy.
Bill’s
parents
came
to
know
about
their
son’s
intelligence
and
decided
to
send
him
to
a
private
school,
known for its serious academic environment. It was
a very important decision in Bill’s life,
and it was there that he was introduced
to a computer. Bill Gates and his friends were
very much
interested in the world of
programming and formed the “Programmers Group” in
late 1968. In the
next year, they got
their first opportunity in Information Sciences
Inc. in which they were selected
as
programmers.
Bill
and
his
close
friend
Allen
developed
a
small
computer
to
measure
traffic
flow
and
they
earned
around
$$20,000
from
this
project.
In
1973,
he
left
home
for
Harvard
University. He did well there, but he
didn’t find it interesting. He spent many long
nights
in front
of the
school’s computer and the next day was
asleep in class. Bill and his friend Allen
remained in
close
contact
even
though
Allen
was
away
in
Washington
State
University.
They
would
often
discuss new ideas for future projects
and the possibility of starting a business one
day. At the end
of Bill’s first year,
Allen moved closer to him so that they could
follow some of their ideas. Within
a
year, Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard, and then
formed Microsoft with Allen.
Q1: How did Bill Gates
perform in school?
Q2: Why was
studying in a private school a very important
decision in Bill’s life?
Q3: How did Bill like Harvard
University?
Q4: What did Bill Gates
do at Harvard University?
Passage 2
Scripts and answers
Florence
Nightingale
was
a
celebrated
English
social
reformer
and
the
founder
of
modern
nursing. She became famous while
serving as a nurse during the Crimean War, where
she tended
to
wounded
soldiers.
Early
21st
century
1)
commentators
have
asserted
that
Nightingale’s
achievements
in
the
Crimean
War
had
been
2)
exaggerated
by
the
media
to
satisfy
the
public’s
need for a hero.
But later on her achievements remain widely
accepted and she has generally been
well regarded by historians.
Nightingale
was
born
to
a
wealthy
upper-class
family,
at
a
time
when
women
of
her
class
were expected to 3) focus on marriage
and child bearing. Her father had progressive
social views,
providing his daughter
with a well-rounded education that included math,
and supported her desire
to 4) lead an
active life. Nightingale rejected proposals of
marriage so as to be free to pursue her
calling. In 1860, Nightingale 5) laid
the foundation of professional nursing with the
establishment
of
her
nursing
school
in
London.
It
was
the
first
nursing
school
in
the
world.
The
Nightingale
Pledge taken by
new nurses was named in her honor, and the 6)
annual International Nurses Day is
celebrated
around
the
world
on
her
birthday.
She
made
7)
a
series
of
social
reforms
including
improving health care for all sections
of British society; improving health care and 8)
advocating
for better hunger relief in
India; helping to 9) abolish laws that were overly
harsh to women; and
expanding the
acceptable forms of female participation in the
workforce. Nightingale’s ability to
effect
reform
rested
on
her
extraordinary
skills,
her
good
reputation,
and
her
network
of
10)
influential
friends.
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