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Placement Test
My name’s Tom and I want to tell you a story. Something really strange happened to me. It was on June the
th
10 last year, at about 11 o’clock in the morning. I was sitting in a small café in the centre of London. I was
waiting for my sister Katie. She was a bit late. I was reading a book. The book was really exciting and I didn’t
see a girl enter the café. She came over to my table. She was tall with long dark hair. She was wearing
sunglasses.

‘Excuse me’, she said. ‘Are you Tom?’

‘Yes, I am,’ I replied.

‘Oh, good,’ said the girl. ‘I’m Maria. I’m a friend of Katie’s. She says she’s sorry but she can’t meet you this
morning’.

‘Oh, alright,’ I said. ‘Thanks for telling me’. The girl left the café. I was very surprised because Katie usually
phones me. Why didn’t she phone me to tell me? So I finished my coffee, paid the bill and left the café. About
10 minutes later I was walking through the park when my mobile phone rang. I took it out of my bag and
answered. It was Katie.

‘Where are you?’ she said. ‘I’m waiting for you in the café. Don’t you remember? We agreed to meet here
today at 11 o’clock’. I ran back to the café. Katie was there. She was eating an ice-cream. I told her about the
girl and the message. ‘That’s very strange,’ said Katie. ‘I don’t know any tall girls with long dark hair. And I
don’t know anyone called Maria’. So who was the mysterious girl?

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Progress Test, Unit 1
Interviewer Gareth, you are only 16 years old but you are already a professional footballer. How does it feel
to be famous?
Gareth Well, actually, I’m a very shy person. I don’t go out much. After training or playing a match, I like
staying at home and watching TV.
Interviewer What programmes do you watch?
Gareth I love watching sports programmes, especially football, of course. I also like watching tennis and
rugby on TV.
Interviewer Do you do any other sports, apart from football?
Gareth Yes, I play tennis once a week although I’m not very good at it. I just play for fun. I also like
playing basketball. I’m tall so basketball is easy for me and I’m quite good at it. Sometimes I go
swimming because it’s very relaxing when I’m feeling stressed. It’s also good to go swimming
after playing football, so I often go swimming on Sundays.
Interviewer What about training? Do you train every day?
Gareth We train five days a week. We have a match on Saturday or Sunday, and then we usually have
a free day the next day.
Interviewer What training do you do?
Gareth We run a lot. Once a week we run 10 kilometres. It’s very difficult and we don’t enjoy it. We also
go to the gym for training. We train with the ball too, of course. I love that. It’s my favourite type
of training.
Interviewer: Apart from watching sports on TV, what do you do in your free time?
Gareth: I like going out for a meal with my family. My favourite food is pizza so we often go to a pizza
restaurant. I never go to discos. I don’t like dancing and, anyway, I’m usually too tired! I enjoy
chatting online with my friends and I also like surfing the internet and reading reports about the
matches I play.
Interviewer Do you enjoy playing football every week?
Gareth Yes, I love it! I’m very lucky because I really enjoy my job.
Interviewer Thanks, Gareth. Good luck with the match on Saturday!
Gareth Thanks.

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Progress Test, Unit 2
Presenter Hello and welcome to Technology Today. In tonight’s programme we are going to talk to three
young people to find out what are the ‘must have’ gadgets and technological items for the young
people of today. Our guests tonight are Jack, Lisa and Jason. Hi.
Jack, Lisa
and Jason Hello.
Presenter So, Jack. Let’s start with you. First of all, how old are you.
Jack I’m 13.
Presenter What is the most important technological item in your opinion, Jack?
Jack It’s definitely my laptop computer.
Presenter Really? Why?
Jack Because I can basically do everything with it, I can surf the internet, send e-mails, download
video clips. Everything I need to do. But the most important thing is I can take it with me
everywhere I go. It’s cool!
Presenter Do you use it for school? I mean for educational purposes?
Jack Sure. I research things on the internet and it’s really useful for homework, too.
Presenter Lisa, how about you? How old are you?
Lisa I’m 12.
Presenter And what’s your number one gadget?
Lisa That has to be my MP3 player. I love music and I can use my MP3 player to download new
songs. I can listen to them anywhere – at home, on the bus, in the park, even at school, in the
breaks, of course!
Presenter Of course! You can’t listen to your MP3 player in the middle of a maths class! How old are you,
Jason?
Jason I’m 12, too.
Presenter And what gadget is absolutely essential for you?
Jason That’s a difficult question. I think a lot of different gadgets are important for me, my mobile
phone, for example, and my computer. I’ve got an MP3 player, too, and it’s really cool. But I
think perhaps the most important one is my digital camera. I’m really interested in photography
and I’ve got a really nice camera. I take pictures all the time and the software lets me edit the
photos, upload them to the internet and share them with my friends. I really enjoy doing that.
Presenter OK, that’s all we have time for …

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Progress Test, Unit 3
My name’s Debbie and this is my crime story. It was late one morning last December. I think it was about 11
o’clock. I was sitting in the lobby of a hotel in London. I was waiting for my sister. She was late so I started
reading a magazine. Suddenly, I noticed a man. He was sitting opposite me on the other side of the lobby. He
was wearing a black coat, a black hat and dark glasses. He was looking around and looking at all the people
in the lobby. Then some tourists came into the lobby and walked towards the reception desk. They put their
suitcases down on the floor and one of them put his camera on top of one of the suitcases. They were talking
to the receptionist and filling in some forms. Meanwhile, the man in the dark glasses was looking at their
suitcases. Suddenly, he stood up, walked towards the reception desk and picked up the camera. Then he ran
out of the lobby and into the street. I was so surprised that I couldn’t do anything for a moment. Then I told
the people at the reception desk that the man had their camera. The receptionist called the police. I ran out of
the hotel and looked for the man. The street was crowded and I couldn’t see the man anywhere. Then
suddenly I saw him. He was sitting in a café on the other side of the street. I went back to the hotel and told
the receptionist. While I was talking to the receptionist, the police arrived. I told them that the man was sitting
in the café on the other side of the street. The police ran across the street and arrested the man. It was really
exciting! Then my sister arrived. I told her the story, but she didn’t believe me.

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Progress Test, Unit 4
Presenter Hello and welcome to Traveller’s World, the programme that gives you information about the
best places to visit and the most interesting and exciting things to do when you get there. In
today’s programme we are talking about the best five city breaks, short weekend visits to cities
in Europe. Our guest today is Amanda Green. Welcome, Amanda.
Amanda Hello.
Presenter So, Amanda, tell us which five cities you think are the best and most interesting for a city break.
Amanda Well, there are lots of nice place to visit but here are the best five. My first choice is Prague, the
capital of the Czech Republic. I think it is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe.
Presenter Really? Why?
Amanda First of all, it’s very historical. The city is more than one thousand years old. Many of the
buildings in the old part of the city are hundreds of years old. There are lots of old churches,
galleries and museums to visit and, of course, there’s the beautiful castle on the hill above the
river. The river is lovely, too.
Presenter OK. What’s your second choice?
Amanda My second choice is Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. It’s a very green city and there are lots of
canals. It’s built on lots of small islands and there are bridges connecting the islands. It’s a very
clean city with nice restaurants and good shopping.
Presenter And number 3?
Amanda My third choice is Berlin, the capital of Germany. It’s a wonderful city with lots of things to do and
see. It has a fantastic transport system so it’s really easy to travel around. It’s full of beautiful
parks and it’s great for water sports like sailing and windsurfing.
Presenter OK, and your fourth choice?
Amanda The next one is Salzburg, in Austria. It’s not the capital of the country but it’s a beautiful city, full
of old buildings. From the castle you have wonderful views of the mountains and it’s a great
place if you like classical music. There are lots of concert halls. It’s also a good place if you like
chocolates. They are wonderful!
Presenter These places are all cold! Don’t you like warm places?
Amanda Well, my final choice is a nice, warm city. It’s Valencia in Spain. It’s on the coast, and just a few
kilometres from the city centre there are beautiful sandy beaches. The weather is usually warm
and sunny and it’s a great place to relax. The city is interesting, too. One of the most interesting
places is the Silk Exchange. It’s a World Heritage site.

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Progress Test, Unit 5
My name is Charlie Johnson and I’m 27 years old. I come from Edinburgh in Scotland and I work as a
telephone engineer. Last year, I came home from work and I sat down to watch the TV news. There was a
report about poor children in Africa with a terrible disease. The disease makes them blind but for only a few
pounds it’s possible to cure the disease so they can see again. I decided to do something. I called five friends
of mine and we decided to organise some charity events because we wanted to do something to help these
children. First of all we organised a sponsored run. This was in October last year. We’re still young and we
can all run a bit so we decided to run 10 kilometres and we asked our friends to sponsor us and give us one
pound for every kilometre we ran. All six of us finished the run and we raised almost £1,000 for the Medicine
for Africa charity. It was a great start. Then I was tidying my bedroom at home and I found a lot of clothes I
never wear so I organised a jumble sale at the end of November. More than a hundred people came to the
jumble sale and we raised another £500 for the charity. Then in December I made a charity CD with my five
friends. We can all sing and one of my friends can play the guitar well so we recorded some Christmas
songs. We sold the CD on the internet and raised another £600 for the charity. It’s summer now and I’m still
raising money for the charity. I’m planning a barbecue next Saturday and the following Friday we are going to
wash cars outside the local supermarket. I want to raise another £1,000 for the charity.

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Progress Test, Unit 6
Peter Hi, Jane, it’s Peter.
Jane Hello, Peter. Welcome home! How was your trip?
Peter It was awful!
Jane Oh no! What happened?
Peter Well, first my flight was really early so I got up at 4 o’clock in the morning to get a taxi to the
airport. That wasn’t so bad but we were almost at the airport when I noticed I didn’t have my
passport.
Jane No! What did you do?
Peter We drove back to my house of course but then we were late and I missed the flight. It was
terrible. I had to buy another ticket and that cost £250!
Jane: Did you have to wait long for the next flight?
Peter About 5 hours. It was really boring. I hate waiting at airports but I finally got to Berlin at 2 o’clock
in the afternoon. I waited for my suitcase for about half an hour but it didn’t come. They lost my
suitcase!
Jane So you didn’t have any clothes?
Peter No, just my hand baggage. Luckily I had my money and my toothbrush in my hand baggage!
Anyway, I took a taxi to the hotel and checked in. Then I went for a walk around the city. It’s a
nice place and there were lots of interesting places to visit. I walked for a couple of hours and
then I decided to go back to the hotel. The problem was that I couldn’t remember where it was
and my money was in my hotel room so I couldn’t take a taxi. I walked and walked but I couldn’t
find it. It was freezing and I was tired. In the end I went into a small café and asked them the way
but they couldn’t speak English and I don’t speak German.
Jane Oh no! What did you do?
Peter Finally I found someone who spoke English but he didn’t know where the hotel was. Then he
asked some other people and they knew the address. It was a long way but after about an hour I
found my hotel. I was exhausted.
Jane It sounds terrible. I hope the rest of your weekend was better.
Peter Saturday was OK. I went to a museum and an art gallery and met some friends in the evening.
Jane How was your journey home?
Peter Awful! The plane was four hours late and I didn’t get home until midnight. And I still haven’t got
my suitcase!

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Progress Test, Unit 7
Presenter Hello and welcome to Film Today. In today’s programme we are going to discuss the hit film
Heroes. We have three young people in the studio to give their opinions about the film, Katie,
Jason and Paula. Katie, let’s start with you. What did you think of the film?
Katie I loved it! For me, the best thing about the film was the acting. Both the main actors were
amazing. I also liked the soundtrack. Some of the songs were amazing. The plot was good, too.
I love romantic films! The ending was a real surprise. I’ll give it 9 marks out of 10.
Presenter What about you, Jason? Did you like it?
Jason Not really. I thought it was quite boring. The plot was simple in my opinion and, for me, the
ending wasn’t a surprise at all. I also thought that the special effects were terrible. The producer
spent $3 million making this film but the special effects looked really cheap. And I’m sorry, Katie,
but I didn’t like the soundtrack at all. The songs were all so slow and boring. I almost fell asleep!
3 out of 10 for me.
Presenter OK, so one person loved the film and the other didn’t like it. How about you, Paula? What did
you think of Heroes?
Paula Well, I agree with Katie that the acting was really good. I liked both the main actors. I thought the
soundtrack was good, too, but I didn’t like all the songs. I agree with Jason about the plot
though. The story was quite slow and the ending wasn’t a surprise for me either. I don’t like
romantic films much so I’ll give it 5 out of 10. It was OK.
Presenter Right, so we have a difference of opinion here. Katie loved the film, Jason didn’t like it and Paula
thought it was OK. Now Heroes 2 is released next month. Are you going to see it?
Katie Of course! I’ll definitely go and see it.
Jason Well, I definitely won’t!
Paula Maybe I’ll go. I’m not sure.

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Progress Test, Unit 8
I’ve just returned from an exchange programme visit to Finland. It was fantastic! I stayed there for six months
and I had an amazing time. I stayed in a town called Espoo, about 10 kilometres west of the capital city,
Helsinki. I arrived at the end of October, which is exactly when winter starts. It started to snow about two
weeks after I arrived and the snow didn’t go until the end of March. The days were very short too. In late
December and early January it was dark until 10 o’clock in the morning and then it was dark again at 3
o’clock in the afternoon. Imagine that - just five hours of daylight! The people were very friendly. I liked
everyone I met. Some of their customs are different from ours, however. Finnish people are very polite and
very modest. They are also quite quiet. If you talk too loudly in public, people will think you are very rude. And
you should never interrupt someone when they are speaking. You have to wait for them to finish and then you
can speak. When you meet someone for the first time, you shake hands and say your first name and family
name. I enjoyed visiting people’s houses when they invited me for dinner but it’s very strange. You have to
take your shoes off before you enter someone’s house or apartment. You take the same kind of things that
we take – flowers or chocolates – but you mustn’t take yellow or white flowers because they are associated
with death. And you always have to arrive on time. It’s very rude to be late. Never start eating before the
hostess (the lady of the family) asks you to start and you must always finish everything on your plate. That’s
quite difficult if you don’t like the food! I travelled a lot. I went to Lapland in the far north of Finland. It was
incredibly cold there. One day it was minus 30 degrees! I tried to learn the language but it’s really very
difficult. I only learnt four or five words. Fortunately, almost everybody speaks English so it was easy to
th
communicate. I left on April the 20 just when they days were getting longer and the weather was getting
warmer. I had a great time and I want to go back and see all my new friends. But next time I’ll go in summer!

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Progress Test, Unit 9
Presenter Hello and welcome to the Music Quiz. Tonight’s contestants are Jon and Claire. OK, Claire, let’s
start with you. Here’s question one. Which film has the song My Heart Will Go On as the
soundtrack?
Claire Oh, I think I know this one. Is it Titanic?
Presenter Correct! Two points to you, Claire. John, your question is linked to the first one. Who sang the
song My Heart Will Go On?
Jon I’m not sure. Was it Britney Spears?
Presenter No, that’s not correct. Claire, do you know this one?
Claire Yes, I think it was the Canadian singer, Celine Dion.
Presenter Correct! That’s an extra point for you, so you have three and Jon has none at the moment. The
next question is for you again, Claire. Where is the singer Justin Bieber from?
Claire I think he’s American so I’m going to say he’s from the USA.
Presenter No, that’s not correct. Jon, do you know this one?
Jon I know he’s not English. Is he from Canada?
Presenter Correct. That’s an extra point for you, Jon. And this is your next question. What is the biggest-
selling album of all time?
Jon Ah. I’m not sure about this answer. It could be Dark Side of the Moon or it could be Thriller. OK, I
have to make a decision. It’s Thriller by Michael Jackson.
Presenter Correct! In fact, since it was released in 1982, Thriller has sold more than 110 million copies. It’s
incredible. Claire, here’s your next question. What is the biggest-selling single of all time?
Claire That’s an easy one. It’s Candle in the Wind by Elton John.
Presenter: Correct! It sold more than 37 million copies. Jon, here’s your next question. How is Marshall
Bruce Mathers III better known?
Jon Who? I’ve never heard of him. Sorry, I’ll have to pass on that question.
Presenter Claire, do you know?
Claire Sure! It’s Eminem.
Presenter Correct! Claire, you are this week’s winner …

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End-of-term Test, Units 1–3
My name is Tony and this is the strange story of something that once happened to me. It was late one
evening in November at about 11 o’clock and I was driving home from work. I’m a laboratory technician. It
was dark and the weather was bad. It was raining. I was driving along a road in the country. There were no
other cars, the road was empty. Suddenly, I saw a man standing by the side of the road. He was wearing
dark clothes and a black hat. He waved at me to stop so I stopped.

‘Are you going to the town?’ he asked.

‘Yes,’ I replied. ‘I can take you if you like’.

The man got into the car. I asked him what he was doing so late in the evening, so far from the town.

‘I work in a small hotel in a village near here,’ he said. ‘I usually go home by bus but I was late tonight and I
missed the bus’.

‘What’s the name of the hotel?’ I asked.

‘The White Swan,’ he answered. I asked him some more questions but he didn’t answer. It was about 20
kilometres to the town and we continued in silence. The man clearly didn’t want to talk. When we arrived in
the centre of the town, the man got out and walked away. He didn’t thank me for the lift. I was really annoyed.
When I arrived home, I told my wife what happened.

She was very surprised. ‘That’s interesting,’ she said. ‘There is no White Swan hotel. It was destroyed in a
fire twenty years ago. The fire happened late one evening in November at about 11 o’clock. Everybody in the
hotel …

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End-of-term Test, Units 4–6
Presenter Hello. Thank you. Tonight I am talking to a group of young people about their travels. I want to
find out the answers to two questions. What are the best places to visit and when is the best
time to visit them? I have three young people in the studio here with me, Ben, Louise and Jenny.
Let’s start with you, Jenny. What countries have you visited?
Jenny Oh, I haven’t been to many different countries. I’ve only been to four countries but they are very
interesting ones. My parents worked in South America for four years so I’ve been to Brazil,
Argentina, Paraguay and Chile.
Presenter Really? That’s amazing. Which of those countries did you like best?
Jenny I liked Argentina best. I went there two years ago. You can find everything there – beautiful
mountains, interesting history, nice cities. The capital city, Buenos Aires, is a really beautiful city.
The food is great too, especially if you like steak! You should go in December or January
because that’s the middle of summer there.
Presenter How about you, Ben. Have you been to many different countries?
Ben Yes, I have. In fact, I’ve been to fifteen different countries. Most of them are in Europe, but I’ve
also been to Australia and South Africa.
Presenter Wow! Which country did you like best, and why?
Ben I liked Australia a lot. I went there five years ago. It was really cool to see kangaroos and koalas.
I think Sydney is a great city, too. But my favourite country is South Africa. I went with some
friends last year and we spent a month there. Cape Town is a beautiful place, especially Table
Mountain, and I also liked the beaches on the Indian Ocean. The best thing was going on safari
and seeing lions, elephants and giraffes in a natural environment. The best time to go is
probably January or February, although it is very hot in the north of the country then.
Presenter OK, so that’s Argentina and South Africa. How about you, Louise. Have you been anywhere
interesting?
Louise Yes, I have. I’ve been to lots of interesting countries. In fact, I’ve been to more than 20 countries
so I’ve been to more countries than Ben.
Presenter More than 20? That’s fantastic. Which one was your favourite?
Louise That’s a really difficult question. I liked Spain and Italy, of course, and Turkey was amazing. I
prefer colder countries though so my favourite country is Russia. I went there in winter three
years ago and it was beautiful. There was deep snow and everything looked fantastic. I visited
Moscow and St Petersburg and I loved both cities. For me the best time to go is winter – any
time from November to April.
Presenter OK, so that’s …

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End-of-term Test, Units 7–9
Anna Hello?
Mike Hi, Anna. It’s Mike. Welcome home!
Anna Hi, Mike. How are things?
Mike Good. How was your trip?
Anna Amazing! I had a great time.
Mike When did you get home?
Anna Yesterday. About 6 o’clock in the evening. Canada was great but it’s good to be home again,
especially after three months away.
Mike Where were you in Canada? Toronto?
Anna No, I was in Montreal.
Mike And what did you do while you were there?
Anna Well, in the mornings I went to French classes and in the afternoons I usually did some sports. I
played tennis or went swimming almost every day.
Mike How about the weekends? What did you do then?
Anna Nothing special. I usually met my friends and went to the cinema or to a restaurant or a disco.
You know I like dancing!
Mike Where did you stay? In a hotel?
Anna No, I stayed with a family. They were really nice people. We spoke French all the time. That was
really good for my French.
Mike Did you travel around the country?
Anna Not much because I wanted to stay in the part of the country where they speak French. I went to
the capital city, Ottawa. It’s a nice place but much smaller and quieter than Montreal. I spent one
weekend in Toronto but I didn’t like it much. It’s just another big city. I was really happy when I
got back to Montreal.
Mike Are you going to visit Canada again?
Anna Yes, I’d love to go again. Maybe next time I’ll go in winter. I’d like to see Montreal in the snow.
Mike Right. Let’s meet up for coffee so you can tell me more about your trip.
Anna OK. How about tomorrow? 10 o’clock?
Mike Great. 10 o’clock’s fine for me.
Anna Bye. See you tomorrow.
Mike Bye.

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End-of-year Exam, Units 1–9
Presenter Welcome to the show. Tonight I am delighted to welcome to the studio our special guest Mike
Travers of the Travellers, the hottest new band in town. Hi, Mike.
Mike Hello.
Presenter So, tell me. How did it all start?
Mike Well, I started playing the guitar when I was 14 years old. I was given a guitar. I learnt to play it
quite quickly and then I met Steve, the drummer. He’s a year older than me so he was in a
different class at school. We started playing a few songs together. Then we decided to form a
band.
Presenter How did you do that?
Mike It was easy. We needed a bass guitarist and a keyboard player so we put an advertisement in
the local newspaper and that’s how we met Phil, the bass guitarist, and Beth, our amazing
keyboard player.
Presenter So who sings?
Mike I do most of the singing but Beth also sings. She has an amazing voice.
Presenter And do you all come from York?
Mike Three of are from York but Beth’s from London. She was studying in York when she saw our
advert.
Presenter When did you play your first gig?
Mike That was three years ago when I was 17 and the other three were 18. We played our first gig in
a restaurant in York. It was a bit strange. We weren’t very good at the time! I think some of the
people in the restaurant were a bit surprised by our music. It was very loud!
Presenter But you’re becoming quite famous now. When did you record your first album?
Mike Last year. It was released in November. Then we went on tour. We played in ten cities around
England and Scotland and then we played three gigs in Germany and two in France.
Presenter And what are you doing right now?
Mike We’re working hard on our second album. We’re planning to finish recording it in June and we
hope it will be released in October.
Presenter Are you going to tour again soon?
Mike Yes. We’re going to the USA in June. We’re all very excited about that because we haven’t been
there before. After that we’re going to Europe again – to Spain, Germany and Denmark.
Presenter Wow! That sounds great. Well, Mike, I wish you good luck with the new CD. Now let’s hear the
Travellers playing their new single ….

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Key Competences Diagnostic Test, exercise 1
Presenter Here we are at the Riverside Youth Centre. I’m here to talk to some of the teenagers about why
they come to the youth centre. There are two boys sitting outside on the steps and chatting. I’m
going to talk to them …Hello, I’m from Radio Six. Can I ask you a couple of questions?
Leo Yes, of course. My name’s Leo.
Presenter Why do you come to the youth centre, Leo?
Leo I get bored watching TV at home and I like meeting my friends here. There’s always a lot to do.
There are computers and computer games, a TV and table tennis.
Presenter When did you join the youth centre?
Leo I started coming here last year and it has changed my life. I was bullied when I started school
and I haven’t really made any friends since then. But I’ve made lots of friends here. Everyone is
really friendly and we all like doing the same things.
Presenter And who’s this?
Leo This is Sam. He’s the same age as me and we both like playing table tennis.
Presenter Hello, Sam. What do you like about the youth group?
Sam The same as Leo, I think. I don’t like school. I like my school work but I don’t like the other
students in my class, so I don’t have any friends. But I don’t mind that now, because I’ve made
lots of good friends here. Lily had a party last week and we all went. It was great.
Leo Yes, a group of eight of us from the youth centre went to her party. I don’t mind that I don’t have
friends at school because now I’ve got good friends here.
Presenter Why have you made friends here and not at school, do you think?
Leo There isn’t any competition here. Everyone is friendly and we all want to have fun. No-one is
trying to be better than anyone else.
Presenter Great! Well thanks for talking to me today …

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Key Competences Diagnostic Test, exercise 2
Presenter Today on teenage hour, we’re going to talk about long-distance friendships. What would you do
if your best friend moved to a new country? That would be a problem for most teenagers but not
Becky and Viv. Becky is in the studio with us, and Viv is talking to us from her new home in
Boston, USA. Hello Becky and Viv.
Becky
and Viv Hello!
Presenter Viv, how did you feel when you knew that you were moving to America?
Viv I was miserable. I didn’t want to leave my school and all my friends, but most of all I didn’t want
to leave Becky. We’ve been friends since we were five years old. But my dad had a new job so
we had to go.
Presenter What has it been like since you’ve been in America?
Viv It’s fine and I’ve made lots of friends, so I’m OK. But Becky is still my best friend, so we chat on
line nearly every day. There is a time difference of five hours but that’s OK.
Becky Yes, we use Facebook, emails and we talk online all the time. Sometimes we chat using the
computer so we can see each other while we’re speaking. It’s great because I can still ask Viv
for advice if I need it and she knows I’m always here if she wants to talk about a problem. The
bad thing is that we can’t spend time together.
Viv Yes, if I still lived in England, Becky and I would go shopping together or we’d go to the cinema.
I’m sad that we can’t do things together.
Becky Yes, but in the past, if you moved to a different country, you had to write letters! We never write
letters. There weren’t computers, Facebook, or email! That would be really terrible.
Presenter Yes, today it’s much easier to stay friends if you’re in different countries than in the past. Thanks
for talking to us today …

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