02 Listening Students Book

Listening Students
Book
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Introduction
The truth is that listening comprehension begins at birth and serves us throughout our
lives. We need to rethink our understanding of comprehension and extend and refine
our definition to include listening comprehension. Clearly, expecting children to
listen is quite different from teaching them how. The teaching suggestions offered in
this book are meant to help you do just that.
In order to practice English listening skills, we recommend three things:
1. Good listening materials: short, realistic, a little higher than your level

Podcasts are great for practicing listening.
Check out these websites for audio practice.
Videos can also be useful for improving skills.
Many textbooks have audio recordings and exercises.
2. Background information: know something about the topic beforehand

Prepare your mind by thinking about the topic ahead of time.
Think about vocabulary you might encounter.
Predict what language and information you might hear.
3. Techniques for Practice: Listen for general and specific information

Listen the first time to get the gist (general idea)
Listen a second time for specific details.
Have a purpose or something to listen for
Listen a third time to review what you have learned.
Section 1
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STORIES
Story 1. Alberto’s New Neighbors

✔ a pre-reading vocabulary activity;
✔ the story that you can listen to;
✔ a comprehension activity based on the story;
✔ an activity practising word building.
Activity 1
Choose the best ending for each of the sentences below.
1. Your neighbours are …

a. People who do the same job as you
b. The people who live next door to you
c. Your uncles, aunts and cousins
2. If you put up with someone or something…

a. You don’t like it but you accept it
b. You let someone stay at your house
c. You start doing it
3. If you get rid of something…

a. You break it
b. You remove it
c. You start to like it
4. If you give someone a dirty look, you…

a. Look at them in a way to show you don’t like them
b. You look at them because they are not clean
c. You look at them carefully
5. If you have staff, you have…

a. a big stick
b. a lot of old things
c. People who work for you
6. If you are the owner of something

a. It is your possession
b. You are its possession
c. You have to pay for it
7. A bark is the noise that

a. A cat makes
b. A cow makes
c. A dog makes
8. A miaow is the noise that

a. A cat makes
b. A cow makes
c. A dog makes
Activity 2
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Can you complete the sentences below with the names/words in the table?
Alberto Mimi neighbours

owners staff
1. ……………… saw the new neighbours arrive in their car.

2. ……………… suggests ignoring them.
3. ……………… walked into Alberto’s garden.
4. Alberto and Mimi's ……………… got rid of the neighbour from the garden.
5. ……………… and ……………… broke some flowers.
6. ……………… gave ……………… a dirty look.
7. Alberto and Mimi have ………………
8. The neighbours have ………………
Activity 3
Change the form of the word in brackets to complete each sentence.
1. You need official documents to prove .................... of the car. (owner)

2. I Hope you enjoy living in this .................... - the people are very friendly. (neighbour)
3. Please don’t make so much .................... I can’t hear myself think! (noisy)
4. If you don’t read anything you’ll always be .................... (ignore)
5. The quality of .................... is something that’s very important in the people I know. (friendly)
6. You have a good .................... of how to do this exercise! (understand)
Story 2. The Skier

✔ a pre-reading activity
✔ the story that you can listen to
✔ a comprehension activity
✔ a language activity about vocabulary from the story
Activity 1
The following questions will help you understand the story.
Choose the correct answer for each question:
1. Which of these is best for skiing?

a. Snow
b. Rain
c. Ice
2. Which type of clothes are best for skiing?

a. Warm clothes
b. Brightly-coloured clothes
c. Heavy clothes
3. What are goggles?

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a. More than one internet search engine
b. A very big number
c. Things similar to glasses to protect the eyes
4. The Winter Olympics happen …

a. every year
b. every four years
c. every five years
5. Which of these sports are NOT played at the Winter Olympics?

a. Skiing
b. Bobsleigh
c. Athletics
6. You win a gold medal when …

a. you come first
b. you come second
c. you come third
7. The word “Athletics” usually means …

a. running and jumping games
b. football and rugby
c. board games
Activity 2
Decide if each of the 9 statements about the text is true or false.
a. When Afel was a small boy he played in the snow.

b. Afel’s mother explained to him what snow is.
c. Afel understands what snow is.
d. Afel dreams of the desert.
e. Afel sees skiers on the television.
f. The skiers on the television are flying.
g. The skiers wear unusual shoes.
h. Afel wants to be a skier when he sees the programme.
i. Afel buys some skis.
j. Afel finds skiing quite difficult.
k. People encourage Afel.
l. Afel keeps his dreams.
Activity 3
Use the words in the box to complete the sentences below.
channel equipment field goggles ice
medal stick
1. My uncle has a small farm with one big ______ where he keeps cows and where we played
when I was a small boy.
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2. When water freezes it becomes ______ – nice to have in a cool drink!
3. Which ______ are you watching? Can you turn over? I don’t like this programme.
4. ______ are useful for swimming as well as skiing! I hate getting water in my eyes.
5. The first prize is a gold ______ with you name written on it.
6. When you walk up hills, a ______ can help!
7. You don’t need much ______ to play football – just a ball, really.
Story 3. Beginner’s Luck

✔ a pre-watching vocabulary activity
✔ a language activity about idioms
Activity 1
Match the words and phrases in the table to their definitions.
1. Accountant 2. Entrepreneur 3. Fortune 4. Shares
5.Stock 6. Takeover 7. Collapse 8. Degree

exchange
Definitions:
a. A small part of the financial capital of a company.
b. When one company buys another.
c. The qualification you get when you finish university.
d. A person who looks after financial matters, payments, taxes, and so on.
e. The place where people buy and sell shares.
f. A person who finds money to start new businesses.
g. To be ruined, destroyed, finished.
h. A lot of money.
Activity 2
Below are 13 events from the story, but they are in the wrong chronological order.
Decide which is the correct order.
1) James and his colleague go out drinking, then go back to work.

2) James decides to change his job, and his name.
3) James decides to have a holiday.
4) James finds out what he has done.
5) James gets a job with his uncle’s bank.
6) James goes to school, but isn’t a great student.
7) James goes to university to study economics and commerce, and does ok.
8) James helps to earn a fortune when they take over another bank.
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9) James meets a friendly colleague.
10) James starts to become successful, even though he doesn’t really know what he is doing.
11) James works in a fast food restaurant in London for a year.
12) James’ boss thinks he’s great.
13) James’ father calls James’ uncle.
Activity 3
Look at the idioms and everyday expressions in bold and then choose the best meaning for them.
1. “I could use one of these things in my sleep!”

If you can do something in your sleep it means...
a. you can do it without thinking too much about it.
b. you can only do it very slowly.
c. you can’t do it at all.
d. you can only do it when you are asleep.
2. “...he didn’t have a clue about how it was.”

If you don’t have a clue about something, it means..
a. you haven’t been told about it.
b. you have no ideas about it.
c. you know everything about it.
d. you need more information about it.
3. “he felt...his father’s expectations breathing down his neck.”

If something or someone is breathing down your neck it means...
a. they are very friendly.
b. they are a long way away from you.
c. they are very close to you and putting pressure on you.
d. they are probably a dog.
4. “he wants to have a gap year”

A gap year is when...
a. you spend a year without a job.
b. you spend a year working in a fast food restaurant.
c. when you spend a year asleep.
d. when you spend a year getting experience after finishing school and before starting
university.
5. “Beginner’s luck!”
If you have beginner’s luck you...
a. are an expert at something.
b. have just started doing something.
c. are very skilled and talented.
d. are unfortunate.
6. “you kept cool throughout it all..”

If you keep cool about something...
a. you don’t care about it.
b. you feel cold.
c. you don’t panic.
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d. you are always very relaxed.
7. “I want you back here in top form next week...”

If you are in top form you are...
a. in the best class at school.
b. the correct weight.
c. feeling good.
d. in trouble.
Story 4. The Christmas the Lights Went Out

✔ a pre-reading vocabulary activity
✔ a vocabulary activity about words from the story
Activity 1
Look at the box below. All of the words are taken from key moments in the story. Match the words
with the descriptions below and try to predict what is going to happen in the story.
2. Christmas 4. boredom
1. departure 3. freezing
decorations
5. plug 6. a power cut 7. snowflakes 8. cosy
a. Lights, tinsel, baubles and ribbons

b. When the electricity supply is interrupted
c. Warm and comfortable
d. When you are bored
e. Little pieces of snow that fall from the sky
f. Extremely cold
g. The thing you put in an electric socket
h. Leaving
Activity 2
Match the descriptions below to the names of the people in the story.
• Decides she’s happy on • Her father is also a • Lives in the United
her own character in the story States
• Doesn’t like Christmas • Lives in Syria • Thinks about leaving his
• Gives his coat away • Pulls a plug he shouldn’t job
• Is stuck in an airport have • Used to live in Britain
• Is cooking • Makes a phone call • Prefers the dark
• Leaves his job • Works with computers
Tom Jankowitz Anja Kohonen Guy Domville Leila Rudolf Lenk
Activity 3
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Uses of the verb ‘look’ from the story.
Here are some uses of the verb look taken from the story.
Look at Look like Look out of Look up
Put one in each gap in the right form to complete the sentences.
1. There are a lot of clouds – it __________ it’s going to start snowing!
2. If you __________ the window of an aeroplane on Christmas Eve, you might see Santa Claus!
3. __________ the number of presents under the Christmas tree! Someone’s very lucky this year!
4. If you walk down the main street in December, make sure you _________ at the Christmas lights.
5. He _________ the address on the envelope to see who the Christmas card had come from.
6. When I was little, I remember thinking that Father Christmas __________ my dad
Story 5. April Fool’s day
Activity 1
Match the words and phrases at the top to their definitions.
a. achiever b. arrogant c. liar d. make something up
e. robot f. rumour g. trick
1. a fact that a lot of people are talking about although they do not know if it is true
2. a machine controlled by a computer, which can do things that people can do
3. believing that you are better or more important than other people
4. someone who says things that are not true
5. something you do to deceive or cheat someone, or to make someone look stupid as a joke
6. successful person
7. to invent something, such as an excuse or a story, often in order to deceive
Activity 2
Decide if each of the following statements about the story is True or False.
1. Danny never thanked other people.
2. Rollo liked Danny more than Danny liked Rollo.
3. Danny was not as organized as Rollo.
4. Danny enjoyed lying to people who didn't know as much as him.
5. Mr Samson didn't believe Danny's story about the Internet.
6. Rollo preferred playing football to playing Drag Racer.
7. Rollo always wore a black T-shirt and an earring to school.
8. The school canteen was famous for its good food.
9. Danny hadn't really done badly in his history assignment.
10. Rollo had taken Danny's watch.
11. Everyone at the school was going to listen to the famous writer.
12. Rollo had been in touch with his friend Yang on the Internet.
Activity 3
Below are 10 events from the story, but they are in the wrong chronological order. Do you know
which is the correct order?
a. Danny lied to Rollo about the flowers.
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b. Danny went to the deputy-headmaster's office.
c. Danny went up on stage. A
d. Lucy Lang played a trick on Danny.
e. Mr Samson fell in a hole.
f. Rollo asked Danny if they could meet for lunch.
g. Rollo called Danny a fool.
h. Rollo complained about his broken glasses.
i. The deputy-headmaster played a trick about schoolwork on Danny.
j. The whole school laughed at Danny.
Story 6. A Serious Case
Activity 1
Match the words and phrases in the table to the descriptions below.
1. beetle 2. faint 3. furry 4. hypnotise

5. mind 6. phobia 7. rid 8. scream
9. severe 10. shiver 11. subconscious 12. terrified
Definitions:
a. __________ describes something that has a lot of hair, like a cat or a rabbit.
b. __________ means very, very serious.
c. A __________ is a kind of insect with a strong round shell. It often lives under rocks.
d. A __________ is when you are afraid of something, for no good reason.
e. If you don‟t __________ something, then it isn‟t important to you – you don‟t particularly like
or dislike it.
f. Some people think that we think things that we don‟t know about – this is called our
__________.
g. When you __________ somebody, you put them in a state when they don‟t know what they
are doing or saying, and can change what they think.
h. When you __________ you can‟t stand up and fall down, losing consciousness. It happens
when you are very tired, very weak or very ill.
i. When you are very, very frightened, you are __________.
j. When you don‟t want something, you can throw it away or get __________ of it.
k. When you feel cold, or afraid, you shake all over or __________.
l. When you shout very loudly, you __________, often when you are afraid.
Activity 2
Decide if the following statements are true or false.
1. Not many people are afraid of spiders.
2. The narrator isn’t afraid of spiders.
3. The narrator’s friend is terrified of spiders.
4. When she sees a spider she calls the police.
5. The narrator’s friend suffers from a phobia.
6. She goes to see a specialist doctor.
7. She gets a new pet cat.
8. The psychiatrist thinks she is a serious case.
9. They use the behavioural approach to cure her phobia.
10. The psychiatrist shows her a spider that is not real.
11. She learns to like the plastic spider.
12. The behavioural approach doesn’t work.
13. Another problem appears at the end of the story.
Story 7. The Broken Mirror, the Black Cat, and Lots of
Good Luck Activity 1
Write in the past simple and past participle forms of the verbs in the table below:
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Past simple Past participle
Break
Bring
Buy
Fall
Leave
Lose
Put
Tell
Think
Win
Activity 2
Choose the correct ending for the 8 sentences below:
1. Especially good things or especially bad things

a. aren’t happening to Nikos
b. didn’t happen to Nikos
c. won’t happen to Nikos
d. wouldn’t have happened to Nikos
2. Nikos didn’t believe that

a. his luck could be changed by superstitious events
b. his luck was changed by superstitious events
c. his luck should be changed by superstitious events
d. his luck would be changed by superstitious events
3. Nikos didn’t know much about sport so

a. he couldn’t try betting
b. he didn’t try betting
c. he hadn’t tried betting
d. he shouldn’t have tried betting
4. Some people say that if you break a mirror
a. it brings seven years’ bad luck
b. it could have brought seven years’ bad luck
c. it should bring seven years’ bad luck
d. it would bring seven years’ bad luck
5. If Nikos hadn’t broken the mirror perhaps

a. he couldn’t have been so lucky
b. he hasn’t been so lucky
c. he shouldn’t have been so lucky
d. he wouldn’t have been so lucky
6. After winning games of cards and dice Niko decided

a. he should have tried the lottery
b. he shouldn’t have tried the lottery
c. to try the lottery
d. try the lottery
7. When Nikos broke the superstitions

a. it brought him good luck
b. it could have brought him good luck
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c. it may have brought him good luck
d. it should have brought him good luck
8. Nikos wondered what would have happened if

a. he broke the mirror
b. he could have broken the mirror
c. he had broken the mirror
d. he hadn’t broken the mirror
Activity 3
Word formation: Use the word in CAPITALS to form another word in each sentence.
1. Nikos wasn’t a (SUPERSTITION) ______________________ man.

2. Nikos thought that superstitions were (RATIONAL) _____________________ beliefs.
3. Nikos didn’t (BELIEF) ______________________ in superstitious ideas.
4. Some people think that there are rational (EXPLAIN) ______________________ for
superstitions.
5. Winning the lottery isn’t a question of skill – it just means that you are (LUCK)
_____________________ .
6. If you can make accurate (PREDICT) ______________________, you can probably bet on
sports matches!
7. Nikos’ friend suggested that he was lucky because he was (CONFIDENT)
_____________________, and for no other reason.
Story 8. The Birth of a Star

Activity 1
In the first table are 7 words from the story. In the second table are definitions of these words. Can
you match the words to their definitions?
astronomer cloud nappies nebula
pushchair telescope ultrasound scan
A big amount of gas

A person who studies stars
A very big group of stars
Something you use to move a baby around
Something you use to see a long way away
Something you use to take a photograph of the
inside of your body
Underpants for babies
Activity 2
Put the events below in the order they happen in the story.
1. Anna gives Henry some news.
2. Henry changes what he usually thinks about.
3. Henry feels really worried about his new responsibilities.
4. Henry thinks he sees the beginning of a new star.
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5. The baby moves inside Anna.
6. They decide on a name for the baby.
7. They see an image of the baby for the first time.
Activity 3
The plural of “nebula” is “nebulae”. This is because it is a Latin word. There are a few other
irregular plurals in English. Do you know the plural forms of the words below?
Child
Crisis
Data
Fish
Foot
Goose
Half
Headquarters
Hypothesis
Knife
Leaf
Life
Man
Mouse
Person
Series
Sheep
Spacecraft
Tooth
Woman
Story 9. Coetzee’s Novels
Activity 1
Match the words at the top to their definitions.
a. backdrop b. barren c. decay

d. essays e. frontier f. meek
g. mutiny h. offspring i. plight
j. protagonist k. ransacks l. scatters
m. stabbing n. vows o. wallflower
1. become gradually damaged, worse or less

2. border
3. causes to move apart in different directions
4. general situation in which specific events occur
5. injuring with a sharp knife
6. main character
7. promises
8. quiet and gentle
9. searches a place violently
10. serious or difficult situation
11. short pieces of writing on a topic
12. socially shy person
13. someone’s children
14. unable to produce plants or fruit
15. when a group of people refuse to obey orders
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Activity 2
In the table are the names of Coetzee's novels that have been summarised in the text. Below is a
description of the plot of each of them. Can you match the novels and the plot descriptions?
a. Age of Iron b. Disgrace
c. Dusklands (Jacobus Coetzee) d. Dusklands (Vietnam)
e. Elizabeth Costello f. Foe
g. In the Heart of the Country h. Life and Times of Michael K
i. Slow Man j. Waiting for the Barbarians
Which novel deals with/is based on

1. , among other things, the relationship between a daughter and her father?
2. a man going mad because of his work?
3. a quest undertaken because someone dies?
4. adventure and revenge?
5. four separate important themes?
6. re-imagining of a classic novel?
7. someone internationally well-known who feels s/he is no longer who s/he used to be.
8. someone who loses his job and then suffers a terrible experience?
9. someone whose easy life changes forever because of some soldiers?
10. someone whose life is improved by someone famous?
Story 10. Quotes about the United Kingdom
Activity 1
In the table are the names of the 12 countries whose people were quoted. Below the table are 12
questions. Can you match the countries to the questions?
Bangladesh Greece Hong Kong Hungary

Italy Japan Kenya Korea
Singapore Thailand UAE Vietnam
1. Which text accuses the British of being dull?

2. Which text mentions both unfairness and democracy?
3. Which text compares Britain with a previously powerful country?
4. Which text says the British are capable of self-criticism?
5. Which text talks of the high standard of British universities?
6. Which text refers to Britain's international business interests?
7. Which text accuses many British people of having bad habits?
8. Which text says the British are distant?
9. Which text mentions British originality?
10. Which text says British people are vigorous and tolerant?
11. Which text says Britain is better known for its history than its modern ways?
12. Which text refers to the origins of British people's beliefs?
Activity 2
In the table are 12 words or phrases from the texts. Below are the definitions of these words and
phrases, and which text you can find them in. Can you match the words and phrases to their
definitions?
a. deeply rooted b. discrimination c. dynamism
d. exceptional e. further education f. ideologies
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g. impression h. innovative i. irony
j. liveliness k. trading l. underlying
1. In the quote from UAE find a word or phrase that means an idea or opinion of what something is
like
2. In the quote from Italy find a word or phrase that means the act of having or showing a lot of
energy and enthusiasm
3. In the quote from Hungary find a word or phrase that means a means of expression which
suggests (humorously or angrily) a different meaning for the words used
4. In the quote from Hungary find a word or phrase that means much greater than usual, esp. in
skill, cleverness, quality, etc.
5. In the quote from Japan find a word or phrase that means the treatment of a person or particular
group of people differently, esp. in a worse way from the way in which you treat other people,
because of their skin colour, religion, sex, etc.
6. In the quote from Bangladesh find a word or phrase that means the state of having a lot of ideas
and enthusiasm; the state of being energetic and forceful
7. In the quote from Kenya find a word or phrase that means university-level instruction.
8. In the quote from Korea find a word or phrase that means being the cause of or strong influence
on (something)
9. In the quote from Korea find a word or phrase that means theories, or sets of beliefs or principles,
esp. one on which a political system, party or organization is based
10. In the quote from Korea find a word or phrase that means very strong and so much a part of
something else that it cannot be changed or got rid of
11. In the quote from Vietnam find a word or phrase that means buying and selling
12. In the quote from Greece find a word or phrase that means 'different' and 'new'
Activity 3
In the table are the names of the 11 countries whose people were quoted. Below the table are 11
questions. Can you match the countries to the questions?
Czech Republic France Germany Hungary

Japan Mexico Nigeria Russia
Saudi Arabia Singapore Spain
1. Which text says that some British people are not as nice as others?
2. Which text says that freedom and equality between people in Britain has a long history?
3. Which text refers to Britain's role in different parts of the world?
4. Which text generalises about people who are not normal?
5. Which text accuses some British people of being keen but not doing significant things?
6. Which text claims that British people are wary of people they don't know?
7. Which text could be referring to a Rolls Royce?
8. Which text claims that the British know what's happening around them?
9. In which text does the writer show ignorance of British cultural achievements?
10. Which text claims that the British don't like novelty?
11. Which text speaks of both prejudice and multicultural integration?
Activity 4
In the table are 11 words from the texts. Below are the definitions of these words and phrases, and
which text you can find them in. Can you match the words and phrases to their definitions?
Aware Characteristic Community

Enthusiastic Limited Majority
Mistrust Quality Separate
Tradition Trash
1. In the quote from Mexico find a word or phrase that means restricted
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2. In the quote from Japan find a word or phrase that means keen or eager
3. In the quote from Czech Republic find a word or phrase that means a belief, principle or way of
acting which people in a particular society or group have continued to follow for a long time, or
all of these in a particular group or society considered as a whole
4. In the quote from Spain find a word or phrase that means consider independently
5. In the quote from Singapore find a word or phrase that means something that is worthless and of
low quality
6. In the quote from Singapore find a word or phrase that means the larger number or part of
something
7. In the quote from Singapore find a word or phrase that means the people living in one particular
area or people who are considered as a unit because of their common interests, background or
nationality
8. In the quote from Hungary find a word or phrase that means the particular combination of
qualities in a person or place that makes them different from others
9. In the quote from Hungary find a word or phrase that means to have doubts about the honesty or
abilities of (someone)
10. In the quote from Nigeria find a word or phrase that means the standard of excellence of
something, often a high standard
In the quote from Russia find a word or phrase that means knowing that something exists, or having
knowledge or experience of a particular thing
Story 11. The Stonecutter
Activity 1
a. boulder b. brilliance c. not (budge)
d. chisel e. frustrated f. illusion
g. impassive h. inhabitant i. interrupt
j. lightning k. obstruct l. pour
m. privilege n. resound o. storm
p. thunder q. unsatisfied r. wonder
1. a flash of bright light in the sky which is produced by electricity moving between clouds or from
clouds to the ground.
2. a person or animal that lives in a particular place.
3. a very large rock.
4. an advantage that only one person or group of people has, usually because of their position or
because they are rich.
5. an extreme weather condition with very strong wind, heavy rain and often thunder and lightning.
6. an idea or belief which is not true; something that is not really what it seems to be.
7. describes a person's face when it expresses no emotion, because they seem not to be affected by
the situation they are experiencing.
8. feeling annoyed or discouraged because you cannot achieve what you want.
9. (not) move.
10. state of being full of light, shining or bright in colour.
11. the sudden loud noise which comes from the sky especially during a storm.
12. to (cause to) flow quickly and in large amounts.
13. to ask yourself questions or express a desire to know about something.
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14. to block a road, passage, entrance, etc. so that nothing can go along it, or to prevent something
from happening correctly by putting difficulties in its way.
15. to sound loudly or for a long time.
16. to stop something from happening for a short period.
17. to use a tool with a long metal blade that has a sharp edge for cutting wood, stone, etc..
18. unhappy because you have not got what you wanted, or because something has happened in a
way that you didn’t want.
Activity 2
Decide if the following 15 statements about the story are true or false.
1. Where the stone cutter lived, those advantaged because of their position or because they were
rich were those with the ability to control people and events.
2. The stone cutter was unhappy because he did not have what he wanted.
3. The stone cutter decided that the sun was the most powerful thing in the land because it was so
shiny.
4. The stone cutter could turn into different things.
5. The cloud prevented the sun from demonstrating its intelligence.
6. The stone cutter believed that a cloud was more powerful than the sun.
7. Never before had the world witnessed such a storm.
8. The storm lasted for less than a day.
9. The storm hit the boulder with lightning.
10. The storm attempted to move the boulder.
11. The storm felt annoyed and discouraged because it could not achieve what it wanted.
12. The boulder showed how powerful it was by not moving.
13. The stone cutter used a tool to destroy the boulder.
14. According to the moral of the story, you sometimes have everything you need already, right
inside of you.
15. According to the moral of the story, power is something that is not really what it seems to be.
Story 12. The Masalai of Lep Island

“In Tok Pisin (the pidgin English of Papua New Guinea), a masalai is one of the following:
• A masalai can be a malevolent spirit associated with a specific location (such as a mountain)
or specific natural feature (such as a whirlpool).
• In a human-like (anthropomorphic) form, a masalai is often a large and/or ugly cannibal,
similar to an ogre."
Activity 1
a. flooded b. gnashed c. malevolent

d. ogre e. paddled f. shed
g. shore h. tremble j. vine
1. a large frightening man

2. bring teeth forcefully together when angry
3. causing or wanting to cause harm
4. climbing plant which produces grapes
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5. covered with water
6. land along the edge of the sea
7. moved a boat using a pole wide at one end
8. shake because you are cold
9. small wooden building for storing things
Activity 2
Decide if the following 12 statements about the story are true or false.
1. The masalai shared Lep Island with his two wives and the people of Baluan Island.
2. The people of Baluan Island knew about Lep Island but had never been there.
3. The people of Baluan Island went to get tree fruit every day.
4. Fruit trees did not grow as well near the houses on Baluan Island as they did further away.
5. The boy’s father was careful not to make too much noise as they approached Lep Island.
6. The boy and his father slept in their canoe because they were afraid of someone coming to
kill them.
7. The sound of the bird songs made the boy and his father hungry.
8. The boy and his father did not eat much fruit on their first morning on the island.
9. The boy and his father were surprised because they thought the forest was on fire.
10. The fire was in the garden.
11. The boy and his father could not see the two women’s faces.
12. The boy went to watch the women bathe at the beach.
Activity 3
Decide if the following 12 further statements about the story are true or false.
1. The man didn’t know that it was a masalai in the house.

2. The women cooked food for the masalai.
3. When the masalai woke up he could smell the food his wives had cooked.
4. The masalai knew where the boy and his father were because they were afraid.
5. The man told the masalai a lie.
6. The two women suspected that there were other people there.
7. The women poisoned the masalai because they were afraid for their safety.
8. The women did not eat the vine but had some other food.
9. The masalai had a stomach ache before the boy and his father died.
10. The earthquake killed the masalai.
11. The two women drowned.
12. Nothing is left of Lep Island except for a small reef.
Section 2
POEMS
Poem 1. The Cat That Walked by Himself
Activity 1
1. cork 2. silly 3. string 4. attend

5. mews 6. paw 7. pretending 8. rub
Definitions:
a. Behaving as if something is true when you know it's not
b. Be helpful
c. Not useful or serious
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d. Makes a soft crying sound
e. Press against something with repeated movements
f. Stopper of a wine bottle
g. Cat’s foot
h. Thin cord used for tying things
Activity 2
For each of the 7 questions choose the best answer.
1. In the first verse, the author believes that Pussy ...

a. is amusing because she sings and climbs and plays?
b. only thinks of herself?
c. thinks she's funny?
2. In the first verse, we learn that the First Friend ...

a. knows how to behave?
b. likes the Man in the Cave?
c. lives with a man and a cat?
3. In the first verse, we learn that the Man in the Cave ...
a. is amused by cats
b. likes his dog more than his cat?
c. is the First Friend?
4. In the second verse, it says Pussy is not like man-Friday because ...
a. She can fluffle her tail and mew?
b. She can walk on the window-sill?
c. She is only obedient when she is happy?
5. In the second verse, it says that Binkie is ...

a. obedient?
b. playful?
c. choosy?
6. In the third verse, the author knows that pussy is only pretending to love him because ...
a. she prefers the morning light?
b. she prefers to spend the night outside by herself?
c. she rubs her head on his knees too hard?
7. Which word best describes Binkie in the third verse?

a. lazy
b. friendly
c. faithful
Poem 2. Banyan Tree

Activity 1
1. shaggy 2. tangle 3. plunge 4. wriggle

5. struggle 6. restless 7. ripples 8. rustling
Definitions:
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a. Little waves
b. To try to do something and find it very difficult or hard work
c. To move in short, quick twisting movements
d. The sounds that paper and leaves make when they move
e. An untidy mess of things - often string, rope, or hair, untidily woven together
f. Constantly moving - unable to stay still
g. To move or fall suddenly downwards
h. Covered with long untidy hair
Activity 2
Below are 9 statements about the text. Decide if each statement is true or false.
1. The banyan tree has neat and tidy branches and leaves.
2. The tree stands next to water.
3. The tree does not remember all the birds that have made nests in its branches.
4. The child used to sit and look at the banyan tree.
5. The women filled their jars with shadows.
6. The banyan tree was asleep when the women came to fill their jars.
7. The author compares the sunlight on the water to the making of fabric.
8. The ducks swam close to the shore of the pond.
9. The child wanted to be different elements of nature mentioned in the poem.
poem 3. I wandered Lonely as a Cloud

Activity 1
1. host 2. sprightly 3. o'er
4. out-did 5. vales 6. milky-way
7. jocund 8. oft 9. glee
Definitions:
a. A feeling of joy and excitement
b. Another word for a crowd
c. Lively
d. Poetic way to say 'over'
e. The galaxy that contains our solar system
f. Cheerful
g. Performed better than
h. A poetic way to say 'often'
i. Valleys
Activity 2
In this version of the poem, some of the words have been removed. The rhyming structure is
ABABCC. With this in mind, can you put the words back into the poem?
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
glee solitude daffodils hills breeze eye bay shine crowd gay brought glance
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and __________,
When all at once I saw a __________,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the __________.
Continuous as the stars that __________
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And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a __________:
Ten thousand saw I at a __________,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
The waves beside them danced; but they
Out-did the sparkling waves in __________:
A poet could not but be __________,
In such a jocund company:
I gazed-and-gazed but little thought
What wealth the show to me had __________.
For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward __________
Which is the bliss of __________;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the __________.
William Wordsworth
Poem 4. Eye Halve a Spelling Checker

Activity 1
In this poem some words have been substituted by homophones - words with the same sound but
different spelling. It proves that computer spelling checkers are not infallible!
Listen to the poem and find the mistakes
Eye Halve a Spelling Chequer
Eye halve a spelling chequer

It came with my pea sea
It plainly marques four my revue
Miss steaks eye kin knot sea.
Eye strike a quay and type a word

And weight four it two say
Weather eye am wrong oar write
It shows me strait a weigh.
As soon as a mist ache is maid

It nose bee fore two long
And eye can put the error rite
Its really ever wrong.
Eye have run this poem threw it

I am shore your pleased two no
Its letter perfect in it's weigh
My chequer tolled me sew.
(Sauce unknown)
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Activity 2
Can you find the mistakes in the following sentences?
Correct them if you can.
1. Is that boat for sail?

2. I got a teddy bare for my birthday
3. Look over their, there playing football
4. In the library, reading allowed is not aloud
5. Tricky one: You really should of known better
Poem 5. A Wall in Naples

Activity 1
a. chin b. pocked c. scaffolder
d. shaven e. smooth f. streaks
g. strike h. tiny i. washing
Definitions:
1. clothes that have been washed

2. hairs have been removed
3. hit
4. long, thin marks
5. (of a surface) with lots of holes in it
6. person who puts up the high structures used by builders to stand on
7. the part of the face under the mouth
8. very small
9. with a regular surface
Activity 2
Complete the gaps with a word from the box to make a summary of the text.
artist holes marks

ordinary pigeons view
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This poem is the thoughts of a writer who cannot keep his mind on a more abstract subject and so
decides to write about what he can see. What he is looking at is a small picture painted by an
(.......1......) over two hundred years ago. The painter had gone to Italy, like many before him,
inspired by the abstract idea of depicting the great scenes of classical antiquity, but instead ended up
painting the (.......2......) outside his window. All that can be seen is the crumbling wall, with
(.......3......) in it made by the builders who originally put it up and stains made by leaking water and
(.......4......). The painter has in fact captured something just as timeless. In fact, his decision to focus
on such an (.......5......) scene was a hundred years ahead of its time. Both the painter and the people
connected with the building, not present and now long since dead, have left their messages, their
(.......6......) through time for the poet.
Poem 6. Starshine and Non-being

Activity 1
a. absence b. catch a glimpse c. farthest

d. reach e. void
Definitions:
1. arrive after much time or effort

2. empty space.
3. greatest possible distance
4. see for only a short time
5. something or someone missing
Activity 2
Put the verbs into the correct category.
ask catch a glimpse of cry out
hear keep eyes fixed on listen
look see watch for

Speech Sight Hearing
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Poem 7. The White Room

Activity 1
a. camel b. desert c. feeling

d. knowledge e. lost f. Sahara Desert
Definitions:
1. a strong emotion such as love or anger

2. an area, often covered with sand or rocks, where there is very little rain and not many plants
3. large animal with a long neck, that lives in the desert and has one or two humps (= large raised
areas of flesh) on its back
4. not knowing where you are
5. the biggest desert in the world, situated in northern Africa
6. understanding of or information about a subject which a person gets by experience or study
Activity 2
Decide on the best answer to the following 3 questions:
1. Studying makes the poet feel ...
a. pride in her achievement
b. pleasant relaxation
c. apprehension or uncertainty
2. She compares herself to a camel because ...

a. camels live in huge empy deserts where it is easy to get lost
b. camels groan a lot
c. she wants to ride away very quickly
3. The whiteness of the room reflects her inner feelings because it suggests ...
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a. cleanliness
b. solitude
c. friendliness
Poem 8. The Flatulence Tax

Activity 1
a. baked beans b. fart c. flatulence

d. innards e. ozone (layer) f. plant
Definitions:
1. a layer of air high above the Earth, which contains a lot of ozone, and which prevents harmful
ultraviolet light from the sun from reaching the Earth
2. beans that have been cooked in tomato sauce, sugar and spices, and are usually sold in tins
3. gas in the stomach and bowels
4. the inner organs of a person or animal
5. to put a plant into the ground or into a container of earth so that it will grow
6. to release gas from the bowels through the bottom
Activity 2
Decide if each of the following statements about the poem is true or false.
1. A flatulence tax on cattle and sheep is a good idea.

2. We should stop farming sheep and cattle.
3. We should substitute the farming of livestock with the cultivation of beans.
4. The conservationists will be upset by the result of planting beans.
5. The whole population has potential.
6. The speaker collapsed because his innards vibrated.
7. What happened in the end was an ecological disaster.
Poem 9. The Sick Child

Activity 1
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Decide if each of the following 8 statements about the poem is True or False:
1. The child doesn't know where s/he is.

2. The child thinks the room seems bigger than usual.
3. There is a storm that night.
4. All the children in the town are awake.
5. The child knows what s/he is afraid of.
6. The child's mother is very upset.
7. The mother believes the child will sleep during the day.
8. The mother thinks the child will have nightmares.
Poem 10. Poetry as a Foreign Language
Activity 1
Decide which is the best answer for each of the 3 questions below.
1. The person speaking at the beginning was …
a. A campus luminary (an eminent teacher at the university)
b. The old blind poet
c. The writer of this poem
2. The audience in the hall were …

a. Very enthusiastic – even ecstatic
b. Polite and restrained
c. Bored and apathetic
3. Listening to the poet and the audience, the author primarily felt …
a. Depressed because his own culture was so different
b. Very moved and impressed, despite the difference
c. All at sea because he couldn't understand
Poem 11. The Toy Bridge Disaster

Activity 1
Decide if each of the 11 statements about the poem, below, are True or False?
1. The disaster happened on the last day of the year.
2. The weather was bad that night.
3. The passengers were happy at the start of the journey.
4. The passengers started to feel worse as the journey continued.
5. Boreas is a person.
6. The author thinks Dundee is an ugly place.
7. The passengers were looking forward to their New Year's celebrations.
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8. The train had almost crossed the bridge when the accident happened.
9. There were some survivors among the passengers.
10. The news spread quickly in Dundee.
11. The bridge had been badly designed.
Poem 12. Address to the Haggis

Activity 1
In the table are 16 words from the poem. Below the table are definitions of these words. Can you
match the words to their definitions?
a. chieftain b. disgust c. ditch d. grateful
e. gushing f. platter g. pores h. resounds
i. sneering j. splashes k. strive l. swollen
m. tread n. tripe o. whiplash p. withered
Definitions:
1. A large plate used for serving food
2. A neck injury caused by a sudden forward movement of the upper body
3. Causes an amount of liquid to move through the air, usually with a loud noise, by hitting it,
moving through it, or throwing it
4. Expressing or showing in your facial expression a very strong lack of respect for someone or
something you consider to be of little value or interest, esp. In a way that is unkind and rude
5. Flowing or sending out quickly and in large amounts
6. Larger than usual
7. Long narrow open channel dug into the ground usually at the side of a road or field, which is
used esp. For supplying or removing water, or for dividing land
8. Showing or expressing thanks, esp. To another person
9. Sounds loudly or for a long time, or of a place is filled with sound
10. Strong feeling of disapproval and dislike at a situation or person's behaviour, etc.
11. The covering of the inside of the stomach of an animal such as a cow or sheep used for food
12. The leader of a tribe
13. The sound that your feet make on the ground as you walk
14. To try very hard to do something or make something happen, esp. For a long time or against
difficulties
15. Very small holes in the skin of people or other animals
16. Weak and dry and decayed
Activity 2
Below is one sentence summarising each verse of the poem, but they are in the wrong order. Can
you put them in the correct order?
1. Everybody eats their fill.

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2. Haggis is the best food for the Scottish people.
3. He who does not eat haggis is a weak person!
4. He who eats haggis is a mighty warrior!
5. The haggis is carved, and its insides revealed.
6. The haggis is set upon the table, looking very tasty.
7. The haggis must surely be the greatest dish of its kind!
8. The question is asked: "Could anybody not like haggis"?
Poem 13. The Blind Boy

Activity 1
a. bear b. blessings
c. cheer of mind d. hapless
e. mourn f. ne’er
g. sighs h. thus
i. ‘twere j. woe
Definitions:
1. express great sadness

2. feeling happy
3. good things
4. great troubles
5. in this way
6. it would be
7. never
8. slow noisy breaths
9. tolerate something unpleasant
10. unlucky and unhappy
Activity 2
Decide if each of the following 10 statements about the poem is True or False.
1. The blind boy can enjoy light.

2. The boy wants to be told about sight.
3. The boy doesn’t know what the warmth of the sun feels like.
4. The boy doesn’t understand how the sun makes it day or night.
5. The boy plays at night and sleeps during the day.
6. The boy knows it’s day if he’s awake.
7. The boy knows that others feel sorry for him.
8. The boy has never known what it is to see.
9. The boy’s blindness destroys his mind.
10. The boy is a king.
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Poem 14. The Einstein and the Eddington

Activity 1
a. bull b. bunkered in the trap c. caddies

d. grieves e. lingering f. links
g. mops h. out of plumb i. slice
j. smooth out k. sweeps l. swings
m. a trifle queer n. warped
Definitions:
1. bent
2. cleans (floor)
3. feels or expresses great sadness
4. hills used for playing golf
5. hit the ball to one side instead of straight
6. a little strange
7. make something flat
8. moves from side to side
9. nonsense
10. not straight vertically
11. persons who carry golfer’s equipment
12. sticks with soft end for washing floors
13. taking a long time to leave
14. with your golf ball in an area of sand
Activity 2
Decide if each of the following 10 statements about the poem are true or false.
1. The Einstein and the Eddington were playing golf.

2. The Einstein and the Eddington were good golfers.
3. The Einstein's explanation of gravity is different from what the Eddington learnt at school.
4. The Eddington thinks that some of the Einstein's ideas are nonsense.
5. The Einstein thinks it is a good idea for the Eddington to go to Timbuctoo.
6. The Eddington thinks that some of the Einstein's theories show that nothing has any point.
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7. The Eddington gets a headache.
8. The Einstein says that a figure of eight is straight.
9. The Einstein says that Easter and Christmas are the same thing.
10. The Eddington thinks that the postman doesn't work very hard.
Poem 15. The Seven Ages of Man.

Activity 1
a. creeping b. furnace c. hose
d. lean e. pard f. players
g. puking h. sans i. saws
j. shrunk shank k. the bubble reputation l. the cannon’s mouth
m. whining n. with good capon lin’d
Definitions:
1. actors
2. complaining, or expressing disappointment
3. facing guns, in battle
4. fat from eating good chicken
5. leopard
6. looking good by doing pointless things
7. moving slowly and quietly
8. object containing a fire for heating metal etc
9. proverbs
10. smaller legs
11. stocking
12. thin and healthy
13. vomiting
14. without
Activity 2
Decide if each of the following 10 statements about the text is True or False.
1. People are described as sportsmen and sportswomen.

2. Life is compared to a play.
3. Babies vomit on their carers' arms.
4. School-boys complain.
5. School-boys go to school quickly.
6. Lovers create great poems for their mistresses.
7. Soldiers are temperamental.
8. Those at the age of justice are fat.
9. In the sixth age men have big manly voices.
10. In the last age we begin to resemble babies in some ways.
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Poem 16. No
Activity 1
Match the 6 words from the poem in the first table to their definitions in the second table.
a. coast b. courtesies c. inkling

d. locomotion e. mail f. steeple
1. Hint or vague feeling
2. Movement from place to place
3. Polite greetings
4. Post (in those days by horse and carriage)
5. Tapering top of church tower
6. The land next to the sea.
Activity 2
In the poem the author mentions many of the benefits of nature and humanity that are missing in the
winter months. Some of the ideas are below. Can you put them in the same order as they appear in
the poem?
1. There’s no light so we cannot see the world around us.

2. We cannot enjoy the pleasant things that nature provides.
3. We cannot find our way around town.
4. We cannot greet our friends.
5. We cannot meet others and enjoy good cheer.
6. We cannot travel to other places or communicate with them.
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Poem 17. English Lesson

Activity 1
a. Begging b. buckle c. dangling

d. groan e. overfed f. Podgy
g. screw up your face h. set aside i. Spokes
j. Whirring
1. If you .................... something, usually time or money, you save it for a special purpose.
2. If someone is .................... they have had too much to eat.
3. .................... means a little fat.
4. .................... is a low soft continuous sound, often of a machine.
5. .................... are the rods that join the edge of a wheel to its centre.
6. If you .................... , you twist your face to express disapproval.
7. A .................... is a piece of metal used to join two ends of a strap or belt.
8. If something is .................... it is hanging loosely.
9. .................... means making an urgent request.
10. When you .................... you make a deep long sound to express unhappiness.
Activity 2
Decide if the following statements are true or false.
1. Carla prepares her favourite food alone

2. Giancarlo is overweight despite being a cyclist
3. Gianni takes his work home with him
4. Francesca stays in hotels when she goes to the country
5. Franco is surprised how long he has been going to the same bar
6. Roberto breaks the awkward silence after Lucia’s confession
Poem 18. Town and Country

Activity 1
Below are 7 statements about each poem. The first 7 are about 'Progress' and the last 7 are about
'The City'. Decide if each statement is True or False.
1. The city's air is full of lead.

2. The lamps remind the author of insects.
3. The houses are oppressive.
4. The 'creeping beggars' think of the country.
5. The 'creeping beggars' have never been to the country.
6. 'They' could chase butterflies in the city.
7. 'They' were hopeful about the future when they lived in the country.
8. There are many foul weeds growing in the city.
9. The country is a lonely place.
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10. The author had really needed a break from the city.
11. The author had been in need of comfort.
12. The author could not escape from the wind.
13. Even in the middle of the night the author heard the Voice.
14. The city was calling the author to come back.
Poem 19. To Autumn

Activity 1
Keats' poem appeals to all of the senses – sight, sound, touch, taste, smell. The sounds of the words
are vivid and musical. Match the 9 words from the poem in the first table to their definitions in the
second table.
a. bloom b. mossed c. clammy
d. twitter e. wailful f. plump
g. oozings h. bleat i. winnowing
1. To sing or chirp like a bird.

2. Covered in green moss.
3. Damp, moist.
4. Throwing corn into the wind to separate the grain from the chaff.
5. Liquid seeping or being squeezed out.
6. To make the sound of a sheep.
7. To fatten or fill out.
8. Making a sorrowful or high-pitched sound.
9. To develop like a flower.
Activity 2
Below are some of the ideas from the poem. Can you put them in the same order as they appear in
the poem?
1. Autumn has a 'hook' (or sickle) for harvesting crops and falls asleep during the harvesting.
2. Autumn is seen as a woman working with the sun to ripen the fruit.
3. Gnats wail, lambs bleat, crickets sing, robins whistle.
4. She has her own music like the spring.
5. She makes the flowers bloom so the bees fill their hives with honey.
6. She ripens grapes, apples and nuts.
7. She watches the cider being pressed from apples.
8. The swallows twitter as they prepare to fly south and escape the winter.
Poem 20. Mountain Fable
Activity 1
Decide if each of the statements about the poem are True or False.
1. The mountain and the squirrel did not agree with each other.
2. The mountain insulted the squirrel.
3. The squirrel doubts that the mountain is big.
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4. The squirrel says that it takes a year to make all sorts of things and weather.
5. The squirrel says he is quicker than the mountain.
6. The squirrel is grateful to the mountain for giving him a path to move along.
7. The squirrel says the mountain is wise.
8. The mountain has got many trees on it.
9. The squirrel cannot crack a nut.
Section 3. Elementary Podcasts

Episode 1.
While you listen, read and answer the questions below
Section 1
1. What do you know about Ravi? Tick all the phrases that you think are true.
There may be more than one right answer.
a) he’s from Manchester
b) he likes football
c) he likes riding his mountain bike
d) he’s 23
2. What do you know about Tess? Tick all the phrases that you think are true
a) she’s from London
b) she likes dancing
c) she’s 23
d) she’s a great cook
Section 2
3. Why does Zara like Angelina Jolie? Tick all the phrases that you think are true – there may
be more than one right answer.
a) because she’s rich
b) because she uses her money to help people
c) because she’s a great actress
d) because she looks good on film
Section 3
4. Who wins the game? Tick the correct answer.
a) Alice
b) Daniel
c) Ravi
Section 4
5. What do you know about Central Park? Tick all the phrases that you think are true. Remember,
there may be more than one right answer.
a) people do sports there
b) a lot of animals and birds live there
c) it is more than 100 years old
d) it was designed as a park for rich people
Section 5
6. How many people on ‘Your Turn’ think that celebrity charity is a good thing? Tick the correct
number.
a) two
b) three
c) four
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d) five
Section 6
7. What do we know about Carolina at the end of this section? Tick all the phrases that you think
are true.
a) she comes from Venezuela
b) she has been to Britain before
c) she is going to study in Newcastle
d) she’s going to do a three-year course
e) she can’t work in Britain
Section 7
8. Does the chicken read the books from the library? Tick the correct answer.
a) Yes
b) No
Exercise 1
Use the phrases in the boxes to fill the gaps in the text below.
this is Paul Nice to meet you this is Susan work together something to talk
about
went to school good friend of do you know I’ll introduce you’ve both got
mine in common
Dave: Paul ____________________ Susan?

Paul: I don’t think so.
Dave: OK, ____________________ you. Susan, ____________________, he’s a very
____________________.
Susan: Hello Paul.
Dave: Paul, ____________________. We ____________________ together.
Paul: Really! ____________________ Susan.
Dave: Susan’s from Bristol. She’s here on holiday, she’s a computer programmer. Paul lives in the
next street, Susan. We ____________________ at the radio station. He produces the film
programmes.
Susan: How interesting!
Dave: That’s something ____________________. Susan’s a big film fan, aren’t you Susan?
Paul: Great! Who’s your favourite director?
Dave: Well, now you’ve got ____________________, can I get you both a drink?
Exercise 2
This is a summary of the dialogue between Dave, Paul and Susan. Can you remember the phrases
that they used?
1. Dave introduces Paul to Susan

2. Dave says how he knows Paul
3. Susan says hello to Paul
4. Dave introduces Susan to Paul
5. Dave says how he knows Susan
6. Paul says hello to Susan
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7. Dave says something that they can talk about – something that he knows they both like
8. Dave gives them some space to talk
Now think of two people that you know, but who don’t know each other. How would you introduce
them at a party? What would you say? You can use the same structure as Dave used to introduce
Paul and Susan.
1. you introduce friend ‘A’ to friend ‘B’

2. you say how you know ‘A’
3. your friend ‘B’ says hallo to ‘A’
4. you introduce ‘B’ to ‘A’
5. you say how you know ‘B’
6. your friend ‘A’ says hallo to ‘B’
7. you say something that they can talk about – perhaps something that you know they both like
8. you give them some space to talk
Now practice the dialogue with some friends. Or write a conversation below.
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Section 2: I’d like to meet
You listened to Zara from Bristol talking about why she would like to meet Angelina Jolie.
Is there a famous film actress that you’d like to meet? If you can think of someone, make some
notes to answer these questions:
• What’s her name?

• What nationality is she?
• If she isn’t alive now, when did she live?
• What are some of her most famous films?
• Which of her films are your favourites?
• Is she famous for other things too?
• Why do you like her?
• Do you admire her? Why?
• What would you like to talk to her about?
• What questions would you like to ask her?
Now put your notes together to write a paragraph about the person and why you’d like to meet her.
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Section 3: Quiz
In the quiz, Daniel and Alice tried to think of things you can find in a kitchen. Look at the words
below and decide if you find them in a kitchen or in a bedroom. Then write them on the
‘spidergram’ below.
bed cooker fork lamp plates

bedside table dishwasher fridge microwave oven sink
chest of drawers dressing table glasses mirror wardrobe
coat hanger duvet kettle pillow washing machine
other
Electrical
equipment kitchen
furniture
Electrical
equipment
bedroom
other
furniture
furniture
Electrical
equipment
Living
room
other
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Now, add more words to the spidegram using things you can find in a living room
Section 4: Our person in...
You listened to Mike talking about Central Park in New York.
Now think about a place in your city that you want to tell people about. It might be a park or a
famous square –somewhere you like or somewhere people go to relax.
Think about:
Who goes there?
Why do people go there?
What is the history of the place – how old is it?
Why do you like it?
Now put your notes together to write a paragraph about the place and why you like
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Section 5: Your turn
In ‘Your Turn’ you heard 5 people answer this question:
Is it a good idea for celebrities to do work for charity?
What do you think?
Here are some things people talked about.
• Everyone likes celebrities so they listen to what they have to say.
• Celebrities only want publicity.
• Celebrities are not interested in poor people.
• Who cares? The important thing is that charities get some money.
• Helping people is cool nowadays.
• It’s the fashion to do work for charity.
Which ones do you agree with? Write down your opinion – Is it a good idea for celebrities to do
work for charity?
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Section 6: Carolina
Exercise 1
Look at these conversations that What are you going to do Excuse me

Carolina had in the airport. Put the here
expressions in the right places. Can I
see your passport please
how long do you intend to stay Do you intend to work Here you are
Where have you travelled from Good evening Thank you
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Carolina: [1] ______________________________, is this the right line for immigration?
Old woman: It depends, dear. What nationality are you?
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Immigration Officer: [2] ______________________________.
Carolina: Good evening.
Immigration Officer: [3] ______________________________ today?
Carolina: From Venezuela. From Caracas.
Immigration Officer: OK. [4] ______________________________?
Carolina: Yes, here you are.
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Immigration Officer: [5] ______________________________?
Carolina: I’m a student. I’m going to study at the University of Newcastle.
Immigration Officer: Is it a full-time course or a part-time course?
Carolina: Full-time. It’s a full-time course.
Immigration Officer: And [6] ______________________________?
Carolina: Three years.
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Immigration Officer: [7] ______________________________ in this country?
Carolina: No. Well, maybe in the holidays. Is that OK?
Immigration Officer: Yes, students can work in the holidays. OK, I’ll just stamp your passport.
[8] ______________________________. Your passport.
Carolina: [9] ______________________________.
Section 6: Exercise 2
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Look again at some conversations in the airport. Choose all the phrases the people can say – there is
always more than one correct answer.
1: Excuse me ______________________________ for immigration?

a Am I in the right line
b Is this the right line
c Is this the queue
d Are you the line
2: Where ______________________________ today?

From Venezuela. From Caracas.
a have you arrived from
b do you come from
c have you travelled from
d was your flight from
3: Can I see your passport please?

Yes. ______________________________
a Here I am.
b Here you are.
c Here it is.
d Here she is.
4: ______________________________ here in the UK?

I’m a student. I’m going to study.
a What are you going to do
b Why are you
c What are you planning to do
d What do you intend to do
5: How long ______________________________ to stay in the UK?

a do you
b do you intend
c are you planning
d are you going to
6: Here’s your passport. Enjoy your stay.

______________________________!
a Thank you
b Same to you
c Thank you very much
d Yes please
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Now complete the conversation giving your own answers. Imagine you are in Heathrow Airport in
London. Give answers that are true for you. You can practise the conversation with a friend.
Good morning.
1. __________________________________________________________________________
Where have you travelled from today?
2. ___________________________________________________________________________
OK. Can I see your passport please?
3. ___________________________________________________________________________
Is this your first visit to the UK?
4. ___________________________________________________________________________
What are you going to do in the UK?
5. ___________________________________________________________________________
And how long do you intend to stay here?
6. ___________________________________________________________________________
Do you intend to work in this country?
7. ___________________________________________________________________________
OK. I’ll just stamp your passport. Here you are. Enjoy your stay.
8. ___________________________________________________________________________
Section 7: The joke

Exercise 1
Read the sentences below, and put them in the right order.
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You can either cut them up and arrange them, or write the number in the space on the left
But this time the librarian thinks, “Hmm, this is strange” so she decides to follow the
chicken.
It walks up to the counter and says to the librarian “Book, book”. The librarian gives
One hour later, the chicken walks back into the library.
She goes out of the library and follows the chicken.
A chicken walks into a library, walks up to the counter and says to the librarian
“Book, book”.
Sitting by the lake is a big, fat frog.
the chicken two books and the chicken walks out of the library. An hour later,
The chicken crosses the road, walks along the street, turns the corner, until it comes
to the lake.
The chicken gives the books to the frog and the frog looks at them and says “Read it,
Read it”.
The librarian gives the chicken two books – she puts the books on the chicken’s head
– and the chicken walks out of the library.
this happens again. “Book, book”, and the chicken walks out of the library with two
books on its head.
Now try to tell the joke yourself. Use these words to help you. When you see a slash (/) it means
that one or more words are missing. Then check your answers – the transcript is on the Answer
page at the end of this document
• A chicken / a library / the counter / the librarian / “Book, book”.

• The librarian / two books / the chicken’s head / out of the library.
• One hour later / back into the library
• It / the counter / the librarian / “Book, book”.
• The librarian / the chicken two books and / out of the library.
• An hour later / again.
• “Book, book” / the chicken / out of the library / two books on its head.
• But / the librarian / “Hmm / strange” / so she decides / the chicken.
• She / the library and / the chicken.
• The chicken / the road, / the street / the corner / until it / a lake.
• Sitting by the lake / frog.
• The chicken / the books / the frog and the frog / them and / “Read it, read it”. (remember – past
tense!)
Tom the teacher - Exercise 1
Put the words in these sentences in the right order
going Britain? in you What to are do

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University at going of study the I’m Newcastle to
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you in long intend stay the How to country? do
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years to planning in for stay three I’m Newcastle
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you in planning Britain? Are to work

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to in I intend work Newcastle don’t full-time
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in study I’m to London not going

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Exercise 2
Transformations – rewrite the sentences, using the word in brackets, so that the meaning stays the
same. Don’t change the form of the word in brackets.
1. I’m going to finish my English homework tonight. (intend) I

______________________________ my English homework tonight.
2. I’m planning to have a quiet weekend at home. (going) I ______________________________ a

quiet weekend at home.
3. I’m not going to work in the holidays. (intend) I ______________________________ in the

holidays.
4. I don’t intend to study tonight. (going) I’m ______________________________ tonight.
5. What are you going to study at university? (planning) What ______________________________

at university?
6. What are you planning to do in the holidays? (going) What______________________________

in the holidays?
7. How long are you going to stay in London? (intend) How long ___________________________
in London?
8. Do you intend to study in another country? (planning) ______________________________ in

another country?
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Exercise 3
Fill the spaces with ‘Goodnight’ or ‘Good evening’
1. ____________________ and thank you very much for a lovely evening. We’ve had a
wonderful time.
2. Hurry up kids - it’s bedtime. Come and say “____________________” to everybody.
3. ____________________ sir. Would you like a drink before your meal?
4. That’s enough work for one day. I’m going home. ____________________ Sam, see you
tomorrow.
5. ____________________. We’d like a double room please, with a view of the sea if possible.
6. ____________________ and welcome to the ‘UK Tonight’ programme. Tonight we’re going
to talk about celebrity charity.
7. And that’s the end of the show. I hope you’ll join us again next week.
____________________
8. Please remember kids, don’t say “Hi” when we arrive – say “____________________” – it’s
more polite.
Episode 2.
While you listen, read and answer the questions below.
Section 1
1. What do you know about Tess’s weekend? Tick all the phrases that you think are true.
a) she went to the north-west of England
b) she went alone
c) she stayed in a tent
d) the weather was good
2. What do you know about Ravi? Tick all the phrases that you think are true.
a) he went to the Lake District last year
b) he hates camping
c) he wants to have a holiday
d) he likes beach holidays
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Section 2
3. Why does Yasmin like Shakira? Tick all the phrases that you think are true.
a) because she has a great voice
b) because she writes songs in English
c) because her videos are very sexy
d) because she’s a good dancer
Section 3
4. How many words does Poppy guess correctly on Hot Seat? Tick the correct number.
a) eight b) nine c) ten d) eleven
Section 4
5. What does Rachel say about the tango? Tick all the phrases that you think are true.
a) people dance the tango outside in the streets in Buenos Aires
b) the dance began some time around the start of the twentieth century
c) the name ‘tango’ comes from an African language
d) people of different nationalities learn the tango
Section 5
6. How many people on You Turn prefer to listen to songs in English? Tick the correct number.
a) two b) three c) four d) five
Section 6
7. What do you know about Carolina’s bag? Tick all the phrases that you think are true.
a) it’s black
b) it’s small
c) it has Carolina’s name on it
d) it has a white handle
e) it has a white star on it
Section 7
8. What do you know about Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson? Tick all the phrases that you
think are true.
a) they are on a camping trip
b) they are talking about the stars in the sky
c) they are inside their tent
d) someone has stolen their tent
9. What does Sherlock Holmes think when he sees the stars? Tick the ONE correct answer.
a) he likes camping
b) there are millions of stars
c) there might be life on another planet
d) someone’s stolen their tent
Section 1 - Exercise 1
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I went there a few years Was the weather Did you go with Pete? It sounds great
ago good?
Good weekend? He’d love it. Where did you Yes, I know Where did you
go? Bath stay?
Dave: Good morning Stella. _____________________

Stella: Great thanks. I went away.
Dave: Lucky you! _____________________. Anywhere nice?
Stella: I went to Bath. You know, near Bristol, in the South West.
Dave: _____________________. It’s a fantastic place. _____________________
Stella: No, Pete was working so I went with my sister.
Dave: You went with Amy? That’s nice. Why did you choose Bath?
Stella: Amy wanted to go – she’s really into old buildings.
Dave: Yes, ___________________. I remember the Roman Baths – and of course, all of the old
city is beautiful. There’s a lot of stuff to see. _____________________
Stella: In a hotel – not a very expensive one, but it was nice. The people were really friendly.
And it was near the city centre so we could walk everywhere. It was great. Really relaxing.
Dave: Well, walking’s OK if it isn’t raining. _____________________
Stella: It was OK. Not fantastic, but OK. It was a bit cold but it was sunny.
Dave: Perfect for walking! _____________________
Stella: Yes, it was. I’d like to go back again – maybe for a week or two.
Dave: You should take Pete next time. _____________________.
This is a summary of part of the dialogue between Dave and Stella.
Dave asks Stella a question Dave Good weekend?

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about her weekend:
2 Stella answers Stella I went away
3 Dave makes a comment Dave Lucky you!
and then asks a question Where did you go?
4 Stella answers Stella I went to Bath
5 Dave makes a comment Dave It’s a fantastic place
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and then asks another question Did you go with Pete?
6 Stella answers Stella I went with my sister
7 Dave makes a comment Dave You went with Amy? That’s nice
and asks another question Why did you choose Bath?
Stella answers Stella Amy wanted to go – she’s really into old
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buildings.
Dave makes a comment Dave Yes, I went there a few years ago. I remember
the Roman Baths – and of course, all of the
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old city’s beautiful. There’s a lot of stuff to
see.
and asks another question: Where did you stay?
Now look at the rest of the dialogue. Notice how it continues in the same way. Every time Stella
answers a question, Dave makes a comment before he asks another question. He makes a comment
to show that he’s interested in what Stella is saying. Then he asks another question to move the
conversation forward. This is a good way to make a conversation work.
Tom’s tip
If we know something about the person we’re talking to, and the place they visited, we can
either ask a general question: What did you do? Or we can show that we’re interested by
asking a more specific question: ‘Did you go to that wonderful museum?’.
Exercise 2
Match the specific questions in the box to the general questions below.
Did you try the local sausages? Did it rain a lot? Did you go with
Pete?
Did you go to that fantastic beach? Did you stay at the Rialto? Did you take your
car?
1. Who did you go with?
2. How did you travel?
3. Where did you stay?
4. What did you eat?
5. What was the weather like?
6. What did you do?
Exercise 3
Imagine you are talking to a friend. Practise the following:
You: Hi [name] ____________________! Good weekend?

Friend: Yes, I went away
You: Where did you go? Anywhere interesting?
Friend: Yes, I went to [place] ____________________.
You: I know [place] ____________________.
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It’s [describe the place] ____________________.
[Ask another question] ___________________________________?
Friend: ___________________________________
You: [Make a comment] ___________________________________.
Friend: ___________________________________
Friend: ___________________________________
Friend: ___________________________________
You: [Make a comment] _____________________________.
Friend: And what about you. Did you manage to get away?
You: Yes, I went to ___________________________________.
Friend: [Make a comment] ___________________________________.
Now continue the dialogue.

Why not practise this dialogue with a friend?
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You listened to Yasmin talking about why she would like to meet Shakira.
Is there a famous female singer – alive or dead - that you’d like to meet? If you can think of
someone, make some notes to answer these questions:
• What’s her name?

• What nationality is she?
• If she isn’t alive now, when did she live?
• What are some of her most famous songs?
• Which of her songs are your favourites?
• Is she famous for other things too?
• Why do you like her?
• Do you admire her? Why?
• What would you like to talk to her about?
• What questions would you like to ask her?
Now put your notes together to write a paragraph about the person and why you’d like to meet her.
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Section 3: Quiz
Here are some of the clues that Ben used in the Hot Seat game. Put the words and phrases in the
correct column. Can you remember the word that each clue refers to?
animal four wheels use it in school make sandwiches with it drive it

big shop on the wall buy food there hit the ball over the net sport
two hands pet tells the time do all the shopping there yellow
eat it says “Woof” write in it fruit
It’s a /an... It’s ... It’s got... It... You...
Exercise 2
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Now, add these clues/phrases to the spidergram.
you ride it it’s in the sky you sleep in it it’s a musical it’s got two
instrument wheels
it shines it’s got keys you see it at night you go there to travel it’s black and
white
it’s a place you play it you can swim it comes from it’s near the sea
there Argentina
it’s a dance it’s got sand you see planes you carry it with you it’s in a campsite
there
it’s very famous it’s good in the summer
piano bike
airport
tent
star
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Now use these cards to play Hot Seat with a friend. Or you can ask someone to make some cards
for you with different words. beach
banana car bread
exercise
tangobook supermarket tennis
a clock dog piano
bike tent star
airport beach tango
You listened to Rachel talking about the tango in Argentina.
ticket
Can you think of a special dance that you can tell people about? It could be a dance that’s
traditional in your country,
train or maybe in your city or town. Or it might be a dance that you’ve seen
in another place.
Think about these questions:
• Where can you see the dance?
• When can you see it? Is it only danced on special occasions?
• What is the history of the dance? How old is it?
• Can you do the dance? When and where did you learn?
Now put your notes together to write a paragraph about the dance and why you like it. If you want,
you can send your paragraph to [email protected]
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In Your Turn you heard 5 people answer this question:
Which do you prefer – songs in English or songs in your language?’
What do you think?
Here are some things people talked about.
• Songs on MTV are always in English.
• English songs can help you learn English.
• It’s easier to understand the words of songs in your own language.
• Some kinds of songs sound better in English
• English songs aren’t very interesting.
• It depends on the song.
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Which ones do you agree with? Write down your opinion.
‘Which do you prefer – songs in English or songs in your language?’
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Section 6: Carolina Section 6 - Exercise 1
Put the conversations in the right order. You can either cut them up and arrange them, or write the
number in the space on the left. Check your answers: see the transcript at the end of this section.
Lost luggage
And you’re sure that your bag isn’t on the carousel?
clerk:
Carolina: From Venezuela. Caracas.
Excuse me. Can you tell me where the Lost Luggage Office is
Carolina:
please?
Lost luggage
OK. Where have you arrived from?
clerk:
Lost luggage
OK. We’ll need to fill in a report. Can I have your name please?
clerk:
Airport worker: It’s over there. That desk over there, near the exit.
Carolina: Hello. Erm.. My bag hasn’t arrived. What do I have to do?
Carolina: Thank you.
Carolina: It’s Carolina. And my surname is….
I’m sure. I’ve waited for an hour. All the other people on my flight
Carolina:
have gone. There are no more bags coming out.
Look at these conversations that Carolina had in the airport. Put the expressions in the right places.
where the Lost Luggage Office is please? It’s a black suitcase. Quite big.
What do I have to do? Anything else? No. I think that’s everything.
I’m sure. I’ve waited for an hour. Yes, I think so. It’s Carolina. And my surname is….
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Carolina: Excuse me. [1] Can you tell me ______________________________________
Airport worker: It’s over there. That desk over there, near the exit.
Carolina: Thank you. …
Carolina: Hello. Erm.. My bag hasn’t arrived. [2] ____________________________________
Lost luggage clerk: OK. Where have you arrived from?
Carolina: From Venezuela. Caracas.
Lost luggage clerk: And you’re sure that your bag isn’t on the carousel?
Carolina: [3] ___________________________________ .All the other people on my flight have
gone. There are no more bags coming out.
Lost luggage clerk: OK. We’ll need to fill in a report. Can I have your name please?
Carolina: [4] _______________________________
Lost luggage clerk: OK. Now we need a description of the bag. Can you tell me what it looks like?
Carolina: [5] _____________________________________
Lost luggage clerk: Look at these pictures. Which one looks most like your suitcase?
Carolina: This one, I think.
Lost luggage clerk: The biggest one?
Carolina: [6] ___________________________
Lost luggage clerk: And is it all black? The handle as well?
Carolina: Yes, everything. A black suitcase and a black handle.
Lost luggage clerk: OK. [7] ________________________
Carolina: Yes. There was a label on it. With my name. And there’s a little white star on the top, next
to the handle. So I can see that it’s mine.
Lost luggage clerk: little ..white …star. OK. Anything else?
Carolina: [8] _______________________________
Lost luggage clerk: OK. Don’t worry. I’m sure we’ll find it. Can you wait a few minutes while I
make some calls?
Carolina: OK. Thank you.
Look again at some conversations in the airport.

Choose all the phrases the people can say – there is always more than one correct answer.
1. Excuse me. ________________________ please?

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a) Where is the lost luggage office
b) Can you tell me where the lost luggage office is
c) Can you tell me the way to the lost luggage office
d) How do I get to the lost luggage office
2. Hello. My bag hasn’t arrived. ____________________?
a) What shall I do?

b) What do I have to do?
c) What should I do?
d) What will I do?
3. And you’re sure that your bag isn’t on the carousel?
___________________________. I’ve waited for an hour.

a) Yes I have
b) I’m sure
c) Yes I am
d) It isn’t there
4. Now we need a description of the bag. __________________________ ?
It’s a black suitcase. Quite big.

a) Can you tell me what it looks like?
b) How is it like?
c) How is it?
d) What does it look like?
5. Which one looks most like your suitcase? The biggest one?
a) Yes I think so
b) Yes, the biggest one
c) Yes, that one
d) Yes, that’s right
6. A: OK. Anything else? B: ____________________________
a) No. I think that’s everything

b) I don’t think so
c) Yes, I think so
d) No, nothing else
Now complete the conversation giving your own answers. Imagine you are in Heathrow Airport in
London and you’ve lost your bag. Give answers that are true for you. You can practise the
conversation with a friend.
A: ________________________________________ ?
B: The lost luggage office? It’s over there, near the exit.
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A: ________________________________________
...
A: Hello. My bag hasn’t arrived. ________________________________________?
C: OK. Where have you arrived from?
A: ________________________________________
C: And you’re sure your bag isn’t on the carousel?
A: ________________________________________
C: OK. We’ll need to fill in a report. Can I have your name please?
A: ________________________________________
C: OK. Can you tell me what the bag looks like?
A: ________________________________________
C: Anything else?
A: ________________________________________
C: OK. Don’t worry. I’m sure we’ll find it.
A: ________________________________________
Section 7 - The joke
Exercise 1
Read the sentences below, and put them in the right order. You can either cut them up and arrange
them, or write the number in the space on the left. For answers, see the Answer Page transcript.
Doctor Watson says, “Well, OK. There are millions and millions of stars in the sky.
And Sherlock Holmes says, “Watson, you idiot!”
No-one knows exactly how many.
“The question we have to ask is “WHERE IS OUR TENT?”
Late at night, Holmes and Watson are lying on their backs looking up at all the stars in
the sky. Sherlock Holmes says, “Doctor Watson, look at all the stars and tell me what
important question we have to ask.”
I think the question we have to ask is, “Is there life in another part of our universe?”
There are planets out there that no-one has seen with a telescope.
Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson are on a camping trip in the countryside.
Maybe there is a planet somewhere that is just like Earth.
that one or more words are missing.
✔ Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson / camping / countryside

✔ / night / Holmes and Watson / their backs / stars / sky
✔ Sherlock Holmes / “Doctor Watson / look / stars / tell me / important question / ask”
✔ Doctor Watson / “Well, OK. / millions and millions / stars / sky
✔ No-one / exactly how many
✔ / planets / no-one has seen / a telescope
✔ Maybe / somewhere / planet that / Earth
✔ I / the question / ask / “life / another part / universe?”
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✔ Sherlock Holmes / “idiot!”
✔ “The question we / ask is / “TENT?”
Questions: Put the words in each question in the correct order.
Notice the difference between a normal question and a question that begins with ‘can you tell me?’.
1. is lost where luggage office the ?

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2. you me tell the where luggage can is office lost ?
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3. what bag like does look the ?
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4. what like tell me you bag looks can the ?
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5. do like why Shakira you ?
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6. why Shakira like tell can me you you ?
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7. today have from where arrived you ?
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8. where can me you have today you tell arrived from ?

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Exercise 2
We use ‘can you tell me?’ when we want to make a question more polite. Remember, ‘can you tell
me?’ is already a question, so the rest of the sentence is just like a normal, positive sentence. We
don’t use ‘do’ or ‘does’ or ‘did’, and we don’t change the word order. Now make these questions
more polite.
1. Where is the nearest supermarket?

Can you tell me where ___________________________________________?
2. What time is it?

Can you tell me what ____________________________________________?
3. Where can I buy a ticket?

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Can you tell me where ___________________________________________?
4. How do I get to the station?

Can you tell me how ____________________________________________?
5. What do I have to do?

6. What time does the train leave?

Can you tell me what time ________________________________________?
7. What does ‘lost luggage’ mean?

Exercise 3
Fill in the spaces in these dialogues with ‘anything’, ‘anyone’ or anywhere’.
1 A: Two coffees please.

B: Certainly sir. And _____________ else?
A: No, that’s all thank you.
2 A: So how was your weekend away?

B: It was fantastic.
A: Did you stay in Bath all the time, or did you go ___________________ else?
3 A: I’ve invited Susan, Emma, Nick, Chris and Rachel to dinner.

B: Really? And ________________ else?
A: And Caroline too.
4 A: So you went away for the weekend! Did you go _____________________ nice?
B: Paris actually!
A: Wow! Lucky you!
5 A: Did you have a good time at the party?

B: It was great.
A: Did you meet __________________ interesting?
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B: Yes, a very nice girl from Venezuela was there.
6 A: Thank you so much for all your help

B: Not at all. Is there ___________________ else I can do?
A: No, really, everything’s fine now.
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Episode 3.
Section 1
1. What do you find out about Ravi? Tick all the things that are true.
a) Ravi has a new shirt.
b) They didn’t have his size in the shop.
c) The shop assistant liked the shirt.
d) Ravi paid £80 for the shirt.
Section 2
2. What does Martin tell us about Jonathan Ive? Tick all the things that are true – there may be more
than one right answer.
a) He works for the Apple computer company.
b) He invented the iPod.
c) He designed the iMac computer.
d) He doesn’t like publicity.
Section 3
3. How many yellow things can Marina think of? Tick the right number.
a) four
b) five
c) six
d) seven
Section 4
4. What do you know about the vuvuzuela? Tick all the phrases you think are true. Remember there
may be more than one right answer.
a) People play the vuvuzuela at football
matches.
b) It sounds like an angry elephant.
c) Not everyone likes the sound of the
vuvuzuela.
d) It’s very easy for a beginner to play the
vuvuzuela.
Section 5
5. How many people on ‘Your Turn’ say they play – or played – football? Tick the right number.
a) one
b) two
c) three
d) four
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6. What do we learn about Carolina in this section? Tick all the things you think are true.
Remember that there may be more than one right answer.
a) She gets her bag back.
b) She has to get to King’s Cross station.
c) She changed some money in the airport.
d) She’s got a credit card.
7. What do you find out about the London underground system? Tick all the things you think are
true.
a) People call it the tube.
b) You can buy a ticket on the train.
c) You need your ticket to leave the station.
d) You have to change trains to get from
Heathrow airport to Kings Cross station.
Section 7
8. What does the man buy for his parrot? Tick the things you think are true.
a) a swimming pool
b) a mirror
c) food
Now look at this dialogue between Helen and Stella and put the phrases in the box in the right
places. You can compare your answers with the text on the answer page.
I feel really good in it It really suits you it was only £40 Is that
Was it very expensive? looking very nice Not bad at all it looks
Where did you get it? You look a bit like so I tried it on
Helen: You’re ________________________ today Stella. ________________ a new dress?

Stella: Yes, it is. Do you like it?
Helen: It’s great. ____________________ .
Stella: Thanks. I’m not sure about the colour. I don’t usually wear red.
Helen: Don’t be silly, __________________ fantastic. It goes really well with your skin colour.
_______________________________
Stella: That little shop at the top of the road, you know, next to the café. I went in there yesterday
looking for a T shirt, and then I saw this. They had them in other colours too, I wanted the
black really…
Helen: You always wear black!
Stella: …but they only had red ones in my size, ______________________ , and I really liked it.
Helen: ___________________________________
Stella: No. It wasn’t in the sale, but _________________________ , well £39.99 actually. I think
that’s cheap for a dress nowadays.
Helen: ______________________ . You should have bought two!
Stella: I might go back tomorrow and get another one. __________________________ .
Helen: ________________________________ Kate Moss.
Stella: Kate Moss! I wish! Did you see that article about her in the paper yesterday? Apparently she
uses this really expensive face cream all over her body. It costs about a thousand pounds for a pot or
something………
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Here’s a summary of Helen and Stella’s dialogue. Can you remember the phrases that Helen and
Stella used?
Helen: Tells Stella she looks good. She asks if the dress is new.
Stella: Answers and asks what Helen thinks.
Helen: Gives her opinion.
Stella: Answers and mentions the colour of the dress.
Helen: Says something else about the dress. Asks where Stella got it.
Stella: Talks about the shop and what happened.
Helen: Asks if the dress was expensive.
Stella: Answers
Helen: Comments on the price.
Stella: Says how the dress makes her feel.
Helen: Makes another comment.
Stella: Responds and then moves the conversation to another topic.
Now you can practise the conversation with a friend, or you can write the dialogue in the space
below.
Comment on your friend’s

You:
appearance
Friend: Respond
You: Ask if X is new
Friend: Answer
You: Make another comment
Friend: Respond
You: Ask where your friend got X

Explain where, and talk about
Friend:
what happened
You: Ask about the price
Friend: Answer
You: Make a comment
Friend: Say how X makes you feel
You: Make a comment.
Friend: Respond and move the

conversation on to another
topic
Section 2 – I’d like to meet
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You listened to Martin from Glasgow talking about why he would like to meet Jonathan Ive. Is
there a famous designer that you’d like to meet? It might be a designer like Jonathan Ive or a
fashion designer or even an architect. If you can think of someone, make some notes to answer
these questions:
• What’s his/her name?

• What nationality is he/she?
• If he/she isn’t alive now, when did he/she live?
• What did he/she design?
• Why do you like the things he/she designs?
• Do you like the person or just the designs?
• What would you like to talk to him/her about?
• What questions would you like to ask him/her?
Now put your notes together to write a paragraph about the person and why you’d like to meet
him/her.
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In the quiz, Marina and Ricky tried to think of yellow things. An exercise like this is a good way to
learn more vocabulary. Here, we’re going to think about things that are red, white, or blue.
Look at the words below and decide which colour they are. Then write them on the spidergram.
a cucumber
a fire engine
a frog
a lime
a polar bear
a strawberry
a swimming
pool
a tomato
a washing
machine
blood
grass
jeans
milk
snow
the sea
the sky
Can you think of some things that are black or brown? Add them.
Section 4 – Our person in
You listened to Bob talking about the vuvuzuela – a strange musical instrument that people play at
football matches in South Africa.
Think about a sports event in your country – any kind of sport. Is there anything that you think
makes it different from sports event in other countries?
• What kind of sport is it?

• Does it happen in a stadium? a sports hall? in the street?
• How often does it happen?
• Do people sing songs or do anything unusual?
• What do people eat and drink?
• Do you take part?
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Now put your notes together to write a paragraph about the sports event and what makes it unusual.
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Section 5 – Your turn
In ‘Your Turn’ you heard 5 people answer this question:

Why don’t more people watch women’s football?
What do you think?
Here are some things that people mentioned.
• Men aren’t interested in watching women playing football.

• In most countries football is seen as a ‘man’s sport’.
• Lots of girls play football at school.
• Women’s football isn’t as violent as men’s football
• Most people don’t know about women’s football – there’s no advertising.
• There isn’t a proper professional women’s league
• Women’s football isn’t as good as men’s football.
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Which ones do you agree with? Write down your opinion – Why don’t more people watch women’s
football?
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Section 6 – Carolina Exercise 1

Put the conversation in the right order. You can cut the phrases up and arrange them, or write the number in the space
on the left. The first one has been done for you. You can check your answers with the transcript at the end of this
section.
1 Lost luggage clerk: Yes, that’s right, from erm, Caracas, a blue bag.
Lost luggage clerk: Oh, erm, sorry, black, not blue. … He’s looking for it now. … Yeah … yeah
… yeah, yeah that’s the name. Yeah that’s right. OK, thanks Ben.
Carolina: Oh thank you so much.
Lost luggage clerk: Yes - this is your lucky day. One of the baggage handlers is bringing it up
now, so you can identify it.
Carolina: Have you found it? Is it my bag?
Carolina: No, no it isn’t blue, it’s black.
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Section 6 – Exercise 2
Look at these conversations that Carolina had at Heathrow airport. Put the expressions in the right
places.
And do I need to change trains? it’s very easy to find We call it the tube here. I have to get to
How long does it take? which train goes to the dark blue one The tube takes
Carolina: [1] ______________________________ King’s Cross station to get the train to Newcastle at eight o’clock.
[2] ______________________________ Have I got enough time?
Lost luggage clerk: By tube or train?
Carolina: Tube? I don’t understand.
Lost luggage clerk: The underground, you know, the metro. [3]________________________
Carolina: Yes, on the tube.
Lost luggage clerk: You’ve got plenty of time. [4] ______________________________ about an hour – probably
less at this time of the evening. Don’t worry – [5]___________________ the station - just follow the signs.
Baggage handler: Here you are love - one black bag from Caracas.
Carolina: Yes, that’s mine. Thank you.
Lost luggage clerk: Could you sign your name here...
Carolina: Excuse me. Could you tell me [6] ______________________________ King’s Cross station please?
Tube worker: Piccadilly line miss -[7] ______________________________ on the map. Just follow the signs to the
platform. You want an eastbound train – you’re going east.
Carolina: [8] ______________________________
Tube worker: No, Heathrow and Kings Cross are both on the Piccadilly line. You don’t need to change.
Carolina: Thank you
Look again at Carolina’s conversations.
Choose all the things the people can say – there is always more than one correct answer.
1. _____________________________ King’s Cross station to get the train to Newcastle at eight

o’clock.
a) I need to get to
b) I have to get to
c) It’s necessary to get to
d) I want to get to
2. _____________________________ Have I got enough time?
a) How far is it?

b) How long does it take?
c) How long do I take?
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d) How long will it take?
3. Tube? I don’t understand.
The underground, you know, the metro. _____________________________
a) We call it ‘the tube’ here.

b) It calls ‘the tube’ here.
c) People say ‘the tube’ here.
d) It’s called ‘the tube’ here
4 You’ve got plenty of time. _____________________________ about an hour – probably less at

this time of the evening.
a) It takes
b) You take
c) The tube takes
d) It’ll take
5. Don’t worry –_____________________________the station - just follow the signs.
a) it’s very easy to find

b) it’s very easy to get to
c) it isn’t difficult to find
d) it’s very easy to arrive at
6. Excuse me. Could you tell me _____________________________ King’s Cross station please?
a) where is
b) which train I need for
c) which train goes to
d) how to get to
7. Piccadilly line, miss – _____________________________on the map. Just follow the signs to
the platform. You want an eastbound train – you’re going east.
a) the one dark blue

b) the dark blue one
c) the dark blue line
d) the one that’s dark blue
8. _____________________________?
No, Heathrow and Kings Cross are both on the Piccadilly line. You don’t need to change.
a) Do I need to change trains?

b) Do I have to change trains?
c) Am I changing trains?
d) Have I got to change trains?
Look at this simplified diagram of part of the London underground system. (It's in colour, so you
need to try and print this on a colour printer or look at the diagram on the screen). Now look at the
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dialogue. Sara is at Heathrow Airport tube station and she is talking to the person at the information
desk. Read the dialogue and follow the instructions on the diagram.
Information officer: Can I help you?

Sara: Yes please. I have to get the train to Bristol. Which station is that?
Information officer: Trains to Bristol leave from Paddington Station.
Sara: How long does it take to get to Paddington by tube?
Information officer: About an hour. The Piccadilly line trains leave every four minutes.
Sara: And do I have to change trains?
Information officer: Yes you do. Take the Piccadilly line to Gloucester Road and then change to the
Circle Line.
Sara: The Circle Line?
Information officer: That’s right. It’s the yellow one on the map. You want to get a northbound
train. Paddington Station is north of Gloucester Road.
Now look at the diagram again. Imagine that you need to get a train to one of the cities, maybe
Brighton or Oxford. What information would you ask for and what would the information officer
tell you? Practise the dialogue with a friend, or you can write it on a sheet of paper.
Section 7 – The Joke - Exercise 1
Read the sentences below, and put them in the right order.
You can either cut them up and arrange them or write the number in the space on the left.
So, he bought the swimming pool and went home. The next week the man came back
again.
“He’s still not talking” he said.
The shop assistant said “I’m sorry sir, but you have to teach your parrot to speak.”
“Yes he did. But only one thing.”
So the man bought a parrot and took it home with him. A week later he went back to
the pet shop. “My parrot still doesn’t speak”, he said.
So the man bought the mirror and went away. A week later he came back a final
time.
A man went into a pet shop one day. “I’d like a parrot that talks”, he said.
“Oh dear. Buy this mirror. He’ll swim in the pool, get out and look at himself, then
talk.”
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“Give me food!”
“Really? What was that?”
“Oh, dear! I’m very sorry about that, sir – but tell me, before he died, did he say
anything?”
“My parrot is dead”, he said.
“Oh, really? Well, perhaps he’s bored. You should buy this little swimming pool. He
can have a swim and then he might talk”, explained the shop assistant.
• A man / pet shop. “I / parrot / talks”

• The shop assistant / “sorry / teach / parrot / speak”
• So / bought / parrot / home with him.
• A week later / pet shop. “My parrot / speak”.
• “Really? / perhaps / bored. You / little swimming pool. / swim / then / talk”.
• So / swimming pool and / home.
• The next week / again. / “not talking”.
• “Oh dear. / this mirror. / swim / pool / look at himself / talk”
• Man / mirror / away.
• A week later / final time. “ / dead”.
• “Oh dear! / sorry / tell me / before / say anything?”
• “Yes / one thing”
• “Really? What / ?”
• “ / food!”
Tom the teacher
Tom the teacher – Exercise 1

Do you remember that Tom talked about the pronunciation of ‘could’? The ‘l’ is silent – we don’t
pronounce it. Can you decide if these words have silent letters? Put them in the right place.
expensive designer clothes horrible piano hours would

honestly studying difficult stadium should listen island
These words have a silent letter These words don’t have a silent letter

Fill the spaces with ‘at’, ‘for’, ‘after’ or ‘forward to’.
1. Look _________ my new shirt Tess! Don’t you think it’s beautiful?
2. Ravi’s looking __________________ the 2010 football World Cup.
3. I need to find someone to look _____________ my cat when I go away on holiday.
4. A: Hurry up! What are you doing now?

B: I’m looking ____________ my keys. Have you seen them anywhere?
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5. Don’t look ___________ the answers yet. That’s cheating!
6. Can you look ____________ my bag while I go and get an ice-cream?
Fill the spaces with ‘at’, ‘for’, ‘after’ or ‘forward to’.
7. Don’t forget dinner on Friday. My mother’s looking __________________ meeting you.
8. A: Can I help you?

B: I don’t know. I’m looking ____________ Titanic on DVD. Have you got it?
9. [at the end of a letter]

I’m looking ______________________ hearing from you soon.
Best wishes,
Jennifer Roberts
10. My brother’s out of hospital now. He said the doctors looked ________________ him very
well.
Now circle the silent letter in each of these words.
1. could 2. designer 3. hours 4. island

5. would 6. listen 7. honestly 8. should
Write the correct form of ‘look’ (with ‘at’, ‘after’, ‘for’ or ‘forward to’) so that the second sentence
means the same as the first.
1. I’m really excited about the party on Saturday.

I’m really ______________________ the party on Saturday.
2. Could you take care of the children for a few hours tomorrow?
Could you ______________________ the children for a few hours tomorrow?
3. Excuse me. I want a black T-shirt in size 42. Have you got any?
Excuse me. I’m ______________________ a black T-shirt in size 42. Have you got any?
4. Do you want to see our holiday photos?

Do you want to ______________________ our holiday photos?
5. Be careful with your handbag on the train. Someone might steal it.
______________________your handbag on the train. Someone might steal it.
6. So John’s coming on Friday! Are you excited about seeing him?

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So John’s coming on Friday! Are you ______________________ seeing him?
7. I hate my job! I think I’m going to try and find a new one.
I hate my job! I think I’m going to ______________________ a new one.
8. We went to see three new houses last weekend, but we didn’t like any of them.
We ______________________ three new houses last weekend, but we didn’t like any of them.
Episode 4.
Section 1
1. What do you know about Ravi’s weekend? Tick all the phrases you think are true.
a) he had a bad cold
b) he telephoned Tess
c) he played football
d) he watched ‘Lord of the Rings’
Section 2
2. What does Marcus say about Bob Marley? Tick all the phrases you think are true.
a) he was a religious man
b) his music has a message
c) poor people love him
d) he started playing music when he was fourteen
Section 3
3. How many words does Max guess correctly on Hot Seat? Tick the correct number.
a) seven
b) eight
c) nine
d) ten
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Section 4
4. What do you know about Cheung Chau and its festival? Tick all the phrases you think are true.
Remember there may be more than one right answer.
a) Cheung Chau is modern and busy
b) the festival lasts for a week
c) the festival is connected with the god of the sea
d) people don’t go to MacDonald’s during the festival
Section 5
5. How many people prefer the book to the film? Tick the correct number.
a) one
b) two
c) three
d) four
Section 6
6. What do you know about Jamie? Remember there may be more than one right answer.
a) he likes sitting in the quiet coach
b) he studies in Newcastle
c) he’s friendly to Carolina
d) he’s going to buy Carolina lunch in Newcastle
7. How much does Jamie pay for their snack? Tick the one that you think is true.
a) £9.20
b) £18
c) 80p
d) £10
Section 7
8. What do you learn about the dog in the joke? Tick all the answers that you think are true
a) he can cry
b) he can laugh
c) he can read
d) he can write
Now look at this dialogue between Dave and Paul and put the phrases in the box in the right places.
I was really ill you know. Poor you I couldn’t go to

it was something I ate. She told me to stay in bed she was OK about it.
Are you feeling better We were all worried about you. Well, iwell, it obviously
helped.
Dave: Hi Paul. _____________________________ now?

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Paul: Yes, I am thanks, but _____________________________. It was horrible. I felt so sick.
Dave: You poor thing. You looked awful. You were as white as a sheet.
_____________________________
Paul: Thanks. I’m OK now. I think _____________________________. I stayed in bed all day – I
didn’t go to work, and, even worse, _____________________________ my sister’s birthday
dinner.
Dave: _____________________________. That’s really bad luck. Was she very upset?
Paul: A bit. I phoned her and explained and _____________________________ I think she was a
bit worried about me too. _____________________________ and drink lots of water.
Dave: Water?
Paul: Yeah, she said it cleans out your system or something.
Dave: _____________________________. You look fine now. Anyway, do you feel like going out
for a drink tonight? I’m meeting Stella at seven thirty. You get on well with her don’t you?
Section 1- Exercise 2
This is a summary of the dialogue between Dave and Paul. Can you remember the phrases that they
used?
Dave: Asks Paul if he's better now.

Paul: Answers and describes how he felt.
Dave: Sympathises and explains why he was worried.
Paul: Explains what was wrong with him and explains what happened later.
Dave: Sympathises and asks a question about what happened later.
Paul: Answers and describes what he did to get better.
Dave: Asks for more information.
Paul: Explains.
Dave: Makes a comment and moves the conversation on to a new topic.
Now you can practise the conversation with a friend, or you can write the dialogue in the space
below.
You Ask if better

Your friend Answer and describe how you felt
You Sympathise and say how worried you were
Your friend Explain what was wrong with you.
Explain what happened
You Sympathise.
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Ask a question about what happened
Your friend Answer the question
You (Ask your friend to explain if you don't
understand)
Your friend (explain)
You Make a comment
Move the conversation on to a new topic
Section 2 – I’d like to meet

You listened to Marcus talking about why he would like to meet Bob Marley.
Is there a famous male musician – alive or dead - that you'd like to meet? If you can think of
someone, make some notes to answer these questions:
• What's his name?

• What nationality is he?
• What kind of music does he play?
• If he isn't alive now, when did he live?
• Do you know anything about his life?
• Why do you like him?
• Is he famous for other things too?
• Do you admire him? Why?
• What would you like to talk to him about?
• What questions would you like to ask him?
Now put your notes together to write a paragraph about the person and why you’d like to meet him.
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Section 3 – Quiz
When you play Hot Seat, sometimes it can be easy to guess the words. But you need a lot of
vocabulary to be able to explain them. Here are the words that Hannah explained in this Hot Seat
quiz. Can you put the words in the box in the right spaces?
animal carrots cow cross disco drink ears eat fruit hard
milk morning river sail sea sick stand thing wash white
ship: It's a big [1]____________. It's on the [2]____________ and you [3]____________ in it
rabbit: It's an [4]____________. It's got big [5]____________and it eats [6]____________.
dance: You do it at the [7]____________.
coconut: It's a [8]____________. It's very [9]____________ and it's got [10]____________ inside.
You can [11]____________ part of it.
hospital: You go there when you're [12]____________.
milk: It's [13]____________ and it comes from a [14]____________. You [15]___________ it.
bridge: It goes across the [16]____________. You [17]____________ it.
shower: You [18]____________ under it in the [19]____________ and [20]____________
yourself.
Now try to explain these words. There are lots of possible answers
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1. a carrot:__________________________________________________________________
2. a disco:___________________________________________________________________
3. milk: _____________________________________________________________________
4. cow: _____________________________________________________________________
5. the sea:___________________________________________________________________
6. ears _____________________________________________________________________
Section 4 – Our person in
You listened to Robert talking about the Bun Festival in Cheung Chau.
Can you think of a local festival that you can tell people about? It could be a festival in the place
where you live. Or it could be a festival that you've seen in another place, maybe when you were on
holiday.
• Where can you see the festival?

• When does it happen?
• What does the festival celebrate?
• What do people do?
• Do people wear special clothes?
• Is there any special food or drink?
• What is the history of the festival?
Now write a paragraph about the festival.
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Section 5 – Your turn

In Your Turn you heard 5 people answer this question:
“Which do you prefer – the book or the film?"

What do you think?
Here are some things people talked about:
• You can use your imagination when you read a book
• A film shows you more than a book
• A film can spoil what you imagined when you read the book
• Books can take a long time to read
• A film is more exciting than a book
• You have to work harder when you read a book
• A good, serious book is always better than the film
Which ones do you agree with? Which do you prefer – the book or the film?
Write down your opinion.
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Section 6 – Carolina
Look at these conversations between Carolina and Jamie on the train. Put the expressions in the
right places.
Have a toasted sandwich What do you mean? What about you?

is anyone sitting here? What have they got? Here you are.
cheese and ham please How much is that? And to drink?
1. Carolina: Excuse me, ______________________________

Jamie: No, it's free. Sorry, I'll move my bag.
2. Jamie: Do you live in Newcastle?

Carolina: No, I'm going to study there – at the university. ______________________________ . Do
you live there?
3. Jamie: I'm going to get a coffee or something. Do you want anything?

Carolina: Erm, I don't know. ______________________________
4. Jamie: There you go – there's the list on the wall. What do you fancy?
Carolina: 'Fancy'? ______________________________
5. Jamie: ______________________________– they're good. Cheese and tomato?
6. Jamie: What about cheese and ham then?

Carolina: Yes, ______________________________.
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7. Jamie: ______________________________ Coke? Orange juice? A beer?
8. Jamie: Yes, erm two toasted sandwiches please - one cheese and tomato, one cheese and ham - an
orange juice and a coke. ______________________________
9. Assistant: That's nine pounds twenty please.

Jamie: ______________________________
Look again at some of Jamie and Carolina's conversations. Choose all the phrases that people can
say – there is always more than one correct answer.
1. Carolina: Excuse me, _________________________?
a) Is this seat free?

b) Is anyone sitting here?
c) Can I sit here?
d) Does anyone sit here?
2. Jamie: Do you live in Newcastle?

Carolina: No, I'm going to study there – at the university. _________________________ Do you
live there?
a) And you?
b) What about you?
c) And for you?
d) How about you?
3. Jamie: I'm going to get a coffee or something. Do you want anything?

Carolina: Erm, I don't know. _________________________
a) What have they got?
b) What is there?
c) What do they have?
d) What is it?
4. Jamie: There you go – there's the list on the wall. What do you fancy?
Carolina: 'Fancy'? _________________________?
a) What do you say?

b) How do you say 'fancy'?
c) What does 'fancy' mean?
d) What do you mean?
5. Jamie: _________________________ – they're good. Cheese and tomato?

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a) Try a toasted sandwich

b) Eat a toasted sandwich
c) What about a toasted sandwich?
d) Have a toasted sandwich
6. Jamie: What about cheese and ham then?

Carolina: Yes, _________________________
a) I'd like cheese and ham please

b) I like cheese and ham, please
c) cheese and ham please.
d) I'll have cheese and ham please
7. Jamie: _________________________ Coke? Orange juice? A beer?
a) And to drink?
b) And for drink?
c) What do you want to drink?
d) What would you like to drink?
8. Jamie: Two toasted sandwiches please - one cheese and tomato, one cheese and ham - an orange
juice and a coke. _________________________
a) How much is that?

b) How much is it?
c) What is the cost?
d) What shall I pay?
9. Assistant: That's nine pounds twenty please.

Jamie: _________________________.
Assistant: And that's eighty p change. Thank you.
a) Here you are

b) There it is
c) Take this please
d) Here's ten pounds
Now complete this conversation giving your own answers. Imagine you are talking to a friend on the train. Look at the
menu to decide what you want to eat and drink - and in this dialogue, you're going to pay for what you and your friend
have.
You can practise this conversation with a friend.________________________________________________?
Sorry, I'll move my bag. Where are you going? ___________________________

Me too. Do you live there? __________________________________________________________?
Yeah. I'm at the university. It's a great city. You aren't English are you?
________________________________________________
Cool. You speak really good English. _______________________________________________
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I'm going to get a coffee or something. Do you want anything?
_______________________________________________?
They've got sandwiches and stuff. There's the list on the wall. What would you like? Have a toasted sandwich – they're
good. __________________________________________
And to drink? _________________________________________
Assistant: Can I help you? ________________________________________
________________________________________?
Assistant: That's [ __________ ] please *Note: you need to calculate this!______________________________
Assistant: And that's [ __________ ] change. Thank you.
Note: you need to calculate this, too!
MENU Snacks
Crisps 90p
Toasted sandwiches Mixed nuts £1.50
Cheese and tomato £3.45 Fruit cake £1.50
Cheese and ham £3.45 Packet of biscuits £1.35
Sandwiches Drinks
Chicken and salad £3.35 Coke, Diet Coke 90p
Cheese and salad £3.35 Coffee £1.50
Tuna and salad £3.35 Tea £1.40
Fresh orange juice £1.40
Beer (bottle) £2.70
Section 7 – The Joke
Read the sentences below and put them in the right order to tell the joke.
You can either cut them up and arrange them or write the number in the space on the left.
The dog starts crying its eyes out.

He sits down and in front of him there's a man and a dog.
At the end of the film, the man waits outside the cinema until the man with
the dog comes out.
and the dog starts laughing at the film.
"It's absolutely amazing".
A man goes into a cinema to watch a film.
"It is amazing".
"I watched your dog crying and laughing all through the film.
"He hated the book".
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The film's a romantic comedy. After a little while there's a funny part in the
film,
"I know" says the man with the dog.
This goes on for the whole film – the dog laughs at the funny parts and cries
at the sad parts.
A little while after that there's a very sad scene.
"Excuse me" he says,
Tom’s tip
When we tell jokes we sometimes use the past tense and we sometimes use the present tense.
Gordon told this joke in the present tense. You can use either the past or the present when you tell
it.
● A man / cinema / a film

● He / down / in front / there / man / dog
● / romantic comedy.
● After a little while / funny part / film, / dog / laughing
● A little while after / sad scene
● dog / crying its eyes out
● goes on / whole film – the dog / the funny parts and / the sad parts
● end of the film / man / outside the cinema until the man / out
● "Excuse me" /
● " I / your dog / all through the film
● "absolutely amazing"
● "I / " the man with the dog
● "It / amazing"
● "He / the book"
Look at these ways of saying British prices. Choose the ONE answer that is possible.
1. £3.45
a) three pounds and forty-five
b) three forty-five
c) three and forty-five
2. £9.20
a) nine pounds twenty
b) nine pounds and twenty
c) nine and twenty p
3. 90p
a) ninety
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b) ninety pounds
c) ninety p
4. £10
a) ten p
b) ten
c) ten pounds
5. £1.40
a) one forty
b) one and forty
c) one and forty p
6. 50p
a) half a pound
b) fifty p
c) fifty
7. £10.50
a) ten pounds fifty
b) ten and a half pounds
c) ten pounds and fifty
8. £2.50
a) two and a half pounds
b) two pounds fifty
c) two and fifty

Do you remember what Tom said in the podcast about the word 'stuff'? We can use it to mean
'thing' or 'things'.
Now underline the word or words in each sentence that can be replaced by 'stuff'.
Example
We've got lots of great things for you to listen to today on the podcast.
We can say: We've got lots of great stuff for you to listen to today on the podcast.
1. A: Is this seat free?

B: Yes, sorry, I'll move my bags.
2. Hi John. Just a quick e-mail to say thanks for sending me the information I asked for.
3. Don't leave your handbag in the car – someone might steal it.
4. They went on holiday to Thailand and brought home lots of beautiful souvenirs.
5. I like Picasso, but I must say I prefer his earlier paintings
6. People spend a ridiculous amount of money on decorations for Christmas

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7. Your bedroom is so untidy! I can't open the door because of all the clothes on the floor
8. Don't forget your books Sara!
9. I can't come out tonight. I've got some work to do for school
10. He wrote most of the music and songs on the CD himself
Episode 5.
Section 1
1. What do you know Tess and Ravi? Tick all the phrases you think are true. There may be
more than one right answer.
a) Tess bought her new cat in a pet shop

b) Tess’s cat is black and white
c) Ravi prefers dogs to cats
d) Tess can’t decide what to call her cat
Section 2
2. What do you know about Didier Drogba? Tick all the phrases you think are true.
a) He was born in Ivory Coast

b) His parents moved to France when he was five years old
c) He started playing football in France
d) He does charity work for Africa
Section 3
3. How many points does Vineeta get in the quiz? Tick the correct number.
a) none
b) one
c) two
d) three
Section 4
4. What does Graham say about New Zealand and the Lord of the Rings films? Tick all the
phrases you think are true. Remember there may be more than one right answer
a) The director of ‘Lord of the Rings’ is from New Zealand.

b) The three Lord of the Ring films were all filmed in New Zealand'
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c) More tourists visited New Zealand after the films won a lot of Oscars
d) More than a billion tourists have visited New Zealand since the films were made.
Section 5
5. How many people prefer cats to dogs? Tick the correct number.
a) one
b) two
c) three
d) four
Section 6
6. How many people live in the flat with Carolina? Tick the correct number.
a) Carolina + five others

b) Carolina + four others
c) Carolina + three others
d) Carolina + two others
7. What do you know about Carolina? Tick all the phrases you think are true. Remember there
may be more than one right answer.
a) She’s very tired

b) She has a cup of tea before she goes to bed
c) She’s going to study Environmental Science
d) She’s going to register at the university in the morning.
Section 7
8. What do you know about the three-legged chickens? There is more than one right answer.
a) They can run very fast

b) There are a lot of them on the farm
c) The farmer breeds the chickens to eat
d) The farmer and his family often eat them for dinner
How long have you had her? Have you got any pets? I had a pet mouse
I’m not really an animal person. she’s got long black hair That’s a nice name.
She’s about five now I think. What sort of dog is it? I got her from She’s a girl.
Glen: Good morning Stella. Sorry I’m a bit late. I had to take my dog to the vet.
Stella: Hi. That’s OK. The meeting hasn’t started yet. I didn’t know you had a dog.
Glen: Oh yes. I’ve always had dogs – ever since I was a kid.
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Stella: _____________________
Glen: She _____________________. She’s a mixture – a bit of everything I think.
Stella: _____________________
Glen: Erm, a couple of years now. _____________________ the local dogs home ..yes, two years
ago.
Stella: From the dogs home?
Glen: Yeah. It was love at first sight. There are hundreds of lovely dogs who need a good home –
you don’t need to buy one.
Stella: Was she a puppy?
Glen: No, she was already adult. _____________________.Her name’s Cleo because
_____________________ like Cleopatra – and of course she’s absolutely gorgeous.
Stella: _____________________
Glen: Thanks. She’s a real cutie. What about you Stella. _____________________
Stella: No. It’s too much responsibility. _____________________ when I was a kid and I forgot to
feed him and he died. It was horrible – I cried for a week.
Glen: Oh dear. It’s just that Cleo’s pregnant – that’s why we were at the vet’s. I’ll have four or five
baby Cleos in a month’s time – if you’re interested.
Stella: I don’t think so Glen. _____________________I like them, but I don’t really want to live
with one, if you know what I mean. Anyway, Mr Johnson has just gone into the meetings room –
we’d better go or we’ll both be late. Why don’t you ask him if he’d like one of your puppies?
Section 1 – Exercise 2 - "I've got a cat"

If someone starts talking about a pet, you can ask them a lot of questions to keep the conversation
going. Or you can tell them about your pet or pets.
Look at the examples from the dialogues in the boxes:
Ask... Tell...
Ask what sort What sort of dog is it? She’s a girl.
of dog/cat She’s a mixture – a bit of everything I think.
She’s a street cat.
1: 2:
Ask people to What colour is he? He’s really lovely.
describe them, She’s absolutely gorgeous She’s got long
especially the black hair.
colour and He’s a brown tabby.
length of their
fur/hair 3: 4:
Ask about their What are you going to call Her name’s Cleo because...
name him? What a nice name.
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5: 6:
Ask about age Was she a puppy? She was already adult.
She’s about five now I think.
She’s getting a bit old now.
7: 8:
Ask about Where did you get him? I got him yesterday.
where and How long have you had her? I saw her in the pet shop and I just had to
when they got have her.
them
9: 10:
Ask about How’s your dog? I had to take my dog to the vet.
health He’s much better now, thanks.
11: 12:
Talk about Have you got any pets? I had a pet mouse when I was a kid…
your pets - past
and present
13: 14:
Talk about You don’t like cats? To be honest, I’m more of a dog person.
people’s I like them, but I don’t really want to live
opinions of with one.
pets
15: 16:
Now add one of these phrases to each box above!

No. My parents didn't She's a cross between a Oh, he just Is she a special
want us to have animals in Labrador and an needs some breed?
the house. Alsatian injections
Didn't you have a hamster George – because he Oh dear. What's Is she very old,
or something when you looks a bit like my wrong with then?
were young? uncle him?
My mum's dog had They make too much Did you find What does she look
puppies so I decided to mess in the house her in the like?
take one. street?
She’s got spots – you Are you an animal What's she She's just a kitten.
know, a bit like a person? called?
Dalmatian.
You listened to Olu talking about Didier Drogba.
Is there a famous sportsperson that you can write about? If you can think of someone, make some
notes to answer these questions:
• What's his/her name?
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• What nationality is he/she?
• What sport does he/she play?
• What do you know about his/her sports career?
• Why is he/she famous?
• Do you know anything about his/her personal life?
• Do you like him/her? Why? Why not?
• Is he/she famous for other things too? What?
Section 3: Quiz
Exercise 1
The quiz in this podcast was called ‘Beginning with…’ – for example, ‘think of an animal
beginning with ‘p’ – the answer could be ‘polar bear’ or ‘pig’ – there are lots of possibilities. Fill in
the names of things beginning with different letters on the diagram below.
There are lots of possible answers, but you can find some suggestions
F
P C S
Sport T
S E
O Vegeta B V
ble
B L Bird P Y
P D
Colour
H C C
O
Animal B G
P
S T E T
C
You
choos
T
S

You listened to Graham talking about New Zealand and the places that were used in the film ‘Lord
of the Rings’.
Is there a beautiful place (or places) in your country that you’d like to tell people about? It could be
an area of mountains, or a natural park, or a forest – or even a beautiful village or town. Or you
could tell us about a beautiful place that you’ve visited in another country.
• What’s the place called?

• Where is it?
• What is it like? (Describe the place)
• Is it famous? What for?
• Do a lot of tourists go there?
• What do people do there?
• When did you first go there?
• Do you go there a lot?
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Now write a paragraph about the place.
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
In Your Turn you heard 5 people answer this question: “Which do you prefer – cats or dogs?"
What do you think?
Here are some things people talked about:
• Dogs really love you

• Cats only care about food
• Cats are easy to look after
• You have to take dogs for walks – and clean up their poo!
• Cats are more intelligent than dogs
• Cats are boring
• Dogs are more fun to play with
• It’s cruel to keep a dog in the city
• Dogs and cats are a problem when you want to go on holiday
Which ones do you agree with? Which do you prefer – dogs or cats?
Write down your opinion. You can talk about any dogs or cats that you have at home or that
you know.
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
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Section 6: Carolina
Look at some parts of Carolina’s conversation with her new flatmates. Put the expressions in the
right places.
Do any of you know I’m from Venezuela So it’s seven o’clock in the evening
I arrived about an hour If that’s OK with you That would be great
ago
I got the train to Nice to meet you all What course are you doing
Newcastle
1. Jenny: Have you just arrived? I’m sorry – I didn’t catch your name. Carolina: Carolina. Yes,
____________________________ .
2. Charlotte: Did you fly to Newcastle? Carolina: No, ______________________________ . I flew

to London – to Heathrow.
3. Charlotte: Ah, OK. Where are you from? Carolina: _____________________________ .
4. Jenny: What’s the time difference between here and Venezuela? Carolina: It’s four hours behind
here. _______________________________ in Venezuela now.
5. Charlotte: Do you want a cup of tea Carolina? Carolina: No thanks. I’m going to go to bed.
_______________________ where we have to go to register tomorrow?
6. Emily: I do. I went there today. I can go with you if you want? Carolina: Really?
_____________________________ .
7. Jenny: Can I come too? I need to register as well. _________________________ Carolina?

Carolina: Environmental Science. How about you?
8. Emily: Shall we go at about nine tomorrow morning? Is that too early for you Carolina? Carolina:
No. Nine o’clock is OK. __________________________ , sorry, …Jenny?
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9. Jenny: Now, you get yourself to bed Carolina – you look exhausted. Carolina: OK. I am.
___________________________ . See you in the morning.
Look again at some conversations in the airport.
Choose all the phrases the people can say – there is always more than one correct answer.
Look again at parts of Carolina’s conversation with her new flatmates. Choose all the phrases that
people can say – there is always more than one correct answer.
1. Jenny: Have you just arrived? I’m sorry – I didn’t catch your name. Carolina: Carolina. Yes,
______________________.
a) I got here about an hour ago

b) I arrived about an hour ago
c) I’m here about an hour
d) I’ve been here about an hour
2. Charlotte: Did you fly to Newcastle? Carolina: No, __________________________. I flew to

London – to Heathrow.
a) I got the train from London

b) I went to Newcastle by train
c) I came to Newcastle by train
d) I got the train to Newcastle
3. Charlotte: Ah, OK. Where are you from? Carolina: _____________________________
a) It’s Venezuela
b) I’m from Venezuela
c) I’m Venezuelan
d) From Venezuela
4. Jenny: What’s the time difference between here and Venezuela? Carolina: It’s 4 hours behind
here. So _____________________________ in Venezuela now.
a) it’s seven o’clock in the evening

b) it’s seven pm
c) it’s nineteen hours
d) it’s seven in the evening
5. Charlotte: Do you want a cup of tea Carolina? Carolina: No thanks. I’m going to go to bed.
________________________where we have to go to register tomorrow?
a) Does anyone know

b) Do you know
c) Do any of you know
d) Anyone knows
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6. Emily´: I do. I went there today. I can go with you if you want. Carolina: Really?
_________________________ .
a) That would be great
b) That’s very kind of you
c) That was great
d) Thank you very much
7. Jenny: Can I come too? I need to register as well. _________________________ Carolina?

Carolina: Environmental Science. How about you?
a) What’s your course
b) What are you studying
c) What course are you doing
d) What course do you do
8. Emily: Shall we go at about nine tomorrow morning? Is that too early for you Carolina? Carolina:
No. Nine o’clock is OK. _________________________, sorry, …Jenny?
a) If that’s OK with you
b) If that’s good with you
c) If that’s all right with you
d) If that’s well with you
9. Jenny: Now, you get yourself to bed Carolina – you look exhausted. Carolina: OK. I am.
____________________________ . See you in the morning.
a) It was nice to meet you all
b) Nice to meet you all
c) I’m pleased to meet you all
d) Lovely to meet you all
Now complete this conversation with your own answers. Imagine that you’ve just arrived at
university and you’re meeting your new flatmates for the first time.
Hi. I’m Jenny. I’m in Room 3.

_________________________________________________________________________
Nice to meet you. Have you just arrived?
_________________________________________________________________________
Did you fly here?
_________________________________________________________________________
Ah. OK. Where are you from?
_________________________________________________________________________
That’s interesting. What’s the time difference between here and there?
_________________________________________________________________________
Do you want a cup of tea?
_________________________________________________________________________
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[ask about where to register]
_________________________________________________________________________
I went there today. I can go with you tomorrow if you like.
_________________________________________________________________________
No problem. What course are you doing?
_________________________________________________________________________
Shall we go at about nine tomorrow morning? Is that OK with you?
_________________________________________________________________________
You look tired!
_________________________________________________________________________
OK. See you tomorrow. Sleep well.
_________________________________________________________________________
Section 7 - The joke
Exercise 1
Read the sentences below, and put them in the right order. You can either cut them up and arrange
them, or write the number in the space on the left.
Quickly, the man stops his car

“I breed them” says the farmer. “There are three of us, me, my wife and our son.
He drives a bit faster – 70 kilometres an hour – but the three-legged chicken just runs faster too. The
man goes faster and faster but the chicken keeps running.
“Well”, says the farmer, “I don’t know. We haven’t caught one of them yet.”
The farmyard is full of three-legged chickens. There are three-legged chickens everywhere.
So, he sees the farmer in the farmyard and he asks him, “Where do all of these three-legged chickens
come from? This is amazing”.
‘How strange’ he thinks, ‘a three-legged chicken’. He starts to drive a bit faster – 40 kilometres an
hour - but the chicken goes faster too.
“Amazing” says the man, “How’s the meat? Does it taste good?”
We all like chicken legs, so … I made a three-legged chicken, so we can all have a leg at dinner
time”.
A man is driving slowly down a country road when he sees a chicken run in front of his car. Nothing
strange about that – but then, he notices that the chicken has three legs.
When they are both doing over one hundred kilometres an hour, the chicken turns a corner into a
farm.
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• A man / driving / country road / a chicken / in front of his car.
• Nothing strange about that – but then, he / the chicken / three legs.
• “/ strange” he thinks, “a three-legged chicken”.
• He / bit faster – 40 kilometres an hour - but the chicken / too.
• He / faster – 70 kilometres an hour – but the / chicken / too.
• The man / faster and faster / the chicken / running.
• When / both / over one hundred kilometres an hour, the chicken / into a farm.
• Quickly, the man / his car.
• The farmyard / three-legged chickens. There / three-legged chickens everywhere.
• So, he / the farmer in the farmyard and he /, “Where / three-legged chickens / from? / amazing”.
• “I breed / ” says /
• “There / three /, me, my wife and our son.
• We / chicken legs, so … I / a three-legged chicken, so / all / a leg at dinner time”.
• “Amazing” / man, “ / the meat? / good?”
• “Well”, / the farmer, “ / know. We haven’t caught / yet ”

Decide if these verbs are ‘regular’ (we add ‘ed’) or ‘irregular’. Put them in the right place.
arrive begin come decide do drive

feel go forget know like look
make meet move need remember see visit
Regular Irregular

Fill in the missing forms of these irregular verbs.
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Base form Past Simple Past Participle

begin
came
do
drove
felt
forget
known
made
meet
see

Now see if you can use the verb forms correctly in sentences. Use the verb in brackets and write the
correct form in the space
I’m going to _______________ the new Tarantino film this

1 (see)
weekend. Do you want to come?
2 Is everyone ready? OK, then let’s _______________ . (begin)
We _______________ all the way from Paris to Madrid. We were
3 (drive)
exhausted when we got there.
4 Does anyone _______________ what time the shop opens? (know)
5 Did you _______________ anyone interesting at the party? (meet)
It was terrible! I’ve never _______________ so embarrassed in my
6 (feel)
whole life!
I’m sorry. I can’t _______________ on Saturday. What about
7 (come)
Sunday afternoon?
8 Nissan cars are _______________ in Japan. (make)
9 Have you ever _______________ anyone famous? (meet)
10 What did you _______________ at the weekend? Anything exciting? (do)
It’s mum’s birthday tomorrow. You haven’t _______________ have
11 (forget)
you?
12 How did you _______________ when she told you the news? (feel)
Section 4. Magazine
Article 1. Tobacco
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● a pre-listening vocabulary activity
● the article
● a comprehension task
● a glossary
Activity 1
1. deadly 2. addictive 3. crumble 4. spoil

5. cure 6. puff 7. brand 8. income
Definitions:
a. amount of smoke inhaled each time a smoker puts a cigarette to his/her mouth
b. to become bad
c. the money you receive from doing work
d. a type of product made by a particular company
e. describes something that you can't stop doing
f. to treat food, tobacco, etc. with smoke or salt, etc... in order to preserve it
g. to break something into small pieces
h. very dangerous
Activity 2
Read the following statements and decide if they are true or false.
1. There are about 4,000 deadly chemicals in cigarette smoke.

2. If you start smoking cigarettes, it is really difficult to stop.
3. Tobacco is a good crop for farmers.
4. Most farmers use machines to harvest their tobacco crop.
5. After the crop is harvested, it is ready to be processed.
6. All tobacco is cured, hung in a barn over a fire.
7. When the tobacco has been processed, it is rolled into cigarettes by machines.
Glossary
arsenic (n): a very strong poison that can kill people.
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automated (adj): from the verb automate - to make a process in a factory or office operate by
machines or computers, in order to reduce the amount of work done by humans and the time taken
to do the work.
cyanide (n): a highly poisonous substance.
fertiliser (n): a natural or chemical substance used to make plants grow.
film (n): a thin layer of plastic to cover and protect an object.
formaldehyde (n): a strong smelling gas used for preservation.
fragrance (n): a smell.
stem (n): the stick-like central part of a plant which grows above the ground and from which leaves
and flowers grow, or a smaller thin part which grows from the central part and which supports the
leaves and flowers.
furnace (n): a piece of equipment for heating a building.
seedling (n): a young plant grown from a seed.
supple (adj): bending or able to be bent easily; not stiff.
ventilated (adj): from the verb to ventilate, provide air to cause fresh air to enter and move around
an enclosed space.
Article 2. Mobile Phones

● a pre-listening vocabulary activity;
● the article;
Activity 1
1. emerge 2. primitive 3. rival 4. decade
5. synonymous 6. postmodern 7. lax 8. vital
Definitions:
a. Really important; without this it won't work
b. To appear as if from a hidden place
c. Meaning the same
d. Consciously mixing ideas from different periods or disciplines
e. Basic
f. Someone you compete with
g. Without care and attention to the rules
h. 10 years
Activity 2
Read the questions and choose the right answer.
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1. Modern mobile phone technology is based on:
a. two-way radio
b. global positioning devices
c. yuppies
2. More people bought mobile phones in the 1990s because:
a. traditional phones didn't work anymore

b. they were bad at timekeeping
c. mobile phones became a lot cheaper
3. The first mobile phone call took place between:
a. two scientists
b. two Scotsmen
c. two yuppies
4. Mobile phones are sometimes called cell phones because of:
a. a technical term for telephone masts

b. a technical term for mobile handsets
c. the number of mobile phones used in prisons
5. The first commercially available mobile phones looked like:
a. small, pocket-sized objects

b. telephone masts
c. giant plastic bricks
6. A text message saying "Gr8! Will call U 2nite" means:
a. Great! I'll call you tonight.

b. Good grief! Please call William tonight.
c. I'll be 15 minutes late.
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Article 3. Ten Years Without Books

● a pre-reading vocabulary activity;
● the article;
Activity 1
1. adolescence 2. avid 3. circuit board 4. fateful

5. intellectual 6. pamphlet 7. peer 8. profound
9. rig up 10.scour 11.simultaneously 12.world-view
Definitions:
a. A person who is the same age or has the same social position or the same abilities as other people
in a group
b. In a way that happens or is done at exactly the same time
c. Very important because of its, often negative, effect on the future
d. Period of a person's life between childhood and adulthood
e. A small electronic circuit which consists of a lot of small parts made on a piece of
semiconducting material
f. Clear and deep (relates to a person’s understanding)
g. Extremely eager or interested
h. To fix (a piece of equipment) in place
i. To search (a place or thing) very carefully in order to try to find something
j. A highly educated person whose interests are studying and other activities that involve careful
thinking and mental effort
k. A thin book with only a few pages which gives information or an opinion about something
l. A way of looking at or considering the world
Activity 2
Read the questions below and select the right answer.
1. The author probably read "Where the Wasteland Ends: Politics and Transcendence in Post-
Industrial Society": a. in 1972
b. in 1982
c. in 1992
d. in 1993
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2. When he was a boy, the author: a. avoided books
b. looked at books but didn't read them

c. preferred videos to books
d. read enthusiastically
3. Students at university used to spend the evenings: a. discussing philosophy
b. reading short books

c. thinking deeply
d. the author doesn't say how they spent the evenings
4. At work, the author: a. didn't have to read
b. didn't have to read books

c. didn't have to read manuals and pamphlets
d. didn't have to read contracts and documents
5. The author: a. hardly read a book for ten years
b. doesn't read books

c. hasn't read a book for ten years
d. didn't read a book for ten years
6. Now the author: a. doesn't have a TV
b. has a TV next to his bed

c. has a computer with a TV inside it
d. has a computer instead of a TV
Article 4. Food
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● a pre-watching vocabulary activity;

● the article;
Activity 1
1. baked beans 2. craving 3. dessert 4. tiff 5. the blues
6. perk someone up 7. metabolism 8. cognitive 9. nutrients 10. fatigue
Definitions:
a. Extreme tiredness
b. Relating to thinking or mental activity
c. Bits in food that your body needs
d. Beans with tomato sauce, spices and sugar sold in cans
e. Feeling tired and sad
f. A small argument with a very close friend or partner
g. A strong, uncontrollable want
h. A sweet dish at the end of a meal
i. Give someone energy
j. How your body turns food into energy
Activity 2
Read the following sentence beginnings and select the right endings.
1. The writer…
a. …knew a lot about food when he was a child.

b. …believes travelling has helped him to understand food more.
c. …talked about food all the time when he was a child.
2. In his childhood the writer used to eat fish and chips or baked beans on toast…
a. …regularly with his family at the table.

b. …and watch television at the same time.
c. …less than twice a week.
3. The writer believes that chocolate…

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a. …gives energy to the brain.
b. …makes you more intelligent.
c. …takes energy away from the brain.
4. The writer believes snacking…
a. …makes you depressed.

b. …is better than eating a full meal.
c. …is not always bad for you.
5. The writer believes managing your own food can…
a. …help you to control other people.

b. …control your life.
c. …help you achieve your goals.
6. Tyrosine is…
a. …found in rich food.

b. …found in food with a lot of protein.
c. …a kind of nut.
7. The writer says that caffeine…
a. …can help you to become more alert throughout the day.

b. …makes you immediately depressed.
c. …is a short term measure to make you feel good.
8. The writer mentions that scientists believe that…
a. …we should always be concerned about what we eat.

b. …eating the wrong food can cause stress.
c. …the pleasure we get from eating food may help you to feel better.
Article 5. Gambling
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● a pre-listening vocabulary activity;
● the article;
● a comprehension activity
Activity 1
1. casino 2. jackpot 3. slot machine 4. legalize

5. fortune 6. gambling 7. bet 8. lottery
Definitions:
a. to make something legal

b. the activity of placing bets or wagers in order to win money
c. a building where games of chance are played and gambled on:
d. a game where people buy numbered tickets to get the chance to win large sums of money:
e. the highest prize won in a lottery or other competition:
f. a machine with a game you play by inserting coins and pressing buttons where you can win more
money:
g. a very large amount of money or valuable goods:
h. an amount of money risked on the predicted outcome of an event. If the prediction is true, the
gambler wins more money
Activity 2
Comprehension task - Multiple choice
1. How much money has been gambled online?
a. Hundreds of thousands
b. Millions
c. Billions
2. How did Joseph Jaggers win $300,000 in three days?
a. He cheated.
b. He created a piece of software.
c. The machines were broken.
3. How much is the largest jackpot won by an individual?
a. $314,900,000
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b. $350,000,000
c. $444,000,000
4. How many people visit Las Vegas each year?
a. 350,000
b. 3,500,000
c. 35,000,000
5. Which of the following did Julian Simon gamble on?
a. The price of copper

b. The amount of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere
c. The number of AIDS victims
6. How long did it take Harry Bensley to travel the long war around from London to Italy?
a. 6 month
b. 6 years
c. 16 years
Section 5. Let’s Listen to Music

1. If Tomorrow Never Comes (Ronan Keating)
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Sometimes ___________ at night
I lie ___________ and watch her sleeping
She's lost in peaceful dreams
So I turn out the ____________ and lay there in the dark
And the thought crosses my mind
If I never wake up in the ______________
Would she ever ________________ the way I feel
About her in my heart
If tomorrow never comes
Will she know how much I ___________ her
Did I try in _____________ way to show her every day
That she's my only one
And if my _____________ on earth were through
And she must face this world without me
Is the love I gave her in the _____________
Gonna be ______________ to last
'Cause I've lost ________________ ones in my life
Who never knew how much I loved them
Now I live with the ______________
That my true feelings for them never were revealed
So I made a _________________ to myself
To say each day how much she means to me
And avoid that ____________________
Where there's no second chance to tell her how I feel
Will she know how much I ________________ her
Did I try in every way to show her every day
That she's my only one
And if my _______________ on earth were through
And she must face this world without me
So tell that someone that you love
Is the love I gave her in the _______________
Just what you're thinking of
Gonna be ________________ to last If tomorrow never comes
2. Yesterday (The Beatles)

Yesterday, all my _______________ seemed so far away.
Now it looks as ______________ they're here to stay.
Oh, I believe in yesterday.
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Suddenly,
I'm not _____________ the man I used to be,
There's a ______________ hanging over me,
Oh, yesterday came suddenly.
Why she had to go
I don't know she ________________ say.
I said something wrong,
Now I ____________ for yesterday.
Yesterday, love was such an easy _______________ to play.
Now I need a place to _______________ away.
Why she had to go
I don't know she __________________say.
I said something wrong,
Now I _______________ for yesterday.
Yesterday, love was such an easy _______________ to play.
Now I need a place to _______________ away.
Mm mm mm mm mm mm mm.
3. Girl (The Beatles)

Is there anybody going to _____________ to my story
All about the girl who _____________ to stay?
She's the kind of girl you want so much
It makes you ________________
Still you don't regret a single day.
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Ah girl… Girl
When I think of all the __________
I've tried so hard to ________________ her
She will turn to me and start to cry;
And she ______________ the earth to me
And I believe her
After all this time I don't _________ why
Ah girl… Girl
She's the kind of girl who ____________you down
When friends are there, you feel a ____________.
When you say she's looking good
She _____________ as if it's understood.
She's cool, ooh, ooh, ooh,
Girl… Girl
Was she told when she was _____________ that pain
Would lead to pleasure?
Did she _______________ it when they said
That a man must break his back to ____________
His day of leisure?
Will she still _______________ it when he's dead?
Ah girl… Girl
4. Hallelujah (Shrek – soundtrack)
I heard there was a ___________ chord

That David played and it ___________ the lord
But you don't really care for music, do you
Well it _______________ like this the fourth, the fifth
The minor fall and the major lift
The baffled king composing hallelujah
hallelujah...
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Well your faith was ____________ but you needed proof
You saw her ________________ on the roof
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you
She tied you to her _________________ chair
She broke your throne and she cut your hair
And from your ________________ she drew the hallelujah
hallelujah...
Baby i've been here before
I've seen this room and i've _______________ this floor
I used to live alone before i knew you
I've seen your ______________on the marble arch
But love is not a victory march
It's a cold and it's a ______________ hallelujah
hallelujah...
Well there was a time when you _________ me know
What's really going on below
But now you never ___________ that to me do you
But remember when i moved in you
And the holy dove was _____________ too
And every breath we drew was hallelujah
Well, maybe there's a god above
But all i've ever _______________ from love
Was how to shoot somebody who outdrew you
It's not a _______________ that you hear at night
It's not somebody who's seen the light
It's a cold and it's a _______________ hallelujah
5. Marc Anthony (When I Dream at Night)

I have been in love and been ____________
I have traveled over many miles to find a home
There’s that little ______________ inside of me
That I never thought could take __________ of everything
But now I just __________all my time
With anyone who makes me feel the way she does
‘Cause I only feel alive when I dream at night

Even though she’s not __________ it’s all right
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‘Cause I only feel alive when I dream at night
Every move that she ___________ holds my eyes
And I fall for her every time
I’ve so many things I _____________ to say

I’ll be ready when the perfect moment comes my way
I had never ____________ what’s right for me
‘til the night she opened up my heart and set it free
But now I just _____________ all my time
‘cause I only feel alive when I dream at night

Even though she’s not ____________ it’s all right
Every move that she ______________ holds my eyes
And I fall for her every time
Now I just spend all my time

‘cause I only feel alive(only feel alive) when I dream at night(when you'r by my side)
Even though she’s not ______________ it’s all right(that’s alright baby that’s all right)
Every move that she _______________ holds my eyes (holds my eyes)
6. Marc Anthony (My Baby You)

As I __________ into your eyes
I see all the ____________ why
My life’s worth a thousand skies
You’re the _____________ love I’ve known
And the purest one I’ll own
Know you’ll _____________ be alone
My baby you
Are the ____________ I could fly
And 'cause of you
I don’t have to _____________ why
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Baby you
There’s no more just getting by
You’re the ____________ I feel so alive.
Though these words I sing are true

They still __________l to capture you
As mere words can only do
How do I __________ that smile?
And how it turns my world around
Keeping my ______________ on the ground
I will soothe you if you __________

I’l be right there if you ____________
You’re my greatest love of all
You are the __________ I could fly

and 'cause of you
I don't have to _______________ why
My baby you
there's no more just getting by
'cause you're the _______________ I feel so alive
Arianna I feel so alive
7. Don’t You Forget About Me (Enrique Iglesias)

They say love is just a ________
They say time can heal the __________
Sometimes you ____________, sometimes you ____________
And I guess I’m just a ____________, I keep holding on to you
I told you once you were the one

You know that I’d die for you
Although it _____________ to see you go
Oh, this time you should know, I won't try to stop you
Don’t you forget about me, baby

Don’t you forget about me now
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Some day you'll turn ___________ and ask me
Why did I let you go?
So you try to ____________ a smile

You don’t wanna _____________ my heart
I can see that you're _____________
But baby it’s to late, ‘coz I’m already __________

Don’t you forget about me now
Some day you'll turn ___________and ask me

No, don’t you forget about me now
Some day you'll turn _____________ and ask me
Wherever I go, I won’t forget _____________ you, no, no, no

Wherever you go, don’t you forget about me
8. Somebody’s Me (Enrique Iglesias)
You, do you remember me?

Like I remember you?
Do you _____________ your life
Going ____________ in your mind to that time?
‘Cause I, I walk the _____________ alone

I hate being on my own
And everyone can see that I ____________ fell
And I’m going ___________ hell
Thinking about you with somebody else
Somebody wants you, somebody needs you

Somebody ____________ about you every single night
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Somebody can’t ____________, without you it’s lonely
Somebody __________ that one day you will see
That somebody's me, that somebody's me, yeah
How, how did we go ____________?

It was so good and now it’s gone
And I __________ at night that our paths soon will cross
And what we hide isn't lost
Cause you’re always right here in my ____________
Somebody wants you, somebody needs you

Somebody ____________ about you every single night
Somebody can’t ____________, without you it’s lonely
Somebody __________ that one day you will see
That somebody's me, that somebody's me, yeah
You will always be in my __________ even if I’m not in your life

‘Cause you're in my ______________
You, will you remember me?
And before you set me free, oh, listen please
9. Without You (Emin Aghalarov)

All __________days all this time
I’ve been __________ about you
All these ____________ in my ____________
I have never been so ____________
Long Ago I ____________ you say

That our love is here to ____________
And we’ll always be ____________ Side by side
And my life
Would ____________ be all right
Could ____________ be just ____________
Without you
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It’s just ____________
Only this ____________ night
It’s only this lonely ____________
Without you
Lonesome nights keep ____________ by

____________ change but not my ____________
And I begin to ____________
That you are always on my ____________
Long ago I ____________ you say
That our love is here to ____________
And we’ll always be ____________
Side by side
And my life
Would actually be all right
Could actually be just fine
10. What a Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong)
I see __________ of green, red _________ too

I see them __________ for me and you
And I think to myself what a wonderful world.
I see _____________ of blue and clouds of white

The ____________ blessed day, the _________ sacred night
And I think to myself what a wonderful world.
The colors of the ____________ so pretty in the sky

Are also on the ______________ of people going by
I see friends _______________ hands saying how do you do
They're really saying I love you.
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I hear babies _______________, I watch them __________
They'll learn much more than I'll never _________
And I think to myself what a wonderful world
Yes I think to myself what a wonderful world.

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In order to practice English listening skills, we recommend three things:

2. Background information: know something about the topic beforehand

3. Techniques for Practice: Listen for general and specific information

Story 1. Alberto’s New Neighbors

1. Your neighbours are …

2. If you put up with someone or something…

3. If you get rid of something…

4. If you give someone a dirty look, you…

5. If you have staff, you have…

6. If you are the owner of something

7. A bark is the noise that

8. A miaow is the noise that

Alberto Mimi neighbours

1. ……………… saw the new neighbours arrive in their car.

1. You need official documents to prove .................... of the car. (owner)

Story 2. The Skier

1. Which of these is best for skiing?

2. Which type of clothes are best for skiing?

3. What are goggles?

4. The Winter Olympics happen …

5. Which of these sports are NOT played at the Winter Olympics?

6. You win a gold medal when …

7. The word “Athletics” usually means …

a. When Afel was a small boy he played in the snow.

Story 3. Beginner’s Luck

1. Accountant 2. Entrepreneur 3. Fortune 4. Shares

5.Stock 6. Takeover 7. Collapse 8. Degree

1) James and his colleague go out drinking, then go back to work.

1. “I could use one of these things in my sleep!”

2. “...he didn’t have a clue about how it was.”

3. “he felt...his father’s expectations breathing down his neck.”

4. “he wants to have a gap year”

6. “you kept cool throughout it all..”

7. “I want you back here in top form next week...”

Story 4. The Christmas the Lights Went Out

5. plug 6. a power cut 7. snowflakes 8. cosy

a. Lights, tinsel, baubles and ribbons

Tom Jankowitz Anja Kohonen Guy Domville Leila Rudolf Lenk

Look at Look like Look out of Look up

a. achiever b. arrogant c. liar d. make something up

e. robot f. rumour g. trick

1. beetle 2. faint 3. furry 4. hypnotise

1. Especially good things or especially bad things

2. Nikos didn’t believe that

3. Nikos didn’t know much about sport so

5. If Nikos hadn’t broken the mirror perhaps

6. After winning games of cards and dice Niko decided

7. When Nikos broke the superstitions

8. Nikos wondered what would have happened if

1. Nikos wasn’t a (SUPERSTITION) ______________________ man.

Story 8. The Birth of a Star

A big amount of gas

a. backdrop b. barren c. decay

1. become gradually damaged, worse or less

Which novel deals with/is based on

Bangladesh Greece Hong Kong Hungary

1. Which text accuses the British of being dull?

Czech Republic France Germany Hungary

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