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Jenny Dooley
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Contents
Level A1

Key ........................................................................................................................... p. 5

Audioscripts ........................................................................................................................... p. 7

Level A2

Key ........................................................................................................................... p. 9

Audioscripts ........................................................................................................................... p. 18

Level B1.1

Key ........................................................................................................................... p. 27

Audioscripts ........................................................................................................................... p. 36

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Key A1
Listening Comprehension Use of English

Part 1: Task 1 Part 1: Task 1

1 C 2 A 3 C 4 B 5 A 1 A 6 C 11 A 16 C 21 B
2 A 7 A 12 A 17 C 22 A
Part 1: Task 2 3 B 8 C 13 B 18 C 23 C
1 A 2 A 3 B 4 C 5 C 4 B 9 A 14 A 19 A 24 A
5 B 10 A 15 B 20 B 25 A
Part 1: Task 3
1 B 2 A 3 B 4 C 5 C Part 1: Task 2
1 C 6 A 11 A 16 A 21 C
Part 2: Task 1
2 C 7 B 12 C 17 A 22 A
1 A 2 C 3 A 4 B 5 B
3 A 8 B 13 A 18 B 23 B
4 B 9 A 14 A 19 B 24 A
Part 2: Task 2
5 B 10 A 15 B 20 A 25 A
1 B 2 C 3 C 4 A 5 B

Part 2: Task 3 Part 1: Task 3

1 B 2 B 3 C 4 C 5 C 1 A 6 B 11 A 16 A 21 B
2 B 7 C 12 C 17 A 22 C
3 C 8 B 13 A 18 B 23 B
Reading Comprehension 4 B 9 B 14 A 19 A 24 C
5 C 10 C 15 C 20 A 25 A
Part 1: Task 1
1 B 2 A 3 C 4 C 5 B
Part 1: Task 4
Part 1: Task 2 1 C 6 A 11 C 16 C 21 A
1 A 2 C 3 B 4 A 5 C 2 A 7 B 12 A 17 A 22 B
3 A 8 B 13 A 18 C 23 A
Part 1: Task 3 4 C 9 B 14 C 19 A 24 C
1 B 2 C 3 A 4 A 5 B 5 C 10 A 15 A 20 A 25 C

Part 2: Task 1 Part 2: Task 1

1 A 2 C 3 B 4 B 5 C 1 B 6 B 11 B 16 B 21 C
2 C 7 B 12 C 17 B 22 A
Part 2: Task 2 3 B 8 C 13 A 18 C 23 B
1 B 2 C 3 B 4 B 5 A 4 A 9 C 14 C 19 A 24 C
5 B 10 A 15 B 20 C 25 B
Part 2: Task 3
1 A 2 B 3 B 4 B 5 C
Part 2: Task 2
1 B 6 B 11 A 16 A 21 C
2 C 7 C 12 B 17 C 22 A
3 B 8 A 13 A 18 B 23 C
4 A 9 C 14 A 19 A 24 A
5 A 10 C 15 B 20 B 25 B

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Key A1

Part 2: Task 3
1 B 6 B 11 B 16 C 21 C
2 C 7 A 12 A 17 C 22 C
3 C 8 B 13 A 18 B 23 A
4 C 9 A 14 A 19 A 24 A
5 B 10 A 15 C 20 C 25 B

Part 2: Task 4
1 C 6 C 11 C 16 B 21 A
2 C 7 B 12 B 17 C 22 C
3 A 8 B 13 C 18 B 23 B
4 B 9 A 14 C 19 B 24 C
5 C 10 B 15 A 20 A 25 C

Writing
(Ss’ own answers)

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Audioscripts A1
Part 1: Task 1 Jim: That has to be Kevin Fast. He’s a strongman
competitor who set a Guinness World Record for
Robin Hood is one of England’s most well-loved heroes.
successfully pulling a CC177, that’s a real heavy plane,
Nobody really knows if he was a real man, or if the legend
8.8 meters in 1 minute and 16 seconds.
is just an exciting story. His story is set in England in the
Interviewer: Wow! That is truly amazing! Now tell us,
12th century, when a cruel king ruled the country
what’s your next competition?
because the real king, his brother, was away fighting wars
Jim: The Arnold Amateur Strongman Contest. And yes, it’s
in other countries.
named after the well-known actor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
According to the legend, Robin Hood was once a very
Interviewer: We wish you all the best of luck Jim! That’s
rich man. He used to go hunting every day and one day
all the time we have left. Tune in tomorrow listeners, for
he killed a deer in the forest. At the time, any animals that
football star Benjamin Trap.
lived in the forest belonged to the king, because he
owned the land. So, the king took Robin’s house and
Part 1: Task 3
money away from him. Robin went to live in Sherwood
Forest with other people who had also upset the king. Paul: Hi, Tony! I hear you’re going to spend your summer
Robin Hood was the leader of these ‘Merry Men’. holidays in Australia.
Together, they began robbing the rich people who Tony: Yes, I am. I’m going there because I want to see
travelled through the forest, and giving the money to the my sister and her family.
poor. Paul: That sounds nice. Are you going to stay there long?
The king’s men arrested Robin Hood, but the ‘Merry Men’ Tony: Yes, I want to travel around while I’m there, so I’m
rescued him from the king’s castle. Robin and his group going to stay there for eight weeks.
of followers had many exciting adventures and, in the Paul: Great! What are you going to do there?
end, the real king came back to rule the country. He gave Tony: Well, I’m going to visit Sydney to see the Opera
Robin back everything his cruel brother had taken from House. I also want to visit Canberra, the capital city, so
him, and so Robin became a rich man again. I’m going to hire a car.
Paul: You’re so lucky! Are you going to take a boat out
Part 1: Task 2 to the Great Barrier Reef?
Tony: Yes, I really want to see all the colourful fish there.
Interviewer: I’m here today with Jim Fergal. What’s so
Paul: I’m sure you’ll have a great time.
special about Jim Fergal you may ask? Well, Jim is a
Tony: Well, I’m going to take my video camera because
well-known strongman. He has pulled everything from
I want to show everyone what Australia is like when I get
small planes to automobiles, and lifted huge rocks and
back.
pieces of metal. Welcome, Jim. Now, tell us, why did you
Paul: That’s a great idea! Have fun!
become a strongman?
Jim: Well, when I was a teenager I joined a gym because
Part 2: Task 1
I wanted to build some muscle. Of course, I started lifting
weights. Many years later, a friend of mine told me about Kate: Hey Alex! Did you have a nice weekend?
a strongman competition and I thought that was cool so Alex: Oh yes! It was fantastic. My parents decided to
I decided to join. celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary with a huge
Interviewer: Did you win? party. I helped to organise it.
Jim: No, because I didn’t have the right training. Let’s Kate: Really? Tell me more!
just say that I was really lucky that I didn’t hurt myself. Alex: Well, at first we were going to have the party in the
Interviewer: What did you do after that? garden of our house. It’s very big and we have parties
Jim: Well, I started from the beginning. First, I went to there all the time. But then my parents decided to have it
the doctor for a physical to see if I was healthy. Next, I at our summer house by the lake. We had the party on
got a personal trainer at my gym to set up a programme Saturday, and on Sunday we went swimming at the
for me with the training I needed. Finally I met up with beach.
other strongmen and women for support. Kate: It sounds great. How many people came to the
Interviewer: Is there someone you admire? party?
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Audioscripts A1

Alex: Well, we had sent out 100 invitations, but only 80 Part 2: Task 3
people showed up. Last year, there were about 120
Interviewer: I’m here today with scientist, Ivan Ludwig.
friends and relatives who came to wish my parents a
Good evening, Mr Ludwig. Can you tell us exactly what
happy anniversary.
you do?
Kate: Wow! That was still a really big party! Did the
Ivan: Good evening. I work for the government space
preparations take a long time?
programme and I study the moon with other astronomers
Alex: Not really. My sisters cooked the food and I had to
like myself and a team of computer experts.
clean the house and put up the decorations. My parents
Interviewer: Have you found anything new and
had to book a music band. We also had my cousin
interesting lately?
helping us. She was the one who mailed the invitations.
Ivan: Actually, yes. We discovered that the coldest place
Kate: So, did your parents enjoy themselves?
in our solar system is not on Pluto, the farthest planet,
Alex: Oh yes. Everyone did. We sang and danced to the
but actually closer to home; right on the moon.
music all night long. Everything was perfect.
Interviewer: Really? How can that be?
Kate: It sounds like you had fun! Actually, I have to go
Ivan: Well, there are places on the moon that are always
now, because I’m going shopping with my mum. But
in the shade and never see the sun. Temperatures there
before I go, I must tell you that I’m having my birthday
get as low as minus 238O Celsius. That’s just 35 degrees
party in two weeks’ time. Would you like to come? You
higher than the lowest temperature possible.
won’t have to do anything to help, I promise!
Interviewer: What other interesting facts have you
Alex: I’d love to! Count me in.
collected from the moon?
Ivan: Well, we now know what kinds of materials we can
Part 2: Task 2
find on different areas of the moon and also more about
Jonathan Finch loves his job. He eats out at restaurants the shape of the moon’s exterior.
every night and writes about the places and the food for Interviewer: What will you do with all this information?
a newspaper. He often eats at restaurants that are Ivan: Many things. For one, we are planning a return trip
different from the usual ones and he also gets to try to the moon. Presently, we are looking for the right place
dishes with unusual ingredients. to land so that it will be a safe and interesting trip for our
Once, he ate 50 metres up in the sky. They lifted the astronauts.
table, along with 22 diners and the chef, high above the Interviewer: Do you think that humans will be living on
ground. Jonathan almost dropped his knife and fork! He the moon in the future?
has also been to a restaurant under the sea. As he ate, Ivan: Yes, I think it is very possible. However, the first
he watched fish and other sea creatures swimming people staying there will definitely be scientists and
around on the other side of the glass. engineers. We will need them to make space stations
Another time, in America, he ate insects. They weren’t because a person cannot stand unprotected on the moon
very tasty and he had to eat a lot because they were so and survive.
tiny. One animal that he doesn’t want to eat more of is Interviewer: Thank you Mr Ludwig but that is all the time
crocodile. While he was on holiday in Australia, he ate we have left for today. Viewers, tune in next week for the
crocodile and chips in the hotel restaurant. Jonathan science behind mobile phones.
thought the meat was too tough and didn’t want to try it
again. He ate at a good takeaway next to the hotel for the
rest of his holiday.
Jonathan has eaten around the world and tried almost
every dish that restaurants have to offer, but his favourite
meal is one that he can get a lot closer to home. He goes
to the fast food restaurant opposite his house every
Saturday and this time it’s not insects or crocodile on the
menu, but a simple cheeseburger and chips.

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Key A2
Listening Comprehension Part 1: Task 12
1 B 3 A 5 A 7 C
Part 1: Task 1
2 B 4 B 6 C 8 B
1 B 3 A 5 B 7 A
2 C 4 A 6 B 8 A
Part 2: Task 1
1 C 3 B 5 C 7 A
Part 1: Task 2
2 A 4 D 6 C 8 D
1 C 3 B 5 C 7 B
2 A 4 B 6 A 8 A
Part 2: Task 2
1 C 3 A 5 D 7 D
Part 1: Task 3
2 B 4 B 6 B 8 A
1 C 3 A 5 C 7 A
2 B 4 B 6 A 8 C
Part 2: Task 3
1 C 3 A 5 C 7 D
Part 1: Task 4
2 B 4 C 6 A 8 C
1 A 3 B 5 C 7 C
2 C 4 A 6 A 8 B
Part 2: Task 4
1 C 3 D 5 D 7 A
Part 1: Task 5
2 B 4 B 6 C 8 A
1 C 3 B 5 A 7 C
2 A 4 C 6 A 8 B
Part 2: Task 5
1 D 3 C 5 C 7 A
Part 1: Task 6
2 B 4 A 6 B 8 D
1 C 3 B 5 B 7 A
2 B 4 B 6 A 8 C
Part 2: Task 6
1 B 3 B 5 C 7 D
Part 1: Task 7
2 C 4 A 6 A 8 B
1 B 3 B 5 A 7 C
2 A 4 A 6 A 8 B
Part 2: Task 7
1 C 3 D 5 B 7 C
Part 1: Task 8
2 B 4 A 6 A 8 D
1 A 3 C 5 C 7 C
2 A 4 B 6 B 8 C
Part 2: Task 8
1 B 3 D 5 A 7 C
Part 1: Task 9
2 C 4 B 6 D 8 B
1 B 3 A 5 B 7 B
2 A 4 C 6 A 8 C
Part 2: Task 9
1 C 3 C 5 D 7 B
Part 1: Task 10
2 A 4 B 6 A 8 C
1 C 3 A 5 C 7 A
2 A 4 B 6 A 8 B
Part 2: Task 10
1 B 3 C 5 D 7 A
Part 1: Task 11
2 B 4 A 6 B 8 C
1 B 3 B 5 B 7 C
2 C 4 B 6 A 8 A
Part 2: Task 11
1 B 3 B 5 A 7 A
2 D 4 C 6 B 8 D

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Key A2

Part 2: Task 12 Part 1: Task 11

1 A 3 C 5 B 7 C 1 A 3 C 5 B 7 C
2 C 4 A 6 D 8 D 2 A 4 A 6 B 8 B

Part 1: Task 12
Reading Comprehension 1 B 3 B 5 C 7 B
2 A 4 A 6 C 8 A
Part 1: Task 1
1 B 3 C 5 B 7 A
Part 1: Task 13
2 B 4 B 6 C 8 C
1 B 3 C 5 A 7 B
2 B 4 A 6 A 8 C
Part 1: Task 2
1 A 3 C 5 C 7 A
Part 1: Task 14
2 C 4 B 6 B 8 A
1 A 3 A 5 C 7 C
2 B 4 C 6 B 8 C
Part 1: Task 3
1 A 3 C 5 A 7 B
Part 1: Task 15
2 A 4 C 6 A 8 A
1 C 3 A 5 C 7 B
2 A 4 B 6 B 8 C
Part 1: Task 4
1 B 3 A 5 C 7 B
Part 2: Task 1
2 A 4 B 6 B 8 C
1 A 3 A 5 D 7 D
2 B 4 D 6 D 8 A
Part 1: Task 5
1 A 3 A 5 C 7 A
Part 2: Task 2
2 B 4 B 6 C 8 C
1 B 3 B 5 C 7 C
2 B 4 D 6 A 8 D
Part 1: Task 6
1 A 3 B 5 C 7 B
Part 2: Task 3
2 C 4 A 6 A 8 A
1 B 3 B 5 C 7 B
2 D 4 C 6 B 8 A
Part 1: Task 7
1 C 3 A 5 C 7 A
Part 2: Task 4
2 A 4 B 6 C 8 A
1 B 3 D 5 D 7 B
2 B 4 A 6 D 8 C
Part 1: Task 8
1 A 3 C 5 A 7 B
Part 2: Task 5
2 B 4 C 6 C 8 B
1 B 3 B 5 C 7 C
2 B 4 D 6 D 8 C
Part 1: Task 9
1 C 3 B 5 C 7 A
Part 2: Task 6
2 B 4 C 6 A 8 B
1 A 3 C 5 C 7 D
2 D 4 B 6 B 8 A
Part 1: Task 10
1 C 3 A 5 B 7 A
Part 2: Task 7
2 B 4 A 6 B 8 C
1 B 3 C 5 B 7 C
2 A 4 A 6 D 8 C

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Key A2

Part 2: Task 8 Part 1: Task 3

1 B 3 B 5 C 7 D 1 B 6 B 11 B 16 B 21 D
2 D 4 A 6 B 8 C 2 C 7 C 12 B 17 B 22 A
3 B 8 B 13 C 18 B 23 C
Part 2: Task 9 4 D 9 A 14 A 19 A 24 D
1 C 3 D 5 B 7 A 5 A 10 A 15 A 20 C 25 B
2 A 4 A 6 D 8 C
Part 1: Task 4
Part 2: Task 10
1 B 6 B 11 A 16 D 21 D
1 B 3 C 5 A 7 C
2 D 7 A 12 C 17 A 22 B
2 A 4 A 6 C 8 B
3 A 8 B 13 C 18 B 23 A
4 C 9 B 14 A 19 A 24 A
Part 2: Task 11
5 B 10 A 15 D 20 A 25 A
1 C 3 A 5 D 7 C
2 D 4 B 6 A 8 A
Part 1: Task 5
Part 2: Task 12 1 A 6 A 11 A 16 A 21 C
1 B 3 C 5 C 7 D 2 C 7 B 12 C 17 C 22 C
2 D 4 B 6 A 8 A 3 A 8 C 13 B 18 A 23 D
4 D 9 B 14 D 19 C 24 B
Part 2: Task 13 5 C 10 D 15 A 20 B 25 D
1 A 3 B 5 B 7 B
2 B 4 D 6 A 8 D Part 1: Task 6
1 A 6 A 11 D 16 C 21 D
Part 2: Task 14
2 A 7 C 12 D 17 A 22 B
1 A 3 D 5 B 7 B
3 C 8 A 13 B 18 A 23 A
2 C 4 C 6 D 8 A
4 A 9 D 14 C 19 A 24 A
5 B 10 A 15 C 20 D 25 C
Part 2: Task 15
1 D 3 C 5 C 7 B
Part 1: Task 7
2 C 4 B 6 A 8 B
1 B 6 D 11 A 16 A 21 D
2 A 7 A 12 B 17 A 22 A
Use of English 3 C 8 D 13 C 18 B 23 C
4 A 9 D 14 C 19 C 24 A
Part 1: Task 1
5 B 10 A 15 D 20 A 25 B
1 A 6 C 11 B 16 B 21 C
2 C 7 A 12 D 17 A 22 B
Part 1: Task 8
3 B 8 B 13 B 18 B 23 D
4 A 9 B 14 A 19 A 24 B 1 D 6 D 11 D 16 B 21 A
5 D 10 B 15 D 20 A 25 D 2 C 7 A 12 A 17 A 22 D
3 A 8 D 13 B 18 A 23 C
4 C 9 A 14 B 19 A 24 C
Part 1: Task 2
5 A 10 C 15 C 20 B 25 A
1 D 6 D 11 B 16 A 21 A
2 D 7 D 12 C 17 B 22 B
3 D 8 C 13 A 18 A 23 B
4 A 9 B 14 B 19 D 24 C
5 B 10 C 15 D 20 B 25 A
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Key A2

Part 1: Task 9 Part 2: Task 7

1 A 6 A 11 C 16 C 21 C 1 A 4 B 7 D 10 B 13 C
2 B 7 C 12 A 17 A 22 B 2 D 5 C 8 C 11 B 14 A
3 D 8 A 13 B 18 C 23 C 3 B 6 B 9 B 12 B 15 D
4 B 9 D 14 B 19 A 24 B
5 C 10 B 15 A 20 B 25 C Part 2: Task 8
1 A 4 C 7 B 10 C 13 B
2 B 5 C 8 A 11 D 14 C
Part 1: Task 10
3 A 6 D 9 B 12 A 15 B
1 A 6 A 11 B 16 B 21 D
2 A 7 C 12 C 17 B 22 A
Part 2: Task 9
3 A 8 C 13 A 18 C 23 C
1 B 4 C 7 B 10 C 13 C
4 C 9 A 14 B 19 A 24 A
2 B 5 A 8 D 11 C 14 B
5 A 10 A 15 C 20 C 25 A
3 C 6 C 9 A 12 B 15 B

Part 2: Task 1 Part 2: Task 10

1 A 4 A 7 A 10 C 13 C 1 A 4 A 7 A 10 D 13 A
2 C 5 C 8 A 11 A 14 B 2 B 5 B 8 D 11 D 14 A
3 D 6 B 9 D 12 A 15 A 3 A 6 D 9 A 12 C 15 C

Part 2: Task 2 Part 2: Task 11

1 B 4 B 7 D 10 C 13 D 1 C 4 A 7 B 10 B 13 A
2 B 5 C 8 B 11 B 14 D 2 A 5 C 8 B 11 B 14 C
3 A 6 D 9 B 12 C 15 A 3 C 6 B 9 D 12 D 15 D

Part 2: Task 3 Part 2: Task 12

1 D 4 D 7 C 10 B 13 D 1 C 4 B 7 A 10 C 13 A
2 A 5 B 8 A 11 B 14 B 2 B 5 A 8 A 11 D 14 C
3 B 6 B 9 B 12 C 15 D 3 A 6 B 9 C 12 A 15 D

Part 2: Task 4 Part 3: Task 1

1 D 4 B 7 B 10 A 13 B 1 B 5 A 9 B 13 D 17 B
2 A 5 C 8 C 11 D 14 A 2 C 6 D 10 D 14 A 18 B
3 B 6 D 9 A 12 A 15 D 3 C 7 C 11 A 15 C 19 A
4 D 8 D 12 B 16 A 20 B
Part 2: Task 5
1 B 4 D 7 D 10 B 13 A
2 B 5 C 8 B 11 C 14 D Part 3: Task 2
3 C 6 C 9 C 12 D 15 A 1 A 5 C 9 C 13 A 17 C
2 D 6 C 10 D 14 B 18 A
Part 2: Task 6 3 D 7 D 11 C 15 D 19 D
1 B 4 B 7 B 10 A 13 D 4 C 8 D 12 D 16 C 20 D
2 C 5 D 8 A 11 B 14 B
3 C 6 D 9 D 12 C 15 B Part 3: Task 3
1 B 5 B 9 C 13 A 17 D
2 C 6 C 10 A 14 D 18 D
3 A 7 D 11 A 15 B 19 C
4 A 8 D 12 B 16 D 20 A
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Key A2

Part 3: Task 4 Part 4: Task 1

1 D 5 D 9 C 13 A 17 D 1 C 4 B 7 C 10 B 13 A
2 C 6 D 10 C 14 D 18 B 2 B 5 B 8 B 11 A 14 C
3 B 7 A 11 A 15 B 19 A 3 A 6 C 9 D 12 D 15 C
4 D 8 C 12 C 16 A 20 D
Part 4: Task 2
1 B 4 A 7 A 10 A 13 D
Part 3: Task 5
2 C 5 C 8 D 11 C 14 D
1 C 5 C 9 C 13 C 17 D
3 D 6 B 9 B 12 A 15 B
2 D 6 D 10 B 14 C 18 D
3 C 7 B 11 D 15 C 19 C
Part 4: Task 3
4 A 8 A 12 C 16 D 20 B
1 B 4 C 7 A 10 A 13 C
2 A 5 A 8 C 11 C 14 D
Part 3: Task 6 3 D 6 D 9 A 12 B 15 B
1 C 5 A 9 D 13 C 17 C
2 A 6 D 10 C 14 A 18 B Part 4: Task 4
3 B 7 C 11 D 15 C 19 C 1 C 4 D 7 A 10 A 13 A
4 B 8 A 12 B 16 B 20 C 2 B 5 D 8 B 11 C 14 D
3 A 6 C 9 D 12 B 15 C

Part 3: Task 7
Part 4: Task 5
1 A 5 A 9 B 13 D 17 C
1 C 4 A 7 C 10 C 13 B
2 D 6 B 10 B 14 A 18 D
2 D 5 B 8 D 11 A 14 A
3 C 7 D 11 C 15 A 19 C
3 D 6 A 9 C 12 B 15 D
4 A 8 A 12 B 16 C 20 B
Part 4: Task 6
Part 3: Task 8 1 D 4 C 7 D 10 D 13 A
1 D 5 B 9 D 13 B 17 C 2 A 5 A 8 B 11 A 14 C
2 C 6 D 10 C 14 D 18 B 3 A 6 A 9 C 12 D 15 B
3 B 7 C 11 A 15 B 19 C
4 B 8 B 12 B 16 C 20 D Part 4: Task 7
1 B 4 A 7 D 10 D 13 C
2 D 5 C 8 B 11 C 14 D
Part 3: Task 9
3 A 6 D 9 D 12 B 15 A
1 A 5 D 9 D 13 D 17 C
2 D 6 A 10 A 14 A 18 C
Part 4: Task 8
3 C 7 D 11 D 15 B 19 D
1 C 4 D 7 B 10 A 13 D
4 A 8 C 12 B 16 C 20 B
2 A 5 C 8 B 11 C 14 B
3 A 6 D 9 A 12 B 15 A
Part 3: Task 10
1 B 5 A 9 D 13 D 17 D Part 4: Task 9
2 D 6 C 10 A 14 B 18 D 1 C 4 D 7 A 10 B 13 C
3 B 7 A 11 D 15 A 19 C 2 A 5 B 8 B 11 A 14 A
4 C 8 C 12 C 16 A 20 A 3 B 6 D 9 B 12 D 15 D

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Key A2

Part 4: Task 10 Part 5: Task 4

1 B 4 A 7 A 10 D 13 B 1 windy 11 unusual
2 C 5 D 8 A 11 A 14 C 2 immortal 12 impossible
3 B 6 C 9 C 12 D 15 D 3 annoyance 13 incapable
4 wooden 14 irrational
Part 5: Task 1 5 constantly 15 dreadful
1 politely 11 length 6 reception 16 attractions
2 friendship 12 least 7 satisfied 17 humorous
3 careless 13 generosity 8 foggy 18 isolated
4 adventurous 14 expensive 9 socialise 19 professional
5 kindness 15 qualifications 10 irresponsible 20 dirty
6 inspiration 16 extinction
7 famous 17 destruction Part 5: Task 5
8 unhealthy 18 shocking 1 cheerful 11 poisonous
9 personal 19 crowded 2 careful 12 alike
10 director 20 thrilling 3 organised 13 competition
4 librarian 14 Unfortunately
Part 5: Task 2 5 disagrees 15 successful
1 satisfaction 11 comfortable 6 information 16 completely
2 usually 12 amused 7 interesting 17 reporter
3 expression(s) 13 better 8 messy 18 laughter
4 useful 14 life 9 bored 19 designer
5 apologise 15 encourage 10 stressful 20 communication
6 visitors 16 impatient
7 selection 17 tasty Part 5: Task 6
8 imaginative 18 luxurious 1 poisoned 11 graduation
9 sale 19 weekly 2 eventually 12 punishment
10 formal 20 flight 3 insensitive 13 dangerous
4 unfriendly 14 different
Part 5: Task 3 5 explanation 15 busiest
1 celebration 11 faulty 6 curly 16 hidden
2 determined 12 environmental 7 daring 17 sunny
3 improvements 13 dishonest 8 distance 18 development
4 proud 14 selfish 9 creative 19 cultural
5 enjoyed 15 assistant 10 traditional 20 wonderful
6 frozen 16 invention
7 fashionable 17 neighbourhood Part 5: Task 7
8 weight 18 pollution 1 fantastic 11 spoilt
9 performance 19 illegal 2 greetings 12 conversation
10 regularly 20 survival 3 directions 13 competition
4 introduction 14 sellers
5 disappointment 15 excitement
6 original 16 striped
7 rainy 17 disagree
8 graceful 18 majority
9 fascinating 19 uneven
10 colourful 20 wisdom
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Key A2

Part 5: Task 8 10 ... many residents in this building

1 congratulations 11 entertainment 11 ... more than cartoons
2 entertaining 12 salty 12 ... to park in this spot
3 tired 13 triumphantly 13 ... popular as tea
4 unpleasant 14 determined 14 ... been studying for an hour
5 attractive 15 disciplined 15 ... ridden a bicycle since I was in secondary school
6 appearance 16 challenging 16 ... her lawn cut every month
7 competitor 17 swimmers 17 ... to conserve the Earth’s natural resources
8 obviously 18 angry 18 ... after her father
9 combination 19 naturally 19 ... to live in Spain
10 fried 20 arrangements 20 ... had two lifeguards

Part 5: Task 9 Part 6: Task 2 (Suggested Answers)

1 ... been to a concert for years
1 instruction 11 confusing
2 ... when he had an accident
2 beginning 12 wealthy
3 ... after jogging/she had jogged/she had been
3 setting 13 easily
jogging for an hour
4 historical 14 knowledge
4 ... had ever seen
5 totally 15 absolutely
5 ... was flying to Paris the next/the following day
6 incredible 16 hardly
6 ... if/whether I liked pizza
7 commander 17 imprisonment
7 ... will give us a lift
8 reality 18 central
8 ... (in) riding a horse
9 especially 19 commercial
9 ... if you take a taxi to the airport
10 unexpected 20 effective
10 ... having his throat checked by the doctor
11 ... was stolen yesterday
Part 5: Task 10 12 ... be at the library
1 relationship 11 receptionist 13 ... been teaching/been a teacher since 2002
2 situation 12 reservation 14 ... had his car repaired by the mechanic
3 imagination 13 delightful 15 ... him to get out of the car
4 approval 14 decorations 16 ... going to travel to Spain this summer
5 employees 15 surprisingly 17 ... not enter this building
6 preference 16 recovery 18 ... was won by a 70-year-old woman
7 sleepy 17 ability 19 ... have to/need to do the washing-up
8 suitable 18 conclusion 20 ... be cousins
9 adoption 19 unbelievable
10 unconscious 20 researchers Part 6: Task 3 (Suggested Answers)
1 ... aren’t allowed to/can’t/mustn’t leave the
Part 6: Task 1 (Suggested Answers) classroom
1 ... much coffee left 2 ... able to come to the theatre with us
2 ... ago did John graduate 3 ... sociable as Mark
3 ... to moving into his new flat 4 ... working from 9 am till/until 2 pm
4 ... who arrived/to arrive at the meeting 5 ... brother’s car
5 ... missing the party last night 6 ... best student in the class
6 ... (in) worrying about what others think 7 ... into Mark at the library
7 ... made to type a lot of letters 8 ... played football for a week
8 ... allowed to photograph the museum exhibits 9 ... as organised as Emma
9 ... to leave the front door open 10 ... on five kilos

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11 ... many/enough picnic tables in the park 12 ... young to travel alone
12 ... students’ books/books that belong to the 13 ... him pay a parking fine
students 14 ... sent the fax yet
13 ... I would see a dentist 15 ... been taking karate lessons since March
14 ... after cooking/she cooked/she had cooked 16 ... order to get to work on time
dinner 17 ... to cook today
15 ... being washed now 18 ... have to agree on everything
16 ... had gone to the concert 19 ... taken a holiday for three years
17 ... used to make cheese 20 ... they searched everywhere, they couldn’t find her ring
18 ... out of fruit juice
19 ... his job, didn’t he Part 6: Task 6 (Suggested Answers)
20 ... was this story written by 1 ... so heavy that Liz couldn’t lift it/too heavy for Liz
to lift
Part 6: Task 4 (Suggested Answers) 2 ... breaking/having broken the window
1 ... were planted by the gardener 3 ... be out of town
2 ... you go on a diet 4 ... whose poem was published/who had her poem
3 ... was/were in Madrid now published in the local paper
4 ... drives more carefully, he will lose his licence 5 ... reading that new book
5 ... of the rain, the game continued 6 ... wouldn’t eat so much junk food
6 ... old enough to go to school 7 ... her hair trimmed once a month
7 ... wouldn’t have to take the bus to work 8 ... you water the plants, they will die
8 ... had never told him my secret 9 ... the play to be so funny/that the play would be
9 ... cheapest/least expensive camera in the shop so funny
10 ... into the jewellery shop 10 ... you get a dog
11 ... made/would make your bed 11 ... be dusted
12 ... wearing/dressed in a white shirt and blue trousers 12 ... could find a parking place close to my house
13 ... been cooking for an hour 13 ... better than Mike
14 ... why Terry was so angry 14 ... (in) finding a good job
15 ... so difficult that a few students failed 15 ... were being cleaned
16 ... not to turn on the radio 16 ... be at the gym
17 ... tired (that) he didn’t/couldn’t go out 17 ... did they reject his offer
18 ... since my brother moved to the country 18 ... had the money, she would get a new car
19 ... silliest joke I have ever heard 19 ... ill to go to work
20 ... arrive later than expected 20 ... given to Martha for her birthday

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1 ... many students are going on the school trip 1 ... hadn’t overslept, he would have got to work on
2 ... wouldn’t have missed the meeting time
3 ... had gone to university 2 ... not able/unable to ride a bike when he was five
4 ... (in) finding a hotel room years old
5 ... more expensive than Albert’s car 3 ... polite than her sister
6 ... in coming to the museum with us 4 ... doing the ironing
7 ... taking the dog for a walk 5 ... arguing with him
8 ... to help her move that sofa 6 ... off their engagement
9 ... until/before he had finished his homework 7 ... me to try harder at school
10 ... will be built next year 8 ... off the meeting/the meeting off until next week
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10 ... of the people in the room found his speech 11 ... have studied hard for the exam
interesting 12 ... had cherry pie for months
11 ... to asking for a loan 13 ... nothing to eat in the house
12 ... she had apologised to Faye 14 ... and Ken drive a sports car
13 ... better see a dentist soon 15 ... when he heard the phone ring
14 ... into a fortune when his grandfather died 16 ... nor Kelly can play the guitar
15 ... had this sofa for five years 17 ... have failed the test if he had studied
16 ... to be rude when she was younger 18 ... made by my mother
17 ... what you do, don't tell Kate about the party 19 ... order to get a promotion
18 ... his own 20 ... enough food for the party
19 ... not to worry her
20 ... noisy students (that) the teacher yelled at them Part 6: Task 10 (Suggested Answers)
1 ... we go to the cinema tonight
Part 6: Task 8 (Suggested Answers) 2 ... him borrow the car
1 ... as he won the lottery 3 ... strong enough to lift the box
2 ... hard as science 4 ... to the hurricane/to the fact (that) there was a
3 ... terrible weather that we can’t go for a walk hurricane
4 ... have arrived 5 ... being a great singer
5 ... repeating that once more 6 ... care of our cat while we’re away
6 ... left before she started cleaning the house 7 ... Maggie not to touch the pan because it was still
7 ... so funny that we couldn’t stop laughing hot
8 ... hadn’t left the report at home 8 ... show up soon, we’ll leave without them
9 ... been completely destroyed by the earthquake 9 ... and Lucas go to secondary school
10 ... Jack to find a better job 10 ... up jogging/jogging up about two months ago
11 ... missed the bus, I would have arrived on time 11 ... salty for me to eat
12 ... to jogging 12 ... to go to guitar lessons when he was younger
13 ... me not to touch that vase 13 ... blue, leather suitcase with wheels
14 ... be repaired 14 ... big enough for his family
15 ... big enough for me 15 ... out the small kitchen fire
16 ... she was in a bad mood, she agreed to come to 16 ... waking up the baby
the party 17 ... known it was her birthday, I would have bought
17 ... Ryan to buy Sally a birthday present her a present
18 ... be kept in a safe 18 ... will be sent on Monday
19 ... many CDs as Peter 19 ... tall as Paula
20 ... a few cars on the road today 20 ... Oliver travelled abroad was five years ago.

Part 6: Task 9 (Suggested Answers) Writing

1 ... not go ice skating (Ss’ own answers)
2 ... most elegant person I have ever met
3 ... not listening to the radio right now
4 ... difficult for me to do
5 ... been renovating the house for two weeks
6 ... more interesting than her new one/her new book
7 ... a cold day that we stayed indoors
8 ... answered by the receptionist
9 ... for taking/having taken so long
10 ... house painted by a professional painter

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Part 1: Task 1 However, they do not live only in cold climates such as
Antarctica. Many species live on the Galapagos Islands in
Many people have seen San Francisco’s beauty in films
the Pacific Ocean.
and photographs, and many more have experienced its
Penguins are fun to watch but like other species, they
wonders firsthand by going there on holiday. It is said
face many dangers. There are heavy snowstorms and in
that San Francisco is one of the most popular cities in
the winter months there is little to eat due to over-fishing.
California.
Huge killer whales hunt penguins in the water and hungry
San Francisco is one of the most photographed cities in
sea birds fly down to steal their eggs. Global warming is
the world. With its steep hills, pretty cable cars,
threatening their habitat too, by melting the ice in the
magnificent views, exciting attractions, great shopping
polar regions where they live.
and international make up, it has a very romantic,
European quality. This is one of the many reasons why a
Part 1: Task 3
huge number of American films are made there.
However, what most don’t realise is that the climate may Eco-friendly clothing is hanging in more and more
be what characterises San Francisco best. The city has wardrobes and is starting to make a difference to our
a Mediterranean climate with mild, wet winters and drier world. ‘Green clothes’, as the fashion industry likes to call
summers. them, are made from materials that do not use any
One of the most famous attractions of the city is the chemicals during their production. They are not harmful
Golden Gate Bridge, which connects San Francisco with to the environment and are a way to save our planet Earth.
Marin County. Whether by car or on foot, this 2.7- Bamboo for example, grows naturally without the use of
kilometre-long architectural wonder is something visitors pesticides. It also doesn’t need a lot of water and is the
to the city must not miss. fastest growing plant in the world. This means that clothes
Another amazing attraction is the Golden Gate Park. made from bamboo are less expensive to make. They are
From visits to the de Young Museum of Art and the soft and comfortable to wear in all temperatures and are
Aquarium to boat rides, the Park offers something to also absolutely safe for the skin.
everyone. The Park’s best but busiest and most crowded In the future, we may even see jackets and jumpers made
feature is said to be the Japanese Tea Garden. For a from chicken feathers. A scientist at the University of
small entrance fee of $2, visitors can enjoy themselves Nebraska in the States believes clothes made of chicken
and nature in peaceful surroundings. feathers will be easier to wash, iron and wear. Making
San Francisco is well worth a lengthy visit, as there is clothes from recycled products is not a new idea. A
much more waiting to be discovered in this wonderful city. charity organisation called TRAID in England, has shops
in London and Brighton that create clothes and bags from
Part 1: Task 2 old pairs of jeans, shirts and jumpers; clothes that would
normally have been thrown away. It’s a project that is
One of the most loved birds in the world is the penguin.
changing the way people think about wearing used
Cartoon character “Pingu” and films like Happy Feet, March
clothing. It also raises money for the poor in countries like
of the Penguins and Surf’s up, about a surfing penguin,
Brazil, India and Uganda.
have made them even more popular. Penguins are well
We are already used to the idea of recycling at home and
known for their amazing underwater swimming skills. They
in the work place, but by also choosing carefully what we
can’t fly, but they walk on their short legs, and jump and
buy and wear, we can make the world an even better
slide over rocks as well as holes in the snow. They travel in
place to live in.
groups for long distances and collect pebbles to build their
nests. Penguins can live for 15 to 20 years and spend half
Part 1: Task 4
their lives in the icy cold waters of the sea. They dive and
catch fish, but sometimes don’t eat anything themselves. Interviewer: Welcome to ‘Morning Sports’. With me
They take the fish and feed younger members of their family today in the studio is Matt Hunter, a professional
so they have a better chance of survival. They have short mountain biker. He’s going to be telling us something
feathers that grow close together and thick fat under their about his life and career. So Matt, I guess you must have
skin. This keeps them warm in their cold environment. been interested in bikes as a child?
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Matt: Yes. I grew up riding them. I rode to school with read the front page to her, even the long words. After a
my sisters and after school, I’d go cycling with my best while she stopped me and smiled; “Well done, Jane,” she
friend. We used to collect large pieces of wood to make said and handed me a big, golden key. She told me that
bicycle tracks. We actually spent hours building jumps I could choose any book I wanted from the big book
and falling off our bikes. My older cousins also went cupboard. It was the best day of my life; the book
cross-country racing, which I did for a few years too. cupboard was full of new and exciting stories to read.
Interviewer: Today, you are famous for your Freeride That year, while the other children read the easy books I
Mountain Biking. Can you explain to our listeners what read nearly all the books in the cupboard and I enjoyed
that means exactly? every single one.
Matt: Well, first of all there is no course or rules to follow.
I start at the top of the mountain and ride over rocks, Part 1: Task 6
trees and logs. Then I decide where to ride and make my
It was late evening; I had had a long day at work and was
own path. The exciting part though, is dropping off the
glad to be home. As I opened the door my dog, Marley,
cliffs!
came running up to greet me. He was, as always, really
Interviewer: You make it sound easy, but for anyone
pleased I was back and his tail was wagging furiously. I
watching one of your videos, it definitely looks scary. You
played with him for a while and then fed him his dinner,
actually fly through the air like an eagle.
which he ate with enthusiasm. I realised that I was hungry
Matt: It’s amazing! I have the most unbelievable view of
too, so I put a pan of oil on the cooker so I could fry some
everything around me. It’s a great challenge.
chips. I took the chips out of the freezer and placed them
Interviewer: When you’re not on your bike what do you
on the table and then I sat down in the living room; I
enjoy doing?
would watch the news while the oil heated up.
Matt: Um, camping and fishing with my friends down by
The next thing I knew Marley was jumping on me and
the river.
barking loudly. My first thought was to tell him off for
Interviewer: Matt, it’s been wonderful talking to you.
disturbing my sleep but then I smelled burning and saw
smoke filling the whole room. I ran to the kitchen: the oil
Part 1: Task 5 had got so hot it had caught fire. The flames were high and
My mum taught me to read before I went to school. My gave out a lot of heat, and the smoke in the kitchen was
favourite book was The Hungry Caterpillar; I knew every very thick. I had no time to call for help. I turned off the
word on every page. I loved the pictures, the story and cooker and threw a bag of flour over the pan and the
the ending. flames. The kitchen was still full of smoke and the cooker
When I started school and they gave us all a book to read and ceiling were black and badly damaged, but the fire
I was very excited. But when I looked inside I felt was out.
disappointed because there were no new words for me As I sat down I felt relieved but I was still trembling from
to learn. My teacher, Mrs James, didn’t believe me when the shock and coughing from all the smoke. I looked at
I told her I could read the book, she said I was just the burnt kitchen and realised how close I had come to a
remembering words and not actually reading them. All very serious disaster. If Marley hadn’t woken me up the
my first year in school was spent with the silly books that whole house might have burned down, and maybe me
were too easy for me. with it. He had saved my life!
The next year we had a new teacher, Mrs Abbott, who
had long hair and was very tall. Again, I was excited Part 1: Task 7
about getting new reading books, but she gave me the
When I received the letter from a theatre in London,
same silly books as before. My disappointment must
saying I was wanted for an audition I was really excited.
have shown on my face because she asked me what was
Imagine me, little Sally Hopkins, in a West End show! I
wrong. I whispered to her that I could read the book. I
couldn’t wait. The excitement stayed with me until my trip
wasn’t sure how she would react and I was expecting the
to the audition, it felt like weeks even though it was only
same reply as last year. “OK, Jane.” she said and handed
days. I had to perform in front of five people, which
me her newspaper. Quietly and confidently I began to
wasn’t easy, but they must have liked what I did because
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I got a part in their play. I was so pleased with myself! Today there are one hundred and twenty horses in the
The next few months were spent rehearsing. They were Mounted Branch. The horses and their riders go through
exhausting but I enjoyed them and I improved a lot. lots of important training before they go out on the streets
Our first performance was an afternoon one and the because they have to be tough and remain calm when they
audience was mostly children. Even so, I felt extremely are controlling big crowds of people. Each police officer
nervous as I sat in the dressing room waiting to go on rides the same horse and helps to look after it each day
stage. The rehearsals had given me confidence; I had that they work together. When their horse is too old to work
worked hard to learn my lines and I had become used to it is taken to a special retirement home in the country
the itchy costume and the make up. But now I suddenly where it can spend the rest of its life resting and relaxing.
felt really scared. What if I forgot what to say or when to
say it, or tripped over on stage? My mum was in the Part 1: Task 9
audience and I didn’t want to let her down. I shouldn’t
Interviewer: Welcome to ‘Cookbook Delights’. With me
have worried so much, because the minute I stepped
today is Nick Martin, the author. He’s also the owner of
onto the stage I forgot about the audience and my
‘Stavento’s Restaurant’. Nick’s latest book, Delicious
nervousness disappeared. I remembered all my lines and
Bugs will be in bookshops from next month. Nick, are
I really enjoyed myself.
more and more people really eating insects?
When the final curtain came down the audience was still
Nick: Before we start talking about people here in the UK,
clapping and cheering and I let out a sigh of relief. It was
I’d like listeners to know that nearly 80% of the world’s
then that I felt thrilled, happy, excited and full of energy
population relies on insects for food. Out of 1,462 species
all at the same time; it was an amazing feeling. I peeped
which are considered suitable for eating, most are low in
round the curtain and saw my mum standing near the
fat and full of protein. They’re quite healthy.
front. She looked very proud and happy and she just kept
Interviewer: But do they taste good? I’m just not crazy
clapping and clapping. It was at that moment that I knew
about the idea of seeing spiders and cockroaches on the
that this was the life for me.
menu.
Nick: Well, in my restaurant, plenty of people are trying
Part 1: Task 8 insects and enjoying them. And, since we’re one of the
In the hustle and bustle of London, one of the world's very few restaurants in the country with this kind of menu,
busiest cities, tourists expect to see cars and different those who have tried the dishes and liked them keep
forms of public transport on the roads. They don’t expect coming back.
to come across a horse on the street. The Metropolitan Interviewer: I don't know, Nick! I’m still not keen on the
Police Mounted Branch is a team unique to London. They idea.
are special police that ride on horses round the centre of Nick: Look, there are some bugs that are mixed with
the city each day. They are mainly used for controlling other ingredients and cooked in a sauce. You would
crowds at large events like football matches and public never know you were eating them.
ceremonies. Interviewer: Is it easy for people here to buy insects for
They have been patrolling London for two hundred and cooking?
fifty years. It began in 1760, when Sir John Fielding used Nick: Well, there are plenty of companies supplying them
eight men on horses to help prevent crime on the dark frozen or dried to chefs and restaurants. However, they
streets of the city. Fielding’s team worked well and by are not yet sold here as easily as in other places. For
1805 there were more than fifty men on horseback example, in parts of the world where eating insects is
working around London. They wore red waistcoats, heavy popular, like India, Mexico and Africa, insects are sold on
blue coats and trousers and black leather hats so that street markets and in shops. Don’t forget, many of these
people could recognise them. Soon, other men were cultures have been eating them for thousands of years.
employed to walk through the streets rather than ride Interviewer: Nick, thank you very much for joining us this
horses. They wore the same uniform and were also used morning. I hope all goes well with your new book. For any
to protect people against crime. This is how the London of our listeners wanting to try a meal of bugs, Stavento’s
Police Force was born. is located on Huntington road.

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Part 1: Task 10 Seamen do not like to give a ship any name which ends
in the letter ‘a’, as it is considered bad luck. However, a
Dimitar Ivanov Berbatov was born in January 1981 in
common superstition among sailors and fishermen even
Blagoevgrad. He is a Bulgarian footballer who has won
today, is the one concerning the albatross; a large sea
the Bulgarian Footballer of the Year award five times.
bird with very long wings. If the bird is seen following a
When Berbatov was young, he supported Milan. Later,
ship, people on board expect a heavy storm.
he dreamt of playing for Newcastle United in England’s
Premier League because his role model at that time was
Part 1: Task 12
a famous Newcastle player called Alan Shearer. Berbatov
had a Newcastle football shirt that he wore all the time, The British government is trying to make people
and sometimes he even slept in it. understand that their unhealthy diets and eating habits
He started his career playing for Pirin Blagoevgrad; a are not good for their health. They even have new laws
team that his father had played for. Both of Berbatov’s that control what food is served in schools.
parents were excellent at sport; Berbatov’s mother was Changes are happening in school canteens all over the
a professional handball player and his father was a country because of the new laws. A school lunch of a
professional footballer. His determination, ambition and cheeseburger with fried chips, fizzy cola and ice cream
discipline came from having parents that played sports is now forbidden and healthy alternatives like oven chips
for a living. His skill and performance on the football pitch and hamburgers low in fat have been introduced.
was admired around the world and, as a result, he now Crunchy, fresh vegetables and salads and grilled meat
plays for Manchester United in the Premier League in have replaced fried, fatty and salty foods. Healthy options
England. During his successful career he has played and like yoghurt and fruit are served instead of sugary
scored goals for CSKA Sofia, Bayer Leverkusen in desserts, and fruit juice and water have replaced fizzy
Germany, Tottenham Hotspur in England and of course, drinks that are high in sugar and bad for children’s teeth.
Bulgaria. The first game he played for his country was in At first, many pupils did not like the new menus in their
1999 and it was against Greece. Berbatov has been the canteens and refused to buy them, even though their
captain of the Bulgarian national football team since prices had not gone up. They preferred instead to bring
2007. a packed lunch from home. Some of these contained
unhealthy items like crisps and chocolate, but the
Part 1: Task 11 schools could not prevent it.
A famous English chef, Jamie Oliver, was worried about
Throughout history, there have been many beliefs in magic
children’s health and joined in with the authorities to
and the powers that are said to bring good or bad luck. We
encourage children to eat and enjoy the healthier foods.
call these beliefs ‘superstitions’. A very high number of
He produced a television series and visited schools to
these superstitions from the past have remained
give children advice and information about balanced
unchanged and are still part of our lives today.
diets. He taught pupils about how eating foods low in fat,
Actors, directors and anyone else in the theatre business
sugar and salt can stop you putting on weight and help
are said to be quite superstitious. Actors, for example,
your brain work better too. As a result of his visits, many
avoid saying the name of Shakespeare’s play Macbeth
more children are now enjoying a healthy school lunch
inside the theatre. It is also unlucky for an actor to let
and have a greater knowledge of why a balanced diet is
anyone look over their shoulder if they are looking into the
good for them.
mirror, or wear yellow while performing.
Sailors have also had their beliefs and superstitions. They
Part 2: Task 1
used to think it was unlucky to board a ship with their left
foot first. People would throw shoes at a ship as it started Interviewer: Hello everyone, and, welcome once again
its journey to bring luck to the crew. Today, some to Onstage, your weekly programme on what’s new in
fishermen still pour wine into the sea to keep a storm song and dance. My guest this week is dancer Gemma
away. Others drop coins into the water if the weather Styles, who has just got back from touring Portugal with
looks threatening. Naming a ship is just as important. her company, Step by Step. Welcome to the show,

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Gemma. First of all, tell us something about Step by Step. neither aggressive nor dangerous, as the players hardly
Gemma: We are an eight-member modern dance touch each other. In fact, the fight between the two looks
company. Most of us have at least six years’ training in more like a dance. This is because one of the rules of the
ballet. I formed the company with Stef and Elaine in 2004. game is that the two main players must move together
The other five members have joined since then. and must not stop moving at any time.
Interviewer: Today you are an extremely successful The game starts with all players sitting in a circle and
dancer. How did you first become involved in modern playing music or singing. This music is an important part
dance? of the sport and provides the rhythm for the players to
Gemma: My mum sent me to ballet lessons when I was follow. Then two players go into the centre of the circle
four. She thought I could be a great ballerina one day, and the match begins. During the match, a variety of over
but I wasn’t that mad about it. Then, when I was sixteen, thirty kinds of moves are practised. The players are not
a friend took me to a performance of modern dance. It allowed to stand still. They have to make sure that only
was such a contrast to ballet – barefoot dancers doing their heads, feet or hands touch the floor. There is not
movements lying on the floor! I loved it and decided to really a winner in a capoeira game, unless it’s a formal
join a class right away. Since then I’ve never looked back. competition.
Interviewer: Do you ever get nervous before a Capoeira is fun and also helps you get in good physical
performance? shape. It doesn’t matter if you’re sixteen or sixty, a karate
Gemma: Every single time! But as soon as you’re out expert or don’t know the first thing about martial arts.
there with the audience looking at you, you forget all that. There are hundreds of schools all over the world which
You just concentrate on expressing yourself through will teach you all there is to know about this great game.
dancing. The nerves simply melt away!
Interviewer: Being a dancer must be very hard work. Part 2: Task 3
What is most difficult about your job?
Tom: Hi Ian, how are you? I haven’t seen you for ages.
Gemma: Well, of course, you have to practice every day,
Since last September, I think?
no matter how talented or experienced you are. The
Ian: Yeah. It was the last game of the season, remember?
hardest part is having the determination sometimes to
So Tom, have you started playing yet, this year?
keep going, and not simply take the day off to relax!
Tom: No, not yet. Our first match will be next weekend.
Interviewer: Step by Step is now a household name,
You should try and come along.
almost everyone is talking about it. Do you have any plans
Ian: I’d love to, but I’ve started a new Saturday job so
for the near future, or are you going to take a break?
Sunday is my only free day, and I can’t spend it watching
Gemma: We are hoping to tour America next year and
cricket. I’ve got so much studying to do if I want to pass
perform with some ethnic-style dance groups there.
my exams this summer. Maybe I’ll be able to come and
Apart from that, I’d like to do more work teaching dance,
see you and the team play when the exams are over.
so maybe I’ll open my own school one day.
Anyway, how’s your job going, Tom?
Interviewer: Gemma Styles, thank you.
Tom: Not too bad. By next week I’ll have been there for
six months, though it sometimes feels like I’ve been there
Part 2: Task 2 for six years! I’m still trying to get used to my boss. He
Have you ever heard of ‘capoeira’? This is a sport that can be terrible sometimes.
started in Brazil. No one knows exactly how it started, Ian: The man who runs the bookshop where I work on
but most of the stories involve the Africans that were Saturdays is exactly the same, always complaining about
brought from Africa to Brazil to work. It began about four something. I just try to keep out of his way as much as I
centuries ago, and its popularity has spread all around can.
the world, from Canada to Australia. Tom: That’s a bit hard for me because I have to share an
Capoeira is a mixture of martial arts, like karate or office with my boss. Hopefully, I’ll get my own office when
kickboxing, games, music and dance. To the spectators, I’ve been there a bit longer. The business has been doing
it seems as if they’re watching a folk dance from Africa very well lately, now that more and more people are using
or some type of angry fighting. However, capoeira is the Internet to send flowers.

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Ian: And more and more people will, too. Wow, Tom, at work. Anyway, she would let me mix cakes and
you’ll be a millionaire before you know it! sometimes we would prepare jam tarts or biscuits
Tom: I wish. If it was my company, I would be, but together. Obviously, I wasn’t allowed to go near the oven
unfortunately it’s not. until I was much older, in case I burnt myself, but I would
Ian: Maybe one day? Anyway, I have to go. See you soon. watch carefully from a distance to see how she cooked
everything.
Part 2: Task 4 I’ve got two older brothers, and back then they always
thought it was strange that I liked being in the kitchen
Do you like animals? Pets need a lot of love and attention,
with Grandma, instead of being outside with them,
but they can be your best friend. They need taking to the
playing football. They used to say that cooking was only
vet, feeding and cleaning properly. They need you to be
for girls, but that’s simply not true. I mean, just look, most
responsible, kind and caring. However, pets can look
of the top chefs in the world are men.
after you, too. Some people have an especially close
When I have finished high school, I’m going to go to
communication with their pets. There are many stories of
college and study catering. Hopefully, I’ll be able to find
animals helping people; like the parrot that woke up a
a part-time job in a local restaurant too, because my
person in a burning house, and the dolphin that carried a
teachers all say that getting work experience is also very
helpless swimmer back to safety.
important. Eventually, I would like to work on a cruise
Animals have what is known as a “sixth sense” and this
liner somewhere. Once you are a chef, you can work all
tells them when someone is in trouble. For example, one
over the world.
cat knew when its owner had a low blood sugar level. This
I still help my grandmother in the kitchen, but now I do
meant that it was able to warn its owner and avoid a
most of the cooking. I’ve learnt all of her recipes and I
medical emergency. All that the owner had to do in return
watch as many cookery programmes on the television as
was to provide some milk, food and a cuddle. Another
I can, so that I can get more ideas. Like I said, Gordon
story that shows the connection between humans and
Ramsey is my favourite chef and I asked my mum to buy
animals involves a horse. The horse’s previous owner had
me his latest cookbook for my birthday.
been very cruel to it but then it was adopted by a kind
Becoming a good chef takes a lot of hard work, but I
family. One day, the mother in the family had an accident
know that I can do it. My brothers won’t be laughing at
at home, so the horse went and stood in the road outside
me when I’m famous all over the world!
the house, until a car stopped to help. There are lots of
stories of pets helping their owners and there is even an
annual awards ceremony for them. The animals which are
Part 2: Task 6
considered to have been the bravest pets win money, Interviewer: Hello and welcome to the show. Today I
food and a special food bowl with their name on it. The have some great news for all of you who love video
best thing, for their owners, is that everyone else will games: video games are good for your brain! We have
realise how unique and wonderful their pets are. Linda Neil with us to explain how playing on your
A pet is not just another toy to play with - they will always computer can actually improve your health. Linda, is this
be there for you. The relationship between humans and really true?
animals can be extraordinary. Look after them and, if you Linda Neil: Yes, it is! We’ve carried out several studies
are lucky, they will look after you. that showed a definite link between playing computer
games and increased brain activity.
Part 2: Task 5 Interviewer: So does this mean that playing video games
makes us more intelligent?
Hello, my name is Ben Stewart and I want to talk to you
Linda Neil: Well, it’s not that simple. It depends a lot on
about my hobby, which is cooking. One day, I hope to
the type of game that you play. For example, violent,
become famous, like Gordon Ramsey, who’s my
fighting games aren’t going to help you very much. The
favourite chef.
best games are puzzle-solving ones, and ones where you
When I was very young, maybe only five or six, I used to
have to find the answers to questions, games that really
help my grandmother in the kitchen. She would look after
exercise your brain.
my brothers and me after school, as our mother was still
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Interviewer: Right... so remember listeners, games that Presenter: You must find that really disappointing,
make you think are good. Are there any games that can Joanna. After how hard you’ve tried to help them.
help us in other ways? Joanna: No, really I don’t. That’s my job after all. Even
Linda Neil: Well, among the games that can be good for though they may choose not to use their gift at the
you are those that make you move around. There are lots moment, at least they know that they have a special
of great games where you can play golf or dance without talent. That alone increases their self-confidence
having to leave your house. These are popular with both enormously, which helps them in all sorts of ways.
older and younger people, as they’re fun to play and at Presenter: Yes, I suppose it would. And of course they’ll
the same time they’re making you fitter. know how to access any help they may want in the
Interviewer: It sounds almost too good to be true! future.
Linda Neil: Yes, I know. But it doesn’t mean that things Joanna: Exactly, so it’s never a waste of time.
like a good diet and regular exercise aren’t necessary. Presenter: Well, thanks very much for talking to us,
The brain is a muscle, after all, and video games can help Joanna. Now we’ll take a short break for the latest news
to keep it strong. Of course, the best way of exercising and weather.
your brain is still to have a conversation with a real
person, but video games can certainly help. Part 2: Task 8
Interviewer: Thank you so much for coming in to talk to
Radio Presenter: This week our Day in the Life section
us, Linda.
features the film-maker Harold Noon, aged 60. Since
1984, Noon has directed more than thirty films. He is
Part 2: Task 7 most famous for the award-winning 2001 drama,
Presenter: Good morning. Today, we’re talking about Miraculous Mark. His latest film, Looking at the Moon,
natural talents and right now I’m joined by Joanna from was released in 2008.
London. Harold Noon: I’ve made four films in the past ten
Joanna: Hello. Well, I work in high schools across months, all in different places around the world, so
London, helping pupils who are particularly good at one sometimes when I wake up it takes me a few moments
or more school subjects to develop their talent. Together, to realise where I am. But today, I woke up in New York,
we explore the options that are available to them and my home for the last twelve years. I don’t use an alarm
then decide what their next step should be. clock. Instead, I rely on my dog jumping on my bed at
Presenter: But initially, who recognises that these some time between half seven and eight every morning.
teenagers are gifted? Is it always their teachers? My wife, Greta, is a fashion designer. She travels a lot
Joanna: Not always. Obviously, that’s how I come into too, but if we are both in New York we have breakfast
contact with the majority of them, but occasionally it’s together. I try to experience different things every day
through families, youth groups or even sports clubs. and that includes what I eat at breakfast. But it’s always
Whatever talent a teen may have, my responsibility is to something healthy. After breakfast, I read my emails. I
help them succeed in what they’re good at. This may usually get around 100 a day. Most are from producers
mean organising extra lessons after school or, in some who want to talk about film projects. I have an office in
cases, even arranging for them to move to a more Germany, so I always give my secretary there a phone
specialised school. call. After that, I won’t use the phone for the rest of the
Presenter: And how do they feel about that? I’m sure a day. I don’t own a mobile phone. In the afternoon, if I’m
lot of teenagers aren’t too happy about leaving the friends not directing a film, I’m writing a film. I need total control
they’ve had throughout their childhood? when I’m making a film – I don’t like directing someone
Joanna: That’s true. Whenever we can, we’ll try not to else’s story. That’s why I don’t include background
move pupils, but sometimes there’s simply no choice. music in my films – I’ve tried, but I could never play any
But naturally, the final decision is always made by the instruments! In the evening, after dinner, I usually turn
teenager. Although we try to make them realise what a on the TV. I like watching football, but only the German
special talent they have and what they could achieve, league. I’ve never played, but it reminds me of where I’m
sometimes they’re just not interested. from. I imagine that my father is watching the same

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game back in Munich. At the end of a long day Part 2: Task 10

sometimes it’s difficult for me to get to sleep at night.
Good evening and welcome. We continue our series on
There are still ideas about films flying around in my head.
popular adventure stories with this week’s book -
I do have dreams, but I rarely remember them. I
Robinson Crusoe, written by English author Daniel Defoe,
experience my dreams during the day in the films that I
way back in 1719. I’m sure that many of our listeners will
am creating.
be familiar with this story, as it has been made into
several films and television programmes.
Part 2: Task 9
It is the story of a man who survives a shipwreck and lives
Interviewer: Here to talk to us today is Elizabeth Ford, on a desert island for twenty-seven years. He manages
who cycled around Australia to raise money for needy to save a lot of tools and plants from the boat before it
children. Elizabeth, the journey covered nearly 10,000 sinks so he is able to build himself a house and grow the
miles and took you just over a year, is that correct? food that he needs. For the first fifteen years, he is
Elizabeth: That’s right. The original idea was to finish in completely alone apart from some animals which he
six months, but that was definitely too ambitious! keeps as pets. Then he meets a young Asian boy who
Interviewer: What made your trip unusual was the fact has come to the island, and they become good friends.
that you used a tandem bicycle. Why exactly did you do Defoe is believed to have based his book on the
that? experiences of Scottish sailor Alexander Selkirk. Selkirk
Elizabeth: As you know, a tandem bike has two seats had an argument with the captain of the boat he was on
and is designed for two people to ride. I wanted to get and asked to be left on an uninhabited island, 400 miles
local people to jump on the back and help me. A tandem off the coast of Chile, in the South Pacific Ocean. He
can go much faster than a normal bike, especially on flat remained there for nearly five years before being rescued,
ground. and returning to the UK in 1711. Over 250 years later, in
Interviewer: I see. And how successful were you in 1966, the island was officially named Robinson Crusoe
getting people to join you? Island.
Elizabeth: Well, at first, I was worried that no one would Robinson Crusoe is a remarkable book. During parts of
want to do this. In the end, though, 500 people rode with the story there is not much action, yet it is still very
me on the tandem. It was a wonderful experience. They exciting. Throughout the book, Robinson tells us what
encouraged me when I was really tired, plus I had happened to him and how he felt, which helps us to
someone to talk to on the journey. imagine what it would be like to be alone for such a long
Interviewer: It sounds like you made a lot of friends. time.
Had the people who joined you always known how to Even though this novel was written so long ago, it is very
ride a bike? easy to read. Daniel Defoe was an amazing storyteller,
Elizabeth: Usually, yes. But there were two people that and I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys
I had to teach how to ride. In a way, that was a good an exciting adventure story.
thing. They hadn’t developed their own personal way of Well, that’s all for this week. Join us next week when we’ll
riding, which can make cycling as a team more difficult. be featuring White Fang by Jack London.
Interviewer: And what reactions did you get when you
invited people on the tandem? Part 2: Task 11
Elizabeth: Some people thought I was either totally
Interviewer: I’m joined today by Alan Bentley, professor
crazy or unable to afford a car! But nearly all of them
of History at Oxford University. Alan has recently written
agreed that it was a great idea, and I’m really grateful to
a biography of Pierre de Coubertin. Alan, why did you
them for helping me raise over í5,000 for homeless and
decide to write about de Coubertin?
orphaned children.
Alan: Well, most people know that he was the founder of
Interviewer: Elizabeth Ford, thank you for coming to talk
the modern Olympic Games but they know little else
to us today.
about him. He actually achieved so much more in his life.
For example, he did a lot to change the traditional French
school system.
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Interviewer: In what way? Interviewer: Yes, I’m half way through it at the moment.
Alan: Well, de Coubertin admired the way that ancient I was very interested to read about your early years as a
Greek schools included lessons to develop both the mind magician. You took up magic at the age of 10, didn’t you?
and the body. He thought that students could learn a lot Jeff: That’s right. I first became interested in magic when
about life and improve their characters by playing sports I saw Dai Vernon perform on TV. That same day, I
– especially team sports. Because of de Coubertin, borrowed a pack of cards from my brother and started
schools around France started setting up sports clubs practicing in front of my mother’s mirror.
for their students. Interviewer: Although, these days you don’t perform a
Interviewer: And did de Coubertin play sports himself? lot of card magic, I believe?
Alan: Yes, he loved rugby and football. Actually, de Jeff: That’s true. A few years ago I decided I needed
Coubertin was the referee for the first ever French rugby something more challenging. So, now I specialise in
cup final in 1892 between Racing Club and Stade mental magic and hypnotism. I still love working with
Français. Racing won 4-3. cards – but I think I’ve moved on.
Interviewer: I see. So, when did de Coubertin come up Interviewer: And I see you’ve changed your appearance
with the idea for the Olympic Games? in the last year, too! What happened to your long beard!?
Alan: Well, he noticed how much sports in schools Jeff: Well, that was my wife’s decision! She couldn’t
helped students get along with each other. He thought stand it! Actually, I’ve also changed the clothes I wear. I
the same could happen between athletes from countries used to perform in a black suit, but these days I wear
around the world. So, on 23 June, 1894 he founded the jeans and a T-shirt. I think it makes my audiences feel
International Olympic Committee at the Sorbonne more relaxed.
University. Interviewer: So, Jeff, what advice can you give any
Interviewer: And the first Olympics took place in Athens, young magicians out there?
right? Jeff: Well, for me magic is about being creative. Don’t
Alan: Yes, in 1896, and in 1900 the second games took just learn tricks from books. Try to invent your own tricks
place in Paris, de Coubertin’s home city. He was and your own style. That’s where the real enjoyment
president of the IOC until his death in 1937. comes from.
Interviewer: I read in your book that there is a special Interviewer: Great. So, can people still get tickets for
medal named after de Coubertin. Is it given to an athlete tonight’s show at the Gallery?
at every Olympics? Jeff: Yes. You can buy them over the Internet or from
Alan: It’s not only given to athletes in the Olympics. A Jack’s Magic Store in the city centre.
rugby player and even a sports writer have won it in the
past. It’s for anyone who shows the true spirit of sport.
Interviewer: Well, it’s been very interesting talking to
you, Alan. Thanks for coming in.

Part 2: Task 12
Interviewer: It’s just past two o’clock here on Swindon
FM 104.5. In the studio today we are delighted to
welcome Jeff Brown. Jeff has appeared on the TV show
The Best of British Magic and beginning tonight, will be
performing in the Gallery Theatre in Swindon for three
nights. Jeff, it’s been a whole year since you last visited
us on the show. How have you been?
Jeff: Well, it’s been an exciting year for me, Steve. I’m
currently in the middle of a four-month tour of Britain and
just last week my autobiography came out.

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1 B 3 C 5 A 7 A
Part 1: Task 1
2 C 4 B 6 B 8 C
1 A 3 B 5 B 7 C
2 B 4 A 6 A 8 C
Part 2: Task 1
1 B 3 D 5 B 7 A
Part 1: Task 2
2 C 4 D 6 C 8 D
1 A 3 C 5 A 7 A
2 B 4 A 6 B 8 C
Part 2: Task 2
1 A 3 B 5 A 7 C
Part 1: Task 3
2 B 4 D 6 A 8 D
1 B 3 A 5 B 7 A
2 C 4 B 6 A 8 C
Part 2: Task 3
1 D 3 A 5 A 7 B
Part 1: Task 4
2 D 4 C 6 B 8 A
1 B 3 A 5 B 7 C
2 A 4 B 6 C 8 C
Part 2: Task 4
1 C 3 A 5 B 7 B
Part 1: Task 5
2 D 4 B 6 D 8 B
1 B 3 A 5 C 7 A
2 B 4 A 6 C 8 A
Part 2: Task 5
1 C 3 A 5 B 7 B
Part 1: Task 6
2 C 4 C 6 A 8 B
1 B 3 A 5 A 7 C
2 B 4 B 6 C 8 B
Part 2: Task 6
1 C 3 B 5 B 7 B
Part 1: Task 7
2 C 4 B 6 C 8 A
1 A 3 C 5 B 7 A
2 B 4 B 6 A 8 C
Part 2: Task 7
1 C 3 B 5 A 7 B
Part 1: Task 8
2 D 4 D 6 D 8 C
1 C 3 B 5 B 7 C
2 A 4 C 6 A 8 A
Part 2: Task 8
1 D 3 D 5 C 7 A
Part 1: Task 9
2 C 4 A 6 C 8 C
1 B 3 A 5 C 7 B
2 C 4 A 6 A 8 B
Part 2: Task 9
1 C 3 B 5 A 7 C
Part 1: Task 10
2 C 4 D 6 B 8 A
1 B 3 C 5 C 7 B
2 B 4 A 6 A 8 C
Part 2: Task 10
1 B 3 B 5 C 7 C
Part 1: Task 11
2 D 4 A 6 A 8 C
1 C 3 C 5 C 7 A
2 B 4 A 6 B 8 B
Part 2: Task 11
1 D 3 A 5 B 7 A
2 C 4 B 6 A 8 C

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Part 2: Task 12 Part 1: Task 11

1 C 3 D 5 C 7 A 1 A 3 B 5 B 7 C
2 A 4 B 6 A 8 D 2 C 4 A 6 A 8 B

Reading Comprehension Part 1: Task 12

1 C 3 B 5 B 7 A
Part 1: Task 1
2 A 4 A 6 C 8 C
1 C 3 B 5 C 7 C
2 A 4 A 6 A 8 B
Part 1: Task 13
1 C 3 B 5 A 7 C
Part 1: Task 2
2 A 4 C 6 A 8 B
1 B 3 A 5 A 7 C
2 C 4 C 6 B 8 A
Part 1: Task 14
1 A 3 A 5 C 7 A
Part 1: Task 3
2 C 4 B 6 A 8 C
1 B 3 B 5 C 7 B
2 A 4 A 6 A 8 B
Part 1: Task 15
1 A 3 B 5 A 7 A
Part 1: Task 4
2 C 4 C 6 C 8 B
1 B 3 A 5 C 7 C
2 B 4 A 6 B 8 A
Part 2: Task 1
1 B 3 D 5 A 7 C
Part 1: Task 5
2 C 4 B 6 B 8 D
1 A 3 C 5 C 7 A
2 C 4 B 6 C 8 A
Part 2: Task 2
1 C 3 C 5 B 7 B
Part 1: Task 6
2 C 4 D 6 D 8 D
1 C 3 C 5 B 7 C
2 A 4 B 6 A 8 C
Part 2: Task 3
1 B 3 C 5 C 7 C
Part 1: Task 7
2 D 4 C 6 D 8 C
1 B 3 A 5 B 7 A
2 C 4 B 6 C 8 C
Part 2: Task 4
1 B 3 C 5 B 7 D
Part 1: Task 8
2 A 4 B 6 D 8 B
1 C 3 B 5 A 7 A
2 A 4 A 6 C 8 B
Part 2: Task 5
1 C 3 C 5 C 7 D
Part 1: Task 9
2 A 4 B 6 C 8 B
1 B 3 C 5 B 7 C
2 B 4 A 6 A 8 C
Part 2: Task 6
1 C 3 D 5 C 7 B
Part 1: Task 10
2 A 4 C 6 A 8 D
1 A 3 C 5 C 7 C
2 B 4 A 6 B 8 B
Part 2: Task 7
1 C 3 D 5 A 7 B
2 A 4 C 6 B 8 D

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Part 2: Task 8 Part 1: Task 3

1 C 3 C 5 D 7 A 1 D 6 A 11 B 16 A 21 C
2 B 4 B 6 C 8 C 2 B 7 B 12 C 17 D 22 A
3 A 8 A 13 A 18 B 23 A
Part 2: Task 9 4 B 9 D 14 C 19 C 24 C
1 A 3 D 5 B 7 C 5 A 10 C 15 C 20 C 25 D
2 B 4 A 6 A 8 D
Part 1: Task 4
Part 2: Task 10
1 D 6 D 11 B 16 A 21 D
1 C 3 A 5 C 7 A
2 A 7 A 12 B 17 C 22 C
2 B 4 C 6 D 8 D
3 D 8 B 13 D 18 B 23 D
4 D 9 A 14 A 19 B 24 A
Part 2: Task 11
5 C 10 A 15 C 20 A 25 C
1 B 3 A 5 D 7 D
2 D 4 B 6 B 8 B
Part 1: Task 5
Part 2: Task 12 1 C 6 A 11 C 16 A 21 D
1 C 3 D 5 C 7 A 2 A 7 C 12 D 17 A 22 C
2 D 4 B 6 D 8 C 3 D 8 C 13 C 18 B 23 D
4 D 9 D 14 D 19 A 24 A
Part 2: Task 13 5 B 10 B 15 C 20 C 25 A
1 B 3 D 5 A 7 A
2 C 4 C 6 B 8 B Part 1: Task 6
1 D 6 A 11 B 16 B 21 A
Part 2: Task 14
2 C 7 B 12 D 17 A 22 B
1 A 3 A 5 A 7 A
3 B 8 C 13 B 18 A 23 B
2 C 4 C 6 D 8 C
4 B 9 A 14 D 19 B 24 D
5 C 10 C 15 B 20 D 25 A
Part 2: Task 15
1 D 3 B 5 B 7 A
Part 1: Task 7
2 C 4 A 6 C 8 C
1 A 6 D 11 A 16 B 21 B
2 D 7 A 12 B 17 C 22 A
Use of English 3 A 8 A 13 A 18 D 23 C
4 D 9 D 14 B 19 A 24 C
Part 1: Task 1 5 B 10 C 15 A 20 D 25 A
1 B 6 B 11 C 16 C 21 B
2 D 7 A 12 A 17 B 22 C
Part 1: Task 8
3 A 8 C 13 C 18 A 23 D
1 B 6 B 11 A 16 A 21 D
4 C 9 D 14 B 19 D 24 A
2 A 7 A 12 D 17 D 22 B
5 A 10 C 15 C 20 C 25 B
3 C 8 D 13 A 18 A 23 A
4 A 9 C 14 B 19 C 24 A
Part 1: Task 2 5 B 10 B 15 D 20 B 25 C
1 A 6 C 11 A 16 A 21 B
2 D 7 D 12 C 17 A 22 D
3 D 8 D 13 C 18 C 23 C
4 B 9 B 14 D 19 D 24 B
5 C 10 D 15 C 20 A 25 D
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Part 1: Task 9 Part 2: Task 7

1 C 6 B 11 B 16 C 21 B 1 C 4 B 7 B 10 B 13 C
2 A 7 D 12 D 17 D 22 A 2 D 5 A 8 D 11 A 14 B
3 B 8 D 13 D 18 A 23 B 3 D 6 C 9 C 12 D 15 D
4 B 9 B 14 A 19 C 24 C
5 D 10 A 15 C 20 C 25 D Part 2: Task 8
1 C 4 D 7 D 10 C 13 C
Part 1: Task 10 2 B 5 A 8 B 11 A 14 B
3 A 6 C 9 D 12 D 15 A
1 B 6 C 11 B 16 A 21 D
2 C 7 A 12 A 17 B 22 A
Part 2: Task 9
3 B 8 D 13 C 18 C 23 C
1 B 4 B 7 A 10 C 13 D
4 C 9 B 14 D 19 B 24 B
2 D 5 A 8 C 11 C 14 A
5 A 10 A 15 C 20 D 25 A
3 D 6 D 9 A 12 A 15 B

Part 2: Task 1 Part 2: Task 10

1 A 4 C 7 A 10 C 13 A 1 C 4 A 7 A 10 D 13 B
2 B 5 B 8 B 11 A 14 B 2 A 5 D 8 C 11 A 14 C
3 C 6 D 9 D 12 D 15 C 3 D 6 B 9 C 12 D 15 B

Part 2: Task 2 Part 2: Task 11

1 D 4 C 7 A 10 C 13 C 1 A 4 B 7 C 10 A 13 C
2 B 5 A 8 B 11 A 14 B 2 C 5 B 8 B 11 C 14 A
3 B 6 D 9 C 12 D 15 C 3 D 6 A 9 D 12 D 15 D

Part 2: Task 3 Part 2: Task 12

1 D 4 A 7 C 10 A 13 B 1 A 4 B 7 C 10 D 13 A
2 B 5 D 8 B 11 B 14 D 2 C 5 B 8 D 11 C 14 B
3 A 6 D 9 D 12 C 15 C 3 B 6 B 9 C 12 B 15 C

Part 2: Task 4 Part 3: Task 1

1 B 4 A 7 C 10 B 13 A
1 C 5 D 9 B 13 B 17 A
2 D 5 B 8 D 11 A 14 C
2 B 6 C 10 A 14 B 18 D
3 D 6 A 9 B 12 C 15 D
3 B 7 D 11 D 15 C 19 B
4 C 8 C 12 A 16 A 20 B
Part 2: Task 5
1 D 4 B 7 D 10 B 13 C
2 B 5 C 8 B 11 D 14 B Part 3: Task 2
3 C 6 D 9 B 12 A 15 A 1 A 5 A 9 D 13 C 17 C
2 C 6 C 10 A 14 C 18 C
Part 2: Task 6 3 C 7 D 11 C 15 D 19 B
1 B 4 A 7 C 10 C 13 C 4 B 8 A 12 D 16 D 20 A
2 D 5 C 8 D 11 A 14 B
3 A 6 C 9 B 12 B 15 A Part 3: Task 3
1 C 5 C 9 B 13 B 17 A
2 A 6 B 10 D 14 A 18 D
3 A 7 D 11 B 15 B 19 C
4 D 8 B 12 A 16 A 20 D
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Part 3: Task 4 Part 4: Task 2

1 A 5 B 9 C 13 D 17 B 1 B 4 B 7 A 10 A 13 B
2 B 6 C 10 A 14 B 18 C 2 D 5 B 8 D 11 C 14 C
3 A 7 D 11 B 15 B 19 B 3 A 6 B 9 B 12 B 15 B
4 B 8 D 12 A 16 A 20 B
Part 4: Task 3
Part 3: Task 5 1 C 4 B 7 D 10 B 13 D
1 B 5 A 9 B 13 D 17 D 2 A 5 D 8 A 11 C 14 C
2 C 6 D 10 D 14 A 18 C 3 D 6 C 9 A 12 A 15 B
3 C 7 B 11 B 15 D 19 A
4 A 8 B 12 A 16 A 20 A Part 4: Task 4
1 D 4 A 7 D 10 B 13 A
Part 3: Task 6 2 A 5 A 8 A 11 D 14 B
3 B 6 C 9 C 12 B 15 C
1 D 5 B 9 C 13 B 17 C
2 A 6 A 10 C 14 C 18 A
Part 4: Task 5
3 D 7 D 11 C 15 B 19 D
1 A 4 C 7 A 10 B 13 C
4 C 8 B 12 C 16 D 20 A
2 A 5 A 8 B 11 D 14 A
3 D 6 D 9 A 12 A 15 C
Part 3: Task 7
1 B 5 A 9 A 13 D 17 C
Part 4: Task 6
2 B 6 A 10 D 14 D 18 A
1 D 4 A 7 C 10 C 13 A
3 D 7 A 11 B 15 A 19 D
2 B 5 C 8 B 11 C 14 A
4 B 8 C 12 B 16 B 20 B
3 D 6 A 9 A 12 D 15 B

Part 3: Task 8 Part 4: Task 7

1 A 5 A 9 C 13 A 17 B 1 B 4 A 7 C 10 B 13 A
2 A 6 A 10 B 14 A 18 A 2 A 5 B 8 B 11 D 14 B
3 B 7 D 11 A 15 C 19 D 3 A 6 D 9 C 12 D 15 C
4 B 8 B 12 B 16 A 20 D
Part 4: Task 8
1 D 4 B 7 D 10 B 13 B
Part 3: Task 9
2 B 5 A 8 B 11 A 14 B
1 D 5 C 9 D 13 A 17 B
3 A 6 C 9 D 12 D 15 C
2 B 6 C 10 B 14 B 18 A
3 C 7 A 11 D 15 B 19 D
Part 4: Task 9
4 C 8 D 12 B 16 C 20 A
1 C 4 A 7 C 10 B 13 A
2 A 5 D 8 A 11 C 14 C
Part 3: Task 10 3 B 6 B 9 C 12 D 15 B
1 C 5 D 9 A 13 C 17 A
2 C 6 A 10 B 14 A 18 C Part 4: Task 10
3 B 7 B 11 D 15 D 19 A 1 B 4 A 7 D 10 D 13 C
4 C 8 B 12 C 16 A 20 C 2 B 5 D 8 B 11 B 14 C
3 C 6 B 9 B 12 C 15 A
Part 4: Task 1
1 C 4 D 7 D 10 B 13 A
2 C 5 B 8 D 11 A 14 B
3 B 6 B 9 D 12 B 15 A
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Part 5: Task 1 Part 5: Task 5

1 careful 11 extinction 1 originally 11 belief
2 creative 12 explosion 2 disconnect 12 confusion
3 ambitious 13 collection 3 aggressive 13 response
4 selfish 14 poisonous 4 eruption 14 typical
5 funny 15 unable 5 charming 15 investigation
6 energetic 16 accessible 6 operation 16 allergic
7 thankful 17 organised 7 amazingly 17 picturesque
8 annoyed 18 frantically 8 discourage 18 concentration
9 angry 19 situations 9 Unfortunately 19 industrial
10 friendly 20 collector 10 variety 20 unimportant

Part 5: Task 2 Part 5: Task 6

1 examiner(s) 11 slippery 1 inspiration 11 prescription
2 musician 12 freedom 2 independent 12 shortage
3 performance 13 encouragement 3 appealing 13 speech
4 attention 14 massive 4 treatment 14 statement
5 beautiful 15 quickly 5 alternative 15 affectionate
6 helpless 16 enable 6 imagination 16 accusations
7 harmful 17 widen 7 rejection 17 valuable
8 excitedly 18 shorten 8 obstruction 18 worthless
9 gracefully 19 disappointing 9 alarming 19 permission
10 different 20 definitely 10 observation 20 priceless

Part 5: Task 3 Part 5: Task 7

1 playful 11 poisoning 1 connection 11 satisfaction
2 interested 12 growing 2 resignation 12 understanding
3 suitable 13 competition 3 unsuitable 13 addition
4 impressive 14 famous 4 proposal 14 appearance
5 unemployed 15 emotional 5 apology 15 responsibility
6 promotion 16 entertainment 6 prevention 16 distance
7 defenceless 17 painful 7 combination 17 seriously
8 guilty 18 colourful 8 difference 18 heroic
9 security 19 viewers 9 consideration 19 hopeful
10 population 20 pleasing 10 survival 20 unavailable

Part 5: Task 4 Part 5: Task 8

1 spicy 11 cautiously 1 possibility 11 imitation
2 forgetful 12 weaken 2 introduction 12 popularity
3 talkative 13 broaden 3 safety 13 admiration
4 daily 14 directions 4 reflection 14 unrealistic
5 sensible 15 scientific 5 disagree 15 calculation
6 environmental 16 reliable 6 occasional 16 arrival
7 endangered 17 professional 7 uncomfortable 17 determination
8 conclusion 18 shoplifter 8 incapable 18 stormy
9 relieved 19 criminal 9 protection 19 relaxing
10 harmless 20 privacy 10 improvement 20 travellers
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Part 5: Task 9 Part 6: Task 2 (Suggested Answers)

1 dramatic 11 respectful 1 … we had moved to Paris
2 presenter 12 memorise 2 … she had not/hadn’t left her job
3 robbery 13 misbehave 3 … you, I’d wear a suit to the wedding
4 glamorous 14 useless 4 … hadn’t/had not been late all the time, he
5 imaginative 15 innocence wouldn’t/would not have lost his job
6 communication 16 mysterious 5 … is kinder than Henry
7 central 17 satisfaction 6 … Billy nor his wife can cook
8 dishonest 18 revealing 7 … were really surprised by the news
9 preparation 19 failure 8 … was given a bonus (by the boss)
10 perfection 20 annoying 9 … (that) she hadn’t seen anyone enter the building
10 … phoned me for a week
Part 5: Task 10 11 … never been abroad before
1 pressure 11 natural 12 … that you pass your exam/as to pass your exam
2 amusement 12 tropical 13 … probably be late
3 latest 13 tourists 14 … were deceived by that man
4 pronunciation 14 vandalism 15 … to be a good school
5 instructions 15 risky 16 … older/old enough, he would (be able to) join the
6 Admittance/ 16 celebration team
Admission 17 dissatisfied 17 … (that) she would ask Tony to move that sofa
7 friendship 18 protective 18 … didn’t need to/didn’t have to pay a fine
8 donation 19 artistic 19 … been bad, we could have gone to the beach
9 exploration 20 expensive 20 … have cheated in the test
10 importance
Part 6: Task 3 (Suggested Answers)
1 … has been broken into three times
Part 6: Task 1 (Suggested Answers) 2 … mustn’t/must not be crossed by anyone
1 ... have left early 3 … to have/get your hair cut
2 ... were you, I wouldn’t/would not do that again 4 … not have enough patience to become a doctor
3 ... he hadn’t/had not behaved so badly 5 … should/ought to/had better read the rules first
4 ... if/whether I had finished my project 6 … (living) in Tokyo for three years
5 ... been abroad for two years 7 … might/may not have heard the phone
6 ... made to tidy their room 8 … car washed every week
7 ... better than Jane 9 … where she had left her keys
8 ... playing tennis/(that) we play tennis 10 … Alice (that) their food supplies wouldn’t last
9 ... have seen you much longer
10 ... reading a book to watching TV 11 … Alexander Graham Bell who/that invented the
11 ... to make a nice meal, you’ll/will need fresh telephone
ingredients 12 … the most beautiful roses I have/’ve ever seen
12 ... tired to go to the party 13 … you interested in history
13 ... buy new furniture for the office 14 … the washing-up done by her sister/her sister do
14 ... of betraying Andrew/of having betrayed Andrew the washing-up
15 ... having her portrait painted by a famous artist 15 …. one/person who didn’t enjoy the party
16 … the more stubborn he becomes 16 … closing the window
17 … taken a taxi, he wouldn’t have got to work on time 17 … is thought to play an important role in life
18 … nor his brother play(s) hockey 18 … the decision/up his mind to start his own
19 … for forgetting/having forgotten the money business
20 … might/may snow tonight/is likely to snow tonight 19 … to becoming an architect
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20 … I was/were a good singer, I could perform at the 14 … designed our house

talent show 15 … on giving me a lift home
16 … tell her the truth, I’ll hurt her feelings
Part 6: Task 4 (Suggested Answers) 17 … haven’t been typed by Anne yet
1 … to Scotland has been postponed until next month 18 … (that) the dancers had performed brilliantly
2 … Cathy nor Ian like(s) spicy food 19 … to marry Chris
3 … had not/hadn’t been served cold, they would 20 …. isn’t enough wind to fly a kite
have eaten it
4 … (that) it had been a boring party Part 6: Task 6 (Suggested Answers)
5 … made to rehearse the scene five times 1 … was the only thing they didn’t sell
6 … staying in and watching TV that night 2 … whose essay was the best/who had written/who
7 … have a visa (in order) to enter Australia wrote the best essay in the class
8 … (that) she was not/wasn’t taking the bike 3 … little I could say on the matter
because it was raining 4 … doesn’t/does not work as hard as Rachel
9 … performance in the play was brilliant 5 … will publish the book at the end of this year
10 ... does not/doesn’t rain soon, our harvest will be 6 … (that) she wouldn’t do it again/not to do it again
destroyed 7 … spoiled my evening
11 … will have/get her house decorated by 8 … had his wallet stolen
professionals/will have professionals decorate her 9 … had too/so much work, I could have gone out
house/will get professionals to decorate her house 10 … him (from) becoming a pilot
12 … to help more than he does now 11 … have rented a car
13 … don’t we go to the cinema 12 … was being baked by Mary
14 … after 11 o’clock that/when I got home last night 13 … will be told to cancel our flights to Paris
15 … which Mr Smith lives 14 … Ben never washing the pots
16 … was decorated by Martin 15 … were cleaning our windows when it started
17 … a fluent speaker of Spanish/fluent in Spanish raining
18 … tie is the same as Larry’s 16 … will be asked to resign
19 … not allowed (to go) into the club 17 … you give me a call, I’ll tell you the news
20 … that was the athlete who/that had won 18 … to be friends (but not any more)
19 … should have served dinner by now
Part 6: Task 5 (Suggested Answers) 20 … she hadn’t been working all day, she wouldn’t
1 … you like a cup of tea have been exhausted
2 … as dangerous as a tiger
3 … five years ago that she started working here Part 6: Task 7 (Suggested Answers)
4 … the friendliest person I’ve/have ever met 1 … wasn’t allowed to decide for herself
5 … brother (,Danny,) who/that broke his leg 2 … the heavy traffic if I leave/by leaving early
6 … advised not to eat takeaway food 3 … cheapest car they had
7 … the dress (which/that) I bought in Paris 4 … Susan would stop watching so much TV
8 … was explained to us by the teacher 5 … an interesting exhibition that I’d like to see it again
9 … have/need to leave her job 6 … had your eyes tested
10 … as expensive as I thought (it would be) 7 … not to go out tonight
11 … a few teenagers who/that don’t know how to 8 … the theatre which was built in 2001/which they
use a laptop built in 2001
12 … never known a richer person/person richer/ 9 … have left last night
anybody richer than Donna/anybody as rich as 10 … was attacked in the park by a big dog
Donna 11 … better than Alex had expected
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13 …. me nor Mark accepted her offer for a lift 9 … to ever forgive him
14 … me up at/for the weekend 10 … basketball to football
15 … be tired after such a long journey 11 … was bought by a rich businessman
16 … (that) Charlie seemed upset that day 12 … to take a break from work
17 … very bored by the play 13 … to go on holiday with them
18 … have completed the house by the time you 14 … it wasn’t raining today, we could go to the park
return from your holidays 15 … you didn’t borrow my mobile phone
19 … (that) he had been reading all day 16 … to be watered now
20 … will be introduced (by the government) 17 … said to be a dangerous activity
18 … all night working on my science project
Part 6: Task 8 (Suggested Answers) 19 … to the dentist’s on her own/by herself/alone
1 … was/got lost while she was cycling 20 … feeling better, he was advised to stay home
2 … you wait five minutes, I’ll/will listen to what you
have to say Part 6: Task 10 (Suggested Answers)
3 … be fed while you are away 1 … lent Jane/her some money, she/Jane wouldn’t
4 … not allowed to park here have paid her rent
5 … to have listened to my advice 2 … (to) betraying my trust/(that) she had betrayed
6 … to mind the gap between the train and the my trust
platform 3 … most beautiful woman/person I’ve ever met
7 … have discovered an ancient temple 4 … is going to be advertised on TV
8 … has booked three rooms 5 … you’d/would stop complaining about your bad
9 … has found his cat in the park luck
10 … been walking in the rain, they wouldn’t have got 6 …. were you, I wouldn’t quit my job
wet 7 … stealing/having stolen the money from the safe
11 … I had enough/more money to help the poor 8 … you buy a car, your life will be easier
12 … will be broken into if you don’t lock the doors 9 … be asked to show your passport at the airport
13 … having our dog trained (by them) 10 … I had gone to America with my parents last
14 … (that) they had been to Paris the previous summer
autumn/the autumn before 11 … I had gone/been to Alice’s party the previous
15 … so good that I bought the DVD day/the day before
16 … cold enough to snow tonight 12 … made to do the exercise again (by the teacher)
17 … you didn’t play/you not to play loud music late 13 … you hadn’t/had not been late, we
at night. wouldn’t/would not have left without you
18 … is being given tonight by my boss 14 … (been) a month since my aunt got married
19 … Jake had a job, he would be happy 15 … not have wanted to come
20 … he had posted the letter 16 … should/ought to/could eat out tonight
17 … will be given to us early next week
Part 6: Task 9 (Suggested Answers) 18 … to throw away the rubbish
1 … been to the theatre for a long time/ages 19 … raining on my holiday
2 … speaking to her like that 20 … is not going to be opened until next week
3 … out of coffee
4 … you didn’t/did not leave dirty dishes in the sink Writing
5 … booked an appointment, the doctor (Ss’ own answers)
could/would see you today
6 … to be a good football player when I was younger
7 … Sarah to try speaking to her again
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Part 1: Task 1 is going to be so great why do you look so worried?” I
asked. “Everything will be fine, Asif. It will be great, you’ll
Interviewer: Good afternoon, everyone. I’m Katie
see,” they replied, but they still looked worried.
Stevens and you’re listening to ‘That’s My Job!’ Today
Now I am older I realise how scary it must have been for
my guest is Paul Simms from Manchester. Paul is a train
them to pack up their lives and leave their family and
driver. Thank you for joining us today, Paul. Now, tell me,
friends and travel thousands of miles to move to a new
most boys want to be policemen or firefighters when they
country. My parents didn’t have any relatives in England
grow up. But you were interested in trains. How did this
when they arrived six years ago. My mother and I spoke
interest develop?
very little English; my father was a doctor in India and he
Paul: Well, we used to live near the railway station and
spoke English really well, he got a job soon after we
I’d spend hours watching the trains go by. I thought it
arrived.
would be amazing to drive a train one day. I’d also watch
The first few months were strange and now and then
them being cleaned and repaired. I really wanted to learn
things got a bit scary. There were many new things to
everything I could.
learn about and we missed our family and friends back
Interviewer: Trains have certainly changed a lot, though,
home. Slowly we got used to the different customs and
since you were a young boy. Do you think that new
the cooler weather and learnt the language. I feel happier
technology has made them safer? How do you feel about
now, I really like my school and I’ve learnt a lot. My family
being responsible for the safety of so many passengers?
are happy too, but there are still things we miss, like the
Paul: Yes, of course, technology has made a huge
colourful festivals, our family, the food and the sunshine
difference to safety and speed. I’m confident that all my
but we go back to India each year.
passengers will arrive at their destinations quickly and
safely.
Part 1: Task 3
Interviewer: So you haven’t had any bad experiences
working as a train driver? What about funny events? In the age of the World Wide Web, is there any place left
Paul: Oh. I think the worst experience was nearly hitting in the real world for printed newspapers? More and more
a shopping trolley that had somehow got onto the track. people are now accessing the news on the Internet.
The funniest was watching an old man trying to bring a Newspaper companies have been offering online issues
sheep onto the train, which of course is not allowed. for a number of years, but now they are concerned that
Interviewer: You don’t ever get a chance to talk to any their printed editions will become extinct. They say this
of your passengers, do you? could put them out of business.
Paul: Actually, you may be surprised to know, that every However, it is not only the newspapers that are delivering
now and then, but not often, passengers come and thank news over the Internet. Websites from TV channels, radio
me for a comfortable trip or for being on time. stations and amateur bloggers are providing competition
Interviewer: That’s very nice of them! Thanks again for for readers’ attention. All of these websites are funded by
taking the time to chat a little about what your work advertisements. The more people who visit a website, the
involves, Paul. Listeners, that’s it for today on ‘That’s My more that site can charge for advertising space. It seems
Job’! unlikely that newspapers will go out of business as long
as they can attract readers, whether that is in print or
Part 1: Task 2 online.
The companies already know that readers enjoy getting
For me, travelling on a ship to start a new life was really
involved in stories and leaving comments under articles
exciting. I was only ten at the time and the ship seemed
they read. The readers often feel like they are a part of a
huge and full of interesting adventures. I ran around
news community. This feeling is not achieved with printed
exploring and asking my parents hundreds of questions:
newspapers. What is more, online news websites can
“Where exactly are we going?” “How long will it take to
offer video reports and photo galleries that printed
get there?” “What will our house be like?” “How much
editions can’t have. Using the Internet, the public can
longer will it be till we get to England?” My parents
access as many news websites as they desire for free
answered my questions quietly and calmly; they were
rather than buying just one newspaper.
very patient with me but they looked worried. “If England
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All in all, it is quite likely that the printed newspaper is fascinates us. Scientists first put disks on spaceships
going to be a part of history in the future. Newspaper with information about life and culture on Earth in 1977.
companies must move with the advances in technology There were greetings in 55 languages and written
if they want to survive. messages but there have been no responses so far.
Now an Australian website, Hello from Earth, has given
Part 1: Task 4 ordinary people the chance to send messages into
space. This website collected messages from all over the
Interviewer: Good morning. Today we’re talking with kite
world. The messages are no more than 2 or 3 sentences
expert, Steve Thompson. Welcome to the programme.
long and are written in English. There are about 26,000
Steve: Thank you. It’s nice to be here.
messages from 195 countries. NASA transmitted all the
Interviewer: Could you tell us how kite flying started?
messages from The Canberra Deep Space
Steve: Well, nobody’s really sure when it all began
Communication Complex in Australia in August 2009.
because they appear in the culture and history of many
An Australian science magazine created the website to
different countries. But kites have been around for more
celebrate National Science Week in Australia and the
than 2,500 years and it is now thought that kites were
International Year of Astronomy as well as to collect
first flown in China about three thousand years ago.
messages. The magazine hopes that these messages will
Interviewer: So did kites ever have any practical uses?
encourage other forms of life to contact Earth and maybe
Steve: Obviously they were a form of entertainment as
even visit.
they are today, but in the South Sea Islands, kites were
So where did these messages go? Well, the target planet
also used to catch fish. Interestingly, that ancient method
is Gliese 581d, which is described as a super-Earth. It is
is still used today in the Solomon Islands in the Pacific
about 8 times heavier than our planet but unfortunately,
Ocean.
it is approximately 20.3 light years away so the messages
Interviewer: When did Europeans first have contact with
won’t reach Gliese 581d until about December 2029. Any
kites?
replies to the messages will have to travel the same way
Steve: In the 1300s Marco Polo described kites that he
back so we may not receive an answer until 2051.
had seen in China. However, before that, there is
Scientists believe that Gliese 581d can support life
evidence that the ancient Romans flew something like
because it has water and an atmosphere just like Earth.
kites. These were animal-shaped and used by the army,
Although it is far away, it is the closest planet to Earth
similar to a flag.
with similar conditions. We’ll continue to wait for a
Interviewer: Of course, there have been some famous
response.
kites in history, haven’t there?
Steve: Yes, scientists have used them in experiments.
For instance, in the 1700s Benjamin Franklin flew a
Part 1: Task 6
special kite in a thunderstorm to demonstrate the Many people think that an American invented the game
electrical nature of lightning. Kites have been used in of basketball but it was actually a Canadian, named
many weather experiments, but today scientists prefer James Naismith, who was living in the USA. In
weather balloons because they don’t rely on the wind. December, 1891, he was teaching sports in a school. The
Interviewer: How are kites being used today? head teacher, Dr. Gulick, asked Naismith to come up with
Steve: There has been a recent switch from science to an indoor game for the students to play during the winter.
sports. The latest activity is called power kiting. You He separated the class into two teams of nine players
stand on a landboard, which looks like a skateboard, and and taught them the game he had invented. The teams
you hold onto a huge kite which pulls you along until you tried to score points against each other by throwing a
take off. football into a peach basket, which gave the game its
Interviewer: That sounds like great fun, Steve. Thank you name, ‘basketball’. The first game ended with a score of
very much for joining us today. three to zero, as each successful throw resulted in three
points.
Part 1: Task 5 Basketball quickly became a popular sport around the
country. People heard about this new game and
Looking for human life on distant planets is a search that
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requested copies of the rules from Naismith. Women and put on a paper plate. This is called a custard pie.
enjoyed playing basketball as well. Senda Berenson of Charlie Chaplin used them in his film.
Smith College in Massachusetts adapted the rules for Presenter: How many people take part?
women and organised the first college game for women Liz: When the festival first started there were about 80
in 1893. That same year, basketballs were introduced to teams and only men were allowed to take part, but that
replace footballs. By 1897, teams of five became changed after a few years to allow women to join in the
standard for men, however women continued to play with fun. This year there are 16 teams of four people. Each
six players until 1971. Ladders or poles were originally team has 10 pies and they throw them at each other until
used to remove the ball from the baskets. In 1912 an they have no pies left. They get points for each part of
important change was made to the game; open nets the body they hit. If they miss their target twice, they lose
were adopted and allowed the ball to pass through them. points.
Many other changes came about over the years to make Presenter: Can you tell us why people enter these
it the game we are familiar with today. championships?
Basketball has produced some very talented and Liz: Well, it’s a fun way to raise money for charity.
famous players. During the 1992 Olympics, the phrase Presenter: What a great idea! Thank you very much, Liz.
“The Dream Team” was used to describe the players
from the USA. The team amazed spectators with their Part 1: Task 8
skills and exciting play. Michael Jordan and Larry Bird
Interviewer: Today, we have Internet expert Tom Wilson
were two of the players who helped their team win the
with us. Welcome, Tom.
gold medal. More recently, in the 2008 Olympics in
Tom: Thank you. It’s nice to be here.
Beijing, the USA presented “The Redeem Team”.
Interviewer: Tom, tell us about your latest research.
LeBron James and Kobe Bryant led the team to another
Tom: Well, I have just completed a study on teenagers
first-place finish.
who keep blogs on the Internet. For those listeners who
don’t know what a blog is, it’s like an online diary. It’s
Part 1: Task 7 where someone writes down what’s going on in their
Presenter: Good morning, listeners and welcome to our lives, their thoughts and feelings etc, and posts it on the
programme, ‘The Bizarre World’. Today we have Liz Internet for people to read.
Wilson who’s going to talk about a very strange festival Interviewer: Do many teenagers keep blogs?
in England. Welcome, Liz. Tom: Yes. In fact, most of the blogs on the Internet are
Liz: Thank you. It’s great to be here. written by teens. Adult bloggers, like myself, are actually
Presenter: Now, you’re going to tell us about the Custard in the minority.
Pie Championships. Would you mind telling our listeners Interviewer: Really? And is keeping a blog something
a little bit about the history of the festival first? that is more popular with girls or with boys?
Liz: I’d be happy to. The English have been eating Tom: Neither. In my study I found that teenage girls and
custard for more than 600 years, but the Custard Pie boys keep blogs in about equal numbers.
Championships started a bit more recently, in 1967. The Interviewer: So what are teens writing about in their
inspiration for this festival came from a Charlie Chaplin blogs?
film called Behind the Screen, which is famous for its Tom: Well, all the things you would expect. School, their
food fight. friends, what music they are listening to, the latest gadget
Presenter: So, people in the festival throw custard at they have bought…
each other? Interviewer: This must make teen blogs quite attractive
Liz: That’s right. But as most of us know, custard is made to all sorts of businesses.
up of eggs, milk and sugar mixed together, cooked and Tom: It does. Mobile phone companies, clothing
poured hot over desserts. companies, soft drink companies… they all read teen
Presenter: But they throw cold custard not hot, right? blogs because they can find out exactly what teens are
Liz: Actually, times have changed and custard isn’t used into, and what they want. And of course they get all this
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Interviewer: Do you think teens put too much personal pictures of the lizards. The lizards were so frightened by
information on their blogs? the flashing cameras that they actually started eating
Tom: Occasionally, yes. But in general this is not each other! That was the first and only year where the
something that parents need to worry about. This is organisers of the festival decided to award a prize to the
because very few blogs are actually read by anyone other lizard with the biggest stomach! Now, of course, the
than the actual blogger. There are millions of blogs on photographers stand further away from the lizards when
the web. Probably less than 1% of these actually have they are racing.
any readers. Interviewer: Thanks, Jake. That was really interesting.
Interviewer: But occasionally some teen blogs get a
large readership, don’t they? Part 1: Task 10
Tom: Yes. Sometimes a particular blog will get noticed by
Interviewer: Tonight we have Julian Milner with us. Julian
a national newspaper and mentioned in that paper. After
has been a fruitarian for over 10 years. Welcome to the
that, the number of readers of the blog usually increases
show Julian. Can you explain to listeners what a fruitarian
dramatically. Of course, getting noticed by a newspaper is
is?
usually just down to good luck. It almost always has nothing
Julian: Of course. A fruitarian is someone who eats fruit
to do with the quality of the blog itself.
and nothing but fruit. I, however, am not strictly a
Interviewer: Thank you, Tom. That was very interesting.
fruitarian because I also eat certain vegetables - like
cucumbers. So, unlike the well-known author Anne
Part 1: Task 9 Osborne, who has been living on a diet of only fruit for
Interviewer: Welcome, listeners, to our new series the last fifteen years, I also include vegetables in my diet.
‘Unusual Festivals around the World.’ With us in the Interviewer: Is being a fruitarian similar to being a
studio today is Jake Brown. Jake is here to tell us about vegetarian?
a lizard festival in New Mexico. Julian: Well, in the sense that vegetarians and fruitarians
Jake: Yes, that’s right. Last month, my friends and I were exclude certain things from their diet, yes. But being a
travelling around New Mexico, which is in the southwest fruitarian is much more restrictive. I also should mention
of the United States, and we ended up in a small town that I, personally, don’t even drink water. I only drink fruit
called Lovington. It was 4th July, which is American juice.
Independence Day, and there was a huge fireworks Interviewer: Julian, did you do any research to see if this
display to celebrate the day. But it was the Lovington diet was healthy before you went on it?
Lizard Festival that really caught our attention. Every year, Julian: No. But I wouldn’t recommend this. It’s always
Lovington has a day of lizard races. New Mexico is in the important to do research before you change your diet. I
desert, of course, so there’s always a good supply of decided to become a fruitarian because I came across an
lizards. One of the local people told us that it’s best to article in a magazine one day about the woman I
catch a lizard about one week before the races, because mentioned earlier. In it, she explained how wonderful she
it takes this long to train a lizard for the big day. The rules felt eating nothing but fruit. I had been consuming a lot of
of the races are that only children under 16 can enter a junk food since a teenager and often felt sick. So I thought
lizard in the races. But anyone of any age can train a I would see if my health improved eating only fruit.
lizard. The races are fantastic. The lizards run in a long Interviewer: And did you?
plastic cage in groups of six. The first lizard to cross the Julian: Well, I felt terrible in the beginning. My body had
finishing line wins. You’d be surprised at how quickly they to get used to not having all the foods I had been eating.
can run! Apparently, last year, in the final race of the day, But slowly, I began to feel more energetic. Also, my skin
a lightning-fast lizard was leading for the entire race, became brighter and clearer. For a long time, I had to
when all of a sudden it stopped just before the finishing avoid walking past all my favourite takeaway places
line. Then, a slower lizard overtook it and it was beaten. because I’d be tempted to go in and buy something. But
The funniest story we heard though came from 1976, eventually, I found that I only wanted to eat fruits and
which is the year the lizard festival began in Lovington. vegetables, and nothing else.
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Julian: No. But my wife is vegetarian. Our children eat Part 1: Task 12
everything, but they do love fruit and vegetables. And
Interviewer: Good afternoon, listeners. On today’s
they prefer eating grapes to eating biscuits and crisps.
programme we have Phillip Bridge, a Design &
Interviewer: Thank you, Julian. That was very interesting.
Technology student from Sheffield Hallam University.
Thanks for coming, Phillip.
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Philip: Nice to be here.
Interviewer: Good afternoon listeners! Today Lucy Interviewer: So, can you tell us something about what
Thomas is with us. Lucy is a stuntwoman – it’s her job to you’ve designed?
do the dangerous things on a TV programme instead of Philip: Yes, metal bikes are very expensive to buy,
an actress. Currently, Lucy is a stuntwoman on the TV hundreds of pounds in fact. So I came up with the idea
series Adventure. Lucy, how did you become a of making a bike that can be recycled.
stuntwoman? Interviewer: That sounds interesting. What’s it made
Lucy: Well, my dad is a stuntman, and when I was little I from?
wanted to be just like him. My dad would let me come Philip: It’s made from cardboard but don’t worry it’s much
with him when he was working and watch him as he stronger than a pizza box. In fact, it is used in factories so
practised his stunts. Then, a year ago, he started working it’s very strong but light enough for a bike.
on Adventure and said that I would be a great Interviewer: But what happens when it rains?
stuntwoman for Angela Scott, who plays Kate in the Philip: Well, because it’s so strong it won’t go soft in the
series. rain. However, there is a weight limit, no one over 75
Interviewer: You do look very similar to Angela Scott. kilograms can use it. I expect the bike to last about 6
Lucy: Yes. Maybe that’s why I got the job. But it still takes months but it only costs í15 to make so it’s cheap enough
many hours in hair and makeup before I look enough like to replace.
Angela in order to make the audience think that it is really Interviewer: Can all the parts of the bike be recycled?
her doing the stunt. Philip: Of course, even the metal parts have come from
Interviewer: How do you prepare for a stunt? other bikes so when the bike can no longer be ridden
Lucy: Well, first I talk with Angela to ask her how she after 6 months, you take the bike back to a shop, they
thinks her character would move in the situation. Then, I put the metal parts onto new cardboard and you have a
spend at least 3 days practising to make sure I can do it recycled bike. The old cardboard is biodegradable.
perfectly. Interviewer: Do you think many people will buy it?
Interviewer: Have you ever been injured in a stunt? Philip: I hope so. There’s a bike stolen every 71 seconds
Lucy: Well, I always get hurt to some degree. It’s just part in the UK, that’s almost 440,000 a year! So, anybody
of the job. But usually, it’s just small cuts and bruises. who’s had their bike stolen will consider buying this much
There was one situation where I had to be hit by a car and cheaper alternative. I also hope it will reduce bike theft,
land on top of it. Unfortunately, when I landed, I hit my too. After all, thieves want the more expensive metal
head so hard that I had to go to hospital. I was off work bikes.
for a month after that. Interviewer: Many thanks and good luck.
Interviewer: How does your family feel about your work?
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one day. And my father is always telling me that I must
One of the most fascinating mythological creatures in the
be careful. But I know they’re both very proud of me and
world is ‘Nessie’, an underwater monster which,
my choice of career.
according to legend, lives in a lake in Scotland. ‘Nessie’
Interviewer: Do you think that people have any idea that
is believed to live in a cave at the bottom of Loch Ness.
is you, and not Angela Scott, doing all the dangerous
This enormous lake spreads over nearly 55 square
things in Adventure?
kilometres and is 250 metres deep in some places.
Lucy: I don’t think so, no. But that doesn’t bother me.
Nessie was first mentioned nearly 1,500 years ago, in 565
I’m just happy to be doing something I love.
A.D., when a book about the life of St Columba told how
he had saved a man that the monster was attacking.
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What’s more, close to the lake there have been found songs composed by Lisa Wright were fabulous and Bruce
pictures of a strange reptile that have been carved into Young gave an excellent performance playing my father,
stone. What’s interesting is that these also date from the Frank.
same time. Interviewer: Yes, he was very impressive. But, how did
Popular interest began in 1933, when several people you feel watching your life on the big screen? Was it a
reported seeing an extraordinary animal in the loch. A strange experience?
local newspaper that reported the story, referred to the Lawrence: It was moving. It reminded me of all the
creature as a monster. Almost immediately, ‘Nessie’ was wonderful people who have been in my life.
famous all over the world, and a huge reward of 20,000 Interviewer: I see. So, tell us a little about what you’re
pounds was offered for her capture. writing at the moment. We all know you as a science
In 1934, a rather unclear photograph of the monster was fiction writer, but is it true that you’re currently writing a
sent to a national British newspaper. It showed a creature detective novel set in 19th century France?
that looked like a dinosaur in Loch Ness. However, all Lawrence: It’s not finished yet so who knows what it will
that could clearly be seen was its small head and very become - maybe a detective story, maybe a thriller - I
long neck. The picture caused a sensation and ever since really don’t know. But, yes, it’s certainly different.
the search for ‘The Loch Ness Monster’ has continued. Interviewer: Why did you decide to change to a different
However, 60 years after the photograph was taken, the type of writing?
man who had taken it confessed that the picture was not Lawrence: Well, it’s certainly not my publisher’s idea. I
real. The ‘monster’ was nothing more than a toy boat with think they’re very worried that my fans won’t be happy with
a plastic head and neck attached to it. He and his friends this. But, I’ve been writing about fantasy worlds and distant
had come up with the idea of creating their own Loch planets for ten years now. I needed a change.
Ness monster after reading about ‘Nessie’ in the Interviewer: I see. And I think you’re signing some books
newspapers. Even when the truth came out, some people in town on Wednesday?
still refused to believe that ‘Nessie’ didn’t exist. Lawrence: I’m afraid that was cancelled, I’m flying to
The fascinating legend of ‘The Loch Ness Monster’ still New York for a book festival on Tuesday and I won’t be
attracts thousands of tourists to the area every year. And, back till Thursday. But, I’m planning to be in Eason’s
as if to prove that myths are extremely popular in the Book Store on Main Street on Friday. I’ll be there from 2
modern world, Scotland’s ‘Nessie’ even has her own till 5.
website! Part 2: Task 3
Part 2: Task 2 Good morning ladies and gentlemen and welcome to
Interviewer: My next guest applied to work as an Iliou Melathron, the home of the Coin Museum of Athens.
assistant in a baker’s when he left school. He didn’t get The building was designed by Ernst Ziller, a German who
the job and so started work delivering pizzas. Working life lived most of his life in Greece. He was a professor at the
didn’t seem to suit him, so instead he decided to stay at School of Art in Athens and the architect of a number of
home and write stories. Now, after five novels and a buildings in Greece, including the National Theatre and
bestselling autobiography he is one of the most the Museum at Olympia. The Iliou Melathron is one of his
successful British writers today. His latest novel, The finest works and was completed in 1879 as a home for
Sound of Time, came second on the American best-seller the wealthy German businessman Heinrich Schliemann.
list for last year. Lawrence Comely, welcome to the show. Schliemann began his career as an employee in small
Lawrence: It’s a pleasure to be here, Sarah, and a businesses in Germany and Russia before opening his
pleasure to finally visit Australia. own bank in California, USA. He soon became a
Interviewer: It’s great to have you Lawrence. Let me millionaire and was able to retire at the age of 36. He
start by asking you about Long Way North, the recently learned Greek – in fact Schliemann could communicate
released film based on your autobiography. Do you feel in 13 languages by the end of his life – and moved to
Kevin Jones did a good job? Greece, where he married a local woman. Schliemann
Lawrence: Kevin’s one of my favourite directors. I love studied the Iliad, an ancient Greek poem written by
everything he does and this is no different. I thought the Homer. He decided to try to discover the ruins of Troy,

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the city in which the story of the Iliad takes place. course, you really always wanted to go to Thailand and
In 1871, Schliemann and the British archaeologist, Frank Singapore but ... oh, the cost always seemed to prevent
Calvert, began work in Hissarlik, Turkey to try to find the you. Well, what if I told you that two weeks in Thailand,
ancient city. Schliemann found a number of items at with its mysterious temples, palm-fringed, deserted
Hissarlik including the treasure that belonged to the king beaches and wonderful oriental food, can cost you
of Troy, Priam. For many people, Schliemann’s around í700 instead of eight or more. I bet you’re
discoveries proved that the battle of Troy was not just a interested! It’s not a package tour, of course. You need
story. to be a bit more independent. You need to be willing to
Schliemann was also responsible for a complete take a few risks and rough it occasionally, but you can
excavation of the site of Ancient Mycenae in the do it. And I can tell you how.
Peloponnese, in Greece. It was true that he discovered First, you need to arrange a flight. Between January and
the royal shaft graves. He believed that the gold mask he June a flight to Bangkok costs around í300. That’s on
dug up from one of the tombs was the mask of scheduled airlines, such as Singapore Air or Qantas, so
Agamemnon. No one can be certain that this is the actual you won’t have to put up with old planes which leave in
mask of the Homeric hero, but it was a spectacular find the middle of the night, like you would with a charter
nonetheless. flight. Next, accommodation. Don’t book it. Don’t worry
Schliemann died in 1890 and in 1927 the Greek about accommodation until you get there. If you book
government bought the building from the Schliemann from home, they’ll only know the major, expensive
family. It was first used as the national court of Greece, hotels and there’ll also be a surcharge for the company
and then, had many other uses until 1998. Then the that arranged it. If you wait until you arrive in Thailand,
government decided to move a collection of ancient you can find hotels for as little as 50p a night, or four
Greek coins from the National Archaeological Museum pounds per night if you want something a bit more
into the first floor of the building. The Iliou Melathron upmarket. There’s no problem finding this kind of
became the Coin Museum of Athens. In 2007, a second accommodation. You usually find that hotel owners will
floor of coins ranging from ancient Rome to modern times approach you as soon as you arrive. If they don’t, the
was added. We will begin our tour on the first floor. local taxi-driver will know all the cheap places to stay.
Please, do not smoke and remember that all food and It won’t be a five-star palace, of course, just a simple
drink, apart from water, is forbidden in the building. There room with the necessary facilities. But since all you’re
is a small café in the garden where you can enjoy going to do is sleep there, why spend more? As for the
sandwiches and coffee after the tour. food, every oriental city is full of roadside cafes and
I hope you enjoy the tour. restaurants. You can eat well for about a few pounds a
day. The large hotels will be much more expensive, and
Part 2: Task 4 every city has a McDonalds, but if you choose those,
you will have missed out on the fun and adventure of
Interviewer: I’m sure many of us have thought about
trying the real, local delicacies.
taking a really exotic holiday or a round-the-world trip,
then given up the thought because of the cost. Well,
here’s Mary Steen to explain that it may not be as
Part 2: Task 5
expensive as we all thought. Mary ... Hi everyone, and welcome to this evening’s origami
Mary Steen: Have you ever really worked out the cost of workshop. Some of you, I know, are already quite
a holiday? There’s the flight, yes, and the hotel. If you go experienced at making origami models, but for the benefit
to the Mediterranean that’s maybe í450, maybe a bit of our beginners I’d like to say a few words about this
more. You’re bound to end up spending quite a bit too; traditional Japanese art form.
there’s food and drinks, and a few trips, and then the First of all, what is origami? ‘Ori’ is the Japanese word
souvenirs for people in the office and friends. You’ll for folding and ‘kami’ means paper. Put simply, it is the
definitely need at least í800 in all. And what do you get art of folding paper into a variety of different shapes.
for that? Packed dirty beaches and the company of the Some shapes are simple and some are amazingly
kind of people you came abroad to get away from. Of complicated. Birds, animals and flowers are all part of the

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standard range. You sometimes also come across some to Sports Report the captain of the England football
weird and wonderful models ranging from Christmas team, David Ireland.
trees and chess sets to dinosaurs and Star Wars fighter David: Good morning, and thank you for inviting me.
ships. Normally, just one sheet of paper is used and, in Interviewer: Now it wasn’t a very successful end to the
theory, any shape can be modelled, depending on how tour, but you started it very well, didn’t you David?
you fold the paper. There are actually only a small number David: Yes, the warm-up tour in South America went very
of different folding techniques, but they are combined in well. We won seven out of our eight games there. And
many ways to create different designs. Following the the other one was a draw. We thought if we played like
correct order of the folds is vital, and that means you that in the World Cup, we were in with a good chance of
have to pay careful attention to your diagram. Cutting and winning it.
gluing the paper are avoided. Interviewer: But things started to go wrong when you
Once you get started, you’ll find that origami is extremely went to Spain. Would that be fair, David?
easy on the pocket. The gentlemen here tonight may David: Yes, I think that’s fair. We got some serious
remember forking out quite a bit of money for a model injuries to important team members. It never helps if your
aeroplane kit, then spending hours trying to put all the best players are out on the side. You really need to keep
pieces together. But origami only needs a square sheet playing the same side in these competitions, it gives
of paper and you can create any shape you want. A everyone confidence.
hundred sheets of prepacked origami paper will cost you Interviewer: You lost every match in Spain. So, going
just a few pounds. The only other expense is having back to the injuries, why did the England team get so
access to a computer. This is not essential but is very many injures? You’re professional sportsmen, you train
helpful. Traditionally in the past, the art of folding paper for these big events. No other team had so many injuries.
shapes was passed on through the generations by David: I think we play too much football in England.
watching other people do it. Written instructions didn’t Remember, we play more games in our season than any
appear until the late 18th century. Now with the Internet other country. This is the first break I’ve had in over a
you can select from a huge collection of diagrams online. year.
Many shapes are modelled on video so that you can Interviewer: But surely they play lots of football in other
follow step by step at your own pace. countries too. Italy for example, they played over twenty
Origami is normally thought of as a fun activity for kids. I international matches this year, I believe.
would also like to stress how beneficial it can be for both David: And they’ve got the same sort of injury problems
adults and children alike. In the first place, it develops that we have. Like us, they got knocked out in the quarter
your problem-solving skills, as you think logically about finals. And I thought they actually had the best team and
the folds you are making. Your ability to follow should have won the cup. We all have to reduce the
instructions will improve, as will your levels of patience. number of games we play if we want to win tournaments
Then there are occasions, like this evening, when a group like the World Cup.
of enthusiasts can get together to share their ideas or Interviewer: Whatever the problems, the newspapers back
cooperate on a project. This is also an ideal opportunity here in Britain have been very critical of you. They have called
to ask for assistance with some of the more complex for a new manager and also for a new captain. How does
origami structures. that affect you?
It’s best to begin with something quite straightforward that David: Well, no one likes criticism, but I suppose as
doesn’t need too many folds. So, what are we waiting for? international footballers we have to expect it every time
Let’s get started on a packet of takeaway French fries. we lose a match. But I don’t think the criticism has been
Now, to achieve the desired effect for this one, we’re very fair. On tour in Spain, we had to agree not to read
going to use two sheets of paper, one red, one yellow … the English papers at all.
Interviewer: That was probably a good idea. Although,
Part 2: Task 6 of course it’s impossible to control the fans at the
matches, isn’t it?
Interviewer: And following their recent efforts in the
David: Well, that’s the funny thing. Unlike the newspapers,
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our fans were always behind us and did everything they Art lovers will enjoy the park just as much as nature
could to boost the team’s performance. lovers, as the park has many beautiful statues within its
grounds. Some of the best statues in the park are the one
Part 2: Task 7 of Achilles, of the poet Lord Byron and the magnificent
Albert Memorial. In short, Hyde Park has something to
One of the joys of a visit to London is taking a walk in one
interest anyone who wants to enjoy a day out in central
of the city’s Royal Parks. The largest and perhaps the
London.
most famous is Hyde Park. Originally used as a private
deer park for hunting by Henry the VIII, it first became
open to the public in the late 17th century. It quickly
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became popular with both the wealthy and the poorer Interviewer: Er, excuse me. I wonder if you’d mind
sections of society as a place to enjoy fresh air and answering a few questions.
landscaped gardens. Woman: Oh no, not again. It’s not about what shampoo
Apart from being a beautiful park to visit, Hyde Park has I use is it?
also been the site for many interesting events. In 1851 Interviewer: No, no – it’s about washing powder,
The Great Exhibition was held in the grounds of the park, actually.
and Joseph Paxton built his famous Crystal Palace to Woman: Oh, really? Well, that does interest me in a way
hold the exhibits. This exhibition of Victorian culture and because I’m an environmentalist – I mean, I study the effects
industry was visited by nearly six million people. Many of pollutants on rivers and lakes and, of course, washing
demonstrations have taken place in the park, as well. In powder is one of the culprits.
1908 the suffragette movement, which wanted to get the Interviewer: Yes, right. Well, the first question is about
right to vote for women, held a protest march of 250,000 your age – which age group you fit into.
people in the park. It was the biggest demonstration that Woman: That’s typical, isn’t it? I mean, what has that got
had ever been held in London. The park has also been a to do with it?
venue for many concerts, including the recent Live 8 Interviewer: It’s just for marketing purposes, I’m sure.
benefit concerts. Woman: Well, alright. I’m in my late thirties.
The most impressive way into the park is through the Interviewer: Right. And you said you’re an
Grand Entrance at Hyde Park Corner, where visitors can environmentalist?
pass through the Greek style Ionic columns of the three Woman: That’s right. I do research at the University.
archways of the entrance. Once inside the park, there is Interviewer: And how many people are there in your
plenty to see and do. First of all, there is The Serpentine household?
lake which runs through the middle of the park and has Woman: Well, to be honest it varies. At the moment
many recreational facilities. There is an area for swimming there’s me, my husband, our two kids, and then my sister
in the summer and visitors can also hire rowing boats. and her baby are living with us.
One of the most popular areas of the park, receiving a Interviewer: So that makes five?
million visitors a year, is the memorial fountain for Diana, Woman: If you’re not counting the baby – though if you
Princess of Wales, which is on the south shore of the lake. ask me half the washing’s hers.
Another part of the park that is a favourite with visitors is Interviewer: Oh right – of course the baby counts. Now
Speakers’ Corner. Located in the north east corner of the what type of washing machine do you have?
park close to Marble Arch, it is an area where public Woman: Type, do you mean brand?
speaking is allowed. Although many famous people have Interviewer: Erm, yes. Which brand?
made speeches from here, including George Orwell and Woman: Hmm, you know, I honestly don’t remember. I’m
Karl Marx, anyone can make a speech on almost any pretty sure it’s one of the German ones.
subject they wish as long as it is not intended to provoke Interviewer: OK, we’ll just put that. And, er, how many
violence. As anyone has the right to say whatever they washes do you do a week?
want at Speakers’ Corner, even if it is quite offensive, it Woman: Oh, at least one a day, what with the kids and
has always been regarded as a symbol of freedom of the baby and all. It’s a terrible waste of water and energy,
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Interviewer: Right. And what kind of washing powder or awake each day. The morning is the most productive
liquid do you use? time of the day for me. But I can’t do anything without
Woman: It’s a so-called environmentally friendly one. first having some breakfast. My children go to school and
They still pollute of course, but it’s better than those my wife goes to work, so I usually just have the morning
whiter-than-white ones. papers for company at the breakfast table. I’m not the
Interviewer: I see - fine. Now, are you satisfied with the type of person who eats the same boring cereal every
way your wash comes out? morning - I like to vary my diet as much as possible. So,
Woman: Well, as I said, the whites aren’t exactly brilliant, breakfast could be anything, as long as it’s tasty. I’m a
and I have to do some extra work on stains – the terrible cook, so when it’s my turn to make the dinner we
toothbrush and soda routine, you know. eat out instead! - usually at least once a week.
Interviewer: Okay. So it’s the whites and, er, stains. When I am performing in the evening, I have the whole
Now, what would make you change your brand of afternoon to myself. I try to relax by reading or working out.
washing powder? Opera singers have a reputation for being overweight, but
Woman: That’s easy – total biodegradability. that is no longer the case. Singing opera is a physically
Interviewer: I, er, sorry? demanding occupation. So, most opera singers follow a
Woman: I mean if it was completely non-polluting. balanced diet and stay in good shape. I perform in
Interviewer: Oh, right, I see. And are you, do you think you venues around the world and am on tour for around a
are influenced by advertising? As far as washing powders third of the year - sometimes for as long as a month at a
go, I mean. time. Before each performance abroad, I call my family
Woman: Oh, I suppose everyone is to an extent, but since on my mobile. Some singers chat to members of the
I’ve decided to try and reduce the amount of damage I do audience, others go over their lines, but I find that there
to the environment, I’d say no. I don’t pay any attention. is nothing more relaxing than calling home. I walk out
The only thing that concerns me is what chemicals they onto the stage with a smile on my face thinking of my
use. family in St Petersburg and how proud I am of them.
Interviewer: OK, fine. Which makes the last question a
bit unnecessary actually ... Part 2: Task 10
Woman: Oh. What was it?
Most people would find running even as little as just one
Interviewer: It says, is your choice of product influenced
mile a near impossible task. So it isn’t difficult to imagine
by pollution and that.
how hard it is to run a 26-mile marathon, or, even more
Woman: Oh, right – I see. (laughs)
impossible still, running the distance of 120 marathons,
Interviewer: I don’t suppose you’ll be wanting the free
which would be a gruelling 3,120 miles! And yet that is
sample either?
exactly the challenge someone would face if they chose
Woman: Oh, no, I’ll take it. The laboratory can start
to participate in the Self-Transcendence, or ST Race, the
analysing it right away!
longest foot race in the world.
The race, which is an ultramarathon, was established by
Part 2: Task 9 a spiritual teacher from India called Sri Chinmoy, who
Radio Presenter: This week our Day in the Life section wanted to give runners the opportunity to discover the
features the Russian opera singer, Uri Uzliam. Uzliam limits of their capabilities and try to overcome them. This
lives in St Petersburg with his second wife, Helga, and is why it is called a self transcendence race. The ST Race
their three boys, Andrei, Peter and Sergei. The couple are is run along a course set up in Queens, a borough of New
expecting their fourth child in January. Uzliam will be York City. The course itself is only about half a mile long
playing the part of Alfredo Germont in Giuseppe Verdi’s but the difficult part is that the participants have to run
La Traviata in the Royal Opera House on 4th November. around it 5,649 times. That’s 5,649 laps, which is a
Uri Uzliam: I’m not an early bird. I usually get up at 10 distance equivalent to that of running from New York to
o’clock; 11 if I have given a performance the night before. Los Angeles. To make matters even more difficult,
Though, I’m certainly not a night owl either. I like to think runners have to complete the race in 51 days. This means
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every day. Regardless of weather conditions or poor the west of the country. It is bordered by the Atlantic
lighting, these courageous athletes are out there from six Ocean on the north, south and west and Lake Corrib on
in the morning until midnight doing their obligatory laps. the east. I stayed in Clifden, a sleepy peaceful town on
Race rules allow for two short breaks each day, which the west coast. The town itself does not have a lot to offer
the runners use to go to the toilet or seek medical beyond the usual souvenir shops, but it is the perfect
attention. Eating and drinking are done on the run with place from which to explore Connemara. A good place
volunteers on hand to distribute food and drinks. to start is the Sky Road, an 11-kilometre circular road
Most people would probably find it very tedious to run that surrounds Clifden and offers fantastic views of the
round the same course so many times but the runners Atlantic coast and the mountainous inland. Around this
who take part in the race say that boredom is not an area, you can also see a memorial to the two British
issue. For one thing, locals living near the course take pilots, John Alcock and Arthur Brown, who landed near
great interest in the race and come out in large numbers Clifden after performing the first non-stop flight across
to spur on the runners by chatting with them as they go the Atlantic. Further inland is Lake Corrib, the second
by. This support helps to motivate the runners, especially biggest lake in Ireland. It is said that the lake has 365
if they are beginning to feel tired. Many of the runners islands, one for each day of the year. During the summer
also listen to music on their MP3 players to relieve the months, you can take a cruise around the lake and enjoy
monotony and some of them listen to audio books or some of the best fishing in Ireland. For the majority of the
radio programmes to take their mind off the punishing time I spent in Connemara it poured down, making many
miles ahead of them. outdoor excursions impossible without a raincoat.
It goes without saying that the race takes a huge toll on However, nothing brightened the mood more than the
the runners physically. Sprained ankles are a common warm fires and great seafood meals in the many high-
ailment, as are pulled muscles caused by falls. Generally class restaurants in the area. In most restaurants and
speaking, though, those participating in the race are pubs you can hear traditional music. I also had the
experienced athletes and know enough to avoid more pleasure of seeing traditional Irish dancing. Dancers keep
serious conditions like sunstroke or dehydration. their hands by their sides and dance to the speedy
As unlikely as it may sound, the winner of the race rhythms of live music. It’s quite a sight. Despite the
receives no medal, no trophy, and no cash prize. Instead, stunning scenery and the tasty food, the highlight of my
what they win is an immense sense of achievement. The trip to Connemara was meeting the locals. You won’t
race isn’t meant to be competitive in the normal sense of understand them all since many speak Gaelic, the native
the word, as the participants are competing against their Irish language, but for the most part everyone is eager to
own limits only and not against the other athletes. Most have a chat and help you on your way.
runners are simply overjoyed to have managed to
complete the course. Part 2: Task 12
The race takes place between June and August of every
I’ve always been fascinated by the way traditions vary
year and, as there is no website for the race, those
around the world and while I was in the Lake District for
interested in keeping up with the progress of the athletes
the weekend I finished off a very interesting and
will have to make their way to Queens to watch the race
informative book on the subject of international table
live. Snacks and refreshments are available at the course
manners. Entitled Pass the Salt, Please, it was written by
for those who wish to cheer on the runners.
James Cameron, Professor of Sociology at Oxford
University, England.
Part 2: Task 11 When I was a small child growing up in Glasgow,
Radio Presenter: Welcome back to the Travel Show. Scotland, table manners were strictly enforced. My
This week, Jane Duran has been in Connemara. This is mother made sure that my brother, David, and I behaved
her report from one of the most scenic places in Ireland. properly at all times when we were eating. Whether we
Jane Duran: You might not find Connemara on a map were enjoying a meal at home, at a friend’s or relative’s
of Ireland. It’s not a town or village, but actually the house, or even on that very rare occasion when we were
unofficial name for an area of land in county Galway in at a restaurant or pub, we were closely supervised by our

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mum. The manners that I learned at her table have stuck Take Greece, for instance. It is a country known for its
with me over the years, and have probably made me warmth and hospitality. An element of this hospitality is
more aware of those people who do not know how to shown by the habit of people getting together in large
behave at the table. groups and sharing from each other’s plates. Russia, too,
As with most traditions, Professor Cameron says that is known as a country where food plays an important role
table manners were first created, and later followed, for in society. Russians tend to be friendly and talkative so it
good reason. Imagine for a moment if you will, what should come as no surprise that mealtimes in Russia are
would happen at a crowded dinner table if everyone were often informal with much talk and laughter.
to grab food off plates, refuse to use their knives, or insist Having said that, as Professor Cameron pointed out in
on chewing with their mouths open. It would be his book, some table manners are universal. Talking with
unpleasantly chaotic, wouldn’t it? That is the main reason one’s mouth full, according to the professor, is
why etiquette, the unwritten laws that govern polite unacceptable practically anywhere you might travel on
behaviour, demand that we do things in a certain way. the planet. This makes perfect sense if you ask me.
Holding our fork with our right hand, regardless of Taking food from someone else’s plate without
whether it is our stronger hand or not, being a good case permission is also an international no-no. I’ll let you in on
in point, as otherwise elbows would be knocking against a little secret. If you are travelling and find yourself sharing
each other and there would be food all over the floor and a table with the locals, do as they do. I have always found
table. that you can’t go wrong when you follow the wise old
Professor Cameron says that although certain table saying, ‘When in Rome, do as the Romans do’.
manners don’t always appear to have any particular logic
behind them – wine glasses on the right and water
glasses on the left, for example – he strongly believes that
people simply follow the rules because it shows who they
are and where they are from. Table manners say a little
bit about the character of a culture.

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