Listening PART 4 3

City life
Test your knowledge! Complete the compound nouns.
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1. There’s usually a red one at the top and a green one at the bottom. Sometimes there’s an orange one.
t........................................ l........................................
2. This type of transport travels in dark tunnels.
u........................................ t........................................
3. This includes trains and buses. It’s used a lot by people who don’t have their own car.
p........................................ t........................................
4. You can find out about the attractions in the area you are visiting here.
t........................................ i........................................ c........................................
5. Lots of people in cities live in one of these. It has a lot of floors.
a........................................ b........................................
6. This is the middle of a very large town. It’s where most of the shops and businesses are.
c........................................ c........................................

Exam task

Track 12 For each question, choose the correct answer.

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You will hear an interview with an architect called Scott Tenbury.

1 What does Scott say about his ‘capsule’ A It was too small for him to feel comfortable in.
apartment in Japan? B There was a lot of noise from nearby
apartments.
C He had to think carefully about where to
put things.

2 Scott says that the ‘upside-down’ house he A wasn’t as exciting as he thought it would be.
lived in B attracted a lot of interest from tourists.
C needed repairing regularly.

3 How did Scott feel when he had to leave his A disappointed that it had become so expensive
home in London? to live in
B pleased to escape the effects of the
weather
C amazed that so many people wanted to
buy it

4 What does Scott enjoy about living in cities? A having access to facilities
B getting interesting jobs
C seeing lots of people

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 5 What problem has Scott had with his ‘water A It’s hard to find the right colour for it.
building’? B It’s difficult to build on water.
C It’s not easy to get the right shape.

6 Why would Scott like to design a railway A to create something people love
station? B to test his design skills
C to improve transport services

Add a prefix or suffix from the box to complete each word in the sentences.
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-ment un- dis- -ship -ful im- -ous -ation

1. The Eiffel Tower is an ........forgettable monument. It’s

beautiful!
2. The subway near my house is a bit danger......... . I never
go there alone at night.
3. What a wonder........ square to live in!
4. I find it a bit of a ........advantage living so far away
from work.
5. You live opposite that enormous depart........ store,
don’t you?
6. I live next to a big road. It’s ........possible to sleep with
all the traffic.
7. Excuse me. Could you give me some inform........ about
bus times?
8. Friend........ is very important – everyone needs friends.

Get it right!
Look at the sentences below and choose the correct one.

I remember the beautiful beaches where we used to play volleyball.

I remember the beautiful beaches where we were playing volleyball.

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 3a 1 I always used to be late for college.
some changes to the way she lives her
2 Zijin didn’t use to exercise at all.
life. Carla, the first thing you did was
3 My son didn’t use to get up early as a teenager. /
change the way you worked. Why?
As a teenager my son didn’t use to get up early.
Carla: I used to have a busy job – I worked for a 4 Stephanie never used to eat vegetables.
large technology firm. It was interesting, 5 You used to reply to emails immediately.
so I never got stressed or needed time off 6 Ahmed used to drink a lot of coffee.
like some of my colleagues, who became ill.
The job was incredible. I travelled all over the 3b 1 e 2 c 3 f 4 a 5 d 6 b
world. Then, suddenly I realised I was living
in hotels and I thought ‘You know what? I’d Listening Part 4:3
like to spend more time in my own house!’ 1 1 traffic lights 4 tourist information centre
Interviewer: And now you run your own business. 2 underground train 5 apartment block / building
Carla: Yes, and I choose which hours I work. I still 3 public transport 6 city centre
do long days – but I can stop when I want 2 1 C 2 A 3 B 4 C 5 A 6 B
to. I didn’t use to go on holidays often and
I still don’t – but that’s my choice instead
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of my company’s. Some people who leave
Worksheet 3
big companies miss the big salaries, but
that doesn’t bother me. For each question, choose the correct
Interviewer: Do you do more exercise now? answer.
Carla: I spend about the same amount of time Look at questions 1 to 6 now. You
exercising as I did before. However, instead have 45 seconds.
of doing it between work and dinner, I get You will hear an interview with an
up at 5 a.m. and exercise then. I’m into architect called Scott Tenbury.
yoga, I have been for years, because it Interviewer: Scott Tenbury, you’re an architect and
relaxes my body and mind. I’ve never really you’ve lived in some interesting buildings
enjoyed team sports or athletics. for research. Tell us about the one in Japan.
Interviewer: What about food? Are you healthier now? Scott: I had what’s called a ‘capsule’ in an apartment
Carla: Definitely! I never used to have lunch and block. It was one tiny room – I had to be
I ended up eating late and having too creative and use interesting ways of getting
much chocolate and crisps, which made everything I needed into the space. People
me feel bad. Now I cook everything from asked ‘Isn’t it a bit like living in prison?’ But
fresh and it tastes so much nicer. I’m it’s nothing like that! And I never heard the
less tired now and have loads of energy – neighbours, despite living so close to them.
which was unexpected! Interviewer: Interesting! You also once lived in what
Interviewer: Do you spend more time with family now, too? you called an ‘upside-down’ house.
Carla: Yes, particularly my sisters. We’ve always Scott: That’s right. It looked like the roof was on
loved films – when we were teenagers the ground and the front door was in the
we used to go to the cinema every week. air! All the rooms were in their usual place
That isn’t always possible now, so we inside, so it wasn’t that different to live in
have film nights at my house instead. it. That was a bit disappointing. It wasn’t
There’s an outdoor pool in town and you in an area that tourists visit, but I used to
can swim and watch films there – we’re see people taking photos of it from time
going to try that soon. to time. They’d ask whether the house was
difficult to look after – it wasn’t at all.
Interviewer: You’re still a busy person – do you have
any time-saving advice? Interviewer: You’ve also lived in a container in
London – one of those big metal boxes
Carla: There are things people do like checking
which ships carry things in.
emails or messages on the bus to work or
school and making a list of things to do the Scott: Yes – in the city centre. Unfortunately, it had
next day, which are good ideas and can a metal roof and when it rained, I couldn’t
sometimes save time. But the thing that hear the television! I wasn’t sorry to leave
works well for me is having lots of clothes that behind when I sold it. It took me a while
which are the same, so you don’t have to to sell it – although they’re small, they’re not
think about what to put on in the morning! cheap, but I managed to sell it to a young
woman – she was an architect too.
Narrator: Now listen again.

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 2b Students’ own answers
Interviewer: Have you always lived in cities?
Scott: Yes, they’re wonderful. It’s great watching all 3 1 cousin 3 couple 5 anniversary
those people living their lives – doing similar 2 married 4 generations 6 nephew
things in different ways! Many people like
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going to restaurants, shopping centres – I’m
not bothered about all that. I work from home, 1 1 d 3 g 5 f 7 h
so could live anywhere, but I love cities. 2 c 4 a 6 e 8 b
Interviewer: What are you designing at the moment? 2a 1 work 4 subject 7 job
Scott: I’m working on my ‘water building’, trying 2 school 5 difficult 8 ambition
to make a box which appears to float on 3 favourite 6 outside
the water – that’s going well. People have
been building on water for centuries, so
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there are no difficulties there. I want it to
Worksheet 2
be the same grey-blue as the water – it
1 Do you study or work? What are you studying? /
seems almost impossible, because water
What do you do?
changes so much with the light!
2 Do you like your school or job? Why? / Why not?
Interviewer: What kind of building would you like to design?
3 What is or was your favourite subject at school?
Scott: A railway station – one that’s on different What do or did you like most about it?
levels. A big monument to trains! It’s not 4 Which subject would you like to learn more about?
because I want people to say ‘Wow!’, but I’d 5 What do you find difficult about learning English?
like the challenge of making something so 6 How often do you use English outside of your
big and that does something useful, but is English classes?
beautiful to look at too. 7 If you could have any job, what would you do and
Narrator: Now listen again. why?
8 What is your greatest study or work ambition?
3 1 unforgettable 5 department
2 dangerous 6 impossible 2b Students’ own answers
3 wonderful 7 information
4 disadvantage 8 friendship 3 1 could / was able to 5 can’t / ’m not able
2 can to / am not able to
Get it right! 3 will be able to / can 6 couldn’t / wasn’t
I remember the beautiful beaches where we used to play 4 been able to able to
volleyball.
Speaking Part 1:3
Speaking Part 1:1
1a 1 d 3 b 5 f
1 1 What’s / What is your name? 2 e 4 c 6 a
2 How old are you?
3 Where do you live? 1b Students’ own answers
4 Do you study / learn English at college? 2a 1 free time 4 doing 7 extreme
5 Who do you live with? 2 sports 5 country 8 weekend
2a 1 spend 3 like 5 start 7 live 3 take part 6 activities
2 enjoy 4 would 6 grow 8 had
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Worksheet 1 1 What do you enjoy doing in your free time?
1 Who do you spend most time with? 2 Do you enjoy playing sports? Which ones?
2 What do you enjoy doing when you’re at home? 3 Do you prefer to watch sports rather than take part
3 What do you like about your school or job? in them?
4 What would you like to do in the future? 4 Do you enjoy doing things with other people?
5 When did you start learning English? Do you enjoy it? 5 What are the most popular sports or hobbies in your
Why? / Why not? country?
6 Where did you grow up? 6 What activities would you most like to try?
7 What do you like about the town you live in? 7 Have you ever tried any extreme sports? Did you
8 Where would you like to live if you had the enjoy it?
opportunity? 8 How did you spend last weekend?

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