Essential English 5: Students Book Transcripts

Unit 1
Track 1.1
Dengs university course was over at last! The good news was that he finally had
his degree. The bad news? He was heavily in debt. So he sent out loads of CVs
and he applied for every job he saw in the paper. He was sure hed walk into a
well-paid job at a big company. But he didnt get any replies and he was soon
under a lot of stress. So in the end, he decided to do work experience unpaid!
Hes still there now, three months later, and hes sick to death of it!
Track 1.2
A
I left school a year ago and I still havent found a job. Ive been looking for ages. I
want to talk to my friends about it but I cant because I get so embarrassed.
Theyve all got really good jobs and Im the only one who hasnt. Its really
depressing.
B
Im living with my parents. I moved back here after university. It was difficult at
first because I had been living on my own now, every time I do anything, my
parents ask Where are you going? What time are you coming home? Its
terrible. But what can I do? Its impossible to find a cheap apartment in Buenos
Aires.
C
I dont come from a rich family so I had to get student loans to pay for my college
education. Now Im thousands of pounds in debt and I worry about it all the time.
Will I ever be able to pay it all back?
D
I took a degree in Media Studies but there werent any jobs out there. So now,
after the summer Im going to work on my local newspaper for free! Itll be a
good way to make contacts and maybe get a proper job in the future. One thatll
pay the bills!
E
When I took the job, I hadnt realised how boring it was. For example, today I was
just typing information into a database, all day. So Ive had enough. Im leaving
my job next week and Im going travelling in Asia.
Track 1.3
My name is Qui. Im 21 and Im from Vietnam. I grew up in Hanoi, the capital city.
I really take after my mum. We look almost the same. Er.... but my parents broke
up when I was 5. Then I was brought up by my mother. I was very naughty as a
child and she used to tell me off a lot. I did badly at school and I didnt live up to
her expectations. I fell out with her when she remarried. I moved out and I went

to study at university. I met my boyfriend Thao there, and we started going out.
We get on really well together and I love being with him. And thats me!
Track 1.4
Zhu Zhu
I know that Im his only child but I still dont understand why he calls me up all the
time. He must ring me two or three times a day. Its ridiculous. And he tells me off
if I dont call him but Im busy! He worries about me because Im studying here
in Switzerland, at a Hotel School. But, really, Im fine. He wasnt like this when I
was growing up. Back home in China, he hardly ever spoke to me!
Lisa
It has to be my brother. I cannot understand how he manages to get the
bathroom so dirty. When he has a shower, he gets water all over the floor ... and
hes always using my shampoo without asking me. We fall out over it all the time.
Last week, he cut his nails and then left them in the sink. How disgusting is that! I
cant put up with it any more. My parents dont do anything about it either! If I
ever have children, I will not bring them up like that.
Claudia
My older brother broke up with his girlfriend recently, and since then hes always
hanging around the house. He never goes out! I had thought that they always got
on well together but now he spends all his time telling me how awful she was. It
doesnt help that shes now going out with his best friend ...
Ben
Well, I take after my dad. Hes really relaxed, really good fun. Im like that. But his
father is the complete opposite. Hes always telling me that I need to change my
job or go back to university or do something else with my life. But Im happy with
my life now. The fact is that I cant live up to his expectations. It wouldnt be a
problem but he lives right next door to us so I see him almost every day!
Track 1.5
1 He wasnt like this when I was growing up.
2 We fall out over it all the time.
3 I had thought that they always got on well together.
4 Well, I take after my dad.
Track 1.6
1 down
2 excited
3 nervous
4 exhausted
5 shocked
6 appalling
7 go white
8 astonished
9 delighted
10 confused
11 go red

12 stressed out
Track 1.7
Martina: So how was the holiday?
Jos: Well, ...
Martina: Did something go wrong? Everyone looked really happy in the Fotolog.
Jos: That was day one, when we went canoeing. After that, things changed.
Martina: What happened?
Jos: Well, Mitch is obviously incredibly organised. So he had booked all the
accommodation online. The first night was fine. We were in a youth hostel in the
city centre. Everyone was excited to be there and it was really good fun.
Martina: Right.
Jos: But afterwards, we werent sleeping in hotels. We were going to houses,
and the owners had given us the key.
Martina: And no one would be in the house when you arrived?
Jos: Exactly. The houses were empty. I was a bit nervous about that but Mitch
said it would be OK.
Martina: Typical Mitch.
Jos: Exactly. The houses were empty. I was a bit nervous about that but Mitch
said it would be OK.
Martina: Typical Mitch.
Jos: Yeah. Well, when we got to the place for the second night, we had been
walking in the mountains all day. Everyone was exhausted. Er... when we got to
the house, it was unlocked, so we didnt need the key. We just went inside. Well,
when we saw the place, everyone was shocked.
Martina: Why? What was wrong?
Jos: It was appalling! There were no beds, no kitchen, the bathroom only had
cold water. Mitch was absolutely furious, so we didnt say anything. Uhm... we
just ate some bread and cheese, got our sleeping bags out and went to sleep on
the floor.
Martina: That doesnt sound very comfortable.
Jos: No. Then, later, while everyone was sleeping, I heard a noise outside. I got
up and met Becky in the living room. Er... because... someone was trying to get
into the house. Becky went white. The door opened, and three men walked in.
They looked at us, astonished.
Martina: Who were they?
Jos: They were the people who had booked the house.
Martina: Who?
Jos: The people who had booked the house. And they werent exactly delighted
that we were staying the night there.
Martina: I dont understand.
Jos: We had gone to the wrong house! It was my fault actually. Id been reading
the map, and had got confused.
Martina: Oh no!
Jos: I know. Everyone looked at me and I just went red.
Martina: Poor you!
Jos: Mitch had said that the house didnt look like the photos on the website...
Martina: So what happened?

Jos: Well, luckily, the three men thought it was hilarious. They were very
experienced mountaineers. They cooked us some food and we all agreed to
spend the night there.
Martina: Why didnt you go to your other accommodation?
Jos: Because it was late and it was raining.
Martina: So, I guess that things went well after that at least?
Jos: No, wait, it gets worse...
Track 1.8
A He had booked all the accommodation online.
B We had been walking in the mountains all day.
C That doesnt sound very comfortable.
D While everyone was sleeping, I heard a noise outside.
E They were the people who had booked the house.
F Because it was late and it was raining.
Track 1.9
1 incredibly intelligent
2 absolutely astonished
3 extremely embarrassing
4 ridiculously rich
5 totally terrified
6 completely crazy
7 unbelievably uncomfortable
Track 1.10
Anna
I grew up in a small town in the States. Er... So the first thing that I noticed about
Tokyo was the number of people. The trains in the morning are incredibly
crowded, all of them. I have to take the bullet train to work so Im used to them
now but in the beginning, I didnt want to get on.
Bruno
Even in Rome, we dont have that many Indian restaurants. So to be honest, I
had never eaten curry before I came here to Birmingham. Er... and when I went
to a curry house for the first time, I couldnt eat the food at all. For me, it was
unbelievably hot. But now Im used to spicy food and I love a curry. Its amazing
how my taste has changed.
Otis
I came here to Mallorca to work as a chef, er... to cook food for all the German
tourists that come here from my country. It was a dream for me to live here. I
totally adore Spain, I really do. But in summer, its absolutely boiling. Its so hot,
and I work in the kitchen. Ill never get used to it. Really, I wont.
Tessa
People from my country, from Ireland, think of Moscow as a cheap place,
because they remember the news stories from twenty, thirty years ago. But...
um... but the change in the country over the last few years has been completely
incredible. Im working there now and the cost of everything is so expensive. Im

getting used to the prices now, but they still surprise me from time to time. Mind
you you can get literally anything you want 24/7, so there are some
advantages.
Track 1.11
1 We used trams to get around Dublin.
Hes not used to eating spicy food.
2 I usually read the paper on my way to work.
I read a really good book while I was on holiday.
3 We need someone to lead the jungle expedition.
X-rays cannot move through lead.
4 Youre standing too close to me!
Can you close the door please?
5 Mike has had a huge row with his grandmother and now theyre not talking to
each other!
Well be waiting on the row of seats outside the station.
Track 1.12
10 I love watching DVDs with you. We dont often get to stay in.
11 Hes wearing this so he cant get away. If I leave him alone for a minute, he
runs off.
12 Poor Henry! Hes really getting older now.
13 Ive got a text!
14 These old photos have got me thinking about my grandma.
15 Its not coming out! Im never getting a drink from this machine again!
16 I was so happy when we finally got to the port!
17 He got malaria when he was travelling in the jungle.
Track 1.13
Mauro: Another delay. Its always the same. If you get to the airport on time, the
planes always late.
Nancy: Its only thirty minutes, Mauro. Lets get a coffee while were waiting.
Mauro: Yeah OK. What a pain, though.
Nancy: Dont get stressed about it. If we didnt have planes, it would take a lot
longer to get to Cape Town.
Mauro: If we didnt have all these problems, I wouldnt be so fed up.
Nancy: I should be fed up, not you. Im only on this trip because Mirandas got
the flu. Remember?
Mauro: Yeah, I know.
Nancy: So is something wrong today? You look a bit down. Is it the job? If theres
anything wrong, Ill try and fix it for you.
Mauro: No, no, its not the job. I love it. We get to travel all around the world. We
get to stay in expensive hotels. We get to meet famous people... Yeah. Im happy.
Nancy: But?
Mauro: But I heard from an old friend this week. Vanessa. We went to the
international school together in London.
Nancy: And?
Mauro: Well, Vanessa has just finished drama school and now shes working as
an actor! Shes travelling the USA doing Shakespeare.
Nancy: Thats great news. Good for her!

Mauro: But its got me thinking, you see.

Track 1.14
Mauro: Well, Vanessa has just finished drama school and now shes working as
an actor! Shes travelling the USA doing Shakespeare.
Nancy: Thats great news. Good for her!
Mauro: But its got me thinking, you see.
Nancy: Has it?
Mauro: Its because I always wanted to be an actor. When I was a kid, that was
my dream.
Nancy: We all have those. I wanted to the first female president of the USA!
Mauro: But youre not American. Youre Canadian!
Nancy: Children dont worry about things like that.
Mauro: No. Anyway, now Im thinking I made the wrong decision. Maybe I should
be doing something else...
Nancy: Really? Well, if you wanted, you could give up your job and go to drama
school. Its a big step though.
Mauro: Yeah, and Im earning good money now too. But I still think...
Nancy: The grass is always greener on the other side.
Mauro: What do you mean?
Nancy: If you were an actor, youd have a very stressful life. Youd probably want
to come back to your old job.
Mauro: But if I were in the theatre, Id be doing something I love.
Nancy: There are a lot of actors who never get near a theatre.
Mauro: Vanessa did.
Nancy: Then why dont you email her and ask her what its like being a
professional actor? Maybe it looks different from the inside.
Mauro: Yeah, youre right. Wait... is that our flight?
Track 1.15
11 fit in
12 get by
13 run out of
14 figure out
15 find out
16 call up
17 hang around
18 turn up
19 eat out
Track 1.16
Nick: So Kate, youve finally decided to come to Greece. Thats great news!
Kate: Im really excited, Nick, but Im a bit nervous too. Thats why I phoned you
up!
Nick: Nervous? Why? Youll love it! Greece is beautiful and the people are so
friendly.
Kate: But I mean, Ive never lived abroad before, and Im flying out there next
week!
Nick: Yes, but youre not alone. Im meeting you at the airport. When I arrived
here, I didnt know anybody.

Kate: Thats what I want to ask you. What was it like? What were your first
impressions?
Nick: Well, I came to Athens, and thats very different to Paros, where youre
going. Paros is a beautiful island. Athens is much more urban.
Kate: Is it?
Nick: Oh yeah. And when I arrived here in 2003, Athens was preparing for the
Olympic Games. There was building work all over the city: people building new
roads, new stadiums, everything. It was really polluted and noisy too. But its not
like that now, because the Olympics are over.
Kate: So what are we going to do in Athens?
Nick: Well, my friend Yannis is going to drive us around the city and hes going to
show us the sights. You know, the Acropolis, all the famous buildings.
Kate: Sounds lovely.
Nick: And in the evening we might go to Plaka. Its a bit touristy but its still nice
and you can eat some classic Greek food there.
Kate: Wonderful!
Nick: Now, how long are you staying in Athens?
Kate: Just a week. My ferry to Paros leaves on Monday morning.
Nick: Have you bought a ticket yet?
Kate: No, no, but I looked at the timetable online.
Nick: Well, dont get a ticket until youre in Athens. Sometimes the ferries dont
run if its stormy. You dont want to be hanging around the port all day if theres
bad weather.
Kate: Is it OK to wait to buy the tickets?
Nick: Yes. Therell be lots of tickets on sale. You can turn up on the day to buy
them.
Kate: OK. Great!
Nick: So do you have any other questions for me?
Kate: Oh, Nick, Ive got hundreds.
Nick: Fire away then...
Track 1.17
1 Thats what I want to ask you.
2 So what are we going to do in Athens?
3 Well, dont get a ticket until youre in Athens.
Track 1.18
1 Thats why I phoned you up!
2 Im meeting you at the airport.
3 Athens is much more urban.
Track 1.19
Mehmet: James! how are you?
James: Im OK, Mehmet, and you?
Mehmet: Im good. Hey, did you take my advice and visit the hamam, the Turkish
baths?
James: I was there on Tuesday. It was good but...
Mehmet: But?
James: Well, there were some things about the bath that you hadnt explained to
me.

Mehmet: Really?
James: For example, I arrived at the bath that you recommended. Except that
Tuesday is womens day and men arent allowed in.
Mehmet: Oh, I forgot that, yes.
James: So I went to a different bath.
Mehmet: Did you go to a good one?
James: I went to an expensive one.
Mehmet: Ah maybe thats cos youre a foreigner. Oh, well, Im sure it was
great. So what happened?
James: Well, I went in with my soap and shampoo and everything that you had
told me to bring.
Mehmet: OK.
James: But you didnt tell me about the shoes.
Mehmet: Shoes?
James: Youre supposed to wear special wooden shoes in a hamam.
Mehmet: Oh, yes.
James: I didnt know, so I walked into the bath house in my bare feet. When I
went in, everyone stopped talking and looked at me. I think they were a bit
shocked. Luckily one of the assistants gave me some shoes.
Mehmet: Oops!
James: Then, I had to have a wash. Well, I was a bit nervous and I was waiting
to see what everyone was doing but no one was washing at all. So I started
putting the water in the bowl and the soap too...
Mehmet: But thats not right!
James: Ive learned that now! You should only put clean water in the bowl. When
my bowl was filling up with soap, the same assistant looked at me very shocked,
and told me off. In a very nice way, but I still went red.
Mehmet: Oh no! But did you enjoy the hamam in the end?
James: The bath house was beautiful. I was astonished when I went in because
the architecture was really impressive.
Mehmet: Mmm.
James: But I was so confused during my visit that I didnt really think about the
architecture very much. The bath itself was great though, I loved that.
Mehmet: Well thats the main thing, I guess. Im sorry about that James, I should
have explained everything a bit better. Look, I tell you what, next time you go to
the baths Ill go with you and Ill show you what to do.
James: Thanks Mehmet. I think I need your help.
Mehmet: You certainly do!
Track 1.20
1 Did you take my advice and visit the hamam, the Turkish baths?
2 Did you go to a good one?
3 Ah maybe thats cos youre a foreigner.
4 But thats not right!
5 But did you enjoy the hamam in the end?
6 Next time you go to the baths, Ill go with you and Ill show you what to do.
Track 1.21
Listen and chant the seven short vowels:
kiss, fish

bag, hat
bread, web
dog, clock
sun, one
foot, book
banana, computer
Now listen and chant the five long vowels:
cheese, key
star, arm
girl, skirt
wall, door
moon, shoe
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Unit 2
Track 2.1
1 Her jobs a bit repetitive.
2 Hes useless at golf. He cant play at all!
3 My cat is very comfortable in my favourite chair.
4 You will be careful with it, wont you?
5 I dont think that new employee is completely trustworthy.
6 Dont be so selfish. Share it with everybody else!
7 They dont seem very professional removal men.
8 When he saw the mess, he was absolutely furious.
9 Shes the most flexible student in the class.
Track 2.2
Teacher: So lets talk about your first job, Tsveti?
Tsveti: I never worked in my own country Im from Bulgaria. I just studied. But
when I was 21, I came to England, to Manchester, to study English. And er...
because I didnt want to be dependent on my parents, I decided to get a job.
Teacher: What did you do?
Tsveti: Well, Im not lucky like you I cant teach my language when I travel. So I
got a job in a sandwich factory.
Teacher: Really? What was it like?
Tsveti: It was hellish.
Teacher: No. Was it?
Tsveti: Ugh! I spent all day making chicken sandwiches. It was so boring. The
days were endless.
Teacher: You just did that one job: cut the bread, put butter on it...
Tsveti: No, no, thats automatic. You take a loaf of bread and put it in a big
machine, and afterwards, it comes out with the butter on.
Teacher: Easy!

Tsveti: But I never did that job. The machines difficult to operate so they only
gave that job to the most trustworthy workers. I just made chicken sandwiches.
Open the bread, put the chicken in. Close the bread. It was... The work was so
repetitive.
Teacher: How long did you do it for?
Tsveti: Three months! I left in the end.
Teacher: Why?
Tsveti: I started working on the eggs. You have to wash them and put them in
this big machine that cuts them up. You have to be very careful because it can be
really messy.
Teacher: That doesnt sound very nice.
Tsveti: It wasnt. I hated that job because I dont like eggs. And my hands always
smelt eggy afterwards. It wasnt nice.
Teacher: And... what was the factory like? Was it dangerous?
Tsveti: No it wasnt dangerous. The managers were very professional and they
looked after it very well. Its just that the job was awful.
Teacher: So how do you feel about it now?
Tsveti: Lets just say, it was an unforgettable experience!
Teacher: I bet it was!
Track 2.3
1 impatient
2 disabled
3 indirect
4 irrelevant
5 inedible
6 illegible
7 illegal
8 incomplete
9 uninteresting
Track 2.4
dishonest
dissatisfied
inaccurate
illiterate
immoral
impolite
irresponsible
irregular
unadventurous
Track 2.5
James
Were talking about lying on the programme today. We put six comments up on
our website and asked for your thoughts. Well people listen to us from all over
the world, and here are some of their comments. Lying is always a bad thing,
isnt it?
Palat

Im Palat, Im from Thailand. I was angry because I study at university and I dont
have a lot of money. I think its important for things to be cheaper for people like
me. But if lots of people pretend to be students, organisations will stop giving us
discounts, wont they? And thats unfair for everyone.
Salvador
Hi, Im Salvador. Phoning in from Montevideo in Uruguay. Er... Im phoning
because Im not happy about one of the comments. I have to drive a lot with my
elderly father and its almost impossible for him to get in and out of buildings. We
need to park near the entrance. If someone takes the disabled parking space, we
cant get into the building, can we?
Judy : Im Judy from Cincinnati, Ohio. Im talking to James Richards radio show,
arent I?
James : Yes, thats right.
Judy : Well, look, the children will be upset when the pet dies so why make them
upset before it happens? Let them wait for the bad news. I was in this situation
and I did exactly the same.
Track 2.6
1 Lying is always a bad thing, isnt it?
2 If lots of people pretend to be students, organisations will stop giving us
discounts, wont they?
3 If someone takes the disabled parking space, we cant get into the building, can
we?
4 Im talking to James Richards radio show, arent I?
Track 2.7
James: OK. Welcome back to the show. Thanks for your all your comments.
Now lets speak to the experts. The question is simple, how can we spot a liar?
How can we tell when someone is being dishonest? Franoise, would you like to
start for us?
Franoise: Well, James, sometimes it is quite easy. When people tell a big lie,
they go red. They avoid eye contact. They are reluctant to look directly at you.
Er... they sweat. But most lies are little lies, and people dont always act like that.
It can be very difficult to spot the smaller lies that people tell.
James: OK. Lets speak to George. How can we spot these little lies?
George : Good question. One way is that people start touching their face a lot.
Especially around the mouth.
James: I see.
Track 2.8
James: I see.
Franoise: Facial expressions are very important, actually. When people are
lying, they often move their forehead in strange ways, or they make strange little
movements around the face and eyes. Card players are very good at noticing
these kinds of movements.
James: So we just have to watch the face, do we?
George: Ha, ha! These movements are tiny. You really need to be an expert to
notice them.

James: Anything else?

George: Body language. People often start moving their feet or hands when
theyre lying. Its a subconscious reaction, so the liar often doesnt know theyre
doing it.
James: Uh-huh.
Franoise: Also, liars often put something between themselves and the person
they are speaking to. They may put a bag, or a cup, or... a newspaper on a table
between them and the other person. Thats very common.
James: Right. So well need to keep an eye on body language, wont we?
Franoise: Yes, but remember, body language changes from person to person.
James: Its not easy, is it?
George: No, not at all.
Track 2.9
James: OK... er, could I just ask for one more piece of advice from each of you.
Franoise: OK. Er... liars often speak more quickly and confidently than usual,
because they want you to believe them. They also often speak in a higher voice.
George: Yes. And you need to understand the person too.
James: How can we do that?
George: Try this experiment. Ask someone five questions. Tell them that one
answer must be a lie the other four answers must be true. Watch the eyes.
They will move in a different way when the person lies.
James: Great! Ill have to try that out. George, Franoise, thank you very much.
Track 2.10
1
I asked for a rise.
I requested a rise.
2
I mentioned the cost of living to her.
I raised the cost of living with her.
3
And I moaned about the price of houses.
And I complained about the price of houses.
4
I pointed out my loyalty to the company.
I highlighted my loyalty to the company.
5
She replied that shed give it some thought.
She responded that shed give it some thought.
6
I said that it would be impossible to wait any longer.
I stated that it would be impossible to wait any longer.
7

And finally, I told her I was leaving.

And finally, I informed her I was leaving.
8
It was then that she asked me if had another job offer.
It was then that she enquired if had another job offer.
Track 2.11
Terry
When I started work, thirty years ago, we didnt have any gimmicks like this.
Personally, Id prefer to wear a suit and tie like normal. I asked my manager why I
couldnt wear my normal work clothes. He replied that we had to dress casually
on Fridays. Great!
Katarzyna
I dont mind dress-down Friday although when it started, I was quite nervous.
The first time, I spoke to Rebecca, who works on the desk next to me. I told her I
was going to wear, you know, jeans, a jumper and she did the same. Now we
always do that because we dont want to turn up to work wearing the same thing!
Dinesh
Im a big fan. I work in the city centre and directly after work I go out to meet my
friends, so its really convenient that I can wear my own clothes in the office. Last
week I met my friends in town at 5 oclock and they asked me whether I had had
the day off because I was in jeans and a T-shirt. But, no thats what I wear to
work!
Lisse
We started it last month and Im not sure its been a success. Some of the men in
my office, you wouldnt believe the clothes that they wear. Dont they have wives
or girlfriends who can tell them that these clothes are inappropriate for the office?
They asked us if we wanted to continue. I told my boss I thought it wasnt a good
idea. But everyone else seems happy.
Track 2.12
1 Im broke. I dont have a cent on me.
2 In this job, you usually get paid cash in hand.
3 I cant work full-time because of the children, but I do earn a bit of money on
the side.
4 Ever since the robots became really popular, weve been making serious
money.
5 Ive lost my job and so well all have to tighten our belts.
6 They were all involved in the robbery and everyone is going to take a cut.
Track 2.13
1 The poor child is starving. Wealthy means very rich. Hard up means with
very little money at the moment.
2 He has spent more money than he has in the bank, so hes overdrawn.
Overcharged is when you pay too much, for example in a restaurant. Overpaid
is when your salary is too high. Like some professional football players!

3 This letter is agreeing a loan. Wages is cash in hand, for example at the end
of the week. A grant is money given or lent, for example to students to study.
4 The old lady is collecting her pension. On benefit means getting money from
the government. You get sickness benefit when youre ill and you cant work.
You get unemployment benefit when you dont have a job.
Track 2.14
Presenter
OK, time for Money talks. Were all tightening our belts at the moment with the
economic crisis, so we went out to ask people if they know any other ways of
making a little extra money.
Man 1
Well if you enjoy spending time with animals, you can earn good money just
walking peoples dogs. If youre strong enough, you can take several out at the
same time and charge the owners the same fee. Im studying English here in
London and its a great way to make money when Im not in class... and the
payment is cash in hand too!
Man 2
Why not sell other peoples stuff? Lots of people want to sell things on online
sites like eBay. But, because they dont understand how to do it, they dont do it
themselves. If you collect stuff from your friends and families, you can sell it and
take a cut. Trust me, youll soon be making serious money.
Woman
Lots of big companies need to know whats happening in their shops. So they
send out people who pretend to be customers: the mystery shoppers. They then
tell the company if the service is good or bad. If youre broke or if you just cant
afford to eat in expensive restaurants or stay in big hotels, this may be perfect for
you. You wont get a lot of money, but your expenses are all paid for.
Man 3
Well, one other thing you can do is to put advertising on your vehicle. Its an easy
way to make a bit of money on the side. There are companies who will pay to put
an advert on your car. So you can make money just driving around your home
town, as long as you dont mind having some companys products all over your
windows and doors!
Track 2.15
a imprisoned, prison, a prisoner
b childish, childhood, a child
c employed, unemployed, employment, an employer
d an employee
e explored, unexplored, exploration, an explorer
f electric / electrical, electricity, an electrician
g surgical, surgery, a surgeon
h presidential, presidency, a president
i optimistic, optimism, an optimist
j pessimistic, pessimism, a pessimist

k photographic, photography, photograph, a photographer

l sculpture, sculpture, a sculptor
m bald, balding, baldness, a bald man
n music / musical, music, a musician
o criminal, crime, a criminal
Track 2.16
Here are the answers to the 2050 Quiz, according to the experts.
1 According to the United Nations, by 2050, world population will have grown to
9.2 billion. Answer a.
2 In 2050, well still be using oil, but several alternatives will have been
discovered. Answer a.
3 A total of 1,000,000 animal and plant species will have become extinct by 2050,
according to the experts from Leeds University. Answer b.
4 In 2050, many people wont be eating bananas because many of the plants will
have been killed by a disease. So enjoy them while you can! Answer b.
5 By 2050, 66% of the worlds population will be using English every day. Thats
a great reason to keep studying! Answer b.
Track 2.17
1
a I will have it.
b Ill have it.
2
a We will be working.
b Well be working.
3
a They will have done it.
b Theyll have done it.
Track 2.18
A: Ill be checking out at 5.30 tomorrow morning.
B: Certainly, sir.
A: I wont have time for breakfast.
B: Therell be some coffee ready in the lobby if youd like some.
A: Great. And Ill get something to eat at the airport.
B: Shall I order you a taxi?
A: No, its OK, thanks. My company will have booked a car for me.
Track 2.19
Expert 1
The pessimists say that in 2050 half the world will be a desert and the other half
will be under water. Im more optimistic. I think we can slow, and even stop,
global warming by using many more renewable resources: wind power, solar
panels, and so on.
Expert 2

I know it sounds cynical, but I feel that there will be much more crime and
violence in the future, because there will be so many people fighting for very few
resources. As a result, there will be prisons that are the size of countries with
thousands of people imprisoned there.
Expert 3
Very soon, they will be able to put robotic brains in almost anything. Not just
electrical goods. For example, when you open your fridge, the milk carton will
start talking to you. It can tell you if the milk inside is fresh, or how cold it is,
things like that. Theres a lot of enthusiasm for it, but personally Im not keen. You
could have everything in the fridge singing adverts to you when you get up in the
morning.
Expert 4
Welcome to the world of Frankenstein. Within our lifetimes, brain transplants will
become a reality. Surgery will be so advanced that surgeons will be able to
transplant a brain from one body to another. It may sound horrible, but is it really
any different to a heart transplant? I think medicine is going to revolutionise our
lives and health.
Track 2.20
1 the tyres
2 a disabled parking space
3 the pavement
4 a one-way street
5 press or lift the clutch
6 the accelerator
7 the brake
8 put on / take off the handbrake
9 the steering wheel
10 the gears / the gearstick
11 the indicator
12 a sat-nav
13 the boot
14 the engine
Track 2.21
Chris: Hi Jackie. How come you werent at the party last night?
Jackie: Sorry Chris, I should have phoned you. I didnt go because I was feeling
really down. I failed my driving test again.
Chris: Oh no. Im sorry about that.
Jackie: Yeah and to be honest, I think Im going to give up driving. Ive failed
twice now.
Chris: No, you cant give up! I failed my test four times before I passed.
Jackie: You didnt, did you? Wow!
Chris: Yeah. I was hopeless! The worst was my second test. Did I ever tell you
about it?
Jackie: No.
Chris: I started badly. I had failed my first test a month before and that was
awful. I shouldnt have taken that test really because I wasnt ready.

Jackie: What went wrong?

Chris: In the first test? I didnt use the handbrake in the whole test, and I parked
the car by accident in a disabled parking space.
Jackie: No way!
Chris: The examiner was not very happy with me.
Jackie: So what happened in the second test?
Track 2.22
Chris: As soon as I got in the car, I knew I would fail. It was the same examiner
as before.
Jackie: Youre joking!
Chris: No. And he must have remembered me, but he only said good morning
and we started the test. What happened first was that I hit the corner of the
pavement just after we set off.
Jackie: Well, it could have happened to anyone.
Chris: Yeah. I might have failed the test then actually, but I thought, well, keep
going...
Jackie: Right.
Chris: After that, there werent any big problems... for a while. The examiner just
gave instructions, turn left, turn right. I was feeling pretty confident actually.
Jackie: Good for you.
Chris: Except that then, I drove the wrong way down a one-way street.
Jackie: Oh no! How stupid!
Chris: And the examiner stopped the car. I said You didnt tell me to turn.
Jackie: And what did he say?
Chris: He said I thought it was obvious that you cant drive down this street.
Jackie: So you failed.
Chris: It gets worse. We had stopped on a hill, and I had to reverse back up the
hill. But I couldnt control the clutch or anything... and the examiner had to help
me reverse the car. He took the steering wheel and directed us out.
Jackie: What a disaster! I would have been so embarrassed in that situation!
Chris: I was embarrassed. I should have waited before taking the second test,
but thats life.
Track 2.23
1 I should have put the bag in the boot.
2 She must have come on Saturday.
3 The teacher might have set different homework.
4 You could have run faster.
5 I would have quit working for the company.
Track 2.24
Elena: Chris, youre not in the office this afternoon, are you?
Chris: Er, no, Elena, I have a business meeting.
Elena: Really? Who with?
Chris: Er, Mary Peel.
Elena: Mary Peel. Ive met her before, havent I? At the sales conference in
Chicago?
Chris: Thats right. We all had dinner together.

Elena: I remember. Good looking girl, blonde. You went to university together,
didnt you?
Chris: Er... yes. Wow, youve got a very good memory, Elena.
Elena: And you have a meeting with her. How interesting. What are you going to
talk about? I mean she doesnt really work in our industry, does she? We make
pet food, and shes...
Chris: A vet. I mean, its very similar. Vets are very important customers for pet
food.
Elena: Uh-huh. I see. Are you meeting her here at the office?
Chris: Well, yes. Its what we normally do, isnt it?
Elena: Good! Then I can come along to your meeting too, cant I?
Chris: Er, no, well, I mean, that wont be necessary. I mean... we probably wont
be talking about anything very important.
Elena: But Id like to come along and see how you work. What time are you
meeting her?
Chris: About 1 p.m.
Elena: Thats about lunchtime, isnt it? I suppose its a working lunch for you
today.
Chris: Well, you know, I am very busy.
Elena: Im sure you are. Right Ill see you later then, wont I?
Chris: Yes, Elena. Oh no!
Track 2.25
Listen and chant the eight diphthongs:
cake, eight
eye, tie
soap, comb
house, cloud
hair, chair
ear, beer
oil, boy
euro, Europe
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Unit 3
Track 3.1
Susannah: Its great that youre staying with us, Linus.
Linus: Well, Im very happy to be here. Thank you for putting me up.
Susannah: Thats no problem. I really like having foreign students to stay. It
reminds me of my travels. I cant do that now with the children, and everything.
Linus: Are you interested in seeing some photos of my family?
Susannah: Some photos? Id love to see them.
Linus: Ill just go and get them then.
Track 3.2

Linus: So heres my family... The Sutters! This picture is in Saint Gallen, thats
my home town in Switzerland. This is my father...
Susannah: Nice car.
Linus: Yeah, hes always driven a BMW. He loves his cars. He works for the
government so he can afford it.
Susannah: And your mum?
Linus: Thats right. She works with the elderly. Shes a ... nurse. She works in the
local hospital.
Susannah: And this?
Linus: That? Thats me!
Susannah: You? But I wouldnt have ... I wouldnt have recognised you!
Linus: This is me when Im going to work.
Susannah: But you look completely different!
Linus: By day, Im an accountant, and by night, Im a very different person.
Susannah: Amazing.
Linus: Its because I work for a bank. So I have to wear a suit and tie. I leave my
jewellery and this chain at home. I have to take the piercing out of... er this...
Susannah: Your eyebrow.
Linus: Yeah! Eyebrow. Obviously, I need to wear long sleeves to cover my
tattoos.
Susannah: Right.
Linus: Very formal shoes.
Susannah: And then at the weekend you wear completely different clothes!
Linus: Thats right. I put on my boots, my leather jacket. I even have a different
watch for work and for my free time. Ive now shaved my head so I dont have to
worry about my hair.
Susannah: Thats another reason why I didnt recognise you. Youve got really
curly hair in this photo!
Linus: Mmm, I prefer it now.
Susannah: Yeah? Anyway, Linus, the photos are great. Youre a real Mario
Testino.
Linus: Whos he?
Susannah: Hes a photographer from Peru. Hes really famous. He does loads of
celebrities.
Linus: Oh. Ill look him up on the Internet.
Susannah: Yes, do that.
Track 3.4
Keiths a hypochondriac he always thinks hes ill. One day, he felt really stiff. He
also had a sore throat. At first he thought it was just a cold. So, he took some
medicine and went to bed as usual! But then, he felt hot all night. He had a
terrible fever and a high temperature too 39 o! And, next morning, he woke up
with a terrible headache and shortness of breath as well. He really thought he
had bird flu. So he went to the hospital. The nurses were really worried about
Keith when he arrived. And when a doctor saw him, he immediately checked
Keith in. Now hes a real patient with his own bed Keiths the happiest
hypochondriac in the hospital.
Track 3.5
Dear Agony Aunt dot com,

Are all husbands like this?

It always starts the same way. He comes down to breakfast, tired and sighing,
with a hand placed dramatically against his forehead. With slow, painful
movements, he takes an aspirin and a glass of water before retreating noisily to
the sofa. The central heating is put up to sub-tropical levels, but nothing seems to
work. I know its probably just a cold and hell get over it in a couple of days, but
he thinks hes dying. He says hes suffering like no one has ever suffered before,
because of course, when men get ill, they get ten times more ill than women,
dont they? They suffer from Man-flu. I know the doctors insist that theres no
such thing, but try telling that to my patient sniffing and whimpering under the
blankets. Its happening again today and I dont know what to do with him! Please
advise...
Yours,
wife-at-the-end-of-her-tether
Track 3.6
aspirin
dramatically
medicine
suffered
temperature
Track 3.7
comfortable
chocolate
different
evening
every
family
interesting
separate
several
vegetable
Track 3.8
1
Fran: Youre sniffing well.
Kevin: I think Im coming down with something.
Fran: Would you like me to make an appointment with the doctor?
Kevin: Er... no Im OK for now.
Fran: Right then. Im off to work.
2
Kevin: Ooh... Oh.
Fran: Hows the patient?
Kevin: I dont feel at all well.
Fran: Oh poor dear. Can I get you anything?
Kevin: Could you make me a cup of tea?

Fran: I suppose so.

3
Fran: Feeling better?
Kevin: Ive got a sore throat.
Fran: Oh, you dont sound well today.
Kevin: Would you mind calling my boss?
Fran: No, I can do that. Whats his number?
Kevin: Its on my mobile. Tell him I cant go to work.
Fran: You stay there. Dont move.
4
Fran: Hell call you tomorrow if hes better. OK, bye.
Kevin: Ive got a temperature of 39o.
Fran: Really? Thats not good. You need some paracetamol to bring it down.
Kevin: Do you know if we have any in the house?
Fran: No, we dont. Weve run out.
Kevin: Do you mind going to the chemists to get some?
Fran: Yes, OK. But...
Kevin: What?
Fran: If you have a high temperature, it could be something serious. I was
wondering whether you should go to the doctor.
Kevin: Yeah, youre right.
Track 3.9
1 Whats so special about it?
2 Im ready for anything!
3 You should have told me you were allergic to cats.
4 My brothers completely hooked on this TV show.
5 Its available in blue, or er, blue.
6 Hes terrified of spiders!
Track 3.10
7 Hes been suffering from strange aches and pains since hes become a
member of the judo club.
8 Look. Theres a list of people whove been invited to the party and youre not on
it.
9 Shes an expert on the British weather. She specialises in rain.
10 I know your band is dreaming of getting on that TV show but Ive got some
advice for you. Dont even try.
11 If I were you I wouldnt bother about all those exotic ingredients.
Track 3.11
Helen: Oh no! Not again! Is he still there? That violinist has been driving me
mad!
Piet: Hes been playing all day long. He hasnt stopped once! He hasnt taken a
break.
Helen: Tell me about it!
Piet: Its appalling. Ive never known anything like it.

Helen: And its so loud! You can hear him in every room of the house. Theres no
escape from the noise.
Piet: Hes s playing that same stupid song again.
Helen: Hes played that song about five times already! Honestly, enough is
enough. Will he never stop?
Piet: I dont think he will. Look at the violin case. Its full of coins. People have
been giving him loads of money.
Helen: Im sure its great for tourists, but some of us live here. Hes been
standing in that same spot, playing the violin every day this week. Im sick of it!
Piet: What can we do?
Helen: My neighbour, Marta, has complained to the police.
Piet: What, today?
Helen: No, shes spoken to them three or four times this week. The police have
spoken to him already but it hasnt done any good. Marta told me shes lived here
all her life and shes never had a problem like this before.
Piet: Maybe we should go and complain to him. I mean... its not a problem that
hes playing in the street everyone needs to make money. But its the volume
and the length of time he plays. Thats the problem.
Helen: Do you want to go and complain to him then?
Piet: Er... will you come with me?
Helen: Yes! Lets go.
Track 3.12
1 stubble
2 a tattoo
3 sideburns
4 a contact lens
5 grey hair
Track 3.13
1 a beard
2 pierced ears
3 a piercing
4 dyed hair
5 eyebrows
6 eyelashes
7 a parting
8 a moustache
9 a scar
10 a wig
11 a fringe
Track 3.14
1 Dan and Lucy
Dan Look at this picture! Where did you find it, Lucy?
Lucy It was in a book that I found upstairs. Someone must have put it there and
forgotten it. Its great, isnt it? You dont wear checked trousers like that anymore,
do you?
Dan No! Mind you, Dad looks the same. I think he still has that shirt.

Lucy I think this is about 1974 or 1975, because I got that red dress for my
birthday.
Dan Wow, get you! Someone has a good memory!
Lucy Well I always liked clothes. In fact, I think clothes were much more fun back
then. I wish people would wear clothes like that now.
Dan We used to wear the most amazing things, didnt we? I wish Mom and Dad
had taken more photos like this. Id love to see them now.
2 Chris and Julie
Chris Julie, can you believe we used to wear clothes like this ... to school? Just
look at us!
Julie Well, you look OK in your yellow polo shirt and everything. But look at me
in those purple trousers. What was I thinking of?
Chris Its funny how things change, isnt it? Although, come to think of it, Lukes
shirt does look pretty good. I mean checked shirts are always in fashion, arent
they? And you could probably wear the number 80 T-shirt today. What was his
name?
Julie Rick.
Chris Uh-huh. I remember now. Id love to send this picture to everyone. If only I
had their emails.
Julie Well, I dont like it at all, Chris. I wish you hadnt put it up on the web.
3 Tim and Chizuko
Chizuko Tim! Look what Ive found! Ive never seen this picture before!
Tim Ah, yes, Chizuko. That was my band back in the 1980s. Honestly. If only I
hadnt worn that top. It seemed like a good idea at the time.
Chizuko Are you the one with the saxophone?
Tim Yeah, yeah, that was me. I really wish Id thrown that picture away.
Chizuko Why? I love it! Look at the hair!
Track 3.15
1 I wish people would wear clothes like that now.
2 I wish Mom and Dad had taken more photos like this.
3 If only I had their emails.
4 I wish you hadnt put it up on the web.
5 If only I hadnt worn that top.
6 I wish Id thrown that picture away.
Track 3.16
1 a leather bed
2 steel wheels
3 a cotton top
4 rubber gloves
5 a wool pullover
6 silk pyjamas
7 a cardboard star
8 an aluminium can
9 a plastic bag
Track 3.17

10 Have you got a sharp knife I could borrow? This ones blunt.
11 Im sure Id be happy if I had a nice soft bed like you. This ones really hard!
12 Yeah, yeah, they look heavy but actually, theyre really light.
13 Say goodbye to rough skin with our new cream and youll love the smooth feel
of your face.
Track 3.18 1
Carmen: Hurry up! Well be late for the concert.
Jim: Er, sure, Im ready. Ill just answer these emails.
Carmen: Will you put that thing away! You just cant leave work behind, can you?
Jim: People need me, darling. Ill just do this and then Ill put it back in my
pocket...
Carmen: If youd put an out-of-office message on your computer, you wouldnt
be getting all these emails anyway!
Jim: But something important might come up. Its not for me. Its for them.
Carmen: You and that thing! Were supposed to be on holiday!
2
Vicky: Did you remember to get the batteries, darling?
Chris: Er... yes, yes. Yes, I did. Oh, this is heavy.
Vicky: What... whats that?
Chris: This? Ah! This is my new toy. Look, you press here and it makes an
espresso. This button is for a latte.
Vicky: I ask you to go to the shop to buy batteries and you come back with
another gadget.
Chris: Ah! But this, this was on special offer, and the sale ends tomorrow. If I
hadnt bought it today, I wouldnt have got it so cheaply.
Vicky: But we dont need things like this! Weve got a kettle.
Chris: Uh huh. I know. And this bits for hot milk...
3
Dad: Uhm, Emma. Can you help me for a moment?
Emma: Dad! Im trying to do my homework.
Dad: Itll only take a minute.
Emma: Oh, all right then. What is it?
Dad: Its just that I cant figure out how to download songs. Look Ive connected it
here to my PC and then...
Emma: Dad! Ive told you how to do this a million times.
Dad: Yes, honey, but its not easy is it? And look now, nothings happening.
Emma: If you hadnt pressed that button, it would have started automatically.
These things are designed to be used by people like you.
Dad: Whats that supposed to mean?
Emma: Wait a couple of seconds and then Ill see what I can do.
Track 3.19
1 Will you put that thing away!
2 Were supposed to be on holiday!
3 This? Ah! This is my new toy.
4 But we dont need things like this!
5 Dad! Ive told you how to do this a million times.

6 Whats that supposed to mean?

Track 3.20
1 at the top
2 in the top right-hand corner
3 on the right
4 at the bottom
5 in the bottom left-hand corner
6 on the left
7 in the background
8 in the middle
9 at the front
Track 3.21
They say that many artists only become famous after they die. Well, that seems
true for Congo, a chimpanzee who created over 400 paintings before he died at
the age of 10 in 1964. Well, here we are today and Congos work is more popular
than ever. In one sale in London, three of his pictures beat the record price for
animal art. The pictures were bought for 14,000, while a statue by Renoir wasnt
even sold. Everyones going crazy for Congo. So who exactly was Congo and
why are people interested in his work?
Track 3.22
So who exactly was Congo and why are people interested in his work? At the
sale last week, I sought out Dusana Kurkova, an art expert from the Czech
Republic.
Presenter: Dusana, Is Congo the only animal artist that we know about?
Dusana: No, there are several animals who have learnt to paint. But Congo is
rather special. For example, an exhibition of ape art was held in London in 2005.
Congos pictures were hung next to others by a gorilla and a orang-utan too, but
Congos pictures were much better.
Presenter: Why?
Dusana: Look at the pictures. He hasnt just spread the paint everywhere. Hes
thinking about colours and shapes.
Presenter: Uh huh. So how did Congo start painting?
Dusana: Well, Congo was a zoo animal and he was looked after by a man called
Desmond Morris. Now, Morris encouraged Congo to paint and worked with
Congo, taught him. For example, Morris chose different coloured paper for
Congo to work with. Things like that. The colour of the paper makes a big
difference to the final picture.
Presenter: So how did Morris get Congo to paint? I imagine he fed Congo
special foods as a reward, or something like that.
Dusana: No, thats not true. I think Congo painted because he enjoyed it. He
didnt just paint either. He also drew with a pencil. He was a very creative
monkey.
Presenter: What did real artists think about his work?
Dusana: Lots of them loved it. They say that Picasso actually owned one of
Congos pictures himself.
Presenter: I have to say, I think I probably prefer Congos paintings to Picassos.

Thanks Dusana.
So there we go, the work of Congo. Log on again next week when we look at
another unusual story thats been in the news.
Track 3.23
believer fever
do flu
law sore
literature temperature
note throat
off cough
please sneeze
rolled cold
vacant patient
worse nurse
Track 3.24
Yes, its true! If you have a persistent cough (one that continues for a long time),
chocolate can cure it! Chocolate contains a chemical that relieves a cough.
Its possibly true that eating a banana a day can prevent dry eyes. Bananas
contain lots of potassium, a chemical that is very good for the eyes.
If you have a sore throat because of a cold, honey and lemon can really help.
Theres no cure for the common cold but these ingredients together will make
eating and drinking much less painful.
Well, they used to say that if you burn yourself, you should put butter on it.
Unfortunately this is not true. In fact, putting butter on a wound keeps the injury
hot and stops the healing from starting!
OK, its not a medicine but ginger is actually very good at fighting viruses. So if
you are suffering from flu, drink some ginger in hot water, as well as using all the
other usual ways of recovering from the illness.
Track 3.25
Listen and chant the nine unvoiced consonants:
pepper, pen
tree, train
thief, bath
cat, car
steps, snake
church, chicken
flag, fridge
shoe, ship
heart, hill
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Unit 4
Track 4.1
The latest gig on Concert Guide is last nights concert of Green Day in New
York! Green Day were headlining with their support act, the Kaiser Chiefs. The
venue was Madison Square Gardens. The set list was amazing, starting with
Song of the Century, then 21st Century Breakdown, and then Know Your Enemy.
They then played twenty more songs before coming on stage for an encore,
which began with their huge, worldwide hit, American Idiot.
Track 4.2
7 the singer
8 the lead guitarist
9 the drummer
10 the bassist
11 on keyboards
12 the microphone
13 the stage
Track 4.3
Phil
Youre not going to believe this but... er, the first gig I ever saw was Nirvana. I
cant remember the exact date because it was so long ago. I dont think that I
knew who Nirvana were. It was my brother, you see. He was going to see a gig
with his then girlfriend. But they had had this enormous row and in the end, she
wasnt going to go to the concert. Well, my brother had two tickets and he still
wanted to go. So he asked me. I was only eighteen and he was three years
older. So we went along to the venue and we saw this amazing gig. Incredible!
And the atmosphere was awesome. I mean Ive been to a lot of gigs and festivals
since then, but that first one was the best. I never saw them again though. I
remember in 1994, Nirvana were to play in the Lollapalooza festival. I wanted to
see them but they cancelled the gig. And Kurt Cobain died the next day, I think.
27... a tragic loss.
Stefi
My cousins band. I saw them last week. It was in our school sports hall, here in
Bogot. I went with my friend Luiza. We thought there would be lots of people
there but it was empty. It was a complete disaster. I know what went wrong too.
They wanted to put up posters to tell everyone they were having a concert. But
they asked the drummer to do it and he forgot. I knew he wouldnt do it. Hes a bit
lazy really. Anyway, there were about twenty of us there and we watched them
play, maybe, seven songs, and that was it. They didnt do any encores or
anything. It was not exactly rock and roll. Theyve got another gig next week as
the support act for another band, but I think Ill stay at home for that one.
Judy

I went with my friends to see Coldplay last year! They were great! My friends got
the tickets for my birthday. I knew the present was going to be concert tickets but
I didnt know which band it would be. And Coldplay! It was so cool. Because we
live in a small town... we dont live in a big city or anything like that... So Id never
been to a concert before and the whole thing was just so good. They sound even
better live than on CD and Chris Martins singing was fantastic. The set list was
perfect: all my favourites like Yellow and Green Eyes. There was one scary
moment, though, when we were travelling to the gig. When we were leaving the
car park in my home town, another car almost crashed into our coach! I thought
we were going to crash! Luckily nothing happened, and we got there OK in the
end.
Track 4.4
1 So we went along to the venue and we saw this amazing gig.
2 And Kurt Cobain died the next day, I think. 27... a tragic loss.
3 It was a complete disaster.
4 I went with my friends to see Coldplay last year! They were great!
5 And Coldplay! It was so cool.
6 There was one scary moment, though, when we were travelling to the gig.
Track 4.5
1 chemists drug store
2 lift elevator
3 autumn fall
4 underground subway
5 courgettes zucchini
6 queue line
7 aubergine eggplant
8 mobile cell phone
9 pavement sidewalk
10 biscuits cookies
11 petrol gas / gasoline
12 notes bills
13 plaster Band-Aid
14 tap faucet
15 cashpoint ATM
Track 4.6
Hannah: Whats that? Are you taking music lessons?
Jong-kyu: Yes! Ive been going to guitar classes.
Hanna: When did you start that?
Jong-kyu: It was after I got my Wii system. I had hardly any games when I
started but I did have Guitar Hero 5. I loved it. I was playing it all the time.
Hannah: All the time?
Jong-kyu: Yeah. I got a bit obsessed, actually. I was playing it with other people
online in a band. One persons the singer, anothers the drummer...
Hannah: You play with other people online? Surely there are plenty of people
whod play Guitar Hero with you here? Real people... in the same room as you?
Jong-kyu: Er... yes. But they dont always like playing it all night long.
Hannah: All night?

Jong-kyu: The other people in my band are in Australia so I can play with them
when everyone here is asleep. Were really good now and weve completed
loads of songs together. So then, I thought, now I want to learn the guitar. I need
to play. I need an audience.
Hannah: You need a doctor if youve been playing computer games all night
long.
Jong-kyu: You used to spend a large amount of time online at night yourself.
Hannah: I was doing my university project! Thats a bit different, isnt it?
Jong-kyu: Well anyway, Guitar Hero 5 has changed my life!
Track 4.7
Doctor: So what can I do for you today?
Theo: Its my arm, doctor.
Doctor: Oh yes? Its been giving you a bit of pain, has it? Where exactly does it
hurt you?
Theo: Its my shoulder.
Doctor: What do you think has caused it?
Theo: Well, I think ...
Doctor: Yes?
Theo: I think it might be my computer tennis game.
Doctor: You mean like on the game system?
Theo: Yes, thats right.
Doctor: Do you spend a lot of time playing this game then?
Theo: I have been playing it a lot recently.
Doctor: Youve been playing it so much that youve hurt your arm?
Theo: Well I have a very stressful job, you see...
Doctor: Uh huh.
Theo: ... and I need a little time to relax when I get home. So I always play a
game or two on the computer for a few hours or so...
Doctor: Do you only have one game?
Theo: Well, Ive played several of the other games but theyre not as good as the
tennis one.
Doctor: Well, I suggest you stop playing it for a while and try one of the others.
Theo: Arent you going to give me some medicine?
Track 4.8
In the end, Patrick and Camille went out together for about two months before
they finally broke up. Perhaps the reality couldnt quite live up to the excitement
of their meeting. Thankfully, the two Internet stars never fell out and they have
kept in touch, although Patrick is still not talking to the press.
Track 4.9
The gorilla is in danger because the forests where it lives are being cut down.
Big companies are building mines in the area.
They are looking for precious minerals like gold.
Hunters are also in the area, who want to kill the gorillas and sell their meat.
They shoot large numbers of the animals every year.
However, there are some charity workers who are trying to rescue the gorillas
from this danger.

Track 4.10
Tom
Im working for a charity to protect tigers. Part of my work is travelling to local
communities and trying to re-educate farmers and hunters about the tiger. Back
home, I go to schools to tell the children about the tiger and to raise awareness
of the problems. The tiger is in danger of extinction. Its habitat, the jungle, is
being destroyed. There are now more tigers in captivity than in the wild. In zoos,
for example. We need lots of money if we are to save them so I also spend a lot
of my time fundraising.
Track 4.11
Cheating Extinction in Botswana
The Cheetah the fastest land animal in world can run at speeds of 110 kph.
Its the fifth largest cat and one of the most beautiful. But the cheetah is in deadly
danger. Its habitat is being destroyed as trees are cut down for wood or mines
are built to extract the regions minerals. Many animals are killed by hunters and
their skins are sold illegally around the world. Large numbers of cats are also
shot every year by local farmers because they think that their animals are being
attacked by the cheetah population. Thankfully, however, there are people
fighting to save the cheetah and the rest of Africas wildlife, such as Cheetah
Conservation Botswana (CCB), an NGO operating in Botswana.
Track 4.12
Linda: Todays were talking to ... er... James Clarke, who has spent twelve
months working as a teacher in Botswana. During his stay, he decided to record
his adventures in a blog, and theres a link to that on our website. James, hello.
James: Hi Linda.
Linda: James tell us, what were you doing in Botswana?
James: I was part of a project to provide teachers for Africa. It was set up by a
charity here in the UK, and I was working in a rural school. I taught English and
other subjects.
Linda: Why did you choose Botswana?
James: Well, my mother is from Botswana so Ive... Ive got a very deep
connection with the country.
Linda: So it wasnt your first visit?
James: It was, Im ashamed to say. Er... I was born in London and grew up here,
and I had never been to Africa before.
Linda: Were you surprised by the reality of life in Botswana?
James: Yes, in many ways. For example, if you watch the news over here, they
often project a very negative picture of Africa. But when I was in Botswana, I had
a lot of fun. Of course, yes, there are problems, but the trip was a very positive
experience for me.
Linda: You enjoyed it, then?
James: Oh, yes. As a child, my mum used to tell me stories about the wildlife,
and I saw elephants, giraffes and amazing birds. It was wonderful.
Track 4.13
Linda: No. Now, tell us about your volunteering. You were a teacher?
James: Thats right. Im a teacher here in the UK, so I was just doing the same
job in another country. My classes were twelve years and younger.

Linda: What were the schools like?

James: I was in a rural area and there werent a lot of resources. I took a lot of
books with me as a present to give to the school. Er... It was a challenge as a
teacher because I had to do things very differently, but you get used to that.
Linda: Do you have any funny stories to tell us?
James: Yes. One morning, I saw this strange object in the wastepaper basket. I
was about to pick it up when I saw it was a snake!
Linda: Was it dangerous?
James: Maybe. There are a dozen deadly snakes in Botswana. Anyway, all the
children ran out of the room and eventually it was removed by the father of one of
the children.
Linda: Incredible. Was there anything you found difficult when you there?
James: The heat. I lived in a simple house with no air conditioning, and
sometimes no water. Some days it was incredibly hot. The record when I was
there was 40o centigrade.
Linda: Wow. And now you present talks on volunteering in Africa.
James: Yes. Its very important to raise awareness of what is happening in Africa
and what people need there. I also do a lot of fundraising. We ask people to
sponsor a particular child in a school for example, to pay for equipment and
things like that.
Linda: How would you advise other people to work as volunteers in somewhere
like Botswana?
James: I would say that its a great experience. One thing I would say is that it is
a very different culture to the UK and you need to be prepared for that. Many
people object to things like piercings, for example. But if you do plenty of
research before you go, you wont have any problems. And most of all, if you do
volunteer to do something like this, youll find that its a very, very rewarding
experience.
Linda: Sounds great. Thank you, James.
Track 4.14
1 Heinz, Frankfurt
The Simpsons is my favourite show. Every single week it is just so, so funny. I
first saw it at school and I got hooked. I used to draw all the characters and write
my own little stories about them. In fact, thats how I started out in my career,
because I now work on a cartoon series here in Germany and Im sure that if I
hadnt been a Simpsons fan, I wouldnt be a cartoonist today.
2 Natalie, Rouen
Its a bit sad I know, but I am obsessed with a show that we call Summer Bay and
you call in English, er... Its called Home and Away. Its all about people my age,
young people who live by the sea and their everyday lives in Australia. Whenever
its on, I have to be at home and watching it. I like it because the characters live
such fantastic lives in such a beautiful place. I can watch the show and I can
dream a little bit. If I had been born in Australia, I would love to live somewhere
like that.
3 Bethany, Dublin
Well, its a British TV show but we can watch here too in the Republic.
Shipwrecked. Ah, its great. There are two teams and they live on two separate

desert islands. One team is called the Tigers and the other team is called the
Sharks. Every week a new person joins the show. Er... and the new person
chooses a team. Whats astonishing is that a friend of mine is on the show now,
as we speak! Imagine that! If I had applied for the show, I could be on the TV
now too, living in paradise.
4 Alberto, Lima
Im addicted to Mad Men. Its set in an advertising company in New York in the
1960s. I just love it because life in the 60s seems so different to life today. The
things that people say and do at work are incredible. When it first came out, I
missed it because I was working in the evenings. Luckily, one of my colleagues,
Alison, recorded it for me every week. We were always talking about the show
together and then, we became friends. We started going out together and now
were engaged! So you see, if I had never watched Mad Men, I wouldnt be
getting married now.
Track 4.15
1 an e-tailer: Amazon
2 voice over IP: Skype
3 webmail: Hotmail
4 an online auction site: eBay
5 an online encyclopedia: Wikipedia
6 a search engine: Google
7 a social networking site: Facebook
8 a video-sharing website: YouTube
9 a virtual world: Second Life
Track 4.16
Speaker 1
I love my avatar so much! This is what I want to be when I leave school, an
explorer. I know all my friends are jealous because their avatars arent nearly as
good as mine. My parents say that I spend too much time on the computer
playing with her, but I cant help it. Its far more exciting than real life. At the
moment, Im exploring an island that someone has designed. Its really weird with
old buildings and snakes and things like that.
Speaker 2
Here I am! If Im going to teach these virtual lessons, I need an avatar. Er... and
this is mine. Obviously I dont know how to make something like this, so I just told
them, the more similar to me, the better. They did a good job. Hes slightly more
handsome than I am, and my students all think that was my idea. But it wasnt.
And my avatar is nowhere near as strange as my students ones. You should see
the kind of people who turn up to my virtual classes. Unbelievable.
Speaker 3
When I made my avatar, I thought everyone chose images like this, but now Ive
learned that many avatars look just like normal people. Um... but I wouldnt
change mine now. An animal is much more interesting than a human being. And
Im very happy with it. I got the idea from The Jungle Book. I used to watch that

with my brothers all the time. My favourite character was always Bagheera, the
panther. Um... but to be honest, I dont use my avatar very much. Using the
virtual world isnt quite as easy as Id expected and I dont have time to learn how
to use it really well.
Speaker 4
Yes, well, this is the virtual me. My girlfriend hates it. She wants me to get an
avatar which is a bit more adult than this one. I have to say that it wasnt the best
image to choose. I designed my avatar years ago, when I was 16, and then I
really liked superheroes and comics and things like that. But now, obviously, Im
22 and it looks a bit stupid. But everyone online knows this avatar now, so its
difficult to change. Er... and most of my friends have avatars that are just as
ridiculous as this!
Track 4.17
10 Claudias really chatty. She can talk for hours.
11 Hes very generous. Hell always give money to buskers, or people who need
it.
12 He didnt like our initial ideas.
13 I think Zelda will be OK on her trip to the jungle. Shes pretty resourceful.
14 I dont understand modern art. I just think its incomprehensible.
15 My boyfriends parents criticised the way I dress, the way I talk, everything.
They were so snobbish.
16 That mosquito repellent was pretty effective.
17 I wouldnt say my parents are very adaptable. Computers? Forget it. Theyre
still watching a black and white TV.
Track 4.18
Presenter: Todays talking point is computers, and their effect on children and
young people. Im here with German author Serena Hoppe, who is researching
this subject.
Serena: Good morning.
Presenter: Serena, what got you interested in this subject?
Serena: I have two boys aged 16 and 14 and I saw how much time that they
spend on the computer. Im 46 and I didnt grow up using a computer. So I was
thinking, what effect does growing up with computers have on children? For
many older people, our childrens obsession with computers is incomprehensible.
Presenter: Were you worried about their use of the computer?
Serena: Absolutely. My initial feelings were all negative. But now Ive changed
my mind.
Presenter: Why?
Serena: We must remember that our own childhoods were not perfect. Before
computers, when the weather was bad, there was nothing to do. I just stayed
indoors and did a jigsaw puzzle. I was often very bored as a child. When modern
children feel bored, they just go online.
Presenter: Dont you think thats bad for children: staring at a screen, not
thinking?
Serena: But computers are not like TV. Youre interacting with them all the time.
My youngest son spends most of his time playing games online. Computer

games are good for children because they teach them how to solve problems, to
be adaptable. Finishing a computer game requires determination.
Presenter: So youre not bothered about these games?
Serena: I am a bit nervous about some of the games because theyre very
violent. If you have a crime game or a war game, I dont think thats very healthy.
Presenter: Do you stop your son playing those kinds of games?
Track 4.19
Presenter: Do you stop your son playing those kinds of games?
Serena: No, thats useless: why stop him at my house if he can play the game at
an internet caf? Children are very resourceful at getting what they want.
Presenter: So what do you do?
Serena: I say that Id prefer it if he didnt play the games. I dont know if this is a
very effective strategy. I could buy different games for him, but theyre not cheap.
Presenter: No, theyre not. So what about your eldest son?
Serena: Hes using the computer in a very interactive way. Like most teenagers,
he spends most of his time on sites like Facebook, sending messages or chatting
to his friends.
Presenter: I like Facebook myself!
Serena: Exactly. Now, some people say that modern children cannot
communicate because they use computers so much. What rubbish! My son
spends all his time communicating. And anyway, were teenagers so chatty before
we had computers? I dont think so.
Presenter: True. So, are there any other noteworthy discoveries that you have
made in your research?
Serena: I think teenagers today are better informed than ever because they get
so much information from the Internet.
Presenter: But I cant believe that children are better informed than we were in
the past. I mean, look at how much false information there is on the Internet. All
these online encyclopedias: how much of their information is true?
Serena: I think, in general, theyre very good. We mustnt be snobbish about
online sources and pretend that books are so perfect. There is false information
in almost everything we read or hear. Thats not something that started with the
Internet.
Presenter: Well, Serena, thats all we have time for. Thank you for joining us.
Serena: Thank you.
Track 4.20
1
Woman 1: How was the party?
Woman 2: It was a disaster! There was hardly anyone there. We were in this
huge club with just half a dozen of us talking.
Woman 1: Oh, that doesnt sound very good.
Woman 2: But I ran into Suzie in the elevator when I was going home and we
went out to another disco... which was much more fun.
Woman 1: Oh yeah?
2
Woman: Oh thats nice. Is that a new cell phone? A Nokia?
Man: Yeah. I always get them.

Woman: It looks very unusual doesnt it?

Man: Thats OK for me. The only thing is I cant see how to use several of the
special features.
Woman: Give it to me. I know all about this sort of thing.
3
Mother: You got those cookies out of the oven just in time.
Girl: Yeah, theyre ready! Do you want to try one?
Mother: Mmm, they smell delicious. They dont have loads of sugar in, do they?
Girl: No, no, theyre very healthy. Theyre lemon. Go on try one.
Mother: Ok, erm, oh, er... Its a bit salty.
Girl: Do you like them?
Mother: Give one to your father.
4
Girl: Who was that girl at the party, Ricky? Does she go to our school?
Ricky: Er... no. I met her on Facebook. Shes the friend of a friend.
Girl: Are you going out with her?
Ricky: No. We broke up just after the party, actually.
Girl: Oh, well dont worry. Theres plenty of fish in the sea. Give it a little time and
youll meet someone else.
Ricky: Yeah, yeah, thats everyone says.
Girl: No, its true. I met my boyfriend when I was waiting in a queue at the
cinema...
Track 4.21
Listen and chant the fifteen unvoiced consonants:
rose, rainbow
bridge, baby
duck, desk
feather, mother
woman, watch
yes, yellow
glass, gate
zip, zebra
judge, jeans
mouse, mountain
nurse, notebook
van, violin
garage, treasure
lamp, lemon
ring, finger
Track 4.22
burn burnt / burned burnt / burned
choose chose chosen
dream dreamt dreamt
fall fell fallen
feel felt felt

hear heard heard

mean meant meant
read read read
rise rose risen
throw threw thrown

Essential English 5: Activity Book Transcripts

Track AB 1.1
Mari: Gil! Hi! How are you doing? I havent seen you in ages!
Gil: Hi, Mari. Well thats because Ive got a new job and Ive been working really
hard.
Mari: Cool. That means youre the only person from our course whos actually
got a job! Theres hope for all of us.
Gil: No one else has got a job? But the course finished months ago.
Mari: Yeah, but its not easy finding acting jobs, is it? The teachers all warned us
about that while we were studying.
Gil: Didnt Harriet get a job, though?
Mari: Yeah, but that doesnt count. Shed acted in the city theatre before she
went to drama school. Mind you, she told me that the theatre is holding auditions
for their new play next week. I know youve already got a job, but do you want to
go along with me?
Gil: Yeah, Ill come!
Mari: You sound very enthusiastic. Dont you like your job?
Gil: Er... not really. You see, Im a giant hot dog.
Mari: What?
Gil: I walk around in a hot dog costume all day advertising a fast food restaurant.
Mari: Why on earth do you do that?
Gil: Well, I read an advert in the newspaper that said actors wanted, and I went
for the interview...
Mari: But a giant hot dog? Gil!
Gil: A jobs a job.
Mari: Some things are not worth the money they pay you.
Track AB 1.2
Father: Shirine, the summers almost over and I think maybe its time you got a
job.
Shirine: But Ive been looking for work for months, Dad. You know that.
Father: I know, that sweetie, but maybe youre looking in the wrong area. You
ought to think about working with my company. You could walk straight into a job
there.
Shirine: Come on, Dad, Im not interested in office work, and I dont want to work
in a bank.
Father: Its a good career.
Shirine: Ive just done a three year degree course in fashion! Why would I want
to take a job that I dont want to do? Im not heavily in debt or anything.
Father: How are you going to get a job in fashion?

Shirine: I think the only way is to do work experience in a fashion house for
free!
Father: Thatll just be a waste of time. Theyll just give you loads of menial tasks
to do, like making coffee or answering the phone.
Shirine: It wont be like that. Anyway, Ive already applied for every job that Ive
seen advertised and Ive sent out my CV to all the fashion houses. And I think Im
making a bit of progress. At least, some of them are answering my emails now.
Father: Even if you do get a job there, its a very competitive world and that
means youll be under a lot of stress.
Shirine: Itll be fine. Anyway, stress is what you get when youre doing a job you
dont like. Like, my friend Valentinas been working as a secretary for a month,
and shes already sick to death of it.
Father: Well, Ive said everything that I need to say. Theres always a job in the
bank if you want it.
Shirine: Oh Dad!
Track AB 1.3
Speaker 1
We were going out together for almost a year before we got married. I was really
looking forward to being his wife, but to be honest, married life was a bit boring. It
didnt live up to my expectations.
Speaker 2
I was very happy when I was growing up. Ive got three brothers and Ive always
got on really well with them. They did take after my dad a little more though
because they loved cars and things, which never really interested me.
Speaker 3
I was always falling out with my sister, because she was always borrowing my
things without asking. My mum used to tell her off too but she never listened. To
be honest, it was a relief when she finally moved out.
Track AB 1.4
1
A: I cannot believe how far weve walked, we must have done about 10
kilometres today.
B: I know! I just want to sleep now. Ive never walked so far in my life.
A: Well, we have to do the same tomorrow.
B: Why did I ever agree to come hiking with you?
2
A: This weathers always the same. Rain, rain, rain. Cold! Im fed up with it.
B: Cheer up. It might get hotter tomorrow.
3
A: Its Ravi... hes been taken to hospital.
B: What? But thats impossible! I was just having lunch with him an hour ago!
A: A car knocked him off his bike. Hes OK though. Its just a broken arm, I think.
4

A: Theres a letter for you. Come on, open it.

B: All right, all right. Wait a minute. Its from... the university. Theyve accepted
me on the architecture course!
A Thats great news! Oh Im so happy for you! Wait till I tell your father.
5
A: What... whats this?
B: Youve got an enormous hole in your trousers!
A: Oh no! How long has that been there? Can you see anything!
B: It is a very big hole. Oh dear, I shouldnt have told you about it. Youve gone
red.
6
A: Come on! Come on!
B: Whats the hurry? The plane doesnt leave for another four hours.
A: There might be a lot of traffic on the road. Its very important that we get this
flight.
B: Keep calm. Everything will be OK.
A: Have you got your passport? The tickets?
B: Yes!
Track AB 1.5
1 I was going to put the pictures on the website but when I went online, I saw that
Keiko had done it already.
2 I was having a shower so I didnt hear the phone.
3 We took loads of photos while we were staying in Beijing.
4 When we got back to our towels, someone had stolen our bags!
5 We had to eat out because it was a national holiday and all the shops were
closed. Helmut had forgotten to go to the supermarket the day before.
6 Anita missed her stop because shed been sending loads of messages on her
mobile.
Track AB 1.6
1
A: How do you like Slovenia?
B: I really, really like it. I just think that the scenery is unbelievably beautiful.
When I see the mountains and the valleys, I feel so happy.
A: Thats great news. And hows your apartment?
B: Oh, its lovely. Its in a really old building with a nice view over the valley. Its
absolutely perfect.
2
A: How are you doing, Pablo?
B: OK, Suzie.
A: You dont sound very enthusiastic. Dont you like New York?
B: Oh, the citys great. Its incredibly exciting but... Im not really enjoying it
because I have to spend twelve hours a day in the office.
A: Welcome to the Big Apple! Its like that for all us.
3

A: Hows it going Marc? How many clothes are you wearing?

B: Hi Valdis. Well, Im wearing two T-shirts, a shirt, a jumper, two coats...
A: Thats crazy! I take it you arent enjoying Iceland, then?
B: Its absolutely freezing! But I am having a good time. Last weekend I went out
with Magnus on his boat and we saw a whale. That was so cool.
A: Good for you!
4
A: Its my first year here and Im desperate to see a game at the stadium but
everyone says its completely impossible to get tickets. I was waiting outside the
stadium all day yesterday but I didnt get anywhere.
B: Why didnt you ask me before? I can get you tickets.
A: Really?
B: Im in the fan club and they always have extra tickets on sale for us.
A: Can you get some for me?
B: Of course! Im going to a match on Saturday with my uncle. You can come
with us, if you like.
5
A: Danny, whats wrong? You look really upset.
B: Ive had a really bad day, Joo-eun. I got totally lost after my class today and I
spent ages wandering around the city centre trying to get to the metro.
A: Oh no, poor you!
B: Luckily, an elderly lady rescued me and showed me the way to the station.
A: Look, dont worry. It happens all the time. Seouls a big city.
Track AB 1.7 AB
1 We used to live in Vietnam.
2 Sorry, Ive used all the milk.
3 Have you read the paper yet?
4 I read your blog every day. I love it.
5 Were already in the cinema, in the back row.
6 Jos having a huge row with Mika. Shes really angry.
Track AB 1.8
Chen: Whats that bit of paper youve got, Tara?
Tara: This? Ah this is an advert that I cut out of the newspaper.
Chen: Why did you do that?
Tara: If you read it, youll see.
Chen: College graduate needed for position in the Antarctic, writing news
stories and a blog from our research station! What?
Tara: It sounds great, doesnt it?
Chen: Are you crazy? Why do you want to do that?
Tara: Itd be interesting. Anyway, our teachers at college say that if we see an
interesting job, we need to apply for it straightaway.
Chen: But this jobs crazy!
Tara: If I got that job, I would have a chance to do something really exciting.
Chen: If you went there, youd be bored to death. Its not like you can go for a
walk around in the evenings or go out to the shops, is it?
Tara: But its only three months.

Chen: If I were in your shoes, I wouldnt even think of doing this.

Tara: But think... Im coming to the end of my journalism degree. I dont know
anyone in the newspaper industry. If I stay here, Ill never get the job I want.
Chen: Theyre not really recruiting in the South pole at the moment either.
Tara: Its great experience. If I did apply for the job and they accepted me, I
would have professional articles published by that organisation.
Chen: Where?
Tara: Online and in their monthly magazine.
Chen: Do a lot of people read this magazine?
Tara: Er, well you cant buy it in the shops but...
Chen: No? What a surprise.
Tara: If you go online now, Ill show you their website and thatll change your
opinion.
Chen: All right then. Just wait a minute while I turn my computer on.
Track AB 2.1
Conversation 1
A: Im thinking of getting someone to put a new shower in my bathroom.
B: Oh, I know a plumber. Marco Jordan. He did our new kitchen.
A: Whats he like?
B: Hes very, very professional. He does an excellent job.
Conversation 2
A: I called this guy... Marco Jordan ... to come and fix my bathroom.
B: Yeah?
A: Well, hes not exactly flexible. He said he could only do it on Saturday morning
at 11 oclock.
B: I guess hes pretty busy.
Conversation 3
A: So your brothers looking after the children tomorrow.
B: Yeah, theyre really excited. They love Uncle Marco.
A: Hmm... Maybe because hes not very responsible. I mean last time, he didnt
send the kids to bed until 1 a.m. The boys need some sleep.
B: Yes, hes not a parent himself, Uncle Marco.
Conversation 4
A: Look at this! Marcos put all the bottles, cans, cartons, everything in the same
bin. Will he never learn?
B: I suppose he just doesnt think about it.
A: If everybodys as lazy about recycling as him, the worlds environmental
problems are only going to get worse.
Conversation 5
A: Marco arranged everything and it was the best trip of my life. We were walking
in the mountains just when the sun was coming up. It was an unforgettable
experience. Im sure Ill remember it my whole life.
B: Yeah, it was amazing. He really knows how to plan a trip.
Conversation 6

A: We need someone to repair the toilets in the museum and weve been
recommended Marco... Jordan. The thing is, hell be working in the museum on
his own and there are a lot of precious objects here. I mean, is he trustworthy?
B: Absolutely. 100%. You have nothing to worry about there.
Track AB 2.2
D: This isnt the scene of the crime, is it?
PO: Yes, sir. It happened right here.
D: So, earlier today Mrs Lee was walking through the zoo when she was robbed.
She didnt see the robbers, did she?
PO: No, sir.
D: And shed been there for about an hour, hadnt she?
PO: Thats correct.
D: And then someone hit her on the head.
PO: She was hit from behind. If shed been hit from the front, shed have seen
her attackers, wouldnt she?
D: But nothing valuable was taken, was it?
PO: No. The thieves escaped with a wig, her false teeth, umbrella, and
sandwiches.
D: She still has her money, credit cards, doesnt she?
PO: Thats right. The thieves didnt take any of that.
D: I think Im going to have to speak to her again, arent I?
PO: You dont think shes lying, do you?
D: Well, we shouldnt reject any possibilities, should we? Oh, I wish those
monkeys would keep quiet!
PO: Yes, I dont know why theyre so noisy today!
Track AB 2.3
You have four new messages.
Message 1
Hi its Nana. Just to say, Ill meet you at the theatre at 4. See you then!
Message 2
Oh, hi, its mum here. Er... Are you having dinner here tonight? I hope to see you
here.
Message 3
Hey, its Sergio. We need to speak very soon about the apartment. Call me!
Message 4
Ahmed here. What did you think of Mikes email yesterday? Give me a call when
you get a moment. Thanks.
Track AB 2.4
Conversation 1
Shopkeeper: I cannot believe how many people have bought this book.
Assistant: I know. Its amazing. Youre going to be making some serious money
here.
Conversation 2

Jim: Yesterday you told me you were broke. And now you have this! Another new
computer game... How on earth did you afford it?
Steve: I didnt. Its my brothers, and I am still broke. Do you want to play?
Conversation 3
Mother: Now look, your father and I are having some problems at the moment
and we all need to tighten our belts.
Son: What? But I need some new football boots!
Mother: Well, you cant have them. Your old ones are fine.
Conversation 4
Susie: So weve formed a band and were performing all the time in clubs and
bars. The only thing is we need a guitarist. Are you interested?
Georgios: Maybe.
Susie: Youll be able to take a cut of the profits, and we get paid cash in hand
too.
Georgios: Yeah? Tell me more.
Track AB 2.5
Interviewer: Radek, youre an expert on robotics and technology. Tell us how
robots are going to affect our lives in the future.
Radek: The first thing to say is that robots are already here, in the car industry
and factories and elsewhere. So, really, robots will become a bigger part of our
lives.
Interviewer: You mention the car industry in your latest book.
Radek: Thats right. The car is an ideal place to bring in change. I believe that in
the future, everybody will be a passenger, because cars will be driving
themselves.
Interviewer: Really?
Radek: Yes. And more incredibly, by about 2050, the experts will have developed
machines with emotions.
Interviewer: What do you mean?
Radek: Computers will be able to feel emotions like fear or worry. So not only will
the cars be driving you around but theyll also be terrified of crashing or having
an accident just like a human driver!
Interviewer: Well thats good news for me, anyway. My husbands useless on
the roads.
Radek: Thats exactly the right attitude to have. When we talk about the future,
were talking about our future, because many of us will be living then too. I mean,
Im 40 now so in 2050, Ill be in my eighties.
Interviewer: Ill be about 70, I think.
Radek: You wont be alone. Experts predict that in 2050, there will be almost a
billion people over the age of 65. This means that many of the new developments
in robotics will have been invented for older people.
Interviewer: Can you give us an example?
Radek: Yes, of course. Robots will be doing most of the housework for older
people. It really isnt difficult to design a robot to do one simple task like clean the
house or cook dinner. Theyll even feed the cat or take it outside if thats what you
want.
Interviewer: That sounds good. I could do with one of those now.

Radek: Lazy! Anyway, getting robots to do everything for you will be quite
normal.
Interviewer: Of course, this could mean that obesity might be an even bigger
problem in the future if people wont be doing any exercise or jobs around the
home.
Radek: Maybe, but I work in robotics. Diet and health are someone elses
problem!
Interviewer: Radek, thank you very much.
Track AB 2.6
1 So, really, robots will become a bigger part of our lives.
2 I believe that in the future, everybody will be a passenger, because cars will be
driving themselves.
3 And more incredibly, by about 2050, the experts will have developed machines
with emotions.
4 So not only will the cars be driving you around but theyll also be terrified of
crashing or having an accident.
5 In 2050, there will be almost a billion people over the age of 65. This means
that many of the new developments in robotics will have been invented for older
people.
Track AB 3.1
1
Maria: Oh its impossible doing this with you! You just cant make a decision!
Al: I only want to get something that I really like.
Maria: Well, how about a top like this? Oh yes, thats really you!
Al: The yellow one? I dont think I could wear that. Its a bit bright. What about
this one? Its the same but in black.
Maria: Oh, dont be so boring! The yellow one is great try it on.
Al: All right then. Where are the changing rooms?
2
George: Whos that in the photo... is that the president?
Becky: Yeah, hes had a make-over or something.
George: Why?
Becky: His advisors told him he needs to change his look to appeal to young
people. I dont think its working. I mean, look at his hair!
George: And whys he wearing a track suit? Thats the stupidest thing Ive ever
seen!
3
Katya: Er... Joe... you know that were meeting some customers in a couple of
minutes.
Joe: Dont worry, I havent forgotten.
Katya: But I mean... look what youre wearing! You know were not allowed to
wear jeans to work!
Joe: Its OK. Were only giving them information. Theyre not buying anything
from us.
Katya: I dont think youre taking this meeting very seriously.

4
Vera: Wow! Paula! You look amazing! Why are you dressed like that?
Paula: There are interviews today in the town centre for a new TV show. Theyre
looking for girls who want to get into the fashion industry.
Vera: Do you want to be a model, then?
Paula: Yeah! Thats why Im dressed up like this. This is what all the trendy
people are wearing in London and New York at the moment.
Vera: Those clothes must have been pretty expensive.
Paula: Thats why I used my credit card...
Track AB 3.2
1 Theres something in my nose and I just cant stop it. I dont feel sick or
anything but the noise is quite annoying.
2 Its so painful and I cant think. I cant read or watch TV. I have to take an
aspirin but even that doesnt help. Ive suffered from migraines for years.
3 I dont know how I started but now I do it all the time. Its like this. Its terrible in
lectures at university because everyone looks round at me!
4 I cant pick up anything. For example, if somethings on the floor, I have to ask
other people to get it for me. I feel like an old man. I need to see the doctor about
it, I really do.
5 Its so painful that I cant eat anything. Even a sandwich feels really sharp and
painful... and crisps... its impossible. I have taken some special sweets to help it
though.
6 I just feel really, really hot. What does it say? 37 o! Thats not right.
Track AB 3.3
Teacher: Olga? Do you know if anyone else is coming to class today?
Olga: Er, I dont know Mr Barnes. Would you like me to see if anyone else is
waiting in the corridor?
Teacher: No, no, thats all right. You stay where you are. I was wondering if I was
in the right classroom.
Olga: I think so. Its just that... lots of people are off sick.
Teacher: Hmm... interesting coincidence. Today, we have a very difficult test and
everyone in the class is away sick. Were you at the school disco yesterday?
Olga: Er... yes.
Teacher: Would you mind telling me how many other people were there?
Olga: I think everyone in our class was there, Mr Barnes.
Teacher: Were they? How interesting. Could you see if they were sick? Did they
look a little unwell?
Olga: Oh no, everyone looked fine. They were having a great time.
Teacher: I see. Well at least youre here.
Olga: Actually, I dont feel very well myself. Do you mind if I go and see the
school nurse?
Teacher: In my day, we didnt take days off just because we felt a bit ill.
Olga: But that was a long time ago, wasnt it, Mr Barnes?
Teacher: What?
Track AB 3.4
1
A: Do you want to see my new sculpture? Ive made it out of wood.

B: Not really.
A: Look here it is.
B: What is it?
A: Its a statue... of a cow.
B: Yeah? Well, dont give up the day job.
2
A: Whats that?
B: Ah, its the work of a conceptual artist.
A: But what is it? Whats it doing in the government offices?
B: Its a turkey made out of bread. Its an installation.
A: Have my taxes paid for that?
3
A: Have you seen Timmys paintings? This one has lovely colours: red, yellow
and white.
B: Er, his paintings? No. But I have seen his drawings all over the walls
downstairs!
A: What?
Track AB 3.5
1
Woman: Is this you? You look so different with glasses.
Man: I know. I wore them for years. I never wear them anymore.
Woman: You prefer the contact lenses, do you?
Man: Oh yeah. I wish Id got them years ago.
Woman: I like this fringe you had too.
Man: Really? Maybe I should cut my hair like that again.
2
Woman: Oh, this photo.
Man: I didnt know you had a tattoo.
Woman: No well, I regret it now. My mum told me it was a bad idea but I was
really keen.
Man: She told you not to get one?
Woman: Yeah. If only Id listened to her. I wanted a piercing too.
Man: Do you have a piercing?
Woman: No, I changed my mind in the end.
3
Woman: Here you are again, with stubble. Honestly, I wish youd shave more
often!
Man: Lots of women like stubble.
Woman: Well I dont!
Man: I think I look pretty good in this picture.
Woman: I preferred you blonde. I dont like your hair dyed black.
Man: Is there anything you do like?
4
Woman: Wow! You look great in this photo!

Girl: Thank you! I think my boyfriend took it when we were on holiday.

Woman: I love your fringe. And your long dark hair. If only I had hair like that.
Girl: Youve got very nice hair too.
Woman: Oh no. Its a nightmare. I cant do anything with it. Thats why I cut it
short. I have to dye it now too because Im getting grey hairs.
Girl: You look great. Youve got nothing to worry about.
Track AB 3.6
1 I wish Id got them years ago.
2 If only Id listened to her. I wanted a piercing too.
3 Honestly, I wish youd shave more often!
4 I love your fringe. And your long dark hair. If only I had hair like that!
Track AB 3.7
1
Woman: Is that box of plastic dinosaurs for you?
Man: No! Its for the kids this afternoon. They need something to play with.
Woman: Thats a good idea, theyll enjoy that.
2
Man: Oh no. Its raining and we have to go through fields and woods.
Woman: Oh, stop complaining. Put on your rubber boots and lets go.
3
Woman: Its time to go to the factory.
Man: Sorry?
Woman: Its time to go to the factory!
Man: All right, all right. Theres no need to shout.
Woman: Your hearing is getting worse. It must be really noisy making those steel
cables.
Man: Yeah, it is.
4
Woman: Oh, I like your lycra shorts.
Man: Hmm... I only wear them on the bike. Everyone in the club wears them.
Woman: Really?
5
Woman 1: Look at us. Were all wearing these pink silk dresses. Theyre
beautiful.
Woman 2: Wait until you see what the bride is wearing.
6
Man: Ah, if youre taking the rubbish out, can you take these cans to the
recycling? Theyre aluminium.
Woman: But there are three bags here!
Man: Yeah, sorry. I always leave it, and thats why theres so many of them.
Woman: Well, why dont you take them out more often, then?
Track AB 4.1

1
A: When I go to gigs, I dont usually bother to watch the support act, as theyre
usually terrible. But when I heard it was to be Snow Patrol, I went along cos I
thought theyd be good.
B: Were they?
A: Yeah, brilliant! I reckon they should have been headlining. I mean, they were
awesome.
2
A: On the ticket, it looked like we were sitting in a part of the stadium with a roof.
B: Thats not true. None of the seats in that venue are under a roof.
A: Well I know that now, and it rained all through the concert.
B: Oh no!
3
A: I didnt know what the gig was going to be like because Id never really
listened to Robbie Williams on CD.
B: How was it in the end?
A: The best gig of my life. Hes an incredible live performer: his songs are OK
and everyone knows every word, but he really knows how to work a crowd. And
his eyes are just so attractive. Amazing...
4
A: I heard that lots of people were complaining about the sound.
B: Yeah, the bass and drums were both a bit too loud. But otherwise I thought it
was OK. The problem for me was that we couldnt see the stage. There were
loads of really tall guys in front of me.
A: Thats really annoying!
B: Yeah! I hate it. But I knew it would be a problem because thousands of people
were going to the gig. I just wish I was a bit taller!
5
A: How was the gig? Was it good?
B: They sounded OK and the band was good... but the set list was terrible. If Id
known that they were only playing songs from their new album, I wouldnt have
gone.
A: They didnt play any of their hits?
B: The only song I knew was the encore. That was magic!
Track AB 4.2
1 The elevators broken so well have to walk upstairs. Dont worry, though, my
office is only a few floors up.
2 Joes not feeling very well and weve only got a bit of cough medicine left. Can
you go to the chemists and get some more?
3 She put an advert on an online dating site but then didnt get any response at
all. But when she put a photo on the site, she got loads of replies. It was a good
photo too: she was walking in the woods in the fall. Very nice.
4 Dont worry. We wont be late. Weve got plenty of time. We can take the
underground and well be there in ten minutes.

5 OK, we have the lamb and the eggplant so I think I can make a moussaka,
but ... theres hardly any cheese left. I hope Ill have enough.
6 Tony left a message on my cell phone. He wants to know if we want to go out
tonight. Apparently, theres an Asian Cinema Festival on and there are several
movies that he wants to watch.
Track AB 4.3
1 We decided to record every part of the project on our website.
2 Were going to project photos of all these objects on the interactive whiteboard.
3 We wanted to break the world record for buskers playing together, but then the
local government decided to object about the noise!
Track AB 4.4
Julia: Emin! If you hadnt gone on that TV show, our lives would be so much
better. That reality show was a big mistake!
Emin: What? But if I hadnt applied for the show, Id still be working in the shoe
shop. Now were famous!
Julia: Youre famous, but not rich. If youd sold your life story to the papers, wed
have a lot more money.
Emin: But Im writing a book about my time on the show. Thatll make more
money than some newspaper article.
Julia: That book! Itll be all about you and that girl on the show. What was her
name? Chardonnay or something.
Emin: Weve talked about all that. Its over now. If I hadnt pretended to go out
with her, people wouldnt want to read my book. TVs not real life. It was all for
the cameras.
Julia: You cynic! If youd explained that to my mother, she wouldnt be so angry
with you now! She was so embarrassed watching you and that girl on TV.
Emin: Er, yeah, Im sorry about that.
Julia: And what about all these reporters! They wouldnt always be hanging
around the house if you hadnt told the whole country our address on live TV!
Look there are three of them outside at the moment!
Emin: Yeah, that was a mistake. Sorry.
Julia :Sorry! You make my life hell and all you say is sorry!
Track AB 4.5
1
A: I cant believe you were on TV! You were great.
B: Yeah, but I chose the wrong song and thats why I didnt win. If I had sung
something different, Id still be on the show next week.
2
A: If I hadnt seen that documentary, I wouldnt have known about the destruction
in the rainforest.
B: I know. It was shocking, wasnt it?
3
A: If there was something more interesting on the other channels, nobody would
be watching that stupid soap opera.
B: Thats not true. Lots of people really like it like me, for instance!

4
A: If I hadnt left my mobile at home, Id call Fatima and ask her to come over
tonight.
B: Ive got her number. I can call her if you like.
5
A: I was out last night so I missed the last episode of that sci-fi series.
B: Oh no! I was watching it! If you had asked me, Id have recorded it for you.
Track AB 4.6
1
Although its not quite as famous as eBay, Allegro is Polands own online auction
website. It was founded in 1999 and has become incredibly popular there. And it
already operates in at least 10 other countries. Who knows how it might grow in
the future?
2
Everybody knows Facebook but there are many other social networking sites out
there. One example is iWiW from Hungary, which has over 4 million users. This
means that in its own country, iWiW is just as successful as Facebook.
3
Although at the moment, its nowhere near as well known as Wikipedia, Marefa is
another example of an online encyclopedia that is written by its users. It is written
in Arabic and is available free online.
4
Erento is an e-tailer based in Berlin, Germany. However, its slightly different to
companies like Amazon because it rents products rather than selling them. The
range of products available is incredible anything from computers to cars. If you
can rent it, its probably on Erento.
5
Looking for information online is much easier if you can just write your request in
your own alphabet or language. There are plenty of sites available around the
world for people who dont speak English as their first language. For example if
youre looking for information online in Japanese, the search engine for you may
be Goo.
6
Putting your photos and videos online is far more fun than keeping them to
yourself. For amateur photographers and directors like myself, I can recommend
Ipernity. Its a video-sharing website designed by two French programmers, and I
absolutely love it!
7

I hardly ever use my land line these days. I just make calls over the Net, using a
site called Ooma. Its a bit similar to Skype. Its great for making calls inside the
US, and in fact its from the States. Awesome!
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Essential English 5: Phrasebook Transcripts

Track P1 page 77
Its always the same.
Its getting harder and harder to...
Ive had enough.
Its a waste of time.
That doesnt count.
I cant put up with it any more.
Mind you, I wasnt surprised.
Im fed up with it!
Whats the hurry?
Its amazing how...
And another thing,..
It happens all the time.
Great to hear from you!
Stay put.
What a pain!
Good for her!
Its got me thinking.
Lets get going!
Anything in particular?
It wouldnt hurt to...
Youll love it!
More formal
It was a relief when...
As far as I was concerned...
It was difficult at first.
There are (some) advantages.
Track P2 page 77
Lets just say (that)
Thats very common.
No, not at all.
In the end...
To be honest
By accident
Its clear to see (that)...
I bet it was!
Well need to keep an eye on...
Ill have to try that out.

Its a mystery to me.

Im a big fan.
Give me a call.
See you then!
Once in a while...
Trust me.
Tell me more.
The moral of the story is...
Im fairly sure about...
I could do with one of those.
How come...?
Good for you.
Youre joking!
Thats life.
More formal
I am writing to inform you that...
I comfort myself with the thought that...
The first thing to say is that...
Track P3 page 78
Youre a real star.
For my money...
Thank you for putting me up.
Ill just go and get...
Hell get over it.
How is it that...?
I think Im coming down with something.
Im off to work.
I dont feel at all well.
I suppose so.
Im ready for anything.
Tell me about it!
Im sick of it.
Ive never known anything like it!
Enough is enough.
The thing is...
You could always...
Dont make the mistake of...
Get you! Youre so clever!
Come to think of it...
Were supposed to be
Its a nightmare.
Itll only take a minute.
I cant figure out how to...
Ive told you how to do this a million times.
Whats that supposed to mean?
Ill see what I can do.
Here we are now...
There we go.

More formal
By contrast...
In effect...
I have to say, I think...
Track P4 page 78
Youre not going to believe this but...
(It was my brother), you see.
A complete disaster
A scary moment
All night long
Theres plenty of fish in the sea.
That was it.
Luckily, nothing happened.
It was ten times better.
Forget it!
What would I do without...?
It happens to us all.
Well see what happens.
I got hooked.
I had a lot of fun.
It was wonderful.
I cant help it!
Thats how I started out
Imagine that.
It did the complete opposite.
I ran into Suzie in the lift.
...so to speak.
All right, I confess!
Ive changed my mind.
I know all about that
Go on, try one.
What rubbish!
Thats all we have time for.
Dont get me wrong.
One thing Im sure of is...
Thats all I have to say.
More formal
The fear remains that...
Im ashamed to say.
One thing I would say is that...
On the one hand... On the other hand.
My initial feelings were...