Qe 4 mor @ PAPER 4 LISTENING (approximately 40 minutes) Partt ‘You will hear three diferent extracts. For questions 1-8, choose the answer (A, B oF ©) which fis best according o what you hear. There are two questions for each extract, ‘You hear part ofan intrview wih a woman who works in retail management. 11 How does the woman feel now about her fret job In retaling? ‘A. pleased by the way she handled tho staf! 1B confident that gave hor a good start © relaxed about the mistakes she made 2 What isthe woman advised to do next? ‘A reflect on her skits B volunteer for extra work © iscuss hor situation with her boss Haas ‘You overhear a woman tling rend a story about a ewan, 3 What probiom did te woman have withthe ewan? ‘A. She misunderstood its Intentions, B She uncorestinited the speed of ts approach: © She fated to realise the consequences of isturing k. 4 Whats the man's reaction o the stoy’? ‘A. He feels he would have handled the stuation beta. B Hols unconvinced by the woman's version of events. © He fits to 900 quite how serous the problem was. eae Paper4 Listening ‘You heat part ofan interview with Bruce Loader, @ successtul businessman whois taking about is ear te. ‘5. Why did Bruce decide to give up the idea of studying art? [A He failed 1 gain a place at art cologe. B_ Ho became tred of doing representational at. © Ho was persuaded that he could not realise his ambition 6 What was his fathers reaction o Bruce's decision? A. Ho was anxious to discuss altemative employment options. 8 Hewas angry that @ good opportunity had boon wasted. (© He was dismissive ofthe advantages of higher education 7ma © PAPER 4 LISTENING (approximately 40 minutes) Port ‘You will hear thee cttrent extracts. For questions 16, chooes the answer (A, 8 oC) whlch fs bet according to What you hear. There are two question for each exact. ‘You overhear two frends, John and Diane, ciscussing holiday plans. 1 John thinks Diane's indecision about the holiday le ‘A. unreasonsbie in view of her ancial postion. 'B_surpriang ence her holiday ls well overdue, ‘© understandable given how much money is Involved, ‘2 How does Diane feel about the prospect ofa break from work? ‘A. nervous that her boss wil regret promoting her world that staff wil take advantage of her absence © covet whether she can clear her backéog of work In tne ‘You overhear two fends clecussing a new fi, 3 Why has the fim been refused a certicat allowing to be shown to chiiron? ‘A. Tho sounctrack makes it too frightening In places. 'B__ The plots too peychologicaly complex. [© The opening images are oo vctot. ‘4 The rlends agree thatthe eriginal story on which the fim is based ‘A. le wetton ina rathor unusual se, B gives a convincing portrayal of ahistorical character. ©. manages to keep the reader n suspence unt the end. 2 Paper4 Listening ach Tt ‘You hear an interview withthe architect Ingrid Chapman, who ls tlking about an offoe building ‘he has recently designed. {5 What doos Ingrid thnk is the best feature of tho new bubding? A. the amount of ight that comes in 1B the space she has croatod for stat iteraction © the way each floor has ts own tacities {6 What does she suggest companies with outdated oflee buildings should do? ‘A. employ hero design & more madam bulking 1B ask staff what kind of workplace they would ike © use imagination o Improve aspects of he offices 33mm @ PAPER 4 LISTENING (approximately 40 minutes) Part ‘You wil hear three diferent extracts. For questions 1-8, choose the answer (A, Bor C) which fs ‘best according to what you hear. There are two questions for each exact Extract One ‘You hear two colleagues, Eva and Calin, taking about a problem at work. 11 Whatis Con's opinion of their new boss? ‘A. She tails consul with colleagues. B_ Sho s too koan to establish new working practioes. © She has litte understanding ofthe organisations history. 2 Whan taking about the problem, Eva is ‘A tying o suggest that tis unimportant 1B comparing altamative waye of solving © encouraging Colin o take a more postive atte to. ‘You hear an interview with an expert who repairs antique vases, ‘3. What isthe expert doing at the start of the interviow? ‘A. explaining what can ruin a restoration job 1B comparing various methods of restoraiton she uses (© docscrsng he ciffcuties of matching colour during restoration 4 How dos the axpert feel about leaving sible cracks In the fished vase? ‘A. They should be avokted i at all possible. 1B Thoy are part ofthe vase's history and should be seen, (© Thay tect he value ofthe vase rather than ts appearance. Paper 4 Listening (On the rao, you hear @ visitor talking to a man about the remote island where he Ives. 5 The man wants a fery serie between the mainland and the island because |A. he is eon to develop tourism on the stand. 1B he thinks more young people would come fo ive onthe island, (Che feels the lland people should not be leolated from modom ie, 16 The speakers have difarent opinions about whether ‘A. creating an airpon would be advantageous. 1B building houses on the beach would be advisable, € commercial development would spol the Island's unique nature. pms @ PAPER 4 LISTENING (approximately 40 minutes) m1 ‘You wit hear thre difarant extracts. For questions 18, choose the answer (A, B or C) which fs best accorting to what you hear. There ar two questions for each extract ‘You hear pat ofa radio discussion about a football teem. 11 What impresses the man about the playor called John Eliot? |A. Hels able to keap calm when he gets near the goal area. 1B He ls good at preventing the opponents from scoring. © He.can score many goals glven the right conditions. 2 What do the two speakers disagree about? [A the nated price pad forthe new player the new player's long-term prospects in the team © the manager's previous mistakes when purchasing players rack Two. ‘Youhear part o rad Interviow with Deanna Carticonds, who has just won a prize for her environmental workin South Armerica, ‘3. Deanna thinks the underying couse ofthe ecosystem changes she mentions is ‘A. overfishing by Indust eheros. B_incroasod local sea temperatures. (growth of predator populations in the area. 4 How do the focal fshormen fool about Doanna's work now? ‘A. unhappy about sharing thor catch with marine creatures she protects pleased that she has prevented industrial expltiton of anchovies © optimiste about the prospect of catching beter quay Fh 108 ‘You hear pat ofa radio programme about books and acing, 5 Why did the woman read the book she descrtbes? ‘A. twas an unexpected git. 1B Sho came across by chance. © twas rocommonded 1 her. {6 What dd the book help hor to understand? ‘A. how strange the word is how enjoyable stories can bo © how she could bacome a writer Paper 4 Listening 105© vet Lie Part 3 ‘You wil hear art ofan interiow withthe astronaut Charles Duke, whois talking about his trp to tha moon, For questions 16-20, choose the answer (A,B, C orD) which fs best according to what you hear. © vt Parts ‘You wal heer part ofa radio Interiow in which Hay and Jennifer, two members of an afar-work ‘duit drama clase, are askod about ther reasons for attending the class. For questions 15-20, ‘choose the answer (A,B, C or D) which fs best according o what you heer. 18 How oid Charles fet about space travel as @ boy? |A. He thought twas unikaly to happen. B He regarded tas more than science fiction. (© He was fascinated by the koa oft 1D He showed no particular intrest ink. 18 What did Charles consider tobe the hardest pat ofthe traning? 'A. fooling trapped in the heavy spacesuit 'B endlessly practising the lunar surtace lancing © connanty bang aed of ating rt 1D boing unable wo move his arms a 117 What was Chares's reaction when he frst found out he was going tothe moon? 'A. Ho roaioed he had tobe cautious. BB He flt proud to be given the opportunity © He ted to contol his excitement. 1D. He reflected on his chances of survival. 118. How aid tne crow fool when they had landed on the moon? ‘A. Thay ft asf they wore coming home. 1B Thoy realised they had achioved something special © They wore afald of what they might find onthe surface. 1D They were worried about how they would takeoff again 19 Wnat featur of the moon made the greatest Impact on Chavos? ‘A. the brightness of tho sun the vastness ofthe sky © the loneliness ofthe place D_ tne absence of any stars 20 What doos Charles fee was the most memorable part of his mission? ‘ary fang into a orator ‘walking on the moon's surtace ‘soci things never soon before holding a piece ofthe moon com> 29 118. How does Jennifer te! about working with strangers in the class? 'A- resigned tothe need fort doubtful about the value oft © relaxed in hor etude towards 1D ected at the thought oft ‘16 According to Hary, the Improvisation sassione ‘A. require some caret preperation. B_ enable him to use his imagination. © allow rim to show his acting talent. 1D_ encourage him to relate to the group. 17 What does Jennir say about improvisation? ‘A. itis important not to make a mistake. Btls necessary to be aware ofthe ting. © You should be familar withthe character you invent. 1D. You need to be completely Involved in the activity. 18 In Jennies opinion, paying wien parts wal ‘be feos challenging than improvisation. Include research Into previous peformances. (C_Invotve guidance from an expert. ead to competion for pats. > 19. Jonntor says thatthe drama classes have taught her how to ‘A. Improve her interaction with people. 1B manage groups of people. {© develop her natural acting sits. D be satletied with minor achievernents. 120. Harry was annoyed because the newcomer tothe group Interrupted the lass by artving lato. \was reluctant to paricpota. ‘seomed unaware of he mood of the group. ‘wasted the tea break with pointless questions. com> ssPaper 4 Listening @ ‘You wil hear an intorvow with an architect called Lucy Collet who designs emall buildings. For ‘questions 15-20, choose the answer (A, 8, Cor D) which fis best according 1o what you heat. 15. Lucy enjoyed buldng the troe-house because ‘A. gave her children somewhoroto play. presented an intresting design problem, © demonstrates the type of work she does. 1D allowed her to ful a childhood ambition, 16 What fascinated Lucy about the historical phone boxes? ‘A. thei intemational charactor B their luxurious Interiors © their range of eives 1D the quality of thelr construction 17 Atcolloge, Lucy designed email buildings o tht they ‘A. could be assombed Ina shortor te. would comply betor with safoy re, (© would have a wider range of uses. 1D could be buit in simpler sy, 18 Lucy got the idea fora folding markot sta ‘A. trom her parents. B trom vavoling salesmen. © while che was at a trade fal 'D- while che was on an overseas tp. 19 Wet did Lucy ke best about her award-winning design? A the shape ‘A. veloped with mobile phone users in mind 8 designed for counties with relatively few mobile phones. {© placed at the entrance tothe hot! lbhy. D intended tobe the largest feature ofthe lobby. at Paper 4 Listening Parts ‘You wil hear a radio interview In which an artist called Sophie Axel i talking about her lite and career. For questions 15-20, choose the answer (A,B, C or D) which fs best according to what you hear. 118 Sophie Hustrates the importance of colour inher tte by saying she ‘A. has coloured dayéream B associates letters and colours. paints poope in particular colours. 'D_finks colour with days of the week. 16 Sophie's attude to sk shat her childran shouldbe [A eft to cope with k. B wamed about. © taught how to doal with. 1D protect from it. 117 Sophie's mother and aunt use ther artic gts professionally In tho ‘A. pictures they paint together. B_plays they perform onstage. © objects they help to create. clothes they design and make, 118. Sophie fools the puppet show she montions Isa good example of |A. the inapration she gives to other poople. B. the admiration she now enjoys. © the expectations she has to Ive up to. 1D. theassistance she gives the playgroup. 19 Sophie was a falure at at schoo! because she was not interested in dosign favoured introspective painting. was very peesimisic, had a dterent approach to at. com> 1074) L0ok Tet Paper 4 Listening PAPER 4 LISTENING (approximately 40 minutes) Partt ‘You hear part ofa radi Intrviow with he ecologlet Loma Hindle about climate change, ‘You wil hear three diferent extracts. For quostions 1-6, choose the anewor (A, B oC) which fs {5 What prompted Loma to begin her latest projec? best according to what you hear. There are two questions foreach extrac. 'A- emay over a colaague’s behaviour 1B ustration at goverment inactvty {© cancem about india! polaton ‘You overeat wo friends, Gordon and Annabels, discussing a fim called A Secret Pace, which 6 What ie Lomas atttudo to climate change? an aeeeneae ‘A. She bolloves Indvuale can help to combat. 1 What do Gordon and Annable agree about? 'B_ Sho considers cangors have boon exaggerated. ‘A. The fim lacks a coharont soryine. {© She places most emphasis on ts economic impicaton. The director was over-amblious la his aime, {© The book which the fim was based on far subte. 22 What doos Annabelle think about the R's encing? ‘A. Its grat enhanced by the musial soundtrack. 1B Itstthes a good balance between humour and tragedy © Ils. clover way of solving a character's problem, ‘You hear part ota rao intorvow with an architect ealed Alan Faaman, 3 Alan refers to St Pauts Cathedral in London because ‘A. iis buiking of custanding boauy, 'B_ ftrotins a powertu symbotem. © tmetwih despproval at ft. 4 How does Alan account forthe success of pubic architecture in the Netherande? ‘A. People there are vory wal informed about architecture. 'B Decision making about architcture is wel organic there, © Many of the wort’ leasing architects happen to come trom there. 6 7Teal PAPER 4 LISTENING (approximately 40 minutes) Pant ‘You wil hear three ferent extracts. For questions 1-8, choose the anewer (A, B oF C) which Ms best according to what you hear, Thre ar two questions for each extract ‘You overhear par of a conversation between the secretary of ago ub and a veo othe ub, 11 What does the visitor foo! about insta satelite navigation In her car? |A- worted about ts cost 8 unaure of ts usefulness © doubt about ts rly 2 When he taks about in-car satoite navigaton systoms, the cocetary le ‘A. hoping his vistor to choose the bast model. [8 providing his vstor with Infomation about hem, (© waming his Vistor about the rawbacks of using one. Cs Youtearpattadacastnin wth he antropgt Pas own cen ia eters weg sort her 3 What doos Miko say sbout his is of comedy as a cht? ‘A. He appoared to have an istincve talent fort, 'B His long-term tendehips depended on © hwas one of «numberof ili he developed. 4 Both speakers agree that, or @ auccest ite, people need ‘A. abotet in nomsotves. 8 a cieary dotnod goal © commimont ohare work. 2 ‘You hear part of radlo cussion about holiday reading, “The man reads books which ‘A. raming him ot people he's mat Bako a change from his work. are set somowhore he dosent know. His work invotven A. alctot rave. locking out or now words. © studying cassia! Rortur. Peper 4 Listening sa@ Test 3 PAPER 4 LISTENING (approximately 40 minutes) Pant ‘You wit hear three diferent extracts. For questions 1-6, choose the answer (A, 8 or C) which fs best according to what you hear. Thar are two questions foreach extract [Enradl One: ‘You overhear a man olin atond about a tip tothe theatre. 11 The man says thatthe theatre ‘A. had recat moved. was overcrowded. (© was unusually smal, 2 Theman ciitcises the actors for ‘A lacking enthusiasm, 1B forgetting theres © wearing inappropriate make-up EBeracrtwo] Ee ‘You hear & media Interview witha tour operator ata conference on what is called Tesponsibe! touriem. 3 What stnctve feature of his company isthe tour operator keen to stress? [A Its responsive to local employment needs. Bidesigns tours for selected groups and special interest {© Itmakeslnited use of non-onewable source of energy 4 He makes the pont hat he majocty of ours are now ‘A. conscious ofa greater need for coca ution. 8 willng to pay adctonal amounts for responsible tourem. © unaware hat Fie choices they make have far-reaching efecs. Peper 4 Listening ‘You hear two local aso presents, Laura and Steve, taking about a forthcoming rugby match. ‘5 What do they agree about? ‘A. The ticket location has boon un. 1B Tho final resus almost impossioa to proc. (© Tho absence of contain playrs wil make for alse exctng game. {6 stoners who ar planing o go to Avsvala to 600 the match should |A- crganise their accommediaton in advance. Join the octal fan cub to reduce thelr raveing cots, ‘© bring thir chron slong to reduce them tothe spor.Ted PAPER 4 LISTENING (approximately 40 minutes) Part ‘You wil hear threo diferent extract. For questions 1-8, choose the anewor (A, 8 or C) which fs best acording to what you heer. There are two quostons for each extrac. Fext Ero] ‘You hoar part of an interview with a brosdaster whol taking about a series of programmes he presented about landscape painting. 11 Why oid ne deci to Include a picture bya polticlan? ‘A. twpcint out how painting helps poople in diterent ways 5 to show some interesting pints about sys of painting © toste9s that amateur art can equal proossional panting 2 How does he fol about the proces of drawing? ‘A. The acy relaxes him, 1B Hols ashamed ofthe results, © Concentrating on tis extng ‘You hear an amateur pilot called Gina Nesbit taking about doing aerobatics inher smal plane, 3 What does Gina find hard about teaming new aerobatic movements? ‘A. tis cticut to practes witout any ineructons. Trying out some of them makes her oo ick at fret. © Sho can got nervous fying the plane unaccompanied. 4) What gives Gina most pleasure when taking pat in competitions? ‘A. the role ae fla ater completing a sequence of actions 1B the satetacton of knowing she has performed accuratly © the pre sho takes In preparing as thoroughly as possible 104 Poper 4 Listening ‘You overhear a chet called George talking to a end about hs daly routine 5 What dos George appreciete most about ring a motorbike? [A Iatlows hie avoid the rac Jams on the way to work. BB ttrominde him of when he was a teenager {© Itgives tim some tine for hinsat (6 Wich s George's avout objct in ie house? ‘A. the Wichen table B the shower © the cooker 105@ Papert Lisi Parts ‘You wil hear par of an interview with a man called Tony Elfot who founded a magazine called ‘Time Out. Foc questions 15-20, choosa the answor (A,B, of D) which fs best according Yo what you hear. 15. Tony says hat Tine Out was nike other publications in 1968 because ‘A. Itwas wet by one porson, 'B Information was more accurate. © ithad. comprehensive ft of events. 1D was Inthe form of a magazine. 16. What experience oid Tony have of publishing? ‘A. He had worked for What's On. 1B Hethad wrton numerous aries, (C_ Head transtormed an existing magazine. 1D. Hohad stated a student magazine. 17 Wy did Tony leave universty? |A. He wanted to go to France. 1B Ho ct have tre to study (© He had fled hie French examinations. 1D. He had found an atemative carr. 118 According te Tony, what lod to the magazine becoming a weekly? ‘some market research {the quantity of formation {echnical improvements ‘extemal resaure com> 10 Tony says he big pushers were not iferested inthis type of magazine because ‘A. Mhwas popular with student. twas considered too expeneive, © teame out to frequent. 1D tthroatoned ther pubbeations, ‘20. Tony says tet, compared to 1968, people who buy Time Out today aro ‘mere teligent and active. ‘more tly to be parents. ‘mare orleas th samme age. ‘more mature and professional » Parts You wil hear a rado Interdew with the gardening experts Jed and Helena Stone. For questions 15-20, choose the anawer (A, 8, € or D) which is best according to what you hea. 15 How does Holona fea about he use of Joe's name fr theljlnt businoss? ‘A. cocasionall rustated that her contribu goss unnoticed 1B amused that hey have a name people tend to remember (© appreciatve of to respect thatthe name has brought her 1D irtated by the fact that Jed is more ofa celebrity tan she is 16 What Jets atta to his public prot? |A. Ho thos the fact that completa strangers ohn want otal o hi. 'B. Ho's unhappy int prevents him doing everyday activo. © He enjoys R more now than he dé whon he was youngo. 1D. He's proud of he way it refects his achieverneis. 117 How oid Holona fel about her work on The Travel Show’? |A. She would have enloyed X more ln aerent circumstances. 1B. twas conveniert for hero be away from the house then, (© lhwas & welcome atematie to manusl work. 1D She fl obiged todo tat hat paricular time 18 What gave Jed the incentive to make a ewal garden? 'A. Ho wanted o realise a long-held ambition, 1B He had led people to ove that i already existed. {© He wanted o show pictures oft at a gardening event. D_ Ho was inspired by he Mustraions ata tak he atended. 19 What explanation doos Holo give forthe name ofthe garden? [A Mhprovded a use ramework forthe projec. 1B twas a response to the bright colours they wanted there. © allowed them to experiment with a wide range of options. 1D tt was meant to ingpre them to embrace unconventional ideas, 20 Jed says that, form, the name jewel gardens ‘A. a rominder ofthe valve of croatvty. 1B an appropiate one for something s0 beauty, {© a postive wey of combining both past and prosent. 1D way of explaining his philosophy of design to people. ssPaper 4 Listening Part ‘You wil hear an eteraw with an engineer ealod Roger Mota who now works inthe fim industry. For quesions 15-20, choose the answer (A, B, C or) which fs best according to what you hea. 18. How oid Roger fat nitaly about being made redundant? A anoy B resigned © oprossed 1D disintrestes 18. Roger regards his oary days in business as tnstraving. demanding. Inlovant boring 17 What doos Roger fool isthe greatest bet of running his own business? [A He arranges his re tne as he pleases. 1B He gets on boter win otner people. © He has more leisuretime than before. 1D He's free ofan environment he cise, 18 What is Rogers attude towards his futuro? He considrs bis postion tobe no loss sooure than botore. Ho thinks he't be more vulnerable than he usd to be. Hold too financially more secure working fr someon ola. He coneldars himself 00 old to change dlrectonagalr com> 18, How can Roger's appraizal of engnoors best be summarised? ‘A. They are dedeated worker. B They ae croatve arts © They are wol-baianced reais. D_ They are powerul leaders. £20. What doos Roger find most satisying about the ool of the trade"? ‘They ae invicate beyond bet. ‘They ara the creations of calleagues. ‘They are theoretical n design. ‘They ae excing to contemplate, a de) Paper Listening Parta ‘You wil hoar par of a redo programme in which two people, Sally White and Martin Jones, ere discussing the popuaty of audio books. For questons 18-20, choose the answor (A,B, C ot D) wich Ms best according to what you hoa. 15 Saty feats that the main advantage of audo books i that they ‘A. encourage chin to road more. 1B make more books accesslble to chidren. © save parents trom having to reat chron. Dare reed by experienced actor. ‘What does Martin say about the woman who came Ino his shop? 'A. She no longer wore about long journeys 1B Her chidron used to arguo about what Kata to. {© Sho no longor takes her cildron © France. D_ Her chidron don't ke staying In hota. 17 Matin says that in the USA thore le a demand for auio books because people tere ‘A. wor te first to obianauclo books. have to orve long distances. {© aroused to toning tothe spoken word on the radio. fool that thay donot have time to rad books. 18 Sali says that author may recor thelr own books on tape Ht ‘A. their book has ust boon published B they want tread a certain way. (© hey have already rad exacts from It loud. 1D there ae no sutabie actors avalabo, 18 According to Saly, successful abvidgements depend on ‘A. thelr toseness tote orginal. B the lengh ofthe orginal. © the sy of the autor. D the type ot sory 20, Man fools that unabrged versione ‘A. are beter than abrisgements, B canbe too expensive © centan too much dota. . ‘are becoming more popular. 107Paper+ Listening Part ‘You wil hear an interview on a train with two friends, Jane and Chris, chels who botn won prizes in ‘he National Raiway Chet ofthe Year competion. For questions 17-24, cnoose the correct answer A.B.Cord. ‘You wil hear the recording twice. 17 | What was Chris's attude tothe competion? A. He was worried about the qualy of his dishes He was atraic ime might be abi ofa problem, © He admitted he's been looking forward othe challenge, 1D He ssic conditions wore simiar to his normal routine, 18] Jane admited thatthe greatest problem she faced during the competion was having to A. workin avery small space. be original when traveling a speed, © prepare a meal so quick create a meal with so tle money, 19 wnat do botn Chris and Jane felis unique about thei job? [A the close contact withthe customers B_ the necessity to do everything al the same time © the oppomuniy tobe creative 1D theneed to be focused on the job \Winat do Chis and Jane tee! about what they cook on boa the train? [A They approve ofthe menus created for them, They consider themselves more adventurous than other chets, © They would ike to have more freedom at choice. They are happy to adapt ther ideas to sult the jb, a [21] crrstmouan being a rainay chet wou suitrim mainly because would enable him 0 ‘A. show his abity to work under pressure B Use the skils ne had been trained or. © do someting out ofthe oxainary D__satisty his ove of traveling, u Test 1 22 | Whats ofton Jane's inal reaction when things spill over? [A She asks anotner member of stall 10 help her clea up, 1B She blames ie tran diver forthe accident, © Sho tots nerset 0 keep a closer watch next tne 1D She says nasty things to the other stat 23 | wnat doos Crvis say caused his worst disaster? ‘A leaving things to burn under the gti 'B._cropping the main course on the for {© losing his concentration when cooking 1D not keeping an eye onthe oven temperature 24 | How aoos Jane react 1 Chris's suggestion forthe future? [A She's determined that sne' join tim it she can BB She's looking fonvard toa challenge of that kind (© She's atrad Chris woud’ want ner company, 1 She'd be unable to tke part in that kind of activi. CAEGAg Paper+ Listening Test? Parts 21 | wnat does Tom eamit about his novels? correct A. They are not completely imaginary They are open to various interpretations © Thoy ao not rtect nis perconal views, They do nat make very good fms. ‘You wil hear a radi interview with the wir, Tom Davies. For questions 17-22, coos answer A, 8, CoD. You wit hear the recording twice 17 | How goes Tom feel now about being a writer? [Er] Wet Tom tase mci ag? cfisuuaseeeatecntee od Sfestetoneraas anes He enjoyed being pam of a team. He fourd it much to stesstul He earned too ite money trom He was reassured by how easy i was 18 | How does Tom lee! about the idea fr @ novel Beare he begins wating it? ‘A. He lacks confidence in himset B_ Ho is vory secretive about © He likes to get reactions to it 1D Heis uncertain now it wil develop. 18 | Toms behaviour wnen beginning a new novel can best be described as A. determines 8 enthusiastic. © impuisve D unpredictable \Wnat does Tom say happens lo weer as they get older and better known? |A._Theic ends are more honest with them, 'B Publishers aro les tkely to cribcise them, (© They get ess objective about their own work They tnd itharder to accept ertcism, 9 6@ Test t Part 4 You wil hear five short extracts in which ctlerent people are talking about ving wn a vitage. Each exact has two questions. For questions 25-34, choose the correct answer A, B oF C You will hear the recording twice, Speaker 1 25 | What does the Fist speaker like about ving in a vilage? A the Hendy people B the outdoor activites © tne peacotut atmospnere 26 | She would rater a bus service which [A the vitagers would be able to organise thomseWves, would provide daily access tothe town (© would be used for short ips within the vilage, ‘Speaker 2 21 | The second speaker tninks smal loca businesses are docining because ‘A. rural eral are no longer in demand. 1B local propeny is getting to0 expensive, © the local work ore isnot skied enough. 128 | What does he tink the vilagers should do to bring more work the area? "A use their own savings to set up new businesses wait for he state to create jods forthe unompioyod © took for pubic money to supplement investment “s Paper 4 Listening Speaker 3 28 | wnat doos ne tia speaker ink about shopping by computer? ‘A. tt might prove a usetul development Bit might be hard to adapt to © Itmight make an amusing change. 30 | Sho tosis the government shouls ‘A. lower petrol prices tor rural areas. 1B expand the existing pubic transport service. © develop now transport systems. ‘Speaker 4 31 | What does he fourth speaker think about working at home? ‘A. i'.an opportunity to make new contaets. 8 It saves rim the daly journey. © Itprovides him with usetl leisure tine 32 | Who does ne think should constuct the vitage sports acity? A. tne local coun the vlagers themselves © agroup of ocal teenagers Speaker 5 39 | What does the Fith speaker egret? "A moving tothe countryside B losing source of income ‘© not supporting the local amenities ‘34 | wnat aspect ol vilage ile would she tke tobe involved in? ~ A. proving pubic anspor B supplying necessities, © nelping with education ry@) You will near part of an interview wih Norman Cowley, awelbknown novelist and biographer For ‘questions 17-23, choose the correct answer A,B, Cor D. Paper 4 Listening Parts You wil hear he recording twice 17 | How does Norman Comey feel about his frst aover? ‘rou ofthe diectness ofthe weting pleased by the way the characters interacted wortied by the over-rfined style he used then sad that he could never write anything ike i again 18 | vinat was Norman Cowiey's ction to ane very bad review a his secon novel? ‘A. He.was surprised as he thought this book was well writen 8 He mought ine detailed crcisms of me Book wore Unjustied © He thougnt the review was writen in a clever and amusing style. He did nt regard the eric as wel qualified to judge his work What value does Norman Cowley se in book eviews now? ‘A. Tey encourage writers to try new subject. 8 They motivate less committed witers, © They lve young wrters long-term guidance. 1D. They ae par ofa necessary selection process. 20 | Norman Cowley thinks that a witer uses people he knows wellin a book “A. those characters wil be very realistic, B_itwit become rather tedious to wre. readers wilting the dialogue very natural 1D the writer will have fo ater them in some way. us Bett M6 Norman Cowley believes that some modern novels, ate much too violent Contain too much fantasy, {ont analyse the charactors cuficonty. ont deserve the seting adoquatay, ooo \What does Norman Cowley see as the main thing a novel should give the reader? psychological theories ‘anew angie on ite a tiling sony beautful language coor What does Norman Cowley ike about wring @ biography? ‘basing a narrative on actual events (geting to know a famous person very well ‘eciaing now fo describe a comolex personality ‘making the subject known to @ wider audience com>Exact 1 Imtordewer: ‘Bona: Frond: Ford Woman: Women: Frond: woman: Fane: ‘Test 1 Key ‘You hear part ofan interview with a woman who works etal management, Now look at questions one and too. (pause) So, Fone, can you tell me about how you sarod In fashion retain? "Yee, ofcourse. After fished univer, tok a job wih ig high stest chain = ‘was an acest manager. Every wook you would 666 the slos igure fr your produc an ten act on tay placing opeat orders or puting a new sen twas. ‘8 good grouncing. However, mos of he stat had boon fare years and ink | is ‘make mistakes in my doaings wit fom blush now to Fink af my Bo tae. | ‘hen moved on, arf years, to my present 6. ‘And now you'e thrking a moving Up the lade, How do you se yourself ten years tine? {would eventual tke tobe in serioe management. Wit, botore you rust of eee your ina manager, irk you need to workout sls you can otter emphasising your saling pons, showing thom whl you can o. Also have you been going the exre mile to gat hinge done or dotng more than whats asked of you ecenty? (pause) [Now you'l hear the recording again. (The eecording i repented) Ise) ‘You overhear a woman tling a friend a story about « sven. Now look at qusstions three and four. (pau) So, what happened last weekend? ‘Well we were taking our boat along th rver, when we passed a pal of wane, wit a nest nearby. Ono ewan jst carted on feeding, but a athar ono ~ the malo Tink ~ dclded to come and inveetgate. ‘Oh, fantastic. 've never soen a swar's nest close up. expect he was hungry. ‘Well actualy it was immediatly cbvious from his boy language that he had other {tings on his mind. He was flapping his wings realy her, and approaching at ‘Incredible speed. And | quess we'd gone ino close tote nat. Td never have done that own what would happen, Gosh, amazing, Ive nevor heard of swans behaving tke that bere. So what id you do? Row tka mad? ‘Well, we got out onto the bank, but h folowed us up. and then stood between us ‘and the boat for about an hourl We ust couldn" highton him sway, "No suppose not. Sil, Fm sure he woul have hut you. ‘Aro you ting? You shoul nave seen the way he moved ~ swans can be really ‘aggressive at nesting times. mn. {pause} 437 138 Test key Naw yout hws nas, fiw nenegt par tro eee ee ee eee iaiopy eso ne ee eae eee meet foe aware sane rio soto toe cae reg rea eae ed ieg lr C ited pines Cae ne Saneecreaae a nee reer contain Se bisa mar ptsd ep acaba sen, I ee ase cea cc it) ace: fw wow Hoan pt ate Your ede Sutin gary cat errata tence ede Prec eke rie re Naw Sis eee ote eee na or vane Feat wn yaar ent Soe ett toe Now that nese, (Then epee cia Thre edo Po Om Rotates pe i FA ZC YC SC 6B PARES soo YouTe? Key PART 1 Extract 2 48 Joba: Diane: Men: Now open your question paper and look at Part One. tpause) Yow hear thre diferent extract, For questions one to ix choose the answer (A, ‘Bor G) which fis best according to what you bear. There arco questions for each You overhear two fiends, Job and Diane, discussing holidey plans. Now look at (questions one and tu. {pave err ey ind vert gan Bordrapaertetecrenteotarn Se an ae inna gach chooser dartatase an (Oh, come on, what's the problem? | know Rt may soem extravagant, but you Sh satya suroy Wolfs not s0 much that as my work situation. Taklng another break so soon aftr my promotion might sand out the wrong message to my team, though | think my line managor would understand, (Of course ~ she knows you a good worker. ‘Mm. Wel, guess could empty my n-ray in me ~ my workload's not too heavy ust now. t's just that | haven't had much Ume to get the ofics ‘organised, and to be honest, one of my colleagues WOUK! probably De only too lad to use my absonceto further his own positon, [Hmmm, sounds prety nasty o mo, Are you sure you want to cary on working (pave) [Now you'lt hearth recording again, [he recording i repeated) Ipause} ‘Yoe oeter wo eds dicusing neuf Now oka guaton Set and Iau] {near Joe Schultz's new fim The System lent golng tobe given the 12 Stun {golng 0 be given ‘So youngsters can't see it? not surprised. The reviewers say that watching te rt fow iran a prety unpleasant = nerds tt ‘aggression. ‘That cit Soom to worry the author. Nor id the strong language, although there's quite abit of ha, but they couldn take th ite bursts of rather tense music makes your har stand on end, apparent Test2 Key Intoresting. Anyway, dor think the stoyin’s roaly suitable fr young {tldren = too much delving nto people's thoughts and matives. ‘True. Youve road the book? (Oh yeah. A great page-tumer. | had no kdea what the fal outcome would be. (Oh, Fquessed. I oved the way the author uses dalec all the way through ~ a Diout ofthe oxcnary. Takes some gating Used to, but Its deidedty differnt. You cant really believe the Prince is basod on a oal porson from the pat. though, can i? [hep ned come ve wel constr how tle we know about people ‘rom fat ore. ‘Wel go and soe the fin, wont wo? Dorintoly. (ease) [Now you'l har the recording agin. (Me recordings repeatd) (peu) You hear on interviw with the acts Ingrid Chapman, who i talking about on fice dong the bat recently evigned. lngytd Chapman, tl us about this new office block. {thas enormous glass wals, because tanaparency was paramount Inthe bret | recelved from my cherts = that gives Ian aly, spacious fel inaide. The {tree fore all open onto a cavernous central hal, and this le whate crucial for ‘me = there are 2o many reasons fr people to meet there: have a cote, (Josep, clocuss formal mater in an informal eating, I orca them todo these Sing yet moe of the seroos hey need eee fae ‘ecotora, Photocopying, cal, Forgive me, but thre! bo executives staring who are saying, "That's al vary welt you're able to Gaclgn «brand new bulding trom ectatch” ‘What would you say t thon? Commission me to come Up wih a scheme fr a replacement, fr example? No, serlous'y, I dogs require much, a Ite creat, thats all. Under-used ‘reas can be refurbished, art hung on the wal, that sot of hing. And 8 ‘Questionnaire can be sort all personnel to get thet reactions fo any ‘changes you've made. Good morale facTtates productvty. = AR 2@ 3A YR 5B 6C 49Cot Intorviwer: Expert Test 3 Key Ipeuse] ‘So the thing is, you arent gating on with our new boss then, Colin? ‘She's just 60 cilrent from her predecessor. I mean, John used to get us all Involved in the decision-making process. [No chan of tht with Sandra, you think? "No way! OK, | grant you, she's got some good Ideas ~ she moved prety fast to get us all to agree to incividual ob descriptions and a proper timetable, ‘none of which we've had before and we should have had. And she's done her homework on the staff profa, our quaitications and past experience and 20 As you'd expect. ‘Yes. But she doesn't soam aware ofthe atmosphere here — I's the way welve ‘always done things. | just don’ fet | can work with her. 'd say she’s just fncing hor foot in a new job, and shell soon got the hang of ‘what wore all about. Let's focus on how much she's already achieved. | would’ let anybody tel you I's a trivial Issue, though. It she doesnt sett in ‘son, and you sil have Issues wit her, think you should approach her rect OK. thanks, Eva. {pause Now you! hear the recording again. (Te recording is repeated.) (pause) ‘You hear am interview with a expert who repairs antique vases. Now look at questions three and for. (pause Show me how you doit. | 898 you've got trays and trays of pieces here. ‘Yes, you have to find the bits that maich, 90 ve put all these tiny piocos Into colour groups — red here, blue over there. I a bit ike doing jigsaw, ‘wally. But atleast there are no stains to remove. All wo have to’be aware of {s the enamel on the surtace; that we have to ital the dit and grease of. | you dont, the places won't go back togather again, fl fall apart. tthe ‘racks are going to show, they've got to be really clean, otherwise thoy'l look messy. ‘You want the racks to show? Some people would say that's tribe, for such a valuable vase, Well yes, they probably would, but something that's broken so extensively as tis, i you cover al the cracks up you're realy making a fake. Bolng Brokon I ‘something that's happened to tin ts time, which should be recorded, and 12s long as you can restore Ito that aesthticaly til works, R shoult matter that he cracks show... Iau) 159 Test 3 Key PART 2 160 [Now yout hearth recording agin, {he recording i repeated] Ipause] (On the radio, you hear a visitor talking to a man about the remote island where he ‘es, New look at quastons ie and se, Ipavse] ‘This is such an unusual place because there's no public ransport tothe island = {came here in your fishing boat. The result sa paradise ich marine le, ‘ngpalt countysie. Yet you want to let the wor in ~ you've campaigned to start up a fery service from the mainland. Why? “There lan enough work to support our population. vistors come to the {sland ~ and we have a lotto ofer them ~ catering for them would create ‘employment. Also our young people would be abl to comme to jobs on the ‘mainland, Don't you thnk it's risky? These beaches could be covered wit hotiday houses and hotels; your vistors wil complain Because there are only a tow shops. And a fery service won't be enough. People will want to fly hore, and youl have to build an arport. No more paradise! ‘We can buld smal apo without impacting on our quality of Me here, and it ‘makes economic sense. Our shops can cope with more people on the Island — Hebe sessonal anyway. And why would we bull on the beaches? I'd be crazy. hope you're right. [pause] [Now yow'l ear the recording agin. {he recording i repeated.) Iau} ‘That's the end of Part One. kwameteme AN 2C 3A 4R SA 6C Iaue) Pattee Yew'l bear a shgpraio opr abut how ts bo santo ego oa. rien one 000 yas an tebe Por questions 7A, complete te seflces, Young 45 sacoyefn case (pane) aTest 4 Ke) xtact2 170 Imerdiower: ‘Deanna: Imeriowsr: ‘Deanna: ‘Deanna: 01s John Eliot a player you ke to watch? I'm guessing hei ‘Yes, he's excllnt, vary ichncal, claver wah he bal he's good at passing the bal the tea’ top goalscorers and satng them up to shoot. When he sees {hat final ess coming as he approaches the goal area, you get a of players \who got here but thn freaze and gat erat, but he's not one of them. So you ‘can get him backing up the strikers, he can be the key player. ‘And what about thal man, Dany Masnaz? Seven milion the pad for him, ‘they've probably overpaid. Not ver carious gWven thal they've pald out this Kind of ‘cash bofore and tall went wrong, dit? They want o hang/on to him come what may, at that price. ‘Yes, wol thas’ brekan the bank, bu they were overcharged for hr. Thay probably thought he was a good invaetmont he's young, they ean sol him on {things ge wrong, fr more money. Tey got hee ingore Bumt once over a similar eal and they wont wart to happen again. {pause [Now youl her the recording agen (The cecording is repeated. pause You hear part of radio inter with Deonna Carrconde, who has ust won a prize for her emironmentl work n South America, Now look at questions tree sand four. {pause} Comet [Now you'o ying to save a wife habit tht stroiches 3,000 klomatres along ‘he coast of South Ameria, Arent you daurtod by ha? Ire a huge task but we're basically geting the massage out the local en Population - mainly anchovies ~ ae boing forced into colder water becaue the ‘ses warring up. OF those let 85 percent are being scooped up by indus {ting rawers 80 prodators ko soals, penguins and dophins~ and loca ‘fehermen ~ are left with vor tle, Now hiss the richest ecceystom in the wots, Ite starting tobe affected, you know there must be a vomendovs impact on ‘theres robust systems, ‘So whats your relatontip te with local ehermen? ‘Thay used regard me as an onary because | used to work for sels, and as ‘you knw, fisherman and seals compe for tho seme ish - But now they S00 me {analy tying to contol Industral fishing. ‘nat ~ stopping them sooping up anchovies? [Not stopping them, but geting them fo catch ess; which means the foal ‘ishormen can catch more ofthe argo fish hat food onthe anchovies. {pause} ‘Test 4 Key ‘Now 304 hear the recording agen. (ihe recording it repented] [pense] ‘You har par of radio programme about books and reading. Now lok at quetons fond sc. (pense) “Today we're taking about book that have nepred us, books that have mado a ‘erence to our Wve. Each of my ato guests hae chosen whet for thee was an \mportant book and fret of we're gong o hear about Monica Nas choles. Monica. ‘Thanka, Nol, Well th thing bout thle book le that when fret ecovered kn my ‘et tore - was a bind present, | remember correctly — Fd naver really ‘ead anything tke before Pd heard about rom a Mend, and got the ke ‘wes someting epecil and 20 | asked fori special. ink | was about 17, 601 ‘wes ately ate developer as a reader. hack been partculary ores Up {hen butt sucderty soto ook ofp | hink Rt was the srangenoos ofthat book; {mean tf the one fd taka wit mot @ desert land because ie jst ot ‘everyting int and 8 just opened me up to what pleasures there aren description, In parative, you now, In ews, ‘Wel, well decover exactly which book my next quest has chosen. pew] [Now youl haar the recording ain. [he recoding is repented] {pene} “Thats the end of Prt One. 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But actualy, the most chalonging part was woryng ‘out how fo handle the simsater because we needed fo Know how to land and thon take of on to moon "oni think coud have coped wit at Fm ot sure | dd. But you dd someting wrong, you wore In woubve and we ofan ‘pent elt hours ay trig to loam what col ‘Seow di youl wen you rat har at a wore actualy ging othe | euppose you expecting me to say ‘exhlarted. But knew there wore its of “tet would happen fey iit canca the programme, il drt get sick and 80 9f. So | stopped doing al te dangerous sports Iwas InoNved In. ‘So you knew you had one chance end you Bow R you would get another? ‘hat just about sums Up ‘And when you eventually got there, what impact did It have on you? Landing on {he moon, mean! ‘When we sew the moon forthe rst me from about 1500 metres we recognised {he lancmarks but, as we got closer, wo saw tale Spot we were going lad ‘on was vary rough = lg rock and erates ~ 80 we panicked a bt. And the ‘more we tied to manoeuvre and the Gocer we go, the mee Moon ust we Blew out ‘But you laced saoiy? Eventually, yes. We were six hour lat, So whon we touched down, we rupted ‘enthuelaer. We shook hande and hugged each oer ‘Notan easy fet i spacoouts. lsughs} No, indeed, But sr that... we had to reat fra ootinpedod (ot outside for the vory fret ume. You must have boon trad. Wo had no sense of fear about stepping of he ladder onto the moon. We jst jumped off and started bouncing around ine lambe in etd ‘springtime Test 1 Key ‘And when you saw the hint landscape, it Ive up to expectations? ‘What stuck me most, apart trom ts awesome atracton, was fs desolation. The ‘ky was Jot black You fel a you could ach out and ion I. Thare ware no ‘tara and the aun wea shling alo me. ‘And what wort through your mied at hat moment? ‘The fact hat twas eo untouchod. Tho fact hat nobody had ever boon to that particule spot before kept reuring. twee snp breathtaking. ‘And do you havea fevoutto marnory of te mielon? Defined. twas the thing hat we did during te ast moonwalk. We wore about ‘8x klometes or a0 tom the bao, and onthe edge ofa ig esi, 100 mates ‘deep. We had to be carcul as we walked along the loge because one sip. ‘would have been dangerous. Suddoniy we saw hs huge rock. twas a ong way ‘of, and tere are ne people or cars to udge cstancos or give you ary ears of ‘scale ‘But you managed to get down to? Eventually. twas enormous. The biggest rock anybody had ever ouched on the ‘moon. [hed a hammer and ita chunk of = and Ke on my hand = le the sizeof «mall melon. ‘A forent kind of aouvenit So do you thnk wo shoud go back? Whats the ‘reason for Investing ll this time and meney nthe space race anyway? (Oh, te the prime plac for a scons baee (aus [Now yow'l earth recording agin, (he recording i repented) {pause ‘That's the end of Pat Trea, Now tem Part Fon, a 45D 16GB IA 1BB IAC Zod mt2 key = Jenne [mers ame eee ay: Torleefaleate serinoe tat eller Reigate maces ae intial eae ey re gett Cea etal cer ees ea (icone (gue ose dr counee wh you aster g hve ey han ous once ‘new lease of Ife. Jenifer, can you try and explain the fascination you derive jenn, TOMS ard te hout seston atthe calege ata afl d's work? Above all, each session is fun, enorgisas me. | actualy go home with more energy on @ Tuesday than any other day ofthe week. The reason is simple, | {ool ave after the drama classes. Att | wast sure would enjoy the ‘course; you have to relate tothe others in th group. Infact mast of ha work I {in gmal groups or atleast In pairs and obviously the natural aries between ‘rangers exis. | can honesty say tha rom the fst evening this didnot ‘bother me, and tm pet an extrovert by nature. In fact, H anything, Im rather shy and reserved. Interviewee: And what about you, Hany? ‘Harry: Wall, as far as "m concemed, drama classes have freed me, they've alowed ‘me fo be creative and success into many ways thet 'm nok, usually. partoularty enjoy the sessions whon wo just create something out of nothing, we improviee. There is usualy some time in the evering when we make up thera character ofa conversation ora stuaton and act tht out with the others. The spontaneous nature of improvisation Is what's 80 appealing to ‘Jenner: You can' ‘get it wrong’, you's having ago, that's all. | mean you just stand up land become ancther parson for five minutes; perhaps you'e tke yours or ‘otal ciferent, that doesn't matter. What counts i thal you take on @ now personaly, and you actualy become that person. And, since you Invert the an, you can't be out of character and i's impossible to make mistakes, | ‘expect this wil change when we move onto tex, wort, Hatry? 182 ‘Yes, yes, 'm really looking forward to using toxin the classes and even to teaming ines. | jst find some text fascinating and car wal to realy work on Of course twill be aiferent trom improvisation, wnera we make up the pats ‘we play, but | know you can lose yourself in a par, and playing lt your way Is ‘going tba the chationge. ‘Sovousiy, a specic pan willbe open to interpretation and a director may ‘want you to doin a ceriain way Imagine laying a Shakespearean hero Or heroine, wo, the are bound tobe aferent waye of eaying these famous lines and the actor or across may not agree wit the diecter, but tis ‘lage we haver' reached yet. For the moment, i's about overcoming set- ‘consciousness and leeming tobe sensitive. Last weok wo had @ new person Inthe group and it became realy claar that ho hac tuned in to the way In ‘which the classes work, you know, Iwas embarrassing realy, he over i {and ‘ed to cominato the group, he cian wait end walch andisten, This Was ‘when it struck me that wo've been learning to listen to each athar and to, Fespond accordingly; and of course you bring yourself Ino, but not too much ‘and not oo inappropriately. "couldnt agree more. He actualy asked me personal questions which were intrusive and could have been saved forthe ea break. found it off the point land dieracting. Wel, | suppose he fel awkward too, but ve leamed lnything thie term, t's not to ump in, butt take my time and alow the thers time by being patent when they are strugging with, for example, creating an tuntamlar character. The group has to Gavel together and the neweomer ‘was an outsider. | guess it wasr his fault, Bu he cSdrt soem interested In leaming from the station That's probably what annoyed me. "be surpisod ithe came again, Ha di look comfortable ‘Would you say this receptiveness to each other sth key lesson so far, Jennter? (pause) [Now yow'l hear the recording asin, {Me recording is epeated) {pause ‘Thats the end of Part Toes, [Now sur Part Four. mut ASC. GB AID AKC MAK Zorwe PART3 Lucy Catt: Imorviower: Lucy Cott: Itervower: Lucy Cott: Itorvower: Lucy Covet: Interviower: Ley Collet: Interviewer: sey Colt 162 Pat Thee ‘You'l hear an interview with an architec alled Lucy Collit who designs small ‘nuding, For questions 151020, choot the answer (8, B,C or D) which fs best _according to wht you bear. You now have ome minut 0 look at Pare Three. (pause) rope tm siting her, rathor uncomfortably, wth designer Lucy Colt. Lucy, you're ‘an architoct rally, but an architect with @ diterenco, ‘Yes, | specialise in small bldngs. ‘And we're in one o your buildings now. Ifa ree-house, and we're perched ‘on chid-sizo seat, two oF tree metros above the ground. Intact, | was commissioned to design this house by my neighbours for thele chikren. dont ike hoights, but loved the chatlonge of weaving the house in ‘amongst the branches. You can soe there are several storeys wit saiweye ‘botwoon thom. Fa have given anything for a house ke this whon | was a child. What started you of on this type of design? Ie always ha a passion for small bulings. Play houses, of course, when was ale gi. Then | found a book about historical telephone boxos, which fascinated me. When the tlophone was an amazing new invention, money was poured Into te designs Of pubic phone boxes. Thay wore al size and ‘Ses. Tore wore somo that looked ike rusto collages, wth thatched roots; ‘thers tke Chinese pagodas; one ikea got of Grook tomate. Some wore quite ‘ourious, wth chars, and people used t 90 thors to play cares. But cht last long; they had tobe standarclsed and mad more practical ‘You want to architecture school. Did you know you were gong to work on this small scale? ‘Yas, my final year profect was on ema bulge n an Induetal context. you took at major bulling sts, theyre doted around with huts and temporary bullcings. You think, They put up these tn boxes forthe workors to drink thelr toa and read their newspapers In. What Is tore o that?” Well, they've al got to conform to safety standards, and why should’ they have some ste 0s ol? I dosigned them to look bettar, and algo to be put up and dlamanded ‘more quickly. | worked on durabity of matorials, comfort and eo on. ‘Where did you get your inventiveness trom? | dont kro. think fm more practical than Inventive. My parents wore markt ‘Stal holders. They had @ really cumbersome stall which took them forever to ‘Put up. Al the market people started seting up about four o'clock In the ‘moming. I was freezing, bact-breaking work, and t drove ma mad when | hac {ohelp thom. | was vsling some clots abroad a few youre ago, and saw ‘sme balan sal n their local market. They wore Ite metal folding houses, ‘completly waterproot and enclosed, wih platy of splay room. AtThe and ot the dey you could lock them up wit tbe goods safe Inside, or you could fd ‘hem lat and cart them off to the next town. | did drawings of them and made ‘one when I got home. But | haven't sold ‘What have you done that you're most proud of? | euppose everything Ive done Isa variation on a theme, so fs har to pick ‘anying out. But | id get an award. The Newspaper Sellers’ Associaton gave Interviewer: Lucy Collet Interviewer: Lucy Cole: Interviewer: Test 3 Key ‘ma a prize for a design | did for street comer kiosks — you know, those cute litle buldings wit display windows on three sides. Mine wore Ih sttong Stool, painted, wih domed roots and fts of decorative deta. | must acm, | was pari peased wi te fancy werk, andthe newspaper panp Have you ever done any phone box designs, since thet was what stated you off? Funnily enough, thats what ve just been doing. For an International hotel chain They'd stopped putting pubic phone booths in their hotel loboles because of mobile phones, bul there were complains from a few counties where mobiles hadn't realy caught on yet. So the hotel decided to make @ big feature of lobby phone boxes. | oid these sort of glass bird-cage designs, with brass work and over-the-top telephones. Now the company’s puting {thom inal their hotes, and people are going into them to make cals on thie mobiles. t's sort of retro-syle lobby uritur. ‘And toe-houses? 'No, tis is @ ane-of.ve tok you, fm scared of heights. ‘Okay. Shall we let down the ladder and go home? Thank you, Lucy. Ipavse) [Now yout hearth recording ain. {The recording i epeted| {pause} ‘That's the end of Prt Three, [Now turn fo Part Four, tel 158 16C IAA 48D AAC 2ORS 163