Bac aay, Nee memos self-study Listening and Speaking r a Jeremy Harmer As) - ea 4 OeBOeeaneoeaee Aust For class or seitstudy LIStening and Speaking Jeremy Harmer } ELT Marshall Cavendish London * Singapore * New YorkThe Just Series The Just series is an integrated series of bbooks that can be used on their own oF, ‘hen used together, make up a complete course with a consistent methodological approach. The Just series is designed for individual skills and language development either as part of a classroom-based course cr @ self-study programme, The approach is learner-centred, and each unit has clear aims, motivating topics and interesting practice activities. The Just series is for adult intermediate learners and can be used as general preparation material for exams at this level. 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The Tango Dancer, Shaw Howard/Shaw Howard, Chappell Recorded Music Liorary, CHAP 133Contents PART A: Listening Listening 1 Listening 2 Listening 3 Listening 4 Listening 5 Listening 6 Listening 7 Listening 8 Listening 3 Listening 10 Listening 11 Listening 12 Listening 13 Listening 14 Listening 15 Listening 16 Listening 17 Listening 18 Listening 19 tening 20 Working in a man's world 8 On the lawn 10 The parachute jump 12 Commercials 4 The questionnaire 16 Types of holiday 18 Travel announcements 20 ‘Making myself homeless’ 22 {a song) Looking round a house 24 Murder mystery 26 Haunted house 28 Weather forecast 30 The tango 32 Irritation 34 The line-up 36 Here is the news 38 Scientists and film 40 makers Reactions 2 Watching the match 44 Which Susan? 46 PART B: Speaking Speaking 1 _ Interview role-play Speaking 2 Telling stories Speaking 3 The tourism debate Speaking 4 Drawing homes Speaking 5 _ Interviewing a portrait Speaking 6 Marianne's dream Speaking 7 What can you remember? Speaking 8 What are they saying? Speaking 9 The invitation Speaking 10 Story reconstruction Audioscript Answer key 51 685. 5Introduction For the student Just Listening ond Speoking (Intermediate) is part of an integrated series of books designed for you to study on ‘your own, oF together with other students and a teacher. It will help you improve your listening and speaking skills in English We have chosen the listening extracts and speaking tasks carefully to offer an interesting and challenging mix ‘of topies and activities. With the listening extracts there are exercises to help you understand them and learn new language from them. In the speaking activities we help you do the tasks successfully You can also listen to other people doing the same tasks There isan accompanying CD with all the listening extracts and speaking examples. When you see this symbol (:)")) it means that you can listen to the CD. You vill also find an aucloseript near the back of the book. When you see this symbol (Gi) it means that the answers to the exercises are in the answer key at the back of the book. You can check your answers there. We are confident that this book will help you become a better listener and speaker of English. Enjoy using it! eer For the teacher The Justseries isa flexible set of teaching materials that ccan be used on their own, or in any combination, or as a set to form a complete integrated course, The Just series has been written and designed using a consistent methodological approach that allows the books to be used easily together. Each book in the series specialises in cither language skills or aspects of the English language. It can be used either in class or by students working on their own, Just Listening and Speakingis different from the three other books in the Just series in that it consists of two parts. In Part A there are 20 listening extracts which include stories, news broadcasts, authentic interviews, radio commercials, discussion and dramatic scenarios. There are comprehension and language extension activities to accompany each listening extract. In Part B there are 10 speaking tasks including taking Part in interviews, instructing, reading aloud, story reconstruction and picture memory games. All of these are designed for students either working on their own and interacting with the CD or working in class with 2 teacher. All the listening extracts are on the accompanying CD together with example versions of the speaking tasks. There is an audioseript at the back of the book, together with a comprehensive answer key where students can check their work We are confident that you will find this book a real asset and that you will also want to try the other books in the series: Just Reading ond Writing, Just Vocabulary and Just Grammar.ee Working in a man's world 7 Listen to Track 1. This is an >) extract from an interview with 22-year-old April Considine. ‘Can you guess which of the following is her occupation? teacher design engineer doctor pilot Now read the text at the bottom of the next page (9) to see if you were right. 2 Listen to Track 2 and answer the following questions. b On the whole, does April think that being a woman in a male Are the following sentences True or False? Write T or F in 4 Who first encouraged April to be interested in engineering? environment isa good thing or a bad thing? the brackets. a April's father is Irish. b mao ae ‘A glider is an aeroplane without an engine, April can fly a glider. April sometimes works at Marshall's at the weekend. April’s work is usually checked by four other people. A hangar is a big building where you put aeroplanes. April works in the hangars. ‘There were many girls in the hangars. Nobody spoke to April in the hangars.LISTENING 1 9 4 Check the meaning of the following phrases. Listen to Track 2 again > and tick (¢) the things that April says are important in her job. Put a ‘ross (X) beside the things that she does not mention. cis important to: a... arrive and leave work on time [J i... be good-looking (el b ... be a hard worker [1 j_ +. be organised (1 ¢ «.. be able to communicate (i k ... be well-dressed i 4... be able to prove yourself il 1... be young and enthusiastic t] € ... beable to work on yourown | | m... go out in the evening with colleagues | f ... be decisive i] 1... love your job i] g «.. be courteous a] 6... make sure it’s right tl h ... be energetic fi p ... show initiative Des om © April used the following expressions in Track 2. Explain the ‘meaning of the words and phrases in blue. a He’s always been really keen on engineering. b He’s always working on cars and bits and pieces. © He did a litsle bir himself, d I got involved with that, € Iestill comes down to you. ‘you sit there and just do the minimum. & They all keep an eye on what P'm doing. hh... to find out how I was getting on, -sobueip leso0au 2 usp 01 ~sandeajon 24 Sole ~ qo siudy 5 4-stso2pn mau eaney 10 Bum 2.9 ©; BuNialues ppe ch aueN 36 ou, SURI ap pu eS NOU 1000p ou ue fo 4 He 20s 36/@ On the lawn Look at the picture. A garden can be a dangerous place for a child if there is no adult there. Look at the sentences and write the name of the things in the picture that you think each sentence refers to. a A child could fall into it. b A child could fall off it. © A child could cut themselves on it, A child might find something dangerous in it ‘Two people are talking about a dangerous situation in a garden. a Listen to Track 3 and answer the following questions. 1. How old was the narrator? 2 What had the narrator’s mother done? Why? 3 ‘I think I know what's coming,’ Can you guess what's going to happen next? b Listen to Track 4 and answer the following questions. 1 Why did the narrator get in the trunk?. 2 What happened immediately after that and what did the narrator do? 3 ‘So what happened?” Can you guess? € Listen to Track § and answer the following questions. 1. What did the narrator’s mother suddenly realise? 2 What did she see? 3 What did she do and how did the narrator feel?LISTENING 211 = What do the following words, used in Tracks 4 and 5, mean? a pirate: a Iblitrapped: eee © upstairs: d unconscious: f e shocked: £ claustrophobi Listen to Tracks 3 to 5 again and complete the sentences below with the missing words. a ... there was an incident once, well, it could have ended in tragedy. It was : b ... and almost immediately got the idea that one of the trunks could be a boat, a pirate ship, that kind of thing. I thought it © What do you think? Of course I was. Pretty soon 10 be honest d Ir only took her a second to realise what had happened. She € ... she pulled me out, half-unconscious, = and frightened out of my wits! ooee The parachute jump + Listen to the news report on Track 6. Are the following sentences True or False? Write T or F in the brackets. a Someone died. {_] b A parachute failed to open properly. {| ¢ The second parachute opened properly. [_] Two people broke bones. |] ¢ The man has terrible injuries, the woman is less seriously injured. [J £ Iwas the woman's first parachute jump. | | g The woman wants to do a parachute jump again. [| © Listen to Track 6 again and answer the questions with the names from the box. Beverly ‘Who: Dennis a ... parachuted together? Es iim b ... is reporting from France? cue Kevin ¢ «= is in the studio in London? ioueaa Peter is in hospital? wh Ste ‘eported from the United é fations? £ ... was on honeymoon? ees chinks it was just pure luck? hh... hasa broken leg, a broken ie ankle and two broken feet? i... has just a broken leg? = ... enjoys seeing the daylight and the birds?LISTENING 3. 13 © Complete the audioscript with words and phrases from the box. aE REPORTER: The accident happened when the (a)... Secu didn’t open. Mr Metlwee tried 10 {B) ooee-nnn AcepmacC OE) bur when he couldn't, he tried ro get rid of that chute moe and use the (e) that skydivers going to di Ficooninae always carry with them. A few hours ago I spoke to ieee Beverly's father, Dennis Murraugh, who explains what ncaa happened next. His words are spoken by an actor solve the problem because the line was not good when we talked. DENNIS: Unfortunately, Kevin wasn't able to jettison the (@) properly so the (6) snenenmeneens WOUlKH't Open and they just fell (fo eenee » Kevin told me that they thought that was it, they were (g) 3 REPORTER: So how did they survive? DENNIS: It was (h) - .. Imean they only had half a parachute to slow them down. They i) at an absolutely fantastic speed, It could have killed them. |) Listen to Track 6 to check if you were correct. om»e Commercials + Listen to the radio commercials on Track 7. Which is the odd one out (1, 2, 3 or 4)? Why? © Listen to Track 7 again. Answer these questions. 500 what? A b We're here to help you with what? ou. A 400 what for what? ie me 350 what for what? One in three what? ee mote Don't kid who? ae, Sessler Kill what? cae a ze Hate what? eee a re Book your holidays from where? noe 4 Which is the best commercial? Why?LISTENING 415 © Complete the following phrases from the radio commercials. a Help is bb Just one of the we've got for you. c at any branch .. Announcing the great Furniture Fanfare € We've got everything at prices f is the click of a mouse. g The place everyone os ‘© How would you say the following slogans from the end of four radio ‘commercials? Practise saying them as enthusiastically as you can, a The Galaxy Pronto! The car everyone’s talking about! b Come and see us at the Rialto restaurant, We're here to serve you. ¢ For a great day out visit the Russia Park. You won't regeet it. d Don’t delay! Buy your new computer today. ® You are going to write a radio commercial for a product, a Choose one of the following products or think of your own: * chocolate bar * mobile phone * pair of trainers * computer game * fizzy/sofe drink. b Complete the following chart. What is the product? What are its main selling points (price, what's special about it, convenience, etc.)? Describe the characters and situation for the commercial (e.g. two men in a lift, two women ina café). What is the ‘punchline’ (e.g, ‘We're bere to help you with all those numbers’)? What music and/or sound effects will you use in the commercial? ¢ Now write your commercial. You can use language from Exercise 5 or from the audioseript for Track 7, on page 66. Record your commercial onto a tape. Does it sound good?»@ ©The questionnaire + Listen to the interview on Track 8. As you listen to the man's answers, cross out any information that is incorrect in the questionnaire below, and. the correct answer. The first one is done for you. UESTIONNAIRE FORM 03657 (For cach question, tick the appropriate box) How often do you go shopping? What do you buy most often? once a week Iv trousers [eal twice a week eal shirts v1 three times aweek [|] underwear U1 more than three times [J Tshirts (1) How many items do you buy when you a | y ~—ga'shopping? 1 item iv] e) 2 items U1 . errr 3-5 items (1 6-10 items i a 40+ items. fa : ~ How much time do you spend when you © goshopping? GRAND HOLIDAY 0-59 minutes iv] PRIZE DRAW 4-2 hours Te) more than2hours = [|] ‘HOLIDAY FOR TWO IN JAMAICALISTENING 517 © Rearrange the words in brackets to make sentences from the interview. Then listen to Track 8 again. Which reply (from the box below) follows each sentence? The first one is done for you. 1 Oh yes Ido, Inever win anything! 2 Look this is really... 3 OK, the fourth question .. 4 Right, well the first question is... 5 Sorry? 6 The same as anybody else’s, I suppose. 7 I'l only take a second. 8 Yes ... and how many items do you usually buy a (ala/bit/hurry/ofiP'm/ Jin) Von in. bit. of a. hurry. . fal b (automatically/be/draw/entered/in our prize/./You'll ) (arelchancesfof/2imy/Whatiwinning } d (Wknow/Jwouldn’t } nnn —~L 1 € (algetflet’ssmove oni /But) tl £ (havelllif//onlyhto/Bue) 8 (do/for fun/M/ie’not/ /something } (be/.)Don’t/know/never!JYou/pessimistie/so)Look at the holidays. In your opinion, which one is: a... the most expensive? b ... the most comfortable? ... the most energetic? d .... the most enjoyable? € «the one you really do not want to try? Before you listen to Track 9, look at the five people in these pictures. Who likes which type of holiday, shown in Exercise 1, do you think? Make notes of your answers below. Sandra a a package holiday b a sightseeing holiday c a backpacking holiday d acruise € a camping holiday Now listen to Track 9. Were you correct?LISTENING 5 19 Listen to Track 9 again. Who: . doesn’t like tourist resorts? has tried waterskiing? © «. loves a bit of luxury? d ... has children who go swimming and boating? ©... doesn’t sunbathe? - f ... has been to Scotland? & «likes nightlife and clubbing? h likes places off the beaten track? . likes galleries and museums? . 4 Use the following diagram as a start for your own holiday wordmap. Use words from Exercises 1-3. You can also look at the audioscript of Track 9 on page 67 to find more holiday words. How many more words can you add to the wordmap? ‘Sun Sta 2. ares ne nightlife. holidayTravel announcements When you are travelling, when and where do you hear public announcements? What do they usually say? When would you hear these announcements? Look at the pictures (a-g) and listen to the announcements on Track 10. Write the number of the announcement (1-7) above the appropriate picture. a b Eevee uae Icy ELUTE RIC ULM Rel ol VACCINE Role ers LCL ole Cer BA0208 DELAYED RIE Role cL IDA134_ WAIT IN LOUNGE ESTER AIRI f 3AT!LISTENING 721 S Complete these expressions from the announcements with the words or phrases from the box. Match them with the pictures {the first one is done for you). pasa a This is the last.call for flight 2409. {dl ee b Please to gate number 35, re a ee € Here is a platform 1 ae ae We are ready to the aircraft fan Ea ae ove to announce the of 1] Jestcalay Se shoul f The traim is nn approximately 15 minutes [J late sorry cs SUG yore ely. “1 h We __ be here for too long. tl i Will all passengers please to your seats. [| jn nen Your seatbelts. tl Kept. your seats in the upright t1 1 Please keep your seatbelts until the captain has the seatbelt sign, Listen to Track 10 again to check your answers. -»e@ ‘Making myself homeless’ (a song) 4 Think about your home. Write five adjectives to describe: a... what it looks like. oS b ... what it feels like... = . © Match the phrases on the left with their meanings on the right. a a sense of freedom ~ someone who thinks everything will be terrible b a camper van a feeling that you are free € to hit the road a van that you can sleep in d Home is where the heart is. to feel as if you do not have any friends © ro be homeless to not have a home £ to be lonely someone who thinks everything will be wonderful an optimist anywhere that you feel comfortable is home ha pessimist to go travelling oo You are going to hear a song called ‘Making myself homeless’. Here are the first and last verses. What order should the lines go in? Write the numbers in the brackets. First verse: Last verse: a [ | [don't feel like staying in € [ | And my cravelling days will be done b [| I'm sitting here without you £ [J And we'll have our new day in the sun € [| IPs cold and its empty & [ ] And we'll go back home one fine morning d [| The light is getting dim fh [] And you'll come running towards me Listen to the song on Track 11. Did you get the first and the last verses right? oLISTENING 8 23 Which of these summaries (a-c) best describes the song? a The singer is unhappy because his camper van is cold and empty, and itis raining. He wants to travel to the road’s end. b The singer is unhappy because his girlfriend has left him. He leaves home and travels in a camper van. He hopes he will meet his girlfriend again and that they will go back home together, © The singer is unhappy because his house is cold and empty so he decides to go on the road. It rains a lot, but he’s looking forward toa day when it will be sunny again. om © Complete these lines from the song. a Tguess Pl. pyran Weemeeeer oran € just need to have 2 d And the light is at the road’s € Pil forget about you if £ And the road stretches Tan do whatever... h What use is travelling ? i Just makes me homesick for j_ The road leads on : a © Listen to Track 11 again and follow the lyrics in the audioscript on Page 67. Complete this sentence: I like/don’t like the song, because:»@ ~Looking round a house the pictures in the order in which they are talked about.LISTENING 325 2 Which room: a... doesn't have space for much furniture? bi ... is nice to look out of (and isn’t a bedroom)? ¢ ... can always be made warm? do they both like a lor? ©... has some interesting furniture? £ ... could be either for sleeping or working? 8g doesn’t get any light from outside? S Answer these questions. a How long has the house heen empty? b Why did the last tenants leave the house? © What is Paul doing at the moment? What does Hilary do normally? © What is she doing at the moment? £ What is the final decision about the house, and who makes it? o~ (To find out how Paul and Hilary got on in their new house, look at LISTENING 11, ‘Haunted house’.)»@ Murder mystery 41 Listen to Track 13. Who is: a... Arthur Logan? i bb... Joshua Logan? ..... ¢ ... Juliet Logan? ... al oe dee Crawford Jarvis? noone n 2 Listen to Track 13 again. Who: a... was murdered? mek bb ... was hit on the back of the head (but not murdered)? <0 : couldn’t get to sleep? svent for a walk in the garden? S On Track 13 who says: a ‘He’s been in love with her for years. b ‘Tcan’t bear to think about it.” b € ‘didn’t kill Joshua Logan, honestly.” . d ‘Thave a lot on my mind,’ . fe ‘Iwas woken by a sound downstairs.” a £ ‘Irs no secret. a 3 ALPS NOE ETUC? oe see hh ‘You and your husband haven't been getting on well” ‘Some people in your situation might think of killing their husband.”LISTENING 10 27 & Who do you think killed Joshua Logan? aa Listen to Track 14. Does Inspector Wade agree with you? How did she know who killed Joshua Logan? © There are many books and television programmes about detectives who solve murder mysteries. Which are the most popular in your country? Which do you like the best?ee Haunted house 1 Liston to Track 15. Number these events in the order you hear them on the track. a A strange voice is heard. [ b Hilary stops speaking. i € Jane gets really frightened. | d Mark leaves the room. 1 € Paul leaves the room. £ The lights go out. { © Listen to Track 15 again. Are these statements True, False or Possibly? Write T, F or P in the brackets. ) a At the start of the conversation Hilary is [ happy in the house. b Mark believes in ghosts. i © People say that a family was murdered in [ the house. The weather is the same as it was 300 years [ ago when two strangers knocked at the door. € Peter and Hilary ery ‘strangers, strangers’ [ on cold nights. f The electricity stops working in the house | | from time to time. 8 There are some candles in the house. Cu fh Somebody knocks at the door. fa J Irs warmer in the room at the end of the | conversation than it was at the beginning. j_ There are ghosts in the house. {1 - S Complete these extracts from Track 15 with one word for each gap. JANE: So, do you like (a) here Hilary? HILARY: Yes. It’s a great (b) fo rent while Paul is (¢) his novel, But I wouldn’t like to live here (d) : PAUL: Irs got ghosts, apparently. MARK: Ob (e) 1.» be silly, Nobody believes in (f) Paul: Why not, Mark? MARK: Paul! You're a rational (g) —... being. You can’t believe all that stuff. JANE: What's the story, then, (h) z this place? Why does it have ghosts? JANE: What was that? Paut: Oh no! Not (i) The electricity. I wonder how long we'll be i light this time. MARK: Do you have (k} candles? HILARY: Not sure. Have we got (I) lef PAUL: T(m) where they are. (0) £0 so. I (n) HILARY: ‘Thanks, Paul. JANE: What was (p) > HILARY: What was (q) 2 JANE: That noise. HILARY: I didn’t hear a (r) =anyone paul around paul cold paul cold playing eke strangers hear strangers house suddenly house that in the in the its you LISTENING 11 29 4 Without looking at the audioscript (or listening to Track 15 again) ‘can you use the words in the box to reassemble 5 lines of the dialogue? Use each word once only. Pay attention to capital letters, full stops (,), question marks (?) and exclamation marks (!). JANE: I'm really cold. (a). sans (B) Yes, Sudden. GHOSTLY voIcEs (e) JANE: (d) Did ie Mark: (e) It’s ust. Check your answers by listening to Track 15 and reading the audioscript on page 69.Weather forecast 1 Complete the following diagram. N tvonty [North West) NW, NE (orth East) (wes) W Eccast S (south) © Match the terms on the left with the symbols on the right. a cloudy with sunny periods [_] b cloudy, light rain |] oe e ¢ raining heavily [ 1 . d heavy cloud [1 eye e snow[ J £ heavy snow [ | g two degrees centigrade [_] ° 5 ° 2 a ~. KEKE a eeeLISTENING 12 31 Listen to Track 16 and answer the questions. yO) a Whar time of day is ie? b What is the warmest part of the country in the afternoon? seen -nmansun € What is the coldest part of the country in the afternOOn? nso snenmnnniinnennannnunee 4 Where is Samantha going this afternoon? 4 Listen to Track 16 again, as many times as you want, and draw the >) symbols (in the box) on the maps. Include the temperature too (e.g. -1°C). b Later today > > ¢ Tonight d Tomorrow o-+ Look at the following pictures. What do you think is happening in each one? Write notes. d : a ast i oo] pa G4 \o0n} cooa|joa| /oos) |noe Oo PAno0| agan |/ooa] | oo3| {eee oo i goo} joao Put the pictures in the correct order to tell the story. 1 ae a Cal © Listen to the story on Track 17. Were you right?LISTENING 13 33, S What do you understand by the following American English words and phrases from Track 17? a sidewalk: b permits oon ee nnn ¢ plates: a d precinct: a © MA AME oe = Listen to Track 17 again. Complete the gaps in these sentences ) from the track. Use one word for each gap. a You Se here U1 b Are you telling Us We weno Bio | ib people? c We eS ol 4 Well Pm sorry, ma’am, ‘might’ isn 1 You... i apermit [ } to do this kind of thing, F It’s parked illegally so you'd better fa about it g Do you know ee ls U1 the tango, officer? h Come on! You a ic ia Who says which line? The police officer (PO), the male dancer (MD) or the female dancer (FD)? Write your answer in the brackets after each sentence. -Irritation Look at the pictures (a-d). Listen to Track 18. Number the pictures 1~ 4 @ order you hear the scenes.LISTENING 14 35 Complete the phrases from the conversations. Write which scene above (a-d) the phrases come from. The first one is done for you. Picture a Can't you read the. Sign > Ib} b Could you turn ? € Haye you just ? d Iean't I can't £ Itmeans you I suppose. It’s driving h What mean? U1 ie re ¢ It means you can’t Taal a tl tl i Will you please Cl oo S Answer the following questions with phrases such as ‘the man in picture a’, ‘the girl in picture a’, etc. Who: a... stopped suddenly and dramatically? b ... was upset by a voice? € ... was upset by a sound? d ... was embarrassed by a relation? © .. was sarcastic? £ had to stop talking to someone? g ... had to pick something up? hi... had to move?»e@ = The line-up 4 Look at the picture. Why are the men there? Make a note of your answer to this question. ) © Listen to Track 19. Which man (1-7) does the woman chO08€? noon ) S Listen to Track 19 again. Answer the questions. a How did the woman get to the police station? b What did someone take from her? € What does the woman say about her eyes? dd Why is she unsure about the identity of the thief? 4 Without looking at the audioseript (or listening to Track 19 again) can you use the words to reassemble 5 lines of dialogue. Use each word once only. Pay attention to capital letters, full stops (,), question marks (?) and commas (,) any___me trouble!) POLICEMAN: brought me very didn't morning want a much what ae my you WOMAN: getting _oh you good son you POLICEMAN: have thank wom’ here to Z Check your answers by listening to Track 19. Good morning, Madam. (a) (b) [hope {c) No. - (a) (€} So,LISTENING 15 37 © Which word fits in all of the gaps in the following extract? POLICEMAN: WOMAN POLICEMAN: woman: POLICEMAN: WOMAN: POLICEMAN: Woman: POLICEMAN: WOMAN: WOMAN: Well, who is it? That Which The meee ‘There are three men with beards Yes. So which with the beard. is it? Please The tall man in a green jacket. Yes, but there are two men with green Look! That 2: Which ? The scratching his ear. Check your answer with Track 19. on Cover the picture. Now write a description of man number 3. When you have finished, look at the picture again. Were you a good witness?ee Here is the news 4 Listen to Track 20. Which of the following topics © are discussed in the news broadcast? Tick (/) “ those that are mentioned. a company collapse b computer virus € cure for cancer discovered d earthquake election results Internet romance ‘mountain rescue peace talks plane crash j_ rocket launch for Plato expedition [ em ne iy J I | 1 | i I 1 1 In the second column above, number the stories that you have ticked in the order you hear them. om What is the connection between: a ...a mobile phone and a mountain? b ... K2 and Paris? ©... computer virus and Puerto Rico? d ... Bella Karsfeld and ‘Money for jam’? . Oxford and Tuscaloosa? £ ... 35 and 65? g. ~ $70 million and holiday homes? Listen to Track 20 again, and then write answers to the questions.LISTENING 16 39 |S Answer the following questions about the news reports. a Who was saved from almost certain deat b Where were there appalling weather conditions? © Who got over his surprise? d_ Who is trying to trace the source of what? € Who eventually agreed to marry? £ Who had lied about her age? 8 Who or what is to cease business? h Who expects more business failures? on 4 Look at the audioscript for Track 20 and choose one of the stories. Record it yourself onto a tape. Compare your tape with the original»e Scientists and film makers ‘I Listen to the conversation on Track 21. Tick (/) the words you hear. aeroplanes 1 antibiotics ley aspirin fe biology ball cars ia chemistry a computer U1 ory I i injection ia laugh fal medicine ia physies ea im ships tl shout i) space station [ university tl whisper me] Spee ee Listen to the Track 21 again. Complete the sentences with ‘Tom’ or ‘Michelle’. The first one is done for you. Toa... speaks first. pee ’s going to study science at university © does not approve of film studies as a university course. ccs sns-nn i$ going to do more than one subject at university eure el is very surprised by what says, We know this because is asked to repeat a statement. ee ee inks _’s question is stupid. i uses medicine as a subject to persuade of her point of view. h uu is wortied that some medicines don’t work any longer. T.nu thinks that science is the cause of many problems. fl is uses the common cold to attack °s point of view. k _.s going to do a film studies course.LISTENING 17 41 S What are Tom's criticisms of the things Michelle talks about? Complete the table. Cars and aeroplanes 1 tein Computers 1 pete Wd, ges re Drugs/modern medicines ee 2 4. - 4 Complete this extract from the conversation on Track 21 with one word in each gap. MICHELLE: Whar about medicine? TOM: What about (a) a MICHELLE: Well, without science and (b) ‘most children wouldn’t survive for more than (c) five years, and if we did (d) it into adulthood we'd all be dead before we were (e) cd TOM: Well, [.. MICHELLE: Just think of all the (f) ....... that keep people alive, all of them (g) by scientists. Think of the aspirin you take for a (h) » the antibiotics that cure (i) . all of those things. TOM: Well, if science is so (j) how come we still don’t know how to cure the (k) W ? : Look, just because .. TOM: And as for (m) , people have taken so many (2) ssou.-soen that they don’t (0) anymore. There are new (p) that are drug-resistant. MICHELLE: Well yes, but who will (q) out how to get round that (r) ? TOM: Thaven’t the (8) snc idea. MICHELLE: (f) of course. Check your answers by listening to Track 21 again -‘1 What are the people talking about? Listen to Track 22 and “match the pictures (a-e) with the conversations (1-5). d Conversation ConversationLISTENING 18 43 ® Listen to Track 22 again. Write which conversations (1-5) the ) following sentences refer to. a One person laughed a lot, the other did not. Conversation ..4. b One person really wants to talk about the C event. The other is not so keen. Conversation © One person thought something was Conversation frightening, The other person thought it was quite (but not very) frightening, One person thought something was funny Conversation but the other is not so sure. Someone doesn’t much like art, Conversation £ The speakers want to see something again. Conversation... § The woman and the man disagree about Conversation... the picture. h Two people agree that a picture is lovely. Conversation .... i. Two people really enjoyed being scared. Conversation - Complete these extracts from Track 22 with one or more words for each gap. a Look at that girl A =the way the sunlight her hain b Its just so full © She doesn’t look like at all, And all those people , they’re supposed to be musicians, are they? d Well, perhaps I just € Icould ..... most of the time. femeneeeeee laughing, g Buc it was 5 wasn’t it? h There’s good piece of live theatre. o-Watching the match Listen to Track 23 and answer the following questions. a Who is in the sitting room — Geoff or Angela? b Who is in the kitchen — Geoff or Angela? és © Who answers the phone the first time? d_ Who answers the phone the second time? € Who is the first caller? £ Who is the second caller? 2 g What is Angela’s problem? sie h What does Geoff miss? tot Listen to Track 23 again. Are the following statements True or False ? Write T or F in the brackets. a ‘The match is a competition final. {_ ] b The game goes into extra time. ¢ The final score is Liverpool 2, [ | Arsenal 3. d Geoff's mother has boughta [J new car © Geoff's mother is sympathetic [ when Geoff says he wants to watch the football, not talk on the telephone. £ Geoff's brother can’t persuade [| a girl to go out with him. Geoff's brother is sympathetic [| when Geoff says he wants to watch the football, not talk on the telephone. h A player called Owen scores [| the winning goal. i Angela loves football iLISTENING 1945 S Inthese phone conversations, write what you think the other person is saying based on the words that we hear in Track 23. ‘The first one is done for you. Conversation 1 Grorr: Hello? Oh hello (name of caller). a catten:...What..t..you. ding? bh e crore: Watching the football. Arsenal against Liverpool b CALLER: .. xs - i ones What? © CALLER: a pe 2 Geort: Yes, ivs nearly finished d cater: aor Georr: Have you? You've seen a new car you want to buy? © CALLER: rr Be GrorF: Well, P'm sure you can get a different colour if you don’t like ted. Look Mum, can I ring you back? BRR ae 2 ‘GkOFE: Yes, of course I want to speak to your CALLER: peer GOFF: No, no please don’t be upset. I just want to watch the end of this game. You know how important itis. h CALLER: it at 7 2 GkOFF: Yes, I promise. In about five minutes or so. Conversation 2 Grort: Hello. © CAINER aoe a : GEOFF: Hello (name of caller). b canter: pera = Grorr: You're feeling unhappy; are you? © CALLE GEOFF: Well, if she doesn’t want to go out with you I would stop ringing her. But look, can I ring you back? It’s the Cup Final dd CALLER: no GrOtF: [know you're my brother, € CALLER: af > GEOFF: Yes, yes, I do care about you. But I'll ring you back. f CALLER: > Grrr: Because I don’t want to talk right now. Goodbye.»@ Which Susan? What would you expect to have to do if you had to do the following tests? Write notes. a an audition for a music group or an orchestra b an audition for a play: ¢ an interview for a new job: d arial for a place on a sports team € a language oral exam: Read the information about the following people. Listen to Track 24 and say which one of the three people you think is talking. Susan Bakewell is a hospital Susan Blewitt is an immigeation Susan Shellworth is a lawyer, bur nurse who works with children. officer. When she is not working, away from work she spends all In her spare time she plays the Susan paints pictures of the her time training at her local double bass. She has to audition countryside, and studies Russian. athletics track. She’s hoping to to get into a local orchestra. She has a Russian oral exam compete in the next Olympic coming up. Games,LISTENING 2047 © Listen to Track 25 and answer these questions. ‘a Which of the five rests from Exercise 1 was the speaker involved in? P ee ce b Was she successful or not? € What did the speaker think of the experience? @ Match the words and phrases from Track 25 with their definitions. @ accompanist. a quick rehearsal of a piece of music b in tune a series of notes going up and down with fixed intervals between them € runthrough playing the music straight away, the first time you see it d scale usually a pianist who plays along with the solo player € sight-reading when the notes sound right, rather than ugly, because they are not to0 high or too low oo © Listen to Track 25 again and answer the questions. @ What three things did the speaker have to do ind What day was the next orchestra practice? the audition? € Who did the speaker phone to talk about the b How many people were in the room? audition? ¢ What day was the audition? £ When did the speaker know if she had been successful? © Find the following phrases tiablieliithetardioscrinc ror What on earth (am I daing here)? __| may as well (go home). Track 25 and match them to (may as well ) see it through. | can be out of here. the meanings (a+. . (sort of breathed) a huge sigh of reliet, Do | take that as (a ‘yes? a a large exhalation of breath because something is finished: b continue until the end: ramp © Tcan leave: d It would be a good idea to: € Do T understand that to be: fae £ what (made stronger): =fInterview role-play 7 Look at the picture of ten different occupations with the accompanying key and complete the following tasks. footballer F soldier b nurse g personal assistant (PA) © designer ear oe 5 rear a Which of the ten occupations would you most like to do? (Which is your ‘number 1° occupation?) Write the name below. b Write notes about your ‘number 1° occupation, Say what people do in the occupation and why you would like it. © Which of the ten occupations would you least like to do? (Which is your ‘number 10° occupation?) Write the name below. d Write notes about your ‘number 10° occupation. Say what people do in the occupation and why you would not like it. Example Your answ a ‘Number 1? occupation: aust. b Thay. lack..after. people... ree ENE Thay. soace.0ltt. peoples... Thay. help.. pepe - : (ould. ike. He 0. nurse. bese, | cold talle. tao. lat of people... [snloule like. t..be..a..urse,, because. | .den..interested...ia...rsedicine... pcid ces Chose one of the occupations Example: in Exercise 1. Imagine that tis rvrerviewer: ti, What’s your name? your occupation. Listen to Track : ou: Staislaw. 26 and answer the interviewers’ os INTERVIEWER: et, thing and Martha is saying that tourism is @ good thing. @ Do they make the same arguments as you? bb Practise speaking along with them (you will find the audioscript on page 73). According to many scientists, 15 per cent of all greenhouse gases will come from aeroplanes by 2050. ‘The more aeroplanes there are in the sky, the ‘more dangerous flying gets. ‘Tourism has a bad impact on places: * water is diverted from agricultural and/or poor areas it generates a lot of rubbish it destroys countryside that is built on ie destroys countryside that is walked on it pushes wildlife away it destroys traditional customs and ways of life. ‘Tourism is fun. It benefits local economies. It is the world’s largest industry. It provides employment to many who otherwise would have no jobs, ‘It helps peoples of the world to understand each other. If you restrict it, only the rich will be able to travel, Everyone needs a chance to relax and unwind by getting away from home and visiting other places.+ Look at the picture and put the correct letters in the brackets. chimney [ ] fence[ ] garage{ ] gate{ | window[ ] 2 Listen to Track 29. Draw the picture that is described to you.SPEAKING 37 What instructions would you give to help someone draw the following picture (if they couldn't see it)? Record your instructions onto a tape. Now listen to Track 30. Martha is giving instructions for someone to draw the picture in Exercise 3. Are her instructions the same as yours?ee Interviewing a portrait ‘Choose one of the pictures and complete these tasks, using your imagination. a Which person have you chosen from pictures 1-3 below? Make notes about their character. Are they kind/unkind, happy/unhappy, etc? b What kind of a life do the people lead? Make notes about a typical day in their life ¢ What makes them happiest or unhappiest, do you think? Make notes about their likes and hobbies. John Evelyn’ Rachel Mr and Mrs Andrews Now listen to Track 31 and answer the interviewer's questions as if you were one of the people in Exercise 1: John, Rachel, or Mr or Mrs Andrews, i ce ils uae yore acne? you: Von Mes Andrews. NTERVIEWER: Oh, aise to mest you. How are you? you Fine, thanks.Marianne's dream | Read 'Marianne’s dream’ and answer the questions. a Who paints pictures? b Who buys the pictures in the dream? © Who buys new clothes and shoes in the dream? Who goes out for dinner? Marianne’s dream When Marianne started a new picture she often had the same dream when she went to sleep. In the dream she went to Malapa, the biggest city on the mainland. ‘She walked along the main street with her pictures under herarm. She went into a shop and sold them for a lot of money. Then, in her dream, she went to a department store and bought a wonderful dress, some pretty shoes and a beautiful coat ‘After that, she went back to the first shop and looked at her pictures in the window. A lot of people were buying them. One man bought three. He was. tall, he had dark hair and he was very good-looking. “Who painted these pictures?” he asked the shop assistant. “That gitl there’, came the answer The good-looking man walked up to Marianne. ‘t've never seen paintings like these before,’ he said pronunciation of the words you underlined, with the voice on the CD. If you sound very you sound more like the voice on the tape. ‘© Who goes round the world? ie F Who becomes famous? scones cs & When does Marianne have her drea “One day youl be very famous. People will buy your, pictures all over the world.’ Marianne was very happy. ‘How do you know that?” she asked. “Pictures are my business,’ he answered. I buy and sell them. Will you come and have dinner with me? | want to talk about your paintings.’ They had dinner together. The man said, ‘Your paintings are beautiful, But you are even lovelier than ‘your paintings.” They danced together that night and they fell in love. Soon they were married, and then they went round the worid together. Marianne painted hundreds of pictures. She was famous. That was Marianne’s dream, Adapted fiom ‘David & Marianne’ by John Dent. Read ‘Marianne's dream’ aloud. Underline any words or phrases that are difficult to pronounce. Listen to the reading of ‘Marianne’s dream’ on Track 32. Pay attention to the Play Track 92 again. This time read aloud along with the speaker on the track. Read the story into a tape recorder. Listen to your recording and compare your voice rent, read the story again so that41 Look at the picture. Give yourself exactly 50 seconds. Try to remember everything in it. Now cover the picture. 2 Listen to Track 33. Answer the questions about the picture if you can. S Listen to Track 33 again, but this time look at the picture. Answer the questions again. Are your answers different? 4 Listen to someone answering the questions on Track 34.e What are they saying? 1 Look at the pictures and listen to Track 85. The people's voices aren't very clear: Write what you think they are saying, a ANNE JOHN ANNE JOHN: ANNE: JOHN: ANNE: Jun: MARIA’ CHARLES! MARIA CHARLES: MARIA CHARLES: MARIA: @ Listen to Track 36. This time you will hear the conversations clearly. Were your answers right in Exercise 1? Practise saying the conversations using the same stress and intonation as the speakers on the CD. @ Play Track 36 again. Say the conversations along with the ‘speakers on the CD. You can take one part in each conversation.se The invitation + Look at the picture. Read the conversation below and answer the questions that follow. At: Hello, BoB: Hi, Nice to see you. AL: Are you well? ox: Yes, 'm fine, And you? ‘Als Yes, I'm fine too, thanks. Hey, I've go two tickets for the match tonight, D’you want to come? bo8: Tonight? You've got tickets for the match tonight? Al: That’s what I said, now: And you're offering one of them to me? AL: Yes, that’s the general idea. nop: Idon’r know what to say. Al: Well, yes or no would be a possibility! Bon: All right, then, yes please. ‘AL: Fantastic. Shall I come round to your place of will you come to mine? BoB: [ll come round to yours if that’s OK. ‘AL: Yes, that’s fine. Can you be there by about 6.30? Box: That early? Yes. IF we're to get to the match on time. OK then, Do you think it’s going to be cold? AL: Dunno, I haven’t heard the forecast. But I'd dress up warm if Las you. That sounds like pretty good advice. Look, I've got to go. My lunch hour finished five minutes ago. won: Oh right, So see you at 6.30? Yes, Pll be there. Oh, and thanks a lor. Don’t mention it. Bye. : Bye. a What does Al invite Bob t0?... an ms b What time is Bob going to meet AI? cae ¢ Where are they going to meet? .... 44 How long does Al have for lunch? pole © When did Al’s lunch finish? r _.SPEAKING 63 & Listen to Bob on Track 37 again. Underline the words and syllables that he stresses most. The first one is done for you. @ Hi. Nice to see you, b Yes, I’m fine, And you? ¢ Tonight? You've got tickets for the match tonight? d And you're offering one of them to me? € Idon’t know what to say. f Allright, then, yes please. g T'll come round to yours if that’s OK. h That early? i k OK then. Do you think it’s going to be cold? That sounds like pretty good advice. Oh right. I Yes, Ill be there, Oh, and thanks a lot. om © Listen to Track 38, Ths time you take Bob's part. eee a: Hala, you: Hi, Nia to Soe you. a: Aw you will? ou: Yes, Von fate And you?»e Story reconstruction Put the pictures in order to tell a story. In your own words record the story onto a tape. Listen to what you have recorded and make a note of any corrections you want to make. Record your story again Listen to Martha telling the same story on Track 39. How similar is it to yours?AUDIOSCRIPT Track 1 RT: You've gor to bea realy hard worker, Some jobs will come in on a Friday afternoon and they need to be done by Sunday morning, 0 you have co work over the weekend... unm ou need to be able to work on your ovin as well 36 work with 2 team, You've gor to he able to communicate withthe others to understand anything they're doing afecs you .. umm you've got to be quit organised and quite decisive relly Track 2 AIL: T come fom a very small village... uma .. my fate, well hes hal rsh. Hes. er». lorry driver, but he's aways been realy keen on engineering and he's always working on cars and bis and pies 1 suppose T picked up a bi rom him and hac always been really interested in fying ~ he did lie bit Ihvosel!~ but shen. umm . he got interested nthe ling cul that moved ro our village. [started going up in glidrs ‘sith him to look around, you kno, ty it ont, and then I got involved with that and learned ro fy. Then thar led me on to ‘working for Marshall Aerospace INTERVIEWER: Whar sore of personal qualities do you think a good designer like you needs? sont: You've gor to bea relly hard worker Some jobs will come ‘in on a Friday afterioon and they need tobe done by Sunday ‘mozning, so you have to work over the weokend. .. unm Yow need to be able to work on your awn as well as work with a team. You've gor to be able to communicate with the ‘others to anderseand i anything they're doing affects YoU ‘umm... you've gor 1 be quite organised and quite decisive realy You'te doing a job that will affect an aeroplane and, even though about four other people check your work co make sie its OK, ie sil comes down to you. You'e responsible and ‘you've pot to make sare i righ INTERVIEWER: Most engincers ate men, so what sort of qualities does a 22-year-old woman need working ina male sat: Yeah, umm. [think you've gor to be able to prove yourself to people chat nigh might worder how well you're going to do the job. umm .. You've got to show iniiarive realy and ask questions and want to lear. You won't be very success if you jus sit there and just do the minimum. Theell always, Ibe think thar bit extra to do so that pele will noxise yous for the right reasons, I suppose. But as a Wornan You are ‘watched aloe, Wall, nor watched but people follow your ‘ragress more. When | worked on the planes in the hangars everyone knew me eeause Twas the only gil thee, so that ‘now they all know my name and they all kesp an eye on what To doing, hw well Pm getting on ~ that's unsul. Lknow lot of the male apprentices knox very few people in the hangars even tho they worked! here forthe same ime, but swhen L worked in there alot of people spoke ro me ro find out bow L was getting on Track 3 WoMaNs Have you eve been in a ife-threaening situation? was: No, no ofcourse not. Oh, wait a minute, yes thre was an incident once, wel, it could have ended in tragedy. It was prety Frightening, It was when was a kid, probably about six ~ five or si. We lived in the eouncry. We hai a big gen in those days wouuans Thae doesn’ sound so terrible ‘ay: No hur lst Las playing in che garden. shink ews in the summer. yas running around playing. And my mother had pur chese trunks out on the lave. ‘wosiase Trams? a: Yeah you know, big suitcases, Old-fashioned things She'd Put them on the lan to air them out. Tey were on thet sides, open, so the sun and the ar cold tin ‘woman think [know what’ coming. Track 4 ‘aN: Ye, you probably do, So came round the comer ofthe house and saw these trunks, and almost immediately got the idea that one of she tunks could bea boat, a pirate ship, that Kind af thing. Ishoughr ie would be really exiting. So I put it fla on the ground and got in. Iwas che pirate captain. I fle reat Uni the lc ell and shoe taht wwosian: What did you do? ‘axe Tdon' think [worried ar fst. Tdhoughe it would be easy to ‘open it Excepr that it dia open. [coulda geri open. Tas ‘rapped ‘wosiANt Oh no! You poor thing. ‘aXe Tied everything. I pushed and screamed gain andl again. was dark, very dack, kicked with my fet. Fale out for hp, I remember ‘wowiant Were you frightened? axe Whar do you think? OF course Iwas, Pretty soon I was absolutely terrified, 1 be honest. wos: So what happened? Track 5 Max Well, my mother was in the howe, She was doing some Jnousework or wring leer, something lke hat, and she suddenly realised that she hada’ sen me or hear me fr a bit and after while she thought this was a bic odd. So she called ‘iy name, she sid, but o answer, s she started looking around the house, thank heavens, and she looked our of one of the upstairs windows and she suenly saw that one ofthe ke rat hr te pre SC has Te ly otk Bed Second to telise what had happened She was absolsly horrified. She ran dawn che stairs and out into the garden and ‘once se opened the fi she pulled me out haleunconscious, seriously shocked, and frightened out of my wis! womans het you wee, aN: Teeriainly was. Do you Know, Pd forgoten all about that tans you asked me ‘WOMAN: Pm surprised you're not claustrophobic. Track 6 Petia: they wil jst have ro sar ealkng if they wane the peace process to continue. And now ack ta youn, fm in he sto, ‘in London, yt: Well, char was Peter Janus eeporting from the United Nations ‘Now for our next pice we're going over 0 Sue Ballo i Vanes, north-west France with an increible story of suri sot: Yes Jim, and it isan incredible story. Yesterday, « arsed couple, Kevin Mellie and his wife Beverly, both of them from the island of Jersey, had a miraculous escape afer plunging 10,000 fect when thee parachutes filed to open propery They broke a numberof bones, bu amazingly hey esl alive T should explain that Kevin (he's 47) and Bevery st three years younger) were on their honeymoon. Me Mellwee is 3 parachute instrcton and perstaded his new wife ro doa tandem jump ~ thats when an instructor jumps with someone inthis ease Beverly) strapped to him:66 AUDIOSCRIPT “The aceident happened when the fist parachute did't open properly, Mr Melee tried ta solve the problem, but when be «coulda, he ted to gt i ofthat chute and use the second, ‘emergency parachate that skylvers always earey with them ‘few hours ago I spake ro Beverly’ father, Dennis -Muriaugh, who explained wht happened nest, His words were spoken by an actor because the ine was not good when wwe talked. Devs Unfortanaely, Kevin wasn able to jerison the frst parachote propery so the emergency chute woulda’ open and they just fl aster and faster, Kevin told me that chy thought that was i, they were going to de sus Sos how did they survive? DeNws eeas pre hack, Tsuppose mean they only ad all parachute slow them down. They bit the ground at an Absolurelyfancasi speed, Ie could have killed them. sus Flow does your daughter feel about parachuing now? DeNwis: Shes never ging to do another jump! sur: 'm nt surprised DENSI She's only just starting to realise how lucky she i- When [ spoke to her she said she was looking out of che window. from her hospital bed enjoying seeing the daylight and the birds sur; Beverly Metlwee needs 4 number of operations and willbe in ‘wheelchair for weeks, She ha broken bones inher ley ankle fand both of het fee, Hee hushand has a broken leg Jim? 1st Thanks very much for that report Sue, Well, that’ 2 honeymoon those two people will never forget! And now its time for sport, so over to Simon «. Track 7 t YoICE 1: One hundted, two hundied,dhree hundred, four hundeed oct 2: Numbers. Numbers. That al we hear these days. What do they mean? voice 3: Bo you want a new mobile phone? \olct 2: Thats ast what | mean, Numbers: Numbers. {ast don't understand them. Which phone shall I choose? \oIcr 3: Relax. Helps at hand, At Phone Mabile our experts will help you through all those numbers aad give you the only ones ‘you need #9 know about \oICE Is One hundeed, two hundred, three hundred, four hundred \oIcr 3: Like the new Applephone 500 Volcr 2: FIVE HUNDRED? Vvorct 3: Yes, you heard it: Five hundeed FREE minutes when you ‘sign up with Applephone, jst one ofthe great deals we've got for you, And all you have to dois call i at any branch of Phone Mobile, and we'll make thase numbers disappeae vorct 4: Phone Mobile. Were hereto help you with all those numbers. 2 SvoMAN: Announcing the great Furniture Fanfare super summer sale, aN We've gor everything you might wane at prices you won't believe, ‘WOMAN: How about a beautifl thre pice suite for only £400 in whit la, green oF wine red? ass Ora heabtful dining room table ~ seas upto eight people Only £350. ‘WOMAN! 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I's right under your right foot Don’ kill chil, Kill our speed ‘an: A message from the CCC road safety campaign 4 \WoMAN: Don't you just ate al that noise and fuss, standing in ‘queues, and then when you ge to talk tothe assistant she doesn't know the answer to your question ~ that's ifher ‘ompuer is working But that's what i ike when vou g0 £0 most high-sree travel agents ro book your annual holiday. ans Well, now you can avoid all that inconvenience and hook your holidays direct from your home. Alli takes isthe click of Wwostas: Yes, Visit us at Getawaybreakicom and you can find ‘exactly wit you want right there sax: Gerawaybreak.com. The place everyone wants ro visit. And you won't have to wat o be served! Track 8 (WON: Excuse me, st sans Yes, What? ‘WOMAN: Can You give me just afew minutes of your ime? Mass e's not very convenient. I'm ina it of hurry. ‘WOMAN: Il only take a second Mae A second, I don't think so, ‘WOMAN: OK, then a couple of minutes aw: Look, I'm ceally bus. I don' think "wowans Oh plese, st. If you answer jas afew questions you! automatically be entered into our pize draw. ans Sorry? WOMAN: Our prize draw. Everyone who takes part in this sucve i ‘entered into our prize drat which takes place in three wees, as What the prize? ‘wowan: A holiday fortwo in Jamaica, Ma: What ae my’ chances of winning? ‘woMAans The same as anybody elses I suppose. Max: How many people ae aking pare in this suvey? \WoMANs I wouldnt know. ax: Look, this is really \WoMAN: Come on sir, you've spent a couple of minutes talking to ‘me aleady. You might a well answer afew questions. an: Ohall right, if you must. Bot let's ge a move on. WOMAN: Right, well the fist question is How often do you go shopping? Once a week, rsice a week, three times a week oF ‘more than three times a week?” ‘an: Oh, once week — bur only iF have ro! \woMan: Yen. and how many items do you ssually bay when you {0 shopping: one, two, between thre and five, berween si fd ten or more chan ten? san: [don't knows, telly. I suppose, well usually isa couple of things. No more than two anyway. \woMAN# ll put two then. The next question is “How much time do you spend when you go shopping, an hour.” san: I doa'e understand the question. \woMan: Well, when you go shopping how long do you spend for the whole expedition? Less than an hous berween one and to hours or more than two hours? ‘MAN: Oh. less than an hous, if possible. mean i nor something 1 ‘do for fon!\WoMAN: OK, the fourth question, ‘When you go shopping for clothes shat da yon bay most often, trousers, shits, Uunderweas Fshies, jackets or sweaters? ay ve absolutely no idea, WoMAn: Well just say one of them, any one sas: Any one? Wostans Yes. Why nor se Alright. Trousers WOMAN: Right. The last question, ‘What is your favourite colour fora pair of trousers?” ua: Never thought about it womans Yes hut you did? Man: Black, I suppose ‘won: Right, Well hat’ it, Now if you'd just ike co rite your ‘name and addeess here your name wil go forward forthe rze ‘aN: The holiday in Jamalea ‘womans Yes! If you're lucky, you'l be fying to Jamaica, ans I wowt be. [never ai. ‘WOMAN: Dont be so pessimistic. You never know Maw: Oh yes Ido, I never win anything? Track 9 ‘Tos: Yes, wall, we've gor two young children 30 we have to ‘choose our holidays with them in mind, Thats why we come to places like chi, Wellies much more enjoyable than having, bhred children in some hotel inthe mile ofa big ity. They ‘ean play with other children all day, go swiouming oF boating, that kind of cing. And you know camp sites are getting better and better. They've got excellent facilites these days. You Should ey i .NDEA: ike, you know, adventure holidays, backpacking walking inthe mountains that kind of thing, {don ike tourist esos. I prefer somewhere of the beaten track, Bu it ‘getting more and moce dificult to find places like chat. This Year I've already been co Seotland, which was the most Fantastic experience, and next month P's going teklang inthe foothil ofthe Andes in Per. A fiend of mine went pony ‘trekking in Keland once. I like eo try that JoserTt: Oh, there's no doulye aout it, We jas love a bit of luxury and lazing around. Tha’s why we goon cruises. We come hack abit fates, of course, but we feel good too and we've teen to places we dont normally go ro. We need to be 2 bie richer than we are, though. Cruises scem to be the most expensive vacations inthe world. But you do meet nie poople, that's the best bi, ‘suka: Now that I'm getting olde 'm nor as energetic a8 Iwas. ‘Bue sil love holidays witha it of inert ikea bit of salure, you se. So I generally vise galleries and museums oF ‘ake sightseeing tours to monuments or other places of special inerest. That's mach more saisying for me. Well, Tam hored by tourist resorts ~ al that noise, everyone trying shard 0 enjoy themselves. Maybe it all ight when you're 208 Bt I'ma 4 bit past that myself. And I don sunbathe, you see, The nose satisfying holiday ve had recently was a visit to Greeve. The Parthenon is one ofthe most beatifl sights I've ever sen, stevE: I don'e really care whore Igo just look forthe best package dsl, Ay to some resort and have s ball. Like ro go “lubbing, so the place must have some nightie. The noisier the beter. So T goto bed atthe crack of dawn and get up about Tnchtime, Then I just le by the poo all day until fs time to start partying again. Well no, thats noe gute eu. I have tied ‘watering and I went surfing in Australia once. But most) I just chill ot, Look, T work really hacd, you know. Holidays are my chance to unsti AUDIOSCIPT 67 Track 10) 1 This isthe las cal for flight BA two four oh nine to Bogord ‘Would all the remaining passengers on this fight please proceed 10 {gate number 35 a8 this planets now boarding. 2 Here isa playform announcement. The 6.52 to Kings Lynn will nove depat rom platform 4 and not from plaforn 1. Kings Lynn, platform 4 3 Good! morning, ladies and gentlemen. We've now ready to hoard the aircraft, fight BA two four oh ine to Bogots. Cou all passengers in rows 20 to 39 please come tothe desk with their hoarding cards and passports Thank you very mach, 4 ‘West Anglia regrets to announce the delay of the 12.35 10 London ‘King’s Cross, This ain is running approximately 15, one five, sinutes le, 5 Good aftermoon ladies and gentlemen. Sorry forthe delay, A train has broken down in font of us so we can proceed, but they've told me they'te working on ies we shouldnt be here fr 40 long. 6 ‘We will shor be landing at Manchester aisport The captain has switche on he seatbeesiga so will ll passengers please retuen to your seats, fasten your seatbelts, fld your tays into che hack of| the seat in front of you and place your seats in the apeight postion a ‘Welcome co Manchester airport. For your own sfery please keep your seatbelts fastened until the plane reaches the reminal building tnd the captain has switched off the seatbele sgn Track 11 Tes cold and is emp, “The liht is geting dim Pm siting hee without you, 1 don’ fel like staying in “Home i where che heart i’ Tats what Pe heen told. But there ain't no heat beside me, So 1 guess I'l it the road [Choms) 1m making myself homeless ‘Tosee what | can find. Ton nota pessimist or an optimist, just ned to have some time. ‘And the lights bright at che roads end, As I dave along in my van Tl sing about a sense of freedom, And Il forget about you #f Ten, And the road stretces out before me can go wherever I choos. fan do whatever Ife ice "Cos Lai’ gor nothing, nothing to lose. Tes cold in his ca pal “The rain is alliog dwn “Theres no one here except for me, AS go fom town to town, Tim sitting herein my mobile word Enjoying my small space, ‘Bu it’ getting rather lonely — AIT dois se your face68 AUDINSCRIPT chor) For whae ue is tavllig without you? Ic jst makes me homesick for what Thad [eral all day and Travel all night And tant even good or bad. lu te rond leads onwards forever And Tcan’ think of slowing dows, Until, eme day, in dhe evening light see your face in town, And youl came running towards me, And my travelling days wil be done, ‘And wel go ack home one fine morning, ‘And well have our new day inthe sn Track 12 1ST: Come on in and have look sound avis Thank. AGENT OK, 50 this is the Kitchen, ran. Tea be cramped, isnt it SCENT: Yes, but look a the view sts Vey Hilary, hae preny Fancast, Iuaey: Yes [suppose so, AGENT: OK, if youtve seen enough here, ler’ go through into the living room. taney: Is wer cold here Ii always this cold? ‘civ Wal the house has been empty forthe lat seven months ‘The lost renants moved out in a hares aus Why? ‘soi? We don’ know. They just sid they didn like ic any more, “They lef just like that, As if they were ruining aa. ras Perhaps i was because of the old. {AcIST: Oh no, The owners have ad centel heating pu in — is not on a che moment. Look, here inthe living room theresa big fireplace rats Ob, this is great So light, really spacious. Dont you think so Hilary? tay: Yes,’ lovely, Wha the upstairs lke? cesT: Come and se. cesT: Here we are. Here's dhe main bodeoom. ts Oh yes. Thats amazing Just imagine waking up to dhar view. Every moraing, Hove cis old cupboard score And iF yo4"d ike to come slong here, you can se the second bedroom, is Hllagy! This perfec, Smal jos he right sive, Lean pe a table im ere. Yes, [san write i this room. scr Youve a weiter? Pulls Yes that's thy we want a house out here in the country Pn finishing a novel oun: Have yo had anything published? Pas Well no, no yet, actualy But i's only a mater of time Act: And what do you do, madam? ‘un. Wel, I'm an actor, But I'm having a few months! rest atthe acest Interesting. Have I sen you in anything? TILAK: Probably not. Most of my work i in radio. scrNT. OK, so this is the Bathroom, LARS: Ie doesn’t have any windows. ats Yes, bur thar doesit mare, love. Lean this house is perfect No television, no telephone. Fm eelly going to lke it here. ACHNT So, you've decided? vu: Yes sk: Can't we tlk abot est? ts Nothing t tlk about. Well tke it. For sic months Track 13, ISSIECTOR WADE: Well, everybody, as you knows Joshua Logan was billed early this morning, He was hic on the head with a blane instrament ~ we don’ yet know what, So T need to know what you were all doing lastnight. We ean sare with you, Arthur Tosan. You are Joshua Logan's nephew, I think erie 0GaNs Yes, im staying here for afer days JSSPFCTOK Wants Can yo tell os about your movements? ATHUR 106% OF course In the middle ofthe night Twas woken bya sound downstairs ~a ery; think. Hooked at my watch. It ‘was about a quarter past rw in the morning. I plled on some clothes and went dovsnstais INsrkcToR war: And what did you Find dowastaies? ARTHUR LOGAN: Nothing. at fist. You se, just as I was going toward the stay T8a6attacked from behind... hit on the hack ofthe head by 2 man, chink it was, with dark glasses and a block cap, don't know how long [vas wnconscious ‘When I woke up I went co the stacy and there was my poor tele Joshua you kaow .. Lean bea 0 thitk about JULIET LOGAN: Poor Arthas InsrrcTOR wADF: Now then, Julct Logan, you ate the dead mas wife believe. This must be very difficult for you. What ean you tell me about the events ofthis morning? JuuET LocANs Well Inspec, las night I couldn't sleep. Ihave a Jot on my mind, So Tread until about two in the morn, snsrecrok WADE: You and your husband haven’ been geting on vel think LITT LON Yes, ies no secret I wanted a divorce, but he wwonldn agree INSPECTOR WADI: Some people in your situation might think of Alling thee husband. JULIET LOGAN: Perhaps, bu didn’ doit Leuened my igh off at ahout five past wo and went to sleep. Twas woken by Anthue with the teeible news, [UNGFORD JARS nok ee Inicio® Wats Pm sory ‘rawion JaRvs: e's not true, Inspector Joie’ High was till | 320 past ewo. LsaW it JuLirr Loess: Well perhaps I just went eo slegp with com and InsPreTOR wabe: And you are, sir? ATK LGN: That Crawford Jarvis, He’ a frend of myn but he's crazy about my aunt. Hes been in love with my aun for years IsrFc1OR wads Is dha tue, Me Jarvis? {cAwWHOD janvss Yes, ye Fadi i LPT LOGAN: Oh, Crawtord !BSPECTOR WADE: So what Were you doing lastnight? ‘char ssn: Well Iemuldae sleep either I went fora walk in the garden. That's how Lknove about Julie’ igh. And, Inspector, | must tell you~ Thave a back eap, itis tue, bur L did’ ll Joshua Logan, honest Track 14 ‘CuaWFORD JAK: And, Inpector, I must tell you = Thave a black ‘ap, itis tr, ut | did’ il Josbua Logan, honestly InsecTOR WADE: know you didn, Mr rvs. ‘cuusond janvs: Well then, who did? Insectox wape: Arthur Logan, larrest you forthe murder of your uncle Joshua Logan. You do not have eo say anything, bur anything you do say may be taken down and sed in evidence. ATK LOGAN Bu. but. how dd you know? INsrecTOK want: How did I know? Because you're nor very clever Thar’ how I knew. Attacked from behind, you said, Hit on the back of the head. Yet you said thar you saw che man with 3 black cap and dak glasses! Even though he was behind you. Really! The mot obvious lie the world. Come ontTrack 15 rant: So, do you lke fving hers, Hilary? HILARY: Yes, I's a grea place to ren while Paul is writing his novel. But I would’ like rive here forever aut: Is gor ghosts, apparent inti: Oh don't be silly. Nobody believes in ghosts. aut: Why mot, Mask? ‘ars Paul! You're a rational human being, You can’t believe all that sul Jans What’ the story, then, about this place? Why’ dors it have hoses? va.aios Well appareny Jane, about 300 years ago a family lived haere. Montes, father two kids, And one night sus Terrible weather, wind, rin ‘ants A night like this you mean? anys Yes, I suppose s0, anyway there was a knock a the door, ‘wo men outside, They sid Please can we stay the nigh.” ‘They were cold and hungry. So they were given food and somewhere to slp, ule Bu ea nigh te whole family was murdered and the two strangers were never seen again, rtagy: And that’s why, on cold winter nights you can hear the family ery strangers, strangers! and somtimes tey even spose What was th aul: Oh no! Nor again. The elect. I wonder how long we'll be without lghe this time ‘atk: Do you have any candles? ib akye Nok sire, Have we got any let? aul: Think so know where they ae, Pl go, ritanys Thanks, Paul Jat What was that? sunany: What was what? Jani: Thar noise ‘ings I didn’ hear a noise, Jat: There. Listen, ak: Oh some on love, you're being sil Janis 'm relly cold. Anyone ele cold? rita: Yes, Saddenly ie suddeny col ‘GHOSTLY VOICE: Strangers in the house strangers inthe howe. Js Did you heat that? ‘ua Ic just Paul playing around, Paul? Pal? nxt: Oh my God, what was thar? Sak I's OK, leave this tome go and se, ban: No Mar, stay here. Diath: IPS OK. Back it-a minute wns [don like this, Hilary tnLany: No, neither do Jae Paul? Mark? Paul? Mack? Hinanys hate being in the dick lke this. Can’ see anything 1 its Ohno Jas: Hilary, Hilary, Hilary Hilary. Track 16 ‘utsntt And now, a five past eight ere on Breakfast Television, ‘tS ime for our weather report from Samantha Sweet, Gnd ‘morning, Sam. Sivt Hello Charlie, and good morning to al of you watching. ‘As usual, eveything depends on where you lve this morning. Some of you will be luckier chan thers. We've goceveryihing rain, heavy snowfall, reesng conditions, but sunshine to. Right, solr’ stare with the south-west of te country. As you ‘ean sce from the chat, fs started quite cold - abou 3 degrees ‘entigrade~ bu ell warm up as the day goes on reahing bout eighe deares by the aftemoon. I's going to be cloudy with sonny period, I think, hut its going tobe «cold night, though, down below feezing ~ about mings 1, I should think So be warmed! AUDIDSCIPT 69 In the south-east, hings are much the same, though not quite as warm as inthe south-west. But [don expec temperatures to fal below freezing conight. Thar because of a warmer lrocze coating in fom the Channel In the middle ofthe county, things azea bit more confuse. Right now its about § degrees centigrade, cloudy and with some ight rain. But tha situation is going to change asthe day oes on, and by the end ofthe day twill probably be raining ‘ite heavily and the eain will continue through the might, only sing up tomorrow: morning, Br don’t expect much dry weather in the next few da, Things aren't quite so had in Wales and the wes, Here the rain will gradually die away a the lat aternaon, so people can ‘expect quite 2 dey night, though tomorrow lke like being a clay of eatered showers. Up the east coast ofthe country, in the north, and farther north into Scotland i prety cold already, ay anyone there nos Is abou mins 2 depres centigrade, with heavy lou, bue thar should go up to about 1 degree during the moring. But the outlook doesnt look good. Expect some snow by midday, staring quite light, hut gradually increasing 0 thar by the evening it wl he Reavy, with blzead-like conditions on the road, so do be careful I fac the police have Just issued advice to motorists nor to rave a all unless their Journey is absoluely necessary. Temperatures tonight will drop about minus 6 degrees And what of tomorrow? AS Isic in the middle ofthe ounry, i going to be wet and cloudy, scattered showers with the occasional burst of heavier cainfal In he north and east, people should sede in for scold spell with more snowtll over the next few days. Noe quite so bad in the south and west, though, Here there wil be some sunshine ~ when i art raining, thats And chats the end ofthis mornings frscast. Charlie? ‘cuaneit: Thanks, Sam. By che wa, you won't he worried about the weather forthe next few day, will you? ‘ave No, Charlie, Lon. Pm off on holiday 0 the sonny Caribean this afternoon for ren days ‘unit: Well havea nice time, Sam, we'll miss you. And now back to our main news stoey this morning, The Prime minister has announced Tack 17 ‘Too: Thank you. Thank you. Ifyou like what we're doing please put money in the hat, That's why we're here. And nom here’ four next dance. Start the masie Rosa. nos Sate rotice ofhice: You can do that here. Toon: Excase me? rouice ofr: You heard sts Whar are you talking about? Weare just enteraining people ‘Tonb: Are you teling us we ean dance for people? rotice oftice That's right. You can’t dance on the sidewalk ike this, Unless you have pesmi, ropb: Do we have a peemity Ross? oss: We mighe do, rouce orticrs Well, soery, ma‘am, ‘might’ fn’ gond enough. ‘No permit, no dancing. You have to gota permit to da this kind of ching oss: Oh, don' be so rue. Everybody loves our dancing Fouce ofricek: Where are you guys from, anyway? roo From Texas. Dallas, Texas ouck ops T thogght 80, So thats your truck over there. The ‘one with the Texas plates, ODD: Eu ese oLcE omicet: Wel, sparked legally, so you'd beter do something about i70 AUDIDSCRIPT op»: Oh, surely we don’t eed to move i sight now? Can we do it when we've finished? rouice orice: Now listen ere kos: Do you knows how eo dance the tango, Office? POUCE orticrs The tango? Me? O& no! feost: Come ont You shoul ty rouce orice: Well don’ know ‘host: Come on, Todd. Put onthe music Pouce oFseal: Fleyiwais Wal ost: Not bad, Officer Not bad Pouce orice: Hey, his is fun. Yeab, 1 could this, [really could. Hey wait! Oh no! seston frie: Offices Bradley! Officer Bradley! What on earth dd you think you're doing? ouce oFfices: Uh... what. er seston orice: Bradley? DPOUIck ofricens Yes ie Sesion ostICER: Back to the precinct now: Wai in my offic ‘You've got some explaining to de. Track 1, 1 Ma: Excuse me... Exease me YOUNG woMAN: Sorry? Whar the problem? ‘aN: Could you rurn that thing off” YOUNG WOMAN: Sorry? What was cha? ‘Max: Listen rake your headphones off YOUNG woMAns Sorry? MAN; Take your headphones off YouNG wows All ight, al ight. ‘Man; Listen, can't stand your machin, Tickatika tcka all the time, Is driving me mad, youNG WOMAN: All ight, all right. I'l go and st somewhere els. MAN: Yes, why don’t you do that. YOUNG WOMAN: Cor Crazy old fol 2 MAN 1: ley you! CCscusT Sorry? What? MN I: Stop! Stop! (Cxcust: Why, whats the mace? [Ma I: Can’ you read the sign? xcuste What sign? ‘Man I: Look, Iemeans you can ride on the pavement ycus: Oh, Oh well dda’ sei [Man I: Well you've scea it aw, OK? ‘oycust: Yah, suppose 20. 3 Jouicrwomans Excuse me sc nn: Yes? What's the problem Officer? OLICEWOMAN: Have you just eaten some crisps? MAN: Yes, why? POLICEWOMAN And drunk cola? ‘aw Yes. But I don't see POLICEWOMAN: And you Ife the packet and the ean on the grass. Man: Did I? Oh, oLiciwoAns Yes and that sig? Whar dows eae sign mean? an: Temeans you must’t drop lites. suppose. FoLICENOMAN: Thats correct sit So what are you going to do? ‘ani [think Ym going to pick the packet and the an up FoLicewoMANs That exaedy what Tink, si Now is hata coincidence! could realy like 4 aw: And so I said to Martin, well if you're going to be lke that fe hate Of oe Well yes, well Martin Sid tha the foreign wosan: can't stand this. really cans DauonTER: Oh Muy, leave i out, "on the tain \WoMAN: No; I'm going to say something! avearrexs Why? ‘woMtaN: Because I don’t want to have to Baten this ‘conversation, Is driving me crazy! MAN ell, ofcourse, Martin was completely amazed because [| ‘was fight, T mean, I dont want boast or anything ‘wootans Excuse met aN but Lam cloveror than Mactin, WOMAN: Will you please be quiet ust be quiet! Lean’ stand it Man: Er. what?» Nothing, mate nothing . Listen. got «0 0. By. wostan: Well, thank you ppaucttex: Oh Mum! Track 19 POLICEMAN: Good morning, Madam, ‘woxtans Morning POLICEMAN T hope you didnt have any rouble getting here. ‘wosan: No. My son brought me, thank you very much, ouicesans Oh, good. ‘woxtan: So what do you want me to do? POLICEMAN: Look through this window if you don't mind. vwostan: Ah yes. At the men, souicewans Thae’s sight, Madam, ‘woxan: ll ight. Fi looking. What now? roules\ans Well wane you to take your time. Seay the men very carefully. woHAN Oh, n0 need. Touran: Sory? WOMAN: There's no nee. rouicesan: What, you mean you can see the man who took your don? WOMAN: Oh yes OLICHMANS Well, who i ie? wostan: That one roucrsans Which one? Wostans The one with the beard TOUCHMAN: There are theee men with beards. wostan: Yes, FOLICEMANs So which one is it? Please wwoxans The man ina green jacket FOLICEMAK: Yes, but theee are p80 men with green ‘woxtans Look! That one ouictMans Which one? ‘WoMans The one searching his ea POLICEMAN: But he doesn't have green jacket ‘wowan: Dose he? POUCeMAS No. I rd, ‘WoMAN: Ah, Well sha explains i rouiceMtass Te does? woMAN: Yes. My'eyes aren’ wha they used tobe, you se POLICEMAN: But an you ail be sare that number five isthe man Sous Oi er routcastan: Good. -wowAN: Atlas, [think so Lean’ be absolutely sure POLICEMAN: You think so! You canbe sure? ‘wouANs Yes, well you see, Fonly saw him fom behind! Track 20 Goo evening. Here isthe news read by me, Alan Pipee 1 French climber was saved from almost certain desth when she and her climbing companion used her mobile phone ro call for help. Francoise Pinko brle her ankle shortly after caching the summit of K2, one ofthe most ifficule clin inthe Himalayas. “They wore unable to signal to ther colleagues waiting for them below because of appalling weather conditions. Bur Mes Plenkohha her mobile phone with her, and despite poor reception, was able to-phone her husband, Maurie, hack home in Pi, France ‘Once he had gor over his surprise, Me Pilenko alerted the rescue authorities, who got both climbers off the mountain by helicopter, "He is ying ro Nepal ro join his witein hospital ‘Gompater experts have warned that a new virus, which has appeared inthe ast wo days is one ofthe most dangerous that has ‘ever been invented, Called "Money for ja it fills computer screens, which ic artacks with pound and dollar sigs, sends iself to other computers via ts new host's email and then destroy all the information on the computer's haed disk. Police ate doing their best to tage the souree of this atest danger and have arestod two sadents in Son Juan, Puerto Rico. Asked what can be done, Bella Karsfield, head of the computer researc department atthe University of Washington said thar peopl should not open emails unless they are sure who has sent them. An American woman has been areested by police in Tuscaloosa, ‘Alabama after a young British man discovered his Inernet gialiriend was not in her ties, as he though, but was 65. Mate Runyon, from Oxford, England, met the love of his ie onthe Internet last September, Over the next few months he and bis trlriend, Monica Greenife sent each other daily emails and ‘eventually agreed to marry. Mat travelled 0 Tusealoosa from his hhome in England to meet his fiancée, but was shocked when he slscovered thar she had lied about her age. Mae Runyon is not talking tothe press ahout his ordeal {Aa lternet company, Mountain Views as ust announced that its to cease busines after losing $70 milion in we months. Moustain View which Sold holiday homes through ts web page, js the lavest dotcom company to crash. Financial analysts expect more hhsines failures over the ext few months asthe economic situation gets more dificult, In sport, Spanish tenis player Claudia Gonzales Torrano has reached the final of the US Open, and at home, Manchester United have clinched thee place. Track 21 oat: What do you wane to study a univessity? Tout Science?! sctit Yes. I'm going to do combined chemistry and physics ‘Whats wrong with hae? rout: Well, don’t kno ls MicteLte: Sorey? ‘Toxt Well, mean half che world’s problems are because of wien Come again? Toxt: No look, Tm serious, mean what have scientists ever done for us? MCUELLE: What, you mean apart from giving vs cars Tost Well yes, apare from giving us cars ictteLs: And aeroplanes ‘ToMt OK, ears and aeroplanes, | agree, bur look what they're Going tothe planet al hat contamination, al that polltion, find you cant get anywhere because you get stuck in reac ici: And don’ forget the compute. ont All ight, all right, Lage, scence has given ws the eompoter ‘00, hut that’s not so special ise? Lmean there are people all lover the world who ean’ get anywhere neat a compare, AAnyoray they always crash NICHLILE Oh, you'r just being sidiculoust ‘owt: Look, Taceepe that scence has given us cars and planes and fhe comptes, allright. But apart from them, shat have scientists ever really done for us? \uenits What about medicine? rom: What about medicine? ie juse hat, well, science! AUDIOSCIPT 71 ‘MICHEL Wel without science and scientists most eile woulda survive for more shan about ive years, and if we did rake it into adulthood we'd all be dead before we were 50. ‘rout: Well, MICHELLE: Just tink oF all the drugs cha keep people alive all of them discovered by scientists. Thine ofthe aspirin you take for ‘headache, the antibiotics that cure infections all of those things ‘rout Well if science i 39 wonderful, how come we sill don't, know how to cure the common cold? cH: Look, just. Tow: And as for ansibioss, people have taken 30 many antibiotics ‘that they don't work any more. There are new illnesses that are dugetsistant utc: Well yes, bur who will ind ou how to ger round that problem? rout I haven't the slightest ida, ‘MICHELLE: Scientists, ofcourse. What have scientists ever dane for us? What a stupid question, ‘Tov Is not MICHELLE: Anyway, what are you going to study? rot: Fil studies, DMicHELLE: Film studies? owt Yes. Why not? Dice: Oh come on. You cant be serious. I mean what have fil malees ever dome for as? owt: What, apart from making us laugh? Dmcciete: Well yes apart from making us laugh Tout: And making ts cy DcuEris: Yes, yes Lage, and making us cry: Big dal! Whaes special about shar? Anyway apart from laughing and crying, ‘what have film makers ever done for us Track 22 Conversation 1 saw: What do you tink of thar? ‘woMAN: Is absolutely wonderful! -MAN: Look at that gil in the background catches her hair ‘woman: Yes, it lovely Min. and al the farm workers inthe foreground. They'e so realistic. I's us so fll of life. \WoMans Yes, is wonderful, Now let’ tak about something else Conversation 2 \woMAans Look a¢ that Is i fantasti! Maw ei? ‘WOMAN: Don't you think so? ‘aw: Not relly. Noe my kind of thing ae al ‘woMan: Oh come on. Look at that gil inthe background. ‘Mans What about her? \WoMAN: The sunlight on her air. Magis (MAN: So what, She doesn'rlook ike a veal person atl, And all these people in the foreground, theyre supposed to be musicians, are they? wostan: Is art, Pal ‘xn: Well, perhaps I just don’ like are! Conversation 3 THESACER T: Wow! "aENAGER 2: Yeah HENAGER 1:1 mean, was that frightening or what? goer 2: You're right twas frightening. Absolutely cevifying, Ta; lke, so scared NAGE 1: Me too. I eould hardly watch mos of the ime. "vesAotk 2: Shall we se ic again? ‘eENNGER 1: Yes, yes, let's It was s0 good. TEENAGER 2: Balint the way the sunlight72 AUDIDSCRIPT Conversation 4 san I: Did you enjoy thar? sun 2+ Ofcourse Idi. absolurly loved it ‘aw 1: You did chink ie was bt, you know, sly? ‘ay 2: Sily? No, Te was really good fan. L coulda’ stop laughing aw I: know: You laugh really loudly, you know. aw 2: Do sua 1 Yes, you do. say 2+ Well you hardy Inughed a al [an Le div think i was that funny, yay 2: You uit don't have 4 sense of humouet van t= Well shanks, Conversation 5 ‘WOMAN I: Well, did you enjoy thar? WosiAN 2: Yes of course. But ie was prety frightening, wasn i? WOMAN Te That was half the fan! OMAN 2: Right, You know what was am wowAN 1: No, what? ‘WOMAN 2: Well, we hardly ever actually saw the lady herself did ‘we? In fact, Pm nor even sute if we did, ee wae sil pretty ng? scary! ‘OMAN I: Yes, it was quite alarming once or rice ‘wouiss 2s You know what I thik WOMAN 1: No, what? ONAN 2: There’ nothing better than a good piece of live theate ONAN 1: es, you're probably sight, Track 23 1 ConRNtaron 1: What a fantastic game! The atmosphere is absolutely etre, and with che sare atone al i Hooks ike ‘we'll have o go into exra time and then, well, who knows what may happen. That’ the thing about extra time, you never 1 COMMS ATOR 2: Ys, but ifs mot over ye, Liverpool are really paatsng on the presse sNGtl: Could you answer the phone, love? ‘corr: ean. You ge it. 'm watching dhe game. Theee’s only a fey minute lef Axcit A Geelf, please, Tm cooking, My hands are all messy museums pe snide eS ere peal aul ae ee monuments alleen nightlife tourist resorts Sa cn Ree | as clubbing boatingSeven months, “They just said they di’ ike i any Hes writing a novel She’ an actor She's having a few months? rest. “hey take i. Paul decides LISTENING 10 7 4 Joshua Logan's nephew: b “Arthur Logan’ uncle and Juliet Logaa’s husband € Joshua Logan’ wife (and widow), 4A friend of Joshua Logan's. Fle isin Jove with Juice Logan Joshua Logan Arthur Logan Crawford Jarvis Crawford Jarvis Arthur Logan Crawford Jarvis Juliet Logan ‘Arhur Logan Juliet Logan Crawford Jarvis, Inspector Wade Inspector Wade 5 She knew who killed Joshua Logan because Acthus said he saw the person who hit him from behind. You can't see someone behind you. He must have lied. LISTENING 11 1 2 > d a a Anbu Logan b 4 f 8 k pms earsasd ANSWER KEY 77 living place ‘writing forever don't ghosts human about again without any think know vl that what a Now Anyone else cold? «it's suddenly cold Strangers in the house..strangers in vr the house. 4. you hear that? © Paul playing around. Paul? Paul? LISTENING 12 1 b Laer today! nee a sezes gore ean see © Tonight 05am the south-west the north and Scosland to the Caribbean for a holiday. a d Tomorrow. %%78 ANSWER KEY LISTENING 13 pavernent a document that gives you permission to do something «€ licence plates (the leters and ‘numbers atthe front and back of a ear) 4 the police station of a certain area ‘Madam (a polite form of address for a female ~ quite old-fashioned) can't do that [PO] can't dance [MD] ‘might [FD] good enough [PO] have to get [PO] do something [PO] how to dance [FD] should ery [FD] LISTENING 14 1 a2 ba 4 ai the sign (b] chat ching off eaten some crisps [b] stand this. cell (o} side on the pavement [al mustn't drop liter (b] ime crazy [e] does that sig (b] be guice fl the man in picture a the woman in picture e the man in picture d the giel in picrure ¢ the police officer in picture b the man in picture € the young man in picture b the gil in picture d LISTENING 15 A She chooses man number 5. d 5 Her son brought her Her dog. She says her eyes aren't what they tased to be. Because she only saw him fron behind Morning, you didn’t have any trouble getting here. My son brought me, thank you very much, Ob, good what do you wane me ro do? ‘The word is one. 6 Example answer He is shore and quite f Heis wearing a green jacket and black trousers. He has long, black hair and a beard, LISTE 1 a company collapse WI fl ‘b computer virus. wv) 21 care for cancer discovered { } [ ] earthquake: i bt election results 11) f Internet romance v1 [31 § mountain rescue vi hh peace tls mt i plane crash. tit) j. rocket launch for Pluto [] [] expedition 2 ‘4A climber called her husband from a mobile phone when she was on a 'b The climber was on K2. Her hhashand was in Pais € Police have arrested two students in Puerto Rico who, they think, seated a computer virs. 4 bella Karsfield as warned people against the computer virus Money for jam’. The Internet comance was between someone from Oxford (UK) and someone from Tuscaloosa (USA {The man in the romance was 38, the woman was 65. h ‘The company, which lost $70 nillion, sold holiday homes on the Internet aici © the momiain 2 MePienko Deli ate nape tbe voce 1 icone tenet Mat Runyon and Monin Girlie vee iene cepa Monstain ver Fea nal LISTENING 17 aeroplanes WV] antibiotics [¥] aspirin wi biology i cars v1 chemistry IV] computer [¥] oy 1 injection [J laugh ical medicine [¥] physics wv ships int shout ia space station [J sniversity —[¥] whisper [J Tom Michelle Michelle Michelle Michelle... Tom .. Tom Michelle... Tom Michelle... Tom Tom Tom Tom .. Michelle Tom 1. contamination 2 pollution 3 traffic jams 1. Many people haven't go ‘computers. 2 Computers crash, We can’t cure the common cold. 2 Antibiotics don’t work with some infections.medicine about make fifty rugs discovered headache infections wonderful cold antibiotics antibiotics work illnesses find problem slightest Scientists LISTENING 18 conversation 5 ‘conversation 3 ‘conversation 2 conversation 1 conversation 4 conversation 4 conversation 1 conversation 5 conversation 4 ‘conversation 2 conversation 3 conversation 2 conversation 1 conversation 3 in the background... catches of life areal person .. in the foreground don’t like art hardly watch couldn't stop preity frightening. nothing berter than LISTENING 19 Geoff Angela Geoff Geoff Gooft’s mother Clive (Geoff’s brother) She can’t open a tin A goal aananumaa 3 (Liverpool 2, Arsenal 1) Example answers Conversation 1 b 4 f 8 h What are you doing? Has the game finished? Is the game nearly finished? ve seen a new car that I want 10 buy. The only problem is that itis red. Don’t you want to speak co me? Pm really upset. Will you promise 10 ring me as soot as the game is finished? Conversation 2 Hello, Geoff. Irs Clive. Pm feeling really unhappy. Yes, [keep ringing my gilfiend but she doesn't want to go out with me, Look, Lam your brother. Don’t you care about me? Why are you being like this? LISTENING 20 1 Example answers Z play a prepared piece of music, play some scales (eight nores going up, eight nores going down), do some sight-reading (being given a piece of ‘music you don’t know and playing it straight away) acta prepared speech, read an ‘extract from a play answer questions, wear decent clothes, ask questions play some of a gare, train with the team, take a fimess rest describe a picture, answer questions, talk to other students ‘The speaker isthe nurse, Susan Bakewell 3 b A music audition, ‘Yes, she was successful She hated it. ANSWER KEY 79 usually a pianist who plays along with the solo player ‘when the notes sound right, rather than ugly, because they are not too high or 100 low a quick rehearsal of a piece of a series of notes going up and down with fixed intervals between them playing the music straight away, the fiest time you see it In the audition she had to play a piece of music with an aecompanist, sight-read a piece of music, and play a scale. ‘There were four people in the audition room (Susan, the accompanist and the two people auditioning) Saturday, Monday. She spoke to her parents about it Ar the rcheatssl on Monday. a huge sigh of relief see it through ean be out of here may as well Do I take that as What on earth ..280 ANSWER KEY PART B: SPEAKING SPEAKING 2 1 Picture A a Two. No, they don't. © The restaurant manager, a waiter and 1wo cooks. They look very cross! Picture B £ 8 He's waiting for the customer (Pete) to pay the bil, He looks very frightened. (He is remembering) that he left his waller at home. Picture © bh ‘They're ina restaurant. ‘They look happy Picture D i Kk He's ar his house. (He has gone there) to get his wallet ‘The house keys on the table Picture E 1m The restaurant manager pmoeo (He is trying to explain) that his wallet is at home so he doesn’t have any money. He is nor at all happy: He’ telling them to go and do the washing up. SPEAKING 4 1 chimney & fence a garage € gate b window d SPEAKING 6 1 b d f 8 Marianne ‘A tall man with dark hair Marianne Marianne and the tall dark man Marianne and the rall dark man Marianne ‘When she starts painting a new picture SPEAKING 9 A (football?) match. Av 6.30. Ac Al's house, 60 minuces S minuces ago. Hi. Nice to see you. Yes, I'm fine. And you? ‘Tonight? You've got tickets for the march tonight? ‘And you're offering one of them ro ae ‘© I don't know what to say. f All right, then, yes please fg T'llcome round to yours if that’s OK. That early? i OK then, Do you think it's going. t0 be cold? That sounds like pretty good advice. ke Ob sight. 1 Yes, Pll be there. Oh, and thanks a los. SPEAKING 10Listening and Speaking Just Listening and Speaking is designed for individual skills development as part of either a classroom-based course or a self-study programme. The approach is learner-centred, and each unit has clear aims, motivating topics and interesting practice activities. Just Listening and Speaking is for adult intermediate learners and can be used as general preparation material for exams at this level. Just Listening and Speaking features: * engaging and stimulating topics © 20 authentic and semi-authentic listening texts * a new approach to self-study speaking exercises * a variety of practice exercise types Other books in this series Just Reading and Writing Just Vocabulary Just Grammar ‘About the Author Jeremy Harmer is an internationally-recognized authority (on ELT, and a best-selling author of methodology and course books, which are widely used in over 40 countries ISBN 0462-007 14-6 9 0 >