Pre-intermediate Unit 4 audio script

UNIT 4 Recording 1
W = Woman M = Man
W: Have you ever made a speech in public?
M: No, never. Have you?
W: Yes, I have. I made a speech at work.
M: Really? When did you do that?
W: At a conference last year. I was really nervous.
M: I’m not surprised. OK, have you ever made friends with someone from
another country?
W: No, I haven’t, but my brother has. He met a woman from Chile in 2014.
In fact, they got married a week ago!

UNIT 4 Recording 2
caught − bought
kept − slept
made − paid
driven − given
done − won
flown − grown
come − swum
crossed − lost

UNIT 4 Recording 3
I = Interviewer M = Mario
I: So Mario, can you tell us how you used your talent in your job?
M: Um, well, I’ve always enjoyed cooking. I come from a big Italian family
and I learnt to cook by watching my mother in the kitchen.
I: But no one knew you could cook, right?
M: That’s right, no one knew. I only cooked at home, but I did it well. Then
in my twenties, I started to make meals for my friends. And, well, I was
working in an office. And I brought food to office parties, that kind of
thing.

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I: Then you had an idea …

M: I had the idea to sell my food at work.
I: So your colleagues buy your food every day.
M: Yeah, I started selling it to friends and colleagues, and then to other
people at work. I prepared all kinds of things: bread, pasta, cakes.
I: And then you made a decision.
M: Yeah, office work was OK, but I wanted to do something more
interesting. So eventually, I asked the boss if I could open a café in the
office.
I: And he was happy to …
M: He agreed. They gave me a room. Now I bring food there every day.
We have chairs and tables. And now that’s my job.
I: Have you ever thought, ‘Oh, I prefer my old office job. This is too
difficult.’?
M: Never. I’ve never thought that because this is what I love doing:
cooking and preparing different menus. Really, it’s the best decision
I’ve ever made.
I: And have you thought about expanding the business, maybe opening a
restaurant one day?
M: I’ve thought about it, but it’s a long way away!

UNIT 4 Recording 4
1
They don’t have to wear a uniform.
2
They don’t have to wait for the school bus.
3
You can choose which subject you want to study.
4
You have to work hard. You must work hard.
5
But you can choose to work when you feel like it.

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You have to be at school at 8.30a.m. You must be at school at 8.30a.m.
7
You mustn’t wear trainers. You can’t wear trainers.
8
You mustn’t use your mobile phone in class. You can’t use your mobile phone
in class.
9
Some people think that children who study at home can’t go to the exams and
get the same qualifications.
10
But they can, and they do.

UNIT 4 Recording 5
Should
You should …
You should go online.

Shouldn’t
You shouldn’t …
You shouldn‘t worry.

Should
Should I …?
Should I look it up?

UNIT 4 Recording 6
G = Glynn M = Magda
G: Magda, many of my students are too shy to speak in front of the class.
They worry about making mistakes.

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M: Yes, this is a common problem. Teachers should give students time to

prepare. Tell them the question and give them a few minutes to think
about what they’ll say. They can take notes first.
G: That’s a good idea.
M: Also, let them practise in groups before they speak in front of everyone.
This’ll give them confidence.
G: Yes, you’re right. I do usually give them a chance to practise first. Now
what about those students who have problems listening to English?
M: Problems listening. That’s common, too.
G: Native speakers – for example people from the UK or Australia or the
States – speak really fast and it’s difficult to understand them.
M: Yes. Students should practise listening to native speakers. Fortunately,
if they have the internet, there are lots of opportunities. They can listen
to the news and to podcasts. But even better is to go on YouTube and
watch film clips. When we can see the people speaking, it makes it
easier. We can watch the mouth and the hands and the body language
and it helps us to understand.
G: And using subtitles? Some teachers say we shouldn’t use them. Ever!
M: I’m not sure that’s a good idea. Subtitles can be a real help. Students
can see the differences between the spelling and the pronunciation of
words. They can see which words are swallowed …
G: I suppose so.
M: For me, students should use subtitles maybe the second time they
watch.
G: OK, and what about … students’ pronunciation. They have a lot of
problems …

UNIT 4 Recording 7
M = Man W = Woman
M: OK, well, I think the most important invention is probably the internet.
For me, it’s number one.
W: Uhuh.

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M: It’s opened up the world and we can get lots of information for free
now. And it joins people together from all different cultures and
countries.
W: That’s true, but I think there are more important inventions. Really
simple things that are so common we forget about them.
M: Like what?
W: Well, things like aspirin. It’s not really an invention, I suppose, but can
you imagine life without aspirin?
M: Umm, not really.
W: And all the other medicines we use.
M: Antibiotics to cure illnesses. That’s true actually. Painkillers.
W: And another invention that I see as really important is the car.
M: Oh yeah, definitely.
W: Before the car, travel was so slow it took days to get anywhere.
M: That’s true. People went everywhere by horse, didn’t they?
W: Yeah, and so the car opened up possibilities …

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