READING &

LISTENING EXTRA
INTERMEDIATE 7 4
ANSWER KEY 1 False – Amelia saw Spectre last week. 1 backbreaking
2 False – Oliver thinks Daniel Craig is a 2 due to
UNIT 1 good actor. 3 daily tasks
3 True 4 connected environments
2 4 False – only Oliver was there
5 True
5
6
tapping on a keyboard
huge
1 all kinds of people 2 no 6 True
3 6
8 1 a job in IT
1 False – It’s over 70 years old. 1 fancy 2 extras 3 plot 4 charged up 2 (Suggested answer) She was very
2 False – The guests are from all walks confident and answered the questions
of life. well.
3 True UNIT 3
4 False – You have to choose three things: 7
a music track, a book and a luxury item. 2 1 head of recruitment
5 True 1 3 days 2 5/five years ago
6 False – A lot of people choose chocolate. 2 a copy of the complete works of 3 team leader/head of team
4 Shakespeare, food and accommodation
in the university student
4 She can work where and when she
wants.
1 radio 2 eight/8 3 luxury 4 book accommodation 5 She’s an organised worker.
5 strange 6 melt 6 She likes programming and creating
5 3 new systems.
1 Stratford-upon-Avon
1 broadcasting 2 memory 3 pioneering 2 Friday aernoon and Sunday aernoon 8
4 guests 5 tracks 6 impact 3 in the Saturday aernoon session 1 current job 2 promoted 3 application
7 4
5
Sunday morning session
actors and leading authorities
4 schedule 5 strength 6 deadline
1 False – He is a scientist.
2 True 4 UNIT 5
3 False – His favourite book is Great 1 insight 2 panel of experts
Expectations, about a boy’s life. 3 benefactors 4 try on 5 props 2
4 True 6 round off 1 in a few minutes
5 True 2 no
6 False – His childhood was difficult. 6 3 a maximum of three
9 1 False – They are planning to go to
university in the future.
4
5
No, only some places offer breakfast.
location, food and staff reviews, prices
1 West 2 lives 3 comfortable 2 True 6 It gives information on more
4 impossible 3 False – He’s travelling with his friend interesting, out-of-the-way places that
Jake. aren’t usually in books.
UNIT 2 4 False – Henry is going to work in his
uncle’s restaurant. 4
2 5 False – He flies back on the 30th June.
6 True
1 False – They want to have something to
eat.
1 Inside Out 2 False – It’s 2 o’clock.
2 The Lady in the Van 7 3 True
3 Star Wars: The Force Awakens 1 gap year 2 cash 3 be back 4 couple 4 False – It has four out of five stars.
3 5 performances 6 look forward to 5 False – It costs €10.
6 True
1 He’s an author.
2 The Lady in the Van and Inside Out UNIT 4 5
3 Riley, Inside Out 1 not too dear
4 Inside Out, a family film 2 2 go back
5 No, only Star Wars 3 3 do you fancy
4 3
4
5
work out
starving
1 overall 2 hilarious 3 baddies 1 working days became shorter 6 out of the way
4 a real treat 5 grumpy 6 shed a tear 2 technology/the internet
6 3
4
At home or places like cafés.
They can rent a hot desk. UNIT 6
1 The battery was flat. 5 There will be no more work-free
2 He saw the new James Bond film,
Spectre.
weekends or 9-to-5 days and people 2
will be able to work when and where bungee jumping, whitewater raing,
3 Skyfall/the last one they want. parachute jump
4 Mexico City
5 go to the cinema
6 The new Minions film/a comedy

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3 UNIT 8 4
1 True 1 rarely 2 layout 3 through the ages
2 False – He took a cable car. 2 4 laid out 5 hidden 6 curtains
3 False – It’s more than 20km long. 1 She prefers the countryside.
4 True 2 She works from home.
5 False – He said he would never do it. 6
6 False – He was with an instructor. 3 1 George
1 spring 2 The Great Hall
4 2 She walked her dogs. 3 It’s the largest room in the house.
1 stunning 2 strapped 3 ra 3 sunny 4 wooden figures
4 exhilarated 5 the faint-hearted 4 Yes, she got them to the editor before 5 the villagers from the village of
6 hair-raising the deadline. Bloxenbury
5 Because there are fewer distractions/ 6 1670
6 she can hide and not be disturbed. 7 wood
1 to raise money for charity 6 No, she lives on the edge of the village. 8 It is from old ships.
2 just over £4000 7 There’s a café next to the shop.
3 he did gymnastics 8 She’s going to a meeting in London. 7
4 in the main square 1 planks 2 wooden figures 3 gi
5 20 metres 4 4 ships 5 furniture 6 frame
6 40 metres 1 vegetable plot and flowerbeds
7 No, he was nervous before. 2 plenty to do 3 greenhouse
4 on the edge of the village UNIT 10
7 5 tough winter 6 beat the deadline
1 opposite 2 support 3 harness 2
4 butterflies in my stomach 5 crazy 5 1 No 2 Yes
6 publicity 7 roughly 8 height 1 plenty to do
2 greenhouse 3
3 beat the deadline 1 London and Paris to New York
UNIT 7 4 on the edge of the village 2 1800s/early 19th century
5 tough winter 3 Japan
2 6 vegetable plot, flowerbed 4 They use magnets and electricity.
1 False – It’s for general everyday 5 France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Belgium
conversation. 7 and the UK.
2 True 1 False – He grew up in London.
3 False – You need a laptop. 2 True 4
4 True 3 True 1 links 2 revolutionised 3 trend
5 False – You also discuss books and 4 True 4 overtaken 5 supersonic plane
culture. 5 False – There are forty students. 6 goods 7 environmentally friendly
6 False – You need experience of acting. 6 True
7 False – He only travels once a month. 6
3 8 False – He likes them./They get on very 1 The number has doubled.
1 take up 2 run their own business well. 2 It can park cars and navigate.
3 demanding 4 inspire 5 amateur 3 traffic jams and delays
8 4 new (environmentally friendly) fuels
5 1 far and distant 2 stressful for cars
1 Dan wants to study Italian. 3 commute 4 pupils 5 in cities
2 He wants to take the test that day/now. 5 get on with very well 6 idyllic 6 because the batteries do not last

6 7
1 evening 2 doesn’t know 3 short UNIT 9 1 traffic jams 2 around the corner
4 now 5 ten 3 pollution 4 race 5 fuels 6 batteries
2
7 1 The 17th century (the year 1605)
1 in 2 for 3 for 4 up 5 on 2 No, the heating system is modern.
8A 3
1 register for 2 interested in 1 False – It has an atmosphere of ‘days
3 suitable for 4 sign up gone by’.
5 concentrate on 2 True
3 True
4 False – It is not used oen for safety
reasons.
5 False – It was but is now white.
6 True
7 True
8 False – The equipment is from the
1920s.

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1 READING &
LISTENING EXTRA
INTERMEDIATE UNIT 1 4 Read the text again and Complete the
summary of the article. Use one word or
1 Work in pairs and discuss. Is there a piece of music that is
number in each gap.
particularly important to you? Why?
The article is about a 1  
2 Read the article and answer the questions. programme that started many years ago.
The interviewer asks a guest to choose
1 What kinds of people have appeared on the programme 2
songs or pieces of music
Desert Island Discs?
they like and at the end of the programme
2 Do people only choose music to take on the island? they also have to choose a 3
3 Read the article again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
item and a 4
choose very 5
. People oen
things to take
1 Desert Island Discs is over eighty years old. with them. It’s best not to choose chocolate
2 The guests are always TV celebrities. as it is almost certain to 6 in
3 J. K. Rowling chose a song by the Beatles. the heat on the island.
4 You have to choose four things to take with you on the
island. 5 Find words in the text that have the same
meaning as the words below.
5 War and Peace is a popular book with many of the guests.
6 Many people don’t want to take chocolate with them to 1 sending out radio or television
the island. programmes
2 something you remember from the past

Memories and music on

3 introducing new and better ideas first
4 people who are invited to an event or

a desert island occasion

5 individual songs
6 influence/effect

6 Work in pairs and discuss. What music

tracks and books would you take with you
to a desert island? Why?

530 shares 7 1.1 Listen to a radio interview about

favourite books. Are the sentences true (T)
BBC radio started broadcasting in 1927 and some of the programmes it or false (F)?
broadcasts today are almost as old. One programme that has a long history 1 Trevor Jones is a writer.
is Desert Island Discs. For over 70 years, people from all parts of society and
the world have been invited to go on the programme to talk about some of 2 His teacher made him interested in
the special or interesting things that have happened to them and choose science.
eight pieces of music that hold a special memory or meaning for them. 3 His favourite book is about science.
The people who have been on Desert Island Discs range from actors and 4 Pip, in Great Expectations, didn’t have
musicians to scientists and politicians. Some people are less in the public
parents.
eye but have made great contributions to society, such as pioneering
surgeons and scientists. It can be interesting and surprising to hear about 5 Trevor Jones had a good childhood.
the fascinating lives of these less-well-known guests. 6 Pip had a good childhood.
So what kind of music do people choose as their favourite tracks?
The music is often classical but there are also a lot of modern songs, too. 8 Complete the extracts with the correct
The author J. K. Rowling chose a mixture of music that ranged from the words. Then listen again to check.
Beatles to Beethoven. In-between each track, she talked about her life,
telling listeners about her time as a schoolgirl, and the train trip that 1 I am from the South of
inspired the Hogwarts Express and Harry Potter, her most famous creation. England.
Princess Margaret, the sister of the British Queen, Elizabeth II, chose 2 I work on medicines that will hopefully
military music and also a rock song among her tracks.
help the of many people.
At the end of the programme, once the guest has talked about his/her
chosen songs and the impact they have had on his/her life, it’s time to 3 I had a much more
make some important decisions. The question is this: If you were sent to upbringing
live on a desert island on your own, what music track, what book and 4 Pip deals with almost
what luxury item would you take with you? A book that is often chosen is situations.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, perhaps this is because it is a very long book.
The luxury item can be anything as long as it is not practical and
sometimes people ask for very strange things. One comedian asked for
9 Work in pairs and discuss. What was the
a tin of baked beans and lots of people have asked for chocolate, which last book you read? Would you recommend
would almost certainly melt on a desert island. it to someone? Why/Why not?

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LISTENING EXTRA
INTERMEDIATE UNIT 2 4 Match the words in bold in the text with their
meanings 1–6.
1 Work in pairs and discuss.
1 in general
1 How oen do you go to the cinema?
2 very funny
2 What was the last film you saw?
3 bad people, oen criminals
2 Read the film reviews. Match the films with the 4 something special to make you happy
categories 1–3.
1 cartoon 2 factual comedy 3 science fiction 5 unhappy, rude
6 cry
3 Read the reviews again and answer the questions.
1 What does Alan Bennett do? 5 Work in pairs and discuss. What films are
showing in cinemas at the moment? Which
2 Which films are funny?
one would you like to see? Why?
3 Who moves to a city?
4 Which film is most suited for everyone? 6 2.1 Listen to a conversation between
5 Can you see all the films in 3D? two friends, Amelia and Oliver, and answer
the questions.
1 What happened to Amelia’s mobile phone?
2 What film did Oliver see?
3 Which Bond film does Amelia prefer?
4 Where did Oliver go on holiday?
5 What do they want to do next week?
6 Which film do they decide to see?

7 Listen again. Are the sentences are true (T)

or false (F)? Correct the false sentences.
1 Amelia saw Spectre yesterday.

CINEMA
2 Oliver thinks Daniel Craig is a bad actor.
What’s on 3 Oliver saw some actors filming in
this week … Mexico City.
4 Amelia was in Mexico, too.
akens
Star Wars: The Force Aw l treat when they
5 Amelia suggests going to the cinema.
iting, fans are in for a rea
Finally, after years of wa ch away, I can say 6 They both want to see a funny film.
t wanting to give too mu
watch this film. Withou the bad dies are in control
gone missing and
that Luke Skywalker has
of the galaxy. For those
who saw the previous fi
lms, there are lots of 8 The words in the box are from the recording.
s, too . Overall, this is a Complete the sentences with the correct
are a few new one
familiar faces and there spectacular
tastic special effects and form of the words in the box.
great film with some fan get to see it in 3D.
s, especially if you
scenes that will impres
minutes extras plot charged up fancy
Length: 2 hours and 10
1 Do you going out for a pizza
The Lady in the Van
The Lady in the Van tonight? Or would you rather stay in?
you laughing out loud!
This true story will have o parks out side the author Alan
erly lady wh 2 The film had a crowd scene and needed
retells the tale of an eld ew ay for the next
s in her van on his driv
Bennett’s house and live ress Ma ggi e Smith plays a about 400 .
inning act
fifteen years. The award-w om es a feature of 3 It was a great film, although the
sts on staying and bec
grumpy old lady who insi and dirty, but she manages was very complicated.
van is very old
the neighbourhood. Her ny mo ments.
and has some very fun 4 I my laptop before I came
to survive quite happily
minutes out so you can use that.
Length: 2 hours and 15

Inside Out
gh and also shed a
9 Work in pairs or small groups and discuss.
ily that will make you lau
A film for the whole fam mig ht wo rk if an animation 1 What films are made in your country?
ut how the brain
tear. This film is all abo point of view and mind
it. We see life from the 2 Who do you think is the best actor in your
team was in control of g up in the countryside. That
y, who is growin country? Why?
of a young girl called Rile then life becomes a
to move to a big city and
is until her family have mo ving mo ments throughout 3 When you watch foreign films, do you
of hilarious and
lot harder. There are lots n entertained. prefer subtitles or dubbed films? Why?
both adults and childre
the film, which will keep
minutes
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3 READING &
LISTENING EXTRA
INTERMEDIATE UNIT 3 4 Find words and phrases in the text to
match the definitions 1–6.
1 Work in pairs and discuss. Would you like to spend a weekend
1 clear understanding of a situation
learning about a writer and his/her work? Why/Why not?
2 a small group of knowledgeable people
2 Read the leaflet about a Shakespeare weekend 3 people who give money to help others
and answer the questions. 4 wear clothes and see what they look like
1 How many days does the Shakespeare weekend last? 5 objects used in a play or film
2 What is included in the weekend? 6 finish
3 Would you like to attend this weekend?
5 Work in pairs and discuss.
3 Read the leaflet again and answer the questions. 1 What are you plans for the summer?
1 Where did Shakespeare grow up? 2 Do you like to travel or take short trips
2 Which days have question-and-answer sessions? in the summer holidays?
3 In which session can you act?
4 When can you talk to some of the best actors?
6 3.1 Listen to two friends, Henry
and Liz, talking about their plans for the
5 Who will give a talk and hold a debate about Shakespeare in summer. Are the sentences true (T) or
the final session? false (F)? Correct the false sentences.
1 Henry and Liz are already at university.
A Shakespearian Weekend 2 Liz is planning to work in a theatre.
3 Henry is travelling alone around Asia.
Join us for a weekend of Shakespeare’s 4 Liz is going to work in her uncle’s
plays, poems and sonnets, along with restaurant.
workshops and lectures on his life and work.
5 Henry flies back on the 13th June.
Friday 6th August 6 Liz will try to get Henry some theatre
Morning session – we start this weekend of
tickets.
Shakespeare with a lecture on the life of the
playwright, from his childhood in Stratford- 7 The words and phrases in the box are from
upon-Avon to his life in London and what is known of his the recording. Complete the sentences
productions. This will give a wonderful insight into this man’s life. with the words/phrases in the box.
Afternoon session – join a panel of experts who will present a
range of views on what the plays might really mean and how gap year cash be back couple
many of the plots are relevant to modern-day life. There will be the performances look forward to
opportunity to ask questions and debate the opinions of the panel.
1 I’m not going straight to university aer
Saturday 7th August I finish school. I’m taking a
Morning session – Listen to a lecture on the life of Shakespeare. and want to travel.
Professor Helen Smithson will speak about how Shakespeare 2 They don’t take credit cards in that hotel
grew up in Stratford-upon-Avon before moving to London and so you have to pay .
the development of his work. Then we hear about the influence
of his benefactors, who helped him to produce the plays and 3 What time will Henry
sonnets that are so loved today. ? I want to talk
Afternoon session – A workshop that looks at characters in the to him.
major Shakespearian plays. There’s also the opportunity to 4 I have a of tickets
interpret these in some acting classes. There will be lots of for the show. One for you and one for me.
feedback and discussion afterwards.
5 There are two on
Sunday 8th August Saturdays, at 3p.m. and 6p.m.
Morning session – Meet and talk to some of the UK’s top 6 I always going on a
Shakespearian actors and see how they prepare and perform trip, especially if it’s far away.
roles. There’s also the chance to try on some of the costumes the
actors use and see some props used on stage. 8 Work in pairs or small groups and discuss.
Afternoon session – A talk given by actors, leading authorities and 1 Do students oen take a gap year before
experts on Shakespeare. This informative session is a great way
to round off the weekend with some interesting debates about
they go to university in your country?
what Shakespeare means to different people. 2 Do you think it’s a good idea to take a
gap year? Why/Why not?
The weekend includes a copy of the complete works of
Shakespeare, food and accommodation in the university 3 What would you do if you went on a
student accommodation. gap year?

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INTERMEDIATE UNIT 4 4 Read the article again. Find words/
phrases that match the definitions 1–6.
1 Work in pairs and discuss.
1 very heavy or hard work
1 What is a typical working day like in your country?
2 because of
2 Is working from home an option for many workers?
3 everyday jobs
2 Read the title of the article. What do you think the article will 4 places that have the internet
be about? 5 typing
1 How we use technology at work and how it makes us work 6 very big
faster.
2 The types of jobs people do and how jobs will change.
5 Work in pairs and discuss.
3 Changes in how and where we work. 1 Where do you prefer to work or study?
2 What time of day do you prefer to work
3 Read the article about how the working day has changed and and why?
answer the questions.
1 What happened to working days in the last century?
6 4.1 Listen to a job interview and
answer the questions.
2 What has changed the way we work most of all?
1 What kind of job has Zahra applied for?
3 Where couldn’t people work in the past but can now?
2 Do you think she did well in the interview?
4 What can people do if they are on the move?
5 What might happen in the future? 7 Listen again and answer the questions.
1 What is Margaret’s job?
2 When did Zahra leave college?
3 What was Zahra promoted to?
4 Why does she enjoy her job?
5 Is Zahra an organised or disorganised
worker?
6 What does she like most about the job
she is doing now?

 Comments 9 0
8 The words/phrases in the box are from
the recording. Complete the sentences
From fields and factories to the comfort of your sofa with the words/phrases.
The world of work has changed so much in the last few years, but
what will it look like in the future? Two hundred years ago, the majority application promoted deadline
of people worked in fields on farms, working long hours and doing schedule strength current job
backbreaking work for little money. Then, for many countries, came
1 My last job was working for a soware
industrialisation and the beginning of a modern urban life.
company and my is with
We saw the greatest changes in the last century, with people working
shorter days and the beginning of the 9-to-5 routine and office life.
an internet provider.
The types of jobs we do have also changed dramatically, with people 2 She was because she
working more in the service industries, such as finance and banking. worked very hard.
An even greater change has been where we work and when, due to 3 You must send your for
technology. the job before you can be selected for
Since the 1990s technology has advanced rapidly, with the greatest interview.
change being the birth of the internet. People now seem to spend 4 The team has a for the
most of their working days reading and sending emails in order to
coming month that includes working
complete their daily tasks. The internet has also made an important
difference to where people do their work and there is a growing trend
weekends.
for people to spend more time out of the office and working from 5 I believe my greatest is
home or in connected environments, such as cafés. being efficient.
In many towns and cities across the world it has been common for 6 The for completing the
some time now to see people tapping on their laptop keyboards in job is 1st February.
cafes, using the free wifi to get their work done. There has also been a
huge increase in the number of people renting ‘hot desks’ for the day 9 Work in pairs and discuss.
or even a few hours, so they can get their work done while on the move. 1 What tasks are you good at?
What about the future? How will we work in 100 years’ time? Maybe
2 Are you an organised person?
the idea of a work-free weekend and 9-to-5 working will no longer
exist. People will be able to choose when and where they want to work. 3 Do you think it is easy or difficult to do
well in a job interview?

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5 READING &
LISTENING EXTRA
INTERMEDIATE UNIT 5
1 Work in pairs and discuss.
1 Do you own a smartphone? Which one?
2 Do you think apps are useful? Why/Why not?
3 Which apps do you find the most useful?

2 Read the reviews of some apps and answer

the questions.
1 How soon will the taxi arrive when you book it?
2 Do you need cash to pay when you use the
taxi app?
3 How many people can you book a room for
with A room with a view? Apps of the week
4 Can you always have breakfast with rooms This week we’re looking at new apps that will
booked on A room with a view? make travelling so much easier. Here are the
5 What information about restaurants does ones our travel team think are the best for your
Best food in town give? holiday this summer.
6 Why is Places to go better than a guidebook?

3 Work in pairs or small groups and discuss. Get me a taxi!

1 Do you like travelling? Why/Why not? We found this really useful, especially when we
needed a taxi in an area we didn’t know very well.
2 Where do you like to eat when you travel? Do you To order a taxi you simply log on to the app and
use apps to find restaurants? send your location. Then, you just enter your
3 What is the best place you have visited? Give destination, wait a few seconds and the app finds
reasons for your answer. you a taxi, which is already on its way and will
arrive in a few minutes. You pay the taxi fare via
4 5.1 Listen to John and Simon, who are on the app, electronically, so you don’t have to worry
holiday in Seville. Are the sentences true (T) or about how much to pay the driver.
false (F)? Correct the false sentences.
1 John and Simon want to have a drink. A room with a view
2 The time is 3 o’clock. This is a great way to find a room with local people
3 Simon wants local food. rather than staying in a hotel, so you really get a
4 The restaurant they like has five stars. feel for a place. Just choose your location and say
how many people are staying (we found that it’s
5 The set menu costs €12. usually only for a maximum of three people) and
6 The restaurant is near the museum. when you want to stay. The app then gives you a
choice of accommodation. Some places offer you
5 The words and phrases in the box are from the breakfast but you can choose if you want this or not.
recording. Match the words and phrases in the box
with their meanings 1–6.
Best food in town
do you fancy out of the way not too dear It can be so frustrating trying to find the right
work out go back starving restaurant when you don’t know the resort or city
you are visiting. This app saves time by locating
1 cheap the best restaurants in your area. It gives a review
2 return of the food and staff from people who have eaten
3 do you want at the restaurant. There’s also a price guide to help
you keep to your budget.
4 understand
5 very hungry
6 not on the main street
Places to go
So many guidebooks give the main attractions,
6 Work in pairs and discuss. which are easy to find, but don’t mention the more
interesting places that are hidden away. With this
1 What type of food is typical where you live? app you can find those out-of-the-way places. Just
2 What would you recommend tourists eat when press the ‘location’ icon and a list of places appears
they come to your town/region? with a description of what you can do there.
3 Do you write restaurant reviews? Why/Why not?

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LISTENING EXTRA
INTERMEDIATE UNIT 6 4 Match the words and phrases in bold in the
text with their meanings 1–6.
1 Work in pairs and discuss.
1 very beautiful
1 What do you know about New Zealand?
2 connected securely
2 Do you enjoy sports? If so, which ones and why?
3 small light boat
3 Are there any unusual sports you’d like to try?
4 very excited and happy
2 Read the article. What unusual or extreme sports does it 5 frightened people
mention? 6 frightening

3 Read the article again. Are the sentences true (T) or
false (F)? Correct the false sentences.
1 Bungee jumping is better in New Zealand than in Europe,
according to Andy.
2 Andy walked up a mountain to go bungee jumping.
3 The whitewater raing course is 20 kilometres long.
4 Whitewater raing is a good way to meet people.
5 Andy wanted to parachute in the past.
6 Andy jumped solo from the plane.
5 Work in pairs or small groups and discuss.
Would you like to try any of the activities in
the text? Why/Why not?
6 6.1 Listen to an interview with Alex, who
did a tightrope walk, and answer the questions.
1 Why did he do the walk?
2 How much money did he raise?
3 What activity did Alex do when he was a
teenager?

NEW ZEALAND
4 Where did he do the walk?
5 How high up was the tightrope walk?
6 How long was the tightrope walk?
7 Was he nervous during the walk?

7 The words and phrases in the box are from

the recording. Complete the sentences with
the words/phrases in the box.

height butterflies in my stomach

support harness crazy roughly
publicity opposite
 Comments 6
1 The ticket office is the
Not for the faint-hearted entrance to the park.
2 I think it is important to
New Zealand has become a popular destination for people looking local charities.
to experience extreme emotions. Whether it’s enjoying the stunning
views and breathtaking scenery or trying one of the many extreme 3 It’s important to wear a
sports, this country has become famous for delighting the senses. if you go climbing.
Our travel writer Andy Burgiss went all the way to New Zealand to 4 I had before the exam.
try some of the amazing activities on offer there.
5 I think it’s to go
I’ve been bungee jumping all over Europe but nothing beats New
Zealand for the most amazing jump and biggest thrill. But seriously,
swimming in the sea in winter.
it’s not for the faint-hearted! Taking the cable car up to the jump 6 It’s important to get if
platform is hair-raising enough as you look down the side of the you want people to know about an event.
mountain, but then you reach the top and can see the town far
down below you. But the moment you jump, you’ll have the
7 The programme is
greatest buzz of adrenalin you’re ever likely to feel. thirty minutes long.
Whitewater rafting is a common sport all over the world, but nothing 8 The   of the building is
beats the rivers of New Zealand. The course I took in the southern forty metres.
mountains was on one of the fastest rivers in the world. It is over
20 kilometres long and is only for experienced rafters. Even I was
a little frightened at times when our raft seemed to almost tip over.
8 Work in pairs or small groups and discuss.
However, because everyone in the boat is working together, you 1 Have you ever done anything to raise
quickly feel safe. And even better, you’ll make some good friends money for charity? If so, what did you do?
by the end of the ride.
2 What extreme activities or sports could
I always said I would never do it, but I did and I felt exhilarated
afterwards! So what did I do? I jumped from a plane, with a parachute you do to raise money for charity?
of course! I was strapped to an instructor, so I wasn’t alone and it 3 How do you feel when you give money
wasn’t so frightening. It’s something I would recommend, especially to charity, or do something to raise money
in the lovely hills around Wellington, the capital of New Zealand. for charity?

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LISTENING EXTRA
INTERMEDIATE UNIT 7 3 Find words or phrases in the text with
these meanings.
1 Work in pairs and discuss. Do you think it’s important to
1 start an activity or hobby
study when you are an adult? Why/Why not?
2 to manage and own a company
2 Read the brochure for adult courses. Are the sentences true 3 difficult and requires a lot of work
(T) or false (F)? Correct the false sentences. 4 give ideas and interest
1 The French course is for students who want to have a high 5 opposite of professional
level of French.
2 A lot of students usually take the French course. 4 Work in pairs and discuss. Do any of the
courses above interest you? Why/Why not?
3 You do not need a computer to take the accountancy course.
4 You will need to study if you do the lifesaving course. 5 7.1 Listen to a conversation between
5 The literature course is only about reading. the receptionist at Highfield College and
6 You don’t need to have acted before to do the drama course. and Dan, who wants to take a course.
Answer the questions.
Highfield College Adult Evening Courses 1 Which course does Dan want to take?
2 When does he want to take the test?

6 Listen again and underline the correct

alternative.
1 Dan wants to study a course in the
afternoon/evening.
2 Dan knows/doesn’t know his level of Italian.
3 The level test is long/short.
Are you looking to improve your skills in your free time? 4 Dan chooses to do the test now/later.
Perhaps it’s time to take up one of our courses and learn something 5 The test is ten/twenty minutes long.
new. Here are some of the courses that will start in September.
Remember to sign up early as courses get full very quickly. 7 Complete the phrases with the correct
Beginners French preposition in the box.
If you are planning a holiday to France or just want to improve
up for (x2) in on
your basic speaking skills, this is the course for you. Your teacher
will give you practical vocabulary that’s useful for shopping, in 1 interested
restaurants, when visiting places and in lots of other everyday 2 register
situations. Sign up soon as this is our most popular course.
3 suitable
Accountancy 4 sign
This course is ideal for people who run their own business and
5 concentrate
would like to be able to do their own accounts and tax returns.
You’ll be using computer software so you will need to bring your
own laptop each week. We supply the software for you to
8 A Complete the extracts with the correct
phrases from Exercise 7.
download for free.
1 I’d like to one of
Lifesaving
your evening courses.
If you are already an advanced swimmer, you might be interested
in our lifesaving course. The course is demanding and requires at 2 Which one are you ?
least three hours of self-study per week as well as additional hours 3 I’m not sure which one is
in the pool. There is a written and practical exam at the end, with me.
successful candidates getting a qualification and certificate. 4 You can for the
20th-century Literature course.
New for this year, this course will inspire you to explore some of 5 … it’s quieter so you can
the novels you’ve never read but would like to. You will look at the questions.
themes and imagery in books from the 20th century, and discuss
the influence these works had on culture in general. B Listen and check.
Teaching Drama
Do you already have experience of acting, either amateur or
9 Work in pairs and discuss.
professional? Do you want to set up your own drama or acting 1 What would you like to study in future?
group? This could be the perfect course for you. You will learn Why?
how to teach acting through practical workshops and exercises. 2 Do you think it is a good idea to study
foreign languages? Why/Why not?

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LISTENING EXTRA
INTERMEDIATE UNIT 8 4 Match the words and phrases in bold in the text
with their meanings 1–6.
1 Work in pairs or small groups and discuss.
1 areas in a garden for growing plants and flowers
1 Do you live in a city or in the countryside?
2 a lot of work to do
2 Do you think it is easier to live in a city or in the
3 a glass building for growing plants
countryside? Why?
4 not in the centre of the village
2 Read the blog about life in the countryside and 5 bad weather
answer the questions. 6 finish before the final date
1 Does Karen prefer living in the city or the
countryside? 5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
the words and phrases from Exercise 4.
2 Where does she do her work?
1 I’m not bored because I’ve got .
3 Read the blog again and answer the questions. 2 We always grow small delicate plants in the
1 What season is it in the text? because they are protected there.
2 What did the writer do before breakfast? 3 If I send the application today, I’m sure I can
3 What was the weather like during her walk? on Friday.
4 Did she finish her articles for the newspaper? 4 My cousin lives , which is only a
5 Why does she like living in the countryside? ten-minute walk from the centre.
6 Does she live in the centre of the village? 5 It’s been a with freezing
temperatures and lots of snow.
7 What is next to the village shop?
6 We have a large full of potatoes and
8 What is Karen doing tomorrow?
carrots but only a small with roses.

Lifestyle 6 Work in pairs or small groups and discuss.

1 Do you like where you live?
Country Life 2 What can you do in your town/village?
It’s been a tough winter, 3 Would you like to move somewhere else?
but this morning it looks like
Why/Why not?
spring has finally arrived!
Two months of heavy rain
means the ground is very
7 8.1 Listen to a radio interview with a man
wet so it’s difficult to do who moved away from the city. Are the sentences
much gardening. But I’ll need true (T) or false (F)?
to start planting some 1 Jim grew up in Scotland.
vegetables soon or they won’t 2 His family live in London.
grow in time. Luckily days like this always inspire me to work.
3 It took him over an hour to get to work.
I’ve got plenty to do!
4 Jim and his wife moved so their children had more
So the sun is out and I’ve taken the dogs out across the fields
space.
for a walk. Then it’s home for a big breakfast and lots of coffee.
Writing is my main job and I was able to concentrate on that 5 The children’s school has only fourteen students.
this morning. I beat the deadline and got my articles to the 6 The house is near the sea.
editor at the newspaper. A big advantage about living in the 7 Jim still travels a lot for work.
countryside is that there are fewer distractions and I can hide 8 He doesn’t like his neighbours.
away without being disturbed.
After lunch I always try to do some work in the garden. As it’s 8 Listen again and find words/phrases that have the
been so wet recently, I have mostly done lots of jobs in the same meaning as 1–6.
greenhouse like getting the young plants ready to go outside.
However, today it was dry day so I could do some digging in
1 remote
the vegetable plot and flowerbeds. 2 full of worry and difficult
I live on the edge of the village but I like to go into the village at 3 journey to work
least once a day, just to get something from the village shop 4 students
or to meet up with some friends in the small café next door. 5 have a good relationship
There’s a lovely friendly atmosphere and it’s great to hear 6 nice and peaceful
everyone’s news.
Tomorrow will be a very different day as I have to take the train 9 Work in pairs or small groups and discuss.
to London to see my editor for a long meeting. So it will be
1 Is it easy or difficult to live in a remote place?
traffic, noise and big shiny offices for me. But I’ll be back in the
quiet of my home before dinner. 2 Do you think interests and hobbies are the same
if you live in a city or in a village? Why/Why not?

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LISTENING EXTRA
INTERMEDIATE UNIT 9 4 Match the words and phrases in bold in
the text with their meanings 1–6.
1 Work in pairs and discuss.
1 almost never
1 Do you like visiting old buildings and houses?
2 the plan of how something is arranged
2 What is the most interesting place you have visited?
3 different times in history
2 Read the brochure about a house and answer the questions. 4 displayed
1 In which century was the house built? 5 not visible
2 Are all the features of the house old? 6 material that hangs across a window

3 Read the brochure again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)? 5 Work in pairs and discuss.
1 The house has a modern atmosphere. 1 Are there any old houses or buildings
2 The garden has a large area of grass. near where you live?
3 The Great Hall is part of the original building. 2 Do you think it’s important to open
old houses and buildings to the
4 The fireplace in the Great Hall is oen used.
public? Why/Why not?
5 The ceiling of the Master Bedroom is colourful.
6 There are paintings of the family on the walls of the bedroom. 6 9.1 Listen to a guide giving a
7 In the past the kitchens were closed to visitors. guided tour at Bloxenbury House and
8 The kitchens were built in the 1920s. answer the questions.
1 What is the guide’s name?
2 Which room do they visit first on
Bloxenbury House the tour?
3 What is special about the size of the
Built in the late 17th century, Great Hall?
Bloxenbury House still holds
the atmosphere of days gone by. 4 What can you see on the ceiling?
But it has also managed to 5 Who gave the table to the owners of
change with the times and the house?
adapt through the ages. 6 When did they give the table to the
owners?
The Garden
7 What is the floor of the hall made of?
The design of the garden is very different to when the house was first
built. The garden design and layout we can see today was created in
8 Where did the wood come from?
1912 and is filled with similar flowers and trees to when the gardens
were created by the owner at that time. The idea was to have a garden
7 A The words in the box are from the
with a large lawn and flowers beds, and to give a feeling of open space. recording. Match the words in the box
with their meanings 1–6.
The Great Hall
wooden figures furniture gi
This is the original part of the house which was started in about 1605.
frame planks ships
Here you can see the magnificent fireplace and a portrait of the first owner
above it, as well as others around the room. The fire is rarely lit these 1 long flat pieces of wood
days because of safety reasons. Instead there is a modern heating system
2 statues made of wood
to heat the Hall and house. The furniture in this room is not original but
it gives an idea of how the Hall looked over 400 years ago. 3 present
4 big boats
The Master Bedroom 5 chairs, tables, sofas, etc.
Look up when you first enter this room and you will see one of the finest 6 the wood or metal around a picture
ceilings from the 18th century. Back then it was painted in bright colours
but today it is preserved in plain white. The furniture, including the bed, B Listen and check.
is original, as are the curtains and bedcovers, which date from the same
time as the ceiling. The portraits on the walls date from the late 19th
century and are of family members of that time.
8 Work in pairs or small groups and discuss.
1 Is it important to study history?
The Kitchens Why/Why not?
Many visitors to the house find these the most fascinating rooms as they 2 Do you think it is important to save
are usually hidden from public view. But this year the kitchens are open old buildings?
to the public and are laid out as if the cooks are preparing a dinner in 3 Is there a building in your town you
about 1920. All the equipment on display was used in that period and think is important to keep? Why?
gives visitors a real feel for how the kitchens looked back then.

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LISTENING EXTRA
INTERMEDIATE UNIT 10
1 Work in pairs and discuss.
1 Do you like travelling?
2 How do you prefer to travel?
3 What is the longest journey you’ve taken?
2 Read the article about travel and answer the questions.
1 Do engineers and scientists know what transport will be
like in the future?
2 Do they think that train and plane travel will be faster
in the future?
3 Read the article again and answer the questions.
1 What was the route of Concorde?
2 When were trains first invented?
3 Which country had the first high-speed trains?
4 How do Maglev Trains work?
5 What are the European countries mentioned that have
high-speed trains?
READING &
4 Match the words and phrases in bold in the
text with their meanings 1–7.
1 connects
2 changed dramatically
3 a way of doing something that is growing
or fashionable
4 gone ahead
5 a plane that travels very fast
6 products
7 does not harm the planet
5 Work in pairs or small groups and discuss.
1 How do you think transport will change in
the future?
2 Do you think driving will be easier in the
future? How do you think cars will change?
6 10.1 Listen to a podcast about cars in
the future and answer the questions.
1 What has happened to the number of cars
on the road in the past twenty years?

Travelling to the future 2 What can soware do in cars already?

3 What do navigation devices avoid?
4 What is there a race to find?
5 Where are electric cars mostly driven?
6 Why can’t electric cars go long distances?

7 The words and phrases in the box are from

the recording. Complete the sentences with
 Comments 3
the correct word/phrase.
In the 21st century there was a revolution in air travel and the speed
and numbers of people flying increased dramatically. There was also the batteries fuels traffic jams pollution
launch of Concorde, the supersonic plane, which regularly flew from around the corner race
London and Paris to New York in about three hours. But perhaps it’s not
the sky we should be looking to for faster travel but an invention of the 1 I always drive this way to avoid the
early 19th century, the train. on my way to work.
Train travel revolutionised the transportation of goods and people 2 Technology that will make space travel
across countries and continents, and is still a vital means of transport for available to everyone is
people across the world. But today, thanks to modern technology, the
speed of train travel has increased to unimaginable levels.
.
Back in the 1970s, Japan led the way with the Bullet Train. This still runs 3 The levels of in my
today and reaches speeds of between 300kph and 400kph. However, now town are high because there is a motorway
even the Bullet Train has been overtaken by the Maglev Train, which can nearby.
reach speeds of over 600kph. These trains use magnets and electricity, 4 There is a to find
which means long distances can be covered very quickly.
alternative energy sources before oil and
China is leading the way in high-speed train travel and has trains that
travel at around 300kph and a network that links major growing cities gas run out.
across the country. This makes train travel a strong competitor for the 5 There are different you
airlines. Trains are also considered to be a much more environmentally can use for heating, such as oil or gas.
friendly form of travel. 6 Mobile phones have
The big question is, will other countries and continents follow this trend in that need charging every day.
Asia? Some countries in Europe, mainly France, Spain, Italy and Germany,
already have an extensive network of high-speed trains. These already
link cities and it is hoped that more of these lines will link countries, as 8 Work in pairs or small groups and discuss.
with Eurostar that links the UK directly with Belgium and France. 1 Do you drive or do you want to learn to
So what’s next? We will have to wait and see what the scientists and drive in the future?
engineers can come up with and how fast their trains will go. Perhaps the 2 Does the amount of traffic on the roads in
fast train network will grow and we will be travelling at many hundreds
of kilometres an hour between countries and the world will become an your town/city make driving difficult?
even smaller place. 3 Do you think driver-less cars are a good idea?
What are the advantages and disadvantages?

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