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Page 94 Exercise 1
1 B – obvious choice for some people (paragraph); born
into a crime-orientated family (sentence), grew up in an
environment… based on illegal activities (sentence)
2 A – law-abiding citizens (paragraph); respectable citizens
(sentence)
Page 94 Exercise 2
1  D  ​2  C  ​3  A  ​4  B
Page 95 Exercise 3
1 context
2 specific information
3 intention / purpose
4 opinion vs. fact
5 intention / audience
Page 95 Exercise 4
1  b  ​2  a  ​3  a  ​4  b  ​5  a  ​6  b
Audio script, track 3.19
1 Newsreader  You would think that two little girls, lost and
alone in a shopping mall, would receive numerous offers
of help and expressions of concern from the stream of
passers-by – but you would be very, very wrong. As part
of some research for a television programme, two young
girls were placed in a British shopping mall and told to act
lost and afraid. Hidden cameras recorded the action as
more than 600 shoppers passed them by. In the end, only
one person actually stopped and asked if the girls needed
help. She was a grandmother in her seventies, and even
she hesitated before turning around and asking one of the
girls if she was waiting for somebody. The girls’ mother, a
journalist, was watching it all unfold. She says that she was
absolutely shocked by the lack of response to the plight of
her daughters, and says that it was heartbreaking to watch
even though she knew that the situation wasn’t real.
2 Narrator  Ms Sara Williams, the director of a local volunteer
programme, says that our treatment of immigrants often
comes down to a failure of the imagination. She says that
all we need to do is look back on our own experiences of
being in a foreign country, knowing only a few words and
phrases of the language – then imagine having to live the
rest of our lives like that. This does paint a grim picture
of isolation and frustration, which many immigrants live
with every day. But some organizations that work with
immigrants may offer them a lifeline. The key to the
success of these programmes is one-on-one, personalized
attention. Ms Williams brings up the case of a young
immigrant from China who spoke English very well, but
who was not at all familiar with the accent of the town in
Yorkshire where she ended up living. She did not need
to go through a standard English language course – she
needed someone to help her navigate the difficulties
presented by her unique case and personal circumstances,
and that is exactly what the organization did.
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3 Presenter  So, with identity theft increasingly common –
and evidently so easy to carry out – is there really anything
people can do to protect themselves?
Expert  Well, the situation isn’t as hopeless as all that! I’d
say the first thing to do is to be aware. Watch your online
accounts, check your paper bills carefully for charges you
don’t recognize, and report these immediately. And if
anyone calls and says you owe money that you haven’t
borrowed, contact your local fraud office right away. They
may already have reports of the caller, and every report
brings them closer to an arrest.
Presenter  OK, being vigilant is the first step. What else do
you suggest?
Expert  Be careful. Never share your personal details with
anyone unless it’s absolutely necessary. Use the best
protections for your computer and, when you’re out in
public, make sure no-one is looking over your shoulder
when you access your phone or an ATM. I know some
people say this promotes paranoia, but to me it’s just a
healthy dose of caution. You have no idea what paranoia
feels like until you’ve actually had your identity stolen.
Page 95 Exercise 5
1 c – object is followed by to + the -ing form or a noun
2 c (correct) – the expression is be taken aback
3 b – the expression is to be one step ahead
4 c – only force is followed by an object + infinitive with to
Page 96 Exercise 6
1  a  ​2  b  ​3  d  ​4  a  ​5  c  ​6  d  ​7  a  ​8  b
Page 96 Exercise 7
1 acquittal
2 imprisonment
3 remarkable
4 testify
5 disaffection
6 marginalization
Page 96 Exercise 8
1 the incident
2 the incident
3 your classmates’ and your teacher’s reactions / any forms
of punishment
4 any forms of punishment
5 any forms of punishment
Page 96 Exercise 9
1 Expressing your opinion: My view is that … ; For me … ;
As far as I’m concerned … .
2 Disagreeing: I take your point, but … ; I appreciate what
you’re saying, but … .
3 Agreeing: I agree with you about that; That’s just what
I thought.
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Page 96 Exercise 11
1 stupid, pain in the neck
2 awesome, cool
Page 96 Exercise 12
Students’ own answers
Exam insight 2
Page 97 Exercise 1
1 opinion – ‘From my own observations…’
2 fact – ‘Statistics indicate…’
3 fact – ‘Research shows…’;  ‘underlining the sense…’
Page 97 Exercise 2
1  b  ​2  c  ​3  a  ​4  b  ​5  a
Page 98 Exercise 3
(Possible answers)
1 The public areas made a poor impression on me, … . /
The dark and shabby public areas failed to impress me.
2 Because of the poverty of my upbringing, I have great
sympathy for the poor.
3 Some people will do anything to help less
advantaged people.
4 Anyone who has experienced homelessness remains
(deeply) affected by it.
Page 98 Exercise 4
1  F  ​2  E  ​3  C  ​4  A  ​5  B
Audio script, track 3.20
1  I grew up in a middle class home, so though I never
felt rich, I always had good clothes, plenty to eat and
everything I really needed. So you can imagine it came as
a real shock when my dad lost his job. Suddenly we were
poor, because we’d just been getting by and didn’t have
much back-up. My mum had never worked outside the
home, so she didn’t really have any marketable skills, and
I was only fifteen at the time – not easy to find any sort of
work at that age! We did get back on our feet eventually,
but it was definitely a difficult time and I took away some
really important lessons from it.
2  I never planned to be wealthy, so it’s still a bit hard to take
in. I was a rather disillusioned stay-at-home mum who
needed more interests. I tried to find a job, but instead, I
thought of this website where people could share ideas
about things to do with their kids. Before I knew what was
happening, I got an offer from a big media company to
buy the website for a huge amount of money. We’d never
been poor, but now… My husband’s still working, but only
because he loves being a teacher. We haven’t altered our
lives much because of the money – but we do have a really
exciting holiday at least once a year.
3  I know everybody says they dream of winning the lottery
so they can do whatever they want, and it sounds great in
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theory, but it’s kind of all an illusion. I won several million
pounds about five years ago. I quit my job, of course,
bought a fancy house, a big boat, I went on extravagant
holidays. It was fun at first, but I just didn’t know what to
do with my time, and I had some bad influences, so I kept
spending and spending – and suddenly I was deep in
debt. I eventually worked out that money’s no use unless
you have a real purpose in your life, but of course by then it
was all gone!
4  I have a fairly good income, so people are always asking
why I live the way I do. I live in one small room, and I almost
never buy anything new. I grew up in terrible poverty – we
lived in a caravan with no heating, and almost never had
enough food – so I suppose that made me very careful. But
the truth is, I don’t need more than I have: a warm room,
enough food and decent clothes. I give a lot of my money
to charities for homeless children, and I volunteer as well.
That’s what gives me satisfaction.
5  I recently read an article by a guy who lived with no money
at all for a year and I thought, that’s what I’d like to do. I work
very long hours and, yeah, I have a house and two cars, and
my kids have everything they want. But what for? I hate all
the chasing after more and better stuff all the time. Does
stuff make you happy in the end? I don’t think so. My kids
are constantly focused on their devices, and I’m so busy
working that we don’t really have a close relationship.
Page 98 Exercise 5
1  enough  ​2  completely  ​3  must  ​4  exceptionally
Page 98 Exercise 6
1 work
2 having
3 want / try
4 great
5 much
6 who
7 for
Page 99 Exercise 7
1 disinterested
2 dishonesty
3 reusable
4 distastefully
Page 99 Exercise 8
1 homelessness
2 analytical
3 exceptionally
4 empathetic
5 generosity
6 alternatively
7 minimize
8 undoubtedly
Page 99 Exercise 9
1 certainty: must, can’t; possibility: may, might, could
2 may have, might have, could have, must have, can’t have
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Page 99 Exercise 10 James  Well, the Taj Mahal in India is one of the best-known
1 It seems / is likely that they are waiting for the soup and most extravagant monuments to love ever created. And
kitchen to open. one of the most beautiful. Tell us about that.
2 She can’t have lived on the streets when she was Judith  The Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan had it built in memory
younger. of his favourite wife, who died after giving birth to their 14th
3 It must be an organization that helps people in need. child. It’s actually a mausoleum and probably the biggest one
4 She’s bound to be a charity worker helping to set up ever built after the pyramids in Egypt. It took many years to
accommodation for the homeless. build and only the most precious materials were used. The
white marble of the main structure is so fine that it seems to
Page 99 Exercise 11 create its own light, and the gardens were filled with exotic
Students’ own answers birds and plants – all things that were loved by the emperor’s
wife. Even now it feels like a true monument to love.
Page 99 Exercise 12 James  And what was the most interesting place for you?
Students’ own answers Judith  Learning about the so-called Hanging Gardens of
Babylon was the most eye-opening adventure I had.
James  Why ‘so-called’?
Page 99 Exercise 13 Judith  Because it seems that they weren’t in Babylon at all,
Students’ own answers
and they weren’t built by the ruler everyone assumed had
built them. You see, they’ve only recently found the real
Exam insight 3 location of the gardens. They were always believed to have
been made for Queen Amyitis, the wife of the King of Babylon,
in around 600 BCE. It is known that she was from a beautiful,
Page 100 Exercise 1 mountainous part of the Middle East, and when she married
1  B  ​2  C  ​3  A
she found herself in a dry, unattractive desert. The story goes
that she was so unhappy in her new surroundings that the
Page 100 Exercise 2 King decided to make these amazing gardens. They were a
1  C  ​2  B  ​3  A  ​4  A  ​5  C  ​6  B series of terraces rising to more than 25 m, with plants that
seemed to float in the air. Of course there have always been
Page 101 Exercise 3 doubts if the gardens existed at all. But now, archaeologists
1 informal – advertisement have discovered what they believe is the site of the real
2 informal – advice programme hanging gardens – not in Babylon at all, but in northern Iraq.
3 formal – lecture And they think they were built by the leader of the Assyrians.
Whether they were built for a woman who missed her
Page 101 Exercise 4 homeland or not, it’s still a beautiful story – and a testament to
1  c  ​2  a  ​3  c  ​4  b  ​5  d what a powerful person will do to keep a loved one happy.
Audio script, track 3.21
Page 101 Exercise 5
James  Welcome to Speak Out, your daily in-depth talk 1 disrespectful
show, on the airwaves every morning at ten. I’m James 2 disorienting / disorientating
Bloor. Today, we have Judith Ellsworthy, author of the book 3 misinformation
Visible Devotion, which is a study of many great monuments 4 disability
and works of art that were created in the name of love.
Welcome, Judith. Page 101 Exercise 6
Judith  Thanks for having me. It’s exciting to have the book 1 was taken
coming out after so many years of work. 2 unfavourably
James  Yes, you say in your introduction that it took you ten 3 intensity
years to complete the research for the book. Why did it 4 disruption
take so long? 5 abnormally
Judith  Well, I’d decided that I wanted to include as much 6 inability
first-hand experience as I could, so I ended up going to all 7 obsessive
the places I planned to write about, and I also hunted out as 8 undesirable
many of the original documents and first-hand accounts as I
could. It was a time-consuming process. Page 102 Exercise 7
James  So, how did you choose which places you were going 1 must keep / bear in mind that
to write about? Surely, there can’t be that many monuments 2 having been given the prize
to love? 3 is suspected to have been
Judith  You’d be surprised. Many powerful people have built 4 taken aback by Karl’s
things to show their love, and more than a few of them have 5 come to terms with
survived over the ages. 6 felt deep / great regret

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Page 102 Exercise 8 right, and is quite closed-minded when it comes to anything
1  f  ​2  a  ​3  e  ​4  b  ​5  d  ​6  c that doesn’t fit their preconceived notion of what art should
be … which sounds dangerously like the anti-snob I’ve just
Page 102 Exercise 9 described! The article goes on to list five points that will help
Students’ own answers you determine if you are an art snob yourself, and I found
these quite eye-opening. What these points boil down to is
Page 102 Exercise 10 that an art snob thinks he or she knows better than anyone
1 the car, we get there faster else – and if they happen to be an artist, they believe that
2 to go abroad, we could practise speaking foreign their way of doing things is the only correct way. For example,
languages an art snob will see a display of ceramic work in a gallery and
3 teach us a lot say, ‘Those are pretty, aren’t they?’ Meaning that, because they
4 go / going to the seaside as usual, we went to the lakes are ceramics, not painting or sculpture, they can’t be ‘real’ art.
This same snob, if he or she is a working artist, will belittle any
work that is not done in the same medium or with the same
Page 102 Exercise 11 approach as his or her work. So far, I don’t seem to be a snob
Students’ own answers
at all, since I don’t fall into these categories.
But there is one bad snobbism I am definitely guilty of, and
Exam insight 4 I’ve demonstrated it right here on this programme. Clearly
you are a snob if, as the article says, ‘you consider that other
people’s opinions about art are not valid because they don’t
Page 103 Exercise 1 have your skills, knowledge or expertise.’ Guilty! I believe
1  c  ​2  b  ​3  c  ​4  a  ​5  a  ​6  c  ​7  c
I need to change my approach a bit, to learn to respect
everyone’s opinion of art, even if it doesn’t correspond with
Page 104 Exercise 2 my own, and maybe even help others learn to appreciate
(Possible answers) more kinds of art than they do now. And I should definitely
1 That they have limited but strict ideas of what art stop putting labels on people. Snob or anti-snob, we’re
should be. all human and we all have a right to our own tastes
2 A great work of art that is acceptable to anti-snobs. and opinions.
3 He read an article about being an art snob.
4 They dismiss it as not ‘real’ art.
5 Not taking other people’s opinion of art seriously. /
Page 105 Exercise 3
1  mind  ​2  point  ​3  class  ​4  space  ​5  odd
Dismissing other people’s opinions of art.

Audio script, track 3.22 Page 105 Exercise 4

1 no account must you leave
I’m sure you’ve heard someone say, ‘I don’t know anything
2 little chance of getting / having my painting
about art, but I know what I like!’  This statement, along with
3 have been altered in important ways
frequently-heard utterances such as ‘My five-year-old could
4 for his behaving (so)
have painted that!’, are the hallmark of what I call the ‘anti-
5 has been a sharp increase in
snob’ view of art. Art for these people has to meet several
strict criteria.
First of all, it has to be recognizable. The second requirement Page 105 Exercise 5
is that it has to be easy to look at – not disturbing or Students’ own answers
untraditional in any way. And thirdly, if it suggests a story, so
much the better. Under these requirements, an undoubtedly Page 105 Exercise 6
great work like La Gioconda, a.k.a. the Mona Lisa, is acceptable Students’ own answers
because it shows a very realistic face with an interesting
expression and an air of mystery, and can be viewed simply
in those terms. But an abstract work by Jackson Pollock or Exam insight 5
a colour field painting by Mark Rothko – they only elicit a
scoffing, dismissive laugh. Page 106 Exercise 1
Now, I will happily admit that I am an art snob and I’m proud 1  C  ​2  A  ​3  E  ​4  D
of it. That is, if by a snob you mean someone who expects (Possible answers)
art to be thoughtful, well-crafted and deeply-felt, and who 5 The narrator inspecting the ‘wells’ or holes in the ground.
appreciates the effort, time and creativity that has been put 6 That his ideas were being changed by his observations.
into a unique work. 7 Their white colour, large eyes and distress at being
Unfortunately, the word ‘snob’ has some very negative in sunlight.
connotations and, according to an article I read recently, 8 That necessary work had been hidden underground so
being an art snob really isn’t a good thing. Evidently a snob that the ‘superior’ class did not have to see it, and that
is someone who is dismissive, believes that only they are the workers were made to stay there as well.

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Page 107 Exercise 2
1 appears / operates at some time in
2 people force themselves to do a (difficult) task
3 fear of failure / of the difficulty of the task
Page 107 Exercise 3
1 is often / tends to be poor
2 can achieve a lot and be / remain healthy
3 to blame themselves / feel guilty
4 being too extreme a perfectionist will lead to problems
5 unable to forgive themselves / unable to let go
6 it is balanced with reality
Audio script, track 3.23
Let’s state from the outset that any of us ever being perfect is
an impossible goal. Humans are flawed creatures. Sometimes
we do harm when we mean to do good, and sometimes we
just make stupid mistakes. But surely striving for perfection
is a good thing? All of the best and brightest among us
are perfectionists. And you would assume that this sort of
attitude should have a positive influence on one’s health.
Perfectionists stick to diets and exercise programmes without
a hitch. In fact, they reliably annoy their less perfect friends
by never missing a day at the gym, never cheating on their
diets and looking better every week; while lesser mortals go
through the usual ups and downs.
But the truth is that we should think twice before we start
envying perfectionists. There have been a number of studies
that focus on the trait of perfectionism and its connection
to physical health, and the results are not encouraging.
They point to the fact that perfectionists tend to be in
poor physical health and that they run an increased risk of
dying earlier than they should. To paraphrase the Canadian
psychologist, Prem Fry: perfectionism is a virtue up to a point,
but beyond that point it can cause all sorts of damage.
So, as with most things, it’s a matter of degree. Some scientists
have attempted to identify types of perfectionists in order
to explain why some do well, both in their work and their
health, while others suffer from their own high expectations.
There is an idea that there are actually ‘positive perfectionists’
who manage to be high-achievers while doing no damage
to themselves. These people tend not to punish themselves
when things don’t go to plan, and, while they have high
expectations, they are more realistic about their goals.
But there is a dark side to making too many demands on
oneself. Negative perfectionists often have self-doubts, suffer
frequently from disappointment, can’t forget – or forgive –
their own mistakes, and tend to feel pressure from others
because they believe they are disappointing those around
them. This negative side may appear in some very damaging
forms, including eating disorders, relationship problems and
depression. Because these people want to appear perfect,
even when they know they are not, they very often conceal
their doubts and disappointments. This leads to intense
stress, which, as we all know, can have very damaging effects
on physical health.
Now, in my imperfect opinion, perfectionism is great as long
as it’s coupled with a realistic view of the world … meaning
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that you can strive as much as you want, but always be aware
of the fact that you are not in control of everything around
you, and that when things go wrong it’s simply not your fault.
So, go out there and try to be the very best in your field – but
keep in mind that you will disappoint yourself at times, and
that this is just part of being human.
Page 107 Exercise 4
1 particular
2 stretch
3 pack
4 culture
5 root
Page 108 Exercise 5
1 inversion, if not unless
2 as / though, not to against
3 emphatic so, passive infinitive
4 can’t + passive, without + -ing
5 passive, verb noun
Page 108 Exercise 6
1 matter how carefully you
2 people doubt / question if / whether
3 will have finished the class in
4 to avoid having to sit / not to have to sit
5 you interested in coming with / accompanying
6 must be read several times to be properly
Page 108 Exercise 7
1 Stating the purpose of your presentation: In today’s
presentation, I’m going to talk about … ; The main aim
of my presentation is to … .
2 Explaining the structure of your presentation: First,
I’ll talk about X, then I’ll move on to Y, followed by Z;
My presentation is divided into three parts. In the first
one, I will tell you … .
3 Sequencing / Moving between points: I’ll start off with
… ; I’ve just told you about X; now I’m going to talk
about … ; Let’s now move on to … ; That’s enough
about X; let’s now focus on … .
4 Concluding your presentation: I’m just going to
summarize the main points; I hope my arguments have
convinced you that … ; To sum up … .
Page 108 Exercise 8
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Page 108 Exercise 9
Students’ own answers
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