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UPPER-INTERMEDIATE UNIT 1
1A Read the questionnaire and add two more experiences.

Life experiences
Have you ever:
• flown a plane?
• ridden a horse?
• visited the Arctic or Antarctica?
• eaten a strange food?
• met someone famous?
• given a speech?
• cooked a meal for more than six people? 4A Match the adjectives in the box to the things
they describe in the DVD.
• climbed a mountain?
•                     
awesome beautiful legendary
•                     
excited famous fantastic magical
lucky silent strong
Score one point for each ‘yes’.
1 the snow in Finland
2 Husky sledding
B Work in pairs. Ask each other the questions on your
questionnaire and give points for things your partner has 3 how Rebecca feels
done. If he/she answers ‘yes’, ask questions to find out 4 what the wind is like while
more information. Who has had the most experiences? wingwalking
5 Route 66
2 Watch the DVD and number the activities in the order you 6 the route from Chicago to
see them. Los Angeles
a) wingwalking 7 what the experience of bungee jumping
b) swimming with dolphins is like
c) driving Route 66 8 what the experience of swimming with
d) bungee jumping dolphins is like
e) husky sledding 9 what the dolphins feel like to the
presenter
3A Choose the correct alternative to complete the extracts 10 how the presenter feels when she swims
from the DVD. Which activity does each one relate to? with dolphins
1 For many, it’s remembered as the road/path to
opportunity.
B Watch the DVD again to check.
2 Totally silent apart from the sound of the sled and the
dogs’ feet/paws.
5A EITHER choose something you’d like to
do before you die OR choose one of the
3 Just to fly like that, and end up being stretched and activities below and find out as much as you
pulled/bounced back up. Great fun. can about it. Use questions 1–3 to help you.
4 Two thousand four hundred miles, eight states/countries, • fly in a hot-air balloon
three time zones, one incredible journey.
• go paragliding
5 Once you swim with them, you want to/don’t want to
• drive a Formula-1 car
leave them.
• do the Cresta Run
6 Their legendary curiosity and playfulness have
enchanted/amazed us for generations. 1 Where can you do it?
7 The snow has got little bits of crystal/ice all over it. 2 How much does it cost?
8 Next up, something you’ve let get as popular/high as 3 Do you need any special training and/or
seventeen on this list. equipment?
9 It’s been wonderful. An amazing experience/day.
10 I’m feeling excited, a little bit scared/nervous, can’t wait, B Work in groups. Ask and answer questions
raring to go. about the activity you chose.

B Watch the DVD again to check.

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UPPER-INTERMEDIATE UNIT 2 3A Work in pairs. What do these words/numbers

refer to in the DVD?
1 Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.
1 22.5
1 Which of these things do men (M) traditionally
2 32
do and which do women (W) traditionally do?
3 nearly a million
• car maintenance
4 20
• clean/tidy the home
5 67
• cooking
6 18
• DIY/home repairs
• help children with homework B Watch the DVD again to check.
• repair clothes
• work full-time 4 Complete the extracts with the words in the box.
2 In what ways is your family or a family you Then watch the DVD again to check.
know traditional/not traditional?
barrier corporate cut disrupt down
heck mind
1 Whilst also making sure we didn’t
the home life.
2 Sound familiar? But it was Rob who
his hours.
3 Let my wife concentrate on her
career …
4 That’s what Richard Steel had in
when he went part-time.
5 It meant there was no sort of to
when work finished.
6 Most of this growth is to older men.
7 Not only money, but that helps, a
of a lot.

5A Choose one of the trends related to employment

below and find out as much as you can about it.
Use questions 1–3 to help you.
• Generation Z
• The skills gap
• Job hopping
2 Watch the DVD and decide if the sentences are • New collaborative technologies
true (T) or false (F). 1 What is the trend?
1 The three men have the same reasons for 2 How long has it been going on?
working part-time. 3 What are the advantages and disadvantages?
2 Rob works over twenty hours a week.
3 Rob earns less money than he used to. B Work in groups. Ask and answer questions about
4 Richard Steel had been working hard for the trend you chose.
twelve years before he went part-time. A: I found out about job hopping.
5 He felt that new technology made his life easier. B: What is it?
6 Richard doesn’t work on Fridays. A: It’s when do a job for a short time, then move onto
7 He likes having some time alone in the week. another job.
8 Most part-time workers are men.
9 Bernard gets bored easily.
10 He plans to retire soon.

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UPPER-INTERMEDIATE UNIT 3 B What is happening in each photo? How does each

person feel?
1 Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.
1 If you’re a man, which of these things do you do 3A Match 1–10 with a)–j).
for women? If you’re a woman, do you like it when 1 We can’t get there without
men do these things for you?
2 That’s that then,
• hold the door open
3 Good morning ladies,
• give up a seat on a bus or train
4 Perhaps I can be of assistance.
• pay for dinner in a restaurant
5 I’m supposed to put my arms around his neck,
• pull out the chair when sitting at a table
6 I don’t care what happens,
2 Do you think this behaviour is old-fashioned?
7 How do I look?
3 What other types of behaviour do you like or do?
8 I think I can climb
2A Watch the DVD and number the photos in the 9 Compared to Marion you’re like gossamer,
order you see them. 10 I didn’t expect
a) and how lovely you all look.
b) I’m going to kiss him.
c) walking through it.
d) you’re a billow warmed by the sun.
e) an event like this today.
f) Who’s first?
g) along the bank aer all.
h) Do I look pretty?
A i) I’m going back to bed.
j) and put my face against his …

B Watch the DVD again to check.

4 Match the words/phrases in bold in Exercise 3A

with their definitions below.
1 a very light, thin material
2 that’s the end
3 it’s not important to me
4 help
B
5 the side of a river

5A Choose one of the characters from a film or a

famous novel and find out as much as you can
about him/her. Use questions 1–4 to help you.
• Mr Darcy (Pride and Prejudice)
• James Bond
• Harry Potter
• Heathcliff (Wuthering Heights)
• Lisbeth Salander (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)
C
1 Which novel/film is he/she from?
2 What type of story is it?
3 What is his/her character like?
4 What is his/her role in the story?

B Work in groups. Ask and answer questions about

the character you chose. Would you like to read any
of these novels/watch any of these films?

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UPPER-INTERMEDIATE UNIT 4
1A Think of a time when you were very happy. Answer
the questions and make notes.
1 How old were you?
2 Where were you?
3 What were you doing?
4 Why were you so happy? Was it down to one thing
or a combination of things?

4 Match the words/phrases 1–7 with their meanings

a)–f). You can use one meaning twice.
1 average
2 income
3 brand new
B Work in pairs. Tell your partner about the time you 4 consumerist
were happy. 5 designer label
6 income
2A Watch the DVD and number the things in the order
7 leisure
you see them.
a) Mark Easton drawing a graph a) what most people earn in an economy
b) people in suits walking to work b) never used before
c) people working in an old factory c) a person who believes buying a lot of goods and
d) toy cars services is good
e) people on holiday d) made by a well-known producer of quality goods
f) a pile of coins e) money you earn
f) free time
B Work in pairs. What is the significance of each of
the things in Exercise 2A? 5A EITHER choose a person you know OR choose one of
the people below who have changed their lives in the
3A Decide if the sentences are true (T) or false (F). pursuit of happiness and find out as much as you
1 Science says we need to change the way we live. can about him/her. Use questions 1–5 to help you.
2 In New York city, branded goods are important. • Wayne Adams and Catherine King
3 Money only makes people happy when they earn • Richard Proenneke
above £10,000 a year. • Emma Orbach
4 Since 1950, incomes have stayed the same but • Prince Alwaleed bin Talal
happiness has increased. 1 Who is he/she?
5 We can feel happier by comparing what we have 2 Where does he/she live?
to others. 3 How did he/she change his/her life?
6 We need to work harder to be happier. 4 How much money does he/she have?
7 Things are starting to change. 5 What is his/her life like?
8 Politicians are starting to think differently about
creating happiness. B Work in groups. Ask and answer questions about
the person you chose.
B Watch the DVD again to check.
A: I chose Emma Orbach.
B: Who’s she?
A: She’s a woman who lives in a mud hut. She lives off
the land.

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UPPER-INTERMEDIATE UNIT 5 4A Complete the extracts with the words/phrases in

the box.
1 Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.
1 Have you ever had any ideas for inventions? chorister correlate precisely hooking up
2 What inventions would you like to see? Think of some sort once and for all realise
about these areas. 1 And it’s here that we work out
• transport who really is a genius.
• cooking 2 Imagine a piano keyboard
• health to a choir …
• education 3 … so that each key caused a different
• entertainment to sing that note.
4 Not unless you happen to live with a choir
2A Read the introduction below and try to guess the .
missing words.
5 We’ve got the white keys and the black keys that
with the white keys and the
B Watch the first part of the DVD to check.
black keys on this piano.
6 I think it’s only begun to its

GENIUS
potential.

B Match the words/phrases in the box in Exercise 4A

with their meanings.
1 a type of
2 achieve
3 definitively
4 a person who sings in a choir
5 connecting
6 match exactly

5A EITHER choose an invention you know OR choose

one of the inventions below and find out as much
Hello, and 1 to Genius: a show all as you can about it. Use questions 1–3 to help you.
about 2 and your ideas. If you think • baby stroller and scooter
you 3 be a genius, we can give you • flask tie
the chance to 4 it: all you have • pingpong door
to do is 5 us with your cleverest • baby mop
6
. We invite the people with the
most 7 to join us and it’s here that 1 What does it do/What are its main uses?
we 8 out once and for all who really 2 Is it cheap or expensive?
is a genius. 3 Can you find a photo of it to show to other
students? Would you recommend it?

3A Number the events in the order they happen.
a) Stewart tries out the idea.
b) They show a picture of the idea.
c) Dan explains his idea.
d) Stewart decides it’s ‘Genius’.
e) Stewart and Dave ask Dan questions about his
idea.
f) Laurie plays a piece of music.
g) Laurie requests a style of music.
h) Some people bring out the invention.
B Work in groups. Ask and answer questions about
the invention you chose. Which invention do you
like best?
A: I chose the baby mop.
B: What is it?
A: It’s an outfit that a baby wears. It has cleaning cloths
attached. When the baby crawls across the floor, he
or she cleans it at the same time.

B Watch the DVD again to check.

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UPPER-INTERMEDIATE UNIT 6 4 Complete the extracts with a word from box A and a
word from box B.
1 Discuss in pairs. Which of these things will make
A
you live longer, and which will shorten your life?
Why? antioxidant care early life protective
• eating lots of fruit and vegetables rainbow remote well
• doing hard exercise
B
• sleeping a lot
• reading a lot beyond diet enhancing grave island
• having a good social life less properties rich
• having lots of children 1 The of Okinawa is
home to one of the longest living communities
2 Watch the DVD and answer the questions. in the world.
1 Do the Okinawans live long intentionally, or is it 2 Where people like Mr Miyagi can expect to live
just a consequence of their lifestyle? his 92nd year.
2 What is the centre of village life in Ogimi? 3 Most of them couldn’t
3 What is the most important thing to consider what the scientists think.
when buying food, according to Bradley? 4 You might think of it as a
4 How long have Bradley and Craig been studying .
the Okinawans’ diet? 5 For the past twenty years Bradley and Craig have
5 What do the vegetables help to prevent? been analysing the -
6 What is the most important thing when buying Okinawan ingredients.
food in the West, according to Craig? 6 From the -
7 How can we learn the secrets of long life? vegetables that protect against cell damage, …
7 The Okinawans developed also cultural habits
over the years that appear to have
health- .
8 What you’re doing is just digging yourself into
an .

5A Choose one of the other top 5 places noted for the

longevity of its population and find out as much as
you can about it. Use questions 1–4 to help you.
• Loma Linda, California
• Sardinia, Italy
• Nicoya, Costa Rica
• Ikaria, Greece
3A Work in pairs. What do these numbers refer to in 1 How old do people here live on average?
the DVD? 2 What do they eat?
1 1 million 3 What things do they do every day to live longer?
4 Why do they live longer?
2 900
B Work in groups. Ask and answer questions about
the place you chose.
3 4
A: I chose Ikaria.
4 92 B: How old do people live there, on average?
A: Almost ninety years. That’s ten years more than
mainland Greece.
5 80

6 1200

7 20

B Watch the DVD again to check.

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UPPER-INTERMEDIATE UNIT 7 3A Work in pairs. Choose the correct answer, a), b) or c).
1A Work alone. Prepare to talk about an embarrassing 1 What does the presenter say that everybody has?
situation or experience you have had. Think about a) their own news story
the following things and make notes. b) a favourite news programme
• how old you were c) an opinion about the news
• where you were 2 Which of these is NOT a reason for blunders
• what happened during rolling news?
• how you felt a) You have to fill up a lot of time.
• how other people felt b) There are too many words to remember.
c) Things change all the time.
3 Which of these is NOT a feature of the new type of
blunder?
a) the right guest
b) the wrong guest
c) the right interview
4 Who is the ‘champion’ of the wrong guest
interview?
a) Gerry West b) John Bines c) Guy Goma
5 Which of these adjectives is NOT used to describe
Guy Goma?
a) charming b) inappropriate c) rude
6 Why was Guy Goma at the TV studio?
B Work in pairs and share your stories. Who has the a) for a TV interview
most embarrassing story? b) for a business conference
c) for a job interview

B Watch the DVD again to check.

4 Complete the collocations related to TV news with

words in the box.

breaking live on news roving weather

1 coverage
2 headlines
3 news
4 forecast
2A Discuss. What can go wrong when you’re
5
6
reporter
air
performing on stage/TV?

B Watch the DVD. Tick the problems you see. Were

5A Choose a recent news story and find out the
answers to the questions.
any of the things you discussed in Exercise 2A
mentioned? 1 When and where did it happen?
2 Was it good or bad news?
1 a presenter saying the wrong words
3 What happened?
2 two guests having a fight
4 Who was involved?
3 a presenter breaking something
5 What is the situation like now?
4 the wrong guest in the studio for an interview
5 a guest breaking something B Work in groups. Ask and answer questions about
6 a guest disappearing from the screen the news story you chose.
7 a guest speaking a different language A: What story did you choose?
8 a fire B: Recently there was a story about a man who wants
to cross Antarctica on his own.
A: When did he do it?
B: He started his journey in November 2015.

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UPPER-INTERMEDIATE UNIT 8 B Which idea does each photo introduce?

1 Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.
1 Which of these gestures are considered rude in
your country/other countries?
• pointing at someone
• pointing at anything
• touching someone’s head
• showing the bottom of your feet
• showing the palms of your hands
• staring at someone
2 Are there any other gestures which are considered
to be rude in your country/other countries?
2A Watch the DVD and number the photos in the order
you see them.
1 The same idea can be shown with many different
gestures.
2 There are lots of variations of a gesture.
3 The background to how he became interested in
watching humans.
3 Work in pairs. Decide if the sentences are true (T)
or false (F). Then watch the DVD again to check.
1 Desmond Morris first started ‘man-watching’ in
the 1980s.
2 He got the idea while talking to his doctor.
3 He has visited over sixty countries while
observing people.
4 He wanted to write a new dictionary.
5 Types of handshakes vary from a single touch to
a long shake.
6 The type of handshake people use depends on
the time of day it is.
7 In Japan moving you finger in different directions
has different meanings.
8 The same message is expressed in exactly the
same way around the world.

4A Complete the collocations with the words in the box.

anticlockwise clasp draw facial fine

fire minor strike
A 1 attention to
2 a starting gun
3 expression
4 your palms
5 ritual
6 a deal
7 -tuned
8 direction

B Work in pairs. What does each expression mean?

5A EITHER think of a country you know well OR choose

one of the countries below. Find out about its
B cultural traditions. Use questions 1–4 to help you.
• Indonesia • Japan • Greece • USA • Brazil
1 Which gestures are considered polite/rude?
2 Which clothes should/shouldn’t you wear?
3 Which clothes should/shouldn’t you give?
4 What behaviour is considered polite/rude when
eating and drinking?

B Work in groups. Ask and answer questions about

the country you chose.
A: I chose Japan.
B: Which gestures are considered rude there?
A: You shouldn’t stare at someone. Don’t …
C

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UPPER-INTERMEDIATE UNIT 9 3A Answer the questions in pairs.

1 Work in pairs. Discuss the questions. 1 What date did it happen?
2 What time did the ferry start sinking?
1 Look at the photos below. What can you see?
3 How many other passengers were on the life ra?
2 What can go wrong in these places?
4 Was Paul scared on board? Why/Why not?
• at sea
5 Where was he trapped?
• on a mountain
6 What did he climb up to escape?
• in a jungle
7 What does the presenter say might be the key to
• in a forest
why he escaped?
• in the desert
B Watch the DVD again to check.

4 Match the words/phrases in bold in the extracts

with their meanings 1–8 below.
… a routine crossing from Tallinn to Stockholm.
Water was seen breaching the car deck.
… was able to make his escape when the vessel
listed …
With a dozen other survivors who’d scrambled
aboard an upturned life ra, …
… everything in the cafeteria suddenly went and slid
in one go.
Paul clambered up pipework on the ceiling.
There seemed to be plenty of opportunity to escape
yet they were just rooted to the spot.
1 unable to move
2 breaking through a hole in a wall or the side of
something
3 climbed up, down or over something very quickly
4 leant to one side
5 moved smoothly over a flat surface
6 upside down
7 climbed using your hands and feet
8 a scheduled journey across water

5A Choose one of the emergency situations below and

find out what to do if …
• your car’s brakes fail.
• your parachute fails to open.
• you’re caught in an avalanche.
• you’re lost in a forest.

B Work in groups. Ask and answer questions about

the emergency situation you chose.
2 Watch the DVD about a disaster at sea and tick the A: Do you know what you should do if you’re lost in a
things Paul Barney did. forest?
1 slept in a cabin B: No, what?
2 slept in the cafeteria A: First, check if you have a mobile signal. If not, try to
3 climbed onto a life ra retrace your steps. Then …
4 made a film about the sinking ship
5 climbed along the ceiling
6 went onto the bottom of the ship
7 had a sense of tunnel vision
8 swam to land

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UPPER-INTERMEDIATE UNIT 10 3A Work in pairs. Decide if the sentences are true (T)
or false (F).
1 Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.
1 Hundreds of people have come to see the opening
1 How oen do you use a public library?
of the new library.
2 Do you only use a library to borrow books? What
2 It’s the biggest public library in the world.
else can you do there?
3 Birmingham isn’t traditionally famous for its
3 Are libraries more or less popular than they were
architecture.
in the past? Why?
4 The council are preserving all the buildings from
2A Match photos A–C to descriptions 1–3 below. the 1960s.
1 the new public library 5 Not everybody likes the new library.
2 the 2010Q building 6 Francine Houben is the designer.
3 a department store 7 There is 3,500m2 of space inside.
8 The woman thinks the balcony is a good place to
B Watch the DVD to check. relax.

B Watch the DVD again to check.

4 Match the words/phrases in the box with their

meanings 1–8.

auditorium budget cuts chill out elaborate

jigsaw people from every walk of life
rebranding unity
1 when a group of people are joined together
2 a puzzle where you fit together pieces of a picture
3 giving something a new image
A 4 a government makes these when it has less
money to spend
5 a large room used for concerts, meetings,
speeches, etc.
6 carefully organised or designed in a detailed way
7 all types of people
8 relax

5A Choose one of the famous buildings below and find

out as much as you can about it. Use questions 1–5
to help you.
• Hagia Sophia
• Svalbard Global Seed Vault
• Turning Torso
B
• Antilla
1 Where is it?
2 When was it built?
3 What was it/is it used for?
4 What special features does it have?
5 Would you like to visit it? Why/Why not?

B Work in groups. Ask and answer questions about

the building you chose.
A: I chose the Turning Torso.
B: Where is it?
A: It’s in MalmÖ, in Sweden.

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UPPER-INTERMEDIATE UNIT 3 UNIT 6

ANSWER KEY 2A 2
A2 B3 C4 D1 1 a consequence of their lifestyle
UNIT 1 2 the fruit and vegetable shop
3A 3 to get a range of different colours
2 1c 2i 3a 4f 5j 6b 7h 8g 4 twenty years
a2 b5 c3 d4 e1 9 d 10 e 5 cell damage/diseases
6 to get your money’s worth
3A 4 7 by observing people who are healthy
1 road, Route 66 1 gossamer 2 That’s that 3 I don’t care examples of active old age
2 paws, husky sledding 4 be of assistance 5 bank
3 bounced, bungee jumping 3A
4 states, Route 66 1 the population of Okinawa
5 don’t want to, swimming with dolphins UNIT 4 2 900 people live to be 100 or more
6 enchanted, swimming with dolphins 3 this percentage is 4 times higher than
7 crystal, husky sledding 2A in Britain and America
8 high, bungee jumping a4 b1 c6 d5 e3 f2 4 Mr Miyagi’s age
9 day, wingwalking 5 the Okinawan tradition of eating until
10 nervous, wingwalking 2B you’re ’80 percent full’
a to show that as money increases, 6/7 Matu’s daily calorie consumption,
4A happiness stays the same which is 20 percent less than in
1 beautiful 2 silent 3 excited 4 strong b the ratrace Britain and America
5 legendary 6 famous 7 awesome c we work harder to get richer and buy
8 magical 9 fantastic 10 lucky more 4
d to explain the problem of comparison 1 remote island 2 well beyond
e we should take more holidays 3 care less 4 rainbow diet
UNIT 2 f tax the rich more 5 life-enhancing 6 antioxidant-rich
7 protective properties 8 early grave
1 3A
(suggested answers) 1T 2T 3F 4F 5F 6F 7T 8T
car maintenance: M UNIT 7
clean/tidy the home: W 4
cooking: W 1a 2e 3b 4c 5d 6e 7f 2B
DIY/home repairs: M 1, 3, 4 and 6
help children with homework: W/M
repair clothes: W UNIT 5 3A
work full-time: M 1c 2b 3a 4c 5c 6c
2A
2 1 welcome 2 you 3 might 4 prove 4
1F 2T 3T 4F 5F 6T 7T 5 email 6 notion 7 potential 8 work 1 live 2 news 3 breaking 4 weather
8 F 9 T 10 F 5 roving 6 on
3A
3A a5 b3 c1 d8 e2 f7 g6 h4
1 the number of hours Rob works a week UNIT 8
2 the number of hours Richard works a 4A
week 1 once and for all 2 hooking, up 2A
3 the number of men working part-time 3 chorister 4 of some sort A2 B1 C3
4 the number of people working part- 5 correlate precisely 6 realise
time has trebled in the last 20 years 2B
5 Bernard’s age 4B 1C 2A 3B
6 the number of hours Bernard works a 1 of some sort 2 realise
week 3 once and for all 4 chorister 3A
5 hooking up 6 correlate precisely 1F 2F 3T 4F 5T 6F 7T 8F
4
1 disrupt 2 cut 3 corporate 4 mind 4A
5 barrier 6 down 7 heck 1 draw 2 fire 3 facial 4 clasp 5 minor
6 strike 7 fine 8 anticlockwise

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UNIT 9
2
2, 3, 5, 6 and 7

3A
1 28th September 1994 2 01.12a.m.
3 12 4 No, there was no time.
5 in the cafeteria
6 the pipework on the ceiling
7 changes in his mind/tunnel vision

4
1 rooted to the spot 2 breaching
3 scrambled 4 listed 5 slid
6 upturned 7 clambered up
8 routine crossing

UNIT 10
2A
A2 B3 C1

3A
1F 2F 3T 4F 5T 6T 7F 8T

4
1 unity 2 jigsaw 3 rebranding
4 budget cuts 5 auditorium 6 elaborate
7 people from every walk of life
8 chill out

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