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Les important rout (vo defritin, but context suggest hiss adiona way of coking mea in ‘rkain) 3 41 Jostover one hed ofthe ttl population ofthe US is oversight ‘sia and Eason ve an equal proportion of obese ‘hiken, 8 tis forecast ha the proportion of verweight or ‘obese children a Ching wl each 20% in toa year 4 There is a doweward tend in childhood obesiy in some ABien towns ances 5 dna levels ise sharply wher foods with high levels ‘of tach, ae and ft er eaten. 6 Barats ply the most important ce in improving «ating habits bL2asA SB EC 6-1 NG (we areca gen information shout deen sod adeesconts) 2 F Asia los behind Europe in iscsi statistics) 37 (0% ate obese now. tat pereniageis expected 10 have doubled ins decade) 4 5 There a es marked) trend (ie isin childhood best) sv uibaniced aoe of Alia 85 T (fa... combined wit sears and starches an cause surges ns evel) 6 NG (cho, heal profesional pazenrs and chileen have o work together) 1 b)apas parcple 2 8) change sen reales constant fallen 1 Spending on thes bods he gone up by any sic per 2 Spending om © 8 past partidple 9 adjective 10-12 proporion! feacion 13 lnfuitive 14 adjective PRAM TASK 7 wien 8 remsined constant 9 fewer 10 half UD aquarer 12 athind 13 increase M4 smaler Focus on writing 1 page 12 11 stared a 2 fluctuated € 5 reached a peak’ ae 4 incouse, ovelled off 5 declined f 6 dipped, recovered d 7 stood 8 overtook ¢ [Movensst [Moves | Move tian one | Nomoersent [mice |ovarins_| movant, Tinsene [edie [rach peak | sane tnd Joris | Ontert, | Tacit lee | Ses remain Viner [dep | cacy, ivy | corms eae t [iictome {oe 3 lt 2by Sof dat § between bat 41 There has heen a sharp fl in ment consornption. 2 Share prices dipped brely a the stat ofthe year 3 There was a dramatic improvement io her ites level. 4 Share prices will vexover rapidly next year 5 There has beem a teady gromth in the use of GM foods Focus on writing 2 page 12 - 1 20 yeus, from 1983 to 200 2 Thapercentage of dab members who participated inthe dierent aetvites : > Pastcipation in swimming, team sports and gym ‘ctv in te sports cab. 4 Past tense the period of tine i fniched Moet people did swiawaing ia 1983, but team sports, then gyro were moet popular in 2003. Participation in gym ard in team sports overt participation in swimming, ectessed 2 eemsined constant 3 ched 4 poak of : 4 dropping 5 overtook 6 stood st 7 grew 8 levelling off at 9 dropped 10 rose 3 fe 2 Progeph 1 Iodacton Pagsagh 2 Bescon pt preening, Pron 3 Teapot te taagaph dnp sie frgaph Sane! ewes eons, ina Overt 4a 1 Weoag tense) 2 Actvelpasive ver confused (2) 3 Agsesment single subject wih plural weed (1) | Preposttion ereor (3) 5 Aatice (4 he) missing (1) 'b The graph shows changes in participation in diferent ative ata sperts cab. Firs, participation in sinning deceased ror 19831 2003. In 1988 50% of chub members di swinsming bet ‘aly 15% partcponedia thi in 2003, Secondly the percentage who did team sports revstned constant ‘ring tht period. Participation reached apeak in 1998. Finally, gym ets grew Fo 1985 10 2003 Focus on listening pase 14 11 atudent (Janet) and the manager of sports centre 2 onthe phone 3 ajo 4 Bye Tapescript You wil bea a student called Janet talking en the phone to the manager ofa ports cent about ajob. First you have some tie wo look at questions 5. 2 a three werde a) apumber: 6, maybe 7,8 boatime:s cl dayscf the weeks 4 Days 2 Job responsibilities 2 Steve's direct line Remember to bring § Jeb evalable pool atendant (the equipment water quality ests Mondays), Wednesdays) 6 (om), 10(p.m.) 319 Faden Avene 8 053210 9,10 Cin either onder) application form, certificates Tapescript You wil bea a stent called janet talking on the phone to the manager of sports cenree about a job. First you have some time to look at questions 1-8. ‘You wil see that there is an ecample which has been done for yes, On thi occasion only, he conversation teatng to ‘this willbe played fist Vi: Helo, White Water Sports Cente Janet: Hello | wanted to enquire about a job atthe Vie Right just put you through tothe manage. Steve: Hello, Steve Thompson speaking ‘The manager's ume is Steve Thompson, so Steve Thoma hha been written inthe «pace [Nove we shal begin. You should answer the question a¢ you listen because you will nt hear the revrding «second Listen careflly and answer questions 1-5 Vir Het, White Water Sport Cente Janets Kell cI wanted o enguize about job atthe Vi Right, 13st put you though wo the wenager Seve ella Steve Thompson speaking Janet: Hell, et my name’ net Wiis Br Im eckang for ‘parttnwejob and Ta oa saying that you hve some vacancies. as ondeting whet oc of people you ree ooking or. Steve: Wel at pesent we're looking fora part-time pool ‘tenant I don't know i youre interested in hal Janets Ob, ye, efinitay Steve: OK, wel have you done this sortfob before! ANSWER KEYS (MODULE A) Janet: Ch, yes, spent he at hee summers working ‘ex a chide’ sumac camp, s0 I dd lt of poo) supervision and Tim acealla sports student = water sport fay special are, seve: OK, weno ed oat fou can sm then Janet: No, tim certainly not afi he weater So wht ‘does th jab atthe poo involed Steve: oul mainly be respositle fr supervising the Sinners se have to watch thera the ine ‘bein eave of acide, 20 008 have regular shite there. Janet: OK. Sieve: Thea as well as tht youd ne to lok after the ‘guipment thats used bythe Beginners clases Janet: Right ~ and sold Ie tavolved i teaching them at ‘PIS be quite inte in that. Shere: Wal they hee their on instructor s0 thats rot reall partof th jab. The atendant’jb does iol taking regular water quality texts bat yo wot be involved in leaning the pool er anything ie that. Janet: OK. And the a id you wanted someone just twice ‘tweck, Sever Wes, tat’ right Janet: Can choose which dast Steve: Erm, ell youd rng up ear you coukt have ‘one but Yn aad’ goto be Monday and elcays~ we're gut someone for Tarde and ‘Tharaday, and the weekends are aleady Fly Safed. Is that going to be a problem for you Janet! No, that shouldbe aight And the ass it wa ‘veing work right Shere: Ys, ou ata 6; and the pool loses at 9.0, but You would’ getaway ul 10by the te youve ‘checked the locker and changing room Janet: fe Before you hear the rest ofthe conwetstion, you have some te to ook at questions €10, [Now liten and ances questans 10 Tanet: And how much do you pay? Steve: The basic hour rates $15, but we'd go up to $19 for someone withthe sight qualifications. Jaret: Well ve gor he-saving ceraicates and fist aid (quilifcatioas. Steve: Oh, with thet and your experience ytd probably ‘get the maximum rate then, Obviously, youd have te ‘ome along for an inteevien, if you're inerested? : Taner: Oh it sounds just the jab Tm looking for. Shall we fic atime forthe intereiw now? Steve: OK... er its Fane isa i? Janet: Yeah, Janet Willis. Steve: How about Fuiday ascening, Janet” Around 11,00, Janet: Oh sorry 1 have lectures, but I could make the altemoon Steve: 2 pom? Janet: Fine. Ard can I just check on where you are. isi Findon Avenue? Steve: No, ifs 23 ~27 Farndon Avenue, thats FARNDON, ‘ts off East Gate Janet: Bat Gate. Fine look forwacd to meeting you, then. us ANSWER KEYS (NODULE A) Steve: Ok, 50 f you need fo phone me before then, you can {get through to me directly on 053210. Janet: Is these anything Tneed to bring ang tothe inerview? ‘Steve: Well you do need ro lin an application form ~11L [put one in the pot for you. so can you fl dat in and bring italong. Janet: You doa want me to post it back to you?” Steve: No, just remember 10 bring it along with you. Janet: What about references? Should I bring any! ‘Store: No, but do have your certificates with you whea you ‘came, we need to ee thoes. Janet: Great Thanks very much then, P'sce you on Friday Dye. Steve: Bye. Focus on speaking pase 16 1&1 What do you like to watch on TV? 2 Wha do youdo w keep fit? 5 Wha do you tke to cook! 4 Winat kind of clothes do you bike to wear? b> Speaker A:3 Speaker B:2 Speaker C: «Speaker De ‘Tapescript AA: Newacays | don’ actually de much enoking. Fes ays eat in the student canteen | hardly aver ook foe roof these days But when Iw living at hom, Peed twhelp ay mother with the cooking Tatways wed to ‘make the salad and cook the past and so on, 1B: Nothing special, Im aa. 1 mean, hen Iwas younger {used to do quitea fot of running and things. When 1 was at school di abit of port. But tobe honest, now 1 just don't have the tine. CL sappose I keto wear casual clothes. Uhardly ever wear smart clothes i the evenings or a weskende ~I have to ‘wear smart things fo work, 50 i good to change into casual chngs. When I ast schoch, always used 10 wear a uniform and {bated that, 1D: Hall depends | always try wo watch the news, anal like ‘watching movis.Ialvays use to watch the oape, ot ‘ow I find them realy boring 2 Speaker A 1 Nowadays 2 neadly abeaye 3 hardly eves, these days 4 used whelp 5 always used to Speaker 8 1 Tim afraid 2 used todo 3 When I wasat school 3a a)Tmatiaid b)Lmean Sectualy 8) t be honest and 0 on 1) Wel. Esuppose 1 Paeible answers 1 Tmafiaid 2 to behonest 3 actully 4 and soon 46 ‘Tepescript As What do you do to keep fit Bs Not muck, im alia. I dort realy ike doing any kind of exercise, tobe honest. Of course, [ad to do some ‘when Iwas at school. and ¥ used tbe quite good at foctbal, actualy. But these days, rather spend my fime dying oe resding and soo. Language review A page 18 1 2 1 sports centre 2 energy expenditure > physical frorcse training programme 5 compeivespors (intake of fat nd niga 7 abalanced diet dairy products fruit and vegetable consumption 10 sensible eng habits 11 a global epidemic 12 longrierm benefits 19 isan leds 14 childhood ciesty 15 heat dtece Wb 1 physical ewrcite 2 spors conse 3 training progremme ( competitive sport 5 sense ctng hati 6 blanced diet 7 at and sugar 8 fruit aad egeble consumption 9 dairy products 10 isan Tevet TL hear sexe 12 ehildhood abescy 13 gloat epee 2 1 events (Gotball matches and hors races) 2 responsibilities ‘answering the phone and dealing with ‘easier queries) 3 actnites (housework, ganening) 4 factors (exercice and dit) 5 trends (the move towandsreedy- made mca andthe increasing populaiy of sack foods) 6 fanctions (beathing ané gestion) 7 benefits (physical fitness and social contacts) 8 developments (changes in transport and the nature of work) 9 products (televisions and cas) 10 sectors (fast fod and specialist food) 3-4 1 The graph shows changes inthe amount of ech fii, sagee and ice-cream eaten per person per week in Briain beoween 1975 and 2000. 2 People consamest more fresh frat than either sugar ‘oc igzcream throughout the period. 1m 1975, the consumption of tes fruit stood a 0, rams, then increaed to 60D grass in 1980. 4 Although it dipped in 1985, i then cose steadily ani feached 750 grams in 2000 . 5 Inconteast there wae a consistent drop in sgar ‘consumption, 6 The amount consamed decreased sendy from almost 400 grams per person to only 100 prams by 2000, 7 ‘The amount of ice-cream coasumed weekly started at about $0 gras. £8 However this gradually increased throughout he period 9 By 2000 ir wa a the same level a the consumption of magar 10 Proms the graph we can se tht overall the consumption of frit rose, while the consumption of sugar fell 11 In addition, the consumption of eecteam, while ars ‘eatvely low lve, rose siguticantly during this period, bb The groph chows changes in the amount of tech eat, sugar end ice-cream eaten per person per weekin Briain Desween 1975 and 2006. Feaple consimed more feth frit than ether sugar ot ice-cream throughout the pstiod. In 1975, the teachers pot nergy 4 teacher belicres, primary pupils study problems 5 meals nasal 2 1 —question 1 (fist opened) 2 — question 2 (fewer pupils in theschool now) 3 question 3 (provided with energy fom) 4— question § (meal at school) question 3 (unusual) BIB IC SA 4B 5A Tapescript ‘You will heae the headteacher ofan English primary scioo! talking about the sehoo! toa group of parents and vistors. [Fir you have some time to look at questione 1-5. [Now listen carefully and anener questions I-5. ‘Good moming everyone and as the Head Teach of Cranley Hill Primary School I'm very happy to welcome yot to our Open Day. Today the choo! is open not jast to ‘porents of our pupils, but alo to anyone else intersted in secing the school. art by telling you about the school, and after that ou can walk round and se it fr yourselves ‘Wetake most of oa7 pupils from the two nearby vgs of Seaborne and Milthorpe, Thess were once coal ming villages ~thece have Bean coal nines here since the 18306, When the school was axiginally established, way back in 1899, almost every chil’ father worked in the mines. However: theccal mines were closed in 1983, and many people let the area asa result, Newadays most ofthe ‘emaining inhabitants tend to commute to work ithe city rather than working locally. At present the number of students on our sll just 90, compared to almost 200 ia 1885, due to the deckne in the popalation of the mining villages an the staff oe thi ata big bons because we now cach student personally “The school i very involved inthe local community and we 4 ate especially proud of our status as Great Britains ist 5. school tobe entirely powered by wind energy. This project began several years age when it wat decided that a wind potrertarbine shoald be installed inthe school field. This now supplies the school with all he eextecity we need and there is also power leftover forthe vilages nearby ~ the ‘opposite situation co that in the past, when it was the village: which cupped the school with power inthe form. cof coal fom the mines ‘The project bas beea of enormous benefit tothe school in ‘other ways as well It has allowed excising earning ‘opportunities about electricity generation and the turbine has alo inspired povtry rt and cwen our xen song It ko allows teacher o introduce global issuss such as COs srnissons and global warming to the students. | fel it may Ve irresponsible w burden young children with wories baat global issues which are insoluble — bat by acally ‘using wind power asa nonpollating, renewable source of ergy inetd of using fossil fae such as ol or gas, we are offering practical solutions our pupils in their own M7 ANSINER KEYS @HODULE #) ‘The school is also extsernely involved in other 2 tnabeallege 2 mscertewes bora ‘enviroamenta ses. ln te ast fee years we have 4 ost 5 major °6: lone yerporiio: ereloped or school fd ints what we a cll out Wert 7 langesvhighest 3. more developed, a lnger percentage garden, ehich you will hava chance 10 explore shor. 3-1 dhe Largest percentage ofthe resjorty of Here the papls have thei own organic vegetable pate, and 2 the werkferce, the working population another special feature of the schecl is thatthe vegetables 3 the same number of grown bere ae wed i the school kitchens for school 4 the lowest percentage of the fewest Inches, with any extra ones being taken hoe by the atildren to shar with the coramniy 41 compat (prentsicls appeopinte here et snfermation about is the came as tha cubs) 2 proportion of the workfoves (th Brst option isin the rubric; majority of werkersi less accurate) 5 agricultural, nduscal and service sectors (te fist 4 Lnorth 2 Numberé 3 Number? 4 play area ‘vegetable patch 6 Number 10 7 wind tasbine SeR7E SH 9D WG ‘option issame asthe bri; diferent ndestial sectors ‘is micleding a "indostvial separate sector) ‘Tapescript 4 three economically different countrie (contains most Before you hear the rest of the tlk, you have some time to accurate information) took at questions 6-10. i + ighest proportion/argest percentage 2 the fewest hee Halen eens quite 10. 5 equal number 4 the majority 5 lowest percentage / Now, Fé jst Hike to tell you some ofthe things to lock out ‘anallest proportion fora ou go ua the whol se At present wee Tech canes bealil ec Geacnllerbon ‘standing just at the fromt entrance to the school, facing SA toot becca ate ty See erty forth, and sya can see the ground slopes up ate steeply ee [behind the schoo To aur right we have theca park, OK? 17 Firwtofall Barwhile... tn conteast Overall In ‘And te our left we have our sports Bld this just for condusion traning and informal ames we ue the village foo bal 4 eeageasaion fil for our under-eleven marches. At the far end ofthe cat ieee arkis our recycling cette; his for things ke pope, i glass and so on and everyone is very welcome to make we pasa ‘oft Immediately behind the schoo, othe north, we have feeentis the pay ara unfortunsiely we ado remove the ply expipment the climbing fame and soon, becuse dita 9 @ Figures must part ofa sentence grramatialy, 50 ‘conform co safety tenltions. Bat we do have the ee ‘they can be atached with the preposition with house inthe midale of hat atea thas very popula. Then ‘Otherwise, they must be Ae sn brackets to Show they ot the top end oF the play are, youl id the entrance to are outside the tentence the secre garden, The vegetable pach sin the bottom 161 Beal has the sare proportion of wooker in the ‘corner, and beyond it hen in the ees, we have a pond, agricultural and indi sectors, with 25% in each “The children love this hecase it tract sorts of wi: ‘brari has the same proportion of workers fn the fogs, Fuh and los of beds! should jst mention the tees: spre and inal sectors 29% inca there er over 30 dierent opis, ll planed by the 2 Ta Bra and Japon the majority of worker (09 childen Inthe middle of the garden weave what we ell cond 61%, repervly) work in the service sects te stoytelers chai and his where the cizen come 3 Japan has the mot worker the indi sector vith their teachers and sit onthe gras listen t tories and the Fewest in the agticultural sector wih 32% ‘Ane finaly a thet en ofthe secret gad, othe eft, it and 7%, respecte cur wind torbine and as you go round the claerores 4 nda hs the fewest workers in the sevice sector with Jouil id oto work done bythe chien explaining all mh, . Sous hw it wetks and ow proud hey ae oft. 5 The lonest proportion of Fadian workers (11%) are ight, now before we inthe industrial sect. 10 4 1 Mine of compacstivetaupertative forms (3) us on 2 Actne/pasiv verb confed (1) Focss.on writ prerie 3 Inconecet punctation (1) 11 Horizontal axis: theee different employment sectors ' India has she highest proportion of workers in the Bars: tee diferent counttes (Japan, Brac and nie) agricultural secicr and Brazil has more workers i this 2 percentage ofthe workfoce employed or hes Fee 5 differences - no time progression + India asthe ecest workers in se indasteal sector, 44-No~ thsi the language of change, but ao changes ere ‘ie Japan has the eos. shown nthe dat 61% oflapanese tke are employed inthe service 5 Japon and Bra hve similar pate, whereas Tada is sect, Sranl hs fewer employees in his sector and the ‘et dierent with & more importa: agtcututal proportion in India i he lowes ofa thre counties sector. 6 comparatives and superlations 148 Focus on speaking page 26 2 a The speaker uses 1, 34,6, ‘Tepescript ‘Well Pd prefer to liven a ity because I think’ much ‘move extn, Ther are mete shops and the sree ate busier. Theres more n da in the evenings, so youu can have ‘uch more fan. On the ett hand, I think ing ina village is probably much hesthir. Ther’ les pollution ~ nd Lf is much quieter, of course, 9, Wand 1 1b 1 wall, id proferto. 2 because 3 om the other hand 41 completely difevent 2 such bigger 3 a loc more 4 ashighas 5 farless 6 much smaller 7 alot warmer ‘Tapescript Yes theyre completely diferent. People in the past used to five in mach bigger hoses becanse a Jot mote people lived together then. They weren as high as building: are now, of ‘course and they wore far less comsortable olive in. ‘Nowadays poople tend to ve ia ats which ae mach salle, but they'e alot warmer, with central heating and ‘aning water and so on... 5 Let 2 completely 3 totaly 4 far 5 exec Gvery 7 tee “Tapesceipt T thnk that probably alot of buildings were more or ess the same in my grandparents’ day ~ except they looked a gteat ‘de newer then, of course! Maybe the older ones locked such darker ~ you know, becaite the cites wore really polluced with smoke aad things then. But I tink the high "ise buildings re very diferent, They are fr higher thaa. anything inthe pas, and they're built wit totaly new materials now Language review B page 50 La 1 urban 2 densely 3 financial 4 congestion Srraral 6 land 7 agriculture 9 crops 9 isrgation 10 standard 11 developed 12 wages 13 literacy 1 prosperiey 15 developing 16 expectancy 17 poverty 18 fecilies 19 birth B 1 agricutre 2 crops 3 fertile and + icigation 5 densely populated 6 usban ares. 7 good wages B living 9 Mersey 10 expectancy 1 enterprises, schernes 2 built, constrscted 3 obstacles, stambling blocks 4 low-tech. urambitious 5 associations, osganisations 6 abandon, desert 7 abigh proportion of the majority of 21 farhigher 2 much more 3 more orl a8 4 slightly more 5 significant greater 6 ratherless 7 formore 8 ferlarger significantly higher 10 rather beter 1b quantcy. gars, proportion, amount, percentage the same ANSWER KEYS (RODLLE C) 4a Money and busines: bud, costs, distribution trode, lnvestment, loan, marketing, sales, subsidies, profit, ash ergy and resources: clockwork, coal fossil fel, 28, ol, renewable solar power, electricity, wind power bb loans, profit 2 oily fossil ues 3 cash, costs 4 renewable 5 subwidis (the word subsidyis often used 10 refer to monetary assistance from a government) 6 solar power, wind power Setting up a bases Sentences 3,5, Baer resoures: Sentences 4. 2.6 PROGRESS CHECK | (MODULES A AND B) LS 2 X (actuated ~ several changes, sight i one change) 3 # (secovered suggests they regained en catlce level, pea sugges thi was the highest point they reached) 44 5-4 6 (409 is undev/aluost hall) 1X (setng up doesnot inelade running costs) 8 X Clow inteniys the oppose of vigorous high 10 X (supervising means warching, not 217 2NG 3F 4NG 5NG OF bia 2b 3b a 3 L while 2 Incontrast 3 compared with 4 higher 5 lower 6 seallest 7 Overall & indicates 9 main 10 but 11 higher 12 than Sie 2d sh aa Focus on reading page 4 1 ba) acconding to cesarcher and the indingt 2 Poagaph A Sentence 2 fects the mii Passer 8 Sentence | ct the main ee W Sipps avers pao if sds. he conc that he ve att paced count are Ds time perceptions in Trinidad the connections ice power and wag tine The comple nate one aks it bard for antrapeogis and scl psychologist invest, Bike Met of sacatng tine with money 6 ference in how they rain frm 3 more Sbeorteal penpectve at Nee web) peroal Bait ' ' 2o-¥ > Do vil wei sky 6 Gai 1 Edwatd Hall Pasageoph B 2 Robert Levine Paragraph C : 3 Kevin Birth Parsgrapks D, E.G 4 “Trinidad Paragraphs D. F(Tinidadions) 149 avtawan wes (HODULE 6) bt parte 2 diferene (ffl egeest meane actually doing something) 2 parallel 4 parallel 5 diferent (cursing means asking questions of ome sort) 6 parallel c7C 3B 9A WA IB 512 atro% 15,38 pattern, wheel (an ether oder) Focus on listening page 38 2 L Sparrock 2"North 3 freshfood@adders.co.ak 4:95 Casle Hill 5 Serena 5 Cliffe House 7 Glenn Ledbeatier $22. 9 0294735739 19 14th May Tapescript 1A: Tlive on Spurroch Street 3B: Could you spell tht forme? ‘Av Yes thats SPURROICK stret. 2 A: The house in Nocth Drive B: Northern? A: No, Nerth Drive 2 The esa address fresfod ~ thas one word —at aides ~ speed ADDERS ~ dt co dot tk 4 Ac The oddeesis 45, Castle il. B, Wios that $4, Caste Hil? A Noss, 5A: My names Serena Jones Salina fone ‘A: Noy my fist name's spelled SERENA. 6 The company is bascd in Cliffe House ~ that’ Cie withan ¢ atthe end 7A: Could you give me your name, please? Coca, i's Glenn ~ that’s spelled weit a double n —Leateate, that's LEDBEATTER 8 The tua cos i 838— oh, sory, Lean read my own wing ~ is 33, 9 The numbers 0238 735788 ~oh, srry, thas 785 atthe sd 20 A: Tbe arcving ant Tuesday ~ chats the 13h of May, iit ie B: No, the 14th actully 2a three 1 people interested in sharing the at 2 three 3 tow by tow. € 1 Description 2 Special requizernents 55 Description 4 Deterption 5 Specie requirements 6 bob 31 (@)spors 2 energetic 5 (a) big room 4 Spencer 5 hardworcing 5 (an) engineer 7 competitive, treeied 1 Sicyele 9 0777 687 2438 10 28th September / September 28th 150 ‘Tapescript You wid hear a conversation between two Batmates, Graig and Don, wip are looking for «third person to share their Dt, Fist you have some time to look at questions 1-5, ‘You wil ee chat here isan example which has Been dane for you. On this ocasion ony, the conversation eating to ‘his ill be played irs, Dan; Hi, Crag. Deen home long? Craig: Yeah, quite aime, ‘Boe: Did anyone phone aboot renting the spare room? CGrxig, Yeah, we've had three phone calls about it Dow: Really? (Craig: Yeab, do you want to bear about them Dons Sure (Ceaig: Right. The fist one was called Phil Parrott, ‘The rate ofthe fst person who phoned was Pil Parrot so Farroct has beea writen inthe space ‘Now we shal begin, You should answer che questions a you en becauce you will not hear the recording a econd Listen carefully ard ansiwer questions 1-5 ‘Don: Ht, Crag. Been home long? Ceaig: Yea, quit time. Don: Did anyone phone about renting the spare rocin? (Craig: Yea, we've had three phone calls about it Bon: Realy? Craig: Yeab, do you want te hear about them? (Craig: He'sa teacher: hes ast qualified, and he teaches spores. Bon: OF (Craig, Actually Ym not sure about his. He certainty sounded energetic bathe asked lots of questions about veer we smoked, and what rt of food we cooked Dor: Yesh, I mean we dont exactly live on pizzs and chipe ‘and takeaways, wel not quite, but... Craig. but he might bea bit to health-conscious to realy fit n with the sort of hie we lead Yeah And he aed lot of questions about the room... be sad he need a big room becawie he’s got lots of sports scquipment. Done Yel, hats OK, the rooms quite bigbut Tam not so sure about him... whet about the second one? Cage He was called David Spencer Dor: Spender? Craig: No, Spencer cer, He works at Cooper-Loag~ you -know, the big company on Broad Street. He sid be was 2 lawyer Dor: Ob, Pd have thought in tht case he'd be nening, ‘enough to rent his own place. | wonder hy he wants to share fat. (Craig: Wed, be didnt say. He's quite abit ober than us. Ne «did cay he's just moved down here from the north of Eogland, He seemed very quit, actually. Maybe he wants to meet some new peopke I got the impression he was @ hrardorking kind of person who doesn't zo ou all that much Dor: Right Craig But he sounded OK. Oh, one thing though, he sid he wouldnt be siaying in the fata the weekends so he wants to pay reduced costs for gas and electricity. because he’ only here five days out of seven Don: Of, 'm apt suge about tht what do you think? Craig: Wall, [suppose it fi butt ll counds abit complicated ‘fore you hear the rest ofthe tak you have some time co look at questions 6-10, "Now listen and answer questions 6-10. (Geaig, Anyway, thers was third petvon, Leo Nontis, Don: Yes (Craig, He’ an engineer, Dor: Ob, yeah? Graig: And he' about our 295, ‘Don: Right. What did he sound like? Cea Well, actually he was really funny, I couldnt stop laughing when [tas alleing o hitn. He sade was very lary and never got up until noon at weekends and | sid that wouldn't be a problem here Dons: No, certainly not (Graig: Dot actualy I suspect he was joking when he sid he was lary. think he lives eas it comes, he's certainly ‘not competiive of sresced, but he hes cycling and things that, He sounds lke an outdoor type. Anyway, T thought he sounded as if he'd fit in. He wanted 1 check tthe was somewhere safe for his bicyl thas not a problem. ‘Dom: No, he ean leave itn the garage with my car. So dd you get his contoctdetailst (Craig Yes helt his mobile mumbo its 0777 687 2433. Don: And does ie want to move in staight away? (Craig: Wel be’ paid ie rent in hi present place up tothe 3a of September, but he sid that if posible hed ike to ‘move in abit before then be sad the 28th of September Dou: And he was OK about thereat? Cag: Yeah, be sed it was fine Don: Right So shall we ge hia a ring nd soe if he wants to come round and... Focus on speaking aie 39 Lat sty 2 funy 3 calm $ sich 5 hardworking 5 supportive 7 noisy # warm Pestive meanings caring, sociable, funny, cake, considerate. hardworking, “quiet, warm, supportive 2 Negetive necniags stressed, “serious selfish, lacy. nots, shy excitable, untriendly, competitive "Covad be positive or negative depending on context. 1 ait eather (120% also used, but this emphasises sather tha softens the etc) 2 scaly b 2.1 Descibe 3 person who is popular in your neighbourhood; explain why he/she is popula 2 thre others 3 1,3 and in present tense: 2in past tense ANSWER RETS (MODULE C) Be Prompt [Prompt?_[Prompe’ Prompt Tol decor [Mer him [Calm quis, | Good dacion fiend [abou syns |gente way of | apprecave Jago actocat_| Speaking sma _f very hind, eaith centre | person. bgtbrown {caring eves sopportve | persons they rear sense of jalltruse hia humour: makes people laugh bi ves 2 Nee 3 No only two features (aot requted By the tsk) 4% 5 Yes~ she used a clear signal: The reason wiy I shink he 10 popular becouse 6 No —asually present simple, bot also past simple for vberehbon they ict; present simple for Section Tapescript ‘Wall the person 'm going to tell you about tour local sor In fact, he's tn, leo a fiend of mine quite ood friend, fat. Let him im the very fst week we moved to the area ..'cos wed ben living inthe north before and had w move because of our jobs... and thats abouts years ago and well. | went along 2 register at the health conte, and he happened t be thor, co he Introduced himself as the doctor and we started chatting .. anil well we became good trends staight away, tally. ‘Um, {think what ke aber hi inthe fst place was his. ‘calm. Het, in, qaitea small person, wit big brawn eyes ‘a0 he hat tht wondecflly quit, gentle way of peaking, I dhink thisis really why he ie such a good doctor, and be’ very supportive when you'e i and things, which is ‘ty important of course, bt he aso has his zea sense of humour... he can always make people laugh .. even when they’te not foling wll. o they tart to fel beter ight ‘So, un I suppose the reason why Think hei 0 popular is ‘because e'sa really good doctor, and he's appreciated for it. in the whole neighbourhood, realy. [thinkeverybody + nows he's avery kind, caring person o they all trust him ‘= apd fel lucky t hve him as thie doctor like 1 do, realy. Focus on writing. page 42 ric 2 Whether you thin the changes ia fees have Been postive or negative. 2a 1 Tudntroduces the rpie. 2 In paragraph 2 miroduces positive changes: in Paragraph 3 it introduces neyative changes 3 That changes have been postin the conchasion 1b Addition: Forthermore, in addition Contrast: On the other baad Induct exemple: As evidence of thi, Por example Goncesion Nevertheless ‘Sunni up: In. conclusion, But overall Cause and effect One reason for, asa result 1st Aniswen KEYS (MODULE ©) {© Changes have heen positive ‘ridence improvements in healease, education, “standard of vin, les phypicl labour lage leoute industries ‘Changes have been negative vlc: impact on environment, sess fom pressure ip schools! woskplaces, Jos of social relationships, reduced fay if, increased crime/divorce los oF sente of community Subjecives think. Teed 2 Objective ft undeniable that, Some people believe that, itcan also be argued that, there is evidence to suggest that i is eae that Lof 2en df 40 Shor 6in 1 The impact of computers on working conditions has heen good. Inter ofthe ervivonenent, however, the changes have een neve Sucl changes sve affected our work ina negative vay, ‘And even higher salaries cannot compensae for ong. working hours. ‘There is no need for physical labour anymore, and people have more acces 10 different activites then belore Language review C poge +4 1a Work:paterns conditions, to delegate, overworked, sick pay, workload, efficiency, pressure, malti-tssking, salaries Behofs and opinions: values, priorities, atitades, notions, expectations, perceptions, awareness views b 1 higher staudand oftiving 2 ecopemic developmen 53 more leisure felines 4 beter ving conditions 5 improved healthcare 6 modecn techrclogy 7 faster poce ofl & family breakdown 9 higher strc levels 10 time pressure 11 tight schedules 12 lost sense of community € 1 pereeptions 2 atinades 3 expectations 4 values 5 noticasviews 6 priorities 7 overworked & modeen technology 9 time pressure [0 tight schedules 11 workload 12 delegate 13 efiiensy 14 family breakdown 15 sense of community | alink 2 Pillans argument connection between stress and heart disease 4 combination of 5 discovery ofanewlaw of physics 6 a suspicion 7 Cartwrights findings gett 2 showup te 5 comeup with 4 wind down § take up § notabigdeal 7 deal with f etikes ne 9 sort out 4 their 2 which 3: Th The 8 These 9 who 4 that 40 their Sis 6 they 1 this 152 CRESS Focus on listening 1 pase 46 1 Computer equipment Questions 7-8 2 Knowledge or dlls needed forthe course Questions 1-8 3 Assessment Question 10 4 Dates ofcourse Question 9 2 athe bia 2b 3a 4b 5a 60 231 Questions 7 and 8 4 LS EER ténanyonten 27 anamber § partofs computer 9 a date 10 a number 46 BLE,G (in any onder) 7 eusicy-four 8 (a) sound card 9 Gininewthis) faruaey 10 ois ‘Tapescript You will hear two university students talking about a music ‘couse. Firs you have some time o look 2 questions 1-3, Now laten and answer qoestion® 13, Geaharn: Josie, come in, How are you? Josic: Ym good. ‘Graharn: Can I get you a coffee or anyahing? Josie: No, that’s OK. 1 cant tay long, but You sid you ‘wanted to tall tome aboot that couree Fm doing hit semester, Music 1022 Geahaen: Thav’s rig Actually {was abit Tough you were majoring in maths. Josie: ‘Thats right, | am, Tm doing four maths modules this ‘yess, Butt’ an optional couree — you just choose iit Youle interested. And you can doit whatever department youre in. Why? Are you thinking about doing if) Geahain: Well, Tm not sare. What ate the requirements? Jesies What? Geeharn: The courve requirements. Lmesn, what do ‘nced to hc about music to be seeepted on it do listen to alot of musi, everthing from hip-hop and rap to classical, and can sing et of Josie: Well fra start, one special thing about this course i that ite distance learning ~ you doa’ actually have to be atthe university to doi and yoa don't have letares. So youve got tobe able to work on your owa without Ssomecine telling you what co do all he ime. GGeaham: (surpesed) Oh? Oh. po, that shout be OKT reckon. Tim more worvied about the actuel musical stat. Like, Tdon't know ew to ead music Josie: That doesnt matte they don't assume that. Youll Team a8 you go along. Hew's your maths? Gesham: Not to0 bad Tesiet Right. Some of is quite mathematical, co you really ‘need to be strong ther. Grakiam: But you play the violin, don't you? I dost pay anything. Josie: You don't need to, What about computer skills? Youtte OK there? Graham: Yes, reasonably. Does that matter? ised because Josie: es, Ud say they've casemtial Like L sid i’ all distance learning 0 i's computer-based ‘Before you hear the rst ofthe alk you have some tans to lookat questions 4-10. ‘Now listen and answer questions (10, Graham: But wit about lecture? Josie: You dort attend any. I ll online So les ofthe ‘students atent hece in Canade a ll~ they're tadying from howe all over the world — we've got soraeone from _my soup in Jamaice, ad ¢ couple from Taian. oh, and some from Hong Kong as wel. Graham: So hows doce work? Joie: Oh, well there’ muthimedin couse website onthe internet where you can Esten... you caa listen and watch atthe same ime, and of course you cen do ita your own, pace, sof you dnt understand something you jast go back, or if you want some more examples ofthe music, there are Links thereto cing thot you can listen ‘There's quite alot of theory, but its all done through ‘sical examples, so it’s practical atthe same time, Like in the last module Idi, we looked ata bit ofthe masic from the movie Str Wars~ the Dart der theme, you enw Graham: Ob, yeah Josie: Then we locked ata theme fran Wagner's Tita ‘nd Ksolde. Do you know i? Written i the 18508 ane ‘ye could ste there were all sorts of parallels between ‘them. And that’s feotaze ofthe course we offen look at modem Holywood themes 1o Mustate concepts in classics) musi. Graham: Mant, sounds really interesting? Da you have a ‘coursebook! Josie: No, we dont use one. We're given a software programme called NotaAbiityLite and what it does sit ‘Presents what we write the music we writ, realy clearly and it also allows ns to play bad any piece of music on ‘cur computer athome, But shat not all, we can wate ‘our own musi, quite complex stuf for various insteumens, and the programme plays it back 0 us. Graham: Plays the actual music? Josie: Yes, sot meane that your computer is seuslly your ‘oun arusical instrument! And we ean oven eubmit our fished pieces to cur tutor by e-mail Graham: So you do need your own computer, obviously. Josie: es, with a least 64 Megabytes of RAM (Graham Thats OK. fve gor 128, Josie: And a CD-ROM, and ecound card, of course Grabam: No problem, So how longs the course? Sasi: I's six months, There are two 8 year, 50 you could ‘actually enrol forthe next one if you wanted. starts in January. started let September and I ish in Bebraary. Graham: And haw many credit isi? Josie: Thice: In ord 1 puss, you've got todo six assignments ~T' just doieg ny fourth one now and {ake s final examination. Aajway, why don't you cal round sometime and I show you the sort of things we

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