Audioscripts for Student's Book 3
STARTER UNIT
CD1 track 02 audioscript, exercise 2
Megan Hi, I'm Megan. I'm 15. My hobbies
are reading and listening to music.
This is my friend Dan.
Dan Hello. I'm Dan. I like playing
computer games and going to the
cinema.
Rita Hi. I'm Rita. I'm 14. I love sport. My
favourite sport is swimming.
Megan We all live in Reading, a town near
London. It's a great place.
UNIT 1
CD1 track 04 audioscript, exercise 4
Megan What's your favourite free-time activity
Dan?
Dan I like playing computer games and
playing tennis, but my favourite activity
is playing football. What about you?
Megan I like doing artistic things like making
models of animals or drawing cartoons.
My favourite activity is going to my
youth group. We always do a lot of
different fun things there.
CD1 track 06 audioscript, Pronunciation b
1 I volunteer at a sports centre.
2 I don't want to go to the disco. It's boring.
3 I often draw cartoons online.
4 I don't make models.
CD1 track 08 audioscript, exercise 15
Interviewer Today we're talking about activities
and hobbies that teenagers do
and how they can help you with
stress. Let's start with you, Ben.
How old are you?
Ben I'm 13.
Interviewer And what activities do you usually
do in your free time?
Ben Oh, I love sports, so I spend a lot of
time doing them. My favourite
sport is running. You don't need
any special equipment to do it,
just some good running shoes.
Interviewer How often do you go running?
Ben Every day, if I can. And I play
a lot of tennis, too. I practise two
or three times a week during the
summer, but less in winter.
Interviewer And how do you think these
activities help you with stress?
Ben Well, when I'm feeling stressed or
when I'm having a difficult time at
school or with friends or whatever
… I go running. I try to run really
fast! I put all my frustration and
negative emotions into the activity.
After that I always feel better!
Interviewer So what makes you feel stressed?
Ben Oh, problems with friends or too
much school work … that can be
hard. Especially when we have
exams.
Interviewer And are you feeling stressed now?
Ben No, I'm feeling great at the
moment. Things are going really
well! I'm getting good marks at
school this term. And the weather's
good at the moment so I'm doing
lots of running. I meet my friends
every weekend because I don't
have time during the week.
Interviewer Apart from free-time activities,
what else helps reduce stress?
Ben Well, I usually talk to my parents
or I talk to my friends if I've got
problems or feel stressed. That
helps too.
Interviewer Thank you, Ben. And now …
CD1 track 09 audioscript, exercise 2
Rita This programme's terrible.
Megan Yeah, I'm really bored.
Rita What's on the other channels?
Megan Nothing! There isn't anything interesting
on TV at all.
Rita Let's play tennis … oh no! It's starting
to rain!
Megan I don't want to go outside in the rain!
Rita No!
CD1 track 10 audioscript, exercise 3
Rita Hey, do you fancy watching a DVD?
Megan Good idea.
Rita Let's get some pizza, too.
Megan Yeah, that sounds great. Let's eat and
then watch the film.
Rita OK. What do you want to watch? I've
got loads of films: Alice in Wonderland,
Avatar, Robin Hood.
Megan Oh, Avatar, definitely. It's brilliant.
Rita OK, Avatar it is. Do you want to invite
Beth too?
Megan Yeah, cool. I'll phone Beth now.
UNIT 2
CD1 track 17 audioscript, exercise 5
Megan How many hours do you use a
computer every week?
Dan A computer? About three. I spend
about one hour chatting online and
about two hours playing computer
games.
Megan How many hours do you watch TV
every week?
Dan About four or five.
Megan And how many hours do you spend
listening to music on your mp3 player?
Dan A lot! Probably about eight hours.
CD1 track 21 audioscript, exercise 13
Presenter On today's programme we're looking
at the history of one of the most
popular social networking sites
today – Facebook. Ben Davies is
here to tell us all about it. Ben, how
did Facebook start?
Ben Well, a student called Mark
Zuckerberg started it when he
was at Harvard University.
Presenter So he started it by himself?
Ben No, he started it with three other
computer science students …
Eduardo Saverin, Dustin Moskovitz
and Chris Hughes.
Presenter So there were four of them all
together who started Facebook?
Ben Yes.
Presenter And why did they start it?
Ben Well, they wanted to have a website
for all the university students, so it
started as a website for Harvard
University students. That was in
2004. Then it became available for
other American universities. Then
in 2005 it became available for all
American high school students.
Presenter I didn't know that.
Ben And in 2006 it became available for
everyone age 13 and over. You need
an email address, but if you're over
13 and you've got an email address
you can join Facebook.
Presenter But Facebook isn't available in every
country, is it?
Ben No … you're right. It's prohibited in
countries such as China and Iran,
so it isn't available there. And many
offices don't like people using it at
work. Office managers think people
spend too much time networking
with friends and not working.
Presenter So how many Facebook users are
there now?
Ben How many people have profiles and
use it? Let's see … It's got over
500 million active users all over
the world!
Presenter And is it more popular than other
social networking sites?
Ben Well, in 2009 it became the most
used site … so now it's more popular
than MySpace or Bebo – or any
other site. Last month Facebook
had about 132 million visitors,
compared to MySpace which had
about 119 million visitors. And it's
the most popular social networking
site in America, Canada and Britain.
Presenter Is it mainly young people who use it?
Ben No, not at all, but it is very popular
with young people. An American
company did a survey and asked
students what their favourite things
are … their mp3 player was number
one, Facebook was number two.
Presenter I see! So Facebook is really popular,
but not as popular as listening to
music.
Ben Yes. Did you know there's a new
dictionary word because of social
networking sites? Last year an
important American dictionary said
that their word of the year is the
new verb 'unfriend'.
Presenter To 'unfriend'?
Ben Yeah, it means to remove someone
as a friend on a social networking
site, like Facebook.
Presenter So, now you know. Don't offend
your Facebook friends or they
could unfriend you.
CD1 track 22 audioscript, exercise 2
Megan Hey, look at those mobile phones,
they're really cool. I need to buy a
new one.
Rita Mmm … look at the digital cameras.
I really want a digital camera.
Megan Yeah, the digital cameras are great.
I want a camera, too.
Rita And they've got some new mp3 players.
Megan Yeah … I want an mp3 player, too.
Rita Megan! You can't buy everything!
How much money have you got?
Megan What? I've got a hundred pounds.
Don't worry … I'm only buying a new
mobile phone. I want a phone with a
camera and an mp3 player!
Rita OK, let's go in and look at the phones.
CD1 track 23 audioscript, exercise 3
Assistant Can I help you?
Megan Yes, I'm looking for a new mobile
phone.
Assistant This one is on special offer. It's only
£50.
Megan Has it got a good camera?
Assistant Yes. It's got an mp3 player and
high-speed mobile internet, too.
Megan Right. What about that one over
there? Can I see it?
Assistant Sure. This is a really good one.
Megan How much is it?
Assistant It's £200.
Megan Oh! That's too expensive for me.
OK, I'll take the other one.
Assistant That's £50 then, please.
Megan Here you are. Thanks. Bye.
UNIT 3
CD1 track 30 audioscript, exercise 4
Dan Hey, Megan, have you got any funny
superstitions?
Megan What do you mean?
Dan Well, for example Rita never walks
under ladders. She thinks it's bad luck.
Megan Well, I usually jump over lines in the
road, I don't walk on them. What about
you?
Dan Me? I don't have any superstitions, I …
Rita That's not true! You always walk away
from black cats. And you never dive
into a swimming pool first. First, you
get in, then you swim across, then you
climb out of the pool and then – only
then – you dive into the pool!
Dan Those aren't superstitions. They're just
my routines!
CD1 track 33 audioscript, Pronunciation b
Was Brennan alone?
He wasn't at home.
He was hiding in the trees.
He was running away when the bear attacked.
CD1 track 34 audioscript, exercise 10
And here is the 6 o'clock news. Authorities in
New Zealand are worried about swimmers and
surfers after a shark attack this afternoon. A shark
attacked a teenage girl but she hit it over the
head with her bodyboard and escaped.
Fourteen-year-old Lydia Ward was bodyboarding
with her brother at Oreti beach on South Island.
She was standing in only one metre of water when
the shark attacked. The shark was about three
metres long and it was very aggressive. It bit
Lydia's hip.
A few weeks ago Lydia read a story about a
surfer who fought off a shark attack with her
board. She knew that she had to use her
bodyboard and defend herself. She hit the
shark over the head many times. Finally, the
shark let her go and swam away. Lydia and her
brother ran out of the water fast and the shark
disappeared. Lydia was very lucky. She was
wearing a wetsuit when the shark attacked.
The wetsuit protected her body and Lydia didn't
have to go to hospital.
Lydia often swims at the beach, but she was very
frightened by the attack. She is planning to swim
in rivers and lakes in the future – she doesn't
intend to swim at the beach again.
CD1 track 35 audioscript, exercise 2
Megan What is THAT? New fashion
accessory?
Rita You look ridiculous!
Dan You're just jealous. Look, it's really
useful. It works like this – hands free.
Rita Ooh, that IS cool. You can go exploring
dark caves.
Megan Yeah, no one can see you wearing it
then.
Dan You can laugh, but this little gadget is
the most useful thing I've got and I never
go anywhere without it!
CD1 track 36 audioscript, exercise 3
… For one thing, I don't like running or cycling
in the dark. With a head torch, you feel safe
because drivers can see you.
And it's also great for camping, as I discovered
last year on a school camping trip. It was dark
and windy when we arrived at the campsite.
Jamie and I had head torches and we put our
tent up in exactly five minutes; 15 minutes later,
even the teachers were having problems with
theirs. As you can imagine, it's difficult to put a
tent up in the dark when you're holding a torch
in one hand. In fact, two kids were holding their
torches in their mouths while they tried to put
their tents up.
My head torch was also really useful for cooking
in the evenings on that camping trip. And it was
even more useful for eating in the dark – like the
night two huge spiders dropped into my spaghetti!
Thanks to my head torch I saw them in time. I'm
a vegetarian – I can't eat spiders, can I?
UNIT 4
CD2 track 02 audioscript, exercise 4
Rita What's Merida famous for?
Dan Um … I don't know. Give me a clue.
Rita Who lived in Spain around two thousand
years ago?
Dan Oh! The Romans. Oh yeah, Merida has
Roman ruins.
CD2 track 05 audioscript, Pronunciation b
1 Slaves built the Taj Mahal.
2 It was a beautiful, dark cave.
3 The ruins are in a rainforest.
CD2 track 06 audioscript, exercise 9
Interviewer Welcome to this week's edition of
Amazing Places. Today our
reporter Barbara is in Spain
where she has visited an amazing
place and discovered an amazing
person. Barbara tell us all about it.
Barbara Hello everyone. Yes, I'm in Spain
in a small town 20 kilometres from
Madrid called Mejorada del
Campo. This is where the amazing
Justo Gallego Martínez or Don
Justo as they call him here is
building his cathedral.
Interviewer Is he an architect?
Barbara No, he's not an architect. He's
a farmer. He has no training in
building at all but he says the
plans are all in his head.
Interviewer When did he start building his
cathedral?
Barbara He started building in 1961 and
he thinks it will take another 15
to 20 years to finish. And he's
already over 80 years old so he
may not live to see it.
Interviewer But it's a model cathedral, surely?
Barbara No, it's not a model! It is really big
– 8,000 metres squared. It has a
dome which rises more than 40
metres into the sky. There is also
a library, and offices … it's
enormous!
Interviewer But he can't build all this on his
own. Does he have help?
Barbara Well, he worked on his own for
many years but now his six
nephews help him and in summer
volunteers also come and help out.
Interviewer And how does he pay for all the
materials – the bricks, the cement,
the stone … ? Is he very rich?
Barbara No, he's not. Most of the building
materials he uses are recycled –
 things like buckets, pieces of wood,
UNIT 5
plastic and petrol cans, rubber
tyres, bicycle wheels. Sometimes CD2 track 15 audioscript, exercise 4
local construction companies give
Dan Which fundraising idea do you think is
him materials too. And of course
best Megan?
visitors who come to see the
Megan I think selling cakes is a good idea
cathedral give him donations.
Interviewer Is he famous in Spain? because everyone can participate.
Barbara Yes, he is now because in 2005 Dan I think making a charity CD is a good
he made a TV advert for a well- idea because everyone can buy one.
known sports drink so everyone Megan Why don't we have a bring and buy
heard about him and his sale, then we can sell cakes and CDs?
cathedral. Dan Good idea!
Interviewer Well, thanks Barbara. What an
CD2 track 18 audioscript, Pronunciation b
incredible story!
We haven't seen many films in English.
CD2 track 07 audioscript, exercise 2 She's organised a jumble sale.
Dan Hi, Megan. How was the weekend? He's written lots of emails.
Megan Great. Rita and I went to Cambridge. I haven't bought a charity CD.
Dan Really? Why did you go there?
CD2 track 20 audioscript, exercise 12
Megan We went to visit my cousins who live
there. Since it began in 1942, the charity Oxfam has
helped thousands of people all over the world.
CD2 track 08 audioscript, exercise 3 It is probably best known for its work in famine
Dan So, what's Cambridge like? relief, helping people who don't have enough
Megan It's very beautiful. food. However, Oxfam has also campaigned to
Dan What is there to do there? publicise education, health, human rights, and
Megan Well, you can visit museums and the climate change. Oxfam raises money in lots of
university. ways but we need your help in our charity shops.
Dan Museums? Sounds boring. What was We sell coffee and other foods but mostly we
the weather like? sell what people give us. So if you have books,
Megan Great. It was very sunny. clothes, CDs or DVDs that you don't want,
Dan Oh, good. So, was it fun? please give them to your local shop. There are
Megan Yeah, we had a good time. We went 750 Oxfam shops in the UK and over 15,000
on a boat trip. worldwide. All the profits go to charity.
Dan Yeah? What happened?
Médecins Sans Frontières is an international
Megan Rita fell in the river.
organisation that believes that everybody in
Dan Really? Nice one.
the world has a right to medical care. We have
CD2 track 10 audioscript, exercise 2 provided health care for the very poor since a
group of French doctors started the charity in
1 quick quickly
1971. We have worked in countries in Africa,
2 happy happily
South America and the Caribbean. Most of the
3 good well
people who work for MSF are volunteers and
4 careful carefully
many of them are local people from the country
5 bad badly
where the charity is working. We need more
6 quiet quietly
volunteers. We need your skills. Join us today
7 noisy noisily
and help make the world a healthier place for
8 hard hard
9 fast fast everybody.
10 easy easily Do you have a pet? Do you love and respect
11 angry angrily animals? Then we need your help. The Royal
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
the RSPCA, has looked after animals in Britain
since 1824. We take care of sick, lost and
homeless animals in our animal centres and
veterinary centres throughout the country. All
our money comes from donations made by the
public. We do not receive any government
funding. Many of the people working in our
animal centres are volunteers, but we do have
a large staff of professional vets, nurses and
animal care assistants. We need your help and
your money. Please help us make an animal's
life better. Thank you.
CD2 track 21 audioscript, exercise 2
Mr Rodmell Hello, Megan.
Megan Hi, Mr Rodmell. Do you have
a minute?
Mr Rodmell Sure. What can I do for you?
Megan Well, I'm raising money for
charity.
Mr Rodmell Oh yes?
Dan I buy a T-shirt in every place I visit. Have
you ever bought any souvenirs?
Rita Yes, I have. I bought this baseball hat in
New York. It's a typical American
souvenir.
CD2 track 32 audioscript, Pronunciation b
The world on wheels
I've drunk green tea.
She learned German at school.
CD2 track 33 audioscript, exercise 10
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CD2 track 22 audioscript, exercise 3 For more information, visit our website
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Megan I'm doing a sponsored walk. on 908765401.
Mr Rodmell Sounds fun.
Megan Would you like to sponsor me? Come cruising this summer. It's a journey you'll
Mr Rodmell Yes, OK. Which charity is it for? never forget.
Megan Oxfam. 'Shall I go to Russia or shall I go to China? Oh,
Mr Rodmell OK. I'll give you £1 a mile. I can't choose.'
Megan Great. Thanks. Why can't it be both? Yes, let the Trans-Mongolian
Mr Rodmell And when is it? Railway take you from Moscow to Beijing. Our
Megan Next Saturday. trains take you through Russia. You can visit
Mr Rodmell Well, good luck. beautiful Siberia and Lake Baikal, the biggest
Megan Great. Thanks, Mr Rodmell. lake in the world.
CD2 track 24 audioscript, exercise 2 Then we go south through Mongolia, the Gobi
desert and finally China.
do charity work make a decision
make money do homework On the trains, you can meet people and take
make someone happy make a mistake photographs of the beautiful countryside.
do nothing do your best So take the train, not the plane and have an
make someone laugh do someone a favour adventure this summer.
make friends do exercise
The Trans-Mongolian Railway – it's the journey
of a lifetime.
UNIT 6 For tickets, visit www.waytorussia.net
CD2 track 29 audioscript, exercise 4 Want to travel but don't know what to do with
Rita I like your T-shirt Dan. Where did you the kids? Take them with you!
get it? This year, let the whole family have an
Dan I bought it in Rome. It was a souvenir. adventure with a Manuki Family Adventure
Rita A souvenir T-shirt! what a good idea. holiday in India.
We travel by private car and jeep so you get to
see the real India. And India has everything for
families. Camel rides, tiger safaris, the Taj
Mahal.
We make your journey easy. We organise
everything: your meals, your transport and your
hotels, including two nights in a Maharajah's
palace.
Go to www.manuki.com for prices and
reservations.
Megan OK, Rita … what's your favourite film?
Rita The Simpsons Movie.
Dan And why do you like it?
Rita Well, it's quite an old film, but I love it
because the script is so funny.
Dan And you, Megan … what's your favourite
film?
Megan I like The Lord of the Rings. I love
fantasy films.
CD3 track 05 audioscript, Pronunciation b

Have a family adventure with Manuki and let us I'm going to buy another one.
show you around India. The filming is going to start.
They aren't going to do the stunts.
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CD3 track 06 audioscript, exercise 15
'The 14.35 train to Oxford is now at platform 13.
Presenter Since Avatar came out, everyone is
The 14.30 from Edinburgh has just arrived at
talking about 3D films … Jane
platform 12.'
Daniels is here to tell us more about
Rita Hi, Megan. Welcome home.
3D films and about whether the 3D
Megan Hi Rita, thanks for coming to meet me.
phenomenon will continue or will
It's really nice of you.
disappear. Jane, welcome to the
Rita No problem. So, shall we get the bus
programme.
home?
Jane Thanks.
Megan OK. Let's go. Presenter So, first of all, when did 3D really
start?
CD2 track 35 audioscript, exercise 3
Jane Actually, the technology first
Rita So, how was the journey? appeared in 1894.
Megan Oh, it was terrible. The train left Presenter You mean 1994?
30 minutes late. Jane No, 1894 … 3D film has been around
Rita Oh, no! But did you get a good seat? for over a 100 years! A man called
Megan No, I didn't. There were no free seats. William Friese-Greene developed a
I had to stand. system to combine two images into
Rita What? Did you change trains at one. The basic process is still the
Birmingham? same today, but the technology is
Megan Yes, I did. I got a seat from much more sophisticated.
Birmingham to London. Presenter So when we see 3D films they are
Rita Did you have anything to eat? a combination of two images that
Megan No. The bar was closed. we see at the same time?
Rita Oh, no. How terrible! Jane Yes. That's why objects and people
Megan Yes. It was awful. seem to have depth.
Presenter So when did 3D really start becoming
popular?
UNIT 7 Jane Well, I'd say in the last few years.
In fact the first big 3D films to come
CD3 track 02 audioscript, exercise 5
out were children's films – there was
Megan So, Dan, what's your favourite film? The Polar Express in 2004,
Dan Avatar. Monster House in 2006 and Meet
Megan Why do you like it? the Robinsons in 2007.
Dan It's a 3D film and the special effects are Presenter And what about 3D films for adults
great. or teenagers?
Jane The first 3D film for an adult audience Dan But the special effects were awesome!
was Beowulf in 2007. Rita I suppose they were OK. But I thought
Presenter So, what about the future? Are we the plot wasn't very good. What about
going to see more 3D films or is it you?
just a trend? Dan OK, it was a bit boring, but the actors
Jane Well, next year at least 15 3D films were very good.
are going to be released. That's a Rita No, they weren't. They were terrible!
huge number compared to a few Dan Did you like anything?
years ago. I think 3D will definitely Rita Yes, I loved the soundtrack.
grow and we will see more and Dan Me too. It was incredible.
more 3D films in the future. Rita At least we agree about something!
Presenter Right … so what about those CD3 track 10 audioscript, exercise 2
glasses? Will we ever be able
suggest suggestion
to watch 3D films without those
develop development
glasses?
equip equipment
Jane Well, film-makers are already looking
predict prediction
into how to make it possible to watch
advertise advertisement
a 3D film without glasses. They're
educate education
spending thousands of dollars on
enjoy enjoyment
developing new technology … so,
possess possession
yes, I think one day it will be possible
argue argument
to watch 3D films without glasses. decorate decoration
Presenter Right. connect connection
Jane And then we'll be able to watch 3D excite excitement
films at home. That's possible now, inform information
but the technology is very expensive. compete competition
But I'm sure that we'll soon have
cheap TVs that can also show 3D
films. UNIT 8
Presenter Jane, thanks for being on the
CD3 track 15 audioscript, exercise 5
programme today.
Megan Have you ever shaken hands with
CD3 track 07 audioscript, exercise 2 someone famous Dan?
Dan Yes. I shook hands with the Prime
Rita Can I have three tickets to see
Minister when he visited my town.
Space Adventure, please?
And you?
Assistant Sure. That's nine pounds, please.
Megan No, I've never met anyone famous.
Rita Here you are. Which screen is it?
Assistant Screen 5. Enjoy the film. CD3 track 18 audioscript, Pronunciation b
Rita Thanks.
1 You shouldn't write in books.
Dan Have you got the tickets?
2 Click your fingers.
Rita Yes. Have you got the drinks and
3 I'm always very polite.
chocolate?
4 I'll ask that boy.
Dan Yeah, I've got the drinks and three
bars of chocolate! Come on, let's CD3 track 20 audioscript, exercise 10
go in.
Number 1
Interviewer Tell me about your best friend,
CD3 track 08 audioscript, exercise 3
Harry.
Dan What did you think of the film? I thought Harry I don't really have a best friend.
it was brilliant! There's a group of us – Jimmy,
Rita Well, I thought it was rubbish. Steve, Alex and me. We're all
 best friends. We like the same
things … playing football, going
to parties, playing computer
games.
Interviewer And what are your friends like?
Harry We're different in some ways.
Jimmy's really funny – a good
laugh. Steve is very
approachable, friendly and easy
to talk to. Alex and I are quieter.
Alex is really creative – he's brilliant
at art.
Interviewer And what about making new
friends? Can anyone join the
group?
Harry Of course. There are a few rules,
though.
Interviewer A few rules?
Harry You must love football, of course.
You don't have to support
Liverpool, but you mustn't support
Manchester United. Oh, and you
should like skateboarding. If you
don't, you'll be bored, because
we skate a lot. That's all. Oh, and
you shouldn't listen to dance music.
We all like fast guitar bands –
skater music, you know. Oh, and
you ...
Interviewer Thanks, Harry.
Number 2
Interviewer OK, so, Maria. You have lots of
friends but who's your best friend?
Maria I don't really have a best friend.
I just have friends.
Interviewer OK, so you all hang out together.
Maria No, no. I have lots of friends from
different places. Most of them don't
know each other.
Interviewer What do you mean?
Maria Well, I have friends from school,
of course. But they aren't from
the same class. For example,
I'm really good friends with Marcus,
a boy in the year above me, and
I'm also really good friends with
Amelia, a girl in the year below me.
But Marcus and Amelia don't really
know each other. Sometimes
I hang out with Marcus and
sometimes with Amelia.
Interviewer OK. And what other friends have
you got?
Maria I'm still friends with a few kids
I went to primary school with. We
chat online sometimes. Then I've
got friends who live near the beach.
We meet up every summer. I've
known them for about 12 years.
I believe that friends don't have
to see each other every day to be
good friends.
Interviewer So, do you find it easy to make
friends?
Maria Sure. I'm very lively and sociable.
I love meeting new people.
Interviewer And what sort of people do you
like?
Maria Oh, all sorts. My friends don't have
to be creative or funny – they can
be whatever. I don't care what they
look like. But they must be honest.
That's the most important quality
in a person I think. A friend should
always tell you the truth.
CD3 track 21 audioscript, exercise 2
Dan Hi, Megan. Hi, Rita. Did you have a good
weekend?
Megan Yes, it was OK. What about you? Did
you go out?
Dan Yes, I went to Peter's birthday party
on Saturday.
Rita Oh yes! Have you got any photos?
Dan Yes, let me show you.
CD3 track 22 audioscript, exercise 3
Rita So, what was the party like?
Dan It was fantastic. I met this girl called
Greta. Look at my photos.
Megan Greta? Where's she from?
Dan She's Norwegian, but she's lived here
for years.
Rita So, what's she like?
Dan She's friendly and funny.
Megan And what does she look like?
Dan Tall, slim and blonde. And we've got
a lot in common.
Rita What does she like doing?
Dan She likes playing tennis and watching
films. Just like me.

UNIT 9
CD3 track 29 audioscript, exercise 4
Rita So, Dan what was the last CD you
bought? Was it good?
Dan It was The Resistance by Muse. Yeah,
it's not bad, I like it.
Rita Megan, what was the last album you
bought? Was it good?
Megan It was Bionic by Christina Aguilera. It's
fantastic! I play it all the time. What
about you Rita? What was the last CD
you bought? Did you like it?
Rita It was The Fame by Lady Gaga. I
thought the album was quite good.
CD3 track 32 audioscript, Pronunciation b
America another brother
I'm going to buy another one.
My brother's living in America.
The computer was made in China.
CD3 track 33 audioscript, exercise 12
Jane And on today's programme we have
a special report about a 15-year-old
British girl who has become famous in
Japan. Kevin Blake is here with the
details. Kevin, what can you tell us?
Kevin Like most 15 year olds, Rebecca Flint
likes to dress up and dance. Rebecca
started recording her performances a
few months ago and then she posted
them on YouTube. Millions of people
have watched her YouTube videos and
she's become an internet celebrity –
especially in Japan.
Jane What sort of songs does she dance to?
Kevin She dances to J-pop or Japanese pop
songs and animé theme songs.
Jane Animé theme songs?
Kevin Yes, animé refers to a style of
animation from Japan, influenced by
the manga (Japanese comics) style.
Animé usually has characters with
large eyes, big hair, exaggerated facial
expressions and long arms and legs.
Jane OK, so animé is cartoons that are
similar to the style of Japanese manga
comics?
Kevin Right. It's quite different from American
or British pop music.
Jane And how did she become so famous in
Japan?
Kevin A popular Japanese website showed
Rebecca's video and she became a
big star in Japan. Now she has
thousands of fans there. In fact, she
now has the second most popular
website among Japanese musicians!
Jane So how did she become interested in
Japanese cartoons and comics?
Kevin Well, three years ago she got an
English translation of a Japanese
manga comic called Fruits Basket and
loved it. She started reading all the
manga comics she could and watching
animé cartoons. She's also started
learning Japanese.
Jane So is she going to release an album?
Kevin Oh yes, her first album is coming out
next month.
Jane And what about DVDs?
Kevin Her Japanese DVD was released last
November and went straight to number
eight in Japan's DVD charts.
Jane Right.
Kevin And that's not all … Rebecca
performed live for the first time in
Tokyo last October.
Jane Well, Rebecca is certainly going to
continue to be popular for a long time.
CD3 track 34 audioscript, exercise 2
Megan Look at this! Take That and Robbie
Williams are getting back together.
They're going to do a special concert!
Rita That's great! It's next Saturday, can
you go?
Megan Yes, I can. I'm so excited! Where is it?
Rita It's in London.
CD3 track 35 audioscript, exercise 3
Megan It's great they are back together, but
Robbie was always the best member
of the band.
Rita I totally disagree. They were loads
better without him.
Megan OK, but I think the concert will be
great. I really want to go.
Rita Me too. Can you come Dan?
Dan I can't. I'm going to a Gorillaz concert,
do you want to come with me instead?
Rita No thanks! I don't like Gorillaz.
Megan Me neither, but have fun!
CD3 track 37 audioscript, exercise 3
un: unoriginal, unsupportive, unnecessary,
unhappy, unimaginative, unreliable,
untrustworthy, unadventurous, unfriendly
im: impossible, impractical, impatient, imperfect
il: illogical, illegal