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Unit 1
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Presenter Today, we’re asking some teenagers
who or what influences their choice of clothes.
First up, we have Anna on the line. Hello, Anna, can
you tell us where you get your ideas for clothes?
Anna Well, I have to say that I absolutely love –
and couldn’t live without – my fashion magazines
and blogs! I’m really into fashion – in a big way.
So, I buy fashion magazines every week and
look out for new trends – designer dresses and
jeans, smart jackets and trousers. I spend a lot of
money to look fashionable!
Presenter Thanks, Anna. And now, we have
Robby. Hi, Robby. What about you?
Robby I’m not really that concerned about
clothes generally. But on weekdays, I work in
an office and I have to wear a suit and tie and
look smart. I ask my dad’s advice because he
does the same. And outside work, I just wear the
same casual gear as my mates – jeans, T-shirts,
hoodies. I think it’s important to look the same as
the people you hang around with.
Presenter Thank you, Robby. Now, it’s Izzy.
What influences you, Izzy?
Izzy It depends. I like to watch celebrities on TV
or read about them, so I guess I’m influenced
by what they wear. Obviously, I can’t afford
the same outfits, but I try to get similar stuff
at a cheaper price. I’m completely addicted to
shoes! I have the same pair of high heels that
the actress Hannah Maine was wearing on the
red carpet at the first night of her last film! They
are so elegant.
Presenter Thank you, Izzy. And finally, Grant. Hi,
Grant! How about you?
Grant  Hi! OK, well, I’m certainly not trendy. I don’t
think I’m influenced by anybody or anything. I think
it’s important to just be yourself. I wear clothes
that are comfortable – if it’s freezing outside,
I wear a thick coat, a scarf, a woolly hat, gloves,
and warm socks inside my boots. Sometimes I just
wear pyjamas all day in the house! I don’t care what
I look like! I guess I look a bit scruffy at times, but
that’s fine with me!
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1 She looks as if she’s not enjoying herself.
2 Sam and Mary sound like they are having an
argument.
3 Let’s take pictures of all the guests!
4 Gorgeous lipstick! Is it all right if I borrow it?
Unit 2
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1 do here. She even offered me a pay rise, but it’s
Izzy Hi! You started your new job last week,
didn’t you? Are you enjoying it?
Nadia It’s absolutely amazing – and not only
because of the brilliant salary! They’ve got
a Ping-Pong table – in the office! If you feel tired
of working and if the ideas aren’t coming, you
can go and play a game of table tennis.
Izzy Wow! Does that work? Do you become
more creative?
Nadia Oh yes! I’m getting loads of work done
and my table tennis is improving too!
2 the time or opportunity to work regular hours
Good morning, everyone. A quick announcement!
I want to tell you about something that’s
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happening today during the lunch break. Jack
has organised a quiz in meeting room 3 – open
to all departments! The winner will get two free
tickets to a Sam Smith concert. The quiz won’t
be about anything to do with work, just a bit
of Friday fun and entertainment! Oh yes, and
next Tuesday, Mike Ranger from the accounts
department will be teaching Irish dancing in
the recreation room after work. For a full list of
evening social events check the noticeboard.
See you all soon!
3 practice, so make a start and you’ll soon develop
Are you doing enough for your workers? The
next programme in our series about different
workplaces is called Work or play? It is about
how a fun environment can motivate workers
and benefit the whole company. It is said that
employees who are relaxed and happy are
much more productive than stressed workers.
So, watch the programme to find out ways
to introduce an element of fun into YOUR
workplace. Is a hammock or roller blades going
too far? Let’s see what you think!
4 simply write a short review. There’s probably
Helen I’m sorry, but this whole idea of having
fun at work seems a bit silly to me! Work is work,
isn’t it? If you’re stopping every half an hour to
go and have a chat with your colleagues or play
mini golf in the meeting room, you’re not getting
any work done, are you? If they try to make us
‘have fun’, I’ll resign!
Chris I bet you don’t even like open-plan offices,
do you?
Helen Nope – too much chatting, not enough
work!
5 consider are …
Everybody complains about the new generation
and their work ethos. They say that young
people have little respect for their work and their
bosses, that they do the bare minimum and don’t
want to devote their lives to their work. I think it
isn’t true. Young people don’t wish to turn into
workaholics like their parents have done, they
care about the so-called life-work balance, want
to have time for their hobbies and friends. They
don’t live to work; they work to live, that’s all!
6 4 I would like to know what the price of the trip
Rob Is it true that you want to quit? The
secretary told me.
Ola Yes, I’ve had enough. I  don’t get much
satisfaction from what I do any more. The job
has become boring, it’s the same routine every
day. I need challenge in my life, learn something
new, develop.
Rob Have you let Marion know your feelings?
Ola Yes, but she has taken no notice of my
complaints. She keeps saying that that’s all I can
not about money, you know.
Rob Well, I’m sorry to hear it then. Maybe you
could ask to be moved to another department?
Ola Yeah, maybe …
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... And welcome back to ‘Job Market Hour’.
Our next segment addresses dozens of emails
I receive weekly from young people concerning
looking for a job. They attend university and at
the same time need a job, but simply do not have
even if they want to work part-time. But there
are still ways for you boys and girls to make a few
pounds. I covered finding out what’s available in
the big companies and deciding if it’s suitable for
you in the last programme, so today let’s focus
on more flexible options.
One thing to consider is writing online reviews.
The way things are going, it seems to me that
in the future most of us will be working online,
so this might be the first step towards a future
career. I know many people think they’re not
good at writing but, as my English teacher
used to say, ‘it’s not a question of talent but of
the talent’. Surveys show that people today rely
more on recommendations from other users
than on those from experts, so many companies
are willing to provide you with samples of their
products and pay for your feedback. The readers
of online reviews are usually young, so I believe
they’re more likely to trust their peers.
But how do you go about it? The procedure
is usually fairly simple. You apply online and
complete a questionnaire concerning your
interests and when you get the samples, you
a suitable product out there for everybody to
write about. You will get paid weekly or monthly,
and your wages usually depend on how many
reviews you’ve written over the last week/
month. Just make sure you read the conditions
of the contract carefully. Some of the companies
believe that sending you the samples is payment
enough. So, check that your work will be paid
before you sign a contract. If receiving samples
is too much hassle, consider posting feedback
on shopping or music sites. Some websites to
Unit 3
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1 Could you tell me how much exactly the
tickets are?
2 I’m afraid there are no rooms available for
those dates.
3 May I interest you in one of our trips to
Oxford?
includes.
5 You’ll have the chance to visit a lot of historic
sites.
Unit 4
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Our first programme tonight is about the history
of the computer. Wherever you are – in the car,
at work or at home, turn up the volume because
you won’t want to miss a word. Do you know
where the first computer was invented? Well,
as our guest today will tell us, that is a difficult
question, and people often make mistakes when
they try to answer it. There are different types
of computers and therefore different inventors!
One person, who people often call ‘the father
of the computer’, was Charles Babbage, an
Englishman. He lived in the 1800s and he did
a lot of work on designing the first machine
to use programs to do calculations. The first
really modern computer was probably built by
a German inventor, Konrad Zuse, in 1938 – or
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was it really Alan Turing, another Englishman,
in 1936? To take a look at all the complications
of computer history, here is Professor Marshall.
Good evening …
2 said there’s more?
A OK. It’s been really good talking to you all
about my new invention, and to see you all taking
lots of notes! Now, have you got any questions
for me?
B What do you think has been the most
important invention in the world?
A That’s a  hard question. Personally, I  haven’t
done a lot of research on this, but lots of people
have thought about it and have different opinions
about the answer. Obviously, the invention of the
wheel was really, really important. That meant
we could move things. But then if you’re thinking
about modern inventions, I guess the telephone
was very important. We certainly couldn’t do
without our phones! Well, I can’t decide! Why
don’t you make a decision? What do you think?
And remember, inventing something is NOT the
same as making a discovery – so you can’t say
‘penicillin’ or some other medical discovery that
saves people’s lives.
B OK. I  think it was the invention of the
smartphone. Last month here at school we did an
experiment. Everyone in the class had to switch
off their phones for a week! It was really hard!
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… now on to the documentary Connection
Lost!, which was shown on Thursday at 9.30.
This was about the problems the world would
face if the Internet collapsed completely. We all
know how much we depend on the Internet for
communicating. But we don’t realise that we rely
on it for lots of other things too. Without the
Internet – even for a few days – life would be
very difficult indeed. There would be no petrol
for our cars, no money in the banks, … Many of
you at home liked the documentary. Of course,
not everyone agreed with it. Jenny Lawson from
Essex felt that the programme exaggerated
the problem, whereas James Hill from Devon
thought it didn’t go far enough! Remember, we
want you to be our armchair critics, so please take
the time to make a comment about this week’s
programmes and email us on viewersruleok@ …
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Host And now Mary Mackey, who has been
looking for interesting technological news, is
here to tell us about a digital twin. Mary, what
is that?
Mary Hi Sara, actually it’s both scary and
fascinating. Imagine a virtual version of yourself.
The AI created by a company named Sidekik
learns what it means to be you by searching
your tweets, chats and emails etc. It analyses the
topics you engage in, your views and the way you
use language. It’s years of data about who you
are and the people at Sidekik claim it’s enough to
create your digital twin. To teach the AI how to
imitate your output, if you will. They’ve already
created a ‘Trump sidekik’ who quite successfully
imitates president Donald Trump’s tweets. But
your digital twin will supposedly do much more
than tweeting.
Host How exactly?
Mary By having access to the apps on your
phone, and thus being able to basically analyse
your life. Think about it. Your apps store data
about where and when you go jogging, which
bus schedules you look up – basically where
and when to find you. Shopping apps and your
browser history tell the story of your preferences
from groceries to clothes and films. Your phone
knows what time you like to wake up and how
many Ed Sheeran songs are on your playlists.
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Given access to this data, your digital twin
can react ‘in your name’ to people’s comments
concerning these topics.
Host I’d rather do that myself thanks. But you
Mary Analysing the data concerning your
lifestyle or relationships it will notice things and
possibly suggest improvements. Maybe you’ve
been exercising less. Or maybe you’ve been
watching hours of funny cat videos but haven’t
called your grandma in a while? It might then
suggest making that call. Or the next time you
order pizza online it might ask if you’d like to
do a couple of push-ups first. Imagine a friend
who knows you inside and out and objectively
analyses your life.
Host That’s exactly what worries me. Sidekik
owns my twin’s software and will therefore have
access to all my personal data.
Mary I know what you mean. Well, the company
claims that it will depend on you whether the
twin is created and stored on your phone or their
cloud. Supposedly, if you choose your phone the
data will never leave it. You will also be asked
to give your consent for every kind of data
separately. But of course with the data scandals
that we’ve seen lately you’re right to be cautious.
Unit 5
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We’ve asked people about things they like eating
that are not very good for them.
1 people instead of schoolmates?
I’m Donna and my guilty pleasure is really, really
naughty! I don’t have it very often but when I do
make one of these, it’s in secret! I just love ‘chip
butties’! For people who don’t know, they’re
sandwiches full of chips with tomato sauce. Very
filling, very fattening, but delicious!
2 Doctor Andrews It’s very unclear, unfortunately.
Hi, I’m Lucy and I’m usually very good about
eating healthy food. BUT, if I go to a restaurant
and Death by Chocolate is on the menu I can’t
resist it. Sweet and very rich – for a chocolate
addict like me, it’s heaven! And I often have it
with ice cream or cream …
3 Bart What about these highly dangerous online
My name’s Josie and my guilty pleasure is quite
common – it’s cupcakes. They’ve become very
popular these days – almost a hobby. Lots of my
friends make them – and I eat them. Cupcakes are
quite small so you don’t think they’re too bad for
you. But I can’t stop at one, that’s the problem!
4 health or even life. Take, for instance, the Fire
Hi guys – I’m Ned. I know that fast food is NOT
good for you and I don’t often eat it. I don’t
like eating ready meals either. BUT, if I’m out
shopping with my mates I sometimes just NEED
a big burger! With everything – onion rings,
chips, sauce … Afterwards I feel really happy!
5 Doctor Andrews Oh yes, unfortunately, that’s
Hi, I’m Jasmine. My guilty pleasure? Let me
think… I guess I’d go for some Italian dish. I love
this cuisine, and whenever I can eat something
Italian, I overdo it. And one thing I certainly feel
guilty eating is Parmesan cheese. I always add
tonnes of it!
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My name’s Quentin. I have a very sweet tooth,
so if I eat too much of anything it’s ice cream –
especially raspberry sorbet. I have lots of it in
my fridge, and I add it to all the other desserts
I devour every day. Oh well!
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1 I’m having a housewarming party soon.
2 Why not ask everyone to bring something
to eat?
3 Could I have some extra sauce on that?
4 Two slices of pepperoni pizza to eat in please.
5 I think we need a new cooker.
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1 The cupcakes are £7.50, please.
2 Here’s your water.
3 Can I take your order?
4 You need to lose some weight.
Unit 6
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Bart Good morning, Doctor Andrews. We
know that cyberbullying happens when people
take advantage of the Internet to send horrible,
unkind messages to others. It often happens at
school and the bullies are often other young
people. We know that the attraction is that
bullies don’t do it directly. They do it online –
where they are invisible, which makes them feel
they may go unpunished. What do these online
bullies usually write in their posts?
Doctor Andrews Some of the messages are
unbelievable, really hurtful. Bullies call their
victims names, make up lies about them, post
embarrassing photos, etc. Such posts, needless
to say, make young people very unhappy and
very insecure. Some victims of this crime have
even committed suicide because they were
unable to defend themselves against the vicious
attacks.
Bart That’s terrible. But cyberbullies can also be
adult can’t they? And they usually target famous
Doctor Andrews You’re right. On social media
sites, like Twitter, people sometimes come up
with terrible things about celebrities. It’s called
trolling.
Bart Now, cyberbullying is horrible and hurtful
but is it illegal?
In some countries cyberbullying is illegal, but not
in all. If someone writes horrible things about
you and says that they’re going to hurt or kill
you, that’s a crime. But it’s nearly impossible for
the police to find these people. The messages
are unsigned.
challenges where young people are asked to
self-harm or do harm to other people or animals?
Doctor Andrews They are unfortunately very
common, especially among teenagers. There’s no
limit to what people can think of. Some of these
challenges pose a lot of risk to young people’s
Challenge in which teens put flammable liquids
on themselves and then light a match. It is both
dangerous and incredibly stupid, but that’s not
really cyberbullying. Young people usually agree
to be part of this so-called ‘fun’.
Bart Unless someone makes them do it …
possible too.
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1
I’m listening to your discussion and it seems to
me you don’t have all the facts. Research shows
that most digital pirates are also the clients of
online music and film services, and they spend
a lot of money for legal access to this content!
It seems that the idea that illegal downloading is
about saving money is simply not true. Also, rich
and educated people do it as much as anybody
else. So we should stop imagining all pirates to
be poor computer freaks.
2
And now for some news from the world of
celebrities. Everyone was shocked when the
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producer of a popular TV show said piracy didn’t
bother him too much since he viewed that as
a kind of advertising. Many of his Hollywood
colleagues, frustrated because they lose
thousands of dollars every day, are criticising him
for his views. Others are reminding their fans that
piracy is a cybercrime. But not all downloading
is illegal. More about it in ten minutes after the
adverts and the weather in our daily segment
“Are you sure this is legal?”
3 develop new ones?
You might also want to know that we monitor
what websites people enter and whether it looks
like they’re downloading a lot from the suspicious
ones. And if it looks like you’re doing something
illegal, then you get a warning. Of course, you
can contact us anytime to clear up the situation.
However, if the problem continues, we will
slow down your internet connection, which will
unfortunately affect not just your downloading
but legal streaming as well. Don’t worry, we’re
not invading your privacy, we just want to fight
against piracy. And I’ll be happy to answer any
questions you have.
4 developing antibiotics from soil. They have tested
I’m not proud of it, but I do download things
sometimes. The worst part is – it’s illegal. But
I don’t know any other way to get the shows
that I love. Internet media providers are doing
a great job brining us a great variety of previously
inaccessible content but there are still many
shows and songs that are missing. Why can’t they
just all be there? I know – license for my location.
But if they were there and the providers charged
extra for streaming them, the artists would just
get their money and I would get my shows. It’s
a win win and I don’t understand why it doesn’t
work that way.
Unit 7
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Interviewer Good morning. Everybody has
heard about antibiotics and how they save
lives, but at the moment people in the medical
world are very worried about the future of these
wonder drugs. Today, I’m talking to Doctor Anna
Reid about this problem. Anna, the discovery
of antibiotics in 1928 was of paramount
importance, wasn’t it?
Anna Oh yes. Alexander Fleming’s discovery –
Fleming was Scottish by the way, not English
– is considered a milestone when it comes to
medical discoveries of all time. Before penicillin,
which was the first antibiotic, people died all
the time from minor infections. Now doctors
in every country in the world use antibiotics
regularly. They don’t only use them for treating
infections but in surgeries too. They have saved
countless lives since their discovery.
Interviewer So why are scientists worried about
antibiotics today?
Anna We are facing an enormous problem.
There are hundreds of different antibiotics, but
slowly they are becoming ineffective. They just
don’t work any longer. This is for several reasons,
but the main thing is that the bacteria that cause
infections have become resistant to the majority
of antibiotics that we have at our disposal today.
The drugs don’t kill them anymore because the
bacteria have adapted. Most people believe that
this is a result of antibiotics being overprescribed
at the end of the last century. Doctors gave too
many antibiotics when it wasn’t really necessary.
Now the bacteria seem to be winning the fight!
Interviewer It sounds terrible! What will this
mean in the future?
Anna If we can’t find and develop new antibiotics,
in a few years we’ll go backwards! I mean that we’ll
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return to the problems we faced nearly a hundred Host That I’ve got to hear.
years ago. People will die from infections and Maggie Ok, so Luis Carlos de Noronha Cabral
operations. If you cut your finger on a dirty knife, de Camara was a rich aristocrat, yet he was
you could die. If you had an operation on a broken miserable and lonely. His parents had never
leg, you could lose your life too. There would be married, Luis never felt loved by his mother
no more organ transplants, not to mention less and to make things even worse his father had
complex operations like plastic surgeries. Doctors abandoned him. Having no friends or family,
will be helpless, as simple as that. Our lives would one day Luis asked his lawyer for a phone book
be completely different. and randomly chose seventy names from it. He
Interviewer Can’t the big drug companies then had his last will written, leaving all of his
possessions to the lucky winners of his private
Anna Technically speaking, it’s very costly to lottery. After Luis’s death, his lawyer found all
develop new antibiotics, and it’s a huge challenge. of them in order to deliver the inheritance, but
The drug companies should have found new ones most of them initially thought it was a joke and
by now. The last one was developed nearly 30 failed to respond.
years ago! But it has been more profitable to Host You can’t really blame them though. It
develop expensive drugs for other illnesses. After does sound like a bad joke.
all, doctors in recent years have been trying to Maggie It does. But in the end the lawyer
reduce the number of prescriptions for antibiotics convinced them and everyone claimed their
– which isn’t good business for drug companies. inheritance.
Interviewer Is there any good news for the Host Good for them. But the chances of
future? winning such a lottery are lower than finding
Anna Actually there is! At least as far as I  can a hidden treasure, so there goes my luck.
see. Scientists have discovered a new way of Maggie Speaking of treasures. There is that
story of a 17-year-old Josh, who, to his surprise,
one new type on mice, and it’s been successful. inherited farmland and an island from his
And this could be just the beginning of a whole grandfather.
new generation of these wonder drugs. This Host: An island?
new type could be resistant to bacteria for more Maggie Yes. So, the grandfather was a stranger
than thirty years. My guess is that there are two at this boy’s home, always staying away because
possibilities for the future of antibiotics. Either he had never accepted the marriage of Josh’s
governments will work together to put money parents. But he still named his grandson as
into the necessary development of them, or the one who would get all his possessions,
big drug companies will find a way to make it including a mysterious treasure. Based on some
profitable to do it themselves. of his comments made years back, it seems
Interviewer Well, I really hope you’re right! Thank that somewhere on that island there’s a hidden
you, Anna. a container full of precious stones. The boy just
needs to find it.
MP3.15 Host Wow, his own island and a treasure hunt.
1 I’ve got a rash and it itches terribly! Now that is what I call luck!
2 These brain teasers will boost your ability to
process information.
3 What seems to be the problem?
4 I’d like some syrup for my sore throat, please.
5 You’ve got to get it sorted now.
6 If I were you, I would stay in bed.
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1 A real drawback of credit card is that you
don’t feel you’re spending money.
2 That’s £70. From £100, £30 is your change.
3 I got that dress in our local charity shop for
£3.
4 I’m sorry, contactless payment services are
unavailable at the moment.
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Host ... I mean Maggie, we’ve all dreamt at one
point or another about a distant relation leaving
us a fortune. But does it ever really happen
anymore?
Maggie Oh yes. More often than you think. But
even more surprisingly – not every inheritance
is claimed.
Host What? Why not?
Maggie Well, take Tomas Martinez, a  67-year-
old homeless man from Santa Cruz de la Sierra.
As a young man, he’d separated from his wife
and done some suspicious deals which lead to
his financial ruin. He ended up in the streets for
years. So when he heard the police were after
him, he felt he needed to disappear. What he
didn’t know was that his wife had died and left
him 6 million dollars and that’s why the family
lawyers had the police searching for him. From
what I know, detectives may still be searching
for that poor man.
Host What a shame! But surely he’s an exception?
Maggie Probably, but not the only one. Some
people know about their inheritance and still
don’t take it. At least not immediately.
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