Gold First Coursebook Audio Script

Unit 1 Speaking Focus Activity 4

Track 1.02

Narrator: 1
Examiner: How do you usually relax when you have some free time?
Narrator: 2
Examiner: What do you do when you stay in? Where do you go when you go out?
Narrator: 3
Examiner: Do you like being in a large group or would you rather be with a few close
friends?

Unit 1 Speaking Focus Activity 5

Track 1.03

Narrator: 1
Speaker 1: I usually find watching TV quite relaxing but it depends on my mood.
Narrator: 2
Speaker 2: I tend to stay in on weekdays though I sometimes have friends round.
Narrator: 3
Speaker 3: Playing the guitar is good fun.
Narrator: 4
Speaker 1: Doing yoga helps me to switch off.
Narrator: 5
Speaker 2: I’m really into computer games.
Narrator: 6
Speaker 3: I go out for a pizza now and again.

Unit 1 Speaking Focus Activity 9

Track 1.04

Narrator: 1
Julia: Yes, a sister.
Narrator: 2
Julia: I’m hoping to go on an activity holiday in this country and learn water-skiing and
other things, but my parents want me to go to the beach with them in Spain.
Narrator: 3
Stefan: His name is Thomas and I’ve known him all my life. He’s the person I’d phone if
I had any problems because he’s always there for me and he gives me good
advice. I’m really fond of him and I think we’ll always stay in touch.
Narrator: 4
Stefan: I’m sorry. Would you repeat the question, please?
Stefan: OK, thanks. Well, some people think it’s a bit boring, because there isn’t a lot to
do in the evenings, but I love it. It’s near the mountains, but also not too far
from the beach.

Unit 1 Listening focus Activity 2

Track 1.05

Narrator: Speaker 1
Speaker 1: I suppose I’ve always been mad about music. I used to listen to my dad’s
favourite rock bands from the sixties but now I’m just into the same stuff as my
friends – hip hop mainly. Some people I know always want to be different so
they’ll only listen to new bands that no-one’s heard of. It’s just a way of showing
off, I think. My group of friends are always sharing music files and telling each
other about new discoveries. I’ve found a lot of new bands that way. But it’s the
 music I’m interested in, not the personalities of the band members – so I don’t
usually bother with Twitter or Facebook.

Unit 1 Listening Focus Activity 4

Track 1.06

Narrator: Speaker 2
Speaker 2: Some people I know aren’t prepared to pay anything for music, and that’s fine.
But I think you miss out a lot that way. I like to keep up with what’s happening
and Twitter’s good for that. Artists’ll tell you when they’ve got a song coming
out, and when their next gig’ll be on Facebook, too. I listen to music on my
phone all day and I watch music videos before I go to sleep. I suppose you could
say my taste in music’s quite narrow but not everyone can like everything, can
they?

Narrator: Speaker 3
Speaker 3: It doesn’t matter to me what music my friends like. I think you can have other
things in common with people besides music. I’m going out with a girl who has
completely different tastes to me and we’re quite happy! I used to pay for
downloads but it’s getting easier to get all the music I want for nothing. So I
haven’t actually bought anything for a long time. But I spend quite a lot on going
to gigs. Small gigs are more fun than large ones. I usually go with a group of
friends and it’s really sociable.

Narrator: Speaker 4
Speaker 4: Whatever I’m doing, I‘m listening to music. There’s never a silent period in my
day. I couldn’t live without my iPod. I used to be obsessed with music videos but
now I find they’re all the same. At home I like playing music really loud. I’m
lucky because my parents don’t seem to mind. They’ve influenced me a lot.
When I was growing up, my mum would often play seventies music and dance
around the kitchen. I think that’s what’s made me so open to all kinds of music.

Narrator: Speaker 5
Speaker 5: I like being one of the first to discover a new band. I think artists are at their
most creative when they’re just starting out, so you probably won’t be familiar
with what’s on my MP3 player. Once a band’s become really famous and
everyone’s listening to them and following them on Twitter and Facebook, I start
to lose interest. I try to see as much live music as I can because it’s a
completely different experience to watching a video. Often I’ll download an
album after I’ve seen the band play live.