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Unit 1 Recording 1
M = Man Z = Zoe
M: Hello, can I help you?
Z: Erm, yes, please. I'm looking for my bag. I lost
it on the bus last night.
M: Hmm … what bus? Can you tell me the
number?
Z: It's the number 85. I always go home on the
number 85.
M: 85. OK. Can you describe your bag, please?
Z: Yes, it's big and blue and it has a photo of
London on it.
M: Big .... blue … photo .... Just a moment …
M: Is this your bag?
Z: No, no, it isn't.
M: Hmm … Just a minute … What about this
one?
Z: Yes, that's it! Thank you, oh, thank you!
M: Sorry, I need to ask you some questions first.
Z: Oh!
M: What's in the bag?
Z: Erm, let's think … A notebook, my diary,
some reading glasses …
M: What colour is the notebook?
Z: The notebook? Erm, I can't remember … Is it
black? Is it grey? Erm … If you open it I think it
has my name in it … Zoe Mack.
M: Sorry, I can't see your name, are you sure
this is your bag?
Z: Yes, yes, I am! Can you look again please? In
the back of the notebook?
M: Ah yes, here it is! Zoe Mack … OK, here's
your bag.
Z: Oh! Thank you so much!
M: You're welcome!
Unit 1 Recording 2
1 months to my next birthday … erm, I don't
M: Hello, can I help you?
2 J: A big party at home? That's A.
M: Can you describe your bag, please?
3 go out, maybe go to a restaurant, you know, with
M: Is this your bag?
4 J: Really? That sounds great! Count me in!
M: What's in the bag?
5 go, Josie!
M: What colour is the notebook?
6 students?
M: Are you sure this is your bag?
Unit 2 Recording 1
I = interviewer J = Jon
I: Jon, tell us about your job.
J: Well, I have my own business. It's small but
it's doing OK. It's hard work, but I love it!
I: What time do you start work every day?
J: Erm, usually I start at around 5a.m.
I: 5a.m.? Really? Why so early?
J: Well, before I open my shop, I go to the
flower market to buy fresh flowers. The market
opens at 4.30a.m. I go early to get the best
flowers. I love the market. It's full of colour – so
many different colours – and the smell. It's
fantastic!
I: What a great way to start the day!
J: Yes! We're all a bit sleepy at 5 o'clock in the
morning, but it's nice to have a coffee, talk to
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the people selling the flowers, smell those
wonderful smells …
I: Then what do you do?
J: I go to my shop. I prepare the flowers. I get
ready for the day.
I: What's the best part of the job for you?
J: I like helping people choose the right flowers.
People use flowers to say a lot of different
things. Some people want to say sorry, some
people want to say thank you and a lot of
people want to say I love you. I love helping
people get the message right!
I: Thanks, Jon. Have a good day!
Unit 3 Recording 1
T = Tania J = Josie
J: Hey Tania, look at this quiz! Do you want to do it?
T: Let's see … Is it long?
J: No, just three questions.
T: OK, let's do it.
J: So, first question, it's Sunday aernoon. Who
do you want to spend the aernoon with?
T: Erm … well, with you of course!
J: Yeah, because I am your best friend!
T: Yes, of course but, I love Sundays with the
family too … I don't get to see them that much
during the week.
J: So that's A for you on question 1 … OK,
question 2: Where would you most like to be on
a rainy Saturday aernoon?
T: Like today?
J: Yes, just like today!
T: Well, here, I guess, I mean, here in the mall,
you know, have a coffee, walk around the shops
… what we usually do!
J: OK, so that's B for question 2, one question le.
How would you like to spend your next birthday?
T: Hmm … that's difficult … it's like eight
know, the same thing I always do I guess …
T: Yeah, or maybe, no, not this year. I'd like to
you and some other friends, just a small group.
T: So, let's see the results … and then it's your
J: OK!
Unit 4 Recording 1
B = Ben J = Jo
B: Hi, come in!
J: So, this is the new flat.
B: Yes, here it is.
J: It's really nice … there's lots of light.
B: Yes, it's a bit small, but there's light and
come and see the terrace …
J: Oh, wow! That's an amazing view! Is that the
cathedral?
B: Yes, look … there's the market, and you can
see the main square.
J: It's beautiful!
B: Come back inside, I want to show you the
rest of the flat.
J: OK.
B: So, this is the kitchen, and this is the living
room – it's my study too. As you can see …
there's my computer … on the dining table.
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J: Ah yes, and this is your new sofa?
B: Yes, it's a lot smaller than the old one! This is
the bathroom … with a shower.
J: Where's the bedroom?
B: It's here … next to the living room … look
… here's the door, behind the sofa. It’s pretty
small, I mean the bed’s small, isn’t it? But it’s
got everything I need.
J: It's a really good use of the space. I really
like it!
B: Thanks!
Unit 5 Recording 1
I = Interviewer S = Sarah
I: Sarah, can you tell us why Thanksgiving is so
important for you?
S: Yes, of course. Thanksgiving is important to
a lot of people in the States. It's a time when
families come together and spend the day
cooking and eating together.
I: When is Thanksgiving? Is it on the same day
every year?
S: Yes, it's on the fourth Thursday in November.
I: And what do you usually do?
S: Well, I usually go to my parents' house. We
live in the same town, so we don't have to
travel very far. But my two brothers, they both
live on the other side of the country. They
usually come for the weekend, with their kids.
It's great to have the whole family together!
I: So, who does the cooking?
S: We all do. In our family – and a lot of
families – the tradition is for everybody to
bring something different. I usually cook
the turkey – we always eat turkey – it's a
Thanksgiving tradition! My mom and dad cook
the vegetables, my brothers both bring pies or
other sweet things.
I: So food is a pretty important part of the
Thanksgiving celebrations?
S: Yes, I guess so, but the most important thing
is to spend the day together.
I: Thanks, Sarah!
Unit 6 Recording 1
I = Interviewer T = Teacher
I: Can you remember your first class of
T: Oh yes, I can remember them very well! They
were wonderful!
I: How many students were in the class?
T: There were twenty I think … yes, twenty.
I: Just twenty?
T: Well, it was a very small school. There were
only forty students in the whole school.
I: Forty students?
T: Yes, that's right.
I: And how many classes?
T: Just two.
I: Two?
T: Yes, one for the little children, from four to
seven, and one for the older children, from
eight to eleven.
I: Which class did you teach?
T: I taught the little kids. They were very sweet.
And so funny! I loved them! But it was difficult
sometimes. I mean the different ages. You
know, a four-year-old child and a seven-year-

old child are very different. They like different
things. They can do different things.
I: Yes, I can imagine.
T: It was difficult in the beginning, but then
I learnt to use the older children to help the
younger children and it was a great experience.
I: How long did you stay at the school?
T: I stayed there for five years.
I: Where do you teach now?
T: Now I teach in a big school. There are 200
students! It's very different!
Unit 7 Recording 1
C = Carl L = Lorna
C: Hi Lorna, how was your weekend in Munich?
L: Hi Carl, it was great! It's a fantastic city. We
loved it!
C: Was it your first visit?
L: Yes, it was. And we really want to go back
again!
C: What was the weather like? Was it cold?
L: Yes, it was. Very cold! It snowed on Friday
night.
C: Snow?
L: Yes. It was beautiful. And the parks, they
were really beautiful in the snow.
C: Did you go skiing?
L: No, we didn't go to the mountains, we stayed
in the city, but we went ice-skating.
C: Ice-skating?
L: Yes, it was great fun.
C: And what about the food? Did you like the
food?
L: Oh yes, there are lots of different restaurants
with all kinds of different food – the best thing
was the breakfasts.
C: The breakfasts?
L: Yes, the bread is wonderful, delicious, so
many different kinds – and the sausages …
C: Did you try the white sausages?
L: The weisswurst. Yes, we did – that was my
favourite! Did you know you can't eat them
aer twelve o’clock?
C: Really? Why?
L: I don't know, a local tradition I guess!
Unit 8 Recording 1
I = Interviewer R = Ross
I: Hi, Ross! So, when did you start working for
Buy Local?
R: It was about 18 months ago, I guess. It was
Christmastime, I remember.
I: And why did you get interested?
R: Well, a very good friend of mine had a small
shop in the town centre. He sold local products,
local cheeses. Then a new supermarket opened
out of town and all his customers went to the
supermarket. His shop closed. It was very sad.
I: I see, and do you think things are getting
better?
R: Yes, I think they are, very slowly. Local
shops are thinking about ways to help their
customers. For example, parking is a problem
in the town centre, so we talked to the local
authorities and they opened a new car park
for shoppers. If you spend money in the local
shops, you can park for free.
I: That's a great idea!
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R: Yes, and we started a special service for
older customers who can't walk home with
their shopping. We have a small van, and we
use it to take the shopping to their homes. It
makes a big difference.
I: And what about your friend and his cheese
shop?
R: Well, the good news is that the shop is open
again and it's doing much better than before.
I: That's great, thanks Ross!
Unit 9 Recording 1
Speaker 1
I travel a lot for work and I oen travel from my
office to the airport. I can take a taxi, but it's
very expensive. The metro is the quickest and
cheapest way to get there. The nearest metro
station is just two minutes from my office and
the trains are really regular. It never takes me
more than half an hour.
Speaker 2
Once a week I travel by train to Porto. There are
high-speed trains and it only takes two-and-a-
half hours to get there but I still need to get up
very early! The main station is on the other side
of the town from my flat. I can get there on my
bike, but I prefer to take the bus. There's a good
bus line on my street that goes directly to the
station. It takes about 20 minutes. Sometimes
it takes more when the traffic is bad.
Speaker 3
I live on the south side of the river, but I work
in the old town. The traffic is terrible on the
bridge so I never take my car. I walk to the ferry
station, it's ten minutes from my house, and I
take a ferry across the river. It's a nice way to
start the day. On the other side I get a tram up
the hill to my office. It takes about 40 minutes
in total.
Unit 10 Recording 1
A pretty typical January day here in California.
On the coast in the south, in San Diego and
LA, it's warm at 20 degrees. Partly cloudy in
LA with a possibility of rain later today. Dry
and sunny in San Diego, perfect weather for a
beach picnic.
In the north, it's colder with a maximum
temperature of 14 degrees in San Francisco
and Sacramento. It's raining in Sacramento at
the moment and it's going to keep raining for
the next two or three days. In San Francisco it's
cloudy, but there's no rain at the moment and
it looks like it's going to stay dry for the next
few days.
Inland, the temperatures are getting colder.
Skiing conditions are perfect in the mountains
with a maximum temperature of 3 degrees
at Snow Valley, where it's cold and sunny. It's
going to drop again over the weekend and it'll
snow at night on both Saturday and Sunday.
So, if you're looking for snow this weekend,
you're going to be lucky!
Unit 11 Recording 1
P = Presenter D = Doctor
P: Today in Doctor on the Radio we’re going
to talk about a very common problem. So, Dr
White, what is today's problem?
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D: Well, one of our listeners says that she has
problems getting to sleep at night and she
wants some advice.
P: I know a lot of people say you should count
sheep.
D: Yes, counting sheep is a very traditional
solution, and you know, it's not wrong.
P: No?
D: No, counting is a very good way to relax. You
know, just counting to yourself, one, two, three,
four, five, and so on. It helps you relax, and it's
very important to relax.
P: So how can counting help?
D: Well, you don't have to count sheep of
course, for example, you can count your
breaths.
P: Your breaths?
D: Yes, you try it and I’ll count. So, breathe in
for four counts … One, two, three, four. And
then breathe out for four counts … One, two,
three, four. Good that’s it. As you repeat, you
start to relax. And when you're relaxed, it's
easier to go to sleep.
P: I do feel more relaxed! Anything else?
D: Well, yes, I think the most important thing
is to switch off your mobile phone, or leave it
in another room. Don't look at your phone for
half an hour before you go to bed. The same
for tablets and computers. We should all have
a ‘no screens before bed’ rule. It's difficult
sometimes, but it always helps!
P: Thanks, Dr White!
Unit 12 Recording 1
I = Isaac A = Alexia
I: Hey, do you want to do this quiz, Alexia?
A: Let's see. Yeah, OK, why not?
I: So question one, which cruise would you go
on?
A: Hmm … I don't like any of them! The
Antarctic's too cold. I'd like to go on a cruise of
the Greek islands, or maybe along the coast of
Croatia.
I: Ah, nice! I went on a short cruise along the
coast in Turkey once on a small boat – it was
beautiful!
A: That sounds nice!
I: It was! OK, so what about question two? The
courses?
A: But I don't like these either! I'd like to learn
something useful, like a language maybe.
I: Which language?
A: I don't know, German?
I: I'd like to learn Portuguese.
A: Really?
I: Yeah, I've always wanted to go to Brazil … OK,
question three. What about this one?
A: Ah, OK, this one I like. I know my answer.
I: The volcano?
A: Yes! I've always wanted to do that – you
know, visit a volcano.
I: You're crazy! I'd prefer to visit the temple. OK,
so the last question.
A: Hmm … well, I like the last one, I guess. Yes,
that's my answer, definitely the mountaintop.
And you?
I: I'm going for the first one – the beach! OK, so
let's look at the results …
A: But we didn't answer half of them! Come on,
let's do something more fun.