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DIAGNOSTIC TEST
4.05 Diagnostic Test
I want to talk about learning languages. Not just one,
like English, but any language. I can speak English,
French, German, Spanish, and I’m trying to learn
Chinese! I want to describe what has helped me since
I started learning.
The first, and most important thing is to know why you
want to learn the language. People often don’t have
enough goals, and give up quickly. It must always be a
clear one. For example, you might want to order food in
a restaurant in a holiday resort, instead of just smiling
and pointing at a menu. Or it could be more serious,
like you want to study in a foreign country.
Then, focus on what you want to learn. For example,
with Chinese, I’ve written down three things I want
to be able to do – have everyday conversations, learn
to understand things like websites, and improve my
vocabulary. At the moment, that’s what I’m focusing
on. I’m not trying to be fluent, or translate things into
Chinese – yet!
I learned French by reading a lot. It’s one of the best
ways to learn new words and grammar. Try to read
things you enjoy in your own language.
Finally, go to where they speak the language, even if
it’s only for a short trip. Don’t just go sightseeing to
various tourist attractions – try to interact with people.
You learn lots about the culture, like how people greet
each other. I was finding it really hard to learn Spanish
before I went to Spain. But when I did, I picked up lots
of words, and my listening skills improved quickly.
UNIT TESTS
4.06Unit Test 1 – Basic, Standard, Extension
Interviewer: With me is Jenny, who’s going to talk
about fashion and plastic! I thought
plastic clothes went out of fashion a
long time ago!
Jenny: Well, they’ve been becoming far more
common. Around eight million tonnes of
plastic gets into our oceans every year.
And some say there will be more plastic
in the sea than fish by around 2050.
More designers have been turning
this plastic into new clothes – from
high-heeled boots to beautiful, flowery
beach clothes.
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I’m not absolutely sure this is
fashionable, but it’s certainly a good
idea!
Interviewer: Why? Is it because it cuts down on the
plastic in the sea?
Jenny: Well, maybe only a bit. When you wash
clothes – and a lot of clothes are made
from types of plastic – the washing
machine breaks down the plastic in
the clothes into extremely small plastic
fibres, and these get into the water
system. After a while, fish eat these tiny
fibres, and we eat the fish. The only way
to totally stop this is to make clothes
from natural materials, like cotton or
denim.
Interviewer: So, why is it a good idea for the fashion
industry to make clothes from plastic?
It makes things worse, doesn’t it?
Jenny: I wouldn’t say that. I think it’s pretty
good to let customers know that plastic
waste can be recycled, and that we can
use things again after we have worn
them out or they don’t fit us.
Interviewer: OK, finally, isn’t it horrible to wear
plastic clothes?
Jenny: I don’t think many of us want to put on
and do up the zip on a jacket that feels
like plastic taken from the ocean! But
companies have spent lots of time and
money making the waste look and feel
natural. And they’ve done a fairly good
job, I think.
Interviewer: Thanks, Jenny!
Unit Test 2 – Basic, Standard, Extension
4.07
Woman: Welcome to ‘Museum for the future’, where
guests choose things to show how people in
the past used to live. Jack, what objects do
you want to go through?
Jack: The first one is my smartphone.
Woman: And why should we put this in the museum?
Jack: Because people in the future will see that
we didn’t only use phones for talking with
people. We used them for taking photos,
going online, and messaging people. So,
they can show how we used to write and
text, what we used to read, what we used to
eat, and so on. A person’s phone can reveal
a lot about someone!
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Woman: And what else have you got? A takeaway
coffee cup?
Jack: Yes. I want to put this into the museum
because I hope it doesn’t exist in the future!
People should know that we would use
things like this only once and then throw
them away – it’s made of paper, but has
a plastic lid. A lot of it ends up in the sea,
which I hope is not the case in the future.
Woman: Interesting. Let’s see your last object.
Jack: It’s my passport! I don’t think people will be
using passports in the future.
Woman: Why?
Jack: Well, a long time ago, before we had created
the idea of countries, and hadn’t invented
things like borders, people didn’t use to
need passports, of course. And I think in the
future, it might be the same.
Woman: No countries?
Jack: Maybe, yes! We can look forward to
travelling anywhere, moving to any country
we like, and just enjoying being together on
one big planet!
Woman: I’m not sure that’s likely! OK, I’m going to
choose the object that should go into the
museum. I’ll turn down the passport and
cup. And I’ll choose the phone, for different
reasons to you. It’ll show how we always
used to carry a little display screen around
with us, that we couldn’t do without them.
People from 50 years ago would think that
this was very strange. I wonder what people
in the future will think?
4.08 Unit Test 3 – Basic, Standard, Extension
Welcome to the podcast about how to prepare food
for next to nothing! Today, I’m going to tell you how to
cook pasta in a cup. It’s healthy, and really cheap. First,
take a handful of dry pasta. Put it in a cup, and then fill
it with water. Stand it in a bowl (you’ll see why, later!)
and put it into the microwave for two minutes. When
you take it out, the water will have heated up, so you’ll
need to lift the cup out by holding the bowl. Leave it to
cool down for a few minutes, and the pasta will have
absorbed the water. Add butter or a spoonful of olive
oil, and a sprinkle of salt. Grate in some cheese, and
then put it back in the microwave for another minute.
Season it with pepper, and then it’s ready! It might not
be the best-looking food in the world, but it will taste
fine.
For a lot of us, it’s really important to save money when
it comes to food. It’s so easy to pop into a shop and buy
food that has already been prepared for us.
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But you’ll be spending a lot that way. Instead, try to buy
essential food items that you should always keep in
your cupboard – packets of rice, pasta, flour and sugar,
and so on. Then, learn some simple recipes. Soon,
you’ll be able to make meal plans each week, and you’ll
spend much less each month on food.
One big problem is that many of us don’t learn to cook
at a young age, and some of us grow up thinking that
it’s impossible. In fact, it’s one of the most important
skills we can learn. Forget the pressure to be good in
the kitchen, or impress other people. Not every meal
will be a winner, but every meal you make at home will
probably be cheaper and healthier than the processed
food in supermarkets.
4.09 Unit Test 4 – Basic, Standard, Extension
Presenter: With me today is Professor Brian Jenkins
who has an interesting theory: plants can
hear and smell. Surely that can’t be true,
Brian! They don’t have ears or noses!
Brian: Hello! Well, I have to agree that what
you’ve just said is true, of course, but
think about a sunflower. These colourful,
yellow plants are called sunflowers not
only because they look like a big, shiny
sun, but because they always face the
sun. As the sun moves around the sky, so
the flower rotates. It’s continually trying
to find light, like all plants want to find
light, water and food. In other words, they
have a reason for their behaviour. They
have senses.
Presenter: I see what you mean, but plants can’t
hear, can they? They don’t listen to music,
as far as I know!
Brian: Well, there has been some research that
shows that some plants may grow at a
faster rate when music is played for them.
In fact, the research suggested that they
love the sound of violins most!
Presenter: I must say that this sounds a bit awkward.
There’s no reason why a plant should
like music. Music just doesn’t exist in the
natural world that plants live in.
Brian: You’re right. I ought to say that it might
not be the music that plants like, but
the feelings – or vibrations – that they
can sense. In the natural world, plants
do feel vibrations all the time – from
fast-moving insects, or flowing water,
for example. There’s a saying that if you
pull on something in nature, you’ll find
that it’s attached to the rest of the world.
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 Everything is connected, and everything
is moving. There is even some research
that trees might be able to communicate
with each other in very dry weather by
using very faint vibrations, telling each
other that there isn’t much water about.
Presenter: It looks like there’s so much we don’t
know about the natural world! Brian,
thank you, and we’ll be back later with …
4.10 Unit Test 5 – Basic, Standard, Extension
Today, we’re going to visit somewhere that is known
by some people as the ‘eighth wonder of the world’. It
really is a fascinating place, full of history and art, and
it is attracting thousands of tourists each year from all
around the world.
Sigiriya, which can be translated as ‘Lion Rock’ is an
enormous rock, 200 metres high, in the middle of a
large plain in the centre of Sri Lanka. At the bottom of
the rock a pair of lion’s paws can be seen. They were
carved into the stone approximately 1,600 years ago.
The rest of the lion’s body was also created at the same
time, but this was destroyed at some point in the past.
The lion’s paws are reached by a path through what
are called the water gardens. Here, can be found pools
and man-made rivers which are supplied by water from
the heavy rains which hit the area each year, although
they tend to disappear when the weather becomes
drier. From the paws, a marvellous series of stone stairs
takes visitors to the top of the rock.
Sigiriya was once a royal residence, and halfway up
the rock can be found one of its most interesting
features – the so-called ‘Mirror wall’. This was cleaned
and polished so carefully that the king could see his
own face reflected in the stone. Here also, images of
beautiful women, which were painted directly onto
the rock, can be seen. Measuring an area of 140 metres
in length, this used to be one of the world’s largest
art galleries.
The final part of the staircase is narrow and steep, and
terrifying for some. But when you get to the top, you
will find that it is completely flat and safe. Here are the
remains of an ancient palace, as well as stunning views
of the surrounding jungle.
Sigiriya was forgotten about for centuries, and was
only discovered again in 1831. Hopefully, the site will be
kept safe for hundreds of years to come.
4.11 Unit Test 6 – Basic, Standard, Extension
Hello everyone. I took part in an Ironman event last
week, and if you don’t listen to me every month, you’ll
need to know that the Ironman is one of the toughest
sporting challenges – it’s a triathlon, which consists of
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the following events. The first is a 3.8-kilometre swim.
That’s followed by a 180-kilometre bike ride. Then,
after nearly 200 kilometres, the last part is running
42 kilometres. And there’s no break in between. It all
happens in a single day, so if you’re not fit, there’s no
way you’ll be able to finish it.
I had no doubts that it would be tough, because I’m
studying as well, but if I hadn’t prepared myself,
mentally and physically, I wouldn’t have been able
to do it. Luckily, my uncle has done the Ironman
challenge, and I wouldn’t have known how much
determination was involved if he hadn’t given me lots
of advice and encouraged me.
I had a very serious training routine. Over the last six
months, I’ve done over 900 kilometres on my bike, and
run around 300 kilometres. I don’t know how much
I’ve swum, but if I added it up, it would be around 30
kilometres. And, if I hadn’t done lots of early morning
starts, and weekend sessions, I wouldn’t have been
able to fit in enough training to my usual week.
My family really supported me in that.
So, how did I do? Well, the world record is just under
eight hours, but I don’t have the ability to do that! I
knew that if I completed all three events, which would
be difficult, I’d be pleased. In the end, I did, in just
under 16 hours, and I take great pleasure in that.
The toughest thing was having to keep going,
non-stop. That means I had to find very strange ways
to eat, drink, and everything else that I would normally
need to stop for. That was probably the biggest
problem to overcome.
So, I’d like to give some details now, of my training …
Unit Test 7 – Basic, Standard, Extension
4.12
Emma: Are you going to Tina’s party on Saturday,
Jack?
Jack: I haven’t made up my mind.
Emma: But it’s going to be great! Lots of people
are going.
Jack: Yes, I heard, Emma. But I might not go.
Emma: Why do you say that?
Jack: I’m not great at meeting new people. I never
know what to say.
Emma: Don’t be ridiculous. I’ll be there.
Jack: You won’t want to spend all evening with
me. Actually, it’s making me feel down just
thinking about it. Since I got the invitation,
I haven’t stopped thinking about how I can
avoid going.
Emma: I can’t understand why you’re not eager to go.
Jack: Do you remember being at Livia’s party a few
months ago?
Emma: Sure. It was amazing.
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Jack: I had to escape after about an hour. I mostly
spent that hour standing in the corner, not
speaking to anyone. I just felt really insecure.
Everyone probably thought I was strange.
Emma: I didn’t really notice you, to be honest. I was
just having fun. You’re just shy.
Jack: I’m not. I’ve read about it. It’s called social
anxiety. It’s more like a fear of social
situations. Things like this party make me feel
really worried.
Emma: It’s never crossed my mind that someone
would feel worried about a party!
Jack: What makes you feel anxious or worried?
Emma: Nothing.
Jack: Are you sure? When did you last have a test?
Emma: Well, that’s different. It was a test. I hate
writing.
Jack: Why? I don’t. I’m really good at writing.
Emma: Because … Because I feel I have to be
perfect, and I know I’m not, and my teachers
will never be satisfied. And that makes me
stressed, and then I can’t concentrate, and
I want to stop writing and throw my paper
away.
Jack: That sounds like writer’s anxiety.
Emma: Is that even a thing?
Jack: Yes. People have different anxieties. Maybe
how I feel about this party is how you feel
about writing.
Emma: How can I help you, then?
Jack: I don’t know, but usually, the best thing is to
understand why you feel something, and I’m
glad I can talk to you about it!
4.13Unit Test 8 – Basic, Standard, Extension
Interviewer: Vlogs and podcasts have been around
for several years now, and if anything,
they are becoming even more popular.
Daniel is here to explain how to start
your own.
Daniel: Hello!
Interviewer: Why have podcasts remained popular?
Daniel: Well, anyone who has a computer with
a microphone can create one. Also,
even famous people can use podcasts
to communicate anything they like – on
any subject – directly to people who
want to listen to them, and they don’t
have anyone else influencing what they
say. And, of course, it’s a cheap form of
communication. You don’t need to own
an expensive studio or anything like
that.
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Interviewer: And for people who want to do a
podcast themselves, what advice can
you give?
Daniel: Firstly, decide what your podcast is for.
Do you want to advertise a product that
you want to sell? Is there something – a
topic – that you’re especially interested
in talking about? This is all very
important, because if you don’t decide
this, then you won’t know who your
target audience is, and you won’t stay
motivated for long. You do need to keep
doing your podcast for – I’d say a few
months – in order to build up followers.
After a while, you could invite guests to
appear on your podcast. This helps add
variety, which listeners love.
Interviewer: But having some equipment is useful,
isn’t it?
Daniel: Having a high-quality microphone
helps. Otherwise, your voice won’t
sound good, and people will stop
listening. Also, you should think about
getting yourself some editing software
so you can delete parts of your podcast
that you’re not happy with – things like
long silences, or mistakes which you
make when you’re speaking.
Interviewer: Is it possible to get rich from doing
a podcast?
Daniel: Well I haven’t done it myself! But if you
have enough people subscribing to
you, then it’s possible to attract the
attention of marketing companies.
Some podcasters also manage to get
listeners to buy things like personalised
mugs or T-shirts. But you’d need loads
of fans first, not to mention some kind
of logo!
Unit Test 9 – Basic, Standard, Extension
4.14
Presenter: And finally, some of the more unusual
news stories around the world. At a café
in Manchester, local resident Mark Jones
was confused when the waiter handed
him a toy gun, filled with water.
Mark: Surprisingly, I wasn’t expecting a gun with
my cappuccino! I’ve been coming here
regularly, and I’ve never had anything like
it! The waiter explained that there was
a problem with birds coming near the
tables outside, and at first I didn’t
believe him.
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 But after a while, loads of pigeons started
walking up. They wanted bits of cakes.
Other customers told me to start shooting
water to make them go away. So I did! I
think the café wanted to make it fun, but
I’m not sure if it’s acceptable to scare
animals like that!
Presenter: More café-related news now, in New York,
where customers can eat their own faces.
James Patrick reports.
James: If seeing your own face on a toasted
sandwich sounds like fun, then Katy’s
Sandwich Bar here in Brooklyn might be
the place for you. The manager told me
that customers just needed to upload a
photo of themselves to the café’s website,
and within minutes, it would be burned
onto a sandwich of their choice.
I asked several customers what they
thought, and many claimed to be really
excited at the idea. They said they loved
taking photos of their own face on a
sandwich, and sharing these ‘sandwich
selfies’ with friends online. But they also
admitted that what they mostly wanted
was a tasty sandwich and they might not
come back.
Presenter: Finally, we can confirm that elephants can
take selfies, too. In Budapest yesterday,
Anne Allen, an Australian tourist, dropped
her phone at the zoo’s elephant house. A
young elephant picked it up with its trunk,
and pressed it, taking a close-up photo
of itself. Anne said she was worried that
the elephant would eat the phone, but
it was more interested in getting some
bananas. After patiently trying to get the
phone back, she discovered the photo
and uploaded it. It’s been ‘liked’ by nearly
two million people worldwide.
END-OF-TERM TESTS
End-of-term Test 1 – Basic, Standard, Extension
4.15
Presenter: On the west coast of Scotland, in a very
mountainous and remote area, there is a
restaurant that you cannot get to by car
because there’s no road. There are just two
ways to reach this restaurant – you can get
there by boat or by walking more than 30
kilometres from the nearest road! We asked
some of the people who live and work there
and some of the people who have visited
the restaurant what it is like.
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Man: It’s an amazing place. The village only
has ten houses and the restaurant, and
just 35 people live here permanently. It’s
a wonderful place if you like nature and
beautiful scenery, but not so great if you
can’t do without the excitement of city life.
We do have the internet though!
Woman: I love this place and working in the
restaurant. When you think about how
difficult it is to get here, the restaurant is
surprisingly busy. We specialise in fresh
seafood, of course, and our grilled salmon
is a speciality. All of our food is local,
including fresh vegetables, and comes in by
boat from the town 40 kilometres away.
Man: We couldn’t believe how far it was from
the road. We were extremely tired because
we had walked all day to get here along
a muddy track over the mountains. It
was worth it though. The views from the
restaurant are really fantastic and the food
is superb. We had the grilled fish seasoned
with lemon and garlic. It was absolutely
delicious. Luckily, the restaurant also has
guest accommodation so we were able to
stay overnight before walking back to our
car the next day.
4.16End-of-term Test 2 – Basic, Standard, Extension
Interviewer: Today, we’re talking to Dave Williams.
Dave is a mountaineer who likes living
on the edge, literally! Dave, tell us about
your latest adventure.
Dave: Well, this didn’t happen in the
Himalayas. This took place in North
Wales, and only about 80 kilometres
from where I live in Liverpool.
Interviewer: So, you climbed a mountain in North
Wales?
Dave: Yes, but that’s only part of the story.
The mountain is called Snowdon and is
the highest mountain in Wales at 1,085
metres. That doesn’t sound very high,
but Snowdon is only a few kilometres
from the coast, so it looks impressive
and the views from the summit are
stunning. However, the fact that it’s
near the Atlantic Ocean also means that
the weather can change very quickly
and you might be in warm sunshine
one minute and freezing rain and wind
the next. It can also be foggy and this
can be terrifying if you get lost on the
mountain.
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Interviewer: But you didn’t just climb Snowdon,
did you?
Dave: No. I needed a challenge so I climbed
the mountain along a ridge called Crib
Goch, which means ‘red ridge’ in the
local language. Crib Goch is absolutely
terrifying. It is only a metre or two wide
and on either side you have steep drops
of several hundred metres. If you fall,
you will almost certainly die.
Interviewer: And there is one more aspect to your
Dave:
story, isn’t there?
Yes. I decided to camp on Crib Goch.
It was a beautiful night and I slept up
there in my sleeping bag. I was very
careful though. If I had rolled over, I
would have fallen a long, long way
down, probably into the lake at the
bottom of the mountain!
Interviewer: Have you any advice for people thinking
of doing the same?
Dave: Yes. Climb Snowdon along Crib Goch
if you have the chance, but remember
that you need to be careful and don’t
sleep up there. It’s a marvellous
experience, but it can be a terrifying
one!
4.17 End-of-term Test 3 – Basic, Standard, Extension
Millions of people around the world are afraid of flying.
The idea of being in a metal tube high up in the sky
makes them feel worried, insecure and, in many cases,
absolutely terrified. So, what can you do if you have to
travel to Australia, for example, and you have a fear of
flying? Well, the best solution is to know some basic
facts about flying and how you can teach yourself to
deal with your anxiety.
1 Bear in mind that the risk of an accident is extremely
low. You have a one in 10 million chance of being on
a plane that is involved in an accident and you have
more chance of becoming the next president of your
country! Car travel is much more dangerous. In fact,
it is 100 times more dangerous than flying but no-one
is afraid of car travel. That would be ridiculous!
2 Learn about aeroplanes and how they work. For
example, a plane which experiences turbulence is
completely safe. Planes are designed to fly safely in
strong winds and other forms of extreme weather, so
stop worrying about turbulence.
3 Recognise that anxiety itself leads to fear. If you are
worried, this can make you think you are in danger
even when you are perfectly safe. Being positive is
essential.
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4 Confront your fears. Taking a virtual reality flight can
help to reduce your anxiety. Then fly as regularly as
you can. Eventually you will stop worrying about it.
5 Do something to take your mind off flying. Listen to
music, watch a film or read a book. If you are sitting
next to someone, talk to each other.
6 Remember to relax as much as possible. Slow,
regular breathing can help you relax and after a while
you will stop thinking about being in that metal tube
high in the sky.
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4.18 End-of-year Test 3 – Basic, Standard, Extension
Welcome to the virtual tour of Venice, one of the most
fascinating and beautiful cities in the world. Venice is
known as the city of water because it is built on 118
small islands, which are connected by 177 canals and
over 400 bridges.
Venice is a small city with a population of just 55,000
but it is incredibly popular with visitors. Each year,
Venice is visited by around 18 million tourists; that’s
more than 50,000 every day! This means that the city
is often very crowded nowadays, especially during the
summer when large cruise ships visit the city. But if you
want to avoid the crowds and still enjoy the sights of
this marvellous city, you can see everything during this
virtual tour.
Let’s start our tour with a gondola ride. Gondolas are
a special kind of boat and are only found in Venice,
where there are more than 400. You need a special
licence to operate a gondola and only a limited number
of licences are issued by the city authorities. Our trip
begins on the Grand Canal, which is the largest and
longest canal in Venice and one which divides the city
in two. The Grand Canal is 3.8 kilometres long and from
our boat you can see more than 170 gorgeous buildings
on both sides of the canal, including palaces and
museums.
We are now leaving the gondola to take a short walk
to St Mark’s Square, the most famous square in Venice
and one that is surrounded by stunning buildings.
There are over 400 royal palaces in Venice, some of
which contain paintings by the greatest Italian artists of
the Middle Ages.
No visit to Venice is complete without a visit to a
typical restaurant. As Venice is on the coast, seafood
is a speciality and no visitor will want to turn down the
opportunity to try some delicious grilled fish if they
have the chance. Of course, pasta and pizzas are also
on the menu, as you can see, and you simply have to
try some of the best ice-cream in the world!
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