TEXT 1

1 ² 1 Listen to an interview with Janice Barber and choose the correct answers.
1 Which of the following information about Janice Barber or her column does the presenter provide at
the start of the interview?
A. She started writing her current column almost ten years ago.
B. Her column is published regularly.
C. She has worked as an interviewer on a breakfast show.
D. Her column is published online.
2 What does Janice say about arranging interviews with celebrities fifty years ago?
E. Even the biggest of stars could be contacted directly.
F. Only the biggest stars employed a publicist.
G. The only way of contacting them was by phone.
H. It used to be easier to make direct contact in most cases.
3 Which of the following advantages of working for a major magazine does Janice not mention?
A. A It enables her to get help from people working at the magazine.
B. The publicists recognise the magazine’s name.
C. Well-known celebrities feel more comfortable being interviewed by her.
D. Publicists are much more likely to answer her calls when she rings.
4 What does Janice say about when and why actors want to do interviews?
A. They are most likely to be free for an interview while making a film.
B. They are often desperate to talk about any projects just completed.
C. They tend to prefer interviews with local papers or radio stations.
D. They prefer to get in touch with reporters rather than be contacted.
5 What does Janice say about publicists and their role?
A. A They are generally polite, but insistent about what they want from reporters.
B. They are likely to refuse interviews more often than not.
C. They are known to ask awkward questions which are very hard to answer.
D. They want to know what sort of questions interviewers intend to ask.

TEXT 2

 2 Listen to four people talking about their first day at a new school. Match the speakers (1–4)
with the sentences (A–E). There is one extra sentence.
A. Speaker ___ felt anxious on their first day at school.
B. Speaker ___ felt well-prepared for their first day.
C. Speaker ___ started at a new school in the middle of the year.
D. Speaker ___ was in two minds about what to do on their first day.
E. Speaker ___ managed to seem upbeat despite the situation.
TEXT 3

2  11 Listen to a conversation about weekend leisure activities in Britain and choose the
correct answers.
1 Which of the following facts about the British does Jenny express?
A. A British people often work at weekends.
B. British people do most of their shopping at out-of-town shopping malls.
C. British families spend time together at weekends.
D. British families are more likely to go shopping on Saturday than any other day.

2 How was life in Britain different on Sundays before 1994?

A. Back then, no shops were open on Sundays.
B. Shops were open for longer on Sundays in those days.
C. People were more likely to be working on Sundays then.
D. Back then, people did a lot more DIY than they do now.

3 Which of the following does Jenny express as an opinion?

A. British people would rather watch a cookery programme than cook.
B. People watch a lot more TV than other Europeans.
C. British people prefer doing sports to doing hobbies like gardening.
D. British people have fewer hobbies than other Europeans.

4 What does Tom say about football in Britain?

A. He gives reasons why it is so popular.
B. He expresses surprise that it is so important to British people.
C. He says British football is well-known outside of Britain.
D. He admits to supporting Manchester United.

5 What does Jenny say about football in Britain?

A. It’s an easier sport to do than many others.
B. A lot of people follow their team’s progress at the weekend.
C. More people play football than any other sport.
D. You can play football regardless of how old you are.