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Contents Unit J Tning in De 2 Spend it or save it p18 3 What makes us tek p30 4 Pushing the boundaries paz SF Thills and skills psa 6 Family ties p68 7 Creative talents pao G What keeps us going 8.92 Q On the toed plod clase nme 1 0 116 Atways on ny u 1 mind Me A matter of tim D2 g8 yatarct Sars Away with 13 4 4. bow you M4 tellit p16 Grammar Overview p.? Verb tenses (perfect aspect) pie Defining and non-cefining rolaive clauses 9.22 Articles 9.27 Modal verbs 1.31 Gerunds and infinttives p 36 Coneitionals foverdiew) a4. Concitionals fadvanced) p.48 Intenstiersinadtiersp.55 Intensiying comparative forms p60) Hypothetical meaning — wish p70 Substitutionelipsis p 74 Ways of referring tothe Suture pas Verb patterns 9.88 Direct and reported speech p96 Reporting words 9.88 Roview of narrative tenses 105 Emphasis (cleft sentences with vat) 2.110 CountableAuncourtable nouns p17) Introductony tp. 122 Modal verbs 2 .130 Enahesis ith inversion p,135, Pessives 1 pias The future in the past 9.147 Participie Gavses 9.156 Passives 2 9.461 Mistakes to avolé p.173 Vocabulary Word formation (suffixes) po Compoiind adjectives p.24 Advertsing and inatketing p26 Adkectives of character p30 ‘science: open doze 9.42 ‘Word formation p.48 Collccations, fixed phrases and idioms 0.59, Word formation (prefies) 158 ‘Spots idioms p 61 ‘Word = prepostion(s)p.71 Easily confused words p.77 Pease verbs 9.81 ‘Words with simar eaning 9.67 “Theas-port phrasal verbs ps2 Dependent prepositions = ‘adjectives and nous p.108 Phrasal verbs andl compound nouns p.124 Expressions with fake, mind! and brains 131 Phrasal verbs and express syath think p.136 Idiomatic language callocations 144 Adyernials exressing attitude 9.156 Communication ~idioms p.160: Smiles ikeras 2.183 Books and stories p.169 Synoryme p.171 Reading Send in the ones multiple matching Part) pe Exam focus: multiple choice (Part 1) Extracts 7.20) The power of saying sorry multiple choice Part 3) 34 Murphy's fav gapped te (Part 2) AB Exam focus: multiple matching (Part 4) Thats ands skis p56 Be home by 9.30 9.68 Extracts, muhiple choice (Past 1) p.72 Good game burt is it art? multiole choice (Par 3) p82 Exam focus: gapped text (Part 2) My dream job as ‘How 10 be 2 good traveler muligle matching (Part 9.106 A safari to save the big cats gapmed text ant 290.118 Exam focus: multiple choice (Part 3) Where i my mind? 9.132 Extracts, ripe choice (art 1) p.142 adh Smapses B.146 The Gost witers multiple matching Pana) p.154 ¢ (Par 1) 9.165 Phanring (0 tke an exam? p78 ig tasks p.178 Communication activities p.188 Grammar reference p.193 Writing Drafting and organising (Port 1] p15 * psseSsmontcitteria » paragraph plenning Informal letier Part 2) p28 * register * inéuding necessary information Information sheet (Part 2) 239 © checking for mistakes Aticle (Pan 2) p.52 * intioductory pstagrephs A reference (Part 2) p64 “including relevant information * pategraph plans Competition entry Part 2) pre * acding interest * being persuasive Review (Prt 2} p.90 varying language Proposal (Part 1) p.101 * diference between report ‘and proposal Corapetition entry (Part 2) pli * identifying key elemems Report (Part t) p.125 * wnting plans * report dos and don'ts Acie {Part 2) 138 ‘adding interest Essay (Part 2} p.151 + presentation af arguments * fnking words and phrases Proposal (Part 2) p.163 * organisation + checking for mistakes he set Book (Part 2) .172 Paper 2 overview p.t74 Use of English The power of file sharing open sloze (Part 2) p.12 Set your stuff online word formation (Part 3} 9.23 ‘The arith Behind a smite multiple-choice doze (Part 1) £38 Exam focus: gapped sentences (Part 4) 2.53 ‘Counterfactua! thinking word formation (Part 3) p38 Online gizhing open claze (Fert 2) pee Exam focus: key word transformations (Part 5) p.76 A case of collection madness word formation (Part 3) p82 How to make 2 good inital impression ‘word formation (Part 3) p93, Teenage airline boss multiple-choice clove Part 1) p.96 Exam focus: open claze (Part 2) Alliday soaps p72 Sniffer dog earns more than Police Chie? open clare Part 2) p21 How to concentrate mukiple-choice cloze (Part 1) p.134 ‘Gapped sentences (Part 4) .137 Exam focus: word formation (Part 3) Tho enigma of time travel p.146 Sfar itek: the future as predicted in the past open cloze (Part 2} p.150 Exam focus: multiple-choica loge (Part 1) Ari unusually successful lesson p.158 The biAh oF populer culture open cloze (Part 2) p68 Listening Extracts Multiple choice (Part 1) 6 Radio programme p 13. Gonsumersin in society multiple choice (art 3) p24 Exam focus: multiple ‘matching (Part 4) Changing ‘your narae 9.33 Exam focus: multiple choice (art 1) Exiracts 45 The Red Canary serierce ‘completion p47 Hoe sport has changed multiple matching (Part 4} 9.54 Indoor climbing multiple choice (Pact 3) p63 Family life p63 Mother anid chitd p75 Fxam focus: sentence ‘completion (Part 2) The cow parade p80 ‘Are you 2 self-starter? 2.92 ‘mny Kyeme multiple choice (Part 3) p98 The hungry cyclist vertence completion (Part 2) p.108 How eco-friendly are you? p.116 Exam focus: multiple choice (Part 3) insects frum Fel! p.120 Jaughier yooa sentence completion (ar 2) p.138 Computer games multiple snatching (Fart 4) p.148 Extracts, utile chaice (Part 1) p.l62 Extracts, multiple choice (Part 1) p70 Writing reference p.199 See CDRom for extra practice and iTest. ‘Speaking Exam focus: conversation. (art 1) 2.13, Giving opinions p.19 Language of possibilty and speculation p.37 Parts 3 and 4 p43 ‘Aarecing end adding inferrnation arts 3 and 4) p59 Exam focus: collaborative | ‘task/discussion (Parts 3 and 4) p70 Two way conversation (Part 3) pal Individual jong turn (Part 2) p84 Comparing Part 2} p.99 Choosing an image (Paris 3 and 4) plod ‘ndividual long tum (Part 2) p.111 Soumaing interested p.123 Individual ong turn (Part 2} p36 Puzzies p.140 Two-way conversation (Part 3) pide Discussion (Pats 3 and 4 p.158 Exam focus: Parts 1-4 p.i70 Exam information The Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English consists of five papers. Each paper tests a different area at ability in English and is worth 20% of the final result. A candidate's overall CAE grade is based on the total score gained in al five papers and itis not possible to pass or {ail individual papers. A, B and C are pass grades. D and E are fall grades. Paper 1 Reading The Reading paper lasts 1 hour 15 minutes and contains four parts with 2 total of 34 questions. it contains texts Of varying lengths taken from a variety of real-world sources with a range of text type and style of writing Far example, there may be extracts from newspapers, magazines, websites, novels and non-fiction books, as ‘well as material taken from brochures, leaflets and other short texts. Candidates have to answer all the questions, Part 1 Multiple choice Part 1 consists of three short texts ona theme. The texts are taken from different sources and represent a range of style and genre. There ate two fouroption tnultiple- choice questivns on each text which test @ range of reading and language ski's. » Exam focus .20 Part 2 Gapped text Part 2 consists of one long text from which six paragraphs have been removed and placed in jumbled order after the text. Candidates use their knowledge af vocabulary, referencing and text structure to reconstruct the text. b Exam focus p.94 Part 3 Multiple choice Part 3 consists af one lang text. There are seven four. option multiple-choice questions which follow the order of the text and test a range of reading and language skills. ® Exam focus p.132 Part 4 Multiple matching Part 4 consists of one long text which is divided into several sections. The text is preceded by 15 prompts which report information and idleas ‘ror the text Candidates must match each prompt to the correct section of text, m Exam focus p.56 Paper 2 Writing The Writing paper lasts 1 hour 30 minutes and js mace Up of two tasks, In Part 1 all candidates do the same task which is based an input information provided on the auestion paper In Part 2, candidates have a choice of task Part 1 In Part 1, candidates read around 150 words of input information, which may come frorn various real-world texts, and use this information to complete a structured writing task of 180-220 words. Marks are awarded for both the inclusion of the target information, language ability and for writing in an appropriate style for the given task (e.g. letter, report, proposal or article) } Unit 19.15, Unit 8 p.101 (proposal), Unit 10 p.125 (report) Part 2 In Part 2, candidates select one situationally based tas from a choice of five which may include: article, competition entry, essay, letter, proposal, report, review, information sheet or a contribution to a longar piece (e.g. book, research document, etc.). Marks are awarded for content, organisation, cohesion, range of language ‘and task achievement. Cancidates write 220-260 words > Unit 2 p.28 finformal letter), Unit 3 p.39 {information sheet), Unit 4 52 (article), Unit 5 p.64 (reference), Unit 6 p.78 {competition entry), Unit 7 p.90 review), Unit 9 p.113 (competition entry), Unit 11 p.138 fartice, Unit 12 p.151 (essay), Unit 13 p.163 (orp05al) NB Question § relates to the set text which some candidates may have studied. > Unit 14 9.172 Paper 3 Use of English This paper lasts for one hour and contains ‘ive parts with 4 total of 50 questions. Candidates answer all the questions. The five different parts are as follows: Part 1 Multiple-choice cloze This task features a text from which 12 words or phrases have been removed, which is talowed by 12 four option multiple-choice questions, The focus is on knowledge of vocabulary and the relationships between words (e.g collocation, complementation, etc.). » Exam focus 0.158 Part 2 Open cloze This task features a text from which 15 words have been removed, Candidates use their knowledge of grammar, sentence structure and text structure to complete the gaps. > Exam focus 9.112 Part 3 Word formation “This task features @ text from which ten words have: been removed, The base form of each missing word is given a a promot. Candidates rust use their knowledge of grammar and word building to insert the correct form of the given werd. ® Exam fecus p. 146 Part 4 Gapped sentences. This is a gapped-sentenices task with five questions. Each question features a set of three independent sentences, The same word has been semoved from each of the three sentences. Candidates use their knowledge of vocabulary to find the common missing word > Exam focus 9.51 Part 5 Key word transformations This is a key-word transformation task with elght Questions. Each question features two sentences which express the same meaning in different ways, plus a key word. Three 10 sx words have beer remaved from the second sentence. Candidates use their knowledge of ‘femmar, vocabulary and sentence structure to complete the gap using the given key word. ® Exam focus 0.76 Paper 4 Listening The Listening paper lasts for approximately 40 minutes and contains four parts with a total of 30 questions. There are listening texts of varying lengths taken fram a ‘variety of real-worid sources with a range of text type, contexts and speakers, Far example, there may be extracts from media broadcasts, announcements, talks and interviews, 2s well 3¢ material taken from everyday situations. All the listening texts are heard twice and candidates have te answer all the questions. Part 7 Multiple choice Part 1 consists of three short independent listening texts ‘The texts are taken from different sources and feature a Yange of voices and styles of delivery. There are two shree-aptian muitiple-choice questians on each text shih test a range of Jistening still, me Exam focus p.45 Part 2 Sentence completion Part 2 consists of 2 manolague lasting approximately ‘three minutes, 4 set of eight sentences reports the rnain points from the text. A word of short phrase has been Temoved fram each sentence. Candidates lsien and complete the missing information, The main focus is an locating and recarding specific information from the text. Exam focus p30 ‘isa infornion Part 3 Multipte choice Part 3 consists of an interview or aiscussion lasting three of fou minutes, There are six four-aption multiple-choice questions which follow the order of the text and test a range of listening skills. The main focus is on Understanding the attitudes and opinions of speakers, > Exam focus p.120 Part 4 Multiple matching Part 4 consists of five shor: monologues on a theme of around 30 seconds each. The set of extracts is heard ‘once and is then repeated. Candidates have to complete ‘twa tasks a they listen. Each task features @ set of eight short prompts, As candidates listen, they match each speaker to one of the eight prompts in each task. The focus is on understanding the gist of what the speakers ar saving. & Exam focus p33 Paper 5 Speaking The Speaking paper lasts for 15 rninutes and is taken by candidates in pairs, The standard Format involves an interview between tveo candidates and two examiners. One of the examiners is an interlocutor who speaks to the candidates; the othe: examiner only assesses the candidates and does not speak, The different parts are as follows: Part 1 Conversation The interlocutor asks the candidates questions about themselves, their es and interests, in turn. The focus |s ‘on general interactional and social language. This part lasts approximately 3 minutes. be Exam focus p.13 Part 2 Individual long turn In this part each candidate has a feng turn lesting approximately one minute, Each candidate has a diferent set of nhatagraphs to tak about. The second candidate will make a short resporse after hisher partner has spoken. This whole part lasts approximately three oF four minutes and the focus i on language organisation. » Exam focus p,170 Part 3 Two-way conversation In this part the candidates talk to each ether, They are iver a sheet of visual prampts aed a situation or issue 10 discuss for around four minutes. This part fecuses on the language of interaction: exchanging ideas, ‘expressing and justifying opinions, agreement, etc. & Exam focus p.70 Part 4 Discussion In this part there is a general discussion related to the ‘opic of the Part 3 task, The interlocutor asks questions which broaden out the discussion from the specific task in Port 3. This part lasts around four minutes, » Exam focus p.70 a so a Tuning in Listening: multiple choice (Part 1) MW Discuss these questions 1 Should music just be something we listen to, or shauld we alsa make music? Why? 2 Which wauld you rather listen to: ive music or recorded music? Why? 3 Do yau like hearing background music in shops and restaurants? Why?AWhy nat? & M2! You will hear three aifferent extracts. Choose the answer (A, 8 or C) which fits best according to what you hear. (Extract One On a local radio station, you hear some information about a musical event. 1. What type of event are they talking about? A aconcert B anexhibition © a music festival 2 What type of people is Tery encouraging to attend this event? A people who are capable of contributing ta the music B people who have a professional interest in the music © people who would like to learn how to play the music Extract Two | You hear part of a sadio discussion about music. 3 What is the man’s attitude towards background music? A He finds it iritating, B Hod grown accustomed to it © He no longer listens to it properly. 4 Why does the woman sametimas like to play music when she's working? A It stops her feeling lonely. B It helps her to concentrate. € [tsa source of inspiration. | Extract Three | You hear two friends discussing a concert they have just been to. 5. What do they agree about? ‘A how clasely the band managed 10 reproduce the sound on their CO B haw dull the band’s CD sounds compared to the live performance © how disappointing the special effects were at the cancert 6 What did the girl enjoy most about the concert? A the reaction of the audience B the bands choice of material the performance of one band member 3 1 Discuss with other students what kind of music’ + you Find inspiting + helps you concentrate = annoys you ‘= is good to listen to when you're happy ar sad. 2. Would you be happy to live without music? Why2/Why not? 3 Should musicians be paid more than people doing other types of work? Why?Why not? Grammar T: overview (A) The email below contains ten different basic grammatical mistakes Find the mistakes and correct them. Then check your answers with a partner. The first one has been done for you. eoe ae eases HiCaros Just touching base tote (0) ta you about he flim ¢went o see last ‘ight 95 you asked. My advice to you are — dont bather wah alll twas complete eubbich, and a waste af lime and money | raally wish I had not gone mya, and iff tava read tha reviews, Vd hava given ia ries. ve heen going to tho cinema regulatly since at laaat six years, and thet was by far the worst lm | had seen up to naw i's 9 such terrible fr | canit understand how or vii they decided ta make i. Apart of everything alsa, | was sa bored! Se in case you mig consider to go, you know my opiaion row! Anyway ~ enough of my complaints — and in spite of ry sappointment witn this paticuar fi | haven't actuaty gone off films m general! $o on a cforan tople | know that you 310 Interested for ive music gigs, and | wondarad viether might you lise to come with me tothe aper-air concert in the pak nex! Savurday? I be great, and all tha others are gping. Let me know It wat you think ~ but uniees | hear fom wou by Fray Vk assume you cant make i,m attaching sere tnlermation abaut the eancent wih this eral go that you ean see who is playing, and we ean gat Ihe theta on the night. ‘So tha al for now ~ speak to you soon. All tne best, Jose 1 Choose two mistakes that you found aifficuit to spot. 2 identify the area of orammar in each case. 3. Look up those areas in a grammar reference book. Make notes on what you team, and explain it to another student WB) Discuss: «the best ways of rernemibering areas of grammar that you make mistakes with © the best ways of eliminating grammar mistakes from your writing and speaking. Keeping a grammar checklist Always keep your written work, and make a note of any areas of grammar that you made mistakes with more than once, lke this a } 2 Grammar | BR crocktish example 4 Ze present perfect | Bie been | + for/ since ing fo the = a for at a least six years = third sf xd read thee & conditional eviews, Z' hae = qnew it a miss. a ey a = =e Add to this checklist as you do more written work and become aware of any other typical mistakes that you make, and refer to it before you start a new piece of writing. This may help you to avoid making the same mistake again UNEP 1 Tune in Reading: multiple matching {Part 4) MAY Discuss these questions. 1 Would you ever go to see a concert by 2 tribute band ~ where a group of musicians impersonates a famous groun? Why?/Why not? 2 Why do you think trioute bands are popular? Who do you think goes to see thern? 4 How do you think they are regarded a) in the music business b) by the original band members? MQ) Read the article quickly to see if you were right. In which section was each of your questions answered? HS) You are going to read an article about live music. For questions 1-15, choose from the sections of the article (A-E). The sections may be chosen more than once. In which section Is each of the following mentioned? ‘The preparation that one tribute band had todo. A tribute band that now has imitators itself How one tribute band dealt with a potential shortage of material ‘The good value for money offered by some tribute bands The origins of the idea of tribute bands ‘The negative attitude of some people in the music business towards tribute bands The difficulties that unknown bands have in finding work at live venues The widespread popularity of concerts by tribute bands in Britain ‘The reaction to a tribute band by 2 member of the original band ‘The enthusiastic response of members of the audience The similarity of the tribute band’s music to the original How concerts by tribute bands are unlike those by the original bands ao mao BO ao oO = 0 5 2 35 A Its 4 hot evening in a sinall town in the English Midlands. And as the live band plays the fist bars of the song 1 Bet You Look Gad on the Dance Phorat atocal club, chings are getting very warm indeed. Out on the dance floor, in the middle of a steaming crowd, a couple of dozen young men ate using themselves around in time to the music, sending, glasses and Coke borcles flying. As the song finishes, the club owner takes to the stage and appeals for calm. ‘It’s # great set by a great hand, Inds, hue les chill out a bit, eh?! cis, ip shore, what you might expect ftom a five pecformance featuring the music of one of Britain's most explosive rock ovtiies. Exeepc che musicians on stage are ner the Arcrie Monk the Jatemee phenomenon, ‘they are a tribute band called the Antarctic Menkeys, four young men giving a musical irapression of the real thing, ‘We have a band of our own called Ryde,’ says the Antaretie’s Ian Fleteher, Buc we couldn't gec gigs. And when we dig, they always said: “De you do covers?” We were sitting around thinking sbour how we couki gcc ouc there and play, and someone suid: “Why doa’: we do a Monkeys tribute?”, We all love their music, so we did.” B_ After swe weeks’ close study of the Arctic Monkeys? dehue album — Whatever People Say 1 ‘Aim, That's What I'm Not ~ Plerches and his fiends hhad perfected the sound to the point where only the mosc highly wisined eam could spor the difference. ‘Venues like us to play for an hour,’ he says, ‘But the original album only lasts 43 minutes, so we play & couple of songs twice.” And it goes down & storm, Aretic’s fans, some so young they are accompanied by their patents, sing along to every word. "Uhar’s the citing aboue tributes,” says club-owner Julian Harkins, whose staze echoes to syundalikes every nightof the week. ‘In the audience, there's no holding back waiting co see what happens. ‘These are diehard feas. From the first bar to the last, they're really into it” SS UNI A Tuning in The spread of the pop faker is by no means restrieted to the English Midlends. Check out rhe live music listings of any UK local paper and you'll find them scuffed with groups like Alike Cooper, ‘Tribute bands essentially 48 and Cheap Purple. All offer not juse splendid names, but pitch= pretend ta he the original perfec: facsimiles of the genuine article, Such is the growth of the drtists, Look back through the musical copycat business, there's even an annual festival, Here you article and highlight all the can warch an ersarz Freddie Merenry, Mare Bolan and Fi Hendsi picid Chatlorclured|toauoaes) wang aveay for not much more than the cost of a couple oF coffees. Hkejldea of copying 50 Not a bad deal, given chat you'll never have a chance wp see the originals, 5) Look these words up ina dictionary such as the Longman D_ Ina documentary, Send ix the Clones, to be: broadcast later this Exams Dictionary. In what month, the jouraalist Andrew Collins taces tribute hands tn a context would you normally failed Beatles musical in the late 1970s. Out of the ashes emerged expect to find them? * the Bootleg Beatles, who have now made a 25-year earcer out of impersonating the most famous band of the 1960s. ‘Irs like time hurling (A) holding back (8) travel. Irs 8 snapshot of the band as they were ar their peak. You stuffed (C) diehard @) can walk into @ small unpretentious live music venue and see ‘yang GiManu outa someone pretending to be the Rolling Stones as they were in the coped ees ® 1960s. Go along to the genuine Rolling Stones gig and you'll sce the real thing in their sixties, Tes a big difference.” 1 Decide what part of speech E_ Ina sense, even the Antarctic Monkeys are hailing back to they are, lost time, the days when the Arctic Monkcys themselves emerged 2 Look at the rest of the in a small venue in Sheffield in the north of England, rather chan sentence, end write down 6 playing domes in America. (e may have been only a few years az, possible meanings for each bue i’ still a time that will never come again, Collins continues: wort. “There's un old rock journalists idea of authenticity which can veer | -2. Compare your ideas with other towards snobbery. he says, “The thing about eibute bands is they students, take the snobbery out of it. These sre cabaret acts,” Indeed, such is 70. the surreal spin of the genre, the world’s most successful tribute 6) Check your answers by hand is no longer a singular item. Bjorn Agsin, the Australiun looking at the dictionary impersonators of the 1970s Swedish group Abba, have five or six extracts on page 188, which versions of themselves touring the globe ar any one time, ‘They come from the Longman Exams have become a franchise, So what do the originals chink abou it all? Dictionary, How close were 75 The Bootleg Beatles played ar the S0th bichday party of Pink your answers? Floyé's David Gilmour, and among the guests was Geoige Hartison, (Ihe eal Beatle was introduced to his imitators after che 7) Discuss these questions. show and was very complimentars 1 What do you expect to find in a {good dictionary? Does the Gietionary you currently use give you everything you need? 2 Were the dictionary extracts you looked at on page 188 Useful? Were the meanings and examples clear? Did you get all the information you wanted about the words? What other information about the word did you find? 3 When do you tty not to use dictionary? Why? When do you find it useful to use @ dictionary? UNIT Turing in Vocabulary: word formation (suffixes) {AE Look at this example, What part of speech are the underlined words? How do you know? Before qoing on stage, all !can remember is a feeling not so much of fear or nervousness, but of wonderlul excitement. 2) Work with a partner. Look at the words in the box. Do the suffixes in bold generally indicate that the word is a noun, an adjective, a verb or an adverb? weakness countable alternative frightening rapidly option successful performance legal responsibility modernise political enjoyment delicous decorative confused pleasant combination OB) Which suffixes from Exercise 2 make nouns from adjectives? nouns from verbs? verbs from adjectives? adjectives from naunsiverbs? adverbs from adjectives? [@)_ Make a note of two more words you know with each of the suffixes in Exercise 2. Make sure that you also write down what part of speech it is. 1 Read the title of the article. Do you think the article will be about unusual musicians, disk jockeys or music fans? 2. Read the whole article. Were you right? 3 Decide what form the word in brackets should be, then choose one of the suffixes from Exercise 2 to complete the article TIP! Make sure that you read the whole sentence, and look out for eny plural aauns. Making music - their way Avrecent, rather unusual music documentary showcased Tot {1) .-u- (profession) musicians, but London buskers wha were taking part in a {2} .noemon (SpOnsO4) licensed busking scheme which now boasts 602 performers (3)... “egular) playing at 31 station pitches in the capital This was a (4)... {determine} departure from the standard approach to musical documentaries, but it was the positive (5) ...... (impress) made by the quality af the street musicians, and their (6) ....... Yntrigue) personal backgrounds, thet led to the (7)... (product) of the show. They are all fantastic musicians in their own right, but what ‘they had to go through %0 perform is (8) an {insplie}. The mother As a mather of two daughters and a full-time history degree student, Jordene Roberts has her hands full. But despite having had no (9) ....... (form) training, she helps to nay her bills with her clear and (10) (power soprano voice outside the Royal Opera House She has no agent and struggles at auditions because she is unable to read music {11} «nan. (vent, The city worker For 14 years, Peter Murphy had a (12)... (respect) career as an accountant before one day Geciding he wanted to busk for a living. He walked out of his office, made an (13) won (appear) on the streets the next day with a penny ‘whistle and never went back to his desk, Now he plays @ Celtic harp. He always wanted to be @ musician, and being single and having no (14) «um. (responsible) for others, has been able to follow his dream. He has his own website and last year released his first CD. The innovator One of the first to have any (15) «...-.. (involve) with the licensed busker scheme, Hadar Manor is OW in (16) wae n (vegotiate) for a recording contract. Het (17) .-— an. (Qetermine) to make her way in the music world leo her to singing in London stations. She eatned enough to pay basic hils, but was happy just to be able to give (18)... (perform), She wes eventually spotted singing one of her owm songs outside 4 tube station, UNIT 1 Tuningin MB) Do you have buskers in your city? How do people feel about them? WF! Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the werd given. You must use between three and six words, including ‘the word given, There is an example (0) at the ‘beginning. TIP! Remember that when you say things in different ways, you often have to change the form of 4 word, as in the example below Example: © Lena was hugely disappointed when she last the recarding contract A it came as @.hiuge.dieappointe she lost the recorcing contract, 12.82. Lena when 1 I'm very worried about David's forgetfulness ~ it's getting worse. MUCH David's becoming... worries me a lot. en and it 2 Peaple should take more responsibility for their actions BE People ShOUlG on actions. nn for theie 2 The singer performed biilliantly and received a standing ovaticr. BRILLIANT The singer gave .. - a stancing ovation mo and received 4 The young woman took an active part in street busking. ENGAGED ‘The young woman .. busking. sees enseene 1 SHF@U MB) Discuss these questions. 1. Do you find street busking acceptable? Why?/ Why not? 2 Which person from Exercise 5 do you find mast acimirable? Why? 3. Would you like to busk? Why?AWhy not? What kind of busking would you do? 4 Can you play & musical instrument? If net, which one would you like to play? Why? 5 What do you think is the mast productive way 10 follow a career in music?

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