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Test 4

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Speaker 1: I've known my best friend, Adam, for about
five years. I was down at the river near my town, playing,
when I fell in. I couldn't swim, and I thought I was going
to drown. It was awful! I'll never forget it. Anyway,
this boy saw me going under the water, jumped in
immediately and pulled me out. It was Adam, and we've
been friends since that day.
Speaker 2: The thing about Alex is that he just always
makes me laugh! He doesn't even have to say anything.
I just have to look at one of his funny expressions and
I'm in hysterics. He's really good at telling jokes, and
he loves playing practical jokes on people, too. So do I,
to be honest!
Speaker 3: Well, I suppose I'm best friends with Nick
because we've got so much in common. I mean, we're
both in the same football team, we're both Kylie Minogue
fans, we watch the same kind of movies. That kind of
thing. That's not to say though that we're exactly the
same - we're not. I'm a lot stronger than Nick. But he's
cleverer.
Speaker 4: It may sound stupid, but I can honestly say
that my brother is my best friend. He's older than me,
we've got quite different personalities - I'm quite shy
and he's really lively and sociable - and like doing
different kinds of things, but we talk to each other. You
know, help each other when we've got problems, give
advice, share secrets - that kind of thing. I know I can
trust him, and he knows he can trust me.
Speaker 5: It's difficult for me at the moment, as I've
just moved here and my best friend now lives over five
hundred miles away. We talk on the phone quite often,
and send e-mails, but I really miss him. It's not the same
when you don't see each other every day. I haven't
really made any friends at my new school yet. I guess it
takes time.
Speaker 6: Darren and I have. always been best friends,
and we spend most of our free time together. Whatever
we do though, whether it's playing a game or watching
TV, we end up arguing! We can't agree about anything!
For example, last night we went to the cinema. I thought
the film was fantastic. Darren thought it was rubbish.
So we spent about two hours after the film fighting about
who was right!

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§ Tapescript-Al-A7
.--lssistant: Can I help you at all?
Customer: Umm ... Yes, actually you can. You see,
I bought these trousers for my husband a few
weeks ago - for his birthday - and, they
don't actually fit him. He's put on a bit of
weight recently and ...
..\ssistant: I quite understand. Youa like to exchange
them for a bigger pair.
Cl4stomer: Well, I was wondering actually if I could just
have my money back.
Assistant: I'm afraid we don't do that here. You can
either have the same trousers in a bigger
size, or anything else you want at the same
price. You could even go for something more
expensive, but youa have to pay the difference.
Cl4stomer: Oh, well, in that case, I suppose I'll go for
the same trousers, but with a 38 waist size.
Have you got them in a 38?
Assistant: There should be a pair here. Let's have a look.
These are a 38.
Customer: Are they the same colour? They look darker.
Assistant: No, I think they're the same. Oh, hold
on. Maybe you're right. They're not quite
the same, are they? These are a bit darker.
Is that a problem?
Customer: They're not so nice, are they? I suppose I don't
have to have that colour at all, though, do I?
..\ssistant: Any colour you like! There's quite a range to
choose from here.
Customer: Yes, maybe I should go for something
different for a change. He'll wear whatever
I give him ... as long as it fits!
.--. ssistant: These light grey ones are very fashionable this
y ear. What do you think about these?
-mmer: Oh, they're nice, aren't they? Though I'm not
sure grey suits Jim much. What about these
green ones?
_.. ii.stant: Green's good! Very fashionable!
wmer: I'm not sure Jim could ever actually look
fashionable, but we'll give it a go. Okay, I'll
take them, please.
~~.unt: Have y ou got the receipt?
U;:stDnur:. Oh, do I need it? I'm not sure I've got it on
me. That was silly. Oh wait! I paid by credit
card, and I've de.finitely got the credit card
receipt in my purse. Will that do?
Yes as long as it shows you bought them at
e ~ -our stores, it's fine.
C: ciere it is and yes, it shows I got them here.
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Presenter: With me today in the studio I'm joined
by Blaire Taylor, who's a life coach. Blaire,
thanks for coming in to talk to us today.
Blaire: My pleasure.
Presenter: Now I'm sure many of our listeners will be
asking themselves, 'What exactly is a life
coach?' and I'm not sure I really understand
what your job entails, so I wonder if you
could start by telling us what exactly a life
coach does.
Blaire: Yes, absolutely. Think of it like this. When
you're in a sports team, you have a coach,
don't you? He or she encourages you, helps
you with your problems, helps you set
your goals, helps you work out a training
schedule et cetera, et cetera. A life coach does
something similar, but with other aspects of
your life.
Presenter: What kind of aspects?
Blaire: Well, it depends. It could be to do with
your working life, your relationships, your
.finances, health, your education, anything
really. Some life coaches specialise in one
particular area - let's say money issues.for
example, or careers - and others are happy
to deal with any of them. I don't specialise,
for instance.
Presenter: So, if I understand correctly, a life coach
is a kind of counsellor, or psychiatrist or
psychologist. Is that right?
Blaire: A counsellor, de.finitely. A psychiatrist and
psychologist, no, not really. Life coaches don't
usually have any medical training. They're
just normal people who want to help other
people.
Presenter: So, who goes to a life coach, then? Why would
anyone pay a life coach each week?
Blaire: Actually more and more people are going to
life coaches. It's becoming extremely popular,
particularly with professional people -
you know - people in the media, lawyers,
doctors, teachers, those kinds of people.
I think the point is that it often helps to talk
through your problems with a stranger, but
a stranger that you can trust, and someone
who can make you ask yourself the right
questions.
Presenter: So, let's say I come to you for a session. What
kind of things would we do?
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Blaire: Well, first of all, let me say that one session's

not going to achieve very much. Seeing a life
coach is a long-term thing. But, in a typical 82
session, I'd probably start by asking you l: C 2:F 3:H 4: D S:E 6:B 7: G
which things in your life at the moment make
you happy, and which make you unhappy or
anxious. And we'd take it from there. Wea 83
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have and try to find practical solutions.
Presenter: Have you had any successes? A15-A21
Blaire: Oh yes, a lot. One client,for example, was
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deeply unhappy with his job, but didn't know
what to do about it. We worked through
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really wanted to do was become an actor.
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this short break.
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I How much TV do you watch each week?
2 What's your favourite programme? Why?
3 Do you prefer watching films at home or at the cinema? Why?

INTERLOCUTOR CARD C3
Task 1 (3 - 3.5 minutes)
Let the student talk for l.S-2 min utes.
Ask only those questions which the student has not covered while giving a talk.

I Why is it your favourite subject?

2 What do you do in a typical lesson in this subject?
3 What have you learnt by doing this subject?
4 Do you want to continue studying this subject in the future? Why I Why not?

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All of these ideas must be covered.
Finally, you must ask each student the following questions:
I Who is your favourite teacher? Why do you like him/her?
2 Would you like to be a teacher when you're older? Why I Why not?
TERLOCUTOR CARD C4
Task 2 (3-4 minutes)
Its aturday afternoon. You and the student are discussing how to spend the evening.
The e are your ideas about each option:
DVD or video - Last time we went to the video store, they
at home didn't seem to have many interesting.films.
- We watched a film last night. Let's do
something else!
- I've got lots of energy so I'd rather do
something a bit more active.
cafe - It'll be boring if we spend the whole
evening there.
- We go to cafes all the time - let's do
something else!
- I haven't got much money.
ice skating - I know I'll fall over and hurt myself!
- It's Saturday evening. It'll be really crowded.
- It's very cold outside! Wouldn't it be nicer
to stay inside?
computer games - We've played most of our games so many
times! It's boring!
- I'd much rather do something outside
the house.
- We always end up arguing when we play
computer games!
_· ote: Make sure all the options have been discussed.
When discussing each option, first use the information
diat is contrary to what the student says. You may choose to
::nake use of some ideas only.
::::>o not speak first all the time, but ask the student what
-e she thi nks about the options.
- ite the student to come up with his/her suggestions,
es~ecially if he/she readily agrees with the things you say.
: -· e tudent says all the time, 'What do you think about it?'
:.out expressing his/her own opinion, say: 'Sorry, I don't
- ow: or T m not sure. How do you feel about it?'
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- There are lots offilms at the video store we
haven't seen yet.
- We could order a pizza too. It'd be really
good fun!
- I haven't got much money so it might be
better to stay in tonight anyway.
- We could call our friends and ask them if
they want to come, too!
- I really want a milkshake!
- A change of scenery would do us good.
- That sounds great fun! I've never been ice
skating before!
- I'd like to do something active for a change.
- It's not difficult to get to. We could easily get
the bus.
- Great! We could play the new game you got
last week!
- It's not going to cost us any money.
- We could listen to music at the same
time, too.
Skills to be tested
The student is expected to demonstrate her/his ability to:
• initiate and maintain conversation:
- explain the situation
- come up with suggestions
- give good reasons
- find out the partner's attitudes
- invite the partner to come up with suggestions
- agree or disagree with her/his partner's opinion
• reach an agreement by taking into account the partner's
attitudes.