Recording scripts Unit 1 (D1 Track 1 sh Fawcett, that's F-A-W- Ir eosts 50 cents [My telephone number is 0726 08731 30 Lovers Road, thes LOVER'S e@Vourona JEREMY P-O-double L-A-R-D. VERNON ” 01950 674236 als eNoaruenag cor Track Amanda Dubai Palm Apartments, Amanda speaking. How ccan thelp you? Leo Oh hi, Amanda I'm ringing to enquire about a holiday apartment for the month after next ‘A OK, no problem. Let me get your detais frst, then Ite you what we've got. Is that al right? L__ Fine, go ahead. OK. Can | have your name first, please? L__ Yes, t's Leo Blucher, that's L-E-O ~ that’s my frst name ~ ‘and my sumame is B-L-U-C-H-E-R OK. Ive got that. Where are you from. just out of interest, Leo? fm Austrian. > Right, OK, and what's your address? It’s numer 37 Blumengasse in Vienna, proae Right. Could you ust spell Bumengasse for me, please, Lea? My German's nat to0 good Sure, i's B-L-U-M-E-N-G-A-double $-€. Great, thanks, and what's the weather lke in Vienna at the moment? pe @ complete 1118 Bands 4-5 pr pree it pretty rey and rainy, m afraid. Hope its beter in Dubai Yos, is lovely atthe moment. Sunny and warm, but nat to0 hot. Now, can you give me your phone number? Yos, i's 4312 11087 Great. So, youre looking for a holiday apartment, Leo. How meny peoples it for, just yourself? No. there'll four of us, two adults and two children, Fine, and when would you ike it rom? Ideally rom the 1st of January. January the Ist. OK. Ill have a look andi see what weve (got. How long would you ike to stay? Wel, it depends a litle bit on the price, but | think that ‘about nine days would be perfect Fine. And. talking of prices, what would be your maximum, 10 you think? Wel, 'veIcoked on the Internet, but! don't know ifm being realistic | say 200 euros per day Things seem to range from 160 to woll over 400, Wel, it depends where, of course, but | think we could pprobebly find something for you at that price. Great. There are various other things. though. Our chidren are quite smal, and we don't want to take them to restaurants all the te, so one thing we'd really appreciate isa fuly equipped kitchen go we can do some: ‘cooking, Yes, | completely understand. Do you have any other special requirements? Yes, we lve in the city centre hundreds of miles from the sea, so we'd really ike be able to see it from our apartment, OK. note that down. All our apartments come with at conditioning and central heating, by the way. Oh dear: One thing I dan't lke is the noise of air ‘conditioning in the background. Can you make sure i's ‘quiet as possible? Yes, lllook into that Anything else? Yes. just one more thing. We'd lke to hire a cor while \we'e in Dubai, so wall need to have a parking space, | think - we dor't want to have to walk along way from th car to the apartment. | think you're quite right. ook into al these things and make a ist of possible apartments. Do you have an ema address, so | can send them to you?Track 4 yminer Can you tell me whet you do, Hanan? Do you work, orare you a student? ynan_Yes, ma student, m studying medicine because want to be a doctor, At the moment, Im studying Engjish as well because | hope to do part of my degree course in Australia, ‘And where do you come from? {come from Muttrah in Oman, Can you describe Muttreh a little bit for me? Yes, Its quite # larae city by the sea and also near the mountains. It's very beautiful anc very ol. I's very hat in the summer, but the winters usually very pleasant. Also, Muttrah is an important port Can you tell me what you do, Kwan? Do you wark, or ere you a student? I'ma student. 'm studying economics at Chonju Unversity atthe moment. ‘And where do you come from, Kwan? | come froma small vilage near Chonju in Korea, Gan yau describe your vilage to me? Well i's inthe mountains, The people work as farmers, ‘and they are very frendly I's a good place to lve, but not much happens there. 001 Tracks “Examiner What do you lke about the area where you ive? ‘Hanan Oh, | really ike the sea and the partof the cty just by the sea because i's very beautiful and there are ‘always lots of people there. | Ive in the suburbs, but | ejay going shopping in the cty centre. There are plenty (of good shops, and I ike buying ciothes. What things in Muttrah do you not ike? Mm 'm nat very ken on the hot weather, and the hot wind from the desert is something | don' ike. ‘Mm. How is the area changing? Thoy're building more houses and roads It's getting busier E What clo you ike about the area where you ve, Kevan? Kwan | fnd walking in the mountains very enjoyable, and anather good thing s the people, because theyre vety friendly and generous. think people n my village are very happy and relaxed What things in your village do you not like? E K Wel live by @ busy main road end find the trafic very Unpleasant. realy dsike the noise of cars and lores. “E How i the area changing? K There's more traffic, so the vilage is becoming noisier Aso, young people are leaving the vilage, so it st so lively. DI Tracks Examiner Can you tell me what you do, Hanan? Do you work. or are you a student? Hanan Yes, ma student I'm studying medicine because | want to be a doctor: E And where do you come from? | come from Muttrah in Oman, E Can you tell me what you do, Kwan? Do you work, or are you a student? Kwan ~~ Ima student, Im studying economics at Chon. University at the moment. And where go you come frum, Kwan? K _|come froma smal vilage near Chonju in Korea, Unit 2 D1 Treek 7 Conversation 1 Man Could you give mea contact number, please? Woman Sure - Iigive you my mobile I's 07816 038924, 'M._ Thanks - well letyou know when the glasses are ready. 01 Track 8 Conversation 2 Woman — How muchis the fight to Madrid? Man te $340 W Doyou have anything cheaper - say, $3002 M Imatrad not cor Tracks Conversation 3 Man How old are you, Maddy? Git Ime. M_ And what date's your birthday? G Octoberthe 12th 'M_ Good, s0 welll be able to start the driving lessons in the secon hal of October. G Yes. (opr Irak 1 Conversation & Man Shall we see each other later in the coffee bar? Woman OK. Whattime shall we meet? M__Um, can you get there by four thirty? W_ My maths class finishes at four. so be OK. yes... that should Recording scripts(D1 Track 11 Goad, I might be useful to have someone who knows how to do fst aid in case someone has an accident. Can Clive Helo? ae a cee © | didntask, now you mention &. | forgot. Buthe did tel © Yes, hi, Debbie, ‘me he can hold conversations in five langusges. He's ‘not fuent in all of them, but he can get by. He grew up in India, and | suppose that helps, you know, for learning languages, though now he lives over here: D_ Did you manage ta see those candidates for our expedition? © Yes, did, and there was an extra one who was quite a surprise. You know, he hac't applied and he just turned Up out ofthe blue, so we haven't got any details for him, © Yes, he grecuated in media stuthes, though he says he's never worked in the media D_ Right What e'se? Has he been to unversity for instance? Bene aCe sen oer © Ok.sayoucinikesonertes Tenwetsewiatne Sie ads be ke dare nh pre tne? D Fine. He seems to do all sorts of things. One thing he told me m which could be useful is that he likes fishing. Cie bee cated Ses eae D Yes, we'd better tell him to bring his fishing rad - that is, if O Of Saney oped SANEAY. OH? ea © Cones And Diboshs DUB-ASH Tat eenio eee reste nn am fea ernie einateaenietios teal Bi eerie fetes craig ve ane pete youre Pi de ec oowainee [ee C Sure, he’s round about our age, you know - well, a couple Se a yO should meet him, doesn't it? When can you fix that up? ‘of years older, he's 27, quite a big man, quite muscular, ~ 4 impressive, with abig moustache (co Tack 12 And what does he do? Examiner So, Hussein, Im going to ask you some questions © Well actualy, ho just says ho's an office worker, you know, bout your chitdhood. Do you come frem a large fay or just one of those people with quite a routine yb in an 2 smal famiy? oe Hussein Imsorry, could you repeat, please? D__ Wim. doesrit sound lke he finds his job very interesting E Do you come from a large family or a smal family? Has he got any experience, do you know, of going off to Aree Se ae er enaL yh tose yowste snes on lat i's middle. no, no, sory, t's medium-sized, lam two © Yes, hesbeen al over the place. He was teling me all brothers. sorry, | have two brathers who are both alder about a tip he made ina Land Rover across Central than me. stern te eae cca re E Asa child, who did you spend more tme with, your family ‘exciting. And dangerous. 1D Great! | think it would be really interesting to cross Central Alrica, Pd lave to do that. Anything physical? | mean, where he actually had to walk instead of driving = you know, being so muscular, as you say? cor your fiends? H_ When | was a smal chi, | spent more time with my family ‘my mother, who looked after me, and | played a lot with ‘my brothers, Then, when | was a bit older, about ten or 11, | started to play more with friends | made at school © Mm, | was coming to that. Last year, he went to Russie because we enjoyed doing the same things, and my ‘with some trienes in their summer noldays and they went mother went back w het job. pa mountain. Let's see, um, Mount Elbrus, t's called, Ea eter eontnee sei tera yalaon aa D_ Wow, now that's really quite something. By the way, Elbrus ‘ume? i EE BC SEN EM: H__ think Iwatched television quite alot when | was a smal © Not quite, its U-S child and | played computer games with my brathers D_An,OK ... What quelifications does he have which would een eee ac Ache a We went swimming and we played tennis and football interest us? 0 ining, for jerest us? Has he done any sort of specialist training, Teo eae eae example? © Well, he's done a course in first aid, which may be pretty See ee ee ana Useful. any of us get injured, he should know what to do. HI think enjoyed doing science subjects most | tked physics and chemistry especially. We dict do sports at school, $0 | did those in my free time. Complete IELTS Bands 4-5IE Andwhen you were et school, who do yau think was your best teacher? Hi ihink, perhaps, my chemistry teacher because she ‘explained things very clearly Also, she was very - I'm not sure about the word - uh, interested, no, enthusiastic. She mace us da tests, | mean experiments in the laboratories, 0 we learned a lot. | never missed one of her lessons. CI Track 18 Examiner So, Hussein, !m going to ask you some questions ‘about your childhood. Do you come from a large family or ‘a small family? Hussein mm oorry, ould you repost, ploaco? E Doyou come from a large family ora small femiy? H_ Well, actually, it's not large or small, what's the word, its middle no. no, sorry, t's medium-sized. lam two brothers... sory, have two brothers who are both older than me £01 Track 18 Examiner As a child, who did you spend more time with, your family or your friends? Hussein When | was 2 small child, | spent more time with in family, my mother, who looked after me, and | played a Jotwith my brothers. Then, when I wes a bit oder, about ten oF 11, [started to play more with fiends | made at school because we enjoyed doing the same things. and ‘my mother want back to her job. E And when you were a chid, havi did you spend your free time? ‘H | think I watched television quite alot when | was a'small ‘child and | played computer games with my brothers. When | was older, I did a lat of sports with my friends, We went swimming and we played tennis and football because | lave doing sports. ‘What did you enjoy most about school? E I think | enjoyed doing science subjects most. | liked physics end chemistry especialy. We didn't do sports at ‘school, sa I did those in my free time, ‘And when you were at school, who do you think was your best teacher? I think. perhaps. my chemistry teacher because she ‘explained things very clearly. Also, she was very ~ Im not ‘sure about the word - uh, interested, no, enthusiastic. She made us do tests, | meen experiments in the laboratories, so We learned a lot. never missed one of her lessons. Track 15 TVasked 2mended 3 called improved, invented, liked, looked, needed, occurred, played, DI Track 16 pPbeared, asked, ended, enjoyed, finished, hoped, Femembered, started, wanted, watched, wished Unit 3 cor Track 17 Good evening and welcome aboard the Pride of Poole. In this recorded announcement, well give you details of some of the fecities avalable on board this ship. ‘You're currently standing inthe reception area inthe centre of B Deck. I yue feeing hungry afte @ long day's treveling. 0 up the stairs oA Deck, where youl nd the restaurant. The restaurant caters for al appetites, with anything from alight ‘snack ta full three-course meal. The restaurant willbe open from the moment the ship leaves port to haf en hour before anrival Next to the restaurant on A Deck inthe launge, there are recining seets with must headphones if you want to relax The headphones ate fre, but people using this rea are encouraged to keep noise to a minmum so that other pposaengers can enjoy themselves and sleep or read if they wish For those of you who'd lke some entertainment just next door tous on this decks 40-seat cine showing the latest fll length feature films. The cinema programme is avaiable here at reception, but youl heve to buy the tickets themselves atthe cinema entrance just before you go in. Just next othe cnema i the staircase leading downto the cabins on C Deck. To access your cabin just show your boarding pass toa steward, who wil give you the key. On this deck, that ie B Deck, youl aso find an aree where you can ether play gomos in our special electronic games arcade ‘or do your shopping. Just beyond that on the same level people who went abit of fesh air or just want to see the sea can go out ono the viewing deck, which isin the open a. Make sure you wear @ Jacket or coat, as it ean be quite cold and windy. (D1 Track 18 ‘Now for some further details. This voyage is an overnight tp. ‘The ship leaves port at 7 pm. and the journey takes just over 12 hours and 45 minutes, reaching our destination et about eight tomorrow moming. This is forthe convenience of those \weshing ta catch the nine oclock train, which leaves from the. ferry terminal Passengers with children in their party are informed that there isa special section in the restaurant with kids' food and a play area, People with Lilures are exncuulayed to turn up early to (get ¢ place, as the section is very popular Make ths a trip to remember. Here atthe information desk, you can obtain a souvenir ship's koy ring for four euros fit; You can upgrade from @ taurist-class cabin to a first-class ‘cabin: and you can get your tran tickets here, which will save yu time queuing in the station tomorrow morning, if you buy ‘them on the ship, you can get them for 20 percent of. For those using the launge and wishing to check their email there's @ wireless connection, but yau'll have to bring your awn laptop. You can also watch the latest TV programmes there or inthe coffee bar next to the restaurant Recording scripts (iFinally, a unique feature on this crossing only: anyone who buys @ fashion tem from our wonderful range of men's and women's clothes in the shopping area has the chance to win @ free holiday. All yu have to do is complete a sentence starting “Ilke Seeland Ferries because.” and the best sentence wins the prize of a holiday in Switzerland with tickets to a three-day. ‘music festival included. Talk to any member of staff for more cetals D1 Tack 19 Kyung-Soon Wel, 'm going to tak abouta trip | made across Australia, The transport | used was 2 motorbike. It wesn/t new bike, twas - what's the word ~ second- hand, and I bought it becouse | wanted to see Australia, | didn’t want to use public transport because | wanted to bbe indepenclent. had a month's holiday before | started ‘my course and | made the rip with a friend, a Chinese Gir because | was frightened of travelling alone. | met her ata language school where we studied English together. We travelled along the south coast and saw some of the desert. The good thing about the journey was that we met a lot of other people who were traveling, We went ta places which are dificult to reach on public transport, and the trip was quite chap. Also, the motorbike had quite ‘a powerful engine, soit was fast and exciting. The bad things were the rain and the heat because they made us tired. Ihave great memaries ofthe trp because | felt really fee. We cauld go where we liked. Also, we met some very frendly people end we saw a lot of interestina places. {sul have friends who | made during that tnp. In all, think. ‘twas the best journey I've ever made Examiner Thank you 601 Track 20 motorbike DI Track 21 trangport studying powerful exciting expensive memories independent holiday unwersity Interesting Unit 4 eDt Track 22 Irina_——_Good morning. Can you tell me about the ticket ‘options, please? Man Certainly, we've got various options, depending ‘on whether you want to just vist parts ofthe exhibition rail t Its organised into various diferent sectons, ‘and because it's $0 large, you may not be interested in everything or have ume for everything, You can buy tickets just forthe sectonss you want to visit, and that. makes it alot cheaper. 1 Well, um, Ive really come here to see things to do with electronics, Compote EET Bande 4-5 Right. Them | think youl find the frst part ofthe exhibition ‘88 you go in is quite relevant. It’s all about electronics and how we can use them to protect the world around us ~ you know, the environment and what we can do to avon damaging t further. Protecting the environment. That sounds interesting ‘Anything | should specially ook out for there? ‘There are its of new devices. One which fascinated me when | went round was a new instrument for measuring how the temperature of the ocean changes at different levels, and this can be done from a ship on the surface right Gown to the bottom Great, look out for that OK, and | see yau've got your son with you, which is rice because the subject ofthe next section is ll about diferent things for keeping an eye on your children and looking after their safety. It contains @ range of things, from electronic instruments used in medicine to children's electronic games and even a number af new devices to pprevent children from having an accident when they're at home. That sounds useful Yes, there's even an invention for older chitren ~ youl ‘see a demonstration oft while you're there - which helps parents to make sure their kids ere going to school. Really useful in families where both parents work. tSomt of clectroniaaly tale parente about ther kids’ attendance and sends them a signal va the Internet, Very convenient. But my son is abit young to worry about that yet. Are there any other sections which feature electronics? Sure There's another section ~ i's the third you come to, | think - which should interest everyone. It contains lats ‘of new electronic instruments or devices for ooking after ‘and working with money - you know, ike that thing you! must have heard of which counts what you're putting ita your supermarket trolley and adds up the bill es you go around, Right, money ~ that sounds interesting, too, Well, thanks for the information. Id lke tckets for myself and my son. for thase three sections, then, please. D1 Track 23 Woman Excuse me Yes? Before you go through, I wonder if you could help us by ‘answering a few questions for a survey. It won't take lang: No problem. Weire not in any hurry Fine, thanks. Now, er, let's look at the questions, 0K Here they are, First one. Why are you visiting the exhibition?1) Wel, | want to koop up with the latest developments in electronics, you know ~ | was recommended by a friend 10 come here and see what new devices and inventions ‘are coming out and learn a bit.| mean, | don't generally go shopping for new electronics. not the sort of person \wha goes out and buys all the latest gadgets - the pricos are too high when they're new. But it nterests me, and | ‘thought also there would be things which would interest ‘my son and he'd enjoy it 2s well so that’s why we're here, WOK ... and here's « question to find out what sort of ‘consumer you are. Have you bought ary electronics recently? 1 Recently? Sure. | was thinking nf huying a new calelatne {or the office, but | decided it wasn't really necessary ‘bocause | can do all the calculations just 2s easly on a computer. Anyway, | gat a new laptop recently because, ‘you know, they have so many applications and they don't ‘ake up much space either Better to have lots of things ‘on the same device, | think. The other thing | bought was ‘a present for my husband's birthday. | thought would bee nice to have a record of aur holidays, so | bought him ‘camera and I'm hoping to get him more interested in photography. m not very keen on the sort of pictures you can take with a mobile phone, you see. | think t's better to {0 for higher quality “Wight... And here's question about this building. know ‘you haven't had a chance to look around a lot yet, but at first sight, what do you think of 2 1 Oh, itlooke pretty good to me. It's got lots of natural ight, 0 you don't have to put up with lots of electric lighting, which can be quite tring on the eyes. It feels very laroe. ‘nd spacious, which is great because although i's full of ‘activity and quite noisy it daesn't feel too crowded. Also, when you look up at the ceiling near the entrance with the sign of stars and planets oni, that’s something | really like, Im not so keen on those revolung doors, though. | ‘always feel Im going to get stuck in one. W And did you have any difftculties getting to the exhibition? 1 Well, coming at this tie of day the roads weren't too ‘busy, s0 that was allright... and there were plenty of signposts, so the car park wes easy to find The only pprablem was itwas full wien {arrived ~ | guess | should have come earlier - so had to find another one quite ¢ long walk away, which was a pity. Then we hed to stand ‘uli for quite long time queuing to get in ~ this exhibition is pretty popular. That was a bit of a problem, because my son gets impatient, but fortunately it wesn't raining, otherwise we might have gone home. (D1 Track 24 Wiel, m going to tak ebout my digital camera. Actual, Ive ‘ott here, because it’s very small and fits in my bag, butt takes great pictures. Everything is automo, so just point it and press the button Huet this camera for two years, My parents gave it tome for my bithdey when | was 18. | didrt ask fora camera, soit wes ‘.complete suprise, but i's been realy useful ‘Since | got the camera, ve carried it with me everywhere I've gone on holiday. For example, in July | went on holiday to Derimark and Sweden. They/te lovely places, and in summer i's stl light at midnight, so | got some great photos there. ‘Algo, Ive taken lots of photos of special occasions. For instance, when my grandmother was 70, | took photos of her party, |use it to remember things, so! put allthe photos on my Computer. Then | upload them onta Facebcok, so my frends ccan see them, {ve used the camera s0 often because its easy to use and | carry it everywhere. | ust enjoy taking photos of places which are beautiful and people Im with, everywhere theyre happy. Ive taken more then a thousand photos since July. In all's been a realy great present and Ive really enjoyed using t (601 Track 25 lve had this camera for two years. My parents gave itto me for ‘my birthday when | was 18. | didn't ask for a camera, so it was ‘a complete surprise, but t's been really useful (cor Tack 26 Since gat the camera, Ive cari it with me everywhere Ive gone on holiday For example, in July | went on holiday 10 Denmark and Sweden. They're lovely places, and n summer i's stl ght at midnight, so | got some great photos there Unit 5 (D1 Track 27 Hi there, everybody, and welcome to Animal World. Before you start your visit. I'd just ike to tell ou about a few special ‘events happening here today. They're all free, and I'd really ‘encourage you to go to as many of them as you can, as I1hink youll learn a lot. ‘The first event is called The World of Ants, and i's happening this morning quite soon in the Insect House, which is just a short walk fram here, The well-known entomologist Dr David Crocker, wha many of you will have seen on television. is giving ‘a lecture all about ants - the different types of ants, how they organise themselves, what they eal, their behaviour and so on, It’s actually a fascinating subject, So, The World of Ants, a lecture by Dr Crocker, in the Insect House, and it starts at 11 oblack and lasts for 60 minutes, ‘At midday that's 12 olclock. there's a fim which is just as fascinating and its called The Great Migration. Ths is all bout birds and how they migrate across continents and oceans Using the Sun, the stars and the Earth's magnetic field. As | said, i's a fim - an absolutely spectacular film - which all the family wil enjay, some fabulous photography ~ end i's on in ‘Theatre C, which you can see here just behind me ~ so bear that in mind for 12 octock, ‘The next event is a demonstration taking place in the Exhibition Raam and given by Monica Chadha. It’s called Encouraging Garden Wildife. Monica willbe showing you Recording scripts (‘ways of encouraging animals birds and other wildife to vist ‘and lve in your garden, how to place boxes for nests, what {ood to put out for them and all sorts of practical advice, That's ‘at 2.30, so just after lunch. ‘The final free event for today is Birds of Prey Tasha, their keeper, will be giving a dspiy of some of our mast magnificent, birds and how they fly, and | thoroughly recommend this event. The display includes eagles, vultures and owls and wil bbe starting at 8.45 on the lawn outside. It's an unforgettable experience, so remember, onthe front lawn at 3.45 to see the birds fying (601 track 28 ‘Now. just give you a few directions before you leave, especially for those of you who are feeling abit hungry. When ‘you leave the main bulding, you come to an area where the path divides. Ifyou take the right-hand path, you'l see the ake ‘your right, and exactly opposite the lake on your lefts the Git shop. Apart from selling its, t sells snacks, sandwiches and light crinks. If you walk on pest the lake, on your right youl also see the penguins. Go past the penguins and youl ‘Come to the restaurant, also on your right. Don't go too far or youll come to the aquarium, The aquarium is on your right at the crossroad, and just over the crossroad, also on your right, isthe lion enclosure. It you're thinking of having a picnic. the best place to go is the Picnic area, end for this you need to turn left the crossroad and walk along a few metres. At the end ofthe peth, you'l find the plonic area on your itt Now, fyou have any questions. 'd be happy ta enswer them and, onee again, | really hope you enjoy your vist. Thank yau D1 Track 28 Examiner Which are your favourite animals? Su Cats ~ well, 1ove my cat, because I've had him {or neatly a year now and I love him. He's so beautiful Ho's black with a white nose. He sleeps on my bed every night {and he ~ m not sure how you say this ~ but when he's there, mnot alone. And fim quite keen on birds - there are lots in the gardens around my house, E Which animals dont you ike? S__Ihate insects n the summer. They're hornblet E wy S_ Wel live neara large rer and there are lots of - dont naw whet the name isin Engish - small insects which tote and come at right. 'm not io keen on es, ether. E Where are the best places in your country to see wide? ‘That's dificult question. 'm not sure. There are so many places with wadif, but fm not sure how easy itis to see the animals because it's really a forest, with many tees E How papular is watching wildlife in your country? Complete IELTS Bands 4-5 Unit 6 S__t’shard to say. What isthe activity called? Hunting is quit) popular for some types of animal, but watching wildife, | don't think | know ifits popular or not. think people ike 0 go t0 2008, but t's not the same. | (CDI Treck 20 1. Imnot sure how you say this- but when he's there, lim nt alone. 2 don't knew what their name isin English 3 That's diffcult question Im not sure. 4 shard to say 5 What isthe activity called? 01 Teck a 1. Ive had him for nearly a year now and I love him. He's so beautiful 2 {hate insects in the summer, They're horrible! (02 Teck 1 Well, some people use a calendar and others use a diary. But {think f you're realy busy, you'l make alist, maybe on your iPhone if you have one, Or sometimes you see a note on the back of someone's hand! D2 Tack2 | think birthdays are very easy to forget. You have to write the dates in a diay ifyou want to remember them! Um - and some older people can't remember where they put thei keys. or their phone. Oh, and, er, if something unexpected happens, you might forget a lunch date ora meeting - there are lots af things: cpa Tracks You have to write the dates in a diary if you want to remember them. ‘you might forget a lunch date or a meeting (co2Track 1. Sometimes people forget therr dentist or doctor's appointment or things like that 2 Ifa tnend waits a long time for you, you should say youre sorry and pay next time you go out. 3 People don't usually fal asleep at work unless they're very tired 4 Aboring meeting ora long car journey can make people goto sleep! eb2 Tacks Man So we have to do a presentation on a successfl person at our next seminar Woman Yes, do you have any ideas?= a i il a as eps sZezs 2s See eres Well. 've been on the Internet and picked out a couple, OK - I've got some suggestions, too Right, wel, you start OK ...um, his name's Mahmoud Kaboor and he's afm maker in Dubai in the United Areb Emirates. Sounds good Yes, He's the managing director of a very big film company, So what made him successful? ‘Apparently his uncle was a film student and because of thet, he started making short films when he was only 16 That's quite young .. and were they good? ‘Yup. He won a scholarship to go to Canada and study fm, and that's how his career developed Great. Um. here's one of my suggestions, She was a ballet dancer - born in St Petersburg in Russia in 1881 ‘Anna Paviova. OK ~ why have you piaked her? Wel, rst, because her parents weren't wealthy - they were very poor, infact ~ and yet she still went to the ‘School of Imperial Ballet at ten years of age. ‘That's so young! Was she very talented? Yes, she was, but she didn't folow the rules of ballet She ‘was very individual and did things that were different irom ‘other ballerinas at the time. ‘Ali and that’s what made her stand out Yes OK. vo got another woman - Marie Curie ‘She's very famous. Wasn't she Polish? ‘Yeah, bor in 1867, but did you know that she was the first ‘woman professor at the University of Paris and the frst ‘woman to win a Nobel prize? Yes - amazing! ‘There were many briliant scientists around when she was, working So why did she do better? Other scientists couldn't get ahead of her because she sensibly published her ideas straight away. What a clever thing to do! Yeh - everyone does it automatically these days, but all those years ago, people often didn't think about it Great! Well, here's one more (OK - who ist? This. an African-American guy who worked as a chef in the 1850s His name was George Crum. Did he make a famous dish or something? Not exactly - but without him, we wouldn't have the potato chip. Or crisps, asthe British call them, W on! M Yeah. Apparently, e had a customer who was annoyed because his French fries were too fat and soft. So he sliced a new potato as thiniy as he could and fried it until it was hard and crunchy, Added lots of salt W and anew snack was created. M_ Wel, |. think we've got same interesting people here D2 Track 6 Woman people Man OK, s0 we have to chaose one of these four a going to be diffioult W. Well why don't we agree on some criteria thet will help us? M_ Do you mean things lke how od they were when they became successful? W Yeah - except Im not sure how old they all were! Un, What about chonsing a woman M sitar to select someone because of their gender? And look at celebrities - there are lots of women, W Butt was cifferent in the past Oh, I see. Yeah, OK, let's piok a woman. W Great. Right, wel, they're all pretty talented, arent they? Some have even won awards. Yeah, but maybe their fame won't last for ever. W. No... so we should pick someone who's dane something ‘great on an international evel M_ Yesh, that changed the world ... OK. | think that’ it We've got aur two criteria. So what do we need to do before we meet again? |W. Well, how much information have we got? M_ Quite lot of detal about their lives, but not enough about what they did W_ OK - s0 before we meet again, let's both find out @8 much, ‘as we can, It's always better to have too much information. M_ Yeah, you're night. What about pictures? ‘Yeah - | don't even know what this person looks like! ze OK — wall, we might get some from the library ~ but | can look on the internet as well. W. Once we've done that, we can get together and talk about the next stage. ‘Yeah ~ I don't think we can write the presentation for the seminar yet. do you? (N be fun working together. No - anyway, ‘Yeah! It's been quite an education doing this. ez Yes - i's made me think about success and what it really Itisn't about money, ist? Recording scriptsW_ No and you don't have to be experienced to achieve it Ian just be luck. M_ Butperhaps in most cases you need to have some natural abilty W Yeah - | agree. And | also think you do have to work hard and be determined. Yeah ~ and really want to succeed No matier where you are or what you've done betore. M_ Mim. It's quite a cunous thing == Unit 7 coz Tack? Advisor you? Caller Oh. hi. !m ringing about the online waiting ‘courses you advertise on the Internet A Yes... would you lke me to send you a brochure? © Um | would, but | aiso have some questions ‘A OK. wall et me take your details firs, and then I can deal with the questions after that ok {just need to fil out this form ... so, um, can you give me your frst name, please? Yes, its Alex Good maming, The Writing School, can I help >0° That's great, Alex. And what's your last name? It’s Sachdeva. OK ~ can you spell that for me? Yes, it'sS-A-C-H-0— Is that P2 No, D-EW-A, OK, I've got that. Now, can you give me your address? Wel, Im staying with friends at the moment, but Ibe in my new flat in Preston next week. Wel, perhaps the Preston adress is best. OK, So thats Fiat 8A, 396 New Valley Road. New Valley Road Yes, that’ ight OK that's great ... and we know the town ... that's Preston. Yes, ea>oer0 20230 >oro> >o Do you know what your posteade will bo there? Oh | think ve gotit somewhere on a piece of paper let me see... yes, here itis Er, i's PN6 3BZ A 8S? ° Complete 1178 Bands &-5 © NoBz ‘A. Right. guess you don't have a phone number yet? © No,notat the flat And my mobile's not working right naw, | have to take it to the shop and see what's wrong, ‘A. Oh, I hope its nothing serious. C Well t's new, soit should be all ight. A. You could give me the number anyway. For the future, © Yes, OK Um, its 0787 345077 ‘A That's three-five-four-zero-double seven © No, three-four-ive, ‘A. Oh, thanks. note that your phone is not working ight now. © OK, thanks, ‘A Now. the ast thing | need is an email address, © OK.its Alex7@ptucom. That's my personal address. ‘A... ptudot com. Fine. Now, as you're moving, I'l put something in the message box so that the brachure doesn't come too early. © Yes, could you do that? ‘A 1llput ‘deliver brachure next week’ © Oh. thats great ‘A Now, what would you like to do about ep2 Tracks Advisor Now, you can gos on our wobsite that we have a lotof courses... what are you interested in doing? Caller Well | dont want to publish anything, | just want to raise the standard of my own writing. A. Yes. it depends on whether you want to, you know, write creetively or for fun, We also have fiction writing - that includes writing children’s stories. © Well, | workin an advertising agency, so. like to write better so that... well dike my salary to rise (OK. s0 we can send you our brochure for business wnting and if you think itl be right for you, then you can enrol Great. What heppens efter that > Then we send you the course pack What does that contain? pare You get some books that will help you with your wating skils, an audio course on CDs and instructional DVDs to watch, and some lesson texts to read. (OK. What if| change my mind? Wel, you can send the materials back to us. You have 21 days to decide, and we'll refund your fees within that time: CA, that's quite good. | see. So the enrolment fee includes the course materals?TA Yes, it does - forall our courses, PE Sone tere cert tos or core course? ‘A. Yes, at the moment, your course is. let me see. Theyve Just raised the prices .. it was £240, but | thinkits £375, row. Yes, fees rose a month ago, Im afraid, um, by ten percent ~ most of our courses are now between three and four hundred pounds. ° OK. that’s not bad - so, who will teach me? A. Well, before we decide that, you do your first written ‘essignment I's lke a personal profi. © Sol write about things lke my background and where was brought up? ‘A. No its the future were interested in. © Oh, OK. so. what | want to get from the course, and how itwil help me to achieve my ambitions? ‘A. That's night. We get. picture of who you are and your ‘needs anid then we match you to 8 personal tutor who will teach you and wrk with you. ‘That's a good idea. And haw do | get that to you? Well you send itn to us by post or through our website What about lessone? pare ‘There are 15 lessons altogether, and each one has an assignment. ‘And what sort of feedback will get? ‘There's continuous oniine support, and part ofthat isa web-based facility for al the students on your programme to get together. © Oh, sowe can share ideas and things? ‘A Thats right. With na need to go into a classroom or be tied to weekly schedules. © OK Thanks, think that's ell my questions ‘A Donthesitate to calf you hve eny more OK thanks. Bye po coz Track 8 Examiner Why do some chitren stop reacing books as they get older? Pachta Well Im not euro. Ithinkit depends. Some cthidren say that they find reading a bit boring... perhaps because they want todo things ke pla onthe computer Children spend so much time chatting online nowadays Um, but other children - | think they preter to read stories aout famous people in magazines and newspapers. E How could teenagers be encouraged to read more? Haroon Um, | would say that it's important to show them that you can get alot of knowledge from books, ‘The problem is - we can use computers to look up information, so they forget about books, as they seem less interesting, Maybe winters should make books more. attractive to young people ccp2 Track 10 particularly, relax. activites, imagination, education literate (cD? Track 11 1 They ike to read with their parents, particularly at bedtime Ithelps them relax Small children do a lot of activities during the dey ‘Books are good for chikiren’s imagination It's part of our education. ‘No one wants to be iterate when they grow up. caren eD2 Track 12 parents, secondary, discussing, chatting, important. enjoyed, ‘ssigrment, computers, attractive, prefer Unit 8 (D2 Track 13 Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the museum, Um there are afew pons that you need to remember, so, before you go in, Filjust run through them, Then you can all go off and nave @ good time! So. rst of al. you've all paid and you all have a ticket that allows you to go anywhere in the museum and includes one trio to the 2D cinema So you need to make sure that you put the ticket somewhere that is secure but easy to find This is partly because you'l need to show ito our staff if you decide {0,90 out at any time - thore are two restaurants whch are ‘outdoors, for example - and, um, eryane who does decide to {90 outside should go and come back through the grey gates. Please don't use the emergency exis unless there realy isan ‘emergency! ‘Now, Im afraid that if you want to take photogrephs, you have to purchase a permit at the entrance ... we dont allow visitors to Take photographs of anything inthe museum unless they have a permit. f you'd lke a picure of you and your frends at ‘any time, just let us know. We have a number of professional photographers whol take @ photo for you Um, another thing is thet you must keep everything that belongs to you with you all the time. Alot af people will come to the museum during the day - you'll probably be here for most of the day yourselves - 80 don't lose your wallet and make sure you don't leave your mobile phone anywhere. Its easily done, and we arerit responsible for any losses while youite here, Er 21 mentioned earlier. you can go and see any ofthe fms that are on in the 3D cinema. il tel you about those in @ minute ~ there's aiso a schedlle on the back of the museum guide. I suggest you get to the cinema entrance roughty five minutes early... Itakes very ite time to seat everyone, so you won't bbe waiting for the show to begin. Wel, think those are all the instructions I need to give you Recording scripts(002 Tracks OK ... the fms which are an today are being shown at ifferent times. They're alsa about some amazing subjects Let me tel you e ite bit about them. The frst one is called The Seoreis ofthe Nile and starts in haif'an hour at ten otdock. Its beautiful film and it tals the story of the journey that was made dawn the rer Nile for the very frst ime .. starting in the mountains of Ethiopia and passing through the Sudan end Egypt before reaching the Mediterranean Sea, You'll accompany the travellers as they explore some of Africa’ truly amazing landscapes, Tne second fim moves ott land and into tne sea. It's called Wild ‘Ocean, and this one begine at 11.48. So you have some time to look round the museum first if you choose this tit. In this fn, youll join the huge number of fsh and other animals that live fr down near the bottom of the sea, You'lsee them search for food, migrate and fight for survival Dinosaurs Alive is the third film showing today. It starts at 1.45 p.m. andl runs for just 30 minutes. Thsis a fim for people ‘who lke special effects because there are plenty of them! Scientists now have alot of evidence to show that some animals from the dinosaur family are stil iving on Earth, So in ths film, youl Ive with a new species of dinosaur that has been re-created using computers, Our final fim today is simply titled Arabia It starts at 230 and isalitte longer than the others, butit’s a relly wonde:ful experience. Youll ride through the desert on a camel. You'l also dive among the treasures ofthe Red Sea where youll explore the ruins of an amazing ost city. Well these are all magical experiences, sol lt you decide ‘what you want to see. If anyone has any questions 002 Track 15 Examiner Let's tlk about tourism in your town orvilage Cen you desenite your town ar vilage? | come from Balakovo in Russia It's a very ‘modem, industrial city, which is situated on the river Volga. What else? A lot of young, professional people who live there work in the offices and industries. Let me think: It's mainly blocks of fats, but we do have some beautiful ‘monuments. coz Track 16 Fdlike to talk about a holiday which | took in 2008. Its a holidey that | remember very well because we had such a ‘antastic me. | went with three other gil, who are all fiends of mine and we stil tlk about ths holiday today, even though it's so many years later... meen, we're all married ‘now! But we decided that, er, we wanted to go away together. So we chose Egypt, which was absolutely... how can I say it? the Red Sea was so clear and so impressive, You can see everything .. you know .. I's not dirty ike so many seas ‘these days. And ithas amazing sealife. the kind of creatures that you can only imagine in your dreams. It was funny because usvally Im a person who's quite scared of things and Complete IELTS Bands 4-5 | didn’ think | would put a mask on my fave or go under the water ~ but | wanted to see the coral sa much ... was such 2 colour, wonderful experience that I just put the mask on, and then, wow, | couldn't believe all the shapes and types of fish. It was absolutely breethtaking. And what else did we do? Yes, we also went to see te ancient pyramids end the national museum, which were al beautiful and also really impressive J enjoyed this holiday so much because | had my best friends ‘with me. | don't know if lever have another holiday as memorable as this one. D2 Tiack 17 | come trom Balekovo in Kuss, | come from Balekovo ... in Russia pz Track 18 a Its. very modem industrial / oty / which is / situated / onthe /rver Volga, b Its.a very modern / industrial ty / which is situated / en the river Volga. (c02 Tack 19 Id ike to tak about a holy which | tookin 2005.1ts@ holiday that | remember very wall beecuse we had such @ fantastictime. | went wit thre other gris. who are all fiends of mine, and we stil talk about this holy today. (002 Track 20 It was funny, because usualy Im a person who's quite scared fof things, and I dint think | would put a mask on my face or {go under the water ~ but | wanted to see the coral so much Unit 9 cope Track 21 Tutor So, Fahad, let's talk about your presentation Um, youve done a rough outine, so, er lets go over itand then you can go away and write tall up. ] i Fahad Sure ; T [asked you to choose a topic related to water end you're | chosen desalination - removing salt from seawater: Now, why did you choose that? F Well | come from the United Arab Emirates, and we rave the world largest desalination plant. T Right, that’s very relevant, and I think you should include F Say why | decided on this topic? that you know, your personel, er, reasons - atthe start T Yes —just give a sentence or two, that'll do F OK mean, | thought | should keep the introduction bret T Yes, butyou can sey why you ike the topic it's a good ‘choice of topic - very interesting - and then | can fallow. the introduction easily.an anaaa ord Now, let's go on tothe historical background, (Mim, I want to make it clear that seawater purification isnt ‘a new idea No - indeed, that's @ good point to make, Som going to describe some ofthe ‘older’ methods from the past Mmm. | got a bit ost reading yaur notes here ‘Al-ha. Is it too long? ‘Well think the real problem is that the information isnt in any logical order. I see... wel itis ust notes. Well, you start in the 18th century, then move ta the present day, then go beck ta the 20th century. So it needs reorganising Yes, that would help OK - It make it clearer. What about the description af tne process? ‘An. yes, that looks pretty good to me, but we'll go aver it in more detail in a moment OK | may need to cutit down, Yes, definitely - it goes on for along time and gets a bit, technical Sure. er .. OK. After the process, | want to talk about the pros and cons of desalination, because that seems to be the big debate totaly agree. But you need to sort this section out, Yes, itis abit confusing | think you should present the main points one at atime ‘OK - what, er the advantages and disadvantages? Yes, and talk about each one individually. (OK ~ rather than presenting them all together? Mmm - it hard for your listeners to take in ike that It’s alla bit unclear atthe moment see. So, latly, you conclude that we need to look for alternative ways to remove salt from sea water. Well. yes, Do you think that's the wrong conclusion? No, no — not at all However. you should tell your audience exactly why you think this, | wil in the previous section, Mmm, but you need to summarise the reasons again in the final part of your presentation. Oh, I see. Right Justa lst wll do, That'll make the conclusion a better length as well I mention them bref, then, F OK ~thanks very much, Dr Tyler. D2 Tack 22 Tutor —_OK solet’s heve a closer look at the section on the process of desalination, Fahad Well just need to outline the principle of the process, dont |? Uh-huh Yes, yes You need to explain frst what desalination means. F Well-I want to start by referring to @ natural form of, desalination ... Um, and to say that a sea bird filters salt ‘out of sea water in its throat T 0K, that’s interesting... s0 they just spit the salt out, do they? F Yes Right, that's @ good introduction, Then yau can ga on to describe the mechanical process F Yes well, the first stage is the collection um it involves a large plant that collects the water ~ actualy it ‘goes through a canal and that passes the water into the plant, which treats it, you know Removes al the rubbish Yes ‘So the treatment’s the second stage. What happens next? Well the next stage is that it goes through @ lot of pipes nti itreaches the point where the salt is removed. OK so that's the next point on your chart the sal’s mane a ‘Yes - | can talk about this quite a lot ‘separated from fresh water. Fight... the water passes through a membrane F Mmm ~ not exactly. That's the whole thing. The sea water has tobe forced er, pumped... and a lot of pressure is involved, T_ Mmm ~you need to make thet point - explain that the water doesn't go freely, F No, because the salt is heavy. This is the really expensive Part of the process: OK... so after that, what happens? Well, Urei’s some more ealinent aller the high-pressure fitering process, tut eventualy the system produces fresh water. OK - it might be good to mention what's leftover. Salt and that's @ really big problem Where does it go? After the desalination process, the substance that remains = it's called brine ~ i's a very salty substance and it goes, back - usually into the sea, T Mmm. nana Recording scriptsF It’s not good for fish, though .. it damages marine life T Well you can discuss that in the next section of your presentation, F Yup. So anyway ... alot ofthe fresh water that's produced is used for human consumption, TUn-huh, yes, and F It's also used for irigation .. for watering farmland. T Great! Well, you've mentioned some of the disadvantages (eb? rack 23 1m going to talk sbout an activity that | enjoy doing, and that's fishing. Actually, I think someone said that fishing's the mast popular hobby in the world, So how do | get ready? Well if ‘you go fishing, then first you have to get up early Then you need ta pack all your equipment and that includes, er, ike along, thin stick .. | think it's called a rod, um, a box or tin to put the fish in and some .. er. the lite things that you use to attract the fish. Also you need to take some warm clothes: Perhaps and .. and lastly you need something to drink end maybe a sendwich because you can get hungry. There are lots ‘of places where you can go fishing. Some peaple go to rivers, but Ive near the beach, so fish ina small, yellow, era small, Cr, type of boat. Um ... lwear a Ife jacket, because | usually row the boat out to sea - about a kilometre - so people can't always see me. Fishing is really quite simple you just sit and, wait | love it because i's co paacatul, ite perfect But aco is very exciting when you catch something. | usually get these, um, what are they called, um, long, black and white fish. All ‘nall its @ wonderful acuvty ~it's ike @ sport, but you're just ‘competing with yourself or with the natural world 002 Tack 24 Examiner What water sports are popular among young people? Carles | think there are many water sports that are popular Near beach resorts, for example, the popular sports include things like surfing, saling, waterskiing Other sports that young people enjoy are - let me think ~ canoeing, rowing, perhaps. and, um. wel, the main one's ‘swimming because you can do that in a pool anywhere. How are sports like surfing and swimming different? C Well there are several ways. For a stert, you need a lot of waves to sur, whereas swmmers usually prefer calm water Also, you need more equipment to surt - you know, a board end maybe a wet suit Yeah, and, and lastiy ‘swimming’s cheaper then surfing! E Why do some people nat enjoy water sports? © _Ithink it depends on the person, but, um, the most. important reason is probably that they can't swim! They don't ike rifts deep and their feet don't touch the bottom. Even some people who oan swim are afreid of ‘water. Another possibilty is that, these days, the sea can be very polluted, and they mey be afraid of getting il Complote IELTS Bands 4~5 (02 Track 25 the main one’s swimming, because you can do that in a pool anywhere. 02 Tack 28 1. For astart, you need alot of waves to surf, whereas ‘swimmers usualy prefer calm water. 2 Yeah, and lastly. swimming’s cheaper than surfing! Even some people who can swim are afraid of water. ‘Another possibility is that, these days, the sea can be very polluted. ana they may De atraia of getting it Unit 10 (¢02 Track 27 Last week, we looked at some of the features of modern houses, and today we're gaing to turn the clack back and look at traditional house design. ve chosen to start with Samoa \which is part of a group of Polynesian islands in the South Pacrfic Sea, because the influence of culture and weather on. house design is quite clear there. Um, so let's have a look at, first of all at the overall design ofa traditional Samoan house. Now, these days, houses in Samoa have become more modern and are usuelly rectanguiar, but traditional designs were round or sometimes they were aval inshape, Here's a picture, This wadiuonal style is stil used — often for guest houses or meeting nouses ~ and most Samoan villages have atleast one of these buildings. ‘As you can see, there are no walls, so the ar circulates freely around the house - Samoa is a place that experiences high temperatures... but the open design of the house also reflects the openness of Samoan society Ifthe occupants want shelter, there are several binds made of coconut leaves that can be lowered during rainy ar windy weather ~ or indeed the blinds can also be pulled down if people want some privacy ‘The foundations of the house ~ that’s the part beneath the ‘lor - are raised slightly. Um. in the past, the height was linked to the importance of the occupants, which we'll talk about another time. However, the floor of the house was usually covered with rver stones, Today, we have a range of methods for balancing the temperature inside a building, but the stones on the floor of a Samoan hame are ideal for cooling the bullaing on hot days. Now, let's have a close look atthe root Ths, as you can see in the picture, is dome-shaped and traditorally thatched, or covered with leaves from the sugar cane ~ that's a established crop in Samoa, This was ajob for the women, and it involved twisting the leaves and then fastening them with 4 thin strip of coconut leaf before fxing them to the roof in several layers. Now, the shape of the roof is important - you can see thet the sides are quite stoop, and that's done so that the rainfalls, straight to the ground without moisture going through theleaves and causing leaks or dampness inside the house. Then | youll notice how high the top ofthe roofis = this isa way a along heat to rise on sunny days and go through the thatching thereby cooling the house So how does the hause stay upright? Well, there are a number of evenly spaced posts inside. They, um, they encircle the interior of the building and go up to the roof and support the beams there. Theyre alo buried - er, usually about a metre and a haf in the ground to keep them fim. These posts are produced using local imber from the surrounding forests They're cut by men from the family or village, and the number vanes depending on the size and importance ofthe house Now, these posts were a vary significant part of Samoan culture and did much more than hold up the roof When there ‘wore meetings, people sat wth their back to certain posts depending on ther status in society. So there were posts for Chiefs according to their status and posts for speakers and so (on~ and ordinary people sat eround the side on mats. The lest area | want to look at today isthe attachment ofthe beams and posts - what you cell 'ixing’the construction, Traditonally, no nals or screws were used anywhere in such Abulding Instead, coconut fibres were braided into rope to fx the beams and pasts together. The old people of the vilage usually made and pleted the rope. This was a lengthy process an ordinary house used about 40,000 feet of this rope - and ‘a you can see in this picture, the rope was pulled very tightly ‘and wound round the beams and posts in a complex pattern, ‘And infact, the process of tying it tothe bears So that it was tight and strong enough to keep them together is one of the ‘great architectural achievements of Polynesia (002 Track 28 Examiner Are traditional houses more attractive than new houses? Jaeun Well, even though some traditional houses looked ‘amazing when they were built, um, most of them just look ‘old-fashioned naw. | think people prefer new houses, Billy think so_.. because they were designed and buat separately and people used tradtional designs and materials, New houses can look grea from the outside, ‘while inside their shape is2 bit cull and boring Phillipe | thinkit depends on thehouse .. you know whereas some traditional houses in my country have interesting features - ike doors and windows - others are just very plan. anew house would be better! (62 Tak 29 Even though some traditonal houses looked amazing when + they were buit. most of them just look old-fashioned now. (002 Tack 30 Billy ‘New houses can look great from the outside, ‘while inside their shape isa bit dul and boring, Phillipe whereas some traditional houses in my ‘country have interesting features ~ ike doors and ‘windows - others are just very plain Practice Test D2 Tack31 Man Good morning, Atlas Hotel, can |help you? Woman — Ohyes ~a fiend has told me about your hotel, and I'd lke to book some rooms, please. M_ OK. When would you tke to stay here? W Well we've booked fights on the 23rd of August. MOK. Iljust ind that date (Pause) M_ Good morning, Atloa Hote}, oan | hop you? 'W > Ohyes a friend has told me about your hotel, and I'd tke tobaok some rooms, please. M_ OK When would you like to stay here? ‘Well, we've booked fights on the 23rd of August. (OK... Iilyust find that date. That seems to be fine - we have @ few rooms available then, = Oh, that’s good. Iwas a bit worried - we've left things rather lato Wel, you're lucky - we had two cancellations last week, on! ‘Now, how long do you want to stay for? Well last year we only stayed a week and itwasn't long, enough ... so this ime we thought two weeks, its possible ‘Mmm, that looks fine yes, you do need plenty of time here 10 really relax tlle getting towards the end of the tourist season as well so it won't be quite so hat then. W. Oh good Um we've got two children, and | was wondering if you heve any rooms that are next to each athe? g2s<£2z M Mmm Lets see Imafraid that isn't possible, but we do hhave what we calla family room, which ia lot bigger than double room and can take two adults and two children. Oh, that sounds perfect. ‘OK - book you in for that. So, can | have your name and address, please? Yes, its Mrand Mrs Shriver Can you spell that for me? Yos, itsSH-RIVER, Thank you. And you seid two children, didn't you? Yes, theyre two boys often end 12 Fine - and can Ihave your home address? Yes, we Ive at fat 29, Tower Heights OK is that England? ZSESEzEZE Recording scripts= zee No, i's Scotland, actually. We're from Dunbar. The postoode's EH41 2GK OK. Great - that's country realy ike to vist You'd have to bring a lot of warm clothes! \know ... And can have a contact telephone number? Sure - our home number is 0-1-8-1 double 9-4-6-6 7-2-3. Thank you. Ihope you don't mind, but we ‘always ask our quests what the purpose oftheir inp is. fm ‘guessing yours isa holiday? A W. Yes - we'e realy Inning forward tat (Pause) M_ As you've been here before, | wonder ifyou'd mind ‘answering a few short questions for our tourist board? W No, not at al M_ They collect information from tourists, so that they can try to improve the tourism industry here W That's good idee. M_ OK- um... s0 what type of holiday ectvity do you lke best? W Well lke 2 lot of things Ike shopping and sightseeing .. but | think as a famly, we all enjoy ‘swimming the most. MOK... and do you go to the beaches to do that? W Well, sometimes we do. We also ike to sit around the pool atthe hotel M_ When you go to the beaches, what do you think of them? W Wel, theyre a bit crowded 1M Iknow, W> But thon you expect that in the holidays, The main thing is thet they're very clean, That's why we come back. M_ Im glad to heer that. And you said you lke shopping ..? W. Yes - i's fun M. How are the shop staff? Are they W Wel, don't want to criticise, but sometimes .. well they're a bit too helpful IM... trying to sell you souvenirs, W Yes - | prefer to choose things myselt M_ Uh-huh... What ebout eating .. and the service in the restaurants? W. Oh, the food is delicious - always. And the waters - well they're polite and so fast. Nothing tekes very ong, M_ That's good news. Sometimes people complain, but W. Well, haven't been to every restaurant - there are rude waiters everywhere, | suppose. @® complete et15 Bands 4-5 M_ Well we like to avoid itf we can. Do you have suggestions for things which might improve your holiday experience here? W > Um-~ not really. Let me think .. Oh, yes - I did notice last time | was there that there are local buses, but you don't seem to have any bikes. M_ No, we dont - ost people have cars. W._ Mmm i’siustnice to hire one and get some exercise {go ata slower pace so thal you can really see the landscape MAK = Iihnote that down Well thank yous very mich D2 Taek 32 Good moming, everyone. m a keeper here at Orana Wildlife Park. and that means that my jab isto look after some of the animals that we have here. First, let me tell you a bit about Us. Um, the word "Orana’ means ‘welcome’ in the local Maori language, and we are very pleased to see you all here ‘As you probably know, we're run by a charity and we specialise in endangered species of animels, biids end reptles, ‘The park grounds cover 80 hectares of land, and we have 400 animals altogether, from 70 different species. So that you ccan see the animals in their natural environment, we've bull streams and banks to separate you from the animals and make ‘sure your trip around the park is safe. Our animals come mainly from here ~ New Zealand ~ and from, Austials, Altice inl Suull Anesiva. There aa lot uf auinals 10 See and quite @ number of things you can do here, so let ‘me tell you about a few of the exciting encounters before you decide where to go, (One of our most papular animals is a type of giraffe called a Rothschid. I's easy to spot ithas three horns, rather than the usual two, Giraffes are amazing animals close up, and you, hhave an opportunity to hand-feed them here at the park at T2 noon or tee in the afternoon, This is ane of the most Popular activities and will be ane that you'll never forget. Infact, we believe hands-on education is very important. So, ‘you can touch or pata variety of friendly animals, such 2s cows: ‘and goats, atthe farmyard. This experience goes on all day and s designed to help children take an interest in animals and. their environment. | can assure you it's not at all dangerous. ‘Anather exciting activity for vistors is watching some of our big cats reach speeds of up to 70 klometres per hour during thoir exercise run. The cheetah isthe fastest land mammal, and this ‘event’ takes place at 3.40 every day. You can watch them {g0 down their paddack in under 30 seconds, (Pause) ‘So here's a plan of the park As you can see, we're here at the ‘main entrance, and there's an information centre to your right, Now - i's quite easy to get around the park, We have daly {guided walkabout tours, which let you get up close ta the animals. Or if you prefer to be at a distance, you can take the sefari bus and drive around with a wildife expert.Ifyou decide to take the walkabout tour, it eaves at 10.45 — that's in ust under an hour ~ trom the meerkats enclosure next ‘to us, From there, the walk passes the adventure playground, ‘and the otters n the frst enclosure, and then arrives et the [New Zealand birds area in the next enclosure just in time to "see them being fed. Then you go on t the reptile house and © the tigers and the rest ofthe animals! | Alternatively, you can wait until the afternoon walk. There are "plenty of other things to see in the morning. One of these is the "scan Vilage. Just turn to your night fromthe man entrance, twa past the frst bus stop and t's ust before the Aircan wid dogs enclosure. k's wonderful, colourful experience You can also go tote shop end buy your souvent there “Weave beautfl soft toys - grate and zebra — for cioren "and whole range of F-shits, hats and skin-care products with an Afican theme After that, why not have lunch nthe picnic area onthe fer eastem side othe park? Id recommend this because while you're eating. you might caich sight ofthe estches on one sid of you or buffalo on the other Forte afternoon wakabout tour, you'l need to find your own sway tothe Africen on habia, whic s on the west side ofthe ‘park, just past the Conservation Centre. To jin the tour, you ctaly go past the lon habitat. You'l se two bus stops Keep walking, and the meeting place's about half aklomotre after the second one. f youve gone pest the zebra, youve gone too fr For those of you who would prefer to travel on the safer bus, this uns from 10.30 to 4 pm. There ere stations throughout the park, but the frst ones t Jomo’s Café, which is directly. ‘opposite where were stancing ~ go straight ahead and its jst infront of the graes. There ere various feeding times for the armas, and the bus stops in tine fora ofthese. So, let me just gve you some safety guidelines coe Tutor Right -nowit's time for Syvie and Daniel to vo us the raul of theirsurvey int the study-skils course that some of you da last term, Sylvie Thanks, Mr Driver. Um — shall! start, Daniel? Daniel Sure, goahead S_OK Wel, 2s you know, some studentsin our yeer did the siudy-skils course run by the English depertment last term, 1ck93 Dim. was interesting because it wes completely voluntary it wasn't a compulsory component of the exam course. ‘or anything that we need in that way ... but Mr Drwer ‘thought it would be @ good idea... thatit would help with ‘our other work. S Yeah, so after the course finished, Daniel and I decided to review it... ask students what they thought aboutit .. as pert of our education assignment. D Yeoh D ‘So. this is how we did it. our study method. AC frst ‘we thought about interviewing students face to face. But ‘we have 90 much other work and we knew itd be quicker to use email and just sond out a questionnaire Though we also had to write that! Yes, and this method does rely on students filing tin and sending it back ... but the response rate was pretty good, Yeah - 70 percent, | think OK - 50, frst of all 33 students signed up forthe course. ‘And we did 12 sessions over the term, and they took place. ‘every Monday morning ‘A good start to the wok, | thought. Yeah ~ and the rest of the week, we could put things into practice ‘Minm, So what did we expect? Forme | expected ito be useful forall my subjects ‘things tke philosophy— ‘Yeah - that’s what Mr Driver had said and | was right feel more able to deal with cifficult texts now - you know, like the ones we have in economics, ‘You feel you can do it. Yeah. | think other people found that t actually made them want to read more frequently and read books outside the course lst, you've gat time! Lim as for our teacher on the course = Jenny - everyone fek she was really good, We learned alot from her. Not because she sat alot of homework or anything like that the thing people said was that she gave us fascinating articles and ideas to work with .. some of them ... well we were quite happy to carry on looking at them at home. Yesh - that's so important. I's really easy to get bored in class, but that didn't happen. (Pause) OK - s0, we've done a couple of charts... let's have a Jock atthe findings. It put up the first chart hiss your overall view ofthe usefulness ofthe course and as you can see, only a siral percentage of students didn't fool twas useful Which is good Yeah - everyone else had positive view ofthe course, ‘and more than half of us that's about 60 percent ~ ‘thought it was very useful Which ... wel, as this is the frst time the course has been run, | guess ths is a strong recommendation for itto take place again next year, The next chart shows how useful you felt each part of the ‘course was. Recording scripts ($ So just to remind you .. there was the speed-reacing ‘component - that came out top. D_ Nosurprise there, really S$ Mmm, On the other hand, giving talks was... well, we all ike taking, but i's nat something we have to do that often 1D Yeah - so that was the least useful. Then the note-taking ‘component you found to be quite useful - and you had a ft of comments about that. S_OK solet’s have a look at some of your comments. You seid a lot about the ectivitics, but the main comment seemed to be tat the techniques we leasned on the note-taking course helped us focus more n lectures. D_ Several people said that they daydream much less. o Yeah have alonger atfention span, 1D Sothat's the fist benefit The second is that students said, ‘they really apprecisted the instruction on when to use a diagram to take notes, Mmmm, ike many people, 'd never thought of this technique, but now Ifind it really helpful D__. andits much more fun! S Yeah. And then the last comment we wanted to mention was about the type of paper that we used in the note- taking sessions. 1D _Itseems obvious now that a wide margn down the side ‘of the paper provides another area where you can add points that you've missed. 'S And that makesita lot easier to read the notes afterwards DOK, so now well look atthe results D2 Tack 34 Good moming, everyone. Well last week. we looked at some of the erchitectural features of maderm house design and today were going ta move on to look at airport design and how this, has changed over the years, So, if we start by going back to..um .. the 1960s and ‘70s, when there were a lot fewer airports than there are today ‘well, check-in desks, customs and waiting areas were all very basic, They were rather like 2 bus station ~ er, designed to allow arr traffic in and out ofthe terminal, ut not very welcoming for passengers. Even though passengers spent a lot of time there, the important features were related to the fights, rather than the people who took them... orindeed the places where the arports were built. But thet all changed inthe next few decades, and if you look at any big aitport now. it's more lke a mini city it combines a ‘transport centre with a mal full of shops and facilties designed ‘to make passengers feel more comfortable. So, airports have been transformed. And as with any ety building, thei design ‘Now takes into account features outside the arport terminal as wal @ Compete 118 Bands ‘So why did this change happen? Well, there are two main reasons, The frst was the huge increase in passenger ‘numbers... in the number of people traveling by plane ‘And this was a direct result of mass tourism, with things ike, uum, cheap holiday packages and low-cost aifines ... with the construction of high-rise hote's and hotel complexes. ‘And then people started travelling more regularly from one ‘country ta another for things ike meetings, and so the growth in international business also pushed numbers up. In Fact passenger growth has been so significant over the past 30, years that i's estimated that some 2ist-century airports wil ‘need to handle up to 50 millon passengers a year by 2020. The second reason for the change is - and this is a key aspect of arport design - people have realised that the airport is the fit place you see when you visit another country. This ‘means it forms your first impression of that country end that impression has to be good, Airports are now called ‘gateways! to the cities they serve, and that raises vistor expectations. Now, what are the changes that have taken place in airport design? Well, the interior design - the inside of most airports = is now completely diferent. Fist, the dark, enclosed airports of the past have been replaced by large, open areas that look ‘out onto the surroundings, Look at this picture of Beyng airport - there's « huge amount of space and light, an this is typical of many airports todey. ‘Second... well in the past, you had to go outside the airport {0 get trains to terminals, but now these are integrated into the design, Also, airport walkways are wide and can cope with the large volume of people .... people who want to feel calm ‘and relaxed ~ who want to get eround the airport easly. In this vay, the stress of modern travel has been minimised. Cuisice, the buildings have changed, too. Airports were once Ugly buidings with large towers and concrete boxes around them, Now they're designed to fit into their surroundings. Look at this pieture of the Arctic Cxcle airport in Norway. The airport itselfis surrounded by mountains. So, a8 you can see, the roof ofthe airport has been designed so that i's shaped like @ range af mountains. There are peaks at the top and then: steep sides that touch the ground, Inthe same way, these airports in Thailand and india have beautiful shaded gardens all around them that reflect the landscape of the country. They also provide a connection with local tradition and art another feature that is important inside arports. too. ‘And there's one final but very important issue. Its been said that airports are a 'new bullding type’. They're often light, steel structures with what looks to the passenger like a lot of {lass. But this is special glass that can maximise daylight and. comfort and cut down on energy use. Bangkok's main apport is loaded with controlled daylightin a tropical cimate and this is achieved through the use of new materials and modern ‘technology, which have also allowed engineers to come up with methods of reducing costs. So let's take a closer look at some of these