Workbook Answer Key F 2G 3£ 48 5c 6D ‘next-door neighbours blood relatives 4 single parent ‘neighbourhood 4 lien terraced house 6 household neighbourhood 3 cramped cosy Srminimalist 6 cluttered UNIT1 Vocabulary ad 2 1 trueftiend 2 3 5 second cousin 6 current boyfriend 31 cluttered 2 cosy 3 5 7 unwind 4 1 terraced house 2 4 7 household Bein 51 3 4 Poker is different because the ‘others are related to photography. Roller-blading is different because the others involve boards. Darts is aiferent because the ‘others are played with bas Rollis different because the ‘others are related to cards, Reading and Use of English: ‘Word formation 11 conf 5 depressed 2 disgusting 6 amusing 3 exhausted 7 petrified 4 trustrating 2 1 polticians 5 charming 2 organised 6 independence 3 adaptable 7 socially 4 attention 8 demanding Grammar 14 1 Dovyouive 4 Do(youy 2 amliving know 3 have (recently) 5 has applied 6 has invited 2 1 Are(you) 3 have done / getting have been doing 2 feel 4-am keeping 3 1 haven'tseen 2 bumped 3 has /had Gust) come 4 told 5 had 2 1 hastried, stopped 2 moved, seen 3. been looking, found 4 called, been feeling 5 asked, done 6 been doing, haven't finished 7 been roasting, overcooked 31 have (ust) had 2 have been arguing 3 have fallen. 4 is beginning 5 lost Gaccused 7 is being A maioe @ mananae 4 10 suppose 1 get 1 2 3 They have been going out together for a few weeks. [have just had lunch. She doesn't usually remember my birthday. only bought it three months ago. What is he doing these days? Has she found them yet? The others have already let have known her since we were at primary school Reading and Use of English: Open cloze 1 1 My friend Rachel and | used to hhave allot in common when we were younger, but we've grown apart recently. I didnt use to do many household chores. There used to be a large tree in front of our house, but its been cut down, I did the washing-up lastnight. ¢ v it Zon 3oother 4 to as 6 by 7 to 8 would Skills 1 2/31 3. unfairly treated (suggested answers) 2 (suggested answers) ‘Standstil’ must be a noun meaning nat moving’. ‘An acre’ must be a noun describing size. ‘Dangling’ must be a verb ‘meaning to hang ‘Puce’ must be an adjective describing the colour of your face when you are embarrassed = darkred, ‘Glum’ must be an adjective describing the way you look when you feel sad. boring 2 stare angrily You hear a girl talking about her selationship with her sister and brother, in her opinion, why does she argue with her sister? You overhear a boy leaving a ‘phone message for his girlfriend. What is the purpose of the message? ‘You overhear a conversation between a mother and father bout the computer games their son plays. How does the mother feet? You hear part ofa radio interview with a famous write, What advice does she give young people about creative writing? 6 You overhear twa friends talking about anew shopping centre What did they both approve of? 8/618 28 3C 4c 5B 6C 71 An€nglish-speaking friend 2 informal 3 Say why can't meet, suggest alternative, suggest invites cousin too 8 (suggested answer) The style is appropriate and the student has included most relevant points. However, he / she fais to suggest that the cousin comes too. 9 1 but 2 and 3 too 4 because 5 also 6 or 7 so 10 1 Sorry | didn't got back to you sooner 2 Let me know if you fancy it. 3 Ive been meaning to get in touch. 4 Life's been pretty hectic 5 mafraid | can't make it. 6 it would be really great to catch up 7 Iwas wondering i you'd lke to UNIT 2 Vocabulary 11 build 2 chubby 3 complexion 4 shoulder-lenath 5 fringe 6 spiky 7 dyed 8 sporty 2 (student's own answers) 3 1 gold 2 head 3 neck 4 fish 5 himself 6 trumpet 7 soul 4 A4B6 C2 D7 EI F3 6s 5 1 dressup 2 suit 3 tried 4 fits “5 striped 6 trendy 7 tight 8 loosen up 9 on 10 fabric 11 grown out of 12 ripped Reading and Use of English: Multiple-choice cloze 11 hungry 7 spotless 2 ridiculous & small 3 pleased 9. surprised 4 massive 10 soaking 5 beautiful it bed 6 wonderful 2 1 soaking 4 spotless 2 hungry 5 pleased 3 astonished 6 awful 3 1A 283A 4c 5A 6870 8A Grammar 11 what 2 whose 3 which 4 hich “5 whose “6 who2 which, 6 who (student’s own answers) a4 ° Will Young, who is an English singer-songwriter, won the first ever Pop Ida 2 Zero, where | buy all my skate-boarding gear, i closing down. 3 This diamond bracelet, which Inherited from my grancmother, Is wortha fortune, 4 My eldest sister, who you've never met, has gat very freckled skin 5. The X-Factor, whose prize is usually a recording contract, is a ‘musical talent competition held in various countries. A 2A 38 48 5B 6A 7A8B Reading and Use of Englis! ‘Word formation 11 We're going to watch a documentary about orangutans after dinner. 2 We neariy missec the plane ‘because we misread the message con the screen and went ta the wrong gate. 3 Although Maite came to the cinema by car and Montse took the train, they both arrived at exactly the same time. 4 My grandfather uses to be a sports teacher. He no longer works, but he's still an active person who loves adventure activities ike canoeing and mountairrclimbing 5 When my great-grandmother Was a gil she didn’t goto school In those days iris cicn't always have an education, 6 Emily isan amazing caok and she loves cookery books. She's got the biagest collection ve seen. 7 Twice a week Ihave piano lessons with a retired professional pianist. ‘8 My great-aunt sin hospital atter having a bad fal 'm going to visit her after school. whose mother works 2s @ she is wearing belong to couldn't / can't find the bet | we go to the cinema of the jeans (which / that) is the only night (when / that) omnun~ Skills 1 kinds of fabric: eather, organic ‘cotton ‘things that dyes can be made from: chemicals, insects, plants adjectives to describe clothes: colourful, stylish, trendy 364551 ac 9s 0H 1 6 1 acoat 2 Business Studies 3 buyer 4 (narmfub chemicals 5 Insects 6 old leather car seats 7 19 million 8 poisoning 9 celebrities 10 drawing sis 1 2 3 students and teachers chatty, magazine style how you know the person their personality, their achievernents, how they have influenced you ‘The answer covers the points well though could expand further on Zena's personality. ‘One of the most infivential people in my lifes 2 92-year-old lady called Zena. Zena is our next-door neighbour and I've been visiting her and listening to her fascinating stories for as long asl can remember. Although we're not related, she's always treated me lke a grandson. Zena had to finish her education at ‘étohhelp support her family. She ‘met her fiancé, Johan, when she ‘was 16. The day before they were due to get married, Johan, then a pilot inthe Second World War, died ‘when his plane crashed. Despite this tragedy, Zena became an air ambulance nurse and risked her life treating woundes soldiers as they were being flown back from France. Zena is stil mentally very active and has a wicked sense of humour! She's ina lot of physical pain but never makes a fuss, Her extraordinary bravery has made a huge impact on me, Whenever it seems that e's a struggle | think about what she's been through and remember that there are worse things to worry about than giririend problems and too much homework! UNIT 3. Vocabulary 1 1 ajourney: boarding pass, cabin ‘rem, camper van, crossing, flight, ferry, seat belt 2 accommodation: camper van, five-star hotel, tent 3 things you take with you: currency, insect repellent, phrase book, suncream, sleeping bag, swimming trunds, tent 4 the seaside: clit, ferry, sand, suncream, swimming trunks 5 things you do on holiday: relaxing, sightseeing, sunbathing 1 crossing 2 insect repellent 3 flight 4 currency 5 sightseeing 6 cif 7 tent 8 camper van 3 1 forests 2 orchards 3 valleys 4 peaks 5 ranges 6 streams 7 season 8 mild 9 scorching 10 dusty 1! downpours. 12 floods 4 iF 2H 364) 56 6C 7A 8D 9B 101 Reading and Use of English: Multiple-choice cloze 1 1 campsite 7 tourguide 2 resort 8 travel guide 3 camping 9 travel agent 4 luggage 10 tourists 5 rucksack 11 guests 6 suitcase 12 daytrippers 2 1A2A30485C 6070 8D Grammar 11 A went D were driving, started was raining G decides F was driving, pulled J been traveling, Fell E wes shining B got | realised, were standing 10 H had parked went, had never been had you been walting, announced met, were travelling had never ridden, hired, were staying broke, was skiing Aid, were living got, lay wouldr't/didrt le, was wearing ‘ound, showed told, were playing discovered, had Bought took 5 had bit, as sleeping, warned booked, told |Inad never been on a plane before I ld the parachute jump. 2 AS soon as the storm had blown over, the sun came out, 3 We had been travelling for over ten hours when we arrived at the campsite. 4 Wile | was walking alongside the ‘iver, I nearly stepped on a grass snake. 5 When unpacked my suitcase, I realised {had left my phone charger at home. 6 After the downpour had stopped, the tennis players continued their match. 7 hadn't eaten a truly delicious steak until | went to Argentina. 8 Once the cabin crew had checked everybody was wearing ther seat belt, the plane took off wo nnnEn=H 28 3C 46 5€ ''d be thrilled i you would sponsor 1 6p7r me, Just follow tis ink = ww 11 Heisn't brave enough to go 3° 1 tokilltime fee ncueroeeee sharkedving 2 rn times out often icarsnre page Oa 2 She enjoyed the holiday somuch 3. inthe nik of time of yur conten wll ae othe she cidnt want to come home. 4 the whole time inayat eet 3. He's too young to travel alone. 5 behind the times some ph 4 There's so much to doin 6 ofall time Barcelona 7 trom timo tine 31 havepassed 4 have saved 5 Iveneverhad/been onsucha 8 timo after time 2 havefinished 5 have sold bumpy tight 5 beliving 6 berevising 6 Therewasnt enough spacein ¢—imse Jara — 4 ‘students mm answers vila for eight people. cat ror atid fi "| Reading and Use of English: a oh ae [fenner "sae | Key word transformation 3 each 7 other bar —|mow,-- neigh 11 torecuce 4 turing 4 Such 8 the arom purr 2 Destroying § tae ite, te, oe, jowaste 6 pay ae jscratch scratch gallop 2 A1B4C3DSE6F2 2 (suggested answers) ara Seer fica i 2 did not receive full support when {Claw fur, jclaw, i leit 1¢ ee two years working lerwmmetettatiaaciay Pe (eke 3: woul yous not me 2 ete o make changes this 4 dh Vaid not mean to cause her original travel plans? lpuppy —[hitten —foar 5. has given up going 4 believed that a gep year would I 6 give you hand help him her makean important en decision? 5 wassure about wnathe /sne Heading and Use of English: 1 42 84 ce 03 £1 FS wanted to stucy at university? math 2 1026836 4E 5a 6¢ 6 hadtovetranadingreparaion 1 1 aval 5 improvement | C fortis /her gap yeat work? 2 assistance 6 preference 4 alouras 7 wastreated diferenty from how 3 complaint. 7 Solution 2 ook after he / she expected? 4 failure a Piper easinent: BA paiva wie accad 1 arrangement 4 offence 5 bed weather conditions 9 isstilincontactwith people he/ “> Shigation gttendence & by wid animals she met whist abroad? Sy 3 refusal 6 clscovery 7 agreat height 10 said he / she had developed a 7 toes deep level of understanding of 1 difference 5 regulations ee another way of We? 2 recycled. 6 unusual 9 er 11 faurdan cemertot the gop 3 performance 7 necessarily 10 positioned himseit ‘year personally rewarding? 4 achievement 8 championship . ere icudicoten 12 dacoveredslotabouthimsel/ Graramay fiferent publications herself during the gap year? 410 2A3A 485868 13 felt traveling wouldelshim/ 11 stops her with his/her university. 2 Wend UNIT 5 canayt 3. ‘msaving /moing to save DAzA3C 4A 5c55 3 Stating” Vocabulary 76 8c 9C 1B NBA Fama Ou uwaten 2 the ys congestion hectic, RA BC i highrise buléing, muttstorey car 7 [mnt realy) tolng, park, slum, suburbs, Underground 4 Speaker iB speaker 4: 8 does the coach get Sash aie en Speaker 2:A Speaker: gs everbowy pre : Seana As some of you may know, I'm doing both: commute, green space, Speaker 8:6 J 'm going to do a trek to the highest Pavement, run-down, stunning views 5 1 Fist 5 aythetime point in Southeast Asia, Mount 2 Then 6 Eventually Kinabalythissummer.The ek 1 Female 9 Nghe uling 3 While 7 Afterwards begin on 10th July ana hopefully eee arr 4 Assoonas 8 after =ifry fines programme goesto 3 Pavement 7” commute pln =Filget to the summit the UNIT 4 following dy. 3 4 catage 5 mens tim doing the trek to raise mono scenery greenspace Vocabulary for the charity SOS Orenguten, 3 hectic + Onderground 1. gisenhouse 2 peckaging Experts predict that these amazing ‘Stunning views 3 Sa, 4 bom creatures wil become extinctiN10 41. sponeorhip 5 tropical 6 icecaps, sea level certs fanforest destruction“ 2 jaunched, promote ork inves at ts current rate Poa fence sure yout agree tht tis is realy 3 unk product,JJIIIIA 2133 ) ¥J} 5 1 stall 2 carriages 3 bargain 4 malls 5 ancient 6 canal Reading and Use of English: Multiple-choice cloze 1-1 prevent 2 ralsing 3 fetching 4 encourage 5 notice 6 denied 2 (Student's own answers) 3 1¢2¢30 4B 3C 6D 7C 6D Grammar 1 1 general truth, 0 possible, 8 hypothetical, present or tuture, A hypothetical, past, C take, wil have op, get hadn't spotted, wouldn't have gone didn’t target, would be will buy, see Vehicle would have been completely under water 2 they wouldn't have been able to rescue him 3 ithadn't (been) closed a year ago 4 his sat nav hadn't told him to (rive straight ahead) Reading and Use of English: Key word transformation 1 1£2¢38 4450 2 1 aslongas, promise 2 evenif, paid 3 unless, prefer 4 evenif leave 5 incase, don't accept 1 wasrit/ was net as hot 2 aslong as you take 3 4 5 é too hot for never eaten such tasty food unless there are (some) ithe hadrrt / had not fallen Skills lecture room green ifestyle Cost a fortune stumble upon ‘mix with people ose for photograchs 1 green lifestyle 2 mix with people 3. stumbled upon 4 cost a fortune 5 6 1 Posing for photographs lecture room B2¢ 3A 48 5c 6c (students’ own answers) 5 283A 40 5H 6c 76 aF 6 1 Tosumup 4 However 2 whereas” 5 Moreover 3 Inmy opinion * m1 a Londoners looking for a parking space one day in 2004 couldn't believe their eyes. itoffers a way to reach highly targeted audiences and to grab the attention of consumers. who are so inundated with advertisements . bec UNIT 6 Vocabulary a4 5 3 fil 2 lack 3 stay 4 let get 6 digest 7 burn 8 build speed 10 reduce 2 (suggested answers) Processed food: tinned food, ready meals, hot dogs, white breed deep fried food: doughnuts, chips, crisps, fried chicken 31 4 5 7 8 1 4 1 2 3 4 5 B 2 cook 38 Alean 8 acidic bitter / sour Craw D carbonated / fizzy / sparkling C 6 savoury A protein 8 carbohydrate C fibre D cholesterol A salad Bsteak C bread balance 2 grab 3 stretch jump 5 sprint 6 punch sprinted after losing your balance doa warm-up stretch punched me on the arm grabbed the ball Reading and Use of English: Multiple-choice cloze x4 2 3 1 2 3 a 7 soaking 4 wide brand 5 boiling pitch wide open 4 pitch black bollinghot 5 brandnew soaking wet A 2038 40 5c 6D BBA Grammar 14 5 24 2 D2A3H 4F to. 6t0.c 76 In Japan you can make a slurping ‘noise wile eating noodles. In Taiwan you should / ought to oa loud burp to sey thanks to the chef. In China you should not / ought ‘not eat everything on your plate ‘or you wil be given more. In Spain you don't have to / don't need to / need not give a 10 percent tip in restaurants. In many Middle Eastern countries you must not / should not / ought ‘ot eat with your left hand, 6 InKorea you must / have to / ‘eed to / should / ought to walt nti the eldest has started eating before you do so yourset. 7. InFrance you can eat bread off the table. 3-1 Ingedn't have taken /I didn't need to take sandwiches because lunch was provided. 2 You ought to book a table because it might get busy there later. 3 feel so full shouldnt have had second helpings of that ice-cream. 4 Fortunately, we didn't have to {queue to get into the restaurant last night 5 It's OK you don't need to /need ‘ot order your own chips. Just have some of mine. 6 She ought to have asked before she finished off the last bit of cake. 4 1 havebeen ableto 2 couldn't 3 can can 5 wasableto 6 willbe ableto Reading and Use of English: Open cloze 11 couldn't / wasnt allowed to 2 cantt/ aren't allowed to 3 haven't been allowed to 4 ean/ are alowed to 5 wasalloned to 6 cantt/ won't be allowed to 2 1 be 2what 3 more 4 by 5 have/need 6 should / must 7 being 8 wil Skills 11 AMex 2 1 adopted a lifestyle that a family member as not happy about?, Text C: lly mum's face fell when inally told her Pd decided to become a vegetarian. 3 2 ignored the acvice of someone ‘lose to him / her, Text A: My first girtriend was really obsessive ‘bout eating healthy food, But the ‘more she tried to get me to do the same, the more determined | was 0 eat what | wanted, 3 lives with someone who is very articular about what he / she ‘eais?, Text C:Even my younger Sister, who's an incredible fussy eater 4 sed to get little pleasure from feating?, Text 8:1 treated food as fuel 5 gets positive comments trom others about his/her cooking?, Text C:I've experimented with several recipes now and some hhave gone down wel with all of6 changed his / her diet as he / ‘he was unhapoy with his/her ‘appearance?, Text A: I ended up putting on loads of weight and my ‘self-esteem started to suffer. So, when I turned 77, | realised had to turn over a new leaf 7 lives with people who rarely try new food?, Text &: Nobody else in my family is as adventurous in their food tastes as me. 8 thinks his /her parents eat unusual food?, Text C: They'l eat ‘any part of an animal, the weirder the better. 9 is made fun of by other people? Text A:in fact, they often tease’ Reading and Use of Englis me. 10 is convinced he / she willbe able to influence other people to try OVO OREN OREN D, internet access F, keyboard B, hard drive C.search engine 4, Social networking E, word processing helpline ‘automated service {ot through operator pput me on hold pput me through speakerphone dead 90 through ‘Word formation. 1 1 highhighly 9 narrowly nendstertotermsurery 2 neh det ‘be able to get them to branch out ngthen ae 4 turin” 12 Sep — 5 long 13 strong 1 feta nr tint ‘ther people? ete tn ae 6 width 14 strengthen wanting to apeearunsophatictea, 7 havow 15 strongly ‘tucked in like everyone else. ¥ ‘12 does not enjoy atype of foodhe / 2 1 heights 5 length srenad rock Towe 2strerthen Ps Shagowothetasted/tm 3 way” sony eames lower steed 7B 8C 9A 108 1B 2A 3 1 reality a. 2 vay 5 Adatomperate 81c2 2 BNO 6 1 abuse. 2 pstosrseny 4 rsa oesnaties 2 show Segre 5 sive 3 freee room se & strengthen 7 tGanguocacks BS hones 7 suegert 1 (suggested answers) ‘8: Inactivity 2 poiesoretncmaton) — OATAE movie sons rman) yeni woke 2 fame 2 Seats bees Saree ai 4 estab De ane 5 although 6 very / extremely been transported 5 tae pe 5 hasteen fren decoerd/ 9 currently 10 Surprisingly was (ever) discovered Mt slight 12 various 13 such as was invented 14 spend time/socialise 15 relax 7 saw, had been / were discovered 16 Inmy opinion 17 however 8 have (recently) been brought / see veer rong UNITZ frazen/having been frozen wean 9 belo to arenas 2-1 oncthoight tobe /have 1 make: a discovery, an observation carry out: an experiment, research, tests ‘come up with: a cure, evidence, 2 formula, an idea, a theory 2 carryout 3-1 breakthrough 2 experiment 3 theory 4 discovery 5 evidence 6 cure 4 1 engine 4 board 2 access 5 processing 3. networking been flat is bolieved that dinosaurs dled ‘out 65 milion years ago Is known that certain foods Jimprove your concentration said to have been a naughty pupil at school known to be / have been great astronomers been predicted to rise 9 percent by 2100 Reading and U: 1 Thephotographiy prize was awarded to Peter (by the judges). 2 We are going to be shown the new science labs tomorrow. 3. She was promised a pony (by her parents) if she did well in her 4 The ist of client contacts willbe temalied to the sales team (by the secretary. 5 I've been sold a faulty laptop. 6 Free samples of cake were being offered to customers (by the supermarket). of Engli Key word transformation 1 have / get it enlarged have / got it dyed have / get a tooth removed have / get them shortened had / got it services have / get another one cut hhave had the root fixed / repaired / mended doesn't / does not drive as carefully 3 were made to 4 weren't / were not allowed to 5 6 I would cut back/down on being beaten by my brother Skills (suggested answers) A enjoyed the game more than | thought | would BI hept getting stuck at the beginning ofthe game, There wasn't enough variety in parts of the game. D Youneed to think more carefully than in some games. The game Isnt worth paying full price for, F There has been a lt of excitement in the media about this game. 2/8 Speaker':D Speaker 4:F Speaker 2:E Speaker 5:A Speaker 3:H 1 putoff 2 more wrong 3 repetitive 4 identical 5 your brain 6 rent 7 treat 8 instead 9 hyped 10 TV 1) megs BCE 1 First of all_2 despite the fact 3 Secondly 4 unsuitable 5 Last but not least, 6 unsympathetic 7 eventhough & therefore bad 0 turn up B got in touch with € take the blame a all my money back C (students own answer)31 mightgo UNIT 8 + ae ‘Vocabulary 3. may / might have accepted 1 1 offended / disappointed ‘& musbheveescaped, ore 5 canthave been See 6 must have predictes salen 7 Can't have been paying 5 disappointed / frustrated Reading and Use of English: § prehensive Open cloze ratetui rel T patel /reteved 11 Jacek wasn’t at school today 2 1 tobevery surprised about and netther wes Mc 3 en 2 | feel both nervous and excited | nial ‘about the holiday. i Le i ‘extremely pleased +3. Either he'll take the bus or I'll be very angry sive nim a lift, 5 to begin to cry suddenly 4. Not only did they forget to turn 3 84835 DIEZ off the lights, they also let the oor wide open 4 (students own answers) 5 ate ee are he 5.1 cisappointment stoak or the chicken 2 embarrassment 3 anxiety 6 Not oniy has she got great 4 ‘elie! 5 misery 6 jelousy singing voice, but she ploy the 7 gratitude "8 pleasure guitar very wel 9 prise TO oftence 1 Semin’ know the way home eames ee a eae and neither di Wil. / Nelther Baye ny ee Sarno il knew fhe way home tt ts 2 1 with 2 such 3 whereas / while SEES 8 58 4 which 5 for 6 been Reading and Use of English: 7 huve/mehe 9 only Maltiple chotce diese” quills makes 2 did 3 make 4 di 5 do 6 Make Tmade 8do 2} 1D 26 3C 4G 5A 6B S made 10 make 2 upsestesansners idee eats In, Ire refers t people's Tie oA 3¢ reasons fr seexing out fer and “routine refers to ‘our risk-free Grammar srodern society 11 Hecould be miserable because «2 ‘8G. Inthe oceans inks ton the pectua ia Aizen ann he fine 2 Grape eerie so she cant Previous and fellowing sentences. aabctealedatuesa areca Ey te danger Mans 3. He must be over tne moon after Feary ing in aes re getting those biliant grades. vious sentences, 4 Shemay not be happy with what 4 ‘NE, bungee jumping’, tree renege running’ and bare jumping: are 5 He coud get fe Up you ring exemples of the many extreme ee Spor mentioned inthe previous 6 Inttis internet café, you mustn't tenes. tos ero 5 (noreterencesin the text 6 InG, 400,000 customers 2 2 upgeste arses 23" inks tothe mainstream’ 4 Gate met eve raenento — described in the previous no! must have fo sentence Bult the handbrake on! 3 Oh sorry, | must have 3 1A 28 3B 4c 5A 6C misunderstooe you 4 Shecanthave been hungry. UNIT 9 5 Me too. | think he might have been at the party on Saturday. 6 That's not lke her. She can’thave 2 read the message, 1 stand 4 90 7 better 7. That's bit rude. She could 8 lose 9 give 10 break have asked to borrow it. Down: 8 Don't be so sensitive,hhe must not 2 achieve 3 doubts have seen you, 5 set 6 believe 2 1C2A3F 4850* oe * Success could also be paired with flop, and hit with failure. However, there would be a mismatch in terms of register. 1 beat 2 nil 3 quality 4 drew ‘5 scoring 6 won T foul § team 9 win 40 champions 1! place 2 rounds 13 title 14 defeated 15 semifinals 4 1 eyed 2 foot,£ 3 nerves, A 4 chest, B 5 back,F 6 heart, ¢ Reading and Use of English: Word formation 1 1 astonished / astonishing 2 astonishingly 3 astonishment 4 believable 5 bellevably 6 believe “7 thoughtfully thought 9 think 10 considerate 11 consideration 2 consider 13 pertectiy 14 perfection 1S perfect 16 correctly 17 correction WB correct. 19 embarrassingly 2embarrassment 21 embarrass 1. unsympathetic 2 embarrassingly 3 critical 4 attraction 5 believable 6 corrections 7 Imaginative ‘B unreasonable 3-1 astonishment 2 crossings 3 officers 4 fearless 5 unbelievable 6 obsession 7 immediately 8 achievement Grammar 11 were 2 listening 3 hadnttlost 4 would be 5 couldgo 6 had 7 would stop 8 havelet 9 telling 10 leave 2 (suggested answers) 1 ddone some warmup stretches 2 didn't have to visit relatives on Saturday 3. spending / having spent so much on these trainers 4 Thadn't agreed to take part in the 20-kilometre charity run 5 mysister wouldn't borrow / ‘would stop borrowing my tennis racket without asking hhave fouled the other player Ihadn't had to work late ‘hadn't spent so much on joining that gym F2G3H4Ds5e6c ABE were, would have waited had given, woule be hadn't fallen over, would have won cn’ ike, wouldn't have orcered hadn't put, would be making knew, wouldn't have asked hadn't looked, wouldn't haveo Reading and Use of English: | 7 _ Erik's crvel and frightening Key word transformation ‘character who hides in the see catacombs beneath the Paris Opera House, terorising those around 2 grkene him by pretenaing t bea ghost. Stet alee Hels obsessed withthe beautiful 4 get singer Christine, and becomes 5 bal boon insanely jealous when he dscovers 8 socal that nehas ava or ne love. He s used to ging naps Christine and threatens 21 wisht'd thed brought todestroy the Opera House unless 2 regret not accepting / turing she marries him. His madness town refusing inows no limits And yet we can't 3 shouldn't /should not have told help feeling sympathy towards him 4 incase he decided wanted nen we consider nis past. Gorn 5 we would be able to witha horribly dsigured face, he 6 not used tobelng spoken has experienced aif o rejection. Evens mother retsed to touen Skills him. All he wants is to be loved and 1 1A. 263A 4A 58 6C accepted tor ho he's, and for his musial genus tobe recognised Bod eee ete acerca impossible ott feel moved at 31 basicaly the end when we earn of Hs death, 2 Above all shortly after letting Christine go off 3 | figured to marry the man she really loves, 4 What we were keen for Jeaving us wondering: who is the 5 You've got a point there monster in this story? Erik, or a 6 Having sid that Society that rofuss to acct him 4B 4,0urmain concern was because he's aly? € 2:Thekey advantage is that... § 1 character 7 character D & Novertheless. think that tee E 1, Themain ting was that. 3 character 9 description F 3,rreckoned cou. 4 description 10 story 5 Yes the writer does sympathise 5 character 1) slory with the character. 6 story 12 description 6 auggested answer) 91 Theretsatwist Erike monster or genius? 2 Icanrelateto Erikis a erel ane rightening 3 Thenarrator caracter who hides in the catacombs 4 gripping / vivid beneath the pais Opera House, 5 main, csikeable ferrorising those sround him by 6 was very moving pretending to be a ghost. He is, obsessed with the beatiful singer UNIT 10 Christine, and becomes insanely jelous when he discovers that he has Vocabulary arval for her love, 11 Drama seriesis different He kidnapps Christine and thretens because itreters to TV. The to distroy the Opera House unless ‘ters refer tothe cinema she marries him, His madness knows 2 Sublites i lfferent because the no limits And yet we can't help ‘other words refer to people. feeling simpathy towards him when 3 Traileriscifferent because it we consider his past, Born with @ refers tothe cinema, The others, horribley cisfigured face he has refer to books. experienced alife of rejection. Even 4 Box office is different because it his mother refused to touch him, all refers tothe cinema, The others he wants sto be loved and acepted refer toTV. for who heis, and for his musical {trailers 2 cast 3 paperback Gantusto be recopiized 4 subtitles 5 current affairs Its impossible not to feel moved at programme 6 soundtrack the end when we learn of his death, shortly after letting Christine go off 1, Teviews, 2 superb 3 complex 4 mechanical § performances. to marry the man she realy loves, leaving us wandering: Who is the 5 Script Tending i sane monster in this story? Erik, or 41 contemplating 2 murmured soceity that refuses to accept him 3 sweetly 4 boast because he's ugly? 5 desperately, deserted 8 1 realise 2 wonder 3 imagine 4 reckon 5 understand 6 remember 7 analyse 8 reflect 9 think 10 memorise guess wbelieve Reading and Use of English: ‘Word formation 11 beside 2 economic 3 emigrate 4 recipe 5 break 6 lose 7 principle 2 (Students own answers) 3° 1 arrival 2 destruction 3 adaptation 4 novelist 5 advertisements 6 believable 7 treatment & irresponsibly Grammar 11 Last Saturday called Ruby and ‘asked her what she wanted to do in the evening 2. Shettold me that she really wanted to see Eclipse at the cinema. 3 I epled that | hae seen tthe previous night / the right before. 4 She asked me why thd told her I was going to see. 5 ‘explained that I hadnt realised she was so keen to see it and asked her if she would Ike to see the now Harry Potter fim instead 66 She sai that she couldn't because she had already arranged to seeit with her friend Kerry the next right. 7 suggested it would be better it we did something ese 8 She agreed and asked me to 90 toher house for a meal instead. 2 1. Cristiano sad «that it was one of the best books he'd rea. 2 Stanislay said that) he nacht seen that programme before. 3. Adriana told the teacher (that) she was going tobe ate the nextday. 4 Fernando seid that he would be studying in Paris the following year. 5 Natalia said «that the fim hod come out on DVD two weeks, betore, 6 Lisa told her mother (that she ‘would text her when she got there. 31. when she had frst become an actress 2 how lang ithad taken to film her latest film, Golden Planet 3. what kindof film Golden Planet 4 who she thought would enjoy watching Goiden Planet 5 If whether she was rehearsing for another film at that time6 what the title of the new film would be 685 .C2 01 was hard to had been described ithas taken it would especially appeal her agent was (at that time) negotiating would have to wait and see It's supposed / thought that he'll win the Oscar. 2 tis said that she isan actress. 3 The lm has been / was described as ‘electric’ by a reviewer) 4 It as known that he was writing anovel 5 tis believed to be her finest Performance. Reading and Use of English: Open cloze 102036 425F 6H 7B c losing the tickets that the book needed to be returned/to return the book to the library that day me to goto the cinema with him that the winner of the Oscar tor best actress was Kate Winslet F tolet her stay up and watch the film with me G toring and book the cinema tickets H that her phone had been switched off because she'd been at the cinema Es Fa aun > 8 208 € 1 onclving 2 on winning 3 forignoring 4 to apply 5 that avoid / avoising 6 ofstealing 7 tolend 8 to work 1 only 20n 3.a/per 4 until 5 following /next 6 ever 7 why 8 Tike 1 (suggested answers) 1 person. 2 a subject a profession 4 a place something you find in a room an aspect of a novel an aspect of ajob part of the body 9 2 place ‘grandmother 2 Law (newspaper) reporter 4 car internet access. 6 beginning social contact 8 neck oxford ¢ 283A 4B D,neutral 2 8, positive E positive 4 A, neutral negative 6 1 strongly suggest you go and see this film. v ound the fim (to be) far too long v | would advise you not to miss this film. "thought it was rubbish and 1 couldn't wait to leave, 7 Ifyou see this fim you wort be isappointed. You won't regret seeing this fim. fen 2 turned out moved 4 set 5 focuses Visually 7 lfe-tke remarkable 9 characterisation WO also M1 explores. 12 obesity 3 recommend 14 disappointed 8 (Students’ own answer) UNIT 11 Vocabulary 11 keen 2 dull 3 production 4 set 5 performances 6 plays 7 thing 8 pretentious 9 landscapes 10 appreciate W1 abstract 12 point 1B exhibition 14 Poetry WB by 16 verses 17 turnoff 18 powerful 19 to slimy. 2 fragrant 3 sticky smooth 5 smelly 6 slipgery prickly 8 shiny transparent 10 gleaming live 2 gig 3 venue charts 5 track 6 fan cover version 8 single tune 10 catchy Reading and Use of English: Multiple-choice cloze 11 The Mone Lisa, also known as La Gioconds, was once stolen from the Louvre. C, A 2 Isaw avery good play last night at the theatre. It was based on 2 ‘rue story. A, ¢ 3 Although Beethoven was deaf, he was a great composer.D, A 4 Ven Gogh made oreat use of the colour yellow in his paintings but Degas was not keen on it at all. 8, c on on 5 The Beatles have had a great influence on other bands. Oasis, for example, are often accused ‘of copying them. B, € 1820 3c 4¢ 5B 6D 7A 88 Grammar ad a known as the ‘Mona Lisa of sculpture’ 2 representing the goddess of agriculture, Ceres, ‘when) walking home described by police before burying it saying he would melt having been caught/due to being ‘caught/atter being caught on security camera 8 used to send messages Hardly had we entered the gallery when the fire alarm went off 2 Only with practice can you become a good pianist. 3 Rarely have / had / do come across such an extraordinary sculpture. 4 Never have /had I read such @ moving poem. 5 Not until! was older cid start to ‘appreciate Shakespeare 66 No sooner had he put the painting on the market than it Sold for €2 milion. 1 Were she better at Maths 2 Hardly had he graduated 3. Seldom have | been 4 Had I known the exhibition finished tomorrow '5 Not only ishe an actor/can he act well 6 Only after his death did Van Gogh become famous. Reading and Use of English: Open cloze 1 1£ 2430 4F 5B 6C 2 1 to 2 the/each/ every which 4 at 5 after whose 7 up & while/ when anything 10 up was / seemed / sounded to. 13 during over {around 2 who / that whilst/ while 4 be 5 of own /personal 7 to 8 without oun RAeows Skills ric 2 102A 3C 46 58 6F TF 3° Speaker: Speaker 4:8 Speaker 2:C Speaker 5:E Speaker 3: A 4 (suggested answers) 1 Ittook long time for me to lke 2 It's different from other albums and|'m pleased about that. 3 For first album this is absolutely brilliant. 4 wasn't sure whether it would be as good 2s the earlier albums. 5 You canlisen to the album ail the time (24 hours a day, seven days week),oe UNIT 12 Vocabulary 11 career prospects 2 work 3 poorly paid 4 hours 5 mynotice 6 unemployment 7 colleagues 8 sacked 9 Job 10 applies for_ | be offered 2 assistant 13 responsible 14 in-charge 15 paperwork 16 deal with 17 experience 1B income 19 parttime burglery 2 fine 3 witness kidnapping 5 young offender acquitted 7 mugger 8 trial charged. 10 Capital taking, revising concentrate, distracted own stay down, looking, remember retake 2 pass 3 falled study § skip 6 get does 8 making Reading and Use of English: ‘Word formation 11 Graham gets very stressed about his jo. 2 Katya’s responsible for staff training. 3. Several people were made redundant. 4 Jenny gets a ot of satistaction trom her job. 5 Grace isan inefficient worker. 6 I's llega to work without a permit. 7 Pierre is too immature to babysit. 8 What are his strengths and weaknesses? 9 Michele's well-qualified for the job, 1 assistant 2 enthusiastic 3 thoughts 4 attention 5 dissatisfaction 6 unfairly T privacy B sensitive Grammar 11. thas) escaped, was carrying hasn't been seen dont lke, have been 's being repaired, vandalised hhas been running, wll (probably) go hadn't left had been acting “s going to crash / has crashed was found, had committed, was not given provides 2 had robbed wwasriding 4 called believed "6 recognised haveused 8 willmake tobelieve, stealing 2 to-shoot togo 4 seeing 5 tohelp Dropping 7 driving 8 tohide having 2 driving 3 pouring tohave 5 pull 6 tosee enjoying 8 to install toprotect 10 to dalver, M1 atriving 12 to keep 4 8 showering 14 to do Reading and Use of English: Key word Wansformation 11 fdrather not be a witness at the trial 5 2. Mind it difficult to understand why someone would commit a crime like that. 3 Hell probably commit another ‘crime when he's released from prison. 4. The man looked like (as if) he was @ going to jump from the bridge so | suggested calling / (that) we should call the police. 5 The girl was offered $10,000 to take /for taking the drugsto London, 6 When I went to get my bike, | ‘ound that someone had set fire tot 2 1 regrets not having applied for / not applying for 2 has no interest in (taking) / has ‘no intention of taking . ean po 3 isnot as high as, 4 must have been delighted 5 inexperience prevented her from getting 6 would not / wouldn't have been sacked Skills 1 1A 20 3C 4A 50 68 7888 90 WA NC Ro BA 1 glamorous 2 sacritice 3 virtually 4 turning point 3 5 thankless 6 junior 7 geton with 8 upand running 3 1A 2¢ 38 4a 5C 6c UNIT 1 Word building 1 2G63A4HS516E78 1 DOF valuable 2 indecisive endless 4 unsuccessful enthusiastic 6 tasty scientific 2 living 2 togo 3 tobe todo 5 todo 6 toforget being 8 tocook 9 eating 10 taking. eating 2 not toknow 13 toconfrant 14 speaking IShaving 16 tobe 4 (students' own answers) UNIT 2 Word building 1 short 2 house 3 money 1 absent-minded 2 ready-mace 3 bullet-proof 4 hands-ree 1 ich 2 behaving 3 time 4 eyed (suggested answers) No, he's self-employed. > Navhe' selreette 3 Nojit's self-service, 4. No, Im shortsighted. 1 | think this would be a great town, to settle down in and bring up kids. 2 Sometimes, when you make up with someone after falling out with them, it strengthens the relationship, and you get on better than before, A5 B3C7 D2 E6 FA 1 couldn't get over 2 getting at 3 getonwith 4 get round to UNIT 3 Word building 1 Mount Cook is not quite 2s high as Mount Fuji 2 Japan's popuiaton is easly the largest. 3 Life expectancy in New Zealand is not quite as long as in Japan. 4 Life expectancy in Kenya is far lower than in the UK. 5 Mexicois by far the largest of the countries. 1. The later you are, the angrier he'llbe 2 The earlier get up, the worse Heel, 3 The more tired she is, the worse-tempered she is. 4 The harder you work, the more money you'll earn, 5 The farther / further he is fram home, the more homesick he feels, 1 tobring 2 putting 3 toget 4 going 5 letting 6 getting 7 tostay 8 looking 9 tomeke oto text UNIT 4 Word building 1 some 2 much 3 an 4 afew 5a 6 some 7 the Bis 9 go 10 are Mmuch 12 much Bevery 14 some ather 1S some 16 amount (suggested answers) I've got very itl time. 2 Wecmantveateny tine 3 None of the seats was free / available. 4 Few people share my taste in 5 The majority of students went on to-university.into, across 2 out, up back, out ¢ 2830 46 56 6F A come along 2 came across come off 4 come round come upwith 6 came up comes out UNIT 5 Word building 11 backs 2 in 3in 4 out through 6 outs 7 away down 288301 5 Ha order 2 In,on 3 for mistake 5 for,at 6 on,of your left 2 trouble law 4 my opinion out of date 2 in tears in favour of “4 onthe coast on purpose 6 inz good moad UNIT 6 Word building 11 recently 2 soon 3 stil completely 5 approximately realistically 7 environmentally seriously ''m sincerely grateful forall the support you've given me. 2 I thought he coped with the situation Incredibly well. 3. She pronounced the words very clearly. 4 (correct) 5 (correct) 6 arrived at the dentist's late and he wouldn't see me, 7 Although | wrote as fast as | ‘oul, | didn't finish the exam, 8 Unfortunately the holiday was @ complete disaster. cut, give 2 take, work stick eat B28 3D 4c SF 6E had sold out “ve locked myself out /'m locked out stood out 4 runs out totryout 6 lett out UNIT 7 Word building 1 2 ET FS 4 1 5 8 A 6 a4 4 1 3 Bs 3 5 1 irrelevant 2 misunderstand 3 impractical 4 unusual 5 dissatisfied 6 unpleasant 7 inexperienced & misbehave 3 1 disobey 10 irrational insecure 12 impossible 1 inexperienced 2 misunderstood 3 insecurity 4 irrational 5 (mis)behaviour 6 cisobeying 7 dissatisfaction 8 unusually 9 inconveniently 3 1 about 2as Sot 4 tor Sto 6t0 7 for Sof 9 from 10 on tto 12 with 4 (student's own answers, however the preposition collacatns are: las 20n 3to 4for Sto 6from) UNIT 8 Word building 1b BFGM 2: GDJKN BERLE 2 (suggested answers) 1 No way! You must be kidding! 2 That's great news. You must be ‘over the moon! 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My mind's gone blank, £2F 34 48 50 6H 6 2 4 258900 D3 £4 FeGIH217 48 3 1 breaking down 2 laid off 3 bumped into 4 thrown out 5 tells (me) off 6 got held up ‘UNIT 11 Word building 11 as 2as 3as 4 though 5 like 6 as 7 like @ though 2 ask:2 favour, permission, the way catch: someone's eye, the sun, a train hold: an exhibition, hands with someone, 2 meeting lose: 2 race, your job, your temper ‘make: 3 living, a profit, @ speech pay: attention, 2 debt, someone 2 compliment take: care of someone or something. offence, your time 31 theway 2 living 3 the sun 4 permission 5 hands with 6 histemper 7 eye 8 yourtime UNIT 12 Word building ambition lawyer creativity, advertising successful llegole, Incomplete useless requirement, challenging, enjoyable 6 determination, patience 2 (student's own answers, however Words from Activity are as follows.) Noun sufces| “ment [an requirement amin, [setermination ing eas] advertising _[lanyer EumEes ieee ereatity [patience Adjective suffixes [ng ‘al challenging [successfel +) [incompete |ieibie 31 at zat 3in 4 after 3 through 4182630 4H SE 6C TPA 5 1 tookto 2 takeover 3 look out for 4 took off 5 looks down 6 looking intoWorkbook transcripts Unit 1 Page 8, Activity § You will hear people talking in six different situations. For questions 1-6, choose the best answer, A, B or C. | spend a lat of my free time making videos using a video camera and the basic film-making software that we have on our computer at home, so this three-day workshop was a great opportunity to have ‘ago at using professional film-making equipment. They taught us everything, from camera and sound recording skills, to how to write a good flim script. They certainly managed to pack a huge amount in ~ although | must say | could have done with a bit more time to digest everything we'd learnt. Other than that, I thought it was a useful workshop with @ good imix of theory and hands-on use of the equipment. Gm: My older sister and | argue quite a lot. Deep down we think the world of each other, but somehow, at the same time, we really get on each other's nerves. We get along better now than we used to, but we still manage to have arguments on a scale that | don't have with anybody else. | reckon it’s because there's only a year between us ~ and when we were younger, we always had to fight for our parents" attention. Personality-wise we're quite different, and | don't think that helps. As for my brother, we hardly arque at all, maybe because he's male and we're ess competitive, Hi, Annie. it's me. I've just got your message. Sorry to hear you can't come out with Tom and me tomorrow evening. it completely slipped my mind that you had to babysit. You sounded kind of angry with me for forgetting, but | can't remember everything, you know. Anyway, | was wondering whether you were around this afternoon. | thought we could go for a bike ride or something. it would be fun to do something a bit different rather than meet in town, like we always do ~ I'm a bit fed up with shopping, to bbe honest. What do you reckon? Give me call. Bye. 4 Farmers worry about Bobby and all the computer games he plays. It's a very passive way for him to spend his time. Morwen: If that was all he did then I'd be worried, but we know that's not the case. He and his friends spend plenty of time down at the field | suppose .. But what about the violence the ‘games contain? I'm sure it encourages aggressive behaviour. Morven Some of them do contain a lot of blood and shootings. We hear awful news stories about people who have committed violent crimes directly after playing computer games, but these are people who already have a violent nature, Famer: Mmm .I'm not so sure. Farmers 5. Pre = Presenren \What tips would you give to young people who want to try story-writing? For example, if you write a page that you're not happy with, do you continue working Con it until you're a hundred percent satisfied with it (oF do you keep going andl come back to it later? ''d say move on. | know so many people who spend Years writing thelr first chapter. But ve learnt through experience that | don’t know what the book 's about until I've finished writing the first draft. Only then do | think “Oh, so that's it. Now I can go back and actually fx the writing, Pre: | went to the new Southtield shopping centre on Saturday. | couldn't believe how massive itis it has ‘everything you could possibly want. Rather too much choice for my likin. | found it hard to know where to begin, but | quess the fact that the shops were grouped together according to type: expensive fashion in one part, cheaper everyday clothes in another, phone shops in another, helped you find your way around? They've obviously planned that carefully. thought the staff at the information desk were very friendly and helpful Yes, me too, though the ones inthe shops could have done with a bit more training. Wouars Mane Wows Unit 2 Page 14, Activity 3 ‘You will hear part of a radio interview with an ‘eco-fashion designer called Damien Warner. For questions 110, complete the sentences. Tonight my quest is Damien Warner, who is an eco-fashion designer. Tell me, Damien, how did you det into fashion design? ‘Well, I've been interested in fashion design from the age of 13, when | made a coat and then, when | was ‘about 15, | set up my own business designing T-shirts, Which | used to sell at school. ‘When did you decide you wanted to make a career ‘out of it? ‘Well, when | was a teenager, | really had my heart set on studying fashion at university, but in the end | ‘was pressurised by my parents into doing a degree in Business Studies, which they felt was more ‘serious’ ‘and more lkely to lead to ‘a proper job’ Irs And did it? Dames You could say so after university | was offered a job as a store manager at a major clothing store, but ‘turned that down and took on the role of buyer for the company instead. My parents were thrilled, but | realised very quickly that | was never going to enjoy it and that's when | deciced to follow my heart and ‘enrol on a fashion design course. Int: And now, of course, as we all Know, you're a hugely successful designer ... But you're particularly famous nowadays for being a big promoter af eco:fashion. Can you tell us, what exactly is eco-fashion? Daven:Danex: lot Danes le Dassen: Damen: tno Damen: Inn Dassen: Danexe It's basically about making clothes ina way that doesn't damage the environment. So, for example, the clothes that I design make minimal use of harmful chemicals ~ which do terrible damage to wildlife, bth in the fabrics and the dyes. What can be used instead to dye fabrics? There are plenty of natural dyes available tous. As you'd expect, certain flowers and leaves can be processed to produce dyes, and then there are insects too that are used. Natural dyes aren't as bright as chemical dyes and they fade more quickly, but then that adds to their character. What kind of fabrics do you use? Mainly natural materials, such as organic cotton, Also in today's society, where so much stuff is thrown away, | believe very strongly in reusing ‘materials. My most recent collection consists of clothes made entirely of recycled fabrics. For ‘exemple, there are shirts made from old 1970s Curtains and jackets made from old leather car seats, ‘And is eco-fashion more expensive than ordinary fashion? Well, eco-fashion, as wel as being environmentally {riendly, is also all about making sure that the people ‘who make the clothes are paid a fair price and have {good working conditions. There are something like 26 million people around the world employed in the clothes-making business and around 19 milion of them are underpaid, So if we want to pay these people properly then, yes, they're going to be more expensive to produce and for consumers to buy. what made you decide to focus on eco-fashion? ‘Two years ago, when | was working in New York, J attended a talk by the fashion designer, Grace Bennet, and learnt some horritying facts about how much harm the fasiion business causes to the planet. | hadn't realised, for example, that thousands. of deaths are caused by poisoning, from chemicals sed in growing cotton, That's when | realised that eco-fashion was the only direction | could go in. \What is your biggest challenge at the moment? | suppose trying to convince people that eco-fashion can actually be trendy. It's hac a reputation in the past for being very boring and lacking in colour and style. Advertisements surprisingly made very litle difference. Fortunately, its image is beginning to cchange and Ihave to say think it's partly thanks to the celebrities who are now buying eco-clothing, Finally, Damien, do you have any advice for any budding fashion designers about how to get into the business? Competition is pretty tough out there, so first of all you need to have lots of determination. 'd also ‘Suggest that to improve your chances of getting 2 place at one of the better fashion schools you should work on perfecting your drawing skills. There's no Point in having good ideas if you can't translate them onto paper so that other people can understand them, Thank you, Damien ~ it's been great talking to you, Unit 3 Page 21, Activity 4 Mass Woune 2 Mass Wowans You will hear five people talking about the campsites where they are staying. For questions 1-5, choose from the list (A-H) the main reason teach person gives for staying in the campsite. Use the letters only once. There are three extra letters which you do not need to use. We've been going camping for years now. I's not that we can't afford to stay in hotels; it's just that sleeping ina tent is more fun somehow. Being ‘outdoors makes you feel much closer to nature and your surroundings, if you know what | mean. We iscovered this campsite last year and found that the people who work here really went out of their way to make us feel welcome. We've had some bac ‘experiences at other sites in the past, with staff who really can't be bothered to be polite to the people staying there. So that's why we've come back again this year. t's ust great. We're having a brilliant time We spent hours searching the internet for a ‘campsite. The problem with the internet sometimes is that there's just too much choice. But what sole this one to us inthe end was that it was within ‘walking cistance from the coast. To the left you've {got a briliant surfing beach, where we go most days, It's definitely not the cheapest campsite I've ever stayed in, but it's well worth paying the extra, if you ‘ask me, especialy because the owners of the site are friendly and the facilities are clean and well-kept. Yes Id definitely come back here. ‘We got here about five days ago, on Saturday evening. When we first arrived, we were concerned about whether we'd made the right choice, because it was a bit further from the sea than we'd expected, ‘What had attracted us to the place wes that it was somewhere where we could get away from ital ‘and relax. | really hate those packed campsites ‘where you can hear people chatting all night in the neighbouring tents. But this place has turned out to bbe perfect end it's ina gorgeous setting, with woods all around. The cistance from the sea hasn't been a problem either, because we've discovered a fantastic lake to swim in just a few minutes away, When we first saw the website for this campsite, we were a bit put off by the prices, to be honest. But after reading the customer reviews, which were basically raving about how: good the restaurant Is, how spotless the bathrooms are and things like that, we thought we might as well try it Afterall, you get what you pay for, don’t you? And there's nothing \worse than staying n a great location if the showers, hhave no hot water and the toilets don’ flusn, an ‘we've found that it's actually quite peaceful here - Well... apart from the fact that it's next to train line, which can be a bit noisy at night.Mane Unit 4 vor: Last year when we came to this music festival we pitched our tents in a field right next to the main stage, which was absolutely amazing, We hardly got 2 wink of sleep all night, but you don’t come to music {festivals to sleep, do you? We've come for longer this, year and we've brought quite a lot of camping gear with us, so we figured that rather than lugging our ‘ucksacks too far, we'd stay here in this campsite, ‘which is just a stone's throw from the coach station. Its abit of a walk from the festival, but it's a really lovely spot, with beautiful views over the surrounding hil Avo: Page 21, Activity 4 ror: oa You will hear an interview with a nature photographer, Andy Miller, who talks about his ‘career. For questions 1-6, choose the best answer (Bor C). Hello and welcome to Living Planet. Today we're delighted to welcome wildife photographer, Andy Miller. Andy, how did you get into nature Photography as a profession? ‘few years ago | was sent to Peru by the news magazine | worked for, to write a piece about finding new drugs and medicine in the Amazon rainforest. Whilst there I talked to alot of conservationists ‘about the dangers facing the animals in the rainforest and | became very passionate about the idea of making people more aware of the issues. | felt that photos of the wildlife, rather than words, would create a stronger impression on people, $0 retrained as a nature photographer. You've just returned fram anather trip to the ‘Amazon, taking photos of rare birds, is that right? How did it feel to be taking on something like that? twas a major project, actualy, involving all sorts of complicated equipment. | was quite nervous before | went, not about getting my stuff together, because in the end that just becomes part of your routine. | mean, | carry alot of equipment - 23 bags for this. particular trip! Anyway, my wife, Angie, who's a very Maxe ‘experienced traveller, was accompanying me, so that helped. No ... was more anslous about the pressure to come back with photographs that would please the readers of the nature magazine I now work for. Photographing wilde in the rainforest sounds incredibly exciting, but quite scary too, Id imagine? ‘Yeah definitely, !mean you've got alot of wildlife roaming around the forest! But | was well protected from them because | was standing on top of a 30-metre tower I'd constructed high up above the trees, to get a better view ofthe birds. For someone who's not particularly keen on heights, that's fairly scary. More petrifying than anything, though, was. sitting on ths platform watching flashes of lightning and thinking - one might well strike this as it’s made ‘of metal and i's so high up. Luckily it didn't happen! Phew yes = but obviously you survived and managed, I'm sure, to take some spectacular photos. .. Now, you've travelled al over the world with your work. What's been the most challenging expecition? Avy: Mae Mane Wows Hmm, my trp to the Himalayas, definitely. | travelled there two years ago to photograph snow leopards. It was a dificult location ~ absolutely freezing, with temperatures dropping to minus 40 degrees at night. | was concerned that a jungle guy ike me ‘wouldn't cope with that, but | managed. To ad to the complications, the camera company couldn't ‘guarantee the equipment would work in such extreme weather, though fortunately it did, Seeing the leopards was incredibly exciting though. We saw ‘wo the first day and then only one more in the next two months that we were there! I believe you won an award for those photos. How did you manage to take such good photos? Ihad to be very, very patient. Id visited the area previousty and learnt about their behaviour and how they always come back to the same place to ‘mark their territory. Using this knowiedge, | set up ten remote cameras, carefully placed so when a leopard walks through the beam a photos taken automatically. I's hardly the latest technology, but it's something I've avoided in the past because | prefer to take photos with my own eyes, as it were, But with these shy creatures, that would've been impossible. Finally, Andy, what would you say to someone seeking a career in wildlife photography? Magazines and newspapers are always looking for images. | would suggest writing to editors to see hat sort of images they want. If you regularly send good photos it wll help to get you noticed and establish 2 name for yourself, and if you're good with words you may want to send in articles to go with them. You'd be surprised how many editors are desperate for content to fil their pages. ‘Andy Miller, thank you for coming in Unit 5 Page 32, Activity 3 You will hear people talking in six different situations. For questions 1-6, choose the best answer (A, B or C). | started this nightclub a month ago and it seems to bbe doing pretty well so fer, considering where Its. 1 ‘mean, you have to know where you're going, don't you? I's isnt the kind of place you Just stumble upon by accident, it must be those flyers that you put up everywhere. They really grab your attention - you can't miss them, I think you're right. lot of people have commented fon them. But it takes an awful lot of time to post them up. My airfriend reckons it'd be better to advertise in publications instead, like local music papers, student magazines, that kind of thing. ‘She might have a point. I's worth a try.2. Man: Gin: Wousn: Mae Wousrs Mas Wouans Mane Woware My old silver motorbike was my pride and joy. But after it was vandalised for the fourth time, costing @ ‘ortune to repair on each occasion, | thought ‘enough is enough’. So, | reluctantly decided to stick with my bicycle. t's cheaper, greener and it keeps me fit. But ‘then one morning | was walking down Henley Street with my friend Charlie when he pointed out this stunning-looking three-wheeled scooter. When | saw it, Gleaming cherry red in the sunshine | Just knew | nad to have one. Well. 've had mine for nearly a ‘year now and | must say that so far touch wood ~ Nobody has tried to lay a finger on it Nowadays, more and more people are choosing 2 ‘greener lifestyle. There are lots of things you can do ‘at home or at school that can contribute to a better ‘environment that don't cost more or require great ‘effort. For inspiration, you need look no further than EcoMatters. Printed on 100 percent recycled paper, each issue examines a different environmental concern, as well as giving practical advice on how to lead a greener life. tis an essential guide for anyone ‘whois rethinking their lifestyle and their attitudes to ‘the world we ive in, Our publications are available in ‘newsagents and bookshops. Alternatively, subscribe ‘online and save 20 percent on the normal cover price I'm wondering about whether to go to London to do a degree in fim studies there. The idee of living and studying in a metropolis appeals to me because ofits ‘exciting arts scene. All those cinemas and theatres = I wouldn't know where to go first! But then I've also been offered a place at another university, which ‘apparently has the best film studies course in the country. Unlike London, it's a campus university, so everything is self-contained in one place: sleeping and eating facilites, lecture rooms, libraries . It would certainly have the advantage of convenience, but it means you'd never get to mix with anybody except students. How was the carnival on Saturday? Brillant! just love carnival. the thumping music, the colourful costumes, the exotic food, the parade. Was it very crowded? Absolutely packed. I's best to keep your mobile handy in case you get split up from your friends. Having said that, | reckon there were fener people here this year than last year. Perhaps it was the sunny weather that brought them out then Was crime a problem this year? Well, there was cefinitely an increased police Presence. But even the police officers were joining in ‘the festival spirit, you know, posing for photographs, that sort of thing, Mane For my birthday we took a helicopter tour over New York. It was a ten-minute ride, which doesn't seem like very long. Somehow, though, it goes more slowly than you'd imagine. We got much closer to some of the skyscrapers than I'd expected, and | had a seat at the back window, which gave me unobstructed views, but | did feel sorry for the guy who had to sit in the middle. The most memorable part was heading back to the heliport. We had to make a U-turn and the helicopter tilted right over to the side as it turned, which was pretty exciting, can tell you. Unit 6 Page 39, Activity 6 Bex: You will hear a talk by 2 man called Ben Connor, who recently completed a marathon at the North Pole. For questions 1-8, complete the sentences. Hi everybody, my name's Ben Connor and I've been invited here today to talk about my experience running the Arctic Marathon or, as it's also known, the ‘Big White. First of all let me tell you 3 bit about mysett. 've done a whole variety of jobs - I've worked on & building site, I've taught in schools, I've written for ‘a music magazine, and a few years ago i set up a ‘photography company, which I'm pleased to say is Still doing well. Most of the runners who take on a challenge ike the Arctic Marathon tend to be fitness addicts I'm not 2 born athlete, but if| want to ful these wild ambitions then | have to work hard to keep myself in shape. So what's the Arctic Marathon all about? Well it's about travelling to the North Pole and running on ice in one of the most challenging places in the world, where temperatures are usually about 30 degrees below freezing, but sometimes drop as low as minus 38. So, let's rewind a few months... the first challenge we were faced with was finding a suitable place to train. One of the guys on the marathon, Ted, had had the genius idea of asking the butcher in the town \where he lived if he could use his freezer room to practise running in for two hours a day. But the rest of us had more traditional ways of training. In my case it involved running in artificial snow at our local indoor ski centre. When it came to the marathon itself, it wasrrt the cold temperatures that affected us most, but the {ground conditions. The course consisted of soft snows in most places and your legs would frequently just give way and you would just sink into the snow. ‘That's what tires you out ~ it was like jogging through sugar and that's what got to us all In addition to the physical pressures on our bodies, the Arctic environment itself poses other serious Fisks. We had to constantly search for dangerous cracks in the ice and then of course there was the possible threat of being attacked by polar bears ~ though normally these animals don’t venture that far north. Anyway .. fortunately we all made it through with no disasters,e Unit 7 So, was it worth eight months of training? Would I do it again? Most definitely! For the stunning landscape, for the sense of achievement and for the friendships made. And of course, on top of that, | managed to raise more than £3,000 for charity. | originally thought of running for a children’s charity, but in the tend I decided to run for a charity, known as Shelter, \which provides accommodation for the homeless. But | won't be going back to the Arctic next year because | have other ambitions. My next aim is to go to the other extreme and take part in the marathon inthe Sahara Desert. Page 44, Activities 2, 3 and 4 i: 2 Ga: You will hear five different people talking about video games that they have played. For questions 15, choose from the list (AH) what each person says, Use the letters only once. There are three extra letters which you do not need to use. | bought this game the minute it came out and | ‘ound it slightly disappointing, to be honest. The ‘graphics are stunning - no question about that ~ especially the lighting, but | found there were almost no parts where you get stuck, and for me getting stuck is the main part of the fun - you know, being able to think careful, to use your skill and judgement to solve problems. The other thing is I felt it could've done with being a bit shorter. The last few levels were a bit repetitive - you know, each level had different scenery, but the character performs identical actions. | was given this game for Christmas and I think it's great, mainly because it challenges you in loads of different ways. I's basically a mixture between a puzzle game and an action adventure game and the way the main character moves is amazing. 've been playing the game for days now and she still has ‘moves | haven't seen yet! And it makes a refreshing change to have a temale as the main character. Yes, | definitely think it's a top game and well worth the money. Perfect for anyone who's looking for something that requires you to use your brain rather than just to point a gun and shoot. [liked this game when | first started playing it at the beginning, but then I started to get frustrated by the control system. couldn't get the main character to do what I wanted her to do. She kept dying and I'd have to go back and start the level all over again. This game's been hyped up on TV and in computer ‘mags and stuf, saying it's lke ‘the game of the year’, ‘mainly because of the cool graphics, but if you can't control the character, then who cares about the Visuals, really? | bet hardly anybody will look back on it asa classic after the intial interest dies down, 4 Bor: The earlier games in the serles were so cool, | just ‘couldn't wait to get my hands on this one. But it didn't live up to expectations. There are parts that | really enjoyed but i's not got the excitement of the previous versions, and the story is predictable. What really lets this down Is the way the game ends. | don’t want to spol it for anyone, butit just stops suddenly ‘and you're like, "s that it? But if you're desperate to hhave a g0, you might as well just rent it for a couple ‘of nights ang treat yourself to a new pair of jeans instead! Wowans got this game free when | bought my console. | didn’t play it for some time because I'd been put off by the cover and the ttle which both gave the impression that the game was a bit childish. Well | couldn't have been more wrong. The story is very cleverly written, with some interesting twists and the balance between exploring, shooting, solving puzzles and racing is spot on. If | had to find fault with it'd say the last couple of levels were alittle on the tricky side, found them almost impossible to complete ~ but then 'm not the world's most coordinated person, Units Page 51, Activity 3 You will hear an interview with a man called Tommy Brooks, who works as a clovin For questions 1-6, ‘choose the best answer (A, B of C). Ir = Intervie lit: My guest today is Tommy Brooks, otherwise known {as Kojo the Clown. Being a clown is quite an unusual choice of career, Tommy, what got you into it? Tonuy: People often ask me if ve always wanted to be a clown. As a kidd have adults in fits of laughter, but | didn’t ever plan to make a career of it. No, ‘my ambition was to be an electronics engineer. (One evening, when | was at university studying electronics, turned up to a theatre course and after that | was hooked on drama. Within a year | was performing in plays, mostly comic parts, and that's when the director of a circus spotted me and invited me to audition as a clown. That was 15 years ago and I've never locked back, So how did you go about choosing your clown, image? Touw: t's. a vital part of my jab and something that’s taken. years to get right. Many people think that a clown’s face isa kind of mask, but in fact the key Is to make your face up ina way that shows off your own features. I's the same with the clown's persona. it's far more convincing if it contains elements of your real character. | spent a lot of time studying pictures of clowns to see what different types of faces exist. Obviously | didn't copy another clown's look completely because that wouldn't be original and alsoit's against clown law! A few years ago you left the circus and started ‘working solo. What do you enjay most about working ‘on your own?J ‘Tom: Since leaving the circus 've been able to do work inhospitals with sick children ...and grown-ups. It's rewarding to feel that 'm making a difference to people. There are other pleasures, but nothing ccan really beat that. I's good to be able to design my own act, try something a litle different, Ang of course | also enjoy not having to travel so much. We ‘went to some amazing places when | was travelling with the circus troupe, but most of the time you're so ‘exhausted you can hardly take itn, Iv: What are the downsides to your job? ‘Tour: One thing isthe job insecurity, not knowing when your next booking is coming in. But that doesn't bother me as much as all the forms | have to fll inc electrical safety inspections for my amplifier, insurance against accidents in public places . because accidents do happen. Only last week | was doing a shaw and in the middle of it| went to grab ‘my unicycle that I'd leant against a radiator, and ‘accidentally pulled the radiator clean off the wall Hot water shot out everywhere! Fortunately, nobody was harmed, but the audience certainly stopped laughing! Iu: Do you find you earn enough money to live comfortably? Events ike birthday parties pay well, roughly £160 for 2 two-hour show, but they require alot of travel and preparation time, and of course that's unpaid. ‘The majority of my income comes from the weekly sessions | do at hospitals and retirement homes. It ddegends on the time of year, of course. December Is the peak month, and January isthe quietest, but learn enough to pay my rent and my bil leat, usually go on holiday .. although | couldn't afford to this year. lw So what's next on the agenda, Tommy? Tow: Tome: witha view to setting up a clown academy. There's a huge demand from people wanting to become clowns in this country. I think t's because the benefits of laughter therapy have recently been recognised, and the idea that hospital patients and old people in homes need to be entertained, The academy would provide them with a knowledge of the entertainment world and an understanding of the finances involved, Which would be especially useful for anyone who wants to manage their own company of clowns. Unit 9 Page 56, Activities 2 and 3 You will hear people talking in six different situations. For questions 16, choose the best answer (A, B of C). Boy: This gil at school had asked me if I'd lke to do a parachute jump with her in ald of a children’s charity. Despite being completely petrified of heights | agreed to do it-| was quite keen on the girl and didn't want to come across as total loser, basically ‘And to be honest I never realy believed the whole thing would come off. But anyway, it did, and somehow | managed to pluck up the courage to do the jump, and | have to say it was the most thriling experience of my life. And not only that, we raised 1'm currently looking into doing @ management course Mans Wow Wowans Max Wouas Mane Womans Fed up with coming second every time you run @ race? Could your trainers be holding you back? Why rot swap them for a pair of AirRacers? Thanks to the latest air pump technology, the AirRacer absorbs shock when you run, while stil remaining responsive ‘and springy, allowing you to fulfil your true potential. Avaliable ina stylish range of colours, these trainers, have got ‘cool’ written all over them, and at just £65 a pair, they won't cost you an arm and a leg. Above al ‘though, theyll help give you that competitive edge. So ‘check out the AirRacer 3000 on wwwicacerwear.com, So, hear you're into kickboxing? Yeah, | started a couple of months ago. figured it was @ good way of burning off some of those calories that fd put on over the Christmas holidays. And better for you than going on a diet, I'm sure? Absolutely, and much more fun. But what | hadn't realised is that i's nat just a physical sport it also focuses on improving your mental focus and self-discipline. Yes, can imagine And of course now if | ever feel threatened by ‘anyone I'll know exactly how to defend myself with ‘one simple kick, so | feel much more confident when ''m walking around alone at night. ‘There are two surfing beaches inthe area where you'r staying, '¢ go to Sandy Bay beach, uniess i's. huge waves you're looking for, which you only get every now and then at that beach. What we were keen for was some fairly gentle surfing and to be ‘able to escape the crowds, which would be quite hard at the other one. Apparently, at that one they have ‘some good cafés and some surfing shops, where they sella good range of surfing equipment as well as some really cool surfing clothes. But you could always drive there afterwards, couldn't you? '’m nat sure how I feel about our city hosting the ‘next Olympics. Pouring so much money into 17 days ‘seems such a waste! And all that pollution from the ‘construction work and the new roads that they'll build But just think how the city will gain from the urben development ~ an improved transport system and state-of-the-art sports faciities that will be used by future generations. ‘That's fine forthe locals, but what about the rest of the country? Everybody's taxes are paying for these «games, attr al You've got a point there, but! do think that the {games will inspire more young people to take up sport, and that has to be a good thing,o 6 Host: Steve: Thanks for caling, Steve. What are your thoughts? ‘Some people feel that what the player dic is forgivable: footbal's a fast game, players get frustrated, so realistically, swearing's pretty much lnavoidable. If you ask me, though, swearing is Unacceptable on the pitch. Footballers need to be conscious of the fact that these games are watched (on television by milions of children who look up to them as role models and imitate their behaviour. Having said that, | feel sending the player off the pitch was alittle over the top and it would have been sufficient for the ref just to have given him a warning. Unit 10 Page 62, Activity 2 and 3 ‘You will hear a radio interview with a erime fiction writer called Alice Addenbrooke. For questions 1-9, complete the sentences, Pres = Presenren Paes: Auce: Pres: ‘Aue Pres: Auce Pres: Auce: Pres: In today's edition of Book club, we're talking to award-winning crime fiction writer, Alice Addenbrooke. Alice, did literature play a big part in your childhood? Absolutely. My parents were keen readers, Particularly my father. They tended to read ‘non-fiction, you know, biographies and things, books that didn’t particularly appeal to me as a child spent a lot of time at my grandmother's in the school holidays, and she used to read Agatha Christie to me. ‘As a result, | developed a liking far murder mysteries, ‘and after that | would persuade my mother to take me to libraries and second-hand bookshops at every possible opportunity ‘And when did you first start writing your own novels? When | was 19 and stil at university. 1 was doing a degree in Law, though | was really into English literature, and | also experimented with creative writing in my spare time. Did you decide then that you wanted to write professionally? Well when | graduated | really wanted to become a writer, but my first novel had been turned down by several publishers, so knew that would be a risky career. | thought about working as a solicitor, or an eeitor, but couldn't bear the thought of being stuck in an office, so | ended up working as a newspaper reporter, and wrote novels in my spare time, ‘Your latest book, Calling at Al Stations, won best crime novel of the year. Where did the idea come from? | always take my inspiration from real lite ~a story told by a friend or a newspaper report, On this ‘occasion, | was in my car driving back from my ‘mother's house along the motorway, listening to the ragio, when | heard an item about a murder on 2 train, The ideas all came together. | pulled into '@ motorway café and wrote it all down - the main characters, the plot, how the victim would be killed - everything, ‘So where do you usually do your writing? Auce: Pres: Auce: Pres: ‘Auce: Auce: Him, there is no usual place. ike to change my environment regularly ~ it keeps me inspired, Last Year, I rented a room with a view of a lake, which was very peaceful. Currently, | write in a windowless room in the atic. There's no desk, just a sofa where | sit with my laptop. | don't even have internet access up there, which is good, because it stops me being distracted. How do you go about planning a novel? Fora lot of authors, the toughest partis working out the main plot. Once that's clear, the rest starts to flow. For me, the tricky bit is the beginning, laying ‘Gown the foundations ofthe story in a way that {grabs the readers’ attention. I's about finding the right balance between giving clues about what's to ‘come, but without giving away the ending. 's there anything you don't enjoy about your work? Although there's a lot! love about it, the reality is that it involves spending hours on end in front of a computer with no fixed hours of wark, though that has its advantages. It does mean, of course, that you get very litte social contact. 'm naturally an ‘outgoing person, so that’s not ideal And spending such a long time in one position can't be good for you, physically? That's right and that’s why I make a point of getting up every half an hour and taking short walks to prevent back and knee pain, I do get terrible rneckache though and there seems to be very itle | can do about that. And what's next on the writing agenda? fm between novels at the moment, but my diery's pretty Tull. 'm off to London next week, to promote the book 've just written ata literary festival. From there 'm going to Oxford on a fact-finding mission for the novel 'm starting soon, which is gaing to be set there. After that, 'm heading to Manchester, for ‘a meeting with my publishing company. Pres: Wow, quite a hectic schedule! Well, thank you very ‘much for sparing us the time today, and we'll ook forward to seeing your next novel, Unit 11 Page 69, Activity 3 You will hear five different people talking about ‘a music album they've recently bought. For questions 1-5, choose from the list (A-H) what each speaker says. Use the letters only once. There are three letters which you do not need to use. lve had this album for quite a long time. It took me a while to get into it, as it did with the band’s previous album. But it's totally grown on me. it's gota real ‘ange of different styles and songs, more so than the first album. The quitar-playing is as brilliant as ever and the vocals are sung with real emotion. | have to say though that there are one or two tracks which | can't help skipping - they're just abit boring, But generally, 'm really impressed with the album and ‘tmakes a welcome change from all the other retro bbands out there, who just keep writing stuff we've all heard before.2 Mase Gm: Boy: Wouaxt t's very rae to find an album where al the tracks sound great on the first listen, but this is one of them, {and they just keep sounding better and better. For a debut album this pretty exceptional, Zoe McLaren is a very talented songwriter and an excellent acoustic Guitarist. She's got a really gorgeous voice, sthich is powerful, yet warm and melodic atthe same time. The songs are so catchy that you're just forced to sing along with them. Her iyrics are really thoughtful ‘and moving too ~ they show an understanding of the world and a passion that you really wouldn't expect ‘rom someone who's basically only just eft school. ‘do wonder though, whether she'll be able to produce more variety in her music in future When | first got a chance to listen to this album, {was kind of doubtful whether it would live up to the success of their first two, which were miracl in my opinion, Twenty seconds in and I realised | needn't have worried. And it gets better with every play. What makes it so brillant Is the way in which the songs grow and build into a sort of climax and the way they do clever and original things with their ‘music, rather than playing the same chords over and ver = that's why you can listen to an album ike this 24/7 without beginning to feel ored of it. | was looking forward to hearing this album, but it \was a bit ofa letdown, to be honest. I's played and produced well, but it's missing the enthusiasm of the earlier albums. And it has no stand-out tunes. Every song sounds ike the last one - you know,

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