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LESSON 35

LISTENING

Part 1: You will hear people talking in eight different situations.

For questions 1-8, choose the best answer (A, B or C).

1. You hear part of a talk by a man who works for a tourist company.
What is his role in the company?
A He trains the guides. B He chooses the destinations.
C He designs the advertisements.
2. You overhear two people talking about a film. Why didn’t the man enjoy it?
A He was distracted by noise. B His seat was uncomfortable.
C The sound volume was too low.
3. You hear a woman talking about running in a marathon. Why did she decide to run?
A She knew it would be good for her level of fitness.
B She’d been wanting to do it since her schooldays.
C She was too embarrassed to refuse to do it.
4. On the radio, you hear a man talking about an antique calculator. What does he say about it?
A It’s just been stolen. B It’s just been found. C It’s just been sold.
5. You hear a politician talking about facilities for the young in her area.
In her opinion, what is needed?
A a library B a leisure centre C an Internet café
6. You overhear a woman talking about a full-time job in a theatre.
Why did she decide not to apply for it?
A She was used to working part-time.
B She would have had to work evenings.
C She felt she lacked the right qualifications.
7. You hear part of an interview with a comedian who organises what he calls ‘laughter
workshops’. What does he want to teach the participants?
A how to make friends more easily
B how to become more self-confident
C how to help others overcome problems
8. You hear a woman talking about learning to fly a plane.
How did she feel during her first lesson?
A alarmed by the way the plane moved
B relieved that it seemed relatively easy
C confused by the instructor’s comments

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Part 2: You will hear an interview with a man called Daren Howarth, who works as a carbon
coach. For questions 9-18, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase.
The Carbon Coach
Daren says that a carbon coach works full-time as a (9) ___________________________ with
various clients.
Before becoming a carbon coach, Daren trained to be an (10) ___________________________.
When assessing a family’s carbon footprint, Daren looks first at their (11)
___________________________.
Daren uses what’s called a (12) ___________________________ to see how much electricity
things use.
Daren points out that (13) ___________________________ will help pay for roof insulation.
Daren feels that using (14) ___________________________ of the old type is the worst waste of
energy he sees.
Daren helped to reduce a band’s carbon footprint at (15) ___________________________ as well
as on its CDs.
Daren mentions a new type of green home called an (16) ___________________________.
The new green home uses both the sun and (17) ___________________________ to produce
electricity.
Daren suggests buying a (18) ___________________________ which gives more information
about the new green home.

Part 3: You will hear five different people talking about the sport of hill walking. For questions 19-
23, choose from the list (A-F) the reason why each person took up the sport. Use the
letters only once. There are three extra letters which you do not need to use.

A. Other sports had failed to improve my fitness. Speaker 1 19.

B. I had plans to do some serious climbing later on. Speaker 2 20.
C. My ambition was to lead hill-walking groups. Speaker 3 21.
D. I was hoping it would solve a health problem I had.
E. I wanted to be able to enjoy hill walking with other people. Speaker 4 22.
F. I realised it would be more fun than other sporting activities. Speaker 5 23.

Part 4: You will hear an interview with a woman called Jennie Thorpe, who is a trapeze artist in a
circus. For questions 24-30, choose the best answer (A, B or C).

24. Jennie got her present job when her manager saw her performing at
A a gymnastics competition. B a circus school. C a ballet show.
25. Why does Jennie feel a need to practise just after the end of a show?
A She is able to do more difficult things then.
B She is too tense to be able to relax immediately.
C She is able to sleep better afterwards.
26. What does Jennie say about earning a living as a trapeze artist?
A It’s hard if you have no contract.
B It’s unlikely after a certain age.
C It’s difficult for most performers.

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27. According to Jennie, what distinguishes great trapeze artists from the rest?
A They have the lightest bodies.
B They perform without a safety net.
C They have an abililty to keep calm.
28. What does Jennie find the most difficult thing to get used to?
A having to get up early every day.
B damaging her hands on the trapeze
C feeling pain in her muscles
29. In Jennie’s opinion, circus skills have helped some school students by
A making them physically stronger.
B increasing their ability to study.
C improving their social interaction.
30. What does Jennie want to do next?
A do a training course
B get a teaching job
C open a circus school
READING

You are going to read an extract from a magazine article about underwater exploration. Seven
sentences have been removed from the extract. Choose from the sentences A-H the one which
fits each gap (9-15). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use.
In Hot Water
Rachel Mills is a scientist who spends as much time as she can at the bottom of the Atlantic
Ocean.

Rachel Mills teaches and does research into marine geochemistry, which means she studies the
chemical processes happening in the sea. She is a lecturer at the Oceanography Centre at
Southampton University. When she isn't teaching, she lowers herself into a steel vehicle, a vessel
for underwater exploration the size of a small car, and dives three kilometres down into the Atlantic
Ocean to study underwater volcanoes.

‘Inside,’ she says, ‘space is so limited that I can reach out and touch the two pilots.’ (9 ______ ). A
dive can last for 16 hours - three hours to reach the ocean floor, ten hours gathering samples of
rock and water and then three hours to get back up to the surface again.

‘If anything happens, and you have a problem and have to get to the top quickly, you can hit a
panic button.’ The outside drops away leaving a small circular escape vessel that gets released,
and it’s like letting go of a ping-pong ball in the bath - it goes rapidly to the surface. (10 ________).

‘I didn’t know how I was going to react the first time I climbed into the vehicle. It was on the deck of
a ship and I got in with an instructor. (11 _______). They were testing me to see how I would react
to being in such a small place.’

Now Rachel has made six dives. Last year she dived with a Russian crew. ‘We went to a site
which was a five-day sail west of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic. (12 ______ ). It is where the
Atlantic Ocean comes alive. The Russian team were dropping off some scientific equipment there

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to discover the effect of a multi-national programme that would make a hole 150 metres through a
volcano.’

When she isn’t at sea, Rachel is in her office at the Oceanography Centre, Southampton. ‘Two
thirds of my salary comes from teaching, which I love, but I do it so I can get on with my research
into the “black smokers”.’ This is just another name for underwater volcanoes - water comes out of
the rock and turns into what looks like black smoke. (13 ______ ).

‘The only time I’ve been frightened is when I first went down with the Americans. We were towing
equipment on a 50-metre rope when suddenly there was an explosion. There was this immense
bang as the shock waves hit our vehicle and I thought, “I'm going to die.” We stared at each other
in silence, waiting. (14 _______). The relief was incredible – we were still alive!’

‘It’s such an adventure diving down to the deepest part of the ocean. Every time I look out of the
porthole and see those chimneys, there is such a sense of wonder. (15 ________). I had studied
the black smokers for three years for my PhD. When I got down there and saw them for real, it
was such an amazing feeling.’

A. Here, on the ocean floor, is a huge area of underwater volcanoes, their chimneys all blowing
out black smoke.
B. Here I am on the bottom of the sea, and no one else on this planet has ever before seen them.
C. ‘No one’s tested it yet, but I don’t think it would be a very pleasant journey.’
D. He then talked me through the emergency procedures, including what to do if the pilot had a
heart attack!
E. They are used to these conditions, which mean they can’t stand up or move, and they must
stay inside until someone opens the door from the outside.
F. When it didn’t happen, we couldn’t believe it.
G. This pours out at a rate of one metre per second and at a temperature of 350 degrees.
H. After that, as you get really deep, it’s near freezing point so you need a sweater, thick socks,
gloves and a woolly hat.

GRAMMAR
A. Choose the correct answer.

1. I've got a/an ______ for the school play tomorrow. I really hope I get a main part!
A. rehearsal B. practice C. audition D. performance
2. Did you read that ______ of the new Lloyd-Rice musical? It said it was awful!
A. review B. criticism C. report D. summary
3. I'm going to stay in and ______ TV tonight.
A. see B. watch C. look at D. view
4. We really ______ ourselves at the party! Thanks so much for inviting us!
A. entertained B. had fun C. enjoyed D. occupied
5. Ellie does a/an ______ each week for the local newspaper. It's usually quite funny.
A. comic B. comedian C. animation D. Cartoon
6. The water park we went to yesterday was fantastic, but the entrance______ was a bit
expensive.
A. ticket B. fee C. charge D. cost

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7. Vanilla Sky ______ Tom Cruise, Penelope Cruz and Cameron Diaz.
A. acts B. plays C. stars D. contains
8. When you're learning to play a musical instrument, it's important to ______ for an hour or two
every day.
A. rehearse B. practise C. perform D. train
9. The play wasn't supposed to be a comedy, but everyone started laughing when some of the
______ fell over and hit one of the actors.
A. scenery B. scenes C. stages D. acts
10. Louis de Bernières' ______ Captain Corelli's Mandolin, which is set on the Greek island of
Cephallonia during the Second World War, was an international bestseller.
A. fiction B. account C. anecdote D. novel
11. Have you ______ the joke about the guy who fell off a 20-metre-high ladder? He was fine - he
fell off the bottom rung!
A. listened to B. overheard C. heard D. paid attention to
12. Being the conductor of a large ______ is an extremely demanding job. You have to make sure
about a hundred musicians are playing in time.
A. group B. band C. company D. orchestra
B. Write one word in each gap.
A Future Pop Star?

My little brother, Carl, takes (1) __________________

after our dad in that they both like to sing. The
difference is that Dad's got quite a good voice. Carl can't sing at all! This doesn't stop him, though.
He's always singing. He starts as soon as he wakes up, and doesn't stop until he drops (2)
off
__________________ with
at night. I usually get along very well (3) __________________ Carl, but he
off
can be a bit annoying when he starts showing (4) __________________. You can count (5)
on
__________________ him to do this whenever we have guests. My mum and dad will be talking
to some friends, and then suddenly the conversation will be completely drowned (6)
__________________
out by Carl singing at the top of his lungs. The other day, I told him he should
be on the radio. For a second he fell (7) __________________
for it, until I told him that that if he was
on the radio, we could turn it off!

C. Complete using the correct form of the phrasal verbs in the box.

come (a)round • go down • grow on • let down • name after • put on • take off

1. Marlon Brando will ______________________

go down in history as one of the greatest actors of all
time.
2. Our class is going to ______________________
put on a play at the end of term.
3. I didn't really like Madonna's new single when it came out, but it's starting to
grow on
______________________ me now.
named after
4. Did you know that the sandwich is ______________________ the Earl of Sandwich?
5. The band have really ______________________
taken off since appearing on the Video Music Awards
show last month.
coming around
6. The Eurovision Song Contest is ______________________ again soon. Shall we organise a
Eurovision party?

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 let down
7. I felt completely ______________________ when he refused to give me his autograph. I'm
never going to buy another one of his CDs!

D. Circle the correct word.

1. I hope you're joking with / about quitting your job!

2. Come in! Make / Have yourself at home.
3. Having taken part in / of several amateur karaoke competitions, Daniel was determined to get
himself a recording contract.
4. Have fun / funny at the concert tonight, won't you?
5. What's wrong with boys playing with / in dolls?
6. The audience gave / showed their appreciation for the cast by giving them a standing ovation.
7. We're thinking of having / giving Dad a surprise 40th birthday party.
8. Voicing / Speaking your opinion on a live TV or radio discussion programme is not as easy
as it sounds.

E. Circle the extra word in each sentence.

1. What time did you get to home last night?

2. You shouldn't make the fun of Tim just because he's smaller than you.
3. A number of contemporary art installations are on the show at the moment at the Zwyborg
Gallery.
4. Didn't you find out that joke funny?
5. I guess we'll have to join up the queue.
6. Everyone sat there in the silence as the comedian stumbled through his routine.
7. It's not often I laugh out loud during a movie, but There's Something About Mary had me
roaring out with laughter the whole time.
8. I'm never going to be part with this first edition of Dickens's Great Expectations.
9. I have the impression of Sasha's thinking about giving up ballet classes.

F. Complete each second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning to the
first sentence. Write between two and five words in each gap.

1. Was the concert fun? yourself

Did _____________________________________________
You enjoy yourself at the concert?
2. I'm sure Kelly will do well in the talent contest. bound
Kelly _____________________________________________
Is bound to do well in the talent contest.
3. Don't worry about your costume; concentrate on learning your lines! instead
Concentrate on learning your lines _____________________________________________
instead of worrying
about your costume!
4. We got there early and so we didn’t have to queue. avoid
avoid the queue
We managed to _____________________________________________ there early.
5. Jason said he was sorry that he hadn't invited us to his party. apologised
Jason _____________________________________________
apologized for not inviting us to his party.
6. I don't mind if you give me the money for the tickets later. happy
am happy for you to
I _________________________________________ give me the money for the tickets later.
7. Doug isn't usually late. like

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 isn’t like Doug to
It _____________________________________________ be late.
8. Sean plays the guitar very well. talented
is very talented at playing
Sean _____________________________________________ the guitar.
9. You shouldn't go backstage without a pass. supposed
You _____________________________________________
aren’t supposed to go backstage without a pass.
10. 'I'll meet you outside the theatre at eight whatever happens,' said Dan to Kyle. promised
Dan _____________________________________________
promised to meet Kyle outside the theatre at eight.
11. I can't understand why he won the award for best video. deserved
he deserved to win
I don't think _____________________________________________ the award for best video.
12. In the end, it was a thoroughly enjoyable evening. proved
proved to be
In the end, it _____________________________________ a thoroughly enjoyable evening.
13. I can't remember who you said had won. say
Who _____________________________________________
did you say was the winner?

G. Complete the text by changing the form of the word in capitals.

Reality Shows

Despite the (1) ___________________ (SUGGEST) by many critics that reality TV would be a
very short-lived phenomenon, it is still increasing in (2) ___________________ (POPULAR).
Several reality shows are (3) ___________________ (CURRENT) watched by millions of viewers
each night, and it's clearly a form of (4) ___________________ (ENTERTAIN) that's here to stay.
Indeed, a number of people have become (5) ___________________ (FAME) because of their (6)
___________________ (INVOLVE) in reality TV shows, and have gone on to have successful
careers as singers, (7) ___________________ (ACT) or TV presenters. We can watch with (8)
___________________ (EXCITE) each night the 'goings-on' in the house (or jungle, or bar, or
school of arts). The (9) ___________________ (CONVERSE) between the contestants are
interesting so we don't get (10) ___________________ (BORE) , and there are frequently (11)
___________________ (VARY) conflicts, which provide further (12) ___________________
(AMUSE). If the contestants have to give some kind of (13) ___________________ (PERFORM)
at the end of the week, that's even more appealing. But there's a (14) ___________________
(SAY) in the TV industry: ‘it's all in the editing’ and this is especially true of reality shows.

TOTAL LISTENING 30; READING 7; GRAMMAR 70