P-1

Answer & Audioscript

14 rainforest 15insects 16 (the) monkey

17 characters 18 six/6 19 L-O-M-B-A-R-D-I-O

Audioscript
Hi everyone. I’m going to tell you about a new video
game that I’ve played a lot recently, called Sky Jam. It’s
produced by the same company that made Road Jam
a few years ago, which was set in a city of course.
Instead of streets and huge buildings, though, you’ll
find yourself living in a rainforest in this game.
It’s an unusual game because you have to answer
questions in order to make progress, as well as by
moving through the environment. You’ll be asked all
sorts of things regarding insects, which you have to
learn on the way from the many helpful creatures
you meet, such as butterflies and bats.
There are 30 levels in the whole game, which are
supposed to become more and more challenging as
you go on. I found the one called ‘the money’ almost
impossible, even though it comes well before the last
level, called ‘the frog’, which didn’t seem so difficult.
There are lots of things to love about this game. The
story you learn about as you continue through the
game is fantastic, second only to the characters you can play,
who are lovely, and extremely interesting too.
Learning to play the game is easy and fun, too.
Unfortunately, unlike the eight players who could
play against each other in Road Jam, six people at the
most can join in this game at any one time. I found this
to be a few too many, though, and preferred playing
in a group of four.
You can find out more about the game online. If
you’re interested, visit the company’s
website www.lombardio.com. I’ll spell that for you: it’s L-O-
M-B-A-R-D-I-O.

P-2

You will hear an interview with a 15-year-old boy

called Callum, who runs a successful book review
website for teenagers.
20 How did Callum learn about setting up a website?
A through lessons at school
B by using information online
C a family member taught him
21 Why did Callum decide to set up a book review
website?
 to develop teenagers’ writing skills
A
B to encourage teenagers to read more
C to create an online discussion among teenagers
22 How did Callum feel when his site first went
online?
A pleased with its quality
B certain it would be popular
C positive it would achieve its aims
23 What does Callum say about a typical day?
A It’s usually full of variety.
B It’s always extremely busy.
C It’s impossible to predict what will happen.
24 When Callum is eighteen he’d like to
A work for a big company.
B study for a degree.
C run a business.
25 What is Callum’s new website for?
A using music to help people
B presenting new music
C learning how to play music

Answer & Audioscript

20 C (because his mum showed Callum how to create his own pages
online)
21 B (Callum says that games sites encourage teenagers to play more
games so a reading site should do the same – encourage teenagers to read
more)
22 A (Callum says that his site worked really well and looked good)
23 A (Callum says that he doesn’t get bored, because everything he does
throughout each day is so different)
24 C (because Callum says it’s better to play in games which are close he’d
prefer to have his own web design company)
25 A (because Callum says his new music site supports people through
difficult times and benefits others)

Audioscript
Woman: Callum, you have a popular book review
website. How did you learn about setting up a
website?
Callum: I first learned to write computer programs
when I was eleven. We created instructions in class to
control a little robot. My mum works in IT, though,
and she showed me how to use similar skills to create my own pages
online. There are hundreds of websites about this too,
but I found them quite confusing.
Woman: Why did you decide to set up a book review
website?
Callum: I’d seen an article about teenagers not reading
enough and was wondering about possible solutions
to this. My best friend’s into video games and writes
reviews for various websites. These sites seem to
encourage teenagers to play more games, so I thought it
must be possible to do the same with reading. It’s nice to see
teenagers exchanging opinions about literature,
rather than video games!
Woman: How did you feel when your site first went
online?
Callum: I was nervous, of course, but I couldn’t
believe how well it worked. But even when a site looks as
good as mine did, you can never be sure that people will
like it. And if it ends up not being popular, there’s no
way you’ll achieve what you’ve set out to do with the
site.
Woman: You have school, your website and a social life
– what’s a typical day like?
Callum: You’d think I’d never have a chance to relax,
wouldn’t you, but it’s rarely that busy. I certainly don’t have
many opportunities to get bored, as everything I do throughout each
day is so different.
I make a plan each evening for what I
want to achieve the next day, which I usually stick to.
Woman: What would you like to be doing when you’re
18?