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1. O l d H o u s e o i l l a m p , l og fire, b e a m s M o d e m H o u s e e lect r ic l ight, rad ia to rs , v i d e o recorder , w a s h i n g m a c h i n e

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3 A h u n d r e d a n d fifty yea rs a g o p e o p l e t rave l led t o o ther coun t r ies by boa t , w h i c h t o o k a l o n g t i m e N o w t h e y t ravel by p l a n e w h i c h is fast a n d conven ien t espec ia l l y for ove rseas travel

4 Peop le u s e d to w o r k for t h e m s e l v e s as b l a c k s m i t h s , weave rs , f a rm laboure rs e tc N o w p e o p l e have m o r e soph i s t i ca ted j o b s , fo r e x a m p l e c o m p u t e r p r o g r a m m e r s , p i lo ts e tc

5 In t h e pas t p e o p l e w o r e di f ferent k i n d s of c l o thes W o m e n used t o w e a r l ong d r e s s e s m a d e of c o t t o n o r w o o l a n d t h e y w o u l d n ' t g o a n y w h e r e w i thou t wea r i ng a ha t N o w a d a y s c l o thes are m a d e of mater ia ls s u c h as n y l o n or l yc ra a n d w o m e n d o not hes i ta te t o appea r m their b ik in is o n t h e b e a c h w h i c h w a s un th inkab le a h u n d r e d a n d fifty yBars ago

6 Peop le d idn ' t have access t o faci l i t ies in the pas t T h e y h a d o i l l a m p s a n d a f i re m the i r h o u s e s a n d they h a d to wa lk to a well to fe t ch water N o w w e have t aps a n d runn ing wa te r O u r h o u s e s have cent ra l hea t i ng a n d eve ry th ing is o p e r a t e d by elect r ic i ty

7 Peop le in t h e pas t su f fe red f r o m d i seases w h i c h c o u l d n ' t be c u r e d a n d th is w a s the reason fo r a h i g h p e r c e n t a g e of early dea ths N o w a d a y s t h a n k s to ant ib io t ics a n d v a c c i n e s p e o p l e l ive l onge r

8 A h u n d r e d a n d fifty yea rs a g o p e o p l e en te r ta ined themse lves by p lay ing the p i a n o a n d read ing b o o k s N o w a d a y s p e o p l e have a larger var iety of pas t imes a n d they c a n c h o o s e f r o m w a t c h i n g v i d e o t a p e s p lay ing c o m p u t e r g a m e s , g o i n g t o the c i n e m a or l i s ten ing to m u s i c o n the i r s te reo

4 . 1 m o r e c o m f o r t a b l e 3 simpler/more c o n v e n i e n t 5 more polluted 7 cheaper 2 more conven ien t / s imp le r 4 m o r e c o m p l i c a t e d 6 safer

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5. m o r e luxur ious safer m o r e m o d e m m o r e po l l u ted less m o r e c o n v e n i e n t s imp le r cos ie r m o r e c o m f o r t a b l e m o r e c o m p l i c a t e d cheape r harder


S A It m a y b e m o r e c o m f o r t a b l e b u t it is a lot m o r e c o m p l i c a t e d Al l t h e s e n e w e lec t ron ic m a c h i n e s don ' t necessar i l y m a k e life eas ier

S B Y o u m a y b e r ight Pe rhaps life was s imp le r in t he past S A Exact fy A n d p e o p l e felt safer a s the c r i m e rate w a s n t s o h i g h S B A n d t o d a y w e l e a d a m o r e luxur ious l i festyle t hanks t o t h e faci l i t ies w e have access t o SA But no o n e c a n d e n y that t he env i r onmen t is m o r e po l lu ted n o w b e c a u s e of all t h o s e th ings

that w e c o n s u m e as par t of ou r l i festyle M o s t p e o p l e w o u l d rather l ive m the pas t w h e n there w a s less po l lu t i on

S B I don ' t qu i te a g r e e w i th y o u Th ink of all t h o s e t h i n g s tha t m a k e life m o r e conven ien t tor us T h a n k s t o the m e d i c a l fac i l i t ies ava i lab le , p e o p l e suffer less n o w a d a y s t h a n in t h e past

S A Tha t s t rue Stil l I w o u l d prefer life in t he pas t w h e n t h i n g s w e r e c h e a p e r a n d the re w a s less s t ress a n d anx ie ty

S B i m n o t s o s u r e a b o u t it W e h a v e m o r e m o d e r n t e c h n o l o g y n o w a d a y s w h i c h m a k e s h o u s e h o l d cho res , for ins tance , less t i m e - c o n s u m i n g Life in gene ra l is easier n o w a n d p e o p l e en joy t h e m s e l v e s m o r e

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- I t h m k f resh fruit a n d vege tab les f ish w h o l e m e a l b r e a d a n d pou l t ry a re genera l l y c o n s i d e r e d tc b e hea l thy f o o d S w e e t s j u n k f o o d , red m e a t a n d f izzy d r i nks are unhea l thy f o o d

• The re are s o m e k inds of f o o d tha t I ea t qu i te o f ten s u c h as crisps, chocoiate h a m b u r g e r s a n d swee ts

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( S u g g e s t e d a n s w e r s )

S A I t h ink he o u g h t t o ea t cereal in t h e m o r n i n g for b reak fas t S B Yes ce rea ls a re h i g h in f ib re b u t h e s h o u l d use tow (at mi lk SA H e c o u l d a lso i nc l ude o r a n g e s a n d v e g e t a b l e s in h i s d ie t S B M a y b e he c o u l d have s o m e f ish , vege tab les a n d b r o w n b r e a d for l unch

i a g r e e For d inner h e miQht h a v e s o m e y o g h u r t w h i c h re l o w m ia t

2 cyc les 5 ae rob i cs 8 d i gs 11 g y m 14 b u s y 3 c l i m b s 6 s w i m 9 j o g 1 2 f i t 15 s t ress 4 p lay 7 y o g a 10 sk i 1 3 exerc ise 16 t ram


S A At l u n c h t i m e l usua l l y eat a snack S B It m i g h t b e be t te r if y o u h a d s a l a d i ns tead S A After wo rk I g o t o t h e p u b t o relax S B Ins tead of g o i n g t o t h e p u b t o relax, y o u s h o u l d th ink a b o u t g o i n g t o y o g a c lasses S A I r ead t h e S u n d a y pape rs w h e n I a m a t h o m e at t h e w e e k e n d s S B W h y d o n t y o u d i g y o u r g a r d e n ? It's a g o o d f o r m of exerc ise S A l s m o k e w h e n 1 m unde r s t ress S B Y o u c o u l d t ry sr t t ing quiet ly fo r a f e w m i n u t e s , it w i l l h e l p y o u re lax Y o u s h o u l d real ly try t o

g ive u p s m o k i n g , you ' l l b e m u c h heal th ier

. 1 b H o w t h e hear t s tar ts t o g o w r o n g 2 a W h a t to ea t , w h a t to avo id 3 d Give u p s m o k i n g 4 c A n y regular exerc ise is g o o d for t h e hear t 5 e C r a s h d ie ts d o n t w o r k 6 f Eat to l ive, d o n t l ive t o eat

T o the t eacher : Ask t h e fo l l ow ing c o m p r e h e n s i o n q u e s t i o n s

1 H o w d o e s fat af fect t h e heart'?

2 W h a t s h o u l d a hea l thy d ie t i n c l u d e ' '

3 What are the problems c a u s e d b y s m o k i n g ' '

4 "vvYiy s h o u l d o n e e x e r c i s e regu lar ly? 5 W h a t is t he bes t w a y of l os ing weight"? 6 W h a t a re t h e c a u s e s of overeating"?

A n s w e r s t o t h e c o m p r e h e n s i o n q u e s t i o n s :

1 If a p e r s o n ea ts t o o m u c h fatty f o o d t h e n fa t is d e p o s i t e d o h t h e i ns ide of t h e ar ter ies a n d o n t h e wal ls o f t he hear t C o n s e q u e n t l y t he b l o o d s u p p l y t o t h e hear t is r e d u c e d b e c a u s e it is o b s t r u c t e d s o t h e hear t h a s t o w o r k harder w h i c h c o u l d l ead t o hear t d i sease

2 A hea l thy d i e t s h o u l d i nc l ude f ru i t v e g e t a b l e s a n d f o o d w h i c h is h i g h m f i b re S w e e t s s h o u l d be a v o i d e d a n d it is a g o o d i dea t o gr i l l , bo i l o r s t e a m f o o d i ns tead of f r y ing it

3 S m o k i n g c a u s e s t h e hear t to bea t faster w h i c h in t u r n l e a d s t o h i g h b l o o d p r e s s u r e it a l so r e d u c e s t h e quan t i t y of o x y g e n in b l o o d w h i c h is t he t e a s o n w h y t h e hear t h a s t o w o r k harder

4 B e c a u s e regu lar exerc ise leads t o a heal th ier hear t w h e r e a s i n f r e q u e n ^ s t r e n u o u s e x e r c i s e is l ikely to d o m o r e ha rm than g o o d

5 T h e bes t w a y t o lose w e i g h t is to fo l l ow a sens ib le d ie t a n d t o c h a n g e o n e ' s ea t i ng hab i t s It m a y t ake longer b u t t h e ef fects are m o r e p e r m a n e n t

6 Peop le m a y ea t m o r e t h a n it is necessa ry e i ther b e c a u s e t h e y find it e n j o y a b l e or b e c a u s e they seek s o m e c o m f o r t i n f o o d

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P a r t 2 ( S u g g e s t e d a n s w e r s )

P ic tures A a n d B

• P ic ture A s h o w s a m o d e r n d a y fami ly o u t s i d e their h o u s e T h e fami ly have a c c e s s to a lot of faci l i t ies Their l i festyle is c o m f o r t a b l e a n d hea l thy a n d they h a v e f ree t ime t o en |oy t h e m s e l v e s Picture B is a scene f r o m my grea t g r a n d p a r e n t s t ime T h e w o m e n are w e a r i n g l o n g d r e s s e s The re is a h o r s e d r a w n c a r n a g e a n d t h e p e o p l e h a v e o i l l a m p s i ns tead of m o d e r n d a y faci l i t ies s u c h a s electr ic i ty o r cars Al l i n al l life w a s m u c h harder t h e n a n d def in i te ly less c o m f o r t a b l e

• I w o u l d prefer t he l i festy le in p i c tu re A b e c a u s e al l t he faci l i t ies w e h a v e a l l ow us f ree t ime t o d o t h i n g s w e en joy l ike p lay ing spo r t s a n d w a t c h i n g te lev is ion

• The re have b e e n m a n y c h a n g e s in l i fe in t h e last 100 yea rs N o w a d a y s t h e r e are m o r e faci l i t ies ava i lab le w h i c h m a k e l ife a lot eas ier P e o p l e l ive longer b e c a u s e t h e r e h a v e b e e n grea t a d v a n c e s in m e d i c i n e They have a greater var ie ty of en te r t a i nmen t w h e r e a s in t h e past t hey en te r ta ined t h e m s e l v e s by p l a y i n g t h e p iano or read ing O n t h e o the r h a n d l ife in t h e pas t w a s less st ressfu l a n d c o m p l i c a t e d Moreove r there w a s less po l lu t i on a n d p e o p l e c o u l d en joy be ing in t h e coun t r y s i de Na tu re w a s stil l u n s p o i l t

« I w o u l d def in i te ly c h o o s e t o live in anc ien t t i m e s b e t w e e n 2 0 0 B C a n d 200 A D a n d I w o u l d l ive in ei ther R o m e o r G r e e c e O f c o u r s e there w o u l d n t b e a x i y t e i e v i s i o n o r c m e m a b u t t h e r e w o u l d b s o t h e r f o r m s of en te r ta inmen t s u c h as the g lad ia to rs or t he theat re u f e at tha t t ime w a s very a d v a n c e d they e v e n h a d under f l oo r h e a l i n g m s o m e of the i r h o u s e s

Pic tures C a n d D

• In p ic ture C t h e m a n obv ious ly t rea ts h i s b o d y in the w r o n g w a y H e cer ta in ly ea ts far t o o m u c h a n d s m o k e s w h i c h m e a n s tha t he m a y h a v e se r ious hea l th p r o b l e m s in fu tu re I d o n t t h ink h e takes any e x e r c i s e b e c a u s e i f h e a V d f ie w o u l d n t b e o v e r w e i g h t P ic ture D is o f a n exerc ise c lass T h e y a l l s e e m to b e qu i te fit I t h ink they w a t c h w h a t they ea t t o o b e c a u s e n o n e of t h e m is fat

• I be l ieve p e o p l e n o w a d a y s (ry to s p e n d m o r e t ime k e e p i n g fit t han t h e y d i d in t he pas t b e c a u s e w e are al l awa re of h o w impo r t an t it is t o exerc ise regu la r l y The re is a lot of e m p h a s i s p u t o n t h e l ong t e r m benef i ts of exerc ise espec ia l l y b e c a u s e p e o p l e have | o b s w h i c h d o no t a l low t h e m t o t ake a n y exerc ise wh i le w o r k i n g

• T h e m o s t p o p u l a r f o r m s o f e x e r c i s e n o w a d a y s a r e j o g g i n g a e r o b i c s s w i m m i n g p lay ing baske tba l l / t enn is / squash

• If a p e r s o n s d ie t is unhea l thy t h e n h e / s h e m a y d e v e l o p w e i g h t p r o b l e m s


S A H e s h o u l d cer ta in ly s t o p s m o k i n g S m o k i n g is real ly ha rmfu l t o o n e s hea l th a n d is respons ib le for hear t p r o b l e m s

S B I t h ink he o u g h t to g ive u p d r i n k i n g a l c o h o l He c o u l d have n o n a l coho l i c d r i n k s w i th h is mea l s

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SA I be l ieve he s h o u l d c h a n g e h is d ie t t o o For e x a m p l e ea t ing a lot of swee t s is cer ta in ly b a d for h is hea l th

S B Tha t s t rue He c o u l d inc lude m o r e vege tab les f ru i t a n d f ish in h is d ie t as they are low in fat b u t h igh in v i tamins a n d pro te ins

SA T o m s h o u l d t ake u p s o m e exerc ise t o o Be ing m i d d l e a g e d he c o u l d o p t fo r s o m e gen t l e exerc ise He c o u l d for examp le g o for a wa lk tw ice a w e e k or even take u p s w i m m i n g w h i c h is a g rea t f o r m of exerc ise


• SA I th ink eat ing sens ib ly a n d avo id ing fatty f o o d is a s t ep t o w a r d s b e i n g hea l thy S B I ag ree I a lso be l i eve in t ak i ng regu la r exerc ise e v e n in t he f o r m of a b n s k wa lk w h e n e v e r I

ge t t he c h a n c e * SA I th ink I h a v e qu i te a we)) b a l a n c e d d iet I eat p len ty of f resh fruit a n d vege tab les

S B Yes I d o t o o bu t I a lso eat a lo t o f fast f o o d s u c h as c h i p s a n d h a m b u r g e r s A n d I k n o w f e a t t o o m a n y swee ts a n d t o o m u c h c h o c o l a t e

S A I d o n t th ink m y l i festy le is very hea l thy I s p e n d t o o m u c h t i m e w a t c h i n g te lev is ion a n d I d o n t t ake e n o u g h exerc ise

• SA Peop le n o w a d a y s d o n t exerc ise as o f ten as t h e y s h o u l d S o m e c la im tha t the i r da i ly rou t ine d o e s n t leave t h e m a n y t ime for exerc ise bu t I be l ieve th is is an exc use W e c a n all t ry t o f i nd t i m e t o exerc ise

S B T h e s ta te c o u l d inc rease the n u m b e r of spo r t s cen t res w h e r e p e o p l e c o u l d exerc ise for f ree if th is happened then p e o p l e w o u l d n t use the expens i ve fees s o m e pnva te g y m s c h a r g e a s an excuse for n o t t ak i ng any exerc ise If t h e r e w e r e m o r e p a r k s p e o p l e c o u l d g o j o g g i n g w h i c h is a g o o d f o r m of exerc ise

* SA T h e r e a re g r o u p s o f p e o p l e fo r i ns tance enter ta iners m o d e l s s p o r t s m e n w h o w o r r y a b o u t t h e i r w e i g h t a s t h i s i s d i r e c t l y l i n k e d t o their ca reer If t hey ga in t o o m u c h w e i g h t th i sa f fec ts their i m a g e a n d m igh t l ead t o p r o b l e m s in the i r ca reer

S B I th ink the re is a lo t o f e m p h a s i s p u t o n h o w w e look A p p e a r a n c e p lays an impo r t an t par t even w h e n y o u w a n t t o be c o n s i d e r e d for a c ler ica l j o b for e x a m p l e Genera l l y I th ink tha t w a t c h i n g y o u r w e i g h t is a sens ib le t h ing t o d o pr imar i ly b e c a u s e it is unhea l thy t o b e ve ry o v e r w e i g h t H o w e v e r p e o p l e s h o u l d no t o v e r d o it b e c a u s e tha t in itself c a n l ead t o p r o b l e m s l ike anorex ia


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2. T o the T e a c h e r : Exp la in any n e w w o r d s be fo re Ss d o the exerc ise

CITY L IFE C O U N T R Y LIFE

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Transpor t car , t ra in , u n d e r g r o u n d , b u s tax i t ro l leybus , t r a m

lorry , t rac tor , b u s , t ra in

J o b s b u s i n e s s execu t i ve , c lerk, s t ockb roke r , sec re ta ry execu t i ve , l aboure r

fa rmer labourer , s h e p h e r d

Features m o t o r w a y , ci ty cen t re , traff ic j a m po l lu t i on , s m o g

f ie ld hill va l ley, f resh air

3. ( S u g g e s t e d answer )

If y o u live in a ci ty, y o u have a c c e s s t o f r equen t b u s , t ra in , m e t r o a n d t ro l ley bus serv ices In the coun t r y buses a n d t ra ins o f ten run in f requent ly A l so , the re are m o r e cars in t he ci ty w h e r e a s in t h e c o u n t r y y o u a re l ikely t o see m o r e lorr ies a n d t rac to rs Peop le in t h e c i ty m a y w o r k as c le rks , s t o c k b r o k e r s secre ta r ies , or e v e n execu t i ves The re are m o r e b u s i n e s s execu t i ves in the ci ty t h a n in t h e coun t r y The re are laboure rs in b o t h t h e c i ty a n d the coun t r y In the coun t ry , however , p e o p l e w o r k mos t l y as farmers and there are a lot of s h e p h e r d s t o o Ci ty life is cha rac te r i zed b y po l lu t ion a n d s m o g whe reas c o u n t r y l i fe offers m o r e f resh air The re are m a n y m o t o r w a y s in a ci ty a n d the c i ty cen t re is a lways a s s o c i a t e d w i th traff ic j a m s In the coun t r y the roads a re usua l l y e m p t y Y o u c a n see f ie lds a n d hil ls a n d y o u c a n fee l m o r e re laxed

4 , T o t h e Teacher : Exp la in a n y n e w w o r d s be fo re Ss d o the exerc ise

1 u n d e r g r o u n d 6 c o u n t r y lane 11 Labou re rs 2 s h e p h e r d 7 T r a m s 12 h a m l e t 3 b a r n 8 b y p a s s 13 me t ropo l i s 4 S h o p p i n g cen t res g S t o c k b r o k e r s 14 m o t o r w a y 5 Execut ives 10 s m o g 15 mul t i -s torey car pa rk

5. h a m l e t v i l lage, t o w n ci ty, me t ropo l i s

A D V A N T A G E S D I S A D V A N T A G E S

Ci ty U f e e d u c a t i o n , cu l tu re unhea l thy , hect ic , stressful no isy , busy , traff ic j a m s s m o g , lone l iness

C o u n t r y Life c a l m , qu ie t , peace fu l hea l thy s u r r o u n d i n g s , c l ean air

i so la t ion , lone l iness, lack of med i ca l faci l i t ies

( S u g g e s t e d a n s w e r ) Liv ing in a c i ty m e a n s hav ing bet ter oppo r tun i t i es for a g o o d e d u c a t i o n t h a n l iv ing in the coun t r y M o r e o v e r , ci ty l i fe has m o r e t o offer a s far as cu l tu re is c o n c e r n e d Peop le c a n v is i t m u s e u m s , art ga l ler ies a n d o the r cu l tu ra l centres more o f ten t h a n p e o p l e w h o l ive in t he coun t r y

C o u n t r y life is usua l l y very qu ie t a n d p e o p l e l ive in hea l thy s u r r o u n d i n g s Peop le c a n b rea the in f resh air a n d have the oppo r tun i t y t o en joy the beaut i fu l coun t r ys ide Howeve r , p e o p l e w h o l ive in t he c o u n t r y m a y suffer f r o m lone l iness a n d qu i te o f ten they h a v e t o f ace a lo t of d i f f icul t ies s u c h as the lack of m e d i c a l faci l i t ies a n d t h e s h o r t a g e of g o o d s c h o o l s

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7 ( S u g g e s t e d answer )

In th is c i ty the re is a lot of traff ic the r o a d s s e e m real ly b u s y - b u t w h e r e I live the re a re ha rd ly a n y cars A l so , the re are lots of tal l bu i l d i ngs a n d o f f ice b l o c k s in th is c i ty w h e r e a s t h e r e are on ly houses in m y v i l lage In the c i ty peop le have t o pu t u p w i t h al l t h e no ise a n d po l lu t i on bu t in t he v i l lage w h e r e I live it is ve ry qu ie t and peace fu l Howeve r , p e o p l e rare ly g e t b o r e d the re as w e a re u s e d to m a k i n g ou r o w n en te r ta inmen t

B. T o the T e a c h e r Exp la in a n y n e w w o r d s f irst be fo re Ss d o the exerc ise

1 cen t ra l h e a t i n g 5 t e l e p h o n e 9 app l i ances 13 va lues 2 oi l l amps 6 compu te r s 10 b lacksm i th 14 ski l ls 3 wel l 7 comp l i ca ted 11 hect ic 4 w a s h i n g m a c h i n e s 8 ca rnage 12 re la t ionsh ips

i SPACE AND HUMAN ACHIEVEMENTS

1 . 1 artistic 4 archi tectural /ar t is t ic 7 archi tectura l /ar t is t ic 2 scient i f ic 5 scient i f ic 8 scient i f ic 3 scient i f ic 6 scienti f ic

2. T o the teacher : First ask Ss t o sk im t h e sho r t texts T h e n ask the f o l l ow ing c o m p r e h e n s i o n ques t i ons Final ly ask Ss t o fill in t he b lanks

1 W h e n w e r e t h e p y r a m i d s bui l t? 6 W h o m a d e the f irst rocke t? 2 Is it easy to f i nd o n e ' s w a y o n c e inside 7 A re rocke ts stil l in use" 5

t h e p y r a m i d ? 8 W h a t is a na tu ra l satel l i te? 3 W h e n w e r e the f irst nuc lea r w e a p o n s m a d e * 9 Wha t are s o m e o f t h e uses o f satel l i tes? 4 W h a t is art i f icial i nsem ina t i on ' ' 10 W h a t d o p e o p l e th ink of nuc lear 5 C o u l d art i f icial i nsemina t ion create w e a p o n s ?

p r o b l e m s ? w e a p o n s ?

A n s w e r s to t h e c o m p r e h e n s i o n quest ions .

1 They w e r e bu i l t a l m o s t 5000 yea rs a g o 2 It is n o t tha t easy b e c a u s e t h e r e is a c o m p l i c a t e d s y s t e m of p a s s a g e s w h i c h m e a n s t h a t o n e

cou ld g e t eas i ly lost if no t a c c o m p a n i e d by a g u i d e 3 They w e r e m a d e d u r i n g the 2 n d W o r l d War A It is a m e t h o d w h i c h c a n he lp w o m e n t o have ch i l d ren w h e n natura l m e a n s have fa i led 5 It c o u l d c rea te p r o b l e m s b e c a u s e it is c o n s i d e r e d by m a n y p e o p l e to b e a g a i n s t na tu re

a n d t o b e l ikely t o g e t o u t of con t ro l 6 T h e f irst rocke t w a s m a d e by t h e C h i n e s e 7 T h e y are n o w u s e d t o l a u n c h satel l i tes a n d s p a c e p r o b e s 8 A natura l satel l i te is a m o o n w h i c h ro ta tes a r o u n d a p lane t 9 They can b e u s e d for wea the r p red ic t ion a n d t r ansm iss i on of t e l e p h o n e a n d te lev is ion s igna ls

10 They th ink that t hey are a n effect ive de te r ren t bu t o n the o ther h a n d it is t h o u g h t that t hey are a w a s t e of m o n e y

P y r a m i d s ( b u i l d 2 c h a m b e r 3 c o m p l i c a t e d 4 passages Nuc lear W e a p o n s 1 power fu l 2 des t roy ing 3 deter rent 4 was te Artif icial Inseminat ion 1 JOy 2 ch i ld less 3 na tu re 4 con t ro l Rocke ts 1 f i reworks 2 soph is t i ca ted 3 land ing 4 l aunch Sate l l i tes 1 rotates 2 p red ic t ion 3 s igna ls 4 c h a n n e l s

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3 T o the T e a c h e r Exp la in a n y n e w w o r d s f i rst a n d t h e n a s k t h e f o l l o w i n g c o m p r e h e n s i o n ques t ions

1 W h y m i g h t t he a l iens th ink t h a t s o m e h u m a n a c h i e v e m e n t s are pr imi t ive? 2 W h y m i g h t a l iens b e in terested in Shakespea re? 3 H o w m a n y ar t is t ic a c h i e v e m e n t s are l is ted in th is p a s s a g e ?

1 B e c a u s e if t hey h a d m a s t e r e d s p a c e t rave l t hese a c h i e v e m e n t s w o u l d s e e m very s imp le to t h e m

2 B e c a u s e this w o u l d p r o v e that t hey a re an a d v a n c e d civ i l isat ion so they w o u l d app rec ia te the w o r k s of S h a k e s p e a r e w h o w a s a g rea t p laywr igh t

3 Th ree M o n a L i s a V e n u s d e M i l o S h a k e s p e a r e s w o r k s

1 ach ievemen ts 3 invent ions 5 art ist ic 7 scu lp tures 9 l i terature

2 bu i ld ings 4 pr imi t ive 6 pa in t ings 8 mus ic

4 bu i ld ings wa l l invent ions f i re sc ience s a n d med i c i ne in f luenza l i terature p h r a s e b o o k

5 T o the T e a c h e r He lp Ss w i th a n y u n k n o w n v o c a b u l a r y f r o m the list be fo re they d o the exerc ise

B E N E F I T S D R A W B A C K S

n u c l e a r e n e r g y i nexhaus t ib le s o u r c e o f e n e r g y n u m e r o u s app l i ca t i ons

b a d l y bui l t nuc lear power s ta t ions rad ia t ion leaks fatal i l lness

t e l e p h o n e easy c o n t a c t lack of pr ivacy

te lev is ion sou rce of en te r ta inmen t c h e a p a n d i m m e d i a t e m e a n s of in fo rmat ion

negat ive in f luence l imi ts imag ina t i on

cars q u i c k a n d conven ien t easy f o r m of t ranspor t

no ise a n d po l lu t ion traff ic j a m s acc iden ts

ant ib iot ics save l ives c a u s e a l lerg ic reac t ion a n d s ide ef fects loss of natura l immun i t y

6 ( S u g g e s t e d a n s w e r s )

• SA T h e t e l e p h o n e e n a b l e s u s t o c o n t a c t p e o p l e a l l over t h e wo r l d S B H o w e v e r its ma in d r a w b a c k is tha t it c a n c a u s e lack of pr ivacy as p e o p l e m a y r ing at

i nconven ien t t imes • S A Te lev is ion is a conven ien t s o u r c e of en te r ta inmen t for t h e w h o l e t am i l y

S B It enab les us to ge t i m m e d i a t e i n fo rmat ion o n eve ry th ing that g o e s o n in the wo r l d SA But th is d o e s no t m a k e u p for t he fact that it c a n have a negat ive ef fect o n ch i ld ren or that it

l imits ou r imag ina t i on • S A Cars are an easy f o r m of t ranspor t They are qu i ck a n d conven ien t

S B T h e r e are m a n y d r a w b a c k s t h o u g h b e c a u s e they are respons ib le for a lot of no i se a n d pollution in the city Many a c c i d e n t s are c a u s e d by ca rs a n d traff ic j a m s a re a da i ly feature of c i ty life


• S A T h e d i scove ry of an t ib io t i cs has e n a b l e d d o c t o r s t o save m a n y m o r e p e o p l e & l ives t h a n before

S B Sut the re are d r a w b a c k s a s an t ib io t i cs m a y have s i de ef fec ts a n d m a y c a u s e a l le rg ic reac t ions Mo reove r tak ing t o o m a n y ant ib io t ics can l ead t o a loss o f na tu ra l i m m u n i t y

7 T o the T e a c h e r Exp la in a n y n e w vocabu la r y f irst be fo re Ss a n s w e r t h e fo l l ow ing c o m p r e h e n s i o n ques t ions

1 H o w d o a l iens t ravel? 2 W h a t i s t h e l E T R ? 3 S h o u l d p e o p l e t ry to a p p r o a c h c rea tures f r o m ou te r s p a c e ?

1 In f l y ing sauce rs 2 It is an o rgan isa t ion w h i c h offers adv ice o n extra terrestr ia ls 3 Mo t h e y s h o u l d n t

1 a l iens 6 saucers 11 radioact ive 2 terrestr ia ls 7 UFOs 12 c o m m u n i c a t e

3 g reen 8 f ly ing 13 d a n g e r o u s 4 Mar t ians 9 h u m a n o i d 14 p h o t o g r a p h s 5 Venus ians 10 an tennae 15 immed ia te l y

8 T o the T e a c h e r Exp la in any n e w v o c a b u l a r y be fo re Ss d o the exerc ise

1 rocke t 3 o x y g e n 5 in te l l igent life 7 research 9 shu t t le

2 gravi ty 4 Satel l i tes 6 As t ronau ts 8 co lon i se 10 c o u r a g e

Speaking Test 2


P ictures A a n d B

• Picture A is of a modern capital city with skyscrapers and Prcture B is o f a s i m p l e c o u n t r y fa rm w i th f ie lds a n d t rees all a r o u n d

• P ic ture A is m o r e l ike the p l a c e I l ive b e c a u s e it is a c i t y very b u s y w i t h lo ts of f ights a n d bu i l d i ngs a n d n o t m u c h s p a c e

• I would rather f ive in t he country b e c a u s e it is qu ie t a n d peace fu l Life t h e r e isn t as s t ressfu l as life in t he c i ty

• Life in t he ci ty is usua l ly hec t i c a n d st ressfu l The re is a lo t of po l lu t ion a n d s m o g Peop le h a v e t o p u t u p w i th no i se a n d the traff ic Life in t he coun t r y is m o r e peacefu l a n d less st ressfu l Peop le have the chance to f o r m closer re la t ionsh ips There is less po l lu t i on a n d p e o p l e c a n b rea the f resh air as we l l as en joy t h e unspo i l t s u r r o u n d i n g s

Pictures C a n d D

• In p ic ture C the re is a fami ly in their k i t chen They have a lo t of m o d e r n a p p l i a n c e s a n d a lot of f o o d They are a m o d e r n fami ly l ead ing a c o m f o r t a b l e life In p ic ture D w e can see a c o u p l e o n the sho re of a lake a n d in the b a c k g r o u n d w e c a n s e e a farmhouse Thei r life m u s t have b e e n qu i te h a r d O n the o ther h a n d they w o u l d h a v e felt less s t ressed a n d e n j o y e d their s imp le bu t fu l f i l l ing life

• M y life is easier t han m y g r a n d p a r e n t s b e c a u s e of a d v a n c e s in t e c h n o l o g y w h i c h save m e t ime a n d ene rgy My g r a n d p a r e n t s o f ten w o r k e d long h o u r s d o i n g hard phys ica l wo rk bu t n o w the re are faster w a y s of ge t t i ng th ings d o n e wi th the he lp of m a c h i n e s

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• Bet ter c o o k i n g a n d c l ean ing app l i ances , as we l l as c o m p u t e r s , have m a d e lite t o d a y easier b e c a u s e they save t ime a n d they c a n d o m a n y di f ferent t h ings

• L iv ing in the p a s t w a s m u c h s imp le r , heal th ier a n d less hec t i c a n d s t ressfu l Peop le t rus ted each o ther a n d w e r e gra te fu l for sma l l t h i ngs in cont ras t t o p e o p l e n o w a d a y s w h o b e c o m e o b s e s s e d wi th the acqu i s i t i on of mater ia l g o o d s


SA T h e as t ronau t c o u l d ta lk a b o u t t he d e v e l o p m e n t of m e d i c i n e a n d h o w th is has h e l p e d peop le l ive l onge r

S B A n d he s h o u l d n t f o rge t to exp la in h o w nuc lea r phys i cs led to the c rea t i on of w e a p o n s s u c h as the nuc lear b o m b w h i c h e n d e d the S e c o n d W o r l d War

SA A n o t h e r impo r t an t po in t is t he l aunch ing of rocke ts w h i c h w a s the first s t ep t o w a r d s exp lo r i ng s p a c e

S B H e c o u l d aJso (alk a b o u t t he poss ib i l i ty of hav ing ch i ld ren t h r o u g h the p r o c e s s of art i f icial i nsemina t ion

SA H e c o u l d a lso te l l t h e m a b o u t our cu l tu ra l ach i evemen ts l ike art m u s i c a n d a rch i tec tu re S B He c o u l d exp la in t o t h e m the abi l i ty t o s tore i n fo rmat ion o n a c o m p u t e r d i sc w h i c h c a n be

ret r ieved by p ress ing a bu t t on S A H u m a n s h a v e ach ieved s o marry t h i n g s tha t c o u l d b e exp la ined t o ext ra- ter restna ls For

e x a m p l e the use of laser b e a m s in m e d i c i n e a n d indust ry S B A n d a rch i tec tu re , f r o m t h e p y r a m i d s t o m o d e r n - d a y skysc rape rs SA H e c o u l d a lso talk t o t h e m a b o u t satellites that can predict the weather, transmit TV channels

a n d t e l e p h o n e s igna ls a n d even b r i n g us p ic tu res b a c k of ou te r s p a c e


• SA I th ink t ravel to o the r p l ane t s m igh t be poss ib le o n e day , b e c a u s e s p a c e t e c h n o l o g y is cons tan t l y i m p r o v i n g

S B Yes , b u t I t h ink w o r l d g o v e r n m e n t s wi l l s t op inves t ing s o m u c h m o n e y in s p a c e t e c h n o l o g y as m o n e y is n e e d e d to so l ve p r o b l e m s here on Ear th

• S A The re m u s t b e in te l l igent life e l sewhere - p e r h a p s n o t in th is ga laxy b u t in ano the r o n e T h e un ive rse is h u g e , a n d w e k n o w very l i tt le a b o u t i t

S B Yes that s t rue b u t I t h ink o ther be ings " w o u l d have m a d e c o n t a c t w i th us a l ready if t he re w a s in te l l igent l i fe o n o the r p lane ts

• S A I w o u l d try t o c o m m u n i c a t e w i t h a b e i n g f r o m ano the r p l ane t P e r h a p s w e c o u l d f i n d a c o m m o n l a n g u a g e , a n d t h e n I w o u l d t each it a b o u t o u r w o r l d

S B I i m a g i n e that it w o u l d h a v e d i scove red a lot a b o u t h u m a n be ings a l ready I w o u l d w a n t to f i nd o u t a b o u t t he b e i n g ' s p lanet

• SA I s u p p o s e as t ronau ts have to be resou rce fu l , b e c a u s e they have t o f ace a lo t of di f f icult s i tua t ions

S B Yes , a n d t h e y n e e d t o b e c o u r a g e o u s t o o , b e c a u s e t h e y cer ta in ly face d a n g e r o u s s i tua t ions • S A I t h ink tha t m o n e y s p e n t o n s p a c e research is a n inves tmen t , as it c o u f d resu l t in f i nd i ng

so lu t ions t o our p r o b l e m s here on Ear th S B I d i s a g r e e W e s h o u l d so lve our p r o b l e m s here f irst be fo re s p e n d i n g m o n e y o n s o m e t h i n g

tha t m a y b e po in t l ess W e s h o u l d wo r r y a b o u t p e o p l e w h o are s tarv ing t o d a y

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fWHip- Preparing for Speaking Test 3

1 FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS

1 . To the T e a c h e r : T h e a i m of exerc ise 1 is that s t u d e n t s c o m e u p w i t h a n y log ica l d e s c r i p t i o n of t h e p ic tu res a n d g u e s s w h a t is h a p p e n i n g T h e teacher t h e n exp la ins w h a t t h e ce leb ra t ions he ld are a n d w h a t they a re ca l l ed Encourage Ss t o d e s c r i b e t h e act iv i t ies s h o w n in t h e pictures

S u g g e s t e d a n s w e r s g i v e n b y s tuden ts a n d n a m e s o f fest ivals

1 C h i n e s e p e o p l e p a r a d i n g i n s t r e ^ t s h o l d i r i g a b a n n p lace in C h i n a o r in ano the r coun t ry w h e r e the re is a C h i n e s e c o m m u n i t y (Ch inese N e w Y e a r in C h i n a or Ch inese c o m m u n i t i e s al l over t h e w o r l d )

2 a b a s k e t w i t h c o l o u r e d e g g s a n d chocolate b u n n i e s l y ing o n g rass - s p r i n g t ime c o u l d b e a c e l e b r a t i o n of Easter m a n O r t h o d o x c o u n t r y (Or thodox Easter )

3 p e o p l e d r e s s e d u p in f a n c y c o s t u m e s s i n g i n g a n d d a n c i n g - a n exc i ted a t m o s p h e r e s e e m s t o be t a k i n g p lace in Brazi l (Rio d e Jane i ro , m o r e spec i f ica l l y M a r d i G r a s carnival)

4 a h o l l o w e d o u t p u m p k i n w i t h a c a n d l e b u r n i n g ins ide - d r e s s i n g u p ( H a l l o w e e n in N o r t h A m e r i c a a n d Britain)

5 a p o s t c a r d s h o w i n g a ca r r i age d e c o r a t e d w i t h roses - c o u l d b e a ce leb ra t i on of f l o w e r s - May Day - p e o p l e visit spec ia l f l ower exh ib i t ions a n d d e c o r a t e their h o u s e s w i t h a var iety o f f l o w e r s - in s o m e count r ies a w r e a t h m a d e of f l owers is p l a c e d o n t h e f ront d o o r of t h e h o u s e ( M a y D a y al l over t h e w o r l d )

6 a g r o u p of so ld ie rs p a r a d i n g - t akes p l a c e in Br i ta in - there c o u l d be a b a n d - c o u l d have fireworks or o ther s p e c i a l ce leb ra t ions (Royal Mi l i tary P a r a d e / Q u e e n ' s B i r thday in Britain)

7 a little a n g e l a n d red hearts - s y m b o l of love (Valent ine 's D a y E u r o p e a n d A m e n c a ) 8 f i r e w o r k s d isp lay - c o u l d be a nat iona l ho l i day N e w Year s Eve, I n d e p e n d e n c e Day or any other

s p e c i a l event - t he re c o u l d b e a p a r a d e he ld a s w e l l (Guy Fawkes' Day in Britain or 4th of July in USA or N e w Year 's Eve)

2 . t y p e s of fest ivals c a n i n e re l ig ion C o n s e r v a t i v e n a m e s of fest iva ls w a s h i n g u p m o o d s beet le activit ies s l e e p i n g

3 T Y P E A C T I V I T I E S

C h r i s t m a s re l ig ious ea t ing d r i nk ing , c h u r c h g o i n g

Thanksg iv ing re l ig ious eat ing

C h i n e s e N e w Year re l ig ious f i r eworks

I n d e p e n d e n c e Day patr iot ic f i reworks

M a y Day patr iot ic pa rades

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A T y p e mi l i tary /pat r iot ic G T y p e patr iot ic N a m e (Russian) M a y Day N a m e Q u e e n s B i r thday Activit ies p a r a d e s Activit ies p a r a d e s PJace Russia Place Great Britain

B T y p e cu l tu ra l H Type pat r io t ic / re l ig ious N a m e C a n n e s F i lm Fest ival N a m e T h a n k s g i v i n g Activit ies f i lm p rev iews part ies Activit ies eat ing P lace C a n n e s F rance P lace USA

C T y p e re l ig ious I T y p e re l ig ious N a m e carnival (Mardi Gras) N a m e Chr is tmas Activit ies d a n c i n g d r e s s i n g u p i n Act iv i t ies ea t ing e x c h a n g i n g gi fts

co lour fu l c o s t u m e s drinking Place aJI over the Christian world P lace Rio d e J a n e i r o Brazi l

J T y p e carn iva l ce lebra t ion D T y p e re l ig ious N a m e H a l l o w e e n

N a m e R a m a d a n Activit ies d r e s s i n g u p h a v i n g par t ies Act iv i t ies fas t ing feast ing Place Nor th A m e r i c a Br i ta in P lace the M u s l i m W o r l d

K Type patr iot ic E T y p e r o m a n t i c N a m e G u y F a w k e s D a y

N a m e Valent ine s Day Activit ies bonf i res f i r ework d i sp lay Activit ies e x c h a n g i n g p resents a n d Place Britain

P lace m e s s a g e s E u r o p e a n d Amer ica

F T y p e patr iot ic N a m e I n d e p e n d e n c e Day Activ i t ies fireworks p i c n i c s b a r b e c u e s P lace USA


a * W o r l d w i d e p e o p l e in love give e a c h o the r p resen ts o n February 14th It s a ce leb ra t i on for sweethea r ts a l l o v e r t h e w o r l d

* It s c u s t o m a r y for Q u e e n E l i zabeth II of E n g l a n d to r ide o n h o r s e b a c k o n her b i r thday a n d j o i n in a p a r a d e s u r r o u n d e d by al l the s e r v i c e m e n w h o are under her command

b • 28th O c t o b e r is a nat iona l ho l iday a n d is on ly ce leb ra ted in G r e e c e There are mi l i tary pa rades a n d ce leb ra t ions he ld t h r o u g h o u t t h e coun t ry

6 T o t h e T e a c h e r Expla in a n y n e w vocabu la ry be fo re Ss d o t h e exerc ise

1 d ress u p 5 send 9 fast ing 13 re l ig ious 2 Turkey 6 h o n o u r 10 feast 14 gather 3 ce lebrated 7 d isp lays 11 e x c h a n g e 15 w o r l d w i d e 4 O r t h o d o x 8 m a r c h 12 d e c o r a t e

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S o m e s c h o o l s lack bas ic e q u i p m e n t m s o m e the re is little d i sc ip l i ne s o m e s t u d e n t s s k i p s c h o o l o c c a s i o n a l l y I w o u l d prefer to be e d u c a t e d at s c h o o l as g o i n g t o s c h o o l m e a n s I c a n mix w i t h c h i l d r e n of m y a g e I w o u l d prefer t o g o t o a s tate s c h o o l as s t u d e n t s w h o a t tend s tate s c h o o l s have a h igher pass rate than s t u d e n t s w h o g o t o pr ivate s c h o o l s

2 T o the T e a c h e r Exp la in a n y new v o c a b u l a r y b e f o r e Ss d o t h e exerc ise

13 p r o m o t i o n

14 e d u c a t i o n

15 training

1 Sub jec ts 2 s t i m u l a t e d 3 career

4 g rants

5 salar ies

6 t e a c h e r s

7 fees 8 tuition

9 further e d u c a t i o n 10 research 11 qualifications

12 d o n a t i o n s

3 t r u a n c y r e p e a t e d a b s e n c e f r o m s c h o o l l o w s t a n d a r d s p o o r class a n d e x a m resu l ts ind isc ip l ine r u d e n e s s or v i o l enc e f r o m pup i ls de tent ion b e i n g k e p t in s c h o o l after c lass s u s p e n s i o n t e m p o r a r y r e m o v a l f r o m s c h o o l expu l s ion p e r m a n e n t r e m o v a l f r o m s c h o o l

9 c o r r i d o r 10 off ice

4 To the T e a c h e r Expla in a n y n e w vocabu la ry before Ss d o t h e exerc ise

1 a s s e m b l y hal l 2 c l a s s r o o m 3 canteen 4 bel l


5 p l a y g r o u n d 6 s ta t f room 7 s p o r t s hal l p lay ing f ie lds 8 b l a c k b o a r d

P R O B L E M S O L U T I O N S

t ruancy s t u d e n t s to p rov ide s ick no tes w h e n a b s e n t str icter p u n i s h m e n t o r g a n i s e a PTA

l a rge c lass s izes a p p o i n t extra staff

lack of d isc ip l ine str icter p u n i s h m e n t d e t e n t i o n s u s p e n s i o n expu ls ion o r g a n i s e a PTA ar range m o r e in serv ice t r a i n i n g

shor tage of faci l i t ies e n c o u r a g e local e d u c a t i o n author i ty t o inc rease s p e n d i n g g o v e r n m e n t g rants instal l m o r e c o m p u t e r s d o n a t i o n s b y t h e r ich

poor e x a m results set u p ext ra s u p p o r t c lasses i m p r o v e l ibrary faci l i t ies set u p tutor ia ls

H o w e a c h solut ion w o u l d w o r k • If s t u d e n t s w e r e a s k e d to p rov ide s ick no tes w h e n a b s e n t t h e n this w o u l d s t o p t h e m f r o m

s k i p p i n g s c h o o l b e c a u s e they w o u l d n t b e ab le to just i fy the i r a b s e n c e T h e i n t r o d u c t i o n of str icter p u n i s h m e n t w o u l d be a pos i t ive s tep t o o A l s o t h e organisation of a PTA w o u l d help b e c a u s e parents w o u l d be persona l l y a n d i m m e d i a t e l y not i f ied if their ch i l d ren fa i led t o c o m e to s c h o o l a n d s o m e ac t ion c o u l d b e taken b y t h e m as wel l

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• T h e p r o b l e m of l a r g e c lass s izes c o u l d b e dea l t w i t h b y a p p o i n t i n g extra staff It th is w a s d o n e then there w o u l d b e sma l le r g r o u p s a n d s t u d e n t s w o u l d receive ind iv idua l a t tent ion

• Ind isc ip l ine c o u l d b e cont ro l l ed b y i n t r o d u c i n g str icter p u n i s h m e n t s s u c h a s detention, suspension or e x p u l s i o n S e t t i n g u p a Parent - Teacher Assoc ia t i on w o u l d h e l p b e c a u s e pa ren ts c o u l d he lp teachers in their ef fort to es tab l i sh d i sc ip l i ne in c lass If t he re w a s m o r e in -serv ice t ra in ing then new t e a c h e r s c o u l d c o n f e r w i t h t h e m o r e e x p e r i e n c e d o n e s s o as to find be t te r solutions to the p r o b l e m of ind isc ip l ine

• S h o r t a g e of facilities is a p r o b l e m t h a i c o u l d be o v e r c o m e b y e n c o u r a g i n g loca l e d u c a t i o n author i t ies t o g ive m o r e f u n d s s o that s c h o o l s c o u l d have m o r e u p d a t e d faci l i t ies T h e s a m e th ing w o u l d h a p p e n if t h e r ich m a d e d o n a t i o n s to s c h o o l s o r if the g o v e r n m e n t i n c r e a s e d t h e g r a n t s

• If extra s u p p o r t c lasses or tu tor ia ls w e r e set up , t hen s t u d e n t s w o u l d h a v e t h e chance to revise mater ia l a n d to o v e r c o m e a n y w e a k n e s s e s t h e y m i g h t have A l s o it w o u l d he lp if l ibrary faci l i t ies were i m p r o v e d s o tha t s t u d e n t s c o u l d h a v e a c c e s s t o m o r e re fe rence b o o k s

6. Large c lass s izes are a p r o b l e m in m a n y s c h o o l s It w o u l d be best if l oca l author i t ies inc reased spending on education This would lead to extra staff b e i n g a p p o i n t e d a n d as a result c lass sizes w o u l d be r e d u c e d In o rde r to o v e r c o m e t h e p r o b l e m s c a u s e d b y l ack of d isc ip l ine t e a c h e r s c o u l d i m p o s e str icter p u n i s h m e n t s W h e r e n o t e f fect ive , t e a c h e r s c o u l d resor t to expe l l i ng s t u d e n t s w h o s e behav iou r was u n a c c e p t a b l e O r g a n i s i n g a P a r e n t - T e a c h e r Assoc ia t i on (PTA) w o u l d h e l p a s t e a c h e i s c o u l d f i n d o u t a b o u t p r o b l e m s cer ta in s t u d e n t s m a y have w i t h i n their fami l ies w h i c h c o u l d b e t h e reason for their behav iou r Finally i f t e a c h e r s h a d m o r e m serv ice t ra in ing they w o u l d b e better e q u i p p e d to dea l w i th any d isc ip l ine p r o b l e m s w h i c h m a y ar ise

A D V A N T A G E S D I S A D V A N T A G E S

Ci ty Life theat res , c i n e m a s c lubs g o o d p u b l i c t ranspor t , o p e n m i n d e d p e o p l e

no ise , m o r e c r ime , po l lu t ion

Count ry Life f r iendl ier healthier , c o m m u n i t y spir i t , n o c r i m e p e a c e a n d qu ie t scenery , ( f r e s h f o o d H ) , n o po l l u t i on

n o s y p e o p l e (no pr ivacy) , b a d pub l ic t r a n s p o r t s y s t e m lack of exc i tement p e o p l e n o t s o o p e n - m i n d e d

Speaking Test 3



To the Teacher ; // Ss do not know the names for these two holidays, they should be encouraged to d e s c r i b e the p ic tu res a n d use a p p r o p r i a t e express ions s u c h as I think, (t s e e m s t o be , it c o u l d be, L o o k i n g at the picture m a k e s m e think I imagine, it is probably etc

• In p ic ture A w e c a n se e a beer fest iva l w h e r e p e o p l e w e a r t rad i t ional G e r m a n d r e s s a n d d r i n k beer In M u n i c h this ce leb ra t i on ta kes p lace every O c t o b e r a n d p e o p l e h a v e a g o o d t i m e (n p ic ture B w e c a n s ee t h e V e n i c e Carn iva l in Italy It i s a f a m o u s carn iva l w h e r e p e o p l e d r e s s u p in exqu is i te c o s t u m e s a n d w e a r m a s k s

* I n G r e e c e w e have a fest iva l s imi lar t o t h e o n e in p ic tu re A w h e r e p e o p l e d r i n k w i n e a n d d a n c e t rad i t iona l d a n c e s T h e s e w i n e fest iva ls are he ld i n v a r i o u s pa r ts of G r e e c e m o s t l y in t h e s u m m e r m o n t h s a n d they are a b i g tour is t a t t ract ion Simi lar ly t h e r e is a carn iva l i n G r e e c e every February in t h e t o w n o f P a t r a It is very f a m o u s a n d recent ly rt has b e e n a c k n o w l e d g e d as e q u a l t o t h e o n e of Rio d e Jane i ro P e o p l e s p e n d m o n t h s p r e p a r i n g

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their c o s t u m e s a n d pract ica l ly every c i t i zen of Pa t ta par t ic ipa tes i n the ca rn iva l it «s a g r e a t t ime o f t h e year for t h e p e o p l e of Patra a s t h e ce leb ra t ions are te lev ised a n d b r o a d c a s t l ive al l over G r e e c e

• I k n o w s o m e fo re ign fest ivals for e x a m p l e t h e Ber l in Film Festival t h e Basti l le Day ce lebra t ions w h i c h are h e l d in F r a n c e t h e R o s e Fest iva l m P o r t l a n d U S t h e E d i n b u r g h Fest iva l etc

• I w o u l d prefer t o g o t o t h e V e n i c e Carn iva l It s f u n t o d r e s s u p i n c o s t u m e s I w o u l d love t o g o t o Rio d e Jane i ro at carn iva l t ime to w a t c h t h e p a r a d e s It s o u n d s s u c h g o o d fun

Pic tures C a n d D

• In p ic ture C w e c a n see a f a r m h o u s e s t a n d i n g in peace fu l s u r r o u n d i n g s There are t rees a n d lots of g r e e n w h i c h m a k e rt a very at t ract ive l a n d s c a p e Life w o u l d b e qu ie t a n d p e a c e f u l if n o t a l itt le m o n o t o n o u s in s u c h a p lace In p ic ture D w e c a n s ee a city ful l o f l i ghts a n d tal l bu i ld ings There is a f i reworks d i sp lay t o o Life in s u c h a c i t y is hectic a n d st ressfu l as p e o p l e have to face traff ic j a m s no ise a n d po l l u t i on

• P e o p l e m o v e t o t o w n s a n d cit ies b e c a u s e they either w a n t t o h a v e a better e d u c a t i o n or t o f i nd a better j o b S o m e others m o v e to t o w n s or c i t ies s imp ly b e c a u s e they w a n t m o r e e x c i t e m e n t

• If I l ived m a v i l lage I w o u l d e x p e c t to f i nd s o m e bars or p u b s a c i n e m a a n d p e r h a p s a restaurant or t w o I w o u l d n t e x p e c t t o f i n d a thea t re o r a n art gal lery O n t h e other h a n d if I l ived in a city I w o u l d have a c c e s s t o all k i n d s of en te r ta inment f r o m cafes t o expens ive restaurants f r o m c i n e m a s t o exh ib i t i on cen t res e tc

• I th ink the best p lace t o raise c h i l d r e n is def in i te ly t h e count ry as the re is less po l lu t ion less st ress a n d a lot m o r e o p e n s p a c e Ch i ld ren w o u l d benef i t f r o m be ing c lose to natu re as they c o u l d d e v e l o p m o r e ski l ls t h a n c h i l d r e n w h o l ive i n t h e c i ty


SA This s c h o o l is badJy understaffed which means that the re a re far t o o m a n y s t u d e n t s in e a c h c lass S t u d e n t s d o n t rece ive e n o u g h ind iv idua l attention from their teacher

SB That s t rue W e m u s t p e r s u a d e t h e loca l author i ty t o inc rease ou r g rant Pe rhaps w e m i g h t e n c o u r a g e loca l bus iness t o m a k e d o n a t i o n s

SA A n o t h e r p r o b l e m is d i sc ip l i ne w h i c h reaJfy m u s t be i m p r o v e d I p r o p o s e t o i n t r o d u c e str icter p u n i s h m e n t for t r u a n c y a n d b a d b e h a v i o u r m c lass

SB S u s p e n s i o n o r d e t e n t i o n c a n b e u s e d as a w a r n i n g for s t u d e n t s w h o m i s b e h a v e SA I t h i n k t h a t w o u l d b e a g o o d s t e p t o w a r d s o v e r c o m i n g t h i s p r o b l e m E x p u l s i o n of s t u d e n t s

w h o s e behav iou r is total ly u n a c c e p t a b l e is ano the r so lu t ion SB W h a t a b o u t t h e lack of e q u i p m e n t ? It is o b v i o u s that n e w e q u i p m e n t s u c h as c o m p u t e r s

re fe rence b o o k s etc is really necessa ry T h e s c h o o l w o u l d have bet te r e x a m resu l ts if t h e s t u d e n t s c o u l d u s e u p d a t e d mate r ia l

SA I ag ree In m y o p i n i o n s e t t i n g u p a Parent Teacher Assoc ia t i on w o u l d b e a g o o d s tep t o o Y o u k n o w h o w helpfu l pa ren ts c a n be if t h e y are a s k e d to c o n t r i b u t e t o s u c h a c a u s e


• SA E d u c a t i o n s h o u l d certa inty t>e f ree as everyone has a b a s i c r ight t o it S B I ag ree b u t if s o m e p e o p l e w i s h t o p a y for the i r ch i l d ren t o rece ive pr ivate e d u c a t i o n they

s h o u l d b e ab le t o SA Yes but s tate s c h o o l s s h o u l d rece ive e n o u g h m o n e y f r o m t h e g o v e r n m e n t to e n s u r e that

h i g h educat iona l s t a n d a r d s are avai lab le t o everyone • SA L a n g u a g e s are v i ta l n o w a d a y s b e c a u s e c o m m u n i c a t i n g is s o i m p o r t a n t i n all so r ts of bus iness

S B That s t rue b u t s c i e n c e s are a lso i m p o r t a n t as m a n y j o b s involve t e c h n o l o g y • SA If a p e r s o n has g o o d qua l i f icat ions or a g o o d e d u c a t i o n they have a better c h a n c e of f i nd ing

a g o o d j o b SB A n d a bette? c h a n c e of. p r o m o t i o n t o o

• SA Teachers are vital in soc ie ty they have a very respons ib le j o b so it s i m p o r t a n t that the i r salaries ref lect that

SB I ag ree G o o d salar ies w o u l d m a k e teachers feel a p p r e c i a t e d Also bet te r qua l i f ied p e o p l e m i g h t enter t h e p ro fess io n so tha t s t a n d a r d s w o u l d rise

FCE Listening and Speaking Skills 2 for the Revised Cambridge FCE Examination Key_

2 baker s n e w s a g e n t s g reengrocer ' s g r o c e r s c h e m i s t s bu tche r s s u p e r m a r k e t

h a r d w a r e s tore f i s h m o n g e r ' s c lo thes s h o p s w e e t s h o p

b iscu i ts , b r e a d , c a k e s n e w s p a p e r s m a g a z i n e s sweets , c igaret tes , c a n n e d d r i n k s vege tab les , fruit sugar mi lk , c a n n e d d r i n k s vegetab les , fruit , s e a f o o d , s w e e t s m e d i c i n e , pe r fume , m a k e - u p toi letr ies m e a t s w e e t s vegetab les , fruit, sugar , mi lk toi letr ies, m e a t c a k e s , c a n n e d dr inks , f ish, b iscu i ts , m a k e - u p , s e a f o o d etc h a m m e r nai ls too ls f ish , s e a f o o d c l o t h e s a c c e s s o r i e s sweets

Q U A L I T I E S P E R S O N N E L F E A T U R E S

m a r k e t stall sma l l , o l d - f a s h i o n e d busy , c h e a p , specia l is t f r iend ly

stal l ho lder d isp lay

corner s h o p sma l l , o l d - f a s h i o n e d , f r iendly , expens ive , l itt le var iety o p e n long h o u r s

s h o p k e e p e r c o u n t e r she lves basket d e e p f reeze, til l

c h a i n s tore large, m o d e r n specia l is t b u s y i m p e r s o n a l c h e a p

s h o p ass is tants m a n a g e r c h e c k o u t opera to r

c o u n t e r shelves , t i l l c h a n g i n g r o o m s

supermarke t l a rge m o d e r n , genera l , b u s y i m p e r s o n a l , c h e a p

s h o p ass is tants manager , c h e c k o u t operator , shelf s tacker

shelves , racks aisles, d e e p f r e e z e t ro l ley , b a s k e t

h a r d w a r e store smal l , spec ia l i s t b u s y f r iend ly

shopkeeper , s h o p ass is tants

coun te r t i l l , she lves

A corner s h o p is usua l l y a small, old-fashioned p lace It is run b y t h e s h o p k e e p e r w h o is usual ly qu i te f r iend ly A corner s h o p c a n be m o r e expens ive t h a n a s u p e r m a r k e t It is n o t very b i g a n d eve ry th ing that is for sale is p l a c e d o n she lves There is little var iety, but it is o p e n l o n g e r hours than larger s h o p s

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. . SHOPPING

1 (fruit) g r e e n g r o c e r ' s / s u p e r m a r k e t (cheese) s u p e r m a r k e t / g r o c e r s (meat) bu tche r s / s u p e r m a r k e t (bread) bake r s / s u p e r m a r k e t


• I k n o w s o m e other s h o p s s u c h as a d e p a r t m e n t store , c h e m i s t ' s , co rner s h o p , n e w s a g e n t s etc • I par t icu la r ly l ike g o i n g to d e p a r t m e n t s to res a s there is s u c h a var iety of t h i n g s M o r e o v e r I d o n t

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S B S o w h a t d i d y o u do? SA We l l m y father p u t o n t h e b r a k e s a n d s w e r v e d t o a v o i d t h e d o g SB What h a p p e n e d next? SA T h e car s k i d d e d off t h e r o a d as it w a s w e t a n d hit the f ence at t h e s ide of t h e r o a d SB W a s a n y o n e h u r t 7

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SA That red car has just hit t h e traff ic l ight L o o k at t h e f u m e s c o m i n g o u t of t h e e n g i n e ' SB I m sure t h e car is bad ly d a m a g e d What d o y o u th ink c a u s e d t h e acc iden t? SA Wel l t h e dr iver m i g h t have s k i d d e d o n t h e o i ly pa tch a n d as a result he lost c o n t r o l of t h e

veh ic le a n d hit t h e traff ic l ights SB Anothe r possib i l i ty w o u l d b e that wh i le t h e dr iver w a s g o i n g a l o n g Pine Street a d r u n k e n m a n

s u d d e n l y s t e p p e d o u t in to t h e r o a d T h e dr iver m i g h t have s w e r v e d t o a v o i d h i m lost c o n t r o l of his veh ic le a n d e n d e d u p h i t t ing t h e traff ic l ight

SA Alternat ively w h i l e t h e dr iver w a s g o i n g a l o n g Pine Street a n e lder ly l ady s t e p p e d off t h e c u r b c o m p l e t e l y u n a w a r e of t h e o n c o m i n g car H e s w e r v e d t o a v o i d h i t t ing her t h e n t h e d r u n k a r d a p p e a r e d T h e dr iver p a n i c k e d t r ied to b rake s k i d d e d o n t h e o i ly p a t c h a n d eventua l ly c r a s h e d into t h e traff ic l ights

SB Look at t h e t w o ch i ld ren r u n n i n g a c r o s s Pine Street t o g e t t o t h e ice c r e a m v a n They c o u l d have been t h e c a u s e of t h e a c c i d e n t W h a t if he s w e r v e d to a v o i d runn ing over t h e m as m o s t p r o b a b l y t h e y d i d n t c h e c k b e f o r e c r o s s i n g the street?

SA You re r g h t He m i g h t have s w e r v e d a n d then h a v i n g lost c o n t r o l of t h e car c r a s h e d in to t h e traff ic l ights

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S B I t h i n k t h e r e is ano the r poss ib i l i ty t o o There are t w o a n i m a l s c h a s i n g e a c h other a l o n g Oak Street T h e dr iver m a y have been g o i n g a l o n g O a k Street w h e n he n o t i c e d t h e m He tr ied to a v o i d r u n n i n g over t h e m s w e r v e d a n d e n d e d u p h i t t ing t h e traff ic l i ghts

SA We l l it s o b v i o u s that y o u m u s t b e real ly c a u t i o u s w h i l e d r i v i ng b e c a u s e a n a c c i d e n t c a n be c a u s e d w i t h i n s e c o n d s


• S A I r e c k o n y o u c a n dr ink t w o or t h r e e g lasses of w i n e a n d sti l l d r ive S B N o in Br i ta in y o u c a n on ly d r ink o n e g lass of w i n e o r a p int of beer SA We l l it d o e s n t real ly mat te r b e c a u s e I d o n t t h i n k y o u s h o u l d d r ink a n y t h i n g at all

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y o u s h o u l d n t t a k e a n y u n n e c e s s a r y r isks

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t o a v o i d a c c i d e n t s in real s i tuat ions S B 1 a l s o t h i n k t h a t t h e m i n i m u m a g e fo r d r iv ing s h o u l d b e ra i sed

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HOBBIES AND PASTIMES

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basketba l l basketba l l kit ba l l t ra in ing s h o e s

energet ic o b s e r v a n t fit act ive q u i c k a c c u r a t e

fishing r o d b o o t s smal l boa t net h o o k bai t

pat ient pers istent k n o w l e d g e a b l e

s t a m p col lect ing s t a m p s a l b u m magn i f y i ng g lass

pat ient o r g a n i s e d k n o w l e d g e a b l e

c a n o e i n g c a n o e he lmet p a d d l e s w e t su i t

c o u r a g e o u s observant tit s t r o n g

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garden ing s e e d s g a r d e n i n g too ls p l a n t s w a t e r i n g c a n pest ic ides

creat ive o r g a n i s e d pat ient g r e e n f i n g e r s

4 In order t o p lay basketba l l y o u s h o u l d have a basketba l l kit (specia l shor ts a n d vest) a bal l a n d a pair of t ra in ing s h o e s It he lps if y o u are q u i c k fit a n d act i ve as these are qual i t ies really necessa ry for th is h o b b y

T o g o f ish ing y o u n e e d t o h a v e a f i sh ing r o d a n d a pa i r of b o o t s Y o u a lso n e e d t o b e pat ient a n d pers is tent b e c a u s e it m i g h t be qu i te a w h i l e be fo re y o u c a t c h a n y t h i n g It a lso he lps if y o u are k n o w l e d g e a b l e b e c a u s e then y o u c a n se lec t the bes t b r e e d i n g p l a c e s a n d ident i fy t h e d i f ferent t y p e s o f f i s h

T o co l lec t s t a m p s y o u n e e d t o have a n a l b u m s t a m p s a n d a m a g n i f y i n g g lass Y o u n e e d t o b e o r g a n i s e d a n d k n o w l e d g e a b l e b e c a u s e certain s t a m p s are m o r e va luab le than o t h e r s

To g o c a n o e i n g y o u m u s t h a v e a c a n o e a n d p a d d l e s Y o u m u s t a lso w e a r a w e t su i t a n d a he lmet t o p r o t e c t yourse l f in c a s e y o u have a n a c c i d e n t Y o u h a v e t o b e c o u r a g e o u s a n d observant as wel l as f i t a n d s t r o n g b e c a u s e c a n o e i n g is a s t r e n u o u s a n d d a n g e r o u s s p o r t

If y o u take p leasu re in r e a d i n g t h e on ly t h i n g y o u n e e d to have is b o o k s Y o u n e e d t o b e pat ient b e c a u s e it c a n t a k e a whi fe t o g e t in to a b o o k a n d it he lps if y o u a re se lect ive as k n o w l e d g e a b l e readers k n o w t h e bes t b o o k s t o read

To p lay c h e s s y o u m u s t have a c h e s s b o a r d and c h e s s p i e c e s It he lps a lot if y o u are m e t h o d i c a l a n d observant as c h e s s p layers really n e e d these qua l i t ies Y o u a lso have to k n o w t h e rules

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5 N O U N S A D J E C T I V E S N O U N S A D J E C T I V E S pat ience o rgan isa t ion pers is tence to le rance k n o w l e d g e c o u r a g e

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s t reng th imag inat ion activity c reat ion m e t h o d c leverness

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10 ta lent 11 k n o w l e d g e 12 c o m p e t i t i o n

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baske tba l l b e c o m e fitter nsk of injury

f ishing relaxing lone ly

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d a n c e c lasses d e v e l o p s a sense of r h y t h m

n e e d spec ia l c l o t h e s r isk of injury

knitt ing e n c o u r a g e s creat iv ity relaxing

car rac ing d e v e l o p s e n g i n e e r i n g ski l ls

h igh ly d a n g e r o u s risk of injury

travelling e x p a n d s y o u r h o n z o n s expens ive


T o p lay basketba l l y o u n e e d t o b e q u i c k a n d act i ve P lay ing b a s k e t b a l l wi l l n e l p y o u t o b e c o m e fitter It also he lps you t o develop a competitive and team spirit Basketball is not a very expens ive h o b b y as all y o u need are t ra in ing s h o e s a n d a basketba l l k it H o w e v e r b e c a u s e basketba l l is s u c h a fast g a m e there is a l w a y s t h e risk of injury

F ish n g is a very peace fu l a n d re lax ing s p o r t w h i c h b r i ngs y o u c loser to nature H o w e v e r i t d o e s n t e n c o u r a g e f i tness a n d c a n b e b o r i n g a n d t ime c o n s u m i n g It is a lso qu i te a n expens ive h o b b y to start as y o u n e e d a rod b o o t s a n d bai t a n d poss ib ly a smal l boa t


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b) p o o r m a n no m o n e y rags u n c e r t a i n life no h o m e on ly s t reets a n d hoste ls b e g g i n g o n t h e s t reets for m o n e y . low self e s t e e m n o fami ly t o love a n d care for h i m

2. a s h o p d o o r w a y a c a r d b o a r d b o x o n a pavement , u n d e r a ra i lway arch m a c h a n t y hoste l

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R u n n i n g a w a y f rom h o m e s p e c i a l cent res w h e r e r u n a w a y s can f i n d shel ter a n d receive c o u n s e l l i n g

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h o m e g e t s f o o d f r o m e a t s at s l e e p s in t rave ls d r e s s e s in g e t s m o n e y by suf fers f r o m

streets r u b b i s h b i n s c h a n t i e s s o u p k i t c h e n s n e w s p a p e r s o n foo t rags b e g g i n g d i seases s u c h a s b ronch i t i s

6 . ( S u g g e s t e d a n s w e r s )

SA They a re f o r c e d t o g e t f o o d f rom r u b b i s h b ins or chant ies S B Mos t of t h e m have to s leep o n the streets As a resu l t t hey suffer f r o m d i s e a s e s s u c h

as b ronch i t i s or p n e u m o n i a SA It s a b a d re f lect ion o n ou r soc ie ty tha t h o m e l e s s p e o p l e s l e e p in n e w s p a p e r s S B I ag ree They are m a d e t o g o eve rywhere o n foo t a n d d ress in rags SA For tunate ly h o m e l e s s p e o p l e are f e d at s o u p k i t c h e n s b y chant ies w h o offer t h e m

s o m e c o m f o r t S B Sti l l , I t h i n k it is a d i s g r a c e tha t p e o p l e are m a d e h o m e l e s s

7 . a) J a c k w a s m a d e r e d u n d a n t b e c a u s e t h e c o m p a n y he w a s w o r k i n g for w a s hav ing f inancia l p r o b l e m s a n d so h a d t o let s o m e of t h e w o r k e r s g o

b) J o b cen t res are p laces w h e r e p e o p l e c a n f i nd out w h a t j o b s a re ava i lab le c) By h e l p i n g p e o p l e to learn ski l ls that are n e e d e d d) W h e n p e o p l e reach ret i rement a g e they s t o p w o r k i n g a n d they start c l a i m i n g their

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8 m a d e r e d u n d a n t

let g o d i s m i s s e d r e d u n d a n c y p a y m e n t t i red unemployment benefit j o b cent re

re t ra in ing w o r k f o r c e re t i rement a g e

lose y o u r j o b a s y o u a re n o l o n g e r r e q u i r e d o r t h e c o m p a n y c a n t a f fo rd t o pay y o u b e re leased f rom a c o n t r a c t t o l d of f ic ia l ly t h a t y o u n o longer have a j o b a s u m of m o n e y p a i d t o p e o p l e w h o h a v e b e e n m a d e r e d u n d a n t l o s e a j o b fo r d o i n g s o m e t h i n g w r o n g the money given by t h e g o v e r n m e n t t o p e o p l e w h o are u n e m p l o y e d a g o v e r n m e n t of f ice w i t h j o b adver ts w h i c h a lso of fers j o b c o u n s e l l i n g a n d t r a i n i n g t e a c h i n g a p e r s o n n e w ski l ls t h e tota l n u m b e r o f people who are employed t h e a g e a t w h i c h s o m e o n e s t o p s w o r k i n g n o r m a l l y 60 for a w o m a n 6 5 for a m a n w e e k l y p a y m e n t g i v e n t o e lder ly p e o p l e

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• In p ic ture A w e are t a l k i n g a b o u t p l a y i n g a m u s i c a l i ns t rument a v io l in t o b e m o r e spec i f i c In p ic ture B w e are t a l k i n g a b o u t f i sh ing

• In o r d e r t o p lay t h e v io l in y o u m u s t learn t o read m u s i c Y o u a l s o n e e d t o b e pers is tent as takes q u i t e s o m e t i m e b e f o r e y o u a re a b l e t o p lay t u n e s Y o u need t o b e pat ient f o r f i sh ing b e c a u s e it m i g h t t a k e s o m e t i m e b e f o r e y o u c a t c h a n y t h i n g It h e l p s i i y o u a re k n o w l e d g e a b l e a b o u t f i s h b e c a u s e t h e n y o u c a n identrty t h e di f ferent s p e c i e s

* B a s k e t b a l l a n d f o o t b a l l a re t h e m o s t p o p u l a r p a s t i m e s m m y c o u n t r y

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P a r t 3 ( S u g g e s t e d answers )

T h e poss ib le r e a s o n s w h y he is n o w h o m e l e s s and w i thout m o n e y

SA Wett I t h i n k i t s q u i t e o b v i o u s h e s los t tus (Qb o r m a y b e h e never h a d o n e S B I d o n t necessar i ly ag ree It c o u l d b e b e c a u s e he has p e r s o n a l p r o b l e m s He c o u l d be a n

a lcoho l i c w h o s e w i fe (eft h i m or h e m a y jus t be menta l l y ill

W h e r e h e might s l e e p to avo id t h e r a m

SA T h e on ly p l a c e s I c a n th ink of are m a s h o p d o o r w a y o r in a train o r bus s ta t ion He c o u l d even try s teep ing under a b r i d g e

S B Yes but if h e d i d tha t he w o u l d b e e x p o s e d to t h e rain or c o l d a n d t h e n he m i g h t g e t se r ious l y (II

SA It s a d i s g r a c e t h a t there are n o t e n o u g h b e d s i n hos te ls

W h e r e h e m i g h t g o or w h a t h e m i g h t d o to f ind s o m e t h i n g to eat

SA If s o m e t h i n g is o r g a n i s e d for the h o m e l e s s nearby then I s u p p o s e he m i g h t g o to o n e of t h o s e s o u p k i tchens

S B Yes a n d if n o t h e m i g h t h a v e to b e g for m o n e y to b u y f o o d o r sea rch t h r o u g h r u b b i s h b ins for s c r a p s to eat


* SA Persona l ly | be l ieve t h e g o v e r n m e n t has a duty to he lp p e o p l e SB H o w d o y o u s u g g e s t they d o t h a t 7

SA Wel l if t hey c r e a t e d m o r e j o b s there w o u l d p r o b a b l y be fewer h o m e l e s s p e o p l e SB Yes a n d they s h o u l d m a k e m o r e m o n e y avai lab le for benef i ts e tc if t hey aren t a b l e t o

p r o v i d e m o r e ret ra in ing cen t res for u n e m p l o y e d p&ople t o retrain and acquire new skills

* SA I be l ieve that c rea t ing m o r e j o b s is t h e on ly so lu t ion Peop le w o u l d then have m o r e m o n e y a n d w o u l d be ab le to p a y for s o m e w h e r e to l ive That w o u l d b e a l o n g t e r m so lu t ion to the p r o b l e m

SB Yes b u t i n t h e event of t h e m not b e i n g ab le to d o tha t they o u g h t t o at least p rov ide m o r e she l ters a n d i m p r o v e t h e c o n d i t i o n s of avai lab le cen t res

SA B u t tha t s a s h o r t t e r m s o l u t i o n J o b s real ly a re t h e o n l y so lu t ion

* SA Wel l chant ies a l ready p rov ide a lot of he lp for h o m e l e s s p e o p l e b u t they d o n t s e e m to have e n o u g h m o n e y to c o p e w i t h t h e d e m a n d for f o o d a n d shel ter

SB Wel l it s n o t just f o o d a n d shel ter t hey p rov ide t h o u g h S o m e a lso p rov ide t h e h o m e l e s s w i t h c l o t h e s a n d s h o e s

SA A n d s o m e a lso p r o v i d e s o m e t h i n g tha t w e s e e m to o v e r l o o k h u m a n s n e e d to fee l c a r e d for w a n t e d That s s o m e t h i n g tha t c o s t s n o t h i n g b u t w e s o m e t i m e s fa i l t o p r o v i d e

* SA Wel l t ha t d e p e n d s o n w h e t h e r w e are re tu rn ing t o a n ind iv idua l b e i n g u n e m p l o y e d o r whether w e re t a l k i n g a b o u t a h u g e p e r c e n t a g e of soc iety b e i n g u n e m p l o y e d

S B W h a t s t h e d i f ference? SA We l l t h e f i rst is usual ly d u e t o t h e ind iv idua l s lack of ski l ls S B O h y e s A n d t h e other is d u e t o t h e c o u n t r y s e c o n o m i c p r o b l e m s m a y b e t h e r e j us t aren t

e n o u g h j o b s ava i lab le

* SA They c o u l d g o t o re t ra in ing cen t res a n d acqu i re n e w ski l ls t ha t w o u l d e n a b l e t h e m to f i nd a n e w j o b

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b) A lan c o u l d l ive w i t h B o b as they b o t h h a v e m u s i c in c o m m o n They b o t h w o r k in t h e even ing w h i c h m e a n s tha t they w o u l d n t have p r o b l e m s s t a y i n g at h o m e in t h e m o r n i n g s M a r k a n d Rober t w o u l d b e h a p p y s h a r i n g a f lat t o g e t h e r as t h e y both n e e d p e a c e a n d qu ie t w h e n they are at h o m e

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i o k m g after a g o l d f i s h is m u c h easier t han l o o k i n g after a d o g A d o g n e e d s t o b e t a k e n o u t for walk a n d a lso n e e d s t o b e v a c c i n a t e d aga ins t ce r ta in d i seases whereas g o l d f i s h are k e p t in a n }uanum and all they need is to have their water changed frequently a n d b e fed l i n k a d o g w o u l d be t h e bes t to k e e p in m y h o m e Desp i te t h e fact t ha t it n e e d s a lot of c a r e i d a t ten t ion it c a n b e a g o o d c o m p a n i o n a n d g u a r d t h e h o u s e too h e n p e o p l e are u n a b l e t o t a k e the i r pets o n ho l iday , t hey s h o u l d p u t t h e m i n k e n n e l s aving a pet invo lves severa l respons ib i l i t ies i n c l u d i n g regu lar f eed ing a n d exerc is ing P rov id ing a opes place t o Jjve and sleep is essenital too Most pets need vacc ina t i ons

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• SA HI w e r e t o share a f lat w i t h s o m e o n e I w o u l d w a n t t o d e c i d e w h a t t h e h o u s e rules are w i t h m y f l a tmate

S B Yes tha t s a g o o d idea it s a g o o d w a y of es tab l i sh ing a g o o d re la t ionsh ip W h a t d o y o u th ink y o u d l ike t o a g r e e on?

SA Wel l I n e e d p e a c e a n d q u i e t s o m e t i m e s s o w e d have t o d e c i d e w h e n w e have t o b e qu ie t W h a t a b o u t you?

S B Yes I ag ree but I d a lso l ike t o c o m e t o s o m e f inanc ia l a r r a n g e m e n t for sha r ing bi l ls l ike e lectr ic i ty gas etc

. SA I t h i n k this w o u l d depend largely on our work and our timetables SB Yes but bo th f l a tmates really s h o u l d pul l the i r w e i g h t I s u p p o s e t h e bes t s o l u t i o n w o u l d be

t o c l e a n u p after yourse l f SA B u t w h a t h a p p e n s in c o m m o n areas l ike t h e hal l w h e r e n o b o d y has m a d e a mess? It j us t

requ i res a regular c lean SB Then a ro ta o r t i m e t a b l e s h o u l d b e d r a w n u p

• SA Persona l ly I d o n t l i ke t h e idea of l iv ing o n m y o w n I d m u c h rather sha re a flat S B Yes b u t t h e r e are some disadvantages too Imagine the lack of privacy or the possibility of

a persona l i ty c lash SA Of c o u r s e they re b o t h p o s s i b l e but I d p r o b a b l y c o m e t o s o m e k i n d of a g r e e m e n t w i t h m y

f l a t m a t e S B But w h a t if t hey have awfu l habi ts? I m sure y o u d prefer t o l ive o n y o u r o w n SA E r m p r o b a b l y in tha t c a s e I w o u l d i

• SA I d n e e d t o share w i t h s o m e o n e w h o has a g o o d sense of h u m o u r so w e c o u l d o v e r c o m e any p r o b l e m s l ight hear ted ly

S B Yes tha t s s o m e t h i n g I h a d n t t h o u g h t of I d a lso w a n t h i m / h e r t o be f r iend ly a n d helpfu l a n d take c a r e of t h e p lace w e l ived in

SA Ooes that m e a n y o u w o u l d n t l ike t h e m to have f r i ends r o u n d o r t h r o w part ies? SB E rm no I d l ike h i m / h e r t o be f u n lov ing but if t h e r e a re g o i n g t o be part ies in t h e f lat

t h e n it w o u l d b e n i c e if h e / s h e cleared up afterwards


f j RECYCLING


• T h e m a i n p r o b l e m c a u s e d b y r u b b i s h is t h e q u e s t i o n of h o w t o d i s p o s e of it • It is t h e internat ional s ign of recyc l i ng • Recyc l i ng is t h e p r o c e s s b y w h i c h r u b b i s h is t r e a t e d a l l o w i n g us t o u se mate r ia l s a g a i n • Glass paper a l u m i n i u m are s o m e of t h e mater ia ls t ha t c a n b e r e c y c l e d • In m y h o m e w e separate ou r r u b b i s h a n d w e p u t it in d e s i g n a t e d l ocat ions w h e r e it is co l lec ted

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Key FOB Listening and Speafong SMts 2 for trie Revised Cambridge PCE Examination

To the Teacher - After Ss have d o n e t h e exerc ise a s k t h e f o l l o w i n g c o m p r e h e n s i o n q u e s t i o n s

1 W h y w a s recyc l i ng p o p u l a r d u r i n g t h e S e c o n d W o r l d War?

2 W h a t d i d t h e c a p t i o n in t h e poste r m e a n 7

3 H o w h a s p e o p l e s a t t i tude t o w a r d s recyc l i ng c h a n g e d s ince t h e e n d of W o r l d War IP

A n s w e r s to c o m p r e h e n s i o n ques t ions :

1 B e c a u s e raw mater ia ls w e r e in shor t s u p p l y a n d p e o p l e were f o r c e d t o recyc le eve ry th ing ava i lab le

2 It m e a n t that p e o p l e g a v e their sc rap meta l to be used to m a k e w e a p o n s for t h e d e f e n c e of their coun t r y

3 P e o p l e s t o p p e d recyc l i ng b e c a u s e eve ry th ing w a s i n a b u n d a n c e s o they h a d eve ry th ing t h e y n e e d e d

3 To the Teacher . Expla in n e w v o c a b u l a r y be fo re Ss d o t h e exerc ise

t landf i l l s i tes 4 r e c l a i m e d 7 p i le u p 1Q w a s t e p r o d u c t s 2 ro t a w a y 5 env i ronmenta l i s t 8 c o m p o s t h e a p 11 R e m a i n s 3 rust away 6 Fertil iser 9 b r e a k s d o w n d e c o m p o s i t i o n

4 T o the T e a c h e r : Be fo re Ss answer t h e q u e s t i o n s o n recyc l ing a s they a p p e a r at t h e e n d of t h e texts ask t h e f o l l o w i n g c o m p r e h e n s i o n q u e s t i o n s

1 H o w is r u b b i s h d i s p o s e d of in m o s t c o u n t r i e s 7

2 H o w l o n g d o e s p a p e r take to b r e a k d o w n rn a d r y e n v i r o n m e n t 7

3 H o w m a n y t o n n e s of d r i n k s c a n s are t h r o w n a w a y in E n g l a n d 7

4 D o e s f o o d w a s t e t a k e l o n g t o b reak d o w n ? 5 D o e s g lass b r e a k d o w n 7

A n s w e r s to c o m p r e h e n s i o n ques t ions .

1 In m o s t count r ies w a s t e p r o d u c t s are b u r i e d in landf i l l s i tes 2 It t akes m o r e t h a n three m o n t h s for p a p e r to b reak d o w n in a dry e n v i r o n m e n t 3 Every year 135,000 t o n n e s of d r i n k s c a n s are t h r o w n a w a y in E n g l a n d 4 Norma l l y it d o e s n t t a k e l o n g to b reak d o w n b u t th is d e p e n d s o n t h e e n v i r o n m e n t a l c o n d i t i o n s 5 G lass d o e s n o t b r e a k d o w n

A n s w e r s to q u e s t i o n s in S's book :

1 Recyc l i ng is r e c l a i m i n g p r o d u c t s tha t m a y a t f i rst a p p e a r to h a v e ful f i l led the i r use fu l l ife 2 It is i m p o r t a n t b e c a u s e s p a c e is r u n n i n g out a s w e l l as natural r e s o u r c e s 3 Paper t a k e s th ree m o n t h s t o b reak d o w n in a w a r m d a m p e n v i r o n m e n t In a dry e n v i r o n m e n t

it t akes even l o n g e r 4 A b o u t 180 trees are n e e d e d for 1 t o n n e of p a p e r 5 Because a l u m i n i u m is c h e a p e r t o recyc le than it is to m a k e 6 It takes u p to t e n years or m o r e for meta ls to b r e a k d o w n 7 Yes it is 8 T h e b e s t way ot recyc l i ng i o o d w a s t e is t o f o r m a c o m p o s t h e a p w i t h rt 9 Plastics last a long t ime There fo re they are di f f icult t o break d o w n

10 B e c a u s e it d o e s not b r e a k d o w n

FCEUstening and Speaking Skills 2 for the Revised Cambridge FCE Examination Key

5. T o the T e a c h e r A s k Ss to Ml m t h e g a p s first T h e n a s k t h e f o l l o w i n g c o m p r e h e n s i o n q u e s t i o n s

1 What c a n w e d o as ind iv iduals t o p r o t e c t t h e e n v i r o n m e n t ? 2 Is r e c y c l i n g a n i m p o r t a n t pa r t of o u r l ives? 3 H o w c a n w e m a k e a better use of ou r f o o d w a s t e than t h r o w it a w a y ? 4 W h y is r e c y c l i n g a n indust ry in itself?

1 p rotect 3 t h r o w 5 natura l 7 recyc l ing 9 c o m p o s t h e a p

2 ram 4 industry 6 w a s t e B r e c y c l e d 10 ferti l iser

A n s w e r s to c o m p r e h e n s i o n q u e s t i o n s

T W e c a n try to ftnd new w a y s of u s i n g p r o d u c t s w e t h r o w a w a y

2 Yes it i s 3 W e c a n t r a n s f o r m ou r f o o d w a s t e into a c o m p o s t h e a p w h i c h later m a y be u s e d as

fert i l iser f o r ou r g a r d e n 4 B e c a u s e as t h e w o r l d s natura l r e s o u r c e s run out m a n u f a c t u r e r s m u s t f i nd w a y s of

re u s i n g p r o d u c t s

6 T o t h e T e a c h e r ; After Ss have filled in t h e g a p s in t h e s e t w o s h o r t texts ask t h e f o l l o w i n g c o m p r e h e n s i o n q u e s t i o n s

1 W h a t h a p p e n s w h e n rubb i sh is d u m p e d i r respons ib ly? 2 W n a t d o t h e res idents of Seatt le d o w i t h their r ubb i sh? 3 W h y is it bet ter t o b u y p a c k a g i n g m a d e o f r e c y c l e d mater ia ls? 4 W h a t c a n b e d o n e t o r e d u c e t h e a m o u n t of l itter w o r l d w i d e ?

a) 1 r u b b i s h 2 po l l u t i on 3 d u m p e d 4 d e s i g n a t e d 5 d i s p o s a l

1 recyclable 2 re U3ed 3 co l l ec t ing 4 sc rap 5 Env i ronmenta l i sm A n s w e r s to c o m p r e h e n s i o n ques t ions :

1 It c a u s e s po l lu t ion and m s o m e cases areas of natura l beauty are ru ined 2 T h e y recyc le 4 5 per cent of their r u b b i s h They are e n c o u r a g e d t o recyc le b e c a u s e of

t h e reduced costs for c o l l e c t i n g recyc lab le rubb i sh ins tead of n o r m a l r u b b i s h 3 B e c a u s e w h e n t h e p r o d u c t is u s e d it d o e s n ' t have t o b e t h r o w n a w a y but c a n be

r e c y c l e d or r e u s e d 4 M a n u f a c t u r e r s m u s t c u t d o w n o n t h e p a c k a g i n g t h a t s u r r o u n d s ou r p r o d u c t s b e c a u s e t h i s

a c c o u n t s fo r a t h i r d of ou r r u b b i s h

g l GOVERNMENT SERVICES

1 1 hea l th 2 e d u c a t i o n 3 mil i tary d e f e n c e 4 e m e r g e n c y serv ices (fire b r igade)


• Hea l th serv ices a re i m p o r t a n t b e c a u s e they e n s u r e that al l c i t i zens g e t p r o p e r m e d i c a l c a r e s h o u l d t h e n e e d ar ise D o c t o r s a n d nurses took after pat ients at hosp i ta ls a n d the i r c o n t n b u t i on t o soc ie ty is really i m p o r t a n t

• E d u c a t i o n is ve ry i m p o r t a n t in every s o c i e t y T e a c h e r s are respons ib le for t e a c h i n g t h e ch i l d re r every th ing they n e e d to k n o w in o rde r t o b e c o m e m o r e respons ib le c i t i zens

• A c o u n t r y n e e d s a w e l l o r g a n i s e d a r m y t o d e f e n d i t i n c a s e i t is i n v a d e d b y a n o t h e r Mi l i tary d e f e n c e is a secto r that n e e d s t o b e w e l l f i n a n c e d b y every g o v e r n m e n t

• E m e r g e n c y serv ices s u c h a s p o l i c e fire brigade etc are indispensable as citizens quite often face u n e x p e c t e d hazards s u c h as f i res f l o o d s o r a c c i d e n t s

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1 t h e T e a c h e r , Af ter Ss h a v e s k i m m e d the p a s s a g e , they s h o u l d a n s w e r the f o l l o w i n g les t ions

1 W h y has the g o v e r n m e n t d e c i d e d to cu t c o s t s in cer ta in sec to rs? 2 W h a t is t he reason fo r cu t t i ng s p e n d i n g o n t ranspor t? 3 W h a t d o e s "env i ronmenta l l y f r iend ly t r a m s y s t e m ' m e a n ? 4 W h a t have the po l i ce b e e n p r o v i d e d w i th? 5 Wha t d o t h e su rvey resul ts s h o w in c o n n e c t i o n w i th educa t i on?

A n s w e r to c o m p r e h e n s i o n ques t ions :

1 Because t h e y w i s h t o ma in ta in f inanc ia l secur i t y a n d t o p reven t any fur ther tax i nc reases 2 B e c a u s e the g o v e r n m e n t fee ls tha t over t he last f ive years they have d o n e a g rea t dea l t o

i m p r o v e r o a d a n d rai l se rv ices a n d a lso b e c a u s e the n e w t r a m s y s t e m i s n o w ready for use 3 It m e a n s a t r a m s y s t e m that d o e s no t po l lu te t h e env i r onmen t 4 T h e po l i ce have b e e n p r o v i d e d w i th n e w veh ic les a n d d e f e n c e e q u i p m e n t 5 T h e y s h o w tha t s t a n d a r d s of e d u c a t i o n in s c h o o l s a re d r o p p i n g a n d that t r u a n c y levels

have i nc reased

C u t s that a re to be m a d e a n d reasons for t h e s e cuts:

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serv ices / 'our n e w env i ronmen ta l l y f r iend ly t r a m s y s t e m is n o w opera t i ona l " 3 e m e r g e n c y serv ices - " the g o v e r n m e n t has over t h e past t w o yea rs , p r o v i d e d the po l i ce

w i t h n e w veh ic les a n d d e f e n c e e q u i p m e n t , a lso t h e f i re serv ice rece i ved a 5 % pay r ise last y e a r '

4 hea l th serv ice - i t is v i ta l to ma in ta in ou r c o m m i t m e n t t o a f ree Hea l th Serv ice for al l as m u c h as poss ib le "

we l fa re state 2 finances 3 t axa t i on 4 e m e r g e n c y serv ices 5 a l loca te 6 b u d g e t

i the t eacher : Af ter Ss have f i l led in t he g a p s , T s h o u l d ask t h e f o l l ow ing c o m p r e h e n s i o n les t ions

H o w are serv ices s u c h as hear th e d u c a t i o n etc f i nanced? Wha t is t he p u r p o s e of co l l ec t i ng taxes? W h a t d o w e m e a n by t h e t e r m "wel fare state"?

i s w e r s to c o m p r e h e n s i o n q u e s t i o n s

They are f i n a n c e d t h r o u g h a s y s t e m of taxa t ion T h e g o v e r n m e n t co l lec ts m o n e y f r o m c o m p a n i e s a n d w o r k e r s a n d red is t r ibutes th is m o n e y t h r o u g h the b u d g e t t o the serv ices w h i c h requ i re it W e m e a n the s y s t e m of taxa t ion w h i c h a l l ows the g o v e r n m e n t t o p rov i de soc ia l se rv ices s u c h as hea l th c a r e e tc t o al l t h e c i t i zens

survive 2 we l fa re 3 suff icient C o m m u t e r s 2 ava i lab le 3 exist ing 4 inves tment c o m m u n i t y 2 staf f ing 3 safe 4 t ra in ing sys tem 2 cu t b a c k funds 2 increase 3 de fence natura l г c o m m u n i c a t i o n 3 fu tu re

3 b 4 e 5 a 7 f 8 h


6 e g So ld ie rs are vital to o u r c o u n t r y T h e y d e f e n d (t a n d t h e y f o rm a n i m p o r t a n t part o f n a t i o n a l secur i ty If there w e r e n o so ld ie rs w e w o u l d b e in s e n o u s r isk o f b e i n g i n v a d e d a n d o c c u p i e d b y e n e m i e s

• S u r g e o n s are vital m ou r hea l th s y s t e m T h e y p e r f o r m life sav ing o p e r a t i o n s If t he re w e r e n o s u r g e o n s p e o p l e w o u l d d ie unnecessar i l y

- T e a c h e r s a re important m our society T h e y p a s s o n k n o w l e d g e a n d e d u c a t e ou r c h i l d r e n W i t h o u t t e a c h e r s ou r e d u c a t i o n w o u l d b e w o r t h l e s s a n d our ch i ld ren w o u l d n t b e p r e p a r e d f o r , a w o r k i n g life \

• Dent is ts p l a y a n i m p o r t a n t ro le as they p r o v i d e essentia) denta l c a r e If t he re w e r e n o dent is ts p e o p l e w o u l d h a v e p r o b l e m s w i t h their ora l h y g i e n e

• F i ref ighters a re vita) b e c a u s e they p u t o u t f i res a n d r e s c u e p e o p l e w h e n they a re i n t r o u b l e If the re w e r e n o f i re f ighters t h o u s a n d s of h u m a n l ives w o u l d b e lost

• Po l ice of f icers a re usefu l in our s o c i e t y as they f ight c r i m e a n d protect people Without p o l i c e of f icers the re w o u l d b e a n i n c r e a s e in c r i m e a n d ci t izens w o u l d b e in d a n g e r m o r e of ten

• Sc ient is ts a re i m p o r t a n t b e c a u s e they d o research in to p h y s i c a l p h e n o m e n a a n d their c o n c l u s i o n s i m p r o v e p e o p l e s k n o w l e d g e of t h e w o r l d a r o u n d t h e m Wi thou t s a e n t j s l s w e w o u l d b e u n a b l e fully t o u n d e r s t a n d t h e w a y t h e un iverse f u n c t i o n s

iM§> Speaking Test 7


P ictures A a n d B

• P ic ture A is a p ic tu i e of a landf i l l s i te The re is r u b b i s h ly ing in h e a p s a n d a bu l ldozer d i s p o s i n g of m o r e r u b b i s h Pic ture B is a p ic tu re o f a r e c y c l i n g b i n S o m e b o d y is p u t t i n g s o m e p las t ic bo t t l es a n d a l u m i n i u m cans in the bm The first p i c tu re s h o w s a n i r respons ib le a t t i t u d e t o w a r d s t h e d i sposa l of r u b b i s h w h e r e a s in the s e c o n d p i c t u r e a respons ib le a t t i tude is s h o w n

• W e oar? help with recycling by sorting out our rubbish and putting t h e t h i n g s tha t can b e recyc led m s p e c i a l r ecyc l i ng b i n s W e c a n a l s o t ry t o b u y r e n e w a b l e mater ia l s o that w e c a n recyc le g o o d s w e n o l o n g e r use

• Landf i l l s i tes a re f i l l ing up w i t h r u b b i s h w h i c h cannot break down easi ly M o s t p e o p l e a re c o n c e r n e d a b o u t th is as landf i l l s i tes a re u g l y a n d they p o l l u t e t h e air t don t think landfill sites are a s o l u t i o n to t h e d i s p o s a l o f r u b b i s h a n d I be l ieve w e s h o u l d al l try to f i nd w a y s of d e a l i n g w i t h our w a s t e

• R e c y c l i n g c a n b e a cos t l y p r o c e s s for s o m e i tems s u c h a s g lass a n d paper but there are long term benef i ts because na tu ra l r e s o u r c e s a re p r o t e c t e d

Pic tures C a n d D

• I w o u l d l ike t o have a par ro t as a p e t b e c a u s e t h e y a re g o o d c o m p a n y as they c a n ta lk a n d d o t r i c k s I w o u l d n t c h o o s e a p u m a a s a p e t b e c a u s e they c a n b e aggress i ve a n d t h e y n e e d a lo t of s p a c e

• Peop le of all a g e s c a n g e t a lot of p leasu re f r o m l o o k i n g after a pet Y o u n g ch i ld ren especia l ly c a n b e t a u g h t respons ib i l i ty b y t a k i n g care of an ima ls Genera l ly pets are g reat c o m p a n i o n s

• I d o n t th ink t h a t an ima ls s h o u l d b e k e p t in c a g e s or in a f lat as they n e e d s p a c e t o exerc ise S o m e an ima ls suffer if k e p t in a rest r ic ted s p a c e a n d th is c a n c a u s e m e n ta l d is t ress a n d u n h a p p i n e s s

• B i g a n i m a l s s u c h as l ions tigers and even s o m e d o g s s h o u l d n t be k e p t as p e t s b e c a u s e they m a y b e c o m e a g g r e s s i v e if t hey d o n o t h a v e t h e f r e e d o m they n e e d


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k If I w e r e t h e p res iden t of a coun t r y I w o u l d c h o o s e to m a k e c u t s in s p a c e research as t h e c o m m u n i t y d o e s not benef i t d i rect ly f r o m it

I I ag ree S p a c e research is j us t a waste o f m o n e y If I w e r e t h e p res iden t I w o u l d m a k e cuts in mi l i tary d e f e n c e b e c a u s e I fee l that efforts s h o u l d be m a d e t o p r o m o t e p e a c e ta lks a n d fr iendly re lat ions b e t w e e n na t ions ins tead of t r y i n g t o i n c r e a s e t h e n u m b e r of w e a p o n s avai lab le

K Th is is a n o p i n i o n s h a r e d b y m a n y p e o p l e As p res iden t I w o u l d n o t m a k e cuts in serv ices s u c h a s p o l i c e fire b r i g a d e a n d hea l th b e c a u s e 1 be l ieve t h e s e a re serv ices essent ia l t o our c o m m u n i t y Their c o n t r i b u t i o n s h o u l d never be u n d e r e s t i m a t e d a n d they s h o u l d b e s u b s i d i s e d by any g o v e r n m e n t

i W h a t a b o u t t ranspor t ' 7 D o y o u feel that c u t s s h o u l d b e m a d e the re too ' 7

! We l l s i nce the re is a n inc reas ing n u m b e r of c o m m u t e r s I be l ieve t h e t ranspo r t s y s t e m s h o u l d be s u b s i d i s e d in o r d e r to be i m p r o v e d

{ Al l in all I fee l that g o v e r n m e n t s s h a u f d fry h a r d to pr iontrse the cuts to b e m a d e For ins tance if I w e r e t h e p res ident I w o u l d m a k e sure that n o cuts w e r e m a d e in e d u c a t i o n b e c a u s e I th ink tha t t h e m o r e f u n d s w e g i v e to e d u c a t i o n t h e better t h e resu l ts w e wi l l have m fu tu re

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S I d i sag ree I d o n t th ink i l is r ight to have na t iona l se rv ice a s I be l i eve tha t al l count r ies s h o u l d str ive t o i m p r o v e in ternat iona l re lat ions rather t han c o m p e t e w i t h e a c h other in t e r m s of mi l i tary e q u i p m e n t a n d o r g a n i s e d a r m i e s

* I th ink t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t g o v e r n m e n t serv ice is the Hea l th Serv ice D o c t o r s a n d nurses p lay a n i m p o r t a n t part in our soc ie ty as they t a k e care of s i ck p e o p l e W e n e e d a w e l l o r g a n i s e d Hea l th Serv ice to e n s u r e t h e we l fa re o f a l l t h e c i t i zens

S I feel that t h e e m e r g e n c y serv ices are real ly i m p o r t a n t Peop le n e e d t o b e h e l p e d w h e n t h e y are in t roub le J u s t th ink of w h a t w o u l d h a p p e n if there w a s n o p o l i c e f o r c e or n o f i re b n g a d e

>, I bel ieve that cu l tu re is a n impor tant part of our life W e s h o u l d have t h e o p p o r t u n i t y to g o t o t h e theat re or m u s e u m w i t h o u t hav ing t o p a y t o o m u c h for t h e t i c k e t s

5 But if g o v e r n m e n t s h a d t o a l locate f u n d s t o theat res etc that w o u l d m e a n heavier t axa t ion to co l lec t the necessary money

\ I th ink that in m y coun t ry there s h o u l d be m o r e a t tent ion pa id to e d u c a t i o n T e a c h e r s a n d s t u d e n t s c o m p l a i n tha t far t o o little m o n e y g o e s o n e d u c a t i o n e a c h year a n d as a result e d u c a t ona l s t a n d a r d s are too low

J I agree T h e ch i l d ren a n d s t u d e n t s of t o d a y wi l l be t o m o r r o w s leaders , a n d there fore m u s t have a g o o d s t a n d a r d of e d u c a t i o n

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• Preparing for Speaking Test 8

g CRIME AND CRIME PREVENTION

T o the T e a c h e r : Be fo re Ss read t h e i n t roduc to ry q u e s t i o n s in exerc ise 1 T s h o u l d w r i t e w o r d s a s s o c i a t e d w i t h c r i m e o n t h e b o a r d a n d either el icit or exp la in their m e a n i n g S u g g e s t e d w o r d s b u r g l e b reak in theft ransack m u g g e r p i c k p o c k e t , ra id , r o b b e r y e tc

1 . ( S u g g e s t e d a n s w e r )

• A burg la r is t r y i n g t o b r e a k in to a flat • T h e c r i m e c o m m i t t e d is ca l led burg lary • If I s a w s o m e o n e t ry ing to b reak into a house I w o u l d t ry not to p a n i c Instead I w o u l d rush t o t h e

nearest p h o n e a n d cal l t h e p o l i c e I w o u l d n t try to s t o p h i m o n m y o w n b e c a u s e h e m i g h t a t t a c k m e

• If he w e r e c a u g h t , h e w o u l d s t a n d tr ial a n d if f o u n d gu i l ty he w o u l d b e sent to p r i son • Poss ib le a n s w e r s v i o l enc e theft burg la ry b reak in steal po l ice , a la rm etc

2 . A n e i g h b o u r h o o d o n t h e w a t c h a 3 b 4 c 1 d 5 e 2 f

Loca l b a n k ra ided a 3 b A


a) W h a t t h e fami l y s h o u l d have d o n e to p revent t h e r o b b e r y T h e y s h o u l d n t have left t h e w i n d o w o p e n a n d t h e y s h o u l d h a v e a s k e d the i r n e i g h b o u r s t o k e e p a n eye o n t h e h o u s e

b) W h a t ef fect th is i nc ident has h a d o n the i r l ives T h e R o b i n s o n ch i l d ren have b e e n fee l i ng very u p s e t Mrs R o b i n s o n doesn ' t w a n t to stay in the h o u s e o n her o w n a n y m o r e a n d t h e w h o l e f a m i l y fee ls tha t it has b e e n a n invas ion of the i r pr ivacy

c) W h a t m e a s u r e s they wil l t a k e in f u t u r e They ' l l b e m o r e v ig i lant T h e y II have all their l ocks c h a n g e d a n d a burg lar a l a r m insta l led a n d they re g o i n g t o o r g a n i s e a n e i g h b o u r h o o d w a t c h s c h e m e

Cr imina l C r i m e Verb

burg la r burg la ry t o b u r g l e thief theft ( to s tea l ) * m u g g e r m u g g i n g to m u g p i c kpocke t p ickpocke t ing to p i c k p o c k e t r o b b e r robbery to rob

{NB There is not an infinitive derived from "theft" )

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M o n e y Passpor t Travel ler s c h e q u e s Air l ine t i c k e t s Jewel le ry

Po l ice E m b a s s y Ba nk Travel A g e n c y Insu rance C o m p a n y

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eg If m y p a s s p o r t w a s s to len I w o u l d c o n t a c t t h e e m b a s s y w h o w o u l d issue a t e m p o r a r y p a s s p o r t If m y travel ler s c h e q u e s w e r e s to len I w o u l d c o n t a c t t h e b a n k w h o would cancel the cheques If m y air l ine t ickets w e r e s to len I w o u l d c o n t a c t t h e t ravel a g e n c y w h o w o u l d issue rep lace m e n t t ickets If m y jewel le ry w a s s to len I w o u l d c o n t a c t m y i n s u r a n c e c o m p a n y a n d m a k e a n insu rance c l a i m


e g t h i n k th is is necessa ry 1 w o u l d g e t a sa fe t o p u t al l m y va luab les in s o th ieves c o u l d n o t g e t t h e m I w o u l d n t b u y a b i g d o g b e c a u s e i t w o u l d m e a n f i n d i n g t i m e t o t a k e i t f o r w a l k s a n d g r o o m it Bes ides bu rg la rs c a n a v o i d d o g s very easi ly

7 To the T e a c h e r After Ss have f i l led in t h e g a p s ask t h e f o l l o w i n g c o m p r e h e n s i o n q u e s t i o n s

1 W h a t s h o u l d y o u d o if y o u are r o b b e d w h i l e o n h o l i d a y 7

2 Which au tho r i t y s h o u l d y o u contact if your passport is stolen 7

3 W h a t is t h e m e a n i n g of t h e p h r a s e "seek c o m p e n s a t i o n " 7

A n s w e r s to c o m p r e h e n s i o n q u e s t i o n s

1 Y o u s h o u l d r e p o r t t h e c r jme to t h e p o l i c e 2 Y o u s h o u l d c o n t a c t y o u r e m b a s s y 3 It m e a n s t o a s k to b e g iven t h e va lue of t h e p r o p e r t y that w a s stolen b a c k

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SJOBS AND LIFESTYLES


Fiona Day leads a g l a m o r o u s life She is f a m o u s a n d a p p a r e n t l y ea rns a lot f r o m her f i lms S h e t ravels a lot a n d she is f o r tunate to be a b l e to s p e n d t h e t i m e she w a n t s w i t h her ch i l d ren

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2 T o t h e T e a c h e r E x p l a \ n a n y n e w v o c a b u l a r / b e f o r e S s d o t h e e x e v c \ s e A n y a n s w e r s c a n b e a c c e p t e d p r o v i d e d Ss just i fy their c h o i c e


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3 T o t h e T e a c h e r a ) E x p l a i n a n y n e w v o c a b u l a r y b e f o r e S s f i l l i n t h e g a p s b) After Ss h a v e f i l led in t h e g a p s T s h o u l d ask the f o l l o w i n g c o m p r e h e n s i o n q u e s t i o n s

t What w a s t h e fami ly s f inanc ia l s i tuat ion w h e n M ike s father b e c a m e ill? 2 W h a t h e l p e d M i k e get t h r o u g h t h e years of pover ty? 3 W h y w a s M ike a success fu l b u s i n e s s m a n ?

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A n s w e r s to c o m p r e h e n s i o n ques t ions

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respons ib le job they have to m a k e i m p o r t a n t d e c i s i o n s w h i c h c a n b e qu i te s t ressfu l

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S B O n t h e other h a n d t e a c h i n g c a n b e st ressfu l a s teachers have to c o p e w i t h b i g c lasses A lso they have to d o a lot of p l a n n i n g w h i c h m e a n s t h e y have a little f ree t i m e

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• S A A pos ta l w o r k e r has t h e c h a n c e t o b e out of d o o r s m o s t of t h e t i m e S h e / h e h a s all their a f te rnoons even ings a n d w e e k e n d s f ree

S B Even so they have t o c o p e w i t h b a d w e a t h e r c o n d i t i o n s w h i c h c a n b e a d i s a d v a n t a g e

6 ( S u g g e s t e d answers) • SA T h e a p p l i a n c e factory w a n t s w o r k e r s w i t h a s s e m b l y l ine e x p e r i e n c e Y o u d have t o w o r k

even ings or at n i g h t S B Yes that m e a n s y o u have to s leep d u r i n g t h e d a y w h i c h c o u l d c a u s e p r o b l e m s in y o u r

pe rsona l life I d o n t s u p p o s e t h e p a y is very g o o d either

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have m u c h t i m e for yourse l f


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P a r t 2 ( S u g g e s t e d a n s w e r )

P ic tu res A a n d B

• In p ic ture A a m a n w e a r i n g g loves is t r y i n g t o f o rce a g a t e o p e n u s i n g a c r o w b a r It s d a y t i m e s o th is m a y b e a n iso la ted h o u s e In p ic ture B a burg lar is l o o k i n g into a jewef ie ry b o x He is w e a n n g g loves b e c a u s e he d o e s n t w a n t to leave a n y f ingerpr in ts a n d h e is h o l d i n g a t o r c h t o h e l p h i m to s e e

• Th is has neve r h a p p e n e d t o m e o r m y fami l y / Th is h a p p e n e d o n c e to m y fami l y Burg la rs b r a k e in a n d sto le m y m u m s jewel lery They a lso s to le s o m e si lverware W e w e r e all s h o c k e d a n d s c a r e d W e fe l t as if ou r pr ivacy h a d b e e n i n v a d e d

• I d o n t t h i n k i t s p o s s i b l e t o s t o p b u r g l a r s a l t o g e t h e r H o w e v e r y o u c a n t a k e cer ta in p r e c a u t i o n s s u c h as hav ing a burg la r a la rm insta l led or let t ing n e i g h b o u r s k n o w w h e n y o u re g o i n g to be away

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res C a n d D

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e a c c u m u l a t i o n of r u b b i s h is a very se r ious p r o b l e m If w e d o n o t f i n d success fu l w a y s of d i s p o s i n g w a s t e w e run t h e risk of f i l l ing ou r p lanet w i t h w a s t e mater ia l w e are u n a b l e to g e t r id of

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1 T h e b u s i n e s s w o m a n is p r o b a b l y t h e o n e p ro fess iona l out of all t h e o thers w h o has a n exc i t ing , d e m a n d i n g j o b w h i c h invo lves a lot of d e c i s i o n m a k i n g Her j o b is stressful a n d she m i g h t have t o w o r k l o n g hours b u t th is is c o m p e n s a t e d for b y t h e b o n u s she g e t s a t t h e e n d of t h e year What c o u l d be a p r o b l e m for her is not hav ing e n o u g h t i m e t o be wi th her f ami l y

k T h e t e a c h e n s a p ro fess iona l w h o is d i rect ly invo lved w i t h ch i l d ren H is /he r j o b i s in terest ing a n d s t imu la t i ng b u t can s o m e t i m e s be very t i r ing H is /her salary is n o t h i g h a n d they d o not g e t any pe rks or bonuses Teachers have l o n g h o l i d a y s t h o u g h

) T h e c l o w n is a n artist a n d as s u c h he has a lo t of var iety a n d e x c i t e m e n t in h i s j o b H o w e v e r h is j o b is not s e c u r e a n d d e p e n d s u p o n his popu la r i t y

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\ I t h i n k j o b s w h i c h invo lve d e c i s i o n - m a k i n g are really i m p o r t a n t as th is affects t h e l ives of a lot of p e o p l e

I I ag ree Docto rs a n d n u r s e s , f o r e x a m p l e , have j o b s w h i c h m a k e t h e m respons ib le for p e o p l e ' s l ives

J o b sat is fact ion is m o r e i m p o r t a n t t han m o n e y a s y o u s p e n d s o m u c h of y o u r Irfe at w o r k 3 I don ' t qu i te a g r e e w i t h y o u Peop le s h o u l d a i m at c h o o s i n g a j o b w h i c h offers b o t h j o b

sat is fact ion a n d g o o d p a y In m y o p i n i o n , p e o p l e c a n very eas i ly b e c o m e un in te res ted in their careers if t hey fee l t hey are not p a i d w e l l for w h a t they d o

\ I th ink low stress w i t h l ow pay is bet ter t h a n a stressfu l j o b w i t h a h i g h salary as c o n s t a n t st ress is ve ry b a d for y o u a n d c a n m a k e y o u ill Of course , y o u have t o m a k e e n d s m e e t o n y o u r salary a n d y o u can t a f ford any luxur ies b u t at least y o u c a n have a life ou ts ide w o r k as w e l l

i Fair e n o u g h Perhaps a non -s t ress fu l j o b is better

\ I d o n t really bel ieve m a n a g e r s s h o u l d b e pa id m o r e t h a n w o r k e r s b e c a u s e w o r k e r s o p e r a t e d a n g e r o u s m a c h i n e r y a n d are a lways at r isk of in jury

i O n t h e other hand m a n a g e r s are respons ib le for o the r w o r k e r s If t hey take a w r o n g d e c i s i o n th is af fects t h e l ives of m a n y p e o p l e W o r k e r s c a n avo id b e i n g in ju red if they t a k e cer ta in p recaut ions

\ Peop le c o u l d be e n c o u r a g e d to w o r k harder if t h e y w e r e o f fe red b o n u s e s o r cer ta in pe rks It 's a lso i m p o r t a n t to pra ise p e o p l e w h o w o r k for y o u

3 I ag ree Peop le w h o w o r k c o n s c i e n t i o u s l y s h o u l d fee l a p p r e c i a t e d for w h a t t h e y d o This is t h e best w a y t o mot i va te t h e m to w o r k m o r e p roduct i ve ly

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• TECHNOLOGY

1 1 cashpo in t 2 m o b i l e p h o n e 3 m i c r o c h i p 4 photocop ie r

A c a s h p o i n t is used for w i t h d r a w i n g m o n e y f r o m your a c c o u n t w h e n the b a n k is c l o s e d or busy A m o b i l e p h o n e is used for m a k i n g ca l ls a n y w h e r e w i t h o u t having t o g o to a cal l box or h o m e A m c r o c h i p is a smal l d e v i c e i ns ide e lec t ron ic e q u i p m e n t that pe r fo rms a par t icu lar ope ra t i on A p h o t o c o p i e r is used t o m a k e i m m e d i a t e c o p i e s of i m a g e s or d o c u m e n t s

2 T o the T e a c h e r Exp la in a n y n e w vocabu la ry be fo re Ss d o t h e exercise

a n s w e r p h o n e d fax m a c h i n e a w o r d p r o c e s s o r e v i r tua l real ity f internet c c a s h c a r d b

1 dev ice 2 c a r d s 3 c a s h c a r d 4 M i c r o w a v e 5 d e v e l o p m e n t 6 reusab le

3 T o the T e a c h e r After t h e SS have f i l led in t h e g a p s ask t h e f o l l ow ing c o m p r e h e n s i o n q u e s t i o n s

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Vhal a re t h e m a m a d v a n t a g e s of c o m p u t e r s ? i /ho benef i ts f r o m t h e invent ion of m o b i l e p h o n e s ? Vhat j o b s d o bas ic r o b o t l ike m a c h i n e s do? Vhat is so lar p o w e r a n d h o w is it used?

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IA Yes b u t c o m p u t e r s have m a d e i n fo rmat ion m o r e access ib le a n d i m m e d i a t e a n d t h e w o r k p lace has genera l l y b e c o m e m o r e eff icient

IB I d o n t qu i te a g r e e P e o p l e have b e c o m e t o o d e p e n d e n t o n c o m p u t e r s a n d this d e p e n d e n c y c o u l d be d a n g e r o u s if sys tems w e r e t o shu t d o w n

;A M o b i l e p h o n e s have revo lu t ion ised c o m m u n i c a t i o n Peop le c a n b e easi ly c o n t a c t e d a n y w h e r e t h e y are

;B Even so they d o have their d r a w b a c k s s u c h as the e x p e n s e A R o b o t s are n o t yet ab le to rep lace h u m a n s but r o b o t l i ke m a c h i n e s h a v e b e e n introduced i n to

factor ies to d o men ia l j o b s resu l t ing in greater p roduct iv i ty a n d ef f ic iency ;B O n t h e o the r h a n d w e m u s t c o n s i d e r t h e fact t ha t m a n y p e o p l e have lost their j o b s l ead ing

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1 W h a t qua l i t ies d o y o u n e e d t o have t o b e a g o o d b a b y s i t t e r 7

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T h e n I w o u l d c o m f o r t the todd le r w h o is c r y i n g a n d take h i m in to t h e k i t c h e n w h e r e I w o u l d cove r al l o p e n s o c k e t s t o s t o p t h e y o u n g b o y e l e c t r o c u t i n g h imsel f I m i g h t t h e n tu rn o n t h e TV t o k e e p t h e m o c c u p i e d or s e n d t h e m to b e d rf it w a s late On ly if I felt I c o u l d n t c o p e w o u l d I t ry to c o n t a c t their pa ren ts

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k i tchen that t h e y c o u l d c u t t h e m s e l v e s o n SA If I w e r e l o o k i n g after t hose c h i l d r e n I w o u l d a lso p lay b o a r d g a m e s w i t h t h e m SB Yes but I w o u l d m a k e sure t h e r e w e r e n t any smal l p i e c e s t h e 3 year o l d c o u l d s w a l l o w

instrument b u r n i n g itself w i t h bo i l i ng w a t e r fa l l ing d a w n t h e stairs g e t t i n g a e lectr ic s h o c k f r o m p u t t i n g its f i n g e r / a meta l i t e m in s o c k e t s w a l l o w i n g m e d i c i n e s fa l l ing off a b a l c o n y / f r o m a w i n d o w

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M a n y p e o p l e have been rep laced b y r o b o t s in fac to r ies a n d m o r e a n d m o r e p e o p l e are los ing T j o b s i r i t h s w a y h n o l o g y has m a d e p r o d u c t i o n c o m m u n i c a t i o n a n d travel m u c h faster a n d easier Even in t h e te c o m p u t e r s a n d m i c r o w a v e o v e n s for e x a m p l e have m a d e life eas ier

but there are s o m e d i sadvan tages as w e l l Peop le have b e c o m e very d e p e n d e n t o n c o m p u t e r s i f t h e r e w a s a p o w e r f a i l u r e a l o t o f i n f o r m a t i o n c o u l d b e l o s t It s a l s o t r u e t h a t p e o p l e a r e f o r g e t t i n g

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ingsters in par t icu la r b e c o m e car th ieves so that they c a n m a k e m o n e y fast t h r o u g h se l l ing t h e e n cars -e a n d m o r e p e o p l e s e e m to be i n favour of hav ing bu rg la r a la rms insta l led in the i r h o m e s as a sns of deter r ing bu rg la rs Persona l ly I t h i n k that burg lar a l a r m s m a y deter s o m e o n e f r o m b r e a k i n g ut t hey c a n b e neut ra l ised by exper t burg la rs =re are m a n y r e a s o n s for t h e inc rease i n c r i m e T o b e g i n w i t h t h e h i g h u n e m p l o y m e n t ra le m e a n s : s o m e y o u n g p e o p l e m a y resor t t o c r i m e j u s t to g e t money People nowadays don t seem to care •ut mora ls w h i c h m e a n s that t h e y are m o r e l ikely to tu rn to c r i m e

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a n d w h a t d a n g e r s y o u can prevent

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Yes I d o I l ike t o keep i n f o r m e d a b o u t w h a t s g o i n g o n in t h e w o r l d I usua l l y w a t c h t h e news o n TV e v e n / e v e n i n g w h e n I g e t h o m e I real ise that w a t c h i n g the n e w s o n TV is qu i te a lazy w a y of f i nd ing o u t w h a t is g o i n g o n in t h e w o r l d b u t I prefer it as I g e t to k n o w w h a t s b e e n h a p p e n i n g m u c h m o r e q u i c k l y t h a n I w o u l d if I r ead a paper I a lso l ike w a t c h i n g all t h e i m a g e s a n d p i c t u r e s that a re s h o w n o n TV

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S B Yes a n d s o m e also have exclus ive c o v e r a g e of cer ta in i tems of n e w s SA H o w e v e r the re are d i f fe rences in t h e w a y n e w s is p r e s e n t e d TV s ta t ions usual ly have

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D o n t fo rget t o p u t s o m e safety p ins in y o u r f irst a id kit as y o u m i g h t n e e d t h e m t o ho ld d r e s s i n g s in p lace R e m e m b e r to take a s l i n g w i t h y o u just i n c a s e y o u b r e a k a n a r m a n d rt needs s u p p o r t Your f irst a i d kit s h o u l d a l s o c o n t a i n a n eye b a t h so y o u can c lean y o u r eye if y o u g e t s o m e t h i n g in it Your f i rst -a id kit m u s t c o n t a i n a b a n d a g e to s t r e n g t h e n a w e a k or i n j u red jo int Y o u m u s t have s o m e g a u z e w i t h y o u in c a s e y o u c u t yourse l f a n d y o u n e e d s o m e t h i n g t o s t o p t h e b l e e d i n g o r p r o t e c t t h e w o u n d Y o u m u s t h a v e s o m e antiseptic w i t h y o u to d is in fect the c u t

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8. ( S u g g e s t e d answer )

a) SA If I n e e d e d to o r g a n i s e a r e s c u e o p e r a t i o n m t h e m o u n t a i n s , I w o u l d s e n d a n e x p e r i e n c e d search party out to look for the missing p e o p l e

SB If the re w a s a lot of s n o w o n t h e m o u n t a i n w e c o u l d a lso use sniffer d o g s to look for t h e p e o p l e

b) SA (f s o m e p e o p l e h a d g o n e m i s s i n g at sea , I w o u l d try a n d c o n t a c t t h e m b y rad io SB That 's a g o o d idea I w o u l d a lso ca l l o u t t h e c o a s t g u a r d to g o in search of t h e boa t tha t

h a d s u n k or t h e p e o p l e w h o w e r e o n b o a r d

c) SA If t he re w a s a n e a r t h q u a k e I w o u l d o r g a n i s e a r e s c u e ope ra t i on to save a n y p e o p l e w h o may have b e e n t r a p p e d u n d e r r u b b l e

SB W e w o u l d use heat sens i t ive c a m e r a s a n d sniffer d o g s to locate their exact pos i t i on SA Bes ides that w e w o u l d a lso set u p rel ief cen t res t o he lp t h o s e w h o s e h o u s e s m a y have

b e e n d e s t r o y e d b y t h e e a r t h q u a k e

Speaking Test 10


P ictures A a n d B

• P ic ture A s h o w s a c a m e r a c r e w repo r t i ng a n event for te lev is ion It c o u l d be live c o v e r a g e Picture B s h o w s a y o u n g m a n r e a d i n g his n e w s p a p e r w h i l e w a i t i n g for the t r a m

• Persona l ly I usua l l y w a t c h t h e n e w s o n TV as I l ike t o b e i n f o r m e d of t h e latest n e w s of t h e d a y If I h a d t o rely o n n e w s p a p e r s for m y in fo rmat ion I w o u l d learn a b o u t events later t han I d o b y w a t c h i n g TV repor ts

• TV repor ts are a b l e t o s h o w y o u shor t f i lm f o o t a g e , w h e r e a s n e w s p a p e r s can on ly p r o v i d e y o u w i t h ind iv idua l p h o t o g r a p h s w h i c h have less i m p a c t N e w s p a p e r art ic les p r o b a b l y repor t i n fo rmat ion , b u t b e c a u s e of a l a ck of t i m e for r ead ing a n d t h e benef i ts of c o l o u r p ic tu re a n d s o u n d , TV repor ts p r o b a b l y in f luence m o r e p e o p l e than n e w s p a p e r s

• T h e m e d i a p lays a very i m p o r t a n t role in ou r l ife as it of fers us i n fo rmat ion a n d k n o w l e d g e , he lp ing t o s h a p e our v i e w s

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. p ic ture C s h o w s a s h o e m a k e r m a k i n g shoes b y h a n d P ic ture D s h o w s a m a n w o r k i n g o n a c o m p u t e r

. Yes t e c h n o l o g y p lays a b i g part in ou r lives W e n o w rely o n t e c h n o l o g y for every th ing w e d o f r o m g o i n g t o t h e b a n k t o h a v i n g a c h e c k u p at t h e d o c t o r s

. T e c h n o l o g y has b r o u g h t a b o u t a lot of c h a n g e s t o t rad i t iona l j o b s C o m p u t e r s a n d r o b o t s e n a b l e faster p r o d u c t i o n t i m e s l ead ing to t h e loss o f m a n y j o b s B a n k i n g p r o c e s s e s for e x a m p l e have b e c o m e faster a n d m o r e a c c u r a t e w i t h the u s e of t e c h n o l o g y a n d c o m p u t e r s y s t e m s

• Severa l everyday c h o r e s h a v e b e e n m a d e easier b y t e c h n o l o g y W e n o longer h a v e t o co l lec t w o o d t o m a k e a f i re t o c o o k over o r t o hea t u p i rons s o tha t w e c a n i ron o u r c l o t h e s

r t 3 ( S u g g e s t e d a n s w e r s )

• SA I w o u l d say tha t B is not a g o o d p lace to c a m p It is a s w a m p y area w h i c h m e a n s the re are p r o b a b l y g o i n g to b e m o s q u i t o e s a n d c r o c o d i l e s n e a r b y

S B O h y e s I a g r e e b u t I a lso d o n t th ink tha t t h e y s h o u l d c a m p at p o i n t C a l t h o u g h t h e r e is a hut the re They w o u l d b e near r o c k y te r ra in w h i c h w o u l d b e d i f f icu l t t o c r o s s if t hey s a w a r e s c u e t e a m l o o k i n g for t h e m near t h e w r e c k T h e y m a y not b e a b l e t o get t o t h e s e a i n t i m e to b e r e s c u e d

SA A n d p o i n t D is t o o near t o w h e r e t h e sharks are They w o u l d n t b e ab le t o g o f i sh ing a n d a r e s c u e a t t e m p t w o u l d b e m a d e m o r e di f f icult

SB S o l s u p p o s e p o m t A i s t h e b e s t p l a c e t o c a m p T h e y w o u l d be she l te red in t h e w o o d s a n d t h e y c o u l d m a y b e even cut d o w n t h e trees t o m a k e huts t o l ive in A n d they w o u l d b e a b l e t o s e e if a n y b o d y a p p r o a c h e d t h e w r e c k t o s igna l for h e l p

• SA I s u p p o s e they w o u l d h a v e t o b u r n w o o d t o k e e p w a r m a n d t o c o o k t h e f i sh t h e y c a t c h S B Yes a n d they m i g h t b e a b l e t o gather s o m e f resh fruit f r o m t h e t rees as wel l SA I s u p p o s e t h e y would wash themselves a n d the i r c lo thes in the s t r e a m or in t h e sea S B O h a n d t h e y w o u l d n e e d d r i n k i n g water t o o Y o u c a n t d r i n k s e a w a t e r after al l

irt 4 ( S u g g e s t e d a n s w e r s )

• SA Rad ios r a d a r s a n d h e i i c o p t e r s a r e u s e d t o r e s c u e p e o p l e c a u g h t i n s n o w s t o r m s t r a p p e d u n d e r r u b b l e in e a r t h q u a k e s a n d lost at sea

SB Yes a n d in e a r t h q u a k e s heat sensit ive c a m e r a s a n d sniffer d o g s are u s e d to locate t r a p p e d p e o p l e

SA A n d at sea c o a s t g u a r d s are ca l l ed o u t to r e s c u e d r o w n i n g p e o p l e

• SA A first a id kit s h o u l d c o n t a i n a s l ing a n e y e b a t h a n d s o m e g a u z e SB Yes a n d it s h o u l d a l s o c o n t a i n a b a n d a g e s o m e safety p i n s a n d s o m e ant isept ic S A ! t p robab (yought toconta insomesc<s5ors )ust in case y o u n e e d to c u t t h e c l o t h e s off a n i n j u red

pe rson

a) SA If I were s t r a n d e d o n a m o u n t a i n I w o u l d t ry t o f i nd a safe p l a c e t o s p e n d t h e n ight S B If f c o u / d n t f i n d a safe p lace i w o u l d m a k e a fire t o k e e p m e w a r m a n d k e e p w i l d an ima ls a w a y

f r o m m e

b) SA if 1 w e r e s t r a n d e d o n a n i s land 1 w o u l d first f i n d s o m e w h e r e sa fe t o c a m p S B Yes t h e n ! w o u l d l ook for s o m e t h i n g s t o eat a n d s o m e w o o d t o m a k e a f i re S A T h e n I w o u l d try to s i g n a l for h e l p if I s a w a s h i p o r a boat sa i l ing past

c) SA if | were s t r a n d e d o n a y a c h t I w o u l d rad io for he lp to t h e c o a s t g u a r d s S B But if t h e s e a w a s really r o u g h a n d it l o o k e d as t h o u g h w e w e r e g o i n g t o s ink t w o u l d p r o b a b l y

put o n m y life j acke t a n d j u m p off t h e y a c h t

FCE Listening and Speaking Skills 2 (or the Revised Cambridge FCE Exanmatfon^

i ig fe&r Speaking Test 11

Part 2 ( S u g g e s t e d a n s w e r s )


* B o t h p i c t u r e s s h o w d r f f e r e n t k i n d s o f s p o r t s I n p f c t u r e A t h e r e i s a s c e n e s h o w i n g p e o p i e p i a y i n g w h a t l o o k s l ike A m e r i c a n f o o t b a l l T h e p layers are heav i ly p a d d e d t o a v o i d in jur ies T h e y are w e a r i n g he lmets a n d face g u a r d s as w e l l In t h e p ic tu re o n e p layer has t h e bal l a n d t h e o thers are t r y i n g to take it f r o m h i m There is a referee s t a n d i n g to the left of t h e p layers O n t h e other h a n d , p ic ture B s h o w s a sol i tary a th le te Tunning o n a t rack, which c o u l d b e in a s t a d i u m There a re n o o the r runners in t h e p ic tu re s o t h e runner c o u l d be a long w a y in f ront or b e h i n d other runners Perhaps he is runn ing aga ins t t h e d o c k T h e r e i s n o p h y s i c a l c o n t a c t w i t h th is t y p e ot s p o r t B o t h s p o r t s are very c o m p e t i t i v e I w o u l d p re fe r to run rather t han to p lay A m e n c a n footba l l as I a m afraid of injury

* Spo r t is very i m p o r t a n t t o me I l ike to k e e p fit of c o u r s e but m o r e i m p o r t a n t t o m e is t h e fact that it s s o m e t h i n g I o f t e n d o w i t h m y f r iends W e like t o g e t together at w e e k e n d s a n d p lay f o o t b a l l We a lso p lay tenn is at the foca l tenn is c l u b a n d s w i m regularfy

• T o b e a s u c c e s s f u l s p o r t s m a n or w o m a n I t h i n k y o u w o u l d n e e d to be very competitive as well as b e i n g very fit S o m e s p o r t s requ i re a lot of phys ica l s t r e n g t h , o ther sports requ i re d i f ferent q u a l i t ies s u c h as s p e e d , a c c u r a c y o r f lexibi l i ty I a lso bel ieve tha t s p o r t s m e n a n d w o m e n w h o c o m p e t e at t h e h i g h e s t levels have to be very s i n g l e - m i n d e d a n d d e d i c a t e d to the i r s p o r t

Pic tures C and D

* B o t h p ic tu res s h o w s o m e f o r m of f a s h i o n In p ic ture C w e c a n see a y o u n g w o m a n w h o has s p i k e d a n d c o l o u r e d her hair She is a l s o w e a r i n g m a n y ea r r i ngs a n d a s t u d t h r o u g h hev lower l ip Her c l o t h e s are heavi ly s t u d d e d as w e l l I t h i n k she is m a k i n g a p e r s o n a l s ta tement a b o u t herse l f t h r o u g h her c lo thes H o w e v e r , in p ic ture D w e c a n see a fash ion m o d e l o n t h e ca twa lk s h o w i n g t h e s e a s o n ' s n e w f a s h i o n T h e d ress is ivory c o l o u r e d a n d l o o k s very e x p e n s i v e T h e d e s i g n is n o t t h e pe rsona l c h o i c e ot t h e m o d e l , b u t part of t h e d e s i g n e r ' s c o l l e c t i o n I prefer t h e f irst p icture , even t h o u g h it is a little b izar re I th ink it is i m p o r t a n t t o s a y s o m e t h i n g a b o u t yourse l f in y o u r choice o f c l o t h e s

* I prefer to w e a r c l o t h e s tha t say s o m e t h i n g a b o u t w h o a n d w h a t I a m That m e a n s tha t m y c l o t h e s d o not a lways f o l l o w t h e f a s h i o n s I try t o t a k e w h a t is f a s h i o n a b l e a n d persona l i ze it m s o m e w a y

* Y e s l d o They have far t o o m u c h in f luence o n w h a t p e o p l e w e a r Too m a n y p e o p l e s p e n d t o o m u c h money so that they can b e f a s h i o n a b l e A s t h e fashions change every season , t h i s b e c o m e s very e x p e n s i v e Moreover , p e o p l e b e c o m e very c o m p e t i t i v e a n d t ry t o o u t d o e a c h o the r I 'd l ike t o s e e p e o p l e w e a r i n g m o r e ind iv idua l f a s h i o n s i n s t e a d of t h o s e tha t t h e f ash ion indust ry d ic ta tes

* A l t h o u g h w e o f ten d o j u d g e p e o p l e b y w h a t they wear , I d o n ' t th ink w e s h o u l d A s l o n g as p e o p l e ' s c l o t h e s are c l e a n , w e s h o u l d b e sat is f ied After al l their i n c o m e a n d their b o d y s h a p e o f ten d e t e r m i n e w h a t p e o p l e wear , a n d w e s h o u l d not j u d g e t h e s e t h i n g s


SA There are a c o u p l e of f i lms su i tab le f o r a n e i g h t - y e a r - o l d B o t h F lubber a n d 101 Da lmat ians are g o o d f i lms They re f u n n y a n d fu l l of a d v e n t u r e a n d s p e c i a l ef fects 101 Da lmat ians has a m o r e be l i evab le s to ry l ine , t h o u g h

SB That 5 t rue , b u t w h a t a b o u t th is o n e w i t h R o w a n A t k i n s o n as Mr B e a n 7 He s s u p p o s e d t o b e very funny

SA Not every b o d y l ikes h i s b r a n d of h u m o u r t h o u g h Personal ly , I th ink h e s m o r e su i tab le for a n o lde r a u d i e n c e say a t e e n a g e r

SB ( h a v e t o d i sag ree w i t h y o u there , 1 t h i n k t e e n a g e r s prefer s o m e t h i n g w i t h a b i t m o r e a c t i o n , l i ke A r m a g e d d o n or e v e n H i g h l a n d e r B o t h of t h e s e are ful l of a c t i o n a n d are real ly e x c i t i n g A r m a g e d d o n w o u l d b e great I w a s s i t t ing o n t h e e d g e of m y seat w h e n I s a w it

SA A n d for a 35 - yea r -o ld , h o w a b o u t a s c i e n c e f ic t ion f i lm W e ve g o t 2001 A S p a c e Odyssey , w h i c h is a classic, a n d w e ve a l s o g o t S ta rga te

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S B I t h i n k w e s h o u l d def in i te ly c h o o s e t h e f irst It is a n a m a z i n g f i lm a n d it really g ives y o u s o m e t h i n g to th ink a b o u t S ta rgate is g o o d but p e r h a p s not really su i tab le f o r th is a g e group

SA Y o u re r ight A n d for t h e 65 year o l d w e c o u l d c h o o s e e i ther G o n e w i t h t h e W i n d or A m a d e u s B o t h are exce l len t f i lms ful l of hear t

SB Yes but I t h i n k eve ryone tha t a g e has seen G o n e w i t h t h e W i n d at least o n c e a l ready SA That s t r u e A m a d e u s w o u l d b e a better c h o i c e B e s i d e s b o t h t h e a c t i n g a n d the m u s i c are

fantast ic

SB Yes a n d so a re t h e c o s t u m e s

\ ( S u g g e s t e d a n s w e r s )

S A I e n j o y w a t c h i n g a c t i o n f i lms w i t h lots of car c h a s e s a n d t h i n g s l ike that Pol ice d r a m a s are g o o d t o o

S B Really ' I prefer t o w a t c h s c i e n c e f ic t ion f i lms I ve s e e n a l l t h e Star Trek f i lms a n d I h a v e al l t h e v i deos f r o m t h e TV ser ies

SA No n o t real ly S o m e t i m e s y o u n e e d t h e v i o l e n c e t o m a k e t h e s tory l ine c red ib le S B I d o n t a g r e e I th ink t h e r e s far t o o m u c h v io lence in f i lms a n d it c o u l d in f luence c h i l d r e n to

b e v io lent t h e m s e l v e s SA There s p l e n t y of v i o l ence in t h e d a i l y n e w s b u t y o u w o u l d n t s t o p c h i l d r e n f r o m w a t c h i n g

t h e n e w s w o u l d y o u 9

S B Yes I w o u l d if I t h o u g h t it w a s unsu i tab le S o m e s c e n e s a re far t o o g r a p h i c for c h i l d r e n t o w a t c h

SA N o t very o f ten I t h i n k v i d e o s are m u c h bet te r b e c a u s e y o u c a n w a t c h t h e m as m a n y t i m e s as y o u l ike

S B I g o to t h e c i n e m a near ly every w e e k If there is a f i lm o n that I l ike I I I w a t c h it m o r e t h a n o n c e at d i f ferent c i n e m a s I saw Star Trek four t imes '

SA I t h i n k s p e c i a l ef fects m a k e all t h e d i f fe rence T h e fantastic can become believable w i t h spec ia l ef fects

S B But d o n t y o u t h i n k tha t all t h e s e ef fects c o m e at t h e e x p e n s e of t h e p lot? SA Wel l s o m e t i m e s p e r h a p s H o w e v e r genera l l y s p e a k i n g t h e p lo t b e c o m e s m o r e be l ievab le S B I m sorry I j us t c a n t ag ree w i t h y o u M o r e o v e r the c h a r a c t e r s are m o r e plast ic They d o n t

s e e m real anymore SA I t h i n k w e II have to ag ree to d i s a g r e e

Speaking Test 12

t ( S u g g e s t e d a n s w e r s )

; tures A ana B

B o t h p i c t u r e s h o w d i f f e r e n t m e a n s o f t ranspo r t Picture A s h o w s w h a t lookshkeacity c e n t r e a n d t h e r e are t r a m s b e i n g u s e d as p u b l i c t r a n s p o r t T h e t r a m s a p p e a r to run o n tracks in the m i d d l e of t h e road B e c a u s e p e o p l e are u s i n g t h e t r a m s t h e r e are n o t s o m a n y individual cars o n t h e road P ic ture B s h o w s w h a t s e e m s to be a v a n o r a four w h e e l dr ive b e l c h i n g out clouds of b l a c k s m o k e as it t rave ls a l o n g a c o u n t r y r o a d Publ ic t ranspo r t is m u c h c leaner because trams t ro l leys b u s e s a n d t r a m s c a n car ry m a n y p e o p l e at o n c e T h e p e r s o n in p icture B however is b e i n g very i n c o n s i d e r a t e b y dr iv ing a veh ic le tha t is in s u c h p o o r c o n d i t i o n A l t h o u g h individual ca rs are c o m f o r t a b l e a n d c o n v e n i e n t p u b l i c t r a n s p o r t h e l p s t o k e e p traff ic c o n g e s t i o n d o w n as wel l as p r o t e c t i n g t h e e n v i r o n m e n t I prefer t o t ravel by car b e c a u s e I can g o wherever I w a n t w h e n e v e r I w a n t I c a n also s t o p w h e n I feel l ike it t o t a k e a b reak I k n o w that cars a re m o r e expens ive a n d c a u s e po l l u t i on H o w e v e r they a re a lso very c o n v e n i e n t

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* A h u n d r e d years a g o m o s t traff ic w a s horse -d rawn a n d t h e m o s t re l iab le form o f t r a n s p o r t w a s t h e s team- t ra in At tha t t ime , cars w e r e sti l l a ranty a n d m o v e d very s l ow ly Gradua l l y , p e t r o l - p o w e r e d cars m o t o r b i k e s a n d t ruck have r e p l a c e d horse -d rawn veh ic les At t h e s a m e t i m e , t h e s p e e d of the n e w veh ic les has inc reased T h e s e days , new w a y s of p o w e r i n g cars s u c h as gas e lectr ic i ty a n d even so lar p o w e r are b e i n g d e v e l o p e d

* Very i m p o r t a n t W e rely o n t h e va r ious f o r m s of t r a n s p o r t a t i o n in o rde r t o survive in t h e m o d e r n w o r l d W e need t o be at w o r k or s c h o o l b y a cer ta in t i m e not to m e n t i o n all of ou r f ree t i m e activit ies

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* B o t h p ic tu res s h o w dif ferent c l i m a t i c c o n d i t i o n s Picture C s h o w s w h a t c o u l d b e a t rop ica l i s land w i t h p a l m t rees g r o w i n g d o w n to t h e b e a c h Th is k i n d of e n v i r o n m e n t c a n b e f o u n d i n t h e t rop ica l pa r ts o f t h e w o r l d w h e r e t h e c l i m a t e i s h o t a n d h u m i d T h e p i c t u r a i t s e l f s h o w s a c a l m . s u n n y d a y However , t h e p a l m t rees are p o i n t i n g out towards the sea, which shows t ha t this a rea s o m e t i m e s has very s t r o n g w i n d s On t h e o t h e r h a n d , p icture D s h o w s h g h t e n i n g f l a s h i n g m t h e s k y a b o v e a c r o w d e d c i ty It c o u l d b e a t h u n d e r s t o r m a n d it l ooks q u i t e terr i fy ing The first p ic tu re m a k e s m e feel c a l m a n d re laxed , p e r h a p s b e c a u s e it is t h e k ind of p l a c e 1 w o u l d l ike to g o for a ho l iday O n t h e o the r h a n d , t h e s t o r m is f r i g h t e n i n g

* Wel l , if it is a du l l , miserab le , ra iny day , t hen I feel du l l a n d m i s e r a b l e t o o Br igh t s u n n y d a y s g ive m e a lift a n d I a m m u c h happ ier

* M y favour i te s e a s o n is def in i te ly t h e s p r i n g w h i c h s igna ls a d ramat ic w e a t h e r c h a n g e a n d a burs t of g r o w t h a n d c o l o u r f r o m all t h e w i l d f l owers l love t o see t h e n e w g r o w t h in t h e t rees a n d t h e b l o s s o m s all a r o u n d

* Yes , I h a v e M y h o m e t o w n exper iences severe t y p h o o n s every year The re are very heavy rains a n d s t r o n g w i n d s M a n y t rees are u p r o o t e d a n d h o u s e s a re d e s t r o y e d I s u p p o s e w e s h o u l d g e t u s e d to it, b u t it st i l l scares m e I a m a l w a y s a f ra id tha t m y h o u s e wil l be d e s t r o y e d


SA I t h i n k that s o m e w h e r e in t h e c i ty w o u l d b e best for t h e y o u n g m a n That w a y , he' l l b e c l o s e to eve ry th ing H o w a b o u t this one with the b a l c o n y 9

S B We l l , it l o o k s great , but 1 t h i n k it l o o k s a l i t t l e e x p e n s i v e tor a y o u n g p e r s o n 1 t h i n k a smal le r f lat in a b l o c k w o u l d b e better Tha t w a y , he c o u l d a lso g e t to k n o w s o m e of t h e o t h e r p e o p l e m t h e b u i l d i n g

SA Yes, tha t s t rue A n d for t h e y o u n g fami l y w i t h t h e b a b y ( s u g g e s t th is h o u s e w i t h t h e p o o l There 's lots of s p a c e , a n d a b i g g a r d e n , so t h e w h o l e fami ly wi l l b e a b l e to e n j o y their h o m e

SB No , I 'm af ra id I have to d i sag ree w i t h y o u T h e s w i m m i n g p o o l is qu i te d a n g e r o u s for a n y o n e w i t h smal l c h i l d r e n ' No, I t h i n k th is smal le r h o u s e w o u l d be t h e bes t p l a c e It s sti l l a s m a l l fami ly , so they d o n ' t n e e d a real ly b i g h o u s e However , the re ' s a lso lo ts of s p a c e in t h e y a r d w h e r e t h e y c o u l d p lay o u t s i d e

SA We l l actua l ly I t h o u g h t tha t t ha t h o u s e w o u l d b e per fect for t h e o lde r c o u p l e S B O h n o They l ike w a l k i n g , s o they ' l l p r o b a b l y l ike a n i c e c o t t a g e i n t h e c o u n t r y Th is o n e w i t h

t h e g a r d e n w o u l d b e per fect s o tha t they c a n a lso e n j o y g a r d e n i n g in the i r le isure t i m e it w o u l d b e a great c o t t a g e to retire in

SA Y o u re r ight A n d fo r t h e fami l y w i t h th ree ch i l d ren , I th ink t h e y w o u l d l ike t h e l a rge h o u s e w i t h t h e s w i m m i n g p o o l

S B R e m e m b e r w h a t \ sa id earl ier A s w i m m i n g p o o l w i t h o u t a f e n c e is d a n g e r o u s fo r a n y o n e w i t h ch i l d ren N o for that fami ly , t h e large h o u s e w i t h t h e g a r d e n w o u l d b e idea l

SA We l l , I 'm sti l l not sure if I a g r e e w i t h y o u '

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A I d love t o l ive in a large flat in t h e m i d d l e of t h e city It d o e s n t n e e d t o be luxur ious but it d o e s n e e d to be cent ra l a n d have a b a l c o n y

B That w o u l d n t su i t m e at a l l ' I prefer t o five o u t o f t o w n I d o n t m i n d c o m m u t i n g every d a y as l o n g as I k n o w that I have s o m e w h e r e peace fu l t o g o h o m e t o every n ight Ideal ly I d l ike to live in a large h o u s e w i t h a p o o l a n d g a r d e n

A I t h i n k t h e bes t p lace t o raise c h i l d r e n is out in t h e coun t ry The re s less po l lu t ion for a start a n d the re is p len ty of s p a c e a n d not m u c h traff ic

B There is m o r e for t h e m to d o in t h e c i ty t h o u g h They w o n t have t o t rave l to s c h o o l for a start a n d the re is lots more for them to d o after school

A Wel l in t h e c o u n t r y t h e air is c leaner the re is less traf f ic a n d of c o u r s e a lot less no ise There s a lso a lot m o r e s p a c e

B O n t h e o t h e r h a n d , t h e c i ty is s o m u c h m o r e in te res t ing There s a l w a y s s o m e t h i n g t o d o y o u d o n t h a v e t o t ravel far t o get t o w o r k a n d t h e s h o p s are h a n d y t o o There is a lso a w i d e var iety of t h i n g s to d o for en te r ta inment

A T h e ma jo r d r a w b a c k s of l iv ing in t h e c i ty are t h e no ise a n d t h e po l lu t ion B Yes a n d a lso it s m u c h m o r e expens ive A T h a t s t r u e b u t t h e c o u n t r y c a n a l s o b e e x p e n s i v e T h e r e is not a lot t o d o a n d the re is o f ten not

a great deal of choice in the s h o p s

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