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Speaker1:Here.Trythison.

Speaker2:Mascara?CanI?

Speaker1:Ofcourse.Peoplehavetotrythemake-uponbeforetheybuyit,don'tthey?

Speaker2:Iguessso.

Speaker1:It'lllookgoodonyou.YouwanttolookgoodforMark'spartytonight,don'tyou?

Speaker2:Tobe honest,Ireallydon’tfeellike goingouttonight.I’mexhausted.

Speaker1:Iknowwhatyoumean.MathswentreallyslowlythismorningandthenwehadaFrenchtest.

Thankgoodnessit’stheweekendandwecanhavealieintomorrow.

Speaker2:Ican’t.Ihavetoworkinthecafeinthemorning.

Speaker1:I’dliketoworkheresellingmake-up.Icomehereeverydayonmywayhome.Ifitwasopenin

themorning,Iwouldcomeherebeforeschoolforsomefreemascaraandlipstick!

Speaker2:AndMrsPeterswouldsendyoutothebathroomtowashitalloff!

Speaker1:That’strue.Letmelookatyou.Hey!Youlookgreat.You’regoingtobethestaroftheparty!

TWO

Boy: Mum,canIhaveaword?

Mum:Ofcourse.Whatisit?

Boy: Well,youknowmybandhavegotaconcertonSaturday?

Mum:Yes?

Boy: Well,Iwant tolookspecial.

Mum:Ohno.Youaren’tgoingtohaveatattoo,areyou?

Boy: No,no,butyouknowIhadmyearspiercedlastmonth.

Mum:Yes,withouttellingus.Yourdadstillcan’tbelieveit.

Boy: Well,IwaswonderingifIcanwearyourbigsilverearrings.YouknowtheonesyougotwhenyouwereaGoth.

Mum:Letmethinkaboutit.They’reveryspecial.Yourdadboughtthemforme.

THREE

Speaker:Sometimes,Iwonderwhat’swrongwith

the youngergeneration.Imean, Iadmiretheminsomeways.Theyareincrediblytolerantcomparedtopeopleinmydaybutwhydotheylooksoterrible?Itdoesn’tmatterwhatthenewfashionis,youngstersseemtofollowitblindly.Tattoos,piercings,clothesthatdon’tfit!IknowwehadweirdstyleswhenIwasyoungbutwelookednormalcomparedtosomekidstoday.MaybeI’mjustgettingold!

FOUR

Shopassistant:Goodafternoon,canIhelpyou?

Teenageboy: Yes,please.I’mlookingforsomeearrings.

Shopassistant:Right.Well,thesewouldlookgoodon

you.You’llneedtohaveyourearspierced,though.

Teenageboy: Oh,no!Theyaren’tforme.They’reformygirlfriend.

Shopassistant:Oh,Isee.Whataboutthese?

Teenageboy: They’reabitold-fashioned.Mymumwearsearringslikethat.

Shopassistant:Doesyourgirlfriendpreferlongorshortearrings?

Teenageboy: er…well.I’mnotsure.Long,Ithink.Hey,thesesilverskeletonsarecool.

Shopassistant:Areyousure,sir?Theyaren’tforeveryone.

Teenageboy: No,you’reprobablyright.Itellyouwhat.

Couldyou choosesomething forme?

FIVE

Speaker:Thisisawonderfuladvert.Youprobablyrecognizeit.It’sanadvertforsuncream.Hereweseetwoidenticalwomensittingbyaswimmingpool.

Theonlydifferenceisthatonehasanicetanandtheotherispale.However,lookmorecloselyandyou’llseethatisn’tthecase.Thetannedwomanhasslightlylonger,nicerhair.Sheisslimmerthantheotherwoman.Evenherswimmingcostumeisslightlymorestylish.Noneofthesedifferencesisnoticeableunlessyoureallylookclosely.It’sbrilliant

andreallyworks.I’dbuythissuncream.Wouldyou?

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Speaker:IhatethewayIlook!IstartedgoinggreywhenIwasatschool.WhenIleftuniversity,Istarted

dyingmyhairsono-oneatworkknowsmyrealhaircolour.They just thinkit’sa horrible orangebrowncolour!Sometimes,IwishIwasbaldsoIwouldn’thavetoworrysomuchaboutgreyrootsshowing.IfIstoppedusingthedye,though,thechangewouldbesosuddenthatpeoplewouldthink

Iwasseriouslyillandtherewouldbeallsortsofcommentsaboutit.

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Becky:Hi,Chris.How’syournewflat?

Chris: Hi,Becky.It’sOKbutIhavetosharearoom.Mike’sOKbutsometimesI’dliketobeonmyown.

Becky:Really?Igetlonelywhenmyfamilyareout.Hey!

How’sthehousework?

Chris: Notbad.Eachweek,wehavedifferentduties.So,thisweek,I’vegottodothecookingandwashingup.

Becky:That’sgreat.Myparentsshoulddothatwithmybrother.Doyoubothdowhatyou’resupposedto?

Chris: Yes,butIhavetotellMikeseveraltimes.Thisweekhehastocleanthebathroom.

Becky:And?

Chris: Well,Iwouldn’tcomeroundforabathifIwereyou!

Becky:Right!Whereistheflat?

Chris: It’sontheoutskirtsofthetown,bytheoldcarfactory.

Becky:Youdon’tlivethere,doyou?That’saterriblearea!

Chris: Whatdoyouexpect?I’mastudent.Anyway,areyougoingtomoveout?

Becky:Idon’tthinkso,no.Ievenfelthomesickonschooltrips.I’mgoingtostayathomeforafewmoreyearsandsaveasmuchaspossible.ThenI’llusethemoneyasadepositandbuysomewhereofmyown–andnotoutbytheoldcarfactory!Whataboutyou?Areyougoingtobuyaplacetolive?

Chris:I’venever thoughtabout it. Iwant to goabroadwhenIfinishmystudies.That’sasfarforwardasI’mthinkingatthemoment.

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Speaker:Right.Beforewestart,Iwantyoutolistenverycarefully.Thisisnotanormalclassroomandthisisnotanormallesson.Therearethingsinherethatcanbedangerousand things thatwe will do whichcanmakethemevenmoredangerous.Anyonewhoignoresordisobeystheruleswillbe toldtoleaveimmediately.Chemistrycanbeafascinatingsubjectbutonlyifyoutakecare.OK.Openyourbooksandwritethisdown…

TWO

Speaker:Iknowyoutryhardbut,ifyoudon’tmindmesayingso,Ithinkyou’ddobetterjustbyorganisingyourstudiesmoreeffectively.IfIwereyou,I’dtakeadayofftodayandmakearevisiontimetable.Ifyoufollowit,you’llknowthatyouarepreparedwhentheexamscomealong.Makesureyouplansomebreaks,too.Youhavetorelaxsometimes!

THREE

Speaker:Ifeelverystrangetoday.It’sthefirstdayofthenewschoolyearandhereIamonmywaytothebeachwithmyfriends,drivingslowlypasttheschoolgates.IsawMrsTaylor,myoldHistoryteacher,earlier.Shedidn’tsmile.Perhapsshe’sforgottenmealready.I’msogladthatuniversitydoesn’tstartuntilOctober.Theweatheristoogoodforstudying!

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Speaker:Goodafternoon.Thankyouforcoming.Asyouknow,theschoolisplanningsomemajorchangesfor thenext schoolyear.Oneidea thatwe wouldliketointroduceistoallowgirlstudentsforthefirsttimeinourhistory. Ofcourse,wewould liketohearyouropinionsonthisasitwillbeyoursonswhoareaffectedbyanychange.

FIVE

Speaker:IhateMondays.WestartwithdoublePhysicsandthenhaveMaths,English,FrenchanddoubleHistory.I’malwaystiredaftertheweekendandIjustdon’tunderstandPhysicsatall.That’swhyI’mhere,playing truant.I’llgoinathalfpastten.MrTaylor,theMathsteacherisalsomyformteacher.Ican’tskiphisclasses.

SIX

Speaker:I’vebeenatthisschoolforfiveyears.Fiveyearsofwearingthesameblackskirt,whiteblouse,blackjumperandgreenandbluestripedtie.Well,notanymore!I’m nowin the sixthform and,as longasIwearsomethingsmart,I’mfreetochoosewhateverstyleandcolour Ilike.Cool!

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Woman:Thankyouforcoming.Beforewestart,I’dliketofindoutalittlebitaboutyousocouldyoufillinthisformandgivemesomeideaofthekindofjobyouarelooking for andwhat experience you’ve hadinthepast?

Man: Willitreallybehelpful?

Woman:Ihopeso.IcanhelpyoutocreateaCV,searchforvacanciesononeofthecomputershereandfillinanapplicationform.Hopefully,there’llbe

somethingofinterestandwecanhaveyoubackinemploymentassoonaspossible.

Man: Ihopeso.I’mnotusedtobeingoutofwork.

TWO

Speaker:Whatwearelookingforissomeonewhoisabletoworkaspartofateamandtobeabletoworkunderpressure.YourCVindicatesthatyouhavethequalities andexperience weareinterestedin.CouldIjustaskyouaboutotherqualitiesyoupossess?Firstofall,doyoubelieveyouwouldmakeagoodmanagerand,ifso,why?

THREE

Speaker:Brothersandsisters.Wehaveputupwithfallinglivingstandardsforanumberofyears.Wehavetakenonextradutiesandwehaveseenourfriendsandcolleagueslosetheirjobs.However,this

latestofferisthelaststraw.Aonepercentriseinwageswhilstourshiftsareincreasedbyanhouraday?Weurgeyoutovoteagainstthisofferand

toconsidergoingonstrikeunlesswegetwhatwedemand.

FOUR

Youngman:Idon’tknowhow I’m goingto finda job whenIgraduate.Howdidyoudoit?

Woman: WhenI leftuniversity, Imoved to London.

Iappliedforhundredsofjobs.

Youngman:Howdidyousurvive?

Woman: Isignedonatajobagency.WhenIhadinterviews, IcouldchoosenottoworkbutapartfromthatIwassentalloverLondonanddideverythingfromcleaning tosecretarialwork.

Youngman:So,itwasagoodexperience?

Woman: Definitely. I think it was the range of jobs onmyCVwhichcaughttheeyeofmycurrentemployer.

FIVE

Speaker:Iworkedforforty-twoyearsandnevertookadayoffsick.ItwasphysicalworkbutIwasingoodcondition.Istillam.Ienjoyedbeingapartof

ateam of workers. When Iretired,ittook a longtimeformeto adjust.Ididn’treallyneedthesalarybutImissedtheworkandImissedthecompanyofmyworkmates.Ievenaskedformyoldjobbackbutthemanagerhadalreadytakensomeoneelseon.That’swhyIdovoluntaryworknow.Itgivesmylifesomepurpose.

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Speaker:Wehadameetingwiththecareer’sadvisoratschooltoday.Weeachhadfifteenminutes.Iwassurprisedhowmuchwewereabletodiscuss.Shetoldmehowtoprepareforaninterviewandhowtoactduringit.ShealsohelpedmewriteaCV.

IalreadyknewexactlywhatIwanttodoafterIleaveschoolsoshewasalsoabletogivemesomeadviceaboutthequalificationsIwillneedforasuccessfulcareerandwhereIcangetsomeworkexperience.

Ireallyenjoyedit andlearned alot.

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Max:Jess.Canyoudomeafavour?

Jess:What?

Max:I’vegotadatewithKellythisevening.Couldyouwalkthedogfor me?I wanttogetreadyand makemyselflooknice.

Jess:You?I’mtheonewhospendshalftheirlifeinthebathroom,notyou!

Max:Well,thisisspecial.Howaboutit?

Jess:WhatdoIget?

Max:Whatdoyousuggest?

Jess:OK,youlookafterDanonFridaywhenmumanddadgoout.Ihatebabysitting.

Max:OnFriday?Noway.IalwaysmeetmyfriendsonFridays.

Jess:Ithoughtyousaiditwasuptome!

Max:I’llbabysitonSaturday.

Jess:Er,Max.It’syourturnonSaturday.MumanddadaregoingtothetheatreandI’mgoingtoaparty.Ifyouwantmetohelpyoutoday,you’llhavetohelpme.

Max:But,a halfhourdogwalk forfourhoursbabysitting.

That’snotfair!

Jess:OK.Mylastoffer.Youtakethedogforawalkeverydaynextweek.Morningandevening,whatevertheweather.

Max:(reluctantly)OK,it’sadeal.Justwaituntilyouwantmeto doyou afavour.

Jess:Idid,lastmonth,remember.Iwantedtoborrowyouroldhatforafancydressparty.Youneverwearitbutyoudidn’tletme.

Max:Ilovethathat!ItwasapresentfromNicole.

Jess:Sylvia.

Max:Alright,Sylvia.Butitwasapresent.Anyway,let’snothave arownow.The dog wants togo out and I’vegottogetreadyformydate.

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Anna:Paul,whatshallweprepareforthemealonSaturday?Howaboutsomethingtraditionallikealegoflamboraroastchicken?

Paul: Well,I’msurethey’dlovebothbut,ifIwasgoingtoeatatsomeone’shouse,I’dliketotrysomethingthatI’venevereatenbefore.

Anna:Yes,butyoueatanything!IrememberthatoctopusyouhadinGreece.Yuk!

Paul: Itwasgorgeous.Howcanyousay‘Yuk’.Youdidn’teventryit!

Anna:Well,itlookedawful.

Paul: Anyway,Iwasn’tsuggestingoctopus.Ihavenoideahowtocookitorevenifyoucanbuyithere.Iwasthinkingofacurry.

Anna:(happier)Ohright.Thesupermarkethasgotaniceselectionofsaucesinjars.IliketheKormasauce.Itisn’ttoohotandit’slovelyandcreamyandverytasty.

Paul:No!Notoutofajar.IwaslookingatsomerecipesontheInternet.Here,look.Weneedginger,currypowder,chilli,cu…

Anna:Waitaminute.I’msurethesespicesarealllovelybutI’veneverevenheardofsomeofthem.

Paul: TheIndiangrocersellsallofthem.

Anna:Butitwilltakeages.You’llbeinthekitchenallSaturday.

Paul: No,Iwon’t.I’llprepareeverythingthenightbeforeandlet theflavours getinto themeat. OnSaturday,wejustneedtoheatitupandcooksomerice.So,I’llbefreetochatand…

Anna:Vacuumthefloorandcleanthebathroom.

Paul: Oh,right.Yes.Great.

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ONE

Speaker:IwasatthenewshoppingcentreonFriday.Canyouputyourheadbackabit?Lovely.Therearesomanyshops.Therearecafesandcinemas.Oh,

sorry.Wasthatyourear?Thepricesarequitehigh,though.Iwon’tbebuyingmyclothesthere.Right,finished.Youlookgreat.Thatstylereallysuitsyou.Justletmeputsomesprayonitbeforeyougooutintothewindandrain.

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Speaker:I’mnotagainstadvertisingbutsometimestheygotoofar.That’swhywe’dlikeyoutosignthispetitionagainstadvertsduringchildren’sTVprogrammes.It’sunfaironchildrenbecause theycan’tgetwhattheyseeandit’sunfaironparentsbecausethereissomuchpressureonthemtobuythings.Itwouldn’tbesobadifthethingsbeingadvertisedwerebooksorhealthyfoodbuttheyneverare.So,canwecountonyoursupport?Willyousignthis?

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Speaker:IwasintheshoppingcentrethismorningandwhenItriedtousemycreditcard,theshopassistant

said that it was stolen.I tried to phoneyourcustomerservicenumberbutno-oneansweredandthepolicecametoquestionme.Ihaven’treporteditstolen.WhatifI’dbeenonholidayin

aforeigncountry?I’mveryunhappywithwhathashappenedandIthinkIdeserveanexplanationandanapology.

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Speaker:Hi.Letmehelpyou.Firstofall,pressthisbutton.

That’sright.Nowyoucanstart.Putthefirstpackethereandmakesurethebarcodeisfacingdown.Whenyouhearthebeep,youwillsee

thepriceinformationonthescreenandyoucanputthepacketoverhere.Ifyouneedtoweighsomefruitorvegetablesorifyouhaveanyotherproblems,pleasecallme.I’llbeheresomewhere.Iknowitallseemsabitcomplicatedtostartwithbutit’sbetterthanqueuing,isn’tit?

FIVE

Speaker:Hi,Mum.It’sJessiehere.Mum,I’vejustfinishedwork.Wehadatrainingsessionwhichwasquiteinteresting.Anyway, I came to the shoppingcentreto get my haircut. I putmycardin thecashpointand themachine tookmycard.Idon’tknow whattodo.ThebanksareclosedonSaturdays.Should

Istayhereorcomehome?Whatifmycardcomesoutagainandsomeoneelsegetsit.Pleaseringbackwhenyoucan.

Track9

ONE

Speaker1:Jack.Whereareyou?

Speaker2:Imissedthe9amflight.Ihavetowaitforthe2pmflightwhichgetsinat4pm.

Speaker1:Youmeanyou’restillinMilan?

Speaker2:Yes.IwishI’dgonebytrainnow.ThenighttraingetsintoParisat8amandthetrainfromthereonlytakestwoandahalfhours.

Speaker1:Well,I’mattheairport.Doyouwantmetowait?

Speaker2:No!Ididn’tknowyouweregoingtomeetme.I’llcatchabusfromtheairport.Ishouldarriveby8pm,ifI’mlucky.

TWO

Speaker1:Hi.Whereareyougoing?

Speaker2:Exeter.

Speaker1:IcantakeyouasfarasDorchester.

Speaker2:Great.Thanks.It’sgoodtofindsomeonewhowillstop.I’vebeenhereforthreehours.InearlycaughtthebusbutI’mgladIwaited.

Speaker 1:IusedtodothesamewhenIwasyoung.

Icouldn’taffordtraintickets.

Speaker2:Really?IcouldgobytrainbutIfindpeoplewhostoptogiveliftssomoreinteresting.

Speaker1:Don’tyourparentsworryaboutyou?

Speaker2:AlittlebutIusedtohaveamotorbikeso,intheiropinion,anythingisbetterthanthat!

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Speaker:IworkinLondonbutIhaveto commute.Igetupathalfpastsixandcatchthe7.15train.Itonlytakesforty-fiveminutesbutthereareneveranyfreeseats.WhenwegettoLondonthereisamadrushfortheunderground.That’sevenmorecrowded.

I’dliketowalkbutit’stoofar.Luckily,Ihavetimebeforework tohave acoffeeandrelax.Atthe endofthe day,I sometimesgo outwith mycolleagues.ThenIcangohomeonaquietertrain.

FOUR

Speaker:IwenttoMoroccofromSpain.Ontheboat,Ihadtoqueueforanimmigrationcard.Itwasaboringwaytospendthejourney.Luckily,someonetoldmetogetanexitcardtoo.WhenIcameback,therewas

abigqueuetoleaveMorocco.Somepeoplehadn’tgot exitcards.When theyfinallyreachedthefrontofthequeue,theyhadtogoandgetone.Theyarguedangrilybutcouldn’tgetpasttheofficials.

Iwasveryrelievedtohavemycard.Someofthemmissedtheferry–thelastoneoftheday!

FIVE

Speaker 1:Excuseme,I’vebeenhereanhour.We’retiredandwe’llmissthetrainifwearen’tquick.

Speaker2:Wherehaveyoucomefrom?

Speaker1:FromLondon.Welandedanhourago.We’rewaitingfortworedsuitcases,onelarge,onesmall.Theyhavegreyhandlesandthestickersfromcheck-inofcourse.

Speaker2:Please,comewithmeandI’llfilloutamissingcasesform.Thisway.

Speaker1:Justaminute.Ithinkthoseareoursuitcases,onthatbeltoverthere.Howdidtheygetthere?Isn’tthereanysecurityinthisairport?

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Lisa: Iwenttosee‘TheFourthWorld’lastnight.

Mike:Ohyes?Whatdidyouthink?

Lisa: Well,Iwasabitconfusedactually.ThereweretoomanycharactersandIdidn’tunderstandtheending.Haveyouseenit?

Mike:No,butI’vereadthebook.Iknowwhatyoumean.IhadtoreadittwicebeforeIunderstoodwhatwasgoingon.Icanlendittoyouifyoulike.

Lisa: I’dlovetobutIreallyhaven’tgottimeatthemoment.

I’minaplayatschoolandeverysparemomentistakenupwithrehearsalsandlearningmylines.Ifeltguiltyaboutgoingtothecinemayesterday.

Mike:Whatplayisit?

Lisa: 'Macbeth'.

Mike:AreyouplayingLadyMacbeth?

Lisa: No,I’moneofthewitches.

Mike:(laughs)Greatcasting!Imustcomeandseeit.Whenisiton?

Lisa: InJune,attheendoftheschoolyear–ifwe’reready.TheboyplayingMacbethhasdroppedout.Theteacherwhoisdirectingtheplay istoostrictandcritical.Shedestroyedhisconfidence.She’sthesamewithallofus.

Mike:Youshouldhaveameetingwithherandtellher.She’sprobablymorenervous than youareanddoesn’trealise.

Lisa: That’snotabadidea.IthinkI’llsuggestittotherestofthecast.Idon’tgetit.She’sareallyniceteacherusually.

Mike:Well,I’dbetterbegoing.Ourbandneedsanewdrummerandwe’reinterviewingsomeoneinafewminutes.

Lisa: Goodluck.Ihopehe–orshe–isgood.

Mike:Thanks.Allthebestwiththeplaytoo.

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ONE

Speaker:Thematchhasfinishedandtheplayersarestillarguingwiththereferee.He’swarningthemthattheycanstillgetaredcard.HereintheTVstudios, we can see theincidentfromdifferentanglesandwecanseethattheplayerdivedbutthereferee can’tseethat.Hehastomake

animmediatedecision.He’swrongbutit’snothisfault.Unfortunately,professionalplayerssometimesforgettherulesoffairplay.

TWO

Speaker:Ican’tbelieveit.Ihaveneverrunsofastinmylife.IwasthinkingofgivingupsprintingandtakingupsomethingelsebutnowI’mgoingtoconcentrate

onthe100metresandthe200metres.Imighteventurnprofessionaloneday. Thebest thing isnot thatIfinishedfirstbutthatmytimewasthefastesteverbysomeonefromthisschool.I’mfamous!

THREE

Speaker:Whenpeopletakeuptennis,theysoonlearnhowtohittheballoverthenet.Theycangetquitegood.That’swhytheyaresocriticalofprofessionalswhomakemistakes.Theythinkweshouldbeperfect.Itrainforhourseveryday,I’mthethirdbestplayerin theworldbut I’mstillhuman. Theatmosphereinthestadiumaffectsme.SomedaysI’mjustnotfeelingahundredpercent.Peopleshouldbemoreunderstanding.

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Speaker:Runningamarathonisagreatfeeling.ItookuprunningabouttwentyyearsagoandI’vebeeninmanymarathons.I’mnotaprofessionalrunnerbutIloveit.However,whileIwouldrecommendittoanyone,itisimportanttotakecare.Peoplehavecollapsedandevendiedafterraces.Youmustdo

a lot of training first, starting withshorter distances,andyoushouldalsohaveacheckuptomakesureyouarefitenoughtotakepart.

FIVE

Speaker:Iplayedfootballformanyyearsuntilmykneesstartedhurtingtoomuch.SinceIgaveup,Ihavetried tofind somethingelse Icoulddo. Lastweek,Iboughtasetofgolfclubsandwentouttoplay.Itwasgreat.Iloveit.I’vebeentwicenowalthoughI’mnotverygood.IthinkImighthavebroken

arecordforthenumberofballslost!

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ONE

Girl: Howareyoufeeling?

Boy:Muchbetter.The doctor said I should be able to gohomenextweek.

Girl: That’sgreat.Howwastheoperation?

Boy:Everythingwentfine.WhenIwokeup,Ifeltabitdizzybuttherewasnopain.

Girl: So,you’llbebackatschoolsoon?

Boy:Nottoosoon.I’llhaveabouttwoweeksathomebeforeIgobacksothreeweeksfromnow.

Girl: You’llbebored.

Boy:NotasboredasIaminhere.There’snowifiinmyroom!

TWO

Boy: There’savirusgoingroundatschool.Therewereonly15peopleinmyclass.

Mum:Butyou’reOK?

Boy: Well,Idofeelabitsick,actually.MaybeIshouldstayofffora coupleofdays. Justuntilthe weekend.

Mum:Youfeelsick?

Boy: Yes,anddizzy.InfactIfeelreallybad.Ican’tconcentrateonmyhomework.IthinkI’llgotobedsoon.

Mum:That’sarealshame.Iboughtyourfavouritechocolatecake.Ohwell,IguessyourdadandIcaneatit.

Boy: Well,actually,I’mnotTHATbad!

THREE

Speaker:WhenIwasinGreece,Iwasbittenbyaspider.Ithurt butI’vebeen stungandbittenseveral timesinmy lifewithoutanyproblemssoIignoredit.Iwokeupinagony.Myarmwasveryswollen.Iputonsomeointmentandtookapainkiller.IwasinsuredbutIdidn’twanttospendmylastdayofholiday

inahospitalwaitingroom.WhenIgotbacktoEngland,my doctorgave mesome injectionsandnow,threemonthslater,there’sjustasmallredspottoremindmeofit.

FOUR

Speaker:Whatshouldyoudoifyoufeelillattheweekendbut itisn’tanythingtoo serious? Most clinicsonlyopenfromMondaytoFriday.Youcouldgotoanemergencyclinicandtry toseeadifferentdoctor,althoughitisoftenimpossiblebecause

ofthewaitinglists.Youcouldgotoahospitalbutthequeuesareevenworsethere.Inmyopinion,thebestthingtodoistogotoachemist’s,whereyouwon’thave to wait too long, and ask for somenon-prescriptionmedicine.Thenspendtherestoftheweekendinbed.

FIVE

Speaker 1:Shallwegooutsideforafewminutes?

Speaker2:Yes,OK.Thenursewon’tbebackforhalfanhour.

Speaker1:Doyouwantacigarette?

Speaker2:No.I’vegivenup.Mydaughterwasalwaysgoingonatmetostop.Andmyparentsbothdiedyoungbecauseofsmoking.I’mtryingtogetbetter,notworse.

Speaker1:You’renotherebecauseofsmoking.

Speaker2:IknowbutIdon’twanttohavetocomebackherewithsomethingmoreserious.Let’sgo tothecafeteriaand getacup oftea instead.

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Speaker:Ireadareportabout fructosetoday. Foodcompaniesclaimthattheirproductsarehealthierandmorenaturalwhentheyusefructose.That’sbecauseitisthesugarthatyougetinfruitorhoney.Someexperts,though,saythatitisamajorcauseofobesity.Itgoesstraightintoyourbloodstreamand,ifyouhavetoomuch,itturnstofat.That’s

whyyoushouldn’tdrinktoomuchfruitjuice.Yes,itcontainsvitaminCbutitalsocontainsalotofsugar.

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ONE

Speaker:Now,Idon’tknowifanyofyouhavebeenherebeforebut,intheserooms,youwill beableto seeanumberofelectronicgadgets.You’llprobablybesurprisedbythesizeofthemobilephones,which

aren’tverymobile,andthetelevisionscreens,whichareverysmall.Someoftheitemsdatebackto

thenineteenthcentury.Yourteacherhasaskedmetogiveyouthesequestionsheetstofillinsoyoucandiscussyourvisitinyournextlesson.So,shallwestart?

TWO

Speaker:You’veseentheSMARTcomputerizedfridgemonitoronTVandnowyoucanbuyone.Themonitorsendswarningstoyourcomputerormobilephonewhenyoustarttorunoutoffoodinyourfridge.TheSMARTmonitoriseasiertousethanother monitors, it hasmorefunctions and it ischeaper.Infact,itmakesotherfridgemonitorslooklikemuseumexhibits.Availableonlineorfromallgoodelectronicshops.

THREE

Speaker:I bought thisinteractivewhiteboardfromyou lastmonth.It’sbeennothingbuttroubleeversince.Mylessonshavebeenanightmareasitkeepsbreakingdownand thechildrengetrestless.Inyouradvertisement,yousaidIcouldchangeitforabettermodelforfreeifIhadanyproblemswithitbutyourassistanthasjusttoldmethatIcan’t.EitheryouhonourouragreementorIwillcontacttheTVshow‘ConsumerAffairs’.

FOUR

Speaker:TheDynaTACmobilephonewasthefirsttobemadecommerciallyavailable.Itwas25cmtall,notincludingitsantenna,anditweighed790g.Asyoucansee,itwasn’tverymobile.Thebatteryonlyallowedthirtyminutesoftalkingtimebeforeitneededtobechargedandtheprice?Thecost,in1983,wasanastonishing$3995.Ontoday’s

programme,wearegoingtolookattheoriginsofthe mobilephone,which canbetracedback muchfurther,toGermanyin1918.

FIVE

Speaker:Nigel,it’sMax.Stopwatchingthetelevision.Thisisimportant.DoyouremembertheCDswetriedtoreturntotheshopbecausetheywerescratched?Youcomplainedbuttheyrefusedtorefundourmoney.Well,I’mheredoinganexperimentand

Ijustspiltsomechemicalsononeofthem.WhenIlookedatit,thescratches haddisappearedanditplayedperfectly.ItriedagainwiththreemoreCDswiththesameresult.IthinkI’veaccidentallyfound amagicCDrestorer.Wejust needagoodadvertisingsloganandwecanmakeafortune!Comequicklyandletmeshowyou.

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Man: Anotherexpensiveelectricitybill!

Woman:Weshouldgetsolarpanelsfittedtotheroof.

Man: It’snotsunnyenoughhere.Anyway,theywouldcostafortune.

Woman:Theydon’thavetobeexpensiveandtheyaremoreefficientthanyouthink.Theyworkquitewellevenwhenitiscloudy.

Man: And whataboutthe cost?Tenthousand poundsormore,Iwouldimagine.

Woman:Well,I’vereadaboutacompanythatgivesyouthe panels and puts them up forfree.

Man: Impossible!

Woman:No,itisn’t.Look,I’llshowyouthewebsite.See.

They’vealreadyfittedpanelsonover25,000homesinBritain.

Man: Butwhywouldtheydothat?

Woman:Well,thegovernmentwantsusalltomoveawayfromusingfossilfuels,right.So,theypaypeopletoproduceelectricityfromsolarpanels.So,yougetfreeelectricityforyourownuseand,ifyougeneratemoreelectricitythanyouneed,youcansellitbacktothegovernment.

Man: Whatacrazyidea!ButIstilldon’tunderstandwhyacompanywouldgiveusfreesolarpanels.

Woman:Theyget themoneyfromthe extraelectricity. Afterafewyears,itpaysforthepanelsand,afterthat,theyearnmoney.

Man: Isee.Sowewouldn’tearnanythingourselves?

Woman:No, butwe’dhavemuchlowerbills. Fornothing.

Man: Right.Let’sphone them andask themto putthepanelsup.

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ONE

Speaker:Thepromisesthisgovernmentmadebefore

theelectionwerecompletelyuntrue.Wagesarefalling,taxesaregoingupandunemploymentisatarecordhigh.Thishasledtoanincreaseincrimeandattacksonimmigrantswhoarebeingunfairlyblamedfortheseproblems.That’swhywearecallingonallourmemberstocomeoutonstrikenextFridaytoshowourleadersthatwehavehadenough!

TWO

Speaker:Manypeopleareworriedaboutrisingcrimeratesandthatisunderstandable.However,wearewinningthebattle.Lastyear,wemademorearreststhaneverbeforebutnotbecausecrimeratesaregoingupbutbecausewearenowabletofindcriminalsmoreeasilyusingscientificadvances.

THREE

Speaker:Wehaveseenpeoplelosetheirjobs.Wehaveseenhugenumbersofimmigrantstakingthejobsof

ourowncitizens.Wehaveseenhomelessnessandincreasesincrimes.Thepartyinpowerhavedonenothingforthepeopleofthiscountrybutwewill.Voteforus,voteforabetterfuture.

FOUR

Speaker:Ladiesandgentlemen.Youhaveheard

theevidence.YouknowthatMrEngletonhasbeeninprisonbefore.However,youhavealsoheardtwoalibis.I’msureyouwillagreethatitwouldbeveryunfairtofindsomeoneguiltyandsentencethemtotimeinprisonforacrimethatwecan’tbesuretheycommitted.

FIVE

Speaker:Iamveryhappyhere.SinceIarrived,Ihavefoundaplacetolive,IhavegotajobandIhavemademanyfriends.ImissmyhomecountrybutIamdeterminedtomakeasuccessofmynewlife.Myonlyworryisforthesafetyofmywifeandchildren.Therearetoomanyburglariesandtheftshere.

Track16

Adam:Hi,Cathy.Whatdidyouthinkofthemathstest?

Cathy:Nottoobad.Itwasdifficultbutweallknewitwouldbe.

Adam:Well,IknowMrStevenslikessettinghardtestsbutthatwasmuchworsethanusual.Icouldn’tbelieveit.Itwasimpossible.

Cathy:Ithinkwebothknowthereasonforthat.

Adam:Whatdoyoumean?

Cathy:Well,youdidn’tstudyforit.Youknowhowimportantthesetestsarebutyoustillcouldn’tbebothered.Youjustdon’tcare.

Adam:ButIdocare.SometimesIdon’tknowwhat’swrongwith me.I mean,Iknow Ineedto getgoodresultsbutotherthingsjustseemtogetinthewayofstudying.NowI’vegottwoweeksofnail-bitingbeforeIfindouthowIdid.Youmustbenervoustoo.

Cathy:Notreally.Foronething,IthinkIdidalright.Themainreason,though,isthatI’mgoingtodramaschoolnextyear.I’vealreadybeenacceptedsonothingcanstopmenow,notevenbadmarks.

Adam:Butyoustillalwaystryyourbest!You’reamazing!

Cathy:Well,tosaveyouworryingfortwoweeks,whydon’twecomparewhatwewroteinthetest?

Adam:Noway!Ineverdothat.It’stoodepressing.No,I’dratherwaitfortheresults.NowI’mgoingtorelax.PlayafewcomputergamesandwatchaDVD.

Cathy:Waitaminute.It’smethat’sjustfinishedmylasttest.

You’vegothistorytomorrow.

Adam:Ohyes,Iforgotaboutthat.

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ONE

Speaker:Todaywasmyfirstdaywithajobagency.Iwassenttoahotelandmyjobwastowashdishesandtotidyuptherestaurantaftermeals.ItwassurprisinglyenjoyableandIworkedhardandlearnedquickly.

IthinkIwasagoodadvertfortheagencybecausethewomanwhotrainedmesaidIwasthebestworkerthey’dhadallyear.I’mgoingbacktheretomorrow.Great!

TWO

Speaker:Iusedtoworkinanoffice,trainingnewstaffandshowingthemaround.Lastmonth,though,my manager told me Iwasn’tneededanymore.

Icouldn’tbelieveit.Ididn’twanttobeunemployedsoI signedon witha jobagency.It’sbetter thannothingbutIdon’tlikegoingtodifferentplaceseveryday.Inevergettoknowanyoneandit’stiringhavingtolearnnewthingseveryday.

THREE

Speaker:Ourcompanyusesalotofagencyworkers.It’sgoodinawaybecausewhenweneedpeoplewecangetthemandwhenwedon’tneedthem,

no-onelosestheirjob.Theagencyjustsendsthemsomewhereelse.ThemainproblemisthateverydaythereissomeonenewwhoIhavetoshowwhattodo.It’sexhaustingbecausetherearealways

afewproblemstosortout.

FOUR

Speaker:Ifyouareyoung,flexibleandhaven’tyetdecidedonapermanentcareer,thenitmaybeagoodideanottolookforafull-timejob.Workingforanemploymentagencyoffersseveralbenefits.

Firstly,variety.Itcanbeboringandtiringdoingthesamethingeveryday.Doingdifferentthingskeepsyoufreshandinterestedand,ofcourse,youcanneverbemadeunemployed.Justchooseyouragencycarefully.Somearebetterthanothers.

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ONE

Sue: Hi,Rob.How’sitgoing?

Rob:(speakingandeatingatthesametime)Fine,thanks.

Doyouwantasandwich?Sue: No,thanks.I’vejusteaten.Rob:Really?When?

Sue: Ihadacakeatmycomputer.

Rob:Don’tletMrJohnsonseeyou.Hehatespeopleeatingattheirdesks.

Sue: IknowbutIdidn’thavetimeforabreaktoday.Anyway,MrJohnsonlefttheofficeafterlunchanddidn’tcomeback.

Rob:Really?NowIknowwhyeveryonewassorelaxed!AndIwas workinghardall afternoon!Oh well, nevermind.Right,I’vefinished.Ifeelbetternow.Timetogohome.CanIgiveyoualiftanywhere?

Sue: No,it’sOK.I’vegotmybike.

Rob:OK,seeyoutomorrow.

Sue: Yeah,bye.

TWO

Speaker:It’snotfair.IwanttogooutbutmumsaysIcan’t.

I’vetriedtohelpherasmuchaspossible.Shedoesn’tevenhavetocookdinnerformenowthatI’vegotapart-timejobinarestaurant.Todayismyfirstfreedayoftheweek.TheproblemisthatmumanddadaregoingoutandI’vegottostayinwithmyyoungerbrotherJackandmakesureheeatshisdinnerandtidieshisroom.

THREE

Speaker:WeeklyWhirlisanewSundaytabloidnewspaperforpeoplewholovereadinggossipaboutcelebrities.Thepaperhaslotsofstoriesandphotosin it.Theproblemis thatsomeof thestoriesaren’ttrue.Sometimes,theseareprobablygenuinemistakesbut,often,itseemsthatthewritersaremakingthingsup.Itmeansthatthepaperalwayshasexcitingheadlinesbuthowmanypeoplearegoingtokeepreadingaworkoffiction,especiallywhentheycanfindsomuchontheInternetforfree?

FOUR

Speaker:It’smygrandmother’sbirthdaytoday.IusuallyforgetbirthdayssothisyearImadesureIbought

apresentingoodtime.Iwrappeditupandputitinmywardrobe.ThenIforgotallaboutit.Isentacardandaletterbutnotthepresent.MygrandmotherphonedmeearlierbutIwasout.IplannedtophoneherwhenIgothomebutIstarteddoingmyhomeworkanditslippedmymind.Nowit’s11p.m.andshe’llbeasleep.Ohwell,I’llsendheranemailandshe’llbeabletoreadittomorrow.

FIVE

Speaker:AnewhotelopensitsdoorsinLondontoday.TheSkylarkisthebiggesthotelinEuropewithover8,000rooms.Italsohassixgyms,fourswimmingpoolsandeighteenrestaurants.Roompricesstartat£185forasingleroomandgoupto£8,000foraluxurysuitewithitsowndiningroomandchef.Noteveryoneishappy,though,andthehotel’sownershavebeenforcedtoapologisetolocalresidentsandbusinessesforbuildingworkwhichhasgoneonsixmonthslonger thanexpected.

SIX

Sara: HiEllen.Ilikeyourskirt.

Ellen: Thanks,Sara!Whyaren’tyouwearingsomethingmorecasual?Didyouforgetthattodaywasanon-uniformday?

Sara: Nobutmymummademewearit.Shesaysthatif

Igo toschool, Ishould wearmy uniform.I hopeI’mnottheonlyone.

Ellen: Well,Ihaven’tseenanyoneelseinuniformyet!

What’sinyourbag?Achangeofclothes?

Sara: No.MymathsandEnglishbooks.

Ellen: There’sanexamtoday.

Sara: Iknowbutonlythismorning.We’vegotlessonsthisafternoon.

Ellen: Er,nowehaven’t.Didn’tyoureadthenote?Fromtwelve o’clock,we’refreeto dowhat wewant.

Sara: Really?Ididn’trealise.

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Interviewer:Hi,welcometoOurWorld,aweeklyprogrammeabout localevents andnews. NextMondayisEarthDay.Therewillbelotsofeventstakingplace inour city,andwe’ve gotHighSchoolstudent,JudyBaker,heretotellusaboutherinvolvementinthecelebrationsonthatday.Judy,goodmorning.

Judy: Goodmorning.

Interviewer:So,isyourschooldoinganythingforEarthDay?

Judy: Yes,therearelotsofthingshappening.Differentclassesareorganisingdifferentactivitiesandthewholeschoolishavingalittercollectionhourinthelocalstreets.

Interviewer:So,Iguessyou’regoingtobehelpingwithallofthat.

Judy: Actually,no.I’mamemberofthelocalEarthFriendsandwe’re organisingabigrecyclingeventinthetowncentreonthesameday.

Interviewer:So,you’renotgoingtobeatschoolatall?

Judy: Notthisyear,no.IwasplanningtobeatschoolbutIwon’tactuallybetheretotakepart.It’s

ashamebecauseit’llbealotoffunbutatleastIwas able to help them toprepareactivities fortheday.

Interviewer:Really?IknowEarthDayisimportantbutIhadn’tthoughtof itas afun day.

Judy: Oh,itcanbe.Itshouldbe.Werespondtonewideasbetterwhenwe’reenjoyingourselves.

That’sthe best wayto influence people inmyopinion.Therearelotsofdifferentactivitiesandeventsinthetowncentreforallagesfrompre-schoolchildrentoretiredpeople.Theplanetbelongstoallofus.

Interviewer:AndI’ll bepresentingmy showfromthetowncentrenextMonday,too.

Judy: Great!

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ONE

Speaker:Today’sspecials.Inourmeatsection,sausagesarenowhalfpriceandoven-readychickensareonsalefor50pakilo.Incakesandbiscuits,buyonepacketofchocolatecreamsandget asecond packetforhalf-price.Inthedairysection,low-fatyoghurtsarefourforapound. Theseoffersarefor todayonly.

TWO

Speaker:Theworstplacewasthebakerydepartment.Oursupermarkethadarealbakerywherewebakedourownbreadandcakes.Theywerecheapcomparedtolocalshopsandjustasgoodsowewerealwaysbusy.Itwasreallyhotandweneverstopped.Theonlygoodthingwasgettingfreebreadandcakestotakehomeattheendoftheday.

THREE

Speaker:Supermarketscanbegreatplacestoshopifyou’recareful.Trytorememberthe pricesof thingsyoubuyregularly.Sometimes,shopsputuptheirpricesandthenputthembackdowntowhattheywerebeforebutwithabig20%OFFsignonthem!

Anotherusefultip istotake acalculatorto seeifthebiggerpacketsreallyofferbettervaluethansmallerones.Theydon’talways.

FOUR

Speaker:PriceSavewouldliketothankalltheircustomersformakingthelastyearthemostsuccessfulever.

Wehavetakenonthirty-eightextrastaffandwerevotedbestvaluesmallshopoftheyear.Wearenowpleasedtobeabletotellyouthatweareopening

asecondPriceSaveinWorthingontheSeaViewhousing estatemakingiteasierformoreofyoutogetgreatvalueshoppingatPriceSave.

Track21

ONE

Boy:Thatsoundedgreat.AlmostlikeontheCD.

Girl:Ithoughttheguitarwasabitloud.

Boy:Really?Itsoundedfinetomebutyou’retheexpert.

Girl:They’veobviouslybeenpractising.Isawthemlastmonthandtheywereawful.

Boy:MostofthesongswerefromtheirCDsotheyknowthemverywellbynowandI’msurethey’vebeenrehearsingforthis.

Girl:That’strue.It’snoteasyplayingto50,000peopleinaparkwiththewindblowingandrainfalling.

TWO

Speaker:Areyouhard-working,organisedandenergetic?

Wouldyouliketoearngoodmoneyduring

thesummerholidays?Wehavetwentyvacanciesforyoungpeopleagedbetween16and21toworkat

aholidaycampduringJulyandAugust.Successfulapplicantswillbeexpectedtobeflexibleandbeabletoworklonghoursincludingeveningsand

atweekends.Inadditiontoyoursalary,youwillreceivefreemealsandaccommodation.Phone[phone]formoredetails.

THREE

Speaker:Mariawashungry.Asshewalkedalongtheroad,shecouldsmellpizzascooking.Thesmellofcheesealmost knocked her over buttherewas no point instopping.Herpocketswereempty.Shewouldhavetoseewhattherewasathome.Notpizza,thatwasforsure.Eveniftherehadbeensome,herbrotherwouldn’thaveleftherany.Maybehermumhadcooked.‘Please,Luke,ifmumdidcooksomething,don’teatitall’shethoughttoherself.Then,another thoughtcameinto herhead.Whatif Lukehadcooked?No.Thatwouldneverhappen!

FOUR

Woman: Goodmorning,sir.CanIhelpyou?Man: Yes.Iboughtthismicrowaveyesterday.Woman: Yes?Istheresomethingwrongwithit?

Man: I’mnotsure.Ireadtheinstructionsbutitdidn’tcookthefoodIputinit.Ievenlookedon

theInternetformoreinformationbutIcouldn’tfindany.It’sprobablyjustme.

Woman: Letmesee.…oh,yes.Isee.Thetimerisn’tworking.Wouldyoulikearefundoranewmicrowave?

Man: IthinkIshould tryanotherone toseeifI cangetittoworkthistime.

Woman: OK,justaminute.I’llgoandgetone.

FIVE

Boy:So,howwasit?

Girl: Great.Itwaslikebeingonholiday.

Boy:So,you’reafluentFrenchspeakernow,areyou?

Girl: No,butIspokenothingbutFrenchthewholetime.

Michel’sfamilyweregreatandhelpedmealot.

Boy:So,whenisMichelcominghere?

Girl: InOctober.Ican’twait.He’llbeherefortwoweeksandI’llbeabletospeaktohiminEnglish.

Boy:Ihopehelikesourschool.

Girl: I’msurehewillalthoughtheirswasbrilliant.Theirlanguagelaboratorywasamazing.

SIX

Speaker:Welcometomyaudioblog.TheJourney,Part3.I’mbored.Iwishwehadcomebyplane.Instead,we’vebeentravellingallnightandnowwe’recrossingtheseafromItalytoSicily.DadsaysthisistheonlyplaceinEuropewherethetraingoesrightontotheboat.Hewantstoleavethetrain

andgoondeckbutthedoorsarelocked.Wecan’tevenseethesea.Ohwell,weboughtsomefoodatRomerailwaystationlastnight.IguessI’llhaveasandwichandabottleofwaterandthentrytosleep.

Track22

Stella:TodayonFootballMatters,we’retalkingabouttattoosandmyguestisthecleanskinnedAndyJensen.You’renotatattoofan,areyou?

Andy: Hi,Stella.No.Definitelynot.

Stella: I thinktheycan beattractivebutagreethatfootballerssometimesoverdotheartwork.

Andy: Yes,anditcanlookarealmess,especiallywhentheyjustaddsymbolsorpicturesinanyfreespace.Thethingthatannoysmemostaresymbolsindifferentalphabets althoughthey canbe quitefunny.

Stella: Ohyes.Wasn’titDavidBeckhamwhohadhiswife’snametattooedonhisarminChinesesymbols?

Andy: ItwasinHindi,actually,anditwasspelledwrong.

Stella: That’sright.Atleasthe’sstillwithher.Iguessnotmanyplayers have the name oftheir club tattooedontheirskinastheyneverseemtostayinthesameplaceforlong.

Andy: Therewasoneplayer,VinnieJones,whoplayedforLeedsUnited.Hehadtheirbadgetattooedonhisleg, andthen, a yearlater,moved to another club,SheffieldUnited,whosefansreally don’tlikeLeeds!

Stella: Ohdear!OnethingIfindstrangeisthatCristianoRonaldodoesn’thaveanytattoos.Heseemslikeatattoopersontome.

Andy: Actually,hetalkedaboutthisinaninterview.Thereasonhedoesn’thaveanyisthathegivesbloodveryoften.Youhavetowaittwelvemonthsafterhavingatattoobeforeyoucangivebloodbecauseofthedangersofinfection.

Stella: Wow!Ididn’trealise.Icanseethatmyopinionofhimwaswrong.Staywithusaswe’llhavemoresurprisesafterthenewsandweather.

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ONE

Speaker:Ladiesandgentlemen.Thankyouforyourpatience.Weapologiseforthedelaywhichhasbeencausedbyaproblemwiththemusicthatourstudents

haverecordedfortheshow.Theproblemhasnowbeensolvedandwewillsoonbereadytostart.

Pleasereturntoyourseatsandweshallstartinfiveminutes.

TWO

Speaker:I’malwaysnervousbeforeashow.IrememberwhenIstartedatactingschoolthatIalwayslovedrehearsingbutalwaysfeltsickbeforegoingonstage.Ithinkalotofmusiciansandactorsfeelthesame,evensomeofthemostfamouspeopleinthebusiness.Nowthatit’salloverforanotherevening,I’mmuchcalmer.Icanrelaxatlast!

THREE

Speaker:Ican’tbelieveI’mjustabouttoplayinmyfirstconcertinareal orchestra.Whatafeeling!It’sfunny. I hated learning to play the violin. MyteacherswerereallystrictandIstillremembertheconcertsattheendofeachyearandmydadwithhisvideocamera.Slowly,Igotusedtotheroutineandstartedtoenjoyitinmysecond

year.Evenmyteachersseemedmorehuman.Oneofthemisheretonight.IhopeIdon’tmakeanymistakes!

FOUR

Speaker:OurlocaltheatregroupisperformingGuysandDollsatthemoment.It’sagreatmusicalcomedy.Thetheatregroupalwaysputonagoodshowso

Iwentontheopeningnight.Itwasamazing.It’sjustashamethatsofewpeoplewerethere.Sincethen,I’vebeentellingeveryonetheymustgo.Allthosewhodidhavetoldmehowmuchtheyenjoyedit.

Track24

ONE

Speaker:Therehasbeenanincreaseinthenumberofcrimesinthearearecently,includingmuggings,robberiesandotheractsofviolence.Whyisthis?TherearemoreCCTVcamerasinoperationthaneverbeforeandnewtechnologyhasmadeitmucheasier

tofindevidence.Andyet,thepolicestillaren’tcatchingasmanypeopleasinthepast.Inmyview,theyshouldreturntothestreetsandtalktolocalpeopleandusetheircomputersless.Thisisreallife,notavideogame.

TWO

Speaker:ForfansofVanGogh,theKroller-MullerMuseumjustunder100kmtothesouth-eastofAmsterdamiswellworthvisiting.Itissituatedinthemiddleofabeautifulparkwithfreebicyclesavailableforuseinsideeachentrance.Insidethemuseumyoucanseepaintingsbymanyoftheworld’sbestartists,including,ofcourse,VanGoghhimself.Thereisalsoawonderfulsculpture gardentowalkaround.Bringapicnictoavoidthecrowdedandoverpricedrestaurantsinthemuseumandpark.

THREE

Boy:Let’shavesomethingreallynicefordinner.

Girl: OK.Whataboutaspicycurry?Therearesomegoodrecipesinhere.

Boy:Great.Let’sgeteverythingtogether.Chicken,onions,chilli,redpepper,spices…Waitaminute,wehaven’tgotanycoconutmilk.

Girl: Wecouldmakeitwithout.

Boy:Ithinkthatwouldbeamistake.Thecoconutmilkwillmakeanicesauce.Itwillbedrywithoutit.

Girl: Well,wecouldtrynormalmilk.Orcream?

Boy:Areyousure?

Girl: No,butIdon’twanttogoshopping.Ifitgoeswrong,youcanblameme.

Boy:OK.

FOUR

Doctor: Goodmorning,MrSmith.We’vegottheresultsofyourtests.

MrSmith:Oh,right.

Doctor: Alltheallergytestswetookwerenegativebutthecentrefortropicaldiseasessayyoutestedpositivefora diseasethat isquite commonintheareayouvisited.

Mr Smith:Oh.

Doctor: Don’tworry.Youaregenerallyveryfitandhealthy.Youeatwellandgetregularexercise.Ifyoutakethesetabletsfortwoweeks,youshouldquicklyrecover.Letmeknowimmediatelyifyousufferanyallergicreactionstothe tablets andcome and seemeintwoweeksforsomemoretests.

FIVE

Speaker:Therewasatime,notlongago,whenthiswas

ahealthy,greenforest.Now,thesebeautifultreesareall deador dying.Theproblemhasbeencausedbythebuildingoffactoriesandtheburningofrubbish.Thesmokefromthechimneysandfiresisfullofchemicalswhichhavekilledthetrees.In

aworldwhere deforestationisdestroyingmanyofthegreatrainforests,Ibelieveweshouldbemorecarefulabouttheeffectwehaveonourowntrees.

SIX

Speaker:Youcanfindreallygoodbargainsinsecondhandshopslikethesedesignerjeanswhichcostfivepounds.Iwouldneverbuydesignerjeansinnormalshopsbecauseofthepricebuttheseare

great.Someoftheclothesherearen’tinverygoodconditionbutatthesepricesitdoesn’tmatter.

Theonlyproblemisfindingthegoodclothesinamongstalltheunfashionableones thatlooklikethesortofthingmygrandfatherwears.Iwouldn’twanttobuythem!

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ONE

Speaker:Well,the goodnews isthat,accordingto

thelatestfigures,thecrimerateisfalling.Thebadnewsisthatviolentcrime,includingmurder,isupagain.That’swhymoreandmorepeopleareafraidtowalkthestreetsatnight.However,thegovernmentdoesn’tlikeustofeelunsafesotheyaredeterminedtodosomethingaboutit.Aretheygoingtoincreasethenumberofpoliceofficersonthestreet?No,theyaren’t.Aretheygoing to make punishmentsmoresevere?Not atall.No,agovernmentspokespersonhassaidthatthegovernmentaregoingtochangethewaythatcrimesarerecorded.I’msurewe’llallfeelmuchsafernow!

TWO

Speaker:TrevorBaylisisbestknownasbeingtheinventorofthewindupradio,aninventionthathashelpedmillionsofpeoplearoundtheworldwhohavenoaccesstoelectricity.Nowheisalmostbroke.Thereasonforthisisthatmanufacturersofsuchradioshavemadeslight adjustmentsto thedesign and,bydoingso,canclaimthattheirsisanewidea.Ofcourse,companiesareentitledtouseeverylegalmeansofincreasingprofitsthattheycan.That’swhyit’suptopoliticianstogivemoreprotectionto

peoplelikeMrBaylistoencouragemorepeopletobecome inventorsandhelptheBritisheconomy.

Weneedactionnow.

THREE

Gary: Hi,Cathy.Youlookgreat.

Cathy:Thanks.Ican’tstaylong,though.Listen,Gary.

There’ssomethingIhavetotellyou.I’mnotsurethisrelationshipisworkingoutand…well,I’vedecidedtostopseeingyou.

Gary: Butwhy?Istheresomeoneelse?

Cathy:No,no-oneelse.Hey,Gary.Don’tcry.You’llstartmeoff.YouknowwhatI’mlikeoncethetearsstartflowing.I’mlikeabrokentap.Anyway,Imustgo.

Helen’swaitingforme.Ithinkshe'stakingmetoTheSilverDollarnightclubformybirthday.

Gary: Yourbirthday? Oh my goodness. It completelyslippedmymind.

Cathy:Well,itisn’tthefirsttime.Ihavenevermetanyoneasabsent-mindedasyou.Bye,Gary.Takecare.

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ONE

Speaker:Ichewmynails.IknowIdoitandIhateit.IstartedwhenIwasateenagerandneverstoppeddespitegettinglotsofhelpfuladviceaboutcuringmyhabit.ItrynottodoitinfrontofotherpeoplebutsometimesItrytogetawaywithdoingitwhenI’malonewithmywife.ThenInoticeherglaringatmeandIquicklystop.Myfriendtoldmehe’dfound

acureonthe InternetbutI’venever foundonethatworks.Ohwell,everyone’sgotsomekindofannoyinghabit,eventhosewhosaytheyhaven’t.

Youjustneedtospendsometimewiththemtofindout what itis.

TWO

Speaker:Itend todrummyfingerson thetable.Iknowit’sannoyingbutIdoitwithoutthinking.I’mnotsurethere’sacureforit.Iknowtherearewebsitesthatclaim they canstop anyannoying habitbut Idon’tbelievethem.Theworstthingisthatguestsandmyfamilygetupset,especiallywhenthey’retalkingorwatchingtelevision,andIdon’tevenknowwhytheyareannoyed.IneedsomeonetosignaltomewhenIstartsoIcanstopimmediately.

THREE

Speaker:It’sfunny,everyoneinmyfamilyhasgotthesameannoyinghabit.Weallplaywithourhair.Evenmydaddoesitandhe’snearlybald!No-onebelievesus when we tell them he does it butit’strue.

Strangely,Idon’treallynoticemymumwhenshedoesitbutmysisterdrivesmecrazy.I’vetriedtofind waysofstoppingher butIcan’tfindacureanywhere.MaybeIshouldgotoapsychiatrist,nottocureherbuttohelpmebecalmerwhenI’mwithher.

FOUR

Speaker:Atone timeIusedtotalkto myself.ItusedtoannoymybrotherbecausewesharedabedroomtogetherandheclaimedthatIkepthimawakeatnight.Iusedtogetbulliedatschoolquitealotwhichiswhymyparentstookmetotheschoolpsychologisttotrytohelpme.Shewasgreat.

Infact,she’snowquitefamousandhasherownwebsite.Istillhaveimaginaryconversationswithmyselfbutnowtheyareinsidemyheadsono-oneelseknowswhatI’mtalkingabout.

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Woman: Goodafternoon.HowcanIhelpyou?

MrDonaldson:Good afternoon.I’vegot aproblemwhichI’mhoping you canadvise me about.

IliveinMountPleasantStreetinoneof

the detached Victorian housesnear the topofthehill.

Woman: Ohyes?

MrDonaldson:It’sgotalargegardenand,atthebottomofthegarden,there’sashed.It’salargeshed.Wedidn’tbuildit.Itwastherewhenweboughtthehouse.Anyway,oursonisnowtwentyandstilllivesathome.He’sgothisownbedroombuthewouldlikealittlemorefreedom.Tobe honest, so would we, but wedon’twanthimtolivetoofaraway.

Woman: Isee.

MrDonaldson:That’swhy,forthelastsixmonths,we’ve

beenredesigningtheshed.Wehaven’tchangedtheoutsideatallbutwe’vemadetworoomsinside;abedsittingroomandabathroom.We’vehadan electricianin tocompletelyrewiretheshedandaplumberforthebathroom.Thereisn’takitchen,partlybecauseofthefireriskand,well,

Idon’tthinkoursonwoulduseakitchen.It’scostusabout£5,000.Apartfromneedingfurniture,it’sallreadyformysontomove

in.We’vemadesurethatitdoesn’taffecttheneighboursatall.IthasevenbeencompletelysoundproofedsoJohn,myson,canplaymusicwithoutworryingaboutdisturbinganyone.

Woman: Goon.

MrDonaldson:Well,I’vereceivedaletterfromthelocal

council.Idon’tknowhowtheyheardabouttheshed.Probablyaneighbourwithnothingbettertodothanpoketheirnoseintootherpeople’sbusiness.Thecouncilhavetold

ustohaltallworkonthesheduntilIhaveappliedforplanningpermissionandhaditapproved.

Woman: Iunderstand.

Mr Donaldson:Cantheyreallystopme?Iknowabout

planningpermission.Wehadtogetpermissionforabalcony.Iunderstoodthat.Ihadnocomplaintsaboutthat.Butthisshedisdifferent,isn’tit?

Woman: Well,planninglaw doesstate thatyou needpermissiontobuildanewstructure,toaddanelementtoanexistingstructure,likeyourbalcony,or to change the use ofland orbuildings.It’sthislastpointthatconcernsyou.Thislawwasreallyintroducedtostopfarmersfromconvertingbarns andotherbuildings into houses but itdoes also coveryourshed.

MrDonaldson:WhatifIrefuse?WhatifIcontinuetheworkorletmysonlivetherenow?

Woman: Thenthe council canforceyou to either

returntheshedtoitsoriginalstateor,morelikely,askyoutopullitdowncompletely.Ifyoustillrefusethenyoumaybefacedwithcourtactionandaheavyfine.

MrDonaldson:Butthat’ssounfair.Allthatwork.Istherenothing youcan do?

Woman: I’msorry,butthat’sthelaw,MrDonaldson.

TheonlyadviceIcangiveistoapplyforplanning permission and keep your fingerscrossed.

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ONE

Girl: Hi,Mum

Woman:Hello.How’syourholiday?

Girl: Great.It’sincrediblyhot,about35degreeseveryday.

Woman:Andwhathaveyoubeendoing?

Girl: Mostofthetimehasbeentakenupwithtakingphotos andexploring.There’soneplacewhereyoucanclimbupandwalkalonganarrowpathway.

Idon’tknowhowtheybuiltitupthere.Itwasamazingandmuchquieterthandownatgroundlevel.Therewerebirdsandafewanimalsupthereinthehighestbranchesbutnoinsectswhichwasapleasantrelief.

Woman:Haveyoubeenswimming?

Girl: No.Wewentonaboattripandreallywantedtocooloffinthewaterbutwewerewarnedthatitwouldn’tbesafe.Foronething,therivercurrentsareverydangerousandforanothertherearesomestrangecreatureswhichlivebeneaththesurface.

Imustgo,mum.Speaksoon.

TWO

Speaker:TherewillbemeetingsforallYear13studentstodiscusscareers.Pleasecompletetheformyouhavebeengiven.Thiswillhelpustoevaluateyourexperiences,qualifications,interestsandcharacter.Thesectiononpart-timeworkshouldincludeunpaidwork,forexample,workingontheschoolnewspaper.AllexperienceisvaluableforyourCVanditwillgiveyousomethingtotalkaboutininterviews.Themeetingswilltaketheformof

aninterviewwiththecareersmaster,MrGreen,whowilltrytoleadyoutowardsafuturewhichwillsuityouandhelpyoutobesuccessful.

THREE

Speaker:IwenttoanexhibitionofsculptureslastSaturday.

IusuallyfindmodernartquitedullbutI’mglad

I went.The title of the exhibition was‘Man’splaceinthemodernworld’.Mostofthesculpturesshowedapessimisticviewofman’saffecton

theplanet.Itreallymademeawareofthedangersofwar,climatechange,pollutionandthingslikethat.Ihadneverseenanythinglikeitandwassurethatthiswasacompletelyoriginalidea.However,myfriendtoldmeaboutsomesimilarsculpturesfromadifferentexhibitiontenyearsagoandwhenIsawthemontheInternet,itwasobviousthat

thesculpturesherehadbeenheavilyinfluencedbythem.Still, theywerenew for me becauseIdon’tgotomanyexhibitions.

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ONE

Speaker:Itwasafirstdatewiththeprettiestgirlinmyclass.IwasnervousandaskedmysisterforadvicesothatIwouldn’twearthewrongclothesormakeanyotherstupidmistakes.Mysistersuggestedthat

ItakeLucytoarestaurant.IwantedtomakeagoodimpressionsoIchosethemostelegantplaceintown.Themealwasdeliciousbut,thepriceswereastronomicaland,whenwe’dfinished,Irealised

Icouldn’taffordtopaythebill.MyfacereddenedasIaskedLucyfor£8andwehurriedoutbeforethewaiterfoundoutthatwehadn’tleftatip.

LuckilyLucyfoundthewholeincidentveryamusing.ButIdidn’t!

TWO

Speaker:Iarrangedto goto thecinema withNick.I’d beenfeelingdepressedbecausemydoghaddiedso

Ithoughtitwouldbenicetoseeacomedytocheermyselfup.Nickhadotherideas.MaybeIshouldhavetriedhardertochangehismindbutweendedup watching a violentthriller.Anyway, in the filmtherewereseveralbrutalscenes,and,finally,

Icouldn’ttakeanymore.I ranout but, whenNickfoundme,insteadofbeingsympathetic,hetoldmeIwasoveremotional.Ilostmyheadandstormedoutbut,whenIhadcalmeddownIrealisedhewasrightandIfeltabitfoolish.Iranghimlaterandapologizedandwe’restilltogether.

THREE

Speaker:MygirlfriendandIhadfallenoutandIaskedhertoarestauranttotrytomakeupwithher.AtfirstsherefusedbutshechangedhermindafterIsenthersomeflowers.TherestaurantIchoselookednicefromtheoutsidebutIshouldhaveinvestigatedmorethoroughlybeforeIreservedthetable.Wesoonrealizedthatweweretheonlypeopletherewhowereunder50.Not onlythat,butthe waiterswererude, the food wasmediocreandthe priceswereexorbitant.Intheenditbroughtusbacktogether.Westilllaughaboutitnowbutshehasalwaysdecidedwheretogoondatessincethen.

FOUR

Speaker:Iwentonadoubledatewithafriend.IwasveryapprehensivebutshepersuadedmeandIeventuallyagreed.Ithoughtitwouldbe

embarrassing and Iwould betoostressedout toenjoymyselfbutitwasfine.MydatewasJackandhewasverytalkativeandcharming.Wemetat

acaféandthenElaine,myfriend,suggestedgoingtoadiscolater.IsaidI’drathernotbecauseIhatediscos. Jack looked quite gloomy and, when we leftthecafé,IwasenjoyingmyselfsomuchthatIsaid

Iwouldgowiththem.I’mgladIdid.Itwouldhavebeensad to havegone home alone.

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Presenter:TodayonMoneyMatters,we’retalkingtostudentunionleader,CathyJenkinson, aboutstudentfinances.Welcome,Cathy.

Cathy: Thankyou.

Presenter:So,tellmeabouttheproblemsstudentsfacewithfinances.

Cathy: Well,weallknowthatgovernmentsofallparties,havealloweduniversitiesinEnglandtochargeforcourses.Studentsmayhavetofacechargesofupto£9,000ayear.That,though,isjustfortheirstudies.Theyalsohavetofindsomewheretolive,somethingto eat and have a bit left for a sociallife.Theycanborrowmoneyfortheircoursefees,whichtheydon’thavetopaybackuntiltheyareearningagoodincome,butothercostshavetobepaidfor.Thatmeansaskingparentsorbankmanagersforhelp.Evenwithapart-timeor

asummerjob,itcanbedifficulttosurvive.

Presenter:I wentto collegein theeighties andIrememberitbeinghardbutnotimpossible.

Cathy: That’struebutthingsaredifferent.Youhadfreeeducation and money to live on.Youprobablywereabletogetunemploymentbenefitintheholidays.Iknowthatthosedaysarenevergoingtocomeback.Publicopinionwouldn’tallowitand,althoughIdisagreewiththearguments,Iunderstandwhypeoplethink

thewaythattheydo.Also,accommodationwasmuchcheaperthirtyyearsagoandallfirstyearswereguaranteedaroominhallsofresidencefora fractionof thecost ofrentingahouse orflat.Holidayjobsareharderto find, nowadays, too.

Presenter:Canstudentsdoanythingtomaketheirsituationbetter?

Cathy: Well,Idon’twantyoutothinkI’mblamingstudentsbut,yes,theycouldmakesavings.Onethingwouldbetothinkcarefullyaboutwhere

tostudy.Livingathomeisn’tperfectbutitdoessavealotofmoney.Peopleshouldalsoconsiderthe coursethey chooseandhow helpfulitwill beinthefuture.Wheneducationwasfree,youcouldstudysomethingjustbecauseitwasinteresting.That’snotreallyan optionanymore.

Presenter:Canparentshelp?

Cathy: Well,Ithinkalot ofparentsdobut,even iftheygive£5,000ayear,whichwouldbeverydifficultformanypeople,theirchildwouldstillneedanotherfiveortenthousandayear.Inotherways,everyonecanhelp.Itisimportantforchildren

tolearntocookhealthilyonabudgetandtomanagetheirfinances.

Presenter:So,beingastudentisahardlifenowadays?

Cathy: Yes,itisbutIthinktherearesignsthatthingsmightgetbetter.Studentnumbersaredownthisyearsouniversitiesmaybeforcedtoreducetheirfeestoattractmorepeople.Youngpeoplewillalso learnfromtheproblemsfacedbytoday’sstudents.Studentunionswillalsolearnandbeabletoofferadviceandcounselinginthefuture.We’realllearningtolivewiththesechangesandwe’llbeabletodealwiththembetterastimegoeson.

Presenter:Thankyouverymuch,Cathy,andgoodluck.

Cathy: Thankyou.

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ONE

Jason’sfriend:HiJason.Whatareyouupto?

Jason: Nothing much.Just surfingthe internetasalways.Iwasonhonesttrailersdotcom.

Jason’sfriend:What’sthat?

Jason: Theytakepopularfilms,forexample

thelatestJamesBondortheTwilightseries,andmakeatrailerthatshowsalltheworstaspectsofthefilm.Youknowthevoicethattrailersalwayshave.“Fromaterriblebookcomesanevenworsefilm…”They’rereallyhilarious.TheTwilightoneisexcellent.

Jason’sfriend:Ienjoyedpart1ofthat.I’veneverseen

theotherparts.ImightrenttheDVDs.

Jason: Watchthehonesttrailerandyou’lldefinitelychangeyourmind!

TWO

Speaker:Therearemoreandmoresupermarketsandtheyareallinvolvedinadesperatefightforcustomers.That’swhy,whereveryoushop,you’llseepostersadvertisingthelatestbargainsanddiscounts.Thesetakedifferentformsbuttheydon’talwayssaveusmoney.Sometimestheytemptpeopletobuytoomuch,whichmeanseitherthrowingthingsawayoreatingtoomuch.Theymayevencallsomething

abargainwhen,infact,itisthesamepriceormorethanitwasbefore.Ouradviceistotakecarebecause,often,theonlypeopletobenefitfromsupermarketbargainsarethesupermarketsthemselves.

THREE

Speaker:TheMilleniumBridgeisabeautifulstructure,whichcrossestheRiverThamesfromStPaul’sCathedralinthenorthtotheTateGalleryandGlobeTheatreinthesouth.Itwascriticisedasbeingawasteofmoneywhenitwasbuiltanditwillprobablyalwaysbeknownas‘TheWobblyBridge’.WhenitopenedonJune10^th2000,itshooksomuchthat,afterjusttwodays,itwasclosedagainandremainedclosedfortwoyearswhileengineersworkedouthowtosolvetheproblemandmakethebridgecompletelysafe.Ithinkitalwayswasbutyouknowhowcarefulhealthandsafetyofficialsliketobe.Peoplestillusethenickname,andmanywhohaven’tbeenonitstillbelieveit will move in windyweather.

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ONE

Speaker:Ournewtimetableisoutanditisn’ttoobad.Luckily,mybusiestdaysarewhenI’mfreeintheevening.IwouldhavebeenveryupsetifI’d

hadtostopgoingtotheatreclubonWednesdayafternoons.I’mquitecontentbutIknowalot

ofpeoplewhoarelesssatisfiedandevensomewhohavehadtochoosebetweentwosubjectsbecausetheyaren’tabletofitthembothintotheirtimetable.Maybetheteachersshouldconsultusbeforetheydecidewhathappenswhen.I’msureitwouldbepossible.

TWO

Speaker:So,hereitis.Mynewtimetable.Well,themostfortunate thingisthatIcan stillgotopianolessonsonTuesdaysandThursdays.Ihavetosaythatit

isslightlybetterthanlastyear’stimetable.Thatwasawful.Probablybecausetheteachersallowedthestudentstobeinvolvedindrawingitup,whichmeantthatitbecameverydisorganised.

ImustadmitthatthestarttotheweekisnotidealwithdoubleMaths,doublePhysics,doubleFrench,EnglishandHistoryallonMonday.That’s

anightmareofastarttotheweek.Ibettheyallgiveushomework,too.

THREE

Speaker:Ithink thebestthing aboutmy timetableis thatalltheworstsubjectsareonMondayandTuesday.

They’rereallybusydaysbut,asaresult,theweekgetseasierandeasierasitgoesonandwefinishonFridayafternoonwithP.E.Lastyear,wefinishedoffwithMathsandIcouldneverconcentrate.

Unfortunately,thelanguageoptions,FrenchandSpanish,aretimetabledatthesametimebutIcandoSpanishatschoolandattendprivateFrenchclassesintheevenings.

FOUR

Speaker:Thistimetableisaworkofgenius.Icouldn’tdoit.We’vegotsomanyclassesandsomanyteachersthatIwouldenduphavingoneteacherteachingtwodifferentlessonsat thesametime orsomethinglikethat.Mytimetableisnicelybalancedwithnoreallybusydays.IneverthoughtIwouldbeable

tochoosebothArtandTechnicalDrawingbut

thepossibilitydoesexist.I’moverthemoonaboutthat.Schooldoesn’tfinishuntilfouro’clockon

aWednesdaywhichmeansI’llhavetopractisewithmybandonadifferentdaybuteveryone’sveryflexiblesothat’snoproblem.

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Jack: Hey,Fiona,haveyouheardthattheEnglishfootballteamaretakinga psychiatrist tothe nextWorldCup.Haveyoueverheardofanythingsoridiculous?

Fiona:What’swrongwiththat?Atleasttheyarecatchingupwithothersports.It’sbeenshowntimeaftertime

thatpositivitycan havea majorinfluenceinimprovingperformanceonthefieldofplay.

Jack: What,morethanacoachoratrainerwhoconcentratesonfitnesslevelsorpassingorshooting?Iftheywin,itwillbebecausetheyarethebestteam.

Fiona:Notnecessarily.Itwillbebecausetheyarethebestprepared.No-one is saying that the psychiatristshouldreplacethetraditionalcoachbut,workingtogether,theywillbemoreeffective.Howoftenhave youheardthat a oneor twopercentdifferenceinthewaypeopleplaycanmeanthedifferencebetween victoryanddefeat?

Jack: Yes,butthat’saone or twopercentdifferenceinspeed,strengthorstamina.

Fiona:Notnecessarily.Lotsofplayerssuffersuddenbarrenspells.Ithappensingolf,intennis,inathletics,inallsports.Suddenlyaplayerlosestheirabilityandthen,justassuddenly,theyarebacktotheirbest.Theyhaven’tbeeninjured,they’vejustlosttheirconfidenceforonereasonoranother.

Jack: Iknowwhatyoumean.Peopleoftensaythat,infootball,aplayerjustneedsonegoaltogivehimback hisbeliefinhimself.Oftenithappensthat

theplayerfinallyscoresoneandthen,insubsequentmatches,findsthebackofthenetregularly.

Fiona:Yousee.So,that’swhatthepsychologistdoes.Givestheplayersconfidence.Sportsplayershavealwaysbeensomuchbetterthantheirpeersthatthey

starttobelieveintheirinfallibility.Thensomethinggoeswrongand theydon’tunderstandwhy.YoushouldreadTheChimpParadoxbyStevePeters.

HehasworkedwithallkindsofsportsstarsincludingtheBritishcyclingteambeforethe2012Olympics.Hewastheirheadcoach.

Jack: Really?Hewasincharge?

Fiona:No,hewastheirheadcoach.Head,brain,psychiatrist.

Jack: Oh,Isee.Verygood.So,whatdoeshesayaboutchimpanzees.

Fiona:Nothing,really.Notrealonesanyway.Hejustsaysthattheemotional,irrationalsideofyourpersonalityisyourchimpanzeewhichlivesinyourbrain.Youhavetotrainitbecauseitisstrongerthanyouandcanbedangerousifyouallowittorunwild.

Jack: Sowhydidn’tplayersinthepastneedpsychiatrists?Iftheyhadabadrun,theytrainedharderandworkedouttheirproblemsthemselves.

Fiona:Well,forastart,therewasn’tasmuchpressureonthemasthereisnowadays.You’vegot24hours

adayTVcoverage,websites,blogsandeverything.Also,manypeoplemayhavesufferedjustlikenowbutpeopledidn’tunderstandwhyandtheyjusthadtoretire.Justbecauseyou’veneverheardofthemdoesn’tmeantheydidn’texist.

Jack:Hey,Ithinkyourchimpanzeeneedscalmingdown.Doyoufancyagameoftennisorshouldwegoforsometherapyfirst?

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