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Voice volume also differs greatly between cultures.

Unit 1 People from South America, for example, or southern
Europe, tend to speak more loudly than people from
1.1 The rules of conversation
northern Europe. It is easy, for example, to think a
Exercise 5 group of people from Brazil are having an argument

Audio 1.1 when in fact they are just having an enthusiastic

Communication between people from different discussion. In some parts of East Asia, on the other

cultures involves far more than simply understanding hand, people speak more softly than either

each other’s words. For communication to be Europeans or Americans.

successful, we need to be aware of others’ rules of Another key to successful communication between
conversation, like how far apart we should stand, cultures is knowing which topics are appropriate to
which topics are acceptable to talk about, or whether discuss. Different cultures have different rules, and
it’s OK to interrupt a person or to be silent. Getting it’s easy to put your foot in it by asking the wrong
these things wrong can lead to misunderstandings or questions, particularly when making small talk with
even cause offence. people you don’t know well. In many countries, like

So let’s look first at the question of personal space. China, for instance, it’s very normal to ask somebody

How far apart do you stand during conversation? how old they are, or how much they earn. But a

Well, this varies widely between cultures. In North person from the UK, for example, wouldn’t feel at

America, the average distance between two people, ease with these questions. Questions about

who are not close friends, who are engaged in casual somebody’s political views are also not appropriate.

conversation, is 45 centimetres. But in Western Safer topics of conversation would include questions

Europe, this distance is a little less – 36–40 about where they are from or about sport. And of

centimetres. In Japan, a respectful distance is course the weather is also a favourite.

considered to be around 90 centimetres, whereas in And finally, I’d like to talk about gestures – the signs
the Middle East a distance of 20–30 centimetres is we make with our hands. Although many gestures
the norm. You need to get these distances right. have the same meaning the world over, there are a
Stand too close and you might make someone feel few common ones which can offend people in some
awkward; too far away and you will give the countries. The ‘come here’ sign made by curling your
impression of being distant and unfriendly. finger towards you is extremely rude in many

Another important aspect of cross-cultural countries, including Slovakia and many parts of

communication is the number of silences in a South East Asia. In the Philippines, you can actually

conversation. Most Europeans and North Americans be arrested for making this gesture! And then there’s

avoid long silences. For them, silence suggests the ‘thumbs up’ sign, which in many parts of the

something negative – it can mean that you feel world means ‘Well done!’ or ‘I like it’. However, in

uncomfortable, or shy, or angry or that you are not some countries, like Greece and countries in the

interested in the topic. But in some East Asian Middle East, it can cause great offence.

countries, for example, silences are perfectly

acceptable. In fact, silence is seen as a positive
thing. It shows respect … it shows you are listening.

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and one was asking the other to go and get a musical

1.2 The letter is dead, long live the
instrument to bring to it …
letter!
The language is called Silbo Gomero – the whistling
Exercise 8a language of the island of La Gomera.
Audio 1.2
Last year, I decided to go to La Gomera to find out
I’ve been working very hard lately. for myself …
Have you been waiting long?
How long have you been here? 1.4 Speaking and writing
Exercise 2
Exercise 8b
Audio 1.5
Audio 1.3
Conversation 1
1 Have you been practising your English much this
A Hello, am I speaking to Mrs Helen Carter?
week?
B Er yes, speaking.
2 Have you been having a good day?
A How are you today, Mrs Carter?
3 Have you been watching any good TV
B Fine … erm … Who am I speaking to?
programmes recently?
A I’m calling from The Northern Energy Company,
4 Have you been spending much time outdoors
and I would like to inform you of a superb electricity
lately?
deal that we are offering …
5 Have you been going out much in the evenings?
B Er, no, can you just stop there, please? I’m not
1.3 Vocabulary and skills interested.
development A You’re not interested in saving money on your
energy bills, Mrs Carter?
Exercise 2
B No, I’m not interested in buying anything from you.
Audio 1.4 I don’t take sales calls. So would you remove my
How many whistling sounds are you familiar with? details from your database, please? Thank you.
There are quite a few in common use, aren’t there? Goodbye.
We whistle when we want to get someone’s attention
... Conversation 2

We whistle to show our appreciation at a concert, for A … Well, Joe, it’s been great talking to you. Thanks

example ... And then there’s this whistle … a lot for calling.
B My pleasure. It’s been good to hear all your news.
But did you know that on the Spanish island of La
A Yeah ... No … Absolutely … But listen, I’d better
Gomera there is an entire whistling language? This
get off the phone … I’m still at the office and I’ve
language has existed for thousands of years and is
got a ton of work to do.
still spoken … I mean, whistled … today.
B Yes, yes. I’ll let you get on. OK. Listen, before you
Listen to this ... go … tell me, do you ever see anything of Clive?

Extraordinary, isn’t it? Have you any idea what the A Clive? Yes, yes, I see him occasionally. He’s fine.

conversation was about? Well, according to the Anyway, …

translation I have here, they were discussing a party

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B We used to have such a laugh together, me and managers about that ... Yes … Rafa, sorry … I’m
Clive. Never hear anything from him these days … losing you again. Could you do me a favour? Could
A No, well, you know, he’s pretty busy … Anyway, you call me back on my landline? You’ve got my
listen Joe, I’ve really got to get off the phone. I’ll number, haven’t you? Cheers.
give you a call soon. We’ll get together for a drink
or something. Exercise 3 & 4
B Yes, that would be good. We could go to that place Audio 1.6
down by the river, er … what’s it called? 1 I don’t take sales calls.
A Yeah, yeah, we’ll work that out when we speak. 2 Would you remove my name from your database?
OK. Cheers, Joe. I’ll be in touch. Bye. 3 It’s been great talking to you.
4 I’d better get off the phone.
Conversation 3 5 I’ll let you get on.
A Hello, is that Sarah Fox? 6 I’ve got a ton of work to do.
B Yes, it is. 7 I won’t take up any more of your time.
A Oh hello, this is Steve from the garage. Just calling 8 Just bear with me a moment.
to let you know that we’ve had a look at the car 9 I’m afraid you’ve caught me at a bad time.
and we estimate that it’s going to cost £550 to 10 Could you just hold the line?
repair the engine. So if you’d like us to go ahead 11 The coverage isn’t too good here.
with it, could you … 12 You’re breaking up …
B Sorry, Steve … just bear with me a moment … 13 I’m losing you again.
Rosie, let Thomas play with the balloon, please … 14 Could you call me back on my landline?
What? Yes, I know it’s your special birthday
balloon, but I told you you’ve got to share. Review
Sorry about that. Yes, 550, did you say? ... Erm … Exercise 4
well, yes, that’s more than I’d hoped, but if it needs
Audio 1.7
to be done, then … Sorry. Oi! Children! Stop that!
1 If an email is confidential, should it be shared with
… Steve, look, I’m going to have to go and deal
other people?
with this. I’m afraid you’ve caught me at a bad
2 Do you cross out a word with a rubber?
time. I’ll call you back in a few minutes.
A That’s no problem at all. I’ll wait to hear from you. 3 Do stationery shops sell envelopes?
4 Can you cc somebody into a handwritten letter?
5 Does an emoticon show your feelings?
Conversation 4
6 Is an instant message the same as a
Hi Rafa, thanks for getting back to me. Yes, I was
text message?
just calling to talk through the agenda for the
7 Can you keep an inbox on your desk?
management training day next Tuesday. Yes, that’s
8 Do you put a postage stamp inside an envelope?
right. Yes … Yes … Yes … Sorry? … Sorry, it’s just
that I can’t hear you very well. I’m working from home
today, and the coverage isn’t too good here … Yes
… Sorry, Rafa, you’re breaking up again. Could you
just say that again? … Yes, yes, I’ll contact the

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A Brrrr!
Unit 2 B What? Wouldn’t you like to see an iceberg with
your own eyes? It would be a breathtaking sight.
2.1 Out of your comfort zone
A Yes, of course I would … It’s just … the cold
Exercise 2 weather that doesn’t appeal to me that much.

Audio 2.1 B Don’t be silly – you’d be wearing a special thick

Conversation 1 coat. It wouldn’t be that bad. And anyway, it’d be

A You know what I’d love to do one day? really interesting to experience the extreme

B What’s that? conditions the Antarctic explorers had to face.

A I’d love to go to Peru and walk the Inca Trail. You A Yes, it would. For a minute …

know, the path that takes you from the Amazon

rainforest through the Andes mountains to Machu Conversation 3

Picchu, ‘the lost city of the Incas’. A A place I’d really like to go to on holiday this year is

B Ah, I’d love to go to Machu Picchu. Apparently, the Istanbul. Have you ever been?

views are absolutely stunning. Not sure about the B To Istanbul? No ... but it sounds wonderful, with all

trek, though. Sounds like hard work to me – those magnificent historic buildings, like the Blue

trekking up and down mountains, with all your Mosque and the royal palaces.

baggage. You’d have to be really fit. A Yeah, I’d love to see those … and it would be great

A That’s all part of the challenge ... just to wander around the old streets and soak up

B Mmm. And then you’d have to camp in tents, with the atmosphere …

very basic facilities. It’s not really my thing … I’m B Ah … that sounds brilliant. Wasn’t Istanbul a

not very good at roughing it. I like life’s little European City of Culture a few years ago?

luxuries. A Yes, it was. So it’s become quite a popular

A Oh, come on … You need to be more adventurous. destination now. I imagine it gets quite touristy in

Step out of your comfort zone. It’s really good for the summer, so it’s probably best to go out of

you sometimes, you know. season.

B Yes, I guess you’re right. B Yeah, true. So will you learn some Turkish before
you go?

Conversation 2 A I’m sure I’ll learn a few phrases. But actually, I

A If you could go anywhere in the world, where would quite like the idea of going somewhere I don’t

you go? speak the language. It kind of adds to the

B Mmm … Antarctica. adventure, if you know what I mean …

A Antarctica? B Ha, ha, I do … Well, if you need a travelling

B Yes … Antarctica … because … well, because it’s companion, let me know!

so different from anywhere else in the world. I’d

like to experience being in a completely remote
environment with nothing else around … I’d like to
see the penguins in their natural habitat. I’d like to
see the icebergs in all their different shapes and
colours.

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him a box that was three feet long, two and a half
2.2 An extraordinary escape
feet deep and two feet in width. On the outside,
Exercise 3 & 4 Brown painted ‘right side up with care’ and squeezed
himself inside.
Audio 2.2
Henry Box Brown was born a slave in 1816 in Brown had water in the box and breathing holes, but
Virginia. From the age of fifteen, he worked at a the 27-hour journey, during which he travelled on
tobacco factory. His owner, a man named William three trains, two boats and three road wagons, was
Barret, treated him kindly in comparison to some horrendous. At one point, he almost died after he had
slave owners. Brown received payment for the work been sitting in an upside-down position for several
he did and, unlike other slaves, he didn’t suffer hours.
physical abuse. But his was a different kind of Amazingly, he survived the journey; and after he
suffering: arrived in Philadelphia, he was free. He became a
In 1836, when Brown was in his early twenties, he fell member of the anti-slavery movement. Also, because
in love with a young woman, named Nancy, who was of the extraordinary courage and determination that
owned by a different master. In order to get married, he had shown, his story became famous. And the
they needed both masters’ agreement. Both gave box itself became a symbol of the injustice of slavery.
their permission and Nancy’s master also agreed that
Exercise 9b
he wouldn’t sell her to another owner, as this might
lead to the couple’s separation. Audio 2.3
anxious bitter delighted disorientated down
The two got married and lived in their own house.
furious hurt miserable petrified puzzled
They had three children together and were expecting
another, when one day Nancy’s master broke his relieved satisfied tense terrified

promise and she and the children were sold to a 2.3 Vocabulary and skills
slave-owner in North Carolina. development
Brown asked his master, Barret, to help, but was told
Exercise 2
‘you can get another wife’. The next morning, Nancy
and the children were marched through the streets Audio 2.4

with 350 other slaves. Brown held his wife’s hand for P Hello, and welcome to the programme. This

four miles until the slaves were herded into wagons morning, we’re talking about one of the hottest new

for their journey to North Carolina. They never saw trends in travel – learning holidays. Ilana Canter is

each other again. senior editor of the travel magazine Escape, and
she’s here to give us her selection of the most
This terrible loss made Brown determined to escape
interesting and unusual learning holidays that are
slavery, and one day he came up with the idea of
on offer today. Welcome, Ilana.
mailing himself to freedom in a box. With the
I Thanks for having me.
assistance of two friends, he contacted the anti-
P So some people, when you say the words ‘learning
slavery organization in Philadelphia and made
holiday’, they’re going to think ‘boring’ … but that’s
arrangements for them to receive the package. He
not the case at all, is it?
asked another friend, who was a carpenter, to build

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I Ha, ha. No, not at all. They’re not boring at all. Audio 2.7
Nowadays, there are so many interesting learning 1 No, not at all.
vacations that you can go on … 2 You’ve got a chance to train.
3 What an incredible opportunity!
Exercise 3a 4 Have you ever wanted to go to space camp?
Audio 2.5 5 I’m more of a water person.

understanding different accents

Exercise 3d
There are many regional accents in both North
Audio 2.8
America and Britain. Below are some of the most
1 You get a little certificate.
important general differences between standard
2 One of the hottest new trends in travel.
North American English (NAmE) and standard British
3 Where did you learn to surf?
English (BrE):
4 I read about it on the internet.
• One of the most noticeable differences is the
pronunciation of ‘o’. In NAmE, ‘o’ often sounds like Exercise 5
/ɑː/ or /ɔː/, for example, not /nɑːt/ and strong /strɔːŋ/
Audio 2.9
(in contrast to BrE: not /nɒt/ and strong /strɒŋ/).
I … like, for example, last fall I did a falconry course
• Some words with /ɑː/ in standard BrE are at Ashford Castle in Ireland. It’s so incredible;
pronounced with /æ/ in NAmE, for example: ask you’re walking through the grounds of this historic
/æsk/ and aunt /ænt/ (in contrast to BrE: ask /ɑːsk/ castle, which dates all the way back to 1228, with
and aunt /ɑːnt/). this huge bird perched on your arm.

• In NAmE, ‘t’ often sounds like /d/ in the middle of P Amazing!

words, for example, water /ˈwɔːdər/ and writer I Yeah, it’s magical. You feel like you’re in a Harry

/raɪdər/. Potter film.

P Yeah ... But isn’t it a bit dangerous?
• In NAmE, ‘r’ is always pronounced, for example car
I No, not dangerous at all. The falcons are well
/kɑ r/. In standard BrE, it is generally pronounced trained, so it’s super, super safe.
before a vowel, for example: career /kəˈrıə/. P I love that one. So, what’s next on your list of
recommendations?
Exercise 3b I Well, if you ever wanted to go to space camp as a

Audio 2.6 child but never got the chance, then this one might

1 castle be for you. The Adult Space Academy at the US

2 arm Space and Rocket Centre in Alabama, USA, holds

3 rocket three-day courses that give you a taste of what it’s

4 learning like to train as an astronaut. So you’re taught how

5 matter to launch and land a space shuttle and, using flight

6 got simulator machines, you get to experience the

7 falconry conditions of low gravity and you get to have a go

at ‘moon-walking’.
Exercise 3c P Sounds amazing.

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I Yeah, it does, right? And the cost of the course course. But Liz was doing a rubbish job of
includes accommodation in the space centre, navigating and we kept on getting lost.
where you share small rooms with up to seven B I’m not surprised. At three in the morning!
people, so you really get the full astronaut A Yeah, well, anyway, I was getting more and more
experience. annoyed with her, and in the end she threw the
P Sounds wonderful … So, tell us about the last map at me and said ‘OK, you find the campsite’ ...
learning holiday on your list. and then fell asleep!
I Well, this one is really quite unusual – in Rome, B Ha ha, ah!
Italy, there’s actually a gladiator school. A So, I carried on driving for a bit, but I was feeling
P Seriously? pretty exhausted. So when I saw a big empty car
I I know, crazy, isn’t it? You’ve got a chance to train park by the side of the road, I thought: ‘Forget the
and experience what it was like to fight as a campsite. I’ll just park here for the night.’ Anyway,
gladiator. It’s kind of like a martial arts workout. next morning, I woke up. Suddenly, I could hear
You engage in hand-to-hand combat with your children’s voices. Lots of them. Talking, shouting,
instructors and they give you the full Roman outfit, laughing. I thought: ‘What on earth is going on?’ So
so you’re wearing the tunic, the belt, the sandals … I got up, opened the door and … you’ll never guess
The instructors are from ‘The Historic Group of what I saw …
Rome’, and at the end you get a little certificate B What?
saying that you’ve completed your course. A Hundreds of children. Staring at me. You know
P Thank you so much for coming in, Ilana. These what I’d done? I’d parked in a school playground!
sound like fun and rewarding learning holidays. B Oh no! Ha ha! You must have been so
embarrassed!
2.4 Speaking and writing
A I couldn’t believe it! So I threw on my clothes,
Exercise 2 jumped into the driver’s seat and made a very
quick exit …
Audio 2.10
B That is hilarious!
Conversation 1: Jamie
A Yeah, well, it sounds funny now, but it wasn’t so
A Have I ever told you about the camping experience
funny at the time, I can tell you!
we had in France?
B Don’t think so, no.
Conversation 2: Sabrina
A No? OK, well this happened about … ten years
A Did you hear about my recent travel nightmare?
ago, when the kids were really young. We’d been
B No, what happened?
camping in the south of France, in our camper van,
A Well, I was going to Mumbai for a work conference
and we were on our way home. We’d booked into
... This was about a month ago now. I had to get
a campsite outside Paris – you know, just for one
up at four in the morning to get the coach to the
night, to break up the long journey.
airport. Anyway, about half an hour into the coach
B Uh huh.
journey we got stuck in a traffic jam.
A Anyway, we reached the suburbs of Paris at about
B What? At that time of the morning?
three in the morning. The kids were fast asleep in
A Yeah, well, apparently there’d been an accident on
the back. I was driving and Liz was reading the
the motorway ahead of us – a lorry had turned
map – this was in the days before satnav, of

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over. So we were crawling along and I was

beginning to get a bit nervous about missing my Exercise 5b
flight. Anyway, we ended up getting to the airport Audio 2.11
about an hour late. So I ran to the check-in desk 1 I’m not surprised!
and got there just as it was closing. Then I dashed 2 You must have been so embarrassed!
to security control and – just my luck – there was a 3 I bet you were furious!
massive queue there. By now, I was getting 4 You’re kidding!
seriously stressed about missing the flight. And 5 That is hilarious!
then, to make matters worse, they decided to 6 You can’t be serious!
search my hand luggage. Anyway, I then ran
through to the departure lounge and you’re not Exercise 5c
going to believe this …
Audio 2.12
B What?!
1 A You’re kidding!
A The flight had been cancelled!
B You’re kidding!
B No way!
2 A That’s hilarious!
A Yep! Technical problems with the aircraft,
B That’s hilarious!
apparently. So, to cut a long story short, I had to
3 A I bet you were furious!
wait in the airport for nine hours before the next
B I bet you were furious!
flight to Mumbai – nine hours, just waiting, and with
very little information about what was going on. Review
B Sounds awful!
Exercise 5a
A It was. But that isn’t the end of the story …
B You’re joking! What else could possibly go wrong? Audio 2.13
Oh, no … don’t tell me – they lost your luggage!? 1 vacation
A Yep, you guessed it! 2 restroom
B You can’t be serious! 3 sidewalk
A Totally serious. They lost my luggage. Just for a 4 travel trailer
day, but still, very inconvenient. 5 truck
B I bet you were furious. 6 trunk
A I was absolutely furious. 7 garbage
B Did you complain? 8 gasoline
A I certainly did …

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animals and so on. There will still be traditional

Unit 3 jobs, of course, but there are likely to be a lot of
jobs you’ve never even thought of.
3.1 Invest in your future P Well, we’ve also got two students here today, Ben
Cummins and Lucy Carmichael. Ben, you’ve
Exercise 2b
recently gone back to studying, haven’t you? Can
Audio 3.1 you see yourself doing any of these jobs in the
P = Presenter, J = John future?
P Hello, and welcome to Future Perfect. With us in B When I was a kid, I always wanted to be a train
the studio today, we have careers consultant John driver. After hearing that, I think I’ll be an auto
Moody. John, how do you think our working lives transport analyst! No, seriously, I’m not sure that
and careers will change in the future? any of those jobs would be for me, but I completely
J Well, life is changing pretty fast, and the world of
agree that IT skills are going to be vital. My IT skills
work will naturally change with it. For example, in aren’t bad, but I’m nearly thirty and I’m very well
many countries in the world, populations are aware that younger generations are going to be
ageing. This means there will probably be more much more proficient. So I’m taking a course in
jobs in the health care sector, but it also means app design at the University of Westminster. It
there will be a smaller workforce overall. starts next week, and I’m really excited. Lots of
P And what impact will that have?
people can use social media, but not many people
J Well, for one thing, we are likely to have more and
know how to programme.
more automation. For example, trains and buses P That’s great. Things are moving so fast these days
probably won’t have drivers and conductors any that it’s important to keep your qualifications up to
more. Instead, we’ll have self-driving vehicles and date. What about you, Lucy?
a handful of humans acting as auto transport L Actually, I’m studying design, so I might quite fancy
analysts – that means someone who is responsible being a garbage designer. I’m certainly going to
for managing the automatic transport system, work in design in some way.
making sure it’s running smoothly and efficiently. J How about being a nostalgist? Another big trend is
P So IT skills will be important? customization – providing goods and services
J Certainly, but I don’t think we’ll see them as specifically tailored to what individuals want.
specific skills in the future. Pretty much everyone Nostalgists will be interior designers who specialize
will have these skills, just like they can read and in recreating a particular time in the past. This will
write nowadays. Another factor that will lead to the be particularly attractive to older people who often
creation of new jobs is the environment, both like to relive happy memories, and might like their
dealing with the effects of climate change and house to be decorated in the style of the 1960s or
preventing further damage. For example, you 1970s, for example.
might become a garbage designer – someone who L That sounds fascinating. I’d love to research the
designs products using stuff we currently throw past for people …
away. Or you could be a rewilder – someone who P Well, let me know if you do decide to become a
undoes environmental damage to the countryside nostalgist!
by replanting, reintroducing native species of L Yeah, I will do.

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Exercise 3
Exercise 6a & b
Audio 3.2
Audio 3.3
B When I was a kid, I always wanted to be a train
I’m in my third year at university, which means that I
driver. After hearing that, I think I’ll be an auto
graduate this summer – assuming I pass the course!
transport analyst! No, seriously, I’m not sure that
There’s a lot of unemployment at the moment, so it’s
any of those jobs would be for me, but I completely
probably going to be quite hard to get a good job
agree that IT skills are going to be vital. My IT skills
straightaway. I’m going to work in my parents’ shop
aren’t bad, but I’m nearly thirty and I’m very well
over the summer and get some money together, and
aware that younger generations are going to be
then, in September, I’m planning on visiting a friend
much more proficient. So I’m taking a course in
in Vancouver, Canada. It will be lovely to see her
app design at the University of Westminster. It
again; and who knows, I might find a job there, too.
starts next week, and I’m really excited. Lots of
people can use social media, but not many people
Exercise 7a
know how to programme.
J That’s great. Things are moving so fast these days Audio 3.4
that it’s important to keep your qualifications up to light will
date. What about you, Lucy?
L Actually, I’m studying design, so I might quite fancy
Exercise 7c
being a garbage designer. I’m certainly going to Audio 3.5
work in design in some way. life slow lost
J How about being a nostalgist? Another big trend is final we’ll help caller told spell
customization – providing goods and services
specifically tailored to what individuals want.
3.3 Vocabulary and skills
development
Nostalgists will be interior designers who specialize
in recreating a particular time in the past. This will Exercise 7b
be particularly attractive to older people who often
Audio 3.6
like to relive happy memories, and might like their
1 Winning a gold medal is quite an achievement.
house to be decorated in the style of the 1960s or
2 All her gold jewellery was taken in the robbery.
1970s, for example.
3 The gold necklace was part of her inheritance.
L That sounds fascinating. I’d love to research the
4 The Incas were an ancient civilization.
past for people …
5 Thank you for your generosity.
J Well, let me know if you do decide to become a
6 The whole village received an invitation to the
nostalgist!
wedding.
L Yeah, I will do.
7 Having enough money gives you the freedom to do
what you want.
8 Gold has a special significance in some countries.
9 I have a preference for silver jewellery, rather than
gold.
10 I get a lot of enjoyment from shopping.

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Exercise 8b 3 I expect they’ll just travel more within their own

countries.
Audio 3.7
4 I think it’s bound to happen.
1 achievement
5 There’s no chance of me eating something like
2 robbery
that!
3 inheritance
6 Oh, that’s sure to happen.
4 civilization
7 Well, yes, I suppose it might happen …
5 generosity
6 invitation Review
7 freedom
Exercise 3a
8 significance
9 preference Audio 3.10
10 enjoyment 1 Later today, I’m going to …
2 This time next week, I will be …
3.4 Speaking and writing
3 By the time I’m seventy, I will have …
Exercise 2a 4 After work next Friday, I …
5 As soon as possible, I …
Audio 3.8
6 After I’ve finished this course, I think I’ll …
E So, what do you think about the first one?
G I wouldn’t be surprised if it happened. After all, we
Exercise 5b
can’t all keep flying to places all the time, can we?
Audio 3.11
The planet would get so polluted.
1 The firefighter received an award for her bravery.
E Well, you may be right about that, but I still doubt
2 People usually work better if they are given
people would be satisfied with a virtual holiday. I
encouragement.
expect they’ll just travel more within their own
3 He has a lot of ability in the subject but doesn’t
countries.
G I don’t like the sound of a printed meal much, do work very hard.
4 A Thank you for your assistance.
you? But I think it’s bound to happen. In fact, I think
B I was glad to help.
they’re already developing the technology.
E Really? There’s no chance of me eating something 5 I dream of being a pop star, but in reality I know it
isn’t very likely.
like that!
G And what about the last one? 6 Older people have greater wisdom because of their
life experience.
E Oh, that’s sure to happen. People will get fed up
with being in front of a screen all the time.
G Well, yes, I suppose it might happen …

Exercise 3a & b
Audio 3.9
1 I wouldn’t be surprised if it happened.
2 I still doubt people would be satisfied with a virtual
holiday.

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using wind power. The energy which has been

Unit 4 generated is then used to recharge mobile phones
and so on.
4.1 Inventive ideas
And finally, Sono, designed by a team from Austria.
Exercise 2a & b
This is fixed to a window and helps to stop outside
Audio 4.1 noise coming inside. And, not only is noise from
... So today on Wired World, we’re looking at some of outside reduced, but the person inside can actually
the entries for this year’s James Dyson Award. The choose which sounds he or she does or doesn’t want
British engineer James Dyson created the award in to hear! The sounds can be controlled by twisting the
2007 to inspire university students and graduates middle of the Sono. So you can keep the sound of
around the world to come up with some great new birds singing while getting rid of the sound of that car
ideas in design and engineering. alarm. Ha! Amazing.

So, this year: well, first of all we have a simple but

Exercise 4b
very clever idea by industrial designer Muji
Yakamoto. This invention has been designed to take Audio 4.2
up as little space as possible. It is called ‘Stack’ The problem of drought-affected farmers may have
because the printer is placed on top of a pile, or been solved by a recent Dyson Award winner,
stack, of paper. When something is being printed, Edward Linacre. Linacre had been inspired by
Stack moves slowly downwards. The paper Australia’s worst drought in a century when he
disappears under the printer and exits on top, where invented Airdrop. Using his system, water can be
a new pile is created. collected from the air. Linacre says the idea was
given to him by the Namib beetle, which survives in
The next invention has been given a Japanese
the desert by collecting tiny amounts of moisture.
name, Mamori, which means ‘protect’, but the
Linacre has recently been asked to develop his
inventor, Mark Dillon, is actually Irish. The name is a
device by the Chinese government and companies in
good one, however, because that’s exactly what this
the Middle East, but, for now, he wants to keep
device does. Gaelic football, very popular in Ireland,
working on it himself. Up until now the system has
is quite a dangerous sport. Recent research showed
been developed in his mum’s backyard. In the future,
that, on average, two out of every three players on a
it will be taken up to a more industrial level.
team had been injured last year. Mamori is worn
inside the mouth. It protects the players’ teeth, but
Exercise 5a & b
the players are also monitored for injury, and the
information is sent wirelessly to a computer. If a Audio 4.3

player is moving more slowly than usual, for 1 The problem of drought-affected farmers may have

example, it will be measured and noticed, and the been solved by a recent James Dyson Award

player will be taken out of the game so he can be winner.

treated. 2 Linacre had been inspired by Australia’s worst

drought in a century …
The third invention we’re looking at today, Xarius,
3 The idea was given to him by the Namib beetle.
was created by a German team. It can be attached to
almost anything and then used to make electricity

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4 Linacre has recently been asked to develop his Think again. When we’re tired, our brain is less
device by the Chinese government. efficient, but it’s also more likely to make new
5 The system has been developed in his mum’s connections, which means we’re more likely to come
backyard. up with something truly creative. Naps can also be
6 In the future, it’ll be taken up to a more industrial good, though, especially at helping you remember
level. things.

4.2 Creative environments It seems that most of what I thought about being
creative is wrong!
Exercise 8
4.3 Vocabulary and skills
Audio 4.4
development
Most people have particular ways of working or
studying that they feel work best for them. For Exercise 2
example, my partner always has music on while she Audio 4.5
works, whereas I prefer silence. Is this just a
omitting consonant sounds
personal preference, or is one actually better than the
When people are speaking fluently some consonant
other? Some of the things that scientists have been
sounds tend to be left out. This can make it difficult to
finding out about how we can be most creative might
understand what the speaker is saying.
surprise you. It turns out that she’s right and I’m
wrong (not for the first time!). According to Professor /t/ and /d/
Ravi Mehta, a moderate level of noise is better for
• When a word ends with a consonant cluster (two or
our creativity than silence. So quiet music is a good
three consonant sounds together) ending in the
idea. Too much noise isn’t good, though – especially
sound /t/ or /d/ and the next word begins with a
listening to other people’s telephone conversations.
consonant sound, the final /t/ or /d/ tends to
This is particularly distracting because our brain is
disappear.
automatically trying to solve the puzzle of what is
I’m not going sounds like ‘I’m noh going’
being said by the person we can’t hear.
/ʌɪmˌnɒˈɡəʊɪŋ/.
And what about heating? Surely it’s better to be in a
He stopped kicking the ball sounds like ‘He stop
cooler room to stop yourself from being sleepy? Well,
kicking the ball’ /hiˌstɒpˈkɪkɪŋðəˈbɔːl/.
apparently not. One study from Cornell University
showed that when temperatures were lower, at • We don’t usually leave out /t/ or /d/ before a vowel
twenty degrees Celsius, employees made 44% more sound or /h/.
mistakes than when it was twenty-five degrees. If
First of all /ˈfɜːst(ə)vˌɔːl/
you’re feeling cold, you are using a lot of your
She seemed happy /ʃiːˌsiːmdˈhæpi/
precious energy to keep warm, so there’s less energy
for being innovative. • We don’t usually leave out /d/ before the sounds /r/,
/w/, /l/ and /s/.
And that’s not all. Ever been told ‘tidy desk, tidy
mind’? Well, apparently, having a messy desk is She seemed relieved /ʃiːˈsiːmdˌrɪˈliːvd/
actually better for being inventive. Think that being
tired makes it difficult to come up with good ideas?

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the well-known yarn-bombing artists, such as

Exercise 3a Oleksiak and Sayeg, have teams of people to assist

Audio 4.6 them with the bigger projects.

1 It looks a bit weird to me. So, why do they do it? Unlike much graffiti, yarn-
2 What does it mean? bombing is often very much about making an ugly
3 What does it mean? public space or object more beautiful. It’s about
4 I’d like to knit something like that. putting something personal and handmade into an
5 I’d like to knit something like that. urban, industrial environment. And, of course, it aims
6 It looks amazing! to put a smile on people’s faces.
7 I’d rather see this than graffiti.
8 They shouldn’t put it on statues. Exercise 8a
9 It doesn’t do any harm.
Audio 4.8
1 especially
Exercise 4
2 quite
Audio 4.7 3 loose
Knitting seems to be having a moment. That lamp 4 advise
post that you never noticed before … suddenly, it’s
multicoloured. Trees, statues, even buses and Exercise 8b
bridges are finding themselves decorated with a
Audio 4.9
warm, brightly coloured knitted woollen cover. It’s
1 specially especially
called yarn-bombing.
2 quite quiet
It’s believed to have started in the United States, but 3 lose loose
is now a global phenomenon. In Paris, a yarn- 4 advise advice
bomber has filled the cracks in the pavement with
4.4 Speaking and writing
brightly knitted wool. In Poland, well-known yarn-
bomber Agata Oleksiak has covered her Exercise 11
grandmother’s country house with a loose knitted
Audio 4.10
cover. And in Mexico City, another yarn-bomber,
M Well, I have to say that, for me, the most important
artist Magda Sayeg, has specially designed a
quality of a teacher is being patient. Teachers need
perfectly fitting cover for a city bus.
to understand that it isn’t necessarily that easy to
It’s a kind of street art, a little bit like graffiti, but learn something. Oh, and being kind is important,
considerably less damaging as it can be easily too.
removed. Nonetheless, many local governments J Well, you’ve got a point, but if they’re actually
don’t like yarn-bombing, and therefore it is often done going to teach you something, they need to be
secretly at night. Yarn-bombing is very quiet. The more than kind and patient. They need to have
yarn-bombers then take photos of their creations and good ideas, too – to be creative, to be able to
post them online for others to admire. come up with something that will really make the

It’s very much a social thing, with groups of knitters lesson interesting and fun.

working together to plan and create something. Even

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M Yes, but on the other hand, sometimes teachers Audio 4.13

create really fun lessons, but you don’t really learn A Well, I do really enjoy my job, but I also earn quite
anything. I’m all for having fun, but I do want to get a good salary, so I guess I’m lucky. But if I had to
more than that out of the class, don’t you? choose, I have to say that I would choose to enjoy
J Oh, yes, obviously that’s important. my job over the money. It seems to me that you
M But I still want them to be encouraging and spend so much of your life at work, that you have
supportive. to enjoy it, or life is just miserable!
J No, but look, it is possible for a teacher to be too B Well, you’ve got a point, but if you don’t have
nice sometimes, isn’t it? Personally, I think a good enough money you can be pretty miserable, too,
teacher is quite strict. can’t you?
M Really? Isn’t that kind of teacher a bit old- C As I see it, you don’t need loads of money, but you
fashioned? As I see it, if a teacher is motivating, do need enough, so that has to be the priority. If
the students won’t want to be silly and waste time. you don’t enjoy your job, you can always do things
J OK, I can agree with motivating, and supportive. you enjoy in your free time.
What about creative as well? A Yes, but don’t you think you should change jobs if
M Yes, OK, I guess it is pretty important. And hard- you hate what you’re doing? I think …
working. It seems to me that teachers have to work
pretty hard. Unit 5
J They do, and they have to be pretty well organized,
5.1 As if it were yesterday
too. So that’s motivating, supportive, creative,
hard-working … what about the fifth one? Well Exercise 5a
organized? Audio 5.1
1 Irene from England
Exercise 12a & b
My clearest childhood memory is definitely the day
Audio 4.11
the Second World War ended. It was May 1945, so I
1 Yes, but on the other hand ...
must have been four years old. I don’t know how it
2 No, but look …
happened so quickly, but my mother and father and I
3 Well, you’ve got a point, but …
went down to the train station, and hundreds of us
Review went on to the train to London – which was about a
hundred miles away, a long way on a steam train –
Exercise 4a and we went straight to Buckingham Palace.
Audio 4.12
The royal family and the prime minister, Winston
1 describing a new way of doing something Churchill, were on the balcony of the palace. They
2 very noticeable waved and waved, and everyone was cheering and
3 not showing thought or understanding cheering and singing. It was unbelievably noisy and
4 unusual and surprising happy. That was my main memory of the day. My
5 easy to understand and use father let me sit on his shoulders so I could have a
6 always behaving in a traditional or normal way better view.

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pale blue dress, and I clearly remember feeling very

disappointed because Princess Elizabeth, now Exercise 7b
Queen Elizabeth, of course, was wearing an army Audio 5.2
uniform, which was brown, and she didn’t look like a 1 My father let me sit on his shoulders.
princess at all. 2 I remember feeling disappointed because Princess
I have absolutely no recollection of how we got home Elizabeth didn’t look like a princess.
again ... 3 I tried to get the horse to slow down …
4 I made myself fall off the horse.
2 Tobias from Germany
5 In my panic, I didn’t remember to follow the
I’ll never forget going horse riding for the first – and teacher’s instructions.
last – time when I was about ten. It was on a school
activity holiday. I remember all the other kids were
5.2 Bored!
really excited about going horse riding. I pretended to Exercise 2a
be excited, but actually I was feeling really nervous
Audio 5.3
because I’d never done it before and I was a bit
Speaker 1
frightened of horses. Anyway, everything was fine
while the horse was walking, but when it started to Listening to my boss. She always gives you far too
trot … well … suddenly, I felt completely out of much information … you know, goes into too much
control. I didn’t expect the horse to run so fast. I tried detail about things you don’t need to know, and I’m
to get it to slow down, but it just kept on running, thinking: ‘For goodness sake, just get to the point, will
faster and faster. In my panic, I didn’t remember to you!’
follow the teacher’s instructions. And, to make
Speaker 2
matters worse, my helmet had slipped down and was
Watching a slow-moving film at the cinema. So many
covering my eyes, so I couldn’t see a thing. That’s
films nowadays are three hours long. If you ask me,
the thing I remember most clearly – not being able to
that’s a long time to be sitting in one place, even with
see! Anyway, I didn’t dare to take my hands off the
a good film. I hate that feeling when you can’t sit still
reins to push the helmet back up. So instead I
and you just want to stretch your legs and basically
decided to do something very silly: I made myself fall
you just can’t wait for the film to finish.
off the horse. So I fell on the ground and all the other
children had to avoid riding over me. I don’t Speaker 3
remember whether I was injured or not, but my pride
Doing the ironing is, for me, the most boring and
was very hurt!
repetitive of all household jobs. It just seems to take
forever.

Speaker 4

For me, it’s long-haul flights – my job involves a lot of

overseas travel. I can usually amuse myself with
films and music for the first few hours, but towards
the end of the flight I’m usually absolutely desperate
to get off that plane.

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Speaker 5
Exercise 2a & b
Rainy days are the worst for me. I get really fed up
with being stuck indoors in my flat. I feel a real need Audio 5.5
to get out and do something active. A Mike, what are we going to do about this vandalism
problem here at the factory? It’s the second time
Speaker 6
it’s happened this month. First it was graffiti, now
There’s nothing that’s more likely to send me to sleep broken windows.
than a dull lecture. The ones I hate most usually B I know, it’s obviously kids – bored kids – with
involve a PowerPoint presentation, where the lecturer nothing better to do. I mean, they’re clearly not
just reads what’s on the slides and doesn’t give us an interested in stealing anything. They’re just looking
opportunity to discuss or ask questions. I normally for trouble.
find myself losing concentration after about half an A Yeah, well, I’ve had enough of it now. We need to
hour, my mind starts to wander, I start yawning ... find a way of dealing with it. One alternative would
and basically, I find it really hard not to fall asleep. be to install some security cameras.
Speaker 7 B Well, that would be the obvious solution, but we
need to take cost into consideration. Security
For me, the most boring thing in the world is not
cameras are expensive to set up and difficult to
having enough to keep me occupied at work. You
maintain. We’re just a small business – we don’t
ask your boss and they give you a simple task that
have that much money to invest. So I don’t think
you finish in five minutes and then you're back to
that’s an option, I’m afraid.
doing nothing again. You don't want to be annoying,
C Well, would it be worth putting in some of those
asking for tasks every five minutes, so you just sit
fake cameras? You know, the ones that look like
there feeling awkward ... It’s awful.
security cameras but aren’t actually real.
5.3 Vocabulary and skills B Mmm, I’m not convinced by those, to be honest,
development and I don’t think the vandals are either. I think a
better way forward would be to put in some of
Exercise 1b
those lights … those ones that come on only when
Audio 5.4 they sense movement. Vandals are less likely to
In most people, the left side of the brain is dominant commit crimes in well-lit areas.
for language, especially grammar, writing and A Yes, I think that would be an effective solution –
spelling. It is dominant for thinking logically, and it is and not too costly, I don’t think. Let’s do that. I’ll
best at hearing the rhythm of music. The left side of look into it.
the brain controls the right side of your body. B Hmm. Do you think there would be any point in

The right side of the brain is best at appreciating the changing the lock on the gate?
C No, the gate lock hasn’t been broken. They’ve
melody of music, at understanding jokes and
obviously climbed over the wall.
recognizing objects.
B In that case, what if we also paint the walls with
anti-climb paint, just as an extra precaution?
C Yes, there’s no harm in doing that as well. It
shouldn’t be too expensive.

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A OK, so lights and anti-climb paint, then. That 3 ‘Yawning’ is a gesture you make to show your
should sort the problem out. approval.
4 If something is described as ‘dull’, it means it isn’t
Exercise 3b interesting.
Audio 5.6 5 If you’re ‘fed up’, it means you’ve had enough to

1 One alternative would be to install some security eat.

cameras. 6 If your mind ‘wanders’, it means you have stopped

2 We need to take cost into consideration. paying attention.

3 I don’t think that’s an option. 7 If you are ‘trapped’, it means you can’t escape.

4 Would it be worth putting in some of those fake

cameras? Unit 6
5 I think a better way forward would be to put in 6.2 Alone or together?
some of those lights.
Exercise 4
6 That would be an effective solution.
7 Do you think there would be any point in changing Audio 6.1
the lock? P According to recent research, more and more
8 What if we also paint the walls with anti-climb people around the world are choosing to live alone,
paint? but equally, many people are starting to build and
9 There’s no harm in doing that. live in closer communities, in some ways returning
to a kind of village lifestyle. In today’s programme,
Exercise 4a & b we speak to two people who are living in these
Audio 5.7 very different ways. Emma, who lives completely

1 One alternative would be to … alone, on a remote Scottish island, and Harry, who

2 We need to take cost into consideration … last year moved with his young family into the Lilac

3 I don’t think that’s an option … co-housing project in Yorkshire.

4 Would it be worth … Emma, why do you think so many people are
5 I think a better way forward would be to … choosing to live in one-person households?
6 That would be an effective solution … E Well, the first thing to say is that it’s perfectly
7 Do you think there would be any point in … possible to live alone and to be part of a close
8 What if we … community. I’m sure there are plenty of people
9 There’s no harm in … living in the Lilac co-housing community who live
alone, aren’t there, Harry?
Review H Yes, absolutely. It can be a great way of having

Exercise 4 your own private space, but not being completely

isolated. You know people are there if you need
Audio 5.8
them …
1 ‘Zoning out’ is something you do when you’re very
P But that isn’t the case for you, is it, Emma? Am I
excited.
right in saying that you are the only person living
2 If you’re ‘still’, it means you don’t move.
on your island?

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E Yes, that’s right. Not many people choose to live

6.3 Vocabulary and skills
so completely alone, but, I have to say, I love it.
development
Don’t get me wrong, I like people, and it’s very
exciting for me coming here today and meeting so Exercise 2
many new people, but I love the peace of being
Audio 6.3
completely on my own.
putting in extra sounds to link vowels
P Don’t you get lonely?
E Er, no, not really. I live on a farm, so there are the If one word ends in a vowel sound and the next word

animals. And if I really want to talk to someone, I begins with a vowel sound, we often add a consonant

do have a phone. Though I don’t really use it very sound /j/, /w/ or /r/ between the vowels.

much. /j/: If the vowel sound at the end of the first word is /iː/
P And what about you, Harry? Presumably, you like or /aɪ/, we use /j/ to link the words.
being around other people?
/j/
H Well, yes, but not all the time. What appealed to
me about co-housing was that we would have our I didn’t realize he would be_English.

own private house, but that there would be other /j/

people around whenever we wanted, so we
I_only speak a little Spanish.
wouldn’t ever feel lonely. And it’s a very practical
thing as well, co-housing. For example, a lot of /w/: If the vowel sound at the end of the first word is
people in this country have a spare bedroom for /uː/, /au/ or /əʊ/, we use /w/ to link the words.
guests. What a waste of space! When my brother /w/
and his family come to stay, we just book a guest
Who_is living there?
room in the shared Common Hall. And instead of
every family having a tiny private garden (though /w/
some still do), we share a huge garden, with a play The class is now_over.
area for the kids. It makes it easier for them to
/w/
make friends as well.
P It sounds interesting … He wanted to go_outside.

/r/: If the word ends in ‘r’ or ‘re’, some varieties of

Exercise 8a & c
English don’t pronounce the ‘r’, making the last
Audio 6.2 sound a vowel, for example car /kaː/. When the word
1 Hundreds of people are living this way. is linked to a word beginning with a vowel, the /r/
2 Most of us love the footpaths. sound reappears.
3 Plenty of people live alone.
/r/
4 A lot of people don’t have a car.
5 Neither of us wants to move. The car_is ready.

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also meet up face to face in the real world. For

Exercise 3b & c example, people interested in cosplay may use

Audio 6.4 online communities to organize conventions where

1 How do I make a P2PU course? everyone can get dressed up and meet with other

2 All the courses are open to anyone. cosplayers.

3 Users can set up their own courses. And, finally, some online communities are more
4 ... so other people can see it. about improving the real community that you live in.
5 ... with over a million members worldwide. For example, StreetBank, which is an online
6 Leave it for another person to find. community where real life neighbours can offer to
lend things like barbecue equipment, or they might
Exercise 4 offer to help each other out as they do up their
Audio 6.5 houses or gardens. The ultimate aim is to encourage
When we talk about communities, we usually imagine neighbours to be friendlier and to know each other
a group of people who live close to each other. better.
However, the fastest-growing types of community
6.4 Speaking and writing
these days are online. Online or virtual communities
are used to get people with similar interests together, Exercise 2 & 3b
so that they can share their interests or help each
Audio 6.6
other in different ways.
Conversation 1
Many of these communities cross international A I hope you don’t mind me asking, but haven’t we
borders. For example, ‘BookCrossing’, where people met somewhere before?
leave books for those who enjoy the experience of B I’m not sure, you do look familiar …
reading with others, has members in 132 different A Are you a friend of Nicola’s?
countries. B Yes, we went to school together.

Virtual communities can just be for fun, but plenty of A Ah! So did I. What class were you in …?

them have a serious purpose. For example, many

people who have a relatively rare illness can now get Conversation 2

support and advice from others with the same C Sorry, but I couldn’t help overhearing … it’s your

condition. first day today, isn’t it?

D Yes, I’m Peter’s new personal assistant.
And, of course, education is a major reason for
C Ah. Welcome to the firm. I’m Josie, I work in Sales.
joining a virtual community. MOOCs, or ‘massive
D Good to meet you – I’m Sita.
open online courses’, are places where anyone can
join in an educational course using the internet.
Distance learning is nothing new, but being able to
talk and see each other online makes all the
difference to the learning experience.

People in an online community may simply

communicate with each other online, but they may

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Conversation 3
Unit 7
E Excuse me, is anyone sitting there?
F No, go ahead.
7.1 Finders keepers?
E Is it always this busy? Exercise 1b & 2
F Yes, I’m afraid so. You don’t usually take this one,
Audio 7.1
then?
A scrap metal dealer who bought an antique gold egg
E No, I’ve just started a new job in the city …
for $13,000 has made a profit of more than $32

Exercise 4a million after discovering that the egg was in fact one
of the famous Russian Fabergé eggs, made for the
Audio 6.7
Russian royal family before the revolution. The dealer
Conversation 1
had planned to sell it for the value of its gold and
A I hope you don’t mind me asking, but haven’t we
jewels, but when he researched it online he found a
met somewhere before?
news report about the eight Fabergé eggs still
B I’m not sure, you do look familiar …
missing and discovered that one of them was the egg
A Are you a friend of Nicola’s?
he had bought.
B Yes, we went to school together.
A Californian couple out for a walk around their
property have accidentally found eight old tin cans …
Conversation 2
full of gold coins. It is estimated that the coins are
C Sorry, but I couldn’t help overhearing … it’s your
first day today, isn’t it? worth around $10 million. The couple’s claim to
ownership is strong, as the coins were found on their
D Yes, I’m Peter’s new personal assistant.
property. But they have still had to hand the coins
over to an official while a decision is made about who
Conversation 3
E Excuse me, is anyone sitting there? the coins actually belong to.

F Er, no, go ahead. An Italian car worker has discovered that two
E Is it always this busy? paintings hanging in his kitchen are, in fact, by the
F Yes, I’m afraid so. French painters Gauguin and Bonnard, and worth
around 30 million euros. They had been stolen from a
Review
house in London in 1970, and the car worker bought
Exercise 5a them at an auction of lost property left on Italian
trains in 1974. The police now suspect that the
Audio 6.8
thieves must have abandoned the valuable paintings
1 a person who lives in a place
on the train, perhaps fearing arrest.
2 a building, equipment and so on that makes it
possible to do something A bag containing $200,000 worth of diamonds found
3 affecting the whole world on the street has been returned to its grateful owner,
4 all the people who live in one house a diamond dealer who had dropped the bag while
5 belonging to one particular person or group, not to taking the diamonds to be polished. The dealer didn’t
be shared by others expect to ever see the diamonds again, but they
6 a change in opinion or attitude were found by a young man who handed them in to
the police. He has received a reward from the dealer.

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7.2 Rules at work 7.4 Speaking and writing

Exercise 7 Exercise 2a & b
Audio 7.2
Audio 7.4
A The first one just sounds ridiculous. Why would
A Have you heard about these new parking meters
they do that? I suppose it must have been a way of
they’re bringing in? Apparently, the more pollution
making the car park look tidier or something!
your car causes, the more you pay. I think it’s a
B No, actually I think it might have been a safety
great idea, don’t you?
issue. If all the cars are backed into the car parking
B Well, that’s not really how I see it. My car is quite
spaces then there will be fewer accidents when
old, so I’ll have to pay more. I can’t afford to buy a
people are leaving at the end of the day.
new car, so how is it fair to make me pay more for
A Really? Oh, I suppose it could have been
parking as well?
something like that …What about the next one?
C I’m with you there. Everyone should have to pay
Surely they can’t have stopped them having a
the same for the same service, or it isn’t fair.
lunch break? That’s awful.
A You can’t be serious! Haven’t you seen how bad
B Yeah, I agree, but a lot of places don’t actually like
the pollution is these days? We need to encourage
it if you leave the office. They may have needed
people to buy cars which are better for the
people to stay in order to answer the phones.
environment. Or maybe you should just use your
A The third one seems fair enough to me. It might
cars less in the first place?
have been in a hot country where you need to get
B Come off it! You use your car all the time …
up early to avoid the heat of the day.
B Yeah, it’s fine so long as you also get to go home Exercise 4a
early or you get a long lunch break.
Audio 7.5
A And what about the last one?
I’m with you there.
B Ah, someone must have spilt a drink over a
computer! I completely agree.
A Oh, yes, you’re probably right. True enough.

Exercise 11a & b Yes, that’s spot on.

Audio 7.3 Absolutely!

1 They can’t have worked such long hours. I don’t think anyone would disagree with that.
2 They might have had a long lunch break.
That’s just what I was thinking.
3 They must have hated their jobs.
4 He must have been fired. I couldn’t agree more.

5 He could have resigned. That’s not really how I see it.

6 He may have been made redundant.
You can’t be serious!
7 They can’t have been friends.
Come off it!

I’m not sure I quite agree.

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I can’t agree with you there.

I beg to differ.
Unit 8
I’m not sure about that.
8.1 The Internet of Things
Exercise 2
Exercise 4b & c
Audio 8.1
Audio 7.6
P = Presenter, DB = Duncan Bates
Yes, that’s spot on.
P Well, you’ve probably heard the phrase ‘The
Absolutely! Internet of Things’, or ‘IoT’ for short. It’s a phrase
we hear a lot nowadays, and experts say this latest
That’s just what I was thinking.
revolution in technology will change our lives in a
I couldn’t agree more.
big way. But what is it exactly, and how will it affect
You can’t be serious! us? My guest on today’s programme is Duncan
Bates, whose award-winning blog covers the latest
Come off it!
news in the world of technology. Duncan ...

Exercise 2a DB Hello. Well, IoT is the technology which

allows any physical object – a fridge, say, or
Audio 7.7
smoke alarm or TV – to communicate with other
1 When she saw him, she screamed loudly.
objects or with people.
2 The man was wearing a very smart suit.
P Right, but people have been talking about smart
3 There were lots of people at the party.
fridges and so on for years, haven’t they? So
4 He was crying.
what’s new about it?
5 It was hot and sunny.
DB Well, in the past, these smart devices were
relatively rare. What is new is the fact that internet-
Exercise 5a
connected things are now so commonplace.
Audio 7.8 P And why now?
1 with lots of different colours DB Because, thanks to advances in technology,
2 only speaking one language tiny computers or ‘microchips’ can be
3 between different states in a country manufactured very cheaply. These can be
4 a vehicle with two wheels and no engine connected to objects, which can then be put on the
5 a house which is joined to another house internet via Wi-fi.
6 believing in your own abilities
Exercise 3a & b

Audio 8.2
P So how many things, roughly, are now online?
DB It’s estimated that there are around ten to
fifteen billion things that are connected to the
internet, compared with only two billion people.
And this number is set to rise dramatically in the
next ten years or so. And as you can imagine, IoT

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is an area in which huge amounts of money are

being invested, by governments and private Exercise 4b
companies. Some say this figure will soon reach Audio 8.3
trillions of dollars. P So we’ve talked about the benefits ... What about
P Wow … So how will IoT affect our everyday lives? the risks? I mean, the problem with technology is
DB For example, you could have a central that it breaks down sometimes.
heating system that turns itself on when you are a DB Yes, that’s right. If you’re too dependent on
certain distance from home by accessing the GPS internet-connected things and your Wi-fi
in your mobile phone, so you get back to a warm connection fails or you have a power cut, then
house without wasting energy when you’re not you’re in trouble.
there. Or you could have a washing machine, or P Absolutely. And what worries me too is privacy.
car, whose inbuilt computer could go online when it Who will have access to our personal data, and
develops a fault and could look up local repair what will it be used for? That will be a great
companies, then book itself in for a service after concern for a lot of people, I’m sure.
checking your diary for suitable dates. DB Yes, it will. Privacy is a big issue, and
P So these smart devices will help our lives run more security too, because every connected device can
smoothly by saving us time and money, and save be hacked.
energy, too? P Yes. Having your computer hacked, or your fridge,
DB That’s right. And it’s not just objects that can is bad, but imagine if your car or your insulin pump
be connected, but also living things. For example, was hacked – now that’s a scary thought!
cows in a field can be fitted with devices which can DB It is! But I think there will be ways for people
send a text to a farmer letting them know when a to protect their privacy and security. I think what’s
cow gets sick or pregnant. This is already more of a real worry is how much space all this
happening on some farms. data will take up on the internet. It could really slow
P Brilliant. I guess the possibilities are endless? down people’s broadband.
DB Yes, and another area that I think particularly P True. Ah well, we shall see. Duncan, many thanks
benefits from the Internet of Things is health care: for coming in.
you can now get smart devices that measure your
heart rate, your blood pressure … and for people Exercise 11a
who have diabetes there is even a smart insulin
Audio 8.4
pump. The pump, which is attached to your body,
Cars which are internet-connected can book
monitors the insulin levels in your blood and
themselves in for a service.
automatically injects insulin when you need it. And
because it is internet-connected this information My car, which is internet-connected, can book itself in

can be sent to your doctor, who can monitor your for a service.

health remotely.
P Sounds great.

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Although they make your mouth burn, they are also

Exercise 11b thought to have a number of health benefits. For

Audio 8.5 example, they can help with stomach problems,

1 The man who lives in the flat above mine plays breathing problems and can reduce the feeling of

loud music. pain.

2 John, who lives next door to me, has a smart

Exercise 5a
fridge.
3 My friend Sarah, who works in IT, often helps me Audio 8.9
when I have computer problems. Vanilla is the most popular spice in the world. Its
4 The woman whose desk is next to mine is on sweet, slightly smoky taste is often used in ice cream
holiday. and other sweet dishes. It is the second most
5 The tablet that you gave me for my birthday is expensive spice on the market because it requires a
really useful. lot of hard labour to produce. For this reason it is
sometimes referred to as ‘green gold’.
8.3 Vocabulary and skills
development Exercise 7 & 8
Exercise 2 Audio 8.10

Audio 8.6 It’s hard to imagine Italian food without tomatoes,

aubergines avocados beef chillies citrus fruit Greek food without aubergines, or Thai or Indonesian

coffee courgettes dairy products onions food without peanut sauce. But before the sixteenth

papayas peanuts pineapples potatoes rice century, these foods were not known outside of

sweetcorn tomatoes turkey vanilla wheat South America.

These foods, and many more, were first introduced to

Exercise 3 the rest of the world during a process known as the
Audio 8.7 ‘Columbian Exchange’ in the early 16th century. The
listening for stressed words Columbian Exchange, named after Christopher
Columbus, was the exchange of food and other
• It is very hard to hear every word in an extended
things between the New and Old Worlds.
piece of speech. This is because the unstressed
words are spoken extremely quickly. Focus instead Fruit and vegetables brought over from South and
on listening out for the stressed words as these carry Central America to Europe included potatoes,
the main meaning. tomatoes, sweetcorn, courgettes, aubergines,
peanuts, pineapples, papayas, chillies and vanilla.
• Many unstressed words are grammar words (for
Peanuts and chillies were then introduced to Asia by
example: articles, pronouns and auxiliary verbs).
the Europeans.

Exercise 4 It is estimated that 60% of all the crops grown in the

Audio 8.8 world today originated in the Americas. However,

Chillies are grown all over the world. They’re from the nobody could have predicted this at the time, as,

same family as tomatoes, potatoes and aubergines. initially, the Europeans weren’t very enthusiastic
about the new foods. For example, it took three

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centuries before tomatoes and potatoes were 3 People were suspicious of them, thinking they
accepted. People were suspicious of them, thinking were dangerous to eat.
they were dangerous to eat. Of course, both became 4 Ireland had become so dependent on potatoes that
very important crops in Europe by the nineteenth when the potato crops failed to grow in the 1840s,
century. Ireland had become so dependent on a million people died of hunger.
potatoes that when the potato crops failed to grow in 5 It’s strange to think that before the Columbian
the 1840s, a million people died of hunger. Exchange, Argentina – now so strongly associated
with beef – had no cows, Mexican cuisine had no
The Americas gained many new foods from Europe
cheese and Brazil had no coffee!
in return, including apples, citrus fruit, lettuce,
6 In these parts of the world, quinoa is now
cucumber, onions, coffee, tea, wheat and rice. The
considered a ‘super food’, as it is extremely rich in
Europeans also introduced cows to the New World.
protein.
After that, people living in the Americas could enjoy
steak and dairy products for the first time. It’s strange 8.4 Speaking and writing
to think that before the Columbian Exchange,
Argentina – now so strongly associated with beef – Exercise 2
had no cows, Mexican cuisine had no cheese and Audio 8.12
Brazil had no coffee! A So what do you think of the illuminations? Are you

Although the first major exchange of foods happened glad we came?

several centuries ago, new foods continue to be Z Oh, definitely. It was well worth coming here. I

introduced between the Old and New Worlds. think it’s amazing. What I particularly like is the

Quinoa, for example, a grain grown in the Andes contrast of old and new; you know, all this modern

mountains, and which was important to the diet of light and sound technology against the backdrop of

pre-Columbian civilizations, has only in the last few the beautiful old buildings.

years become hugely popular in the USA, Canada, A Yeah, me too. And the colours are just stunning,

Europe, Australia, China and Japan. In these parts of aren’t they? That projection of the flowers against

the world, quinoa is now considered a ‘superfood’, as the town hall was magical, wasn’t it?

it is extremely rich in protein. It seems that Z Yes, totally. And I really like the way the buildings

Christopher Columbus, with his food exchange, seemed to come alive with the moving images … I

started a very long-lasting trend! think the highlight for me was that building with the
giant face projected onto it. When the face started
Exercise 9b moving in time with the music, and making those
funny expressions, that was quite something!
Audio 8.11
A Oh yes, that was pretty dramatic, wasn’t it? I found
1 These foods, and many more, were first introduced
it a bit disturbing, though.
to the rest of the world during a process known as
Z Really? I thought it was brilliant!
the ‘Columbian Exchange’ in the early 16th
A Yeah, no, don’t get me wrong, I did too – I thought
century.
it was very cleverly done – just a bit … scary. It
2 However, nobody could have predicted this at the
was so huge … and noisy.
time, as, initially, the Europeans weren’t very
enthusiastic about the new foods.

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Z The only thing I’m not so keen on is the crowds. It’s

Review
a bit too packed for my liking, especially in the
main square. It made me feel a bit claustrophobic. Exercise 1c
A Yeah, I know what you mean. Tomorrow, I think we
Audio 8.14
should come back a bit later, when there are fewer
1 Fuel efficiency in a car is not a question of speed,
people. There’s plenty more to see tomorrow, isn’t
but of the number of ‘revs’ – or ‘revolutions’ or
there?
turns – of the engine, per minute. For most cars,
Z Yes, plenty.
this is around 2,000 revs per minute. That’s
A And I’d like to see some of the artworks again. Like
actually just 56–74 kilometres per hour for the
the fish in a phone box, for example.
majority of cars. So, 89 kilometres per hour is
Z Really? I wasn’t so keen on that one, to be honest.
false.
I didn’t really see the point of it.
2 Metal detectors that you walk through at airports
A The point of it is that it’s unusual to see fish in a
use powerful magnets that can damage laptops
phone box.
and some security cameras. So this is true, but it
Z Yeah, I know, but it said in the reviews that it was
doesn’t cause a problem because you aren’t
one of the highlights of the event and ... I dunno, I
allowed to carry electronic devices through these
just wasn’t that impressed. It didn’t really live up to
metal detectors anyway. You put them on a
my expectations ... I think I was expecting
separate X-ray machine.
something a bit more colourful, maybe … Anyway,
3 A study found that, of the 243 petrol station fires
I’m getting really chilly. Are you? Shall we go and
that took place around the world between 1994
get a hot drink somewhere?
and 2005, none were caused by mobile phones.
A Yeah. Good plan!
So this is false.
4 There is no evidence that phones and tablets
Exercise 3b
interfere with an aeroplane’s navigation or
Audio 8.13
communication. In fact, pilots themselves use
1 What I particularly like is the contrast of old and information on tablets to help them take off and
new. land a plane. So there is no truth in this.
2 … the colours are just stunning. 5 This is false. If you leave a game running, for
3 I really like the way the buildings seem to come example, then it will drain the battery, but if you
alive. switch to another app, you don’t need to close it.
4 … the highlight for me was that building with the The operating system automatically stops it from
giant face … running.
5 I found it a bit disturbing, though. 6 Studies have shown that fibre optic technology
6 It’s a bit too packed for my liking. works much faster than ordinary ADSL broadband.
7 I didn’t really see the point of it. So this is true.
8 … I just wasn’t that impressed.
9 It didn’t really live up to my expectations.

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most of them. The nights are as lively as the days,

Unit 9 with people going to the beach and to outdoor
concerts to celebrate the midnight sun. The only
9.1 Dark days and white nights
downside is that it’s a bit difficult to sleep ... but, then
Exercise 2a & b again, who wants to?

Audio 9.1 Maybe because it is so different from what I grew up

Norwegian people are always asking me: ‘How do with, I love both the dark days and the white nights.
you like the dark?’ In Tromsø, where I live, we have But, if I had to choose ... probably the dark days of
something called a ‘polar night’, when the sun winter. I still get really excited about snow, even
basically doesn’t appear for twenty-four hours. And though we get tons of it every year, and it looks so
this goes on for sixty days. Imagine that – two beautiful under the glow of the streetlamps.
months with no daylight. It sounds really depressing,
and people automatically assume that I must find it Exercise 5a
really difficult. But, actually, I love it. Audio 9.2
It’s certainly very different from my homeland. I Norwegian people are always asking me: ‘How do
originally come from Pakistan where, not only is it you like the dark?’ In Tromsø, where I live, we have
considerably warmer than Norway, but the sun sets something called a ‘polar night’, when the sun
and rises at pretty much the same time every day. basically doesn’t appear for twenty-four hours. And
We do have seasons – dry and cool in the winter, hot this goes on for sixty days. Imagine that – two
and wet in the summer – but it’s much more dramatic months with no daylight. It sounds really depressing,
here in Norway. and people automatically assume that I must find it
really difficult. But, actually, I love it.
We actually have two winters here. The first winter is
when it’s dark all the time; the second winter is when It’s certainly very different from my homeland. I
the light gradually starts to come back, but it’s still originally come from Pakistan where, not only is it
cold and snowy. I love them both, even though I do considerably warmer than Norway, but the sun sets
really feel the cold, but the first winter is really a and rises at pretty much the same time every day.
magical time of year. You might think that everyone We do have seasons – dry and cool in the winter, hot
would stay indoors, nice and cosy, but they don’t. and wet in the summer – but it’s much more dramatic
Instead they wrap up warm and get out in the fresh here in Norway.
air, skiing and playing in the snow, even if it’s under
We actually have two winters here. The first winter is
artificial light. November to February is full of light
when it’s dark all the time; the second winter is when
because it’s a time of celebrations. There are lights
the light gradually starts to come back, but it’s still
and candles everywhere, as people decorate their
cold and snowy. I love them both, even though I do
houses and gardens.
really feel the cold, but the first winter is really a
And then, of course, we may have sixty days of dark, magical time of year. You might think that everyone
but in the summer we have sixty days when the sun would stay indoors, nice and cosy, but they don’t.
never really sets at all. It only gets slightly darker for Instead they wrap up warm and get out in the fresh
about an hour in the middle of the night. They’re air, skiing and playing in the snow, even if it’s under
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because it’s a time of celebrations. There are lights A When the American team first landed on the moon,
and candles everywhere, as people decorate their they planted a flag. In doing so, they accidentally
houses and gardens. started the myth that the moon landings were
faked because the flag appeared to flutter in a
And then, of course, we may have sixty days of dark,
slight wind – and clearly, there is no wind there.
but in the summer we have sixty days when the sun
But there’s no evidence of a fake.
never really sets at all. It only gets slightly darker for
B What about supermoons? Do they cause
about an hour in the middle of the night. They’re
tsunamis?
called ‘White Nights’, and everyone really makes the
A The moon does have an effect on the tides, but it
most of them. The nights are as lively as the days,
only makes a small difference, not enough to
with people going to the beach and to outdoor
cause a tsunami. Sometimes there are tsunamis at
concerts to celebrate the midnight sun. The only
the same time as a supermoon, but such
downside is that it’s a bit difficult to sleep ... but, then
occurrences are just coincidence. Nor is it true that
again, who wants to?
the other side of the moon is always dark. This is
Exercise 9b & c just a myth – its far side is lit by the sun just as
often as the side we can see.
Audio 9.3
B What about the effect of the full moon on human
comfortable different family favourite interesting
behaviour?
miserable separate
A Again, although a lot of people believe this, there’s
9.2 Sleep no real evidence, and there have been several
scientific studies which failed to prove it was true.
Exercise 8b B But I do think the last one is right, though, isn’t it?
Audio 9.4 A Well, if the moon disappeared, the Earth would
It’s not something that I usually do because I really sometimes lie on its side. This would cause
do need my sleep. However, I do find it difficult to extreme temperatures and different lengths of
sleep on aeroplanes. It was a thirteen-hour flight, and daylight. On Mars, the axis tilts so much that the
I really tried to get some sleep – I put in the earplugs ice at its poles has sometimes moved all the way
and I put on the eye mask. But I just can’t sleep down to the equator. If the same happened here,
sitting upright. I closed my eyes, but I didn’t sleep at large areas of Africa would be occasionally
all. Not one bit. I was exhausted when we arrived. covered in ice, making it impossible to live there. At
other times, the Earth might revolve on a straighter
9.3 Vocabulary and skills
axis; and, if it did so, there would be no seasons at
development
all. But the Earth would survive.
Exercise 2

Audio 9.5
A Well, actually there isn’t much scientific basis to
any of those beliefs …
B Really? So why do so many people believe that the
moon landings were faked?

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5 A Just a second, I think ...

9.4 Speaking and writing
B Just a second, I think ...
Exercise 2b & 3
Exercise 5b
Audio 9.6
Audio 9.8
C So as I said earlier, the proposed new food quarter
will be in Regent Court. I’m very pleased to say If I could just interrupt a second, …

that we have had quite a few expressions of Excuse me for interrupting, but …
interest from big restaurant chains.
I’d like to say something, if I may.
E If I could just interrupt a second, is it only chains of
restaurants, or are we also interested in getting Can I just say, …

some local restaurant owners to move into the Just a second, …

area? I have to say I’m not very happy about the
proposal because of the noise and litter it’s likely to
Review
cause, which wouldn’t exactly be good for the Exercise 3b
environment. However, if it encouraged local
Audio 9.9
business, I might be prepared to support it …
1 What things do you automatically do in the
R Sorry, Councillor, can I just say that I’m a local
mornings?
restaurant owner, and I’d definitely be interested in
2 How do you feel about working in rooms with only
renting one of the units for my restaurant …
artificial light?
C Just a second. Before we open the meeting up to
3 Do you find winter depressing? Why/Why not?
everyone, I’d just like to explain my reasons for
proposing this new food quarter. As you are
Exercise 4a
probably aware, quite a few of the shop units are
currently empty so I firmly believe that renting them Audio 9.10

out to restaurants would be a great way of bringing vegetable

life back to the town … every

Exercise 5a camera

restaurant
Audio 9.7
1 A If I could just interrupt a second, I think mystery
that ...
B If I could just interrupt a second, I think Exercise 6
that ... Audio 9.11
2 A Excuse me for interrupting, but I think that ... A So, in our last meeting we agreed that we would …
B Excuse me for interrupting, but I think that ... B Excuse me for interrupting, but can I just ask when
3 A I’d like to say something, if I may. I think ... the last meeting was?
B I’d like to say something, if I may. I think ... A Yes, it was last month. Anyway, we agreed that we
4 A Can I just say, I think ... would try and raise as much money as possible for
B Can I just say, I think ... charity.

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B I’d like to comment on that. I think we should vote other guy takes out his phone and calls the
on which charity we raise the money for. emergency services. He gasps, ‘My friend is dead!
A Yes, I think that’s a good idea. So, as I was saying, What should I do?’ The operator says, ‘Calm down. I
... can help. First, let’s make sure he’s dead.’ There is a
C If I could just interrupt a second, shouldn’t we silence, then a shot is heard. When he gets back on
agree on the charity first? the phone, the guy says, ‘OK, now what?’
A If I could just finish what I was saying, …
Exercise 2a
Unit 10 Audio 10.3
10.1 Can you believe your eyes? P What makes us laugh? And do we all find the
same things funny? It’s often said that different
Exercise 8
nationalities have different senses of humour, but
Audio 10.1 is there any evidence for that?
There are two people sitting on what looks like a E Well, there was some research done a few years
small yellow and orange rubber boat, holding a real back into the world’s funniest joke by a group of
paddle. It appears that the boat is being swept along researchers who called themselves LaughLab.
a wild river and that it’s about to crash down a They received over 40,000 jokes from quite a
waterfall, right into the mouth of an enormous grey number of different countries and they did seem to
crocodile waiting for them at the bottom. The identify some differences. According to the study,
crocodile is half-submerged in the water, but its eyes people from Ireland, the UK, Australia and New
are bright orange and very threatening. The people in Zealand showed a strong preference for jokes with
the boat are screaming, and the woman is waving some kind of wordplay or pun, you know, where a
her hands in the air. word has two meanings. Americans and
Canadians seemed to prefer jokes where someone
There’s a man crouching on the ground with his back
looked stupid or was made to look stupid by
against a low concrete wall. It looks as if he’s on a
another person. And many European countries,
tiny ledge at the top of a tall burning building. Lots of
such as France, Denmark and Belgium, liked to
people are looking up from the street below, including
make a joke out of topics that usually make us feel
two police officers, who seem to be shouting up to
anxious, like illness and death. If you joke about it,
him. Batman and Robin are climbing up a rope to
it doesn’t make you as anxious, I suppose.
rescue him. Batman is wearing his usual long black
leather boots and a cape and mask and Robin is in a
Exercise 3
red and green costume with a shiny yellow cape and
black mask. Audio 10.4
P … Yes, maybe ... But you do have to be careful
10.2 Sense of humour about humour, don’t you? I’m very careful about

Exercise 1a telling jokes to people I don’t know, in case I offend

them.
Audio 10.2
E Yes, there are quite a lot of jokes I don’t tell unless
Two hunters are out in the wood when one of them
I know the people pretty well! What one person
collapses. He doesn’t seem to be breathing. The

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thinks is hilarious, another might find really telling jokes to people I don’t know, in case I offend
distasteful, or just annoying. them.
P Do jokes have anything in common, though? What E Yes, there are quite a lot of jokes I don’t tell unless
actually makes us laugh? I know the people pretty well! What one person
E Well, there’s usually something unexpected in thinks is hilarious, another might find really
there. We talk about a punchline at the end of a distasteful, or just annoying.
joke – the final line that hits us and makes us P Do jokes have anything in common, though? What
laugh. For example, there’s a famous Groucho actually makes us laugh?
Marx joke in the film Animal Crackers. He says: E Well, there’s usually something unexpected in
‘One morning, I shot an elephant in my pyjamas … there. We talk about a punchline at the end of a
How he got into my pyjamas, I’ll never know!’ We joke – the final line that hits us and makes us
usually laugh as soon as we realize that we’ve laugh. For example, there’s a famous Groucho
been mentally going in the wrong direction. That’s Marx joke in the film Animal Crackers. He says:
why there’s a strong link between a sense of ‘One morning, I shot an elephant in my pyjamas …
humour and being intelligent, because your brain How he got into my pyjamas, I’ll never know!’ We
has got to react pretty quickly to get the joke. It’s usually laugh as soon as we realize that we’ve
also one of the ways in which you can still tell the been mentally going in the wrong direction. That’s
difference between a computer and a human. why there’s a strong link between a sense of
P What? When you tell a computer a joke, it won’t humour and being intelligent, because your brain
laugh? has got to react pretty quickly to get the joke. It’s
E Ha, ha, no, obviously it won’t laugh, but it won’t also one of the ways in which you can still tell the
even get the joke. Understanding a joke requires a difference between a computer and a human.
lot of world knowledge, linguistic knowledge and P What, when you tell a computer a joke, it won’t
that ability to suddenly shift quickly from what you laugh?
were expecting to hear. Even young children E Ha, ha, no, obviously it won’t laugh, but it won’t
struggle with this until they get to about five. You even get the joke. Understanding a joke requires a
hear them telling jokes that just don’t make any lot of world knowledge, linguistic knowledge and
sense at all. that ability to suddenly shift quickly from what you
P Sometimes that’s funnier than a proper joke, were expecting to hear. Even young children
though … struggle with this until they get to about five. You
hear them telling jokes that just don’t make any
Exercise 4b sense at all.

Audio 10.5 P Sometimes that’s funnier than a proper joke,

E And many European countries, such as France, though …

Denmark and Belgium, liked to make a joke out of

Exercise 8b
topics that usually make us feel anxious, like
illness and death. If you joke about it, it doesn’t Audio 10.6
make you as anxious, I suppose. annoying childish comical distasteful hilarious
P … Yes, maybe ... But you do have to be careful irritating pointless predictable ridiculous tedious
about humour, don’t you? I’m very careful about thought-provoking witty

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10.3 Vocabulary and skills • In the same way, /d/ can change to /g/.
development good girl sounds like goog girl /gʊgˈɡɜːl/

Exercise 3 • /s/ and /z/ change to /∫/ when the next word begins
with a /∫/.
Audio 10.7
For thousands of years, ever since the great Greek this shop sounds like thish-op /ðɪʃˈɒp/
philosopher Plato identified them, people have
these shops sounds like theesh-ops /ði:ʃˈɒps/
divided the taste of food into four different types:
• It is not important to be able to produce these
sweet, sour, bitter and salty. However, in 1908, a
changes yourself, you will still be understood.
Japanese chemist, Kikunae Ikeda, sensed that his
However, recognizing them will help you to
seaweed soup had a flavour which was not one of
understand spoken English.
the classic four tastes. He knew that the flavour was
also found in tomatoes, cheese, such as hard
Exercise 5a
Parmesan cheese, and meat, though not so much in
very lean meat, or raw meat. Eventually he identified Audio 10.9
it as glutamic acid, but he named it umami, which 1 put back
means ‘delicious’ in Japanese. Umami is best 2 old man
described as a kind of savoury taste, which makes 3 brown paper
something taste really good. It’s very noticeable in 4 short cut
many Asian foods, such as soya, asparagus, shrimp 5 had come
and green tea, but it is also strong in foods which 6 nice shirt
combine meat, cheese and tomato, such as Italian 7 cheese shop
meatballs or a cheeseburger with tomato ketchup.
Exercise 7b
Exercise 4 Audio 10.10
Audio 10.8 Umami encourages people to eat, which may be why
understanding natural speech it is now added to many foods in the form of
monosodium glutamate. It may also affect your
• In order for speech to flow quickly and naturally, we
choice of drinks while on board an aeroplane.
often slightly change the sound at the end of a word
According to Charles Spence, professor of
to make it closer to the sound at the beginning of the
experimental psychology at Oxford University, tomato
next word.
juice should taste better than other drinks. In fact,
• When the sounds /t/, /d/ and /n/ are at the end of a many people on aeroplanes do seem to choose it.
word and the next word begins with /p/, /b/ or /m/, the This could be because the umami flavour is one of
first set of sounds can often change to one of the the only tastes strong enough to be perceived over
second set. the sound of the engines. In fact, Professor Spence

ten boys sounds like tem boys /temˈbɔɪz/ claims to have found that the sense of sound actually
has quite an impact on how we taste things.
that man sounds like thap man /ðæpˈmæn/
Through his research, Professor Spence discovered
ground plan sounds like groum plan /ɡraʊmˈplæn/
that diners believed food tasted bitter when listening

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to low-pitched notes played by brass instruments, B Sorry, did you say ‘cooking’?
while listening to high-pitched notes played by the A Yes.
piano made it taste sweeter. So, sweet-sounding B That’s a difference, then. My photo shows a
music could be used to make diners think that what market, too, but I can’t see anyone cooking
they are eating is up to 10% sweeter than it actually anything. And I don’t think I can see any men
is, allowing the chef to reduce sugar without affecting either. They all seem to be women. They’re
the taste. Other kinds of music could make food taste wearing headscarves, or straw hats and brightly
less salty or less sour. coloured dresses.
A Mine’s a mixture of men and women. I don’t think
Ever wondered why crisps come in noisy packets?
anyone is wearing a hat or a headscarf. Er, what
They don’t make the crisps last any longer, but they
else? What are they selling? My photo shows
do add to the sensation of crunchiness. The actual
some different fruit and vegetables. I can see a lot
sound of the food must also be considered because
of bananas.
we associate the sound of crunchiness with food
B Ah, mine are selling fruit and vegetables, too, and
being fresher. Another piece of Professor Spence’s
lots of bananas … but I bet your sellers aren’t on
research recorded people biting into potato crisps
the water.
and then played back the crunching sound. When
A I’m not quite sure what you mean by ‘on the
they played the crunches at a louder volume, people
water’ …
rated the crisps as being fresher and tastier.
B I mean they’re in boats.
Professor Spence also found that a dessert placed A In boats?
on a white plate tasted 10% sweeter than one served
B You look a bit confused … you know … it’s a
on a black plate, indicating that the sense of sight
floating market. All the sellers are in boats on the
also affects how food tastes. Restaurants are starting
river.
to take some of these ideas on board, playing music A Oh, I see. No, I think my sellers are definitely on
to match the food and not only thinking about
land. So, they’re the same in that it’s a market,
whether the food looks nice, but also how the
they’re selling fruit and vegetables; and different
presentation might affect the taste.
in that I’ve got men and women selling and you’ve
got only women, and your sellers are in boats.
Exercise 8
Audio 10.11 Exercise 5
Two extracts of music:
Audio 10.13
‘Trois Gymnopédies’ by Erik Satie 1 Sorry, did you say ‘cooking’?
2 I’m not quite sure what you mean by ‘on the
‘Davidsbündlertänze’ by Robert Schumann
water’ ...
10.4 Speaking and writing 3 You look a bit confused ... you know … it’s a
floating market.
Exercise 3a
Audio 10.12
A OK, well my photo is of a market. There’s a man
in the foreground cooking something.

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4 Babies cannot see very well when they are born,

Review
but they can definitely see a face that is quite close
Exercise 1 to them.
5 People used to think that listening to Mozart made
Audio 10.14
children more intelligent, but, in fact, the research
1 The scientist [beep] the animals over a three-
was done using adults, not children, and the effect
month period.
only lasted about fifteen minutes.
2 As he [beep] into her dark brown eyes, he realized
6 This percentage was true in 2010 – it’s probably a
he was falling in love.
lot more than 45% now. So be careful what you put
3 You need to check your homework again – I’ve
online!
[beep] quite a few mistakes.
4 He [beep] at me every time I say anything – it’s
Exercise 6a
really making me nervous.
Audio 10.17
5 Everyone [beep] at her bright red and purple fur
coat. 1 So, are you saying that …?

6 I didn’t have time to read the paper today; I just 2 I’m sorry, I didn’t quite catch that.

[beep] at the headlines. 3 Do you see what I mean?

4 You look a bit confused.
Exercise 4a 5 Am I right in thinking that …
6 I’m not entirely sure what you mean by …
Audio 10.15
1 very silly or unreasonable
Unit 11
2 not interesting and taking too long
3 not worth doing or watching 11.2 Positive news
4 clever and amusing
Exercise 5b & 6
5 stupid or silly
6 unpleasant or offensive Audio 11.1
Story 1
Exercise 5c In France, a supermarket chain has been selling
Audio 10.16 ‘ugly’ fruit and vegetables to customers at a
1 American children, and adults, do watch a lot of discounted rate to raise awareness of the problem of
TV, but not as much as that. The average for a food waste and provide customers with a cheaper
child in the USA is four hours a day. shopping alternative. The aim of the campaign is to
2 Amazingly, the second statement is true. Babies highlight the fact that millions of tonnes of food are
can distinguish between different languages before wasted every year because many supermarket
they are born. buyers refuse to buy odd-shaped fruit and vegetables
3 The third statement is also true. It seems that boys from farmers.
are generally less interested in reading than girls, Customers were invited to blind-taste both the ugly
and using a touch-screen device can help to get and standard fruit and they admitted that they tasted
them more involved. exactly the same. The supermarket claims that the
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vegetables were sold out within three days and the

number of customers rose by 24% during that period. Exercise 9a
The supermarket has announced that it is now Audio 11.2
looking at rolling out the campaign across all of its 1 The supermarket has announced it will continue
stores in France. the campaign.
Story 2 2 The supermarket claims that the campaign was a
success.
A new species of monkey has been discovered in the
3 The teenagers pointed out that the cash wasn’t
forests of Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. A
actually theirs.
team of wildlife conservationists, based in Cambridge
4 Hunters reported seeing an unusual monkey in the
in the UK, made the discovery after hunters reported
area.
seeing a monkey which was unlike anything else in
the area. The monkeys have a wide, turned-up nose,
Exercise 11a & b
which fills with water when it rains. The local people
Audio 11.3
assured the conservationists that the monkeys would
be easy to locate because whenever it was raining, admit announce assure confirm deny inform

water would get up their noses and they could be invite persuade refuse remind report

heard sneezing. Consequently, the monkeys spend

Exercise 11c & d
rainy days sitting with their heads between their
knees to avoid this. Although the discovery of a new Audio 11.4
species is exciting, conservationists have warned 1 Don’t forget to email him.
that these monkeys were already on the endangered 2 I did not copy her essay.
species list. 3 I’m not eating that.
4 Yes, I’m sorry – I drove very carelessly.
Story 3
5 Don’t worry, I won’t be late.
In Norway, two teenagers found cash worth $81,500 6 Would you like to come to the concert with me?
in a bag on a train and handed it in to the police. The
money belonged to an elderly man who had left the 11.3 Vocabulary and skills
bag on the seat. The bag also contained a passport
development
belonging to the man. The teenagers immediately Exercise 10
called the police to inform them that they had found
Audio 11.5
the money. Police have praised the teenagers for
I = Interviewer, L = Luke, R = Rosie
being honest, but the teens denied acting heroically,
I Excuse me, could you spare a few minutes to
pointing out that the cash wasn’t actually theirs and it
answer some questions for a survey about the role
hadn’t occurred to them to keep it. The police were
of online news in people’s lives?
unable to confirm whether the teenagers had
L/R Sure./OK.
received a reward for their honesty.
I Great. So if I could just ask you your names ...
L Luke.
R Rosie.

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I Right, so first of all, can you tell me how often you news that you can believe. But I also like more
look at online news sites? informal sites, like BuzzFeed, which, as well as
L It’s the first thing I do when I wake up in the being entertaining, are often quite informative. You
morning and the last thing I do before going to can learn a lot from them; but the main reason I
sleep. I also check them several times a day – I like to read those is that they are specifically aimed
don’t know, ten times, fifteen? Maybe more … at my generation – so, people in their twenties.
R More, I’d say … R I’m not so keen on that kind of site.
L I suppose I do find it quite addictive. Not because I I What do you like?
need to know everything that’s happening in the R I’m particularly interested in local and regional
news but just because I need something to fill the news and stuff that’s relevant to my life and work.
time when I’ve got nothing to do, like when I’m on The other thing I like – and Luke doesn’t approve
the train or when the adverts come on TV. of this at all – is looking at celebrity photos and
I Rosie? How often do you use online news sites? gossip. But you know, I have a very stressful job
R Not often, to be honest. I don’t have a smartphone, and sometimes I need to read something light-
so I don’t read the news on my phone. Also, I have hearted, something that doesn’t require too much
a computer-based job and I’d rather not spend my mental effort.
life staring at a computer screen, so I tend to watch I Absolutely! Well, thank you both very much for
the news on TV in the morning before I go to work. taking the time to answer my questions. It’s been
I So you never read the news online? very helpful.
R Obviously I do occasionally, on my laptop, but L You’re welcome.
there’s so much information it’s hard to know
11.4 Speaking and writing
sometimes where to start. I also don’t trust a lot of
what’s online – apart from a very small number of Exercise 2 & 3b
sites, I don’t feel the news is very objective. It’s
Audio 11.6
often not based on facts.
Conversation 1
I And do either of you ever read a printed
M Did you see that story about the Mexican woman
newspaper?
who’s just turned 127?
L What, you mean an actual paper newspaper? No,
F 127? Seriously?
never. Too expensive, and the size – especially the
M Yes, she’s the oldest person who has ever lived,
big ones, the broadsheets – they’re
apparently. According to the article, she claims she
unmanageable, so difficult to hold when you’re on
was born in 1887 – imagine that!
the train or whatever.
F Blimey … so she must have lived through a few
R I read printed newspapers. I like the physical feel
interesting historical events, then …
of them. I sometimes read the free ones you get at
M I know … And it says in the article I read that she’s
the underground stations. But I’d never actually
got something like seventy-three great-
pay for one.
grandchildren and fifty-five great-great-
I So tell me what kind of news sites you like.
grandchildren. The sad thing is that several
L Well, I like to read a combination of serious news
members of her family have already died before
sites. You know, the online, app versions of
her.
serious newspapers, which give reliable news –
F Well, yes sad, but it’s hardly surprising, really.

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M Apparently, although her physical health is not

Review
that great, she’s really mentally aware and still tells
some incredible stories of the Mexican Revolution. Exercise 4a
F So is she in the Guinness Book of Records, then?
Audio 11.7
M Well, apparently not, because she hasn’t got any
1 This is a situation in which people, groups or
proof of her age. She claims she lost her birth
countries are involved in a serious disagreement or
certificate while moving house forty years ago.
argument. It also describes a violent situation or
F Oh … gosh.
period of fighting between countries.
2 This verb means to be badly affected by a disease,
Conversation 2
pain, sadness or the lack of something.
F Did you read about that guy who’s just run a
3 This means carrying a weapon, for example, a
marathon wearing a diving suit?
gun.
M A diving suit?
4 This describes something that makes you feel
F Yes, but not a modern, tight-fitting diving suit, but
anxious, upset or shocked.
one of those old-fashioned ones from the 1940s.
5 This describes something that gives you hope.
M Weren’t they really heavy in those days?
6 This describes an important development that may
F Yes, this suit was incredibly heavy, around fifty-
lead to an agreement or achievement.
nine kilos or something.
M You’re kidding! That must have slowed him down a
Unit 12
bit!
F Er yes, just a bit. It took him six days, supposedly. 12.1 Nearest and dearest
M Wow! That’s amazing. So who is this guy?
Exercise 4a
F Oh, his name’s Lloyd something or other. I can’t
Audio 12.1
remember his last name, but he’s English and from
what it said in the article, he’s quite well known for Speaker 1

doing these charity marathons dressed up in Many parents have a second child for the sake of
costumes. What’s amazing about him is that he their first – to stop them being lonely and spoilt. But
was diagnosed with leukaemia several years ago. that’s just a stereotype, and I believe one child is
He survived that and has since raised something in ideal. Having one child has enabled me to devote
the region of £5 million for charity. plenty of time, money and energy to her. In my view,
M That is impressive. the more kids you have, the less time and energy you
F Yeah. The article had some really funny pictures of are able to give to each one. I also know that if I’d
him doing the run. Here … look … I’ll show you on had more children, I’d have been less happy as I’d
my phone … have had to give up too much in my life. And, to have
a happy child, you need to be a happy parent.

Speaker 2

I have four children. I didn’t plan four, but that’s how

many I’ve got and, in retrospect, I now believe that’s
the perfect number. The idea of having fewer or more

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is as unthinkable as having fewer or more arms or manage. I’d say at least six is the ideal number.
legs. Of course, the physical strain of bringing up four When you raise a large family – in my case, seven –
is enormous, but the joy each one brings is you create a little community that supports itself
immeasurable. Although our home sometimes feels through the ups and downs of life. Friends often
like a zoo and we are like a travelling circus quote school fees as being a reason not to have a
whenever we go abroad, there is great comfort in large family. But if you’re lucky enough to live in a
being part of a six-member team. Having an even country with great state schools, then that isn’t an
number means each child has an automatic issue. There are those that say that having lots of
playmate. If two are playing together, the other ones children is ecologically irresponsible. But my family
have each other and don’t feel left out. are productive, tax-paying, environmentally aware
and all contribute positively to society.
Speaker 3
Speaker 6
I believe we have a responsibility to be mindful of the
world’s growing population. Each baby we bring into I didn’t mean to have three children. The second of
the world puts extra pressure on the world’s my pregnancies produced twins. And, as a result, I
resources – energy, food, forests, water and so forth. ended up with what I believe is the ideal number.
And people from rich countries use more than their Three children means three sibling relationships. So
fair share of these resources. For that reason, I feel if two of the siblings fall out or are on bad terms, at
no couple should have more than two children – one least they’ve got another sibling to turn to. The other
to replace each parent. I read the other day that if thing, and I know this sounds selfish, but let’s be
every couple in a rich country had one less child, honest about it, the more children you have, the
they would save 9,441 tonnes of carbon dioxide over greater the chances that at least one of them will be
their lifetime. Makes you think, doesn’t it? successful enough to support me financially and care
for me in my old age.
Exercise 4b
Exercise 5
Audio 12.2
Speaker 4 Audio 12.3
Speaker 1
I’d like to make the case for not having children.
Society puts a lot of pressure on us to have children, Many parents have a second child for the sake of
but it’s not right for everyone. There are countless their first – to stop them being lonely and spoilt. But
reasons why I chose to be childfree. If I’d had that’s just a stereotype, and I believe one child is
children, I wouldn’t have so much time now to devote ideal. Having one child has enabled me to devote
to my husband and my career. I’d have very little plenty of time, money and energy to her. In my view,
privacy; my beautiful house would be full of plastic the more kids you have, the less time and energy you
toys; my travels would be limited to school vacations are able to give to each one. I also know that if I’d
and child-friendly destinations; and I could list dozens had more children, I’d have been less happy as I’d
more reasons. have had to give up too much in my life. And, to have
a happy child, you need to be a happy parent.
Speaker 5

I’m in favour of having as many children as you can

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Speaker 5
Speaker 2
I’m in favour of having as many children as you can
I have four children. I didn’t plan four, but that’s how
manage. I’d say at least six is the ideal number.
many I’ve got and, in retrospect, I now believe that’s
When you raise a large family – in my case, seven –
the perfect number. The idea of having fewer or more
you create a little community that supports itself
is as unthinkable as having fewer or more arms or
through the ups and downs of life. Friends often
legs. Of course, the physical strain of bringing up four
quote school fees as being a reason not to have a
is enormous, but the joy each one brings is
large family. But if you’re lucky enough to live in a
immeasurable. Although our home sometimes feels
country with great state schools, then that isn’t an
like a zoo and we are like a travelling circus
issue. There are those that say that having lots of
whenever we go abroad, there is great comfort in
children is ecologically irresponsible. But my family
being part of a six-member team. Having an even
are productive, tax-paying, environmentally aware
number means each child has an automatic
and all contribute positively to society.
playmate. If two are playing together, the other ones
have each other and don’t feel left out. Speaker 6

Speaker 3 I didn’t mean to have three children. The second of

my pregnancies produced twins. And, as a result, I
I believe we have a responsibility to be mindful of the
ended up with what I believe is the ideal number.
world’s growing population. Each baby we bring into
Three children means three sibling relationships. So
the world puts extra pressure on the world’s
if two of the siblings fall out or are on bad terms, at
resources – energy, food, forests, water and so forth.
least they’ve got another sibling to turn to. The other
And people from rich countries use more than their
thing, and I know this sounds selfish, but let’s be
fair share of these resources. For that reason, I feel
honest about it, the more children you have, the
no couple should have more than two children – one
greater the chances that at least one of them will be
to replace each parent. I read the other day that if
successful enough to support me financially and care
every couple in a rich country had one less child,
for me in my old age.
they would save 9,441 tonnes of carbon dioxide over
their lifetime. Makes you think, doesn’t it?
Exercise 9
Speaker 4
Audio 12.4
I’d like to make the case for not having children. 1 I would have done things differently.
Society puts a lot of pressure on us to have children, 2 I might have given it a try.
but it’s not right for everyone. There are countless 3 I couldn’t have managed on my own.
reasons why I chose to be childfree. If I’d had 4 I wouldn’t have enjoyed it.
children, I wouldn’t have so much time now to devote
to my husband and my career. I’d have very little
privacy; my beautiful house would be full of plastic
toys; my travels would be limited to school vacations
and child-friendly destinations; and I could list dozens
more reasons.

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hadn’t opened my big mouth!’. I wish I could be a

12.2 If I could turn back time, …
bit less honest sometimes …
Exercise 5 P Oh my goodness – well, you won’t be making that
mistake again, will you?
Audio 12.5
And next – Bill, from London.
P ‘Regrets – I’ve had a few’ or so said the great
B I regret getting rid of all my LPs. But it was my wife
Frank Sinatra in his famous song ‘My Way’, and
that kind of insisted. She kept going on at me, you
today we want to hear all about your regrets, those
know, saying: ‘I wish you’d sell those records. They
silly mistakes you’ve made in life, the things you
take up so much space and you never play them
said or did that you really wish you hadn’t or those
…’ I thought ‘maybe she has a point’. So I did, but I
missed opportunities that left you thinking ‘Oh, if
knew it was a mistake instantly. Recently, I’ve got
only I could turn back time ... I’d do things very
into listening to records again, at a friend’s house –
differently ...’. Well, now’s your chance to call in
I love the sound of records, the covers ... so much
and get it all off your chest!
more enjoyable than digital music. So I’ve decided
OK, well on the line we have Greg from Glasgow.
to start again with my record collection.
Greg, tell us your regret.
P It’s true – there is something unique about the
G My biggest regret is ignoring my dad’s advice to
sound of records. Good luck with rebuilding your
buy a flat while properties weren’t too expensive.
collection, Bill!
He even offered to give me some money for the
And we’ve got time for just one more story – here’s
deposit. This was about six years ago when a
Michelle, from Manchester.
small flat was just about affordable. But I didn’t
M One of my biggest regrets is not standing up to a
because ... well, I dunno … I just couldn’t be
colleague who used to bully me in my last job.
bothered to save up, and I didn’t think there was
She’d criticize my work, make me look stupid in
any hurry, I suppose. Now, even the tiniest flat
front of other people and generally do everything
costs an absolute fortune and I can’t even think
she could to knock my confidence. And I just let
about buying one. If only I’d listened to my dad. I
her do it because I was new to the job, and I didn’t
could kick myself now.
dare answer back or challenge her behaviour. I
P I bet you could. Sorry to hear that, Greg ... and I’m
wouldn’t tolerate it now – I just wish I’d had the
sure there are lots of people in your position.
courage to challenge her at the time.
Next, we hear from Jade in Bristol. Jade, what
P Bullies, eh? Who needs them! Glad to hear you
happened to you?
wouldn’t tolerate them now.
J Something I really regret is the time when a very
Well, it’s great to hear your stories – keep them
good friend told me she was splitting up with her
coming in, but first, the news …
boyfriend. I’d never really liked him and I said:
‘Well, I think that’s a good decision ... and to be
honest, I never really understood what you saw in
him anyway.’ She was quite offended by that and
then the inevitable happened – they got back
together again. Now things are really awkward
between us. So now of course I’m thinking ‘If only I

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Exercise 4
Exercise 6
Audio 12.9
Audio 12.6
recognizing vague language
1 If only I’d listened to my dad.
It is very common in spoken English to use vague
2 Oh, if only I hadn’t opened my big mouth!
expressions.
3 I wish I could be a bit less honest sometimes …
4 I wish you’d sell those records. We use them:
5 I just wish I’d had the courage to challenge her at 1 when we can’t think of a precise word to describe
the time. something.
kind of
12.3 Vocabulary and skills
sort of
development
For example: It’s kind of reddish.
Exercise 2 2 to say there are more examples in a list or
category.
Audio 12.7
and so on
P Every era has a social group that rebels against
and that kind/sort/type of thing
society in some way. In the 60s, it was hippies; in
or whatever
the 70s, punks; in the 80s it was goths. Now, the
and things/stuff/places like that
latest subculture to hit the international scene is
For example: The shop sells vintage clothes,
the hipster. But what precisely is a hipster? Here to
records and that kind of thing.
tell us more about this distinctive group is Carla
Nielsen, a future trendspotter, who works for a Because the phrases are so common, we say them
marketing agency. Carla, describe for us the very quickly
principal characteristics of a hipster. and often don’t pronounce parts of the words. For
CN Well, hipsters are young people – in their 20s example:
and 30s, usually – who reject mainstream culture. kind of sounds like /kaɪnə/
You know, so they’re kind of anti anything that’s sort of sounds like /sədə/ or /sɔː(r)tə/
popular. That includes art, music, clothes and so like that sounds like /laɪðæ/
on. Instead, they prefer alternative music and … and so on sounds like /nsəʊwɒn/
fashion. They tend to be well-educated people.
Some are students, others are professionals, and Exercise 5a
many of them work in creative fields like media or Audio 12.10
publishing ... that sort of thing. 1 His beard is a sort of orange colour.
2 Her look is kind of hard to describe.
Exercise 3a 3 The bike basket’s useful for carrying laptops,
Audio 12.8 shopping bags or whatever.
1 … they’re kind of anti anything that’s popular. 4 He writes a blog about hipster fashion, music and
2 That includes art, music, clothes and so on. stuff like that.
3 Many of them work in creative fields like media or 5 He wears formal clothes like ties, waistcoats and
publishing ... that sort of thing. so on.

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Exercise 5b They don’t want to be part of a group, they want to

be seen as individuals.
Audio 12.11
P Oh right, I see. And that, I suppose, makes them
1 Hipsters reject mainstream culture: music, clothes,
different from punks, or goths or whatever … who
books and stuff like that.
are happy to identify with these labels.
2 Some hipsters are vegan so they don’t eat eggs or
CN Exactly.
milk or whatever.
P So where do hipsters hang out?
3 It’s a shop that sells old books and posters and so
CN Well, there are hipster neighbourhoods in
on.
many major cities around the world, which are full
4 He’s into 1930s music, like jazz, blues and that
of trendy hipster cafés, galleries, second-hand
kind of thing.
shops, and so on. They tend to be districts that are
5 She likes the sort of clothes you’d buy from a
historically poor and run-down but are now
vintage clothes shop.
fashionable places to live and work.
6 The area is full of hipster barber shops, cafés and
P Uh huh, so … so tell me more about the kind of
places like that.
music hipsters are into.
CN Oh, well, all sorts of bands really, as long as
Exercise 6 & 7
they’re obscure and nobody else has heard of
Audio 12.12
them. Hipsters are very critical of mainstream
P And how would I recognize a hipster if I bumped
music and of those who like it. The same with film,
into one in the street?
books and art. That’s why hipsters aren’t very
CN Well, your stereotypical hipster wears tight-
popular. They think their tastes are superior to
fitting jeans, and large thick-rimmed glasses – others.
whether they need them or not. They wear old- P I see, I’m getting the picture … So apart from a
fashioned, retro-style shirts ... you know, with taste for little-known bands and artists, how else
checked or flowery patterns, often bought from are hipsters different from other people?
vintage or second-hand clothes shops. Another CN Well, they’re anti-consumerism. That’s why
typical hipster feature is the long beard or turned-
they like to buy second-hand things and why they
up moustache. You rarely see a clean-shaven believe in mending things when they break, rather
male hipster. than always buying something new. They’re also
P And the female hipsters?
very green – so they buy eco-friendly products, like
CN Well, they’re less easy to identify, but, like shampoo. A lot of them are vegetarians or vegans.
the men, they wear old-fashioned clothing. Floral- P So I presume they like to travel everywhere by
patterned dresses, or cardigans – the sort of things bike?
their grandmothers might have worn. CN Absolutely. In fact the ultimate cool hipster
P So for hipsters, old-fashioned is cool?
accessory is the fixed-wheel bike. Or ‘fixie’ as
CN Yes, and that applies to the things they own.
they’re known. They’re sort of like modern versions
So they love low-tech objects like record players, of retro-style bikes with just one gear. They’re the
old-style cameras, typewriters … that kind of thing in-thing in urban cultures all over the world. You
… But what I should explain about hipsters is that must have seen them around.
they don’t actually want to be labelled as hipsters.

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P Yes, I have … So tell me, how does a hipster like move. I couldn’t have wished for a better course. I
to spend their spare time? ended up with a good result in my degree. I’m very
CN As you may predict, hipsters are keen on old- grateful to the tutors for being understanding and
fashioned pastimes, like knitting, woodwork, allowing me to switch.
growing your own fruit and vegetables, making
Speaker 2
home-made jam, baking cakes and stuff like that ...
but probably the most stereotypical hipster pastime I’m so glad I decided to go and work as a teacher in
Istanbul for two years. I’d been working for an
is retro-photography, which involves taking photos
accountancy firm in London prior to that, but I knew it
on a smartphone using an app which makes the
wasn’t really for me. I wanted to experience life in
images look as though they were taken with a
another country and Istanbul had always fascinated
vintage-style camera.
P Then posting the images on social media? me. Getting to grips with a new culture and language

CN Oh yes ... because hipsters are very keen on was quite a challenge at first, but I gained so much

showing off their pictures to everyone they know. from the experience, and it’s really helped me to put
aspects of my own culture into perspective. So thank
P Really? … so my final question to you as a future
goodness I didn’t listen to my parents, who tried to
trendspotter ... Do you think ‘hipsterism’ is here to
dissuade me from giving up my career in accounting.
stay?
And, of course, if I hadn’t gone to Turkey I wouldn’t
CN Well, I think it’s already been around long
have met my wife.
enough to be more than just a passing trend, and
it’s travelled to many different countries. I think Speaker 3
we’ll always have this group of young people that
A couple of years ago, I decided to go freelance –
value independent thinking and fashion and
and what a good decision that was! I really
culture. But like all trends, it will change and
appreciate having the freedom to do as much or as
evolve.
little work as I want. What actually happened was
P Well, thank you for coming on the programme – it’s
that I was made redundant from my job in
been fascinating.
advertising. Although it was a terrible shock at the
CN My pleasure.
time – a real kick in the teeth – I gradually got over it
12.4 Speaking and writing and started to build up my own advertising
consultancy business, which is going very well. In
Exercise 2 retrospect, losing my job was a blessing in disguise. I
Audio 12.13 don’t think I would have had the courage or
Speaker 1 motivation to set up on my own if I hadn’t been forced
to by my circumstances.
I’m so pleased I decided to change degree courses. I
started off doing languages, French and German – Speaker 4
I’d always got really excellent grades in them at Two years ago, I gave up smoking. I’d been smoking
school, but at university level I just couldn’t keep up. I for several years before that. I’d tried to give up a
was skipping lectures, not turning up to classes, couple of times before, but my motivation was
because I found the whole thing so difficult. Anyway, stronger this time because my wife was pregnant
so I changed to psychology. That was such a good with our first child. It’s such a relief not to be a slave

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to cigarettes any more. And when I think of all the 1.2 Present perfect simple and
money I wasted, I could really kick myself. Obviously, continuous
with hindsight, I should never have started and I
Audio GR1.2
wouldn’t have done if I’d known how addictive it
1 Do you know if Peter has called?
would be. But never mind – what’s done is done and
2 My manager won’t be pleased because I haven’t
there’s no point in crying over spilt milk, is there?
finished the report yet.

Exercise 3b 3 Haven’t you sent that email yet?

4 She has been living here for six months.
Audio 12.14
5 We’re exhausted. We’ve been driving all night.
1 I couldn’t have wished for a better course.
6 How long have you been waiting?
2 I’m very grateful to the tutors for allowing me to
switch. 2.1 Past events – narrative forms
3 So thank goodness I didn’t listen to my parents.
Audio GR2.1
4 In retrospect, losing my job was a blessing in
1 Mary Kingsley decided to travel to Africa, a place
disguise.
she had always dreamt of visiting.
5 When I think of all the money I wasted, I could
2 She had two missions to complete while she was
really kick myself.
travelling the continent.
6 With hindsight I should never have started.
3 Her father’s friends had warned her of the
7 What’s done is done.
dangers, but she ignored them.
8 … there’s no point in crying over spilt milk …
4 She encountered animals and sights she hadn’t
seen before.
Exercise 5a

Audio 12.15 2.2 Past perfect forms

1 tech Audio GR2.2
2 known 1 I hadn’t set the alarm, so I got to work late.
3 fitting 2 By the time Nicola called, Anna had left for the
4 friendly station.
5 made 3 Sara hadn’t been working there long when she
6 down was promoted.
7 shaven 4 They’d been painting the room for nearly an hour
when they realized they’d been using the wrong
1.1 Different question types
colour.
Audio GR1.1
1 How long has Anton been working at the
university?
2 Who has been to Italy before?
3 I was just wondering if we’ll arrive on time?
4 Do you know where he comes from?

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4 The machine had been designed to use as little

3.1 Future forms (will, going to),
energy as possible.
present simple and present
continuous 4.2 Causative have and get
Audio GR3.1 Audio GR4.2
1 The team manager won’t be at the meeting 1 We’re having the roof repaired in the summer.
tomorrow; he’s in Berlin at a conference. 2 At this hotel, you can get your dry-cleaning done
2 George has decided he’s going to study for free.
economics at university. 3 He had to have his head shaved when he joined
3 Their plane lands at 7.00 a.m. on Wednesday. the army.
Will you go and meet them? 4 We had the doctor check her blood pressure.
4 I’m leaving at 4.00 p.m. today; I have a dentist’s 5 I’m getting Alex to pick my parents up from the
appointment at 4.30 p.m. airport.

3.2 Future continuous and future 5.1 Using verbs with -ing and
perfect infinitive
Audio GR3.2 Audio GR5.1
1 This time next week, we’ll be travelling on the 1 I’m not sure I want the job because it involves
Eurostar to Paris. working with children and animals.
2 I’m sure I won’t be doing the same job five years 2 I don’t mind not having dessert; I’m watching my
from now. weight.
3 Who’ll be taking over from you when you start 3 The staff agreed to work overtime, provided they
your new job? were paid overtime.
4 Computers will have changed beyond recognition 4 Roger chose not to buy the sports car.
in twenty years’ time. 5 The bank has authorized me to pay the full
5 The director is very angry because the decorators amount.
won’t have finished the hall in time for the
conference.
5.2 Other uses of -ing and infinitive
6 Do you think humans will have found a cure for
with to
cancer in the next ten years? Audio GR5.2
1 I’m fed up with eating the same thing day after
4.1 Passive forms
day. I wish this canteen had a better menu.
Audio GR4.1 2 Can you do your seven times tables without
1 I’ll have to go in by train, as my car is being making a mistake?
serviced at the moment. 3 He felt really sick after eating a whole packet of
2 Machu Picchu was built sometime in the fifteenth biscuits.
century. 4 Cheer up. There’s no reason to get upset.
3 I couldn’t get my money back because the name 5 Have you got any plans to move abroad?
on the ticket can’t be changed. 6 Zoe’s bored; she hasn’t got anyone to talk to.

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6.1 articles 7.2 Past modals of deduction

Audio GR7.2
Audio GR6.1
1 It’s awfully quiet up there. I think the children must
1 There’s a concert in Hyde Park at the weekend.
have fallen asleep.
2 The minimum wage has gone up by around one
2 Do you think he could have heard us? He doesn’t
pound an hour.
look very pleased.
3 Did you see the full moon last night? It was
3 Go back and look for it. You might have dropped
spectacular.
it in the car.
4 The quickest way is to go by car; the bus takes
ages. 8.1 Relative clauses
5 I walked up to the Parthenon. The view over
Audio GR8.1
Athens was breathtaking.
1 Steve Jobs, who co-founded Apple, was widely
6 The price of food has risen dramatically in the last
recognized as one of the most creative people in
year.
the computer industry.
6.2 Determiners and quantifiers 2 He came up with ideas that revolutionized how
we use computers.
Audio GR6.2
3 The bicycle you told me about was on offer. I got
1 Far too many people drive to work every day. It
it for €100 less than the recommended price.
causes terrible pollution in our cities.
4 That’s the girl whose brother has just moved in
2 Are you sure there are enough chairs for
next door to you.
everyone?
3 Few people learn Latin at school these days. It’s 8.2 Participle clauses
such a pity.
Audio GR8.2
4 All students must register before Tuesday.
1 Hearing a noise downstairs, Jason got up to
5 Although they trained in Glasgow, both doctors
investigate.
now have practices in Edinburgh.
2 Not speaking any German, we missed the
7.1 Present modal verbs announcement and got on the wrong bus.
3 Often referred to as baby boomers, this
Audio GR7.1
generation is now coming up to retirement age.
1 I might leave early this afternoon, as the meeting
4 Having lived abroad since she was a child,
has been cancelled.
Catherine has never really felt English.
2 You needn’t buy any sugar – I’ve given it up.
3 Children no longer have to wear uniforms in 9.1 Adjectives and adverbs
school, thank goodness. I hated wearing mine.
Audio GR9.1
4 They shouldn’t behave like that in class. The
1 He’s a remarkably successful writer. He’s sold
teacher ought to be much stricter with them.
millions of books.
5 You can’t smoke inside the building. You have to
2 Emer frequently pops in for a chat. I think she
go to the smoking area.
must be a bit lonely.
6 Do you think that young man could be Angela’s
brother? He looks very like her.

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3 I’m meeting Kurt at the theatre at 7.00 p.m. 11.1 Reported speech
tomorrow evening.
Audio GR11.1
4 Don’t push so hard! You’ll break it.
1 ‘I arrived at 6.00 p.m.’
9.2 Past and present habits He told me he’d arrived at 6.00 p.m.
2 ‘Have you always lived in Edinburgh?’
Audio GR9.2
He asked me if I’d always lived in Edinburgh.
1 I never used to like classical music, but now I find
3 ‘When did you learn to drive?’
listening to it very relaxing.
She wanted to know when I’d learnt to drive.
2 My grandfather would always check the farm
animals were content before he went to bed. 11.2 Reporting verbs
3 I’m not used to making phone calls in Spanish. I
Audio GR11.2
find them a bit stressful.
1 ‘I ate the last biscuit.’
4 I don’t think I’ll ever get used to taking my tea
He admitted that he’d eaten the last biscuit.
without sugar.
2 ‘The course is full.’
10.1 Order of adjectives She informed us that the course was full.
3 ‘Don’t touch it – it’s hot!’
Audio GR10.1
He warned me not to touch it.
1 It was a lovely bright sunny day when we arrived
4 ‘I won’t tidy my room.’
at the beach, but it wasn’t long till the nasty black
She refused to tidy her room.
clouds appeared.
5 ‘I didn’t lose the key.’
2 The model was wearing shiny black leather high
He denied losing the key.
heels and a beautiful, elegant black suit.
6 I’m sorry I broke the glass.’
3 He bought an exquisite 18th-century silver
She apologized for breaking the glass.
teapot at the auction.
7 ‘The accident was Molly’s fault.’
4 I’ve just thrown out my mother’s old black-and-
He blamed Molly for causing the accident.
white TV. She had put it in the attic.
5 She was young, charming and fearless. 12.1 Conditional sentences to talk
about unreal situations
10.2 Conditional and conjunction
clauses Audio GR12.1
1 If we had a car, we would drive there.
Audio GR10.2
2 You could apply for the job if you had the
1 You get a medal if you finish in the top three.
qualifications.
2 If anyone asks, you can say you’re with me.
3 If he’d left on time, he wouldn’t have missed the
3 If I get the job, I’m going to move to San
flight.
Francisco.
4 They could have won the match if the referee
4 We’ll decide what to do when we get there.
hadn’t given the last penalty to the opposition.
5 Give me your number in case I need to call you.
6 I won’t call you unless I’m running late.
7 I know Sam will open his present as soon as he
gets it.

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12.2 wish and if only

Audio GR12.2
1 I wish I could run faster.
2 She wishes she had a car; then she wouldn’t have
to use the bus.
3 I wish I hadn’t said anything – now you’re angry.
4 The students wish their lecturers would give
them fewer assignments.
5 If only she hadn’t taken the diamond ring, then
she wouldn’t have been arrested.

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