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SKILLS TEST 1A/1B, MODULE 1 Kim: So, how does a player win? Ben: Err … yes. We visit them every summer for
Ben: To win, a player must get the other player’s three weeks. They live in a village. I have friends
2 Exercise 2 stones. You have to stop them from being able to there and last year we went on a boat down the river
Presenter: Today I’m talking to Jan Krugen, who move their stones. for a few days. It was really exciting!
competes in Ironman triathlons. Welcome Jan. Kim: That sounds difficult. Sally: Why?
Jan: Hi. Ben: I played my first game last week and it was Ben: Well, we were going to the other side of the
Presenter: So Jan, how are Ironman competitions okay. I understood the rules easily. river when we had an accident.
different from normal triathlons? Kim: Did you win? Sally: Oh no! Was it serious?
Jan: They’re just much longer for each of the three Ben: Ermm … No. Ben: Err … no, but the boat suddenly hit a large rock
parts. and started filling with water. We had to swim to the
Kim: It sounds interesting. Is there a version for
Presenter: Now you’re training for the next computers? other side with our bags.
Ironman World Championships. What are the Sally: What did you do then?
Ben: Yes, but it’s expensive. It’s better to get the
distances for the swimming, cycling and running? Ben: Well, we put up our tents and camped for the
board game. You can take it to the park then.
Jan: Well, 2.4 miles for swimming, 112 miles for night.
Kim: That’s true – and it’s nice to play with other
cycling and twenty-six miles for running. Sally: Did you have any food with you?
people.
Presenter: Wow! Which part of the Ironman are you Ben: Oh yes, we had some soup and apples. Then
Ben: Fantastic! Then we can learn to play it
best at? we spent the night telling scary stories around a fire.
together!
Jan: Well, probably the cycling because I have strong Sally: And what happened in the morning? Did you
Kim: Cool!
legs. go straight back home?
Presenter: And what about the running?
SKILLS TEST 3A/3B, MODULE 3 Ben: No, after breakfast we walked along the river
Jan: Well, I find the running difficult and training to and then we spent the afternoon swimming in the
run a marathon is lonely. I’ve started running with 4 Exercise 2 river.
a friend, so now it’s easier to do! Simone: Hi Kamila! How are you? Sally: What happened to the boat?
Presenter: Now, I feel tired just thinking about Kamila: Fine, Simone. And you? Ben: Well, it disappeared into the water.
a seventeen hour race ... ! How do you feel when you Simone: Great! How is the part-time job? Sally: How did you get back to the village then?
finish a race? Kamila: Oh, it’s fun. Ben: Well, when we were swimming, we saw my
Jan: Well, tired but happy! Simone: How many days a week do you work? friend’s father fishing in the river. He came and got
Presenter: So, how do you prepare? Do you have Kamila: I usually work Friday evenings and us in his boat.
a weekly plan? Saturdays but this month I’m working more. Sally: Wow! How exciting! Do you think you’ll have
Jan: Yes. I train for the race in parts and swim, cycle Simone: Why? another adventure this year?
and run each week. I do a different sport every day.
Kamila: Oh, I’m trying to save some money. Ben: I hope so!
On Mondays and Thursdays I swim two to three
miles. On Tuesdays I cycle about fifty miles and Simone: What for?
Fridays I cycle eighty miles or more. On Wednesdays Kamila: Well, I’m putting money into a bank account SKILLS TEST 5A/5B, MODULE 5
and Saturdays I go running. I always go for a shorter for university. 6 Exercise 2
run of about ten miles in the week and run about 20 Simone: But you’ve got two more years at school?! Presenter: Today we’re talking to Australian
miles on Saturday. Sometimes I cycle or I swim as Kamila: Yes, but I like saving money. Some weeks actress Tania Leigh. Welcome.
well on Saturdays. Just before a race I train for two I put £100 in the bank!
sports on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. I also Tania: Hi, nice to meet you.
Simone: Really? I never save. Presenter: Hi Tania, let’s talk about your family
do more miles.
Kamila: Do you get pocket money from your then.
Presenter: What about Sundays?
parents? Tania: Yes, there are more than forty of us.
Jan: Ah, now on Sundays I never train and I usually
Simone: Yes, they give me £20 a week and pay me Presenter: And where do they live?
get up at nine o’clock. I have a relaxed breakfast and
when I help in their shop.
read the newspaper. After lunch I go to the park to Tania: Well, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the
walk the dog and play football with my sons. It’s a Kamila: How often do you work in the shop? United Kingdom and then there’s Aunt Maria in Italy.
family day really and in the afternoon, we sometimes Simone: Once or twice a week for a few hours. I’m Presenter: Wow! How many generations are there
go to the zoo or the cinema. The zoo is better when too busy to work more. in your family?
it’s sunny. Kamila: Why? Do you have a lot of homework? Tania: Er … four.
Presenter: Well, thanks for talking to me today Jan Simone: No, when I have free-time I like shopping. Presenter: And tell me about the oldest generation.
and good luck with the World Championships. I really like looking for bargains. I hate paying a lot
Tania: Well, I’ve got one grandmother, Sheila, living
Jan: You’re welcome. Good to meet you too. for clothes.
in New Zealand. She’s my mum’s mother but she’s
Kamila: So, where do you go shopping? my only living grandparent. She’s ninety-six and had
SKILLS TEST 2A/2B, MODULE 2 Simone: Oh, I usually go to charity shops and street three daughters; my mum, Betty, Maria and Rose,
markets. I’ve found some really good clothes this and one son, Eric.
3 Exercise 2 month. I think my favourite second-hand clothes are Presenter: Do you see your grandmother and aunts
Ben: Have you heard of the board game Go? my purple trousers. They’re really cool. and uncles often?
Kim: No, I haven’t. Where is it from? Kamila: Have you ever bought clothes online? Tania: Oh yes, it’s only a three-hour flight to the
Ben: Well, I read yesterday that it was first played in Simone: No, have you? nearest airport. I’ve visited them with my mum and
China about 2500 years ago. Kamila: Yes, but the dress looked different to the my brother, Luke, every year since I was a child. We
Kim: Really? That’s amazing. I’ve never heard of it. picture. get on really well.
Do people play it in other countries too? Simone: That’s why I like to see the clothes I’m Presenter: So, tell us a bit about your brother Luke.
Ben: Oh yes. People play it all over the world. The buying and try them on. Tania: Luke is older than me. He’s married and has
article said more than twenty-six million people play Kamila: Have you ever bought designer clothes in two daughters Patsy and Izzy … And I’ve got two
Go. a charity shop? half-brothers Jo and Sam, and a half-sister Sue.
Kim: That’s a lot! So, how do you play it? Simone: Absolutely and you don’t have to fork Presenter: Do you get on well with them?
Ben: Well. It’s a game for two players. There is out lots of money for them. Do you want to come Tania: Absolutely, but I don’t see them often as
a board, like a chess board but bigger. It usually has shopping with me tomorrow? they live in Canada. Sue is married and has two
nineteen squares across and nineteen squares down. Kamila: Yes, why not. We could see if we could daughters; Kate and Jess and a son Nick. Kate got
Kim: Do players have pieces like in chess? find … married to Steve a few years ago too.
Ben: No, they have stones. One player has white Presenter: Did you get to the wedding?
ones. The other player has black. SKILLS TEST 4A/4B, MODULE 4 Tania: Unfortunately, no. I was working on a film at
Kim: Do they have a lot of stones? the time.
Ben: Oh yes, there are 180 white and 181 black
5 Exercise 2
Presenter: That’s a shame. So, do you have
stones. Sally: Three more days and then it’s the summer
a stepmother or stepfather?
holidays!
Kim: That’s a lot! But why are there more black Tania: I have a stepfather. His name’s Ben and he’s
stones? Ben: What are you doing this year?
a very kind man. My mum, Betty, has been so happy
Ben: Because black starts the game. Sally: We’re going sailing in France for two weeks. since she met Ben and our family is one big happy
Kim: Okay. Is it an easy game? Ben: Really? That will be fun. family. It’s wonderful!
Ben: Well, yes, at the beginner’s level. Sally: Absolutely, and better than last year’s holiday Presenter: I understand you have a family too.
in the mountains. What about you? Can you tell me a little about your husband and
Kim: Do players take turns to play like in chess?
Ben: Umm … we’re visiting my grandparents. children ...?
Ben: Yes and when a player has a turn they put
a stone on the board. Sally: Didn’t you visit them last year?

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Tania: Matt, my husband is at home looking after Gareth: Yes. She’s great and it’s a fun place to work. Eric: Are you sure? Didn’t the Montgolfier Brothers
our ten year-old daughter Sandy and seven year-old Liam: So, what do you do? invent the hot air balloon?
son Peter. Can I say hello to them? Hi guys! Gareth: I’m a chef. How about you? It’s been a few Peter: No, I’m sure they flew the first aeroplane. I’ll
Presenter: Well, that’s quite an amazing family you years since we left school. What are you doing now? just check. Ah … it says the American Wright brothers
have. Liam: Well, I started studying geography but I didn’t invented the plane and had their first successful
Tania: Thanks. like it. So I trained to become a maths teacher and flight in December 1903.
Presenter: Well, thank you for talking to us and now I teach at the local school. I teach at primary Eric: Told you! Mm … Now, I put Cornelius Van
good luck with your next film. level and I really enjoy it! Drebbel as builder of the first submarine.
Gareth: Great! Well, I’m working at the L’arbre vert – Peter: Erm, I put George Stephenson. Wasn’t he
SKILLS TEST 6A/6B, MODULE 6 it’s a French restaurant in town. Why don’t we meet English?
there one day? Eric: Yes, and Van Drebbel was Dutch. I’m sure the
7 Exercise 2 Liam: That sounds a good idea. submarine was built by a Dutch person I’ll just check.
Ethan: Hi Emily! What are you listening to? Here’s the information …. The credit for building the
Gareth: Well, here’s my phone number. Give me
Emily: Oh, the latest Soft Sky album Coming out of a ring and say hi to your family from me. first submarine is usually given to a Dutch inventor
the clouds. called Cornelius Van Drebbel. Now, what about
Receptionist: Number forty-five please.
Ethan: Is it good? What kind of music is it? George Stephenson? Didn’t he invent the train?
Gareth: Ah, it's my turn!
Emily: It’s folk. Are you into folk music? Peter: Absolutely, that’s why he was called the
Ethan: No, I prefer dance music. Do you like dance ‘Father of Railways’. When was the first train
music?
SKILLS TEST 8A/8B, MODULE 8 invented?
Emily: Well, I’m not crazy about it. It’s okay and good 9 Exercise 2 Eric: Er… here it is ‘the first public railway line was
to listen to and dance to at parties. Although I can’t Presenter: Today on Animal Watch we’re talking to invented in 1822’. Okay. But who invented the cable
stand listening to techno! What about you? Kyle Bradbury from Kenya Safaris. car?
Ethan: I’ve got some techno music at home but Kyle: Hi. Peter: Well, I wrote down Andrew Smith Hallidie.
I don’t listen to it a lot. What other styles of music What did our teacher say in class?
Presenter: So Kyle, tell us about ‘The Big Five’
are you into? animals in Africa. Eric: I don’t remember. What does it say in your
Emily: World music and reggae. I like to feel relaxed lesson notes?
Kyle: Well, the most famous is the lion. It’s the
by music. How about you? largest big cat. It usually lives in small groups and Peter: Ah, here it is. The cable car was invented by
Ethan: Oh, I just love listening to any kind of dance spends much of its time relaxing under trees. People Andrew Smith Hallidie. The cable car was built in San
music. are often surprised that it is the females that do Francisco and completed in 1873.
Emily: Is there any music you really don’t like? most of the hunting. They can run up to eighty km/h Eric: Oh yes. Well, I’m sure the helicopter was
over a short distance. invented by Igor Sikorsky because I’ve heard of
Ethan: Classical! My parents love it but I don’t.
Interviewer: Really? And what about their weight Sikorsky helicopters. Wasn’t he from the Ukraine or
Emily: Poor you! Luckily, my parents like dance Poland?
music too. and how long do they live?
Kyle: Well, a lion can weigh 190 kilogrammes and Peter: No, he was Russian … Well, Russian-
Ethan: What’s your favourite band then? American… he emigrated to America in 1919.
the female a little less. They can live up to fifteen to
Emily: Soft Sky of course! What about you? Eric: And when did the first helicopter fly? I wrote
eighteen years in the wild.
Ethan: I like lots of groups but I like The Fast Trains down 1929.
Interviewer: And how does that compare with
the best! I’d love to play the drums too. How about Peter: You’re wrong, it was 1939.
a leopard?
you? Do you play any musical instruments?
Kyle: Well, an adult male leopard can weigh up to Eric: Oh dear … So, how are we doing?
Emily: I play the flute but I’m not very good at it. I
eighty kilogrammes. They prefer to live alone and Peter: Great. We’ve got two questions left. Who
must play it more often. I’d really like to learn to play
hunt at night. If you see them in the day, they will invented the motorbike and the hot air balloon?
the guitar. My sister plays it and she is really good.
usually be resting in a tree. They can live up to Eric: But I said it was the Montgolfier Brothers who
Ethan: Have you been to any music festivals this twelve years in the wild. invented the hot air balloon.
year? I’d like to go to Creamfields, but I have to work
Interviewer: And do they run fast? Peter: Oh yes, you did. And weren’t they French?
this summer.
Kyle: Yes, they can run up to fifty-eight kilometres Eric: That’s right.
Emily: What kind of festival is it?
per hour but the most amazing thing about a leopard Peter: Now we have one question left. Ah now
Ethan: Well, it’s a two-day festival of dance music. is its’ strength. It usually eats the animal it kills in
Friends have been and they said it was fantastic! this one I know! The inventor of the motorbike was
a tree to stop others taking it and can carry a very German. Where’s his name? Ah, here it is – Gottlieb
There are ten large tents and each tent plays big animal into a tree. Now that’s strong!
a different type of dance music. You can camp there Daimler, first motorbike invented in 1885.
Interviewer: Yes, very strong! And what about Eric: Fantastic! Well, that wasn’t so difficult ....
too.
elephants?
Emily: Where is it?
Kyle: Well, they eat plants and spend most of their SKILLS TEST 10A/10B, MODULE 10
Ethan: In Cheshire in England. It’s quite close to time looking for food. They spend about sixteen
Wales. hours a day looking for food! They are the largest 11 Exercise 2
Emily: What’s special about this festival? animal on land and can weigh over 5000 kilogrammes Interviewer: …and now let’s go to Marc Cormier
Ethan: Well, the atmosphere is great and you can so they need to eat a lot to survive. They live in herds from the island of Saint-Pierre.
spend all weekend dancing to your favourite music! and can reach speeds of forty kilometres per hour. Marc: Hello.
Emily: That sounds fun! I love dancing. They can live between sixty to seventy years but
Interviewer: Now, Marc, Saint-Pierre is a popular
often die when they lose their teeth, because they
tourist destination in the North Atlantic Ocean but
SKILLS TEST 7A/7B, MODULE 7 can no longer eat food without teeth.
you speak French and are considered as part of
Interviewer: And rhinos? France. Tell me more about this amazing place.
8 Exercise 2 Kyle: Well, unfortunately, the rhino is an Marc: Well, we’re a group of islands called Saint-
Liam: Hi! Gareth? endangered animal because of hunting. They can live Pierre and Miquelon, and although we are located
Gareth: Hi Liam! What a surprise! What are you up to thirty five to forty years in the wild. ten kilometres from Green Island in Canada, we feel
doing here? Interviewer: And which of ‘the big five’ is the most 100 percent French.
Liam: I’m waiting for my little sister. dangerous? Interviewer: Tell me more about these islands.
Gareth: What, Rosie? How old is she now? About Kyle: Definitely the buffalo. It has attacked people Marc: Well, there are eight islands in total and we
eight? in the past. It is very powerful and an adult can lie south of Newfoundland in Canada. These islands
Liam: That’s right. She had an accident and fell off weigh between 500–900 kilogrammes. People say have a total coastline of 120 kilometres. The main
her bike. it gets angry quickly and you see one, do stay away islands are Saint-Pierre and Miquelon-Langlade.
Gareth: Poor thing. Where’s your mum then? from it because it can run fifty kilometres per hour. Saint-Pierre is twenty-six km² and has the capital
I was surprised to find out that buffaloes sometimes city Saint-Pierre. Miquelon-Langlade is larger but
Liam: Oh, she’s with Rosie. What happened to you
run after lions! is really two islands joined by sand, with Grand
then?
Interviewer: And do buffaloes live in herds? Miquelon to the north and Langlade to the south.
Gareth: Me? Oh, I had an accident in the kitchen
a few days ago and cut my hand. I saw the doctor at Kyle: Yes, they do. These are the only islands people now live on. We
the medical centre but tonight when I was working Interviewer: Well thank you Kyle. That's been most have a population of 7000 people but most of these
at the restaurant it was painful, and started bleeding interesting. live on Saint-Pierre. This is where I have my hotel
again. My boss told me to go to the hospital. although there are hotels and tourist facilities on
Liam: How did you get here? SKILLS TEST 9A/9B, MODULE 9 both islands.
Interviewer: So, French is the official spoken
Gareth: Well, I was going to get a taxi but my boss 10 Exercise 2 language ... Do most of the visitors to the islands
said she’d drive. Eric: So Peter, who invented the first aeroplane? come from Quebec, the French-speaking part of
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Marc: Yes, but we do get a few other nationalities Gabrielle: Ermm … spending time with my friends SKILLS END OF YEAR TEST A/B
too. People love to visit in the late summer and early but not at school. I mean, playing basketball, going to
autumn when the weather is wonderful and sunny. the cinema, that kind of thing … 15 Exercise 2
Interviewer: Really? The autumn weather sounds Joel: For me, it’s when I’m playing any sport Speaker 1: Work’s really stressful at the moment.
good! Now what currency do you use? although people tell me I look the happiest when I’m I’m working long hours and usually end up eating
Marc: The Euro and the Canadian dollar ... running. lunch at my desk, which is really not very healthy.
Mary: Well, I’m the happiest when my family visit. Before I started this job I used to go to the gym
three times a week and go swimming on Saturdays.
SKILLS TEST 11A/11B, MODULE 11 I love having my children and grandchildren round at
Now, I want a hobby which will help me relax.
the weekend because the house is full of life and
12 Exercise 2 laughter. Something that is good for my body and mind.
Gloria: Hi Elisa. How are you? Interviewer: Do you ever get stressed or angry? Speaker 2
Elisa: Great thanks, and you? Mary: I did when I was younger but now I’m usually Because my dad works in the oil industry our family
Gloria: Fantastic. Have you had a good week? much more relaxed about things. I don’t worry much often has to move house. He ends up working all
Elisa: Yes but it’s been busy! I had hockey practice and always tell myself to feel calm when something over the world and I’ve lost count of the number
on Monday because we have an important match irritates me. Feeling angry never helps a situation. of schools I’ve been to. I have to say that I love
next week and yesterday I went to the cinema to see experiencing so many different cultures but it’s hard
Joel: Unfortunately I do sometimes get stressed
Maximiliano with Roberto and Marco. to keep in touch with friends. A lot of my free time is
and irritable. It’s usually when I have lots of exams
spent on my computer.
Gloria: Was it good? at university and when I feel under a lot of pressure.
The rest of the time, I’m usually relaxed. Speaker 3
Elisa: I didn’t think so but they loved it!
Gabrielle: I think I’m a bit like Joel. I usually feel I live for the weekends! There’s nothing better
Gloria: Are you busy later? than going out and spending time with friends.
stressed when I have school exams. The rest of the
Elisa: Yes, I’m going for a meal at Luigi’s with my I love listening to music and dancing. I like to be out
time I don’t worry about anything really and I only
sister. Do you want to come? meeting people. My sister loves sports and often
worry about exams because I don’t work very hard
Gloria: It sounds great but I’m afraid I can’t, I have and my parents get upset when I do badly at school. tries to get me to join her, but that’s not my kind of
volleyball at 5 o'clock and after that I’m going with thing at all.
Interviewer: So, how do you calm down if you do
my mum to visit my aunt. How about tomorrow? Are Speaker 4
feel stressed or angry?
you free then? Work’s 15 km away but I always cycle to work. The
Gabrielle: Well, I usually put on my favourite songs
Elisa: Thursday? Mm … Ah. Sorry, but I’ve got weather here is perfect and I’m lucky because we’re
and sing really loudly to them.
photography club from 6 o'clock to 8 o'clock. right beside the sea too. I love running on the beach
Joel: I go running, and this makes me feel relaxed
Gloria: Wow! You are really busy! and everyone in my family is a strong swimmer and
again.
Elisa: Why don’t we meet on Friday? I am free after both my brother and I have swum for New South
Mary: My father always told me that anger and Wales. People say Australians are sporty people but
school and if you come to my house, we could watch
stress are not good emotions and we should try for me it’s just a way of life. I enjoy exercise and
a film or play computer games.
to keep calm and positive. I always believe that I love a challenge, and competitions! I would love to
Gloria: I’m sorry I can’t do Friday. I have a guitar laughter is the best way to relax.
lesson at 5 o'clock because I’m taking an exam next do something with cycling, running and swimming!
Interviewer: I think that’s true… Speaker 5
week.
Elisa: Really? What exam are you taking? I’ve had problems with my knee for a while now. My
SKILLS MID-YEAR TEST A/B doctor tells me swimming will really help because it’s
Gloria: Grade five. I’m really nervous about it.
14 Exercise 2 a complete form of exercise for the whole body, so
Elisa: I’m sure you’ll pass. You got great marks in
Damon: Hi this is Damon Andrews live in London I'm going to join my local swimming club.
your last exam!
for this year’s London Marathon. Well, it’s a beautiful Speaker 6
Gloria: Thanks. Well, perhaps we can meet at the
weekend? day and we’re waiting for the race to begin. Today I’m one of those people who work to live. My job’s
with us, we have British marathon runner Kirsty incredibly boring and so I spend my free-time looking
Elisa: Of course! Have you got your diary with you?
Phillips. Hi, Kirsty. for excitement. I’ve always enjoyed activities which
Let’s see when we’re both free.
Kirsty: Hi Damon. are challenging and a bit dangerous. I used to do
Gloria: Right. ... On Saturday morning I’m visiting my gymnastics and loved it. I like being outside and
grandparents. We always visit them then and stay Damon: Kirsty, this is the first time in the last six
years that you’re not running. running, but not on roads. I like climbing and I’d like
for lunch. But I’ll be home about 2 o'clock and am to find something that brings my interests together.
free for the rest of the day. On Sunday, we’re having Kirsty: That’s right. I’ve run this marathon five
a family day out. We’re going to the beach. Would times now.
you like to come? Damon: And does it feel strange to not be running
Elisa: That sounds a wonderful idea but I’m playing today?
tennis on Sunday morning. Let’s meet on Saturday Kirsty: Of course it does a little but I think it’s also
afternoon. Would you like to come to my house in the good to have a rest. If I didn’t have back problems,
afternoon? You could come round about 3 o'clock and I know I’d be running. But well, it’s also going to be
we could play some games or watch a DVD. fun to watch the race and enjoy the atmosphere.
Gloria: What a great idea! I’ll ask mum and call you Damon: Now I hear that today we have an amazing
later. number of runners, perhaps the most since this race
started in 1981. Is that right?
SKILLS TEST 12A/12B, MODULE 12 Kirsty: Absolutely! There are 48,000 runners today
and there are more than 90,000 people who wanted
13 Exercise 1
to run but have to wait for another year.
Interviewer: Today we’re talking about emotions
Damon: Why do you think so many people like
with our three guests: Mary, Joel and Gabrielle. Let’s
running the London Marathon?
start with you Mary. Are you usually in a good or bad
mood? Kirsty: I think it’s because London is such
a fantastic place for a race and the support from the
Mary: Well, I start every day feeling happy and it
crowd is amazing. It’s also really well organised and
takes a lot to change that.
is now one of the best marathons to run in the world.
Interviewer: And you Joel?
Damon: Now, who do you think the favourites are
Joel: I’m usually in a good mood but on Mondays I do this year? Who is going to win?
find it difficult to be happy in the morning, I think it’s
Kirsty: That’s a difficult question to answer. There
because I don’t sleep much at the weekend.
are so many fantastic runners this year. They are all
Interviewer: Gabrielle? very fit!
Gabrielle: My friends tell me that I’m sometimes Damon: That’s true. But some of the top runners
in a bad mood and in the morning they have have injuries don’t they?
a competition to see who can make me smile first.
Kirsty: Yes, … Last year’s female winner has hurt
I think I’m more of a night person though, so getting
her leg and the top male runner has had terrible flu
up for school is always quite difficult for me. I’m
for the last week.
much happier after lunch.
Damon: So it’s going to be an exciting race then?
Interviewer: And what makes you happy?
Kirsty: I think you might be right there! Well, it looks
like the race is about to start. Let’s hope the weather
stays clear and nice for them …

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