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P r o g r e s s Te s t F i l e s 1–4 P r o g r e s s T e st F i le s 1 – 4
Li s tening 1 L is t e n in g 2
Nick Where are you from, Mojca?
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Mojca I’m from Ljubljana. It’s the capital city of Slovenia.
Nick Oh, right. Is it a big city? Jane Is that your car, Joe?
Mojca Well, it’s our capital city but it isn’t very big. A lot of Joe The blue one?
tourists come in the summer so it’s busy in the centre. But Jane Yes. The fast, expensive sports car.
it’s small, really. Joe Mmm. Well, no. It’s the red car over there.
Nick Do you live there? Jane Oh, right. The old car.
Mojca No, not at the moment. My parents live there. And my
brother. But I live in a small town 20 kilometres from the 2
city. I often go to Ljubljana at the weekend. The bars and Karen Look Dan. This is a photo of my sister.
restaurants are very good and you can sit near the river Dan Oh, right. Is she married?
and watch people. Karen Oh, why do you want to know that?
Nick What do people do in the summer in Ljubljana? Dan Er … well …
Mojca Well, a lot of people leave the city in the summer. They go Karen Well, she isn’t. And she doesn’t have a boyfriend.
to the beach or they go to the mountains. The mountains
in the north of the country are very beautiful. 3
Nick And in the winter? Penny What do you have for breakfast, James?
Mojca Well, it’s very cold in the winter. We often stay at home and James Well, I usually have cereal, juice, and a cup of tea. Most
watch TV! We eat a lot of food and drink Slovenian wine, people drink coffee for breakfast but not me. I don’t like
which is very good. But some people go to the mountains. it.
You can ski there in the winter.
Nick Thanks for telling me about your country, Mojca. It was 4
very interesting.
Jessica What do you do, Paul?
Paul I’m a waiter. In a hotel restaurant.
Jessica Oh, so do you work evenings? Waiters I know often work
until late at night.
Paul I know. But not me. I usually work breakfasts and lunches
so I’m at work early in the morning and in the afternoon,
but never late.

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Wendy What time do you usually go to bed?
Ron Oh, in the week I always go to bed at half past ten. I get up
early and I like to get my sleep, but it’s different at
weekends.
Wendy Oh, so do you go to bed later then?
Ron Well, yes. At eleven thirty. So, only an hour later.

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