Unit 1: American Language Hub Level 3 Student's Book

Audio scripts American Language Hub Level 3 Student’s Book
UNIT 1 I’m just arriving at the university for telling the time! Anyway, today
now and I’m looking for Olivia, but I decided to walk the same way I
Lesson 1.1, Listening, Exercise C I can’t see her. Hmm, now I don’t came yesterday – so I checked a
1.1 J = Jackson O = Olivia know what to do. map before I left home! I wanted
J: Hello. Welcome to the Tec-cast. S: Excuse me. Are you looking to come back to this part of
I’m Jackson, and this is my big for Olivia? town because I noticed that the
sister, Olivia. J: Uh, yes. Why? buildings are really beautiful and
O: Hello. In this week’s podcast, we’re interesting. I don’t normally look
S: Hi. I’m Sebastian. I’m a student
looking at phones. Or rather, we’re at the buildings around me – I
here at the university. I listen to
not looking at our phones for a usually just stare at my phone. But
your podcast every week, and I
whole week! it’s really nice to look around and
watch all your videos. I love them!
think about where I am and …
J: Yes, that’s right. Our experiment J: Really? Wow! Thanks. Uh … but how to get to the park from here.
runs for seven days. We started on how do you know I’m looking for So I’m not exactly lost again; I’m
Monday and today’s Thursday, so Olivia? just exploring the city a little more
we’re halfway through it. S: I spotted her here a few minutes than usual.
O: Exactly. And instead of our phones, ago. I recognized her from your
we’re both carrying around one videos. She went into that bakery Lesson 1.1, Listening, Exercise F
of these voice recorders all week, over there. 1.4 J = Jackson O = Olivia
so we can record our experiences. J: Oh, excellent. Thank you so much. O: Hello again. So, as I said, it’s now
And it’s been an interesting Look, do you want to come and Thursday, and we’re halfway
week! I arranged to meet Jackson join us? I’ll buy you a cupcake to through our experiment. How’s it
outside the university on Monday say thank you, and you can tell us going for you, Jackson?
afternoon, but it didn’t really work, what you think of our podcasts. J: Surprisingly well! I mean, I think
did it, Jackson? I’m seeing a lot more than usual –
S: Yeah, that sounds like a great idea.
J: Uh, no. Sorry. Let’s listen to Thanks a lot. now I’m looking at the real world,
our recordings from earlier in not my phone all the time.
the week. Lesson 1.1, Listening, Exercise E O: Yeah, me too. I really enjoyed
1.3 J = Jackson O = Olivia
Lesson 1.1, Listening, Exercise D observing all the people outside
J = Jackson O = Olivia S = O: Hi. Me again. It’s eleven fifteen the university on Monday! So what
1.2
Sebastian on Tuesday morning, and yes, about those amazing buildings?
I’m waiting for Jackson, again. Did you take any pictures?
O: Hi. Olivia here. It’s 4:20 on Monday
He’s 15 minutes late, again, but J: Uh, no. Because I didn’t have my
afternoon and I’m waiting for
it’s OK because we arranged a phone! But I can tell you about
Jackson. We arranged to meet
plan B: what to do if something them, if you want.
here, outside the university, at four
goes wrong. So I’m enjoying a
o’clock, but I can’t see him and O: Wow! You usually just show me
nice outdoor concert in the park
it’s starting to rain. So it looks like your pictures. You see! We’re
right now, by a really cool band.
he isn’t coming and I’m not sure talking more than before, too! Our
Maybe you can hear the music
what to do. Hmm, I can’t call him experiment is working! So tell me
in the background. Our new
because I don’t have my phone. about those buildings!
friend Sebastian told us about the
OK, I know. I’ll go and wait in that
concert yesterday – he plays the Lesson 1.2, Listening, Exercise B
bakery over there – at least I’ll stay
guitar in the band, and he sounds 1.8 M = Mona J = Juan
dry, and I’ll be able to see Jackson
really good. It’s strange because all M: Hey, Juan. I’m writing a blog post
through the window when
the other people in the audience for our website. I thought it might
he arrives.
are filming the concert on their be good to interview you. Can I
J: Hi. This is Jackson. It’s Monday cell phones, but I think they’re ask you a few questions?
afternoon and I’m late meeting missing half the fun! I’m just
Olivia. I think. I don’t actually know J: Yes, of course. Go ahead. But why
listening and enjoying it – and it’s
the time because I never wear a do you want to talk to me? What
much better. In fact, I think I’ll stop
watch; I always use the clock on do you want to talk about?
recording now so I can listen!
my phone. Anyway, I missed my M: Well, I hear you’ve just returned
J: Hi. It’s Tuesday morning, and I’m
bus and I couldn’t check the time from a trip across Europe. It’d
late for a meeting with Olivia,
of the next one – the timetables be nice to hear about your
again, but it’s OK because we
are all online now. So I decided to experiences of using English
discussed where she’ll be at 11,
walk. But then I got lost because during your trip.
11:30, 12:00 and 12:30. And yes, I’m
I didn’t have a map – I usually J: Oh, right. Yes, no problem.
wearing a watch today – an old
use the map on my phone! And I M: Great. I’ll just turn on my
one from when I was a teenager.
couldn’t call Olivia to tell her I’d be microphone … OK, so thanks,
It doesn’t look great, but it’s good
late. And now it’s raining! OK, so Juan, for agreeing to talk to me
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today about your recent trip was’, ‘he was’, ‘she was’, ‘we was’, that last point. OK, so thanks a lot
to Europe. Which countries did ‘they was’. And then in negative for that interview, Juan. You’ve
you visit? sentences, it’s ‘I weren’t’, ‘you given me a lot to think about …
J: Well, I started in Russia, and then I weren’t’, ‘he weren’t’, ‘she weren’t’, and to write about on the blog.
traveled through Belarus, Poland, and so on.
Germany, the Netherlands and M: What? That’s terrible! But isn’t that UNIT 2
England. It was a long journey, but a mistake? Lesson 2.1, Listening, Exercise C
I met a lot of great people and I J: Well, it isn’t Standard English, of 2.2 I = Interviewer E = Emma
had some amazing conversations. course. But millions of people I: Welcome to Dreams Come True,
It was a good way to practice speak like that, so how can it be the podcast that finds out about
my English. wrong? people’s life-long dreams and how
M: Yes, I’m sure it was! It sounds like a M: Hmm … what do you mean by they’ve turned them into reality.
great way of practicing. Was it hard ‘Standard English’? My guest in the studio today is
to communicate in English? J: Well, Standard English is the form Emma Sykes from New York.
J: No, actually I found it really easy they use in books and newspapers. E: Hello, thanks for having me!
to communicate all the way from It’s a kind of cleaned-up version I: Glad you could be here. Now,
Russia to the Netherlands. But of English. But it isn’t the only Emma, you are 35 and you are the
when I got to England … well, it form of English, and most native owner of a successful advertising
was terrible! speakers don’t speak Standard agency, is that right?
M: Really? What happened in English – at least, not all the time.
E: Yes, that’s right.
England? There are hundreds of other forms
of English all over the world – like I: So you’ve already had a lot of
J: Everybody spoke so fast! And
Jamaican English, Nigerian English, success in your life.
they used really strange words
and phrases – lots of idioms that Indian English and so on. They’re E: Yes, you could say that. I’ve worked
I’d never heard before. Plus, the all different, but I think that’s really very hard and the agency is doing
people had very strong accents, so cool! well, but I still have dreams – well,
I couldn’t understand very much M: OK, but isn’t it just a question of one dream anyway.
at all! good English and bad English? I: And I believe that dream involves
M: Oh, no! So what did you do? Surely Standard English is better, big plans on water! Tell us a little
isn’t it? more about it.
J: I just asked people to slow down.
‘Can you say that again, please?’; J: No. I don’t think so. ‘Standard’ E: That’s right, John. Ever since I was
‘Could you speak slowly, please?’, doesn’t always mean ‘the best’. young, I’ve been fascinated by the
and so on! When I traveled by train across water. I love swimming and diving,
Europe, I went by ‘standard class’, and for the last few years I’ve been
M: And did that help?
not ‘first class’. And I think Standard learning how to sail. My ultimate
J: Yes. I mean, the people were very dream, the thing I’ve wanted to
English is like ‘standard class’ in
nice, and they were happy to talk achieve my whole life, is to live on
a train: simple and basic, but a
to me. But they speak very strange a yacht and sail around the world.
little boring. I think non-standard
English! I guess it’s because English
English is much more interesting. I: Wow, that’s a big dream! And it
is changing all the time.
M: So are you saying we need to learn doesn’t sound easy. Tell us, just
M: Really? How is English changing? how have you made this dream
non-standard English?
Can you give me an example? a reality?
J: No, not at all. Standard English
J: Yes, of course. When I was in E: Well, that’s the thing … I haven’t.
is perfect for international
London, I heard many people Not yet. Not completely.
communication. As I say, Standard
speaking a new variety of English
English worked well for me I: So, you haven’t sailed around
called MLE – Multicultural London
all the way from Russia to the the world?
English. It’s becoming extremely
Netherlands. I only had a problem E: No, I haven’t. It’s just not practical
popular.
when I got to England. So it at this time in my life. Yachts are
M: Really? I’ve never heard of it. Who depends what you need English very expensive. I’ve saved a fair
uses MLE? for. I think for most learners of amount of money, but not enough
J: Mostly young people in London. English around the world, it’s yet. Plus, I don’t have enough skills
M: So how is MLE different from better to learn Standard English. or knowledge yet to go sailing on
normal English? We don’t need to speak like native my own across the oceans.
J: Well, it’s mostly a question of speakers. In fact, as I learned on I: Well, that does sound very
pronunciation. But there are also my trip, it’s usually better when we complicated! So how do you keep
grammar differences. For example, don’t speak like native speakers. going with your plan when it
in MLE, they don’t say ‘you were’; M: Wow! Yes, I see what you mean, seems so far away?
they say ‘you was’. ‘I was’, ‘you and I certainly agree with you on
E: For me, the most important thing I: Thank you, Emma. Now, next up, out the other! Then, I had a great
is to make a decision to put a plan I’ll be speaking to … idea. I had my guitar with me, so I
into action. Once you’ve made the started to write simple songs with
decision, you can set short-term Lesson 2.2, Listening, Exercise B all the new words. They were kind
2.4 M = Matt S = Suzanna
and long-term goals that will help of like children’s songs. I asked
N = Nancy R = Roberto
you achieve your dream. a Chinese friend to check my
M: You know, when you move grammar was correct, and then
I: I see. Yes, that’s a good point. So
away from home, arrive in a new tried to learn the songs. And, you
what are some of your short-term
place, there are lots of different know what, it worked. Each day, I
goals? How are you going to work
challenges, and for me the biggest was able to remember those new
toward that ultimate goal?
one was eating. Well, not eating, words, and I even started singing
E: Well, there’s the sailing lessons, but cooking. I mean, I could make
obviously. But actually, I’ve turned the songs to the kids. I was actually
a salad or a sandwich, but not pretty nervous the first time I
one part of the dream into reality cook anything, like, I couldn’t boil
already. sang to them, but I managed to
an egg. I know that sounds silly, do it without mistakes, although I
I: Really? What’s that? but I simply had no idea. Anyway, think my pronunciation was pretty
E: A year ago, I sold my house and I looked at some books and also poor, from the way the kids were
used some of the money to buy a found some excellent ‘how to laughing at me.
houseboat. It isn’t a yacht, and it cook’ videos online. To be honest,
R: When I was a child, I never learned
won’t take me around the world, the books didn’t help, but I started
to swim, and, when I started
but it’s a home and it’s on the to teach myself with the videos.
going on beach vacations, I really
water. OK, I’m on freshwater, not I wasn’t very good at first – the
regretted that. My friends spent all
saltwater, but I now live on a boat. first time, I didn’t manage to make
day swimming in the ocean, but
I: Wow, that’s already a pretty big anything at all; I just watched
I wasn’t able to swim. All I could
change! But does living on a the video and then ordered a
do was sunbathe! So, I asked my
houseboat really prepare you for takeout! But, I never gave up. I kept
sister to teach me. She was very
sailing around the world? practicing. And when my parents
patient, but, after a few months,
E: Yes, I think so. The important thing came to see me six months later,
I gave up because I still couldn’t
here is to stay motivated and not I managed to cook them a really
swim. Then, after another vacation
lose heart, and this step helps me tasty meal. They were so surprised.
just sitting on the beach, I decided
to do that. S: I really hate standing up in front to try again. This time, I paid for
I: And of course, you’re getting some of people to give a talk or a lessons at the local pool. And yes,
experience of what it’s like to live presentation. So, when my brother after a few more months, I finally
on the water. asked me to make a speech at managed to swim 50 meters. That
his wedding, I didn’t know what felt so good. And then, that next
E: Exactly! I’m learning to live in a
to do. I couldn’t say no to him. vacation, I was finally able to swim
small space, and I’m also finding
Luckily a friend of mine, an actor, in the ocean with my friends – that
out what it’s like to live in a home
helped me. Basically, we created felt incredible. A real achievement!
that can move from place to place.
a character for me to play when
OK, I’m cruising along canals,
not crossing oceans, but doing
giving the speech, so that I didn’t UNIT 3
think it was actually me standing
something similar to my dream – Lesson 3.1, Listening, Exercise B
up to speak. Also, I learned my
it’s a start. 3.1 B = Presenter (Bobby) J = Junko
speech by heart so that I didn’t
I: And now that you’ve made that A = Alan
need to use any notes. Just like an
start, do you think your plan to actor. On the big day, I wasn’t able B: OK, our first caller is Junko.
sail around the world is more to stop my hands from shaking, Hello, Junko.
achievable? but I remembered everything J: Hello, Bobby. Well, my story
E: Absolutely. On the whole, I think and I played that character. And, happened some time ago, when
the hardest part of any journey is incredibly, I was able to complete I first came to the US to study
the first step. Now that I’ve made the speech. That was a big day for English. I was only 18 then.
the break from the land to the me, as well as for my brother. B: OK. Can I ask, where are you from,
water, I’ll be able to take the next N: I worked as a volunteer in a village Junko?
step of my journey with more school in China for about six J: Japan.
confidence. months, and the language was B: Japan? OK, but you aren’t calling
I: Well, thank you for coming to my biggest problem. I was able from there, are you?
talk to us, Emma. I hope you can to speak very basic Chinese, but
join us again once you’ve achieved J: No, no. I’ve lived here for ten
I couldn’t remember many new
your ultimate dream. Will you years now.
words. I studied each day, but
do that? didn’t achieve much – the words
E: Yes, of course. I look forward to it. went in one ear and then straight
B: OK. Well, Junko, thank you for A: Sure. Hi, Bobby. Yeah, so, I’d been A: Oh, no, not another candidate. He
calling. Tell us your story. What out of work for a few months was the manager, the interviewer!
problem did you have? when I got this interview for a job It turned out he’d been on the
J: Well, the problem was a public in another city. I really needed the same train as me! I introduced
holiday. New Year’s Day to be job, so I decided to leave really myself immediately, and we had a
exact! early – you know, I didn’t want to laugh about the whole trip.
B: New Year’s Day was a problem? be late and all that. B: Amazing! What a coincidence.
That is pretty unusual. What B: Not for an interview, no! And so I have to ask: did you get
happened? A: Right! Well, it was raining when I the job?
J: Well, I’d arranged to go to a left, so I took a taxi to the station. A: Well, after all that bad luck, things
classmate’s house for dinner. Of That didn’t take long, but when I had to change, and yes, I got
course, I knew it was a holiday. But got there, I found out that they’d the job.
what I didn’t know was there was canceled my train. I wasn’t too
worried though – the next one Lesson 3.2, Listening, Exercise B
no public transportation. So in the C = Chairperson A = Alfred C1
afternoon, I went to the subway was in half an hour, and I had 3.7
= Councilor 1
station. It was snowing, not very plenty of time. So I took the next C2 = Councilor 2
heavily, but it was really cold. train, but after about 30 minutes,
that train broke down and we C: OK, everyone, before we make
Anyway, the station was closed
were just stuck there. Not moving our final decisions on this year’s
when I got there, so I couldn’t get
or anything. And, stupidly, I’d Car-Free Day, I’d like to invite
a train. I thought it was because of
left my phone at home. Yes, I’d some members of the public
the snow, but the roads were OK,
changed my jacket just before I to give their views. First, let me
so I decided to try to get a bus.
left, and my phone was in that first introduce Alfred Shaw, a lecturer
B: But there were no buses either? in business studies.
jacket, so I couldn’t even call the
J: Mmm, exactly. But I didn’t know. A: Thank you. OK, well, it‘s clear
company.
Anyway, I found a bus stop and sat what most of you think about
down to wait. B: How unlucky, Alan. So how long
were you stuck there? a car-free day. An absolutely
B: Oh, no! Did you wait for long? wonderful idea, right? However,
A: About an hour! And all that time
J: Actually, not so long. I was very I’m here to disagree. Actually, it’s
I was getting more and more
lucky. a really terrible idea.
stressed. The train started moving
B: You got a taxi? again, but really slowly, and we C1: What? You can’t be serious!
J: Not exactly. A police car was arrived about two hours late, and C2: Nonsense, it’s an excellent idea.
driving by when it suddenly that meant I had already missed A: OK, you say that, but it really
stopped and one of the officers the interview by over an hour. So, isn’t. Let’s look at the facts. First
got out. She asked me if I was I jumped in a taxi, but that only of all, they don’t solve the traffic
OK and explained there were no made things worse. problem. And, anyway, cars are,
buses today. I felt so embarrassed B: In what way? very simply, great.
and stupid. But then, guess what? C2: Great? Come off it! We know they
A: The traffic was awful – you know,
B: What? it was still raining. We ended up cause some awful problems.
J: She told me to get in the car. I was stuck in a traffic jam. After about A: OK, some things about cars are
worried. Had I done something 20 minutes we were still not fairly bad, but they’re clearly the
wrong? But they were both moving, so I got out and walked. best way to get around, and so
smiling, so I just asked why. So, when I finally got to the office, they’re never going to disappear.
B: So then what? I was really late, stressed and wet We’ve held this Car-Free Day 15
J: They took me to my friend’s place. from the rain. I looked like a mess. times before, but the rush-hour
B: I can imagine. Nightmare! Did they traffic jams have not gone away.
B: What? Like a taxi?
still interview you? Car-free days have a really tiny
J: Exactly. I couldn’t believe it. So
A: Well, that’s the funny thing. I was effect on driving habits, if any
kind. You know, we went right
standing at the reception desk, at all.
across the city. When I arrived, my
waiting to make my excuses to C1: But it’s still better than doing
friends hadn’t started dinner. So, I
the receptionist when this guy nothing.
wasn’t late at all. Perfect!
stepped in front of me. I was about A: Is it? Here’s another reason why
B: How nice, Junko. I guess it was a
to complain when the receptionist we should think again. Car-
quiet day for everyone, even the
said ‘Mr. Hammond, you’ve arrived. free days don’t even help the
police. A great example of the
At last’. And, can you guess who environment. Think about it.
New Year’s spirit in action. Thank
he was? Although there may be no cars in
you. OK, now let’s hear from Alan.
B: Another candidate? the city center for that one day,
Hello, Alan. Tell us your story.
those cars are still out there on
the roads, just on different roads. year. Let’s get people back on side road. We could hear the
So, all you’re doing is moving the bikes. Let’s teach people of all countdown, but couldn’t see
pollution. ages how to bike safely. Other a thing.
And another thing, the car- cities have city bike rental J: Oh! I bet it was freezing, too. I’m
free day causes massive traffic systems – why don’t we? We glad I was at that party and had
problems in the city, as drivers haven’t even had a meeting to that hot chocolate at midnight.
have to find other ways to go. discuss it because you’re too S: Yeah, I can imagine. We were
Remember what happened busy planning for car-free day. outside for hours, and I lost my
last year, when that truck got OK, to sum up, there are hat. To be honest, I did get pretty
stuck under the railroad bridge alternatives to car-free days cold. I’m going to look for a new
because we’d closed the main that are actually better for the hat tomorrow; Sophie’s coming
road? Because of that, there was environment and that actually here to have lunch, and then we’re
an absolutely enormous traffic reduce car use. Let’s try them going shopping.
jam, trains were canceled and out, instead of holding another J: That’s nice. Is that one of your New
thousands of dollars of damage useless car-free day. OK, any Year’s resolutions? Are you going
was caused. People were furious questions? to finally buy some new clothes?
about that, and rightly so. C2: Um, isn’t it true that your brother No more going out in your sister’s
In short, car-free days are runs an electric car dealership? old ones?
absolutely useless because they Maybe that’s … S: Haha, very funny. Actually, I haven’t
change nothing, and they create A: Hey, what’s that got to do with made any resolutions yet.
huge problems, not solutions. I’ll anything? Really! I just want our J: You haven’t? I’ve made several.
now move onto what we should city to be a great place to live,
do instead. S: Really? What’ve you decided?
that’s all.
C1: About time! J: Try and guess.
C2: Like what? A pedestrian-free UNIT 4 S: OK, OK! Let me see. So, are you
day?! going to get married this year?
Lesson 4.1, Listening, Exercises B
Time to copy me?
C1: Ha ha. That’s very funny. 4.1
and C
J = Julia S = Shireen J: Ooh, that’s a big question to ask!
A: Hmm, hilarious. You’re clearly
No, no plans yet, but Alberto’s said
missing my point. We shouldn’t J: Hi, Shireen.
he’s going to buy me flowers every
ban anything, we should just S: Hi, Julia. I can’t see you; I don’t month. He’s going to try to be
improve everything. think you’ve clicked the video more romantic, for a change.
First, we should start a campaign button.
S: That’s great. He sounds sweet. Let’s
to encourage people to buy J: Oh! Oops! I’ll do it now. Hold on. hope he keeps that one. So, what
greener cars. Let’s get more There we go. are yours?
people using electric and hybrid
S: That’s better. Good to see you. J: Well, I’ve decided to get in better
cars. This may be extremely
Happy New Year! shape this year, so I’m going to
difficult, but it isn’t impossible.
J: And happy New Year to you! join a gym. Also, I’m going to study
We could hold an e-car festival
and give people a chance to try S: How’s everything going in Spain? Spanish more seriously. I find it
the cars out in order to see their J: Great. We had a good time on pretty hard to follow Alberto’s
benefits. That would be a superb New Year’s Eve; there’s a real party friends.
way to change things. atmosphere in Madrid. We were S: That’s a surprise! I always thought
Also, we need to improve public at a house party, and then out on your Spanish was really good.
transportation and get people the streets at midnight, eating J: Well, not good enough. In fact,
using it. We need more buses, grapes, dancing and drinking hot I’m meeting a new teacher on
and cleaner buses – some of our chocolate – just wonderful! Thursday, for private lessons.
old buses are really filthy, so it’s S: Well, lucky you! Sounds better S: Really? That’s quick!
no wonder people choose cars than mine. We went to see the J: Well, there’s no point in putting
first. Let’s invest some money, ball drop at Times Square in New things off. Just get started and
and then, why don’t we run a York City. then stick to the plan. I was
‘Use Public Transportation Week’, J: But that sounds amazing! reading a self-help book about this
instead of banning cars for a day? S: Oh, I’m sure it was – it’s just we the other day: How to Reach Your
C1: Actually, that’s a really good idea. never actually saw it. Goals and Change Your Life.
A: Thanks – an extremely good J: Oh no! What happened? You didn’t S: Another self-help book? I think you
idea, I’d say. Finally, we should get lost again, did you? should make a resolution to stop
encourage a healthier and S: Not exactly – we just weren’t early reading them.
greener lifestyle all year round, enough. There was a massive J: Well, I think you should read some.
rather than just for one day a crowd and we got stuck on a It’d be good for you.
S: Really? I’ll leave that to you, I think. improve the quality of your life. I life can change in an instant. I was
J: Oh, come on – now’s the time to followed the advice in the book, really into basketball when I was
make some resolutions. What do and since then I’ve become much young, and I went into the movie
you want to achieve this year? happier. It’s definitely changed theater that day wanting to be a
Or change? What about your how I feel about myself. It’s basketball player, but by the time I
chocolate habit? Resolutions are a changed my life really. I’m much walked out of the movie theater I
great way to quit bad habits. more confident now. wanted to be a film-maker instead.
S: My chocolate habit? What do A: Lukas And that’s what I am now. Hoop
you mean? L: I think the one thing that changed Dreams inspired me to make
my life most of all was a book documentaries.
J: You eat some every day, don’t you?
S: Well, just a little. At work, you called The Road. It’s by Cormac Lesson 4.2, Listening, Exercise B
know. McCarthy and it’s about a father R = Rita Costa J = John Malone
4.7
and son on a journey through a T = Toshi Asaka
J: Shireen, I really think you should
strange and unwelcoming place. R: Hi, I’m Rita Costa, and this is
cut it out of your diet. I was
It might be the future after a Rethinking the Future, when
reading about how we’ve all
terrible event – the book doesn’t we look at how we can stop
become sugar addicts and …
say exactly. Really, I think it’s about pessimistic predictions from
S: That’s a surprise! Another book! the relationship between the two
But, yeah, I know what you mean. coming true.
characters. Even though their
It’s just that I get really bored at OK, so, today’s prediction is that
situation is very bad, the love they
work. I don’t think I can totally quit, rural life has no future. Many
have keeps them strong. I’ll never
but I’ll cut down on the amount I villages and small towns are going
forget the first time I read this
eat. Happy now? to disappear, or only have older
book. It made me think about my
J: Cut down by how much? There’s residents because young people
own relationship with my father.
no escape – make your mind up are relocating to urban areas –
We don’t always get along, but I
now! that is, they’re going to the cities
think The Road has helped me to
to find work and a new, modern
S: OK, OK, I’ll stop eating it every day. understand him better.
life. We’ve talked before about
I’ll have chocolate on Fridays only, A: Jody overpopulation in urban areas, but
as a treat. J: There’s a book called Sapiens. I what about the problem of under-
J: Great, and I’ll make sure you don’t only read it last year, but honestly, population in rural areas? Like
break that resolution. I can’t think of another book that many countries, Japan faces that
S: Great, and how are you going to has had such a strong effect on problem, but it is trying to deal
do that? Going to come to work me. It’s a history book, and it tells with it. Our reporter John has been
with me each day? the story of the human race – there to find out more. Hi, John.
J: Hmm, I’ll put a webcam on your everything, from how we started J: Hi, Rita. Yes, I visited several
office desk. as hunters, and then became places and saw some great ideas
farmers, on to how we developed for repopulating small villages,
S: Well, at least you can see how
cities and industry. It’s written by for getting people to exchange
boring my job is then.
Yuval Noah Harari. He talks about their life in the city for one in the
Lesson 4.1, Listening, Exercise A religion, money, countries, law – country.
A = Announcer M = Maya L = everything. It’s a very impressive
4.4 R: I guess that means offering
Lukas J = Jody piece of work, and it really helped
H = Hassan financial incentives, you know,
me to see things in context. I feel
offering things like free or cheap
A: Maya I have a better understanding
housing, low business taxes and
M: I never usually bother with self- about who we are now that I’ve
relocation expenses.
help books. I usually prefer fiction, read that book.
J: Yes, and some local governments
especially things like sci-fi and A: Hassan
are certainly doing that, but I’m
fantasy. But last year, I read a book H: Seeing Hoop Dreams was a talking about examples of blue-
that totally changed the way I feel life-changing moment for me. sky thinking, and by that I mean
about myself. It’s called Life Cycle It’s a documentary about two ideas that are different, fresh and
and it’s by a famous cyclist and teenagers in Chicago who want to unexpected.
lifestyle expert named Helena be professional basketball players.
Schneiderlin. The book explains R: Oh yes, such as?
It follows six years of their lives,
how you can find the real you and as they try and make it to the J: Well, the fresh thinking involves
be a happier person when you top. Both boys come from poor foreigners, the internet, cows
find your true passion. It gives you backgrounds, and the film is about and love.
advice on how to find the thing a lot more than just basketball. It’s R: That sounds fascinating. Tell
that you love and how to use it to about society, and it’s about how a us more.
J: Sure. My tour started in the small grow. I mean, the visitors only stay or raising a cow. Definitely blue-
mountain town of Kamiyama, six months. sky thinking.
where the city feels far away. At J: But then, new businesses like
first, it all seems very traditional restaurants, cafés and language UNIT 5
and underdeveloped – you know, schools open up, and that Lesson 5.1, Listening, Exercise A
there are very few signs of modern encourages local young people to F = Fiona M = Michael
life. However, to encourage stay and not go to the city, so the 5.1
companies to relocate from urban F: Hello, sorry I’m late. You must be
visitors are an opportunity for the
areas the town council provides a Michael. I’m Fiona.
locals.
super-fast internet service, faster M: Hi, Fiona. Nice to meet you.
R: OK, so the experience of the
than Tokyo’s. And now, if you look foreign visitors is only half the F: Nice to meet you, and thank you
inside some of those traditional story. What else did you discover? for coming, and for waiting. I hope
buildings, you’ll see signs of a we can help you. So, I’ve had a
J: My final stop was Mishima
growing digital start-up economy, quick look at your personality test
Island. Like the other places, they
teams of young designers and and, in today’s session, I’d like you
provide financial help like cheap
programmers working away on to tell me why you’re thinking
accommodations and relocation
their computers. about changing careers, and to
expenses, but if you are single and
R: Do you mean like small digital find out more about the kind of
looking for romance, they will also
design and app companies? Like work that you like doing.
pay for your dates.
in those urban creative business M: Sure.
R: Pay for your dates? Cute, but, that
centers? F: OK, so you’re currently working in
isn’t a lot of money, is it?
J: Exactly. Here’s Toshi Asaka, the a bank. I see you’ve been there for
J: Well, perhaps you’ve
owner of one. five years, since leaving college,
misunderstood the goal of this
T: I decided to move here from so why do you want to leave that
plan… its intention. It isn’t about
Tokyo because of the internet behind?
attracting new people; it’s about
service. I can do my work keeping them. What I mean is, M: Well, it’s been a good job, but um, I
anywhere, and here the quality they want people to move to their just feel there’s something missing.
of life is wonderful. There are no village, and to then stay forever. I studied business and finance in
drawbacks, no disadvantages, What better way to do that than college, and getting a banking
about living here– my employees to help them to find love and job seemed like the right thing
don’t feel underpaid now! perhaps start a family. Isn’t that to do at that time, but I’m not so
J: Kamiyama Council has managed both sweet and smart? sure now.
to reinvent the local economy, R: OK, I get it now, but what about F: I see, and what is it that’s missing
moving from traditional to married couples? It doesn’t help exactly? Your personality test
modern digital business. them, does it? showed you have good people
R: Right, using modern technology skills. Does your work involve
J: Not really, no, but they also give
to create opportunities for young using those much? And your
every new resident a young cow.
people. That makes sense. What’s organizational skills are strong. I’m
R: A cow? I’m not sure that will get sure that’s important at the bank.
the next idea?
me moo-ving there.
J: Well, other places are using M: Yeah, absolutely. You definitely
J: Oh, not just any cow. Mishima need to be well organized, to both
tradition rather than technology
cows are extremely rare, and their meet deadlines and manage the
to change their future. The small
beef is incredibly expensive, with a money carefully. Um, I work in a
fishing village of Nakanoshima has
kilogram worth $500. local branch of the bank, so I have
its eye on young people, too, but
not young Japanese. They offer R: That’s a lot of money! I can’t to deal with customers face to
special six-month Working Holiday believe it. face, and I’ve recently been made
Visas to foreign visitors who want J: Yeah, but it really is that assistant manager, so those people
to experience a truly traditional expensive. And the thing is, just skills are important, and I do more
Japanese lifestyle. You stay in like the village life, these cows general planning now, like team
cheap, shared accommodations, in are in danger of extinction, of planning, you know, to make sure
a traditional building and do part- disappearing completely forever, the work gets done – that sort
time agricultural work, that is, you so they’re another thing the new of thing. I think the thing is that
have a job in the farming or fishing residents are helping to save. basically every day is pretty much
industries. R: The thing I love about the Mishima the same. I rarely have to think on
R: That sounds like a fun thing to do. Island approach is that it creates my feet, or deal with surprises.
But is it such a good idea? I’m not emotional bonds to a place. What I F: OK, you want a little more variety
sure it really helps the village to mean by that is people soon make in your work. So, this has been
a strong connection to their new your only job since college. Did
home, either through finding love
you have any part-time jobs a nice sense of achievement, you M: OK, well, I’m interested. Let’s find
before? know. out more.
M: Well, this may surprise you, but I F: Is that feeling missing from your
Lesson 5.2, Listening, Exercise B
used to be a fashion model. work in the bank? C = Clive E = Ella
5.5
F: A fashion model? Well, now M: In a way, yes. But I don’t want to
C: Welcome to the Business Business
that you’ve told me, it isn’t so be a ski instructor, you know, that’s
podcast. Today, we’re discussing
surprising, I mean you look very just like having your own business.
environmental business ideas, and
neat and well-dressed. I want a steady job, to have a
we’re starting with the retail sector.
M: Thank you. I didn’t do it for long, career in a good company, but,
I’m talking to our retail expert Ella
um, but it was really fun. I really well, just not in a bank.
Stevens.
enjoyed the photo shoots. It’s F: Sure, sure. Well, from what you’ve
E: Hello, Clive.
good doing something creative said, I do have an early suggestion
together; the teamwork was good for you to consider. C: Ella, I understand you’re going
and important. And, well, they’d to tell us about a clothing
M: Already? OK, well, what are you
usually give us some of the clothes company with some very unusual
thinking?
after the shoot, which was great marketing ideas.
for me as a student! Lesson 5.1, Listening, Exercise D E: Yes. I’m talking today about
F = Fiona M = Michael Patagonia. It’s an outdoor activities
F: I can imagine, and also very 5.2
different from working in a bank. F: Sure, sure. Well, from what you’ve clothing company based in the US.
Um, anything else? said, I do have an early suggestion It was started by Yvon Chouinard
for you to consider. in 1973. He used to be a rock
M: The other thing was working as
M: Already? OK, well, what are you climber, and at first, Patagonia
a waiter. I joined an agency for
thinking? made climbing equipment. Since
part-time catering work, so I used
then, it has changed its focus to
to serve food at conferences F: Well, it’s clear you like using your
outdoor clothing.
and events, or I’d work in a café people and communication skills,
or restaurant for a few days, you and your personality test shows C: So they make and sell clothing for
know, if their employees were sick you’re good at organization and activities like hiking and skiing, as
or something. time management. well as climbing?
F: Well, that’s great experience to M: That’s all true, I think. E: That’s right. Patagonia is one of
have. Did you like doing that? the largest brands in the outdoor
F: Yes, and you’re looking for a job
clothing sector, but there are lots
M: Oh, yeah, for sure. You have to that has a lot of variety. And you
of others, such as North Face,
work hard. At busy times, you enjoy working on a team.
Berghaus and Columbia. These
would always be under a lot of M: Uh huh. brands are now so popular that
pressure, but in a good way. I liked F: So, have you thought about a you see people wearing their
helping the customers enjoy the career in catering? Not as a waiter clothes all the time, not just when
event. I used to be tired but happy or chef, but as the person who they are out in the country.
at the end of a day. But, you know, organizes the catering at events.
that was only student work for C: So what’s different about
You used to work as a waiter Patagonia?
me. It did get me into food and at them, how about running
cooking though; that’s one of my E: Well, a few years ago, the company
them? A catering manager is a
hobbies now – home baking and launched a new marketing
good career, and it requires all
stuff like that. campaign called ‘Worn Wear’,
those skills.
F: Well, it’s certainly interesting to which encourages customers
M: Well, I don’t know, um, sounds to buy second-hand Patagonia
hear that you liked working under interesting, but, I mean, I don’t
pressure. Um, you just mentioned clothes like old jackets and T-shirts.
have any training in that area.
hobbies. Do you have any other C: That is an unusual way to run a
F: But you do have experience of business. It’s difficult for a clothing
interests? Anything that might
those events, and actually catering company to make a profit selling
involve skills that you could use in
companies do look for people with new clothes if everyone chooses
a job?
a business studies degree. to buy second-hand instead.
M: Well, you obviously don’t mean
M: Do they? E: That’s a good point, Clive, but
going to the movie theater. I love
skiing. Um, before college, I was a F: Uh huh. And I think that the work Patagonia goes even further.
member of a ski club at a local ski of planning and running an event They also actively encourage their
center. One thing then, I used to should suit you and your skills. customers to give them their old
help new members, you know, I’d M: And food and cooking is a hobby Patagonia clothes so that they
coach them a little, and just help of mine. can then sell them as second-
them as they were learning. That F: Exactly. hand items.
was pretty rewarding. There was
C: Really? Why are they doing this? UNIT 6 professional teams make sure their
There must be a good reason. players spend time training in the
E: Well, Patagonia strongly believes Lesson 6.1, Listening, Exercise B gym and have a healthy diet. That all
in taking care of the environment. 6.1 Soccer, // basketball, // golf, // tennis sounds like a sport to me.
They’ve built a brand based on // – four of the world’s most popular So, have I changed your mind
respecting nature, and they are sports. / They are played by millions / and yet? Do you now feel that eSports
watched by millions more, / and all four /
trying hard to reduce the negative should be in the Olympics? If not,
are in the greatest festival of sports, // the
impact that the company has on Olympic Games. remember that when they choose
the world we live in. They believe new sports for the games, they are
that by encouraging people to However, // there is one sport / that looking for ones that are popular
repair their clothes and return is just as popular as those, / but it and have strong youth appeal. That
them so they can be bought still hasn’t been accepted in the sounds like eSports to me. Online
second-hand, they are helping the Olympics, / and indeed, // many eSports platforms have hundreds of
environment. people say / that it is not even a sport. millions of users every week. While
/ What sport am I talking about? // the numbers of people playing
C: And is this strategy working for
eSports. / Yes, // electronic sports, / or and watching traditional sports are
them?
competitive video gaming. declining, they are rapidly increasing
E: Yes, it is, Clive. Patagonia is doing
Now, I guess many of you think video for eSports, and most of those people
a good job of attracting new
games are just something people are young people.
customers. As the results show,
play at home or on their phones. So, eSports are physically and
their sales have increased because
In fact, they are played in the same mentally demanding. They attract
of campaigns like ‘Worn Wear’.
way as any other sport, with teams young people like no other sport.
For example, they made record
competing against each other in They are popular all over the world,
profits on Black Friday a few
large venues and stadiums, in front of and, of course, anyone can take
years ago, and they donated the
thousands of paying spectators, and part. They have already become
whole amount to environmental
with millions more watching online. a professional success story, with
organizations.
Even if you already know how famous top players, great teams, and
C: That’s incredible! And I imagine
massive eSports are, maybe many enthusiastic fans.
this helped them to make even
of you think gaming is not actually a Video gaming is not a sport of the
more money in the long term.
sport. But I hope to persuade you that future; it is a sport of today, and so,
E: It’s certainly made their brand video gaming has all the features that
more attractive to customers eSports should, undoubtedly, be in
we see in other sports. the Olympic Games. Now, please
who are concerned about the
First of all, it is clearly competitive. excuse me, but I have a game to go
environment.
Players and teams compete and play. Thank you.
C: Is ‘Worn Wear’ the first time in national and international
Patagonia has used such an tournaments, with a goal to win the Lesson 6.1, Listening, Exercise D
unusual marketing campaign? final, lift the trophy and become the 6.2
In fact, they are played in the same
E: No, it isn’t. Another instance of champions. The will to win is a key way as any other sport, with teams
this is when Patagonia took out a part of video gaming. competing against each other in
full-page ad in The New York Times Also, playing video games requires large venues and stadiums, in front
that encouraged people NOT to incredible mental strength and of thousands of spectators, and with
buy one of their jackets because skill. You need to focus for long millions more watching online.
of the damage it would do to the periods of time and the games are
environment. Consequently, they Lesson 6.2, Listening, Exercise B
very fast. eSports demand smart
got a lot of media attention. RP = Radio Presenter S1 =
thinking, quick decision-making 6.5
Speaker 1 S2 = Speaker 2 S3 =
C: I can imagine – that seems like a and great communication between Speaker 3 S4 = Speaker 4 S5 =
fairly risky strategy. Did they sell team members, just like traditional Speaker 5
more jackets? team sports.
RP: Hobbies. Interests. Pastimes.
E: Probably, but there’s no doubt Of course, some people argue They’re something more than
that the company has helped that video gaming is not a real watching TV, and something
to increase people’s knowledge sport because it doesn’t require different from playing a sport.
about the effect the clothing physical strength. Now, I accept it I’m Gavin Ross, and in this week’s
industry can have on the isn’t the same as soccer or football, Human Behavior, we’re asking
environment. for example, but, because the you, the public, about what you
C: And it’s a very interesting games are long and demanding, like doing in your free time. What
approach to building a brand. professional gamers have to be very hobbies do you have? How long
Thank you for coming in to talk to fit. If your fitness levels are poor, so have you been doing them? Why
us today, Ella. Next on the podcast is your ability to concentrate. This is do you have them? Let’s hear from
we’re looking at … why the managers and coaches of
some of our listeners out on the hobbies. I tend to get really into V: Great. Let me take your dish. Go
streets in Boston today. something, like, at first, I get and join Felipe – he’s waiting in
S1: I’m really into classic or vintage really obsessed with it, but then the backyard.
cars. I’ve been buying them since I soon lose interest. I don’t know C: OK, thanks.
I was 18, when I first learned to why. I’ve always been like this. V: Aha … Tina. Welcome to pot luck
drive and got my first one, a small Recently, I’ve been getting into night!
1960s sports car. Obviously, it isn’t bird watching – I’ve bought all the
T: Thanks. Is everyone else here
exactly a cheap hobby, what with kits and a bunch of books, and I’ve
already?
buying and then repairing them. joined two local societies. No idea
how long this will last though. V: No, not yet. But Felipe’s here, and
It means I don’t go on expensive
I might start cooking classes Charlie.
vacations like my friends, but I’m
not going to give it up. I’ve just soon, or take up sailing. Anything T: Those look nice. What are they?
bought an old Mini, so I’ll start that gets me out of the house. V: Buffalo wings. Charlie brought
working on that tomorrow. RP: Those are just some of the them. Hmm … I’ve never eaten
S2: Arts and crafts are my thing people I’ve met while making buffalo meat before. I wonder
– jewelry making, painting, this show, and I’d like to hear what it tastes like.
woodwork. I’ve had this interest from even more of you. Visit T: Hang on … that can’t be right.
since I was a child. For the last our show’s website to see They can’t be buffalo wings.
six months, I’ve been going how you can take part in this Buffaloes don’t have wings!
to pottery classes. In fact, I’ve series of Human Behavior. The V: No, you’re right. But they’re
been working in the studio address is www.radiotalk.nett/ definitely wings. They could be
this afternoon – that’s why my humanbehavior … chicken or something like that.
hands are so dirty. As a hobby,
it’s relaxing and a great escape UNIT 7 T: Aha … yes. Isn’t there a city called
Buffalo in New York? The name
from daily stress, and, you know, Lesson 7.1, Listening, Exercise C must come from the city, not the
it makes time fly – a sure sign I’m V = Vicky C = Charlie T = Tina animal.
7.2
enjoying myself. M = Markus V: Good thinking. Anyway, what have
S3: I don’t really have a hobby, but my V: Charlie! You’re here at last! you brought?
husband is an enthusiastic cyclist.
C: Hi, Vicky. Sorry I’m a little late. T: It’s my own recipe. It’s called
Actually, I think that cycling is an
V: No problem. You’re only … 20 cheesy chicken pasta surprise.
obsession for him, rather than a
minutes late. Welcome to pot luck V: Oh, right. What’s the surprise?
hobby. If he isn’t out on a ride, he’s
night. T: Ah … you’ll have to wait and see.
cleaning the thing, or checking
out the latest accessories online. C: Thanks. Am I the last person here? Can I just heat it up in the oven?
He’s been doing it since his teens, V: No, actually, there’s only one other V: Well, uh … you’ll have to wait
so I knew what I was getting when person so far. He arrived half an for Charlie’s dish … and Felipe’s
I married him. It isn’t really my hour early! dish. It’s chicken curry in a
thing, so I leave him to it; it seems C: Oh, that must be Felipe, right? He’s creamy sauce.
to keep him in shape and happy. always early. T: Oh, yes, so that’s what smells so
S4: I don’t know if you can call this a V: True. But it was good because good. I love hot, spicy food.
hobby, but I spend most of my he helped me make my dish: a V: Great. So let me take your dish to
time following Danny CJ, the cheese and chilli salad. the kitchen. Go and join the others
singer – I’m a massive fan. I’ve C: Ach … I’m allergic to dairy out in the backyard.
been a member of his fan club products. Oh, well. Never mind. V: Markus! Great to see you. Come
for a long time, I’ve been to a on in.
V: Hmm. Wow … those looks
lot of his concerts and I collect
delicious, Charlie. What are they? M: Thanks. I’m so sorry I’m late …
everything I can about him: all the
C: Spicy buffalo wings. They’re a again! You must think I’m so
music, pictures, posters, calendars.
traditional dish from New York disorganized!
It’s great following him on social
media, too. He even replied to one made with a hot sticky sauce. V: No, don’t worry. Most of the others
of my tweets once. Whenever he V: Wow. That’s … different. have just arrived, too. So … what
comes to Boston, my friends and I C: Yes, that’s what I thought. Uh … have you brought?
all hang out outside his hotel. He’s can I heat them up in the oven? M: Cream of chicken soup. I hope
in there now – we’ve been waiting They just need 15 minutes. that’s OK.
here all day, but we haven’t seen V: Sure, but you’ll have to wait ten V: Uh … yeah, I hope so, too. But I
him yet. Hold on, is that him? minutes. I’m heating up Felipe’s don’t have any soup bowls, so it
Danny! Danny! Over here! dish right now. might be a little difficult. I suppose
S5: Do I have a hobby? Well, you C: OK, no problem. we could drink it from cups. Uh …
might say my hobby is having do I need to heat it up?
M: No, don’t worry. I heated it up MT: Let me give you an example. A: Yes, well, before our experiment,
before I left. That looks great. What Ugly carrots taste just as good Mom or Dad always served up a
is it? as beautiful carrots, but in our large plate of food for each of us,
V: It’s Tina’s cheesy chicken pasta local grocery store, they cost less but it was usually too much for
surprise. than half as much. As far as I’m me. So half of it always went in
M: Ah. It smells great, but … what are concerned, the uglier, the better! the garbage can. These days, we
those red things? Also, my grocery store always all help ourselves to food from a
lowers the price of meat or dairy serving dish in the middle of the
V: They look like they might be
products that are getting close table. It’s great because now we
chilies.
to their best if used by date. So only take what we want – and
M: Oh, I hope not! I hate spicy food. it’s usually possible to buy food we eat everything on our plates.
V: Well, they might not be chilies. a lot more cheaply by checking It’s much better because the less
They may be red peppers or those dates carefully. As long we cook, the less we waste.
something. as you eat the food soon after H: OK, great. And what about
M: No, they’re definitely chilies. Oh, buying it, it’s completely safe. leftovers?
well – hopefully there are some H: Right. So it’s all about money, A: When we started off, we had
other dishes that I can eat. then, Mr. Taylor? a rule that we had to eat
V: Uh … you may have a problem Mr.T: No, not really. Food production yesterday’s leftovers before
there. We also have Felipe’s spicy has a massive impact on the any fresh food. But it was
chicken curry and Charlie’s spicy environment: first to produce awful, so we stopped it. I
chicken wings. the food and distribute it, and mean, yesterday’s leftovers are
M: Oh, no! Well, at least I have my then to get rid of any waste. I disgusting! Who wants to eat
chicken soup. And it means there always thought the best way to those? But now we use those
will be more food for you. save the planet was to reduce leftovers to make soup or a
V: Uh … not really. I don’t like the amount of garbage we stew. It’s still a little strange, but
chicken. throw away and to reuse and the longer we do it, the more
recycle as much as possible. normal it feels.
Lesson 7.2, Listening, Exercise B But in fact, the food itself has H: Yes, I’m sure. OK, and what
7.5 H = Host MT = Mrs. Taylor Mr.T a much greater impact than about Philip? Can I ask you a
= Mr. Taylor the packaging it comes in. For question or are you too busy
P = Philip A = Alison example, throwing away a head playing on your phone?
H: Hello and welcome to The Food of lettuce harms our planet 100 P: Don’t worry – I’m not playing.
Fad Show. Today, we’re talking times more than throwing away I wanted to show you a cool
about food waste. Did you the plastic bag. cell phone app. It helps us keep
know that globally, we waste a H: Really? That’s amazing. Why? track of exactly what food we
huge amount of the food we
Mr.T: Well, just think of all the water have in the house – and when
produce. The average person,
needed to grow it, the electricity that food will go bad.
just one person, wastes $200 of
to keep the greenhouse at just H: Oh, OK. Sorry. So … how does
food every year. Can you believe
the right temperature, and it work?
that? $200!
then the environmental cost of P: Well, you need to type in all the
H: In the studio today we have the keeping it fresh all the way from
Taylor family. A year ago, they numbers whenever you buy – or
the farm to your fridge. It all eat – anything. Some people
decided to reduce the amount adds up!
of food they waste every year might find that to be a waste
H: Wow! I’d never thought of that! of time, but I like that sort of
by 50 percent. Tell us more,
Mrs. Taylor. Mr.T: Here’s another example. It takes thing. Of course, you don’t need
100 buckets of water to bake to count every single potato,
MT: Well, I’ve been interested in food
one loaf of bread. A hundred! for example, but the more
waste for a long time. But the
Think about that the next time carefully you count things, the
more I researched the topic, the
you throw away some one-day- more accurate your results will
more I realized that we aren’t
old bread. If we could end all be. It’s really fascinating when
just throwing away food; we’re
food waste around the world, it you study the numbers. Now,
also throwing away hundreds of
would be like taking one quarter whenever we’re in the grocery
dollars per year – enough to pay
of the world’s cars off the roads. store, we can check what we
for a nice family vacation. That’s
As far as I’m concerned, the less need and what we don’t. The
when I decided we needed to
food we throw away, the better. app also sends us a notification
cut our own waste dramatically.
H: OK, so what have you done when something is getting
H: OK, so what have you done to close to its best if used by date.
to cut down on food waste?
save money? That’s really useful.
Alison?
H: Yes, I’m sure. creative ideas, and I’m much more with a friend. Look at the problem
P: And it even suggests delicious productive after a break – I get through someone else’s eyes.
meal ideas to use up the more work done in less time. Tell T: OK, yes, I know what you mean.
ingredients we have, instead of me, how do you fill your time in the But what about my project? I need
buying new ones all the time. I evenings? to come up with an invention
never enjoyed cooking before, T: Uh, I usually just watch TV or play right now. But I don’t have any
but thanks to the app, it’s a lot games on my phone. I’m too tired ideas at all. My mind’s gone blank!
more fun. And best of all, the to do anything else. C: Well, there’s one last trick I usually
app tells us exactly how much C: Aha. So that’s what’s blocking use when I really have no ideas.
money we’re saving every day. your creativity: you’re filling your I call it the alphabet technique.
H: Oh, yes. Tell us about the money, brain with information all the time. OK, so tell me three letters of
Mrs. Taylor. You need to unplug completely. the alphabet.
MT: Well, so far, it’s been a great Instead of watching TV, go for a T: Uh, W, G and P.
success. According to Philip’s run. You need to let your mind C: Perfect. So your invention needs to
app, we’ve managed to save wander freely. solve a problem, and that problem
$730 in food bills alone over T: OK, I guess I can watch less TV. But needs to start with your first
the past year. And guess what? I hate running! letter, W.
We’re going on vacation next C: Well, it doesn’t have to be T: Water? It isn’t really a problem,
week to celebrate our excellent running. You could go dancing or is it?
achievement. swimming, or get some other type C: Well, let’s use your second letter to
H: Wow! Congratulations! of physical exercise. They’re all help us. What was it?
good for generating new ideas.
UNIT 8 T: OK. I love swimming, so I guess I
T: G for – grass. Hmm, water, grass.
Aha, maybe the invention could
Lesson 8.1, Listening, Exercise B could go to the swimming pool be a better way of watering the
8.3 C = Caroline T = Toby once a week. grass in people’s yards when
C: Hey, Toby. Do you want some C: Great. Swimming’s actually perfect they’re away on vacation. I mean,
coffee? because the water is blue. just pouring water onto the
T: No, thanks. I’m in a hurry. I need T: Uh, sorry? What does that have to grass all day and all night is really
to go to the library to work on my do with creativity? wasteful. But what’s the solution?
project for college. C: Well, I read recently that the color C: I don’t know. But it needs to
C: Really? What’s the project? blue makes us more creative. start with your third letter, which
Whenever I need to think outside was …?
T: We have to invent ‘something that
the box, I go to the beach and look T: P – for plastic bottles. Aha, I could
will make a difference to people’s
at the sky and the ocean. It always use old plastic bottles, filled with
lives’. But I’m terrible at coming
helps. water. Then I could make tiny
up with ideas. They didn’t teach
us how to be creative in school T: OK, but it doesn’t really help me holes in the bottles, so the water
when I was younger! But you, with my project. I need to start comes out really slowly, over a
you’re so creative. I mean, you work on it right now. I’m actually week or two.
write amazing stories; you design getting stressed about it. C: Sounds good!
beautiful clothes. How do you C: Well, maybe that’s the problem: T: Hmm. I need to think about this
do it? you’re letting your emotions block carefully. OK, I’m going for a long
C: Well, you can actually learn to use your creativity. You should look walk along the beach to figure out
your imagination better. I’ve read at a problem from the outside, the details. See you later.
a lot of books about creativity, and to take away the emotions. Then C: OK. Call me if you need any help!
I’ve learned some great techniques it’s much easier to find a solution. Good luck!
from them. That’s why it’s easier to solve other
people’s problems than your own Lesson 8.2, Listening, Exercises B
T: Really? Can you give me an
– because you can focus on the 8.4 and C
example? L = Leo T = Teresa
problems, not the emotions.
C: Well, whenever I feel like I have too
T: OK, but … L: Hello, and welcome to this week’s
much work, I always stop working
C: So another good technique is Must-have Gadgets podcast. I’m
for an hour or so.
to discuss your ideas with other Leo Kovalski.
T: But I don’t have time to stop. I’m
people – and listen to what they T: And I’m Teresa Martinez. Now,
really busy!
say. The best solutions usually earlier this week I went to the
C: I always thought the same. But come from group discussions and International Gadget Show,
when I tried it, I found that a break brainstorming sessions. And if where I saw some really amazing
actually boosted my creativity. there’s nobody you can talk to, you gadgets. And I’ve brought two
When I’m relaxed, I have lots more can imagine having a conversation along today to show you, Leo.
L: Sounds great. So what do you dry if there’s a storm tomorrow means they never get bored. And
have for us? morning when I’m coming if they don’t get bored, they don’t
T: Well, let’s start with a very sensible to work? chew the furniture.
invention: the Oombrella. What do T: Absolutely! It’s made of super- L: Well, I must admit, it sounds
you think, Leo? strong materials, so it won’t break. fascinating.
L: Uh … it just looks like a normal You’ll be able to use it for years. T: It is. And it really helps pets stay
umbrella. I mean, the design is L: Really? Well that is impressive. active. Scientists have shown
gorgeous, really nice, but … it isn’t My umbrellas always break after that pets stay healthier and they
exactly innovative, is it? five minutes in a storm. So if this live longer if they keep busy.
T: Oh! But this Oombrella is unique. Oombrella lasts for years, I’ll be You should definitely get one
It’s the world’s first umbrella that’s very happy. for Henry.
connected to the internet. T: Well, I only said you could borrow L: Yes, I think I might!
L: What? Why on earth do I need mine. I’d like to have it back T: Great.
an umbrella that connects to the tomorrow. L: OK, so that’s all from today’s
internet? L: Oh, yes, of course. So … what else podcast. We’ll be back next time
T: Well, did you bring an umbrella to do you have? with more must-have gadgets.
work today? T: Well, the second gadget is called Thanks for listening.
L: No, unfortunately. I forgot to check CleverPet. It’s a food bowl for dogs
the weather forecast, so I didn’t and cats. UNIT 9
know it was going to rain. L: Great. And don’t tell me … it’s Lesson 9.1, Listening, Exercise B
T: Aha. Well, you can borrow my connected to the internet, right? C = Chair L = Leon V = Violet
9.1
Oombrella today. It’ll check the T: Yes! How did you guess? Do you F = Florian
weather forecast for you. If the have any pets, Leo? C: Welcome to the final of the
forecast says it’s going to rain later, L: Yes, I have a dog named Henry. Warehouse Project competition.
Oombrella will send a message to T: And what does Henry do all day, Now, we received hundreds of
your cell phone. while you’re at work? excellent ideas, but there can only
L: OK, but why do I need a special L: Uh … not much. He sleeps be one winner. Today, the three
umbrella just to send weather most of the day, but sometimes finalists are here to present their
forecasts to my phone? he chews the furniture in my proposals before the public vote
T: Well, the Oombrella is especially apartment. later this evening. But for now, let’s
suitable for forgetful people, like hear from the first finalist, Leon
T: Well, that’s because he’s bored. Of
you, who forget to check the MacGregor.
course he chews your furniture if
weather forecast on their phones. he has nothing else to do all day. L: Thank you. I’d like to present my
L: Yes, well, I am a fairly forgetful proposal to turn the warehouse
L: OK. And what does this have to
person. But what do forgetful into a community music center,
do with your incredible internet-
people do all the time? They leave with modern recording studios,
connected dog food bowl?
their umbrellas behind in cafés, rehearsal rooms and a performance
T: Well, it isn’t just a bowl. It’s a area for live concerts. If the proposal
or on the bus! What if I lose your
puzzle. is successful, people will be able
Oombrella tonight?
L: A puzzle? For dogs? to use the center free of charge.
T: Well, if you leave it behind, you’ll
get a message on your phone. T: Yes. There are three buttons with I believe music can make a big
They call it the unforgettable lights. When a light flashes, the difference to our community,
umbrella because you can’t dog has to press a button. If he especially for older people who
forget it. presses the right button, the have retired from work. If we open
light goes on again and he wins a community music center, it will
L: OK, yes, that is pretty practical,
something to eat. change thousands of people’s lives,
I suppose.
L: OK. by giving them opportunities to go
T: Yes. And the Oombrella also has out, meet new people and learn
lots of sophisticated electronics: if T: Then, over the next few days,
weeks, even years, the puzzles new skills. Won’t that be wonderful
you go for a long walk in the rain for our city?
tonight, the app will send you get more and more difficult. The
dog has to remember lots of My dream is for the people of
a weather report when you get
information and press the buttons this city to join music classes with
home. So you can read all about
in the right order. professional musicians, to learn
the weather during your walk.
L: Oh, right. And, uh, do dogs how to sing or to play a musical
L: Hmm … I’m not sure I need an instrument. They’ll work together
Oombrella. I never go for a walk enjoy puzzles?
to form bands, orchestras and
unless the sun’s shining. The big T: Absolutely! They love them. It
choirs. They’ll have the space and
question for me is: will it keep me keeps them busy for hours, which
equipment they need to rehearse
and create new music. And they’ll yourself. Great art makes you laugh; silence. She wondered if he
be able to perform live in front it makes you cry; it makes you think. even knew she existed. He sat
of an audience. If you share my It helps you see things you’ve never beside her, wondering the same.
dream, vote for my proposal to seen, feel things you’ve never felt, Nobody spoke.’
help it come true. Music … for the understand things you’ve never Z: OK. It isn’t much of a story, is it? I
community. understood. In short, the purpose mean, nothing happened.
C: Thank you, Leon. Our next finalist is of art … is to give a purpose … to J: No. But it’s about creating a
Violet Spring. life. That’s why I’d like to turn the powerful scene, and characters
V: Thank you. As an actor, I love the warehouse into a gallery of modern with real emotions.
theater. And I’m not alone – tens art. A place where audiences can
Z: Characters? You just said ‘he’
of thousands of people all over the view the works of today’s best
and ‘she’.
country visit the theater every day. artists, including exhibits by some
of the talented artists from this city. J: Well, it’s usually better if the writer
But not in this city. Since the Grand provides less information, so that
Theater closed down ten years ago, And if we make it free of charge,
all the people of this city can enjoy you, the reader, can create the
theater-lovers have had nowhere to missing information from your
go. They have to travel to theaters the exhibits, displays and live
performances. So if you really want own imagination.
in other cities – and spend their
to use this space for the arts, then Z: Uh, OK.
money there instead of here. But I’m
convinced that if we had a good, forget about business plans and J: OK, so here’s another one. ‘Alone,
modern theater in this city, it would community projects. Let’s create a he ran nervously into the dark
be extremely popular. What do I gallery that will change the way the forest. A shadow. “Who’s there?” he
mean by a modern theater? Well, people of this city think … forever. shouted. “Don’t worry,” whispered a
I firmly believe that the future is Thank you. cold voice. “You aren’t alone.”’
immersive theater. C: OK, thank you. Well, I must say, all Z: Oh, that’s better. I see what
Immersive theater is where the three proposals sound excellent! you mean about using your
audience becomes part of the If the city council had three imagination. I like the twist at
performance. There’s no stage – warehouses, maybe we could do the end.
just one shared space for actors all of those wonderful things. But J: What do you mean by ‘twist’?
and spectators alike. You don’t just we only have one warehouse,
Z: It’s when something happens in
watch a play – you experience it. unfortunately, so we need to make
the story that you didn’t expect.
Immersive theater works best in a choice. I’d like to call a 15-minute
I mean, you think he’s alone, but
a large open area, where groups break now so we can …
then he isn’t. It’s really powerful,
of audience members can move Lesson 9.2, Listening, Exercise B isn’t it?!
around to watch different scenes Z = Zoe J = Jacob J: Yeah, I think so. There are also
9.5
of the play in different parts some groups on social media that
Z: So, Jacob, how’s your creative
of the theater. And I think the write collaborative stories: stories
writing class going?
city’s warehouse would make a that are created by a large group
wonderful immersive theater. But J: Really well, thanks, Zoe. This week,
of people working together. So for
it isn’t just about art. Immersive we’ve been writing flash fiction.
example, I’ll write the beginning
theater is also a great business. The That’s where you have to write
of a story, in one 140-character
best shows attract rich international stories within a word limit, usually
message, and then you’ll write the
tourists who are prepared to pay 1,000 words. It’s really difficult.
next part of the story, and so on.
premium prices. If we turned the Z: Really? Why?
Eventually, we’ll end up with an
warehouse into a theater, it would J: Because you have to make every amazing story.
make a lot of money. This money word count. It makes you think
Z: Ah. It reminds me of a game we
could be spent on schools, roads hard, and that makes you more
played when I was a child. We
and other important things for the creative.
called it ‘Pass the paper’. You write
city. If you like the sound of that, Z: Yes, I see what you mean, but one line of a story on a sheet of
please support my proposal. 1,000 sounds very extreme. paper, fold it down and pass it to
C: Thank you, Violet. Very interesting. J: Well, it isn’t as extreme as micro- the next player, who writes the
Our final finalist is Florian Quirk. stories. They’re stories on social next line, and so on. We could play
F: Thank you. Let me ask you a media sites like Twitter. A whole it now, if you like. You’ll enjoy it!
question. What … is the purpose … story told in a 140-character J: No, thanks. It isn’t my kind of thing.
of art? To keep bored people message. But there are actually websites
busy? To make money from rich Z: You’re joking, right? now that do similar things. You
tourists? No, I don’t think so. Art is J: No, I’m not. Do you want to write a sentence online, and then
about opening your mind to new hear one of my favorites? ‘It was someone else writes the next
experiences, new emotions. It’s him! She sat in embarrassed sentence, and so on. I know some
about losing yourself … and finding people in my class use websites
like those to give them ideas. Of Z: Wow! So how about ‘My fish if they offer fewer choices. I read
course, most of the stories are was angry because he crashed recently that a shampoo company
trash, but it’s all about opening his expensive motorcycle into a cut the number of shampoo
your mind to new ideas. blue castle’? choices from 26 to 15. Everyone
Z: Yes, I’m sure. J: Well, that’s very creative, but it has thought they’d lose sales, but
J: And there’s another one where to sound natural and believable. in fact, their sales went up by
each person can just write three The story can have up to 1,000 ten percent.
words. Some of the stories are words, remember. V: Really? Wow! So fewer choices
really funny. Z: Cool. OK, I’m going to try to is better.
Z: Oh, yes. That reminds me of write it. R: Yes, in general. But of course
another game we frequently J: Great. It won’t be easy … but it it’s better to have some choice
played when I was a student in should be fun! than no choice at all – that’s just
California, ‘Add a word’. Do you common sense.
know it? It’s when a group of you UNIT 10 V: Right.
sit in a circle. The first person says R: So with your laptop, you should
Lesson 10.1, Listening, Exercise B
the first word from a sentence, R = Robert V = Vicky have gone to a smaller store. If
10.2
like ‘My’. And then the next you’d done that, you’d have had
person says the next word. For R: Would you mind if I borrowed
fewer choices, but your decision
example … your laptop for a few minutes?
would have been much easier.
J: Favorite? V: No, of course not. Go ahead. Just The store where I bought mine
bear in mind that it’s really slow had just three laptops to choose
Z: OK, yes. So, my – favorite, uh, frog.
and it keeps crashing all the time. from. One was too expensive; one
J: Lives?
R: Sounds like you need a new one. was too basic; the third one was
Z: Uh, under.
V: Yeah, I know. I’m trying to buy one, absolutely fine, so I bought it. It
J: My. but … it’s difficult. took me five minutes. And I’m very
Z: Uh, bed? R: What do you mean? happy with it.
J: OK. Uh, because. V: Well, I went to the electronics V: Wow! I could never do that. I’d
Z: He. store last week. They had over be worried that I’d missed the
J: Can’t. 100 laptops to choose from. After chance to buy a better computer
about three hours in the store, somewhere else.
Z: Afford.
looking at every single laptop, I R: That’s because you’re a
J: A.
found two that I liked, but I was of perfectionist.
Z: Hotel?
two minds and I couldn’t decide V: A perfectionist? What’s that?
J: Yeah, why not. Hey, that’s a great which one to buy. It was horrible. R: It’s a person who always looks
game for collaborative stories, Zoe. In the end, I gave up! But never for the perfect thing to buy. You
You see! When you work together, mind. I still have my old computer, can’t relax unless you’re sure
you come up with ideas that so it isn’t so bad. you’ve studied every option and
you’d never have if you were on
R: Ah. Sounds like the Paradox of chosen the best one. And even
your own.
Choice. after you’ve made a decision, you
Z: Sure. So is that how you always
V: What’s that? still worry that you’ve made the
come up with new ideas?
R: Well, the name comes from an wrong choice.
J: Not always, no. I sometimes use
American psychologist, Professor V: Yeah, that definitely sounds
story dice.
Barry Schwartz. According to like me! For example, I went
Z: Story dice? Professor Schwartz, most people shopping for some new shoes
J: Yes. I have a set of 12 dice, and assume that having lots of last week. After about six hours,
each one has six pictures, one on choices is always a good thing. I finally bought a pair. But when
each side. But he’s shown that in fact too I got them home, I regretted my
Z: OK. many choices is bad for us. It decision immediately. I realized
J: So if I’m figuring out an idea for makes us stressed, so we can’t that they weren’t perfect and I
my story, I throw six dice. Then I make decisions. shouldn’t have bought them. So I
have to use all six pictures in my V: Uh … OK. So why do stores give took them back to the store to get
story. Let’s say the pictures on my us so many choices? Surely they’d my money back. Then I bought a
dice show a castle, the color blue, sell more if they reduced the different pair of shoes, but I took
an angry face, a bag of money, a number of choices? them back to the store a few days
motorcycle and a fish. So I have to R: Exactly. The problem is, most later. In the end, I bought the first
write my story so that it includes companies still think more is pair again.
all those things. better. But a few smart companies
have realized that they’ll sell more
R: Yes, you’re definitely a take. So this is where you go into Our first caller is Leo. Leo, what’s
perfectionist. I, on the other hand, the fast food restaurant, order your your habit?
am what I call a ‘quick decider’. food and eat it. In a true habit, you L: Hello. Well, it’s coffee. I drink about
V: What’s that? can do all of this without really eight cups a day, but I don’t even
R: It’s a person who makes quick thinking – it kind of happens like it very much! I wish I could
decisions without worrying about to you, and your brain almost stop, but I can’t control myself.
perfection. When I’m shopping for shuts off. B: OK. Well, let’s start with the first
new jeans, for instance, and I find D: OK. cup of coffee each day, Leo. What’s
some jeans that are good enough, B: And then the third part is the your cue for drinking it?
I buy them and stop worrying reward: something nice happens. L: It’s when I arrive at work. I always
about them. And I never take In this case, the sugar and salt make myself a cup of coffee before
them back to the store – unless in the food cause your brain to I check my emails.
they’re damaged, of course. Once produce feel-good chemicals. B: How long does it take to get
I’ve made up my mind, I stick with D: OK, so the cycle is cue, routine, to work?
my decision. reward. But you said there are four L: About an hour. Why?
V: Wow! You’re so lucky. I could never parts. What’s the fourth part?
B: Well, it sounds like the reward isn’t
do that! B: Well, this is the dangerous part: really the coffee, but a five-minute
R: Well, you think it’s impossible, but the craving. Let me explain. If you break after your long, tiring trip.
maybe it’s all in the mind. I think repeat the cycle a few times, your
L: Uh, yes, maybe.
you can become a quick decider – brain produces those feel-good
you just need to put your mind to chemicals earlier and earlier in the B: So now we know the cue and the
it! It’ll make life much easier. process. So instead of being part reward, the question is: is there a
of the reward, you get that nice different routine that would give
V: Yes, you’re right. I’ll definitely do
feeling at the cue stage – when you the same reward after your
that! From now on, I’m going to be
you see the restaurant sign, for trip to work?
a quick decider. But, uh, what if I
change my mind later? example, or you smell the food L: I suppose I could get myself a
and you know the reward is glass of water and go for a quick
Lesson 10.2, Listening, Exercise B coming soon. And now you have walk around the office.
D = David B = Barbara A = a problem: you’ve had the good B: Sounds good.
10.3
Alice L = Leo feeling, but you haven’t had the D: OK, great. I hope your new routine
D: Hello, and welcome back to All in reward yet. This creates the craving works for you, Leo. I wish we had
the Mind. On today’s show, we’re – a powerful need to get your time to talk about your other
talking about habits. I’m joined reward. Now you can’t relax until seven cups of coffee, but we need
by Professor Barbara Janovich, an you have your reward. to go to our next caller, Alice.
expert in habits. Welcome to the D: Ah. I wish I’d known about all this What’s your bad habit, Alice?
show, Professor. a few years ago! But I guess it’s too A: Well, actually, I’d like some help
B: Thanks, David. late for me now. Is there anything I creating a new habit. You see,
D: So, Barbara, why do we develop can do to break the cycle? I wish I could run a marathon
bad habits? And why are they so B: Yes, but isn’t easy. You can’t stop next year. I go running from time
hard to break? the cues, and you still need the to time, but I want to get into
B: Well, the best way to understand reward. So the trick is to change the habit of running every day.
habits is to break them into four the routine. So for example, I I always set myself goals, but
parts. First, there’s a cue, which always keep a package of low-fat nothing seems to work. I really
might be something that you see salty snacks in my bag. That means wish I were better organized.
or hear or feel. So in your example that when I drive past a sign for a D: Thanks for that, Alice. Professor?
with fast food, the cue might be fast-food restaurant, I treat myself
B: Well, first of all, Alice, don’t blame
that you’re driving in your car to a snack from the package.
yourself. This is a very common
and you see a sign for a fast- D: Uh, can I try one of those? problem. If you want to create a
food restaurant. Or maybe you’re B: Sure! Help yourself. new habit, again you need to think
walking through a shopping about cues and rewards: what
B: So the cue is the same, and the
mall and suddenly you smell the will make you remember to go
reward is similar – salty food –
fast food. running at the same time every
but I’ve changed the routine. Of
D: Oh, yes. That smell always makes course, salty snacks aren’t perfect, day? How will you reward yourself
me want to eat fast food, even but they’re a lot cheaper and for being good? So let’s start by
when I’m not hungry! I wish it healthier than a burger and fries. creating your cue, Alice. When
didn’t, but it does! would be a good time of day to
D: Sounds good. OK, so earlier we
B: Exactly. So the next stage is the asked our listeners to call in to go running?
routine – the actions you always tell us about their bad habits.

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