Tests Audio Script
Unit 1
Ella: I’m Ella and my library is great. I think it’s because
I live in London, a big city. I know I’m very lucky! It has
a lot of magazines for all your special interests, like PE
or music. And there are computers you can use to help
you study. They give talks in the library about interesting
subjects—and there are summer reading programs. This
helps me read different books. It’s a good place to study
quietly, but we also have exciting things like drama clubs.
I think it’s a good idea to use your library a lot!
Ama: My name’s Ama and I live in a small village in
Ghana. Our school doesn’t have a library, but we have
lots of little libraries in mailboxes. My friend’s dad built
the first one about five years ago. They each have
about 12 books, and we can all take the books to
read. So we all read, and then we talk about the books
together. I now know lots more people in my village
because of the library.
Unit 2
Marek: You know, Brittany, where I live in Poland,
mushrooms grow wild in the country.
Brittany: Really?
Marek: Yes, they grow well in the forest areas because
mushrooms like the ground to be very wet. They also
like dark conditions, with little sunlight. That’s why they
grow there more easily than other plants.
Brittany: Do you collect them, Marek?
Marek: Yes, lots of people collect them and make soup
and other things with them.
Brittany: Can you pick them all year?
Marek: No. The best time of year to collect wild
mushrooms is in the fall, usually from about September
to November. But there are some things you need to
be careful about.
Brittany: Oh, like what?
Marek: First, you can’t take mushrooms from
everywhere—some areas are private and it’s against
the law, so you need to check.
Brittany: Do you go with your family?
Marek: Yes, I go with my parents. Children can
collect mushrooms, but always with an adult. Some
mushrooms are poisonous and will make you very sick.
So if you’re not sure, don’t touch them!
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Unit 3
Sam: Do people give money as gifts in your
country, Jia?
Jia: Yes, money is an important gift in China—especially
for New Year’s. Although, also for weddings and
sometimes birthdays, too. Parents give money to their
children. But it’s not just parents—grandparents give
money, and sometimes friends and other members of
the family.
Sam: Wow! Do they give the money inside a wallet
or something?
Jia: No, they put the money in red paper packets
or envelopes, called hongbao in Chinese. These are
very important, as the color red means good luck
and happiness.
Sam: Cool! And how much money do people give?
Jia: It depends. Parents can give their children at least
100 yuan—that’s about 20 dollars. However, they
often give more than that. And it’s important to use
new, clean bills, not old ones.
Sam: That’s interesting.
Jia: Yes, and one more thing. You should receive the
envelope with both hands—it’s not good just to use
one hand. And you shouldn’t open it in front of the
person. You have to wait until you get home.
Unit 4
Sarla: Hi! My name’s Sarla and I live in India. I want
to tell you about my experience of singing in a
choir. What were you doing last Saturday? Well,
I was singing with over 2,000 other students from
80 different countries! I’m in Eric Whitacre’s Virtual
Youth Choir—we meet online every week and
practice our songs. It’s amazing because I can do this
from my bedroom or living room. It’s very important
we’re on time for the online rehearsal because it’s
a different time in every country. But it’s great when
we’re all together. A rehearsal normally lasts about
one hour. Then we do a big performance. Some of
the singers are on a stage, but I’m not. I sing on a big
screen behind them. Recently we gave a performance
for a really big sports event—we were practicing for a
long time! I’ve made so many friends from all around
the world. I love it!
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Unit 5
Tom: Do you learn music at school in Hungary, Milan?
Milan: Yes, music education is very important in my
country. All children have to take music lessons in
school from the first to the tenth grade.
Tom: Oh, wow! How do you feel about studying
music at school?
Milan: Music makes me happy. And I think the
children at my school are very lucky because we sing
every day. We feel good, so we study well—in every
subject, not just music.
Tom: That’s great! Do you play a musical instrument?
Milan: Yes, I play the violin. I started when I was four
years old. Some children in my class don’t learn to
play an instrument, though. They just want to sing.
I do both.
Tom: I see. And do you have performances and
concerts at school?
Milan: Yes, I play my violin in the school orchestra,
and we often do concerts for friends and family.
We also have a singing group at school, and we do
concerts, too.
Tom: Are you going to do any concerts soon?
Milan: Yes—in fact, we’re going to do one this Friday.
Unit 6
Kerry: Hi, I’m Kerry. I play a lot of sports in school,
so I need to think about what I eat. I have a lot of
protein. I like different types—meat, nuts, cheese, and
so on. But I also need to eat a lot of carbohydrates,
so just before I play a game, I have something like a
big plate of pasta. I like eating like this because it gives
me energy, and I can play my sports better.
Gus: Hi, I’m Gus. I’m studying really hard in school
and I have a lot of tests. So my mom says I need to
think about what I eat. I enjoy eating a lot of fish
because that’s brain food. And I always eat a big
breakfast so I have some energy for the day. Also, I
know fresh fruit and nuts are very good for your brain,
so I eat those as a snack during the day. This food
makes me feel good and helps me enjoy studying.
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Unit 7
Jenny: I live in Australia and it’s usually really
sunny, but sometimes it rains a lot. It can be very
dangerous, actually!
Mikey: Dangerous?
Jenny: Yes, but my family has a flood plan, so we
know what to do in an emergency. First, we take food
and drinking water upstairs in the house, away from
the flood. We also take other essential things that we
need, like medicine and the TV.
Mikey: So you can watch movies and things?
Jenny: No, it’s important to watch the news and get
information about the flood.
Mikey: Oh, yes!
Jenny: Last year, there was a huge flood, so we
spoke to the rescue workers. The man we spoke to
told us to leave the house because it was dangerous
to stay in the area.
Mikey: Were you scared, Jenny?
Jenny: Not really, because we had things to do. We
put food, water, and medicine in the car. My dad
locked the house up. My mom packed warm clothes
and blankets. But I had the hardest job!
Mikey: What was that?
Jenny: My job was to find the cat and put him in the
car! He ran away, but luckily I found him hiding in my
bedroom, so it was OK!
Unit 8
Maddy: Hi, I’m Maddy and I want to talk to you today
about my local aquarium. It’s awesome because it
has so many different sea animals in it. You can see
the small fish that live in the coral reef as well as huge
sharks! And the great thing is that they have guides
in the aquarium who can teach you about all the sea
life. Sometimes you can actually touch some of the
fish!
I think the aquarium is very important. We know that
we’re destroying our seas, and we need to protect
our sea life. The aquarium tries to save some of the
animals. For example, they often catch lost turtles and
take care of them. Then they put them back in the sea.
They are doing such a great job, and their work will
help save many animals now and also in the future.
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Unit 9
Julie: I’m Julie, and I want to tell you about Elizabeth
Blackwell. She’s famous because she was the first
woman doctor in the US. She was born in the UK
in 1821, and her family moved to the US when she
was 11. She lived at a time when most girls didn’t go
to school, and most didn’t have professional jobs.
When she was 18, she decided she wanted to be
a doctor and help sick people, so she worked as a
teacher to save money for the training. When she
was 26, she had the money, but 29 medical colleges
didn’t want her to study with them because she was
a woman! But she didn’t give up, and in the end, she
went to college and became a doctor at the age
of 28. It wasn’t easy to find a job after that because
most hospitals didn’t want a woman doctor. They
thought women should be nurses, not doctors.
But again, she didn’t give up. She got a job at a
hospital in London. Later, she started colleges in the
US and the UK to train women to be doctors. When
she died, in 1910, over 7,000 women were working as
doctors in the US, so she made a big difference.
Unit 10
Presenter: Today we’re going to talk about a kid
inventor and his invention: the Underwater Walkie
Talkie. The kid is a boy from the US called Richie,
and he thought of the idea for his invention when
he was on vacation in Hawaii with his family. Richie
went swimming in the ocean with his dad a lot and
saw so many beautiful things. He really wanted to
talk to his dad about them. He really wanted to
talk underwater. He was thinking about it a lot, and
he looked on his laptop in the evenings for ideas.
Then he had the idea that he could make a kind of
cone out of plastic. He tested it underwater in the
hotel swimming pool. All the people at the hotel
were interested in what he was doing. It was not as
easy as he thought, but finally he did it! Here’s how
Richie’s invention works. You have to hold it over
your mouth and speak into it, and the other person
can hear you. Richie did what all good inventors do.
He had a problem, he worked hard and found a
way to fix it.
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Level 3
Mid-year
Arturo: I’m Arturo, and tomorrow it’s World
Children’s Day in Mexico. We’re going to start the
celebrations at breakfast. My brothers and I are going
to have a special chocolate drink. But before we
drink it, we’re going to sing a special song and mix
the drink with a special mixer, called a molinillo, at the
same time. It’s fun! Later in the day, after lunch, we’re
going to play games and sing songs in the park.
Riya: I’m Riya, and World Children’s Day is very
important in India, too. We’re going to have dancing
and singing performances at school. Yesterday we
were rehearsing a lot because my class is going
to sing. The most exciting part for me is when the
teachers do a dance performance for the children.
And I love that we don’t have to do any homework!
End-of-year
Steven: Mary, hi, how are you? Are you tired because
it’s the end of the year?
Mary: Yes. But I can’t stop, Steven. I’m making plans
for next year. I’m really interested in science, and I
want to help my community.
Steven: So, what are you going to do?
Mary: There’s a project in the city center to make an
international garden together. It’s for all the schools.
We have to learn about a plant from a different
country and how we can grow it. Then we plant it in
the garden, and we have to teach the other students
about our plant. We’ll take care of it for a year. The
garden is a place where local people can come and
sit and relax.
Steven: Wow! That sounds great. I’m going to do
something as well. There’s a project at the library
where they ask us to help younger children with
reading, especially those who can’t read. We can help
teach them. I love reading, so I think I can help.
Mary: Great! We’ll both be busy, won’t we?
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