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Tim: I don’t know … tennis I think. You move a lot,
Unit 1 Lives people live
1 BBC: Student accommodation
Jurrien: My name is Jurrien Mentink, I’m a student
and I’m living here in this nursing home.
Narrator: This nursing home is in the Netherlands.
Most of the residents are over 80 but Jurrien
is involved in a project to connect young and
older people and help the elderly with
feelings of loneliness and isolation. The
accommodation is free for Jurrien and
5 other students. There is one condition
– he has to spend 30 hours each month with
the older residents.
Presenter: Can we see your room?
Jurrien: Yeah, sure.
Narrator: Compared with other student
accommodation, the nursing home is quiet
and peaceful. You don’t hear loud music
in the corridor, only the television turned
up very loud because some of the residents
are a little deaf. This is where Jurrien lives.
He has everything a student needs in his
room, and he doesn’t pay rent. This means
he can save 30,000 euros while he’s
studying. But that’s not why he came here.
He wanted to have the experience
of connecting with elderly people. One
of the students’ jobs is to prepare the
evening meal. But are these students missing
out on the fun of student life?
Jurrien: When I was 18 I lived in a student house
so I knew what is it all about. But I’m 25 now
and it’s the next phase in my life. What I’ve
learnt here is to respect the older residents,
the older people in our society.
Narrator: At Humanitas, the young students help their
older housemates with technology. In return,
the elderly bring a new perspective on life
to the students. Both generations have a lot
to learn from each other. Jurrien likes having
160 grandparents waving him goodbye when
he goes to college every day. This style
of living is based on respect for one another,
and the friendships that develop are
important for both young and old.
Jurrien: That’s how we’re doing it in Holland.
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in the present tenses
Penny: Do you know those boys next to the window?
Julia: The tall one is in my class. His name is Tim Jones.
Penny: What’s he like?
Julia: He’s serious and boring. He’s into science and
literature. He reads Scientific American and
Russian novels.
Ian: Which game have you downloaded recently?
Tim: Basketball. But I think sports are better on Xbox.
They’re more realistic.
Ian: Which one do you like best?
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it’s really hard.
Penny: Oh. What about the other one? Have you ever
seen him before?
Julia: No, I haven’t.
Penny: This music is awful.
Julia: What’s awful?
Penny: This music!
Ian: Anyway, I’m having some problems with
my computer.
Tim: This music is awful. I can’t hear anything! What
are you having problems with?
Ian: My computer! It’s crashed three times this week.
Tim: Who’s crashed?
Ian: Nobody! My computer’s crashed. Oh dear, let’s
go somewhere where we can speak. It’s a pity
they are sitting on the sofa …
Julia: Look! What are they talking about? They look
really excited! I think he’s looking at you.
Penny: Who is looking at me?
Julia: He is! I think they are talking about us. I think
he likes you.
Julia: Who likes me? The tall one?
Penny: No, not Tim. The other one.
3 FOCUS VLOG: About happiness
Jessica: Hello! My name’s Jessica. Every week I go out
and interview people in the streets and put the
video on my vlog. Today let’s talk about
happiness. What makes you happy?
Jake: What makes me happy? I love sport. So I do
quite a lot of cycling. I like to cycle and racing
as well. Racing, cycling, I enjoy.
Laura: The things that make me happy are shopping,
my money, spending money, getting money.
Sometimes work.
Lola: I don’t know, seeing other people happy.
Jessica: Why does it make you happy?
Jake: I think growing up in a city, being able to cycle,
especially when you don’t have access to a car
means that you can get out into the countryside
and fresh air. And it’s just really nice to enjoy like
a sunny day in the fresh air on a bike.
Laura: The money makes me happy because I’ve
earned it, it’s well-earned and then I get
to spend it on whatever I want to spend it on.
Lola: Life without friends is just boring and sad,
so yeah! They bring colour to my life.
Jessica: And what makes you happy?
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or verb + to infinitive
Rachel: Can I help you?
Woman 1: Oh thanks. I’m looking for a skirt and top.
Rachel: Okay. What colours do you like wearing?
Woman 1: I prefer wearing bright colours. I avoid
wearing black or grey.
Rachel: How about this skirt and top?
Woman 1: Yes, I like them. But how much are they?
I can’t afford to buy designer clothes.
Rachel: How about these trousers?
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Woman 1: I’d prefer to find a nice skirt … Something like
this. Can I try it on?
Rachel: Sure. The changing room is over there.
Rachel: Can I help you?
Man: Oh yes, I’d like to buy a shirt.
Rachel: OK. The shirts are over here. We have some
lovely colours.
Man: I like this one. I want to look fashionable.
Rachel: The changing room is over there.
Woman 2: Excuse me. I need to buy a present for
my mum. She likes wearing red so I hope
to find a red pullover. She’s the same size
as me – medium.
Rachel: OK, one moment. No, you need to try this. No!
Try this. What about these? That looks lovely!
Woman 1: I’ve decided to take these
Flatmate: Hurry up. We’re going to be late.
Rachel: I’m just changing my clothes.
Flatmate: You’re so lucky. I’d love to work in a clothes
shop. I love shopping for clothes.
Rachel: I don’t. I can’t stand buying clothes and
I don’t spend much time thinking about them.
5 Role-play Video: Showing interest
Ed: Hello, you must be Nicola. I’m Ed.
Nicola: Hi, Ed. Nice to meet you. Thanks for coming
to get me.
Ed: No problem. How was your flight?
Nicola: It was okay – I watched a couple of movies and
listened to my music. I’m really excited to be
here. I love travelling and meeting new people.
Ed: Me too. I’ve got loads of friends and they want
to meet you!
Nicola: Hey, that’s cool! What do you and your friends
usually do in your free time?
Ed: We spend a lot of time watching DVDs and
listening to music. I’m into reggae, hip hop and
rap – I don’t really like rock or heavy metal.
Nicola: Me neither. Do you have any brothers or sisters?
Ed: I’ve just got one sister. She’s a model.
Nicola: Oh, really?
Ed: Yes, but she doesn’t live at home.
Nicola: I’ve got a sister too – she’s training to be a pilot.
Ed: Oh, wow, that’s interesting. Okay, let’s go.
Unit 2 Science and technology
6 BBC: Urban legends
Narrator: Urban legend: a modern myth, imaginary
information that many people believe to be
true. It’s true that an earthquake can change
the length of a day. But could people do this if
everybody in the world jumped at the same
time? Greg Foot is going to test this urban
legend.
Greg: Imagine in 5 minutes’ time, everyone on the
entire planet was gonna jump at exactly the
same time. From London to Sydney, Delhi
to New York, 6.9 billion people leap in the air.
Could they make the Earth move?
Narrator: Greg decided to start his experiment at
a music festival.
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Greg: So I wanna get the crowd over there at the
main stage to all jump at the same time, and
I’m hoping it’s gonna make a small earthquake.
And then with a bit of maths, I can scale that
up and see what’d happen if everyone around
the Earth jumped at the same time, and
whether that would change the speed of the
spin of the Earth.
Narrator: Paul Denton is 1.5 km away from the festival.
He’s going to measure the strength of the jump.
Greg: How’re you doing? Good. Can we test it?
Paul: Yes.
Greg: Ah, look at that! Nice one. That is brilliant. OK,
so we are gonna try to make an earthquake.
What we need all you guys to do is jump and
land and hit the ground at exactly the same
time. Don’t do it yet, get ready to do it, we’re
gonna count you down. All right. Let’s go! 5,
4, 3, 2, 1 … jump! Have we managed to make
an earthquake, Reading? Apparently at 0.6
on the Richter scale you successfully made
an earthquake, Reading! Good work. Thanks
guys!
Greg: That was amazing! How did it look?
Paul: Well, the jump shows up really clearly.
Greg: So, Paul, we’ve managed to detect that 1.5 km
away with 50,000 people. If we had everyone
in the whole world jump at the same time,
could it change the length of the day?
Paul: It’s a bit more complicated than that.
Narrator: The crowd at Reading Festival scored 0.6 on
the Richter scale. But you need to reach at least
8 on the Richter scale to move the planet. For
this to happen, you’d need 7 million times the
total number of people who live on the Earth.
Greg: OK, so the urban legend is completely untrue.
You cannot shift the planet if everyone jumps
at the same time. You can’t even change how
fast it spins, there’s no truth in it at all.
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Continuous and Past Simple
It was 6 o’clock. Julia was talking on Skype with her friend,
Sue.
Julia and Sue were talking on Skype when the washing
machine broke down.
At 6 o’clock Julia’s neighbour was fixing his bike.
15 minutes later Julia wasn’t talking on Skype. She was
listening to music. Julia was listening to music when the
cat jumped on the cooker and the curtains caught fire.
Julia was reading when her neighbour knocked at the
door.
Julia was still reading when the firefighters arrived.
8 FOCUS VLOG: About technology
Jessica: Hello! My name’s Jessica. Every week I go out
and interview people in the streets and put the
video on my vlog. Today I’m vlogging about
problems with technology. When was the last
time you had a problem with technology?
Laura: The last time I had a problem with technology
was probably last week on holiday when my …
can’t see if it’s technology? So like when
my Internet wouldn’t work in America.
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Callum: Probably just the other day. My phone wasn’t
working very well, I couldn’t hear my friends.
Volume wasn’t working.
Jake: Yes, I had, it was actually just the other day.
I have these speakers at home and they were
just making a random popping noise, like
a ‘pop’ for no reason. And it took me a long
time to figure out how and why.
Jessica: What were you doing when this happened?
Laura: So the Internet wasn’t working on holiday when
I was in the car. So we were travelling. And then
I had to wait until I got to the hotel to be able
to get onto the WiFi so that I could book the
next hotel for the whole journey.
Callum: I was out at a festival with my friends and I was
trying to get in contact with them and it just
didn’t work. Whether the music was too loud
or whether the phone wasn’t working, you
know.
Jake: Yeah, I was just relaxing at home, listening
to some music and the speakers just started
popping.
Jessica: And when was the last time you had a problem
with technology?
9 Grammar Animation: used to
Presenter: Good evening and welcome to The Bad Old
Days. Each week we invite 3 celebrities into
the studio. They tell us about their favourite
gadget and how it changed their life. After
that, the audience chooses the best gadget.
This week we’re going to interview 3
members of the band The Skateboarders:
Tom, Suzy and Sam. Suzy, let’s start with you.
Tell us about your gadget.
Suzy: Hi everyone. I love my hair straighteners.
I didn’t use to have straight hair. It used
to be very curly. I used to spend a lot of time
doing my hair but now I can do my hair
quickly. I can have curly hair one day and
straight hair the next day.
Presenter: Did you use to have curly hair when you were
a child?
Suzy: Yes, but I used to have very short hair so it
wasn’t a problem.
Presenter: OK, thanks Suzy. Sam, what’s your gadget?
Sam: Hi everyone. My favourite gadget is an
e-book reader. I love reading, but we travel
a lot to concerts and my suitcase used to be
very heavy. Then I bought an e-book reader
and now I can take lots of books on the bus.
Presenter: What did you use to do on the bus?
Sam: I used to play games on my phone and
annoy everyone.
Presenter: Thanks, Sam. Tom, what’s your favourite
gadget and why?
Tom: Hello everyone. My favourite gadget is the
microwave. I love it because it saves so much
time. I used to get up early so that I had time
to make my breakfast. Now I just put the milk
in the microwave and in 30 seconds it’s hot.
I used to spend a long time preparing
my dinner but now in the evening, I can
make dinner in 5 minutes. I didn’t use
to have time for my hobbies but now I have
more free time.
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Presenter: And what do you do with your free time?
Tom: I watch cookery programmes on TV.
Presenter: Thank you Tom, Suzy and Sam. It’s time
to vote for the best gadget …
10 R
 ole-play Video: Telling a story
Lisa: Hi, Ed. How was Australia?
Ed: It was really good, thanks. Except for the day
I nearly died.
Lisa: What happened?
Ed: I was doing some climbing. At first, the sun was
shining and I was enjoying myself … But all
of a sudden, the weather changed. It became really
foggy and I couldn’t see the path.
Lisa: Oh dear, that sounds frightening!
Ed: I was pretty worried. I continued for a while, but
finally, I realised I was lost.
Lisa: What did you do?
Ed: Fortunately, I had my phone with me, so I called
my father – 9,000 miles away in England! He called
the Australian police and told them where I was.
Then they called me. Unfortunately, my battery
went dead after five seconds. It was dark and cold.
I sat under a rock, put on my torch and waited.
Lisa: Oh no, what a nightmare!
Ed: Eventually, they found me. I was so relieved. I used
to go climbing on my own all the time, but I’ll never
do it again.
Unit 3 The arts
11 BBC: The Musketeers
D’Artagnan: There’s been no sign of them for an hour
now.
Aramis: We’re safe for a while. The Queen needs
to rest.
Queen: Can I help? Not catching fish of course but
anything, to help.
Aramis: Rest while you can, Your Majesty. Soon we’ll be
riding again.
Queen: No, I’d like to be useful. Really.
Aramis: Well, in that case, can you gut a fish? Porthos
is preparing a fire. I’m sure he’ll appreciate
help collecting sticks.
Queen: Thank you. And I’m sure I can cook a little.
Aramis: Delicious, Your Majesty.
Queen: It’s the first time I’ve ever cooked.
Athos: That’s hard to believe.
Queen: Would you like another?
Athos: Thank you, but I’m full. Shhh … D’Artagnan!
Aramis: Your Majesty!
Porthos: I’m tired of running away.
Aramis: Perhaps we should be the ones doing the
chasing.
Athos: The Queen’s safety is paramount. We can’t risk
it by making a stand.
Porthos: Nor can we outride them forever.
Athos: When we can’t, then we’ll fight.
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G way, I’ve just written a new song. It’s called:
and superlative adjectives
Sarah: Hello everybody. My name is Sarah and this
is The Art Programme. Today we’re going
to announce the winner of the holiday photo
competition. We asked you to send photographs
of your holidays. The prize for the happiest,
funniest and most colourful photo is a digital
camera. Let’s meet the judges. We have famous
photographer Marco Marconi. We also have
magazine editor Lucy Sanders. And finally, art
critic Ruth Powell. We received five hundred
entries to the competition. Was it hard to judge?
Lucy: Oh yes, it was the hardest thing I’ve ever done.
Sarah: Well, you’ve chosen the 3 best photos. Can we
see them? Can you tell us which photo you think
is the happiest, funniest and most colourful?
Marco: I like them all. But I think number 3 is more
attractive than numbers 1 and 2.
Ruth: Personally, I prefer number 1. I think it’s more
interesting than 2 and 3. But the funniest photo
is number 2.
Lucy: I agree, 1 and 3 aren’t as funny as number 2, and
number 2 is happier than the others.
Marco: Yes, I agree that 2 is the happiest photo, but 3
is more beautiful than 1 and 2.
Ruth: True, but maybe photos 2 and 3 aren’t
interesting enough. I don’t want to be too critical
but … well … Number 1 is the cleverest photo,
and this is a photo competition.
Lucy: You’re right. The most interesting photo
is number 1.
Marco: Yes, I agree. The best photo is number 1.
Sarah: We have a winner! Thank you judges. The name
of the winner is Peter Rogers from Bristol. Well
done Peter! Next week join us for our new
competition to choose the greatest band in the
world.
13  rammar Animation: Present Perfect
G Chelsea: Loved seeing all the cast, acting and singing,
and Past Simple
John: So another concert tonight? Have we chosen
the songs yet?
Jennifer: Yes, we have. I’ve brought them with me. But
we’ve already played them so many times.
Why don’t we try something different? We’ve
never played rap or jazz …
John: Not true, we played jazz at our first gig …
We weren’t very successful then … When was
it? 50 years ago? I remember best the gig
in 1967. It was a success! And the clothes
we wore …
Jennifer: Well, you still have the jumper.
John: You made it for me before the concert.
Matthew: She made one for me, too.
John: How many concerts have we done since
then?
Everybody: Too many.
John: And all the travelling? Do you remember
when we first went abroad to play a gig?
Jennifer: We went to Paris in 1970. In fact, we’ve done
concerts in 23 countries.
John: Wow! And we’ve written 132 songs.
Matthew: I have written 132 songs. I have composed
them and I have written all the lyrics! By the
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“Last days in hell”.
John: OK, calm down, Matthew.
Matthew: Don’t you sometimes think that it’s time
to stop? We aren’t so young any more …
Jennifer: Stop? But why?
Matthew: I’m tired of playing gigs. I’d like to have a rest.
Jennifer: You’re being so negative, Matthew! If we stop
doing concerts … what will we tell all those
people …
Matthew: Have they arrived yet?
John: Yes, they are waiting. It’s time to go on stage.
14 FOCUS VLOG: London attractions
Jessica: Hello! My name’s Jessica. Every week I go out
and interview people in the streets and put the
video on my vlog. Today I’ll be asking people
in the street about attractions in London. Have
you done anything interesting in London
recently?
Oliver: Well, I recently went to see The Lion King
musical at one of the theatres at West End.
And it was pretty exciting. I went with
my girlfriend, so that was a nice day out. And
then we went to the Harry Potter exhibition
in the area as well. So that was good.
Ella: Recently … Well I just went to Carnival actually.
I went to Carnival not yesterday, the day before,
on Monday. That was a great, great day!
Chelsea: Last week we went to see a musical, which was
really good.
Jessica: What did you like about it?
Oliver: Well, seeing the musical, seeing the costumes.
The songs were really very well-performed.
And I just like going to the theatre. Anyway,
it’s really good fun.
Ella: I think it was … Actually that all cultures
of walks of life come together, and actually just
have a massive party, which is always the best
thing.
and the general atmosphere was really good.
Jessica: And have you done anything interesting
in your city recently?
Unit 4 Home sweet home
15 BBC: Cave houses
Narrator: We are in the historical region
of Cappadocia in central Turkey. Every
morning, people visit the incredible
landscape in hot air balloons.
Presenter: It’s an amazing landscape around us. These
conical formations of volcanic rock – they call
them fairy chimneys. You can see why.
Narrator: People have made their homes in this
magical prehistoric place.
Presenter: You can see there’s a cave down there that’s
been hollowed out. Over there, if you can
just make it out, a blackness in the rock.
Narrator: Humans first started making their homes
here thousands of years ago. There are still
communities of people living in caves today.
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Rafiq: This is my grandparents’ property and
we take over from my grandparents and now
my parents are using it. Ah!
Narrator: Rafiq Chifchi, who now runs a local
restaurant, grew up in these caves.
Rafiq: Here’s my father. His name is Hassan.
Presenter: Lovely to meet you, Hassan. Hello.
Rafiq: My mother. Salaam. And my wife, Aisha.
Presenter: Oh, right. This is beautiful. So this is the main
bedroom in the house? Is that right?
Rafiq: Yes.
Presenter: Your roots, where your family is from, is very
much from the caves. But you live in a house
now?
Rafiq: Yeah, I do. But the reason is … I mean,
my wife, she is a modern lady, you
understand.
Presenter: Your wife?
Rafiq: Yeah, my wife is a modern lady. For her,
living in a cave, it’s a bit, you know, funny.
Because she didn’t grow up here.
Presenter: Do you miss living in the caves?
Rafiq: Yeah, of course I do. Because, if you say why,
I grew up here. I used to climb round these
rocks like a fox. At that time, I was a kid.
Narrator: The caves are built on several levels and you
have to climb up the rocks to get into them.
Presenter: So you’ve managed to bring us as far as we
can go. This amazing view – wow! That
is an ancient, ancient view.
Narrator: No wonder the fairy chimneys of Cappadocia
are so popular with visitors. It’s a unique and
truly wonderful landscape.
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with for and since
Narrator: This is Sarah. She’s a journalist for a local
television station. She’s worked there for
a year. Today she’s doing an interview with
an actor, Henry Jenkins.
Sarah: Today we’ve got a special guest. Henry
Jenkins is a famous actor and he’s invited
us to his house! You’ve got a lovely house!
How long have you lived here?
Henry: Thank you! I’ve lived here since I was born.
Sarah: What a huge wardrobe!
Henry: I keep my collection of costumes in it. Do you
want to see?
Henry: I’ve had them for 30 years, since I started
acting.
Sarah: Oh. What’s this? Are they theatre prompts?
Henry: Well … Not exactly. They are just … things.
I don’t like throwing things away. Look, for
example, I’ve had this ball since my 7th
birthday …
Sarah: How long have you had this mobile phone?
Henry: Well, I don’t know … For 15 years? I’ve had
them for 10 years.
Sarah: What a beautiful woman.
Henry: Ah yes, that’s my friend Emily Brookes.
Sarah: Oh, Emily Brookes. How long have you known
her?
Henry: I’ve known her for a long time. She’s
my closest friend. I don’t like making new
friends.
Sarah: I see …
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Sarah: So he’s a bit weird … You know, he’s had the
same mobile phone for 15 years! And you
should see this collection of costumes! He’s
had a collection of old costumes and masks
for 30 years … I wonder why doesn’t he throw
them away!
Friend: What about your teddy bears?
Sarah: What are you talking about? It’s different! I’ve
had them since I was a little girl!
17 FOCUS VLOG: Where people live
Jessica: Hello! My name’s Jessica. Every week I go out
and interview people in the streets and put the
video on my vlog. Today I’m going to find out
where people live. Where do you live?
Oliver: I live in Oxford. I live in a terraced house.
It’s three storeys. I live with four other guys.
We all study at university together.
Esme: I live in a four-bedroom flat with a garden.
It’s fairly big and it’s very nice.
Amber: I live in a medium-sized house that has six
bedrooms. It has quite a large garden with
chickens in. And also a front garden, drive.
And it’s opposite a park.
Millie: My house in London is quite small. I have one
room, small kitchen. It’s up four floors, but lots
of colours. Lots and lots of colours.
Jessica: How long have you lived there?
Oliver: I’ve lived in my house since September last year.
So for about … going on for a year now.
Esme: I’ve lived in my flat for fifteen years.
Amber: I have lived there since I was eight years old.
Millie: So since last September.
Jessica: And where do you live?
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Continuous, be going to and will
Mia: What are you doing at the weekend?
Luke: I’m going camping with Jack and Sophie. Would
you like to come?
Mia: Yes, that would be great. I’ll borrow my dad’s
car.
Luke: OK, good idea. We’re meeting at my house this
evening at 7 o’clock to make a plan.
Mia: OK, I’ll be there.
Luke: Mia’s going to borrow her father’s car.
Sophie: What about tents?
Jack: I’ll bring a tent.
Sophie: Me too. And I’ll bring a gas cooker.
Jack: Are we going to do some shopping before
we leave?
Luke: Er, no we’ll stop on the way.
Sophie: Where are we going to camp?
Jack: Luke knows, he’s got a map.
Sophie: What time are we leaving tomorrow?
Luke: Let’s meet here at 3 o’clock.
Luke: Right. Where’s Mia?
Sophie: Oh, she’s going to be late. Her father needs the
car until 4 o’clock.
Luke: Hi Mia.
Mia: Hi everybody. Sorry I’m late. Are you ready?
Jack: Yes. Let’s put everything in the car. Here are the
tents. Where’s the gas cooker?
Sophie: Oh, I forgot. Don’t worry, I’ll go home and get it.
Luke: Hurry up!
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Luke: OK, I think we’re ready.
Mia: Where are you going?
Luke: I’m going to get some milk for breakfast.
19 Role-play Video: Making suggestions
Lisa: What shall we do today?
Nick: Why don’t we go to the London Dungeon?
My sister went there last year and she says it’s
really scary.
Lisa: I don’t really like scary things. I’d rather
go to Madame Tussaud’s.
Nick: Oh, okay. Let’s go to Madame Tussaud’s this
morning then. What about this afternoon? It’s
a nice day, so how about going on the London
Eye? I really want to see the views of London.
Lisa: That’s a good idea. Then we could go on a boat
on the River Thames.
Nick: Hmm, I’m not sure about that. It’s very expensive.
Lisa: Yes, you’re right. I need my money to buy
souvenirs. I think we should go shopping on
Oxford Street.
Nick: Oxford Street? Oh no, let’s go to Camden Market
instead. It’s more fun.
Lisa: Oh yes, that sounds great. I want to buy some
clothes.
Nick: Yeah, me too. Do you fancy going to see a movie
this evening?
Unit 5 Time to learn
20 BBC: South Korean schools
Narrator: The South Korean education system is one
of the best in the world. School children have
a very long day of study. When they finish their
regular classes, they go to private school
in the evening for extra lessons.
Narrator: 16-year-old Hye-min is a typical South Korean
school girl. After the regular lessons, she and
her brother go to private school. Even very
young children have extra lessons. When most
other school children in the world are in bed,
these South Korean pupils are still studying.
Hye-min spends 3 hours at the private school,
or hagwon. How does she feel about her daily
routine?
Hye-min: I get tired usually but I can forget about
my hardships when I see my results because
they are kind of good.
Hye-min: Hye-min studies for 13 hours a day. She gets
home after 11 o’clock and has dinner. She
goes to bed at 2 a.m. and gets up at 6.30 a.m.
Narrator: Hye-min’s mother worries about her, but she
says her daughter has no choice.
Hye-min’s Mother: I don’t feel comfortable about this,
but it’s the only thing she can do to achieve
her dreams.
Narrator: The result of these long hours of study
is children who are fantastic at tests. But how
do they cope with such a long day?
Boy: Sometimes I’m very tired, like exhausted, but
I don’t mind because I’m studying now to do
what I want to do in future.
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Narrator: This huge investment in education has
transformed South Korea from one of the
poorest economies in the world to one of the
fastest growing economies. But there
is a negative side to this intensive study. The
pressure on the young generation is huge and
the suicide rate is the highest in developed
countries. Some people think that it’s time
to change the education system.
Man: Test scores may be important in the age of
industrialisation but not anymore. So we look
into the ways to reform our educational system
not based on test scores but based on creativity
and social and emotional capacities.
Narrator: In the last 50 years, South Korea has grown
rapidly thanks to the hard work of students
and adults. But young people have been
under a lot of stress and have paid a high
price. Now it’s time to focus on making South
Koreans happier.
21  rammar Animation: First
G
Conditional
This is Nick. He isn’t very keen on studying.
If Nick studies a lot, he will pass his exams.
If Nick passes his exams, he’ll go to university.
If Nick goes to university, he’ll get a good job.
If he gets a good job, he’ll earn a lot of money.
If Nick earns a lot of money, he’ll buy a good car.
If Nick buys a good car, he’ll go to Paris on holiday.
If Nick spends a lot of time in clubs, he won’t pass his exams.
If Nick doesn’t pass his exams, he won’t go to university.
If Nick doesn’t go to university, he won’t get a good job.
If Nick doesn’t get a good job, he won’t earn much money.
If he doesn’t earn much money, he won’t buy a car.
If he doesn’t buy a car, he won’t go to Paris on holiday.
And what will happen if Nick doesn’t make a decision?
22 Grammar Animation: Relative clauses
Teacher: George, this is the student who is going
to show you around the school.
Becky: Hello George. My name’s Becky. Welcome
to the school. It’s a school where everybody’s
friendly, even the teachers! If you have
a problem there’s always somebody you can
talk to. And we have a really nice class with
teachers who are nice and friendly.
George: I like teachers that are strict.
Becky: Really? I can show you some places in town
where we go after school. I’ll take you to the
cafe which makes the best burgers in town.
George: Oh, I need a place where I can eat vegetarian
food. I don’t eat anything that has a face.
Becky: A face?
George: Animals and fish have eyes and a mouth
– a face.
Becky: Ah, right. Hm, I think I know a restaurant where
they have nice salads
Becky: Now I’ll show you the library. Here it is. This
is a place where you can do your homework
or borrow books that you want to read.
George: I only borrow books I need for my homework
or my hobbies.
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Becky: Oh, I see. I like books I can read for fun. Ed: I’m not so sure. That’s how it was in the past, but
Becky: Why did you leave your last school? now it’s different. If you ask me, you just need
George: I couldn’t find anybody who had the same to be positive and believe in yourself.
hobbies. Lisa: That’s a good point. Maybe I’m too negative. But
Becky: Oh, what are your hobbies? Nick only has one more year before university.
George: Bird-watching and collecting butterflies. I think he should do his degree first.
Becky: Really? Those are my hobbies too! Ed: I totally disagree! I really believe Nick should follow
his dream. In my opinion, he’s going to be really
famous.
23 FOCUS VLOG: About education
Jessica: Hello! My name’s Jessica. Every week I go out
and interview people in the streets and put the
video on my vlog. Today I’m vlogging about Unit 6 Just the job
studying. Can you describe a perfect student?
Callum: A perfect student is a student that wants 25 BBC: Window cleaning
to learn and puts a lot of effort in.
Oliver: A perfect student … A perfect student is Host: Welcome to Burj Khalifa.
someone who isn’t afraid to spend lots of long Dallas: Pleasure. Thank you very much for having
hours in a library reading lots of big books. me. Thank you.
Millie: The perfect student is somebody who Narrator: Dallas is in the tallest building in the world,
is a happy person, who enjoys reading, who the Burj Khalifa. He’s going to a part of the
enjoys learning, and enjoys being with lots building where only a few people are
of people. allowed to enter. He’s going to meet the
Lewis: The perfect student is a person who has the people who clean the windows. He gets out
right amount of balance between work and of the lift at floor 160. Then he goes to join
play. Someone who dedicates enough time the team of window cleaners who are
to study in the week and then, maybe, has preparing for their day’s work.
enough time to relax. Dallas: I’m really nervous.
Jessica: What’s a perfect place to study? Ryan: Dallas, you wanna come over?
Callum: Perfect place to study or work is probably Dallas: Yeah, I’m coming.
a nice quiet environment, but somewhere Ryan: OK, Dallas, just snap in. I’ll check you up.
where you feel comfortable so you can focus. Dallas: I was secretly hoping that it was gonna be too
Oliver: A perfect place to study would be a quiet place windy today and it would all be cancelled and
where you can easily get food and drink. we could all just go home. Somehow the
Millie: Somewhere where there is quiet, so you can windows would just clean themselves.
concentrate, but also lots of snacks because Ryan: Unfortunately for you – no.
studying takes a long time sometimes. Dallas: I’m absolutely terrified, Ryan. I’ve never been
Lewis: It’s a place where you can find somewhere this scared in my life.
that’s quiet. Somewhere where you can find Ryan: Really?
an area where you can relax and focus on your Dallas: Well, you know, it’s pretty high up here.
own work. And maybe somewhere where you Crew boss: This is Xiao Lau.
can relax at the same time. So a library would Dallas: Hi there. Good to meet you.
be a perfect place. But also if you’re in your Crew boss: Barry Hannah.
bedroom or something, that would be a great Dallas: Nice to meet you.
place as well. Crew boss: Davie.
Jessica: And can you describe a perfect student? Dallas: Davie, how do you do? Nice to meet you.
Crew boss: This is Shri Krishna.
Dallas: Good to meet you. I’m gonna try and not let
24 Role-play Video: Giving an opinion you down.
Ed: Did you hear about Nick? He’s not going to go Narrator: Today, Dallas is going to clean the outside
to university because he wants to be an actor. of the world’s highest windows.
Lisa: Really? I don’t think that’s a good idea. He won’t Ryan: Just lean back, just lean back. You’re OK,
have any qualifications. you can’t go anywhere.
Ed: Hmm, I see what you mean. But if he wants to be Dallas: I need the bucket. Dry mouth. You get
an actor, he doesn’t need qualifications. Personally, nervous at all?
I think he’s doing the right thing. Barry: Yeah.
Lisa: Oh, come on! That’s nonsense. It’s really hard to be Dallas: You get a little bit scared.
a successful actor. If he doesn’t get an acting job Barry: Yes.
immediately, he might need to get a proper job. Dallas: I haven’t looked down yet. Now I’ve looked
Ed: That’s true, but he will get an acting job easily. He’s down.
really good-looking, he’s a good actor and he can Narrator: It’s hard to believe how high these windows
sing! are. Dallas is more than 600 metres above
Lisa: I couldn’t agree more! Nick’s gorgeous, and very the ground, higher than the previous world’s
talented. But if you want to be an actor, talent isn’t tallest building. At this height, window
enough. You need to know someone in the acting cleaners usually have to worry about the wind.
profession. But the Burj Khalifa has an aerodynamic
design, and the wind is not a problem. But

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if Dallas drops something, it could do a lot
of damage. It takes 3 months to clean all
24,000 windows. And when they’re finished,
the team has to start all over again.
Dallas: If you’re gonna build a building that’s truly
iconic, you’re gonna make it look nice.
Barry: And keep it looking nice!
Dallas: And keep it looking nice, exactly! Yeah.
Ryan: Now keep going down. Keep going. Lovely.
Dallas: Wow. That was intense. I don’t know how
those guys do it every day. That was intense.
But good.
26  rammar Animation: Second
G 6 p.m. You have to wear smart clothes. You don’t
Conditional
Nurse: If I were a model, I could wear pretty clothes.
Model: If I weren’t a model, I would never wear dresses
made of plastic bottles.
Nurse: If I were a model, I would sleep at night.
Model: If I weren’t a model, I wouldn’t go to boring
parties every night.
Nurse: If I were a model, I would eat in restaurants.
Model: If I weren’t a model, I would never go on a diet.
Tim the Builder: If I worked in an office, I’d have air
conditioning.
Charles the Manager: If I didn’t work in an office,
I’d go out for a walk.
Tim: If I worked in an office, I’d wear a suit and tie.
Charles: If I didn’t work in an office, I wouldn’t wear
a suit. I’d wear a T-shirt all the time!
27 FOCUS VLOG: About dream jobs
Jessica: Hello! My name’s Jessica. Every week I go out
and interview people in the streets and put the
video on my vlog. Today I’m talking about
dream jobs. If you could have any job in the
world, what would you want to be?
Oliver: If I could have any job in the world, I would
want to be a teacher because I really like being
able to help people and give them a step
forward in life.
Ethan: If I could have any job in the world, I would like
to be the owner of Apple, the CEO, so I could
have everything at my fingertips. A lot of wealth
to that as well.
Esme: I think I’d want to be a composer. I love writing
music!
Freya: I would like to be a YouTuber. Even though it’s
not an actual career, I do like the idea of doing
your own creations, having your own self
as a director.
Jessica: If you could work anywhere in the world, where
would it be?
Oliver: If I could work anywhere in the world, I think
I would like to work … Actually, I think I’d like to
carry on working in Oxford, just because I really
like the city. It’s a nice size, it’s comfortable.
Ethan: If I was to choose somewhere to work, it would
probably be Australia. Fantastic weather,
beautiful landscape, location. Yeah, Australia!
Esme: Well, if I could work anywhere in the world, I’d
probably still want to stay in London and work
in London.
Freya: I would like to work at home. I would love
to move to America also.
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Jessica: And if you could have any job in the world,
what would you want to be?
28  rammar Animation: Modal verbs
G
for obligation and permission
Simon: Hello I’m Simon the new intern.
Receptionist: Welcome to Smith and Smith Limited.
I’ll show you to your desk … Joe will tell you
everything you need to know about the office.
Joe: Welcome to Smith and Smith Limited. I’m sure
you’ll like it here. There are a few rules: You have
to arrive before 8 a.m. and you can’t leave until
need to wear a jacket or a tie but you mustn’t
wear jeans.
Simon: But the receptionist …?
Joe: Oh, she doesn’t have to follow the rules.
She’s the boss’s daughter. You need to bring
sandwiches for lunch because there are no
restaurants near the office. And you have to eat
your sandwiches in the lunch room. You can’t
drink or eat anything at your desk. … Oh, she
can do what she wants. She’s the boss! You have
to work hard and you can’t make personal calls
during office hours. You need to tidy your desk at
the end of each day. I’m sure you’ll love it here.
You just have to remember one rule.
Simon: Oh? What’s that?
Joe: You must do what the boss says, but not what
she does!
29  ole-play Video: Asking for and
R
giving advice
Lisa: You know, when you did your work experience?
Nick: Yes?
Lisa: What was it like?
Nick: It was really good. It really helped me to know
what sort of job I want to do in the future and also
what I don’t want to do.
Lisa: Oh, that’s good. I need to do work experience
soon – what do you think I should do?
Nick: You should think about it carefully. My best advice
would be to think about your ideal career, and
then choose the kind of job you really want to do.
I don’t think you should do what somebody else
wants you to do. You should choose.
Lisa: Okay, thanks. That’s really helpful. And do you have
any tips on how to learn from my work experience?
Nick: Well, first I think you should think about what you
want to learn. Then you should work hard and try
out as many different new skills as possible. You
should talk to other employees too, because you
can learn a lot from experienced people.
Lisa: Oh, I’m not sure that’s a good idea. I don’t want
to annoy people. They’ll be busy.
Nick: Just be polite and it’ll be fine. Oh, and it’s a good
idea to listen to any feedback you receive and
learn from it.
Lisa: That’s great advice. Thanks!
Nick: So what are you going to do?
Lisa: Well, my dad wants me to work at the hospital
with him, but I’m going to follow your advice and
do what I want to do. I’m going to contact the
local radio station and apply to work with a DJ.
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Nick: Oh, right. Well, if I were you, I’d tell your dad when
he’s in a good mood.
Unit 7 Consumer society
30 BBC: Cheap shopping
Presenter: There’s something very weird going on with
the price of things. This barbecue costs less
than the meat I’m cooking on it. And if
I accidentally get this duvet dirty, it’s actually
cheaper to throw it away and buy a new one
than to take it to the cleaners. And, believe it
or not, this pocket calculator costs less than
the battery that powers it.
Narrator: How did everything get to be so cheap? And
is it a good or a bad thing? It all started
in America where the shopping mall was
invented. The Mall of America is the world’s
busiest shopping mall. It’s enormous! You
could put 32 jumbo jets inside. And once
you’re in there, there are not only shops.
Here, shopping is a leisure activity. Mall
of America opened in 1992 and since then
more than half a billion people have visited.
Woman 1: We’re here at Mall of America, located
in Bloomington, Minnesota, with over 520
stores. We have 40 million visitors, more than
Graceland, Grand Canyon and Disneyland
combined. It is busy. There’s no tax on
apparel. It’s a great place to shop.
Narrator: The invention of the shopping mall changed
the way we shop. It’s convenient and the
huge number of customers means they can
sell goods at low prices. This is where our
addiction to cheap goods began. And our
addiction to cheap goods is most obvious
in the world of fashion.
Presenter: What did you buy today?
Woman 2: I got a bikini, jeans, denim shorts, shoes,
sunglasses.
Presenter: ‘Tops’ sounds like multiple tops.
Woman 3: Yeah. 4? 3 or 4.
Presenter: Why did you buy 4?
Woman 3: Cause I like them all. I couldn’t decide which
ones to buy, so I bought them all!
Presenter: Why did you buy so much?
Woman 2: Because it’s really cheap.
Presenter: How much more do you find yourself buying
because it’s so cheap?
Woman 4: Loads. Loads more, yeah.
Presenter: And do you need the clothes you buy?
Woman 4: No. No, not at all.
Narrator: 3,000 people turned up to the opening
of a new fashion superstore in London’s
Oxford Street. Everyone was looking for
a bargain and there were plenty of cheap
clothes and accessories here. This is the
‘value sector’ or as the glossy magazines call
it, ‘fast fashion’. Fast fashion has meant that
what’s on the catwalks one week is on the
High Street the next. It’s designer style
without the designer prices.
Presenter: So, I’ve got my £3 handbag. Part of me
thinks, brilliant, £3, can’t go wrong, part
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of me thinks, ‘I don’t actually care if this falls
apart in a matter of days.’ And if I don’t care
about it, why did I buy it? If we buy all these
things that we don’t actually value, is there
something quite worrying about that?
Narrator: When goods are cheap, there’s always
a price to pay. We are already producing too
much rubbish. And workers in some
countries are paid very low salaries. But
perhaps this will change when people
become aware of the real cost of cheap
shopping.
31 Grammar Animation: The Passive
Customer 1: Nice shoes … And they’re my size. How
much are they?
Zoe: 20 pounds.
Customer 1: That’s expensive for old shoes that are
probably made of plastic.
Zoe: These shoes aren’t made of plastic! Oh, actually,
they are made of plastic!
Customer 1: Is it from a supermarket?
Zoe: No, it was made by my aunt. She’s made too much
jam this year … and the family don’t like it.
Jack: Zoe, you don’t know how to sell things! You are
hopeless!
Zoe: OK, so sell them yourself! I’m leaving!
Customer 2: How much is this jacket?
Jack: It was 50 pounds, but I’ll give you a special price,
only 30 pounds! It’s not an ordinary jacket! It was
worn by a famous musician.
Customer 2: What musician?
Jack: Erstin King.
Customer 2: I’ve never heard of him. And this painting?
Jack: It was painted by … well, by my grandpa. But he’s
an artist! His paintings are sold all over the world!
Customer 2: No, thanks. But how much are these
sunglasses?
Jack: The sunglasses? They are 3 pounds.
Customer 2: OK, I’ll take them for my daughter.
Jack: Good you are back. I need a break.
Zoe: I’m not back. I left my sunglasses.
Jack: Which sunglasses?
Zoe: My expensive designer sunglasses. I left them on
the table. Where are they?
Jack: I’m afraid … your sunglasses … have been sold.
32 Grammar Animation: Quantifiers
Robert: Hi Mum. Oh dear. OK. Yes, no problem. OK,
I’ll write a list. Just a moment while I get
a piece of paper … Right, what do you want
me to get? Onions. How many? I can’t hear
you. OK. Bread. How much? OK. Carrots. What
did you say? Water. Cheese. How much? Right
… Yes, yes, I’m still here. Sorry, what did you
say? Yes, cheese. Anything else? Meat? What
kind of meat? OK. How much beef do you
want? 3 people. Yes, OK. Right, I’ll go to the
supermarket.
Robert: Here you are.
Mother: Oh thanks Robert. How much was it? Do you
have any change?
Robert: No, there’s very little change I’m afraid. You
gave me £50 and it was £45.
Mother: What? That’s very expensive.
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Robert: It’s the beef.
Mother: How much beef is that?
Robert: 3 kilos.
Mother: I said a little beef, enough for 3 people, not
3 kilos.
Robert: Oh sorry … There were very few onions, but
I got lots of carrots.
Mother: I said lots of onions and a few carrots. What
else did you get?
Robert: I didn’t get much cheese, just a little.
Mother: OK, that’s good. How about bread?
Robert: I got a lot of bread. And a few bottles of water.
Mother: Oh, that’s too much bread, and too many
bottles of water! What about milk?
Robert: I didn’t get any milk. Did you ask for milk?
Mother: Yes. Please go back to the supermarket and
get some milk. Oh, by the way, how many
goals did your team score?
Robert: Goals?! I don’t know what you mean.
33 FOCUS VLOG: About clothes
Jessica: Hello! My name’s Jessica. Every week I go out
and interview people in the streets and put the
video on my vlog. Today I’m asking people in the
street about clothes. How many pairs of jeans
do you have?
Ethan: I don’t have that many pairs of jeans. I have two
black and one blue.
Rachel: I own many pairs of jeans. I have black jeans,
one pair of black jeans, I have a white pair, I have
a blue pair with rips in them and I have a normal
pair – blue jeans.
Freya: I don’t own that many.
Oliver: Not many pairs of jeans. I don’t have many pairs
of jeans at all.
Jessica: How much do you usually spend on a pair
of jeans?
Ethan: I don’t want to spend that much. I keep it quite
cheap, so probably about £15, £20.
Rachel: I don’t spend too much on a pair of jeans.
Probably spend about 40 at the most. If they
were good quality, I think more. It’s about the
quality of the jeans.
Freya: I don’t spend too much on a pair of jeans.
Probably about £15 to £20.
Oliver: I normally spend about £40 on a pair of jeans.
Means they last me a long time.
Jessica: And how many pairs of jeans do you have?
34 Role-play Video: Shopping (part 1)
Lisa: Excuse me, I’m looking for a top for a friend.
SA: Umm … What size is she?
Lisa: Well, we’re about the same size. Do you have
a purple top in a size ten, please?
SA: Sure. Here you are. Would you like to try it on?
The changing rooms are over there.
Lisa: No, that’s all right. How much is it?
SA: That’s £29.99.
Lisa: It’s a present so if it doesn’t fit, can I get a refund?
SA: You have twenty-eight days for a refund or
an exchange. Make sure you keep your receipt.
How would you like to pay?
Lisa: Cash, please.
SA: This way.
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SA: Can I help you?
Lisa: Yes, I bought this dress last week, but the zip
doesn’t work.
SA: Really? I’m sorry about that. What’s wrong with it?
Lisa: Well, when I try to close it, nothing happens.
SA: That’s strange. Are you sure you haven’t pulled
on it too hard?
Lisa: Yes, of course I’m sure. I think it’s faulty.
SA: Hmm, it’s ripped here. Are you sure you didn’t rip
it?
Lisa: No, I didn’t rip it. Listen, I took it out of the bag,
I tried it on but the zip didn’t work. So I put it back
in the bag, and now I’d like a refund, please.
SA: Do you have your receipt?
Lisa: Yes, here it is.
SA: We can exchange it for a new one.
Lisa: No thanks, I just want my money back.
SA: Ah, okay, that’s no problem. Can you fill in your
details here, please?
Unit 8 Well-being
36 BBC: Keeping fit
Narrator: We’re keen to find out: if you don’t like going
to the gym and doing exercise, is there
another way to get fit?
Presenter: ‘Moderate intensity physical activity’
is a phrase you hear bandied around a lot
at the moment and doctors recommend that
adults should try to get at least 150 minutes
of this per week.
Narrator: If you do moderate intensity activity for
150 minutes a week, you have more chance
of avoiding heart disease, cancer and obesity.
We want to know if people get 150 minutes
of exercise at home without going to the gym.
We’ve got 8 volunteers. They’re going to do
some household jobs indoors and outdoors
and we’re going to monitor how much
energy they use. Let’s start with housework.
Presenter: Ready? Go!
Narrator: Our volunteers have activity monitors
attached to them while they do typical
housework: ironing, vacuuming, dusting
and mopping.
Presenter: You’ve just missed a little bit there.
Narrator: Dr Andy Blannin is an exercise scientist. He’ll
collect the data from the monitors and then
he will give each activity a MET score from
1 to 10. Anything with a score between
3 and 6 is good enough to call exercise.
Dr Blannin has looked at the data and he’s
got some results.
Presenter: So I started the day a bit sceptical but
it looks like from the graphs you’re gonna
prove me wrong.
Dr Blannin: So here is summary data from the monitors
that we’ve had on today and what it shows
is that 2 of the 4 activities are indeed intense
enough to be considered moderate intensity
activity. So vacuuming and mopping just
about make a MET score of 3, which
classifies them as moderate intensity.
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Narrator: Time to move outside. We’re going
to measure some typical outdoor activities:
washing the car, cleaning windows, mowing
the lawn and planting flowers.
Presenter: Even to my inexpert eyes it seems like you’ve
buried that one.
Woman: I think they might just need some water.
Presenter: How are you finding this as an exercise?
Woman: I think it’s quite hard work, yeah.
Narrator: But do the activity monitors agree?
Presenter: Looking at these graphs it seems like the
stuff the people have done outdoors is even
more intense than the stuff they did indoors.
Dr Blannin: Yes, all of these activities are sufficiently
high, even something like planting, where
you’re not moving around a great deal
because you’re using lots of upper body,
is still sufficiently intense.
Narrator: And the last few minutes of exercise.
Presenter: OK, nice and briskly, everyone. Just walking
briskly or cycling get high MET scores.
Picking up a shopping basket instead
of using a trolley gets a high score too.
So you don’t need to go to the gym to reach
the target of 150 minutes of exercise.
37 Grammar Animation: Past Perfect
Sarah: Welcome to Crime Watch. We have an unusual
story for you today. It is about a winter burglary.
The burglar wasn’t in a hurry because he knew the
owner of the house had gone away on a long
holiday. But the owner returned because she had
left her camera in the house. The burglar hid on
the balcony. The owner noticed that she hadn’t
closed the balcony, so she closed it and left the
house. By the time one of the neighbours called
the police, the burglar had already been on the
balcony for 3 hours, in the freezing cold. That’s all
in Crime Watch today! Join us again next Saturday
at 6 p.m.!
38 FOCUS VLOG: About achievements
Jessica: Hello! My name’s Jessica. Every week I go out
and interview people in the streets and put the
video on my vlog. Today I’m asking about
personal achievements. What had you learnt by
the time you left school?
Tristan: What had I learnt by the time I left school? I’d
learnt that I love to sing and I now do that
as my job. I’d learnt the importance of friends
and family, and keeping in touch with them, and
allow them to keep me grounded in life. And I’d
learnt the importance of going out and about
as well, and experiencing nature, the joy
of travelling, the joy of learning languages, and
acquiring knowledge.
Jeffrey: I had learnt everything from independent work
to travelling, learning how to survive in the world
by yourself.
Anna: By the time I’d left school, I had learnt the
importance of education and continuing with
my education. So I applied to go to college and
thereafter to university.
Jenny: By the time I left school I’d learnt to work
as a team and also on my own.
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Jessica: What had you achieved by your eighteenth
birthday?
Tristan: What did I achieve by the age of eighteen? Well,
I sing, so I’d done lots of singing. I sang at Covent
Garden, at the Royal Opera House in London.
I’d sung at the BBC Proms and lots of different
orchestras. I toured around France with a group
called Les Arts Florissants. I had a platinum CD.
I released a solo CD in Japan and lots of different
things, singing-related.
Jeffrey: By my eighteenth birthday I had run several
marathons throughout the United States.
Anna: By my eighteenth birthday I had achieved a good
level of French. I decided to challenge myself and
go to France, stay with a family, do some work
experience there because it was what I wanted
to study at university.
Jenny: By my eighteenth birthday I had learnt to play the
piano.
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Sarah: Hi. I’m in the centre of town today. I want
to speak to traffic wardens and ask them about
the crazy stories people tell when they don’t
want to pay a parking fine. First, I’m going
to meet traffic warden Angela. When I called her
earlier, she said that she hadn’t given out any
parking tickets yet today. It’s several hours later
now, so let’s see how many parking tickets she’s
given out.
Sarah: Hello Angela!
Angela: Hello Sarah.
Sarah: You said that you hadn’t given out any parking
tickets yet. Has that changed?
Angela: Oh yes. I’ve given out three tickets.
Sarah: Oh dear. Do people sometimes get angry with
you?
Angela: Yes, I’m not a popular person in this area. I don’t
like it when they get angry, but I love some
of the stories they tell me.
Sarah: Can you give us some examples?
Angela: One woman didn’t want to pay. She told me
she’d only been into one shop and she hadn’t
been very long. She told me that it wasn’t fair
to give her a ticket. Yesterday, a man said he had
had a family emergency and so he hadn’t had
time to put money in the meter.
Sarah: Do you think he was telling the truth?
Angela: No! This morning a woman said she was going
to pay and she was looking for a ticket machine
but she couldn’t find one. I think she needs new
glasses!
Angela: But the funniest one was last week. A man said
that the yellow lines had not been on the road
when he had parked that morning.
Sarah: And did they pay you?
Angela: Of course! I told them that I’d enjoyed their
stories but I still had to do my job.
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Doctor: Hello Andrew. What’s the problem?
Andrew: I’ve got a pain in my chest.
Doctor: I see. And when did it start?
Andrew: A few days ago.
Doctor: Do you have any other symptoms?
Andrew: Yes, sometimes my stomach hurts.
Doctor: And how are you feeling now? Have you got
a headache? Do you feel dizzy?
Andrew: No, I feel OK. But when I have a stomach ache,
I feel a bit sick.
Doctor: I see. And do you have this pain all the time?
Andrew: No, I get it in the evening after dinner, and
sometimes after lunch.
Doctor: Aha. OK, I’m going to examine you.

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Doctor: Now … Breathe in and out for me. Good,
thank you. Now, open wide – hmm, that looks
fine. Right, I’m just going to take your
temperature … OK, that seems normal.
If I press here, does it hurt?
Andrew: Ow. A little bit. Do you think it’s my heart
doctor?
Doctor: Your heart! Why would it be your heart? You’re
16 years old.
Andrew: My mum says I eat the wrong things and I eat
too quickly and she thinks I’ll have a heart
attack before I’m 20.
Doctor: I see. Well, your heart is fine. We don’t need
to operate just yet. I think you’ve got
indigestion. But your mother’s right – you need
to eat more slowly. And you should drink more
water. I’m going to give you a prescription –
take one tablet after each meal. And then I’m
going to make an appointment for you
in a month.
Andrew: Aren’t you going to do a blood test?
Doctor: No, I don’t think that’s necessary.
Andrew: Oh good! Thank you very much.

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