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the perfect way for you to overcome your fear. When you face the thing you are afraid of, and get over it, you don’t feel scared anymore.
Wang Yong I’m not sure about that. I mean, I’m really frightened of heights. I might have a panic attack at the top and then I would be really embarrassed.
Abed
I doubt it. We’re your friends, so you needn’t be embarrassed with us. And everyone feels good after doing a jump. It releases adrenaline and other chemicals in your body which make you feel happy and relaxed – it’s wonderful. Alex was really frightened too before we did a jump the last time, but she felt great afterwards, and really proud of overcoming her fear.
Wang Yong Yes, maybe, but what about the risks? If the rope breaks, you’ll die.
Abed
Actually, statistically speaking, it’s not that risky. There’s a one in half a million risk of dying; that’s actually less than cycling in traffic.
Wang Yong Yes, but what if I turn out to be the one in that statistic? The fact that another 499,999 people survived won’t help me!
Abed
It’s really unlikely. The place we jump at is extremely professional – they check all the equipment very carefully. Anyway, like I said, it’s for charity. Don’t you want to help us raise some money for homeless people in the town?
Abed
Wang Yong Well, possibly, but I could do something else … running or swimming or shaving my hair off or something. Mmmm.
Wang Yong OK, look, I’ll think about it, OK? But I’m not promising I’ll change my mind.
Unit 10
10.1 Omar What would you do if your car broke down on a remote road at night?
Ali Well, it depends. If I were near home, I’d call my friend Alexi and ask him to pick me up.
Omar And if you couldn’t get a mobile signal, would you go for help or stay in the car?
Ali Well, if there were a town or a village nearby, I’d walk there and try and get help.
Omar You’d leave the car! I wouldn’t do that if my car broke down at night. I’d lock the door and stay in the car. That’s crazy. If you did that, you might be there all night.
Ali
10.2 a If you had more free time, how would you spend it? b What would you do if you left your laptop in a taxi? c If you weren’t able to find a job, what would you do? d Where would you live if you could choose anywhere in the world?
Unit 11
11.1 Conversation 1 Interviewer What social networking sites do you use? Saif
Interviewer How often do you Skype? Saif
I use Facebook and Skype mainly and I also have Instagram. I’m from Dubai so it’s really important for me to keep in contact with relatives and friends back home.
I Skype every weekend when I know my family are at home. The connection isn’t always brilliant, but I like being able to talk to my little brother and see if he’s changed at all. I guess I spend about an hour a day on social media including Skype.
Interviewer How do you use Facebook? Saif
Whenever I have my laptop on, I have Facebook open. If a friend posts a photo, I usually comment on it or send a like. It doesn’t take me long, and it lets my friends know I’m still thinking of them even though I’m so far away. I post a lot of updates and photos, too, so that my friends know what is happening in my life.
Interviewer What about Instagram? Saif
Photography is one of my big interests. I always have my camera with me when I go out and, if I take an interesting photo, I’ll post it to my profile page and hope I get some comments. There are some brilliant photographers on Instagram, and I follow some of them to get inspiration. I’m learning a lot about photography by spending time on Instagram and sharing ideas about photography.
Conversation 2 Interviewer What social networking sites do you use? Marco
Interviewer How often do you visit the sites? Marco
Interviewer How do you use the sites? Marco
I use X and Facebook. I don’t have much time for anything else. I’m doing a course in journalism so I find X very useful for keeping up with news and current affairs.
I check my newsfeed three or four times a day and go on Facebook once a day. On average, I’d say I spend around half an hour a day on X and Facebook.
X is great for breaking news. If there’s a big story in the news, I want to know about it when it happens and not have to wait until I get home and see it on TV. I’m very active on X. I follow lots of well-known journalists and politicians, and I’ll post comments if it’s a topic I care about. I also follow a couple of journalists’ blogs. They’re really interesting and I’ve made a lot of good professional contacts. I’m pretty active on those, too. I regularly post comments and get involved in the conversation.
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