Male voice 2: So, you have two computers? Male voice 1: Yeah, I don’t really understand. So, do you two get a bit lonely working from home? I mean, don’t you miss having other people around – discussing things and solving problems together? Female voice: Yeah, I would like to spend more time with people. I had some good friends at work and I don’t really see them much now. Male voice 2: I’m always really pleased when somebody phones or e-mails me. You know – sometimes you go all day without speaking to anyone. My wife says that in the evening, I never stop talking. Female voice: Well, I think more and more people will have to do it. Now that everyone has a computer at home and e-mailing is so fast, there’s just no need for everyone to travel to work. Male voice 1: Yes, I think you’re right. In the future, it’ll be …
≤038 Workbook Unit 3 Listening
A Listen to the four extracts. Write the number of each extract against the topic below. There is one extra topic. 1
Man 1: Well, I’m hoping my salary will go up in September. I could certainly do with a bit more money.
Man 2: Yeah, I know what you mean. We got three per cent last year, but I don’t expect that again this year.
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Woman 1: I’m really bored with work at the moment. I need a break.
Woman 2: Can you take a week or two off soon? Woman 1: Um, it’s difficult. I’ve taken three weeks already, and I only get four for the whole year.
Woman 2: You should be a schoolteacher. They get the whole summer off!
3
Man 1: Did you hear that David Jones is leaving his position?
Man 2: Really? Is that good for you? Man 1: Well, I hope so. I can’t say the job’s mine, but I’m the only person inside the company that could do it. They could advertise the position outside the company, of course.
Man 2: Would you enjoy all the responsibility? Man 1: Well, yes. I need a new challenge, and the extra money would be good.
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Man 1: So, I’m sure we’d all agree that this hasn’t been easy, but we have a shortlist of three. I think all three are very strong and would all fit in very well here. Unfortunately, we can only choose one. I know what I think, but I’d like to hear your views first. Tony, why don’t you start?
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Man 2: Yeah ... OK ... well, I agree they’re all strong, but for me, Matthew is the man for the job. Everything about him says ...
≤039 Unit 4 Speaking 1
C Listen to some people talking. Match each extract with one of the photos in Exercise A. Extract 1 I want to talk about [BLEEP]. I don’t like everything about her, but to become the Prime Minister of Britain at that time was incredible. Not only was she the first woman to become the Prime Minister, but she was from a normal background – you know, she didn’t come from a rich family or anything like that. She had a very big influence on the 21st
century – certainly in Britain.
Extract 2 Real achievement means creating something – leaving something for people to see in the future. Writers, artists and film-makers are important, but I think architects are special. They leave something real – something that everyone can look at and use. [BLEEP] is probably the most important architect in the world at the moment. More people should know about him.
Extract 3 [BLEEP] is the ruler of Abu Dhabi. He’s one of the most powerful men in the Middle East and one of the richest in the world. He uses his wealth to help his country. He pays the best designers and architects to turn Abu Dhabi into a very important country.
Extract 4 Well, here’s someone who has really overcome difficulties to succeed. Her name’s [BLEEP]. It’s difficult for fully able people to succeed in sport – to do it when you have a physical disability like hers is just amazing. She’s a superwoman.
Extract 5
I’d like to say something about [BLEEP]. I think he died in the 1920s. I think what he achieved shows true courage. He had the mental strength to achieve his dream and the physical strength to succeed in terrible conditions.
Extract 6
This is a picture of the child prodigy, [BLEEP], from Singapore. I think he’s only about six years old, but he’s already passed exams. Now, he’s studying Chemistry at a college. Achieving something like this at such a young age is just fantastic. What will he achieve by the time he’s forty or fifty?
≤040 Unit 4 Vocabulary 2
Pronunciation check
Listen to the contractions in these sentences. 1 I’ve achieved a lot this year. 2 He’s overcome many difficulties.
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