Extract 3 Woman 1: Uh huh, yeah, but haven’t you got the directions on the invitation?
Woman 2: Well, yes, but … but Steve threw it out. Once we’d told you we were coming … you know Steve.
Woman 1: Well, the church is in Argyll Road. It’s really easy to find. Look, Sue and Tim are coming too. Why don’t you give them a call and come up together? You can all share a taxi when you get off the train – then you won’t get lost, will you?
Extract 4 Voice: … and they were very important. They were far more than places simply to wash. They were central to the community – places where people from all walks of life could meet to talk and relax, exercise or conduct business. The ruins of these magnificent …
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Female 2: So, what about you Keith, I bet you know exactly what to do, don’t you?
Male: No, not really. I’d love to go to Manchester, but that’s only because I think it’ll be such a great place to live. The course isn’t supposed to be especially good. Then there’s London. The courses are supposed to be the best, but I really don’t want to live somewhere quite so huge.
Female 1: I think you should base your decision on what’s best for your future. Not on where’s a great place to live.
Female 2: No, I don’t completely agree. I definitely don’t want to study too close to home. I’d have to stay living at home with mum and dad – I don’t really want that. But if I do move away, it’s got to be to somewhere exciting. I’m not going to spend four years in some dull place just so I can say I’ve got a 2:1.
Unit 1 Listening 2
B Listen to Extracts 1–4 and choose the correct summary a, b or c for each extract. Extract 1 Man: Frankly, we just need somewhere bigger. We’re bursting out at the seams here.
Woman: Well, yes, I agree. You know I do, but it’s not that easy, is it? We’d have to pay a fortune for somewhere bigger round here.
Man: So, let’s start looking further afield, then. Woman: Haven’t we already discussed that? I really don’t want to uproot the kids. They’re happy at school, and they’ve got so many good friends. We’ve got so many good friends. I don’t want to start all over again.
Man: We won’t have to. People would come and see us. The kids would get used to it pretty quickly. I grew up with a big garden – running around outside all the time. I want them to have that. I just think …
Extract 2 Voice: … you must also try to ensure a goal doesn’t directly interfere with other aspects of life. If business travel is a frequent part of your schedule, or you’re inclined to work 70 or 80 hours a week, it’ll have a drastic effect on your personal relationships. The travel and long hours might result in poor health or family breakdown. In a nutshell, certain goals are mutually exclusive and are not compatible with other goals.
Extract 3 Female 1: So, have you decided yet? Female 2: No, not yet. It’s so difficult – too many choices. It’s such a big decision too. It’s going to affect the rest of our lives.
Male: Well, certainly the next four or five years.
Extract 4 Voice: Almost all the world’s shortest life expectancies occur in Africa where the AIDS epidemic, malnutrition, curable diseases and civil unrest continue to take a dreadful toll on human life. Of 29 countries where life expectancy at birth is 50 years or lower, 28 are in Africa. Afghanistan, a country ravaged by war, is the only other country in that list of 29. There life expectancy is 42 years. Of the 40 countries with the shortest life expectancy, 38 are in Africa.
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Unit 1 Listening 2 C Listen again and complete the sentences. [Play
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C Listen and answer the questions. Tina: … you know how it is. I don’t really feel unhappy about any particular thing, just generally a bit fed up. You know, everything’s always the same – not much to look forward to.
Susan: Oh Tina, you’ve got so much to look forward to. It’s the school holidays soon. You’ll have a great time with the children – days out, down to the seaside, camping. You’re off to Italy soon too, aren’t you?
Tina: Yes, I know there are big things like that. I mean things every week – every day. I think I just feel older … and a lot less healthy than I did. I never get any exercise and I’m eating far more than I ever did.
Susan: Well, I’ve told you to join the gym, haven’t I? Tina: Mm, I don’t know if I’m really a gym kind of person. I haven’t got the discipline to keep going – you know me – start things but never finish them. And it’s all a bit isolated. I mean, it’s not a very social thing to do, is it? Just going from one
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