on Colonial Affair. In 2002, after coming out of retirement, she was successful once again, becoming the first woman to win a Grade 1 race in California. Apart from the women in racing who make
history, we must also take a moment to say something about the girls who don’t get the limelight. Horse racing couldn’t survive without the grooms, the exercise riders and the pony girls that do the hard work every day for little financial reward.
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034 Unit 4 Vocabulary 1
Pronunciation check
Listen and write the sentences you hear. Underline the syllables that are most heavily stressed. Example: I wish I wasn’t so busy all the time. 1. I wish I was a bit taller. 2. If only I lived a bit closer to the school. 3. I wish I hadn’t told you now. 4. If only I’d listened to what she said.
Unit 4 Speaking 1
C Listen to people talking about the pictures. Match each speaker with a picture. Speaker 1 Voice: Pictures like this make me feel really nostalgic. I always loved this time of year when I was a kid. You know, freezing outside, but lovely and warm indoors. We had an open fire, so it was really cosy. I remember looking out my bedroom window and seeing a white carpet outside. There was something wonderful about being the first person to walk on it.
Speaker 2 Voice: Mm, this picture doesn’t bring back very fond memories, I’m afraid. I wasn’t happy around this time. You know, when all the other kids were cool and had boyfriends or girlfriends and I didn’t. My dad wouldn’t let me wear what my friends were wearing. I felt like a bit of an outsider.
Speaker 3 Voice: I like to think I can remember the first few years at primary school, but I’m not sure I can. I think I might have just heard my mum talking about it. I remember I had a teacher called Mrs Craig. She was lovely, but I can’t really recall which year it was or exactly how old I was.
Speaker 4 Voice: Actually, this picture really takes me back. I’ll never forget lying there trying to get to sleep. I used to have bad dreams and I remember waking up in the night. I hated the shadows that the moon made and the faces of some of my toys in the dark. My mum tucked me into bed every night, but she wouldn’t lie with me.
Listen again as you check the tapescript. Practise saying all the sentences with a partner. Then talk about your own life using I wish and If only.
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Unit 4 Listening 1
B Listen to some people talking about some of the objects. Match each speaker with an object. Speaker 1 Voice: I guess this looks pretty old-fashioned to you, but back in the 80s everyone wanted one of these. Before they came along, the only way you could listen to music when you were out was to carry a huge tape recorder around. I can’t believe people used to do that. Anyway, these were kind of like an iPod, but you could only play tapes and wear a very silly looking pair of headphones.
Speaker 2 Voice: These were all the rage when I was a kid. I remember getting told off at school for playing with one instead of listening to the teacher. When they first came out, the kids who could solve the puzzle – I mean get all the colours in the right place – were thought of as really smart. Then, once they’d been around for a while, everyone learnt the trick. You know, there was a technique and when you knew that, you could do it. I guess that took away the fun really. You never see them nowadays – I guess everyone plays computer games instead.
Speaker 3 Voice: Oh yes, this takes me back a bit. I guess this was like the first really popular computer game. First, the game was on machines in amusement arcades. People used to spend hours sitting there shooting these little aliens instead of talking to their friends – the shape of things to come, I guess. Then you could buy hand-held versions of the game you could play at home. It looks so dated now, but I think it still looks fun.
Speaker 4 Voice: You know, I think kids still have these now, but they’re not so popular. I guess now there are fun
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