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1. SLEEPING (Track 3)

a) Listen and make notes in the table.

Sleep weekdays Sleep weekend Insomnia Alarm clock

(hours) (hours) (yes/no) (yes/no)
Liz
Paul

b) Answer the questions.

1. Who is always tired? 4. What happens to Liz when she drinks

2. Who likes to stay in bed late on a lot of coffee?
Sundays? 5. Why does Liz use two alarm clocks?
3. Who has problems sleeping when they 6. When does Paul use an alarm clock?
are worried?

2. DAILY LIFE (Track 16)

a) Listen to the interview with Angie
about life in Britain in the 1950s and
mark the sentences true (T) or false
(F).
1. A lot of houses didn't have telephones.
2. Angie's mum used to wash clothes by
hand.
3. There were a lot of big supermarkets.
4. Angie sometimes listened to records.
5. Angie played with computer games.
6. Clothes were less formal in the 1950s.
b) Listen again and complete the
sentences with one, two or three
words.
1. Technology in the 1950s was
__________.
2. People went to many different shops
to __________.
3. People __________ their free time
in a different way.
4. Children __________ outside with
their friends.
5. Clothes in the 1950s were more
__________ and __________.

3. FILMS (Track 19)

Listen to the dialogue between James and Anna about the film Invictus. Mark the sentences J if
James gives the opinion, A if Anna gives the opinion or B if both of them give the opinion.

1. Morgan Freeman was excellent in the 4. It is difficult for an actor to act as a

film. sportsman.
2. Matt Damon doesn't act very well. 5. Matt Damon went to the gym to
3. Matt Damon does a good South prepare for the film.
African accent. 6. It's an amazing story.
7. Clint Eastwood is a great director.
4. COOKING (Track 9)

Listen to the programme about Delia Smith and answer the questions.

1. What jobs did Delia have before she
started cooking?
2. How old was Delia when she started
working in a restaurant in London?
3. In what year did she start to write in
the Daily Mirror magazine?
4. When did she start presenting the
television show Family Fare?
5. What type of books does she write?
6. What happens when Delia
recommends ingredients?

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5. ALTERNATIVE HEALTH (Track 23)

a) Listen to the interview and answer the question.

Shiatsu is...

1. a type of Swiss massage. 3. a type of Japanese massage.

2. a Japanese medicine. 4. a Chinese mushroom.

b) Listen again and complete the notes in the table.

Like (1) __________ it believes that there are channels of (2)

What are the main beliefs?
__________.

Where is it from? It is a (3) __________ massage.

Firstly, the practitioner will (4) __________ about your health.
What happens in a typical
Then, he/she will give you a (5) __________.
session?
Lastly, he/she will (6) __________ points on your body.
It is very good for (7) __________, stomachaches and
What does it treat?
(8) __________.

How long does it take? A session takes about (9) __________.

Do patients always feel better (10) __________. Sometimes it takes (11) __________
immediately? sessions.

6. WEDDING (Track 25)

a) Listen to Sarah talking about her wedding. Mark the sentences true (T) or false (F).

1. Sarah got married in March last year.

2. It didn't rain on the day of the wedding.
3. Weddings in the UK are normally on Saturdays.
4. On the day of the wedding, Sarah had her breakfast after she had her hair done.
5. It took Sarah two hours to get her hair done.
6. The wedding was at three thirty.
7. Sarah was very happy at the end of the day.

b) Listen again and complete the sentences with one, two or three words.

1. Sarah got married at __________ of March.

2. They got married on a __________.
3. __________ the hairdresser was boring.
4. Sarah worried that her __________ would be late.
5. She smiled so much that her __________ hurt.

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7. JOBS (Track 27)

a) Listen to the interview with Melanie, who works in a Human Resources department. Read
the sentences and mark them GI (good idea) or BI (bad idea)

When you write your CV...

1. write a minimum of three pages.
2. check your spelling.
3. use a computer.
4. say you have lots of qualifications, even if you do not have them.
5. give information about your junior school and all your hobbies.

b) Listen again and choose the correct alternative.

1. Five percent of the CVs Melanie reads are good/bad/OK.

2. She thinks a CV shound be more than two pages long/exactly two pages long/two pages
long or fewer.
3. Twenty-five percent of CVs she receives contain lies/true information/love letters.
4. Melanie says that people lie about their hobbies/qualifications/contact details.
5. You should write a new CV for each job/use the same CV for every job/write a new CV
every month.
6. A Danish woman sent some Danish perfume/clothes/food with her CV.
7. She was given the job/wasnt given the job/became a chef.

8. MUSIC 1 (Track 8)

Listen to two people talking about their favourite music. Complete the gaps with one, two or three
worrds.

a) Pavel b) Helena

1. Well, I'm __________ jazz at the 10. I __________ listening to classical

moment.
2. I __________ this CD about
__________ and I really love it.
3. I don't know anything about jazz, but
Im __________.
4. In the past I __________ to a lot of
rock music, __________ I still like.
5. I love __________ like the Rolling
Stones and Led Zeppelin.
6. And I like __________ music too.
7. In fact the only __________ I don't
listen to is classical.
8. I just __________ it boring.
9. My __________ always listen to
classical music but I just don't like it.
music.
11. Mainly Beethoven, Mozart and a
__________ opera, and this is what
I love listening __________ in the
evening.
12. Also I'm __________ into jazz
music, especially __________ like
Louis Armstrong and Nina Simone.
13. I __________ love to sing like them
or play __________, the piano or
the guitar.
14. I can __________ music, but I can't
play anything.
15. So, yes, I love music but
__________. I don't like rock or
__________ music very much.

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9. BUSINESS ADVICE (Track 30)
a) Listen to some advice. Number the
pictures in the order they are talked
about.
10. MUSIC 2 (Track 32)
a) Listen to this extract from a talk about
the Rolling Stones and tick the topics
mentioned in the talk.
1. The Rolling Stones were very
successful in the United States.
2. The Rolling Stones had less influence
than the Beatles.
3. The Rolling Stones were able to
change their style.
4. People imitated the Rolling Stones
look.
5. The Rolling Stones incorporated Blues
sounds into their music.
6. Other bands tried to copy the Rolling
Stones sound.
7. People still listen to the Rolling Stones
today.
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b) Listen again and complete the
sentences.
b) Listen again and complete the
following sentences with one, two or
three words.
1. They are one of the most
__________ in history and are
__________ records today.
2. It was obvious that the Stones would
be important in the __________.
3. The Stones had big success in the
States in the __________.
4. They borrowed from the musical
__________ of America.
5. Some people think the Stones are a
__________ version of British rock.
6. They have played together for
__________ years and sold more
than __________ records.
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11. LANGUAGE LEARNING (Track 35)

a) Listen to Zeinab and Rob talking b) Listen again and tick the correct
about a Spanish course they have just sentences.
finished. Listen and number the ideas
in the order they talk about them.

12. DIRECTIONS (Track 14)

Listen to the dialogues. Where are the speakers? Choose a place from the map.

Dialogue 1 __________ Dialogue 4 __________

Dialogue 2 __________ Dialogue 5 __________
Dialogue 3 __________ Dialogue 6 __________