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2 tabloid
3 paparazzi

Unit 1 4
5
invading
harassing
6 public
Grammar
6
1 1 b
1 had missed
2 b
2 had been performing
3 a
3 hadn’t seen
4 c
4 had watched
5 a
5 had eaten
6 b
6 had been crying
7 c
2
1 had dreamed Use of English
2 hadn’t been working
3 had directed 7
1 common
4 had become
2 see
5 had been trying
3 Unlike
6 had sold
4 second
7 had decided
5 likely
8 had won
6 of
3 7 show
1 My father used to have his own cine camera in the 8 whereas
1960s.
9 In
2 As a small child, Laura would watch cartoons on TV
10 than
all day long.
3 –
4 Did you use to watch horror films in your youth?
Listening
5 During our summer holidays in France, we would go 8
to the open-air cinema every day. 1 B
6 At school, I used to be jealous of my brother’s acting 2 D
talent, but now I just enjoy watching him perform. 3 C
4 B
Vocabulary 5 D

4 Transcript  1
1 b Presenter Today’s guest on the Breakfast Show is
2 f Janice Barber. For over a decade, Janice has been
3 d interviewing the rich and famous for her column ‘A
4 a Day In The Life’, which appears in Celebrity
5 g Magazine every month. Welcome to the programme,
6 e Janice.
7 c Janice Hello.

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Presenter Well, what I’d like to ask you is how you
go about getting an interview with a star in the first
place. I mean, is it easy? Unit 2
Janice Well, no, not nowadays, anyway. Actually,
there was a time, fifty years ago, when you could
look up celebrities in the phone book, and call for a
Grammar
chat. Back then, it was only Hollywood megastars, 1
you know, the really big names, who were difficult to 1 much / far / significantly / substantially, than
contact. It’s all changed now, though. Even a minor 2 less, the
celebrity will have a publicist, and that’s where you 3 The, the
have to start, with a call to a publicist. 4 more, as
Presenter And is it hard to get to talk to them? 5 slightly, little
Janice It depends where you work, to be honest. 6 like, as
Working for a major magazine, as I do, means I don’t 2
have any problems. The magazine editor, or her PA, 1 better than
supplies me with contact information, and, as
2 as famous
Celebrity Magazine is well-known, I generally get
3 The more challenging
through. Of course, if you’re inexperienced, it’s
4 as strong as
harder. Not only might you have to do a bit of
research on the internet to find out which publicist to 5 near as hard as
call, but you might just find you’re put on hold or told 6 more casually than
that so-and-so is out of town. If they don’t know who 3
you are, they don’t always want to talk. 1 Doing
Presenter That must be frustrating. 2 talking
Janice Well, it is, but it doesn’t mean you 3 play
shouldn’t try. There’s always a chance, even if you 4 to buy
work for a small radio station or local paper. An actor 5 call
who has just finished filming, for example, is keen to 6 telling
be interviewed because they need all the publicity 7 to pick
they can get, so their publicist will be desperately 8 cycling
trying to arrange as many things as possible. It’s a
good idea to find out which celebrities have recently
done something they want to publicise. Just don’t try Vocabulary
getting in touch with them when they’re on holiday. 4
Presenter Sounds like good advice. 1 f
Janice Well, the best advice is to be persistent 2 a
and polite with a publicist, and clear about why you 3 g
want an interview with one of their clients. It’s their 4 b
job to make sure you aren’t going to ask any 5 d
awkward questions. So, they’ll really interrogate you
5
to find out what you aim to ask, and you may have to
1 gets on my nerves
just smile and say thanks if they refuse.
2 green with envy
Presenter OK. So, to get that interview, you need to
3 tearing my hair out
be good at answering questions.
4 lose face
Janice I guess so. 5 blew my top
Presenter Well, thanks Janice.
6
1 at
Reading 2 by
9 3 under
1 C 4 at
2 A 5 In
3 D
7
4 B 1 recorded
5 F 2 combat
3 prevention
4 Violent
5 rate

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4 Being critical of your new school, or of the teachers,
Use of English
is a bad idea on your first day. That’s where I went
8 wrong. I started halfway through the year, and made
1 B the mistake of thinking that everybody would think I
2 A was the coolest kid in school if I criticised everything.
3 C Remember that kids are often more attached to their
4 B school than you think and don’t want someone new
5 B telling them everything’s rubbish. They all thought I
6 A was really bitter, and it took me ages to get to know
7 D anyone.
8 C
9 A Reading
10 C 10
1 C
Listening 2 B
3 A
9
A – 4 B
B 2 5 C
C 1
D 3
E 4 Unit 3
Transcript  2
Grammar
1 Starting at a new school was nowhere near as bad
as I thought it would be. I hated the idea of being the 1
new kid, with no friends, having to talk to people I 1 don’t have to
didn’t know, feeling on edge. Fortunately for me, 2 ought not to
though, my first day was right at the start of the 3 should
school year, so my parents arranged for me to visit 4 mustn’t
the school a week before. A teacher showed me 5 aren’t supposed to
round, and I got to find out where the classrooms 6 should
were. So, in the end, I was pretty relaxed about
everything, and walked into school with a smile on 2
my face, although, of course, I still got a bit lost. My 1 can
advice? Visit the place before your first day. Try 2 must
going in after school or at the weekend when there’s 3 must
nobody around. 4 might
2 No-one wants to lose face on their first day, but that’s 5 must not
what happened to me. There I was, as nervous as 6 can
anything, looking around for somewhere to sit in the
3
dining hall, and the only place was in the middle of a
1 might have caught
crowd of people. Just as I was about to sit down,
2 should have told
some kid put his bag on the chair and laughed. It was
horrible. I’d advise any new kid to bring their lunch on 3 might have given
the first day of school. Then they can avoid the 4 can’t have known
queue and choose a seat at an empty table. It’s 5 weren’t supposed to tell
better to let people sit with you instead of being in the 6 must have won
vulnerable position of asking them. I soon made 7 didn’t need to pay
friends, but I’ve never forgotten how I felt that first 8 ought to have sent
lunchtime at school.
3 First impressions count, and there’s no better way of
making yourself a target for bullies than looking
miserable or anxious or indecisive. If, like me, on my
first day, you really have no idea which class you’re
supposed to be in, try not to look down in the dumps.
That’s always been one of my strengths, and
something I managed to pull off all those years ago
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Transcript  3
Vocabulary 1 There are plenty of reasons why people go and live
4 in another country. They may wish to take advantage
1 sneezed of better educational opportunities abroad, they might
2 biting want to improve their chances of getting a good job,
3 frowned or they may just prefer the culture of a foreign
4 gave country to that of their own country. Take Elliot.
Having grown up in Scotland, he expected to spend
5 grinned
his life there, until, by chance, he fell in love with a
6 shrugged
Spanish girl called Anna who was in Edinburgh
7 folds
studying English. Elliot visited her in Granada, her
8 bow home city in the south of Spain, and fell in love with
9 waved the place straight away. It wasn’t so much the music
10 crossed and the food that he admired, but the way people
5 interacted with one another, and the way they
1 cell phone enjoyed life. He’s lived in Granada for four years
now, and I know he could never live anywhere else.
2 highway
3 sneakers 2
4 flashlight Meg So, Tony. What made you go and live in Milan?
5 principal Tony Well, I got good grades at school, and my parents
thought I should have tried to get into a top
6
university, either in England or abroad, but, to be
1 thin-boned
honest, I didn’t know what I wanted to do. I knew I
2 low-set
wanted to study something, but I didn’t know which
3 longhaired
subject to choose. So, I took a course in the UK
4 deep-throated which gave me a qualification to teach English as a
5 homemade foreign language, and I took the first job I could find.
That was in Milan, teaching English.
Use of English Meg It can’t have been a bad decision because you’re
still here now, after three years.
7
1 Am I supposed to buy Tony That’s true. At first, it was difficult to adapt to life
2 something else I’d like to here. I missed my friends, and it was difficult to make
3 a kind of fruit Italian friends, but that didn’t last long. I think I’ve
really made the most of my opportunities out here.
4 brings me on to the
After a while, I decided I didn’t want to teach
5 we’d call them
anymore, but, instead of going back to England, I
6 turn our attention
decided to study business in Milan. And now I can
7 don’t have to wear red pick and choose jobs here because I’m fluent in both
8 far as carnival is concerned English and Italian. Everybody should try to learn
9 ought to sit another language, I think.
10 turn (our attention) to 3 Spending time travelling abroad can open your eyes
to aspects of life, which you might not experience if
Listening you never leave your native country. Prize-winning
travel writer Fiona Swift is here to share her expertise
8
with us on this subject, as is Tom Holmes from gap-
1 B
year specialists Take Wings. We’ve also invited
2 A
world-famous novelist Andrea Lock who says she
3 B must have spent more than half her life in countries
4 C other than the UK. Last, but not least, we have a
5 B panel of young people with questions to ask. Now,
Fiona, let me ask you a question first …

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Reading 5
1 A
9
1 A 2 B
2 C 3 B
3 C 4 A
4 B 5 A
5 D 6 C
7 A
8 B

Unit 4
Use of English
Grammar 6
1 mainly is because
1
2 the sights of
1 will be seeing
3 the best option
2 will have hurried
4 I’m going opting
3 will have arrived
5 the beaten track
4 will be waiting
6 soak up the
5 will have been performing
7 pick on the
6 will be singing
8 away from it
7 will have ended
9 be trekking in
8 will be heading
10 sleeping rough next
2
1 Will you be leaving the key at reception when you
leave, sir?
Listening
2 How long are you intending to stay at your aunt’s 7
house? 1 C
3 Who will be serving the drinks at the party? 2 D
4 When will the builders be leaving? 3 A
4 A
3
5 D
1 in case, decide
2 will be writing, while Transcript  4
3 until, has written Presenter Today’s guest on Travel Online is
4 If, ’ll stay nineteen-year-old, self-confessed travel addict Colin
Patterson. But there’s one thing about Colin, apart
Vocabulary from his courage and determination, that makes him
stand out from typical backpackers, and that’s the
4 disability he’s had since he was two. Colin has spinal
1 remote muscular atrophy, which means he can’t walk, and
2 be physically active has to use a wheelchair. Hi, Colin. Where are you?
3 help you Colin Well, I’m in the middle of Australia, on my
4 unspoilt way to Alice Springs, the only big town around here.
5 lit We’ve stopped over in a pretty remote place for
6 taste tonight. I don’t even know its name.
7 volunteering Presenter That sounds seriously remote.
8 beach house Colin Yeah. It’s a pretty dingy, run-down place,
9 Eating out at restaurants as well. We had to stop here because our car broke
10 cruise down. I’m getting to see the real Australia, I guess.
11 run-down
12 Couch surfing

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Presenter Sure. Right, what our listeners would like
2
to hear is your story. How have you overcome
1 don’t
serious physical disability to become a traveller with
2 not to have
a worldwide following on the internet?
3 Haven’t
Colin Well, I guess I don’t let my limitations hold
4 Wouldn’t
me back. If someone tells me I can’t do something,
5 not to be
that’ll just make me want to do it more. I’ve always
been like that. Some young people who use a 3
wheelchair can lack confidence, and it’s only later in 1 a
life that they realise they have just as much right as 2 some of
everyone else to take on challenges. Not me, though. 3 the
When I was young, my mum used to take me and my 4 the
brothers on family holidays abroad, and she’d get 5 any
really exasperated if anybody suggested I shouldn’t
6 Neither
go to the same places as the rest of my family. So,
7 few
perhaps I’ve learned to be fearless from her.
8 Each
Presenter Good for you. But how do you manage to
9 None of
travel round the world in a wheelchair?
10 another
Colin The secret is to be well-prepared. If I want
to go somewhere, I’ll plan a year in advance,
checking out the accessibility of hotels or hostels, Vocabulary
and of transport options. Sadly, some countries, 4
especially in Asia and Africa, are just not set up for 1 warned about
wheelchair users, so I’ve had to avoid them. But, 2 wary of
usually I go where I want. 3 trust
Presenter So, where next? 4 flattering
Colin This time next year, I’ll be making my way 5 teased
across Canada, from coast to coast, but I’ll have 6 adored
booked everything way before I set off. That way, I 7 in common with
won’t have any disappointments, and I’ll be able to 8 offended
keep the costs down. Unlike most people, I can’t
travel on the cheap, you see. And I have to go with a 5
friend, or sometimes with my mum because it’s just 1 talked me into
too difficult to do everything by myself. 2 take after
3 turn up
4 split up with
Reading
5 feel sorry for
8 6 told Jo off
1 D 7 looks down on
2 B
3 A 6
1 mates
4 C
2 proof
5 B
3 genes
4 papers

Unit 5 5 organs

Grammar
1
1 have I won
2 will we know
3 do I feel
4 did my brother agree
5 have I seen

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3 Andy I was a bit wary of meeting Louisa after so
Use of English
many years apart. She and I were inseparable in pre-
7 school, but, to be honest, it was only because we
1 appears lived next door to each other, and our mums were
2 certain friends, that we spent so much time together. We had
3 seem very different personalities. My family moved house,
4 looks we went to different primary schools, and we lost
5 expression touch. We got together again only because my sister
6 must met Louisa by accident at a party and arranged for us
7 might to meet for a meal. That was a year ago. To my
surprise, we got on really well, so well in fact that
8 as
now we’re dating, even though we live in different
9 be
towns. My first friend is now my girlfriend.
10 like
4 Samantha I didn’t recognise Clara at first. Her hair
was long, and she was taller than she had been eight
Listening years previously when I moved house with my family.
8 We were both at the same school reunion. My sister
A 1 had dragged me along and I’d spent the evening
B 3 talking to people I had nothing in common with. Then
I met Clara. As kids, Clara and I were on the same
C –
wavelength, and nothing had changed. We
D 2
remembered how upset we had been when I moved,
E 4
and wished we’d kept in touch somehow. Before
Transcript  5 long, we were chatting away as if we’d never been
1 Megan Growing up in Canada, I was close to a apart. She lives abroad now, but I hope to still keep
girl called Sue, who, like me, was an only child. That in touch.
was what really brought us together. We were like
sisters, spending time in each other’s houses, and Reading
even sharing clothes. She was a bit of a tomboy,
9
while I liked playing with dolls, so we didn’t have that
1 D
much in common, but that didn’t seem to matter. My
family and I moved to England when I was six, and I 2 A
cried for weeks. We were too young to keep in touch. 3 F
Anyway, six months ago, I decided to try to contact 4 C
Sue again, and soon found her profile on a social 5 B
networking site. We exchanged messages, and
chatted on Skype. Perhaps we’ll meet in person one
day soon. Unit 6
2 Grant When my dad announced we’d be moving
to London, I said I wouldn’t go unless my best friend
Carl could come with me. Carl and I were only five,
Grammar
and complete opposites. He was easy-going, 1
whereas I was bossy. Anyway, we moved, me, my 1 is produced
sister, my mum and my dad, and Carl didn’t come. 2 is sold
Over the years, we sent cards, and were friends on 3 has been marketed
Facebook, but I didn’t see him for years. Then he 4 were being turned
suddenly called me, saying he had moved to live in 5 may have begun
the same part of London as me. We’ve met three or 6 have been found
four times since, and it’s like old times. He hasn’t
7 is known
changed a bit.
8 were invented
9 were pressed
10 must have been prepared
2
1 should be allowed to stay in bed longer
2 must be completed, is reopened
3 are believed to be caused by eating
4 has only just been opened by the mayor, can be
forgiven
5 was once believed that, had been made

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Vocabulary Transcript  6
3 1 The kiwi fruit has long been considered a superfood.
1 consume It has more vitamin C than a comparable amount of
2 Vitamin orange, and it provides plenty of minerals too. It’s
3 cholesterol also both exotic in appearance and absolutely
delicious to eat, with a flavour which reminds people
4 boosting
of strawberries and bananas, and a creamy
5 additives
consistency all of its own. Recent research, however,
6 calories
suggests that it might be more than just a useful and
4 tasty part of our diet.
1 bursts Kiwi fruit contain numerous nutrients, called
2 throat phytonutrients, that protect the DNA in human cells
3 convert from damage. In a study of children in Italy, it was
4 lift discovered that the more kiwi fruit the children ate,
5 menu the fewer breathing problems such as shortness of
6 amount breath or night coughing they had. Other studies
7 infection have shown kiwi fruit protect against diabetes, and,
like all fruits that are rich in vitamin C, they reduce
8 bruise
the risk of heart disease, cancer and arthritis. They
9 bandage
are also a great source of dietary fibre, and fibre has
10 pedal
many beneficial properties, ranging from keeping the
5 blood sugar levels of diabetic patients under control
1 mind to reducing the risk of a heart attack.
2 record 2
3 far Presenter Now, nuts are considered to be good for
4 highly you by just about everybody, aren’t they? But is that
true? How healthy are they? I can’t think of anyone
Use of English better to ask than our health expert, Dr Julian Smith.
Welcome back on the show, doctor.
6
Dr Smith Hi, Samantha. Yes, nuts. I think it’s fair to
1 attend
say that nuts are good for you. They’re packed with
2 heartburn
nutrition – they’re natural, and most are high in fats,
3 feel proteins, vitamins and minerals, which are good for
4 think your heart. The problem with nuts, though, is that we
5 dizzy add all sorts of things to them, from salt to sugar to
6 mean chocolate.
7 push Presenter So, you’re saying that nuts should be
8 chest avoided?
9 X-ray Dr Smith Far from it. Just cut out nuts that have
10 rest been processed or packaged in any way, and buy
them loose, and in their natural state. There are
Listening plenty of natural food shops you can go to to get the
real thing. There’s no such thing as an unhealthy nut
7
either, although some are better than others,
1 C
especially if you want to lose weight. Chestnuts are
2 B lower in calories, for example, whereas macademia
3 C nuts and pecans are much higher.
4 B
5 A

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3 A new study has shown that foods on the market
which are given a ‘healthy eating’ label are Vocabulary
contributing to the obesity crisis in this country. That’s
because people believe that food marketed in this 4
way is less filling, and, as a result, they eat more of it. 1 b
Instead of helping people to lose weight, ‘healthy 2 a
eating’ foods are encouraging them to eat more. In 3 b
reaching their findings, researchers tested how three 4 a
groups of students responded to different labels on 5 a
food, and found that, in the minds of most people, 6 b
‘healthy’ meant ‘less filling’. Researchers suggest 7 b
that food, in future, should be labelled differently. 8 c
Instead of calling something ‘healthy’, it should be
9 b
labelled ‘nourishing’ instead.
10 c

Reading 5
1 for
8 2 of
1 B 3 in
2 A 4 to
3 C 5 on
4 C
5 A 6
1 setting up
2 zoom in

Unit 7 3
4
taken in
let on
5 make out
Grammar
1 Use of English
1 she was really enjoying the weather there
7
2 had to / must phone her mum later
1 to
3 he would stay until the work was finished
2 in
4 they had driven all the way to the coast
3 thing
5 James hadn’t rung that evening
4 by
6 she might go out later
5 in
2 6 with
1 if / whether he had gone to the match the weekend 7 on
before / the previous weekend 8 example
2 he had enjoyed every minute of it 9 up
3 (Simon) how he had managed to get a ticket 10 on
4 his dad was a season ticket holder
5 (Simon) if / whether he was going again the following
week
Listening
6 asked her / Ruth if / whether she would like to come 8
the next / following time A 1
B 4
3
C 3
1 Polly promised not to reveal our plans.
D –
2 I apologised for not writing sooner.
E 2
3 The teacher requested that everybody (should) bring
their swimming costume.
4 I don’t recommend staying at that hotel.
5 They accused Peter of stealing.
6 The police have warned pedestrians not to use the
footpath.
7 Rachel confessed to eating the biscuits.
8 Nobody has congratulated us on raising all that
money.

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Transcript  7
Is it acceptable to report students cheating in exams?
Reading
What do you think? 9
1 I find it worrying that you should have any doubts at 1 D
all about what to do. Anybody cheating in an exam 2 B
doesn’t deserve any sympathy. If you don’t tell the 3 A
people in charge what you’ve seen, then you become 4 D
part of the problem. It’s only because other students 5 C
accept it, or even think it’s cool, that some students
cheat. If I ever saw what you have described, I’d see
it as my duty to just put up my hand, wait for a
teacher to come over, and tell her about the cheating
Unit 8
straightaway. The sooner this is stopped the better.
2 Part of me thinks that anyone who cheats in exams
Grammar
deserves to be caught. They think what they’re doing 1
isn’t hurting anyone. But that isn’t true. They’re 1 we had had some money in the bank, we would have
getting better marks than they should, and that has a had a holiday this year.
negative effect on other students, on their school and 2 I hadn’t forgotten to charge my phone, the battery
on themselves. What if a cheating student got a wouldn’t have died.
place at university which could have gone to you? 3 would have understood what the customs official said
And what if your school’s good reputation was lost if I spoke his language.
because the media discovered that students there 4 wouldn’t have towed away his car if he hadn’t parked
had been cheating? My only concern is whether I it illegally.
would actually tell a teacher if I saw a cheat. I’d be 5 they hadn’t forgotten to go shopping, they wouldn’t
worried about the consequences, I think. Not for the have phoned for a pizza.
cheat, but for me. I might be bullied by the cheat’s
6 I hadn’t been offered a job in Australia, I wouldn’t be
friends, or even my own friends might think I was a
going there.
‘rat’. Sometimes it’s hard to do the right thing.
7 wouldn’t be in a hurry if she hadn’t got up late.
3 I expect my school to be pretty strict about cheating. 8 I knew how to fix the fridge, I would have fixed it.
They should warn students not to do it, and, if they
9 Tom didn’t have a headache, he could have gone out
catch anybody, the punishment should be tough. But
this evening.
I don’t see that it’s our responsibility as students to
10 I weren’t studying for my exams, I wouldn’t have
reveal the cheats. We’re not the police. These guys
spent the weekend in the library.
are our friends, and it’s important to stick together
even if we don’t always agree with each other’s 2
actions. Rather than telling a teacher, I’d probably 1 Supposing
have a word with anyone I saw cheating, and tell 2 had
them not to do it again. What if you told the head 3 would feel
teacher that someone was cheating, and it turned out 4 Even if
they weren’t? What if the school got really tough on 5 were
someone you reported? I’d hate to be responsible for
6 would still represent
ruining someone’s life.
7 wouldn’t think
4 We have to remember that revealing a cheat is good 8 unless
for everybody, including the cheat. If caught, they
9 had taken
might realise their mistake and change their ways. If
10 would have reached
allowed to get away with what they’re doing, they
might repeat the same mistake until, one day, they
do get caught, and with much more serious Vocabulary
consequences. What I would say, though, is that I
3
don’t think anyone should report a cheat during an
1 organised unemployment
exam. It should be quiet and anonymous. Ask to
2 went globalisation
speak to a teacher after the exam to explain what
3 sign global warming
happened, or send an unsigned letter to describe
what you saw. 4 vote famine
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Stacey Absolutely. Experts are able to describe
4
the symptoms and progress of the disease, but not
1 to give
why it happens to certain people, and, while, as I
2 do
said, there are treatments out there, they don’t
3 doing
always work with everybody. We’re all unique, you
4 served know, and many people I’ve spoken to have
5 thinking problems getting the right balance of drugs for them.
6 asking Different people need a different mix of drugs. I also
5 want more people to know about ITP.
1 squeeze in Presenter That’s important to you, is it? That people
2 get ahead know what you have.
3 take on Stacey Well, yes. I know people hate hearing
4 thought up about diseases, but it’s important for people to
understand chronic diseases like mine. Some people
with my condition feel isolated and misunderstood
Use of English because nobody has any awareness of their
6 problem.
1 C Presenter I can see why. So, what have you done to
2 B educate people about your disease? I’m imagining a
3 C big poster campaign, or a sponsored event of some
4 A kind. I know people go on long distance sponsored
5 B walks to raise awareness.
6 D Stacey That’s not something I’m into, to be
7 C honest. The internet is great for spreading the word.
8 B I’ve used social media sites to get in touch with as
9 A many fellow sufferers as I can, and we’ve formed an
10 D online community. If I feel down, or need advice, they
are always there to put their arm round me. We help
each other get things done, too. For example, I’m not
Listening very good at the technical side of things, but I’ve
7 been able to get some of my new friends to design a
1 C website and post a short awareness video I made.
2 A Presenter A video?
3 C Stacey Yes, a video I recorded on my phone
4 B which explains the disease to people who don’t know
5 D about it. It asks for donations too, but more
importantly, its aim is to get some recognition for the
Transcript  8
condition. I’ve also done interviews on local radio,
Presenter Stacey Kelly is a typical teenager. Her like this one, and for newspapers. A local TV station
friends tell us she’s passionate and spontaneous, is planning to make a short documentary about my
outgoing and considerate. Oh, and pretty stubborn at daily life soon, so I’m hoping that will really launch
times too. And it’s probably a good job that Stacey is the campaign further.
all these things because she’s a teenager with a
plan. Here to tell us more about it is Stacey herself.
Stacey Hi.
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Presenter So, tell us a little bit about yourself. 8
1 B
Stacey Well, I have a rare disorder called ITP
2 F
which prevents my blood from clotting properly. As a
3 D
result, I bruise easily and if I ever cut myself, then it’s
really hard to stop the bleeding. It’s something I have 4 C
to live with, and, while there’s no cure, it’s 5 A
manageable with drugs.
Presenter That sounds tough.
Stacey As it isn’t a common disease, very little
research has been carried out into its causes or its
treatment.
Presenter And that’s what you’re campaigning to
change?

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Unit 9 1 made
2 lap
Grammar 3 rip
4 nose
1
5 cheap
1 It was shopkeepers who had been promoting their
6 hard
products online.
7 mouth
2 One thing (that) I know for a fact is that Tokyo has
some amazing shopping malls. 6
3 What the company has closed is some of its smaller 1 consumer
stores. 2 jingle
4 One charity that benefitted from the sponsored swim 3 endorsement
was Save the Children. 4 commercial
5 All (that) Clara needed to do was save a hundred 5 slogan
euros.
6 It was Christina who bought the laptop for a bargain
price.
Use of English
7 One person (that) I really admire is the leader of the 7
Green Party. 1 sure
8 All (that) David knew was three words of Japanese. 2 think
9 What Simone did was walk all the way to the 3 argued
shopping centre by herself. 4 thing
10 The only thing Agnes has lost is her credit card. 5 that
6 reasons
2
1 Decorated with fruit, the kids will love it. 7 opinions
2 Disappointed with her results, Sue wrote a letter to 8 one
complain. 9 view
3 Cycling down the hill at top speed, I started to feel 10 suppose
dizzy.
4 Reaching the first bend, Larissa was ten metres Listening
behind the leaders.
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5 Sitting in class, Tom began to daydream.
1 C
3 2 B
1 Since starting 3 C
2 While playing 4 C
3 Before cooking 5 A
4 After watching
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5 On hearing
1 Nowadays, we expect to hear songs we are familiar
with when we watch commercials on TV or online.
Vocabulary Actually, however, using an original song is a
4 relatively recent phenomenon. The truth is, before
1 items the 1970s, commercials relied on jingles to sell what
2 checkout they were advertising, and only occasionally used
3 ripped pop songs, but with the lyrics changed, so that they
could mention the name of their product. Back then,
4 budget
record companies asked for huge fees to use any of
5 splashed
their pop songs, so advertisers simply couldn’t afford
6 overspend
them.
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In the late 1980s, things changed, not because the
costs went down, but because there was more Reading
money available to spend on advertising. Nike, the
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sports shoe giant, led the way using The Beatles
1 A
song Revolution in an ad. At first, pop stars weren’t
crazy about seeing their songs used to sell things. In 2 B
fact, The Beatles took Nike to court because they 3 C
were annoyed their song had been used. But, by the 4 A
1990s, most major artists had signed agreements 5 B
with advertising companies, allowing them to use
their songs. Today, pop songs are an integral part of
commercials, and pop stars are keen to have their
songs used because of the publicity they get. In fact,
there have been a number of top ten hits which owe
their popularity to the fact they were used in a big
advertising campaign.
2
Presenter Do you think TV commercials have
changed over the last fifty years?
Expert Oh yes. They have become much more
sophisticated, mostly because the audience is
smarter. Back in the 1960s, advertisers just showed
their product and told viewers what to do with it: Drink
lemonade! Buy Glitz washing powder! Today, ads
like that don’t work.
Presenter Why not?
Expert Well, today, viewers want ads to make
them laugh or cry, and they want to learn things they
don’t already know. They’re too smart to be told what
to do, and they also have the technology to avoid
commercials. We can mute the sound if we don’t
want to listen.
Presenter Yes, I guess you’re right. I hadn’t thought
about it that way before. We’ve become more
demanding, I suppose.
Expert Absolutely. That’s why commercials draw
people in by telling a story, or create mystery by not
telling them what’s being advertised until right at the
end. We keep watching because we want to know
what happens.
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