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A2, Key 1, tests 1 to 4.
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Published by Cambridge University Press and Uccles 2019.
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This recording is copyright.
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CD 1 Test 1 There are five parts to the test.
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You will hear each piece twice.
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We will now stop for a moment before we start the test.
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Please ask any questions now because you must not speak during the test.
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Now look at the instructions for part one.
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For each question, choose the correct answer.
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1. How did the woman travel to work this morning?
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Hi, you're late for work today.
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Yes, I couldn't use my car.
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It's at the garage.
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So, did you get the train?
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Well, I was on my way to the station, but got on the wrong bus.
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It took me to the university instead.
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I was looking at my phone and didn't notice.
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Then I had to get another one to get here.
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Now listen again.
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Hi, you're late for work today.
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Yes, I couldn't use my car.
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It's at the garage.
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So, did you get the train?
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Well, I was on my way to the station, but got on the wrong bus.
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It took me to the university instead.
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I was looking at my phone and didn't notice.
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Then I had to get another one to get here.
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Two What will the man eat first at the restaurant?
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The menu looks really good.
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What are you going to have?
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Well, I want roast chicken for the main course, but I'll have the mushroom soup for my first course.
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I'll have the chicken too, but I'll have salad to start.
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I had that last time, but I'm really hungry today.
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Right, so we're ready to order.
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Now listen again.
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The menu looks really good.
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What are you going to have?
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Well, I want roast chicken for the main course, but I'll have the mushroom soup for my first course.
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I'll have the chicken too, but I'll have salad to start.
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I had that last time, but I'm really hungry today.
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Right, so we're ready to order.
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Three.
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Which was the view from the woman's hotel room?
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Good holiday?
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Fantastic, thanks.
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The hotel was by the beach.
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It had a beautiful garden.
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Here's a photo.
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Amazing view.
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I'd love to wake up in a hotel room and see that beach.
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Well, my room was on the other side of the hotel, opposite the pool.
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I walked along the beach every day and around the garden too.
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Now listen again.
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Good holiday?
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Fantastic, thanks.
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The hotel was by the beach.
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It had a beautiful garden.
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Here's a photo.
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Amazing view.
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I'd love to wake up in a hotel room and see that beach.
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Well, my room was on the other side of the hotel, opposite the pool.
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I walked along the beach every day and around the garden too.
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4. Why will the man miss the concert tonight?
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Are you ready to leave soon?
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The concert starts at 7.
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Oh no, you look really pale.
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Have you got a bad headache?
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There's something wrong with my tooth.
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It really hurts.
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What about taking some medicine for the pain?
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No thanks.
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That'll give me a stomach ache.
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Okay, well, let me try and get a doctor's appointment for you.
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Now listen again.
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Are you ready to leave soon?
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The concert starts at seven.
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Oh no, you look really pale.
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Have you got a bad headache?
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There's something wrong with my tooth.
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It really hurts.
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What about taking some medicine for the pain?
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No thanks.
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That'll give me a stomach ache.
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Okay, well, let me try and get a doctor's appointment for you.
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5. What will the woman wear for the party?
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I'm trying to decide what to wear for the party.
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What do you think of this jumper?
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It looks great, but won't you be too warm?
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What about your favourite dress?
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I'm not sure.
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Everyone else will probably be in jeans and t-shirts.
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You don't have to wear what everyone else wears.
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Yes, you're right.
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I'll take your advice.
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Now listen again.
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I'm trying to decide what to wear for the party.
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What do you think of this jumper?
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It looks great, but won't you be too warm?
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What about your favourite dress?
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I'm not sure.
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Everyone else will probably be in jeans and t-shirts.
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You don't have to wear what everyone else wears.
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Yes, you're right.
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I'll take your advice.
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Look at part 2.
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For each question, write the correct answer in the gap.
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Write one word, or a number, or a date, or a time.
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Look at questions 6 to 10 now.
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You have 10 seconds.
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You will hear a man giving information about a city bus tour.
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Welcome to City Bus Tours.
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My name's Greg.
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We'll start our tour at 10 o'clock.
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There's another tour at 1.30 and a final one at 20 past 4.
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There are lots of people this morning, so it might be better to do a later tour instead.
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If you decide to do that, you need to know the colour of the bus stop.
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Wait at the blue one, the green stops for the normal city buses, not tourist buses
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Some of you have asked how long the tour takes
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It's about 90 minutes and I'll talk for around 40 minutes of that to tell you about the city
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Don't lose your bus ticket as you can use it to
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get a discount at one of the most interesting places in
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the city That's the museum behind the stadium You need to
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know where the tour finishes As you can see we're outside the university now
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And the last place we'll see is the theatre From there, you can easily get to the river.
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Now listen again.
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Welcome to City Bus Tours.
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My name's Greg.
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We'll start our tour at 10 o'clock.
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There's another tour at 1.30 and a final one at 20 past 4.
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There are lots of people this morning, so it might be better to do a later tour instead.
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If you decide to do that, you need to know the colour of the bus stop.
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Wait at the blue one, the green stops for the normal city buses, not tourist buses.
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Some of you have asked how long the tour takes.
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It's about 90 minutes and I'll talk for around 40 minutes of
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that to tell you about the city Don't lose your bus
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ticket as you can use it to get a discount at
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one of the most interesting places in the city That's the
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museum behind the stadium You need to know where the tour finishes As you can see,
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we're outside the university now, and the last place we'll see is the theatre.
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From there, you can easily get to the river.
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That is the end of part two.
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Look at part 3.
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For each question, choose the correct answer.
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Look at questions 11 to 15 now.
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You have 20 seconds.
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You will hear two friends, Richard and Barbara, talking about a new supermarket.
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Have you been to the new supermarket, Barbara?
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Yes, Richard.
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It's great.
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I went this morning, and I couldn't believe it's so large when you get inside.
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Were there many people?
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Not really, but it was early.
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And you can save money on your shopping.
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Yeah.
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Every week, there are special offers on one kind of food, like meat, for example.
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It's fruit at the moment.
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And next week, it might be vegetables?
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I suppose.
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So, what did you like best?
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Well, one of the staff told me about the cafe, but I didn't have enough time to go.
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People don't usually like the songs they hear in supermarkets, but I loved them there.
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Me too.
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But I had a problem.
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You had to wait to pay?
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Not really.
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I had to pay by cash, but I prefer using my credit card.
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What a shame.
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Did you use the car park?
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Yes, I found it easily.
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You have to walk a long way to get to the supermarket, but at least anybody can park all day.
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Now listen again.
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Have you been to the new supermarket, Barbara?
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Yes, Richard.
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It's great.
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I went this morning, and I couldn't believe it's so large when you get inside.
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Were there many people?
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Not really, but it was early.
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And you can save money on your shopping.
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Yeah.
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Every week, there are special offers on one kind of food, like meat, for example.
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It's fruit at the moment.
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And next week, it might be vegetables?
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I suppose.
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So, what did you like best?
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Well, one of the staff told me about the cafe, but I didn't have enough time to go.
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People don't usually like the songs they hear in supermarkets, but I loved them there.
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Me too.
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But I had a problem.
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You had to wait to pay?
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Not really.
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I had to pay by cash.
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But I prefer using my credit card.
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What a shame.
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Did you use the car park?
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Yes, I found it easily.
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You have to walk a long way to get to the supermarket.
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But at least anybody can park all day.
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Now look at part 4.
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For each question, choose the correct answer.
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16. You will hear a woman talking on the radio about her job.
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What's her job?
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I guess I've always enjoyed either building or taking things apart, ever since I was a little girl.
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As a teenager, I loved nothing more than helping my dad fix vehicles or working in his garage.
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So it wasn't a big surprise when I chose a career where I design and build planes.
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I've had an amazing time so far.
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Now listen again.
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I guess I've always enjoyed either building or taking things apart, ever since I was a little girl.
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As a teenager, I loved nothing more than helping my dad fix vehicles or working in his garage.
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So it wasn't a big surprise when I chose a career where I design and build planes.
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I've had an amazing time so far.
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17. You will hear a woman talking to a friend about a film.
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What does she say about the film?
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Have you seen any good films recently?
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Yes, last week.
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I usually watch comedies, but I wanted to watch something different, so I chose a horror film.
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I was a bit afraid some of the time.
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It still sounds like a good film, but I prefer ones that are based on facts.
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Well, this one certainly wasn't.
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Now listen again.
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18. You will hear a sports coach talking to some footballers.
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What would the coach like them to become better at?
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You did much better in last Saturday's match.
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Well done for scoring two goals.
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They were a great team and you almost beat them.
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What you need to improve is moving fast around the field when you've got the ball.
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That's what we'll practice today.
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I'm going to divide you into four small teams and we'll work together to do this.
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Now listen again.
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You did much better in last Saturday's match.
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Well done for scoring two goals.
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They were a great team and you almost beat them.
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What you need to improve is moving fast around the field when you've got the ball.
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That's what we'll practice today.
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I'm going to divide you into four small teams and we'll work together to do this.
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19. You will hear two friends talking about a website.
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Why does Julia prefer to buy clothes from the website?
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That's a nice sweater, Julia.
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Thanks.
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It's from highfashion.com.
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I always order from there.
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Their men's clothes are alright, if you don't mind wearing stuff that isn't very popular anymore.
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I don't care about that, because everything's at least half price.
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But orders can take a while before I get them in the mail.
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Yeah, other sites are faster that way.
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Now listen again.
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them in the mail yeah other sites are faster that way 20 you will hear two colleagues talking together
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why was the man not at the meeting this morning
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how was the meeting this morning charlotte uh good but why weren't you there?
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Did you have a dentist appointment or something?
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That's tomorrow.
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But one of our most important customers was ill yesterday.
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He had a terrible earache, so he wanted to see me today.
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Unfortunately, that meant missing the meeting.
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Okay, well, let me tell you what we discussed.
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Now listen again.
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How was the meeting this morning, Charlotte?
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Uh, good.
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But why weren't you there?
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Did you have a dentist appointment or something?
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That's tomorrow.
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But one of our most important customers was ill yesterday.
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He had a terrible earache, so he wanted to see me today.
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Unfortunately, that meant missing the meeting.
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Okay, well, let me tell you what we discussed.
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That's the end of part 4.
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Look at part 5.
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For each question, choose the correct answer.
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Look at questions 21-25 now.
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You have 15 seconds.
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You will hear Gregory talking to Angelica about some things he has bought for his new house.
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What is he going to put in each place?
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Where are you going to put all these things, Gregory?
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I like eating in the garden when it's hot, Angelica, so this table's going outside.
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I thought it was for your dining room.
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I've already got a table in there.
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I got this little light to go on it.
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That'll look good.
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It's the same colour as the curtains already in there.
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That's true.
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Did you get something to go in your bathroom too?
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This mirror maybe?
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The wooden chair actually.
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I think it'll look good next to the bath.
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Nice idea.
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And what about your bedroom?
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I thought about putting this bookcase in there, but I think this little cupboard will look nicer than the bookcase.
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There's a space in the living room.
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A perfect place for the bookcase.
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You know, under the mirror.
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That's a good idea.
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Yes.
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Do you think the kitchen's a good place to put this clock?
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That's a present for my parents, actually.
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Oh, but there's lots of light in there, so why don't you put the mirror in there?
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Good idea.
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Now listen again.
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Where are you going to put all these things, Gregory?
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I like eating in the garden when it's hot, Angelica, so this table's going outside.
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I thought it was for your dining room.
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I've already got a table in there.
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I got this little light to go on it.
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That'll look good.
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It's the same colour as the curtains already in there.
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That's true.
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Did you get something to go in your bathroom too?
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This mirror maybe?
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The wooden chair actually.
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I think it'll look good next to the bath.
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Nice idea.
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And what about your bedroom?
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I thought about putting this bookcase in there, but I think this little cupboard will look nicer than the bookcase.
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There's a space in the living room.
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A perfect place for the bookcase.
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You know, under the mirror.
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That's a good idea.
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Yes.
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Do you think the kitchen's a good place to put this clock?
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That's a present for my parents, actually.
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Oh, but there's lots of light in there, so why don't you put the mirror in there?
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Good idea.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Perché esercitarti a parlare con questo video?
Questo video è una risorsa perfetta per chi vuole migliorare la pronuncia inglese e la pratica di conversazione in inglese. Le conversazioni sono reali, basate su scenari quotidiani come il viaggio al lavoro, l'ordinazione al ristorante o le vacanze, quindi ti aiutano a familiarizzare con contesti che potresti incontrare nella vita vera. Inoltre, ascoltando e ripetendo i dialoghi (una tecnica chiamata "shadow speech"), puoi rafforzare l'intonazione e la fluidità, due aspetti chiave per una comunicazione efficace. È come avere un tutor virtuale che ti guida attraverso situazioni concrete!
Grammatica e espressioni in contesto
Analizziamo alcuni punti chiave del video:
- Uso del passato semplice: "I couldn't use my car" (Non ho potuto usare la mia macchina) e "I was on my way to the station" (Ero in strada per la stazione) mostrano come descrivere azioni completate o in corso nel passato.
- Espressioni per ordinare al ristorante: "I'll have the mushroom soup for my first course" (Prenderò la zuppa di funghi come primo piatto) è una frase utile per specificare il proprio ordine in modo chiaro.
- Descrizioni con aggettivi: "Fantastic, thanks" (Fantastico, grazie) e "beautiful garden" (bel giardino) insegnano come esprimere opinioni e descrivere luoghi in modo semplice ma efficace.
Trappole di pronuncia comuni
Nel video, alcuni vocaboli possono creare difficoltà. Ad esempio, "garage" (officina) si pronuncia /ˈɡærɑːʒ/ in inglese, con l'accento sulla prima sillaba, a differenza dell'italiano. Inoltre, "mushroom" (fungo) ha una "sh" che si legge come "sc" in "sciare", e "salad" (insalata) termina con una "d" soft, quasi inaudibile. Attenzione anche all'intonazione nelle domande: "Hi, you're late for work today?" (Ciao, sei in ritardo per il lavoro oggi?) ha un tono ascendente tipico delle domande informali. Usare un shadowing site per ripetere queste frasi può aiutarti a superare queste trappole e rendere la tua pronuncia più naturale.
Imparare l'inglese con i video è un modo divertente e efficace per mettere in pratica quello che hai imparato. Prova a ripetere i dialoghi del video, concentrandoti sulla pronuncia e sull'intonazione: la shadow speech ti aiuterà a sentirti più confidente nelle conversazioni reali!
La grammatica di questo video
Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:
| Struttura | Nel video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adesso | have asked · Have you been · I've always enjoyed |
| Possibilità con “might / may” might/may + verbo — qualcosa di possibile ma non certo | might be |
| Superlativi the -est / the most … — il massimo o il minimo di un gruppo | the most interesting · our most important |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — un’azione in corso in un momento del passato | was looking |
Cos'è la tecnica dello Shadowing?
Shadowing è una tecnica di apprendimento delle lingue supportata da studi scientifici, originariamente sviluppata per la formazione dei traduttori professionisti e resa popolare dal poliglotta Dr. Alexander Arguelles. Il metodo è semplice ma potente: ascolti un audio in inglese di madrelingua e lo ripeti immediatamente ad alta voce — come un'ombra che segue il parlante con un ritardo di solo 1–2 secondi. A differenza dell'ascolto passivo o degli esercizi di grammatica, lo shadowing costringe il tuo cervello e i muscoli della bocca a elaborare e riprodurre simultaneamente i modelli di discorso reale. La ricerca dimostra che migliora significativamente la precisione della pronuncia, l'intonazione, il ritmo, il discorso connesso, la comprensione dell'ascolto e la fluidità del parlato — rendendolo uno dei metodi più efficaci per la preparazione alla prova di speaking dell'IELTS e per la comunicazione reale in inglese.