Shadowing Practice: PET 4 Test 1 part 2 questions 8-13 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Now turn to part two, questions eight to thirteen.
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You will hear an interview with Angela Morgan, who has recently flown around the world in a helicopter.
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Now we are ready to start.
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Listen carefully.
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You will hear the recording twice.
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And today I'm talking to Angela Morgan.
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Angela, what made you decide to fly round the world in a helicopter?
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People often ask me why I decided to do it, but I'm surprised they don't ask, why did you wait so long?
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Because I'm 57 now.
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I'm sorry I didn't do it years ago, because it was such a wonderful experience.
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But the main purpose for going was to collect £500,000 for
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sick children by getting different companies to pay us money for each kilometre that we flew.
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And now everyone calls you the flying grandmother.
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Yes.
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The thing about growing older is that you don't feel any different inside, so you have to do as much as you can while you can.
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I'm healthy and my own children are grown up, so I was free to go.
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And what about preparing for the trip?
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Well, it took five months to plan.
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I was going to go with my husband, but he couldn't take time off work.
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Instead, I made the trip with my flying teacher, who became a great friend while she was teaching me to fly three years ago.
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I passed my flying test after two weeks, found it quite easy.
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And what was the trip like?
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It was really exciting flying over so many different countries.
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The only thing was that we weren't able to spend much time sightseeing
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because we only stopped to get water and to camp.
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We took very little with us, but we did have tents and cooking things to use at night.
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We had to spend two days in Thailand because of an engine problem, but that was the longest we spent anywhere.
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Fortunately, nothing else went wrong, so we just kept on going after that.
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What did you enjoy most about the trip?
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The most wonderful thing about flying was seeing the differences in the countryside as we flew across 26 countries in 97 days.
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We flew over oceans and close to mountains.
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Sometimes it was quite frightening, but we didn't travel when it was dark.
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We spent several nights camping in the desert and the sky was just full of stars.
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I made a video of the trip.
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You'll see it in a minute.
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Was there anything that you missed while you were away?
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Well, to my surprise, I didn't miss going to work or going out to restaurants or films.
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The most difficult thing was sitting still all the time.
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I normally play tennis and swim several times a week, so I started to feel very unfit.
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I missed hot water and proper showers sometimes too, but not as much as I thought I would.
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Now listen again.
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And today I'm talking to Angela Morgan.
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Angela, what made you decide to fly round the world in a helicopter?
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People often ask me why I decided to do it, but I'm surprised they don't ask, why did you wait so long?
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Because I'm 57 now.
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I'm sorry I didn't do it years ago, because it was such a wonderful experience.
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But the main purpose for going was to collect £500,000 for
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sick children by getting different companies to pay us money for each kilometre that we flew.
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And now everyone calls you the flying grandmother.
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Yes.
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The thing about growing older is that you don't feel any different inside, so you have to do as much as you can while you can.
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I'm healthy and my own children are grown up, so I was free to go.
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And what about preparing for the trip?
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Well, it took five months to plan.
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I was going to go with my husband, but he couldn't take time off work.
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Instead, I made the trip with my flying teacher, who became a great friend while she was teaching me to fly three years ago.
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I passed my flying test after two weeks, found it quite easy.
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And what was the trip like?
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It was really exciting, flying over so many different countries.
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The only thing was that we weren't able to spend much time sightseeing, because we only stopped to get water and to camp.
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We took very little with us, but we did have tents and cooking things to use at night.
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We had to spend two days in Thailand because of an engine problem, but that was the longest we spent anywhere.
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Fortunately, nothing else went wrong, so we just kept on going after that.
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What did you enjoy most about the trip?
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The most wonderful thing about flying was seeing the differences in the countryside as we flew across 26 countries in 97 days.
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We flew over oceans and close to mountains.
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Sometimes it was quite frightening, but we didn't travel when it was dark.
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We spent several nights camping in the desert, and the sky was just full of stars.
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I made a video of the trip.
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You'll see it in a minute.
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Was there anything that you missed while you were away?
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Well, to my surprise, I didn't miss going to work or going out to restaurants or films.
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The most difficult thing was sitting still all the time.
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I normally play tennis and swim several times a week, so I started to feel very unfit.
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I missed hot water and proper showers sometimes too, but not as much as I thought I would.
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That is the end of part two.
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