Shadowing Practice: C1 Advanced (CAE) Listening Test 64 with answers - Learn English Speaking with Video
Creating lesson...
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Now open your question paper and look at part 1.
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You'll hear three different extracts.
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For questions 1 to 6, choose the answer A, B or C, which fits best according to what you hear.
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There are two questions for each extract.
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Extract 1.
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You hear two colleagues, Eva and Colin, talking about a problem at work.
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Now look at questions 1 and 2.
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So the thing is, you aren't getting on with her new boss then, Colin.
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She's just so different from her predecessor.
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I mean, John used to get us all involved in the decision -making process.
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No chance of that with Sandra, you think?
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No way!
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OK, I grant you, she's got some good ideas.
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She moved pretty fast to get us all to agree to individual job descriptions and a proper timetable, none of which we've had before and we should have had.
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And she's done her homework on the staff profile, our qualifications and past experience and so on.
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As you'd expect.
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Yes, but she doesn't seem aware of the atmosphere here.
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It's the way we've always done things.
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I just don't feel I can work with her.
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I'd say she's just finding her feet in a new job, and she'll soon get the hang of what we're all about.
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Let's focus on how much she's already achieved.
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I wouldn't let anybody tell you it's a trivial issue, though.
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If she doesn't settle in soon, and you still have issues with her, I think you should approach her direct.
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Okay.
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Thanks, Eva.
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Now you'll hear the recording again.
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So the thing is, you aren't getting on with her new boss then, Colin.
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She's just so different from her predecessor.
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I mean, John used to get us all involved in the decision -making process.
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No chance of that with Sandra, you think?
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No way!
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OK, I grant you, she's got some good ideas.
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She moved pretty fast to get us all to agree to individual job descriptions and a proper timetable, none of which we've had before and we should have had.
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And she's done her homework on the staff profile, our qualifications and past experience and so on.
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As you'd expect.
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Yes, but she doesn't seem aware of the atmosphere here.
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It's the way we've always done things.
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I just don't feel I can work with her.
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I'd say she's just finding her feet in a new job, and she'll soon get the hang of what we're all about.
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Let's focus on how much she's already achieved.
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I wouldn't let anybody tell you it's a trivial issue, though.
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If she doesn't settle in soon, and you still have issues with her, I think you should approach her direct.
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Okay.
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Thanks, Eva.
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Extract 2 You overhear a woman telling a friend a story about a swan.
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Now look at questions three and four.
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So what happened last weekend?
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Well, we were taking our boat along the river when we passed a pair of swans with a nest nearby.
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One swan just carried on feeding, but the other one, the male, I think, decided to come and investigate.
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Oh, fantastic.
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I've never seen a swan's nest close up.
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I expect he was hungry.
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Well, actually, it was immediately obvious from his body language that he had other things on his mind.
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He was flapping his wings really hard and approaching at incredible speed.
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I guess we'd gone too close to the nest.
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I'd never have done that if I'd known what would happen.
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Gosh, amazing.
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I've never heard of swans behaving like that before.
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So what did you do, row like mad?
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Well, we got out onto the bank, but he followed us up and then stood between us and the boat for about an hour.
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We just couldn't frighten him away.
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No, I suppose not.
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Still, I'm sure he wouldn't have hurt you.
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Are you kidding?
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You should have seen the way he moved.
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Swans can be really aggressive at nesting times.
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Hmm.
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Now you'll hear the recording again.
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So what happened last weekend?
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Well, we were taking our boat along the river when we passed a pair of swans with a nest nearby.
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One swan just carried on feeding, but the other one, the male, I think, decided to come and investigate.
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Oh, fantastic!
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I've never seen a swan's nest close up.
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I expect he was hungry.
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Well, actually, it was immediately obvious from his body language that he had other things on his mind.
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He was flapping his wings really hard and approaching at incredible speed.
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I guess we'd gone too close to the nest.
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I'd never have done that if I'd known what would happen.
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Gosh, amazing.
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I've never heard of swans behaving like that before.
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So what did you do, row like mad?
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Well, we got out onto the bank, but he followed us up and then stood between us and the boat for about an hour.
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We just couldn't frighten him away.
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No, I suppose not.
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Still, I'm sure he wouldn't have hurt you.
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Are you kidding?
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You should have seen the way he moved.
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Swans can be really aggressive at nesting times.
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Hmm...
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Extract 3 You hear part of an interview with Bruce Loder, a successful businessman who's talking about his early life.
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Now look at questions 5 and 6.
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Bruce, at school you discovered you had a natural talent for art.
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Yes, I inherited my dad's gift for drawing.
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I wanted to do representational art, paint portraits.
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But every college I went to, and there were three who accepted me, All the college tutors said, forget representational art, get a single lens reflex 33mm camera,
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hit the shutter, crash, there's your picture.
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Not even Rembrandt could get that accuracy, so it's not worth it.
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And you believed them?
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I did.
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That was my biggest mistake.
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I haven't picked up a paintbrush since.
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How did your father react when you told him you weren't going to art college?
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His face was white with rage.
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He said, right, that's it.
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You could have made something of going to college you won't get another chance.
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Now I've got a perfectly good job for you on the factory floor.
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You start this week, take it or leave it.
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I said, no, I'm going to start a business next.
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He said, well, at your own expense then.
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He refused to support you anymore?
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That's it, and so...
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Now you'll hear the recording again.
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Bruce, at school you discovered you had a natural talent for art.
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Yes, I inherited my dad's gift for drawing.
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I wanted to do representational art, paint portraits.
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But every college I went to, and there were three who accepted me, all the college tutors said, forget representational art, get a single lens reflex 33mm camera,
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hit the shutter, crash, there's your picture.
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Not even Rembrandt could get that accuracy, so it's not worth it.
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And you believed them?
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I did.
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That was my biggest mistake.
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I haven't picked up a paintbrush since.
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How did your father react when you told him you weren't going to art college?
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His face was white with rage.
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He said, right, that's it.
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You could have made something of going to college.
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You won't get another chance.
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Now I've got a perfectly good job for you on the factory floor.
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You start this week, take it or leave it.
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I said, no, I'm going to start a business next.
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He said, well, at your own expense then.
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He refused to support you anymore?
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That's it, and so...
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you Thank you.
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I'd set off with my friend Matthew Price to sail down a little -known river in the rainforest in a homemade boat.
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Our original idea was to go all the way by boat, carrying it past any rough bits, but the river was much rockier and faster -flowing than we'd thought,
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which meant we were only covering a few kilometres each day.
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Then suddenly we realised that as As the river was about to go over a waterfall, we could go no further by boat.
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As it was only a homemade thing, we decided to abandon it and walk to the nearest road.
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As far as we knew, there were no villages or trading posts along the way, and on our map it looked like a hundred -kilometre walk.
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And that walk, through thick rainforest with twenty -five kilos on our backs, was difficult.
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We walked for six days.
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It was hot and we were permanently wet through before we came to any sign of civilization.
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There were times when we really wondered if we'd ever get out of that jungle alive.
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Then, on the seventh day, we suddenly came across a path.
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Not an animal trail, but a man -made one, so we knew there must be people living there.
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It was going roughly in the right direction, so we followed it, and at dusk, we came to a deserted camp in a hollow.
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Deserted, but not uninhabited.
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There was digging equipment wrapped in plastic, alongside two water -filled holes.
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Obviously someone had been digging in search of gold at some time or another.
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Nearby, on a rough wooden table, were some cooking utensils and a few other supplies, and whoever was camping there must have been intending to return soon,
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because there was a large pot full of thick soup.
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We couldn't identify either the strange -looking pieces of meat or the unfamiliar vegetables it seemed to be made from, but we were in a desperate state.
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Over the previous seven days, we'd only had flour and rice to eat, and although we had plenty left, we were low on energy.
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This was our greatest problem.
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So we cooked up some of our rice and decided to have two spoonfuls from the pot with it.
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It was good, so we had another spoonful.
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And then another.
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Soon nothing was left of our host's meal.
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Afterwards we began to get worried.
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People living this sort of life could be very tough, and this one could return any minute.
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We decided to make an early start.
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To show we were grateful, we placed thirty dollars in the cleaned out cooking pot.
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It was quite a lot for the quantity of food.
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It was probably only worth ten dollars or so.
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But that wasn't the point.
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This man wouldn't be able to pop to the supermarket to replace the food we'd eaten.
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But I have no regrets because
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that dinner gave us the strength to make it the rest of the way through the jungle safely.
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Now you'll hear the recording again.
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I'd set off with my friend Matthew Price to sail down a little -known river in the rainforest in a homemade boat boat.
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Our original idea was to go all the way by boat, carrying it past any rough bits, but the river was much rockier and faster flowing than we'd thought,
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which meant we were only covering a few kilometres each day.
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Then suddenly we realised that as the river was about to go over a waterfall, we could go no further by boat.
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As it was only a homemade thing, we decided to abandon it and walk to the nearest road.
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As far as we knew, there were no villages or trading posts along the way, and on our map it looked like a hundred kilometre walk.
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And that walk, through thick rainforest with twenty -five kilos on our backs, was difficult.
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We walked for six days.
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It was hot, and we were permanently wet through, before we came to any sign of civilisation.
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There were times when we really wondered if we'd ever get out of that jungle alive.
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Then, on the seventh day, we suddenly came across a path.
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Not an animal trail, but a man -made one, so we knew there must be people living there.
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It was going roughly in the right direction, so we followed it, and at dusk, we came to a deserted camp in a hollow.
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Deserted, but not uninhabited.
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There was digging equipment wrapped in plastic, alongside two water -filled holes.
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Obviously someone had been digging in search of gold at some time or another.
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Nearby, on a rough wooden table, were some cooking utensils and a few other supplies, and whoever was camping there must have been intending to return soon,
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because there was a large pot full of thick soup.
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We couldn't identify either the strange -looking pieces of meat or the unfamiliar vegetables it seemed to be made from, but we were in a desperate state.
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Over the previous seven days, we'd only had flour and rice to eat, and though we had plenty left, we were low on energy.
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This was our greatest problem.
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So, we cooked up some of our rice and decided to have two spoonfuls from the pot with it.
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It was good, so we had another spoonful.
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And then another.
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Soon, nothing was left of our host's meal.
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Afterwards, we began to get worried.
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People living this sort of life could be very tough, and this one could return any minute.
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We decided to make an early start.
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To show we were grateful, we placed $30 in the cleaned -out cooking pot.
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It was quite a lot for the quantity of food.
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It was probably only worth $10 or so.
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But that wasn't the point.
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This man wouldn't be able to pop to the supermarket to replace the food we'd eaten.
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But I have no regrets, because that dinner gave us the strength to make it the rest of the way through the jungle safely.
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That's the end of Part 2.
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Now turn to Part 3.
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Part 3.
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You'll hear part of an interview with the astronaut Charles Duke, who is talking about his trip to the moon.
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For questions 15 to 20, choose the answer A, B, C or D, which fits best according to what you hear.
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You now have one minute to look at part three.
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Thank you.
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Charles Duke My guest today is Charles Duke, one of the few people to have walked on the moon as part of an Apollo mission.
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Charles, welcome to the studio.
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Have you always been hooked on space travel?
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Quite frankly, as a kid, it had never entered my head.
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There wasn't even a space program when I was young, so there weren't any astronauts.
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What about science fiction films at the cinema?
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I'd seen them.
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Of course, I used to wonder what space travel might be like, but it was never what you might describe as a fascination, if you follow me.
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So how did it all come about?
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It was at the Naval Academy.
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Oh, not in the Air Force?
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No, but I was a Navy pilot.
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I had fallen in love with planes and nothing else would do and that gave me the opportunity to start, to get selected for the astronaut program.
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Presumably by then they were talking about putting rockets into space.
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Absolutely, yeah.
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And how did you find the training?
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I suppose the lunar surface training in the spacesuit was physically demanding in a way.
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Quite uncomfortable, I imagine.
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It's not what you might expect.
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Once the spacesuits get inflated, it gets very rigid.
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You had to fight to bend your arms and move your fingers inside the gloves.
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And how long did you spend inside it?
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Around four to five hours, but actually the most challenging part was worrying about how to handle the simulator, because we needed to know how to land and then take off on the moon.
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I don't think I could have coped with that.
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I'm not sure I did, but if you did something wrong, you were in trouble, and we often spent eight hours a day trying to learn what to do.
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So, how did you feel when you first heard that you were actually going to the moon?
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I suppose you're expecting me to say exhilarated, but I knew there were lots of ifs.
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It would happen if they didn't cancel the program, if I didn't get sick and so on.
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So I stopped doing all the dangerous sports I was involved in.
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So you knew you had one chance and if you blew it, you wouldn't get another.
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That just about sums it up.
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And when you eventually got there, what impact did it have on you?
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Landing on the moon, I mean.
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When we saw the moon for the first time from about 1500 metres, we recognised the landmarks.
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But as we got closer, we saw that the spot we were going to land on was very rough big rocks and craters, so we panicked a bit.
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And the more we tried to maneuver and the closer we got, the more moon dust we blew out.
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But you landed safely?
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Eventually, yeah.
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We were six hours late.
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So when we touched down, we erupted in enthusiasm.
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We shook hands and hugged each other.
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Not an easy feat in spacesuits.
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No, indeed.
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But after that, we had to rest for a certain period.
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We got outside for the very first time.
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You must have been terrified.
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We had no sense of fear about stepping off the ladder onto the moon.
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We just jumped off and started bouncing around like lambs in a field in springtime.
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And when you saw the lunar landscape, did it live up to expectations?
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What struck me most, apart from its awesome attraction, was its desolation.
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The sky was jet black.
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You felt as if you could reach out and touch it.
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There were no stars, and the sun was shining all the time.
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And what went through your mind at that moment?
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The fact that it was so untouched.
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The fact that nobody had ever been to that particular spot before kept returning.
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It was simply breathtaking.
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And do you have a favorite memory of the mission?
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Definitely.
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It was the thing that we did during the last moonwalk.
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We were about six kilometers or so from the base and on the edge of a big crater a hundred meters deep.
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We had to be careful as we walked along the ridge because one slip would have been dangerous.
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Suddenly we saw this huge rock.
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It was a long way off and there are no people
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or cars to judge distances or give you any sense of scale.
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But you managed to get down to it?
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Eventually.
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It was enormous.
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The biggest rock anybody had ever touched on the moon.
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I had a hammer and I hit a chunk of it and it came off in my hand, a piece the size of a small melon.
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A different kind of souvenir.
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So, do you think we should go back?
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What's the reason for investing all this time and money in the space race anyway?
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Oh, it's the prime place for a scientific base.
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Now you'll hear the recording again.
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My guest today is Charles Duke, one of the few people to have walked on the moon as part of an Apollo mission.
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Charles, welcome to the studio.
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Have you always been hooked on space travel?
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Quite frankly, as a kid, it had never entered my head.
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There wasn't even a space program when I was young, so there weren't any astronauts.
292
What about science fiction films at the cinema?
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I'd seen them.
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Of course, I used to wonder what space travel might be like, but it was never what you might describe as a fascination, if you follow me.
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So, how did it all come about?
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It was at the Naval Academy.
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Oh, not in the Air Force?
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No, but I was a Navy pilot.
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I had fallen in love with planes and nothing else would do.
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And that gave me the opportunity to start, to get selected for the astronaut program.
301
Presumably by then they were talking about putting rockets into space.
302
Absolutely, yeah.
303
And how did you find the training?
304
I suppose the lunar surface training in the spacesuit was physically demanding in a way.
305
Quite uncomfortable, I imagine.
306
It's not what you might expect.
307
Once the spacesuits get inflated, it gets very rigid.
308
You had to fight to bend your arms and move your fingers inside the gloves.
309
And how long did you spend inside it?
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Around four to five hours.
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But actually the most challenging part was worrying about how to handle the simulator
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because we needed to know how to land and then take off on the moon.
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I don't think I could have coped with that.
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I'm not sure I did.
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But if you did something wrong, you were in trouble, and we often spent eight hours a day trying to learn what to do.
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So, how did you feel when you first heard that you were actually going to the moon?
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I suppose you're expecting me to say exhilarated, but I knew there were lots of ifs.
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It would happen if they didn't cancel the program, if I didn't get sick, and so on.
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So I stopped doing all the dangerous sports I was involved in.
320
So you knew you had one chance and if you blew it, you wouldn't get another.
321
That just about sums it up.
322
And when you eventually got there, what impact did it have on you?
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Landing on the moon, I mean.
324
When we saw the moon for the first time from about 1500 metres, we recognised the landmarks.
325
But as we got closer, we saw that the spot we were going to land on was very rough.
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Big rocks and craters.
327
So we panicked a bit.
328
And the more we tried to manoeuvre and the closer we got, the more moon dust we blew out.
329
But you landed safely?
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Eventually, yeah.
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We were six hours late, so when we touched down we erupted in enthusiasm.
332
We shook hands and hugged each other.
333
Not an easy feat in space suits.
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No, indeed.
335
But after that we had to rest for a certain period.
336
We got outside for the very first time.
337
You must have been terrified.
338
We had no sense of fear about stepping off the ladder onto the moon we just jumped off
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and started bouncing around like lambs in a field in springtime.
340
And when you saw the lunar landscape, did it live up to expectations?
341
What struck me most, apart from its awesome attraction, was its desolation.
342
The sky was jet black.
343
You felt as if you could reach out and touch it.
344
There were no stars, and the sun was shining all the time.
345
And what went through your mind at that moment?
346
The fact that it was so untouched, the fact that nobody had ever been to that particular spot before, kept returning.
347
It was simply breathtaking.
348
And do you have a favorite memory of the mission?
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Definitely.
350
It was the thing that we did during the last moonwalk.
351
We were about six kilometers or so from the base and on the edge of a big crater a hundred meters deep.
352
We had to be careful as we walked along the ridge because one slip would have been dangerous.
353
Suddenly we saw this huge rock.
354
It was a long way off and there are no people
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or cars to judge distances or give you any sense of scale.
356
But you managed to get down to it?
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Eventually.
358
It was enormous.
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The biggest rock anybody had ever touched on the moon.
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I had a hammer and I hit a chunk of it and it came off in my hand, a piece the size of a small melon.
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A different kind of souvenir.
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So, do you think we should go back?
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What's the reason for investing all this time and money in the space race anyway?
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Oh, it's the prime place for a scientific base.
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Look at Task 1.
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For questions 21 to 25, choose from the list A to H what each speaker says about coming into contact with a celebrity.
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Now look at Task 2.
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For questions 26 to 30, choose from the list A to H the opinion each speaker gives about the celebrity.
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While you listen, you must complete both tasks.
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You now have 45 seconds to look at part four.
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Speaker 1 I was a hotel receptionist, and Lenny Grade, the film producer,
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came rushing him one night to say he had a very important meeting in the morning.
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He was quite worked up about it, and kept stressing how vital it was that he had an eight o 'clock alarm call.
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At the time, I remember finding him quite patronising, because he felt he must keep repeating his request as if I was an idiot.
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I was doing an overnight shift, and to cut a long story short,
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I was having coffee before heading home when there was a commotion by the lift and he came sprinting past swearing.
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I looked at my watch and it was 9 .15.
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It had totally slipped my mind to wake him up.
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Speaker 2 I used to be a chauffeur, ferrying around various stars to events.
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My most tense experience was the time I took Stan Lane to the premiere of his film.
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The tension began when the company gave me an address, but I ended up on the other side of London, fifteen minutes before I was due to pick him up.
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It was a complete catastrophe.
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I finally fetched him, then I ended up going through red lights and speeding, while he was panicking about being late,
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and asking to be let out so he could get the tube.
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He went right over the top, actually, as if it was the end of the world, even though I kept telling him we'd make it on time.
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Speaker 3
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I served the tennis player Tina Sherwood with lots of fruit
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and vegetables in a shop in Wimbledon during the tennis tournament one year.
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The players used to come in and buy huge amounts of stuff to keep them going.
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She bought so much she was paying by credit card.
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I suppose she thought she didn't have to sign the slip because she was so famous, but I made her do it.
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She looked quite taken aback at the time, but after that, whenever I saw her in the street, she'd stop me to ask how I was.
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I could be wrong but I reckon she realised
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that no matter how famous you are there are still rules that apply to everyone
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Speaker 4 I was the manager of a nightclub,
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and one night this enormous car drew up outside the club with an extremely famous rock star in the back.
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His two bodyguards came up to the door and asked if they could come in and look around.
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I let them in.
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They checked out the club and reported back to him in the car.
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Then he came over and said that he would like to come in, and could I arrange to have a special area cleared for him?
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As if, I mean, what made him think he could go to a crowded place like
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that and be kept apart from everyone else?
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Speaker 5 I served champagne and dinner at the film star Lena Leonard's flat once.
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It was a party for close family and friends, and she came to the door wearing no make -up, then disappeared for two hours while we got things ready,
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and came back into the kitchen looking a million dollars.
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I wandered around her flat pouring champagne for her and her guests.
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She gave me a very generous tip afterwards, which came as a bit of a shock, because every other time I'd waited on stars, they turned out to be rather mean.
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She was quite ordinary for such a mega star, and she didn't seem to feel she had to put on an act or anything.
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She was just being herself, I guess.
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Now you'll hear the recording again.
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Speaker 1 I was a hotel receptionist, and Lenny Grade, the film producer,
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came rushing in one night to say he had a very important meeting in the morning.
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He was quite worked up about it and kept stressing how vital it was
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that he had an eight o 'clock alarm call.
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At the time, I remember finding him quite patronising
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because he felt he must keep repeating his request as if I was an idiot.
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I was doing an overnight shift and, to cut a long story short,
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I was having coffee before heading home when there was a commotion by the lift and he came sprinting past swearing.
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I looked at my watch and it was 9 .15.
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It had totally slipped my mind to wake him up.
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Speaker 2 I used to be a chauffeur ferrying around various stars to events.
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My most tense experience was the time I took Stan Lane to the premiere of his film.
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The tension began when the company gave me an address, but I ended up on the other side of London, fifteen minutes before I was due to pick him up.
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It was a complete catastrophe.
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I finally fetched him, then I ended up going through red lights and speeding, while he was panicking about being late,
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and asking to be let out so he could get the tube.
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He went right over the top, actually, as if it was the end of the world, even though I kept telling him we'd make it on time.
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Speaker 3
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I served the tennis player Tina Sherwood with lots of fruit
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and vegetables in a shop in Wimbledon during the tennis tournament one year.
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The players used to come in and buy huge amounts of stuff to keep them going.
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She bought so much she was paying by credit card.
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I suppose she thought she didn't have to sign the slip because she was so famous, but I made her do it.
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She looked quite taken aback at the time, but after that, whenever I saw her in the street, she'd stop me to ask how I was.
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I could be wrong, but I reckon she realised that no matter how famous you are, there are still rules that apply to everyone.
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Speaker 4 I was the manager of a nightclub, and one night this enormous car drew up outside the club,
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with an extremely famous rock star in the back.
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His two bodyguards came up to the door and asked if they could come in and look around.
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I let them in.
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They checked out the club and reported back to him in the car.
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Then he came over and said that he would like to come in, and could I arrange to have a special area cleared for him?
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As if, I mean, what made him think he could go to a crowded place like
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that and be kept apart from everyone else.
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Speaker 5 I served champagne and dinner at the film star Lena Lennard's flat once.
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It was a party for close family and friends, and she came to the door wearing no makeup, then disappeared for two hours while we got things ready,
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and came back into the kitchen looking a million dollars.
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I wandered around her flat pouring champagne for her and her guests.
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She gave me a very generous tip afterwards, which came as a bit of a shock, because every other time I'd waited on stars, they turned out to be rather mean.
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She was quite ordinary for such a megastar, and she didn't seem to feel she had to put on an act or anything.
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She was just being herself, I guess.
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That's the end of Part Four.
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There'll now be a pause of five minutes for you to copy your answers onto the separate answer sheet.
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Be sure to follow the numbering of all the questions.
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I'll remind you when there is one minute left so that you're sure to finish in time.
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Boost Your Workplace Conversation Fluency with This Clip
This video clip targets intermediate to advanced speaking fluency, focusing on navigating workplace conflicts and giving advice—key skills for C1-level learners. It helps you practice natural dialogue flow, making you comfortable discussing professional relationships and problem-solving in real time.
Phrase Bank: Reusable Expressions for Daily Chats
- "I grant you" – A polite way to acknowledge a point before disagreeing
- "finding her feet" – Adjusting to a new role or situation
- "get the hang of" – Understanding how something works over time
- "trivial issue" – A problem that’s not important
- "approach her direct" – Speak to someone directly about a concern
These phrases work in both professional and casual settings—perfect for english speaking practice.
Fix Your Weak Spots: Rhythm and Intonation in Advice-Giving
The dialogue’s natural rhythm highlights how to soften criticism ("I grant you") and emphasize empathy ("I wouldn’t let anybody tell you it’s trivial"). To master this, try shadowing: repeat the lines aloud immediately after the speakers, mimicking their tone and pace. Use a shadowing app like shadowspeak to record yourself and compare. Focus on the rise in intonation when giving suggestions ("I think you should approach her direct")—it makes your advice sound supportive, not bossy. Practice daily with shadow speech techniques to nail the flow, and you’ll notice your conversational confidence soar.
For extra practice, pair the clip with a shadow speak tool to isolate tricky phrases. The more you mimic the natural back-and-forth, the more automatic these patterns become in your own speech.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| “Used to” used to + verb — a past habit or state that is no longer true | used to get · used to wonder · used to be |
| Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result | if I'd known what would happen · if you blew it, you wouldn't get |
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | have been intending |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | we've always done · I've never seen · have done |
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.