Shadowing Practice: Simply B1 Preliminary for Schools – Test 1 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Test 1 There are four parts to the test.
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You will hear each part twice.
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1 What will the girl bring to the dinner?
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Hi Jane, don't forget you're coming to Arles for dinner on Saturday.
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We're eating at about 8 .30, so why don't you come about 7 .30?
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My parents are very happy that we'll be eating together.
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Me too!
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I'm looking forward to it.
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Shall I bring something to drink?
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I could bring a bottle of fresh juice and some soft drinks if you like.
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No, you don't need to bring anything with you.
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We're having roast chicken, by the way.
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That sounds nice.
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Roast chicken is my favourite.
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I'll bake us something to eat for dessert then.
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Maybe I'll make a chocolate cake, as I know you'll like that.
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Now, listen again.
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Hi, Jane.
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Don't forget you're coming to Isles for dinner on Saturday.
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We're eating at about 8 .30, so why don't you come about 7 .30?
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My parents are very happy that we'll be eating together.
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Me too!
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I'm looking forward to it.
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Shall I bring something to drink?
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I could bring a bottle of fresh juice and some soft drinks if you like.
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No, you don't need to bring anything with you.
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We're having roast chicken, by the way.
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That sounds nice.
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Roast chicken is my favourite.
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I'll bake us something to eat for dessert then.
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Maybe I'll make a chocolate cake, as I know you'll like that.
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2. Where is the girl hurting now?
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What did you do to your hand, Sally?
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Oh, it's nothing.
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I fell off my bike, but it's only a small cut.
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The bike landed on my leg, though, and now it's very sore.
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Fortunately, I didn't have to go to hospital.
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Oh, dear.
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Well, at least you didn't hit your head on the ground when you fell.
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I know.
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I was very lucky.
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It could have been a lot worse.
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Now, listen again.
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What did you do to your hand, Sally?
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Oh, it's nothing.
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I fell off my bike, but it's only a small cut.
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The bike landed on my leg, though, and now it's very sore.
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Fortunately, I didn't have to go to hospital.
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Oh, dear.
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Well, at least you didn't hit your head on the ground when you fell.
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I know.
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I was very lucky.
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It could have been a lot worse.
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Three.
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Where was the dog found?
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I see you found your dog, Bill.
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Was she in the park?
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No, although I did lose her in the park when she saw a cat and ran away.
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Normally she stays with me, but I think the cat made her too excited.
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and she didn't come back to me when I called her.
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You must have been really worried, especially with that busy road next to the park.
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I was.
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I went home hoping she was back there, but then I got a phone call from the butcher to say she was looking through his window at the sausages.
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He kept her until I arrived to collect her.
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Now, listen again.
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I see you found your dog, Bill.
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Was she in the park?
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No, although I did lose her in the park when she saw a cat and ran away.
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Normally she stays with me, but I think the cat made her too excited and she didn't come back to me when I called her.
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You must have been really worried, especially with that busy road next to the park.
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I was.
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I went home hoping she was back there, but then I got a phone call from the butcher to say she was looking through his window at the sausages.
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He kept her until I arrived to collect her.
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4. What programme does the girl want to watch on TV today?
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What are you watching?
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Oh, another volleyball match.
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I thought you liked volleyball.
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I like playing volleyball, but it's so boring watching others playing while you are sitting on a sofa.
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Anyway, it's nearly time for work in the sky.
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There's a special report on pilots.
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Don't you and mum want to watch that music show you like, Song Story?
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Yes, but I'm sure she won't mind missing it just one time.
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I guess not.
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OK.
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What time does it start?
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Right now.
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Now, listen again.
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What are you watching?
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Oh, another volleyball match.
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I thought you liked volleyball.
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I like playing volleyball, but it's so boring watching others playing while you are sitting on a sofa.
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Anyway, it's nearly time for work in the sky there's a special report on pilots.
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Don't you and mum want to watch that music show you like, Song Story?
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Yes, but I'm sure she won't mind missing it just one time.
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I guess not.
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Okay, what time does it start?
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Right now!
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5. Which DVD did the boy like most?
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What did you get for your birthday?
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Lots of really good DVDs.
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I had a car racing one, a basketball games one, and a karaoke one that you sing along to.
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I bet you loved the car racing one, didn't you?
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To be honest, I enjoyed having a good sing more than anything.
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It was so much fun.
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The other night, some friends dropped by and we had such a great time singing and dancing.
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Now, listen again.
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What did you get for your birthday?
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Lots of really good DVDs.
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I had a car racing one, a basketball games one, and a karaoke one that you'd sing along to.
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I bet you loved the car racing one, didn't you?
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To be honest, I enjoyed having a good sing more than anything.
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It was so much fun.
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The other night some friends dropped by and we had such a great time singing and dancing.
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6. which sport did the girl do for the first time last summer
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hi carlotta how was your summer holiday it was amazing we spent most of our time swimming
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and we did a bit of water skiing i like skiing
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but then i thought i'd like to try something new for
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a change my brother had been surfboarding on the first day of the holiday
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and although it looked like fun i was a bit nervous
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about trying it i stuck to water skiing for a couple of days
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but then i had a chat with the surfboarding instructor
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and he told me how to do it safely i have
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to say it was great fun once i got used to it
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and stopped being
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so nervous i'll definitely do it again next summer now listen again hi carlotta how was your summer holiday
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It was amazing!
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We spent most of our time swimming and we did a bit of water skiing.
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I like skiing, but then I thought I'd like to try something new for a change.
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My brother had been surfboarding on the first day of the holiday and although it looked like fun, I was a bit nervous about trying it.
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I stuck to water skiing for a couple of days, but then I had a chat with the surfboarding instructor and he told me how to do it safely.
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I have to say, it was great fun once I got used to it and stopped being so nervous.
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I'll definitely do it again next summer.
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7. What can you buy half -price today?
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Good morning, shoppers.
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Why not visit the fresh fruit and vegetable stalls to buy some healthy food for your family?
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Don't forget, you can buy some lovely meat at either of our wonderful butchers.
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For all you book lovers, Books Galore has 50 % off all novels today,
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so now's a good chance to buy your beach books for the summer holidays.
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Finally, look out for the shopping centre staff, who are giving out free cinema tickets to ten lucky customers today.
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Happy shopping!
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Now, listen again.
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Good morning, shoppers.
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Why not visit the fresh fruit and vegetable stalls to buy some healthy food for your family?
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don't forget you can buy some lovely meat at either of
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our wonderful butchers for all you book lovers books galore has 50 off all novels today
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so now's a good chance to buy your beach books for
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the summer holidays finally look out for the shopping center staff
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who are giving out free cinema tickets to ten lucky customers today.
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Happy shopping!
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That is the end of part one.
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Test one.
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Part two.
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Now look at part two.
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For each question, choose the correct answer.
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Eight.
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You will hear two friends talking about a family visit to a cafe.
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I really enjoyed that.
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It's much nicer than the old cafe in town.
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The apple juice was great.
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How was your mother's hot chocolate?
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It was lovely, especially with all the cream they put on top and the cake was fantastic.
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It was really delicious.
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I realised that when she had a second piece.
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I don't think she's sticking to her diet today. Do you?
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No, but she deserves a day off after such a difficult week, I have to say.
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Anyway, the pictures on the wall were a bit strange, though.
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Do you think so?
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My father and I really liked them.
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I guess they were a bit too modern for your liking, weren't they?
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now listen again i really enjoyed
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that it's much nicer than the old cafe in town the
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apple juice was great how was your mother's hot chocolate it
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was lovely especially with all the cream they put on top
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and the cake was fantastic it was really delicious i realized that when she had a second piece.
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I don't think she's sticking to her diet today. Do you?
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No, but she deserves a day off after such a difficult week, I have to say.
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Anyway, the pictures on the wall were a bit strange, though.
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Do you think so?
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My father and I really liked them.
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I guess they were a bit too modern for your liking, weren't they?
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9. You will hear a boy talking about his big brother learning to drive.
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How did your brother's driving lesson go?
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He must have been really nervous.
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He wasn't really.
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He can't wait to drive as it's so boring waiting for our parents to drive him to places all the time.
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Sometimes he wants to go somewhere, and he can't because either he can't get there, or he can't get home again after.
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Wasn't he worried that he might crash the car, or that someone might crash into him?
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No, he was too excited to be worried.
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In fact, it was great fun.
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This is the start of a new part of his life.
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Freedom to do what he wants at last.
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I also want to learn to drive as soon as I finish school.
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Now, listen again.
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How did your brother's driving lesson go?
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He must have been really nervous.
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He wasn't really.
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He can't wait to drive as it's so boring waiting for our parents to drive him to places all the time.
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Sometimes he wants to go somewhere and he can't because either he can't get there or he can't get home again after.
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Wasn't he worried that he might crash the car, or that someone might crash into him?
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No, he was too excited to be worried.
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In fact, it was great fun.
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This is the start of a new part of his life.
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Freedom to do what he wants at last.
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I also want to learn to drive as soon as I finish school.
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Ten You will hear two friends talking about getting a Saturday job.
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We need to do something about getting a Saturday job, don't we?
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I've had enough of not having any money and asking my parents all the time whenever I want to buy something.
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Me too.
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But we need to be careful that we don't get jobs that make us too tired to do our schoolwork.
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Right.
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Let's look at shop work because then we will be in the warm and the hours aren't too long.
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Good idea.
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We can look online to find a job.
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There must be lots of jobs out there if we look hard enough.
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Well, let's get started then.
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I'll get my laptop.
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Now, listen again.
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We need to do something about getting a Saturday job, don't we?
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I've had enough of not having any money and asking my parents all the time whenever I want to buy something.
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Me too.
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But we need to be careful that we don't get jobs that make us too tired to do our schoolwork.
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Right.
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Let's look at shop work, because then we will be in the warm and the hours aren't too long.
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Good idea.
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We can look online to find a job.
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There must be lots of jobs out there if we look hard enough.
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Well, let's get started then.
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I'll get my laptop.
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Eleven.
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You will hear two friends talking about a film they have seen.
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I was disappointed by that film.
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It seemed to go on forever.
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I'm surprised because the reviews were really good and other people seemed to like it.
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I know what you mean.
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It did have plenty of action, which I liked, but the characters were not very realistic.
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There's no way the policeman would have behaved the way he did.
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Yes, I have to agree with you there.
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No one would behave like that in real life, and when the woman saw the criminal, she didn't even seem scared.
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Let's see a comedy next time.
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Now, listen again.
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I was disappointed by that film.
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It seemed to go on forever.
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I'm surprised, because the reviews were really good and other people seemed to like it.
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I know what you mean.
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It did have plenty of action, which I liked, but the characters were not very realistic.
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There's no way the policeman would have behaved the way he did.
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Yes, I have to agree with you there.
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No one would behave like that in real life.
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And when the woman saw the criminal, she didn't even seem scared.
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Let's see a comedy next time.
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12. You will hear a boy telling his friend about a school trip to a museum.
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How was the trip to the museum?
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Was it a bit boring?
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Well, surprisingly, I had a great time.
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There was a fantastic natural history exhibition with huge dinosaurs.
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Also, the space rooms were great.
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You could sit in a space rocket and watch videos of the planets and stars.
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Really?
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But I thought you didn't want to go.
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You weren't at all keen on going last week.
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I didn't, but there was some interesting stuff there.
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I hadn't realised how big the museum was either.
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Having said that, I wouldn't really want to go again, but I'm glad I went.
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Now, listen again.
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How was the trip to the museum?
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Was it a bit boring?
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Well, surprisingly, I had a great time.
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There was a fantastic natural history exhibition with huge dinosaurs.
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Also, the space rooms were great.
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You could sit in a space rocket and watch videos of the planets and stars.
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Really?
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But I thought you didn't want to go.
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You weren't at all keen on going last week.
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I didn't, but there was some interesting stuff there.
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I hadn't realised how big the museum was either.
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Having said that, I wouldn't really want to go again, but I'm glad I went.
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Thirteen You will hear two friends talking about a new teacher.
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so what do you think about the new english teacher well it's funny
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because i didn't like her at first
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but actually i'm enjoying her lessons now english isn't my favorite subject
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but i like it more than i used to i agree
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she really brings the lessons to life she's not like the other teachers yes
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and she's not too serious but she keeps us all under control so far she She hasn't given us too much homework, either, and that's always a good thing.
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Now listen again.
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So, what do you think about the new English teacher?
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Well, it's funny, because I didn't like her at first.
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But actually, I'm enjoying her lessons now.
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English isn't my favourite subject, but I like it more than I used to.
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I agree.
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She really brings the lessons to life.
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She's not like the other teachers.
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Yes, and she's not too serious, but she keeps us all under control.
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So far she hasn't given us too much homework either, and that's always a good thing.
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That is the end of part two.
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Test one.
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Part three.
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Now look at part three.
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For each question, write the correct answer in the gap.
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Write one or two words or a number or a date or a time.
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Look at questions 14 to 19 now.
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You will hear a student called Adriana giving a presentation to her class about her father's job.
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Hi everyone, I have chosen to tell you about my father's job for the project we had for today.
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I chose the first project which focuses on jobs.
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I found the other topic on the environment a bit difficult.
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My father is a pilot for an international airline company.
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He's been flying people around the world for the last 16 years and he loves his job.
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After he graduated from university he became a teacher he taught in a primary school and he really enjoyed it
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however he'd always had a dream that one day he would fly
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so he decided to go for an important career change
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and train as a pilot he will never forget the first flight
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when he was responsible for a plane with 80 happy holiday
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makers on their way to italy six more people were working on the plane.
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He was very nervous.
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Everything went well, though, and he was so pleased when his first flight was behind him.
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He often gets nervous, people asking him questions about how dangerous flying really is.
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He tells them that it is the safest way to travel.
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However, sometimes unexpected things happen during a flight, such as bad weather or difficult passengers.
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But he says that the most important thing a pilot can do is to always stay calm.
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My father believes that what nervous passengers have in common is
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that they need to be in control of their life and when they get on a plane, they have to give up that control.
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He always does his best to make passengers feel relaxed on the flight.
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Once he is taken off and he is cruising in the sky, he always has a coffee to make him feel extra awake and ready for anything.
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Hi everyone, I have chosen to tell you about my father's job for the project we had for today.
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I chose the first project which focuses on jobs.
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I found the other topic on the environment a bit difficult.
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My father is a pilot for an international airline company.
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He's been flying people around the world for the last 16 years and he loves his job.
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After he graduated from university, he became a teacher.
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He taught in a primary school and he really enjoyed it.
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However, he'd always had a dream that one day he would fly, so he decided to go for an important career change and train as a pilot.
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He will never forget the first flight
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when he was responsible for a plane with 80 happy holidaymakers on their way to Italy.
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Six more people were working on the plane.
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He was very nervous.
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Everything went well, though, and he was so pleased when his first flight was behind him.
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He often gets nervous, people asking him questions about how dangerous flying really is.
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He tells them that it is the safest way to travel.
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However, sometimes unexpected things happen during a flight, such as bad weather or difficult passengers.
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But he says that the most important thing a pilot can do is to always stay calm.
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My father believes that what nervous passengers have in common is
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that they need to be in control of their life and when they get on a plane, they have to give up that control.
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He always does his best to make passengers feel relaxed on the flight.
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Once he is taken off and he is cruising in the sky, he always has a coffee to make him feel extra awake and ready for anything.
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That is the end of part 3.
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Test 1.
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Part 4.
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Now look at part 4.
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For each question, choose the correct answer.
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Look at questions 20 to 25 now.
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You have 45 seconds.
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You will hear an interview with a young writer called Darren.
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Hi Darren, you are very successful for such a young writer.
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Can you tell us what got you into writing stories?
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Funnily enough, I was never much of a reader and I certainly didn't read novels.
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I quite like comics.
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When I was 13, I got quite ill and spent a long time in hospital.
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When I was allowed home, I had several months in bed when I couldn't really do much.
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I was very bored and just started to write.
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To this day, I don't know why I did it.
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And what effect did this have on you at the time?
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Well, I was missing seeing my friends and having fun, and generally, I wasn't the happiest of teenagers.
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I guess writing the book took me to another place in my head where I wasn't worried about being sick
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and I felt free in a way.
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I never dreamed that the book would become something that helped me and my family earn money.
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So, when did you realise that your book was good enough to send to a publisher
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and how did you go about doing that?
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I didn't.
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I never for a second thought the book was any good.
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I didn't even think anyone would ever read it.
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It was just for me, a kind of therapy, to give myself something to do.
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I had no plans whatsoever to be a writer.
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So what happened?
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Well, I didn't know it at the time, but my family had been reading what I was writing.
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I think they were very worried about me, and thought I was writing a diary about my feelings.
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My parents showed my elder sister, and she sent a copy off to several publishers.
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The first thing I knew about it was
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when I got an email from a publishing house saying they wanted to meet me to discuss my story.
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Wow!
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You must have been so excited.
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No, I wasn't because I just thought it was a friend being silly and having some fun.
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Then the letter came from the publisher offering me a large amount of money and I realised it was real.
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And now three years later, how is your life?
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What are your plans?
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Actually, I'm about to have a bit of a break in order to concentrate on my final exams.
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I want to study literature after school.
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Then I might write another book or several books. Who knows?
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I may have a great career as a writer when I become an adult or I may do a completely different job.
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Darren, I wish you luck in the future.
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Now, listen again.
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Hi Darren.
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You are very successful for such a young writer.
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Can you tell us what got you into writing stories?
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Funnily enough, I was never much of a reader and I certainly didn't read novels.
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I quite liked comics.
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When I was 13, I got quite ill and spent a long time in hospital.
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When I was allowed home, I had several months in bed when I couldn't really do much.
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I was very bored and just started to write.
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To this day, I don't know why I did it.
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And what effect did this have on you at the time?
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Well, I was missing seeing my friends and having fun, and generally I wasn't the happiest of teenagers.
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I guess writing the book took me to another place in my head where I wasn't worried about being sick
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and I felt free in a way.
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I never dreamed that the book would become something that helped me and my family earn money.
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So, when did you realise that your book was good enough to send to a publisher
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and how did you go about doing that?
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I didn't.
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I never for a second thought the book was any good.
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I didn't even think anyone would ever read it.
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It was just for me, a kind of therapy, to give myself something to do.
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I had no plans whatsoever to be a writer.
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So what happened?
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Well, I didn't know it at the time, but my family had been reading what I was writing.
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I think they were very worried about me and thought I was writing a diary about my feelings.
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My parents showed my elder sister and she sent a copy off to several publishers.
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The first thing I knew about it was
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when I got an email from a publishing house saying they wanted to meet me to discuss my story.
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Wow!
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You must have been so excited!
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No, I wasn't because I just thought it was a friend being silly and having some fun.
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Then the letter came from the publisher offering me a large amount of money and I realised it was real.
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And now three years later, how is your life?
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What are your plans?
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Actually, I'm about to have a bit of a break in order to concentrate on my final exams.
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I want to study literature after school.
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Then I might write another book or several books. Who knows?
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I may have a great career as a writer when I become an adult or I may do a completely different job.
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Darren, I wish you luck in the future.
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That is the end of part 4.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 428 sentences and 4328 words to shadow. The speech runs for 30:12. The speaker talks at a steady 143 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 85% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| bore verb | /boɹ/ | To inspire boredom in somebody. |
| realise verb | Non-Oxford British standard spelling of realize. | |
| lesson noun | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided. |
| passenger noun | /ˈpæs.ɪn.d͡ʒɚ/ | One who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who does not operate it and is not a member of the crew. |
| publisher noun | /ˈpʌblɪʃɚ/ | A person or (especially) a company who publishes, especially books. |
| ski noun | /skiː/ | One of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow or water. |
| volleyball noun | /ˈvɒlibɔ(ː)l/ | A game played on a rectangular court between two teams of two to six players which involves striking a ball back and forth over a net. |
| juice noun | /d͡ʒuːs/ | A liquid made from plant, especially fruit. |
| behave verb | /bɪˈheɪv/ | To conduct (oneself) well, or in a given way; to conform. |
| roast verb | /ɹoʊst/ | To cook food by heating in an oven or over a fire without covering, resulting in a crisp, possibly even slightly charred appearance. |
| butcher noun | /ˈbʊt͡ʃə/ | A person who prepares and sells meat (and sometimes also slaughters the animals). |
| topic noun | /ˈtɑpɪk/ | A subject; a theme; a category or general area of interest. |
| earn verb | /ɝn/ | To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work. |
| comic noun | /ˈkɑmɪk/ | A comedian. |
| disappointed adjective | /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd/ | Defeated of expectations or hope; experiencing disappointment; let down. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fall off verb | To become detached or to drop from. |
| give out verb | To utter, publish; to announce, proclaim, report. |
| give up verb | To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone). |
| look forward to verb | To anticipate, expect, or wait for, especially with a feeling of approval or pleasure; to be excited or eager to. |
| look through verb | To take a view of the contents of; search in, either with the eyes or by hand. |
| run away verb | To flee by running. |
| take off verb | To remove. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | was disappointed · is taken · was allowed |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | have seen · hasn't given · have chosen |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | was looking · were working · was missing |
| Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain | might crash · might write · may have |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 115 contractions and reduced forms, such as didn't, don't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: publisher /ˈpʌblɪʃɚ/, exhibition /ɛksɪˈbɪʃən/, delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, publish /ˈpʌblɪʃ/, presentation /ˌpɹɛzn̩ˈteɪʃn̩/
- Long words — get the stress right: disappointed /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd/, exhibition /ɛksɪˈbɪʃən/, unexpected /ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/, surprisingly /səˈpɹaɪzɪŋli/, whatsoever /ˌ(h)wʌtsoʊˈɛvɚ/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like bore, realise, lesson.
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.