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What kind of trousers do you like to wear? Tight ones? Baggy ones? Ordinary ones? Some people
like to wear saggy ones
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Trousers versus
pants
Hip Hop clothing
Here is some more
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“pants” in British
English refers to the
clothing you wear
under your trousers
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He
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And people
who are caught with
their trousers
down, could pay
a fine of up to
US$500
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The law makes it a crime
to wear trousers that
show your underwear
...
Mr Broussard added, “They’re
better off taking the pants off
and just wearing a dress
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Some
say that the law targets
African-Americans
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Broussard denied that
the law was racially
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A town lawyer
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underwear to the list of
forbidden exposures
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Saggy trouser
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trousers n
clothing you wear to cover your
legs
tight adj
“tight” clothing is very close to your
body
baggy adj
“baggy” clothing is too big for you
saggy adj
“saggy” clothing keeps falling down
underwear n
clothing you wear under your
trousers
a fine n
money you must pay because you
have committed a crime
indecent exposure n
showing private parts of your body
in public
caught with your trousers
down exp
two meanings: with your trousers
not covering your legs; caught in an
embarrassing or illegal situation
up to US$500 exp
all the numbers including and
before US$500
pants n US
an American English word for
trousers
a target n
the object of an attack or criticism
low-slung trousers n
trousers that are very low on the
body and appear to be falling down
forbidden adj
prohibited
an exposure n
if there is “an exposure”, a part of
your body is showing
a belt n
an accessory used to hold your
trousers around your body
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Some aspirin
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Some sausages
Discussion: Shopping
Discuss these questions with
a partner
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Where do you buy your food?
2
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Do you think it is important to
support local shops? Why?
4
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What do you like about
supermarkets? What do you dislike?
Listening
You are going to listen to
a conversation about how
supermarkets are affecting
towns and cities
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Listen as many times as you like
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What effect are large supermarkets
having on small towns?
2
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Why are so many small businesses
having to close down?
4
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Why are supermarkets bad for the
environment?
1
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They’re (destroy)
small towns
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These days, you can (buy)
just about
everything from supermarkets
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In the past, people (use)
to get these things
from specialist shops
...
Many shops (have)
to close down
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A supermarket can (buy)
in bulk
...
A supermarket (offer)
more choice at a
cheaper price
...
This means that people have
the centre
(leave)
of the town
...
Lots of the small businesses
have (close)
down
...
More and more people (have)
to use their car to
do the shopping
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A screwdriver
A: A bakery
B: A hardware
store / an
ironmonger’s
C: A greengrocer’s
D: A chemist’s
E: A butcher’s
Language focus
Complete each sentence
with the correct form of the
verb in brackets ( )
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In many cases
they can’t be in the centre of a
town because there isn’t enough
room
...
This means
that people have to leave the
centre of the town
...
It’s quite sad really, and many
people preferred life before
...
G: Well, that does sound quite sad
...
Thank you for
coming here to talk to us about
this
...
Thanks for having
me
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Today, we’re
going to talk about the growth
of the supermarket and the
effect that it’s having on small
communities
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S: Hello
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These
days, you can buy just about
everything from supermarkets
...
But now these
specialist shops, places such as
the greengrocer’s, the butcher’s
and the baker’s, are having to
close down because people
are shopping in supermarkets
instead
...
Prices are
also usually lower because a
supermarket can buy in bulk and
therefore save money
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Freedom of
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at
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Discussion: Intermet Shops
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ow often do you buy things
H
through websites?
3
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Listen to the
conversation once
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Listen to the conversation again
and complete each sentence
with the correct words
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Many companies exploit this
information and sell it on to others
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he average supermarket knows more
T
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The difference is that now we
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efore, it was simply a matter of not
B
saying anything to people about
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But these days, we’re giving
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There was a website in Sweden where
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The speaker has used the
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Type in / key in – to write text or
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using the keyboard
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Run out of – if you“run out of”something,
you have no more of that thing
...
Scroll down / scroll up – if you“scroll
up” you move the text or image on the
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computer screen up in order to find
what you are looking for
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Log on – to gain access to a computer
or internet website by typing in your
username or password or both
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The opposite is “off”
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Exercise
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the correct preposition
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Hello, Frank
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H: No problem
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Often
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us, and this can be dangerous, can’t it?
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In fact, they
say that in England the average
supermarket knows more about you
than MI5 or the security services
...
Do we have a long history of
information sharing?
F: In some senses yes
...
Before, it was simply a matter of not
saying anything to people about your
wage or you home life
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And we simply have to trust
other organisations to look after that
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Is that printer still ____? I thought I told
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You need to click ____ the icon
in order to go to the next page
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It won’t let you see those pages
because you haven’t logged ____
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You need to scroll ____ a bit
more to see the message
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You need to key ____ your username
and password
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I need to print something
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Don’t forget to back ____
your files on a memory stick before
you go home
...
But as it’s all stored electronically, it’s so
easy to pass it on to others
...
Sweden has
a long tradition of openness, but this
was taking things too far
...
It’s been closed
down now, but it just goes to show
how far things have really come
...
So, what are the laws
like in the UK for controlling the
distribution of information?
F: Well, the laws are fairly strict with regard
to this
...
And if they do act
irresponsibly, they can be sued, or face a
large fine
...
F: No problem
...
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Please phone call me as soon as you get this
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We will can watch television on our mobile phones
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He is not capable to
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This vase needs a
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I
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”
the door of their little house
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...
After a while, big daddy
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And mummy bear says, “And
look, someone has been
eating my porridge
...
Someone has stolen
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Fly Sale
A man goes into
a pet shop and walks up to
the counter
...
Can I help
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“You’d like a what?” asks the
assistant, looking confused
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“I’m sorry, sir, but we
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...
”
feeling
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”
And the nurse asks, “What did
GLOSSARY
he say?”
a tee n
a small piece of wood or plastic
“Oops!”
Tommy Cooper Jokes
(Tommy Cooper was a famous
British comedian from the
1970s
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They left a little
note on the windscreen, it
said “Parking Fine”
...
So, I got
home,
and the
phone
was ringing
...
”
Patient
Patience
Angry Bear
The three bears return home
one Sunday morning after a
walk in the woods
...
He said,
“Say aaah
...
”
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The problem of getting into Britai
Have you applied for a visa? What did they ask you? What did you say? Some say the British visa
application process is both complicated and unfair
...
The solution
No English, no entry
“Have you ever been to
Britain? If you have, why did
you go?” A report shows that
people who don’t answer
this question “correctly”
are often denied a visa
...
Some are denied
because visitorrs said it was
“the first time I have travelled
abroad”
...
Ridiculous reasons
Many people have criticised
this
...
“Rejecting a visa
because it is the first time
that someone travels abroad
is simply silly
...
Not
having done it before is an
acceptable reason for travel,”
she said
...
That’s what
the UK is famous for: sights
worth seeing,” she added
...
The
customs officer rejected her
because “you have little or
no idea what you plan to see
or do in Britain”
...
She had written
“annual leave vacation”
...
” And the officer
who rejected the applicant
wrote, “You have not
named any places you will
see
...
The
officer thought it was not
credible that the Brazilian
tourist was going to stay in
a hotel that was more than
20 miles from his friends
...
They are
if an application is “rejected”, it is
also hoping that some of the
not accepted
rejected applicants will be sent sightseeing n
visiting the tourist attractions in a
an apology
...
But
annual leave n
there is still a long way to go
...
Almost
people go for their holidays
70 “bona fide” Chinese
to improve vb
to make better; to increase the
students would have missed
quality of
their course if senior staff
an apology n
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staurant
the re
A table
A menu
A main course
A seat
A kitchen
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A bottle of ketchup
A toilet/bathroom/
restroom (US English)
A dessert
A drink
A tablecloth
A salt pot
A waiter
A glass
A napkin
A manager
A fork and knife
A toothpick
A starter
A bill
The non-smoking section
A spoon
A cup of coffee
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Dr Fingers’
Grammar Fun
The section that makes grammar easy, interesting and fun
...
pronoun (I, you, he, she, we,
they), but it is much more
common to use an object
pronoun (me, you, him, her,
us, them)
...
(I)
I’m
not as small
as a mouse
...
a) She is as tall as Gordon
...
Adjectives
Negative comparisons
We can also make negative
comparisons using “not as…
as” (“not so… as” is also
possible) with both adjectives
and adverbs
...
b) Bob isn’t as clever as Brian
...
d) She didn’t speak as fast as
I did
...
Nouns
Adverbs
We can also use this
construction with an adverb
...
b) Mike drove as badly as
Sally
...
For example:
a) Mary is as pretty as Jenny
...
c) It’s as cold as ice
...
(we)
c) He is as tall as her
...
For example:
a) This exercise is as easy as
the one I did last year
...
We can use “as many…
as” with countable nouns;
and “as much… as” with
uncountable nouns
...
b) He doesn’t have as many
houses as me
...
d) We don’t have as much
time as we would like
...
d) They walked as quickly as
each other
...
e) She’s as bored as her
father
...
Pronouns
f) It’s as good as the other film
...
Some
say it should be a personal
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TriviaMatching
Exercise
See if you can do this matching exercise
...
Write a letter next to the name of each thing in the list below
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Brazil nut
2
...
A tennis court
4
...
A bride
6
...
A sign
8
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A grape
10
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A giraffe
12
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Whoever thought the world was so unusual?
The biggest exporter of
Brazil nuts is not Brazil
but Bolivia
...
Now,
getting those statistics must
have been a fun job… not
...
Guaranteed
protection from
Cruella de Ville
...
The Chinese eat about 50% of
the world’s pork
...
It takes about 5,000 litres of
water to produce 1 kilo of rice;
and it takes about 2
...
If you fill a matchbox with
gold, it could be flattened to
cover an entire tennis court
...
Britain’s oldest breed of dog
is the Bearded Collie
...
The largest McDonald’s is in
Beijing, China
...
The Hollywood sign cost
$21,000 to build
...
You use more calories
eating celery than
there are in the celery
itself
...
GLOSSARY
A giraffe can clean its ears with
its 8-cm tongue
...
The baby falls
from a height of about two
metres and without being
hurt, usually
...
a fun job exp
an interesting and entertaining job
a matchbox n
a small box that contains matches
(little wooden sticks used for
creating fire)
to flatten vb
to make flat (level and smooth)
a tennis court n
an area of ground where you play
tennis
a breed n
a “breed” of dog is a particular type
of dog
pork n
meat from pigs
a bride n
a woman who is going to get
married in a wedding
celery n
a type of vegetable
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Weird Trivia
WeirdTrivia
Fingers’ Grammar
Dr Fingers’grammar clinic
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s one deal with them?
find them? And how doe
Yours, Mrs Windfarm
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OK, here goes
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Many of these verbs are related
to cognitive activities (mental
processes) - what you hate, like,
prefer, know, understand, believe,
and how you analyse and create logic
from the world
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(Correct: I know the
answer
...
(Correct: They like the food
...
The following verbs are not normally used in the
continuous form
...
For example:
Like: I really like this film
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Hate: I hate this drink
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Need: We need a change of scenery
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Know: We know what you are thinking
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Suppose: I suppose it’s the right one
...
Believe: I don’t believe this
...
Contain: It contains a list of the most popular songs
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Seem: She seems to be sad
...
Stative and non-stative verbs
There are a few verbs that can be both stative and
non-stative
...
For example:
a) I think it is a good idea
...
However, when “think” refers to the action and process of
thinking, it can be used in a continuous sense
...
b) We are thinking about doing it
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For example:
a) She has a house in the country
...
However, when “have” is part of a verbal structure, it can be
used in the continuous form
...
b) He’s having a bath
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For example:
a) He is the most intelligent person I know
...
However, when “to be” refers to a temporary state, or an
action in progress, it can be used in the continuous form
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b) She is being selfish
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Drunk Driver
A drunk driver literally took
himself to jail
...
Police say 36-year-old Jerken
lost control and skidded off
I’m
Just looking
for a party
...
A police spokesman
added, “He was unhurt, which
is more than can be said for
the car and the police station
...
”
Light Hands
“I couldn’t see in the dark,
so I turned on the lights,”
said Jim Bumble, who was
arrested after breaking
into a sports club
...
Unfortunately, this was the
switch to the floodlights
of the club’s football pitch
...
“I
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tried to turn the lights off, but
I couldn’t,” Bumble added
...
Robin Hood Bank
Manager
A German bank manager
has been jailed after stealing
money from the rich to
give to the poor
...
In
total, the 52-year-old banker
moved more than 2 million
euros in the bank where he
worked in the small town of
Richentaun
...
He helped all
sorts of people, including
single mothers, pensioners,
and even a young man who
lost his job because of ill
GLOSSARY
three times over the limit exp
with three times more alcohol than
is permitted when driving
to skid vb
if a car “skids”, it goes out of control
and moves sideways, often on a
wet road
to say goodbye to something exp
if you have to “say goodbye to
something”, that thing is taken from
you
to break into a building exp
to enter a building illegally and
with the intention of robbing
a torch n
a small electric light which is
powered by batteries
the floodlights n
large, powerful lights for
illuminating a football pitch /
stadium, etc
to switch on phr vb
to turn on; to connect to the
electricity so it works
a sprinkler system n
a device to water plants or an area
of grass or to extinguish a fire
bank account n
a charity n
a place in the bank where people
an organisation that helpsyou can
leave money or take it out
in need: the poor, people with
to transfer vb
medical problems, etc
to move n
a citizenmoney from one account
to another
a “citizen” of a particular country
a someone who belongs to that
is debt n
money
countrythat you owe someone
single mother n
a diet n
a mother with no husband or
the type of food from a particular
partner
country
to turn yourself in exp
a deal n
to agreement
an go to the police voluntarily and
to admit to a crime
in exile n
to cover living vb
if you areup phr“in exile”, you are
to hide information so that people
forced to live in another country for
do not discover
political reasonsthe truth
health
...
And
no one ever said anything
about it
...
He has been sentenced to 34
months in prison
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Elephants & Donkeys
As you probably already know, US politics is dominated by two political parties: the Democrats and
the Republicans
...
Let’s look at the two parties
...
Back then, a group
of American politicians known as
the “founding fathers” issued the
“Declaration of Independence”
...
The Democrats
The oldest political party
is The Democrats
...
Many of
the most
famous names in US history
are connected with this party
...
He
was the author of much of the
“Declaration of Independence”,
and later became the 3rd president
...
He was a young
and charismatic leader when
he became the President in
1961, and the US nation was
shocked when he was
assassinated in 1963
...
When
Jackson was campaigning
in the presidential elections of
the 1820s, his opponents called
him a “donkey” as a form of disrespect
...
Traditionally, the Democrats
are the party of the political left as they have
liberal policies, and have often supported
workers, farmers, ethnic minorities and the poor
...
The Republican Party is
not as old as The Democrat
Party but it is considered
to be more traditional
...
The party
is often supported by white
middle-class Americans, and
politically it is right of centre
...
He started
life as a Hollywood actor, and later moved into
politics
...
Since then, the
Republican Party has had a
strong connection with big
companies such as Exxon Mobil,
which is the richest company in the
world
...
The
candidates often say silly things by mistake
(as in the case of George W Bush), and often
film and music superstars get involved
in the election campaign
...
In the 2012 election, Obama
had the support of Oprah Winfrey, the Jonas
Brothers, Jessica Alba and George Clooney
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GLOSSARY
charismatic adj
with an ability to attract and
influence people
to assassinate vb
to kill an important political leader
to campaign vb
to do things in order to create more
support for a political party
the political left n
people with liberal, socialist ideas
to found vb
to start a group or organisation
slavery n
the system by which people are
owned by other people as slaves
right of centre adj
with conservative, traditional ideas
to get involved exp
to participate
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How to give a
great speech!
Track 08
How to give a great speech!
Winston Churchill, Martin Luther King, JFK – they were all great public speakers
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or a start, great speakers
often talk with passion and
energy; and they use highly
visual, evocative language, such
as Winston Churchill’s, “We shall
fight on the beaches”, or JFK’s
observation during his inaugural
address (in January 1961) that,
“The torch has been passed to
a new generation of Americans”
...
They often
use these personal anecdotes to
show how they accomplished
their goals, overcame a difficulty,
or triumphed in spite of all
the odds
...
Barack Obama
In 2004, Barack Obama made
a speech that
helped put
him on the
political
map
...
In this extract from
the speech, he talks about what
makes America great
...
If there’s a
senior citizen somewhere who can’t
pay for their prescription drugs
and having to choose between
the medicine and the rent, that
makes my life poor even if it’s not
...
JK Rowling
JK Rowling is the author
of the hugely
successful
Harry Potter
books
...
In a
2008 speech at Harvard University,
she talked about the importance
of believing in yourself, following
your dreams and not being afraid
to make mistakes
...
I was set free because
my greatest fear had been realised
and I was still (3)
and I still had a daughter whom I
adored and I had an old typewriter
, and
and a big (4)
so rock bottom became the solid
foundation on which I rebuilt my life
...
She talked about
the difficulties
women face in
today’s world
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Hillary Clinton
In 2011, former US Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton gave a speech
at George Washington University
...
The protest
continued
despite the internet
shutdown
...
After five days, the government
relented, and Egypt came back (8)
...
Kennedy
In 1963, US president John
F
...
It’s probably
most famous for Kennedy’s
quote, “Ich bin ein Berliner
...
There are many
people in the world who really don’t
understand – or say they don’t –
what is the great issue between the
world and the
(9)
communist world
...
He
talked about his
upbringing and
the importance
of finding your
true passion
in life
...
ten
years later, again
you can’t connect the
dots looking forward, you can only
connect them looking backwards
...
You have to trust
in something: your gut, destiny, life,
karma, whatever
...
And that makes all the (11)
...
Referring to himself as “Harvard’s
most successful dropout”, Bill
talked about his time as a student
there, what an
inspirational
place it was
for him,
and how
those
who
attend
have
a duty
to help
solve some of
the world’s most
pressing challenges
...
It could be
(12)
exhilarating, intimidating, and
sometimes even discouraging
but always challenging
...
a fundamental belief n
the things you really believe in
a keeper n
your “keeper” is someone who
protects, supports and helps you
a single mum n
a woman with a child but no
husband or partner
an arena n
an area in life where you must
compete or work
to realise vb
if your fears are “realised”, they
become true
rock bottom n
the lowest possible point you can
be at
a talk show host n
a person who interviews guests on
a TV show
to rise vb
to move up in life; to become
successful
male adj
belonging to or associated with
men (not women)
the Arab Spring n
a series of protests that started
in December 2010 against
governments in Middle Eastern
countries such as Libya, Tunisia,
Jordan, etc
...
a dial-up modem n
a device that allows you to connect
to the internet through a telephone
to relent vb
if you “relent”, you let someone do
something that you didn’t let them
do before
a CEO abbr
a Chief Executive Officer – the most
important person in a business
an upbringing n
your “upbringing” is the way you
were brought up and educated by
to single out phr vb
your parents
if something “singles you out”, it
to connect the dots exp
shows how special or different you
to understand the relationship
are
between different ideas or events
an orator n
to trust vb
someone who is very good at
to believe
speaking in public
your gut n
mediocre adj
if you let your “gut” decide, you let
someone who is “mediocre” is
your instinct (your natural feelings)
of average quality – they aren’t
choose for you
anything special
karma n
passion n
a belief that your actions in this life
someone who speaks with “passion”
will affect your future lives
speaks with a lot of energy because
down the road exp
they really believe in what they’re
in the future
saying
to follow your heart exp
visual adj
to do what you feel is right in your
if someone uses “visual” language,
heart
they describe things in a way that
the well-worn path exp
allows you to see images through
the path (road) that everyone else
the descriptions
travels on; the things that everyone
evocative adj
else does
“evocative” language produces
a dropout n
pleasant memories, ideas, emotions
someone who leaves school,
and responses
college, university, etc
...
a duty n
a goal n
something you have to do because
an objective, something you want
it’s part of your responsibility
to do or achieve
to overcome vb pressing adj
important or urgent
if you “overcome” a difficulty, you
a challenge n
find a solution to that difficulty
something that’s new and difficult
to triumph vb
for you
to win or be successful
exhilarating adj
in spite of all the odds exp
exciting
if you do something “in spite of all
intimidating adj
the odds”, you do it even though it’s
frightening
really difficult
discouraging adj
a senior citizen n
something “discouraging” makes
an elderly person (usually over the
you depressed or makes you lose
age of 65)
enthusiasm
a prescription drug n
to transform vb
a drug you can buy at the chemist’s
to change
with a note from the doctor
It could be
exhilarating,
intimidating, and
sometimes even
discouraging
but always
challenging
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How to give a
great speech!
about
...
Welcome to the first part of our mini series on
leaders
...
So, what is it that makes a
good leader? Have a look for yourself
...
He was a major
figure in British politics in total
for sixty years
...
He eventually
retired as a member of
parliament in 1964 at the age
of 89
...
In
one of the darkest moments in British history,
on 4th June 1940, when a German invasion
seemed imminent, he made a speech which
characterised his strength and conviction
...
We shall fight
them on the beaches
...
We shall fight in the hills
...
” That was enough to unite
the nation
...
Indians like to refer to him as
the “father of the nation”
because of his success
in bringing Indians
of different religions
and ethnic groups
together in the
political movement
...
One of Gandhi’s strongest
leadership characteristics was his ability to work
towards a common cause
...
I
want some
independence
too
...
His most
important leadership qualities include bravery
and perseverance
...
This
was after the defeat
of Constantinople,
which had made
the old land route
impractical
...
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Columbus needed money
...
Then, he started a voyage into the unknown
...
However, Columbus showed
that he was a determined and brave leader
...
Although Columbus was mistaken
and had not found a “quick” way to India, he had
made one of the most important discoveries in
human history
...
He
later sold cheap records from the back of his car
before he started his own record shop called
Virgin Records
...
One of Branson’s greatest leadership qualities is
his ability to see an opportunity
...
Indra Krishnamurthy Nooyi
She has achieved much of her success as a
leader through hard work
and ability
...
She
was a successful
businesswoman
with the companies
Motorola and ABB before
she moved to PepsiCo
...
and she was
also an important person in the takeover of
Tropicana in 1998
...
Time Magazine have said she is one
of the 100 Most Influential People in the world
today and Fortune Magazine have said that she
is the world’s most powerful
businesswoman
...
He has
a natural ability to
sell his products and
create successful brands
...
Lucky Leaders
LEADERS
“We shall fight
them on the
landing ground
...
We
shall fight in the
fields and in the
street
...
We shall never
surrender
...
King John is famous for having a disastrous
reign as King of England
...
Apart from this, he also
lost a war to his
grandmother
...
The
name John is so
closely connected
with disaster and failure
that, since then, there has never been another
King John of England
...
durability n
the ability to survive and last for a
long time
to retire vb
to stop working because you are 65
conviction n
with great confidence in your
beliefs or ability
a speech n
a formal talk to a group of people /
an audience
a landing ground n
in this case: the place where enemy
soldiers arrive on the beaches as
part of an invasion
collective adj
“collective” beliefs, for example, are
shared by many different people
disobedience n
acting against the wishes of the
government or an authority
bravery n
acting decisively in a dangerous
situation and not considering your
own safety
perseverance n
the ability to continue doing
something even though it is
difficult
flat adj
level and smooth
a takeover n
if there is a “takeover”, one
company buys another company
to promote someone exp
to give someone more job
responsibilities and a bigger salary
a marketer n
someone whose job involves
marketing
the pope n
the head of the Catholic church
a swamp n
an area of very wet ground
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It cost more than 400,000 pounds to produce
...
The logo for the 2012 Olympics caused a huge controversy
...
“I think it’s
a joke,” said the mayor of
London, Ken Livingstone
...
These
are just some of the opinions
on the logo for the 2012
Olympics
...
The
survey group was asked why
they thought the logo was
so unpopular
...
Several respondents were
also concerned with the fact
that the logo cost £400,000 to
develop
...
” Overall,
the survey found that 68% of
respondents said they “hate”
the design
...
The original idea
was to tap into the youth
market
...
”
However, Caron, 17, took a
much wider view of the whole
logo issue: “It doesn’t make
a difference; the Olympics in
London is an amazing thing
...
Our survey respondents had
clearly given the matter of the
logo itself a lot of thought,
and their comments showed
quite a sophisticated level of
understanding design and
marketing and its purpose
...
It
contains demands for changes
to scrap vb
to cancel something
to withdraw vb
to take away
to trigger vb
to cause
a controversy n
a scandal; something that causes a
division of opinions
awful adj
terrible; horrible
a mayor n
an elected leader of a town or city
to tap into phr vb
if you “tap into” a particular market,
you try to enter that market and sell
things
a purpose n
a reason
keen to exp
a charity n
if you are “keen that helps people
an organisation to” do something,
you really want to do that thing
in need: the poor, people with
terrific problems, etc
medicaladj
wonderful;
a citizen n fantastic
...
Culture
secretary Tessa Jowell insisted
that the logo was worth every
penny
...
Ms Jowell admitted
that the graffiti-style logo had
“caused a storm”, but she said
that it was “adaptable” and
could be used in a “variety of
GLOSSARY
different contexts”
...
”
Later, in a press conference,
the mayor of London repeated
his insistence that the
designers should not be paid,
but admitted that the logo
“may grow on you”
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This month: the restaurant
...
What you say
We’d like a table for two,
please
...
Could you bring us the
menu, please?
Do you have a set menu?
Could you bring us the salt/
pepper/ketchup/vinegar,
please?
I’ll have the soup as a
starter
...
I’ll have it rare / medium
rare / medium / well done,
please
...
Part II Now listen to this social English dialogue
...
Waiter: Good afternoon, sir
...
A
Waiter: Certainly
...
(He sits down
...
(The waiter gives him the menu
...
Sal: OK
...
) Are you ready to
order now?
Sal:
Yes, thanks
...
Waiter: And for the main course?
Sal: have the steak, please
...
I’ll
Waiter: Would you like anything to drink with your meal, sir?
Sal: have a bottle of red wine, please
...
Your food will be with you in just a minute
...
) Was everything OK?
Sal:
Yes, that was delicious thank you
...
GLOSSARY
a set menu n
a menu with a fixed choice of food
and a fixed price for the starter,
main course and dessert
a starter n
the
first dish of food that you eat –
often a small amount of food
a main course n
the principal dish of food, often
consisting of meat or fish
rare adj
if a steak is “rare”, it has been
cooked for a very short period
of time
well done adj
if a steak is “well done”, it has been
cooked for a longer period of time
the bill n
the piece of paper that tells you
how much you must pay for your
meal
red (wine) n
wine that is dark red in colour
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Crossword
“Smoke” Crossword
Across
2: A chemical contained
in cigarettes =
...
sm
7: A person who absolutely
must have a cigarette =
...
a smoke det
11: A group that tries to
influence politicians to
ban smoking = the anti
...
15: The small part of a
cigarette that is left
when you have finished
smoking it = a cigarette
...
fa
18: A large cigarette made of
dried tobacco leaves =
...
cigarette bu
20: An object for smoking
tobacco
...
pi
23: A smoking prohibition = a
...
a ligh
25: A person who smokes
other people’s smoke =
smoker
...
qu
Answers on page 49
Down
1: The gas that goes into
the air when a cigarette
...
smoke = a ciga
4: A word used to describe
the companies involved
in the production,
marketing and selling of
cigarettes = the tobacco
...
ma
8: To take smoke from your
mouth and into your
...
toba
11: An organ in your body
(there are two) used for
breathing = a
...
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a sm
14: The grey, powdery
substance that is
produced after a cigarette
...
17: To stop smoking = to
up smoking
...
smoker’s co
21: A box that contains
20 cigarettes = a pac
of cigarettes
...
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Graffiti
Track 10
Track 11
Little Jokes
Not only is there
no God, but just try
getting a plumber
at weekends
...
What did the turkey say before
it was roasted? ____
2
...
Which side of the turkey has
Why is there only
one Monopolies
Commission?
the most feathers? ____
I’m
fowl
...
Why did the turkey cross the
A conservative is
someone who admires
radicals a century
after they’re dead
...
What “key” has legs and can’t
open doors? ____
7
...
8
...
A building can’t jump at all
...
C: t was the chicken’s day off
...
E: oy, I’m stuffed
...
A
G: A turkey
...
Dog Matters
Mrs Lowdmowf,
as your lawyer, I’m
afraid I cannot
represent you in
your action for
slander
...
admire the problem
Match each joke beginning
(1 to 8) with its ending (A-H)
...
Answers on page 49
4
...
GLOSSARY
a feather n
birds’ bodies are covered in feathers
a day off n
if you have a “day off”, you don’t go
to work because you are sick
foul play n
criminal violence, or an action that
causes someone’s death
...
Correct?
Yes,
that’s
right
...
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Phone Section
Track 12
one call
Ph
Answers on page 49
Listening I
Listen to the telephone
conversation once and
complete the information
...
What camera is he looking for?
2
...
What colours do they have in stock?
4
...
How much is it?
6
...
Where can he order one?
Listening II
Listen again and complete
each sentence with the correct
word/words
...
es, Jenny speaking,
Y
Pre-listening
Read these sentences about
cameras
...
Discuss with
a partner
...
he term “camera” comes from
T
“camera obscura”, which is Latin for
“dark chamber”
...
he camera obscura was first invented
T
by the Iraqi scientist Ibn al-Haytham
in the 15th century
...
English scientists Robert
Boyle and Robert Hooke invented a
portable camera obscura in
1665-1666
...
The size of the aperture controls
the amount of light that enters the
camera
...
The shutter controls the length
of time that the light hits the
recording surface
...
The first camera for practical
photography was built by Johann
Zahn in 1885
...
The first permanent photograph
was made in 1826 by Joseph
Nicéphore Niépce
...
The first colour photograph was
made by James Clerk Maxwell in
1921
...
J: Well, give me a minute, I’ll just check on the system
...
It comes in
three different colours as I am sure you know
...
R: Good, good
...
J: Well, it retails for £399
...
R: Well, that sounds interesting
...
You can also track your order from there until it
reaches the door
...
I’ll check it out
...
It
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...
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R: Thanks for your help
...
Have a nice day
...
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I wanted to ask if you had the
...
Yes, we have two in stock
...
It was the silver that
...
Well that sounds interesting
...
e like to
W
people to our webpage
...
You can also
your order from there until it
reaches the door
...
Brilliant
...
Happy Anniversary
February
Happy
Anniversary
A monthly look at things from the month
...
This month: February
...
February 4th 1862
One of the world’s
largest rum
producers (Bacardi)
is founded as a small distillery
in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
...
February 5th 1885
King Leopold II of
Belgium establishes
the Congo Free
State as his personal possession
in Africa
...
February 6th 1840
The British and the
Maori sign the
Treaty of Waitangi
after years of violence
...
Of course,
the Maori had been there for
hundreds of years before the
British arrived with their little
bits of paper to sign
...
The victorious
Chileans were led by the
revolutionary leader Bernardo
O’Higgins, who was the son of a
Spanish officer of Irish descent
...
February 15th 1989
The Soviet Union
officially announces
that all of its troops
had left Afghanistan
...
Carter also releases an ancient
curse, which kills a number of
people
...
Seven-year-old Leo II
was supposed to be king, but
they thought he was a bit too
young to rule
...
February 10th 1258
February 22nd 1997
Hulagu Khan and
the Mongols sack
and burn Baghdad,
a cultural and commercial
centre of the Islamic world
at the time
...
Scientists at the
Roslin Institute in
Scotland announce
the birth of the cloned sheep
Dolly
...
February 24th 1946
Colonel Juan Perón
is elected President
of Argentina
...
February 25th 1986
Corazon Aquino
is inaugurated
as President of
the Philippines, as Ferdinand
Marcos flees the nation after
20 years of rule and much
of the country’s wealth spent
on his wife’s collection of
shoes
...
February 27th 1991
The world’s first
hacker hacks into
the world’s first
web browser
...
Apparently,
the priests had become
tired of praying for an end to
discrimination and decided to
take action themselves
...
February 6th Waitangi Day
(New Zealand)
February 19th
Spring Festival
(China)
February 14th
Valentine’s Day
February 22th
The 87th Academy
Awards (the Oscars)
will take place at
the Dolby Theatre
in Hollywood,
California
...
The “crown” is the
king’s “hat”
wise adj
intelligent and clever
to sack vb
to destroy completely
money-grabbing adj
with a desire for lots of money and
wealth
a lunatic n
a mad/crazy/insane person
to proclaim vb
to say formally and officially
a plaque n
a piece of metal fixed to a wall with
information on it (often about a
famous person)
to unseal vb
to open something that has been
closed hermitically (so no air can
get in/out)
a curse n
an evil, bad, supernatural power
to flee vb
to run away; to escape
a web browser n
a programme used to find web
pages (Internet Explorer, for
example)
a hacker n
a person who enters the secure
area of a website illegally
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type of language you use
and try not to offend any
group, minority or ethnic
association
...
Lobby group – a group
who wants to influence
politicians
...
They try to persuade
politicians to allow
free access to guns
...
They are
often typical middle class
voters
...
Polling station – the place
(often a room in a building)
where people go to vote
during an election
...
Ballot box – the box where
you place your vote during
an election
...
Voting/polling
booth – the
compartment in a polling
station where you can put
your vote in the ballot box
...
Right-wing &
left-wing – very generally,
right-wing parties or
politicians are traditional
and support a capitalist
economy; left-wing are
more socialist in their
thinking
...
In Britain
the main parties are the
Conservatives (the rightwing party), and the Labour
Party (the left-wing party)
...
To spin – to attempt to
change the way the public
Parliament – the group of
people who are elected
and who have a seat in the
building where parliament
sits
...
Seat – a place in
parliament for
people who are elected and
have won a “seat”
...
Electorate – the people who
have the right to vote in an
election
...
Politically correct (pc) – if
you are "politically correct",
you are careful with the
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...
Political advisers
who “spin” events are known
as “spin doctors”
...
”
Swing vote –
the undecided
section of the electorate who
can “swing” (change) the
outcome of an election one
way or the other
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Track 13
Song &
Office humour
SONG
Century by Garrett Wall
by Garrett Wall
© Garrett Wall 2007
We've come so close so many times, you'd think we'd learn,
Still I find that time will see the tables turned,
And all around the masses live in ignorance,
Their lives controlled by lotteries of providence
...
Yeah, century
...
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Survival Techniques
Here are some techniques for surviving in the office
...
without
a document in your
People
with documents in their hands
look like hardworking employees
heading for important meetings
...
Any
• Use computerscomputer, it looks
time you use a
like work to the casual observer
...
get away
• Top management can the rest of
with a clean desk
...
Build huge piles
of documents around your
workspace and give your desk
that special, busy, messy look
...
If you know somebody
• Never have anything toto pick something up, bury the
is coming to your office
GLOSSARY
tables turned exp
if the “tables have turned”, a
situation is completely different or
the opposite from before
to live in ignorance exp
to be in a situation in which you
have a lack of knowledge about
things
providence n
God or a force which is believed to
control the things that happen to us
shattered lives n
lives that have been destroyed and
ruined
to swap vb
if you “swap” something with
another person, you give that
person one thing and they give you
something else in return
to marvel at exp
to express great surprise, wonder or
admiration for something
to crave vb
to want something very much
lust n
strong desire for something or
someone
a shallow grave n
a small hole (not very deep) in the
ground for a dead body
to hold your tongue exp
not to speak, even though you
want to say something
a firing squad n
a line of soldiers who execute
someone by firing their guns at
him/her
document under a pile of papers and spend time looking
for it
...
People
don't call you just because
they want to give you
something – they call because
they want YOU to do something
for THEM
...
f somebody
• Imail messageleaves a voicefor you and it
sounds like impending work,
respond during the lunch
hour and leave your own
message, “Hi, I got your message,
just calling you back
...
If you
are lucky, they’ll soon give up or
look for a solution that doesn't
involve you
...
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Typical Dialogues
Track 14
Typical Dialogues Politics
Listen to this dialogue and learn some useful vocabulary and expressions
...
Listen to the conversation
and answer these two questions
...
Who does Gordon represent?
2
...
I nterviewer: So, Gordon, first of all, thank you so
much for coming to talk to us
...
I nterviewer: Well, my first question is, what
exactly do Power for the Baldies
stand for?
Gordon: We stand for equal rights and equal
opportunities for all bald people,
regardless of
race, creed
or ethnic
background
...
Gordon: We represent
the millions
of follicallychallenged
people
around the
country who
feel it is time to stand up for their
rights and demand social justice
...
It isn’t funny
...
And it isn’t fair
...
We will then be pressurising the
government for tax rebates for
baldies, free housing for baldies,
and reduced-rate public transport
passes for elderly baldies
...
What do you
have to say about that?
Gordon: We say, come and join us
...
I nterviewer: Some of your more radical policies
include outing closet baldies
...
We feel that the
time has come to say, “I am bald
and I am
proud
...
You are
bald, and you Hair
today, gone
should not tomorrow
...
Now, what
about you, Teresa? Don’t you have
something you’d like to share with
us?
I nterviewer: What?
Gordon: I think you know what I’m talking
about
...
You are a
baldie too, aren’t you?
I nterviewer: But… (Gordon pulls off the
interviewer’s wig
...
Look, now that wasn’t so
painful, was it?
I nterviewer: Oh, yes
...
Freedom at last
...
Gordon: My pleasure
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GLOSSARY
a baldie n inform
an informal word for a person with
no hair on his/her head
to stand for phr vb
the ideas that a group “stands for”
are the ideas they support
a creed n
a belief
follically-challenged exp infomr
an informal expression that means
“with very little hair”
...
This month:
success
...
“With 2 hit singles in the charts,
the band are riding high
...
“The team were losing 6-0, but they
managed to claw their way back from
defeat to win 6-9
...
“Since she took over as president,
the company has gone from
strength to strength
...
“I challenged her to a game of
chess, but she beat me hands
down
...
“The course was very difficult, but
she passed with flying colours
...
“The British scientific team lead the field
in nano technology development
...
“This new, expensive but innovative
product will either make or break
the company
...
“The new sales team were given
absolutely no training
...
”
a hit single n
a song that is very popular
the charts n
the official list that shows which
songs are the most popular
to claw back phr vb
to get something that you had
previously lost
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Upper Intermediate
Track 16
Embarrassing
Moments
arrassing
Emb
barrassing moments
...
We
were staying in a hotel
...
He asked, “So,
how are you?” and I answered,
“Fine”, somewhat surprised
that he was talking to me so
enthusiastically
...
At this point, he turned to me
and said, “Do you mind, I’m on
the phone?” It was then that I
realised he was talking on his
mobile
...
Wardrobe Wonder
I was in a hotel in Japan once
...
Anyway, the roll
of film was
jammed
in my
camera and
I wanted to
get it out
...
So, I got into
the wardrobe and carefully
removed the film and wound
it up
...
Imagine
her surprise as she saw me
coming out of the wardrobe
34
moments
when I had an embarrassing
experience
...
So, I went into
a toilet in a department store
to get some toilet paper so I
could clean them
...
How
embarrassing!
Sam, Tokyo
...
I was in the shower once
and, as usual, I was singing
away
...
I was
singing a terribly bad version
of Macho Man by the Village
People
...
And,
yes, you guessed it, it was me
singing
...
Sally, Birmingham
...
He
takes one look at me and walks
out, muttering “disgusting”
under his breath
...
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Ski Run
I once went skiing with a
group of friends
...
For years, I’d been
telling everyone what a great
skier I was
...
My skis got stuck in the holes
in the fence and three ski
monitors had to come out and
help me
...
Anita, Sweden
...
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jammed adj
if a machine becomes “jammed”,
it becomes fixed in a position and
you can’t move or use it
a wardrobe n
a tall piece of furniture in which you
can hang your clothes
to remove vb
to take out
to wind up (film) phr vb
to turn a button on the camera so
that the film goes around a reel
...
Paul and Sally Cheeka wanted to name their baby
son “4real*”
...
The government office has opened negotiations
with the parents
...
A government spokesperson said, “The
name has not at this stage been rejected
...
” Under New Zealand law, all children must be
registered within two months of birth
...
A
golfer who hit a bad shot started a 20-acre fire
...
However, when he
tried to hit the ball back onto the course, his club struck
a stone that created a spark that started the fire
...
“He was totally honest about it,” a fire chief told
journalists
...
“We had a lot of equipment out there,” the
spokesperson said
...
”
A
taxi driver who tried to help some
accident victims watched in horror as
his cab was completely destroyed
...
It was minus 25ºC, so I let
two slightly-injured victims sit in my Mercedes
taxi while we waited for the rescue services to
come
...
However, before I could explain to them that
my taxi had not been involved in the crash, they
took out their axes and started cutting the roof
off, without asking the survivors if they could
simply get out through the doors
...
* 4 Real
The expression “for real” has a number of meanings in colloquial, slang English
...
B: For real
...
)
d the world
...
B: For real? (Really?)
GLOSSARY
to reject vb
if you "reject" something, you do
not accept it
in discussions exp
if you are “in discussions”, you
are talking and negotiating with
someone
to clarify a situation exp
to make a situation clear
to reach a compromise exp
to come to an agreement with
someone
to strike (struck) vb
to hit
a spark n
a very small piece of burning
material
to put out phr vb
to extinguish (a fire)
a blaze n
a very big and powerful fire
the fire brigade n
the organisation that deals with fires
and tries to put them out
to point to phr vb
to use your finger to indicate
something
an axe n
a large tool with a wooden handle
and a piece of sharp metal at the
end – often used for cutting trees
a roof n
the top part of a house outside the
house
an insurance company n
a company that pays you money if
you have an accident, etc
to make up phr vb
to invent (a story)
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Track 18
Bar Chats
British bar chat
Track 19
US bar chat
Saggy Trousers
Flexitime
This month Rob and Aifric are talking about
saggy trousers
...
Mike: Hey, Aifric, how are you going?
Aifric: Hi, Rob, how are you?
Rob: Good
...
Good to see you again
...
Rob: Hey, listen, have you heard what’s going on in
Madrid? You know these, erm, saggy trousers,
the trousers that kind of fall down by the ankles
...
Aifric: What?
Rob: Yeah, I know it’s ridiculous
...
I think, I haven’t got
any problems with them
...
I’m sick of walking behind people on
the metro
and having to
look at some
15-year-old’s
stripy boxers
...
Aifric: Yes, that’s true,
I suppose
...
It’s
a ridiculous
trend
...
I
disagree
...
Freedom
of expression and all that
...
Aifric: Mmm… that’s fair enough, I suppose
...
They’re not really exposing themselves,
are they?
Aifric: Mmm… I don’t know, I think you have to draw the
line somewhere
...
Jackie: Hey, what’s up? How’s it
going?
Mary: Hi, how are you? You’re a
bit late tonight
...
My gosh
...
All day I’ve
been running late
...
Mary: Did you?
Jackie: eah, but, you know, I think
Y
it’s crazy
...
I
think we should have more
flexibility
...
And, you know, things to ban vb
to prohibit
happen
...
And I was to be sick of something exp
of something
so worried, and, you know, to be tired
stripy adj
with lines of colour that are different
life happens sometimes
...
trousers
...
to go commando exp inform
But, I have flexitime where I to wear nothing under your trousers;
to wear no underwear
can come in at any time and a trend n
a fashion
then make up the hours,
dangerous ground exp
if you are on "dangerous ground”,
but I don’t actually like it
you are doing something potentially
because it doesn’t give me illegal
fair enough exp
any motivation to get up in that'sOK; that's all right
that's
the morning and get going
...
to draw the line exp
Jackie: ell, I would love the flexi to set limits
W
a visible panty line n
schedule
...
I got there late,
a stare n
and I, I still wasn’t done by if someone gives you “a stare”, they
the time that I had to leave
...
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re Attack
Moo
Michael Moore silences his critics
...
You either love him or hate him
...
At the same time, there are also numerous anti-Michael Moore websites
...
Find out how
...
Kenefick’s work consisted of trying
to expose Moore’s “deceptions and halftruths”
...
moorewatch
...
But
some time later Mr Kenefick found himself in a
difficult situation
...
She was recovering from
a neurological disorder and had no
medical insurance
...
“If you can help, I will be in your
debt for all of time,” it said
...
The
12,000 dollars was
the equivalent to a
year's medical fees
for his wife
...
So, Mr
Kenefick banked
the cheque and put
Sicko
up a thank-you note to the person he called his
“guardian angel”
...
But eventually, someone
left a message on Mr Kenefick's answer
machine
...
” And the mystery man's
name was? Yes, you guessed it: Michael Moore
...
“I was led to believe this
was a private individual who wanted
to remain anonymous who just
wanted to help me
...
He studied
journalism at
the University of
Michigan-Flint
...
His first
big hit was Bowling
for Columbine (2002),
which was an attack
on the gun lobby in
the States and the
NRA (the National
Rifle Association),
Oh, dear
and the even bigger
Mr Kenefick soon got in touch with
hit Fahrenheit 9/11
Moore though
...
(2004), which made
But I'm not going to play your fun of President Bush
...
My accepting that
donation has absolutely
GLOSSARY
no bearing on the larger to outmanoeuvre someone exp
over
debate about healthcare to gain an advantageway your
opponent in a clever
in America
...
a half-truth n
a lie
In an interview with
to struggle vb
to try desperately to do something
Newsweek, he said
healthcare n
he had no issue with
medical assistance provided by the
government
Moore as a human
...
It's not like Joe if you are “in someone’s debt”, that
person has done you a big, big
Stalin made me an offer
...
in return
Sicko is directed by Michael Moore and is a documentary about the highlyprofitable American healthcare industry
...
Its
main message is that the US health-care system is designed to maximise profit by
minimising the care delivered to patients
...
One scene shows a clip of Dr Linda Peeno, a former medical reviewer for a health insurer, saying
that her job was to save money for the company by denying necessary operations
...
to bank a cheque exp
to take a cheque to the bank and to
put the amount into your account
a guardian angel n
a person who protects you
an answer machine n
a machine that is part of a
telephone for voice messages
...
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Dumb Laws
D
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la
ws
person may not enter a
movie house, theater, or
ride a public streetcar
...
(Indiana)
Here are some more
crazy laws from the US
...
(Indiana)
I
t is forbidden to eat
watermelon in the park
...
(Indiana)
ten dollars per day
...
(Iowa)
K
isses may last for no
more than five minutes
...
(Indiana)
Within four
hours of
eating garlic, a
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required to practice
fire fighting for fifteen
minutes before
attending a fire
...
(Kansas)
A
ll cars entering the
city limits must first
sound their horn to
warn the horses of
their arrival
...
(Kansas)
GLOSSARY
O
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permission from the City
Council before throwing
bricks
into a
highway
...
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(Kansas)
Hitting a vending
machine that stole
your money is
illegal
...
(Iowa)
A
nyone 14 or older
who profanely curses,
damns or swears by the
name of God, Jesus Christ
or the Holy Ghost, shall
be fined one to three
dollars for each offense,
with a maximum fine of
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abbits may not
be shot from
motorboats
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an inch n
a measurement – about 3 cm
to threaten vb
to promise to do something bad to
someone if they don’t do what you
want
a streetcar n US
a type of electric train for carrying
people in a city
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as a way of communicating with
other drivers
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Track 21
Here we’ve got some examples of how to say things in different situations
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She receives one
thousand euros
every week in
compensation for
her labour
...
She’s pulling in a
grand a week
...
I underwent a
session on the couch
with a psychiatrist
...
I saw a shrink
...
Stop acting in an
immature and
juvenile manner
...
Stop goofing around
...
What
a flick!
You suggest going to
the cinema
...
You went to Paris for
the weekend and the
company paid
...
The trip to Paris was
a freebie
...
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I didn’t have to
contribute in any
way to the sojourn
to Paris
...
I don’t understand
what you’re saying
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a couch n
a sofa
fancy seeing… ? exp
would you like to see?
Track 22
animal idioms
Like a bear with a sore head
if someone is “like a bear with a sore head”,
they’re angry and in a bad mood
...
”
As cunning as a fox
someone who’s “as cunning as a fox” is very
clever and good at getting what they want
...
”
Animal Idioms
This month we are looking at some Animal idioms
...
“They say he’s much nicer now, but I doubt he’s that much
different
...
”
Be a scapegoat
If you’re a “scapegoat”, you’re punished for
something you didn’t do, or you’re blamed
for something bad
...
”
Kill the fatted calf
Run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
To support two competing sides in an
argument
...
You
can’t run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
...
This comes from
a story in the bible in which a father kills a
young cow in order to celebrate the return
of his son, who he thought was dead
...
Let’s kill the fatted calf!”
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Clever, but illegal, ways and mean
This is the second part of our series on scams
...
The Beijing
tea scam
This is a
famous scam
in and around
Beijing, China
...
After
chatting, they will suggest a trip to
see a Chinese tea ceremony, claiming
that they have never seen one before
...
After
the ceremony, the victim is presented
with a bill, charging upwards of 50
euros per head
...
The undercover cop
For this scam, the con artist pretends
to be an undercover police officer
...
He may ask to see the victim’s wallet
in order to “check for counterfeit
notes”
...
Other variations
include taking
the victim’s
luggage to the
police car, and
then driving
away
...
The
winning prize is something of great
value such as a top-of-the-range car
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or even a
house
...
However,
in order to
enter the
competition,
the victims
must first
pay a sum of
money
...
The confusing change ruse
This scam has been featured in
a number of films (including The
Grifters and Paper Moon)
...
The con artist buys
something in a shop that costs,
for example, $4
...
He pays with a
20-dollar
bill and
gets $15
...
He
leaves, but
then comes
back a few
minutes later with 20 cents saying,
“Hey, could you give me a 20-dollarnote because I don’t want to carry
so much change around with me
...
In the end,
the victim gives change twice
...
When
the owner
isn’t looking,
the con artist
screams and
pretends that
the dog has
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He then
threatens to go to the police unless
the victim pays a lot of money
...
The bricks
in the box
scam
The con artist
offers a topof-the-range
TV or DVD
player for a
very low price
...
Of course, when the victim
takes it home, he discovers that the
box is full of bricks
...
“Oh, no
...
I
told you to stop
at that garage
back there
...
Phrasal Verb
Themes
This month we are looking at some more phrasal verbs related to driving
...
“we had a crash and completely
wrote off the car
...
”
Set off on a journey
To start a journey
...
”
“Just drop me
off at the train
station, if that’s OK
with you
...
“You need
to turn off at
junction 36
...
”
Caught up in traff c
i
To be trapped on a road with lots of
cars which are moving very slowly
...
I’m caught up in
traffic
...
“Even though
you’re sitting in the
back, you still have
to do up your seat
belt
...
“he thinks that someone
let his tyres down
...
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Someone is murdering Victorian gentlemen by tearing off their trousers in public places
...
Listen once
...
Then, answer
these questions
...
How long has Inspector
Nottingham Forest
been in the police
force?
2
...
What does Constable
Vale have to do there?
4
...
When will Inspector
Nottingham Forest be
back?
6
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In what part of the
Guttersnipe’s body does
Inspector Nottingham
Forest have his foot?
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What did the gent do to
the Guttersnipe?
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Disastrous
Grotesque
Pathetic
Dreadful
Rubbish
Cheap
Awful
Pap
Constable
Vale
Chief inspector
Nottingham
Forest
Sergeant
Hamilton
the Academical
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Constable
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Part IV
Narrator: In the last episode we met Inspector Nottingham Forest and his trusted
sidekick Hamilton the Academical
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In this episode, our heroes meet the only witness to the foul
crime whilst being urinated on my Hamilton’s trusted dog Ranger
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Inspector Forest and Sergeant
Hamilton are outside
Scotland Yard and are about
to get in a carriage to
drive to the scene of the
crime
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Hamilton’s dog Ranger is
sitting next to him
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Why’s it so
important?
NF:Oh, Hamilton, Windbag refused to tell me,
you know what he’s like mixing in those
political circles, it could be anything
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I’m going
to have to investigate it
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Been
here twenty years and all they can do
is send me running around London like
some obedient ferret
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NF:Shut up, Constable Vale and get yourself
down to the mortuary…
C: (interrupting) Ooh am I dead?
NF:…and find out if Dr O’Midlothian has
found any clues from the victim
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C: Ooh have they installed the latrine in
Whitechapel?
NF:Constable Talbot?
C: Inspector
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So, stay here and see if you can
falsify some evidence
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NF:Is there a reason why your hound is
peeing on my trouser?
R: Woof! Woof!
NF:Er, I think it’s because he likes you
inspector
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NF:Really, Hamilton, and why is it that he only
likes me?
H: Er, well, he respects authority
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I don’t regard expelling waste body
matter on someone as a sign of respect
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NF:Well, I don’t speak dog language, do I
Hamilton?
a pail of latrine water in your face when I
dropped you home last Tuesday?
NF:Sergeant
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NF:I’m not a violent man, Hamilton
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[They travel by carriage to
interview the witness
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NF:Where?
H: You’re standing on him
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Please lay completely still
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G: Oh, very good, sir, I am Guttersnipe
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G: Well, that’s not entirely right, sir, as I only
heard the unfortunate gent scream after
he had kicked me senseless and left
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G: Erm, if you could move your left foot a
little, sir, that would be so kind as you’re
right on top of me face, thank you
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NF:And, erm, what did he look like? [fades out]
Join us next time for the
following episode in this
exciting murder mystery
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It’s often
pulled by horses
to refuse vb
to say that you won’t do something
political circles n
if you mix in “political circles”, you
have friends who are politicians or
in the government
a ferret n
a small, long animal used for
hunting rabbits
a mortuary n
a room in a hospital (for example)
where they keep dead bodies
before burying them
a clue n
a piece of information that helps
you solve a crime
a stinking latrine n
a terrible, disgusting, horrible place
...
to expel waste body
matter exp
to go to the toilet to remove
substances from the body
a pail n
a wooden or metal container for
water
latrine water n
water that has been used to clean
toilets, or liquid produced when
people go to the toilet
to drop someone home exp
if you “drop someone home”, you
take them to their house in your car
(for example)
to hurry up phr vb
to be quick
smoothly adv
if things go “smoothly”, they go well
to spot vb
to see or notice
a gent n
a gentleman: a man from the upper
class of society
to kick senseless exp
to kick someone so many times
that they lose consciousness
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Employees across the US
have far fewer holiday
days than their European
equivalents and the survey
suggests that this could
have a negative impact
on their quality of life
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Currently, people in the US
work, on average, twenty
days a year more than
Europeans
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Children
in Beijing can now attend
a clinic for periods of two
weeks or one month
...
One
teenager Wang Yiming said
“I used to go without food
and sleep; I just couldn’t
leave it alone”
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Millions of
people suffer from chronic
back pain, and existing
treatments have only a
limited effect
...
Recent, small studies in the
US have shown that yoga
can be helpful for back pain
sufferers
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And now it’s
been sold for $28,800
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“We’d planned
to sell the bottle with the
pills, but the Los Angeles
Police Department told us
it would be a federal crime
to do it, so, sad to say, we
had to remove the pills,”
a spokesperson for the
auction house said
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GLOSSARY
a European equivalent n
someone in Europe who is in the
same situation
a survey n
if you carry out a “survey”, you ask
people questions in order to get
their opinions on something
to kick back phr vb inform
to relax
to be hooked on something exp
to be addicted to something
to go without food exp
to live with no food
a researcher n
an investigator
to make a difference exp
to have an effect on something
a prescription drug n
a drug that the doctor gives you
permission to take
an auction n
a public sale
to remove vb
to take away
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Martini Girl
en & Stirred
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The incredible story of the 1970's
Martini girl
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She mixed with the smart set
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She was the model who represented the chic drink of the
1970s, Martini
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So, what happened?
Martini ads
These days, George Clooney is
the ambassador for the most
stylish drink in the world:
Martini
...
But back
in the 1970s, it was a beautiful
model who represented the
drink with the suggestive
catch-phrase “any time,
any place, any where”
...
So, who was the Martini girl?
Without trace
The model in question was
Erica Wills, a 22-year-old
former air-hostess
...
She was
christened Deborah, and was
the daughter of Jayne, an
underwear model, and John,
a professional soldier
...
On her debut flight as a senior
stewardess in first class, she
was asked to investigate a
young couple who appeared
to be making love under an
airline blanket
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The flight was
eventually diverted to Rome
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She started modelling
after she was “spotted” in a
lift in a shop in Edinburgh by
Jean Shrimpton (a top model
of the day)
...
But in 1972, a
year after the famous Martini
photo was taken, she suddenly
disappeared without trace
...
And she soon found
herself in trouble
...
However, after a night in a
bar, Wills woke up to discover
that her passport had been
stolen, and that she'd signed a
contract forcing her to work as
a dancer at the bar, which was
a kind of upmarket brothel
...
Ayache fell in love with Wills
on the spot, and negotiated
to “buy” her for $5,000
...
Later
on, Wills worked with another
model on a risqué dance act,
GLOSSARY
which they took to audiences
the smart set n
across the Middle East
...
to take a turn for the worse exp
When the Lebanese civil war
to become even worse
to give up phr vb
broke out, they were living in
to stop doing something
Muslim West Beirut
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Escape
Later that year, Wills and her
daughters escaped Lebanon
on a hydrofoil driven by Dutch
mercenaries
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In Scotland, Wills met
and married a local publican
called Robert Alexander
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Deborah Jackson, as she
became, spent the rest of her
life in York and Liverpool
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And so ended
the remarkable life of the
original Martini Girl
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A group of American scientists say
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nutrients which slowly drift into the
sea and attract a large number of
different species of fish and seabirds
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The researchers studied
1,000 different icebergs across
4,300 square miles of the southern
oceans as they were performing their
research
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A further interesting part of
the study says that the increased
levels of phytoplankton, which also
live around the icebergs, increase
the absorption of CO2 gasses in the
environment, meaning that the
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on the problems caused by global
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” These icebergs are said
to increase the productivity of an
ecological area by up to 40%
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Answers
Supermarket Shock page 7
1B 2A 3D 4C 5E
Listening
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3
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4
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5
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Language focus
Complete each sentence with the correct
form of the verb in brackets ( )
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Having
2
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Buy
4
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Have / are having
6
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Offers
8
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To close
10
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Listening II
1
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MI5 or the security services
3
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your wage or you home life
5
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information about just about anyone
Language focus
1
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On
3
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On
5
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In
7
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Up
Trivia Matching page 16
1F 2C 3G 4A 5H 6I 7L 8K 9J 10E 11B
12D
Speeches page 20
1
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grandparent
3
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idea
5
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powerful
7
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online
9
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future
11
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intelligence
13
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Gordon represents bald people
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Gordon takes off the interviewer’s wig
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From the webpage
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How can I help you?
2
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At the moment
4
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Can I order
6
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Track
8
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True
2
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True
4
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True
6
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True
8
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The ESL4000
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Two
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Metallic silver and black
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The silver one
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£399
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6
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First listening
The witness says that he noticed a second
gent walking in the same direction as the
victim a few moments later
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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