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I’m not absolutely sure this is

DIAGNOSTIC TEST fashionable, but it’s certainly a good
4.05 Diagnostic Test idea!
I want to talk about learning languages. Not just one, Interviewer: Why? Is it because it cuts down on the
like English, but any language. I can speak English, plastic in the sea?
French, German, Spanish, and I’m trying to learn Jenny: Well, maybe only a bit. When you wash
Chinese! I want to describe what has helped me since clothes – and a lot of clothes are made
I started learning. from types of plastic – the washing
The first, and most important thing is to know why you machine breaks down the plastic in
want to learn the language. People often don’t have the clothes into extremely small plastic
enough goals, and give up quickly. It must always be a fibres, and these get into the water
clear one. For example, you might want to order food in system. After a while, fish eat these tiny
a restaurant in a holiday resort, instead of just smiling fibres, and we eat the fish. The only way
and pointing at a menu. Or it could be more serious, to totally stop this is to make clothes
like you want to study in a foreign country. from natural materials, like cotton or
denim.
Then, focus on what you want to learn. For example,
Interviewer: So, why is it a good idea for the fashion
with Chinese, I’ve written down three things I want
industry to make clothes from plastic?
to be able to do – have everyday conversations, learn
It makes things worse, doesn’t it?
to understand things like websites, and improve my
Jenny: I wouldn’t say that. I think it’s pretty
vocabulary. At the moment, that’s what I’m focusing
good to let customers know that plastic
on. I’m not trying to be fluent, or translate things into
waste can be recycled, and that we can
Chinese – yet!
use things again after we have worn
I learned French by reading a lot. It’s one of the best them out or they don’t fit us.
ways to learn new words and grammar. Try to read Interviewer: OK, finally, isn’t it horrible to wear
things you enjoy in your own language. plastic clothes?
Finally, go to where they speak the language, even if Jenny: I don’t think many of us want to put on
it’s only for a short trip. Don’t just go sightseeing to and do up the zip on a jacket that feels
various tourist attractions – try to interact with people. like plastic taken from the ocean! But
You learn lots about the culture, like how people greet companies have spent lots of time and
each other. I was finding it really hard to learn Spanish money making the waste look and feel
before I went to Spain. But when I did, I picked up lots natural. And they’ve done a fairly good
of words, and my listening skills improved quickly. job, I think.
Interviewer: Thanks, Jenny!
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4.06Unit Test 1 – Basic, Standard, Extension Woman: Welcome to ‘Museum for the future’, where
Interviewer: With me is Jenny, who’s going to talk guests choose things to show how people in
about fashion and plastic! I thought the past used to live. Jack, what objects do
plastic clothes went out of fashion a you want to go through?
long time ago! Jack: The first one is my smartphone.
Jenny: Well, they’ve been becoming far more Woman: And why should we put this in the museum?
common. Around eight million tonnes of Jack: Because people in the future will see that
plastic gets into our oceans every year. we didn’t only use phones for talking with
And some say there will be more plastic people. We used them for taking photos,
in the sea than fish by around 2050. going online, and messaging people. So,
More designers have been turning they can show how we used to write and
this plastic into new clothes – from text, what we used to read, what we used to
high-heeled boots to beautiful, flowery eat, and so on. A person’s phone can reveal
beach clothes. a lot about someone!

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Woman: And what else have you got? A takeaway But you’ll be spending a lot that way. Instead, try to buy
coffee cup? essential food items that you should always keep in
Jack: Yes. I want to put this into the museum your cupboard – packets of rice, pasta, flour and sugar,
because I hope it doesn’t exist in the future! and so on. Then, learn some simple recipes. Soon,
People should know that we would use you’ll be able to make meal plans each week, and you’ll
things like this only once and then throw spend much less each month on food.
them away – it’s made of paper, but has One big problem is that many of us don’t learn to cook
a plastic lid. A lot of it ends up in the sea, at a young age, and some of us grow up thinking that
which I hope is not the case in the future. it’s impossible. In fact, it’s one of the most important
Woman: Interesting. Let’s see your last object. skills we can learn. Forget the pressure to be good in
Jack: It’s my passport! I don’t think people will be the kitchen, or impress other people. Not every meal
using passports in the future. will be a winner, but every meal you make at home will
Woman: Why? probably be cheaper and healthier than the processed
Jack: Well, a long time ago, before we had created food in supermarkets.
the idea of countries, and hadn’t invented
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things like borders, people didn’t use to
need passports, of course. And I think in the Presenter: With me today is Professor Brian Jenkins
future, it might be the same. who has an interesting theory: plants can
Woman: No countries? hear and smell. Surely that can’t be true,
Jack: Maybe, yes! We can look forward to Brian! They don’t have ears or noses!
travelling anywhere, moving to any country Brian: Hello! Well, I have to agree that what
we like, and just enjoying being together on you’ve just said is true, of course, but
one big planet! think about a sunflower. These colourful,
Woman: I’m not sure that’s likely! OK, I’m going to yellow plants are called sunflowers not
choose the object that should go into the only because they look like a big, shiny
museum. I’ll turn down the passport and sun, but because they always face the
cup. And I’ll choose the phone, for different sun. As the sun moves around the sky, so
reasons to you. It’ll show how we always the flower rotates. It’s continually trying
used to carry a little display screen around to find light, like all plants want to find
with us, that we couldn’t do without them. light, water and food. In other words, they
People from 50 years ago would think that have a reason for their behaviour. They
this was very strange. I wonder what people have senses.
in the future will think? Presenter: I see what you mean, but plants can’t
hear, can they? They don’t listen to music,
4.08 Unit Test 3 – Basic, Standard, Extension as far as I know!
Welcome to the podcast about how to prepare food Brian: Well, there has been some research that
for next to nothing! Today, I’m going to tell you how to shows that some plants may grow at a
cook pasta in a cup. It’s healthy, and really cheap. First, faster rate when music is played for them.
take a handful of dry pasta. Put it in a cup, and then fill In fact, the research suggested that they
it with water. Stand it in a bowl (you’ll see why, later!) love the sound of violins most!
and put it into the microwave for two minutes. When Presenter: I must say that this sounds a bit awkward.
you take it out, the water will have heated up, so you’ll There’s no reason why a plant should
need to lift the cup out by holding the bowl. Leave it to like music. Music just doesn’t exist in the
cool down for a few minutes, and the pasta will have natural world that plants live in.
absorbed the water. Add butter or a spoonful of olive Brian: You’re right. I ought to say that it might
oil, and a sprinkle of salt. Grate in some cheese, and not be the music that plants like, but
then put it back in the microwave for another minute. the feelings – or vibrations – that they
Season it with pepper, and then it’s ready! It might not can sense. In the natural world, plants
be the best-looking food in the world, but it will taste do feel vibrations all the time – from
fine. fast-moving insects, or flowing water,
For a lot of us, it’s really important to save money when for example. There’s a saying that if you
it comes to food. It’s so easy to pop into a shop and buy pull on something in nature, you’ll find
food that has already been prepared for us. that it’s attached to the rest of the world.

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 Everything is connected, and everything the following events. The first is a 3.8-kilometre swim.
is moving. There is even some research That’s followed by a 180-kilometre bike ride. Then,
that trees might be able to communicate after nearly 200 kilometres, the last part is running
with each other in very dry weather by 42 kilometres. And there’s no break in between. It all
using very faint vibrations, telling each happens in a single day, so if you’re not fit, there’s no
other that there isn’t much water about. way you’ll be able to finish it.
Presenter: It looks like there’s so much we don’t I had no doubts that it would be tough, because I’m
know about the natural world! Brian, studying as well, but if I hadn’t prepared myself,
thank you, and we’ll be back later with … mentally and physically, I wouldn’t have been able
4.10 Unit Test 5 – Basic, Standard, Extension to do it. Luckily, my uncle has done the Ironman
challenge, and I wouldn’t have known how much
Today, we’re going to visit somewhere that is known
determination was involved if he hadn’t given me lots
by some people as the ‘eighth wonder of the world’. It
of advice and encouraged me.
really is a fascinating place, full of history and art, and
it is attracting thousands of tourists each year from all I had a very serious training routine. Over the last six
around the world. months, I’ve done over 900 kilometres on my bike, and
run around 300 kilometres. I don’t know how much
Sigiriya, which can be translated as ‘Lion Rock’ is an
I’ve swum, but if I added it up, it would be around 30
enormous rock, 200 metres high, in the middle of a
kilometres. And, if I hadn’t done lots of early morning
large plain in the centre of Sri Lanka. At the bottom of
starts, and weekend sessions, I wouldn’t have been
the rock a pair of lion’s paws can be seen. They were
able to fit in enough training to my usual week.
carved into the stone approximately 1,600 years ago.
My family really supported me in that.
The rest of the lion’s body was also created at the same
time, but this was destroyed at some point in the past. So, how did I do? Well, the world record is just under
eight hours, but I don’t have the ability to do that! I
The lion’s paws are reached by a path through what
knew that if I completed all three events, which would
are called the water gardens. Here, can be found pools
be difficult, I’d be pleased. In the end, I did, in just
and man-made rivers which are supplied by water from
under 16 hours, and I take great pleasure in that.
the heavy rains which hit the area each year, although
they tend to disappear when the weather becomes The toughest thing was having to keep going,
drier. From the paws, a marvellous series of stone stairs non-stop. That means I had to find very strange ways
takes visitors to the top of the rock. to eat, drink, and everything else that I would normally
need to stop for. That was probably the biggest
Sigiriya was once a royal residence, and halfway up
problem to overcome.
the rock can be found one of its most interesting
features – the so-called ‘Mirror wall’. This was cleaned So, I’d like to give some details now, of my training …
and polished so carefully that the king could see his Unit Test 7 – Basic, Standard, Extension
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own face reflected in the stone. Here also, images of Emma: Are you going to Tina’s party on Saturday,
beautiful women, which were painted directly onto Jack?
the rock, can be seen. Measuring an area of 140 metres Jack: I haven’t made up my mind.
in length, this used to be one of the world’s largest Emma: But it’s going to be great! Lots of people
art galleries. are going.
The final part of the staircase is narrow and steep, and Jack: Yes, I heard, Emma. But I might not go.
terrifying for some. But when you get to the top, you Emma: Why do you say that?
will find that it is completely flat and safe. Here are the Jack: I’m not great at meeting new people. I never
remains of an ancient palace, as well as stunning views know what to say.
of the surrounding jungle. Emma: Don’t be ridiculous. I’ll be there.
Sigiriya was forgotten about for centuries, and was Jack: You won’t want to spend all evening with
only discovered again in 1831. Hopefully, the site will be me. Actually, it’s making me feel down just
kept safe for hundreds of years to come. thinking about it. Since I got the invitation,
I haven’t stopped thinking about how I can
4.11 Unit Test 6 – Basic, Standard, Extension avoid going.
Hello everyone. I took part in an Ironman event last Emma: I can’t understand why you’re not eager to go.
week, and if you don’t listen to me every month, you’ll Jack: Do you remember being at Livia’s party a few
need to know that the Ironman is one of the toughest months ago?
sporting challenges – it’s a triathlon, which consists of Emma: Sure. It was amazing.
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Jack: I had to escape after about an hour. I mostly Interviewer: And for people who want to do a
spent that hour standing in the corner, not podcast themselves, what advice can
speaking to anyone. I just felt really insecure. you give?
Everyone probably thought I was strange. Daniel: Firstly, decide what your podcast is for.
Emma: I didn’t really notice you, to be honest. I was Do you want to advertise a product that
just having fun. You’re just shy. you want to sell? Is there something – a
Jack: I’m not. I’ve read about it. It’s called social topic – that you’re especially interested
anxiety. It’s more like a fear of social in talking about? This is all very
situations. Things like this party make me feel important, because if you don’t decide
really worried. this, then you won’t know who your
Emma: It’s never crossed my mind that someone target audience is, and you won’t stay
would feel worried about a party! motivated for long. You do need to keep
Jack: What makes you feel anxious or worried? doing your podcast for – I’d say a few
Emma: Nothing. months – in order to build up followers.
Jack: Are you sure? When did you last have a test? After a while, you could invite guests to
Emma: Well, that’s different. It was a test. I hate appear on your podcast. This helps add
writing. variety, which listeners love.
Jack: Why? I don’t. I’m really good at writing. Interviewer: But having some equipment is useful,
Emma: Because … Because I feel I have to be isn’t it?
perfect, and I know I’m not, and my teachers Daniel: Having a high-quality microphone
will never be satisfied. And that makes me helps. Otherwise, your voice won’t
stressed, and then I can’t concentrate, and sound good, and people will stop
I want to stop writing and throw my paper listening. Also, you should think about
away. getting yourself some editing software
Jack: That sounds like writer’s anxiety. so you can delete parts of your podcast
Emma: Is that even a thing? that you’re not happy with – things like
Jack: Yes. People have different anxieties. Maybe long silences, or mistakes which you
how I feel about this party is how you feel make when you’re speaking.
about writing. Interviewer: Is it possible to get rich from doing
Emma: How can I help you, then? a podcast?
Jack: I don’t know, but usually, the best thing is to Daniel: Well I haven’t done it myself! But if you
understand why you feel something, and I’m have enough people subscribing to
glad I can talk to you about it! you, then it’s possible to attract the
attention of marketing companies.
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Some podcasters also manage to get
Interviewer: Vlogs and podcasts have been around
listeners to buy things like personalised
for several years now, and if anything,
mugs or T-shirts. But you’d need loads
they are becoming even more popular.
of fans first, not to mention some kind
Daniel is here to explain how to start
of logo!
your own.
Daniel: Hello! Unit Test 9 – Basic, Standard, Extension
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Interviewer: Why have podcasts remained popular? Presenter: And finally, some of the more unusual
Daniel: Well, anyone who has a computer with news stories around the world. At a café
a microphone can create one. Also, in Manchester, local resident Mark Jones
even famous people can use podcasts was confused when the waiter handed
to communicate anything they like – on him a toy gun, filled with water.
any subject – directly to people who Mark: Surprisingly, I wasn’t expecting a gun with
want to listen to them, and they don’t my cappuccino! I’ve been coming here
have anyone else influencing what they regularly, and I’ve never had anything like
say. And, of course, it’s a cheap form of it! The waiter explained that there was
communication. You don’t need to own a problem with birds coming near the
an expensive studio or anything like tables outside, and at first I didn’t
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 But after a while, loads of pigeons started Man: It’s an amazing place. The village only
walking up. They wanted bits of cakes. has ten houses and the restaurant, and
Other customers told me to start shooting just 35 people live here permanently. It’s
water to make them go away. So I did! I a wonderful place if you like nature and
think the café wanted to make it fun, but beautiful scenery, but not so great if you
I’m not sure if it’s acceptable to scare can’t do without the excitement of city life.
animals like that! We do have the internet though!
Presenter: More café-related news now, in New York, Woman: I love this place and working in the
where customers can eat their own faces. restaurant. When you think about how
James Patrick reports. difficult it is to get here, the restaurant is
James: If seeing your own face on a toasted surprisingly busy. We specialise in fresh
sandwich sounds like fun, then Katy’s seafood, of course, and our grilled salmon
Sandwich Bar here in Brooklyn might be is a speciality. All of our food is local,
the place for you. The manager told me including fresh vegetables, and comes in by
that customers just needed to upload a boat from the town 40 kilometres away.
photo of themselves to the café’s website, Man: We couldn’t believe how far it was from
and within minutes, it would be burned the road. We were extremely tired because
onto a sandwich of their choice. we had walked all day to get here along
I asked several customers what they a muddy track over the mountains. It
thought, and many claimed to be really was worth it though. The views from the
excited at the idea. They said they loved restaurant are really fantastic and the food
taking photos of their own face on a is superb. We had the grilled fish seasoned
sandwich, and sharing these ‘sandwich with lemon and garlic. It was absolutely
selfies’ with friends online. But they also delicious. Luckily, the restaurant also has
admitted that what they mostly wanted guest accommodation so we were able to
was a tasty sandwich and they might not stay overnight before walking back to our
come back. car the next day.
Presenter: Finally, we can confirm that elephants can
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take selfies, too. In Budapest yesterday,
Interviewer: Today, we’re talking to Dave Williams.
Anne Allen, an Australian tourist, dropped
Dave is a mountaineer who likes living
her phone at the zoo’s elephant house. A
on the edge, literally! Dave, tell us about
young elephant picked it up with its trunk,
your latest adventure.
and pressed it, taking a close-up photo
Dave: Well, this didn’t happen in the
of itself. Anne said she was worried that
Himalayas. This took place in North
the elephant would eat the phone, but
Wales, and only about 80 kilometres
it was more interested in getting some
from where I live in Liverpool.
bananas. After patiently trying to get the
Interviewer: So, you climbed a mountain in North
phone back, she discovered the photo
Wales?
and uploaded it. It’s been ‘liked’ by nearly
Dave: Yes, but that’s only part of the story.
two million people worldwide.
The mountain is called Snowdon and is
the highest mountain in Wales at 1,085
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4.15 but Snowdon is only a few kilometres
Presenter: On the west coast of Scotland, in a very from the coast, so it looks impressive
mountainous and remote area, there is a and the views from the summit are
restaurant that you cannot get to by car stunning. However, the fact that it’s
because there’s no road. There are just two near the Atlantic Ocean also means that
ways to reach this restaurant – you can get the weather can change very quickly
there by boat or by walking more than 30 and you might be in warm sunshine
kilometres from the nearest road! We asked one minute and freezing rain and wind
some of the people who live and work there the next. It can also be foggy and this
and some of the people who have visited can be terrifying if you get lost on the
the restaurant what it is like. mountain.
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Interviewer: But you didn’t just climb Snowdon, 4 Confront your fears. Taking a virtual reality flight can
did you? help to reduce your anxiety. Then fly as regularly as
Dave: No. I needed a challenge so I climbed you can. Eventually you will stop worrying about it.
the mountain along a ridge called Crib 5 Do something to take your mind off flying. Listen to
Goch, which means ‘red ridge’ in the music, watch a film or read a book. If you are sitting
local language. Crib Goch is absolutely next to someone, talk to each other.
terrifying. It is only a metre or two wide 6 Remember to relax as much as possible. Slow,
and on either side you have steep drops regular breathing can help you relax and after a while
of several hundred metres. If you fall, you will stop thinking about being in that metal tube
you will almost certainly die. high in the sky.
Interviewer: And there is one more aspect to your

Dave:
story, isn’t there?
Yes. I decided to camp on Crib Goch.
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It was a beautiful night and I slept up 4.18 End-of-year Test 3 – Basic, Standard, Extension
there in my sleeping bag. I was very Welcome to the virtual tour of Venice, one of the most
careful though. If I had rolled over, I fascinating and beautiful cities in the world. Venice is
would have fallen a long, long way known as the city of water because it is built on 118
down, probably into the lake at the small islands, which are connected by 177 canals and
bottom of the mountain! over 400 bridges.
Interviewer: Have you any advice for people thinking Venice is a small city with a population of just 55,000
of doing the same? but it is incredibly popular with visitors. Each year,
Dave: Yes. Climb Snowdon along Crib Goch Venice is visited by around 18 million tourists; that’s
if you have the chance, but remember more than 50,000 every day! This means that the city
that you need to be careful and don’t is often very crowded nowadays, especially during the
sleep up there. It’s a marvellous summer when large cruise ships visit the city. But if you
experience, but it can be a terrifying want to avoid the crowds and still enjoy the sights of
one! this marvellous city, you can see everything during this
4.17 End-of-term Test 3 – Basic, Standard, Extension virtual tour.
Millions of people around the world are afraid of flying. Let’s start our tour with a gondola ride. Gondolas are
The idea of being in a metal tube high up in the sky a special kind of boat and are only found in Venice,
makes them feel worried, insecure and, in many cases, where there are more than 400. You need a special
absolutely terrified. So, what can you do if you have to licence to operate a gondola and only a limited number
travel to Australia, for example, and you have a fear of of licences are issued by the city authorities. Our trip
flying? Well, the best solution is to know some basic begins on the Grand Canal, which is the largest and
facts about flying and how you can teach yourself to longest canal in Venice and one which divides the city
deal with your anxiety. in two. The Grand Canal is 3.8 kilometres long and from
our boat you can see more than 170 gorgeous buildings
1 Bear in mind that the risk of an accident is extremely
on both sides of the canal, including palaces and
low. You have a one in 10 million chance of being on
museums.
a plane that is involved in an accident and you have
more chance of becoming the next president of your We are now leaving the gondola to take a short walk
country! Car travel is much more dangerous. In fact, to St Mark’s Square, the most famous square in Venice
it is 100 times more dangerous than flying but no-one and one that is surrounded by stunning buildings.
is afraid of car travel. That would be ridiculous! There are over 400 royal palaces in Venice, some of
which contain paintings by the greatest Italian artists of
2 Learn about aeroplanes and how they work. For
the Middle Ages.
example, a plane which experiences turbulence is
completely safe. Planes are designed to fly safely in No visit to Venice is complete without a visit to a
strong winds and other forms of extreme weather, so typical restaurant. As Venice is on the coast, seafood
stop worrying about turbulence. is a speciality and no visitor will want to turn down the
opportunity to try some delicious grilled fish if they
3 Recognise that anxiety itself leads to fear. If you are
have the chance. Of course, pasta and pizzas are also
worried, this can make you think you are in danger
on the menu, as you can see, and you simply have to
even when you are perfectly safe. Being positive is
try some of the best ice-cream in the world!
essential.

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