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is everywhere’ – that it’s relevant to step. ... I get the impression he isn’t
everything you do in life – but I just love quite as confident as I’d have expected
it for its own sake. him to be about getting to know the
Narrator: Now listen again. others on the course. I don’t think it’s
that he thinks they’ll be better than him
Narrator: Question 3. You hear a man telling at the subject or anything like that, but
a friend about being unable to study there’s something, … maybe it’s just
art at school. nerves. Anyway, once he starts classes,
Woman: Is there a subject you wish you’d taken he’s going to be so busy with work that
at school, but didn’t? I’m sure whatever’s bothering him now
Man: Yes, art. We didn’t have the option to will fade away.
take that. The focus tended to be on Narrator: Now listen again.
more academic subjects then – you Narrator: Question 6. You hear a student
know, science, maths … I’m a bit talking to his teacher about an
annoyed about it now. I’ve always been assignment.
into painting– not that I ever considered
making a living from becoming an Boy: Can I have a word about the English
artist – I’ve always wanted to be an assignment you’ve set us?
engineer … But it would’ve been useful Woman: Yes, of course you can.
to learn stuff like knowing how to apply Boy: We have to write a blog about
different paints properly when I was something which interests us. I don’t
younger. I love the skill in those amazing know much about the ideas you gave
old paintings you can see hanging in us, so would you mind if I did something
galleries. different?
Narrator: Now listen again. Woman: Not at all. The main thing is that you’ve
got some experience of what you’re
Narrator: Question 4. You hear two students
discussing a sports class they have writing about.
just attended. Boy: I do, but I need to do some background
Boy: What did you think of that sports class? reading online. … The other thing is I’ve
Girl: It made a change from actually playing never done anything like this, so I don’t
know how formal the language should be.
sports, didn’t it?
Boy: Yeah, it did. It was interesting to Woman: OK. Let me give you the address of a
website which will help.
consider the theoretical side of sport
for once – all that detail about the Boy: Great, thanks.
psychology of winning was a new angle Narrator: Now listen again.
on things. Mr Banks is a great teacher. Narrator: Question 7. You hear a science
He’d done tons of research, hadn’t he? teacher talking to her class.
Girl: He had. I’m not sure I’ll put what we Woman: OK, everyone, listen up! Now, I’ve
talked about into practice, though. I’m become aware that there’s been a bit of
highly unlikely to become a professional a misunderstanding about where we’re
athlete. holding our science classes while the
Boy: Me neither – though I could see some labs are being repainted. They won’t
of the others in the class looked pretty be in the main hall as some of you
eager to get out there and try some of seem to think, but in the school gym.
the techniques. Obviously, we won’t be able to carry out
Narrator: Now listen again. any chemistry experiments or practical
work in there, but it’s a temporary
Narrator: Question 5. You hear a girl telling a situation. We’ll be able to spend a bit
friend about her brother. of time on some theory instead. I’m
Boy: Hasn’t your brother got a place at optimistic that this will be a good use
university? of our time as it’ll give you the chance
Girl: Yes, he has! He’s going to study physics. to clarify anything you’ve been having
Boy: Is he looking forward to it? difficulties with in class.
Girl: I think on the whole he’s pretty Narrator: Now listen again.
enthusiastic about going on to the next

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