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Narrator: Question 8. You hear two friends get your hopes up of joining the band,
discussing learning foreign though – they aren’t taking on anyone
languages. new at the moment – but why not go
Woman: A lot of British people can’t see the along and benefit from their expertise?
point of learning foreign languages Narrator: Now listen again.
when people in other countries speak Narrator: Question 2. You hear a young
English, but I think that shows a lack of woman telling her friend about an
understanding. article she has read.
Man: Me too. You get more out of a language Woman: I’ve just read this article about having
class than the words themselves – like hobbies.
understanding other countries’ way of Man: What did it say?
life, and their history.
Woman: – and their values, even. Woman: Well, although exercise is good for us,
there’s evidence to suggest that the
Man: Exactly. It’s true people do speak English more you do, the more injuries you
around the world, so it’s not strictly suffer. Sounds like a good reason not
necessary to know other languages, but to worry about only doing a couple of
you get more out of a trip if you know a hours a week.
few words. Man: Interesting!
Woman: Yeah, there’s a limit to how much you Woman: The article mentioned loads of hobbies
can communicate by trying to act out your ideas! I’d never heard of. I can’t say anything
Narrator: Now listen again. particularly appealed, but there was one
other thing ... you know how people go
Listening Part 1:2 on about not doing too much gaming,
don’t you? Well, apparently it makes you
1 1 astonishing 5 exhausted smarter! So, I’m no longer concerned
2 fascinating 6 motivated about my health and I’m going to buy a
3 entertained 7 thrilling new game.
4 irritating 8 encouraging
Narrator: Now listen again.
2 1 don’t 2 won’t 3 haven’t 4 aren’t
Narrator: Question 3. You hear two friends
3 1 Who 2 What 3 What 4 How discussing free time.
Woman: It always amazes me how many
4 1 A 2 B 3 B 4 B interests you have. I’d be exhausted!
5 C 6 C 7 C 8 A
Man: I’ve only got two or three I do regularly.
I can’t live without sport, but I’m
Narrator: Track 2 Listening Part 1 sometimes exhausted afterwards. I
Worksheet 2 often get back home, and just sit down
on the sofa for a couple of hours!
You will hear people talking in eight Woman: Well, it’s good to have time to empty
different situations. For questions 1–8, your mind.
choose the best answer (A, B or C).
Man: You’re right, I used to pack as much as
Narrator: Question 1. You hear an I could into my time off – I must have
announcement about a band called tried every hobby there is! But now I
the Big Bang. need time to chill out.
Man: This next piece of local news will be of Woman: Me too. You don’t need to be busy all
interest to musicians. Some of you’ll have the time. Getting out of the house for a
heard of the Big Bang. You may even walk helps me relax sometimes.
have been lucky enough to see them Man: And me.
play since they started a year ago. If you Narrator: Now listen again.
have, then you’ll know what a brilliant
folk group they are. Well, now there’s an Narrator: Question 4. You hear a boy telling a
opportunity to meet them in person at friend about the sport of diving.
their workshops on the first Sunday of Girl: You’re a diver, aren’t you?
the month, where you can learn to play Boy: Yeah. But in a swimming pool – not
some of their entertaining tunes! Don’t deep-sea diving.

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