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Listening Part 3 Unit 7 High adventure

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Grammar
Track 7 Infinitive and verb + -ing
Narrator: Speaker 1
Speaker 1: Ater I graduated, I got a job as an accountant with a very big 1
international irm. I’d go around to diferent companies checking 1 to show 2 sitting 3 being 4 to get 5 training
their inancial records to make sure they were paying the right 6 to reduce 7 to start 8 playing 9 Joining 10 not to try
amount of tax. It annoyed me when people said the job sounded 2
boring. I remember I loved the variety and the salary was more
generous than I’d expected. I was working at a diferent company 1 admitted 2 thought 3 failed 4 succeeded
every month and it was really rewarding to be able to use 5 avoided 6 allowed 7 expected 8 decided
everything I’d learned at university. I don’t work for that irm any
more, but I’m still an accountant.
Vocabulary
Narrator: Speaker 2 Verb collocations with activities
Speaker 2: I used to work as a lifeguard at the beach during my summers when
I was at university. I had to do a short course to qualify and I also 1
needed to know irst aid. There weren’t many waves and the water 1 going 2 doing 3 compete in 4 playing 5 do 6 held
wasn’t very deep, so not many people got into trouble. As a result,
it did have its dull moments. For me, it was an excuse to hang out in look, see, watch, listen and hear
the sunshine for the whole summer and get paid for it. The money
wasn’t great, but I met a lot of people, and on a few occasions, I was 2
able to help people in the water. 1 to see 2 watching 3 heard 4 don’t listen 5 looked 6 watching
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Narrator: Speaker 3
Speaker 3: ha troubl indin jo i th iel I’ studie for eventually 1 saw looked 2 correct 3 correct 4 listen to hear
got hired as a drama teacher, but until that happened I worked in a 5 watched saw 6 listened to heard 7 correct 8 watched saw
call centre for about three years. It certainly wasn’t my dream job,
talking to people who were complaining about their wi-i going Reading and Use of English Part 4
down, but it paid the bills at the time. It also taught me how to
deal with angry customers and bring some calm to very negative
situations. Ater a while, I just got used to it, as I knew that every call 1 suggested taking | an
I got was an emergency situation for someone. It became easier to 2 win | despite having
deal with. 3 any people / anybody / anyone | swam there
4 ind it | annoying PDF from sachtienganhhanoi.com
Narrator: Speaker 4 5 gets by | on
6 had his | blood pressure checked
Speaker 4: I worked in a nursing home for old people. It’s not a job I would
have done my whole life, but I’m glad I had the experience. Nursing
homes struggle to ill these positions, so I had no problems in Listening Part 4
inding work. It certainly wasn’t all fun and games, but I mainly
remember the lovely old people that I cared for and how I tried
to ind time for them when they needed someone to talk to. I’ve 1 B 2 A 3 B 4 C 5 A 6 B 7 A
always been a good listener. It can be dificult for people to move
into a nursing home, and sometimes a bit lonely, especially in the Track 8
evenings when there are fewer people for them to talk to. Narrator: You will hear an interview with a motorcycle racer called Darren
Beanhill. For questions 1 to 7, choose the best answer (A, B or C).
Narrator: Speaker 5 Interviewer: Today I’m interviewing the young motorcycle racer Darren
Speaker 5: Cleaning people’s houses was a great way to pay the bills when Beanhill. Welcome Darren. You’ve been racing for a few years
I was studying. It was relatively straightforward, but it was hard now. Can you remember your irst ever race?
work. I had to clean the bathrooms and kitchens, and do all the Darren: I grew up on a farm in Australia, so I was riding motorcycles
loors. I would put on my headphones and listen to music though, from the age of seven. When I was 12, there was a race put on in
and the time would ly. I could just switch of and daydream. It was my town for under-16s. I thought, well, I’m under 16 so I should
a good way to stay in shape, too – I remember enjoying that a lot. qualify. All the boys there were bigger and had really expensive,
These days I have my own house cleaned once a week because my new bikes. I just turned up with one we had used on the farm for
job means I don’t have time to do it myself. years and everyone thought it was hilarious. They didn’t tease me
for long, though. I ended up winning the race, despite my age.
Interviewer: This is your third year on the international circuit. How is it
Reading and Use of English Part 5 diferent from your irst two years?
Darren: I think people know now that I stay in the middle of the pack
1 A 2 C 3 C 4 D 5 A 6 B for most of the race and then start overtaking in the last ten
minutes. The irst year I was the new kid in town and that was
a big advantage. I’ve been threatening to get into the top ive
for the past couple of years, so now other riders see I’m real
competition for them. I don’t worry about what the other riders
think of me – I’m concentrating too hard on getting to the inish
line as fast as I can.
Interviewer: You had some trouble with your tyres last year. How is it going
this season?

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