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Darren: Last year they were new tyres for me, and I had some problems Reporting verbs
with the grip, especially in the rain. I’m slowly getting used to
them, and that’s given me added conidence on the bends. It’s 3
amazing how much a tyre can afect your whole performance, 2 promise 3 admit 4 apologise 5 recommend 6 agree 7 warn
but I suppose they’re my only point of contact with the track – it 4
all starts from there, doesn’t it? 2 Oliver admitted that it was him who had broken the mirror.
Interviewer: You spend much of the year at races around the world. How do 3 My husband agreed that we could go out that night.
you cope with the lifestyle? 4 Julia apologised for not seeing my performance the day before / yesterday.
Darren: Apart from the racing, I live a pretty normal life. My wife and my 5 William promised that he would be on time the next day / tomorrow.
son, Ricky, travel with me, and we tend to avoid hotel rooms and 6 Angelo recommended that I/we should stream the TV series.
ind somewhere to stay that is more like home. Sure, we’re not 7 Lisa warned us not to buy concert tickets from strangers.
in one place for very long, but there’s something very calming
about having both of them with me. I don’t know what’s going to
happen when Ricky has to start going to school, but that’s not for Vocabulary
a year or two yet.
Interviewer: How would you describe a typical motorbike racer? Describing entertainment
Darren: Well, we all seem to have a way of blocking fear. I’m aware of the
dangers, but all the riders at this professional level love speed 1
and none of us is concerned about coming of, or even crashing Across 4 play 5 gripping 8 stage 12 audience
into fellow riders, for that matter. If I suddenly became anxious 14 famous 16 edge of your seat 17 scene 18 musical
about going out there, I’d have to quit racing. I’ve seen it happen Down 1 rerun 2 twist 3 part 6 predictable
to some of my peers. It’s meant the end of their careers. 7 performance 9 act 10 spectators 11 binge watch
Interviewer: Do you have an age you’d like to retire at? 12 audition 13 hilarious 15 hooked
Darren: I’m 24. Nowadays people are racing until they’re nearly 40. Who
knows where I’ll be and what I’ll be doing at that age. Right now, I Listening Part 2
love it, and I’m just living from season to season. I certainly don’t
want to think about quitting before I’ve won a championship. But
there’s not just yourself to consider when you’re married. My wife 1 father 2 communication 3 level 4 style 5 contacts
and I will determine that together, when the time comes. 6 reputation 7 tips 8 novels 9 lexible 10 professional
Interviewer: The forecast says it’s going to be 38 °C for the race on Sunday. Will
that afect your performance?
Darren: It’ll probably help me, in fact. All the races in this championship Track 9
are in hot places – we follow the sun around the world all year Narrator: You will hear a woman called Margie Levine talking about her job as
and our bikes are designed to cope. Add in the fact that I’m a Hollywood agent. For questions 1 to 10, complete the sentences
Australian and grew up in the heat, so I’m used to racing in high with a word or short phrase.
temperatures. It’s a positive factor for me, unlike the riders who Speaker: I’ve been an agent for actors in Hollywood for nearly 30 years and PDF from sachtienganhhanoi.com
come from cooler climates – I don’t have to adapt. In fact, it’s I’ve worked with the best in the world. I had an interest in acting
when it’s cold and raining that my performance is weakest. from a young age. Show business was in the family – my aunt was a
Interviewer: Thank you for coming in today. backing dancer in several classical musicals in the 50s. I even tried
Darren: Thank you. to pursue a career in musical theatre myself – against the advice of
my father – but that came to an end pretty quickly as I wasn’t that
good at singing or dancing.
Writing Part 2 (An article) But I never lost my desire to work in a creative industry, I just
needed to ind something that matched my skills. Efective
1 In addition 2 As a result 3 As well as communication has always been one of my strengths and a friend
4 By doing this 5 Moreover 6 also who was working as a talent agent said this quality would make
me perfect for that role. You’re dealing with dozens of people on a
day-to-day basis, so you have to be able to express yourself clearly.
Unit 8 Dream of the stars I had to learn to be a little more diplomatic, especially when turning
actors down, but this came with time.
So I started at the bottom, as a receptionist for a big irm in Los
Grammar Angeles. Then I became an assistant, then an agent, then a head of
at, in and on in phrases expressing location department. By holding various positions at each level of the irm,
I got to understand completely how it operated. It was a long, slow
1 learning process, but I got the best possible training in the industry.
1 on, at 2 at, in 3 in 4 on 5 at 6 on 7 at 8 in I never had the intention of starting my own agency, but I kept
meeting actors that I liked who were really talented and that I
Reported speech wanted to represent. However, they didn’t it in with the company’s
style. So I took a chance and started out on my own. It was a bit
2 of a culture shock at irst, working alone and not having anyone
2 It’s the funniest ilm I’ve ever seen. else to rely on. However, since I had so much experience and so
3 I’ve never heard of it. many contacts in the industry, it didn’t take me long to become
4 I’ll/I’d deinitely watch it again. established and get ofered lots of assignments.
5 I can’t see it because I don’t live near a cinema. / I couldn’t see it because I Once I was working with actors whose abilities I was sure of, I
don’t live near a cinema. was able to get them plenty of work. This helped me develop my
6 I didn’t really enjoy it because it was too long. reputation as a talent agent and gain the trust of casting directors,
who knew I would only send actors of a high standard.

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