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Gold Experience B1 Audio scripts Progress test 1 Kate:

Hello, and welcome to ‘Changing Places’ – the show where we talk to teens who are living in exciting places all over the world. Today it’s time to hear about someone who’s living in sunny Spain! I'm talking to Alex by Skype. Alex comes from Scotland but is living in Spain at the moment. Hola, Alex!

Alex:

Hi!

Kate:

How’s life in Spain at the moment?

Alex:

It’s good, thanks!

Kate:

Whereabouts in Spain are you living?

Alex:

I’m living in Madrid – the capital of Spain.

Kate:

Wow! Why are you there?

Alex:

Well, my parents both have jobs in Madrid so we're living here for a year and I'm going to school here. Madrid is often really warm and sunny, so it's quite different from Scotland.

Kate:

Do you like it though?

Alex:

Yes, I do. I like it a lot. I'm enjoying the good weather and I really like the outdoor lifestyle – people do everything outdoors here. There’s a beautiful park near my school and my friends and I go there every day at lunch time. Um . . . I'm really interested in languages too, so I'm learning Spanish.

Kate:

Are you learning quickly?

Alex:

Um, yes . . . I think I'm doing okay!

Kate:

Do you have a lot of friends at school?

Alex:

Yes, I do. I miss my friends at home, but I also love my Spanish friends. They’re really confident and lively. They’re all great at football too!

Kate:

Thanks for talking to us, Alex. Have a great day!

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Progress test 2 Interviewer: Are you bored with doing the same thing every summer? Do you want to do something different this school holidays? Then why not try an international camp? A special summer camp where young people from around the world meet and learn about each other's languages and cultures. Here's Patricia to tell us about the international camp she went to last summer. Hi, Patricia. Patricia:

Hi.

Interviewer: Tell me, why did you decide to go to this international camp? Patricia:

Well, I thought it sounded great. I'm very interested in learning about other countries and languages so I thought this was perfect for me.

Interviewer: Tell us more! Patricia:

Well, the camp was for a week in July. I was in a group with four other students: a boy from Italy, a boy from Greece, a girl from Kenya and another girl from Japan. We were all between fourteen and sixteen years old. We had a lot of fun!

Interviewer: What a great mix of nationalities! What did you do every day? Patricia:

Um . . . we did a lot of different things. We went on trips together to interesting places nearby: museums and castles – places like that. We all spoke English, but we also took one day to teach the others in the group about our country, language and culture. I learnt so much! At the end of each day, all the groups got together to talk and play games. Then, at the end of the camp we had a big party.

Interviewer: Were you very sad to leave? Patricia:

Yes, I was. I made new friends and we all understood each other really well. I didn’t want to come home.

Interviewer: It sounds great! Thanks Patricia!

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Progress test 3 Ben:

Hello and welcome to ‘Future Shop’, the radio programme where we look at the gadgets of the future! We have a few different gadgets to look at today, don’t we, Lisa?

Lisa:

Yes, we do, Ben! Let’s look at these headphones first of all. We'll all have headphones like these in the future! You probably have headphones for listening to music and playing computer games, don’t you?

Ben:

Yes, that’s right. I do.

Lisa:

Do you think you maybe play your music a little too loud?

Ben:

Yes, sometimes. That’s true.

Lisa:

Well these very special headphones are for you, Ben. If you’re playing your music too loudly, they automatically turn down the volume. Ear doctors across the world will love these headphones!

Ben:

Amazing! Now, what about this wonderful fridge?

Lisa:

It doesn’t look anything special to me.

Ben:

Well, let me tell you that these fridges are going to be in every house in the year 3000. The fridge remembers all your favourite foods: milk, chocolate, cheese, whatever. Then when your fridge is getting empty it plays some music and a red light comes on with a picture of the thing you need!

Lisa:

Wow! I want one of these fridges!

Ben:

Well Lisa, you can’t have one now, I’m afraid. They won’t be in the shops for another few years!

Lisa:

Aw! Well, take a look at this 3D TV.

Ben:

Where’s the plug?

Lisa:

It doesn’t have one! You don’t need to plug it in. It also makes special smells, so if you’re watching a TV programme about cooking you’ll smell the food too!

Ben:

I like that idea! It’s making me feel hungry just thinking about it. Well, our next gadget is this very special dishwasher.

Lisa:

Hm . . . What’s this on the front?

Ben:

It’s a television screen. While you wash your dishes, you can watch all of your favourite programmes too!

Lisa:

I don’t think that’s a very good idea! Who wants to stand up and watch the TV? That won’t sell very well. I prefer this microwave. I’m going to buy this as soon as it gets to the shops. It plays music when your food is ready.

Ben:

Now, that does sound like a good buy. I think I’ll get one too – do you know how much it costs?

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Progress test 4 Nina:

Hi, John.

John:

Hi, Nina.

Nina:

You look a bit down. What's the matter?

John:

Nothing.

Nina:

Come on, you can tell me!

John:

It’s just that I got a really bad grade in my maths test!

Nina:

What did you get?

John:

Let’s just say I failed.

Nina:

Aw, that’s a shame. It was a really hard test though – everyone thought so. Did you revise much for it?

John:

Yes, I did. I revised every night for a week.

Nina:

Well, I didn’t do very well either.

John:

Did you pass?

Nina:

Yes, just.

John:

Well, you didn’t do as badly as me.

Nina:

Mm.

John:

I guess I’m just not as clever as you.

Nina:

Don’t be like that! Listen, we can do something about it. Ben Smith is organising a maths club on Tuesday evenings after school. I think it’ll be really good for people who find maths difficult.

John:

A maths club? After school? That'll be worse than helping my mum with the dishes! Come on, Nina. Isn’t there any other way to get better at maths?

Nina:

I’m sure it’ll help you, John. Come on, we’ll try it for a few weeks. If we don’t start getting better grades in maths, we'll stop going. OK?

John:

Oh, OK then.

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Progress test 5 Jen:

Hi, Pete! Um . . . you're looking a bit . . . muddy. What’s happened to you?

Pete:

Don’t worry about me, Jen! I feel amazing! I’ve just been mud running with the outdoor club!

Jen:

Mud running? What’s that?

Pete:

It’s when you go running through cold, muddy water. We went to a bog about twenty kilometres from the school and we raced through it.

Jen:

You raced through muddy water?

Pete:

Yes! I know it sounds a bit weird . . .

Jen:

Yup, it certainly does, Pete!

Pete:

. . . but it’s great! I really like the other people who are in the mud running group. They’re really funny and relaxed. I've never had so much fun!

Jen:

Actually, it does sound quite fun, now I think about it. Was this your first time mud running?

Pete:

Yeah. You know I’ve tried lots of sports before, but I think this is my new favourite!

Jen:

Can anyone join in?

Pete:

Yeah, I think so. As long as you don’t mind getting muddy!

Jen:

I’ve never tried any interesting sports. Next time you go mud running can I come too?

Pete:

Sure! Are you sure you won’t mind getting dirty, Jen?

Jen:

I can always wear old clothes.

Pete:

We’re meeting again next Saturday afternoon. Bring a warm drink with you. You do feel quite cold afterwards!

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Progress test 6 Interviewer: It can be very difficult when you’re having a hard time at school. Who can you talk to? Where can you go to find help? Today I’m speaking to Grace, who had a very hard time at school. She’s here today to talk about how she dealt with it and how she’s helping people now. Hi, Grace. Thanks for coming on the show. Grace:

It’s nice to be here.

Interviewer: So can you tell us a little bit about the ‘Text a friend’ service? Grace:

Yes. It’s a special text help service for students who are having a hard time. I think that school can be very difficult sometimes and it’s hard to know who to talk to and where to go for help. So I started the ‘Text a friend’ idea for students with problems like these. Students who are having problems text our special number and a student will text them back. Then they will meet and talk about the student’s problems.

Interviewer: Why did you start the ‘Text a friend’ service? Grace:

Well, a year ago I was having a really hard time at school. I was having a lot of problems and I wasn’t finding them very easy to deal with. It all started when I fell out with my best friend. Then I started to get really bad grades in all my tests. I wasn’t getting on very well with my mum and dad at the time so I couldn’t speak to them either! I just didn’t know what to do.

Interviewer: So what did you do? Grace:

Well, in the end, a classmate helped me. It was someone I didn’t know very well, but she could see I was feeling really upset and unhappy. She spent a lot of time with me and listened to all my problems. We spoke about what I could do to make things better. After that, I wanted to help people who were having problems like me. I wanted them to know that there were people who could help them.

Interviewer: And can anyone use this service? Grace:

Yes, absolutely anyone. Students of all ages can have problems. It doesn’t matter if you’re new to a school or if you’ve been there for years; people can have problems at any time.

Interviewer: I think some of our listeners might want to start their own ‘Text a friend’ service in schools after listening to you, Grace! Grace:

I certainly hope so.

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Mid-year test Carl:

Hello?

Bella:

Carl? Is that you?

Carl:

Bella? Hi! It’s really good to hear you from you! How’s life in Canada?

Bella:

It’s great, thanks!

Carl:

How are you getting on at your new school?

Bella:

Well, it’s getting much better. I had a bit of a hard time at the beginning. Everything was so different and there were a lot of things I didn’t understand.

Carl:

Didn’t understand? What do you mean? They speak English in Canada, don’t they?

Bella:

Well yes, they do. It’s a little bit different from the English we speak, though. They pronounce a lot of words differently and sometimes I need to ask them to translate words! For example, everyone talks about soccer when they mean football! At first, I had no idea what they were talking about!

Carl:

Oh, Bella. Everyone knows about that! Have you made some friends?

Bella:

Well, it took a while to get to know people. You know I’m a little bit shy.

Carl:

Shy? (Sounds surprised) I didn’t know that.

Bella:

Well, I am a bit. It was difficult to make friends at school when everyone already had their own friendship groups. So I decided to deal with it in my own way and I joined a mountaineering group. Now I have lots of friends and they’re people I have things in common with too! We all like walking and being outdoors.

Carl:

That’s great, Bella. Have you climbed any mountains yet?

Bella:

Yes, we went climbing in the Rocky Mountains last week, actually.

Carl:

Wow! Hang on. Aren’t you frightened of heights?

Bella:

I was, but I’m not anymore.

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Progress test 7 1 Owen:

I’ve just bought a new album from the second-hand record shop.

Sophie:

What is it?

Owen:

It’s Bob Dylan.

Sophie:

Who’s that? And why have you bought an album? Nobody buys albums anymore!

Owen:

It’s for my dad. He isn’t very good at downloading music from the Internet and he prefers CDs.

2 Andrea:

Hi Jack! Are you having fun?

Jack:

Um, yes. The music’s great but the weather isn’t very good, is it? I thought it was going to be sunny, but it hasn’t stopped raining since we got here.

Andrea:

We could go and buy some warmer clothes. There’s a stall selling jumpers and hats over there.

Jack:

Mm. I don’t have that much money and those things look really expensive. My cousin’s house isn’t far away though. Shall we go there? Maybe we can borrow some warmer things from him.

Andrea:

Good idea!

3 Emily:

Hi, Andy. I thought it was you. Are you here to see the play too?

Andy:

Yes. It looks good, doesn’t it? And the director is really famous.

Emily:

Why have you got a notebook in your hand? Are you worried you’ll get bored?

Andy:

I’m reviewing it for the school magazine.

Emily:

Oh, I see.

4 Amy:

Hi, Jim. Are you here to see the ballet?

Jim:

Oh, hi, Amy. Yes, I am. Where are you sitting?

Amy:

I’m sitting in the front row. I’ve never been to a ballet before. It’s so exciting!

Jim:

Oh, you’ve got a great seat. You’ll be able to see everything from there.

Amy:

I think it’s time to go in. I’ll see you after the performance.

5 Julie:

I’ve just bought five DVDs for £2. What a bargain!

James:

I’m not sure if it’s a bargain, Julie. No one buys DVDs anymore, that’s why they’re so cheap.

Julie:

Well, I like looking at the pictures on the boxes.

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6 Lucy:

I’m so excited!

Nick:

What is it?

Lucy:

The Curly Gizmos are coming to play a concert here in Falkirk. I can’t wait to see them perform! I’m going to book a ticket right away.

Nick:

The Curly Gizmos? No way! Can you book one for me, too? I’ll give you the money back later.

Lucy:

OK.

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Progress test 8 Bob:

Hi Tom!

Tom:

Hey, Bob! It’s really good to see you on Skype.

Bob:

You too! I’m really excited about my trip!

Tom:

Me too!

Bob:

Um . . . I just wanted to ask you what I need to bring with me. I’ve never been to Canada before.

Tom:

I know.

Bob:

Is it warm at the moment?

Tom:

Um, yeah, it is quite warm. It can still be cold at nights, though. But you don’t have to bring too many warm clothes in your luggage. I’ve got lots of jackets and sweatshirts you can borrow. You know you can’t bring a lot of stuff with you on the flight.

Bob:

Yes, I know.

Tom:

Oh, and about the flight.

Bob:

It’s quite a long one. I think it will take about eight hours.

Tom:

Hm . . . that sounds about right. Well, these flights can be pretty boring so don’t forget to bring things to do on the plane – books to read and some snacks to eat. You mustn’t play computer games during take-off but I’m sure the flight attendants will tell you that! I won’t be able to meet you off your flight. My football team are playing a match that afternoon, but I’ll see you back at my house.

Bob:

OK . . . um . . . that’s fine. So will someone meet me?

Tom:

Sure. My brother.

Bob:

Is that Alex?

Tom:

Yeah, the one who plays basketball. You’ll know him when you see him – he’s really tall!

Bob:

Oh, by the way. I should probably bring a present for your mum. What do you think she would like?

Tom:

Oh you don’t have to get Mum anything! Well, maybe some chocolates or something.

Bob:

OK, I’d better go. I’ve still got lots of packing to do.

Tom:

Cool. And Bob . . .

Bob:

Yeah?

Tom:

Don’t forget your passport!

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Progress test 9 Interviewer: Hello and welcome to ‘Hobby Hour’, where we love hearing about some of the interesting hobbies our listeners have! Today I’m very happy to welcome Darren Jones to the show. Welcome, Darren. And thanks for coming in to speak to us today about one of my favourite things – cakes! Darren:

You’re welcome. It’s great to be here.

Interviewer: Now, Darren, I know that your hobby is baking cakes – but not the usual everyday kind of cake. Can you tell our listeners about your cakes? Darren:

Well, I love baking cakes in the shape of famous buildings. I love cakes and I’m also really interested in travelling to different countries, so I decided to combine my two interests.

Interviewer: You’ve baked cakes in the shape of the Eiffel Tower, The London Eye, the Taj Mahal and the Acropolis. How long have you enjoyed doing this hobby? Darren:

I started baking when I was about eleven.

Interviewer: Wow, that’s pretty young. Do your parents like baking? Darren:

My dad is a chef and has always loved making cakes, so it just seemed normal to me. My mum is terrible at baking, though! I was really young when I entered my first cake-making competition.

Interviewer: How old were you then, Darren? Darren:

Twelve. It wasn’t a competition for children, but they let me come along when they saw how interested I was in baking. They say it was nice to see a young boy who was mad about baking cakes, not just eating them!

Interviewer: You won that competition, didn’t you? Darren:

Yes, the judge said the cake was delicious. I think she was quite surprised though. She didn’t think a young boy could make a delicious cake. That one was in the shape of the Leaning Tower of Pisa!

Interviewer: So what are your plans for the future? Darren:

Um . . . I don’t have any plans. Well, maybe I’ll open a cake shop one day. But I don’t want to be rich or famous or anything like that. For me, baking is a good way of chilling out and it makes me happy. It makes my friends happy, too. They’re always asking me to make cakes for their birthdays!

Interviewer: I’m sure they are! So everyone’s happy. What more could you want from your hobby?

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Progress test 10 Interviewer: Hello, and welcome to ‘Job Club’, where we speak about the kind of jobs you might want to do after school or college. Today we’re talking to Sandra, who is doing her dream job. She’s working with a film company! Sandra, can you tell us a little bit about your job? Sandra:

Well, everyone thinks that my job must be really amazing. It’s good, but it’s not what a lot of people think. I mean I don’t meet famous people every day or anything like that. The company makes documentary films mostly. I don’t film them myself. Most of the time I just watch and learn and bring the film crew cups of tea!

Interviewer: Working with a film company must be exciting, though. Have you ever met anyone famous in the course of your work? Sandra:

Erm . . . no. It’s a very small independent company, so we don’t really work with famous people. I meet a lot of very interesting people, but famous people . . . no, not really.

Interviewer: So what do you like about your work with the film company? Sandra:

It’s never boring. We go somewhere different and meet new people every day. You never know what will happen next.

Interviewer: And is the money good? Sandra:

Well this is an internship, so I don’t get paid, no. I’m hoping to find a paid job next year so I can start making a bit of money. I would really like to move out of my mum’s house!

Interviewer: I know the feeling! So, Sandra, how did you find out about this internship? I’m sure a lot of people would enjoy this type of experience. Sandra:

Well, I’ve always loved making films. I showed some of my films to my English teacher and she said she was very impressed. She told me I should think about working in film production after school. Then I saw this advert in the paper. The company were looking for creative people who wanted a challenge. I thought that sounded like me, so I applied for it, and here I am!

Interviewer: What are your plans for the future? Sandra:

Well, hopefully the work I’ve done with this company will help me find an interesting job. I’d really like to work in film in the future, and like I said, I’m starting to feel that I want a place of my own!

Interviewer: Good luck with all your plans, Sandra!

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Progress test 11 Interviewer: Welcome to ‘Green Guide’, the show where we tell you what teenagers just like you are doing to save the planet! Today I’m very happy to be talking to Jim Bretton, who has been a member of his school Green Group for two years. Last year, Jim thought of a very unusual way for his school to be a greener place. Can you tell us about it, Jim? Jim:

Well, my Green Group decided to organise a ‘Buy Nothing Week’. We wanted to help the planet by making people think about what they buy and where it comes from.

Interviewer: What an amazing idea! How did you think of this? Jim:

Yes. Um, well . . . I thought of it when I was in the supermarket with my mum. I was helping her to do the shopping and I started thinking about how we buy things every day – a lot of what we buy is grown or made in faraway countries you know. Food, clothes and things that we don’t really need are flown around the world to get to us. I started to think about how we could stop this from happening and help the environment – the easy answer was for everyone to stop buying so much!

Interviewer: Was it easy to organise the Buy Nothing Week? Jim:

It wasn’t that easy, no. Some students didn’t want to take part in it and laughed at the idea of staying away from the shops. You see, for many people shopping is a bit of a hobby. People think that buying things will make them happier. I don’t think it does, though. The students who did take part told me that it was easier than they thought it would be. They started making food to take into school instead of buying snacks and they stopped going shopping at the weekend. They went to the park and played sport instead. They said they felt happier and more relaxed when they weren’t in the shops all the time.

Interviewer: A lot of people are very interested in the Buy Nothing Week. You’ve been interviewed on television, haven’t you? Jim:

Yes, that’s right. I want as many people to hear about the Buy Nothing Week as possible. Hopefully more people will realise that they can live well and buy a lot less.

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Progress test 12 Interviewer: Are you looking for something interesting to do in the holidays? Do you want to take part in a school with a difference? Here’s Abbie Gray to tell us about a really interesting summer school which is taking place in Seaton Park this year. Hi, Abbie! Abbie:

Hi!

Interviewer: Now, can you tell our listeners what makes the ‘Summer School in the Park’ so different from usual school? Abbie:

Well, there are a few differences, actually! The biggest difference is that all our teachers are teenagers.

Interviewer: What a great idea! How did you think of this, Abbie? Abbie:

It all started when I went to a similar summer school in Germany three years ago. I was in Germany with my friend and one day she took me to a school in her park where all the teachers were teenagers. I learnt skateboarding and had art lessons. It was really good fun and I had never learnt in this way before. It was fantastic!

Interviewer: So if the teachers are young, does that mean there are no rules? Abbie:

Yes, there are rules. Our teachers work hard to organise fun lessons so we don’t want anyone messing about. The most important rule is that you have to work hard and do your best. It’s like anything else – you get out what you put in.

Interviewer: Is the school free? Abbie:

You do need to pay five pounds a week. That’s just to pay for things the school needs, though. We don’t make money out of the summer school.

Interviewer: I understand you’re looking for teachers at the moment? Abbie:

Yes, a lot of people have already said they want to take part in the summer school and we need more teachers. We hadn’t realised how popular it would be! So, if you’re creative, enjoy a challenge and have something you could teach to others, please send me an email and I’ll get back to you. And don’t worry about spending your summer stuck inside a boring classroom. It’s not like that!

Interviewer: Can you tell us what the lessons are like? Abbie:

Well, for example we organise competitions, because we think it’s motivating. There aren’t any tests, though! We also do our classes outside whenever we can – as long as it’s not raining of course!

Interviewer: Have you anything to say to people who might want to come and join in the fun? Abbie:

I’d say ‘go for it!’ A student who came along last year had never liked school but she loved the summer school in the park. She said it had been a lifechanging experience for her.

Interviewer: Thanks, Abbie!

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End-of-year test Sam:

Hello?

Nora:

Is that you, Sam?

Sam:

Hi, Nora. How are you?

Nora:

Great! Sam, how would you like to do something really exciting this summer?

Sam:

Um . . . well it depends what it is, I guess.

Nora:

Remember what you were saying last year – about where you would go if you had a lot of money?

Sam:

Oh, yes. Italy of course!

Nora:

Well you can!

Sam:

But I don’t have a lot of money. I mean . . . I don’t have any money!

Nora:

You don’t need to. Listen to this: ‘Are you mad about sport? Do you love a challenge? We need young sports instructors to come and work in our water sports camps for young children. All flights and accommodation included in your pay. You must be sporty and a good team player’. Well?

Sam:

Well, what?

Nora:

That sounds like us, doesn’t it? Shall we write and apply? There’s an email address here.

Sam:

I don’t know. I’ve never been away from home on my own before.

Nora:

You wouldn’t be on your own. You’d be with me!

Sam:

Hm . . .

Nora:

Jack’s older sister worked at a sports camp last year and she had never been abroad before. She said it was a totally life-changing experience. I think we should go for it, Sam!

Sam:

Well, OK. I’ll think about it.

Nora:

Don’t think for too long, Sam. I’m sure lots of other people will want to go for this job too.

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