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Unit 1 Recording 1 P: Hello, I’m Pete Capaldi. Nice to meet you.

1 C: Where are you from, Pete?

L = Lucia G = Gosia P: I’m from the UK. I’m from London. Where are you
from?
L: Hi, I’m Lucia. What’s your name?
C: I’m from Spain. Are you a speaker at the conference?
G: Hi, I’m Gosia. Nice to meet you.
P: Yes, I am.
L: Nice to meet you, too. Where are you from?
C: Are you a teacher?
G: I’m from Poland.
P: Yes, I am. I work in a big university in London. Are
L: My friend Laura is Polish, too, but she isn’t in this you a teacher, too?
class.
C: No, I’m not. I’m a manager at a language school in
Are you from Warsaw?
Madrid.
G: No, I’m from Poznan. Where are you from?

L: I’m from Argentina. I’m a student at a university in

Buenos Aires. Are you a student, too?
Unit 2 Recording 1

G: No, I’m an office worker. Is this your first time in the I = Interviewer M = Maija K = Kevin A = Amelia
UK? I: Hello and welcome to London Life. Today we’re in
L: Yes, it is. Is it your first time, too? Covent Garden to ask people ‘what’s in your bag? ’

G: Yes! I’m very happy to be here. Who’s that? Excuse me. Can I ask you some questions? It’s for a
podcast.
L: That’s Jane. She’s the teacher. She’s from Canada.
M: OK.
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I: What’s your name?
M = Maria D = David S = Sarah
M: Maija.
M: Hi, I’m Maria.
I: Where are you from, Maija?
D: Hi, Maria, I’m David and this is Sarah. Is this your first
day? M: I’m from Poland.

M: Yes, it is. I’m a student nurse. I: And what’s in your bag?

S: We’re students, too. I’m a student doctor and David’s M: My bag? My phone, my keys, my credit card and a
a student nurse. Where are you from, Maria? book.

M: I’m from Brazil. I: Thank you very much.

D: I’m Brazilian, too! I’m from Rio. Where are you from? I: Hello, excuse me!

M: I’m from São Paulo. Where are you from, Sarah? K: Can I help you?

S: I’m from Manchester in the UK. I: Yes! Can I ask you some questions for a podcast?

3 K: Yeah, sure.

C = Cristina P = Pete I: First, what’s your name?

C: Hello, I’m Cristina Sanchez. Nice to meet you. K: It’s Kevin.

I: And where are you from?

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K: I’m from London.

I: And what’s in your bag today?

K: A book, my computer, … keys, cash. I think that’s all.

I: Thanks very much, Kevin.

I: Hi, can I ask you some questions?

A: Some questions? Why?

I: It’s for a podcast.

A: Oh, OK.

I: What’s your name?

A: It’s Amelia.

I: And where are you from?

A: I’m from Vancouver, Canada.

I: And what’s in your bag, Amelia?

A: Let’s see … my phone, my passport, my camera,

cash. And photos of my family.

I: Great, thanks Amelia!

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Unit 3 Recording 1
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My town is great! It isn’t big, but there are lots of

restaurants and cafés. There’s a good Turkish restaurant
and a new Mexican restaurant … and there’s a Japanese
restaurant next to the Turkish one, but it’s expensive.
There’s a big cinema and a good bookshop … and there’s
a big park next to the school.

My town is very small. There aren’t any restaurants, but

there are two cheap cafés. … There aren’t any
supermarkets, but there’s a market on Main Street. There’s Unit 4 Recording 1
a small school and an old cinema. There isn’t a train
station and there aren’t any hotels. It’s a very quiet town! L = Leo S = Sarah

3 L: Hello? Hello? Sarah?

My town is big. There are lots of flats and big offices. S: Hi. Hi, Leo. Are you with Uncle Joe?
There’s a big train station, a university and a hospital. L: No, your Uncle Joe is not here!
There are four supermarkets and a market. There’s a good
Spanish restaurant and a great Turkish café. There are S: He is!
hotels and cinemas. There aren’t any big parks, but there L: He’s not here … Oh, wait – has he got a beard?
are two small parks. It’s a busy town!
S: Yes, do you see him?

L: Has he got blue eyes?

S: Yes. Very blue.

L: Is he about 50 years old?

S: Yes. Leo, say hello to him now …

L: And has he got blonde hair?

S: Blonde? No, his hair isn’t blonde. Leo, it’s brown. He

has usually got a black coat on.

L: Oh. OK. That’s not your Uncle Joe.

S: Leo, where are you?

L: I’m at the airport.

S: Leo. My uncle is at the hotel. The Plaza hotel, Leo.

Leo?

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Unit 5 Recording 1
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I travel by plane to work! My house is in Paris and my job is

in London. I take the plane to London on Mondays and go
home to Paris on Thursdays. I sometimes travel by train,
but usually I take the plane.

My flat is near my office, so I always ride my bike or walk to

work. I haven’t got a car, so I never drive.

3 Unit 6 Recording 1
I usually work at home, so I don’t usually travel to work. I M = Mike E = Erica W = Will K = Kelly
sometimes take the bus or a taxi to my office.
M: Good morning and welcome to The Morning Chat.
4 I’m Mike Redman. In today’s programme, I want to
I often travel by boat to my office, but sometimes I take the know who does what jobs around your house! Our
train. My house isn’t near my office. I get up at 6, leave first caller is Erica. Hi, Erica.
home at 7 and arrive at work at 8. E: Hello Mike.
5 M: Erica, can you tell us who does the jobs around your
I always take the bus to college. My house is near the house?
college, so I leave home at 8 o’clock, take the bus and E: Well, my husband always cooks. He’s a great cook!
arrive at college at 8.30. And he usually washes the dishes and cleans the
6 kitchen. I usually clean the bathroom and I do the
washing. Our two children feed and walk the dog. And
I haven’t got a car, so I always travel to work by train. I take we all go to the supermarket at the weekend.
a taxi or the bus from the train station to my office.
M: Thanks Erica. That’s great! Our next caller is Will. Hi,
Will.

W: Hi, Mike!

M: Will, what jobs do you do around the house?

W: I always make breakfast and lunch, but my wife cooks

dinner because I work in the evening. I’m a taxi driver.
We usually clean the house at the weekend. I clean
the bathroom and kitchen. Julia cleans the bedrooms,
makes the beds and cleans the windows.

M: Thanks, Will. Our last caller is Kelly. Kelly, who cooks

dinner in your house?

K: Hi, Mike. I always cook dinner. And I make breakfast

and lunch. I live with my sister and she never cooks.

M: Ha ha! Who cleans the bathroom?

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K: I clean the bathroom, and the kitchen, and the floors! P: Oh no! That isn’t good! John, how was your last
And I do the washing. My sister is very busy. She’s holiday?
got two jobs. She doesn’t work at weekends and then
J: My last holiday was great! I was in Paris for the
she makes great cakes!
weekend with my sister in July. The train was really
M: Thanks Kelly. That sounds great! fast and cheap. Our hotel was near the museums and
lots of really good restaurants. The food was very
good! It was a short holiday, but it was really great.

P: Great! Finally, Sara, how was your last holiday?

S: My last holiday was really bad. I was in London for a

week last November. It was very cold and dark. The
hotel was very old and it wasn’t clean. The
restaurants were expensive and the food wasn’t good.
The buses and trains were expensive and taxis were
difficult to find.

Unit 7 Recording 1
P = Presenter L = Lisa B = Ben J = John S = Sara

P: Welcome to the Travel Tales podcast. Today’s

podcast is about good and bad holidays. Lisa, how
was your last holiday?

L: My last holiday was in May. I was in Thailand with my

parents and my daughter. We were on an island in the
south of Thailand and our hotel was next to the sea.
There were lots of restaurants and the food was great! Unit 8 Recording 1
We were very happy.
Z = Zoe P = Paul
P: How about you, Ben? Was your last holiday good?
Z: I don’t know what to do at the weekend. It’s my
B: My last holiday wasn’t very good. It was in February. I
sister’s birthday and I want to do something special.
was with my wife in a small town in Hungary. The train
Have you got any ideas?
was busy and slow. The hotel was old and cold at
night. There wasn’t a restaurant in the hotel and there P: What does she like doing? Watching films? Music?
was only one restaurant in the town. The food wasn’t
Z: Erm, she likes music and dancing. She doesn’t really
very good. It was my wife’s 40th birthday and she
like the cinema.
wasn’t happy!

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P: Hmmm, what about the dance festival? It’s on this

weekend.

Z: The dance festival? Unit 9 Recording 1

P: Yes, it’s in Meadow Park every year in June. My P = Presenter S = Sofia M = Marta O = Onur G = Guy
friend Katy and I went last year – it was great!
P: Welcome to Study Skills ! In today’s podcast, we
Z: Oh yeah? What did you do there?
ask, ‘Do you like learning English? ’ Sofia.
P: We watched lots of dancing from different countries
S: I love learning new languages and I love taking exams
and we ate some amazing food.
– I always pass them! I usually sit at the front of my
Z: Oh, that sounds fun! Was it a big event? English class and I write everything the teacher says
in my notebook. I like reading books and newspapers
P: Yes, it was. There were dancers from about 20
in English and I love watching TV programmes in
countries. They all wore amazing, traditional clothes –
English, too. I don’t like looking at my phone screen
lots of different colours.
for a long time, so I don’t use any apps for learning
Z: Wow! English.

P: And we listened to lots of great music. I really liked P: Marta.

the Mexican music.
M: I like learning English, but it isn’t easy! I always do my
Z: Did you learn any dances? homework, but I can never remember words in
English. I never use a notebook because I use my
P: Yes, I learnt some Turkish dances and samba from
phone to write notes. I use a dictionary app on my
Brazil.
phone, too. I enjoy watching TV programmes and
Z: Were there lots of people there? films in English, but I don’t always understand them. I
don’t like reading books in English.
P: Yes, there were. It was very busy.
P: Onur.
Z: Was it expensive?
O: I don’t usually like studying or learning English and I
P: Well, the festival was free, but the food and drink were
never read books in English or do my homework. But
quite expensive.
last year, I took a two-week course in Brighton in the
Z: What did you eat? south of England and I loved it! Our teacher was
great. We played lots of games and spoke English all
P: I had Feijoada – it’s from Brazil – and Katy had some
the time. We learnt lots of new things, but it was fun
Thai food.
and it wasn’t boring! At the end of the course, we took
Z: Were you at the festival all day? an exam and I knew all of the answers! I usually hate
taking exams and I always fail them, but I passed 100
P: Yes. It started at 10 o’clock in the morning and
percent!
finished at 11 o’clock at night!
P: Guy.
Z: Wow, that’s late!
G: I love travelling and I like learning English because I
P: Yeah, I was really tired the next day, but I had a great
can speak to people from lots of different countries,
time!
but I don’t really like studying. I don’t like doing
Z: OK. The dance festival’s a great idea for my sister’s homework and I hate going to the library. It’s always
birthday. Where do I get the tickets? quiet in the library and I can’t talk to my friends. I like
using the internet to talk to people or watch films.
P: You can get them online.

Z: Cool. Thanks, Paul!

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J: Which university are you going to study at?

S: I’m going to go to Birmingham.

J: Really? I’m going to study there, too! When does your

course start?

S: In the autumn. I’m going to work here in the summer

first, in a supermarket.

J: Oh? Are you going to work all summer?

S: No, I’m not. I’d like to go on holiday!

J: Where would you like to go?

S: Italy – I love Italian food!

Unit 10 Recording 1
S = Sabrina J = Jack

S: What are you going to do next year, Jack? Are you

going to go to university?

J: No, I’m not. I’m going to travel around India.

S: Wow! That sounds great! I’d love to go to India. How

long are you going to go for?

J: I don’t know. I’m going to leave in July when we finish

school, but I don’t know when I’m going to come
home again.
S: Who are you going to go with?

J: Two friends from my football club.

S: And which places are you going to visit in India?

J: Well, I’d like to see the mountains in the north. And I’d
like to visit the Taj Mahal.

S: Oh yes, I’d love to see the Taj Mahal! You’re going to

have a great time! What are you going to do after your
trip to India?

J: I’m going to study painting at art college. I love

painting and taking photos. I’d like to be an art
teacher. What about you? What are you going to
do after school?

S: I’d like to join the police, but I’m going to go to

university first.

J: Yeah? What are you going to study?

S: English.
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