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 Upper Intermediate Unit 4 audio script
 UNIT 4 Recording 1
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We’d sit around and watch TV.
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We sit around and watch TV.
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I’ll make a coffee and check my email.
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I make my coffee and check my email.
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They play computer games.
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They’d play computer games.
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I’ll phone her first thing every day.
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I phone her first thing every day.
 UNIT 4 Recording 2
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perfect	classic	stunning
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superb
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breathtaking
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delightful
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exceptional	significant
 UNIT 4 Recording 3
W = Woman M1 = Man 1 M2 = Man 2
Conversation 1
W:	Hi, Steve. Come and sit down. 
M1:	Thanks, Hi, Penny, hi George. Good to see you. 
M2:	Hi.
W:	Are you all packed now?
M1:	Yeah, all done. It was all a bit of a rush, but I think I’m ready to go. I just hope I haven’t forgotten anything.
W:	When are you off?
M1:	The taxi’s picking me up at seven tomorrow. 
M2:	Where are you going? 
M1:	France. On holiday, working on a farm there. 
M2:	Work? Not my idea of a holiday!
M1:	Actually, I don’t think it’ll be too hard. They said they want me to work in the garden, not in the fields. They’ve got a big garden, and they need someone to look after it. 
W:	I didn’t know you were interested in gardening. 
M1:	I’m not really, but apparently there might be some building work on the house. They’re not sure yet. That’s more my type of thing.
M2:	It still sounds like hard work. I wouldn’t call it a holiday. 
M1:	Well, I only have to work five hours a day and in exchange I get free board and lodging. So it’s like a free holiday. Well, almost free.
W:	I think it sounds great. Where are you going exactly?
M1:	It’s in the centre of the country. Hold on a minute. I’ve got a photo on my phone. Yeah, here, look. 
M2:	Ah, nice location!
W:	It looks stunning. 
M1:	Yeah, and this ... is the local town.
M2:	So it’s not all work?
M1:	No. I get lots of time off. I’m hoping to visit a few places at weekends and I’m going to Paris one weekend.
W:	Yeah, I’m thinking of going over. A weekend in Paris sounds good to me.
W2:	Actually, looking at those photos I’m changing my mind. How did you find out about it? 
M1:	On the internet – there are lots of sites. The one I looked at was … 
M1 = Man 1 M2 = Man 2 W = Woman
Conversation 2
M1:	Yes, sir?
M2:	Could you tell us what’s happening with flight IB3056?
M1:	Flight IB3056 …
M2:	Yes, we’ve been waiting for over an hour and we’ve heard nothing. All it says on the screen is ‘delayed’.
M1:	Erm, … I’m afraid the plane has been delayed coming in from Amsterdam, sir. Bear with me a minute. I’ll just check the latest information on the computer. Erm … 
W:	Thank you.
M1:	The plane is due to arrive at, er, 10.30 … at the earliest.
M2:	But that’s over three hours’ time! 
M1:	I’m sorry, sir. And it’s likely to be later than that.
M2:	This isn’t good enough. We’ve only got a weekend and …
M1:	I’m sorry, sir. There’s nothing I can do. 
W:	And is there any way you could get us onto another flight? We're only going for two days and we’ve really been looking forward to it. It sounds as if we won’t get to Seville till the afternoon. 
M1:	I’m sorry, madam. Our nine o’clock flight to Seville is full. 
W:	What about another airline? Maybe we could transfer to another flight?
M1:	I’m really sorry, but that’s not possible. It’s not our policy except in an emergency.
M2:	This is an emergency.
W:	Bill! Oh dear. Couldn't the airline at least pay for our breakfast?
M1:	Well, here are two vouchers for free coffee, courtesy of the airline.
W:	Oh … thank you. Come on, Bill, let’s go and get some breakfast. 
M2:	I can tell you, this is the last time I use your airline.
W:	Come on, Bill.
M2:	This is the worst experience I've ever had .… 
Conversation 3
J = Jan C = Chris
C:	Hi, Jan,
J:	Oh, hi, Chris. When did you get back?
C:	Last night. The plane got in at nine.
J:	Welcome home!
C:	Thanks.
J:	So, how was it?
C:	Brilliant! I had an absolutely amazing time.
J:	And how’s your Spanish?
C:	Muy bien, gracias.
J:	Sounds good to me. So tell me all about it.
C:	Well, the family were lovely. Really hospitable. They made me feel at home straightaway. And incredibly generous. They even invited me out to a restaurant on my last night. 
J:	Yeah?
C:	And Maria, who did the teaching, was very good, very patient. We spent a lot of time together going for walks along the lake – you know the town is on a big lake …
J:	Yeah, I saw your photos on Facebook – they looked stunning, absolutely breathtaking.
C:	 …yeah, and we would chat or just sit around drinking limonada con soda and …
J:	What’s that?
C:	Erm, that’s freshly squeezed lemons and soda water. It’s a typical drink there. But one week was really not enough.
J:	So are you hoping to go back?
C:	I’d love to. Maria’s invited me and I might go back next summer, but only if I can afford the flight. But I have a plan. I’m going to look for a new job, with more money. 
J:	Hey, are you free tomorrow for lunch? Why don’t we meet up and you can tell me more about it. 
C:	Yeah, that would be great. Where shall we meet?
 UNIT 4 Recording 4
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What are you going to do after class?
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Who will be there?
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When will you have time to talk?
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When are you meeting them?
 UNIT 4 Recording 5
Conversation 1
A:	It’s one of these games that involve lying and people trying to figure out if you’re lying or not, but it’s different and really funny. 
B:	I like that kind of thing. Are there teams or something?
A:	Yeah, there are two teams with three celebs on each team. 
B:	Er ... Three what?
A:	Celebs. Celebrities. 
B:	Oh, right.
A:	There’s a team captain on each team, actually the team captains are well-known comedians and they’re on every show.
B:	So each team has a comedian and two celebrities.
A:	Exactly. The first thing they do is to tell a personal story. So a panellist tells a personal story ...
B:	Sorry, who tells a story?
A:	A panellist. One of the people on one of the teams.
B:	Oh, I see.
A:	So they tell something about themselves, often something really embarrassing ... Now it might be true or they might be lying. The key thing is to say something that’s so unbelievable that it’s hard to imagine it’s true.
B:	And then they vote?
A:	Not right away. What happens next is the other team grills the storyteller ...
B:	Uh, they do what?
A:	Grill him. Ask a lot of questions to try and find out if the person’s lying. 
B:	Yeah, you can tell if someone’s lying by how fast they answer.
A:	Well, the panellists are usually very good at it. It’s surprising how hard it is to guess. But for me the best thing is the humour, the joking around. It’s really entertaining.
B:	I’ll bet I could figure out if they’re lying.
A:	Maybe. Anyway, after they’ve finished, the team that asked the questions decide if it was a lie or not. If they’re right, they get a point. 
B:	What sort of things do they say?
A:	Gosh, all sorts of things. One of my favourites was when a female panellist said she'd kissed one of the other panellists.
B:	And was it true?
A:	I'm not going to tell you. It’s on TV tonight. We can watch and you can show me how great you are at saying if someone is lying.
B:	Oh great ...
Conversation 2
A:	Oh, you must have seen it …
B:	No, I’ve never even heard of it. How does it work?
A:	Well, it sounds really stupid, but I’ll try to describe it. It’s basically a race over an obstacle course.
B:	Uh … Over a what?
A:	An obstacle course. There are lots of things that they have to climb over and balance on ...
B:	Oh, obstacle, got it.
A:	... and if they fall off, they fall into water or mud.
B:	Sounds dangerous.
A:	It can be.
B:	So what are the ... obstacles like?
A:	Well, there are a lot of different ones. There’s the Sweeper.
B:	Sweeper, like a broom.
A:	Yeah. Basically, the way it works is that twelve of the contestants stand on podiums over water ...
B:	They stand where?
A:	On podiums. These tall columns, or blocks. Like little towers.
B:	And is it hard to balance?
A:	Well yes, mainly because of the Sweeper. It’s a big arm really, and it turns around and around over the podiums. Whatyou have to do is jump over the arm when it gets to you. Then you have to land on the podium without falling down. 
B:	And if they get knocked down?
A:	They fall into the water. Sometimes quite dramatically. That’s the thing I like best, those dramatic falls. The last one standing wins the round.
B:	Sorry, they win what?
A:	The round. That part of the competition. 
B:	Oh, so there are more obstacles.
A:	Oh yeah. It's not just the Sweeper, there are lots of different types of obstacles. Tippy Tables, Teeter Totters, Dock Maze, Crazy Beams, Doughnuts.
B:	Wow. Doughnuts. Crazy. And how do you win?
A:	The point is to get round the course in the fastest time. The fastest person is the winner. 
B:	Sounds quite good fun. 
A:	The studio is amazing. They film it in BA. Imagine, the UK TV crew ...
B:	They film it where?
A:	In BA. Buenos Aires. Argentina.
B:	They fly to Argentina to film this?
A:	Yeah, it’s a big deal.
B:	I’d like to see it.
 UNIT 4 Recording 6
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A:	There are two teams, with three celebs on each team.
B:	Er … Three what?
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A:	So a panellist tells a personal story ...
B:	Sorry, who tells a story?
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A:	... the other team grills the storyteller.
B:	Uh, they do what?
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A:	... twelve of the contestants stand on podiums over water ...
B:	They stand where?
 UNIT 4 Recording 7
A:	Excuse me, hello, sorry to bother you. Have you got a minute?
B:	Ah, yeah, sure.
A:	Do you mind if I ask you some questions? I’m just doing a survey on happiness.
B:	Right.
A:	I’ll read out the questions to you and you can just tell me what you think, if that’s OK?
B:	Yeah, fine.
A:	Great. Um, could you look at this list of five things so you’ve got, ah, number one car, then two is friendship, three good food, four money and five free time. So which two of these would you find it the most difficult to live without?
B:	Which two, the most difficult to live without?
A:	Yes.
B:	Ah, well, I couldn’t live without friendship. I’m, I’m a very social animal. I need, um, family and friends around me, so it can’t be that one. Um, oh, no, sorry, that is, to live without … yes …
A:	That’s one.
B:	That is one, so …
A:	Then we just need one more.
B:	… friendship is definitely one of them. Ah …
A:	Yes, number two, OK.
B:	Oh, that’s difficult. Free time. I don’t have any anyway, ah, I could lose the car, I think that wouldn’t be a problem. Um, do you know what … 
A:	How about money?
B:	… sad as it is, it’s probably money, because money actually …
A:	 Money, no, most people …
B:	… you know leads to happiness in, in indirect ways, I think.
A:	OK, so I’m gonna put number two and number four for that one. And also, how happy would you say you are, on a scale of one to five, five being very happy?
B:	Today or just generally?
A:	I think generally.
B:	Oh, generally, OK, um, oh, ah, three or four, um, three and a half.
A:	Ah.
B:	Can I have half?
A:	No.
B:	Oh, OK. Um, well, you’ve made me laugh, I’ll have four.
A:	Oh, lovely, I’ll put you down for four. And what would you say is missing from your life, so what would make you happier?
B:	Ah, probably, ah, working nearer to home?
A:	OK.
B:	That’s, I think, you know … just generally the time that would give me …
A:	Right.
B:	… with family.
A:	So maybe it’s free time then …
B:	Yeah, yeah.
A:	… more of that. OK, that’s lovely, thank you ever so much for taking part, really do appreciate it.
B:	You’re welcome.
A:	OK, bye bye.
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