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Speaker Now, lets look at one of the worlds most famous
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paintings. Its the Bar at the Folies-Bergre by the
French painter Edouard Manet, who was born in 1832. Tim
In 1882, when Manet painted the scene, the Folies- Tina
Bergre was one of Pariss most popular places; it wasnt
a caf but a big beer hall where people drank mostly
beer, but also wine and champagne. Its show was very Tim
exciting. There were singers, dancers, and traditional
circus performers, and you could hear the most popular 2
music of the day. Brad
In the middle of the picture we see a young girl who is Emma
working behind the bar. And she is looking right at us.
We feel as though we are standing in front of her. We are
a customer at the bar, and she is waiting for our order.
She is very attractive but not very friendly. She doesnt
want to work in the bar perhaps she hates her job. 3
Shes wearing a black dress and she has a long neck and Mary
red hair. Robert
Behind the girl, there is a mirror. And reflected in the
mirror we can see the people who have come to see the
show. There is a woman who is wearing gloves and
talking to a tall man in a big hat. Everybody is having a
good time, but the girl behind the bar isnt interested in
watching the show she seems to be thinking of 4
something else.
Jo
Harry
Jo
Harry
What days do you have your English class?
Er Tuesday morning and Thursday afternoon. And
its 9.25 now, so my first lesson of the week starts in
twenty minutes.
Have fun.
How long are you staying in Houston?
Oh, just one day. Im driving to Atlanta on Thursday,
thats tomorrow, so, just one day, yes. Actually, Im
really in a hurry. Its 9.35 already, and Ive got a lot to
do today.
What do you do, Robert?
I work for an American travel company. I work abroad a
lot, and I usually work from Monday to Saturday. Today
is the only day I dont work! Thats why Im sitting here
doing nothing. Normally at 9.55 I would be checking
my emails.
How was your flight?
Oh, awful. I left London yesterday at eleven so, that
was Friday evening. And now its Saturday. What time
is it?
Its, oh, 9.30. No, 9.40. You must be really tired.
I am. Anyway, its great to see you again

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Jack So, which one is Peter?
Jill Its the man on the left over there. Hes tall and hes
wearing a green pullover.
Jack OK. How do you know its him?
Jill Because he always comes here at 9.30 on a Friday. In
fact, its the only time he ever comes.

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Susan Last September my boyfriend and I went on holiday to
Thailand. It was a disaster. The flight arrived in
Bangkok nine hours late. There we were at eleven
oclock at night, and we didnt have anywhere to stay
and we didnt know how to get into the city centre. So,
we stayed at the airport hotel, which was very
comfortable but really expensive.
The next day, we wanted to take a train south to the
islands. But we couldnt because we couldnt book any
seats. The trains were full. So, in the end, we went by bus
and by boat. It was cheaper but it took a lot longer. And
when we got to the island we wanted to get to, we
couldnt believe it! Where was the sun? It was raining
really heavily. And the weather was windy and wet for
days. It was awful. We went to restaurants and we went
shopping, but we didnt spend any time on the beach.
We couldnt sunbathe or go swimming, so we just
argued for a week
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In this photo Im 24. I was living in Rome in those days. It was an
exciting time for me. I was teaching English during the day and
working in a bar in the evening. And it was in the bar that I met
Marco and fell in love
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Oh, and in this one Im only 16. Oh, look at my hair. It was so long.
I was on holiday with my parents. We went by car and it took ages
to get to the beach. I remember that we went swimming everyday
and it was so hot
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In this photo, its my 26th birthday. I look so happy. Marco and I
were travelling in Asia, and we found this lovely place to eat. We
learnt to dive on that holiday. It was fantastic
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When I was 17, I went on a school trip to Switzerland. It was in the
summer, and we went walking in the mountains. I took hundreds
of photos. It was a really beautiful place.
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This was last year, when I was 29. And thats my birthday present.
Marco bought me a car. I was so happy. We were in a hurry because
we were about to go driving we went all the way to France in it
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Interviewer Hi. Im from Travel magazine. Welcome to London.
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Can I ask you a few questions about your travel plans?
Grant Yes. Sure. Janice So, when are you going?
Interviewer Where are you from? Martin Tomorrow. Im really looking forward to it. Were flying
Grant Well, I just flew in from New York, but actually Im at seven in the morning so, with luck, well be
Canadian. From Toronto, originally. swimming in the sea before lunchtime.
Interviewer OK. Why are you here in England? Janice Hope the weathers good.
Grant Well, its my first time here, and, well, business and Martin Me too. Were camping no nice, dry hotels for us!
pleasure. Im an architect and Im meeting clients
from a sports company in the city of London 2
tomorrow. My company is going to build them a new Simon What are you going to do on Friday?
factory making sports shoes next year. Penny Oh, not much. Joe and I are going to see the new Jack
Interviewer Really. How interesting. Black film. Do you want to come? Itll be fun.
Grant Well, not really. But then Im going to hire a car and Simon Yes, Id love to. What time are you meeting?
drive to Stratford. Im staying with friends there.
Were going to visit Shakespeares house and, 3
hopefully, see a play in the famous theatre there. Rosie Shall we go out for dinner?
Interviewer So, how long are you staying? Jake Hmm, Im quite happy staying in and cooking. What
Grant Well, Id love to stay for at least a month. Theres so would you like to eat?
much to see in England. But I only have a week. Im Rosie Well, I really want pizza and theres a lovely new place in
flying back to New York next Friday. the high street. Its quite romantic, actually.
Jake Oh, in that case, lets go out.

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Mel Have you got a busy day tomorrow?
Pete Very. Ive got a really important meeting with my boss
and some people from head office. Well spend all day at
a conference centre in an expensive hotel. Its going to
be really hard work.

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Jason What are you doing for Christmas?
Kylie Well, we live in Australia so lots of people there go to the
beach on Christmas Day. But we wont be. Were going
to my mothers but this year Im cooking for a change. I
hope dinner will be OK. Im not exactly the worlds
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Pete Whats the most exciting city youve ever been to?
Sara Oh, I dont know. Ive been to a lot of great places. But
my favourites are probably St Petersburg in Russia and
Hanoi in Vietnam.
Pete OK. Tell me about them.
Sara Well, for me, Hanois more exotic, and well, yes, more
exciting, I suppose. And the weathers better. But St
Petersburg on a sunny day is very romantic. It must be
one of the most romantic cities in the world. I still
prefer Hanoi, though. There is more crime in St
Petersburg and you dont always feel as safe there as you
do in London or Hanoi. The people in Vietnam are also
really friendly and thats not always true in St
Petersburg. There are great places to see in St Petersburg
like the Hermitage Museum and Palace Square, but I
think Hanoi has more interesting things to see. It
doesnt have great monuments, but it has mountains
nearby, and its not far from the most beautiful sea, two
of the best tourist things anyone can do. And Hanois
really cheap. Hotels and restaurants in St Petersburg
cost so much but theyre incredibly cheap in Hanoi.
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Interviewer Excuse me. Im doing a survey about shopping for
clothes. Can I ask you a few questions?
Speaker 1 Yes. OK.
Interviewer Where do you buy most of your clothes?
Speaker 1 In high street shops.
Interviewer Erm Right Do you ever buy designer clothes?
Speaker 1 Well, yes, I do. These jeans, actually. I got them in a
store in New York. And these shoes are from Paris.
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Interviewer Madam Have you ever bought designer clothes?
Speaker 2 Well, yes. I buy them all the time.
Interviewer When did you last buy something?
Speaker 2 The last time? Oh, two weeks ago, I think. I bought a
very expensive winter coat in London.
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Interviewer Hi. Have you ever bought designer clothes?
Speaker 3 Oh no! Not yet. Maybe one day when Im rich. I live
in cheap skirts and sweaters like these. Oh hang on,
my boyfriend bought me a green designer scarf once.
It was horrible.
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Interviewer Hi. Im doing a survey. Erm Have you ever bought
designer clothes?
Speaker 4 I dont know. My wife buys all my clothes. I just wear
them. I dont know where she got this shirt from but I
know she bought these shoes in a second-hand shop.
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Interviewer Excuse me. Have you ever bought anything from a
designer store?
Speaker 5 Oh, let me see. My suits are all made in Savile Row in
London, and so are my shoes. This shirt is from
Milan and my belt is from Spain. Its hand-made.
And my socks, well, actually, I think theyre from a
high street store.
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Interviewer Welcome to Amazing people. Today, in the studio, we
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have Felicity Evans. Felicity works in a university
science department by day but she spends her free Sue Hi.
time writing poetry, and learning languages. And its Tom Hi. Hello. Sue, isnt it? Lovely party.
her amazing ability as a linguist that has made her Sue Yes.
famous because, believe it or not, Felicity speaks Tom So, what do you do, Sue? Let me guess. A hairdresser?
thirty languages. Is that right, Felicity? Sue Well, no, actually. I teach economics at
Felicity Well, forty, actually. Tom Oh, no. Id hate to have to control all those teenagers all
Interviewer Forty? Amazing. So, how did you start learning day.
languages? Sue Er well, as a matter of fact, all my students are over
Felicity Well, Im French, so I was brought up speaking 25
French at school and with my family. And I did
German at school. And my mothers English so I 2
spoke that at home, too, and, well, it was always Helen Hi. Is anybody sitting here?
natural for me to speak more than one language. Dan Er no.
Thats why I decided to study Chinese and Japanese at Helen Great. So, youre Dan, and youre a builder, right?
university. Then, after university, I went to live in Dan Er, an architect. I design buildings, but I dont actually
Brazil and learnt Portuguese. build them.
Interviewer And what do I have to do to learn as many languages Helen Hmm, OK. Whatever. Built any good houses yet?
as you? Dan Er, no. My company tends to work on bigger projects.
Felicity Well, you must learn to love languages and want to Hospitals and schools. Things like that.
learn as many words as you can. And you have to
practise a lot. Yeah. You dont have to be really clever 3
to learn a language, you just have to work hard. Mike Joe, this is Emma.
Joe Nice to meet you.
Emma Hi, Joe. So, where do you work?
Joe In a hospital.
Emma A doctor! How wonderful. Ive always wanted to meet a
doctor. Whats your speciality?
Joe Im a nurse, actually. Its quite an interesting job when
you

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Diana So, what do you do, Simon? International footballer?
Pilot?
Simon Well, close. I love football and I travel abroad a lot. Im
an English teacher. I teach teenagers, seventeen,
eighteen-year-olds, you know.
Diana Oh, right. OK. Excuse me, er, Simon, I need to go to the
bathroom.

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Graeme So, Jasmine, youre the hairdresser, right? Or the
pilot? Which is it?
Jasmine Right first time. I have a small salon in the town centre.
Graeme Sounds great. How much for a cut and blow dry?
Jasmine Oh, I dont think you need to worry. Youre almost bald.

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Sophie OK. Its half past six already. Lets make a decision. What
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are we going to do this evening? What about that play at
the theatre? Bob Ooh I have a terrible headache and a really bad cough.
Mick No. I know you can get half-price tickets, but its too far Ive taken some aspirin and spent the whole day in bed.
to drive and it might be a bit boring. I really dont know what to do. What do you think I
Sophie Fine. What would you like to do? should do?
Mick Well, Id like to go and see a film. Pam Well, I know what Id do
Sophie OK. That sounds good.
Mick Yeah. But if we go to the cinema, we wont have time to 2
get something to eat, and Im hungry. And my ex- Fi Im going out with Steve, and I really love him. But, by
girlfriend may be there with her new boyfriend, so no accident, I looked at his email inbox yesterday and there
thanks. were four messages from his ex-girlfriend. I didnt read
Sophie OK. Well, lets go to a restaurant instead. I love Indian them, but Im worried that hes still seeing her. What
food. should I do?
Mick Mmm, me too. But the Indian restaurant isnt open Sam Well, the answers obvious
tonight.
Sophie A Chinese at the Peking Palace? 3
Mick The food is terrible there. And its not cheap! How Kay Before the summer holidays, I looked for a room in a
about that new French restaurant at the Grand Hotel? student house share in the city centre. I visited a four-
Sophie Ive heard the food is great. But if we go there, Ill have bedroom house and agreed to rent a room. But when I
to change out of my jeans. And my parents might be moved in last week, I was in a different room. Another girl
there. I dont want to see them tonight. was in the room I wanted. I was really angry.
Mick Oh Im confused. What do you think we should do? Don Well, if I were you, I know exactly what Id do
Sophie I think we should just stay in, order some pizzas, and
watch TV. OK? 4
Ed When I got home last night, I found that all the drawers
and cupboards in my house were open. There were clothes
and things on the floor. But, as far as I can tell, there isnt
anything missing. Im not sure what to do.
Nora But you must do something.

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Meg I bought an expensive packet of biscuits yesterday, and
when I got home I opened the packet, and there were only
three in it. It was full of cardboard and the biscuits were
broken and out-of-date. I was really angry.
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Donald Has it been a long time since you left school, Jenny?
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Jenny Well, no, not really. Lets see. It must be about five years.
Yes, thats right. I know because I travelled for a year and Brad How long have you worked here? About four months,
then got this job which Ive had ever since then, and I isnt it?
know exactly how long Ive been here! Neil Oh, not that long. I started in February, and its April
Donald What do you remember of school? now so whats that? A couple of months, I think. Thats
Jenny Well, lots of things. I used to hate technology because I all. But Im really enjoying the job.
was never very good with computers as you know!
And I used to love French lessons, not because I wanted 2
to speak the language, but because the teacher was very Steven Do you have any fears or phobias, Caroline?
good-looking. Caroline Oh, yes. Im afraid of a lot of things flying, heights,
Donald What were you like at school? snakes. And I used to be frightened of dogs, but not
Jenny Well, I used to think I was a rebel. I used to sit at the anymore. I quite like dogs now, and, believe it or not,
back of the class. The boring kids sat in the middle and spiders dont frighten me.
the clever ones sat at the front. And I used to keep a pop
magazine in my desk, which I read in class when the 3
teacher wasnt looking. Believe it or not, at home, in my Rob Do you know when the mobile phone was invented?
free time, I used to write letters to pop stars, but no-one Tina No, but I know youre going to tell me. 1979? 1983?
ever wrote back. Rob No, close but wrong both times. Lots of people think it
Donald Do you miss school? was a Japanese invention, but, in fact, it was invented in
Jenny No, not really. I miss some of my friends but Ive made America in 1973.
more good friends since I left school than I ever had Tina Fascinating.
back then.
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Amy What time does the next boat leave?
Mr Sprigg In half an hour. At quarter to ten.
Amy OK. And how long does it take to get to the island?
Mr Sprigg Oh, no more than forty-five minutes. Itll be there at
half past the hour.

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Daniel Did you know that the great eighteenth century novel
Mill on the Floss was written by a woman?
Maggie But the authors name was George Eliot. Isnt that a
mans name?
Daniel Yes, but she used a mans name so she could get
published.
Maggie Anyway, its a nineteenth century, not an eighteenth
century novel. It was written in 1860.
Daniel Oh, right. Of course, yes.

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Zoe Have you filled in the health questionnaire, Matt?
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Matt Yes, I have. Do you have the answer key?
Zoe Yes, I do. Right. Lets see how fit and healthy you are. OK Diana What do you usually do at the weekend, Patrick?
Tea. One cup. Thats OK. You dont drink too much. Patrick Oh, I dont do anything really. I dont go out with
But coffee? You drink five cups a day! Thats a lot and, friends or go to the cinema. I never go anywhere. I just
looking at the quiz answers, its a lot more than you watch TV or read books at home.
should drink. Diana Oh, right.
Matt OK. I knew that.
Zoe Then there are questions about smoking. 2
Matt Well, I used to smoke but I dont anymore. I gave up five Gail Was the match exciting, Tim?
years ago. Tim Well, I suppose it was, yes. It certainly wasnt boring. It
Zoe Excellent. Hmm, the answers show that you dont drink ended 43.
enough water. You should drink two litres of water a day Gail But you dont seem very excited.
and you only drink three or four glasses. Tim Im not. Im really depressed. We scored three goals but
Matt I know. Ill try to drink more water. we lost!
Zoe And, finally, exercise. You hardly ever go to the gym and
you dont play any sports. Matt! Thats terrible. You must 3
start doing more exercise and lose some weight. Youre Frank What time do you wake up at weekends, Harriet?
almost four kilos overweight. Harriet Well, I go to bed late and never turn the alarm clock on,
Matt Oh, I know. I know. Its so depressing. Wheres my coffee? but I usually wake up quite early. Between 8 and 9. But
sometimes I sit and read and dont get up until after 10
or even later.

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Jo Are you good at sport?
Dan No, Im really awful. I was terrible at sport when I was at
school.
Jo So was I. And I dont like watching it on TV.
Dan Neither do I. Its so boring.

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Louise Hello.
Carl Hi, is that Kerry?
Louise No, shes not at her desk, Im afraid.
Carl OK. Can I leave a message?
Louise Sure.
Carl Tell her that I tried to call the office in Paris to speak to
the manager but nobody answered. Theyre all on
holiday, I think.

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