(9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
Let's talk > Task 1
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
education
reduce poverty more opportunities live better social ladder Correct answer easier loneliness passed away brain
health problems younger doctor assumption history attitudes
Let's talk > Task 2
1Bereavement. Her mum passed away last year, and that has left a big hole in her life.
2They have chronic health problems, but unlike younger addicts, they are less likely to overdose, so they don't appear on anyone's radar. Doctors assume that pensioners don't do drugs, so they refuse to give them treatment. 3(fake
Further listening and speaking > Further listening > Task 1 BACBC
Further listening and speaking > Further listening > Task 2
1She thinks many of the big spenders on lottery tickets are poor; they spend money they can't afford to spend.
2He just buys lottery tickets for fun. He thinks if he won a huge amount, it would be exciting.
3They buy lottery tickets out of desperation. Also the thrill of a win, of something for nothing, is addictive.
4Casinos are opening everywhere, many people go on gambling on holidays, and one can even take a gambling cruise.
5It will be helpful for habitual gamblers only when they want to be cured themselves. Further listening and speaking > Further listening > Task 3 CDABA
Further listening and speaking > Viewing and speaking > Task 1
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) Correct answer
condition dignity fire further distinction status
(7) (8) (9) (10) prosperity
fate
Answering mission
Further listening and speaking > Viewing and speaking > Task 2
1Because peace is a condition for every member of the human family to live a life of dignity and security.
2The mission of the United Nations in the new century is to answer the needs of individual human beings in need.
3The government of poor countries should develop its economy so that its people can enjoy an increasingly better life. To promote continuous economic development, it should also try to improve the country's standard of education, science and technology as well as to create a harmonious society featuring fairness and equality. The United Nations should encourage developed nations to render help to developing countries because humanity is indivisible and every member of the human family should have the opportunity to live a life of dignity and security. Only in this way can we eliminate the root causes of terrorism.
Test
CBADD (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) Your answer Correct answer habit crucial among decade did issues adult teens get turned off if you ask them a lot of direct questions The first phone call generally takes about 45 minutes, with discussion about why the teen began smoking and the extent of the habit Now 260 teens who have participated in the program are being followed (10) ABCBD
CBACB ABCDC
Unit 9
Lead in > Task 1
What mode of travel do you prefer?
plane Correct answer:
plane
bike Correct answer:
bike
truck / lorry Correct answer: truck / lorry
ship Correct answer:
ship
bus Correct answer:
bus
motorcycle Correct answer: motorcycle
subway / underground Correct answer: subway / underground Basic listening practice CBCDA
Listening in > Task 1
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12)
Listening in > Task 2
ACCDD
Listening in > Task 3 ABDDA
Let's talk > Task 1
Correct answer security checks searched fear
carry-ons checking greater seized
digital camera take pictures bags
on his way strange
1. What did the team at Britannic Challenge HQ decide?
(1) (2) (3)
Your answer
close
12.9 miles dreamed
Correct answer close
12.9 miles dreamed
2. What does David Hempleman-Adams say?
Correct answer
exhausted cup of tea
3. What did Hempleman-Adams do after 90 hours in the air with barely any sleep?
Correct answer abandon set down low
4. What does a team member say about Hempleman-Adams?
Correct answer Pole fly over
5. What is happening this evening?
(1) (2)
Correct answer
on
fast asleep
Let's talk > Task 2
1Yes, of course it is dangerous. If the balloon bursts, I would plunge to the ground and be dead. Also, I might be frozen to death at night if the heating equipment fails
2I don't want to fly there on a balloon. After all, such a flight is really meaningless, and I won't get any benefits from it 3(fake
Further listening and speaking > Further listening > Task 1
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Correct answer
a couple of hours less than an hour fare
regular passengers convenient