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Conversation 2
5 Work in pairs and number the events in the order you expect to hear them.
☐ Andy explains the process of putting information on the website.
The long vacation is the summer holiday in July and August when
most university classes are closed. In Britain, some students use this opportunity for travel but most get vacation jobs to help pay their university fees and living costs while they are studying.
Inside view
Parliament
Big Ben
Big Ben
What does “Big Ben” refer to exactly? 1)The clock? 2)The tower? 3)Neither.
Answer: 3) Neither. Big Ben refers to the 13-ton bell inside the clock, not the clock or the tower.
argument
Janet
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Andy Joe
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4 Work in pairs and discuss the questions.
1 What does Janet want to find out?
Janet wants to find out what the busy and lively city of London is like.
Watch video about Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge
Inside view
A double-decker bus has two
Double-decker bus decks. You can get a good view of the streets and sites from the upper deck and some buses for visitors are opentopped (without a roof) so that in good weather you can get an even better, all-round view.
6 Joe and Andy agree that New York is the greatest city.
Joe and Andy do not agree that New York is the greatest city. (Andy thinks London is.)
3 Watch Conversation 1 again and check (✓) the answers in the table.
Now watch Conversation 2 and check your answers.
Answers
5-6-2-3-8-7-4-1
Language and culture
6 Watch Conversation 2 again and complete the sentences.
1. don’t mind my asking 2. He drives me crazy 3. What do you mean by
2 It’s the beginning of summer.
It is in the middle of summer.
2 Watch Conversation 1 and correct the sentences according to the conversation.
3 Janet is going to work for a radio programme.
2 Watch Part 1 of the video clip and number the topics in the order you hear them.
☐ the aims of the happiness classes ☐ what students do in the happiness classes ☐ why the school is special ☐ the benefits of students being happy at school ☐ the need for introducing happiness classes
☐ Janet asks what they are going to do next. ☐ Andy talks about why he likes his job. ☐ Janet asks Andy to explain his job to her. ☐ Andy tells Janet what Joe is doing. ☐ Andy explains their plans for the day. ☐ Andy tells Janet what the website does. ☐ Janet asks Andy if he likes his job.
The National Theatre is the Royal National
Theatre, located next to the River Thames on the South Bank, which has three separate auditoria, and is part of a cultural centre which includes the National Film Theatre, the Museum of the Moving Image, the Queen Elizabeth Hall and the Royal Festival Hall.
Don’t make me laugh! This expression expresses disagreement or disbelief in a lighthearted way, like You must be joking! (You’re not serious.)
Dream on is a dismissive exclamation, like, In your dreams! which also means that your ideas are like a daydream at best, just not realistic!
The tube is the London Underground, the system of underground trains,
known as the tube since the late 19th century. People go to a tube station to travel by tube.
2 Watch Conversation 1 and correct the sentences according to the conversation. 1 Janet is going back home to China.
Janet is not going back home to China. (Because she wants to work in London during the long summer holiday and find out what it’s like to live in this busy and lively city.)
Janet is going to work for London Time Off, a website about London.
4 Andy is Janet’s boss.
Joe is Janet’s boss.
5 Janet is going to be a reporter.
Janet doesn’t know what she is going to do. (Because it is her first day working there.)
4 What does Andy think about New York?
It is not as great a city as London.
5 What does Janet think about London?
She thinks London is probably the greatest city in the world.
4. It’s the last thing 5. we check out new events 6. the musicians or the actors 7. Can I ask you something else
8. we’ve got an interview to do 9. supposed to be on his way
UNIT 1 Discovering yourself
Inside view
Conversation 1
vocabulary Language and Culture
To shadow someone means to follow someone wherever they go, usually secretly, but in this case Janet is following Andy in his job as a way of understanding the work and learning how to do her job.
2 When did Janet start her job?
Today.
Conversation 2
4 Work in pairs and discuss the questions.
3 What is Joe’s attBiblioteka Baidutude to Andy?
Joe doesn’t agree with Andy. (But they argue in a joking way.)
1 Who wants to find out more about London?
2 Who works for a website? 3 Who is a reporter? 4 Who doesn’t know what their job is yet? 5 Who is American? 6 Who doesn’t want anyone else’s opinion? 7 Who argues with Andy? 8 Who tries not to get involved in an
For conversation 2
The rat race refers to the way of life in
a large city where people compete in an aggressive way with each other in order to be more successful, earn more money or develop their career. The expression is generally used as a negative description for an over-competitive working environment.
The House of Lords
The House of Commons
Inside view
Tower Bridge
is a modern drawbridge – the two parts of the bridge can be raised to allow ships to pass under the bridge.