Text Three. A Sobering Thought

Listen to the conversation between Janet and Mike. Fill in the gaps in the sentences with

J (for Janet)

M (for Mike)

P (for Paula)

JM (for Janet’s mother)

1. _____ has found an old photo album.

2. The photo album belongs to _____.

3. _____ thinks _____ was rather pretty as a child.

4. _____ considers _____ to have been too young when she started going out with boyfriends.

5. _____ thinks _____ used to have too many boyfriends.

6. People say _____ and _____ are very similar.

Programme 12.

Text One. North Sea Oil

rig – буровая установка

field – месторождение

target dates – установленный срок

snag – задержка, помеха, преграда

gale – шторм; буря

revenue – доход

Listen to the text and choose the correct answer:

1. Now it is …

a) spring

b) summer

c) autumn

2. The extract is about new oil rigs in

a) Irish Sea fields

b) North Sea fields

c) Celtic Sea fields

3. The biggest snag has been recently brought about by

a) strikes

b) technical problems

c) the weather

4. What needs to be done on the platform to meet the deadline?

a) equipment needs to be installed

b) financial problems need to be solved

c) staff problems need to be sorted out

5. Oilmen are not going to carry out any big operations in winter because

a) it is too cold

b) the sea is stormy

c) the sea is covered with thick ice

Text Two. A Lonely Job

Listen to the conversation between Jane and Patrick and choose the correct answer:

1. Where has Patrick been lately?

a) He had emigrated.

b) He has worked away from home.

c) He has been on holiday.

2. Where is the research station?

a) on an island

b) in Ireland

c) in the Rockies

3. What did Patrick NOT do while away?

a) work on his thesis

b) watch birds

c) go for a walk

4. What can be inferred from the conversation? (more than one answer is possible)

a) Patrick was eager to get back to civilization

b) Patrick doesn’t have a permanent job

c) Patrick wants to go for a holiday to the Mediterranean

d) Patrick has finished his thesis

e) Patrick is broke

5. Patrick wants

a) to go to the seaside

b) to stay at the seaside

c) a break from the sea

Text Three. Loyal Fans

Listen to the conversation between Ted and Bill and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F):

1. When Ted comes to pick Bill up, he is having a meal.

2. Bill doesn’t think the game will be any good.

3. Ted is eager to see the beginning of the game.

4. Bill and Ted watch the team every Saturday.

5. Bill sounds very pessimistic about the game.

6. The team has acquired a new player.

7. The team has already lost two matches on their own ground this season.

8. Bill ends up not going to the match.

Programme 13.

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