- •Unit 1. Medicine
- •2. How far do you agree with the man in the third dialogue “You’d have much more energy if you took regular exercise”? making an appointment (00:59)
- •1. Listen to the dialogue and fill in the questions. Who is Tina speaking to?
- •2. Use the prompts below to act out similar dialogues.
- •3. Discuss the following questions.
- •2. Listen only to an introduction and complete the notes below.
- •3. Listen again and answer the following questions.
- •Back pain
- •3. Answer the questions using the words and word-combinations given in brackets.
- •Reflexology
- •A long trip
- •3. Listen to the story. Then check the best headline.
- •4. What accommodation possibilities would you be interested in? Why? Discuss you ideas in class. Transport problems (03:25)
- •1. Try to guess the meanings of the word combinations and then discuss your ideas in class.
- •2. While you listen, decide whether the following sentences are true or false.
- •3. Listen again and complete the information while listening.
- •4. Discuss the advantages and possible drawbacks of transport infrastructure of mega cities. What can be done to solve their transport problems?
- •2. Listen to the person talking about ethical shopping. Decide whether the following statements are true or false.
- •3. Listen again and discuss the questions.
- •Charity shops (05:13)
- •1. You are going to listen to the man talking about charity shops in England. Look at the pictures. What things do charity shops sell?
- •2. Listen to the person talking about charity shops and match the following.
- •3. Listen to the person talking about charity shops and complete the sentences.
- •4. Answer the questions using the word and word-combinations given in brackets.
- •3. Answer the questions.
- •3. What words and expressions used in the recording have a meaning similar to “very intelligent students”, “deep learning”?
- •3. Listen again and find the words and expressions that mean the following.
- •3. How do you like the idea of such a university? Do you agree that ‘it’s never late to learn’?
- •4. Speak on what you have learnt from the presentation. Give your own opinion about the Bologna process and the changes it has involved. Going to secondary school (05:43)
- •1. You are going to listen to the man talking about secondary schools in Great Britain. Before listening complete the sentences using the words in the box below.
- •2. Listen and decide whether the statements are true or false.
- •3. Answer the questions.
- •Lifelong learning (02:36)
- •1. You are going to listen to a radio advertisement for university courses. Listen and choose the best answer.
- •2. Listen again and answer the questions.
- •Student money (04:46)
- •1. Before you listen do the vocabulary activity below. Match the words and phrases to the definitions.
- •2. Listen and put the experiences and tips about student money in the order you hear them.
- •3. Discussion.
- •2. Listen to the article and complete the information according to the listening.
- •3. Answer the questions using the words and word-combinations in brackets.
- •What’s a university education worth? (04:23)
- •1. Before you listen do the vocabulary activity below. Match the words and phrases to the definitions.
- •2. Listen and decide whether the statements are true or false.
- •3. Listen again and complete the sentences.
- •4. Discussion.
- •The changing of the guard
- •On the road with the chief beefeater at the tower of london (video 26:25)
- •1. Answer the following questions.
- •Uk parliament tour
- •2. Enumerate the reasons for football violence.
- •2. Listen again and discuss the following questions.
- •Water sports (06:11)
- •1. Use the words in the box to complete the sentences.
- •2. Listen to the article and discuss the following questions.
- •Surfing (04:45)
- •1. Listen to the recording and fill in the missing words in this summary.
- •2. Find the English equivalents for the following words and word combinations:
- •Child athletes
- •The olympic games (05:54)
- •1. Listen to the article “The Olympic Games: then and now” written by Craig Duncan. Answer the questions about the text according to the listening.
- •2. Listen again and complete the sentences according to the listening.
- •3. Answer the questions.
- •The two ronnies
- •What hands do you have? (03:35)
- •1. Match the adjectives with the underlined phrases in the sentences.
- •2. Listen to two friends, Helen and Daniel, talking about the connection between your hands and your personality. Which sentences from above are true for Daniel?
4. What accommodation possibilities would you be interested in? Why? Discuss you ideas in class. Transport problems (03:25)
1. Try to guess the meanings of the word combinations and then discuss your ideas in class.
the growth of cities
an urban planner
human history
combined cities
Tokyo residents
transport problems
developing countries
suburban railway lines
circular line
the city centre
subway lines
rail travel
urban expressways
train travel
travel by car
city centre parking
parking spaces
train lines
mega cities
rail system
to develop a transport infrastructure
a means of transport
bring pollution
construction of new roads
destroy the fabric of a city
divide communities
lead to the building of new types of housing
integrated transport systems
hand pulled rickshaws
to built overhead rail systems
underground subway lines
2. While you listen, decide whether the following sentences are true or false.
1. Sue Shaw is an expert on how to protect the environment.
2. Masako Ito lives in Tokyo.
3. Today the Tokyo Bay Area has a population of 18 million.
4. New roads have solved Tokyo’s transport problems.
5. There are high charges for cars to use the city’s expressways.
6. Travel by car is faster than travel by rail.
7. Tokyo’s transport infrastructure is a useful model for developing countries.
8. Cities in developing countries should not rely on cars to solve their transport problems.
3. Listen again and complete the information while listening.
For the first time in human history more people now live in __________ than in than in the _________. Today Tokyo is the world’s __________ сonurbation.
The combined cities of the Tokyo Bay Area now have a population of __________ million.
Tokyo has many, many suburban __________ lines.
These lines bring __________ to the Yamamote line, the __________ line around the city centre, and to the city’s 12 __________ lines.
__________ __________ seems to be the answer ...
There are expensive tolls on the city’s urban __________.
__________ travel is one and a half times faster than _________ _____ __________ and city centre __________ is very expensive.
Before you can buy a car in Tokyo you must prove that you have a place to __________ it.
__________ __________ can cost as much as apartments to rent ...
New __________ are built in Tokyo but priority is given to new ________ lines.
The future mega cities must do all they can to stop the car from becoming the main __________ of transport.
Cars bring __________ and the construction of new roads can destroy the fabric of a city.
New roads divide communities and lead to the building of new types of __________ – usually high apartment blocks..
Integrated _______ systems that take into consideration local factors are the answer.
In Calcutta hand pulled __________ are being included in the plans for the transport system, alongside buses and __________.
Bangkok and Manila have built __________ rail systems.
Overhead rail systems are __________ and __________ to build than expensive __________ ___________ lines.
For the future mega cities the message is forget about __________ .