1.

1 BEGINNINGS

READING 1A Read the headline and tick the best

summary a), b) or c). Then read the article
and check.
First there was speed dating then speed flatmating and now
a) Its about a service where overweight
people can lose weight quickly.
b) Its about a service where people can get
SPEED SHRINKING: advice from a therapist in a short time.
c) Its about a service where people get
A THREE-MINUTE help making their lives simpler.
CURE? B Match the people 14 with the roles
a)c).
1 New Yorkers are famous for spending more time with their 1 Novac b a) therapist
therapists, or shrinks, than with their friends. Whether thats
2 Shapiro b) client
true is open to debate, but with the arrival of speed shrinking,
theyll find they have more time left for their personal life, and 3 Jones c) founder
more cash left in their pockets as well. 4 Bersch
2 You only have three minutes to say your problem and get C Are the statements true (T) or false

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advice, said Andu Novac, the first person I spoke to when I (F)? Underline the words/phrases in the
arrived at my first speed shrinking event, thats so you dont article that helped you.
waste time going into detail. 1 New Yorkers prefer to spend more time
3 In the newest variant of a format that seems to be inspired
by speed dating, participants have the opportunity to seek
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friends. F
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the advice of eight different therapists, each providing a three- 2 Shapiro teaches at a university.
minute session. Speed shrinking is the brainchild of Susan 3 In speed shrinking, the therapist gets
Shapiro, a professor of journalism who has also written a book paid cash.
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on the subject. Shapiro stumbled across the idea a few years
4 A lot of people dont want to tell the
ago when she herself was looking for a new therapist, and
reporter what their problems are.
found a way to try out several of them at minimal cost.
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5 Novac thinks that Joness advice is

4 This evenings event, held in a university lecture hall, is free disappointingly unoriginal.
and has attracted a long queue of people hoping to find a quick
6 Many of the therapists participate in
cure for their emotional quandaries. Many of those attending
order to get more business.
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are unwilling to talk about their worries to anyone but the

therapists, but problems seem to run the gamut from broken 7 Bersch doesnt like how noisy it gets
sometimes.
relationships, to anxiety about work and money, to general
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depression as well as a variety of phobias. Advice tends to be 8 People sometimes cant hear each other
succinct and practical, as suits the format. because they talk too softly.
5 Im really unhappy in my job, Novac tells therapist Adrian D Write words from the article that
Jones. I wish Id become a painter, but now I feel stuck in this match the definitions 110.
position I have at a bank. Follow your dreams, Jones tells 1 the way that something is organised or
him. You may end up poorer but you wont have the regret of designed (paragraph 3) format
not doing what you really want to do. Joness advice hardly
2 idea or plan that one person has thought
seems original, but Novac says he is satisfied. I liked his style of (paragraph 3)
he seemed to understand, and care, explains Novac. Im
actually looking for a new therapist, and this is a great way to 3 found by chance (paragraph 3)
try out eight of them in a short time.
4 difficult situations where you cannot
6 Thats actually why many therapists take part in the event, decide what to do (paragraph 4)
Jones tells us. This is a great source of new clients. And its a
good way for me to advertise my new book I just have it on
5 strong unreasonable fears of particular
the table in front of me and refer to it during my sessions.
things (paragraph 4)
7 Some of those seeking advice arent entirely happy with the 6 clearly expressed in a few words
format. People near me can hear what Im telling the therapist, (paragraph 4)
remarks Donna Bersch. I feel self-conscious. But with the loud
7 a job in a particular organisation
buzz in the room that sometimes reaches the level of shouting, (paragraph 5)
its hard to imagine that anyone could actually eavesdrop on
another session. Sometimes, theyre lucky to be able to hear 8 secretly listen to another persons
conversation (paragraph 7)
the person sitting just opposite them!

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GRAMMAR direct and indirect questions VOCABULARY personality

2 Make the therapists questions with the prompts.
1 Why / you / come / see / me / today?
A: Why have you come to see me today?
B: I keep getting headaches.
2 What / these headaches / like?
A:
B: Absolutely terrible.
3 What / cause / headaches, / think?
A:
B: Mainly thinking about money.
4 What / think / about / moment?
A:
B: That clock.
5 that clock / remind / you / anything?
A:
4A Correct the mistake in each phrase.
to
1 I dont know why you say hes down- on -earth, d
2 I was never particularly about what I eat,
3 Fabio tends to keep in himself and goes to bed very late,
4 My colleague Bill is a real person person
5 Hes a good laughter, but with money
a) he tends to be tight-handed and never pays.
b) as he does his best work in the early times, when no
ones around.
c) so its odd that he doesnt really push his weight when
we work together.
d) I think hes a real computer gawk, and hes not very
practical.
e) but thats changed since Ive started getting in cooking.
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B: Yes, money.
6 Why / that?
LEARN TO check for accuracy
A:
B: Because Im paying by the minute! Lets stop now.
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5A Read the email and use the correction code to
U
7 OK. / How / like / pay / cash / credit card? correct the mistakes.
A:
Correction code:
3A Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar
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v = verb form gr = grammar ww = wrong word
meaning to the first. Use between two and five words, sp = spelling p = punctuation wo = word order
including the word given. st = style
PL

1 Could you introduce us to the director?

WONDER To: eduardo132@mymail.com

I wonder if you could introduce us to the director.

M

Hi Eduardo,
2 How much did your camera cost?
Just a quick email to check travel arrangements. Can you
CAMERA
let me know exactly when are you arriving 1 ?
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Do you mind me
Ive looked on the website and there are three planes
cost?
from Brazil on Thursday. Its a work day for me, so
3 What do you do exactly?
unfortunately I cant come and meet you at the airport so
TELLING
I attach 2 a website link to a map of my area. Youve
Would you mind do
already got the adress 3 I think.
exactly?
The best thing is to take the RER commuter train to Paris
4 Is it really worth upgrading to the new smartphone?
Gare du Nord. Its quickly 4 and not too expensive:
WHETHER
5 From there you can either walk to my apartment or
Id like to know
worth upgrading to the new smartphone. call into the office and Ill give you the key. Im sure you

5 Which platform does the Eurostar train leave from? will require 6 a shower and a rest. Anyway, give me a
phone 7 as soon as your plane lands.
TRAIN
Can you tell me which platform See you soon,
from? Luc
6 What will he do when he discovers the mistake?
DO
What do you when
he discovers the mistake? B Correct the mistakes in the email.
B 1.1 Listen and check. Then listen and repeat, paying C Write a reply email from Eduardo to Luc (120150
attention to the polite intonation. words). Include information about your flight, respond to
Eduardos instructions and ask a question about your stay.
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VOCABULARY feelings LISTENING

1A Put the letters in the correct order 2A 1.2 Read the advert and listen to the interview. Number the
to make adjectives. The first letter is pictures AC in the order the dreams are mentioned.
underlined. A B C
1 managersribs embarrassing
2 hetaxedus
3 siftideas
4 herdlilt
5 darkaww
6 livedeer
7 iaxonus
8 gincafsatin
9 grantsfruit
10 seedprism

B Complete the sentences with the

adjectives above.
R
Do you have experiences youve always wanted

1 My audition wasnt perfect, but Im quite
with my performance.
2 You look totally . Were you
working late again last night?
3 I find volcanoes completely
Ive read every book on the topic.
4 I lost my place in the middle of giving
the presentation. It was really
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to try but never thought were possible?
. N
Whether your dream is ordinary or extraordinary,
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its special to us! With DreamsRreal.com,
.
theres always a first time we guarantee it!
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5 We went to Cairo to see the exhibition,

but it was closed. It was really !
PL

B Listen again and choose the correct answer.

6 My wife came into the shop when I was
buying her some perfume. It was quite
and I had to hide what I was
doing.
M
1 What did the first client want?
a) to appear with a rock star in a live concert
b) people to recognise her talent

7 Seiji had been missing for hours, so his c) to play in front of a large number of people
parents were enormously 2 Why does Owen Winters find his job at DreamsRreal.com easy?
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when they found him safe and sound. a) Its similar to his previous job.
8 Jania hasnt phoned for days. Im getting b) He has worked in business for many years.
a bit about whether shes
alright. c) He knows a lot of people in the music business.
9 You have a great singing voice. Im 3 What is the secret about the supersonic flight?
totally . a) the name of the client who wants to fly
10 I thought Id failed the exam, so I was b) the financial details of the flight
absolutely to find out that Id c) where the plane comes from
got top marks. 4 How did the person with Tom Cruise make-up feel about the
experience?
C Which sentences above contain
modifiers (quite, totally, etc.) that can be a) He loved all the attention.
replaced by very? b) He didnt enjoy it.
c) He didnt like the bodyguards.
5 What happened to the woman who wanted to go into space?
a) She couldnt afford it at first but now she can.
b) She was originally disappointed but now shes going to achieve
her dream.
c) It has taken DreamsRreal.com a long time to plan and organise
the trip.

C Listen again. How many of the clients dreams are connected with
pop culture (P), transport (T) or history (H)?

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GRAMMAR present perfect and past simple VOCABULARY PLUS word formation
3 Complete the sentences with the present perfect or 5A Complete the quotes with the noun form of the
past simple form of the verbs in brackets. words in capitals.
1 Is there something you have always wanted (always
want) to do but somehow (never 1 As far as playing jazz, no SATISFYING
manage) to? other art form, other than
2 Not long ago our company (have) a conversation, can give the
client who (want) to be a rock star. of spontaneous
interaction.
3 I (work) as a production manager in
Stan Getz, musician
the film business for many years, till just a few years
ago. 2 is giving more GENEROUS
4 How much (the concert / cost) last than you can, and pride is
year, and the cost taking less than you need.
(go) up since then? Kahlil Gibran, writer
5 What other dreams you 3 There is no such thing as ANXIOUS
(make) come true recently? pure pleasure; some
6 We (just finish) working with a always goes
client who wants to fly across the Atlantic Ocean with it.

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on a supersonic aeroplane. Ovid, poet
7 One client wanted to fly in space but that wasnt 4 Most things in life are EMBARRASSED
possible back when she first
(request) it.
8 Since then it (become) possible for Nmoments of pleasure and a
lifetime of ;
photography is a moment of
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ordinary people to go into space. and a lifetime of
pleasure.
4 Complete the conversations with the present perfect Tony Benn, politician
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or past simple form of the verbs in the box.
5 There can be no deep DISAPPOINTING
where there is
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speak forget leave happen not ask

be (x2) get back see have (x2) stay go not deep love.
Martin Luther King Jr, civil rights
1 A: anyone my pen? activist
M

B: What does it look like? 6 If I ever completely lost NERVOUS

A: Its silver. Im sure I it on the table before my I would be
we to lunch. frightened half to death.
SA

Paul Lynde, actor

2 A: you to Kiera today?
7 The universe may have SIMILAR
B: No, and I her yet if she wants to come out a purpose, but nothing
with us tomorrow. we know suggests that, if
so, this purpose has any
3 A: Hi, Suzie. When you from to ours.
holiday? Bertrand Russell, philosopher
B: A few days ago but I (already) it. There
8 Men lose more conquests by AWKWARD
over 300 emails in my inbox!
their own than by
A: I sympathise! The same thing after my any virtue in the woman.
break. Ninon de LEnclos, writer
4 A: Do you know anyone who bird flu? 9 A life of is FRUSTRATED
B: No, thankfully. What about you? inevitable for any coach
whose main enjoyment is
A: Frank away from school last week as one
winning.
of the other kids a bad fever, but it was a
Chuck Noll, American football
false alarm.
coach
B: Yes, so far everyone in the family OK.
B Which of the quotes are about music (M), sport (S), or
another topic (A)?
C Tick the quotations you agree with and put a cross
next to those you dont agree with.
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only two places left!

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Fill 3 performance on
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details on this 6
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deposit today!
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is non-
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run show)
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VOCABULARY adverts
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3 1.3 Listen to the intonation of the enquiries.
Write polite (P) or impolite (I).
U
1 Complete the adverts above with the words in the box. 1a) P b) 5a) b)
2a) b) 6a) b)
limited refundable served for in
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sign enrolment matine 3a) b) 7a) b)

4a) b)
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FUNCTION polite enquiries LEARN TO manage enquiries

2 Correct two mistakes in each
4A Put the words in the correct order to make
M

underlined phrase in the conversation.

sentences.
A: Eden Gardens Hotel. How can I help you? 1 your / Id / appreciate / help / really
B: Hi, 1Im call to enquiry about a reservation I made. The
SA

Id really appreciate your help.

booking reference is 6714.
2 that / just / difficult / its / be / sorry / to
A: OK. How can I help you?
B: I need to change the dates to one week later.
2I was wandering is that possible, and how much the 3 a / me / with / minute / bear
change will cost.
A: Ah, its a two-for-one weekend deal. 4 question / keeping / got / you / Ive / one / if / Im /
more / not
B: Yes. 3Would there be any chances of get the same price
for the following weekend?
A: Im not sure. 5 you / keep / to / sorry
B: 4Id appreciated it whether you could make an
exception. 6 hold / minute / just / you / a / Ill / can / on / see?
A: I need to ask my supervisor.
B: OK ...
B 1.4 Listen to the conversation or read the audio
A: No, sorry, we cant do that.
script on page 40 and number the phrases above in the
B: 5Would your mind saying me why its so complicated to correct order. Two of them are not used.
change?
A: Sorry, its policy. Online special deals are non-
refundable, non-transferable.
B: 6Do you me mind asking what is your name ?
A: We arent allowed to give our full names.
B: In that case, 7I like to speak about your supervisor.
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GRAMMAR narrative tenses 3A Complete the news story with the correct form
of the verbs in the box. There may be more than one
1A Underline the correct alternative. possibility.
1 One day the old man fished/was fishing as usual when he
saw/was seeing something shiny in the water. fail rush begin bring feel realise sit seem
2 In 1995 Ella was teaching/taught in the Sudan and overhear explain climb use change tell
became/had become well known locally as the Canadian

SPIDER-MAN
lady.
3 I d known/d been knowing Javier for many years and

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when I read/was reading he was in prison I knew there
must be a mistake.
4 He noticed/was noticing that someone had left/had been
leaving a briefcase on the park bench. THE
5 The Prince had been searching/was searching in the forest
for over ten hours and began/was beginning to lose hope. DAY
6 Ella had looked/had been looking through old photo
An eight-year-
albums all morning when she heard/was hearing a knock
on the door, and that moment inspired the lyrics to her
old boy has been
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greatest hit.
7 By that evening the children were/had been exhausted enterprising
and hungry because they d walked/d been walking in Bangkok
the forest all day with nothing to eat.
8 We d driven/d been driving 30 km when the engine N
firefighter.
The boy
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suddenly stopped; someone took/had taken most of the from Thailand is
petrol out of the car, someone who wanted us dead. autistic* and
1 very nervous before his first day
B Which of the sentences above do you think come
E

of school but initially he 2 to be

from: a detective story (D), a traditional folk tale (F) or a
OK. However, during the first lesson his teacher
PL

biography of someones life (B)? 3 something to the class when she

2 Complete the sentences with the past perfect or the 4 that the boy 5 out of the
past perfect continuous form of the verbs in brackets. If window. He 6 just outside the window
both are possible, use the past perfect continuous. with his legs swinging over the edge.
M

1 In the morning everything was white because it The rescue services were called in when the boys
(snow) all night. mother 7 (also) to get the boy down.
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2 How long (the victim/ Everyone 8 to run out of ideas when

come) to this club? Logan asked. one of the firefighters, Somchai Yoosabai,
3 My brother was furious because I 9 the boys mother talking about
(break) his MP3 player. her sons love of superheroes. The quick-thinking
4 How much money (you/ fireman 10 back to the fire station
make) by the time you were twenty? and 11 into his Spider-Man costume.
5 I had a sore throat because I (Until then, Mr Somchai 12 the costume
(sing) all evening. to make school fire drills more interesting.) I
6 (she/ever/do) anything like 13 him, Spider-Man is here to rescue
that before? you, no monsters are going to attack you. The sight
7 They (not/plan) to move, 14 a smile to the youngsters face and
but a flat became available suddenly. he immediately walked into his rescuers arms.
8 The computer (make)
strange noises since the installation of new software. *a person who is autistic has a learning disability; its
difficult for them to communicate and form relationships

B 4.1 Listen to the news story above. For each verb

114 underline the main stressed syllable and write any
weak forms: (// or //).
C Listen again and read the news story at the same
time as the speaker. Pay attention to the stress and weak
forms in the verbs.
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LISTENING
4A 4.2 According to research, there are only seven types of stories LEARN TO use adverbs
or plots. Match plots 17 with descriptions a)g). Then listen and check
your ideas. 6A Read the story. Which saying 13
1 overcoming the monster does the story illustrate?
2 rags to riches 1 Every cloud has a silver lining.
3 the quest 2 What goes around comes around.
4 voyage and return 3 Once bitten twice shy.
5 comedy
6 tragedy THE LION AND THE MOUSE
7 rebirth
Once, as a lion was sleeping, a mouse
a) The hero/heroine goes on a long, dangerous journey to achieve a goal. passed by and 1 woke him
b) A hero/heroine defeats a terrifying beast and saves others or wins a up; 2 the lion was angry
reward. and wanted to eat the mouse. The
c) After misunderstandings and confusion, everything ends happily. It mouse 3 said she was very
doesnt have to be funny but it often is. sorry and
promised to
d) A person leaves home and goes to a strange place. After adventures,

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help the lion
he/she comes back. in the future.
e) Someone is in a terrible situation and then returns to happiness or is The lion
freed, often by the power of love.

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f ) An ordinary person discovers special talents or beauty in himself/
laughed
4

at this, and
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herself, and often gains great wealth.
let her go,
g) A character follows a course of action which destroys him/her. This because she had made him laugh.
story always has a bad ending. Months later, 5 the mouse
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got her chance to help the lion when
B Listen again. Which plot are the following connected to? he was tied to a tree by some hunters.
1 computer games When the lion roared, 6 the
PL

2 Superman mouse was nearby and came running.

She tried to eat through the rope; it
3 Romeo and Juliet
was very thick, but 7 she
4 detective stories ate through it 8 and freed
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5 humour the lion. And the moral of the story is

6 Lost
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7 losing money

B Complete the story in Exercise 6A with

VOCABULARY sayings adverbs from the box or adverbs of your
own.
5 Complete the sayings. Use the prompts to help you.
1 The company has survived previous disasters. So where / life / hope stupidly fortunately naturally
where theres life theres hope. eventually immediately finally
completely loudly
2 If we buy a car we may not be able to afford a holiday but cross / bridge
/ come / it .
C Use the notes below to write the
3 We may fail but we wont know unless we try. As they say, Nothing /
venture / gain . story (80100 words). Use at least three
adverbs from Exercise 6B to make your
4 Sue lost her job recently but cloud / silver / lining and now shes got a
story more interesting.
better one. .
5 Li always gave money to a beggar, and one day the beggar saved him The crow and the water
from a mugger. Its certainly true that go / around / come / around pot: thirsty crow find
. water pot water at
the bottom cant reach;
6 Im learning to bargain in markets. Ive decided Rome / do / Romans /
at first stare at pot
do .
try to think what to do;
7 No more second-hand computers for me this one keeps breaking clever plan drop
down. Once / bite / twice / shy . small stones one by one
8 They only caught two students cheating but Im sure many more do. water rise top crow drink; moral:
After all, where / smoke / fire . Necessity is the mother of invention.

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GRAMMAR I wish; If only; should have 3 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar
meaning to the first. Use between two and five words
1A Complete the survey results with the correct form including the word given.
of the verbs in brackets. In some sentences you need to 1 She cant stand the way the press keep asking her
make either the auxiliary or the main verb negative. about her private life.
STOP
HOME NEWS SURVEY SEARCH She wishes the press
about her private life.
2 Id prefer to be at home right now; its too cold here.
Regrets, weve had a few HOME
A survey of over-30s suggests that many people I wish right now; its
share the same regrets about the past. Some too cold here.
of the results are unsurprising but others are 3 Its terrible we owe so much money!
unexpected. The top regrets are: ONLY
If so much money.
One in ten people wishes they 1
abroad at some stage in their life. (work) 4 They didnt tell him the cost before he started the
treatment.
Just under a quarter of people wish they TOLD

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2 more money in their twenties. He should the cost
(save) before he started the treatment.

A quarter of people wished they 3

smoking. (begin) N
5 I hate it when you interrupt me.
ME
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I wish .
Nearly a third of people wished they 6 Thats a great idea! Why didnt I think of it?
4 more attention at school. (pay) WISH
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I of that idea.
One in three people thinks that they should
7 Wayne wishes hed kept his temper.
PL

5 so young. (get married)

SHOULDNT
Many people believe they should 6 Wayne his temper.
full-time education so early and regret that 8 I cant see anything from here.
M

they didnt go to university. (leave) SEE

Almost a half of people wish they If only from here.
SA

7 a musical instrument. (learn) 9 Unfortunately, we dont have enough time.

MORE
The top regret of all? Nearly half of people say If time.
they should 8 more when they
10 You just didnt listen to me!
were younger. (travel)
LISTENED
You to me!
B Tick the items you regret now or think you will regret
in the future.
VOCABULARY regrets
2A 4.3 Listen and underline the alternative
you hear. 4 Put the letters in bold in the correct order. The first
1 I wish I had/Id had more money. letter is underlined.
2 I wish Id/youd worked harder at school. 1 Beckham injury a terrible tyip, says coach pity
3 I wish it would stop/it had stopped raining. 2 PM having docens shuttgoh about re-election, may
withdraw
4 I should have/shouldnt have told her.
3 Bankers cikk sleemvesht over bad investment
5 We should have/shouldnt have gone to the party.
4 Report: With shigthdin, plane crash avoidable
6 You should have/shouldnt have turned it off.
5 Climate Change Conference a sedsim pipyrotunot say
B Listen again and repeat. Pay attention to the stress, critics
the contractions: d /d/, hadnt /hdnt/ and the weak 6 Celebrity detugt about stolen Porsche
forms: should have /dv/, shouldnt have /dntv/.

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READING C Try to complete the collocations below.

Then read the text again to check your
5A Read the article and answer the questions. ideas.
1 What is the challenge each person faces? 1 a secret = a well-kept
2 How do they manage in their professions? secret
2 deaf = very deaf
3 to a strategy = to invent
and improve on a technique
to Dean Du Plessis on the
Our series on people who have If you listen 4 to the truth = to tell the
ss in their field in the radio you will hear an articulate sports
achieved succe truth after hiding it
comm entato r with a comprehensive
face of extraordinary challenges.
knowle dge of cricket. Its incredible 5 a knowledge = a
For more than thirty years, soprano then to realise that Zimbabwean Du
Roebuck has delighted complete knowledge
Janine Plessis has never actually seen a game
audiences with her singing in opera because he has been blind from birth. 6 a sense of hearing =
and musical theatre. For most of that increased sense of hearing
he do it? He says his
time she has kept a closely guarded How does
deaf. height ened sense of hearing
secret: she is profou ndly
compe nsates for his lack of sight. He
Janine comes from a family with uses microphones VOCABULARY PLUS
hereditary deafness. At first she placed around the multi-word verbs
thought she had escaped the disability ground to help. I

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but at university she was diagnosed can tell the players 6A Complete the questions in the
with progressive loss of hearing and by the sounds they
interview by adding down, off, on, over,
was advised to give up her dream of a make when they
singing career. However, Janine decided hit the ball or they to or up.
to hide the truth from fellow musicians. run up the pitch.
I was terrified. I thought that if people Some people drag
N A: So you were brought 1
the ocean?
by
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knew that I was deaf, they would see their feet or make a B: Yes, when I was growing 2
me as a liability and not employ me. particular grunting
I practically lived underwater.
She developed coping strategies to sound when they
enable her to perform. When she sang use a lot of effort. He also listens to A: And when you started taking photos,
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with another person you took 3 it quickly?

the sounds when the bat strikes the
she watched their ball, as well as the crowd. B: Yeah, I loved it and I was good at it so
PL

breathing so that after school I went 4 to

she could come in Born near Harare, Zimbabwe, Du
at the right time. Plessis was lucky enough to attend the look for a job that combined my two
She felt vibrations famous Worcester School for the Blind great loves.
from the music, and in South Africa. At school, much to A: But you were turned 5 by
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occasionally she the annoyance of his schoolmates, he all the local companies. Do you think
asked her fellow would stay up late in the evening and
they were put 6 by your
performers to tap the do commentaries alongside the radio.
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Then one evening a teacher came up

lack of experience?
beat on her back.
to me and said, Dean, you should B: Probably. Anyway, as time went
Now Janine has decided to reveal the take this up as a profession, because 7 I began to think Id never
truth. Im proud of what Ive achieved youre brilliant!
get a job.
and I want to encourage other
Dean tried out with the
people. As the word about Janines In 2001 A: Why do you think Global took you
microp hone at Harare Sports Club
deafness spreads, responses include 8 in such a key position
tion. And her and since then has never looked back.
astonishment and admira then?
n and knowledge make him
proudest moment? One conductor told His passio
enorm ously popula r with listeners B: They didnt, not at first. I was only an
his orchestra I was deaf only after they'd
standin g ovation is and leave visitin g teams and his assistant on a documentary.
heard me sing. Their
co-com menta tors awestr uck.
the reaction I treasure the most. A: So did your boss step 9
from his position?
B: No he was badly injured by a shark.
Shocking stuff.
B Who do you think said the following: Janine (J) or Dean (D)? A: Oh, Im sorry. How long did you take to
get 10 that?
1 It was a terrible blow to me.
B: I never have, to be honest. But now I get
2 It can be a sharp crack or a quieter sound.
all the big films.
3 Until then I thought I was one of the lucky ones.
4 Your other senses become more acute. B What is person Bs job?
5 I refused to give up.
6 Why now? Well with age you dont really care so much.
7 Maybe they didnt like my style. Or they just wanted to sleep.
8 I dont miss it because Ive never known anything different.
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VOCABULARY reading
1 Complete the crossword.

Across
1 2 3
1 A book that tells you how to do something, especially
how to use a machine. 4

4 A type of website containing information or opinions 5

from a particular person or about a particular subject. 6
New information or comments are added regularly.
6 An electronic version of a printed book which is read on a
a computer or a specially designed hand-held device.
7 An online has facts and information about many 7
different subjects.
8 A website where people take part in online discussions.
8 9
10 A magazine is about the behaviour and private lives
of famous people.
11 Poems in general. 10

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Down
2 A written story about fictional characters. 11
3 A book that someone writes about their own life.
4 The story someone writes about someone elses life.
5 The words of a song. N
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9 Japanese comics, often action-adventure, which are read
by all ages.
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FUNCTION expressing likes and dislikes B 4.4 Listen and check your answers.
PL

C 4.5 Listen and underline between two and five

2A Complete Bs part in each conversation.
main stresses in Bs part.

A: What did you think of the book? D Listen again and say Bs part at the same time as the
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recording.
B: 1Well, / not / big fan / travel books

LEARN TO summarise a plot

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A: Oh, whys that?

B: 2I / not / that keen / all the description 3 Complete the plot summary with the correct form of
the verbs in the box.

wait fall (x2) deliver die have work earn

A: I hear Nicks enjoying his new school.
meet (x2) kick out (x2)
B: 3Yes, what / he / love / about it / be / that they do / lot
of sport As is true of many of his stories, there is an
autobiographical element, with the life of the main
character, Irek, bearing many resemblances to that of the
A: I didnt know he liked sport.
author, Andr Hartowicz. In real life, Hartowicz, a political
B: 4Oh, yeah. / He / be / really into football / moment activist, 1 of university for organising
protests against the administration. In the novel, the main
character 2 of university for signing a letter
A: Why dont you like barbecues? criticising the examination system. Hartowicz, before he
became famous, 3 as a waiter to pay his rent;
B: 5not / stand / when the meat / not / cooked properly in the story, Irek 4 money as a postman.
Hartowicz 5 his first wife at a restaurant; she
A: You havent tasted my barbecues! 6 dinner with her husband while Hartowicz
B: 6And / other thing / hate / about them / be / the 7 on tables, and they 8 in love
mosquitoes at first sight. In the story, however, Irek 9
his wife-to-be when he 10 a letter to her
informing her that her husband 11 in battle.
A: OK. Maybe wed better stay inside.
They too 12 in love at first sight.

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VOCABULARY television 3 Complete the report with the

quantifiers in the box.
1 Complete the crossword with types of TV programme.
hardly any both a large number
1 2
a few no quite a few all any
3 each a large amount
4 5

6 7

8 WHATS YOUR
MEDIUM?
9

10

We asked you how you prefer to

11 12
get information: via the internet, TV,
radio, or newspapers/magazines?
13
Here are the results.
14 Internet: 67%

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Unsurprisingly, a majority of
people said that the internet is
Across their primary source of information, and in
1 A affairs programme covers up-to-date social and
political stories. N fact 1 respondents, only about
2%, said they never used it. Two main
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4 A opera has romance and drama and is on regularly. advantages of the internet were mentioned
by 2 people, indeed by most
7 Number 8 down is one kind of show.
of them: easy access and up-to-date
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9 This programme features animals. content. 3 of these features were
10 A set of programmes, e.g., a new of Top Gear. given as problems with newspapers and
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13 A programme about something real. magazines.

14 This programme mixes reality and fiction.
Down TV: 21%
Surprisingly, 4 of
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1 Actors wear clothes from the past in a drama.

respondents, more than 94%, say
2 Its full of suspense.
they spend more time watching TV than
3 This type of show often puts ordinary people in extraordinary
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they used to although about a quarter of

situations. TV viewing is done through the internet.
5 A private eye solves a murder every week in a series. Both normal and internet-based TV remain
6 Find out what happened today on the . important sources of information, and
5 of them has maintained healthy
8 Competitors answer questions on a show.
audience figures.
10 This has the same characters each week in funny situations.
11 Short funny pieces are acted out on a show.
Radio: 7%
12 Its a story or drama broadcast in different parts.
Just as internet TV has been a
boost to that medium, the internet
GRAMMAR quantifiers has helped radio maintain its status as
a preferred source of information for at
2 Cross out the incorrect alternative in each sentence. least 6 respondents who spend
1 Hes got quite a few/many/little English-speaking friends. 7 of time listening to their radios.
2 Several/Every/Each room has a whiteboard.
3 We have a little/a small amount of/little money left, so we can afford Newspapers/Magazines: 5%
a coffee. Most respondents commented
4 Much/A small number of/A great deal of time was spent explaining that although newspapers
the error. or magazines were more reliable than
8 the electronic sources, in fact
5 Ill buy either of/all of/both of them, I like them so much.
9 of the three, TV, radio and
6 A few/A little/Several books are missing from the library.
the internet, was more convenient. Four
7 Ive got no/any/some idea what to do if the car breaks down.
people said that they use 10 other
8 I cant see any/many/no reasons for sleeping here tonight. source but newspapers and magazines.
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LISTENING VOCABULARY PLUS multi-word

verbs
4A 7.1 Listen to four people talk about their favourite
childhood TV programme and complete the table. 5A Complete the sentences with the words in
the box.

into across out (x3) up down back

1 If I say something offensive, Im often too
stubborn to take it .
2 I can put with a noisy hotel room
more than a dirty one.
3 If someones car breaks , I know
how to fix it.
4 Hard work brings the best in me.
5 I come as being more sociable
than I really am.
6 If it turned that my partner had
lied to me, I would be disappointed in him.

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7 If I locked my keys in my car, I would simply
break it.
Speaker Programme name Programme type 8 When I agree to do something, I never pull
1
N even if I feel ill.
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B 7.2 Listen to the sentences above and
2 underline the stressed part of the multi-word
verb. Then listen and repeat.
3
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C Complete the sentences with a multi-word

4 verb from Exercise 5A but with a different or
PL

slightly different meaning.

B Listen again. Which speaker (14) thinks: 1 Im good in situations where communications
a) Kids learnt how to make things. have and people refuse
to talk to each other.
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b) It was something kids understood better than their parents.

2 I always buy a new version of a product as
c) Every episode took kids on a journey.
soon as it is .
d) If you made an effort you could win a prize.
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3 If I saw a bus , I would

e) Kids learnt a lot that helped them with growing up. try to stop it and get on rather than wait for
f) Kids enjoyed the unconventional nature of it. the next one.
g) It involved a strong element of fantasy. 4 Smells rather than images me
h) It was very realistic and right for the age group. to my childhood.
5 If a homeless person knocked on my door in
C Match the words in bold with meanings a)f). the middle of winter, I would them
1 Hes then transported to a world that corresponds with the outfit for the night.
that hes wearing. 6 If I a large amount of
2 Its hard to underestimate its cultural impact. money in the street, I would hand it into the
3 It kind of bridges the gap between the two. police.
4 It deals with issues ... in an unpatronising, uncondescending way. 7 When a lot of people
for a political demonstration, Im usually not
5 One sketch would morph into another.
one of them.
6 Wed spend our entire lunch break ... remembering all the catchphrases.
8 If I needed a job, I would rather work in a field
a) expressions which are linked to a performer or programme and are that I know than try to
very recognisable a new area.
b) appropriately intelligent D Tick the sentences in Exercises 5A and C that
c) matches are true for you.
d) connects
e) influence or effect
f ) change

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READING
SAY CHEESE NOW SUE LATER
The McGraw family of Dublin expected their visit to
Poland to be full of adventure and surprises. But they
never expected to find themselves four metres high,
beaming at the world from the wall of an underground
station.
We turned a corner onto the platform, and there
we were in living colour, said Paul McGraw. It was a
family photo that Id posted on our family blog last year
but in the middle of an advertisement for an electronics
appliance chain. No one ever asked us for permission,
added McGraw. Someone obviously downloaded it off
our blog. 1
E
PL
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The unauthorised use of photographs downloaded
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from internet photo albums is not uncommon, and it
would be impossible to count how many local advertising
agencies have avoided costly photography and copyright
fees by simply downloading material they find on the
internet.
1A Read the article about unauthorised use of
photos. Which of the following are mentioned as
using photographs without permission?
a newspaper
a telephone company
a social networking website
a city transport company
a travel agency
a professional photographer
an electronics shop
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Its simply too tempting for them, said advertising
lawyer Lee Szymanski. In most cases, where the
advertisement is going to appear in a small geographical
area, the chances of getting caught are almost zero.
2 And if they do get caught, the legal process is too
complicated, expensive, and frankly unclear for it to be
worth pursuing.
As rarely as the culprits are caught, there are countless
known cases of such borrowing. In one case, a major
mobile phone provider used photographs taken from
an internet photo album site in one of its campaigns,
and justified it by saying that it was promoting creative
freedom. 3
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Professional photographers have also been affected,
and the law has not been clear in deciding if unauthorised
N use is legal or not. A California newspaper used a
copyrighted photo taken by a professional photographer
without seeking his permission, and when he sued them,
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the jury decided it was a case of fair use leaving the
photographer with nothing but legal fees and frustration.
On the other hand, a New York judge awarded a Quebec-
based photographer over $60,000 in damages when he
sued an online travel agency for their use of four photos
he had shot in Ghana. Meanwhile, the photos had been
duplicated and used on at least 200 other websites,
according to the photographer. 4
Professional photographers are in a better position
to seek damages because they copyright their work, said
Szymanski. But for most people who simply upload
snapshots to share with friends, theres very little they
can do.
So the next time you upload a photo of yourself with a
big grin, dont be surprised if you find yourself advertising
toothpaste somewhere in the world. 5
B Five sentences have been removed from the article. Choose
from sentences a)f) the one which fits each gap (15). There
is one sentence you do not need to use.
a) The value of my work drops every time someone uses it
without paying, he said. I cant describe the anger I feel.
b) Who in the UK would ever find out that their image appears
in a billboard advert somewhere in New Zealand?
c) We think that amateur photographers should be happy
for their work to gain so much exposure, said a company
representative.
d) Or furniture. Or electronic appliances. Or cars ...
e) In fact it didnt really bother us, he added. But I can imagine
someone else being very upset.
f ) There are cases where the courts have not looked favourably
upon the photographers claim.
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GRAMMAR reported speech VOCABULARY reporting verbs

2 Underline the correct alternative. 4A Complete the interviewers questions (16) and the answers a)f)
with the correct forms of the verbs.
THE WORST INTERVIEW I EVER HAD Have you ever
BY ACTOR RUDY SEARS 1 been persuaded (take part) in a film you didnt want to?
2 threatened (walk out) of a film?
It was with a young journalist, and he
3 suggested (make) changes to a film?
started out by asking me normal questions.
He asked how long it 1took/had taken me to 4 been accused (lie)?
become successful as an actor, and I told him 5 apologised (do) something when you didnt mean it?
that I 2didnt remember/hadnt remembered 6 admitted (do) something that you didnt do?
a particular point where I could say I was
a) No, but sometimes Ive refused (say) sorry.
successful. He asked who 3did have/had had
b) Not usually, but once I insisted (change) my script in a
the greatest influence on my acting style,
key scene.
and I said that my mother 4has/had she was
c) No, but Ive done the opposite: denied (do) something
an amateur actress. Then he started on the
that I did do.
personal questions: he asked if my marriage
5was breaking down/broke down and if it was d) No, once Ive agreed (take on) a job, I would never leave

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halfway through.
true that my wife 6wanted/wants a divorce. I
e) No, not even when theyve offered (pay) me a fortune.
said I 7wont/wouldnt discuss that and that
I 8must/had to go. In the end he wrote a very f ) No, I always try (be) honest.
negative article about me, but it actually
helped my career. N
B Match questions 16 with answers a)f).
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3 Change the sentences to reported
WRITING a discursive essay; linkers of contrast
speech. 5A Look at the sentences from an essay on the topic below. Are they
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A: Why did you come here today? for ( ) or against ( ) the topic?
1 He wanted to know . Topic: Most information on the internet is unreliable.
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B: Ive been trying to see you since 1 Most internet writers are amateurs, but many give objective
yesterday. information.
2 I said that . 2 The internet is a convenient source of information, but its accessibility
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A: Please close the door and have a seat. can also mean that this information is not trustworthy.
3 He asked . 3 Of course theres some inaccurate content, but its the readers
responsibility to identify the reliable information.
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A: How can I help you?

4 Wiki contributors try to give accurate information but too many dont
4 He enquired .
use reliable sources.
B: I have information that Mario the Snitch
5 Many amateur news websites look serious, but that doesnt make
will be killed tomorrow.
them accurate.
5 I told .
6 These weaknesses exist, but there are reasons to trust much internet
A: What makes you think this might content as well.
happen?
6 He wanted to know . B Rewrite each sentence above with the linker given. Pay attention to
B: Dont waste time asking me questions. punctuation.
7 I told him . 1 (although)
A: Shall I let the cops know?
8 He asked and I told him it 2 (while)
was up to him.
3 (however)

4 (despite)

5 (although)

6 (while)

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VOCABULARY the press 3A Correct the mistakes in the underlined parts of the
conversation.
1A Add vowels to make words.
A: 1This is total ridiculously. Where are my keys? 2The
1 s ppl m nt 6 c l mn sts
2 c rc l t n 7 b s d thing is annoying that I had them a minute ago. Oh,
3does it make me so mad when I cant find them!
3 r d rsh p 8 d t r l
4 br dsh t 9 f t r
B: Well, 4youre one whos always telling me to put them
5 s ns t n l sm 10 t bl d
somewhere safe. Have you tried the door?
B Complete the letter with the words above.
A: 5There isnt a way Id leave them there!

To the Editor, B: OK, Im just trying to help. 6Theres no need to get into
I am writing to complain about recent changes such state!
to your newspaper. I believe I am typical
A: Im not in a state! Now 7where on earth I last had them?
of the papers 1 in that I am
an ordinary working person, and I strongly B 7.3 Listen and circle the stressed words. Then
object to the 2 of some of your listen and say the sentences at the same time.
does not

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recent headlines and stories, which
suit a serious 3 newspaper like LEARN TO make guesses
yours. This style of reporting and the new
colour 4
5
are more typical of
newspapers. Also, the recent N
U
6 article on the public transport
system was full of the reporters own opinion and
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was very 7 . I think you should
8
save your opinions for the
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page as thats what it is for, or let one of your

9 state the papers position in
their daily column.
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I am sure the reason for these changes was to

increase 10 , but it has made me
decide to cancel my subscription.
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4A Put the words in the correct order.

FUNCTION adding emphasis
2 Rewrite the sentences using one of the emphasising
structures: pronoun/noun be the one who or the
adjective thing is.
1 Hes always complaining, not me.
Hes the one whos always complaining, not me.
2 You were asking about the price.
1 its / reckon / I / fish / Siamese / a
I reckon its a Siamese fish
2 its / photo / hoax / a / surely
3 upstream / plant / perhaps / nuclear / a / theres
4 might / fish / be / it / two

3 The photo is incredible because of the light. 5 imagine / its / say / Id / genuine / to / but / its / hard

4 The fact that people want to buy this paper is

remarkable. B Match sentence halves 15 above with a)e).
a) why would anyone fake this?
5 They want to have a big party, not us. b) just like twins who are connected.
c) and this is a genetic mutation.
6 The number of adverts is ridiculous. d) with one on top of the other.
e) and someones just playing a joke.

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