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1 FILE Speaker Now, let s look at one of the world s most famous paintings. It s the Bar at the Folies-Bergère by the French painter Edouard Manet, who was born in 8. In 88, when Manet painted the scene, the Folies- Bergère was one of Paris s most popular places; it wasn t a café but a big beer hall where people drank mostly beer, but also wine and champagne. Its show was very exciting. There were singers, dancers, and traditional circus performers, and you could hear the most popular music of the day. In the middle of the picture we see a young girl who is working behind the bar. And she is looking right at us. We feel as though we are standing in front of her. We are a customer at the bar, and she is waiting for our order. She is very attractive but not very friendly. She doesn t want to work in the bar perhaps she hates her job. She s wearing a black dress and she has a long neck and red hair. Behind the girl, there is a mirror. And reflected in the mirror we can see the people who have come to see the show. There is a woman who is wearing gloves and talking to a tall man in a big hat. Everybody is having a good time, but the girl behind the bar isn t interested in watching the show she seems to be thinking of something else. FILE Tim Tina Tim Brad Emma Mary Robert Jo Harry Jo Harry What days do you have your English class? Er Tuesday morning and Thursday afternoon. And it s 9. now, so my first lesson of the week starts in twenty minutes. Have fun. How long are you staying in Houston? Oh, just one day. I m driving to Atlanta on Thursday, that s tomorrow, so, just one day, yes. Actually, I m really in a hurry. It s 9. already, and I ve got a lot to do today. What do you do, Robert? I work for an American travel company. I work abroad a lot, and I usually work from Monday to Saturday. Today is the only day I don t work! That s why I m sitting here doing nothing. Normally at 9. I would be checking my s. How was your flight? Oh, awful. I left London yesterday at eleven so, that was Friday evening. And now it s Saturday. What time is it? It s, oh, 9.0. No, 9.0. You must be really tired. I am. Anyway, it s great to see you again Jack Jill Jack Jill So, which one is Peter? It s the man on the left over there. He s tall and he s wearing a green pullover. OK. How do you know it s him? Because he always comes here at 9.0 on a Friday. In fact, it s the only time he ever comes. English File photocopiable Oxford University Press 007

2 FILE Susan Last September my boyfriend and I went on holiday to Thailand. It was a disaster. The flight arrived in Bangkok nine hours late. There we were at eleven o clock at night, and we didn t have anywhere to stay and we didn t know how to get into the city centre. So, we stayed at the airport hotel, which was very comfortable but really expensive. The next day, we wanted to take a train south to the islands. But we couldn t because we couldn t book any seats. The trains were full. So, in the end, we went by bus and by boat. It was cheaper but it took a lot longer. And when we got to the island we wanted to get to, we couldn t believe it! Where was the sun? It was raining really heavily. And the weather was windy and wet for days. It was awful. We went to restaurants and we went shopping, but we didn t spend any time on the beach. We couldn t sunbathe or go swimming, so we just argued for a week FILE In this photo I m. I was living in Rome in those days. It was an exciting time for me. I was teaching English during the day and working in a bar in the evening. And it was in the bar that I met Marco and fell in love Oh, and in this one I m only 6. Oh, look at my hair. It was so long. I was on holiday with my parents. We went by car and it took ages to get to the beach. I remember that we went swimming everyday and it was so hot In this photo, it s my 6th birthday. I look so happy. Marco and I were travelling in Asia, and we found this lovely place to eat. We learnt to dive on that holiday. It was fantastic When I was 7, I went on a school trip to Switzerland. It was in the summer, and we went walking in the mountains. I took hundreds of photos. It was a really beautiful place. This was last year, when I was 9. And that s my birthday present. Marco bought me a car. I was so happy. We were in a hurry because we were about to go driving we went all the way to France in it English File photocopiable Oxford University Press 007

3 FILE Interviewer Hi. I m from Travel magazine. Welcome to London. Can I ask you a few questions about your travel plans? Grant Yes. Sure. Interviewer Where are you from? Grant Well, I just flew in from York, but actually I m Canadian. From Toronto, originally. Interviewer OK. Why are you here in England? Grant Well, it s my first time here, and, well, business and pleasure. I m an architect and I m meeting clients from a sports company in the city of London tomorrow. My company is going to build them a new factory making sports shoes next year. Interviewer Really. How interesting. Grant Well, not really. But then I m going to hire a car and drive to Stratford. I m staying with friends there. We re going to visit Shakespeare s house and, hopefully, see a play in the famous theatre there. Interviewer So, how long are you staying? Grant Well, I d love to stay for at least a month. There s so much to see in England. But I only have a week. I m flying back to York next Friday. FILE Janice Martin Janice Martin Simon Penny Simon Rosie Jake Rosie Jake So, when are you going? Tomorrow. I m really looking forward to it. We re flying at seven in the morning so, with luck, we ll be swimming in the sea before lunchtime. Hope the weather s good. Me too. We re camping no nice, dry hotels for us! What are you going to do on Friday? Oh, not much. Joe and I are going to see the new Jack Black film. Do you want to come? It ll be fun. Yes, I d love to. What time are you meeting? Shall we go out for dinner? Hmm, I m quite happy staying in and cooking. What would you like to eat? Well, I really want pizza and there s a lovely new place in the high street. It s quite romantic, actually. Oh, in that case, let s go out. Mel Pete Jason Kylie Have you got a busy day tomorrow? Very. I ve got a really important meeting with my boss and some people from head office. We ll spend all day at a conference centre in an expensive hotel. It s going to be really hard work. What are you doing for Christmas? Well, we live in Australia so lots of people there go to the beach on Christmas Day. But we won t be. We re going to my mother s but this year I m cooking for a change. I hope dinner will be OK. I m not exactly the world s greatest chef. English File photocopiable Oxford University Press 007

4 FILE Pete Sara Pete Sara What s the most exciting city you ve ever been to? Oh, I don t know. I ve been to a lot of great places. But my favourites are probably St Petersburg in Russia and Hanoi in Vietnam. OK. Tell me about them. Well, for me, Hanoi s more exotic, and well, yes, more exciting, I suppose. And the weather s better. But St Petersburg on a sunny day is very romantic. It must be one of the most romantic cities in the world. I still prefer Hanoi, though. There is more crime in St Petersburg and you don t always feel as safe there as you do in London or Hanoi. The people in Vietnam are also really friendly and that s not always true in St Petersburg. There are great places to see in St Petersburg like the Hermitage Museum and Palace Square, but I think Hanoi has more interesting things to see. It doesn t have great monuments, but it has mountains nearby, and it s not far from the most beautiful sea, two of the best tourist things anyone can do. And Hanoi s really cheap. Hotels and restaurants in St Petersburg cost so much but they re incredibly cheap in Hanoi. FILE Interviewer Excuse me. I m doing a survey about shopping for clothes. Can I ask you a few questions? Speaker Yes. OK. Interviewer Where do you buy most of your clothes? Speaker In high street shops. Interviewer Erm Right Do you ever buy designer clothes? Speaker Well, yes, I do. These jeans, actually. I got them in a store in York. And these shoes are from Paris. Interviewer Madam Have you ever bought designer clothes? Speaker Well, yes. I buy them all the time. Interviewer When did you last buy something? Speaker The last time? Oh, two weeks ago, I think. I bought a very expensive winter coat in London. Interviewer Hi. Have you ever bought designer clothes? Speaker Oh no! Not yet. Maybe one day when I m rich. I live in cheap skirts and sweaters like these. Oh hang on, my boyfriend bought me a green designer scarf once. It was horrible. Interviewer Hi. I m doing a survey. Erm Have you ever bought designer clothes? Speaker I don t know. My wife buys all my clothes. I just wear them. I don t know where she got this shirt from but I know she bought these shoes in a second-hand shop. Interviewer Excuse me. Have you ever bought anything from a designer store? Speaker Oh, let me see. My suits are all made in Savile Row in London, and so are my shoes. This shirt is from Milan and my belt is from Spain. It s hand-made. And my socks, well, actually, I think they re from a high street store. English File photocopiable Oxford University Press 007

5 FILE Interviewer Welcome to Amazing people. Today, in the studio, we have Felicity Evans. Felicity works in a university science department by day but she spends her free time writing poetry, and learning languages. And it s her amazing ability as a linguist that has made her famous because, believe it or not, Felicity speaks thirty languages. Is that right, Felicity? Felicity Well, forty, actually. Interviewer Forty? Amazing. So, how did you start learning languages? Felicity Well, I m French, so I was brought up speaking French at school and with my family. And I did German at school. And my mother s English so I spoke that at home, too, and, well, it was always natural for me to speak more than one language. That s why I decided to study Chinese and Japanese at university. Then, after university, I went to live in Brazil and learnt Portuguese. Interviewer And what do I have to do to learn as many languages as you? Felicity Well, you must learn to love languages and want to learn as many words as you can. And you have to practise a lot. Yeah. You don t have to be really clever to learn a language, you just have to work hard. FILE Sue Tom Sue Tom Sue Tom Sue Helen Helen Helen Mike Joe Emma Joe Emma Joe Hi. Hi. Hello. Sue, isn t it? Lovely party. Yes. So, what do you do, Sue? Let me guess. A hairdresser? Well, no, actually. I teach economics at Oh, no. I d hate to have to control all those teenagers all day. Er well, as a matter of fact, all my students are over Hi. Is anybody sitting here? Er no. Great. So, you re, and you re a builder, right? Er, an architect. I design buildings, but I don t actually build them. Hmm, OK. Whatever. Built any good houses yet? Er, no. My company tends to work on bigger projects. Hospitals and schools. Things like that. Joe, this is Emma. Nice to meet you. Hi, Joe. So, where do you work? In a hospital. A doctor! How wonderful. I ve always wanted to meet a doctor. What s your speciality? I m a nurse, actually. It s quite an interesting job when you Diana Simon Diana Graeme Jasmine Graeme Jasmine So, what do you do, Simon? International footballer? Pilot? Well, close. I love football and I travel abroad a lot. I m an English teacher. I teach teenagers, seventeen, eighteen-year-olds, you know. Oh, right. OK. Excuse me, er, Simon, I need to go to the bathroom. So, Jasmine, you re the hairdresser, right? Or the pilot? Which is it? Right first time. I have a small salon in the town centre. Sounds great. How much for a cut and blow dry? Oh, I don t think you need to worry. You re almost bald. English File photocopiable Oxford University Press 007

6 FILE 6 OK. It s half past six already. Let s make a decision. What are we going to do this evening? What about that play at the theatre? No. I know you can get half-price tickets, but it s too far to drive and it might be a bit boring. Fine. What would you like to do? Well, I d like to go and see a film. OK. That sounds good. Yeah. But if we go to the cinema, we won t have time to get something to eat, and I m hungry. And my exgirlfriend may be there with her new boyfriend, so no thanks. OK. Well, let s go to a restaurant instead. I love Indian food. Mmm, me too. But the Indian restaurant isn t open tonight. A Chinese at the Peking Palace? The food is terrible there. And it s not cheap! How about that new French restaurant at the Grand Hotel? I ve heard the food is great. But if we go there, I ll have to change out of my jeans. And my parents might be there. I don t want to see them tonight. Oh I m confused. What do you think we should do? I think we should just stay in, order some pizzas, and watch TV. OK? FILE 6 Bob Pam Fi Sam Kay Don Ed Nora Ooh I have a terrible headache and a really bad cough. I ve taken some aspirin and spent the whole day in bed. I really don t know what to do. What do you think I should do? Well, I know what I d do I m going out with Steve, and I really love him. But, by accident, I looked at his inbox yesterday and there were four messages from his ex-girlfriend. I didn t read them, but I m worried that he s still seeing her. What should I do? Well, the answer s obvious Before the summer holidays, I looked for a room in a student house share in the city centre. I visited a fourbedroom house and agreed to rent a room. But when I moved in last week, I was in a different room. Another girl was in the room I wanted. I was really angry. Well, if I were you, I know exactly what I d do When I got home last night, I found that all the drawers and cupboards in my house were open. There were clothes and things on the floor. But, as far as I can tell, there isn t anything missing. I m not sure what to do. But you must do something. Meg Ben I bought an expensive packet of biscuits yesterday, and when I got home I opened the packet, and there were only three in it. It was full of cardboard and the biscuits were broken and out-of-date. I was really angry. Don t get too angry. They re only biscuits. English File photocopiable Oxford University Press 007

7 FILE 7 Donald Jenny Donald Jenny Donald Jenny Donald Jenny Has it been a long time since you left school, Jenny? Well, no, not really. Let s see. It must be about five years. Yes, that s right. I know because I travelled for a year and then got this job which I ve had ever since then, and I know exactly how long I ve been here! What do you remember of school? Well, lots of things. I used to hate technology because I was never very good with computers as you know! And I used to love French lessons, not because I wanted to speak the language, but because the teacher was very good-looking. What were you like at school? Well, I used to think I was a rebel. I used to sit at the back of the class. The boring kids sat in the middle and the clever ones sat at the front. And I used to keep a pop magazine in my desk, which I read in class when the teacher wasn t looking. Believe it or not, at home, in my free time, I used to write letters to pop stars, but no-one ever wrote back. Do you miss school? No, not really. I miss some of my friends but I ve made more good friends since I left school than I ever had back then. FILE 7 Brad Neil Steven Caroline How long have you worked here? About four months, isn t it? Oh, not that long. I started in February, and it s April now so what s that? A couple of months, I think. That s all. But I m really enjoying the job. Do you have any fears or phobias, Caroline? Oh, yes. I m afraid of a lot of things flying, heights, snakes. And I used to be frightened of dogs, but not anymore. I quite like dogs now, and, believe it or not, spiders don t frighten me. Rob Do you know when the mobile phone was invented? Tina No, but I know you re going to tell me. 979? 98? Rob No, close but wrong both times. Lots of people think it was a Japanese invention, but, in fact, it was invented in America in 97. Tina Fascinating. Amy What time does the next boat leave? Mr Sprigg In half an hour. At quarter to ten. Amy OK. And how long does it take to get to the island? Mr Sprigg Oh, no more than forty-five minutes. It ll be there at half past the hour. iel Maggie iel Maggie iel Did you know that the great eighteenth century novel Mill on the Floss was written by a woman? But the author s name was George Eliot. Isn t that a man s name? Yes, but she used a man s name so she could get published. Anyway, it s a nineteenth century, not an eighteenth century novel. It was written in 860. Oh, right. Of course, yes. English File photocopiable Oxford University Press 007

8 FILE 8 Have you filled in the health questionnaire,? Yes, I have. Do you have the answer key? Yes, I do. Right. Let s see how fit and healthy you are. OK Tea. One cup. That s OK. You don t drink too much. But coffee? You drink five cups a day! That s a lot and, looking at the quiz answers, it s a lot more than you should drink. OK. I knew that. Then there are questions about smoking. Well, I used to smoke but I don t anymore. I gave up five years ago. Excellent. Hmm, the answers show that you don t drink enough water. You should drink two litres of water a day and you only drink three or four glasses. I know. I ll try to drink more water. And, finally, exercise. You hardly ever go to the gym and you don t play any sports.! That s terrible. You must start doing more exercise and lose some weight. You re almost four kilos overweight. Oh, I know. I know. It s so depressing. Where s my coffee? FILE 8 Diana Patrick Diana Gail Tim Gail Tim Frank Harriet What do you usually do at the weekend, Patrick? Oh, I don t do anything really. I don t go out with friends or go to the cinema. I never go anywhere. I just watch TV or read books at home. Oh, right. Was the match exciting, Tim? Well, I suppose it was, yes. It certainly wasn t boring. It ended. But you don t seem very excited. I m not. I m really depressed. We scored three goals but we lost! What time do you wake up at weekends, Harriet? Well, I go to bed late and never turn the alarm clock on, but I usually wake up quite early. Between 8 and 9. But sometimes I sit and read and don t get up until after 0 or even later. Jo Jo Louise Carl Louise Carl Louise Carl Are you good at sport? No, I m really awful. I was terrible at sport when I was at school. So was I. And I don t like watching it on TV. Neither do I. It s so boring. Hello. Hi, is that Kerry? No, she s not at her desk, I m afraid. OK. Can I leave a message? Sure. Tell her that I tried to call the office in Paris to speak to the manager but nobody answered. They re all on holiday, I think. English File photocopiable Oxford University Press 007

GUIA DE ESTUDIO PARA EL ETS DE SEGUNDO SEMESTRE.

GUIA DE ESTUDIO PARA EL ETS DE SEGUNDO SEMESTRE. UNIDAD 7. 1 Underline the correct word or phrase. Example: We was / were at school yesterday. 1 Was / Were Jack and Elaine on holiday last week? 2 The shops