Unit 3 – Audioscripts

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1. Listen to an educator talk about the importance of

language learning. 3.2 LISTENING
As the world becomes more and more globalised, the 1. Listen to three teenagers talking about the benefits of
demand for language speakers from companies is on the studying abroad.
increase and there are even financial gains to be enjoyed Sabrina: By choosing to study abroad you will get to
from learning a second language. It’s even estimated that experience a country you may have never been to before.
multilinguals earn 8% more than their monolingual And even if you’ve visited the country you want to study in,
counterparts. you’ll get to see it from a new perspective. You’ll visit
Learning a new language also demonstrates that you have a anything from the big tourist attractions to the ones that only
host of other skills. According to studies, multilinguals are locals know about as you become immersed in the new
better at problem solving, more creative and are better culture. You’ll also get to see new perspectives and embrace
multitaskers. your host country’s culture. From new foods and traditions to
It can also help you learn other languages more easily. For traditional music and games, there’ll be a lot to learn and
many, the initial embarrassment barrier can really hold explore. For me, a common reason for students choosing to
learners back from mastering a language. Getting through study abroad is to experience a high standard of education.
this barrier can help improve your confidence and help you Studying abroad means you can take advantage of the
go on to learn further languages and give you that boost to globally-recognised degrees in some of the world’s
do things that you’ve never done before, such as moving highestranking universities.
abroad. Hannah: For me, the major advantage of studying abroad is
Remember, if you only speak English then you can only the opportunity to learn a new language, and there’s no
communicate with 20% of the world’s population. If, for better place to learn than somewhere where the language is
example, you learn another widely spoken language like spoken every day in all aspects of life. From ordering a coffee
Spanish or French, you immediately open up a whole other to writing an essay, you will quickly develop your language
percentage of the world’s population that you can interact skills. Being able to speak several languages can make you
with. highly desirable to potential employers. Besides these
According to studies, learning a language causes areas of the advantages, studying abroad is a fantastic opportunity to
brain associated with memory to increase in size. What's meet new lifelong friends from a variety of different
more, it has been suggested that learning a second language backgrounds. With your new-found friends, you can find new
helps prevent brain diseases like dementia and Alzheimer's. interests and try out new activities and new sports, check out
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Joaquim: When studying abroad, you’ll develop the ability to
2. Listen to some information about the English language. communicate across multiple language barriers in a range of
Countries have their own national languages in addition to a different scenarios and you will have the opportunity to
variety of local languages spoken and understood by their create a global network of contacts. There are also plenty of
people in different regions. Some languages are spoken by personal benefits that come from studying abroad. It puts
millions of people and others by only a few thousand. English you into an unfamiliar situation, where you won’t know
is spoken by about 20% of the global population. That's 1.5 anyone at first. You will quickly become more independent,
billion people. But did you know that most of those people learning to rely on yourself rather than family for everything
aren't native speakers? Given its popularity in everyday from cooking and cleaning to managing your time and study
communication, academia, business, and entertainment, it's plans. And it will help you open yourself up to different ways
no wonder many are saying it's important for non-native of living and learning, accepting new ideas and perspectives
speakers to hurry up and learn English. thanks to the people you will meet from a diverse range of
backgrounds.
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3. Listen to a lecture about the importance of learning
English. 2. Listen to Ellie, a student from Cardiff, talking about her
English may not be the most spoken language in the world, study abroad experience in Australia.
but it is the official language of 53 countries and spoken by I genuinely can’t believe I’m writing this because it means
over one billion people across the globe. Learning English is that my semester abroad in Adelaide, Australia, is coming to
important as it enables you to communicate easily with your an end. In just two days’ time I will be making the journey
fellow global citizens. back to the UK after a fantastic five months down under.
English is the dominant business language. Research from all For the second semester of my second year studying
over the world shows that cross-border business journalism and communications, I decided to undertake an
communication is most often conducted in English and many international exchange and do a part of my degree in another
international companies expect employees to be fluent in university.
English. Honestly, it has been one of the most incredible experiences
Many of the world’s top films, books and music are published of my life where I have not only excelled academically but
and produced in English. Therefore, by learning English you have met some great people and, of course, done some
will have access to a great wealth of entertainment and will travelling in between.
be able to have a greater cultural understanding. If you speak When you go abroad, your host university will have
English, you won't need to rely on translations and subtitles an/exchange student network which helps you to make
anymore to enjoy your favourite books, songs, films and TV friends with other people going through the same things.
shows. Pretty much all the friends I made abroad were international
students from just about everywhere.

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The university side of things was incredible and consisted of 3.4 Because you will have the chance to listen to different
me doing four modules instead of the usual three a semester perspectives on the same subject.
which was a little different but definitely manageable. The
biggest differences in the universities was the type of work
that I was doing. Whilst in Cardiff pretty much all my work is
academic, in Australia I found myself doing very hands on,
practical work which meant I gained many transferable skills.
Aside from this I did a bit of travelling around Australia. The
country is huge, to say the least, and I didn’t even know that
it is bigger than the whole of Europe!
So, to sum it up my sense of independence has never been
greater, and, overall, I just feel so proud of myself that I have
done it all by myself. It is an experience that I will treasure for
the rest of my life for sure.
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Unit 3 – Answer key

3. Standard worksheets
READING
3.1 READING
1.
a. accurate (line 21); b. turn (line 24); c. dominate (line 25);
diverse/multifaceted (line 27)
2.
a. 3; b. 4; c. 1; d. 2
3.
a. unlikely or unconvincing; b. a common link that binds
people together; c. a basic fact that you accept as true
4.
a. want to participate in the global world we live in.
b. the existence of machine translators and the prevalence of
the language of emojis.
c. globalisation, be it in commerce or in culture.
d. a tool of cultural understanding across borders.

3.2 READING
1.
a. valuable (line 6); b. unique (line 12); c. expand (line 15);
d. understanding (line 18); e. ever-changing (line 20)
2.1 a; 2.2 c; 2.3 b; 2.4 b
3.
3.1 As it is an international programme, there will be
students from around the world.
3.2 Because living in a global world, which is more and more
connected, we need to meet and establish links with people
around the world to share ideas and job opportunities.
3.3 Classes are small and you have more individualised
attention from expert teachers.

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 2.
LISTENING a. getting; to ask; b. to wait; making; c. saying; d. to travel;
3.1 LISTENING e. spending; f. to meet
1. 3.
a. T; b. F; c. T; d. T; e. F; f. F; g. T a. making a mistake by; b. Finding online friends with; c. to
2. meet Lucy; d. to report the fake Facebook; e. waiting until I
a. national; b. local; c. regions; d. millions; e. global; f. native; finish
g. everyday; h. non-native
3.1 53; 3.2 Over one billion; 3.3 Cross-border communication VOCABULARY
is often conducted in English; 3.4 To be fluent in English; 3.5
Top films, books and music are published and produced in 3.1 BORROWED ENGLISH WORDS / WORDS AND
English; EXPRESSIONS TO TALK ABOUT MUSIC
3.6 Translations and subtitles 1.
a. interface; b. spam; c. franchise; d. jet lag; e. cookies;
3.2 LISTENING f. matchpoint; g. outsourcing; h. cockpit
1. 2.
a. 2, 6, 10; b. 3, 4, 8; c. 1, 5, 7 Down: 1. catchy; 2. upbeat; 3. slang; 4. be out of tune
2. Across: 5. taste in music; 6. genre; 7. tune
a. T; b. F; c. F; d. T; e. F; f. T; g. F; h. T
3.2 BRITISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISH
GRAMMAR 1.
a. 5; b. 7; c. 6; d. 8; e. 1; f. 4; g. 3; h. 2
3.1 WORD FORMATION – PREFIXES AND 2.
SUFFIXES BrE: 1. shop; 2. queue; 3. film; 4. torch; 5. car park ; 6. jam /
1. AmE: 1. store; 2. line; 3. movie; 4. flashlight; 5. parking lot;
a. overreact; b. unbelievable; c. illegible; d. dislike; 6. jelly
e. misinterpret; f. monolingual 3.
2. a. BrE: fire truck; crosswalk; b. AmE: garden; tap; wardrobe,
a. countless; b. popularity; c. enjoyable; d. explanation; c. BrE: first floor/third floor, d. AmE: dressing gown; trousers;
e. relationship; f. supportive trainers; holidays
3.
a. expectations; b. disagreement; c. childhood; d. 3. Inclusion worksheets
impoliteness; e. inability; disadvantage; f. package; g.
traveller READING
3.1 RELATIVE CLAUSES 3.2 READING
1. 1.
a. who/that; b. which; c. (that/which); d. (who/that); e. a. 4; b. 3; c. 5; d. 2; e. 1
whose 2.1 a; 2.2 a.; 2.3 b.; 2.4 b
2. 3.
a. whose; b. which; c. (whom/who/that), d. who; e. which; 3.1 As it is an international programme, there will be
f. who; g. who/that students from around the world.
3. 3.2 Because living in a global world which is more and more
a. Have you started the English project that/which is due next connected, we need to meet and establish links with people
Friday? around the world to share ideas and job opportunities.
b. That man, whose name I don’t remember, is a well-known 3.3 Classes are small and you have more individualised
rapper. attention from expert teachers.
c. Lady Gaga, who tries to include foreign languages in her 3.4 Because you will have the chance to listen to different
songs, will give a live concert soon. perspectives on the same subject.
d. This is Michael, whom/who we met at the concert
yesterday.
e. Mary Ann was reading the welcome speech (which/that)
LISTENING
she wrote yesterday. 3.2 LISTENING
3.2 ADJECTIVES ENDING IN -ED OR -ING 1.
1. a. 2, 6, 9; b. 3, 4, 8; c. 1, 5, 7
a. embarrassing; b. astonished; c. motivated; d. amusing; 2.
e. overwhelming a. T; b. F; c. F; d. T; e. F; f. T; g. F, h. T
2.
a. fascinating; b. terrified; relieved; c. exciting; d. annoyed; GRAMMAR
e. confusing
3. 3.1 WORD FORMATION: PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES
a. amazing; b. interested; c. pleased; d. bored; e. surprising; 1.
f. disappointed; g. challenging; h. rewarding a. over; b. un; c. il; d. dis; e. mis; f. mono
2.
3.2 -ING FORM AND TO-INFINITIVE a. countless; b. popularity; c. enjoyable; d. explanation;
1. e. relationship; f. supportive
a. hope; b. keep on; c. intend; d. agree; e. consider; f. can’t 3.
help
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a. expectations; b. disagreement; c. childhood; d.
impoliteness; e. inability; disadvantage; f. package; g. 3.1 RELATIVE CLAUSES
traveller 1.
a. who; b. which; c. that; d. who; e. whose
2.
a. whose; b. which; c. (whom/who/that), d. who; e. which;
f. who; g. who/that
3.
a. that/which is due; b. whose name I don’t remember; c.
who tries to include foreign languages in her songs; d.
whom/who we met; e. which was very nice of her

3.2 ADJECTIVES ENDING IN -ED OR -ING

1.
a. embarrassing; b. astonished; c. motivated; d. amusing;
e. overwhelming
2.
a. fascinating; b. terrified; relieved; c. exciting; d. annoyed;
e. confusing
3.
a. amazing; b. interested; c. pleased; d. bored; e. surprising;
f. disappointed; g. challenging; h. rewarding

3.2 -ING FORM AND TO-INFINITIVE

1.
a. hope; b. keep on; c. intend; d. agree; e. consider; f. can’t
help
2.
a. getting; to ask; b. to wait; making; c. saying; d. to travel;
e. spending; f. to meet
3.
a. making a mistake by; b. Finding online friends with; c. to
meet Lucy; d. to report the fake Facebook; e.waiting until I
finish

VOCABULARY
3.1 BORROWED ENGLISH WORDS / WORDS AND
EXPRESSIONS TO TALK ABOUT MUSIC
1.
a. interface; b. spam; c. franchise; d. jet lag; e. cookies; f.
match point; g. outsourcing; h. cockpit
2.
a. 4; b. 7; c. 6; d. 1; e. 5; f. 3; g. 2

3.2 BRITISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISH

1.
a. 5; b. 7; c. 6; d. 8; e. 1; f. 4; g. 3; h. 2
2.
BrE: 1. shop; 4. torch; 5. car park / AmE: 2. line; 3. movie;
6. jelly
3.
a. garden; tap; wardrobe; b. dressing gown; trousers;
trainers; holidays

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