UINT ONE 1
PART ONE:About Cambridge University 1
PART TWO:Universities in Britain 2
PART THREE:Further Education in Britain 4
PART FOUR:Remembering My Schooldays 5
PART FIVE:A Typical University Course in North America 8
PART SIX:Listening and Translation 10
UNIT TWO 12
PART ONE:Crime and Punishment 12
PART TWO:A Crime Survey 14
PART THREE:A Radio Interview About a Robbery 14
PART FOUR:Burglary Prevention 16
PART FIVE:What Happened during the Night? 18
PART SIX:Listening and Translation 21
UNIT THREE 23
PART ONE:Travel and Holidays 23
PART TWO:Going by Air 25
PART THREE:Checking in and out at a Hotel 26
PART FOUR:Stories About Travel 27
PART FIVE:Booking Accommodation 29
PART SIX:Listening and Translation 31
UNIT FOUR 33
PART ONE: Instructions About a Test 33
PART TWO: Are You a Good Language Learner? 34
PART THREE:Differences in North American English 36
PART FOUR:Functions of Language 38
PART FIVE:A Long Essay 40
PART SIX:Listening and Translation 41
UNIT FIVE 43
PART ONE:Population Percentages 43
PART TWO:Number of Hospital Beds 45
PART THREE:Number of Televisions 46
PART FOUR:A Rise in Volvo s Earnings 48
PART FIVE:Days and Times 49
PART SIX:Listening and Translation 50
UNIT SIX 53
PART ONE:A New Job 53
PART TWO:A Job as a Veterinary Surgeon 55
PART THREE:A Day in the Life of... 57
PART FOUR:The Changing U.S. Job Market 60
PART FIVE:This Proud Land 62
PART SIX:Listening and Translation 65
UNIT SEVEN 67
PART ONE:London 67
PART TWO:Taxis in Great Britain 69
PART THREE:About a London Taxi-Driver 71
PART FOUR:An American in London 72
PART FIVE:The Civil Rights Movement in the USA 74
PART SIX:Listening and Translation 76
UNIT EIGHT 78
PART ONE:How the British Spend Their Holidays 78
PART TWO:Holiday Plans 80
PART THREE:Visiting India 81
PART FOUR:Pre-holiday Tips 84
PART FIVE:Listening and Translation 86
PART ONE:Arrangements for a Visit 88
UNIT NINE 88
PART TWO:Conference Arrangements 90
PART THREE:Business Activities 92
PART FOUR:Arrangements for a Presentation 94
PART FIVE:Numbers,Dates and Times 95
PART SIX: Listening and Translation 96
UNIT TEN 98
PART ONE:About Canada 98
PART TWO:Street Life 101
PART THREE:Spain s Hall 103
PART FOUR:Places I Know 105
PART FIVE:Listening and Translation 108
PART ONE:On the Phone 110
UNIT ELEVEN 110
PART TWO:Checking Figures 112
PART THREE:Checking Details 114
PART FOUR:A Presentation on Computer Conferencing 115
PART FIVE:Listening and Translation 117
UNIT TWELVE 119
PART ONE:Planning Ahead 119
PART TWO:Growth and Development 120
PART THREE:The Early History of the LEGO Company 122
PART FOUR:How to Build Team Spirit 124
PART FIVE:Listening and Translation 126
UNIT THIRTEEN 128
PART ONE:News About a Disaster 128
PART TWO:Business Update 130
PART THREE:A News Broadcast 132
PART FOUR:Financial News 135
PART FIVE:Listening and Translation 137
UNIT FOURTEEN 139
PART ONE:Frightening Experiences 139
PART TWO:A Strange Experience(1) 140
PART THREE:A Strange Experience(2) 141
PART FOUR:The Supernatural 142
PART FIVE:Listening and Translation 144
UNIT FIFTEEN 147
PART ONE:Entrepreneurs 147
PART TWO:Changes in the American Family 149
PART THREE:The Baby-Boomer Generation 151
PART FOUR:Advertising and the Media 154
PART FIVE:Transportation in the Twenty-first Century 157
PART SIX:Listening and Translation 158
PART ONE:The Effects of the Moon 161
UNIT SIXTEEN 161
PART TWO:The Bermuda Triangle 163
PART THREE:The Friends of the Earth 166
PART FOUR:Acid Rain 168
PART FIVE:Cigarette Smoking 171
PART SIX:Listening and Translation 173
SAMPLE TEST ONE 175
SAMPLE TEST TWO 183
SAMPLE TEST THREE 191
SAMPLE TEST FOUR 199
SAMPLE TEST FIVE 207
SAMPLE TEST SIX 215
TAPESCRIPTS 223
ANSWER KEY 435