Prepare 5 P１２９　 8５

Narrator: One.


You will hear a boy telling his friend


about a cooking course.


Girl 1: Have you started the


cooking course you mentioned yet?


Boy 1: Yeah


– I went to the first class on Monday.


I didn’t know anyone else there and


that had made me a little nervous.


After a while, though,


I realised it was OK


– everyone was so friendly.


I expected the others to be better


than me in the kitchen as well


we were all about the same level, though,


so that made me feel better, too.


The class started exactly on time,


so it’s a good thing I asked for a lift


– the bus is always late.


I enjoyed the course, though!


Girl 1: Good.


Narrator: Now listen again.


Girl 1: Have you started the


cooking course you mentioned yet?


Boy 1 Yeah


– I went to the first class on Monday.


I didn’t know anyone else there and


that had made me a little nervous.


After a while, though,


, I realised it was OK


– everyone was so friendly.


I expected the others to be better


than me in the kitchen as well


– we were all about the same level, though,


so that made me feel better, too.


The class started exactly on time,


so it’s a good thing I asked for a lift


– the bus is always late.


I enjoyed the course, though!


Girl 1: Good.

Narrator: Two.


You will hear two friends talking


about a trip to the mountains.


Boy 2: That was an awesome trip!


I love the mountains in winter.


Girl 2: Well, I spent most of the time on the


ground when I was snowboarding


– or trying to.


It wasn’t bad for a first-time experience


– I doubt I’ll do it again, though


– everything hurts!


Boy: You just have to keep trying.


And you can’t be brilliant at everything!


What are you going to spend your prize money on?


Girl: From the ski competition?


Some new skis!


I only just beat Fatima


– it was stressful!


Hanging out with everyone


at dinner was more fun.


I love winter sports


– you do get tired, though.

Narrator: Three.


You will hear two friends talking


about a film they’re making.


Boy 3: I’m pleased with the progress we’ve made


on the film project, aren’t you?


Girl 3: Yeah – there’s still quite a way to go before we complete it, though.


Do you think we’ll be ready by Wednesday?


Boy 3: I don’t see why not.


It’s been an amazing opportunity


to find out more about filming.


I think when we look at the finished film


we’ll see loads of things that could be improved on.


Girl 3: Well, it’s our first project


– think how much better our next one will be.


We’ve gained so much knowledge


and we just need to remember what went wrong


and avoid that next time.

Narrator: Four.


You will hear a girl telling a


friend about her father’s job.


Boy 4: Isn’t your dad an architect?


Didn’t he design that new cinema?


Girl 4: Yeah.


That was completely different to his usual jobs.


It took him loads longer than usual


– normally, it seems like no time at all.


It’s a gorgeous design, though


– unlike those office blocks


he does most of the time...


He’s got this cool software.


Sometimes he shows me what he’s doing if


he’s working on a project in the evenings.


You can make these models on the screen


– so you know what the finished building will look like.


He told me it wasn’t cheap


but some things are worth paying for.

Narrator: Five.


You will hear two friends


talking about writing blogs.


Boy 1: I read your latest blog last night.


Girl 3: Yeah?


Did you agree with what I said about


footballers getting paid too much?


Boy 1: Well, like some other people commented,


it’s just what the job pays.


Girl 3: It’s amazing how people think


about things in such different ways.


I don’t always look forward to people’s replies


– I know I sometimes create arguments!


Boy 1: Isn’t that why we write blogs, though?


Sharing what you think with everyone and


finding out their views?


Girl 3: Sure


– you have to be strong and not get too


upset when someone disagrees, though.


Boy: True.

Narrator: Six.


You will hear a boy telling a friend


about a journey he’s going to make.


Girl 2: So, you’re off to Canada to stay with your cousins!


Fantastic!


Boy 4: I can’t wait to see them


– I’ve never been on a plane before, though.


I wonder what it’ll be like.


I guess you get to see plenty out of the windows.


Girl 2: Only if it isn’t cloudy.


Boy 4: Well, let’s hope it isn’t


– it’ll give me something to do.


All those hours just sitting there


– I thought flying was meant to be fast...


Is it scary taking off?


Girl 2: Not really.


Mostly, flying’s just a bit boring


– unless you get someone interesting sitting next to you.


Boy 4: I think I’d rather sleep than chat.