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    The document is a listening script for an English proficiency test that contains 5 short passages of people describing their hobbies or interests. The passages include: a young woman describing her interest in playing The Sims computer game, a young man describing his interest in collecting Star Trek memorabilia, a man describing his interest in collecting items from car boot sales, a young man describing his interest in historical reenactment, and a woman describing her interest in football. The script also includes a radio interview with a wildlife expert named Sam Richards who discusses how common descriptions of animal behaviors can be inaccurate or oversimplified, providing crocodiles and monkeys as examples of animals that are often described too simplistically.

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    The document is a listening script for an English proficiency test that contains 5 short passages of people describing their hobbies or interests. The passages include: a young woman describing her interest in playing The Sims computer game, a young man describing his interest in collecting Star Trek memorabilia, a man describing his interest in collecting items from car boot sales, a young man describing his interest in historical reenactment, and a woman describing her interest in football. The script also includes a radio interview with a wildlife expert named Sam Richards who discusses how common descriptions of animal behaviors can be inaccurate or oversimplified, providing crocodiles and monkeys as examples of animals that are often described too simplistically.

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    The document is a listening script for an English proficiency test that contains 5 short passages of people describing their hobbies or interests. The passages include: a young woman describing her interest in playing The Sims computer game, a young man describing his interest in collecting Star Trek memorabilia, a man describing his interest in collecting items from car boot sales, a young man describing his interest in historical reenactment, and a woman describing her interest in football. The script also includes a radio interview with a wildlife expert named Sam Richards who discusses how common descriptions of animal behaviors can be inaccurate or oversimplified, providing crocodiles and monkeys as examples of animals that are often described too simplistically.

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    Straightforward Upper Intermediate Progress Test 1

    Listening scripts

    Track 7, Progress Test 1, Listening: Part 1

    1 [Young woman’s voice]


    I guess my hobby isn’t very unusual, but usually it’s boys that are keen on it. I got into it when I was
    about 12. My mother bought me a game for my birthday and I really enjoyed it. The games I play are
    called Sims and basically you have to create families and then look after them. I guess the only
    problems are that you spend a lot of time staring at a computer screen and that sometimes you stay up
    really late because you get carried away.

    2 [young man’s voice]


    I’m absolutely crazy about it. Some people think it’s really strange, but I don’t see why. My dad
    enjoyed watching Star Trek on TV and when I was young he bought me a few toy figures from the
    programme. Now I don’t just collect memorabilia but I also go to conventions where people dress up
    as characters, it’s great fun.

    3 [Male voice]
    I may be wrong, but I think the whole idea of car boot sales started in the UK. Of course, now they’re
    all over Europe and I travel to the really big ones hoping to find something collectable. You can find
    lots of bargains and every now and then you’ll find something that is antique and make lots of money
    by selling it later. What started off just as a hobby is now almost a way of life for me.

    4 [young man’s voice]


    I’m crazy about it. Most people think that all you do is go out into a field on the weekend and play
    soldiers, but it’s not like that at all. It’s important to do lots of research, find out about what the
    soldiers wore and what kinds of weapons they had. When you re-enact a particular battle it’s important
    to get everything right.

    5 [woman’s voice]
    I’m probably their biggest supporter. My dad took me to my first match when I was six and I’ve been
    going ever since. I must spend at least £3,000 a year on going to watch them play. Last year I went to
    France twice and to Spain once. People often say ‘But you’re a woman.’ And I say ‘So what?’ why
    can’t I enjoy watching men kick a ball around just because I’m a woman?

    SF Up-Int Progress Test 1 Listening Scripts final ms 1


    Track 8, Progress Test 1, Listening: Part 2

    Radio host: On today’s show we’ll be talking to Sam Richards, a wildlife expert who studies how
    animals behave. Mr Richards …
    Sam: Call me Sam.
    RH: OK, Sam. Can you tell us a little bit about what you do?
    Sam: Sure. I spend all my time working with and studying animals. I try to find out why animals
    behave in the way they do and also whether our descriptions of animals are actually fair.
    RH: What do you mean ‘fair’?
    Sam: Well, let’s take the crocodile, for example. For most people the crocodile is a cold-blooded,
    vicious animal and this is often the case. However, they are also very curious animals and they’ll often
    get into trouble because of this.
    RH: They get into trouble?
    Sam: Yes. A crocodile has a very good sense of smell and taste. In fact, that’s how it usually finds its
    food – it sniffs it out. So, hunters have been catching crocodiles for years by setting traps with small
    pieces of meat.
    RH: Right, I see what you mean. The crocodile is so interested in the smell it doesn’t notice any
    danger?
    Sam: Exactly. Now, let’s look at another animal, the monkey. People often think of them as cute and
    cuddly. But, in fact, monkeys can be aggressive and dangerous. Even tame monkeys can attack people.
    So the idea that monkeys are always lovely and playful is really not very accurate.
    RH: So, what you’re saying is that the adjectives we use to describe animals are not always accurate.
    Sam: More than that, it’s making something that is complicated seem very simple. We say kitten –
    cuddly, shark – cold-blooded and so on, but in actual fact you’re more likely to be scratched by a
    kitten than attacked by a shark.
    RH: Yes, but if you’re attacked by a shark the consequences are far worse.
    Sam: True.

    SF Up-Int Progress Test 1 Listening Scripts final ms 2

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