Unit

1Listening

In12Passage

131

Work

in

pairs

and

discuss

the

questions.

What

events

or

people

have

had

a

major

impactonyour

life?How

has

being

at

university

changed

you?

How

might

travelling

change

a

person’s

outlook

onlife?What

kinds

of

activities

are

character

forming?41

Work

in

pairs

and

discuss

the

questions.

What

events

or

people

have

had

a

major

impactonyour

life?---

I

think

my

teachers

have

a

major

impact

on

my

lifeThey

are

nice

and

supportive,

so

they’ve

helpedme

learn

and

achieve

a

lot

in

school

and

university.52.

How

has

being

at

university

changed

you?---

I

have

learned

to

be

more

independent

in

organizingmy

life,

study

and

thinking.

I

have

to

make

decisionssometimes

without

my

parents

being

there

and

I

gainlife

experience

by

doing

so.---

I

think

the

biggest

change

that

has

happened

to

me

ithat

I’ve

learnt

not

to

only

follow

books

or

teachers,but

I’ve

also

begun

to

think

for

myself

and

to

questionthe

things

taught

to

us.Being

at

the

university

gives

me

resources

to

searchonline

and

read

books

from

the

library

to

broaden

myvision

of

the

world.63.

How

might

travelling

change

a

person’s

outlook

onlife?---

Traveling

gives

us

opportunities

to

see

people

andsociety

from

a

different

angle.

It

lets

us

meet

morepeople,

see

more

things

with

our

own

eyes

andexperience

life

which

may

not

be

the

same

as

the

onewe

knew

about.74.

What

kinds

of

activities

are

character

forming?---

I

suppose

taking

on

a

challenge

or

solving

a

problemdoing

something

we

have

never

done

before

is

a

kind

ofactivities

which

will

make

us

think

hard,

adapt

ourselvand

endure

hardships.---

I

would

say

being

with

very

young

children

makespeople

become

very

soft,

caring

and

protective.---

If

we

travel

to

different

places

and

see

more

thingsmay

have

an

open

and

understanding

attitude

towards

thihappening

around

us.82

Listen

to

Passage

1

and

choose

the

best

answer

tothe

questions.Answers1

(c)2

(d)3

(a)4

(b)I’m

much

moreto_l_e_r_a_n_t

now…

It

made

me

a

more_r_o_u_n_d_e_d_

person.I

was

veryc_l_o_s_e

to

him,

and

he

taught

me

to_s_t_a_n_d_u_p

for

my

beliefs.I

think

that

traveling

my

gap

year

made

me

grow

up

andsee

both

thbee_a_u_t_y

of

the

world

and,

well…justthe

g_e_n_e_r_o_s_i_t_yof

ordinary

people.It

gives

yoaun

_o_p_p_o_r_t_u_n_i_t_y_

to

learn

about

the

world_b_e_y_o_n_d_t_h_e_o_n_e_

you

grew

up

in

and

I

found

it

really…3

Listen

to

Passage

1

again

and

complete

the

sentences93

Listen

to

Passage

1

again

and

complete

the

sentencesI

suppose

being

on

the

show

and

seeing

how

the

othercontestantbseh_a_v_e_d

made

me

realizesheolwf_i_s_hand

spiteful

some

people

can

be

just

to

get

what

theywant.If

youpr_e_t_e_n_d

to

be

someonedifferent

people

willeventuallsye_e_t_h_r_o_u_g_h

the

lies.I’m

half

Thai

and

I’adrjruisvte_d_i_n

Thailandfor

a

family

Christmas

holiday.

When

I

heard

thenews

I

khnaedwtIo

_h_e_l_p

---

you

couldn’t

not.It

was

an

incredidbilfyf_i_c_u_l_t_t_i_m_e

but

you

know,even

in

the

middle

of

such

a

horrific

tragedy

there

isstilal

h_u_g_e

a_m_o_u_n_t_o_f

genuine

human

kindness.1011Answerstolerant;

roundedclose

to;

stand

upbeauty;

generosityan

opportunity;

beyond

the

onebehaved;

selfishpretend;

see

througharrived

in;

had

to

helpdifficult

time;

a

huge

amount

of3

Listen

to

Passage

1

again

and

complete

the

sentences12Passage

26

Listen

to

Passage

2

and

answer

the

questions.What

is

Joan’s

job?Who

is

she

talking

to

in

the

passage?Why

is

the

choice

of

university

subject

important

fostudents’

futures?What

field

does

James

want

to

work

in?Do

all

universities

offer

the

same

type

of

courses?136

Listen

to

Passage

2

and

answer

the

questions.Joan

is

an

academic

counselor

at

Manchester

UniversiShe

is

talking

to

a

presenter

and

callers

for

a

radioprogram.It

is

important,

because

their

choices

of

subject

areto

have

an

impact

on

their

future

careers.He

wants

to

work

in

IT.Not

at

all.(In

Britain

each

university

has

a

different

mixture

ofcourses;

some

courses

can

only

be

found

in

a

fewuniversities.)147

Listen

to

Passage

2

again

and

complete

the

notes.1.

Know

yourself

=

evaluate:personalst_r_e_n_g_t_h_s

anwde_a_k_n_e_s_s_e_s

_p_e_r_s_o_n_a_l_i_tytrails

things

youl_i_k_eQuestions:What

_s_u_b_j_e_c_t_s

you

are

good

at?Are

you

_o_r_g_a_n_i_z_e_d

and

self-disciplined?Are

you

_c_o_n_f_i_d_e_n_t_

ando_u_t_g_o_i_n_g

?Doyou

like

working

ina

_t_e_a_m

owror_k_i_n_g

a_l_o_n_e

?157

Listen

to

Passage

2

again

and

complete

the

notes.2.

Think

of

the

future:choice

of

a

major

subject

impactfsutounr_e_c_a_r_e_e_r_s

check:

which

subjects

will

helipngteota_p_a_r_t_i_c_u_l_a_r

a_r_e_a_o_f

wo_r_k

which

uni

strong

in

yocuhro_s_e_n_f_i_e_l_d

department’s

linkrseltaot_e_d_i_n_d_u_s_t_r_i_e_s

l_eadnidng

companies167

Listen

to

Passage

2

again

and

complete

the

notes.James3.

IT

at

respected

univosc_a_t_i_o_n_a_l

focus?advic