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Upper Intermediate

Unit 8 Audio Script

CD 2 Track 19

B = Boss, W = Will

B: So, Will … generally, it seems that things are going fine. We’ve talked about your attitude to work, which is very good … And, over the three years that you’ve worked here, you’ve shown a consistently professional approach to your work.

W: Thank you … I must say that I’ve enjoyed it very much. My colleagues are very helpful and supportive … and testing computer games is great fun. I must say, it’s great doing something you love in a job.

B: So, well … the next part of this appraisal is to think about the future. What do you see yourself doing next?

W: Well, as I say, I’ve really enjoyed the games testing work that I’ve been doing, but I feel that it’s time I moved on now … I mean I think it’s time I had a bit more responsibility, perhaps.

B: Yes, I think we need to think about that. You’ve shown some good leadership skills and I wonder how you would feel about becoming a team leader. You know, then you’d be supervising a team of games testers and making sure everything gets done properly. Or maybe you’d be interested in the marketing side of things?

W: Oh, well … marketing is interesting, but I think I’d rather stay in the same department and become a team leader. Yes … I’d be very interested in that … though I’m not sure that I’ve got all the necessary skills, to be honest. I mean, I’d like the responsibility, but erm … would there be any management training?

B: Yes, of course. We run some excellent in-house courses which I think would give you confidence. There’s one coming up next week and then another in two months’ time. And I think I’d rather you did the first course. You know, I’d rather we didn’t waste any more time that we have to. What do you think?

W: Well, yes. I’d be very interested. It would be great to get some training underway as soon as possible. I mean, I’d rather not wait for two months, if that’s OK with you. I’d like to be as prepared as I can.

B: OK, great. In that case, I’d better get your name on the list for the one next week immediately. I hope it’s not full up already. I don’t think it will be but I’d better not promise anything before checking with my secretary. Erm … perhaps I’ll do that right now. Excuse me just one minute … Oh, hello, Jeannie? I just wanted to check if you’ve still got places on the Management Skills course for next week … ah, you have … great … Could I put Will Scott’s name down please? … Yes, S–C–O–double T …

CD 2 Track 20

A = Anna, W = Will

A: Hi, Will. How did your appraisal go?

W: It went well, thanks. My boss thinks it’s time I had more responsibility and maybe became a team leader.

A: Oh that’s good. How do you feel about that?

W: I’m pleased because I was thinking of looking for a better job in another company, but I’d rather stay here if I can.

A: It would be great if you were our team leader. I’d rather you were in charge than someone we don’t know.

W: Thanks. Anyway, I’d better go because I’ve got a meeting in five minutes. See you later.

CD 2 Track 21

E = Evan, M = Martin

E: You know, Martin, I was reading this interesting article the other day, and it said that people had different personalities in different situations. So the way you behave in one given situation would be different than how you would behave in another situation. Do you think that's true?

M: Yeah I really do think it's true because, erm, I mean most of the time I'm quite a calm person but, erm, yesterday I had to make a complaint in a shop, I had to take something back.

E: Right.

M: And, erm, I actually became quite aggressive with the person because I wanted my money back and they wouldn't give it and I, suddenly, I just changed into this aggressive person and I think most of the time I'm – I'm pretty calm. What about you?

E: Yeah I think there's definitely some truth in that, erm, for example, generally at work I think that I'm fairly confident in that I don't have trouble speaking to people or leading discussion … or a presentation, or something like that, but if I don't know people or it's a social event then I find that I'm a lot, a lot less confident, erm, and more introverted, I – if I had to speak to a crowd of people at a party then I would say I'd be very nervous and would find it difficult to speak to people I didn't know.

M: Oh right. What are you like with the presen- … at giving a presentation because I'm s- … quite calm when I have to give a presentation, is it the same for you, or do you … ?

E: Yeah, I think it's because I know exactly what has to be done. Erm, whereas in a social situation, it's maybe, you have to improvise a little bit more and feel it out, whereas at work you have to get a task done, so you do what you have to do.

M: I can understand, if I have to give some kind of presentation I find you've got, you've got, ah, ah, something to follow, so you know what you're going to say.

E: Right.

M: So it's better.

E: Absolutely.

CD 2 Track 22

P = Presenter, T = Tony

P: Today on Sports Alive, we are talking about success and achievement in sport. Who are the most successful sportspeople in the world and just how do they achieve their success? There is a huge sports psychology industry working with almost all athletes these days. But does it work? Is it all really necessary? We’ve got sports psychologist, Tony Greenwood, here to help us answer these questions. Hello, Tony. Welcome to the programme.

T: Hello …

P: So, first of all, Tony, let’s think about that question. Is sports psychology really necessary? I mean, if I pay for a sports psychologist, will he or she really help me win? Some people would say that you’ve either got the determination to succeed or you haven’t. What do you think?

T: Well, I suppose that’s sometimes true. There are examples of sports people who are extremely successful and have never needed any help with their mental determination. You know, for some people, winning is vital. Mohamed Ali was probably the most famous of all those people. He had huge self-belief … he totally believed that he was the best and absolutely unbeatable.

P: That’s right. Nobody needed to remind him to focus on his goal!

T: No … and then there are other examples of sportspeople who seem to be really committed to their own success: tennis player Roger Federer, racing driver Michael Schumacher and basketball player Michael Jordan to name but a few. But these people are actually quite rare … most sportspeople do a lot of work on mental preparation, and get a lot of help with staying focused on winning.

P: OK, so what do the sports psychologists do? How do you help people to succeed?

T: Well, my basic job is to prepare the mind … and, well, I can do this in different ways depending on who we’re working with. One of the most important things I do is that I can help people change negative thoughts into positive ones. I did some work with a footballer recently. He missed an important goal. You know, he missed a goal in a big match and he was devastated … and he started thinking that he couldn’t do it anymore. I told him he could do it by thinking about something different, not on missing the goal. After practising thinking about the way the ball was turning instead, his whole game improved dramatically.

P: The British runner Kelly Holmes is a good example of that too, isn’t she?

T: Yes, that’s right. For much of her career, she was constantly getting injured and then worrying that it would happen again. I remember that she admitted feeling really out of control when she got injured all the time. But the fact is, athletes have to get over that and start to take control mentally. That’s exactly what she did – and then of course won two gold medals at the Athens Olympics … and she was absolutely ecstatic … I mean, it was obviously a fantastic achievement!

P: Yes, she was really brilliant!

T: There are other things we can do to help with mental preparation too. Things like routines to get the players focused and working as a team can really help.

P: Routines? What do you mean?

T: Well, the New Zealand All Blacks rugby team do their Haka war dance to focus themselves and to try and worry the other teams. Then there are people who have their own personal lucky routines. Footballer, Andy Cole, said he always wanted to be the last player on the pitch. It might seem a bit silly, but if it works …

CD 2 Track 23

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Today on Sports Alive, we are talking about success and achievement in sport.

2

Will he or she really help me win?

3

How do you help people to succeed?

4

My basic job is to prepare the mind.

5

I can help people change negative thoughts into positive ones.

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His whole game improved dramatically.

CD 2 Track 24

1A

The presenter asked him, ‘How do you help people to succeed?’

B

The presenter asked him how he helped people to succeed.

2A

The sports psychologist said, ‘My basic job is to prepare the mind.’

B

The sports psychologist said that his basic job was to prepare the mind.

CD 2 Track 25

M = Man, W = Woman

W: Your little brother spends so much time on the computer.

M: What? No, he doesn’t … no more than any of his friends … Anyway, he’s fourteen … he’s not so little.

W: True … but you know, it’s not good for children … I read an article recently … it was on about computer classes for two-year-olds! It’s unbelievable what some parents do.

M: Computer classes for two-year-olds? Seriously?

W: Yes, I am totally serious. Apparently, it’s a growing trend … special colleges which offer computer classes for toddlers … aged two and three. I’m sorry, but I think that’s ridiculous!

M: Well, hang on a minute, it might not be so bad.

W: I remember the woman in the article. I think she was the director of technology in a college. Well, she claimed that some of their students sat the national school exams aged seven. I mean, what’s the point?!

M: OK, but that’s not toddlers.

W: Oh, I know, but she explained that the success of those exams led them to start children earlier and earlier. She said that the parents are really keen on their children getting a head start and denied having any problems. In fact, she denied that there were any negative effects at all …

M: Well, she would say that I suppose.

W: Yes, and she admitted feeling pleased that the parents gave her really positive feedback. I’m amazed. She actually admitted that it made her feel good. If you ask me, it’s all about making her feel good, and making money, of course.

M: Yes, money. I’m sure that comes into it.

W: Well, yes, and without thinking about the effect on the children. As I remember from the article, she actually suggested encouraging

toddlers to do homework too, you know, she suggested that parents should help them do more ‘practice’ on the computer at home.

M: Well, most kids don’t need much encouragement!

W: That’s right.

M: It doesn’t sound like a very balanced article.

W: Well, it did have two parts actually. There was another person. I can’t remember his name … but he was an educational psychologist, and of course, he confirmed what I feel. He confirmed that studies show too much time on computers is bad for young children.

M: Mmm. I’m sure I read something about one study which warned people not to let their children on a computer for more than an hour a day.

W: Exactly! Er … how long’s your brother been sitting there?

M: Erm, oh, about two and a half hours.

W: Two and a half hours! What?! Will you remind me to get that article for you? I think you should read it.

CD 2 Track 26

Thank you so much for returning all the surveys to us. We have now had a chance to look at all your responses and here are the collated results. So, first, for question one … thirteen out of twenty people admitted spending three or more hours a day on the computer, which adds up to over twenty hours a week. The majority claimed to use the computer largely for studying, although seventy-five percent of the group also said that they used the computer for fun, doing things like playing games and communicating with friends. Moving on to question two … for this one, everyone suggested restricting the number of hours that children spend on the computer. Most people said that an hour a day was the maximum amount of time that children under the age of twelve should be sitting in front of a computer. However, nearly half the group admitted that it was quite difficult to enforce this, and that many children had to do homework using a computer. Nobody thought that children should never use a computer at home. OK, so, now question three … computer classes for children under the age of five … for this one, only a small minority were in favour of computer classes for toddlers … The vast majority confirmed my own feelings on this one, and that is, that very young children should not use computers at all, and should be encouraged to be active and play with their friends. This leads us on to question number four, and the link between obesity and computer use in children. Reports have warned us about the link and most people who answered the survey seemed to agree. Eighty percent confirmed that they thought there was a definite link, and that the longer children spent in front of a computer, the more likely they were to be overweight. A few people, however, disagreed, saying that obesity is a complex issue with a number of contributing factors.

CD 2 Track 27

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Is there anything you are really looking forward to doing over the next few weeks? If so, what?

2

Are you good at coming up with good ideas for presents for people? Are you particularly pleased with any of them?

3

Do you think you need to cut down on the amount of salt you eat? What else?

4

Is there anyone that you really look up to? If so, who and why?

5

If you forgot someone’s birthday, how would you make up for it? How do you feel if someone forgets your birthday?

6

Did you do anything naughty when you were a child that you got away with? If so, what was it?

7

How good are you at keeping up with your homework? What about other tasks or work?

8

Are you good at putting up with noise when you are trying to sleep? What else annoys you?

9

Were you ever put in for music exams when you were a child? Or any other exams?

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When you were a child, was there anyone you wanted to catch up with? What about now?

CD 2 Track 28

C = Caroline, E = Eliot, P = Polly

E: For me, erm, Richard Branson would be someone I consider a success, considering he started off with a small company, and basically turned it into a huge multinational, erm, corporation, erm. How would you define success, would you agree with that statement?

C: Mm, yeah, I think I … I have similar, erm, ideas about success, erm, yeah I think it's definitely to do with your wealth and how far you progress in your career, erm, I think the best thing is probably when you attain the goals that you've set yourself which usually end up in success.

P: Well, erm, I kind of agree with you that, erm, it's about how – how well you do and, erm, how much you progress, but not necessarily about your wealth so, erm, Richard Branson has been really successful and because of the nature of his business that's made him really wealthy but you could have, erm, say, erm, I don't know, erm, an artist who, erm, had a huge talent and made fantastic paintings and therefore they were successful but, erm, maybe they weren't gonna make any money until after their death. So they still have, erm, had a huge achievement but not be that wealthy, but maybe still as successful as someone who's made lots of money.

C: Mm, yeah you're right I mean another, erm, means of success, obtaining success – success I suppose is, erm, through your family, erm, having loyal friends and, erm, a big family some people consider that being successful.

E: I think it's good to have, erm, strong relationships that you surround yourself with, erm, regardless of your social status or how well you do in a career, erm, for some people you know they're quite happy just to have a strong marriage or a strong personal relationship with a close knit of people. And money and, erm, social status really doesn't come into it.

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