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Cidália Sousa
Swoosh 9 Cláudia Regina Abreu
Vanessa Reis Esteves
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Part 1

A. There are four questions in this part. You will hear two teenagers, Paul
and Rachel, talking about summer jobs. Choose the correct option.

1. What is Paul probably doing this summer?

A He is going on holiday alone.
B He is doing a volunteer work.
C He is planning something different with his parents.

2. Where is Rachel going for the summer?

A Rachel is going to the desert in America.
B She is working for the whole summer in Africa.
C She is going to be a volunteer in Namibia.

3. What will Rachel do there?

A She will work in the kitchen at nine p.m.
B She will serve and prepare food three hours in the morning.
C She will walk all day and meet the locals.

4. How did Rachel find out about that job?

A At the hospital.
B In an article she read.
C At the school.

Cidália Sousa
Swoosh 9 Cláudia Regina Abreu
Vanessa Reis Esteves
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Part 2

B. You will hear a radio interview with Barbara talking about her work as a
volunteer. For each question, fill in the missing information in the
numbered space.

Name: Barbara ____________________ (1)

Some places she has worked: ____________________ (2), Canada

Her job can be: interesting, but ____________________ (3) and dangerous

Her souvenirs’ collection: a table and a chair from Sudan; ____________________ (4) from
Morocco and wooden statues from ____________________ (5) and Ghana.

Her timetable in the soup kitchen: at 6:30 pm or ____________________ (6) pm

Her social life activities: ____________________ (7); running a charity sail.

Cidália Sousa
Swoosh 9 Cláudia Regina Abreu
Vanessa Reis Esteves
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Part 3

C. You will hear a radio announcer giving details about a local

fundraising. Decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect.
If it is correct, choose the letter A for YES.
If it is not correct, choose the letter B for NO.

YES NO
1. The Big Fundraising Event will take place in July. A B

2. The event will be held in the Green Tree Show Room. A B

3. There will be an exposition with different objects from the A B

20’s.

4. The money raised will be donated to environmental A B

organisations.

5. Famous people like J.K. Rowling will donate a Volkswagen A B

car.

6. The Big Fundraising Event tickets can be bought online. A B

Cidália Sousa
Swoosh 9 Cláudia Regina Abreu
Vanessa Reis Esteves
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ANSWER KEY

EXERCISE A
1. C 2. C 3. B 4. B

EXERCISE B
1. Taylor 2. Africa 3. annoying 4. carpets 5. Rwanda 6. 8 7. handing out meals

EXERCISE C
1. A 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. B 6. A

AUDIO SCRIPT

EXERCISE A
GIRL 1 So, what are you going to do this summer?

BOY 2 Well, I’m probably going to go on holiday with my parents and my sister for a week,
but I’d really like to try out something different like volunteer work.  I haven’t planned
anything yet, but I really need to try something else. What about you?

GIRL 1 I’m going to Namibia, in Africa, for the summer.

BOY 2 For the whole summer?

GIRL 1 Yes, well, I’m going for four whole weeks. I’m going there to work as a volunteer in
the desert.
BOY 2 Really? That sounds dead exciting!

GIRL 1 Yes, I think so too. I mean, the work won’t be very easy. It’ll mostly involve cooking
and cleaning the kitchen and handing out free meals as well. But my working hours
are not all that bad. I only actually work from nine till twelve in the morning, so I’ll
have plenty of time during the afternoon to go for a walk and meet the locals.
BOY 2 That sounds cool!  It’ll kind of like be a holiday, but you’ll get to know a different
culture as well.

GIRL 1 Yes, it’s a chance to get out and go to the city and certainly meet some new people.

BOY 2 How did you find out about this?

GIRL 1 I read about it in a magazine called Volunteer Work in Africa. It has loads of
information about loads of different jobs in all sorts of places. You can volunteer to
work on farms picking fruit, or in hospitals keeping patients company. You can even
get work at schools. So there’s something there for everyone.

Cidália Sousa
Swoosh 9 Cláudia Regina Abreu
Vanessa Reis Esteves
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BOY 2 Oh, I like the sound of that! I wish I could have the courage to do something like that
so far away. I’ve never left England. I mean I want to but somehow I don’t really have
the courage to.

EXERCISE B
MAN And today in the studio we have Barbara Taylor, a news reporter. Barbara, your job and
the fact that you work as a volunteer has taken you all over the world, hasn’t it?

WOMAN 2 Yes, I’ve been to quite a number of countries in Africa and I’ve just returned from
Canada. I must say, it’s good to be able to unpack my suitcase and to know that I’ll be
back in Britain for at least 4 months.
MAN Is the travelling what you enjoy the most about the job?

WOMAN 2 It’s certainly interesting, but it can get a bit annoying, never knowing what problems one
may face. For me, the really exciting thing is being where I am really needed and I feel I
can make a difference. Sometimes it’s true that this can be quite dangerous, but all jobs
have their dangers and disadvantages and travelling at least gives me the chance to
collect some really interesting souvenirs.
MAN Oh really? What kind of things do you usually bring back?

WOMAN 2 Mostly things for myself I must admit. I’m mad about craftwork. And so when I was in
Sudan I got a really nice table and some chairs. And in Morocco I spent quite a lot of
money on really nice carpets. Then I got some wooden statues and other really nice
pieces of art from Rwanda and Ghana. My flat is getting a bit crowded to tell you the
truth.
MAN That sounds really arty! Could you possibly tell us if you have a regular working day?

WOMAN 2 Not really! At the moment I’m on one of the teams that is responsible for the soup
kitchen, so sometimes I start at 6:30 pm and sometimes a bit later at eight o’clock in the
evening. But that’s at the end of the day. My day really starts at 9:30 every morning
when I phone the soup kitchen to see what needs to be done for the day.
MAN So would it be fair to say that you don’t have much time for a social life?

WOMAN 2 Well, it’s easier now that I’m in London and I can see my friends so much more often
and we can be volunteers together. In our case, we don’t need to go to the cinema to
have fun. Handing out meals in the evening is rather tiring, but there are other things
that we adore doing in our free time like running a charity sail to raise money.
MAN Barbara, thanks for this interview.

WOMAN 2 You’re welcome.

Cidália Sousa
Swoosh 9 Cláudia Regina Abreu
Vanessa Reis Esteves
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EXERCISE C
The Big Fundraising Event will be returning this July, and if you thought last year’s event was good,
you’re going to love this year's event a whole lot more!  It’s going to be bigger and better than anything
you’ve ever seen before: there’ll be more things to do, and there will also be several famous faces to
meet and talk to.
The actual event will be held on the 17th of July, and this year the Big Fundraising Event will not take
place in the Green Tree Show Room like last year, but it will take place in the Park West Pavilion
instead.  This will provide visitors with a lot more parking space, which was a bit of a problem last year.

There will be lots of great things to see and do, so be sure to come along.  There’ll be a display of old-
fashioned toys, books and furniture from as far back as the 1920s, all of which are in mink condition. 
There will also be lots of stalls selling gifts, jewellery and clothes. The money raised will be donated to a
variety of charities like the Red Cross, the Red Noses Clowndoctors and Oxfam, of course.

You will also have the chance to see some great people that like to sponsor and take part in these kind
of events.  J.K. Rowling, famous author of the Harry Potter series, will be signing copies of her books;
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt will also be attending and giving out autographed photographs.

You will also have the chance to win a beautiful car donated by Volkswagen.  All you have to do is guess
the number of bears in the car – as you can imagine I’m speaking of teddy bears and not real bears!  So
you can’t miss that, can you now?

If you want to go to the Big Fundraising Event, tickets are only five pounds for adults and the entrance is
free for children under 10. If you want to avoid queues on the day, you should buy your tickets in
advance. You can get them online at www.thebigfundraisingevent.org. See you there! It’s going to be a
day to remember!

Cidália Sousa
Swoosh 9 Cláudia Regina Abreu
Vanessa Reis Esteves