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New Standard English Book 4
Unit 1
Inside view
Conversation 1
2. Janet : go back to China,do my master’s (which means going back to university),live in London,become a teacher,work in publishing,apply for a job at London Time Off,update my CV and look for jobs together.
Andy: leave London,go to China,look for jobs together.
3. the true statements are 2 and 8.
Conversation 2
5. 1.Joe was a gofer before he became a researcher for Lift Off UK.
2.Andy wants Joe’s job as a producer.
6. 1(d) 2(d) 3(a) 4(c)
7. 1 It’s not always very easy working with
2.How did he end up in London
3.the least experienced person
4.He’s good at his job
5.He’s confident and very competent
6.I get on with him quite well
Everyday English
8. 1(b) 2(b) 3(a) 4(a) 5(b)
Outside view
2. the true statements Samantha agrees with are:1,2,3 and 4.
4. 1.She needs to improve her interview techniques to help her to get a job
2.She doesn’t know how to answer the questions and give answers that might lead her failure in a job interview.
3.She doesn’t understand what the interviewer is actually looking for.
4.That you need to be well prepared for an interview. It boils down to preparation,presentation and understanding what the interviewer is looking for.
5. 1.professional job coach
2.research on the position and the company
3.having not practised with some of the questions
4.how you present yourself
5.what the interviewer is actually looking for
6.preparation,presentation and understanding
7.in relationship to the job
8.some examples in your life
9.dealing with problems
7. the pieces of advice the speakers give are:1,3,5,7,8,9,10 and 11.
Listening in
Passage 1

2.

Canadian ice hockey players
The beatles
Bill Gates
Good luck

Money

Hard work, practice and training

√
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Plenty of time

Supportive family

Being in the right place at the right time

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Being born at the right time
√

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Knowing the right people

Belonging to the right culture

Going to the right school

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Getting extra coaching
√

Genius

3. 1(b) 2(d) 3(a) 4(d) 5(c)
Passage 2
7. The US: typical working hours:9-5
Office clothes:for men,jacket and tie or pen neck shirt,sometimes jeans
Meal breaks: one hour
Overtime:yes;paid for each 15 minute period after the first hour
Holidays:two weeks a year;three weeks after five years
Retirement age: men:65; women:62 or 63
Pay day:twice a month; at the beginning and middle of the month
Company benefits: lease a company car; apension plan and a health care plan
Brazil: typical working hours：8-5 or 9-6，but people usually work longer
Office clothes:casual and informal,but neat and tidy
Meal breaks : one hour
Overtime:yes,very often;not paid
Holidays : 30 working days
Retirement age :men:65 or after 30-35 years’ work; women : after 60
Pay day: some companies may twice a month; others once a month
Company benefits: It depends:maybe a company car,living accommodation,school for children,lunch and travel costs,gasoline,health insurance…

Unit 2
Inside view
Conversation 1
2. Joe:1 Andy:2 Janet:3,4
3. 1.It is a feature programme which reviews recently published books
2.None of them have read all of the books
3.He’s annoyed
4.It features new books that may have a London angle,but not necessarily.
5.Because Charles Dickens’ books are always on TV
6.She knows quite a lot about Dickens because she is studing his work at university .
7.It’s a biography which describes the London locations which are the settings for many of Dickens’ books.
8.Yes.
Conversation 2
5. portsmouth ; 19th century ;novels ; around the law courts in the centre of London ; He describes hardship,poverty and crime in London ; Oliver Twist,David Copperfield
6. 1(a) 2(b) 3(d) 4(c) 5(c)
7. (1) He wasn’t being at all fair
(2)sometimes he really gets on my nerves
(3)keep his problems away from the studio
(4)He was born in Portsmouth
(5)He set most of his stories in
(6)Whereabouts in London are his stories set
(7)some of his stories take place
(8)Cheer up
(9)I’ll get over it
Everyday english
8. 1(b) 2(a) 3(a) 4(b) 5(a)
Outside view
2. the statements mentioned are:2 and 7
4. 1.borrow books
2.look at an art exhibition
3.connect to the Internet
4.let you borrow computer games
5.with books and photographs
6.in schools and universities
5. 1.It is a national library
2.You can find books and other printed materials
3.The British Library adds millions of items to its collection every year.
4.No,not at all,although some reading may take new forms,(like reading from computer screens or mobile phones),reading books will remain popular.
6.

Name
The British Library
Location
London
Year the new building opened
1998
Items collected
Books,sound recordings,music,maps,newspapers,and magazines
Number of items added yearly
Three million

Listening in
Passage 1
2. 1.it began over 20 years ago
2.about once every four or five weeks
3.ten
4.the host prepares dinner and then a discussion starts
5.modern novels,classics,non-fiction like history and travel writing
3. 1(d) 2(a) 3(c) 4(a) 5(b)
Passage 2
6.
Place
Author
Work
London
Charles Dickens
William Shakespeare
Oliver Twist
Romeo and Juliet
Oxford
JRR Tolkien
Lord of the Rings
Hampshire and Bath
Jane Austern
Pride and Prejudice
West Yorkshire
Charlotte Bronte
Emily Bronte
Jane Eyre
Wuthering Heights
The Lake District
William Wordsworth
“ I Wondered Lonely as a Cloud “
7. 1.I’m not a professional literary specialist
2.their close links with well-known writers
3.the home of many well-known writers
4.the memorial of great British writers
5.rich in its literary history
6.because of the recent series of films
7.because it was the home of the three sisters
8.also made into succesful films
9.around the English-speaking world
10.whose work contributes
Unit 3.
Inside view
Conversation 1
1. 2-8-4-3-1-6-7-5
2. the true statements are:1,2,5,6 and 8
Conversation 2
4. 1(b) 2(d) 3(a) 4(b) 5(c)
5. 1.started talking about fashion
2.She’s giving out free tickets
3.made up your mind
4.the London fashion scene
5.as far as I’m concerned
6.The way I see it
7.that will look good
e and pick up on their styel
9.only for a few rich people
10.if you ask me
11.it’s getting late
Everyday English
6. 1(a) 2(b) 3(a) 4(a)
Outside view
2. 1(b) 2(b) 3(c) 4(a) 5(d)
3. 1 (h) 2(c) 3(g) 4(f) 5(d) 6(a) 7(e) 8(b)
4. 1.Because they fitted really well
2.In New Bond Street
3.She thinks London has a more casual style
4.Camden is known for its daring and sometimes outrageous styles
Listening in
Passage 1
3.

Penny
Eric
1
She changes up to three times
He usually stays in work clothes
2
Because of what she’s doing:the school run,gym clothes,to go out in the evening
It depends on what happens:maybe change shoes or change to go out somewhere
3
She’s going for an interview so she wants to look smart
He wants to be fairly casual,relaxed,and comfortable
4
She’s discreetly fashion conscious:She carries high heels in her bag and then changes into them
He’s alittle fashion conscious:he wants to have his own bit of individuality
5
She wears different colours according to her mood
He dresses with a youthful thought in mind

Passage 2
7. 1-6-4-5-2-3
8. 1(a) 2(d) 3(c) 4(b) 5(c)
9. 1.they will not be following ; during similar events
2.had been told by her model agency ; if she lost weight
3.taking your weight in kilos ; a more accurate measurement
ment on or interfere in ; would use their common sense
5.who are promoting size zero models ; design and promote
Unit 4
Inside view
Conversation 1
1. Janet: 1,3,6 Andy:2,4,5,7.
2. 1.What Janet was doing at the market with Joe
2.He is right about Andy being late quite often
3.He says something unexpected has come up
4.So that he can check his schedule
5.At 2.30
6.The city of London
Conversation 2
4. 2-5-1-4-3
5. 1(d) 2(c) 3(d) 4(a) 5(c)
6. 1.what does; have to do
2.So we’re not actually
3.Basically
4.you come in here on the left
5.moving through to this room
6.What about this room on the left
7.And this room here below contains
Evertday English
7. 1(b) 2(a) 3(b) 4(a) 5(b) 6(b)
Outside view
2 the true statements are:4,5,6 and 7
3. 1(b) 2(a) 3(c) 4(c) 5(b)
5. 4-3-5-7-1-2-6
6. 1.if we’re not happy
2.make all of that better
3.make more choices
4.still thinks about money
5.of having the money
6.would get solved
7.gives us more choices
Listening in
Passage 1
2. 1.They were exchanging metals for goods.
2.They first appeared in Europe.
3.Coins appeared in Lydia around 700BC.
4.The drachma was used as a standard from of money in large parts of Asia and Europe.
5.Around 960AD,in China..
6.They can be seen as early banks.
7.It was applied all over the world.
3. 1.we exchanged things,didn’t we
2.exchange don’t last
3.a lot easier to use
4.Coins then appeared
5.started producing them
6.a big advantage of
7.has a certain value
8.exchanged the grain
9.a certain amount of silver
10.1870 to 1915
Passage 2
6. 6-3-1-7-2-5-4
7. 1(b) 2(a) 3(a) 4(a) 5(c)
Unit 5
Inside view
Converation 1
1. Andy : 1,3,5,7 Janet:2,4,6
2. the true statements are:1,4,5,6,8 and 9
Conversation 2
4. 1.only five to ten per cent
2.about 75 percent
3.women
4.nursing
5.engineering
6.football
7.men
5. 1(b) 2(c) 3(c) 4(a) 5(b)
6. 1.It’s not fair
2.I may be wrong
3.About 60 per cent of
4.the percentage
5.are in a slight majority
6.Mind you
7.I give up
8.I bet you
9.It’s typical of you men
Everyday English
7. 1(b) 2(a) 3(b) 4(a) 5(a)
Outside view
2. the issues that are mentioned are : equal pay,day care centres for children,choice of jobs, financial independence,family helping with childcare,afterschool care,choosing between a career and a family, and making a valuable contribution to society
3. 1(b) 2(d) 3(d) 4(c) 5(c)
4. 1.in theeconomic and political sectors
2.based on
3.such jobs as teaching and nursing
4.make their own money
5.in the number of families
6.very well looked after
7.although the system is
8.it will be difficult when
9.who might be able to
10.been responsible for
11.less well paid than men
12.are rewarded
Listening in
Passage 1
2.
Questions
Speaker
1
4,6
2
1,2
3
6
4
1,5
5
3
6
1
3. 1.An ad in which a man is shown as being no good at a DIY job.
2.That feminism has gone too far; it treats men as inferior.
3.There is no real equality of pay;men still have the top jobs but they aren’t always shown as super-masculine.
4.It is good that men aren’t always shown as supermasculine,because this is more realistic.
5.A car insurance ad,which shows a woman as a smart boss and as a dumb idiot.
Passage 2
5. 1.logical 2.nurturing 3.spatial 4.verbal
6. 6-3-4-1-5-2
7. men : 1,3,4,7 women : 2,5,6
8. 1 the result of upbringing
2.learn to speak earlier
3.in intelligence tests
4.are better at language skills
5.less interested in women
6.have better social skills
7.boys and girls quite differently
Unit 6
Inside view
Conversation 1
2. the true statements are: 1,2 and 6.
3. 1.It’s his favourite view in the whole of London.
2.It’s well worth a visit
3.If she can go up the tower
4.People need permission from their MP to go up the tower.
5.Because it’s the most important government building in the country .
6.In the summer
7.To do the research
8.To phone a friend who works at the Houses of Parliament to see if she can meet them
Conversation 2

5. 1.1859
2.1870
3.Westerminster Hall
4.the 11th century
5.two
6.the people (everyone in the country who has the right to vote )
7.the prime minister
6. 1(c) 2(a) 3(c) 4(b) 5(a)
7. 1.is widely believed to be
2.No,that’s not what I’m trying to say
3.It would appear that
4.It seems that
5.there’s little doubt that
6.it’s widely thought that
7.is considered to be
8.But what’s even more amazing is
Everyday English
8. 1(b) 2(a) 3(a)
Outside view
2. 4-8-3-7-1-2-6-5
3. 1 no more that 170 kms
2.more that nine million
3.five or six
4.1912
5.over 1500
6.five or six
7.more than one and a half million
8.Liverpool and Southampton
4. 1(a) 2(c) 3(d) 4(d)
5. 1 the biggest navy in the world
2.what it was like
3.brought tea
4.to put up the sails
5.passenger ships
6.in maritime history
7.the world’s biggest cruise ship
8.five or six hours
9.furniture and toys
Listening in
Passage 1
2. the true statement is :6
3. 1. 1533 2.1536 3.1558 4.1568 5.1587 6.1603
4. 1(b) 2(b) 3(c) 4(d) 5(d) 6(d)
Passage 2
7. 1 Pompeii
2.a guide to the town
3. almost 2000years ago
4.August
5.two days
6.two
8. 1.Well,turn around…what do you see?
2.Yes,it could erupt again
3.Yes,he was praying
4.Not until 1748
5.There were two owners-they had a small business
6.It says,”welcome ,money”
7.We think it was a mirrior although we haven’t had…
Unit 7
Inside view
Conversation 1
2. Janet 1,5,6 Andy 2,3,4,7
3. 1. 1oo pounds per week
2.one of the most expensive cities
3.shared with three other people
4.110 pounds per week
5.outside business hours, in his own time
6.for a new job as well
7.make private calls at work
Conversation 2
5. 1(d) 2(b) 3(a) 4(a) 5 (b)
6. 1.It’s just round the corner from where