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JETSET LEVEL 5 LISTENING TEST PRACTICE PAPER TRANSCRIPT Part One Ben: Caroline:

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Hi, Caroline! I see you’re back from your holiday in Hungary. Have you got any photos? Yes, I’ve got them here on my laptop. I’ll show them to you if you like. Let me find the file … we spent most of the time in Budapest, where we stayed in a small hotel on the edge of the city, and then we stayed a few nights by Lake Balaton where we camped beside the lake. Lake Balaton – I’ve heard of it. It’s very big, isn’t it? Yes it is, in fact it’s one of the biggest fresh water lakes in Europe. So how long were you there altogether? Well, we’d only planned to stay a week, but we soon realised that wasn’t really enough time to see everything, and we managed to change the dates of our flight and come back a week later. That was good! Did the whole family go with you? Not all of us, no. My older brother couldn’t go because he was working, but my other brother and my sister came. In fact my older brother had already been to Hungary a couple of years ago so I’m not sure he wanted to come with us anyway. Ah, here are the photos. This is Budapest… Wow, what an impressive looking bridge. Yes, that’s the Chain Bridge over the River Danube. It’s quite old - it was opened in 1849. And see the big building right beside the river? That’s the Hungarian Parliament building. It’s huge! It looks Gothic to me. When was it built? Well – it’s actually not as old as the bridge. The Parliament wasn’t built until 1902 … we had a very interesting tour around it…. ah yes, here’s a picture of me with the guide. Uh huh…and is this a castle? That’s right, Ben. That’s in the city park. We nearly got lost looking for it, and I was worried we wouldn’t find our way home, but in the end we were all right. And this must be Lake Balaton. Yes it is. Doesn’t it look wonderful? It was so peaceful. I really wish I was still there. This was where we camped. That’s my tent, which I shared with my sister, and that little one there is my brother’s. They’re excellent pictures. Do you think so? I took them with my new 12 megapixel camera. I bought it just before we went to Hungary – it cost me a small fortune! I think it was worth it, though. The picture quality is very good. My camera only has 8 megapixels and the quality isn’t as good as this. You can borrow mine if you like. Thanks. That would be great! END

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Part Two Hello, my name is Jane Clarkson and I’m a veterinarian, more commonly known as a vet. I’ve been working as a vet since I left Exeter University ten years ago, and I’ve had my own clinic here in Oxford for the last eight years. Many vets like me work in clinics, caring mainly for dogs, cats and other small mammals, but people keep all kinds of animals these days so we also see birds, fish and exotic animals such as reptiles. It’s not only important for vets to help sick animals, we must also try and stop them becoming sick, for example by giving them vaccinations. Animals, like people, are given regular injections when they are healthy to stop them catching diseases. Furthermore, vets neuter animals like cats and dogs to make sure that there are not too many unwanted animals around. Also, vets must educate pet owners how to keep their animals healthy and happy. It’s difficult to get on a course to study veterinary medicine. A good school education in sciences is very important, for example the University of Nottingham currently requires entrants to have A grades in chemistry and biology. You also need to have a good knowledge of maths and good communication skills. The veterinary medicine course is more than four years long. Veterinary practice probably started when man first began to keep animals. Chinese writings dating back to 2500 BC have been discovered that tell of the diseases of horses, oxen and buffalo. There are also written records from 2000 BC in Egypt and Babylonia, when there was not much difference between the job of a doctor and a vet. In 1598, an Italian named Carlo Ruini wrote a book entitled ‘Anatomy of a Horse’ but it was not until the 18th century, when the first veterinary college opened in Lyon, France that the veterinary profession started to exist as we know it today. The first American veterinary college opened in Philadelphia in 1852. Following World War 2, a vet’s job became a lot more popular and respected. In those days, most vets were male and treated mostly large, farm animals. Because of the strength required to treat these animals, it was considered to be ‘no job for a lady’ and women had great difficulty enrolling at veterinary schools. But today 75% of veterinary students are female. There are some leaflets about becoming a vet on the table at the back of the hall, and if you have any questions, I will be happy to answer them at the end of the session….. END

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When I was young, my great aunt gave me a beautiful old, gold necklace. I think it was this that first made me interested in old things. I buy mostly pottery and glassware these days, and most weekends I go to car boot sales and flea markets to see what I can find. I don’t much like modern designs and my house is full of old bits and pieces, mostly pre-1900. I got the idea from a television programme about the golden eagle. I thought, wouldn’t it be wonderful to see a creature like that in its natural habitat. So when we next went on holiday in the mountains, I took some binoculars with me and spent hours watching the skies until at last my efforts were rewarded and I saw my first eagle! I’m a very lazy person really. Some people like to go sight seeing when they’re on holiday but I prefer to lie on the beach with a good book and work on my tan. In the summer, as soon as the sun comes out I’m out in the garden, slapping on the sun-cream and turning a lovely shade of golden brown. When I was a kid, my dad and I used to spend hours sitting patiently on the river’s edge hoping to catch something, but we rarely did. I remember being so excited when I caught my first trout. It was only about ten centimetres long so of course I had to throw it back. Last summer I caught a huge salmon, though – it weighed over three kilos! It isn’t a particularly expensive sport, you just need a wet suit for the cold weather and a board - I got mine second-hand and it was quite cheap. You need to be a competent swimmer of course. I don’t live too far from the beach so I can go there anytime. There’s nothing quite like the thrill of riding a big wave. I usually go out in the evenings, sometimes with a friend, and we go three times round the park, a distance of about five kilometres. I find it helps me to unwind after a day at work, as well as keeping me fit. It’s important to have a decent pair of trainers and some loose, comfortable clothes. My boss got me some tickets for the game between Liverpool and Manchester United. That’ll be great. It’s not just football I enjoy, though, I also support my local rugby team and I always go to the school swimming gala because my son is the under-fifteen backstroke champion. There are about twenty of us in the group altogether and we meet up every Saturday night for rehearsals. We do two shows a year, one in the summer and one at Christmas. I played a detective in the last thriller we did, but mostly I just help with the scenery and costumes. My mum used to tell everybody that I couldn’t even boil an egg, so I thought I’d prove her wrong. I enrolled at the local college where I have a great teacher and now I can make better cakes than my mum can! I’ve learnt how to make all kinds of things. Last week I made a three-course meal for six people! I’ve been playing since I was a child. Our home was always filled with music so I grew up with Mozart and Beethoven. It’s very relaxing, running your fingers over the black and white keys. I don’t play as much classical stuff as I used to, though – these days I play mostly jazz. END

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