Pulse 2 Tests & Exams Audioscript

Narrator Placement Test, Listening

Grace What’s your favourite hobby, Joe?

Joe Well, it's quite unusual. I love American football!
Grace Really? That is unusual. Why are you interested in American football?
Joe Well, my dad is from the USA, so he watches it on TV at home. I started watching it too and I
thought it was really exciting. Now I always watch it with my dad.
Grace And does your mum like it too?
Joe No, she hates it. She thinks it’s really noisy. But my sister thinks it’s cool.
Grace And do you play American football?
Joe Yes, I do. I looked online and I found a club in my area. I play every Saturday afternoon.
Grace Are you good at it?
Joe Well, why don’t you come and watch? Then you can see!
Grace Erm ... OK. Why not?
Joe Great. See you on Saturday!

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Narrator Progress Test, Unit 1, Listening

Adam Hello.
Adam speaking.
Daisy Hi, Adam. It’s Daisy. Where are you?
Adam I’m on a school trip. We’re camping at an adventure park.
Daisy Oh, wow! Are you having a good time?
Adam Yes, I am. It’s great here.
Daisy I’m really jealous. I’m sitting at home and I’m really bored. There aren’t any good programmes
on TV so I’m surfing the internet.
Adam Oh, no... How boring!
Daisy Anyway, what about you? What are you doing right now?
Adam Well at the moment, I’m waiting to go horse riding. I’m wearing my hat and my instructor is
looking for some boots for me. I’m really excited.
Daisy Sounds great. Is Grace there?
Adam Yes, she’s skateboarding at the moment. I can see her. She’s doing some great tricks.
Daisy Wow! So Grace can skateboard.
Adam And guess who’s cooking dinner?
Daisy Oh, I don’t know. I’m not very good at guessing.
Adam Scott! He’s outside the tent now, preparing the vegetables.
Daisy No way! He usually burns everything.
Adam I know, but Mr Potter is helping him.
Daisy That’s a good job! Well, enjoy your weekend. See you on Monday.
Adam OK, Daisy. Bye!

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Narrator Progress Test, Unit 2, Listening

David Hi Mia! What’s that book about?

Mia Oh, hi David. This is a biography about Albert Einstein.
David Oh, yes. He was a really important scientist in the 20th century, wasn't he?
Mia That’s right. He did a famous calculation about the speed of light. He showed that lots of ideas
about science were wrong. He was a genius!
David What was he like as a child? I bet he was good at school!
Mia Well, he was very good at maths and science but he wasn’t good at all of his subjects. He didn’t
get good marks in history, geography or languages. In fact, some of his school teachers thought
he was lazy.
David Really?
Mia Yes, but really he was bored. He didn’t want to learn about facts and dates. He wanted to solve
the mysteries of science.
David And that’s what he did!
Mia Yes! His work changed people’s ideas about science. And our lives are different today because
of Einstein. He didn’t invent TVs, laptop computers or DVD players himself but his work made
them possible.
David And did you learn anything else that was interesting about him?
Mia Yes. I found out that he loved music. He listened to music to relax. He was a musician, too. He
could play the piano and the violin.
David I didn’t know that. The biography sounds really interesting. Can I read it after you?
Mia Of course. I’m reading the last chapter now. You can borrow it tomorrow.
David Great, thanks! Bye!

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Narrator Progress Test, Unit 3, Listening

Presenter Welcome to ‘Your Stories’. Today we’re talking about natural disasters. We’d love to hear from
anyone with a story to tell about earthquakes, tornadoes, floods ... or any other natural disaster.
Our first caller is Matt from London. Hello, Matt.
Matt Hello.
Presenter So tell us, what happened to you?
Matt I was on holiday in Japan when there was an earthquake.
Presenter Gosh! So, how did it start?
Matt Well, it was about eight o’clock in the morning. I was in the hotel restaurant with my mum and
dad and we were having breakfast. Suddenly, the whole room started shaking. Our cups and
plates fell onto the floor. Some people were screaming, but the hotel workers were calm.
Presenter So what did you do?
Matt Well, a waitress told everyone to get under the tables, so we did that. It was quite scary because
the ground carried on moving and things were falling off the tables.
Presenter How long did it last?
Matt It lasted for about two minutes, but it seemed like a very long time. I thought I was under the
table for about half an hour!
Presenter I can imagine. And what happened when the ground stopped moving?
Matt We crawled out from under the table. Everything looked terrible and some of the young children
were crying ... but it was alright. None of the people in the hotel were badly hurt.
Presenter You were lucky.
Matt Yes, but it wasn’t just luck. Japan has a lot of earthquakes so people are well prepared. And the
buildings are amazing. There wasn’t much damage to our hotel at all.
Presenter Well, thanks for sharing your story with us, Matt. Our next caller is Holly…

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Narrator Progress Test, Unit 4, Listening

Tom Hello, Anna. What are all these books? What are you doing?
Anna Oh, hi Tom. I’m helping Mum and Dad to plan our summer holiday in Thailand.
Tom So what’s special about Thailand?
Anna Everything! It’s a really interesting place, with so much to see and do. The people are friendly and the
weather is fantastic!
Tom Hmm, too hot for me, I think.
Anna Well, it’s definitely hotter and sunnier than Britain! But you can stay in the hotel to keep cool around
lunchtime when it’s the hottest part of the day.
Tom OK ... So what’s in this picture? It looks amazing.
Anna That’s Khao Sok National Park. It’s got lakes and tall mountains. There’s a huge forest that covers
most of the park.
Tom Are there any interesting animals there?
Anna Oh yes! There are monkeys, tigers, snakes and elephants. The Asian elephant is an endangered
species, but you get close to the ones in this park. You even can help the park rangers to feed and
wash them.
Tom That sounds brilliant! What about beaches? Are there any good beaches in Thailand?
Anna Of course! Thailand has got the best beaches in the world! Look, this is a picture of Khao Lak. I think
it’s the most beautiful beach in Thailand. It’s a really long, sandy beach and it isn’t busy – perfect for
relaxing.
Tom And this is a photo of Bangkok. It looks like a really exciting city.
Anna Yes, it is. About 14,5 million people live there, and it’s the most popular city in the word with tourists.
About 16 million people visit the city every year.
Tom I bet there are lots of things to do there.
Anna Oh yes! You can visit amazing temples, go on boat trips, see beautiful artworks and eat delicious
food.
Tom Well, good luck with your planning, Anna. See you later.
Anna Bye, Tom.

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Narrator Progress Test, Unit 5, Listening

Presenter Our programme today is about schools of the future. In the studio we’ve got Dr Sarah
Lancroft, a Professor in Education. So, Dr Lancroft, will students of the future have their own
classroom computers?
Dr Lancroft Yes, absolutely. In the future students will use computers to work together. It will be possible
to share documents.
Presenter So they’ll do group work on their computers?
Dr Lancroft Yes. It will be possible for students to work on a project with students sitting at the other end
of the classroom – or even students in a different classroom or school.
Presenter That sounds amazing!
Dr Lancroft That’s not all. Teachers will share information with their students, too. This means that
students will use their home computers or even their phones to find out their homework
grades, for example.
Presenter And do you think students will be able to use computers to take part in lessons from home?
Dr Lancroft Well, students in places without any schools will take part in lessons online. This is already
happening in some places in the world.
Presenter Like Australia?
Dr Lancroft Yes, that’s right. But for most students, school will always be the place to learn. Technology
is great but nothing can replace a real teacher in a real classroom.
Presenter So there won’t be robot teachers in the future?
Dr Lancroft Definitely not. But I’m sure we’ll see some interesting things such as glasses that work as
computer screens.
Presenter My goodness! Well, that will be something to look forward to. Thank you for coming in today,
Dr Lancroft. It was very interesting.
Dr Lancroft Thank you. Bye.

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Narrator Progress Test, Unit 6, Listening

Presenter Welcome to Teen Chat. Today we’re talking about money. How do you earn your money and
what do you spend it on. Our first caller is Emily from Manchester. So, Emily, what do you spend
your money on?
Emily Well, I spend a lot of my money on accessories for my phone. Last week I bought a really cool
cover for it and I’m going to buy some headphones next week. I like buying games to play on my
phone, too.
Presenter So how do you get the money for all of this?
Emily Well, I’ve got a part-time job. On Saturdays and Sundays, I deliver newspapers in the morning. I
get about £20 a week for that. I don’t enjoy getting up early in the morning, but it’s really nice to
have my own money.
Presenter And do you help around the house as well?
Emily Yes. I always help my mum and dad with the washing up and the ironing. I don’t get money for it,
but my mum and dad pay for the monthly contract on my phone, so that’s fair.
Presenter Yes, it is! Well, thanks for calling Emily. Our next caller is Jake.
Jake Hello!
Presenter Hello, Jake. Now you’ve got a really good idea for earning money.
Jake Yes! I’m a pet sitter. Lots of people in my road have pets and they need someone to look after
them when they go on holiday. I love animals, so it’s a great job for me.
Presenter So how did you start?
Jake I put cards through my neighbours’ doors before the summer holidays last year. Three people
answered and I looked after a cat, a rabbit and a fish.
Presenter And what about this summer?
Jake I’m going to be even busier. I’m going to look after three cats, a rabbit and a snake!
Presenter Wow! And how much money do you earn from this?
Evie Well, last year, I earned about £100. This year, I think I’m going to earn nearly £200. There’s just
one problem; I can only do this job in the holidays, so I always save some of my money for the
things I need later.
Presenter That’s a really good idea! Well done, Jake. Well that’s all we’ve got time for this week. Next
week we’re talking about travel…

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Narrator Progress Test, Unit 7, Listening

Olly Hi Hannah. What are you doing?

Hannah Hi Olly. We’ve just got back from our holiday in Australia. I’m uploading my pictures onto the
computer. Do you want to see them?
Olly I’d love to. I’ve never been to Australia.
Hannah Oh, it’s great. Look, this is Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Olly Oh yes! So what were you doing here?
Hannah We were climbing the bridge. It was amazing. You could see so much of the city from the top –
the Sydney Opera House, the skyscrapers, the boats and ships in the harbour...
Olly But this picture shows a boring old coach!
Hannah It wasn’t boring. We wanted to see as much of Australia as we could, so we travelled around a
lot. We took the coach from Sydney to Canberra. It took about three hours.
Olly So what did you do in Canberra?
Hannah We hired bicycles and explored the city. Canberra is great for cycling. It’s got lots of safe cycle
paths. We went through parks and forests. It was beautiful.
Olly So where’s this place? It looks very dry!
Hannah It’s Alice Springs, a town in the Outback. We travelled there from Canberra by plane. And you’re
right. It is dry. It’s near the desert. It can be very hot, too, in the summer. When we were there, it
was 35 degrees centigrade.
Olly I’ve never been anywhere that hot! Did you stay there long?
Hannah No, only for two nights. Then we took another plane to Darwin. There are some lovely beaches
there. You can see one of them in this photo.
Olly Oh yes. It looks like it was very relaxing there.
Hannah Yes, it was. It was good to relax on the beach for a little while. We needed a rest after so much
travelling.
Olly So was Darwin the last place that you visited?
Hannah Not quite. After that, we flew to Cairns and then we hired a car and travelled to the Great Barrier
Reef. It’s the biggest coral reef in the world and it’s incredible. We went scuba diving and saw
turtles and beautiful fish. It was a wonderful end to our trip.
Olly I bet it was. Thanks for showing me your photos, Hannah.

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Narrator Progress Test, Unit 8, Listening

Presenter Welcome to Teen Chat. Today we’re talking about sportspeople. Who is your favourite
sportsperson and why? Our first caller is Rory. Hello, Rory. Who’s your favourite?
Rory Hello. My favourite sportsperson is Andy Murray, the tennis player. I think he’s fantastic.
Presenter And why do you like him so much?
Rory Well, he’s a great player. He’s been famous since he was about 16 and he just gets better and
better. He won a gold medal and a silver medal in the London Olympics and he won Wimbledon
Championship in 2013.
Presenter Yes, he’s had a great career so far. And what kind of person do you think he is?
Rory Well, he’s really famous, but I think he’s very ordinary, too. He likes eating pizza, watching
football and taking his dogs for walks.
Presenter Yes, I’ve heard that, too.
Rory And he does charity work. In 2009 he set up a charity with David Beckham to help prevent
malaria in Africa. He plays in charity matches and he has donated a lot of his prize money to a
cancer hospital called The Royal Marsden.
Presenter That’s wonderful. Well, it has been nice talking to you, Rory. Our next caller is Olivia. Hi Olivia,
who is your favourite sportsperson?
Olivia It’s Mo Farah, the runner.
Presenter And why do you like Mo Farah?
Olivia Well, he’s the best runner Britain has ever had. He’s won so many gold medals, including two at
the London Olympic Games. He’s just brilliant.
Presenter So he’s a great sportsman. Is there anything else you like about Mo Farah?
Olivia Yes. I think he’s a really nice person. He always has a big smile on his face. And he’s a good
father, too. His wife had twins just two weeks after he won his second race at the London
Olympics. He dedicated his medals to his twins.
Presenter And I think he does charity work, too.
Olivia Yes, he’s raised a lot of money for charity by taking part in different events. He and his wife have
also set up a charity called the Mo Farah Foundation. It provides food and water to people in
East Africa.
Presenter That’s wonderful. Well, we’ve heard about two amazing sportspeople. Do you know any others?
Our next caller ...

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Narrator Progress Test, Unit 9, Listening

Daniel Hello, Carla. What’s up? You look worried.

Carla Hi, Daniel. I am worried. I think some of the students from my class are bullying my friend, Ruby.
Daniel Why do you think that?
Carla Well, she has been really quiet since last weekend. I’ve tried to speak to her but she won’t say
what’s wrong. Yesterday, I asked her to come round to my house but she said she had a
headache and she wanted to go home.
Daniel Hmm, well maybe she’s telling the truth. Perhaps she’s just ill.
Carla Maybe, but Iast week, one of the girls from my class, Erin, said something really horrible about
Ruby’s clothes. All of Erin’s friends were laughing. Ruby said she didn’t care, but she looked
really upset.
Daniel Have you spoken to your teachers?
Carla No, Ruby told me not to.
Daniel Listen Carla, Ruby is your friend and you must do something to help. I think you should talk to a
teacher straight away. How about Mr Knight? He’s great. When my brother had trouble with
bullying last year, Mr Knight sorted out the problem straight away.
Carla You’re right, but I think Ruby will be really angry with me if I do that.
Daniel OK. Why don’t you and Ruby go to see a teacher together? Ruby will feel braver if you’re with
her.
Carla I’ve already suggested that. The problem is that Ruby thinks it’s her fault. She says that Erin is
only joking. She thinks that people will think she is causing problems.
Daniel Well, if Ruby is upset, it isn’t funny.
Carla I know. I think she needs someone to talk to who understands her, someone who has had the
same experience
Daniel I’ve got an idea! I can ask my brother to talk to her. Bullying made his life really hard, but now
things are much better. He can give Ruby advice about what to do and he can show her that the
bullying isn’t her fault.
Carla That’s a fantastic idea, Daniel. I think we should do it!

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Narrator End-of-term Test, Units 1–3, Listening
Beth Hi Paul. I watched an amazing programme last night – ‘Extreme Desert’. Did you see it?
Paul Oh, hi Beth. I wanted to watch it but my brother was watching the football on another channel.
Which desert was it about?
Beth It was about the Atacama Desert in South America.
Paul So what’s special about the Atacama?
Beth Well, all deserts are dry, but it hardly rains in this desert at all. In fact, scientists think that the
last time it rained in one part of the desert was about 400 years ago!
Paul Four hundred years? That’s amazing. So why is it so dry?
Beth Mountains keep out the clouds so rain doesn’t usually fall there.
Paul Does anyone live there?
Beth Yes, it’s amazing, a million people live there!
Paul Really? But how do they get water?
Beth In some areas, people get water from below the ground, but one village, called Chungungo, has
got a really interesting solution.
Paul What’s that?
Beth Well, the desert is near the sea and it’s often very foggy, so the villagers collect water from this.
Paul How?
Beth They put up nets to catch the moisture from the fog. The water from this goes into a pipe that
leads to the village.
Paul So how much water do the villagers get from this?
Beth It provides the village with 10,000 litres of water a day. There is plenty to drink and the villagers
can have showers and even water their gardens!
Paul That’s really amazing!

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Narrator End-of-term Test, Units 4–6, Listening

Presenter Hello and welcome to ‘The Big Quiz’. Taking part in today’s quiz, we’ve got Charlie from
Birmingham and Emma from Manchester.
Kids Hello!
Presenter OK, We’ll have an easy question to start with. What is the longest river in the world?
Presenter Yes, Charlie?
Charlie It’s the Amazon.
Presenter That’s close, Charlie, but it’s the wrong answer. The Amazon is the second longest river in the
world. Emma, do you know?
Emma The Nile is longer than the Amazon. It’s the Nile!
Presenter You’re right, Emma. The River Amazon in South America is 6,400 kilometres long, but the River
Nile in North East Africa is 6,650 kilometres long. The next question is difficult. Listen carefully!
What was the first spacecraft to land on the moon?
Emma It was Apollo 11! Neil Armstrong was on it and he was the first man on the moon.
Presenter Sorry, Emma. You’re right that Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon. But the
first spacecraft on the moon didn’t have people on it ... Charlie?
Charlie Erm ... I think ... It was Luna something – Luna 2.
Presenter That’s correct! Luna 2 landed on the moon in 1959. Apollo 11 landed ten years later in 1969.
Next question: Which scientist discovered gravity?
Presenter Oh, I think that was just about Emma.
Emma Isaac Newton.
Presenter Well done. Isaac Newton was born in 1643 in England. He wrote a book in 1687 which included
his discoveries about gravity. He died in 1727 but he is probably still Britain’s most famous
scientist ... Well, that brings us to the end of the quiz. Charlie, you answered one question
correctly and got 10 points, but the winner is Emma with 20 points. Well done, Emma. Your
school will get a set of books for the library.

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Narrator End-of-term Test, Units 7–9, Listening

Lucy Robert.
Robert Yes, Lucy?
Lucy Can I ask you something?
Robert Sure!
Lucy You haven’t told me about your family and I haven’t met them.
Robert That’s because my brother and sister don’t live at home any more. They are a lot older than me.
Lucy Really? What are they like?
Robert Well, my sister is 20 and she’s at university in Edinburgh. She’s studying to be an engineer. My
brother is 24. He’s a got a job with an airline.
Lucy Wow, is he a pilot?
Robert No, he isn’t. He’s an air steward. That means that he looks after the passengers on the plane.
He gives them food and drink and helps them if they have problems. He’s been to loads of
countries ... Japan, Australia, Chile, Canada...
Lucy That sounds amazing.
Robert It is. He’s going to get married next June. His girlfriend is an air steward, too.
Lucy That’s great. Do you see your family very often?
Robert Well, I don’t see my sister very often. She’s always busy. She has to do a lot of work for her
course. Edinburgh is a long way from here so she doesn’t often come home at weekends. She
comes home in the holidays, though.
Lucy And your brother?
Robert He has a few days off after a long flight, so he comes round to our house quite often. We usually
play computer games together. He always cheats but I usually beat him! And we sometimes go
and watch football matches.
Lucy Well, he sounds friendly.
Robert Yes, he is. And he’s very talented. He plays the electric guitar in a rock band. They’re playing live
at the community centre next Friday. Would you like to come?
Lucy Sure. It’ll be really interesting to meet your brother – the rock star!

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Narrator End-of-year Exam, Units 1–9, Listening

Evie Hi Aiden.
Aiden Hi Evie. Have you got any plans for the summer holidays?
Evie Well, we usually go to Granada in the summer. My grandmother lives there, so we stay with her.
It’s really good fun. It’s always sunny and we relax on the beach or swim in the sea. Last year,
we went camping in the hills for two nights while we were there. It was amazing!
Aiden I’m sure it was. Are you going to do the same this year?
Evie Yes! And it will be even better this summer because my cousins, Ben and Lucy, are going to
come, too. They live in Ireland, so I don’t see them very often. What about you?
Aiden Well, we usually visit my uncle and aunt in Paris over the summer, but we can’t do that this year.
Evie Oh, why not?
Aiden My aunt has broken her leg, so she and my uncle can’t have visitors.
Evie Your poor aunt! So what are you going to do now?
Aiden Well, Dad has booked a flight to Vancouver in Canada. We’re going to travel through the country
by train.
Evie That will be amazing! What are you going to see?
Aiden First, we’re going to see the Rockie Mountains. We’ll travel through the national park and see
the lakes, forests and maybe even some black bears! Then we’ll travel on to Toronto and take a
trip to the Niagara Falls. Have you heard of them? They’re huge waterfalls!
Evie Yes, I know. I’ve seen them on TV. You’re so lucky! Will you take lots of photos? I’d love to see
them when you get back.
Aiden Of course I will! And you won’t have to wait until I get back before you see them. I’m going to
write a blog about our adventures. I’ll put the pictures on it.
Evie Fantastic! I’ll read it every day. Have a great summer, Aiden.
Aiden You, too. Bye.

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Narrator Key Competences Diagnostic Test

Presenter Hello, and welcome to this week’s episode of ‘Our World’, with our special guest, Richard
Thomas. Hello, Richard. What are you talking to us about today?
Richard Hello. Today, I’m talking about the Sepilok orang-utan Sanctuary in Borneo. I’ve just come back
from a trip there, and I’ve learnt a lot about orang-utans. Orang-utans are an endangered
species because their habitat, the Indonesian rainforest, is disappearing. The sanctuary
provides a safe area of rainforest where the orang-utans can live as wild animals. The sanctuary
also looks after sick or injured orang-utans or orang-utans babies that have no parents to look
after them.
Presenter That sounds like a really good programme. Is it successful?
Richard Yes, it is. In fact, it’s so successful that the centre now provides research into other endangered
species, including the Asian rhino.
Presenter That’s great. What do the orang-utans eat?
Richard They eat fruit. Twice a day the orang-utans come to special tables near the sanctuary to collect
fruit. From here, tourists can watch the orang-utans, and this provides money for the centre but
it isn’t enough. Next month, I’m going to do a sponsored swim to raise money for the Sepilok
Sanctuary. If you go to my website, you’ll find out more information.
Presenter That sounds fantastic. I’ll give your website details at the end of the show. Well, thanks for telling
us about the centre Richard and good luck with the sponsored swim.
Richard Thank you.

Presenter And now, we’re going to...

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