Task 1

A. dbaec

B. A

Task 2

A.
1. A
2. B
3. D
4. C
B.
1. T
2. T
3. F
C. wondered, television plays, exciting, every cigarette lighter, tape recorder, held in a certain way, the touch of a gold ring against the hand of, reveal, How wrong they were

Task 3
A. names: Harry, Nora, Robert, Peter
ideal careers: sailor, farmer, civil engineer, racing driver or explorer
B
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. B
5. D

Task 4
correspondent, columnist, may not need either, to go to places where events take place and write stories about them, first, bigger, better, who will soon leave to work for other people, working hours, free time, works long hours to begin with

Task 5

A.
1. ade
2. abe
B.
1. she is the wrong sex
2. she wears the wrong clothes
Task 6 skip

Task 7

A.
1. F
2. F
3. T
4. F
5. T
6. F

B.
1. According to the first speaker, it is frustrating because the teacher cannot see clearly the results of his efforts.
2. According to the second speaker, English language teaching is a good job because it guarantees a stable income and regular working hours and means less pressure. He also likes the way elderly teachers are.

Task 8 skip

Task 9 skip

Task 10 skip

Task 11 dictation (this dictation is from the MP3, not the one you heard in class)

I began my career during college, reporting on news stories at a Toronto radio station. The station’s program manager was also a professor who taught one of my classes. I convinced her that she needed a youth reporter because that year was International Youth Year. After graduation, I took a job as a television news reporter, and later, news anchor. But sports reporting was something different, so I decided to try it. Figure skating was my first assignment. I had two months until my new job began. It was like waiting an entire summer for school to start. I spent those two months talking to figure skating coaches and judges. I read boring rule books. I drove to the rinks where the skaters trained and made notes about our conversations. I even took a lesson, which made some of the skaters laugh.