Real or fake

Grammar p60
2

1
Man Ill do the washing-up tomorrow morning.
2
Woman I dont like this TV programme.
3
Man Ive earned more than $1000 today!
4
Woman I didnt play tennis yesterday because it was
raining.
5
Man Something unexpected will happen next week.
6
Woman The police are looking for you at this moment!

Listening p62
2&3
Laura-Jane Foley, a twenty-year old student at
Cambridge University who sang in the university choir,
took part in Series 5 of the TV programme, Faking it.
Along with many other members of classical choirs
around the country, Laura-Jane received an email
about Faking it! She thought it sounded really exciting,
so she phoned the number in the email. She did not
really think that theyd be interested in her. But then,
to her surprise, members of the TV company went to
see her, and soon after that, they were filming. From
Laura-Janes point of view, the whole thing happened
amazingly quickly!
Twenty-year old Laura was a student at Cambridge
University. She had never even been to a rock concert in
her life, so it was going to need a huge transformation to
make her into a convincing rock singer. The programmemakers decided that her new identity would be called
LJ (the initials of her real name, Laura Jane) and that
she would be the lead singer of a band called Rehab.
In order to learn the skills and attitude necessary in
just four weeks, Laura Jane went to live with a girl
called Harry, a real rock singer who enjoys living a
rock-singers lifestyle. But the two girls found it very
difficult to get along they were just too different.
For Laura-Jane, this was the worst part of the whole
experience. She explained that she and Harry were
both strong individuals, with strong opinions, and so
big disagreements were inevitable. For example, when
Harry decided that Laura-Jane needed a new, shorter
hairstyle, Laura-Jane refused. From Harrys point of
view, Laura-Jane just wasnt trying. In fact, Harry
couldnt understand why Laura-Jane had agreed to take

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part in the programme at all if she wasnt prepared to
make changes she suspected that Laura-Jane just
wanted to be on television!
As part of her training, Harry took Laura-Jane to
rock concerts. For example, on the second day of the
four-week training period, they went to see American
rock star Marilyn Manson. Laura-Jane confessed that
she hadnt really enjoyed the experience at all. She
complained that everyone had been dancing around,
banging into each other. Shed found the whole evening
dangerous and scary.
Nikki Lambourne, a singer who has performed with
world-famous bands such as The Who, was employed
to help Laura-Jane change and develop her style of
singing. Laura-Jane got on with Nikki much better than
with Harry, and she also liked the boys in her fake band,
Rehab. She commented that they looked like punks, but
were nice and really intelligent. It reminded her that
your opinion of someone cant be based on what they
look like. Unfortunately, because of the problems with
her preparation, and in particular her bad relationship
with Harry, Laura-Jane was not successful in fooling
the judges at the end of the programme. After they had
heard three different rock bands, two with genuine
female rock singers and the other with Laura-Jane, they
correctly identified Laura-Jane as the fake. So in that
sense, her training was a failure. And she admits that,
although it was an amazing experience, she would not
want to do it again. The rock world just didnt appeal
to her, although she claims to have bought her first rock
CD since the programme!
Laura says that the whole experience of taking part
in Faking it has made her more confident. However, it
has not changed her views on life and it certainly has
not made her more rebellious. She is still a respectable,
classical-music-loving girl who sings in a choir shes
definitely not a rock chick!

Unit5 

Speaking p63
2&3
Speaker 1 [answering question b]
That's an interesting question. It's hard to generalise,
but on balance, I think it's making life better. For
example, it's much easier to stay in contact with your
friends now that everybody has got a mobile phone.
Speaker 2 [answering question f]
Well, its difficult to say, really, because Im not sure
whether I remember this, or whether people have told
me about it. But if I think about it, I suppose one of the
first things I remember is this: when I was about three
years old, I ran away from home. Of course, I didnt get
far my dad followed me down the road, but I didnt see
him.
Speaker 3 [answering question d]
It depends what you mean exactly. I guess the honest
answer would be yes, because I always notice other
people's clothes, and I do think it says something about
a persons character. But of course, other things like
personality are more important.
Speaker 4 [answering question a]
Thats tricky. I need to think for a moment. There are
so many possibilities! I suppose the simplest answer
to that question is by the sea. Maybe a tropical island
like Zanzibar. Ive always liked the sound of that.
Speaker 5 [answering question e]
Let me see. The best example that comes to mind is a
recent trip to the mountains. Our car broke down on the
way, and we had to call a garage. They couldnt fix the
car, so in the end, we just went home again. It was a bit
of a disaster, really.

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