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Unit1TracesofthepastListeningtotheworldSharingScriptsH=Hina;M1=Man1,etc.;W1=Woman1,etc.Part1H:Ihaveabusysociallife.Igooutmostnightsafterworkwithfriends.Lastnight,Iwentoutforamealwithanoldfriendfromuniversity–itwasreallygoodtoseeher.Tellmeaboutyoursociallife.Doyougooutalot?Part2M1:Idogooutquitealot,yeah.I...IliketogoouttobarsandIquitelikegoingtofriends’housesandhavingdinnerandthingslikethat.W1:Iliketogotothecinemaandum,IthinkthelastmovieIsawwasTheHangover–itwasveryfunny.And...andIliketogotothetheateralso.W2:No,wedon’tgooutalot–um,possiblyweekends.Wegooutformealsorsomething.M2:Nottooregularly.Weekends.Iplaygolf…um,socializeafterwards.W3:Duringthedaywedo.Er,intheevening,no,no.No,wedon’t.W4:MyfriendsandIliketogooutquitealot.Wegoclubbing;wegotodiscos.W5:Yes,Igooutsometimesinthevillage.Er,weliveinasmallvillage,soalotofoursociallifeisinthevillage,sowegoouttofriends’houses,gotoparties,gotothepub.W6:Um,notsomuch…butIlikeitalot.Iliketogotothetheater,tothecinema,meetfriends,eatout.W7:SometimesIgooutfora...foracoupleofdrinkswithsomegoodfriends,but...um,notveryoften.Acoupleoftimesamonthmaybe.Part3H:Didyougooutlastnight?W4:WewenttothisclubinPiccadillyCircusandwedancedallnight.Wehadafewdrinks,butthenmostlydancing.Andtherewas(were)afewguysthereandtheywerereallycuteandwe,like,talkedtothem.W5:WehaddinnerinanItalianrestaurantbyTowerBridgeanditwaslovely.Wehadalovelyeveningofjustlookingatthe…theriverandenjoyingtheviewandenjoyinglotsoffunwiththefamily.W6:Well,Iwenttothecinema–seeingthelastHarryPotterfilm–ah,whichIenjoyedalot.AndafterwardsImetsomefriendsfora…foradrinkintown.M2:Wewenttosee,er,MammaMia!AtthePrinceofWalesTheater,anditwasexcellent.W2:Wewenttothetheater.WesawaplaybyTomStoppardcalledArcadia,whichwasextremelyinterestingandweenjoyeditverymuch.Afterwards,wewentwithfriendsforameal.WehadaSpanish“tapas”typemeal,whichwasextremelyenjoyable.W1:Um,lastnightIwentto,um,WestfieldShoppingCenter,whichisinthewestofLondonandIenjoyedadeliciousmealthere.M1:LastnightIwenttoafriendofmine’shousewhichisinsouthLondonandum,wewentoutandwenttoafishandchipshop,boughtsomefishandchipsandwenthomeandhadthatwithabeerinfrontofthetelevision.ListeningScriptsI=Interviewer;B=BarutiI:Thankyouforcomingontheshow,Baruti.Weareallveryinterestedtoknowmoreaboutyourwork.But,firstofall,let’sstartfromthebeginning.Um,wherewereyouborn?B:IwasborninJohannesburgin1962.I:CanIaskyouaboutyourchildhood?B:Yes,ofcourse.Iwasthefourthchildinaverybigfamily–therewere11ofus.Myfatherwasateacherandmymothercleanedhousesforrichpeople.I:Didyougotoschool?B:Yes,Idid.Educationwasveryimportanttomyparents.I:Whendidyoudecidetoworkwithpoorchildren?B:WhenIwasinschool,oneofmyfriendslosthisparents.Hehadnofamily…um…nolivinggrandparents,sohemovedtoahousefororphans.IvisitedhimandwhenIsawhislifethere,Idecidedtoworkwithorphans.I:Whendidyouopenyourorphanage?B:Weopeneditin1996.I:We?B:Yes,mywifeandI.Wegotmarriedin1990.I:Andwho’syourhero?B:I’mgladyouaskedthat–it’sMotherTeresa.Ioftenthinkaboutherwords:“Icandonogreatthings,onlysmallthingswithgreatlove.”I:That’sveryinteresting.Ihaveonemorequestion:What’syourfavoritebook?B:Letmethinkaboutthat.Ilikemanybooks,butLongWalktoFreedomisoneofmyfavorites.It’sthestoryofNelsonMandela’slifeinhisownwords.I:Thatsoundsinteresting.Thankyou.OK…now,it’stimetoasktheaudienceforquestions.ArethereanyquestionsforBaruti?…Yes,youattheback…ViewingScriptsCarlosAcostaisoneofthegreatestlivingballetdancers.HewasthefirstblackprincipaldanceratCoventGardeninLondon.HeisfamousaroundtheworldandinhishomecountryofCubaheisanationalhero.CarlosnowtravelstheworldbutalwaysseesCubaashishome.Allhisfamilyarestillthere.InCubaheisn’taforeigner.HesaysthatinCubaachildlearnstodancefirstandthentospeak.Hetalksabouttheheatandthesea,aboutdanceandmusicandhappiness.“Cubaisalwaysgoingtobemyhome.Inmyheart,that’stheonlycountry,youknow,andbecausethat’swhereallmyrelativesare,mymemories,youknow,andthisistheonlyplaceI’mnevergoingtobeaforeigner.Youlearnhowtodancefirst;thenyoulearnhowtospeak,youknow,inCuba.It’ssomethingthat’sbeenpassedonthroughgenerationtogeneration.Andit’salso,youknow,theheat,andthetropic(tropics),andtheseaand…it’s…it’salmost,that’swhatit’saskingfor,danceandmusicandhappiness.”CarloswasborninHavana,theyoungestof11childreninapoorfamily.Heoftenmissedschool.Hewasachampionbreakdancerinthestreetsbutdidn’twanttobeaprofessionaldancer.Whenhewasnine,hisfathersenthimtoaballetschool.Carloshatedit.Hetoldhisfatherhewantedtodosomethingelse.“SoI…IdidtellhimmanytimesthatIdidn’twanttobe…andthatIwantedto…todosomethingelse–football,youknow–buthedidn’twanttohearit.So,Iwentand…ButthankGodhedidn’twanttohearitbecausethankstothatI’mherenow.”Atballetschool,Carloswasn’talwaysagoodstudentanddidn’twanttobeadancer.Butwhenhewas13,CarlossawtheCubanNationalBalletandheloveditsomuchthathechangedhismindaboutballet.Hedecidedtoworkhardandthreeyearslater,at16,hetraveledtoEuropeforthefirsttime.Thatyearhewonfourmajordancecompetitionsandbecamefamousallovertheworld.Nowheisaninternationalstarandhedancesinmanycountries,buthestillgoeshometoCubaseveralt