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Unit1AccesstosuccessListeningtotheworldSharingScriptsPart1V:Hi.TherearealotofthingsthatI’dliketodobutI’veneverdonebefore.I’mnotreallyadaredevil,sothingslikebungeejumpingarenotreallymycupoftea,butIdoknowthattryingnewthingsmakesyoufeelgood.Today,I’mgoingtotalktopeopleabouttryingnewthingsandachievement.Howdoyoufeelabouttryingnewthings?Part2Ml:I’mupfortryingnewthings.Dependswhattheyare,obviously,um,somethingsIwouldn’ttry,butI’dgivemostthingsago.M2:Ialwaysenjoytryingnewthings.Iliketomeetnewpeopleand,trynewfood,seenewplaces,seedifferentthings.It’salwaysnicetoseethat.Wl:Ilovetotrynewthings.Ilovetotravel.W2:Ifyoutrynewthings,yougetmoreoutoflife,Ithink.M3:I’malwaysupfornewthings.Ilovetraveling;Ilovetryingexoticnewfoods,allthatsortofstuff;seeingnewcultures.Part3V:Whatstopsyoufromtryingnewthings?W2:Fear,probably.M2:Timeandmoneycomplicatestryingnewthings.It’shardtofindtimetotravelandit’shardtoaffordenoughmoneytotravelaswell.Ml:Er,Isuppose,ifitwasdangerousandIcouldgetinjured.M3:Probably,atthemoment,school-Idon’thavealotoftime;I’vegotalotofwork.Money,aswell.Wl:Ifit’sverydangerous;or…ifmystomachjustcan’thandleit;orifIdon’thavemoney.Part4V:Whathaveyouachievedinyourlifethatmakesyoufeelproud?M2:I’mveryproudthatIwasabletogotoEthiopiaandbuildhousesforpeoplewhoneededit.And,beingapartofthatteamwasreallyspecialtome.Ml:I’vewrittenplaysandpeoplecometoseetheplaysandenjoyedthem.Andum,I’vegoneoutandperformedinfrontof,er,Isuppose,thousandsofpeoplenowandthey’velaughed.Wl:Iguessum,finishingschool,um,withahighleveland-sofarnotalot-butI’velearntFrenchbetterthanIthoughtIwould,so,I’mproudofthat,Iguess.I’mstilllearning.M3:ProbablyproudestachievementisgettingAgradesinmyend-of-yearexams-helpingmetogetaplaceinuniversity.W2:Well,IfeelthatI’vebecomeer,quiteagoodpersonandIguessI’mproudofthat.Part5V:Whodoyouadmirefortheirachievementsandwhy?M3:ProbablybusinessleaderssuchasRichardBransonum,ashestartedoff,youknowas,ashardlyanythingandthenhebuiltahugebusinessempireandhe’samultimillionaire.W1:Iadmiremygrandmother,actually.She’snotaroundanymore,butshewasateacherlikeIwanttobeandshetaughtmesomuchaboutlife.M1:NelsonMandela,Iadmirehimalotbecauseer,notonlybecausehewasimprisoned,whicher,andhesurvivedthatformanyyearsandwasn’tbitter.Whenhecameoutofprison,IwasmoreimpressedwithhimbecomingPrime...youknow,leadingSouthAfrica…andholdingthecountrytogetherandchangingacountry.Notmanypeopleer,havetheabilityortheskillstodothat.ListeningScriptsT=Tim;J=John;P=PeggyT:Sowhataboutyourmemory,Peggy?Howgoodisit?P:It’sOK,whichislucky‘causeIneedtorememberlotsofthings.J:Likewhat?P:Well,I’masalesrepforapublishingcompanysoI’musuallyoutvisitingschools,tryingtosellbooks.J:Soyouneedtoremember...whatexactly?P:Oh,lotsofthings.TheworstthingwhenIstartedwasjusttryingtorememberhowtogettotheseschoolsinmycar.Iusedtogetlostallthetime.I’mnotverygoodatdirections.Thenonceyou’rethereyouhavetorememberthenamesandfacesofthepeopleyou’retalkingto.IoncespentawholehourcallingthiswomanSallywhenhernamewasSamantha.T:Andshedidn’ttellyou?P:Forsomereasonshedidn’ttellme.Andthenthere’salltheproductinformation.J:Productinformation?What,thebooks?P:Yes.Wesellabout500differentbooksandIhavetoknowthedifferencebetweenallofthem.Imean,itgetseasier,thankgoodness,butIstillmakemistakesoccasionally.Whataboutyou,John?You’reanactor,right?J:Yeah.ThemainthingIhavetorememberismylines.Fortunately,I’vegotagoodmemoryforwords,andIdon’tfinditthathardtomemorizethem.So,Imean,yeah.Andtheotherthingyouhavetorememberwhenyou’reinthetheateristheer,blocking.T:What’sthat?J:Blocking?It’ser,it’swhereyoustandor,ormoveto,youknow?Er,like,whenyousayyourwordsyoumighthavetowalkquicklyacrossthestageormoveinfrontofsomeone.It’sallplannedander,youhavetorememberit.T:Oh,Isee.J:Butit’sfunny:For,forotherthingsIhaveaterriblememory.I’mtotallyuseless.Ialwaysforgetbirthdaysanddates.I’malwayslateforthings.It’sjust...yeah...luckily,I’mOKwithmylines.P:Whataboutyou,Tim?T:I5mprobablythesameasallotherstudents.Atleastallotherhistorystudents.Ihavetomemorizedatesandalsonames.Butit5snotthatdifficultbecauseyoureadaboutthemsomuchyoucan’treallyforgetthem.ButforotherthingsIhaveareallybadmemory.Icanneverrememberjokesorfilms.SometimesI’mwatchingafilmandafteranhourIrealizeI’veseenitalready.I’mcompletelyhopelesslikethat.J:Oh,oh,metoo.Tellme...ViewingScriptsCB=ChristineBleakley;S=Supervisor;AC=AdrianChilesCB:Oh...I’mdoingitforrealtoday.S:Thischallengeisincrediblytough.Sheisgonnabeoperatinginsub-zerotemperaturesforover90minutes.Ifshefallsinthewatertoooften...thechallengeisover.Ifshemakesthis,itwillbeatrueachievementandatruelandmarkforSportRelief.S:Howareyoufeel(feeling)?CB:IfeellikeIaminsomesortofa...odddream.Ireallydo.AC:Allthosenerves,allthatadrenalin,it’sallgonnacomeflowingoutassoonaswegetonthewater.S:Yeah,yeah.So...removethefearandjustkeepfocusedonwhatyou’vegottadoandthatis,landonthatbeachinCalais.CB:Nowit’sjustmeagainsttheChannel.S:Go!CB:I’mdeterminednottofallinbutIsoonrealizedeterminationmightnotbeenough.AfterseveralfallsintothefreezingwaterIalreadyfeellikeIcan’ttakemuchmore.S:We’re