Intermediate Audio script Unit 12 UNIT 12 RECORDING 1 1 could have, could’ve couldn’t have, couldn’t’ve 2 should have, should’ve shouldn’t have, shouldn’t’ve 3 would have, would’ve wouldn’t have, wouldn’t’ve PHOTOCOPIABLE © 2013 Pearson Education Intermediate Audio script Unit 12 UNIT 12 RECORDING 2 1 I could’ve helped you. 2 He should’ve scored. 3 She shouldn’t’ve done that. 4 I would’ve said goodbye. PHOTOCOPIABLE © 2013 Pearson Education Intermediate Audio script Unit 12 UNIT 12 RECORDING 3 R = Reporter R: Andrew, who was 35, was an experienced rower who had won international competitions. However, Debra, who was 27 and a physical education teacher, had only learnt to row the year before the competition. But she soon found she enjoyed life on board the tiny sevenmetre boat. From early on, however, it was clear that Andrew was suffering from acute anxiety, and had developed a phobia for the ocean – something he had never experienced before. At first, Debra and Andrew tried to overcome this and they continued their journey. Then one day, the boat was caught in a violent storm. Debra found Andrew in the cabin shaking with fear and unable to even talk to her. It was clear that Andrew could not continue. With the nearest rescue boat five days away, Debra and Andrew had to make the toughest decision of their lives. Should Debra abandon the race in order to return home with her husband or continue to Barbados, knowing that she would have to face the dangers of the Atlantic alone? PHOTOCOPIABLE © 2013 Pearson Education Intermediate Audio script Unit 12 UNIT 12 RECORDING 4 R = Reporter R: At this stage, Debra could easily have given up and gone back to England with her husband. But she passionately believed she could complete the journey alone and become only the tenth woman ever to cross the Atlantic y rowing boat. Andrew supported her a hundred percent in her decision. They spent the five days needed for the rescue vessel to reach their boat preparing for Debra’s solo journey. When Andrew finally departed, she wrote in her diary: ‘I couldn’t help thinking that if anything went wrong, we might never see each other again.’ Once she was alone, Debra could only sleep for short periods due to the danger of a collision with the huge oil tankers, which would have sunk a tiny boat like hers. Sharks and extreme weather conditions added to the dangers. Apart from the physical problems, Debra suffered from severe loneliness, particularly around Christmas after more than three months at sea on her own. The only human contact she had – apart from messages of advice and support from her husband – was on day 74 of the journey when she unexpectedly met a yacht called Seventh Heaven. The people on board gave her a loaf of fresh bread, some biscuits and, more importantly, she says, ten minutes of talking face to face with some other human beings. However, finally, after a 113 days at sea, Debra rowed into Port Saint Charles, Barbados. Journalists and TV cameras were there to meet her, and her husband was among the crowd of people waiting with bottles of champagne. PHOTOCOPIABLE © 2013 Pearson Education Intermediate Audio script Unit 12 The official winners of the race had arrived 70 days earlier, but for the media and the public, Debra was the true winner. The Queen even rewarded her courage with a special honour and made Debra an MBE (Member of the British Empire). However, although Debra and Andrew always supported each other’s decision, they divorced soon after the race, and Debra has remarried. She now has a successful career as a motivational speaker. PHOTOCOPIABLE © 2013 Pearson Education Intermediate Audio script Unit 12 UNIT 12 RECORDING 5 1 If Andrew had known about his phobia, he wouldn’t have entered the race. 2 If Andrew had stayed on the boat, his phobia would have got worse. 3 If Debra’s boat had hit an oil tanker, it would have sunk. 4 If they had continued the race together, the couple might still be married now. 5 If Debra hadn’t had this experience, she wouldn’t be a successful motivational speaker now. PHOTOCOPIABLE © 2013 Pearson Education Intermediate Audio script Unit 12 UNIT 12 RECORDING 6 Erin I had worked really hard ever since leaving university. I worked for a big travel company and by the age of 30 I had reached the position of company director, which was really something for a woman of my age. I spent my whole life travelling the world. It was a great job! When I had my first baby, I decided to go back to work and leave the baby with a nanny, but after a couple of months I just hated it. I hated leaving her. I just couldn’t do it anymore. So in the end I decided to give up my job and become a full-time mother, and that’s what I’ve been doing ever since. I’ve got two children now, and of course, we’ve got far less money than before, but I’ve never regretted it for a moment. The last few years have been absolutely great. Kieron I always dreamed of being a professional footballer. I just wanted to play all the time, and I was doing pretty well. I got a place in the junior team of a big football club. Then when I was 19, I broke my leg really badly and couldn’t play for about six months. I tried to return, but I had lots of problems with my leg and I realised that I would never be able to play for a big club again. I had offers to play for small clubs, but that wasn’t what I wanted, so I decided to give up my career and retrain as a coach, and that’s what I’ve done. Mind you, this is definitely second best. I’d rather be a player. PHOTOCOPIABLE © 2013 Pearson Education Intermediate Audio script Unit 12 Margot I met Nikos while I was on holiday in Greece. It was a typical holiday romance, I suppose, except that we really, really liked each other. So, basically, after I came home, Nikos followed me back to England and persuaded me to go and live with him in Greece. I never thought I could leave my family and my friends and my job as a nurse and everything, but that’s what I did, and here I am. We run a restaurant together on this beautiful island, and basically, it’s all worked out really well. PHOTOCOPIABLE © 2013 Pearson Education
