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These days, people are turning away from meat because they want to be healthy, care about animals and the environment. For that reason, chefs and scientists at one company called ‘Impossible Foods’ spent one hundred million dollars to create a hamburger called the ‘Impossible Burger’. It’s called the ‘Impossible Burger’ because it looks, smells and tastes like a real meat burger, but it is made from natural plant ingredients such as wheat, coconut oil and potatoes. Where can you buy an Impossible Burger? Currently, you can buy it only in 32 restaurants in New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Texas and San Francisco. However, the company plans to sell it in supermarkets and restaurants in many other cities in America, and then in other places around the world. The company says that it also wants to create other kinds of ‘meat’ that are made from plants. Bill Gates, the world famous Microsoft businessman, loves the idea of a hamburger made from plants.

On January 7, 2019, 'Impossible Foods' launched a new version of their burger, the 'Impossible Burger 2.0'. The company has stated that the new burger is "tastier, juicier and more nutritious..." The new product is also gluten-free, replacing wheat with soy protein.

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These days, people are turning away from meat because they want to be healthy, care about animals and the environment. For that reason, chefs and scientists at one company called ‘Impossible Foods’ spent one hundred million dollars to create a hamburger called the ‘Impossible Burger’. It’s called the ‘Impossible Burger’ because it looks, smells and tastes like a real meat burger, but it is made from natural plant ingredients such as wheat, coconut oil and potatoes. Where can you buy an Impossible Burger? Currently, you can buy it only in 32 restaurants in New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Texas and San Francisco. However, the company plans to sell it in supermarkets and restaurants in many other cities in America, and then in other places around the world. The company says that it also wants to create other kinds of ‘meat’ that are made from plants. Bill Gates, the world famous Microsoft businessman, loves the idea of a hamburger made from plants.

On January 7, 2019, 'Impossible Foods' launched a new version of their burger, the 'Impossible Burger 2.0'. The company has stated that the new burger is "tastier, juicier and more nutritious..." The new product is also gluten-free, replacing wheat with soy protein.

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These days, people are turning away from meat because they want to be healthy, care about animals and the environment. For that reason, chefs and scientists at one company called ‘Impossible Foods’ spent one hundred million dollars to create a hamburger called the ‘Impossible Burger’. It’s called the ‘Impossible Burger’ because it looks, smells and tastes like a real meat burger, but it is made from natural plant ingredients such as wheat, coconut oil and potatoes. Where can you buy an Impossible Burger? Currently, you can buy it only in 32 restaurants in New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Texas and San Francisco. However, the company plans to sell it in supermarkets and restaurants in many other cities in America, and then in other places around the world. The company says that it also wants to create other kinds of ‘meat’ that are made from plants. Bill Gates, the world famous Microsoft businessman, loves the idea of a hamburger made from plants.

On January 7, 2019, 'Impossible Foods' launched a new version of their burger, the 'Impossible Burger 2.0'. The company has stated that the new burger is "tastier, juicier and more nutritious..." The new product is also gluten-free, replacing wheat with soy protein.

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The ‘Impossible Burger’ is made from

These days, people are turning away from meat because they want to be healthy, care about animals and the environment. For that reason, chefs and scientists at one company called ‘Impossible Foods’ spent one hundred million dollars to create a hamburger called the ‘Impossible Burger’. It’s called the ‘Impossible Burger’ because it looks, smells and tastes like a real meat burger, but it is made from natural plant ingredients such as wheat, coconut oil and potatoes. Where can you buy an Impossible Burger? Currently, you can buy it only in 32 restaurants in New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Texas and San Francisco. However, the company plans to sell it in supermarkets and restaurants in many other cities in America, and then in other places around the world. The company says that it also wants to create other kinds of ‘meat’ that are made from plants. Bill Gates, the world famous Microsoft businessman, loves the idea of a hamburger made from plants.

On January 7, 2019, 'Impossible Foods' launched a new version of their burger, the 'Impossible Burger 2.0'. The company has stated that the new burger is "tastier, juicier and more nutritious..." The new product is also gluten-free, replacing wheat with soy protein.

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The company says that it also wants to create other kinds of

These days, people are turning away from meat because they want to be healthy, care about animals and the environment. For that reason, chefs and scientists at one company called ‘Impossible Foods’ spent one hundred million dollars to create a hamburger called the ‘Impossible Burger’. It’s called the ‘Impossible Burger’ because it looks, smells and tastes like a real meat burger, but it is made from natural plant ingredients such as wheat, coconut oil and potatoes. Where can you buy an Impossible Burger? Currently, you can buy it only in 32 restaurants in New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Texas and San Francisco. However, the company plans to sell it in supermarkets and restaurants in many other cities in America, and then in other places around the world. The company says that it also wants to create other kinds of ‘meat’ that are made from plants. Bill Gates, the world famous Microsoft businessman, loves the idea of a hamburger made from plants.

On January 7, 2019, 'Impossible Foods' launched a new version of their burger, the 'Impossible Burger 2.0'. The company has stated that the new burger is "tastier, juicier and more nutritious..." The new product is also gluten-free, replacing wheat with soy protein.

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Chefs and scientists at one company called ‘Impossible Foods’ spent one hundred million dollars to create a meat that is made from plants.

These days, people are turning away from meat because they want to be healthy, care about animals and the environment. For that reason, chefs and scientists at one company called ‘Impossible Foods’ spent one hundred million dollars to create a hamburger called the ‘Impossible Burger’. It’s called the ‘Impossible Burger’ because it looks, smells and tastes like a real meat burger, but it is made from natural plant ingredients such as wheat, coconut oil and potatoes. Where can you buy an Impossible Burger? Currently, you can buy it only in 32 restaurants in New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Texas and San Francisco. However, the company plans to sell it in supermarkets and restaurants in many other cities in America, and then in other places around the world. The company says that it also wants to create other kinds of ‘meat’ that are made from plants. Bill Gates, the world famous Microsoft businessman, loves the idea of a hamburger made from plants.

On January 7, 2019, 'Impossible Foods' launched a new version of their burger, the 'Impossible Burger 2.0'. The company has stated that the new burger is "tastier, juicier and more nutritious..." The new product is also gluten-free, replacing wheat with soy protein.

True or false

You can buy the ‘Impossible Burger’ in supermarkets and restaurants in many cities of America, and in other places around the world.

These days, people are turning away from meat because they want to be healthy, care about animals and the environment. For that reason, chefs and scientists at one company called ‘Impossible Foods’ spent one hundred million dollars to create a hamburger called the ‘Impossible Burger’. It’s called the ‘Impossible Burger’ because it looks, smells and tastes like a real meat burger, but it is made from natural plant ingredients such as wheat, coconut oil and potatoes. Where can you buy an Impossible Burger? Currently, you can buy it only in 32 restaurants in New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Texas and San Francisco. However, the company plans to sell it in supermarkets and restaurants in many other cities in America, and then in other places around the world. The company says that it also wants to create other kinds of ‘meat’ that are made from plants. Bill Gates, the world famous Microsoft businessman, loves the idea of a hamburger made from plants.

On January 7, 2019, 'Impossible Foods' launched a new version of their burger, the 'Impossible Burger 2.0'. The company has stated that the new burger is "tastier, juicier and more nutritious..." The new product is also gluten-free, replacing wheat with soy protein.

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Bill Gates, the world famous Microsoft businessman, ceated the idea of a hamburger made from plants.

These days, people are turning away from meat because they want to be healthy, care about animals and the environment. For that reason, chefs and scientists at one company called ‘Impossible Foods’ spent one hundred million dollars to create a hamburger called the ‘Impossible Burger’. It’s called the ‘Impossible Burger’ because it looks, smells and tastes like a real meat burger, but it is made from natural plant ingredients such as wheat, coconut oil and potatoes. Where can you buy an Impossible Burger? Currently, you can buy it only in 32 restaurants in New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Texas and San Francisco. However, the company plans to sell it in supermarkets and restaurants in many other cities in America, and then in other places around the world. The company says that it also wants to create other kinds of ‘meat’ that are made from plants. Bill Gates, the world famous Microsoft businessman, loves the idea of a hamburger made from plants.

On January 7, 2019, 'Impossible Foods' launched a new version of their burger, the 'Impossible Burger 2.0'. The company has stated that the new burger is "tastier, juicier and more nutritious..." The new product is also gluten-free, replacing wheat with soy protein.

True or false

These days, people are turning away from fast food because they want to be healthy, care about animals and the environment.

These days, people are turning away from meat because they want to be healthy, care about animals and the environment. For that reason, chefs and scientists at one company called ‘Impossible Foods’ spent one hundred million dollars to create a hamburger called the ‘Impossible Burger’. It’s called the ‘Impossible Burger’ because it looks, smells and tastes like a real meat burger, but it is made from natural plant ingredients such as wheat, coconut oil and potatoes. Where can you buy an Impossible Burger? Currently, you can buy it only in 32 restaurants in New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Texas and San Francisco. However, the company plans to sell it in supermarkets and restaurants in many other cities in America, and then in other places around the world. The company says that it also wants to create other kinds of ‘meat’ that are made from plants. Bill Gates, the world famous Microsoft businessman, loves the idea of a hamburger made from plants.

On January 7, 2019, 'Impossible Foods' launched a new version of their burger, the 'Impossible Burger 2.0'. The company has stated that the new burger is "tastier, juicier and more nutritious..." The new product is also gluten-free, replacing wheat with soy protein.

True or false

The company says that it also wants to create other kinds of ‘meat’ that are made from plants.

These days, people are turning away from meat because they want to be healthy, care about animals and the environment. For that reason, chefs and scientists at one company called ‘Impossible Foods’ spent one hundred million dollars to create a hamburger called the ‘Impossible Burger’. It’s called the ‘Impossible Burger’ because it looks, smells and tastes like a real meat burger, but it is made from natural plant ingredients such as wheat, coconut oil and potatoes. Where can you buy an Impossible Burger? Currently, you can buy it only in 32 restaurants in New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Texas and San Francisco. However, the company plans to sell it in supermarkets and restaurants in many other cities in America, and then in other places around the world. The company says that it also wants to create other kinds of ‘meat’ that are made from plants. Bill Gates, the world famous Microsoft businessman, loves the idea of a hamburger made from plants.

On January 7, 2019, 'Impossible Foods' launched a new version of their burger, the 'Impossible Burger 2.0'. The company has stated that the new burger is "tastier, juicier and more nutritious..." The new product is also gluten-free, replacing wheat with soy protein.

True or false

You can buy the "Impossible Burger" only in 37 restaurants.

These days, people are turning away from meat because they want to be healthy, care about animals and the environment. For that reason, chefs and scientists at one company called ‘Impossible Foods’ spent one hundred million dollars to create a hamburger called the ‘Impossible Burger’. It’s called the ‘Impossible Burger’ because it looks, smells and tastes like a real meat burger, but it is made from natural plant ingredients such as wheat, coconut oil and potatoes. Where can you buy an Impossible Burger? Currently, you can buy it only in 32 restaurants in New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Texas and San Francisco. However, the company plans to sell it in supermarkets and restaurants in many other cities in America, and then in other places around the world. The company says that it also wants to create other kinds of ‘meat’ that are made from plants. Bill Gates, the world famous Microsoft businessman, loves the idea of a hamburger made from plants.

On January 7, 2019, 'Impossible Foods' launched a new version of their burger, the 'Impossible Burger 2.0'. The company has stated that the new burger is "tastier, juicier and more nutritious..." The new product is also gluten-free, replacing wheat with soy protein.

True or false

'Impossible Foods' launched a new version of their burger 3.0

These days, people are turning away from meat because they want to be healthy, care about animals and the environment. For that reason, chefs and scientists at one company called ‘Impossible Foods’ spent one hundred million dollars to create a hamburger called the ‘Impossible Burger’. It’s called the ‘Impossible Burger’ because it looks, smells and tastes like a real meat burger, but it is made from natural plant ingredients such as wheat, coconut oil and potatoes. Where can you buy an Impossible Burger? Currently, you can buy it only in 32 restaurants in New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Texas and San Francisco. However, the company plans to sell it in supermarkets and restaurants in many other cities in America, and then in other places around the world. The company says that it also wants to create other kinds of ‘meat’ that are made from plants. Bill Gates, the world famous Microsoft businessman, loves the idea of a hamburger made from plants.

On January 7, 2019, 'Impossible Foods' launched a new version of their burger, the 'Impossible Burger 2.0'. The company has stated that the new burger is "tastier, juicier and more nutritious..." The new product is also gluten-free, replacing wheat with soy protein.

True or false

The company plans to sell it in supermarkets and restaurants in many other cities in America, and then in other places around the world.

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A Scottish summer camp

Summer camps are becoming more and more popular with young people, but what are they like? Last month, junior reporter Sally Henshaw travelled to Loch Lomond, Scotland, to find out.

‘I’ve been travelling for ten hours,’ I thought, when the minibus finally drove past a sign saying ‘Welcome to Camp Lomond’. It was dark, and I just wanted to go indoors and jump into a nice, soft bed. But the camp leaders had other ideas. We all had a barbecue, then we sat around a campfire and talked (or fell asleep). Finally, one of the leaders divided us into groups of three and gave us the really bad news.

‘Now it’s time to put up your tents,’ he said.

I don’t know how three of us managed to sleep in a tent the size of a single bed, but somehow we did. When we woke up the next day, my new friend Ingrid opened the front of the tent, and we all looked out. There, shining silver between the trees, was Loch Lomond. ‘Loch’ means ‘lake’ in Scottish, and Loch Lomond is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever seen! That morning after breakfast, we went horse riding around the lake. I’ve never ridden in such an amazing place.

In the next few days, I went BMX biking, tried rock climbing and played volleyball every day until I couldn’t stand up! It was great! The camp organises different activities every day. Most sports activities are in the afternoon, and in the morning you can choose lessons like drawing, chess, drama and cookery. I’ve never been very good at art or board games − and I’m not a great actor − so I went along to the cookery class. I love food, but I didn’t know how to cook anything before I went to Scotland. Since I’ve been home, I’ve been baking cakes for my parents! (And they haven’t been to hospital with food poisoning yet, so I must be quite good at it!)

You have to work hard on a summer camp. Everybody has to do chores, and you do activities all day, too − you can’t just sit around and hang out. But I really had a great time. The best thing about the camp was making new friends. Since I came home, Ingrid and I have been texting every day. The activities are great, but the people are even better.

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to go on a summer camp? I’ll tell you the answer in two words: exhausting and fun!

    1   How did Sally feel when she first arrived?

Read the text and choose the correct answers.

A Scottish summer camp

Summer camps are becoming more and more popular with young people, but what are they like? Last month, junior reporter Sally Henshaw travelled to Loch Lomond, Scotland, to find out.

‘I’ve been travelling for ten hours,’ I thought, when the minibus finally drove past a sign saying ‘Welcome to Camp Lomond’. It was dark, and I just wanted to go indoors and jump into a nice, soft bed. But the camp leaders had other ideas. We all had a barbecue, then we sat around a campfire and talked (or fell asleep). Finally, one of the leaders divided us into groups of three and gave us the really bad news.

‘Now it’s time to put up your tents,’ he said.

I don’t know how three of us managed to sleep in a tent the size of a single bed, but somehow we did. When we woke up the next day, my new friend Ingrid opened the front of the tent, and we all looked out. There, shining silver between the trees, was Loch Lomond. ‘Loch’ means ‘lake’ in Scottish, and Loch Lomond is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever seen! That morning after breakfast, we went horse riding around the lake. I’ve never ridden in such an amazing place.

In the next few days, I went BMX biking, tried rock climbing and played volleyball every day until I couldn’t stand up! It was great! The camp organises different activities every day. Most sports activities are in the afternoon, and in the morning you can choose lessons like drawing, chess, drama and cookery. I’ve never been very good at art or board games − and I’m not a great actor − so I went along to the cookery class. I love food, but I didn’t know how to cook anything before I went to Scotland. Since I’ve been home, I’ve been baking cakes for my parents! (And they haven’t been to hospital with food poisoning yet, so I must be quite good at it!)

You have to work hard on a summer camp. Everybody has to do chores, and you do activities all day, too − you can’t just sit around and hang out. But I really had a great time. The best thing about the camp was making new friends. Since I came home, Ingrid and I have been texting every day. The activities are great, but the people are even better.

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to go on a summer camp? I’ll tell you the answer in two words: exhausting and fun!

    2  The next morning, Sally

Read the text and choose the correct answers.

A Scottish summer camp

Summer camps are becoming more and more popular with young people, but what are they like? Last month, junior reporter Sally Henshaw travelled to Loch Lomond, Scotland, to find out.

‘I’ve been travelling for ten hours,’ I thought, when the minibus finally drove past a sign saying ‘Welcome to Camp Lomond’. It was dark, and I just wanted to go indoors and jump into a nice, soft bed. But the camp leaders had other ideas. We all had a barbecue, then we sat around a campfire and talked (or fell asleep). Finally, one of the leaders divided us into groups of three and gave us the really bad news.

‘Now it’s time to put up your tents,’ he said.

I don’t know how three of us managed to sleep in a tent the size of a single bed, but somehow we did. When we woke up the next day, my new friend Ingrid opened the front of the tent, and we all looked out. There, shining silver between the trees, was Loch Lomond. ‘Loch’ means ‘lake’ in Scottish, and Loch Lomond is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever seen! That morning after breakfast, we went horse riding around the lake. I’ve never ridden in such an amazing place.

In the next few days, I went BMX biking, tried rock climbing and played volleyball every day until I couldn’t stand up! It was great! The camp organises different activities every day. Most sports activities are in the afternoon, and in the morning you can choose lessons like drawing, chess, drama and cookery. I’ve never been very good at art or board games − and I’m not a great actor − so I went along to the cookery class. I love food, but I didn’t know how to cook anything before I went to Scotland. Since I’ve been home, I’ve been baking cakes for my parents! (And they haven’t been to hospital with food poisoning yet, so I must be quite good at it!)

You have to work hard on a summer camp. Everybody has to do chores, and you do activities all day, too − you can’t just sit around and hang out. But I really had a great time. The best thing about the camp was making new friends. Since I came home, Ingrid and I have been texting every day. The activities are great, but the people are even better.

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to go on a summer camp? I’ll tell you the answer in two words: exhausting and fun!

    3   What types of activities did Sally do at the camp?

Read the text and choose the correct answers.

A Scottish summer camp

Summer camps are becoming more and more popular with young people, but what are they like? Last month, junior reporter Sally Henshaw travelled to Loch Lomond, Scotland, to find out.

‘I’ve been travelling for ten hours,’ I thought, when the minibus finally drove past a sign saying ‘Welcome to Camp Lomond’. It was dark, and I just wanted to go indoors and jump into a nice, soft bed. But the camp leaders had other ideas. We all had a barbecue, then we sat around a campfire and talked (or fell asleep). Finally, one of the leaders divided us into groups of three and gave us the really bad news.

‘Now it’s time to put up your tents,’ he said.

I don’t know how three of us managed to sleep in a tent the size of a single bed, but somehow we did. When we woke up the next day, my new friend Ingrid opened the front of the tent, and we all looked out. There, shining silver between the trees, was Loch Lomond. ‘Loch’ means ‘lake’ in Scottish, and Loch Lomond is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever seen! That morning after breakfast, we went horse riding around the lake. I’ve never ridden in such an amazing place.

In the next few days, I went BMX biking, tried rock climbing and played volleyball every day until I couldn’t stand up! It was great! The camp organises different activities every day. Most sports activities are in the afternoon, and in the morning you can choose lessons like drawing, chess, drama and cookery. I’ve never been very good at art or board games − and I’m not a great actor − so I went along to the cookery class. I love food, but I didn’t know how to cook anything before I went to Scotland. Since I’ve been home, I’ve been baking cakes for my parents! (And they haven’t been to hospital with food poisoning yet, so I must be quite good at it!)

You have to work hard on a summer camp. Everybody has to do chores, and you do activities all day, too − you can’t just sit around and hang out. But I really had a great time. The best thing about the camp was making new friends. Since I came home, Ingrid and I have been texting every day. The activities are great, but the people are even better.

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to go on a summer camp? I’ll tell you the answer in two words: exhausting and fun!

    4   What happened after she came home from the camp?

Read the text and choose the correct answers.

A Scottish summer camp

Summer camps are becoming more and more popular with young people, but what are they like? Last month, junior reporter Sally Henshaw travelled to Loch Lomond, Scotland, to find out.

‘I’ve been travelling for ten hours,’ I thought, when the minibus finally drove past a sign saying ‘Welcome to Camp Lomond’. It was dark, and I just wanted to go indoors and jump into a nice, soft bed. But the camp leaders had other ideas. We all had a barbecue, then we sat around a campfire and talked (or fell asleep). Finally, one of the leaders divided us into groups of three and gave us the really bad news.

‘Now it’s time to put up your tents,’ he said.

I don’t know how three of us managed to sleep in a tent the size of a single bed, but somehow we did. When we woke up the next day, my new friend Ingrid opened the front of the tent, and we all looked out. There, shining silver between the trees, was Loch Lomond. ‘Loch’ means ‘lake’ in Scottish, and Loch Lomond is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever seen! That morning after breakfast, we went horse riding around the lake. I’ve never ridden in such an amazing place.

In the next few days, I went BMX biking, tried rock climbing and played volleyball every day until I couldn’t stand up! It was great! The camp organises different activities every day. Most sports activities are in the afternoon, and in the morning you can choose lessons like drawing, chess, drama and cookery. I’ve never been very good at art or board games − and I’m not a great actor − so I went along to the cookery class. I love food, but I didn’t know how to cook anything before I went to Scotland. Since I’ve been home, I’ve been baking cakes for my parents! (And they haven’t been to hospital with food poisoning yet, so I must be quite good at it!)

You have to work hard on a summer camp. Everybody has to do chores, and you do activities all day, too − you can’t just sit around and hang out. But I really had a great time. The best thing about the camp was making new friends. Since I came home, Ingrid and I have been texting every day. The activities are great, but the people are even better.

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to go on a summer camp? I’ll tell you the answer in two words: exhausting and fun!

    5   Overall, how does Sally feel about Camp Lomond?

Read the text and complete gaps 1−5 with sentences A−G. There are two extra sentences.



Lost in the translation

In 1977, American president Jimmy Carter visited Poland and tried to say something in Polish. But his translator hadn’t done a good job. He said something rude, and everyone began to laugh! It wasn’t a good start to his trip.

Translation is a difficult business. Nobody knows that better than 23-year-old Melike Kara, a translator in Istanbul. ¹_____ Because of her language skills, she gets a lot of translation work. When I asked her what the most difficult thing to translate was, she said ‘poetry’. This is because you can’t translate a poem word-by-word. It has to sound nice in the other language, too. Melike has also translated film scripts. ‘Serious films are OK,’ she says ‘but comedies are really difficult. A joke in one language simply isn’t funny in another language. So you have to think of something else.’

Melike told me that there was no writing on the screen in Turkish cinemas. Instead, she said that actors recorded new Turkish dialogue for foreign films. The translated dialogue must be exactly as long as the original words − so the on-screen actors’ mouths don’t move when there’s no sound. This takes ages to write. ‘I have to watch the film again and again,’ Melike told me, ‘until the dialogue is exactly right.  ²_____

Nowhere is translation more important than at the United Nations in New York. There I met Masoud Abadi, who works as a translator in United Nations meetings. ‘It’s a very difficult job,’ Masoud told me, ‘because I have to listen to the conversation, and translate it at the same time. ³_____ And you mustn’t miss what anyone says.’

Every day, people at the United Nations translate hundreds of important documents. These can be anything from business agreements to important political discussions. ⁴_____ And all translators at the United Nations have to speak three languages perfectly. Masoud told me he could speak four: Arabic, French, English and Farsi.

Translating documents correctly can be very important. In 1840, the British and the Maori people signed a peace agreement in New Zealand. But there were big differences between the British and the Maori translations of the agreement. ⁵_____ But today, the Maoris and the New Zealand government are still arguing about what it says!

Lost in the translation

In 1977, American president Jimmy Carter visited Poland and tried to say something in Polish. But his translator hadn’t done a good job. He said something rude, and everyone began to laugh! It wasn’t a good start to his trip.

Translation is a difficult business. Nobody knows that better than 23-year-old Melike Kara, a translator in Istanbul. 1_____ Because of her language skills, she gets a lot of translation work. When I asked her what the most difficult thing to translate was, she said ‘poetry’. This is because you can’t translate a poem word-by-word. It has to sound nice in the other language, too. Melike has also translated film scripts. ‘Serious films are OK,’ she says ‘but comedies are really difficult. A joke in one language simply isn’t funny in another language. So you have to think of something else.’

Melike told me that there was no writing on the screen in Turkish cinemas. Instead, she said that actors recorded new Turkish dialogue for foreign films. The translated dialogue must be exactly as long as the original words − so the on-screen actors’ mouths don’t move when there’s no sound. This takes ages to write. ‘I have to watch the film again and again,’ Melike told me, ‘until the dialogue is exactly right.  2_____

Nowhere is translation more important than at the United Nations in New York. There I met Masoud Abadi, who works as a translator in United Nations meetings. ‘It’s a very difficult job,’ Masoud told me, ‘because I have to listen to the conversation, and translate it at the same time. 3_____ And you mustn’t miss what anyone says.’

Every day, people at the United Nations translate hundreds of important documents. These can be anything from business agreements to important political discussions. 4_____ And all translators at the United Nations have to speak three languages perfectly. Masoud told me he could speak four: Arabic, French, English and Farsi.

Translating documents correctly can be very important. In 1840, the British and the Maori people signed a peace agreement in New Zealand. But there were big differences between the British and the Maori translations of the agreement. 5_____ But today, the Maoris and the New Zealand government are still arguing about what it says!

Read the text and complete gaps 1−5 with sentences A−G. There are two extra sentences.



Lost in the translation

In 1977, American president Jimmy Carter visited Poland and tried to say something in Polish. But his translator hadn’t done a good job. He said something rude, and everyone began to laugh! It wasn’t a good start to his trip.

Translation is a difficult business. Nobody knows that better than 23-year-old Melike Kara, a translator in Istanbul. 1_____ Because of her language skills, she gets a lot of translation work. When I asked her what the most difficult thing to translate was, she said ‘poetry’. This is because you can’t translate a poem word-by-word. It has to sound nice in the other language, too. Melike has also translated film scripts. ‘Serious films are OK,’ she says ‘but comedies are really difficult. A joke in one language simply isn’t funny in another language. So you have to think of something else.’

Melike told me that there was no writing on the screen in Turkish cinemas. Instead, she said that actors recorded new Turkish dialogue for foreign films. The translated dialogue must be exactly as long as the original words − so the on-screen actors’ mouths don’t move when there’s no sound. This takes ages to write. ‘I have to watch the film again and again,’ Melike told me, ‘until the dialogue is exactly right.  2_____

Nowhere is translation more important than at the United Nations in New York. There I met Masoud Abadi, who works as a translator in United Nations meetings. ‘It’s a very difficult job,’ Masoud told me, ‘because I have to listen to the conversation, and translate it at the same time. 3_____ And you mustn’t miss what anyone says.’

Every day, people at the United Nations translate hundreds of important documents. These can be anything from business agreements to important political discussions. 4_____ And all translators at the United Nations have to speak three languages perfectly. Masoud told me he could speak four: Arabic, French, English and Farsi.

Translating documents correctly can be very important. In 1840, the British and the Maori people signed a peace agreement in New Zealand. But there were big differences between the British and the Maori translations of the agreement. 5_____ But today, the Maoris and the New Zealand government are still arguing about what it says!

Read the text and complete gaps 1−5 with sentences A−G. There are two extra sentences.



Lost in the translation

In 1977, American president Jimmy Carter visited Poland and tried to say something in Polish. But his translator hadn’t done a good job. He said something rude, and everyone began to laugh! It wasn’t a good start to his trip.

Translation is a difficult business. Nobody knows that better than 23-year-old Melike Kara, a translator in Istanbul. 1_____ Because of her language skills, she gets a lot of translation work. When I asked her what the most difficult thing to translate was, she said ‘poetry’. This is because you can’t translate a poem word-by-word. It has to sound nice in the other language, too. Melike has also translated film scripts. ‘Serious films are OK,’ she says ‘but comedies are really difficult. A joke in one language simply isn’t funny in another language. So you have to think of something else.’

Melike told me that there was no writing on the screen in Turkish cinemas. Instead, she said that actors recorded new Turkish dialogue for foreign films. The translated dialogue must be exactly as long as the original words − so the on-screen actors’ mouths don’t move when there’s no sound. This takes ages to write. ‘I have to watch the film again and again,’ Melike told me, ‘until the dialogue is exactly right.  2_____

Nowhere is translation more important than at the United Nations in New York. There I met Masoud Abadi, who works as a translator in United Nations meetings. ‘It’s a very difficult job,’ Masoud told me, ‘because I have to listen to the conversation, and translate it at the same time. 3_____ And you mustn’t miss what anyone says.’

Every day, people at the United Nations translate hundreds of important documents. These can be anything from business agreements to important political discussions. 4_____ And all translators at the United Nations have to speak three languages perfectly. Masoud told me he could speak four: Arabic, French, English and Farsi.

Translating documents correctly can be very important. In 1840, the British and the Maori people signed a peace agreement in New Zealand. But there were big differences between the British and the Maori translations of the agreement. 5_____ But today, the Maoris and the New Zealand government are still arguing about what it says!

Read the text and complete gaps 1−5 with sentences A−G. There are two extra sentences.



Lost in the translation

In 1977, American president Jimmy Carter visited Poland and tried to say something in Polish. But his translator hadn’t done a good job. He said something rude, and everyone began to laugh! It wasn’t a good start to his trip.

Translation is a difficult business. Nobody knows that better than 23-year-old Melike Kara, a translator in Istanbul. 1_____ Because of her language skills, she gets a lot of translation work. When I asked her what the most difficult thing to translate was, she said ‘poetry’. This is because you can’t translate a poem word-by-word. It has to sound nice in the other language, too. Melike has also translated film scripts. ‘Serious films are OK,’ she says ‘but comedies are really difficult. A joke in one language simply isn’t funny in another language. So you have to think of something else.’

Melike told me that there was no writing on the screen in Turkish cinemas. Instead, she said that actors recorded new Turkish dialogue for foreign films. The translated dialogue must be exactly as long as the original words − so the on-screen actors’ mouths don’t move when there’s no sound. This takes ages to write. ‘I have to watch the film again and again,’ Melike told me, ‘until the dialogue is exactly right.  2_____

Nowhere is translation more important than at the United Nations in New York. There I met Masoud Abadi, who works as a translator in United Nations meetings. ‘It’s a very difficult job,’ Masoud told me, ‘because I have to listen to the conversation, and translate it at the same time. 3_____ And you mustn’t miss what anyone says.’

Every day, people at the United Nations translate hundreds of important documents. These can be anything from business agreements to important political discussions. 4_____ And all translators at the United Nations have to speak three languages perfectly. Masoud told me he could speak four: Arabic, French, English and Farsi.

Translating documents correctly can be very important. In 1840, the British and the Maori people signed a peace agreement in New Zealand. But there were big differences between the British and the Maori translations of the agreement. 5_____ But today, the Maoris and the New Zealand government are still arguing about what it says!