With answer key for advanced

narrator: Now listen again.
narrator:
Track 11. Listening Part 4, 
worksheet 2
narrator: you will hear five short extracts 
in which people are talking about 
working as actors. For questions 1–5, 
choose from the list (A–H) what has 
helped the speaker to succeed. 
 
 For questions 6–10, choose from the 
list (A–H) what each speaker regrets 
about the past.
speaker 1:  I’ve always been a conscientious person. 
I trained in music and it was my talent 
for singing that drew me into the theatre. 
I started to act in plays with roles that 
involved singing, loved the acting side 
and went on train to be an actor. It took 
a lot of persistence to get the parts I 
get. There were lots of setbacks, but I 
hung on and just kept at it. It’s taken time 
but now I’m never short of work. I was 
always determined to get better parts than 
anyone else when I was younger, which is 
something I feel uncomfortable thinking 
about now. I was very single-minded you 
might say. 
speaker 2:  This career’s all about doing new things 
and meeting new people. I had so fun 
much training to be an actor … that’s 
not to say I wasn’t fully committed to my 
studies. I was. It’s been a struggle getting 
to where I am today. I was devastated 
when a film I almost appeared in won 
dozens of awards. I completely misjudged 
the script when I said no to a major part. If 
only I could rewrite history. That was a bit 
of a one-off as normally I’m only too happy 
not to play it safe. I thrive on working 
in drama that pushes the boundaries 
and challenges accepted norms... that’s 
probably my biggest asset actually. 
speaker 3: As an actor I’ve always preferred the 
theatre to film. I love the buzz of an 
audience. I really should have made more 
of my music and drama degree, but I 
got in with a crowd of mates and we... 
let’s say... lived life to the full, you know, 
staying up all night and stuff. It’s not that