The city can be an unfriendly place at the best of ____. Imagine then, how it might feel for the elderly or the homeless - people who are often ____ by the rest of society. So to find out what it's really like to be in someone else's shoes, two reporters went ____, one as an eighty-year-old and another as a homeless person. The results were ____! Turning 25-year-old me into an 80-year-old was no easy task; with the help of a ____, I had to be covered with ____ of prosthetic make-up. After putting on a ____ coat and holding tightly onto a ____ stick, my transformation was complete - and very ____! Then it was time to set out to see how the world would react. Making sure that my voice sounded old and weak, I immediately tried to make small talk on the bus with the young woman sitting next to me. She stared ____ ahead. She might not have heard, I thought. I tried again, but it was quite clear that the woman didn't want to talk to a chatty ____ citizen. Then it was time for some shopping. At my favourite make-up ____, where the assistant usually laughs and jokes with me, she looked as if she couldn't wait to ____ of me. Later, in a music shop, my ____ for some CDs was met with laughter from sales assistants who couldn't believe an 80-year-old was interested in the latest chart hits! I felt incredibly ____ and lonely, as if nothing about me was important, except that I was old! All day, only one person seemed to want to chat to me - a homeless man, he too was invisible and unwanted by society. As I finally took my make-up off, I couldn't help wondering how I would have ____ 80-year-old me. Over the next 50 years, the number of elderly people in ____ will triple. Carrying a sleeping bag and wearing ____ clothes, I headed for the ____ shop doorways where the ____ spend their nights. When I arrived there, I was shocked to see men and women already ____ up in most of the doorways. I got into my sleeping bag in the large, well-lit doorway of a boutique, but I couldn't sleep. It wasn't just the biting cold, but I was constantly aware of people walking close to my head and the hard stone floor dug into my shoulder and hip. I finally ____, only to be woken up at about 5 am by the cleaners who arrived to wash the steps. I walked into a cafe to use the toilet and I was angrily told I had to leave. At the public toilets I couldn't believe the reflection I saw in the mirror. My eyes were red and ____, my skin pale and my hair was ____. I looked terrible. Later, at a soup kitchen, I got a free hot meal and I spoke to people who were on the streets because of terrible ____ or family ____. 1 She has retired from work. She's a(n) ____ 2 Living one day on the streets can be a(n) ____ experience. 3 It seemed nobody could see him, he was ____ 4 While waiting for the bus, he made small ____ with the person next to him. 5 Нe ____ up in his bed and slept. 6 The beggar's hair was dry and ____ 7 He couldn't pay off his ____so he had to leave his flat. 8 Without any official ____ you can't get a job. ____ : to treat sb cruelly & violently ____: to express your disapproval of sb ____: to tell sb that you think they did sth wrong ____: made to feel isolated and unimportant by a society ____: to secretly get information through disguising yourself as sb else ____ : surprising ____: make-up that includes false body parts ____: scruffy, worn ____: a wooden stick that people lean on to help them walk ____: believable ____: to start a journey/course of action ____: to make conversation on trivial topics e.g. the weather ____ : talkative ____: a person over 60 ____: to make sb leave because you find them annoying ____ : shy or ashamed about sth ____: feeling ignored ____: dirty, untidy clothes ____ : be in a position where your arms and legs are pulled into the body ____: to press sth hard into sth else ____: to fall asleep, esp during the day ____: swollen eyes ____: hair that is wild and tightly curled ____: money that is owed to sb ____: family split up/separation ____: to give money or goods to sb or a charity go ____ wear ____ feel ____ make ____ donate ____ recycle ____ look after ____ cross ____ have ____ ____: being worth the time, money, effort spent doing it ____: having advantages that others don't have ____: love and feelings of fondness ____: an area with very poor living conditions and poor housing ____: terrible; shocking ____: an organised group of people who work for free to help others ____: the practice of cleanliness ____: the ability to read ____: a temporary, poor quality school made with whatever materials/resources are available Glastontury Festival Have the time of your life! Every year thousands of ____ fans come to the Glastonbury Festival to see live ____ of their favourite bands. The festival is usually on the first weekend after the summer ____ occurs in a ____ place, in the Vale of Avalon, an area that has a number of ____ and spiritual ____ But music is not the only attraction at the festival; there is also a great selection of food ____ to visit! It's sure to be a great weekend so don't miss it! After they had ____ their tent in a field, they went to walk around the festival. Kim ____ around the festival, stopping to enjoy the different performers and entertainers. Festival organisers ____ green issues by encouraging festival-goers to recycle and leave the site tidy. Please ____ Greenpeace by coming to our demonstration tomorrow. They held a concert to raise money ____ charity. People should have the right to freedom ____ expression. He wandered ____ to the stage to see his favourite band up close. If ____ doubt, call the charity organisers. ____ pesticides sprayed on vegetables can have a really bad effect on our health. Improved cleanliness helps to prevent the spread of ____ The fire at the factory ____ gases into the atmosphere. Sea pollution is a terrible ____ to sea creatures such as whales and dolphins. Several sheep ____ on the long grass in the field. The Arctic glaciers are ____ threat from global warming. If deforestation continues, thousands of animal species will die ____ Forests are home ____ many animal and plant species. We are all responsible ____ protecting the environment. Loggers cut ____ trees and destroy animal habitats. Hang ____, Peter. I'll be ready in a few minutes. The thief demanded that the man hand ____ his wallet. I have to hand in my science project by 3 pm today. Bill is handing ____ festival flyers to passers-by. They have just started an environmental club at school. Why don't we join ____ If you follow the ____ for Worthy Dairy Farm in Pilton, Somerset, you'll find the place where a music festival was first held in 1970, over 40 years ago! Now Glastonbury Festival is one of the largest, most popular ____ music and performing ____ festivals in the world, raising thousands of pounds for ____ and attracting 150,000 or more people to see over 700 ____ performances every year! The organisers of Glastonbury have always considered it to be a special, ____ place; it takes place on a weekend in June around the time of the summer ____, in the Vale of Avalon, a part of southwest England famous for its legends, mythology, and ____ traditions. The organisers compare a visit to Glastonbury to a visit to a new country! First things first; you ____ your tent in a huge (usually very muddy) field, or you rent a teepee. Then it's time to explore the huge, 900- acre site with nearly 20 different ____ areas, each with their special attractions and ____ fans. Wander over to the Green Fields and you can get a ____ and enjoy ____ food for free. Then there's Arcadia and its ____ fire shows, the Campo Pequeño, a huge amphitheatre with Mexican wrestling and Glasto's very own "La Tomatina", which is … a ____ tomato fight! Everywhere, there are food ____, performers, dance ____, and music performances. If in doubt, the organisers say, just ____ around because Glastonbury is full of surprises. The most familiar view at Glasto is the huge, steel Pyramid Stage where top ____ including U2, Shakira, Kylie Minogue, and The Arctic Monkeys have played.

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