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Task2
Librarian:
CanIhelpyou?
Student:
Yes.Iamabitconfused.MysociologyclassissupposedtoreadachapterinabookcalledSociologyandtheModernAge.Accordingtothesyllabus,thebookisinthelibrary,butIhaven’tbeenabletofindit.
Doyouhaveyoursyllabuswithyou?
MayIseeit?
Yes,uh…Iputitinthefrontofmysociologynotebook.Yes,hereitis.
Letmesee.Ohyes.Yourprofessorhasplacedthisbookonreserve.Thatmeansyoucannotfinditontheshelvesinitsusualplace.Youneedtogotoaspecialroomcalledthereserveroom.It’sdownthehallandtotheright.
I’msorry,Istilldon’tunderstandwhatyoumeanbyonreserve.
Yousee,yourprofessorwantseveryoneintheclasstoreadthechapter.Ifonestudentremovesthebookfromthelibrary,itislikelythatnoneoftheotherstudentswillhavetheopportunitytoreadit.So,yourprofessorhasinsuredthatallstudentshavetheopportunitytoreaditbyplacingitonreserve.
So,willIbeabletofindthisbook?
Yes,whenabookisonreserve,astudentcangotothereserveroomandaskthereservelibrarianforthebook.Thestudentcanhavethebookforafewhours,andheorsheMUSTreaditinthelibraryduringthattime.Thatway,thebookstaysinthelibrary,andallstudentshaveachancetoreadit.
OK.Thankyou.Iunderstandnow.
Willtherebeanythingelse?
No!
Iamonmywaytothereserveroom.Thanksagain!
Task3
Helloandwelcometotheuniversitylibrary.Thistapedtourwillintroduceyoutoourlibraryfacilitiesandoperatinghours.
Firstofall,thelibrary’scollectionofbooks,referencematerials,andotherresourcesarefoundonlevels1to4ofthisbuilding.Level1housesourhumanitiesandmapcollections.Onlevel2,youwillfindourcirculationdesk,currentperiodicalsandjournals,andourcopyfacilities.Ourscienceandengineeringsectionscanbefoundonlevel3.Youcanalsofindbackissuesofperiodicalsandjournalsolderthansixmonthsonthislevel.Finally,groupstudyrooms,ourmicrofilmcollectionandthemultimediacenterarelocatedonlevel4.
Undergraduatestudentscancheckoutupto5booksfor2weeks.Graduatestudentscancheckout15booksfor2months.Bookscanberenewedupto2times.Thereisa50-cents-a-daylatefeeforoverduebooksuptoamaximumof$15.Periodicalsandreferencebookscannotbecheckedout.
Thelibraryisopenweekdays,8:
00amto10:
00pm,andonSaturdaysfrom9:
00amto8:
30pm.ThelibraryisclosedonSundays.
Task4
Randall:
HiFaith.Doyouhaveaminute?
Faith:
Sure.What’sup?
Well,IjustwantedtogooverthescheduleforWednesday’sorientationmeetingtomakesureeverythingisready.
Okay.Here’sacopyofthetentativeschedule.[OK.]Now,theregistrationstartsat8:
30andgoesuntil9:
15.[Allright.]Then,theorientationmeetingwillcommenceat9:
30.
Okay.Now,wehadplannedoriginallyforthemeetingtogountil10:
30,butnowwehavesomeonefromtheinternationalcentercomingtospeaktothestudentsonextra-curricularactivities,sohowaboutendingthemeetingaround11?
Fine.And,uh,thenstudentswilltaketheplacementtestsfrom11:
15untilnoon[OK.],followedby20-minutebreakbeforelunch.[OK]And,immediatelyafterlunch,wehavereservedacampusshuttletogivestudentsa45-minutetourstartingat1:
30.[Oh.OK]Wewanttoshowstudentsaroundtheuniversity,includingtheunionbuilding,thelibrary,andthestudentservicesbuilding.
Great.Now,howabouttheoralinterviews?
Well,we’replanningtostartthemat2:
15.
Uh,well,teachersaregoingtobeuptotheirearsinpreparations,andthey’llbehardpressedtostartthen.
OK,let’sgetthingsrollingaround2:
45.
OK,here,letmejotthatdown.Uh,couldyougrabapenoffmydesk?
Right.Findinganythingonyourdeskislikefindinganeedleinahaystack.[Oh,it’snotthatbad.]Here,usemine.
OK.Andwe’llneeda150copiesofthisprogrammeguidebythen.
Hey.That’satallorderonsuchshortnotice!
Howaboutlendingmeahandtoputthingstogether[OK.]bythisafternoonsowedon’thavetoworryaboutthem?
OK.AndIthinkthemanagerhasgiventhegreenlighttogoaheadandusethemoreexpensivepaperandbindingfortheguidesthistime.
OK.Sotheinterviewswillgofrom2:
45until,let’ssay,4:
30.[OK.]Ihopewecanwrapthingsupby5.
Great.Ithinkthebottomlineistokeepthingsrunningsmoothlythroughouttheday.
Iagree.I’llpassthisschedulebythedirectorforafinallook.
Task5
Receptionist:
Goodmorning.CanIhelpyou?
Yes,please.Iwouldwanttohavesomeinformationaboutthe…erm…thecoursesatSwanSchool.
Isthatasummercourseyou’reinterestedin?
Yes,yes,please
Yes,Fine.OK.Well,wehave…erm…shortintensivefull-timecourseduringthesummer.
Mm-mm.Iwouldwanttoknowthelengthofonecourse.
Yes.Eachcourselastsforthreeweeks.
Howmanyhoursperweek,please?
Well,it’sabout23hoursaweek.Usuallyfourandahalfdayseachweek.
Youmusthavealotofstudentsintheclass,haven’tyou?
Wehavealotofstudentsintheschoolbutintheclassesonlyaboutbetween12and14students.
12and14.Couldyoupleasegivemethedatesofthefirstandthesecondcourse?
Yes,certainly.Thefirstcoursebeginsonthe3rdofJulyandlastsuntilthe20thofJulyandthesecondcourseisfromthe24thofJulyuntilthe10thofAugust.
Whataboutthefeespercourse?
Yes,each…eachcoursecosts£150plusVAT,whichis15percent,anda£5registrationfee.
Anddeposit,please?
Yes.Foreachcourseweneedadepositof£20andthe£5registrationfee.
Oh,thankyou.Dowehavetofindour…ourownaccommodation?
No,wecandothatforyou.WehavealadywhoarrangestheaccommodationforyouwithOxfordfamilies.
Howmuchdoesitcost?
Well,youcanchoosetohavebedandbreakfastonlywhichis£20aweek,orbed,breakfastanddinnerwhichisabout£27aweek.
£27.Thankyouverymuch.
You’rewelcome.
Task6
Everyyear,highschooljuniorsandseniorsfromacrosstheUStaketheScholasticAptitudeTest(SAT1).
TheSAT1isathree-hourexamthattestsstudentsmathandverbalskills.Mostuniversitieswillnotacceptstudentswithoutthistest.Itisalsousedtohelpdecidehowmuchfinancialaidshouldbegiventoeachstudent.
Scoresrangefrom200to800foreachpart.Thereisatotalof1,600points.ThetestisheldeveryyearfromOctobertoJune.ButseniorsmusttakeitbeforeDecemberinordertoincludetheirscoresintheiruniversityapplications.TheaveragetotalscoreforanAmericanhighschoolstudentisaround1,000.
ApoorSATscorecanpreventastudentfromgoingtoagooduniversity.StudentswhowanttogotooneofAmerican’sbestuniversities,suchasHarvardorYale,mustscorebetween1,430and1,600.
Thetestcanbetakenoverandoveragain,butallthescoreswillappearonthestudents’records.However,unlikeChineseuniversities,thescoreisnottheonlytingneeded.Americanuniversitiesalsolookatastudent’ssubjectgrades,whattheydooutsideofschool,andtheirteachers’recommendations.
InadditiontotheSAT1,someuniversitiesrequirehighschoolstudentstotakeatleastthreeSATIIs.Theseone-hourexamscanbetakeninanysubject,forexamplechemistryorFrench.
Task7
Japanesestudentsneed12yearsofstudybeforeenteringuniversities.
TheychoosetheplacestheywanttogoandapplybeforeJanuaryoftheirfinalyear.TheuniversityentranceexamisastandardnationwidetestheldeveryyearinJanuary.Itprovidestestsfor31subjectsinsixsubjectareas:
Japaneselanguage,geographyandhistory,civics,math,scienceandaforeignlanguage.Allnationalandpublicuniversities,aswellassomeprivateonesmakeuseofthisexam.ButmanyplacesalsohavetheirowntestsinFebruaryorlater,beforethenewschoolyearstartsinApril.
InordertopasstheexamforthebestuniversitiessuchastheNationalUniversityofTokyo,manystudentsattendspecialpreparationschoolsonthetopoftheirregularclasses.Theseextraschoolscanlastforonetotwoyearsbetweenhighschoolanduniversity.
AlthougheverystudenthasthechanceofgoingtoaJapaneseuniversity,only50percentofhighschoolseniorsactuallychoosefurtherstudy.
Task8
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