剑桥雅思567test1听力原文Word下载.docx

剑桥雅思567test1听力原文Word下载.docx

《剑桥雅思567test1听力原文Word下载.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《剑桥雅思567test1听力原文Word下载.docx（18页珍藏版）》请在冰豆网上搜索。

sourWhaleWatchExperience.lt'

sverypopularandit'

sbasedinalovelylittletownwithnicebeaches.

Ohright,andhowlongdoesitlast?

It'

stwodays-thatincludesfourhours'

traveltimeeachwayfromhere.

Good,Idon'

twanttobeawayanylongerthanthat.Soisthatbycoach?

Actuallyit'

sbyminibus.Weliketokeepthosetourssmallandpersonalsowedon'

ttakeawholecoachloadofpeople.infact,weonlytakeuptofifteenpeopleonthistour,althoughwedorunitwithjusttwelveorthirteen.

Oh,right.Sodoyourunthesetoursoften?

Wellitdependsonthetimeofyear.Ofcourseinpeaktimeslikethesummerholidayswedothemeveryweekend,butatthemomentit'

susuallyonceamonthatmost.

Andwhenisthenextonegoing?

Mmm,letmesee.Um,there'

soneinthreeweeks'

timewhichisAprilthe18th,andthenwedon'

thaveanotheroneuntilJunethe2nd.

Allright,andisAprilagoodtimetogo?

Prettygood.Thoughthereallygoodtimeislaterintheyear.Ihavetosaythoughthatthewhalesightingisonlyoneofthemanythingsoffered.

Ijustmentionthatwerequireall

bookingstobemadeatleastfourteendaysbeforeyoutraveltoavoidcancellationsoftours.Andifyoucancelwithinsevendaysofdepartureyouwillhavetopay50%ofyourtotalbooking.

OK.

Andyoualsoneedtopaya20%depositatthetimeofbooking.

CanIpaythatbycreditcard?

Yes,youcan.

Allright,whatI'

lldoisI'

lltalktomypartnerandgetbacktoyou.

Fine.SoI'

llmakeaprovisionalbooking,shallI?

-twofortheWhaleWatchExperience.Letmeissueyouwithacustomerreference

numberforwhenyoucallback.Doyouhaveapen?

Yes.

OK,it'

sthreenineseven,fourfive,T.That'

sTfortango.Whenyoucallback,asktospeaktotheTourManager,that'

sme,Tracy.

Fine,Iwill.

SECTION2

Helloandwelcometotoday'

s“BuyerBeware”programme,wherewegiveyousometipsonhowtospendyourmoneywisely.How,intoday'

sshowwe'

relookingatbedsforchildrenandbabies.Let'

sstartbylookingatbabycots,that'

sforchildrenofuptothreeyearsold.Wetestedthreedifferentcotsallinthebudgetpricerangeand,asusual,wewillfeaturethegoodpoints,theproblemsandourverdict.

ThefirstcotwelookedatwasbyBabySafeandithadseveralgoodpointstorecommendit.Ourtesterslikedthefactthatithadfourwheels,soitwaseasytomovearound.Theonlyslightproblemswiththiscotwerethatithadnobrakes,buttheydidn'

tthinkthatmatteredtoomuch.Atfirsttheywereabitconcernedaboutthesidebar,becausetheyfeltbabiescouldtraptheirfingersinit,butourtestersfeltthatthiswasunlikelytohappensotheyhavegiventhisoneaverdictof“satisfactory.

ThenextcotwasbyChoiceCotsandthistimeourtesterswerepleasedtofindacotwhichissimpletoputtogether-unlikeotherswelookedat.Ontheminusside,ourtestersdidnotlikethefactthatthesideofthecotdidnotdropdown,makingitdifficulttopickupnewbornbabies.However,therealproblemwiththiscotwasthespacebetweenthebars;

ourtestersfoundtheyweretoowideandababycouldeasilytraphishead.Wefeltthiswasarealsafetyhazardandsowehavelabelledthisonedangerous,I'

mafraid.

AndfinallybetternewsfortheMother'

sChoicecot.Thiscotwasslightlydifferentinthat,althoughthesidebardidnotdropdown,thebasecouldberaisedorloweredintotwodifferentpositionsmakingitsafeaswellasconvenient.Thenegativesforthisonewerequiteminor;

theonlyniggleeveryonehadwasthefactthatithasnowheelsandtheonlyotherproblemanyonecouldfind,wasthattherewerepictureswhichweresimplystuckonandsocouldeasilybecomedetached.Themakershavenowpromisedtodiscontinuethispractice.Asthiscotwillthenbesafeineveryway,wehavemadetheMother'

sChoicecotourbestbuy.CongratulationsMother'

sChoice!

So,whatfeaturesshouldyoulookforinababy'

scot?

Wellobviouslysafetyisaveryimportantfactoraswellascomfortandconvenience.Werecommendthat,ifyouarebuyingacot,domakesurethatanymetalpresentisnotrustedorbentinanyway.Youshouldensureyourcothasonlyroundedorsmoothedgingwithoutanysharpedges,thisisespeciallyimportantforwoodencots.

Andnowontobedsfortoddlers...

SECTION3

ANDREW:

Excuseme,Iwastoldtocomehereforadviceabout,erm,ManagementDiplomacourses?

MONICA:

You'

vecertainlycometotherightplace.Hi,mynameisMonica.

Nicetomeetyou.MynameisAndrew,AndrewHarris.

So,Andrew,haveyouseenourdiplomacourseprospectusyet?

Yes,I'

vealreadylookedatit.Infact,Ithoughttheinformationoncoursecontentwasreallyuseful,butI'

mafraidI'

mabitconfusedbyallthedifferentwaysyoucandothecourse:

full-timeintensive,part-timeandsoon.

Well,let'

sseeifIcanhelp.Ithinkeachcoursetypehasitsadvantagesanddisadvantages,soitreallydependsonyou-yourownstudyhabits,andyourfinancialcircumstances,ofcourse.Areyouworkingatthemoment?

Yes.I'

vebeenworkingintheadministrationsectionofthelocalhospitalforthelastthreeyears.AndbeforethatIworkedintheofficeofacomputerengineeringcompanyfortwoyears.So,I'

vegotaboutfiveyearsofrelevantworkexperience.AndwhatI'

mhopingtofocusonisPersonnelManagement.

Isee.Andareyouplanningtoleaveyourcurrentjobtostudy,orareyouthinkingaboutjusttakingayearoff?

Iwanttoknowwhatmyoptionsare,really.Idon'

twanttoquitmyjoboranythingandmyemployersarekeenformetogetsomemorequalificationsbutobviously,itwouldbebetterifIcoulddoacoursewithouttakingtoomuchtimeawayfromwork.

Right,soyoudon'

treallywanttodothefull-timecourse,then?

No,notreally.It'

salsoaquestionoffinances.Yousee,myofficehaveagreedtopaythecostoftheCourseitself,butIwouldhavetotakeunpaidleaveifIwanttostudyfull-timeand,well,Idon'

tthinkIcouldaffordtosupportmyselfwithnosalaryforawholeyear.

OK.Well,youhavetwootherpossibilities:

youcouldeitherdothepart-timecourse-thatwouldbeovertwoyearsandyouwouldn'

thavetotakeanytimeoffwork-oryoucoulddowhatwecalla'

modular'

course.Youcoulddothatineighteenmonthsifyouwanted-orlonger,it'

squiteflexibleanditwouldbeuptoyou.

Mmm.Sowhatdoesthepart-timecourseinvolve?

Forthatyouwouldjoinaneveningclassandhavealecturetwiceaweek.Then,you'

dhavetoattendaseminarordiscussionworkshoponeweekendamonth.

WhatkindofcourseworkwouldIhavetodo?

Well,it'

samixture.You'

dbeexpectedtowriteanessayeachmonth,whichcountstowardsyourfinalassessment.Youhaveacasestudytodobytheendofthecourse,whichmightinvolvedoingasurveyorsomethinglikethat,andalsoyouneedtohandinashortreporteveryfourweeks.

So,that'

squitealotofwork,then,ontopofworkingeveryday.Itsoundslikealotofstudying-andreallytiring.

Yes,youcertainlywouldn'

thavemuchfreetime!

Whataboutthe'

course?

WhatwouldIhavetodoforthat?

That'

swhereyougettheopportunitytostudyfull-timeforshortperiods.Thatwayyoucancoveralotofcourseworkandattendlecturesandseminarsduringtheday.Andeachmodulelastsforoneterm,say,abouttwelveweeksatatime.Thereareobviousadvantagesinthis-themainonebeingthatyoucanstudyinamuchmoreintensiveway,whichsuitssomepeoplemuchbetter.

Andhowmanyofthese'

modules'

wouldIhavetodotogetthediploma?

Thecurrentprogrammeistwomodules-andthenyouhavetochooseatopictoworkinmoredepth-butyoucanbasethatonyourjob,andsoyoudon'

tneedtobeawayfromtheoffice,andhowlongittakesisuptoyou.

Theimportantthingisthatyoudon'

thavetostudyandwork.Youcanfocusononethingatatime.

Yes,Icanseethat.Itcertainlysoundsattractive!

Itwouldbemoreexpensive,though.Imean,I'

dhavetosupportmyselfwithoutpayforeachmodule.

That'

strue,sothatmightbeaproblemforyou.Look,whydon'

tyoutalkthisoverwithyouremployersand...

SECTION4

OK,sowe'

vebeenlookingattheattitudesofvarioussocialandculturalgroupstowardsthemanagementoftheirpersonalfinances-howimportanttheyfeelitistosavemoney,andwhattheysavetheirmoneyfor.Oneaspectthatwehaven'

tyetconsideredisgender.Soifweconsidergenderissueswe'

rebasicallyaskingwhethermenandwomenhavedifferentattitudestowardssavingmoney,andwhethertheysavemoneyfordifferentthings:

Backin1928theBritishwriterGeorgeBernardShawwroteinhisIntelligentWomen'

sGuidetoSocialismandCapitalismthatAmanissupposedtounderstandpolities,economicsandfinanceandisthereforeunwillingtoacceptessentialinstruction.'

liealsosaid,'

Awoman,havingfewerpretensions,isfarmorewillingtolearn'

.Now,th