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Speaker3"

HowamIfindinguni?

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snotperfect,nothingis,but,like,I'

vegotabrilliantsociallife,justbrilliant,andI'

vemadelotsoffriends.ForthefirstfewmonthsIjustdidn'

tdo,reallyenoughwork.ButI-1talkedaboutitwithmyparentsandI'

mworkinghardernowandgettinggoodgrades.

Speaker4Actually,I'

vebeenquitelonelytobehonest.I'

mabitshy...everyoneelseseemedtofinditsoeasytomakefriendsstraightaway.Butthingshavebeenbetterrecently-yeah,theyhave.I'

vejoinedacoupleofclubsandlike,itreallyhelpstogettoknowpeoplewhenyouhavesharedinterests.So,yeah-I'

mfeelingalothappiernow.

Speaker5Uni'

sgreat,Iloveit.Myonlyproblem-andit'

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quiteabigproblem-ismoney.Myparentsareboth

unemployedso,youknow,theycan'

thelpmefinancially.My

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likealot,havehadtodothesame.Idon'

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debtsattheend.

Speaker6Ilovemysubject.History,andI'

m,I'

mgetting

fantasticteachinghere.Iwanttobeauniversitylecturerand

thatmeansIhavetogetafirst.Ihaveagoodsociallifebut

workdefinitelycomesfirstforme.

Passage2

OxfordandCambridge-twouniversitiessosimilarthattheyareoftenspokenoftogetheras"

Oxbridge"

.They'

rebothintheUK,fairlynearLondon,andbothregularlycometopinanyrankingoftheworld'

sbestuniversities.

Thetwouniversitiesbeganwithinacenturyofeachother.OxfordUniversity,now900yearsold,wasfoundedtowardstheendofthe11thcentury.In1209therewasadisputebetweentheuniversityandthetownspeopleofOxford.Asaresult,someoftheOxfordteachersleftandfoundedauniversityinthetownofCambridge,some84milesaway.Eversincethen,thetwoinstitutionshavebeenverycompetitive.

Unlikemostmodemuniversities,bothOxfordandCambridgeconsistofalargenumberofcolleges.Oxfordhas39andCambridge31.Manyofthesecollegeshaveoldandverybeautifularchitecture,andlargenumbersoftouristsvisitthem.

InallUKuniversities,youneedgoodgradesinthenationalexamstakenat18.ButtogetintoOxfordandCambridge,it'

snotenoughtogetAgradesinyourexams.Youalsohavetogoforalonginterview.Intheseinterviews,studentsneedtoshowthattheyarecreativeandcapableoforiginalthinking.

Throughthecenturies,bothuniversitieshavemadehugecontributionstoBritishculturallife.Theyhaveproducedgreatwriters,worldleadersandpoliticians.Cambridge,inparticular,hasproducedscientistswhosediscoveriesandinventionshavechangedourlives.

Amongthegreatuniversityinstitutionsistheworld'

smostfamousdebatingsociety,theOxfordUnion,whereundergraduatesgetachancetopractisespeakinginpublic.Cambridge'

scomedyclubFootlightshasproducedmanyfirst-classcomedians,whilesomeoftheUK'

smostfamousactorsandactressesbegantheircareersatTheOxfordUniversityDramaticSociety,knownasOUDS.Thenthere'

stheOxfordandCambridgeBoatRace,whichtakesplaceeveryyearinMarchorApril,andiswatchedontelevisionallovertheUK.

Sowithallthisexcellenceinsomanyfields,it'

snotsurprisingthattheambitionofcleverstudentsallovertheworldistoattendeitheroneofthesegreatuniversities.

Unit2-Listeningin

PresenterWe'

refortunatetohaveasourguesttodayDr

JennaHudson,whohasjustwrittenabookabouthowcolours

affectusinoursurroundings,especiallyintheworldof

advertising.It'

scalledMarketColours.DrHudson,whichare

themostcommoncoloursinadvertisingandmarketing?

DrHudsonWell,ofcourse,itdependswhatimagethe

marketingteamwishtoprojectwiththeirproducts.Sofor

example,weoftenthinkofblueasacoldcolour,butitalso

makesyoufeelpeaceful,quiet,anditdoesn'

tsuggeststrong

emotions.Soit'

safavouriteforbanksandinsurance

companies,whowishtosuggesttheimagethattheyare

trustworthy.Andforsellingproducts,it'

softenusedto

suggestsomethingispureandfresh.

PresenterWhataboutred?

DrHudsonYoucansellalmostanythingwithred.

It'

sahotcolour,whichsuggestsafeelingofenergyandevenpassion.Itgrabsyourattention,andcanmakepeoplebuyalmostanything.Youoftenseeredonmagazinecovers.Butifyouuseittoomuch,itlookscheapandmaymakepeopletired.Andorangehasasimilareffecttored,it'

supbeatandhappy,itsuggestspleasantfeelingsandimages.Mostpeoplereactwelltoorange,andit'

sespeciallypopularinadvertisingandonpackagingforbakedfood.

PresenterWhataboutyellow,forinstance?

DrHudsonYellowisthecolourofsunshineandit'

sapositive,happycolour,soit'

susedalotinadvertising.Butit'

salsooftenusedforwarningsigns,directionsigns,andsoon,whereyouhavetoreadthemessagequicklyandatadistance.

PresenterWhataboutlesspopularcoloursforadvertising?

DrHudsonSurprisingly,greenisn'

tusedmuchinadvertisingexceptforgardenproducts,It'

sfriendlyandrestful.Itcanbecoolandsoothing,thecolourofapplesandmint,butitcanalsobequitestrongandmanypeopleassociateitwithunpleasantideasofdecayorslimycreatures.

PresenterButmostcoloursarenotprimarycolours,they'

reacombination.

DrHudsonAbsolutely.Soyellow-orangeiscommon,andoftenusedtogiveanimpressionofstyleandclass,itlookslikegold.Butit'

snotoftenusedinlettersbecauseit'

snotverystrong.Andyellow-greenremindspeopleoffeelingsick.Blue-greenworkswellasacoolcolour,suggestingfreshness,andissometimesusedfortoothpasteproducts,bathroomproducts,foodandhouseholdcleaningproducts.Ithasmanyoftheadvantagesofbluewithoutthedisadvantagesofgreen.PresenterFascinating.Thankyouverymuch,DrHudson.MarketColoursbyDrJennaHudsonisonsalefromnextweek,priced£

15.99...

Passage2

PresenterWhatmakesyouembarrassed,Sally?

SallyOh,I'

measilyembarrassed.Ifanybodynoticesmeorlooksatme,Igetveryembarrassed.WhenpeoplesingmeHappyBirthdayonmybirthday,Igetveryembarrassed.

PresenterAndwhatmakesyouupset?

SallyWhenpeopleareselfish,peoplewhothinkonlyofthemselves.Andcruelty-Ican'

tbearpeoplewhoarecruel,especiallytoanimalsorchildren.

PresenterJake,whatmakesyoudepressed?

JakeIhateitwhenitrains,andIdon'

tlikepeoplewholookdownonme,whothinkthey'

resuperiortomewithoutanyreason.

PresenterAndwhatmakesyouangry?

JakeWhenpeopledon'

tbehaveproperlyinpublic,badbehaviourlikedroppinglitterorpeoplepushingeachotheronthebusorthetrain.

PresenterAndrew,whatmakesyoucheerful?

AndrewIliketoseeeveryonearoundmebeinghappyandhavingapositiveattitudetowardsthefuture,optimisticpeople.

PresenterAndwhatmakesyoujealous?

AndrewWell,tobehonest,Ijustneverfeeljealous.Ican'

tseethepointofit.

PresenterMonica,whatmakesyouproud?

MonicaI'

mproudwhenI'

msuccessful,especiallyinmywork.BeingrecognizedbymybossforwhatIcandomakesmefeelreallyproud.Oh,andmyfamily.I'

mveryproudofthem.

PresenterAndwhatmakesyounervous?

MonicaEverytimeIteachanewclass.ThenightbeforeI'

mverynervous.Youdon'

tknowwhatthekidsaregoingtobelikeandhowtheymightbehave,orifthey'

regoingtolikeyou.

PresenterAnythingelse?

MonicaDoinginterviewslikethis.

Unit3-Listeningin

PatrickIreadafunnystorytodayinthepaper-truestory.

SteveGoon,then.

PatrickOK.This72-year-oldguystoleapairoftrousersfromadepartmentstoreinParis.Asecuritymansawhimandalertedthepoliceandtheywerewaitingforhimwhenhecameoutoftheshop.Theshoplifterstartedrunning,butthepolicemansooncaughtupwithhim.Themanthenbitthepolicemanonhisarmseveraltimes.

SteveHebitthepoliceman?

PatrickYes-youhavetoremember,hewas72.

SteveI'

dforgottenthat.

PatrickProblemwas,itdidn'

thurtthepolicemanatall,'

causetheguyhadforgottentoputhisfalseteethinbeforehelefthome.

SteveVeryfunny!

PatrickAndthemoralofthestoryis-

SteveAlwaysremembertowearyourfalseteethifyou'

regoingtobitesomeone.

PatrickThat'

sgood.Ireadafunnycrimestorytheotherday.Let'

ssee...yeah...thisguy...thisguyrobbedasupermarketsomewhereinAmerica-1can'

trememberwhereexactly-anyway,hegotawaywithabout4,000dollars.Thenextweekthelocalnewspaperreportedthestorybutsaidhe'

dstolen6,000dollars.Thethiefrangthenewspaperofficetocomplain.Hesaid,"

Look,Ionlytook4,000dollars.I'

mwonderingifthesupermarketmanagertookanother2,000andsaidI'

dtakenit.Ididnottake6,000,Ipromiseyou."

SteveHewasprobablytellingthetruth.

PatrickHeprobablywas.Anyway,thenewspapermanagedtokeeptheguytalkingwh