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Task1

Okay,Okay,let’sbegin.Hello,everyone.MynameisSusanHudson,andI’llbeyourteacherforthisclass,InterculturalCommunication.

Uh,tobeginwith,pleasetakealookatthesyllabusinfrontofyou.Asyouallshouldknowbynow,thisclassmeetsonTuesdaysandThursdaysfrom3:

15to4:

50.Wewillbemeetinginthisroomforthefirsthalfofthecourse,butwewillbeusingtheresearchlabeveryotherweekonThursdayinroom405duringthelasttwomonthsoftheclass.

Uh,thisisthetextfortheclass,BeyondLanguage.Unfortunately,thebookshaven’tcomeinyet,butIwastoldthatyoushouldbeabletopurchasethematthebookstorethedayaftertomorrow.Again,asyouseeonyourcourseoutline,gradingisdeterminedbyyourperformanceonamidtermandfinaltest,periodicquizzes,uh,aresearchproject,andclassroomparticipation.

Myofficehoursarefrom1:

00to2:

00onWednesdays,andyoucansetupanappointmenttomeetwithmeatothertimesaswell.

Task2

Librarian:

CanIhelpyou?

Student:

Yes.Iamabitconfused.MysociologyclassissupposedtoreadachapterinabookcalledSociologyandtheModernAge.Accordingtothesyllabus,thebookisinthelibrary,butIhaven’tbeenabletofindit.

Librarian:

Doyouhaveyoursyllabuswithyou?

MayIseeit?

Student:

Yes,uh…Iputitinthefrontofmysociologynotebook.Yes,hereitis.

Librarian:

Letmesee.Ohyes.Yourprofessorhasplacedthisbookonreserve.Thatmeansyoucannotfinditontheshelvesinitsusualplace.Youneedtogotoaspecialroomcalledthereserveroom.It’sdownthehallandtotheright.

Student:

I’msorry,Istilldon’tunderstandwhatyoumeanbyonreserve.

Librarian:

Yousee,yourprofessorwantseveryoneintheclasstoreadthechapter.Ifonestudentremovesthebookfromthelibrary,itislikelythatnoneoftheotherstudentswillhavetheopportunitytoreadit.So,yourprofessorhasinsuredthatallstudentshavetheopportunitytoreaditbyplacingitonreserve.

Student:

So,willIbeabletofindthisbook?

Librarian:

Yes,whenabookisonreserve,astudentcangotothereserveroomandaskthereservelibrarianforthebook.Thestudentcanhavethebookforafewhours,andheorsheMUSTreaditinthelibraryduringthattime.Thatway,thebookstaysinthelibrary,andallstudentshaveachancetoreadit.

Student:

OK.Thankyou.Iunderstandnow.

Librarian:

Willtherebeanythingelse?

Student:

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?

Randall:

Well,IjustwantedtogooverthescheduleforWednesday’sorientationmeetingtomakesureeverythingisready.

Faith:

Okay.Here’sacopyofthetentativeschedule.[OK.]Now,theregistrationstartsat8:

30andgoesuntil9:

15.[Allright.]Then,theorientationmeetingwillcommenceat9:

30.

Randall:

Okay.Now,wehadplannedoriginallyforthemeetingtogountil10:

30,butnowwehavesomeonefromtheinternationalcentercomingtospeaktothestudentsonextra-curricularactivities,sohowaboutendingthemeetingaround11?

Faith:

Fine.And,uh,thenstudentswilltaketheplacementtestsfrom11:

15untilnoon[OK.],followedby20-minutebreakbeforelunch.[OK]And,immediatelyafterlunch,wehavereservedacampusshuttletogivestudentsa45-minutetourstartingat1:

30.[Oh.OK]Wewanttoshowstudentsaroundtheuniversity,includingtheunionbuilding,thelibrary,andthestudentservicesbuilding.

Randall:

Great.Now,howabouttheoralinterviews?

Faith:

Well,we’replanningtostartthemat2:

15.

Randall:

Uh,well,teachersaregoingtobeuptotheirearsinpreparations,andthey’llbehardpressedtostartthen.

Faith:

OK,let’sgetthingsrollingaround2:

45.

Randall:

OK,here,letmejotthatdown.Uh,couldyougrabapenoffmydesk?

Faith:

Right.Findinganythingonyourdeskislikefindinganeedleinahaystack.[Oh,it’snotthatbad.]Here,usemine.

Randall:

OK.Andwe’llneeda150copiesofthisprogrammeguidebythen.

Faith:

Hey.That’satallorderonsuchshortnotice!

Howaboutlendingmeahandtoputthingstogether[OK.]bythisafternoonsowedon’thavetoworryaboutthem?

Randall:

OK.AndIthinkthemanagerhasgiventhegreenlighttogoaheadandusethemoreexpensivepaperandbindingfortheguidesthistime.

Faith:

OK.Sotheinterviewswillgofrom2:

45until,let’ssay,4:

30.[OK.]Ihopewecanwrapthingsupby5.

Randall:

Great.Ithinkthebottomlineistokeepthingsrunningsmoothlythroughouttheday.

Faith:

Iagree.I’llpassthisschedulebythedirectorforafinallook.

Task5

Receptionist:

Goodmorning.CanIhelpyou?

Student:

Yes,please.Iwouldwanttohavesomeinformationaboutthe…erm…thecoursesatSwanSchool.

Receptionist:

Isthatasummercourseyou’reinterestedin?

Student:

Yes,yes,please

Receptionist:

Yes,Fine.OK.Well,wehave…erm…shortintensivefull-timecourseduringthesummer.

Student:

Mm-mm.Iwouldwanttoknowthelengthofonecourse.

Receptionist:

Yes.Eachcourselastsforthreeweeks.

Student:

Howmanyhoursperweek,please?

Receptionist:

Well,it’sabout23hoursaweek.Usuallyfourandahalfdayseachweek.

Student:

Youmusthavealotofstudentsintheclass,haven’tyou?

Receptionist:

Wehavealotofstudentsintheschoolbutintheclassesonlyaboutbetween12and14students.

Student:

12and14.Couldyoupleasegivemethedatesofthefirstandthesecondcourse?

Receptionist:

Yes,certainly.Thefirstcoursebeginsonthe3rdofJulyandlastsuntilthe20thofJulyandthesecondcourseisfromthe24thofJulyuntilthe10thofAugust.

Student:

Whataboutthefeespercourse?

Receptionist:

Yes,each…eachcoursecosts￡150plusVAT,whichis15percent,anda￡5registrationfee.

Student:

Anddeposit,please?

Receptionist:

Yes.Foreachcourseweneedadepositof￡20andthe￡5registrationfee.

Student:

Oh,thankyou.Dowehavetofindour…ourownaccommodation?

Receptionist:

No,wecandothatforyou.WehavealadywhoarrangestheaccommodationforyouwithOxfordfamilies.

Student:

Howmuchdoesitcost?

Receptionist:

Well,youcanchoosetohavebedandbreakfastonlywhichis￡20aweek,orbed,breakfastanddinnerwhichisabout￡27aweek.

Student:

￡27.Thankyouverymuch.

Receptionist:

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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