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Test4-1listening
SECTION4-1-1
MAN:
Goodmorning.
WOMAN:
Goodmorning.HowcanIhelpyou?
MAN:
Iunderstandthattheschoolorganises...umm,tripstodifferent...
WOMAN:
Yes,werunfiveeverymonth:
threeduringweekendsandtwoWednesdayafternoontrips.Exarnpl
MAN:
Whatsortofplaces?
WOMAN:
Well,obviouslyitvaries,butalwaysplacesofhistoricalinterestandalsowhichoffer
avarietyofshopping,becauseourstudentsalwaysaskaboutthat...andthenwegoforonesQ1
whereweknowthereareguidedtours,becausethisgivesagoodfocusforthevisit.Q2
MAN:
Doyoutravelfar?
WOMAN:
Well,we’reluckyhere,obviously,becausewe’reabletosaythatallourvisitsarelessthan
threehoursdrive.
MAN:
Howmuchdotheycost?
WOMAN:
Againitvaries-betweenfiveandfifteenpoundsahead,dependingondistance.
MAN:
Ahha...
WOMAN:
Oh,andwedooffertoarrangespecialtripsif,youknow,therearemorethantwelvepeople.Q3
MAN:
Ohright,I’llkeepthatinmind.Andwhatarethetimesnormally?
WOMAN:
Wetrytokeepitprettyfixedsothat,thatstudentsgettoknowthepattern.
Weleaveateight-thirtya.m.andreturnatsixp.m.Wefigureit’sbesttokeepthedayfairlyshort.
MAN:
Ohyes.Andhowdowereserveaplace?
WOMAN:
Yousignyournameonthenoticeboard.Doyouknowwhereitis?
Q4
MAN:
Ahha.Isawitthismorning.
WOMAN:
Andwedoaskthatyousignupthreedaysinadvancesoweknowwe’vegotenoughpeople
interestedtorunit,andwecancancelifnecessary,withfullrefundofcourse.
MAN:
That’sfine,thanks.
MAN:
Andwhatvisitsareplannedforthisterm?
WOMAN:
Right,wellI’mafraidtheschedulehasn’tbeenprintedoutyet,butwehaveconfirmedthedates
andplannedtheoptionalextravisitswhichyoucanalsobookinadvanceifyouwantto.
MAN:
Ohthat’sallright.IfyoucanjustgivesomeideaoftheweekendonessoIcan,youknow,
workoutwhentoseefriends,etcetera.
WOMAN:
Ohsure.Well,thefirstoneisStIves.That’sonthethirteenthofFebruaryandQ5
we’llhaveonlysixteenplacesavailable`coswe’regoingbyminibus.Andthat’sadayintownwith
theoptionalextraofvisitingtheHepworthMuseum.
MAN:
Ohright...yeah...thatsoundsgood.
WOMAN:
Thenthere’saLondontriponthesixteenthofFebruaryandwe’llbetakingamedium-sizedcoach
sothere’llbeforty-fiveplacesonthat,and,let’ssee,theoptionalextraistheTowerofLondon.Q6
MAN:
Oh,I’vealreadybeenthere.-
WOMAN:
Afterthatthere’sBristolonthethirdofMarch.Q7
MAN:
Where?
WOMAN:
Bristol...B-R-I-S-T-O-L.
MAN:
OK...
WOMAN:
That’sinadifferentminibuswitheighteenplacesavailable,oh,andtheoptionalextraisavisitto
theS.S.GreatBritain.
MAN:
OK...
WOMAN:
We’regoingtoSalisburyontheeighteenthofMarchandthat’salwaysapopularonebecause
theoptionalextraisStonehenge,sowe’retakingthelargecoachwithfiftyseats.
MAN:
Ohgood.
WOMAN:
AndthenthelastoneistoBathonthetwenty-thirdofMarch.
MAN:
Ohyes.IsBaththeRomancity?
WOMAN:
Yes,that’sright,andthat’sinthesixteen-seaterminibus.
MAN:
Andwhere’stheoptionalvisit?
WOMAN:
It’stotheAmericanMuseum-wellworthavisit.Q8
MAN:
OK,wellthat’sgreat,thanksforallthat...
WOMAN:
Mypleasure.Bytheway,ifyouwantmoreinformationaboutanyofthetrips,
havealookinthestudentnewspaper.Q9
MAN:
OK.
WOMAN:
Or,haveawordwithmyassistant;hernameisJaneYentob-that’sY-E-N-T-O-B.Q10
MAN:
Right,I’vegotthatThankyouverymuchforallyourhelp.
WOMAN:
You’reverywelcome.Ihopeyouenjoythetrips.
SECTION4-1-2
GoodafternooneverybodyandwelcometoRiversideIndustrialVillage.TostartyourvisitI’mjustgoingtogiveyouabriefaccountofthehistoryofthemuseumbeforelettingyouroamaboutonyourown.Iwon’tkeepyoulong.OK?
Now,fromwherewe’restandingyou’vegotagoodviewoftheriveroverthere.Anditwasbecauseof
thisfast-flowingwaterthatthissitewasanaturalplaceformanufacturingworks.Thewaterandtheavailability
ofrawmaterialsinthearea,likemineralsandironore,andalsotheabundanceoflocalfuels,likecoalandfirewood,allmadethissitesuitableforindustryfromaveryearlytime.Q11
Waterwasthemainsourceofpowerfortheearlyindustriesandsomeofthewaterwheelswerefirst
establishedinthetwelfthcentury,wouldyoubelieve?
Atthattime,localcraftsmenfirstbuiltanironforgeQ12
justbehindthevillagehere,onthebendintheriver.Bytheseventeenthandeighteenthcenturiestheregion’sriverssupportedmorethanahundredandwatermills-andmanyofthesecontinuedtooperatewellintoQ13
thenineteenthcentury.Butthenthesteamenginewasinventedandthentherailwayscameandthecentresof
industrywereabletomoveawayfromtheriversandthecountrysideandintothetowns.So,industrialvillageslikethisonebecameveryrare.
Sothat’sthehistoryforyou.Ifyou’dlikeanymoreinformation,youcanaskmesomequestions,oryoucanreadfurtherinourexcellentguidebook.
NowI’mgoingtogiveyouaplanofthesiteandI’djustliketopointoutwhereeverythingisandthenyoucantakealookateverythingforyourself.
I’vealreadypointedouttheriver,whichisontheleft.Andofcourse,runningalongthebottomisQ14
WoodsideRoad,gotit?
OK.Nowwe’restandingattheentrance,seeitatthebottom,andimmediatelytoourrightistheTicketOffice.Youwon’tneedthatbecauseyou’vegotyourgroupbooking,Q15
butjustpastitarethetoilets-alwaysgoodtoknowwhere-theyare.Infrontofusisthecarpark,asyoucansee,andtotheleft,bytheentrygateistheGiftShop.That’swhereyoucangetcopiesoftheguide,Q16
likethisonehere.Now,beyondthecarparkallthebuildingsarearrangedinahalfcirclewithayardinthemiddle.Thebig,stonebuildingatthetopisthemainWorkshop.Q17
That’swherethefurnaceisandwhereallthemetalwassmeltedandthetoolswerecast,asyou’llbeabletosee.
Now,inthetopright-handcorner,thatbuildingwithbiggerwindowsistheShowroom,Q18
wheresamplesofallthetoolsthatweremadethroughtheagesareondisplay.InthetopleftcorneristheGrindingShop,wherethetoolsweresharpenedandfinished.AndononesideofthatyoucanseetheEngineRoomandontheotheristheCafe,whichisn’tanantique,you’llbepleasedtoknow,Q19
thoughtheydoserveveryniceold-fashionedteas.
Therowofbuildingsyoucanseeontheleftarethecottages.ThesewerebuiltfortheworkersQ20
towardstheendoftheeighteenthcenturyandthey’restillfurnishedfromthatperiodsoyoucangetagoodidea
ofordinarypeople’slivingconditions.Acrosstheyardfromthem,youcanseethestableswherethehorseswerekeptfortransportingtheproducts.AndtheseparatebuildinginfrontofthemistheWorksOfficeandthat-stillhassomeoftheoldaccountsondisplay.
Right,ifanyonewantsaguidedtourthenI’mstartingattheEngineRoom.Ifyou’dliketocomealong,thiswayplease,ladiesandgentlemen.
SECTION4-1-3
MELANIE:
Excuseme,DrJohnson.MayIspeaktoyouforaminute?
DRJOHNSON:
Sure.Comein.
MELANIE:
I’mMelanieGriffin.I’mtakingyourcourseinPopulationStudies.
DRJOHNSON:
Right.Well,Melanie,howcanIhelpyou?
MELANIE:
I’m...havingabitoftroublewiththesecondassignment,andit’sdueintwelvedays.
DRJOHNSON:
Whatsortoftroubleareyouhaving?
Istheassignmentquestionaproblem?
MELANIE:
Well,that’spartoftheproblem.I’malsohaving-beenhaving-troublegettingholdofthe
books.I’vebeentothelibraryseveraltimes,andallthebooksareout.
DRJOHNSON:
Soundslikeyoushouldhavestartedborrowingbooksabitearlier.
MELANIE:
Well,Ihadareallybigassignmentdueinforanothercourse,andI’vebeenspendingQ21
allmytimeonthat,andIthought.--
DRJOHNSON:
...youmightgetanextensionoftimetofinishyourassignmentforme?
MELANIE:
Ifthat’spossible,butIdon’tknow...
DRJOHNSON:
Well,yes,itispossible,butextensionsarenormallygivenonlyformedicalorQ22
compassionatereasons,otherwiseit’sreallyaquestionoforganisingyourstudy,
andwedon’tlikegivingextensionstostudentswhosimplydidn’tplantheirworkproperly.
Whatdidyougetforyourfirstassignment?
MELANIE:
Igoteighty-sevenpercent.
DRJOHNSON:
Mmm,yes,youdidverywellindeed,soobviouslyyoucanproducegoodwork.
MELANIE:
Idon’tthinkI’llneedtoomuchextratime,aslongasIcangetholdofsomeoftheimportant
references.
DRJOHNSON:
Well,sinceyoudidsowellinyourfirstassignment,I’mpreparedtogiveyouanextratwo
weeksforthisone,sothat’llmeanyou’llneedtosubmititaboutamonthfromnow.
MELANIE:
Thankyou.
DRJOHNSON:
Now,whataboutthereadingmaterials?
Haveyoucheckedoutthejournalarticlesinthelist?
MELANIE:
Umm,no,notyet,therewereabouttwentyofthem,andIwasn’tsurewhichoneswouldbe
mostusefulorimportant.
DRJOHNSON:
Well,they’realluseful,butIdon’texpectanyonetoreadthemall,becauseanumberofthem
dealwiththesameissues.Letmegiveyousomesuggestions.ThearticlebyAndersonand
Hawkerisreallyworthreading.
MELANIE:
Right,I’llreadthatone.
DRJOHNSON:
YoushouldalsoreadthearticlebyJackson,butjustlookatthepartonthe
researchmethodology-howtheydidit.Q23
MELANIE:
OK...Jackson,gotthat...
DRJOHNSON:
Andifyouhavetime,theonebyRobertssaysveryrelevantthings,althoughit’snotessential.
MELANIE:
So,OK,ifit’suseful,