UNIT 1

Sample 1:

SECTION 1:

LOUISE: oh hello, I’d like to join the video library

MR MAX: OK. Would you like to fill in the application form now?

LOUISE: Yes, I can do it now

MR MAX: Hold on and I’ll get a form. Now, I’ll just ask you a few questions and then I’ll get
you to sign at the bottom

LOUISE: Right

MR MAX: What’s your full name?

LOUISE : Louise Cynthia Jones.

MR MAX : Jones?

LOUISE: Yes, that’s right

Repeat

MR MAX: OK, and what’s your address?

LOUISE: Apartment 1,72 Black Street, Highbridge.

MR MAX: Black Street, that’s just around the corner, isn’t it?

LOUISE: Yes

MR MAX: OK, so the post code is 2085, right?

LOUISE: Yes, 2085

MR MAX: Mm. And your telephone number? I need both home and work
LOUISE: Home is 9835 6712 and work is 9456 1309. Do you need any ID or anything like that?

MR MAX: Yes, we need your driver’s licence number, that is if you have one

LOUISE: Yes, I know if off by heart, it’s an easy one, 2020BD. DO you need to see it?

MR MAX: Yes, I’m afraid I do

LOUISE: Mm ... here

MR MAX: Right, thanks. And could you tell me your date of birth please?

LOUISE: 25 July 1977

Sample 2:

Man: But I’m very happy to give you information about the next two workshops. On Saturday
the 16th there’s Building Castles

Woman: Oh, sounds great!

Man: This involves quite a bit of glue, so just make sure the kids are in old clothes

Woman: I know, ones I don’t mind getting mucky

Man: Exactly. And if possible, could you bring along bottle tops which the children might be
able to use in the models, you know, as decoration?

Woman: We’ll certainly try to find some for you

Man: Then the following week ...

Woman: That’ll be the 23rd, won’t it?

Man: Yes, that’s right. On that day, it’s what we call Undersea Worlds. This is where they make
scenes with fishes, underground caverns and so on.

Woman: Is that likely to get very dirty? Lots of paint splashes?

Man: Not really, so we don’t recommend any special clothes for that one. But if you could
search out some silver paper to bring along to use in the sessions, you know, it’s shiny – it looks
like water, that’d be great

Woman: Yes, of course. We’ll see what we can come up with. Well, thank you ever so much for
all your help. The sessions sound really good and I’ll certainly book up for the next two

Man: Lovely. Thanks very much for ringing.

Woman: Bye

Man: Bye-bye

Exercise 1: File 01

Script:

Man: Good morning. Motor Registry.

Woman: Oh, good morning. I’d like to arrange a day to take my driving test.

Man: OK. Have you done the Knowledge Test yet?

Woman: Yes, I’ve passed that. I got 99%

Man Right: What’s your name and I’ll just check that on the computer. Oh, no! The computers
aren’t working right now. You’ll have to give me your details and I’ll call you back. What’s your
name?

Woman: Caroline Black, that’s C A R O L I N E Black,

Man: OK and your date of birth?

Woman: 22nd of November, 1984

Man: November the 22nd, that’s today. Happy birthday! Nineteen eighty-four. And can you give
me a contact number so I can call you back?
Woman: I’ll give you my mobile – it’s 0412 129 807

Man: 0412 129... Did you say 811

Woman: No 807

Man: Right. Got it. And can you tell me what make and model of car you’ll be using for the test?

Woman: Yes, it’s a Ford – a Ford station wagon. It’s my dad’s car

Man: OK. Ford station wagon. Well, when the computers are working again, I’ll call you back
with a date for the test.

Woman: Oh. All right. Thanks...

Exercise 2: File 02

Script:

P: Right, if you’ll just give me some personal details ...

W: Yes.

P: What name is it?

W: I’m Mary Prescott

P: Can you spell that?

W: Yes, it’s P-R-E-S-C-O-T-T

P: And your address?

W: Flat 2,41, Fountain Road, Canterbury.

P: Fountain Road

W: Yes, number 41.

P: And have you got a contact telephone number?

W: Yes, it’s 7-5 double 2-3-9

P: 7-5-double 2-3-9, Fine. One last question- what would you say the value of your briefcase is?

W: Including the contents?

P: Yes, Just a rough estimate is fine.

W: I’m not sure. Well, the briefcase itself is quite new; I bought it last month for 40 pound. I
suppose about £65. The contents are worth about 20 or 25 pounds at least.

P: That’s fine. Well, if you could come down to the station tomorrow, you can sign this form and
have a look at what we’ve got here.

W: OK, thanks. ‘Bye.

P: Goodbye.

Exercise 3: File 03

Script:

GAVIN Can I arrange the policy over the phone?

DIANE Sure, just let me get the details down. So that’s Mr ...

GAVIN Gavin Murray, that’s M-U-R-R-A-Y

DIANE And the address is?

GAVIN It’s 16C Biggins Street, South Hills

DIANE OK (writing) 16C Biggins Street, South Hills?

GAVIN That’s right, it’s two words, ‘South Hills’

DIANE And your date of birth is?

GAVIN 12 November 1980

DIANE And your contact number?

GAVIN Home phone number is 9872 4855

DIANE Right.. . and er,... you’re Australian?

GAVIN No ... I was born in London, although my mother is from Tasmania.

DIANE Really? Where about?

GAVIN Hobart.

DIANE I see... interesting place. Now, are you working at the moment?

GAVIN No, I’m a full-time student at Sydney University.

DIANE Right, good.

Exercise 4: File 04

Script:

SECTION 1:

RECEPTIONIST: Sorry to keep you waiting. Well, firstly, let me give you this booklet. It tells
you a bit more about the school, the course and the social activities we offer. Now, on the first
page, there’s an outline of this morning’s activities. There, you see? The programme starts at 10
o’clock. Try not to be late it’s a very full day. At 10 o’clock, all the new students will gather in
the Main Hall to meet the Principal and the rest of the staff. In fact, you spend most of the
morning in the Main Hall.

STUDENT: Where’s that?

RECEPTIONIST: I’ll show you in a minute. Just let me quickly run through this morning’s
events first and then I’ll explain how to get there.
STUDENT: Yes. OK

RECEPTIONIST: Right. Where were we? Yes, so, the Principal’s talk will last about fifteen
minutes and then the Director of Studies will talk to you for half an hour about the course and
the different requirements for each. After that, the student Adviser will tell you about the various
services and activities we offer to students. Any questions?

STUDENT: So, all of this is in the Main Hall?

RECEPTIONIST: That’s right. And then you’ll go next door to Classroom 5 at 11 o’clock.

STUDENT: What happens there?

RECEPTIONIST: You’ll have a test

STUDENT: Test? I don’t like the sound of that. What sort of test?

RECEPTIONIST: Oh, it’s nothing to worry about. It’s just a placement test to help us find your
level of English so that we can put you in the right class. It won’t last long.

Exercise 5: File 05

Chen: Now can you show me how to find a book?

Lily: Well, the library’s very big, and the books on food could be under cookery, or they could
be in history, or even entertainment. So, the first thing to do is to look the book up in the online
catalogue.

Chen: Where do I do that?

Lily: It’s easy ... there are lots of computer in the library for that.

Chen: Ok, I see.

Lily: Right, you look up the title first. When you’ve found the book, you’ll see it has a class
mark next to it. The class mark is one or two letters and a number ... Make a note of the class
mark ... then look it up on the plan of the library. The plan shows you exactly what section of the
library the books are actually kept in.

Exercise 6: File 06

Script:

Let me give you some details so that you know where to go and who to see if you want to pay us
a visit. Generally you will see our Helpline officer Jackie Kouachi, that’s K-O-U-A-C-H-I.
Jackie is a full-time employee of the Student Union and she works in the Student Welfare Office
– that’s the office that deals with all matters related to student welfare and it’s located at 13
Marshall Road. I have some maps here for those of you who haven’t been there yet. If you wish
to ring the office, the number is 326 99 40. That’s 3269940. The office is open between 9.30 and
6.00 on weekdays and from 10 to 4 on Saturdays and there’ll be somebody there – usually Jackie
or myself – between those times. If you want to make an appointment you can phone or call at
the office in person. Please note that it may not be possible for anyone to see you straight away
– particularly if it is a busy time – lunch time for example – and you may have to go on the
waiting list and then come back later.

Well, enough from me. Any questions?

Exercise 7: File 07

JOAN: Right … let’s try and get it sorted out today so we don’t have it hanging over us. OK?

PETER: Good idea. I’ll take notes

JOAN: First thing … numbers … have we got anything definite?

PETER: Well … I’ve been working it out and I think 40 to 43

JOAN: Shall we put 45 to be on the safe side?

PETER: Yep, fine.

JOAN: Dates … well. That’s straightforward.

PETER: The last working day before Christmas … which is …
JOAN: … which is December the 21st

PETER: … which is going to be pretty difficult to book at Christmas so we’d better think of two
or three places just to be on the safe side.

JOAN: Well, last year’s was hopeless.

PETER: The Red Lion, wasn’t it?

JOAN: Yep. We ought to go for something more expensive, cos you …

PETER: … you gets what you pay for.

JOAN: That new Indian restaurant in Wetherfield is supposed to be excellent … the Rajdoot.

PETER: How do you spell that?

JOAN: R-A-J-D-O-O-T.

PETER: But it’s bound to be packed.

JOAN: Well, let’s put that down as the first choice and have some back-ups. What about the
Park View Hotel as a second choice?

PETER: Yes, that’s always reliable. Park View Hotel …

JOAN: And the London Arms in case.

PETER: London Arms …

JOAN: I’ll call them now if you want.

PETER: No. I’ll do it. Joan. You’re really busy. Have you got the numbers?

JOAN: Not for the Rajdoot, but … right … Park View Hotel: 777192 and … London Arms:
208657.

PETER: Great. Before I ring, we’d better just make sure they’re within the price range.
JOAN: Up to £15 a head?

PETER: I think you’ll find some people won’t be able to go that high.

JOAN: Well, you can’t get anything decent under £10.

PETER: OK. We’ll say £12?

JOAN: OK.

PETER: And we’d better make sure there’s good vegetarian food.

JOAN: And a non-smoking section! You know what the boss is like.

Exercise 8: File 08

SARAH: Now what should we take? We must take them something.

JOHN: I always think flowers are good to take to someone in hospital, don’t you?

SARAH: Well, not really. Everyone always brings flowers and they don’t last. I think it’s much
better to take a pot plant, so she can take it home with her.

JOHN: Yes, but then she has to remember to water it. What about a big box of chocolates?

SARAH: OK. Chocolates sound fine. We should get something for the baby too. What do you
think?

JOHN: Yes, you’re right. What do you think of something like baby shampoo or talcum powder?

SARAH: Or we could get a little hat, or something like that.

JOHN: We don’t know the size, or the right colour, do we?

SARAH: I think we should get something they wouldn’t normally buy. What about a soft toy of
some sort?

JOHN: Yes, a soft toy.

SARAH: What about a teddy bear?

JOHN: I could get one early tomorrow at the market and I could probably get the chocolates
there too.

SARAH: Good.

JOHN: So you’ll pick me up at a quarter to one at my place and I’ll make sure that I’ve got the
presents.

SARAH: You must remember how much you paid for the gifts, so I can pay you back for half. If
they’re going to be from both of us. I would like to go shares.

JOHN: OK. I’d say the chocolates would be about $15 for something nice and not too small and
the toy would be around $35 or so, I’d think.

SARAH: Good, that’ll be fine. About $25 each then. Good, I’ll pick you up then on Sunday at
twelve forty-five

JOHN: OK

SARAH: See you then. Bye.

Homework 1:

Script:

F: Oh, hello. I’m here to register for the First Year Law course.

C: I’ll just have to fill out this form for our records. What’s your name?

F: Julia Perkins.

Can you spell that for me?

F: Yeah, that’s J-U-L-I-A P-E-R-K-I-N-S.

C: Address?

F: Flat5, 15 Waratah Road, that’s W-A-R-A-T-A-H. Brisbane.

C: Brisbane … And your telephone number?

F: We haven’t got the phone on yet. We’re only just moved in.

C: OK, well you let us have the number once the phone’s connected and I’ll make a note here to
be advised. And the course?

F: I beg your pardon?

C: What course are you doing?

F: First Year Law,

C: Right. Well, you’ll have to go across to the Law Faculty and get this card stamped and then
you come back here with it and pay your union fee.

F: Thanks very much

Homework 2:

Script:

On today’s programme about great building of the world, I’m going to talk about the Bell Rock
lighthouse – perhaps one of the greatest engineering feats of the 19 th century, and I’m sure you’ll
agree that this is a fascinating story. It’s nearly 200 years since the lighthouse was first built, and
when you look at where it’s situated, you’ll see why this was such a remarkable achievement.

The Bell Rock lighthouse, also known as Stevenson’s lighthouse after the engineer who built it,
is 11 miles off the east coast of Scotland in the North Sea. It consists of a while stone tower over
100 feet high, that’s over 30 metres high, and it rises out of the sea, apparently without any
support. It is a truly amazing sight! But, in fact, despite what it looks like, the tower is actually
built on a sandstone reef which lies just under the waves.

Because the Bell Rock is underwater for so much of the time, it has always presented a great
danger to shipping and many ships were lost over the centuries. And, it has also presented a huge
engineering challenge, for it’s no easy business to build a lighthouse under such conditions. In
the first year of construction, work could only take place in the summer months when the tide
was low. And it is a credit to Stevenson and his colleagues that this incredible structure has not
required a single repair to its stonework since the day it was completed in 1811…

Homework 3:

Script:

Thank you for calling the Rialto Family Cinemas. The following information is for Saturday
3rdFerbruary. Please collect reserved tickets 15 minutes before the commencement of the film. In
Cinema One, we are showing Shrek 2, the sequel to the smash hit Shrek. One performance only
this morning at a quarter past eleven. This is an animated fairytale – suitable for all the family.

In Cinema Two, we have the award winning documentary The Long Journey commencing at
6.15 pm. Don’t miss this extraordinary first –hand account.

In Cinema Three, by popular demand, the Jackie Chan favourite Armour of God. Commencing at
5.30 pm with a repeat performance at 9.15. This is Jackie Chan at his best in a classic action
film.

Homework 4

Script:

Receptionist Good afternoon, Italiabreaks. My name’s Margaret. How can

I help you?
John: Hi. I’d like to book a short break in Italy – hotel and fights
combined.
Receptionist Anywhere in particular?
John: Yes. Venice, if possible. We’ve been looking at some of your
brochures and I want to check if you have any special deals.
Receptionist Right. Let’s have a look and see what we’ve got. Right,
mmm. Okay…I’ve got the screen up. Can you just give me a
few personal details?
John: Sure
Receptionist First, can I just take your name please and a contact
telephone number?

John Certainly. It’s John Framlington. That’s F-R-A-M-L-I-N-G-T-

O-N and I’ll give you my mobile number…I can’t always
remember it…Yes, here it is…It’s 07987441192.
Receptionist …44 11 92
John: That’s it.
Receptionist And how many people is it for?
John: Just two adults.
Receptionist Okay. Any particular price range?
John: It’s our first wedding anniversary and…
Receptionist Congratulations!
John: Thank you. So we wanted somewhere nice, but not too
expensive. We would like to make it something to remember.
Maybe, in the medium price range.
Receptionist Okay. How many nights do you plan to stay?
John: Five nights only. That gives us plenty of time to do sight-seeing
and to relax.
Receptionist Right, that’s five nights only. And what type of hotel?

John: We initially thought of going for a five star, but that might be
too expensive. So we’ve been looking at four star hotels.
Receptionist We’ve got quite a few in our brochure, but the one I would
recommend is the Hotel Scotland. It’s four star and I know there
are rooms available because I have just made a booking for
another client there.
John: I didn’t notice that one. I don’t know how I didn’t see it.

Receptionist It’s easy to miss them. I’ve also stayed there myself as we
 sometimes have to go and check out the hotels and of all the
ones I visited this was my favourite
John Oh, right.

Homework 5:

Receptionist Can you tell me when you’d

like to leave?
John: 17th March coming back on
the 22nd.
Receptionist Okay. I’ll just check again if
there are places available.
Two adults sharing, Hotel
Scotland. ….Yes. That’s gone
through.
John Okay. And how much is the
break including flights?
Receptionist There’s a special rate at the
moment because it’s off-
season. For five nights, let’s
see, it’s £716 for a double
room and flights. That
includes airport taxes, but not
insurance

John Each?
Receptionist No. For two adults sharing.
John: That doesn’t sound too bad at all. What reductions do you have at
the moment?
 Receptionist Well, if you make the booking before the 17th February you get a
further 15% reduction subject to availability.

John Yes I suppose we better had.

Receptionist For sevenday cover for both of you it’s £17.88.
John Okay.
Receptionist Do you want to book today?
John I think we should, but can I just check with my wife? Can you
hold the booking for me?
Receptionist I can hold it until 1pm.

John Okay. That’s fine. I’ll get back to you immediately.

Receptionist I’ll just give you a reference for the reservation

John Okay.
Receptionist It’s FAPSJM15
John Thanks. I’ll get back to you as soon as I can and definitely before
1pm. This is too good an offer to miss.

Homework 6:

This season we have more teams than ever. We hope to have ten teams, instead of five, in the
junior competition and they will play on Saturday mornings, beginning at 8.30 am.

Training sessions will be held in King’s Park on Wednesday afternoons for the juniors and they
will be wearing red shirts again this year.

In the senior competition, there’ll be four teams, the same as last year, and their games will be
played on Saturday afternoons starting at 2.30, no sorry, it will be a 2 o’clock start, and the
training session for seniors is planned for Sunday afternoons.
 UNIT 2

Sample 1:

Chris : Hi there, Alison. How are you getting on with your tutorial paper?

Alison : On, I haven’t finished yet. Chris, could you tell me how Parliament makes new laws?
This may help for my tutorial next week.

Chris : OK. I’d be glad to help. You know, new laws can start in either the House of Lords or the
House of Commons, They are usually purposed by the Government although they may be
proposed by ordinary members. A law which is being proposed is called a “bill” until it is
passed: then it becomes an “act” of Parliament.

Sample 2:

Victor : Right, so let’s design a plan. What ideas have you got so far?

Fumiko: Well, I wondered about doing something about relationships in the wild first – you
know, may be starting with animals

V: That’s quite a good idea… but I think the very first thing you need to do is give a definition of
what you mean by your key terms

F: Oh , so I need to say what terms like “relationship” mean?

V: Yeah. Um, you could just do a diagram – you know, like you do when you brainstorm
something

F: Oh yes – Ok, I‘ll do that first

V: Right. After that, you could do a bit of background on the animal world… Yes, a quick look
at relationship among ape groups would work.

F: Yeah –interesting – just to show that relationships are part of life… So that’s the definition
and background – what next?
V: Well, then you have to move on to people. Are you going to target a particular age group?
Or something else?

F: Well, I thought that first I would look at different… Well, there are so many places, aren’t
there. Where we form relationships? In the office

V: Yeah…within the family. Even toddlers aged 18 months or under have relationships

F: Yeah… so I’ll present those

V: You mean the ‘contexts’ for relationships

F: Yes, that’s the word

V: You do have to find a way to limit the scope of the study

F: Yeah, I could examine the 21-to-30 age group

V: Or the next thing might be to select one type of relationship and go with that

F: Good idea! Um, I’ll pick friendship and look at what makes that type of relationship work
and …

V: Well. Why don’t you go through the stages in a friendship? But I would keep it simple – just
select six

F: Six. Ok I guess I could fit my practical work in here

V: Yes, it’s the sort of area that you can canvas people’s opinion on. Ah, it might be good to get
some opinions from people over the age of 60

F: And – as a contrast – why don’t end by looking into the future? Maybe the future changes
in…

V: Yeah, or better still, the influences – you know, with all the social networking that goes on
now

F: Ok, influences… Oh, that’s been such a help, Victor. Thanks so much
V: No problem…I’d better go and get some work done myself

Exercise 1:

Firstly, if you do find any nuts which you think have been opened by dormice you need to record
their location as precisely as possible. You can use the grid references on a map, or you can
sketch your own map, but if you do, be sure to include landmarks or road names. It’s very
important that we know exactly where the shells came from. Then put the nut shells in a small
container. Any kind will do – a film box or match box – anything that prevents them from being
crushed in the post, And then finally, give them a label – just your name and contact details –
and send them to Action for Wildlife. When we receive them an expert will look at the shells to
confirm your identification. The address to send them to is …

Exercise 2:

ANDREW : What about the “ modular” course? What would I have to do for that?

MONICA : That’s where you get the opportunity to study full-time for short periods. That way
you can cover a lot of coursework and attend lectures and seminars during the day. And each
module lasts for one term, say, about twelve weeks at a time. There are obvious advantages in
this – the main one being that you can study in a much more intensive way, which suits some
people much better

ANDREW : And how many of these ‘ modules’ would I have to do to get the diploma?

MONICA : The current programme is two modules – and then you have to choose a topic to
work in more depth – but you can base that on your job, and so you don’t need to be away from
the office, and how long it takes is up to you

ANDREW : The important thing is that you don’t have to study and work. You can focus on one
thing at a time.

MONICA: Yes, I can see that. It certainly sounds attractive! It would be more expensive, though.
I mean, I’d have to support myself without pay for each module
ANDREW : That’s true, so that might be a problem for you. Look, why don’t you talk this over
with your employers and …

Exercise 3:

Riverdance is not just an expression of self-confidence, a kind of culturally interesting pop song.
It tells the story of a people through song and dance. It tells the story of the people whose spirit
was broken by an event which occurred in the middle of the last century but continued to affect
the society until 1961, the Great Famine.

What is a famine?

In 1840 the official population of Ireland was 8,000,000. They were largely poor, and living in
the countryside. They were beginning to have an interest in independence and perhaps had things
been different Ireland might have been independent much earlier, but there was a serious
problem in the agricultural system. All crops were grown to pay the rent of the land, and all that
was grown to eat was the potato. This was fine until the potato crop failed as it did from 1845 to
1848. The stories of what happened in those times live on in the popular culture of Ireland and I
won’t tell them here but the result was that 2 million people died or left the country by 1851.
When you realize that the population continued to go down until 1961 you can realize what a
disastrous effect this famine had on the people.

Compared with China, imagine if the famine of 1960 reduced the population by ¼ and it kept
falling to less than half of its pre-famine figure

Anybody with ideas left and went to England, America or Australia. The people left behind were
broken by their experiences and, in effect, the famine and its consequences put an end to all
serious development in the country until well into this century. The Irish in Ireland lost all hope
and self-confidence and much of our modern culture is about the sadness of that time and the
sorrow of saying goodbye to those who left and left well into this century. Ireland has the highest
emigration rate of any country in Europe for the last two centuries. We even have an expression
for this saying goodbye. It is called the “ American Wake” It means the

Exercise 4:
Alison : I see. What is the procedure that a “bill” has to go through?

Chris : The bill first of all goes through its First Reading as we call it. This just means that the
title of the bill is announced and a time is set for it to be discussed.

Alison : Yes, and then what is the next stage?

Chris : And the bill will go through the Second Reading which is really the Debate stage. The
bill may be rejected at this stage. If it is an important bill this may cause the Government to
resign, On the other hand, it may be passed, or there may be no vote

Alison : If the bill is passed, what will happen?

Chris : If the bill is passed, it goes on to the Committee stage where a small group of members
meet and discuss it in detail.

Alison : Do all the members have to attend the meeting?

Chris : It depends. For certain important bills the whole House can turn itself into a committee
which means that the detailed discussion is carried on by all the members. When the committee
has finished its work it reports the bill with all the changes that have been made to the House.
The bill is discussed again at this stage and more changes can be made. This is called the Report
stage

Alison : And then the bill becomes an “act” of Parliament?

Chris : No, the Report stage is not the last stage. The bill is taken for its Third Reading which is a
debate, just like the Second Reading. A vote is taken and the bill is either passed or rejected. If it
is passed, it goes the other House, not the one it was started in. So if the bill started in the House
of Commons, it would go at this point to the House of Lords

Alison : I see. The bill has to pass by both Houses no matter which house proposes the bill.

Chris : Yes. When both Houses have passes the bill., it goes to the Queen for the Royal Assent.
A bill may not become law until the Royal Assent has been given, but this does not mean that the
Queen decides on what will become law and what will not. It is understood that the Queen will
always accept bills which both Houses have passed. When the Queen gives her assent, the bill
becomes and act, and everyone that it affects must obey the new law

Alison : I see. Thank you for all that information

Exercise 5:

Hello, and thank you for asking me to your teachers’ meeting to talk about the Dinosaur Museum
and to tell you a bit about what you can do with your students there

Well, let me give you some of the basic information first. In regard to opening hours, we’re open
every day of the week from 9.00 am to 8.00 pm except on Mondays when we close at 1.30pm.
And in fact the only day in the year when we’re closed is on the 25th December. You can book a
guided tour for your school group any time that we’re open

If you bring a school group to the museum, when you arrive we ask you to remain with your
group in the car park. One or more of the tour guides will welcome you there and brief you about
what the tour will be about. We do this there because our entrance is quite small and we really
haven’t got much room for briefing groups in the exhibition area

As far as the amount of time you’ll need goes, if you bring a school group you should plan an
allowing a minimum of 90 minutes for the visit. This allows 15 minutes to get on and off the
coach, 45 minutes for the guided tour and 30 minutes for after-tour activities

If you’re going to have lunch at the museum you will, of course, have to allow more time. There
are two cafes in the museum, with seating for 80 people. If you want to eat there you’ll need to
reserve some seating, as they can get quite crowded at lunch time. Then outside the museum at
the back there are tables, and students can bring their own lunch and eat it there in the open air

Exercise 6:

Good morning, everyone. Today we’re going to make Apple and Blackberry Crumble. So, I hope
you’ve all bought your ingredients. Ready? Now, let’s get straight on with cooking. First, you
peel the apples, and cut them into slices. Ok ? Don’t forget to take the middle out of the apple.
Now, put the sliced apples in a pan and cook them with some of the sugar. In about 10 minutes
they should be nice and soft. Right? Now, mix the blackberries and apple together and put them
into the bottom of a baking dish. That’s fine…Now, the next thing to do is rub the flour, sugar
and butter together with your fingers until it’s in tiny pieces, like breadcrumbs. When it’s ready,
put it on the top of the apples and bake it all in the oven to 30 minutes

Homework 1:

Tutor : Morning, everyone. I thought we’d get together today and just talk about exam
techniques. I’m sure everyone has different ideas about them. So shall we find out what you do
first when you get into an exam?

Gerry : Check that you have the right exam paper?

Tutor : It sounds funny, but students do actually answer the wrong exam paper sometimes! So,
check that it’s your exam, first. Then what?

Gerry : Write you examination number on the answer sheet?

Tutor : Well. It might sound obvious, but writing your examination number at the beginning of
the exam can be a good idea. Apart from making sure the examiner knows who wrote the exam,
can anyone say why?

Mac : It can be help you relax

Tutor : Yes, that’s right. Doing something easy like that gives you chance to calm down. Right,
so what do you do next?

Barbara : Read the questions carefully?

Tutor : Well, before you read the questions, what should you do?

Mac : Read the instructions

Tutor : Yes. You should read the instructions next. You need to know how many questions you
have to answer, and whether you have to answer all the questions, or only some. What other
important information do you need to check before you start?

Gerry : How much time you have?

Tutor : Yes, Gerry’s right. You need to make sure that you know how long the exam is, so you
can manage your time properly

Homework 2:

Most of our exhibitions are free, but you will need a ticket for some of the specials ones, like the
3D film shows. So let me explain how you get a ticket online. Of course, you can do this directly
at the ticket office, but if there’s a long queue, you can book online on your mobile. So, go to our
home page and choose the ‘events’ button. Then click on the film title. That’ll take you to the
next window. In the right hand corner you’ll see a little calendar. Choose the date on the calendar
and then go to the next window. There’s a drop down box there for you to choose the time and
another one for the number of tickets. Careful on that page… there are different prices for adults
and children. When you’ve done that, go to the final page and choose your payment method

Homework 3:

Reza : Hi Mike

Mike : Hi Reza, this is Helen

Helen : Hello

Mike : we’re really pleases you’ve agreed to join us on this firm project.

Helen : Yes, your experience is going to be so useful

Reza : Well, I hope so. It’s the technical side I know best – lighting, sound and stuff

Make : But you think the script is OK?

Reza :Yes, I think it’s great! Um, have you decided where you’re going to shoot?

Helen : Well, there’s the water-mill scene at the end. And we’ve thought about some locations in
town we can use. They’re behind the shopping mall and on a couple of residential streets. And in
an empty shop on campus. It means we don’t have to worry about getting permission from shop
owner

Mike : So do you think we should go to all the locations with you?

Reza : It would be a good idea. We need to talk about the levels of background noise so we know
they’re all going to be reasonable places to film

Mike : But the sounds of traffic will make it more natural

Helen : I think Reza means things like a aeroplanes, trains and so on that would mean we have to
stop filming

Reza : Exactly. And also I’ll make notes for myself about what lighting I’m going to need. I
think the university department has a good range of equipment, but I’ll need to make a list for
each location for my own reference. Anyway, once we’ve had a look round you can do the
roadworks check

Mike : What do you mean

Reza : You need to find out about building work and roadworks, because you could start filming
one day and come back in the morning to find one of the roads has been dug up. The local
council have to be informed about things like that so you can find out from them

Mike : Ok. Then I think we need to work from the script and put together a list of all the scenes
and decide which ones we’re going to film when. We need to prepare the shooting schedule, day
by day

Reza : You’re right. Then when you know how long filming is going to last, you can tell
everyone when they’re needed

Helen : Ok, so as soon as we can, we’ll audition, and then when we contact people to offer them
parts we can send the exact dates and make really sure they are free. Because often the actors are
all enthusiastic but then when you try to pin them down about whether they’re really free at that
time, you find they’ve got exams or something or they’re off to a festival just before and you
have to rush about looking for replacements
Mike : then, we need people who can take over the main parts if one of our stars falls ill or
something

Reza : Yes, I agree. So offer the main parts to the people we really want, and then look at other
volunteers who were OK.

Helen : Yes. We can select the understudies once the main roles have been confirmed, So, once
we’ve got that sorted and we’ve held all the rehearsals of the main scenes, we’ll be ready to start
filming

Reza : Yes, that sounds goof. Anything else?

Mike : Er, well, just housekeeping, really. We don’t actually need costumes because actors will
wear their own clothes. My family has agreed to lend us some pieces of furniture which we need,
so we’ll go and fetch those the weekend before we start

Helen : We’ll provide food and drink during shooting so I’m going to borrow some cool-boxes

Mike : and I’ve got a little van. Most of the locations are within walking distance of the halls of
residence anyway. The only one further away is the water-mill

Reza : Ah, yes, can you tell me about that

Mike : Um, ok. Er, hang on a minute, I’ll get my notes. There’s a plan in them

Homework 4:

Tutor : By the way, do you know about our Business Centre?

Brian : No. What’s that?

Tutor : It’s training resource – a collection of materials for people to study on their own, or use in
their own organizations.

Brian : Uhuh. You mean books and videos?

Tutor : Yes, and manuals for self-study. Plus a lot of computer-based materials, so people can
work through them at their own speed, and repeat anything they aren’t sure about. And you can
hire laptops to use in your own home or workplace as well as printers that you can take away.

Brian: Does it have anything that I could use to improve my study skills? I don’t have much idea
about report writing, and I’m sure I’ll need it on the course

Tutor : Oh, yes, there’s plenty of useful material. Just ask one of the staff

Brian : Does the centre cover all the main areas of business?

Tutor : Yes, topics like finance and of course marketing – that’s a popular one. Local managers
seem to queue up to borrow the videos!

Brian : So, it isn’t just for students, then?

Tutor : No, it’s for members only, but anyone can join

Brian : How much does it cost?

Tutor : £100 a year for a company, and £50 for an individual, with no discount for students, I’m
afraid

Brian : That’s very helpful. Well, I think that’s all. I’d better go home and fill in the enrolment
form. Thanks for all your help

Tutor : You’re welcome. Goodbye

Brian : Goodbye
 UNIT 3

Sample

Elisabeth: On the road between New Town and Callington. I was driving from New Town,
heading towards Callington, and …
Assistant 2: OK, just let me draw the road layout … Right. OK?
Elisabeth: When you leave New Town there’s a sharp bend in the road and then there’s a railway
bridge.
Assistant 2: OK.
Elisabeth: And then about half a kilometre further on there’s a crossroads with traffic lights. And
I was just in between the two when it happened. I wasn’t going very fast, in fact I definitely …
Assistant 2: So you’d already gone over the bridge?
Elisabeth: Yes. And I’d passed the park – that’s on the right-hand side. And I was just
approaching the petrol station …
Assistant 2: Where’s that then?
Elisabeth: It’s a bit further along, on the opposite side.
Assistant 2: So, on your near side then?
Elisabeth: Yes. As I was approaching it I saw a blue van coming towards me. The driver had
stopped in the middle of the road.
Assistant 2: Was he indicating?
Elisabeth: Yes. He was waiting to turn into the petrol station. But then at the last minute, he
decided to turn right in front of me. He must have thought he had enough time, but I had to
swerve to avoid him. And I came off the road and landed in a ditch on the opposite side.
Assistant 2: Mmm. I don’t suppose he stopped, did he?
Elisabeth: Oh yes. He came over to see if I was OK, but he tried to say it was my fault. And there
wasn’t …
Exercise 1:

1. You’re just come out of the bus station. Turn right and walk to the junction of Elm
Avenue and Hanover Road. Turn left and walk up Hanover Road. Cross Woodlawn Lane.
And continue up Hanover Road. You will see a big building on your right.
What is the building on your left?
2. You’ve just come out of the bus station. Turn right and walk to the junction of Elm
Avenue and Hanover Road. Turn left and walk up Hanover Road. Pass the Bank of Asia
on your left and a small park just opposite. Cross Woodlawn Lane. Keep straight on until
you see the zebra crossing, turn right, walk along Street Lane till the end of this road.
What is the building on your right?
3. You’re just come out of the bus station. Turn left. Walk straight on. Take the first turning
on the right. Go along the Street Lane. Take the second turning on the left. What is the
building on your right?

Exercise 2:
A: Excuse me. Could you tell me where the university library is, please?

B: The university library? Oh, yes. Well, when you leave the bus station, you should turn right.
And if you walk a little way down the road, you’ll come to a crossroads. Turn right here, and
about…

A: Er… what’s the name of the street?

B: Oh, it’s First Avenue. So you walk along this street, and about two hundred yards further
down, there’s another crossroads, and this time you turn left into Hill Road.

A: So that’s right at the first crossroads and left at the second?

B: Uhuh… then as you walk up Hill Road, you’ll see the post office on your lelf, and next to it a
large supermarket. The library’s just across the road from it, on your right.

A: OK, Hill Road, opposite the supermarket.

B: It’s a fairly distinctive building, easy to spot, next to the big hotel.

A: That’s great. Opposite the supermarket and next to the big hotel. Actually, I could do with
finding a good bookshop. Are there any nearby?

B: Hmm… there are a couple, one on Second Avenue and another on first. I think the one on
First Avenue is probably the best.

A: How do I get there?

B: Well, instead of turning left up Hill Road at the second crossroads, just carry straight on.
You’ll see a pub on the corner. Then it’s not the next building, but the one after that.

A: So it’s pretty near the library, then?

B: Yeah. The one on Second Avenue is nearer actually, but, as I said, this one’s bigger.

A: Wonderful. Oh, hang on. Before I go to the bookshop, I should get some money first. Is there
a Lloyds Bank in town?
B: Er…. Lloyds Bank? Yes…now…it’s …well, if you go straight across the first crossroads
when coming out of the bus station, you’ll eventually get to a junction with Second Avenue. And
I think Lloyds is on the corner there, opposite a small hairdresser’s.

A: OK. I think I can remember all those directions. Thank you ever so much. You’ve been very
kind.

B: Not at all. I hope you find all the places OK.

Exercise 3:

Vicky: Hello, are you new? I haven’t seen you around before.
Pedro: Hi, yeah, yeah ... I just arrived. To tell you the truth, I'm a bit lost. I saw on the university
website that there are lots of the different food outlets on campus. But I don’t know where to find
them .
Vicky:  Oh, no problem. I can tell you all about them . There really are lots of places to eat on
campus. To start with, there’s  the old college dining room . You can have hot meals three times
a day there. If you want to start the day with a hot breakfast, that’s the place to go.
Pedro: OK. So whereabouts is it?
Vicky:  It’s next to the theatre , just between the bus stop and the shops . But, if  you ’re  more
into fast food, like burgers  ... or ... umm ...Chinese stir-fry, or; fried chicken, there ’s a huge fast
food hall in the middle of the campus.

Pedro: Is that the big building between the students ’ union building and the shops?
Vicky:  Yeah ... that’s right. It’s a great place to meet your friends. There’s  always music and
plenty of chat. 
Pedro: Sounds like my kind of place!
Vicky:  But if you just want a quiet place to have a coffee and a pastry, there ’s a snack bar by
the lake . It has wifi and an internet cafe, and ... it has a spectacular view over the lake.
Pedro: Well, thank you very much. Can I invite you ... [fade]
Exercise 4:

SARAH : Where should we meet ?....Ah , I could come and pick you up at your house, if you
like.

JOHN : Yes, that would be wonderful . My car is still off the road.

SARAH : Just refresh my memory. What’s the address again ?

JOHN : It’s 15 Chesterfield Road , Paddington.

SARAH : It’s next to the library, isn’t it ?

JOHN : Not exactly. It’s next to a bank. The State Bank actually . The library is opposite us, on
the corner.

SARAH : That’s right, and there’s a garage on the other street corner. I remember now.

JOHN : So, you’ll pick me up at a quarter to one and we’ll be there at one easily.

Exercise 5:

STUDENT : But how do I find the Main Hall ?

RECEPTIONIST : Right, if you look on the back of the booklet I gave you, you’ll see a map of
the school . Let me show you. Look : you came in through the Main Entrance, here, and now
we’re here at Reception. Now, to get to the Main Hall, you walk on to the end of this corridor in
front of you and then you turn left . Walk along past the Language Laboratory and then past the
Library, which is next to the Language Lab, on the same side, and facing you is the Main Hall, at
the end of the corridor . You can’t miss it.

STUDENT: So it’s next to the Library, in fact.

RECEPTIONIST : Yes, that’s right.

STUDENT : I should be able to find that. And do you have a Computer Laboratory ?

RECEPTIONIST : Yes, we do.

STUDENT : Could you tell me where that is ?

RECEPTIONIST : Certainly, yes . You go down to the end of this corridor again but, this time ,
don’t turn left; turn right; away from the Main Hall . The Computer Lab, is immediately on your
right. OK ?

STUDENT : And where’s the staff room, in case I need to find a teacher at some stage ?

RECEPTIONIST : The staff room is near the main entrance , on the left over there, just opposite
the Reception desk. In a day or two, I’m sure you’ll find your way around very easily.
STUDENT : Oh, one last thing . Is there a student common room ?

RECEPTIONIST : Oh yes, I forgot to mention that. It’s this area here, very close to where we
are now, to the right of the Reception desk as you come in the main entrance. There’s tea and
coffee facilities there.

STUDENT : Great . Thank you very much .

RECEPTIONIST : You’re welcome.

Exercise 6:

Agent : Hello Sue. It’s Angelo from Komos Travel here. I’ve booked your flight and I’ve found
you an English college called The Harbour Language Centre.

Customer: Great ! Where exactly is that ?

Agent: Well , have you got that little map I gave you yesterday ?

Customer: Yes

Agent: You see where the harbor is , with the three wharves and the water ?

Customer: Yes, got that.

Agent: Ok, there are two parallel streets – Quay Street, that’s QUAY and Customer Street. The
building where the college is located is on Quay Street, opposite Princes Wharf .

Customer: Right, got it. And what about accommodation ?

Agent: Well, I’ve booked you into a hotel for the first three nights and then the accommodation
officer will find you a family to live with.

Customer: Good. And where’s the hotel ?

Agent: It’s a short walk from college, on the corner of Queen Street and City Road.

Customer: Which corner exactly ?

Agent: On the left-hand side as we are looking at the map.

Customer: OK . Near the little park.

Agent: Yes, that’s right.

Customer: and what about a good bookshop ? I’m going to need to buy a dictionary and some
English books.

Agent: Yes, Well, I believe there’s a really good language bookshop on the corner of Customs
Street and Queen Street. It’s near the college so that’s pretty convenient.

Customer: Thank you so much . You’ve been really helpful.

Exercise 7:

Travel Agent: Would you like me to tell you how to get to the hotel once you’re in the village?
It’s a bit difficult to find.

William: Oh, yes, please. I have maps on my mobile phone, but there isn’t always a signal.

Travel Agent: Ok, Well, coming in to the village from the motorway, which is in the east, the
first building you see on your right is the church. It’s right opposite the garden centre.

William: Ok, The church is on my right, and the garden centre is on my left.

Travel Agent: Yes…Just after that, you’ll come to the railway crossing and then you’ll see the
river on your left. After that on the right you’ll see the school. It’s just before the bridge over the
river.

William: So the school’s before the bridge.

Travel Agent: Yes, that’s right. Now just after the bridge, you’ll see a turning on your left. Take
that and follow the road through the fields. On the left, between the road and the river you’ll see
a lot of vegetable gardens. Just keep going down the road to the end. It leads straight into the car
park at the spa, you can’t miss it. It’s at the end of the road.

William: Thank you very much for your help.

Travel Agent: My pleasure. I hope you have a lovely weekend.

Exercise 8:

So, what exactly are the facilities? What sports can you play here? Well, this room we are in at
the moment is called the Main Hall, and it’s used mainly for team sports such as football,
volleyball and basketball, but also for badminton and aerobics. On the other side of the reception
area there is dance studio; this provides a smaller, more intimate space, which we use for ballet,
modern dance and martial arts – not at the same time, of course.

Then in a separate building, which you have noticed on your way here…it’s on the other side of
the car park…there are the squash courts (six of them), and at the far end of the building a fitness
room. This is our newest facility, only completed in the Spring, but it is already proving to be
one of the most popular. As well as all these facilities available here on the campus, we also have
an arrangement with the local tennis club, which is only two miles away, entitling our students to
use their courts on weekday mornings in the Summer.

So, I think that there should be something here for everybody, and I hope to see all of you at the
Centre, making use of the facilities. If, in the course of the year, you have any suggestions as to
how the service we provide might be improved or its appeal widened. I’ll be interested to hear
from you.

Exercise 9:

Man: I believe researchers are exploring the idea of a padded car to reduce injuries in accidents.
Can you tell us something about what it will be like?

Woman: Yes, well, the car will be covered in plastic cells filled with air, moulded round a
conventional metal frame.

Man: I see. So the plastic cells with allow cars to bounce off each other.

Woman: Exactly. And you’d also be able to see what’s just behind you on the road because there
is a camera mounted on the back.

Man: Any other innovations?

Woman: The doors will open upwards and out, giving the appearance of a wing when open, and
the wheels will go in air directions to assist in heavy traffic. And to guide motorists away from
traffic jams and help them find a parking spot, the car will be fitted with a computer near the
steering wheel.

Man: Where the driver can see it, of course.

Woman: Yes, There’s also a book to allow novel parking techniques.

Man: It sounds amazing.

Homework 1:

Chen: Excuse me , Lily . Could you help me? You know we’ve got an essay to write about
eating customs across the world ?

Lily : Yeah, we have to borrow some books, don’t we?

Chen : Yes, but I missed the library training. Do you think you could show me how to find the
books and how to take them out ?

Lily : Sure, no problem. Shall I tell you about the different parts of the library, first?

Chen: Oh yes…Thank you very much .

Lily : OK, then, let’s look at the plan of the library. Here, you can see the main door in the north
that leads into the lobby, in the middle of the building. There’s a big open PC zone. The lift and
stairs are on the left as you go in, and on the other side of the building there’s the library café.
That part of the library is pretty sociable..It’s a good place to study with friends.

Chen : I really prefer to study alone. Is there anywhere in the library I can go?

Lily : Oh, if you like studying in a quiet place. It’s better to go upstairs, to the silent zone. As you
come out of the lift, or up the stairs, you’ll see a section on your right , facing north, which is
closed off. That’s the silent zone . On the other side, facing south, are the bookshelves with all
the cookbooks …(fade )

Homework 2:
Because we want our employees to be happy, we carried out a survey recently, to find out which
working patterns are really most popular. In general, our staff prefer to work at the office. In
fact, nearly half come in during regular office hours… you know, from 9.00 to 5.00. Anyway,
we also asked about part-time work, working from home and another option…[pause] job
sharing is a kind of part-time work, where two people share the responsibilities for one full time
job. Anyway, we found that only 5% of our staff wanted to share a job. So, it’s not very popular,
on the whole. But when it comes to working part-time, we were surprised to find that 27% of our
employees would actually prefer it. That’s a very high number, really … over a quarter of the
staff … And then it was interesting to see that quite a lot of our staff- 20% in fact, would like to
work from home.

Homework 3:

Tom: Ummm… we’ve already got some results from our first questionnaire. Do you think we
could use them?

Tutor: I don’t see why not . What have you found out so far?

Tom: Well, the number of rooms was only important for 16% of the people we asked. It looks
like a lot of students are quite happy to share a room. And even fewer people were concerned
about being near a bus stop only 10%, in fact.

Tutor: I’m surprised about that. But what about the distance from the university?

Tom: Well, that was quite important. Around 20% of the students we asked wanted to be close to
campus.

Tutor: Mmm… that makes sense. And what about the cost?

Tom: Yeah, as we expected , the cost was by far the most important factor. More than half the
students were concerned with the cost – 54% to be exact.

Tutor: Only 54%?... I thought it’d be closer to 80%!

Homework 4:
Now, I’m going to give you a plan of the site and I’d just like to point out where everything is
and then you can take a look at everything far yourself.

I’ve already pointed out the river, which is on the left. And of course, running along the bottom
is Woodsite Road, got it? Ok. Now we’re standing at the entrance, see it at the bottom, and
immediately to our right is the Ticket Office. You won’t need that because you’ve got your
group booking , but just past it are the toilets – always good to know where they are. In front of
us is the car park, as you can see, and to the left, by the entry gate is the Gift shop. That’s where
you can get copies of the guide, like this one here.

Now, beyond the car park all the buildings are arranged in a half circle with a yard in the middle.
The big, stone building at the top is the main Workshop. That’s where the furnace is and where
all the metal was smelted and the tools were cast, as you’ll be able to see. Now, in the top right-
hand corner, that building with bigger windows is the Showroom, where samples of all the tools
that were made through the ages are on display . In the top-left corner is the Grinding shop where
the tools were sharpened and finished. And on one side of that you can see the Engine Room and
on the other is the Café, which isn’t an antique, you’ll be pleased to know, though they do serve
very nice old-fashioned teas.

The row of buildings you can see on the left are the cottages. These were built for the workers
towards the end of the eighteenth century and they’re still furnished from that period so you can
get a good idea of ordinary people’s living conditions.

Homework 5:

Woman: Excuse me . Can you tell me how to get to the library ? I seem to have got rather lost.

Man: Sure! Well you’re a little off course . It’s about a ten-minute walk from here. Have you got
a map?

Woman: Yes . Here it is.

Man: Now, let me see . You’ve here at the moment .I’ll put a cross on the map to show you
where you are.

Woman: Thanks
Man: OK . So you walk along George Street , past the Queen Victoria Building on your left . We
call that the QVB

Woman: Oh I see.

Man: Go past the QVB and turn right into Market Street. There’s a bank on the opposite corner.
And a department store on the other corner .

Woman: So I turn right.

Man: Yes ,you turn right and walk past a lovely old theatre on your right , that’s opposite the
department store . That’s called the State Theatre.

Woman: OK . Past the theatre and…

Man: Then you need to turn left into Pitt Street . That’s a pedestrian street, with no cars and lots
of shops. There are shops along both sides 0of the street .

Woman: Oh, yes . I think I’ve been there before.

Man: Walk along Pitt Street until you come to Martin Place. The old post office building is on
your left except that it’s not the post office any more, it’s now a big hotel; the post office has
gone.

Woman: Oh, that’s a shame. I bet it’s an expensive hotel.

Man: Probably. I’ve never stayed there myself. Go across Martin Place, and then just continue
walking along Pitt Street and you’ll come to Hunter Street. Turn right and then walk straight
ahead for a couple of blocks until you come to a main road. The library is on the other side of the
road, but you can’t miss it.

Woman: Thank you so much

 UNIT 4

Sample

Tutor: And Hills Cycles?

Sarah : No. They only show the bikes themselves.

Tutor: Ok. Well…is there anything on the Hills Cycles website that Wheels Unlimited doesn’t
have?
Jack: Not really.

Sarah: Yes there is – it’s got a little photo of the original shop, and a paragraph about the history
of the company – it’s family owned.

Jack: Oh yes, I forgot about that.

Tutor: Right … That’s the content then. And you compared the functions of the two websites,
did you?

Jack: Yes. Hills Cycles doesn’t have any facility for online ordering. You have to ring up to
order something, that’s the only way you can do it.

Sarah: Well no, you can send off for a paper catalogue with an order form.

Jack: Oh yes, I suppose so. But with Wheels Unlimited you can order online or in the
conventional ways.

Sarah: That’s right.

Tutor: Fine. OK. And what about the presentation? Did you find any particular differences there?
Or similarities? What about visuals?

Jack: As I said, both the sites have got pictures, and they’re both quite attractive, but

Wheels Unlimited hasn’t got any moving graphics.

Sarah: Yes. Hills Cycles has got an animated cartoon at the top of the Home Page.
Tutor: Right. Well, it looks as if you’ve got plenty to talk about.

Exercise 1:
My name’s Khalidah. I’m a doctor in a busy hospital; in London. My job is quite stressful
because I work in the Accident and Emergency unit. Our hospital is the only one in the area with
an A & E. So, all the urgent cases come to us. Mostly we see people who have been in car
crashes or had an accident at home .When people arrive at the unit, I have to see them first. I
examine them to find out what's wrong and make sure we give them the right treatment. When
we’re sure the patients aren’t in any serious danger, the nurses put all the information in their
personal records and find them a bed if they're staying in hospital, or arrange for them to go
home if they don’t need to stay. 

Exercise 2:
Carl: Hi, Martha, how’s the essay going?

Martha: Oh, Hi Carl, The essay, oh, you know, there’s a lot of reading. It’s difficult to
remember all the different ideas and the different writers.
Carl: So, how do you keep up with it all?

Martha: Well, actually, I make a note of the writer’s name and summarize their ideas in a note
book. It’s very old fashioned, isn’t it?

Carl: It is a bit. Actually, I’m quite the opposite. I’ve downloaded some free software from the
internet. It lets me save all the articles and ebooks I get online and make notes on them. I like it
because it’s cheaper than printing everything. But, what do you do, Enrique?

Enrique: Oh, I’m afraid my note‐taking system isn’t as modern as that. And it’s much more
expensive. I print the articles I find online, and I photocopy pages out of text books. Then I go
through and highlight all the important information with a pen. Not very good for the
environment, I’m afraid … What about you, Jenny?

Jenny: Ummm … I’m in the middle, really. I don’t use special software, but I keep all the
articles I read online in folders on my PC and make notes on them there.

Exercise 3:
 Tutor: Right … and then what happened.

Alice: Well, as the years went by, the purpose of the carnival changed, and it
became a religious festival. These days these are big carnival celebrations.

In countries all across the world, like Brazil and India and Indonesia. But an interesting
thing we discovered is that in some countries, people celebrate the carnival by throwing water at
each other in the street. Well. We thought that, obviously, this is because the carnival’s
celebrated at the hottest time of the year. Just before the rainy season. So, splashing people with
water is a very good way of cooling them down

Exercise 4:

Just to give you an idea of the range of exhibitions we have here at the museum, I’m going to tell
you about the exhibitions and activities we have for visitors of different ages. First of all, for the
little ones, we have a fascinating area called Shapes and Patterns, where they can play with
objects and see how they form different patterns. It’s really colorful and exciting. Kids love it.
Then, at the other end of the scale we have more complex exhibitions that appeal more to our
older visitors. There’s one about the history of aviation, how planes a developed over the years.
Older visitors may even be able to remember some of the earlier planes on display. Another
exhibition that adults might particularly enjoy is the energy exhibition. It shows the historical
development of different forms of energy in Britain and how it has powered industry over the
centuries. And, of course, we mustn’t forget the teenagers. There are lots of exhibitions to
interest them, but my favourite one is the one where visitors can find out more about how
physics works. It’s a fun exhibition with plenty of hands-on activities, that explore how light and
heat and chemicals work. I still go there myself now and then. It’s brilliant.

Exercise 5:

Some people believe the when you’re learning a language, the best way to improve your
speaking is in the language laboratory, but I firmly believe that it’s better to work in small groups
because then you can also improve your listening at the same time. After all, speaking and
listening go together, don’t they? And somehow it seems more natural to work in groups. The
language lab is a good enough place to practice your pronunciation and you can also improve
your grammar by doing practice drills in the lab, even if it’s a bit boring. As far as reading is
concerned, nothing beats working on your own and reading as much as possible whenever you
have the chance.

Exercise 6:

Robin: Yes, I believe it. Well that’s a good list to start with. ..we’re really getting
somewhere with this essay now … so let’s move on to when each type of medium could be used.
I guess we could start by trying to identify the best situation for each type of media

Lynne: What do you mean?

Robin: I’m talking about whether each medium should be useful with different sized
groups. For example we could look at pictures, and ask whether they’re more useful for an
individual child, a few children together or a full class - in this case, I’d say pictures are best with
individual children, because they give them an opportunity to let their imaginations run wild.

Lynne: Yes, I see …

Robin: Let’s take tapes next. Although tapes look ideal for individual children, I feel
they’re best suites to small group work. This way, children don’t feel isolated, because they can
get help from their friends. Computers are the same … I think they’re better with small numbers
of children and they hardly ever useful with a whole class. Videos, however, are ideal for use
with everyone present in the class, especially when children have individual activity sheets to
help them focus their minds on what's in the video.
Lynne: And what about books, what would you recommend for them? Books are ideal
for children to use by themselves. I know they're used with groups in schools, but I wouldn't
recommend it. Other pictorial media like maps, though, are different ... I'd always plan group
work around those ... give the children a chance to interact and to share ideas.
Robin: I agree... teachers often just leave maps on the wall for children to look at when
they have some free time, but kids really enjoy using them for problem solving.
Lynne: Yes, different people have different ideas I suppose...
ROBIN: Yes, and different teachers recommend different tools for different age groups...

Homework 1:
Now for the various amenities. You see that the Club has quite a large capacity and is arranged
over three floors. There is a lift by the Reception and the stairs. On the ground floor, there are
two large halls, which are used for yoga, Tai Chi, Pilates and dance and fitness classes for
different age groups, with the shop and cafeteria over here. On the first floor, we have a full
range fitness machines, which are available in the large central hall, around which there are
various offices.

The changing rooms are also on this floor. On the second floor, there is a series of small therapy
rooms with waiting areas for clients. These many be booked by individual therapists. There are
also three classrooms, which are used for teacher training and group therapy classes.

We have a very extensive therapy training program accredited to the University of Manwich with
training in counseling, for which we have three programmes at the moment. As regards the
various types of yoga, acupuncture and the Alexander Technique, there are currently nine
different training classes going on. Information about the training can be obtained from the
brochure, which you can pick up at Reception, and from the club website. There will be a chance
to talk to trainers for those interested in counseling this Saturday at 10 a.m. For yoga etc, there
will also be an informal gathering of trainers on Thursday at 4.30 p.m. So if you are interested in
becoming involved, this is your chance

Homework 2:

Now I’d like to introduce you the new committee for the Soccer Club for this season for this

season. Firstly let me welcome Robert Young the new president who will manage the meetings
for the next two years. Robert’s son has been playing football with the club for over five years
now, and many thanks to Robert for taking on the job of President.

Next we have Gina Costello, she's the treasurer and she'll collect the fees from you for the
season. Please try and give Gina your fees as early as possible in the season, as the club needs
the money to buy some new equipment.

Then there's David West who's volunteered to be the club secretary, and one of the many jobs
he'll have is to send out newsletters to you regularly. If you have any information that may be
useful, please let David know so that it can be included in these newsletters.

Also I'd like to introduce you to Jason Dokie who is the Head Coach. For all the new members
here tonight, this is the third year that Jason has been with us as Head Coach, and we're very
lucky to have such an experienced coach and former player at our club. He will continue to
supervise the teams at training sessions and on match days.

Now before we finish and have some refreshments does anyone have any questions they'd like to
ask the new committee?

Homework 3:

So Number 1 for me is Merrivales, which is in one of the busiest part of the town leading down
to the harbour. It’s in the side street so it doesn’t look out over but it’s very close, so you can
take a walk after your meal and find one of the cafes with live music. At Merrivales you can
enjoy delicious fresh fish and seafood. The friendly staff offer very attentive service and a really
enjoyable evening.

The Lobster Pot is on the main road going down to the harbour so it also misses out on the sea
view, but the food makes up for that. It serves a huge range of fish and seafood as well as
vegetarian and meat dishes so there’s something for everyone. Prices from mid- range to fairly
expensive so it’s really only for a special occasion.

Elliots is in the city centre and is a very upmarket restaurant in the evening but during the day it
serves lunch and coffee. (17) It’s on the twentieth floor aboves some offices and it’s a great place
to sit, for a while as you can see most of the city spread out from there, it does get very busy
though and you may have to wait to be served.

Not far from the city centre is The Cabin which is on the canal bank. You can’t park your car
there - it’s a fifteen- minute walk from the nearest car park - but it’s very peaceful, a good place
to relax away from the traffic. It’s not cheap but it’s an ideal place for a long lunch.

The Olive Tree is a family- run restaurant in the city centre offering beautiful prepared Greek
dishes. It’s well known locally and very popular. Service can be slow when it’s busy as all the
food is freshly made. There’s plenty of room and on Friday and Saturday nights, the wooden
floors resound with live music and dancing which is certainly worth going for.

The last place I want to recommend has only just opened in a converted school building. The Old
School Restaurant building has been very cleverly renovated. The use of mirrors, plants and the
colours on the walls makes you feel as though you’re in a large garden instead of the city centre .
There are only a few dishes on the menu but they change every day.

So Tanya, I…

Homework 4:

Now, onto Radford. For a town of its size, Radford has some unusually good leisure and
community facilities and has quite a good shopping centre, with an interesting range of shops. As
you go into Radford, there's a new ... well, quite new ... Olympic-size swimming pool. That's on
the outskirts at a place called Renton. Above the pool there's a hi-tech fitness centre. Are there
any ice skaters here? No? Oh, pity! The facilities for ice-skating are excellent. Well, the new
Metro Tower, right in the centre of town has got an ice rink and a sports hall for squash,
badminton, volleyball and several other indoor sports. And in the same building there's a new
cinema with six screens. Er ... then, let me see, in the main square, just two minutes' walk from
the Metro Tower, there's the Theatre Royal, which often gets London productions on tour ... and
in the streets nearby you can find a good range of inexpensive restaurants including Indian,
Chinese, Thai and ...
 UNIT 5

Sample 1+2:

Script:

ANDREW: Now we go to Jane who is going to tell us about what's happening in town this
weekend.

JANE: Right, thanks Andrew, and now on to what's new, and do we really need yet another
sports shop in Bradcaster? Well, most of you probably know Sports World - the branch of a
Danish sports goods company that opened a few years ago - it's attracted a lot of custom, and so
the company has now decided to open another branch in the area. It’s going to be in the shopping
centre to the west of Bradcaster, so that will be good news for all of you who’ve found the
original shop in the north of the town to get to.

I was invited to a special preview and I can promise you, this is the uitimate in sports retailing.
The whole place has been given a new minimalist look with the company's signature colours of
black and red. The first three floors have a huge range of sports clothing as well as equipment,
and on the top floor there's a cafe and a book and DVD section. You'll find all the well-known
names as well as some less well-known ones. lf they haven't got exactly what you want in stock
they promise to get it for you in ten days. Unlike the other store, where it can take up to fourteen
days. They cover all the major sports, including football, tennis and swimming, but they
particularly focus on running, and they claim to have the widest range of equipment in the
country. As well as that, a whole section of the third floor is devoted to sports bags, including the
latest designs from the States - if you can't find what you want here, it doesn't exist!

The shop will be open from 9.00 am this Saturday and if you go along to the opening then you'll
have the chance to meet the national 400 metres running champion Paul King, who's coming
along to open the shop, and he will be staying around until about midday to chat to any fans who
want to meet him and sign autograph.

Then there will be a whole range of special attractions all weekend. There will be free tickets for
local sporting events for the first 50 customers, and also a special competition open to all. Just
answer fifteen out of twenty sports questions correctly to win a signed copy of Paul King's DVD
'Spring Tips', while the first person to get all the questions correct gets a year's free membership
of the Bradcaster Gym. All entrants will receive a special Sports calendar with details of all
Bradcaster fixtures in the coming year.

One of the special opening offers is a fitness test - a complete review of your cardiac fitness and
muscle tone, actually done in the shop by qualified staff. This would normally cost £30.00 but is
available at half price for this month only. There are only a limited number of places available
for this, so to make a booking phone 560341. In addition, if you open an account you get lots
more special offers including the chance to try out equipment at special open evenings...

Exercise 1:
There will be two meetings held in Beijing, and they will overlap. One- the NGO (Non-
Governmental Organization) Forum on Women will be held in Beijing from August 30 to
September 8, 1995. The other one – the Fourth World Conference on Women (FWCW) of the
United Nations will be held in Beijing from September 4 to 15, 1995.

Why is the UN (United Nations) holding these meetings? The UN noticed that discrimination
against women has been increasing. The UN definition of the discriminations – any distinction,
exclusion or restriction made on the basis of sex, which has the purpose of deciding or not
allowing the full recognition of a woman on a basis of equality between male and female, human
rights, freedom in political, economic, social, cultural or other fields.

Women are discriminated against in every country of the world. The UN has issued policies to
deal with the discrimination. The UN has also placed the improvement of women’s status
position high on the global agenda.

The world is getting smaller. We are becoming a global family that shares problems and
difficulties. We can learn from one another, help one another and share ideas and information.

There have been previous word conferences on women .First in Mexico City in 1975, second in
Copenhagen in 1980 and third was in Nairobi in 1985 , During the first conference held in
Mexico City in 1975, which was during the “International Women’s Year” , one outcome was
the declaration by the UN General Assembly for “Decade for Women”(1976-1985)

In Copenhagen in 1980 the participants adopted a “Program of Action”. For the second half of
the UN Decade for Women .The 1985 Nairobi Conference was held at the end of the UN Decade
for Women and the results were published in a book called the Forward Looking Strategies,
which provided a framework for action at the international, national and regional levels of
government and groups to promote greater equality and opportunities for women.

The slogan for the UN Decade for Women was equality, development and peace. This year from
the end of August until the middle of September, Beijing will hold two conferences. They are
separate conferences but related. The NGO Forum 95 from August 30 to September 8 about
30,000 participants, both women and men, are expected to attend. It will be about women, their
lives and their perspectives. This will provide women around the world with an opportunity to
discuss and develop ideas, perspectives, plans and strategies and share information, to celebrate
women’s achievement and contributions in society, and to draw attention to and develop
solutions to the discrimination facing women worldwide

Who can participate in the NGO Forum ‘95? Any individuals or groups who fill in an application
form and send 50 USD to NGO Forum, New York, by April 30, 1995.

Who will attend the Fourth World Conference? Each member state of the UN will send an
official delegation. There are 184 member states in the UN. Also any person that represents an
organization which has received accreditation. This had to be done by January 13, 1995. Six
thousand people are expected to attend this Conference.

There has been over three years of preparations for this Conference in Beijing, at the
international, national and regional levels in all the participating countries.

The Preparation Committee has organized all the issues into ten categories. The Conference in
Beijing will discuss all these issues. At the end of the Conference the UN will issue a “Platform
for Action “. The Platform for Action will address the following critical areas of concern…..

Exercise 2:

Receptionist : And I could I have your mobile number ?

Edward : Yes. It’s 07976 122577. Oh no sorry, it’s been changed! It’s 07961 121597.

Receptionist : 07961 121597. Thank you. Is there anything else I can help you with?

Edward :Yes, I’m having dinner with a friend. Could you recommend the best restaurant near
here ?

Receptionist : That would be the Winston Churchill. It’s about a mile from here.

Edward : Perfect. Could you please make a reservation for 7 p.m, and leave a message with the
details for my friend when he arrives ?

Receptionist : Certanly. What is the gentleman’s name ?

Edward : Mr Alaoui. That’s A L A O U I.

Receptionist : No problem. We look forward to seeing you next week.

Edward : Thank you

Exercise 3:

Beth: OK, everyone, the first thing we have to decide is our topic. I mean, what exactly are we
going to talk about? We know the course is Art History and the subject is Italian painting, but
that’s still too big. We have to choose a particular topic. What do you think, Mandy?

Mandy: I think we should concentrate on a single painter.

Edward: But, on the other hand, If we discuss more than one artist, it’ll be easier to make
comparisons and show the differences between them.

Farouk: That’s good idea, Edward it’ll give us more to discuss.

Mandy: Right, So the next thing is to decide which artists to look at. I think we should
definitely include Michelangelo. You know he painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome.
He ‘s very famous ... and what about Leonardo da Vinci. They were both great painters. What do
you think Beth ?

Beth : They’re OK . I suppose. But don’t you think everyone else will choose them? How
about Botticelli? His painting is very different from the other two.

Farouk : I agree with Beth. Why don’t we have Michelangelo and Botticelli?

Edward : I’m happy with that. Everyone else OK with it?

Exercise 4:

Tutor : Good morning everyone. So, you’re going to tell me about your presentation. First of all,
what’s your topic? Did you say you were going to talk about the uses of mobile phones?

Laila : Er …not exactly. We’re actually going to explain the dangers of using mobile phones

Tutor: Ahh …..OK…. that sounds interesting. What are you going to discuss exactly?
Anne-Marie: Well, We‘ve planned to divide the presentation into three sections. We’ll have an
introduction, explaining why we think it’s important to understand the dangers of mobiles. Then
on the second slide, we’ll have a list of the different types of danger and then on the last slide
we’re going to suggest ways of staying out of danger when you use a mobile.

Harry: yes, we want to start by telling the audience that using a mobile phone can be dangerous
and then go into more detail in the next part.

Tutor: Okk…. but before you talk about the dangers of mobile phone. I think you should
mention the advantages. You could put that in your introduction. It balances up the argument a
bit.

Harry: Oh…. yes, I see what you mean, Right ….We’ll do that.

Exercise 5:

MR MAX : What kind of videos do you prefer to watch? Have a look at this list

LOUISE : Well, I love anything that makes me laugh. I just love to hear jokes and funny punch
lines. I’m not very keen on westerns, although my father likes them, but I’m a real softie, so
anything with a bit of a love story is good for me. It doesn’t matter how old. Not musicals
though, they’re too much!

MR MAX : Anything else ?

LOUISE : I’m completely taken by documentaries of the great outdoors, you know the sort,
animals, plants and far away places. I saw a wonderful one on dolphins last week. It was
amazing.

Exercise 6:

EIZABETH : Did you have a question ?

STUDEN : Yes, does the Union also provide help with any problems, I mean advice on financial
problems, for example? Or does the University provide that ?
ELIZABETH: Yes, the Union run their own advice service, offering help with financial matters
such as grants . I am sure you realize anything medical should be discussed with the University
Medical Service, which also has an excellent counseling centre. I think that was made clear
yesterday. However the Union has its own officer who can give advice on legal problems.

Exercise 7:

When the doctor sees you, he gives you a prescription. He writes what medication you need on it
and you take it to a chemist’s shop. There’s one opposite the centre.

If it’s for a child under 16, you don’t have to pay. SO if it’s for Anna, There’s no problem. The
same thing goes if you’re unemployed or retired, or if you’re pregnant.

Exercise 8:

CUSTOMER : And what about the other things? You know, that are included in the price .

RECEPTIONIST : Oh, there are lots of things. If you don’t want to do the whale watch cruise,
your guide will take anyone who is interested either on a bushwalk through the national park
near the hotel, and there’s no extra charge for that, or on a fishing trip. That’s an extra $12 I
think. And there’s also a reptile park in town – that costs more or less the same .

CUSTOMER : No, I think I’d prefer whales to snakes.

RECEPTIONIST : Yeah. And if you just want to relax you are free to sit by the hotel pool or go
down the beach. Oh, and they also have tennis courts at the hotel, but you have to pay for those
by the hour. But there are table tennis tables downstairs and they’re part of the accommodations
package. Just speak to your guide .
Homework 1:

Bryson: Well, Amina , thanks for letting me have your draft in such good time.

Amina : Oh , that’s right . I was just very anxious to hear what you think of it, you can see that I
decide to change the topic – I had been interested in looking at Baring Factory

Bryson: Oh, I think the hospital was a much better choice. In fact .. Well.. I have to say that I
thought it was good.

Amina: Oh?

Bryson: There’s still lots of work to be done..

Amina : Oh yes.. of course

Bryson: But there’s plenty of good ideals. It open well and the first chapter is fine but the
middle section really stood out for me… most interesting

Amina: That’s amazing because I really didn’t find it a bit easy to write.

Homework 2:

CALLER: Yes. Now can we get on with this ?

OPERATOR: Yes, Sir. Certainly. I’m sure you’ll appreciate that all these checks are necessary
for security reasons. So what exactly is the problem?

CALLER : Problems.

OPERATOR: Okay.

CALLER : Well, first, mmm, your computer seem to have gone mad. I sent you £500 and on the
statement for the account it shows that I only paid £300.

OPERATOR: Yes. The account does only show £300 was paid…

CALLER : Well, I paid the £500 in at the bank and I have my receipt. And my bank statement
shows that £500 has been taken from my account.

OPERATOR : Oh. I see. What I’ll do is check with the bank and see what they say.

CALLER : Okey .

OPERATOR : You said there was something else ?

CALLER : Yes, as if that wasn’t enough. My account shows that £107,27 was paid to company
called Pan Express. I don’t know who this is…….

Operator: Let’s have a look. Well .. .it is genuine

Caller: I can assure you it’s not mine

Operator: It was made on the evening of the 12 th of May, Maybe it’s a restaurant bill you forgot
about?

Caller : There’s no way that.. oh wait, hold on.

Operator: Yes?

Caller: It’s OK. I ‘ve just realized what it is. It is a restaurant bill. Erm the name of the company
is different from the name of the restaurant. My mistake. I’m sorry

Operator: That’s ok. Was there anything else?

Caller: I don’t know if I dare

Opera: What is it anyway

Caller: Mmm…. It’s mm the amount of interest seems to have gone up

Homework 3:

DAD: Hello? 992846.
HANNAH: Dad? Is that you?
DAD: Hannah?
HANNAH: Dad. I'm phoning ...
DAD: The line isn't very clear.
HANNAH: Yes, I know, I'm on a mobile and the signal isn't very good. I'll see if I can move ...
is that any better?
DAD: Yes. That's much better. Just don't move.
HANNAH: I'll try not to.
DAD: Have you found a place to live yet?
HANNAH: Yes! I think I have at last.
DAD: Wonderful!
HANNAH: I'm relieved, because I'm fed up looking. I didn't think it was going to take me three
weeks.
DAD: It hasn't been easy for you. I suppose it's the beginning of the academic year and you have
all the new students looking for places as well.
HANNAH: Yes, that's one reason. But this place is also full of new technology companies and
there are lots of young people looking for somewhere to live. And you know what that means?
DAD: Higher rents as well.
HANNAH: Yes. Much higher.
DAD: Well, tell me, how much is it?
HANNAH: It isn't cheap for this area. It's 400 pounds a month.
DAD: That is much more than you had expected.
HANNAH: Yes, it is, but I can't face looking any more. I want a place where I can put my
things, instead of living out of a suitcase. I don't want to stay in this hotel any longer.
DAD: I guess not. So what's the new place like?
HANNAH: Oh, it's really, really nice.
DAD: Oh, good.
HANNAH: It's in a very quiet street. It's a second-floor flat with one double bedroom, a large
living room, kitchen and toilet and bathroom.
DAD: Sounds very nice.
HANNAH: Oh it is. And guess what?
DAD: Yes?
HANNAH: It's got a small roof terrace looking on to the garden at the back.
DAD: Great.
HANNAH: And it's big enough to have my plants and a small table and chairs.
DAD: Brilliant.

Homework 4:

Agent Good morning. Can I help you?

Customer Yes, I'd like to get some information about trips to New Zealand.
Agent Certainly. Take a seat and I'll be right with you.
Customer Thanks.
Agent Now, where would you like to go in New Zealand?
Customer Well, I was hoping to do a bit of travelling around, actually. There are a few things I'd
like to see and do before ! go back home.
Agent Right.
Customer One thing I really want to do is go to Christchurch. I have relatives living there that I
can stay with - my mother's cousin - and I've heard it's a nice place.
Agent Yes, it's a lovely city. And staying with relatives will help with the budget, of course.
Customer The budget?
Agent It will save you some money.
Customer Oh right! Well, I'm not too worried about that. I've saved quite a bit of money
working in Australia.
Agent Oh, that's nice. Good for you! Well, you know that New Zealand consists of two main
islands, the North Island and the South Island, and Christchurch is on the South Island.
Customer Is it? I was never very good at geography at school! Do you have a map I could look
at?
Agent Sure! Here we are.
Customer Right. I see. And... well... then I'd also like to spend some time in Auckland. And
maybe I could do an English language course there. Can you organise that sort of thing for me?
Agent Certainly. We'd be happy to arrange that. But bear in mind that Auckland is in the North
Island.
Customer OK. And I'd also like to do some skiing or maybe even some snowboarding. I hear
New Zealand is a great place for that.
Agent Yes, absolutely. But you should go to Auckland first for your studies, and then you can
get the ferry across to the South Island and take the bus down to the snow.
Customer Oh, I don't like boats very much. I'm not much of a sailor. I think I'd prefer to fly.
Agent Right. What about joining a walking tour? That could be really fun.
Customer Not sure about walking, but joining a tour might be a good way to travel, because
then I might make some friends my own age.

Homework 5:

CUSTOMER: Thanks. And are there lots of places to go to around here?

Oh yes. You can enjoy many days out. Um there’s the Merthyr Mining Museum, which is only
half an hour from Trebirch by train. Your children will find it just as fascinating as any theme
park and they can ride in the original miner’s lifts and on the coal trains. There are special
excursion tickets which include entrance fees. Mainline trains also offer direct services to
Bristol, where you can visit the docks or spend a great day out with the children in the zoo,
which is set in the parkland that used to surround the old castle.

TUTOR : Er , special family away day fares are available for this service now during the school
holidays. Er, alternatively, you can be in Birmingham in only an hour and a half, where there’s
lots to see and do including the new and internationally acclaimed climbing wall built on the site
of the old aquarium. We also be running a special service to Newport when the new science
museum opens next year, as we anticipate a lot of visitors in the opening weeks, I’d advise you
to call early to book you tickets. Is that OK ?

CUSTOMER : Yes, thanks

Homework 6:

Andrew: Mmm. So what does the part-time course involve?

Monica: For what you would join an evening class and have a lecture twice a week. Then, you’d
have to attend a seminar of discussion workshop one weekend a month

Andrew: What kind of coursework would I have to do.

Monica: Well , it’s a mixed. You ‘d be excepted to write an essay each month, which counts
towards your final assessment. You have a case study to do bay the end of the course , which
might involve doing a survey or something like that, and also you need to hand in a short report
every four weeks

Andree: m So , that’s quite a lot of work, then, on top of working every day. It sounds like a lot
of studying and really tiring.

Monica: Well, you certainly wouldn’t have much free time.

UNIT 6

Sample

The top bus company runs all its tours with a live commentary in English. Tours leave from
8.30a.m every 20 minutes. There are departures from central station, Castle Hill and Long Walk.

Exercise 1:

Ladies and gentlemen, if I could have your attention for a moment, please. I have the final
notices for this final session of the conference. Now first of all I’d like to mention that the cross
cultural session has been very popular, so we’re moving the final discussion to room 203. That’s
room 203, which means that the grammar session will be changed from room 203 to room 302.
That’s the grammar session in Room 302. I hope everybody’s got that. Now, I have a notice here
that you must return your keys to the reception desk before you leave. Thank you.

Exercise 2:

Counsellor: Good morning. Sit down, please

Student: Good morning

Counsellor: What can I do for you?

Student: I’ve come for some advice. My name is Sophie Cole and I’m Italian. I came to this
country about six months ago.

Counsellor: Yes?

Student: And I don’t know if I can use my … qualifications here. Maybe I need to do an-other
course. And then I’m worried about my English. You see, I’m worried about not
understanding….er….people very well.

Counsellor: I see Mm…well, I need to get a bit more information about you. What are you doing
at the moment?

Student: Now I’m studying English because my English is very poor

Exercise 3:

Welcome to Ealing College of Higher Education. Today I’ll talk about student services at the
college.

All student services are to be found in the North Building. Social life and some of the welfare
services are run by the Student Union, of which all students are automatically members. After
enrolment, take your receipt to the student union and they will give you your student card. Your
student card also entitles you to membership in the Student and staff club.

Exercise 4:
I can see some of you are thinking that it all sounds rather dangerous. But I know lots of people
who’ve been there and had a really great time. They followed advice from the authorities, like
making sure they didn’t wear expensive jewellery in the street. And I’d certainly advise anyone
travelling to Latin America to do the same. Another thing you should be careful of, is not to go
to lonely places at night. But of course that’s the same anywhere. But I must say you do have to
be very careful in some parts of Latin America when you take your money out of a cash
machine. Sometimes you find that thieves stand very close to people at cash machines and take
their money as it comes out.

Exercise 5:

Tutor Mac’s right. If you write one very good answer, but it’s only worth thirty per
cent of the marks, you still lose the other seventy per cent on that exam
Gerry So, it’s better to write our main ideas for a question even if we don’t have
time to answer it properly
Tutor Yes, absolutely we can’t give you marks for writing nothing. But, if you give
us your main ideas. We can give you some marks
Barbara Oh, really I wish I’d known that in my last exam I spent all my time writing a
long answer to one of the questions and didn’t get round to the other two. I
didn’t understand why I got such a low mark
Mac Yeah. That’s what happened to me. Luckily my tutor explained it afterwards
and I never did it again.
Exercise 6:

So, what did we think about how men and women spend their money? Ok…well, we thought
that young women would spend a lot on clothes and shoes, and that young men would buy more
electronic equipment and cars. Well, when we look at the figures we can see that we were right
about the man. Young men spend twice as much as women on cars and computers. Bus.. and this
is interesting … we were wrong about the women. I was surprised to find that young women
spend much more on beauty treatments than they do on clothes and shoes. So we’ll have to think
about that again. And there’s another interesting fact about young women… it looks as though
young women are much more concerned their diet than men. We found that although young
women don’t spend as much as men on eating out, they do spend a lot more on organic foods
than young men.

Exercise 7:
 Tutor Mmm….yes, that makes sense. Er… did you look into any other festivals?
Jack Yes, we did. What we’re planning to do is more research into water festivals. We
found that in Asian countries where there aren’t any carnival celebrations there are
still festivals that involve people splashing each other with water. Actually, we’ve
found references to them in Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, China and Japan. But we also
found a reference to a water festival in Mexico. So we thought we’d look into that a
bit more and see if we can find any similarities between these countries ummm… I
mean, we realized that water is more than just a way of cooling people down in hot
weather. It also has a lot of different religious meanings and purposes. For instance,
water can mean life or wealth or just luck
Alice Yes.. and another thing we found out is that these water festivals often celebrate the
beginning of the new year, just like the original celebrations hundreds of years ago
before the carnival So… umm up to now we’ve found that the carnival and the
seasons are linked by ancient traditions and that water plays an important part in the
celebrations

Exercise 8:

You’ve chosen to visit the rainforest in March, which is just at the end of the wet season, so
you’ll soon notice how well the waterfalls are running and also how damp the ground is. Things
can tend to get a bit slippery, too, so if you didn’t bring any walking boots I’d advise you to hire
some from the office. You’ll also be much better off in long trousers rather than shorts because
they will give your legs more protection, and socks are a good idea too,

There’s no need to be nervous of the rainforest provided that you treat it with respect and
common sense. Most of the animals and wildlife are gentle and harmless. There are some
venomous snakes to beware of, but really they’re much more frightened of you than you are of
them. The other thing is that certain plants can cause irritation if you touch them with bare skin

Well, that’s about all for the time being. The guys are here to take you and your luggage to the
cabins….

Homework 1:

Good morning. Thank you for inviting me to talk to you today. I like speaking to student,
especially when there’s a chance of making their lives a bit safer. Just to start, does anyone know
what the most common crime is? No? Well, theft is the most common crime in the UK. There
are various kinds of theft. For instance, robbery, when a thief takes something away from
someone personally. Like when you’re walking in the street and someone grabs your handbag or
your mobile and runs away. That’s robbery. Another form of theft is burglary. When a thief
breaks into your house and steals your property

OK. Now I’d like to go on to talk about safety on holiday. You probably know that when you’re
on holiday abroad, you’re in much more danger of being robbed. This is because you probably
don’t know the country very well. For example you might not realize that you’re in a dangerous
area. One of the things you can do to protect yourself is to keep your passport and money in the
safe in the hotel. You can always go back and get them if you need them. Another thing you can
do is take an old mobile with you on holiday. These new smart phones are very popular with
thieves all over the world. It’s safer just to take an old one

Homework 2:

1.

MR MAX Now, I think that’s all from me, except I need you to sign here on the line. Here’s
a pen. Oh, and I nearly forgot, the membership fee, $25, refundable if you leave
the library for any reason
LOUISE There you are And do I sign here?
MR MAX Yes, that’s it. You can borrow videos now, if you like, but your card won’t be
ready until next week. You can come and pick it up when you bring your first
videos back. That is if you want to take some now.
LOUISE Yes, I’d like to. I’ll have a look around
MR MAX Fine

2.

Welcome to the City Art gallery and to our gallery audio tour. The Gallery was first established
in 1875 and is now one of the city’s most popular attractions. The building has undergone a
number of changes over the years, the most recent addition being the extension on the ground
floor, which was opened in 1988.

The Gallery houses some of the finest works of art in Australia including Aboriginal, European
and Asian paintings. There is a comprehensive Australia collection, which includes works from
the early colonial period to the present day. In addition to the paintings on display we have an
excellent collection of photography with photographs dating from the 19th century
As well as the permanent collection which you will see throughout the building the Art Gallery
has a varied and exciting exhibition programme with approximately 30 changing exhibitions
each year. Many of these exhibitions are accompanied by films and lectures or occasionally by
concerts

Now let’s begin out tour in the 19th century Australian room….

Homework 3:

JANE It’s going to be different from school, isn’t it!

TIM Yeah, particularly the lectures. Have you got any special strategy for listening to
lectures?
JANE Well I’m going to use a cassette recorder and record them all
TIM What! Are you allowed to?
JANE Sure. Lots of people do it nowadays. It means you can listen to the lectures all over
again later, and make really good notes.
TIM I couldn’t do that. I like to take notes as I’m listening. I usually find I get all the
important points. Reading is different of course. My approach is to skim the book
first to see what’s important and what isn’t. It saves hours of time.
JANE But what if you miss something?
TIM You don’t mean you’re going to read every word, do you?
JANE Well, that’s what I usually do
TIM Well, that’s up to you, but I think you’re crazy!
JANE What’s your first lecture on, anyway?
TIM Oh, it’s a lecture on the French Revolution
JANE The French Revolution! How boring!
TIM It’s not boring at all! It was an amazing period of history. It changed everything in
Europe. So what’s your first lecture about?
JANE It’s about animal behavior. It sounds really interesting
TIM Look, I was on my way to the library. I’m going to get some of these books out and
start reading for the first essay I’ve got to write.
JANE And what have you got to write about?
TIM Well, you’ll never believe it, I think our professor must have a sense of humour He’s
given us the title “Why study history?”
JANE That’s a good one. When you find the answer, let me know!
TIM I’m going to enjoy writing it. Have you been given any writing assignments yet?
JANE Yes, I’ve got to write about animal language
TIM Hmm! That sounds a challenge a challenge. I suppose you’ll be off to the zoo to do
field research

Homework 4:
 DR WOOHDAM: So, Pamela, here’s your essay. And carl, you’ve already got yours
back. Anything you want to ask or any comments?

CARL: Can you just go over again for us how the marks for our essays go towards our
final grade?

DR: well, mmm over the year you are meant to write five main essays for this course

CARL: Yes

DR: And each essay’s marked out of 20, which gives you a total of 100 marks.

CARL: Yes

DR: This course work makes up 50% of your marks for the year, with the other 50%
coming from the written exam

CARL: Right. So the five essays contribute to 50% of our final grade for the year

DR: Yes

CARL: You gave me 18 out of 20 for this essay, which gives me a total of 9% towards
my final grade for the year

DR: Mmm, and…

PAMELA: And with 14 of this one, I’ve got 7%

DR: Yes, Pamela. Does that clarify it?

PAMELA: YES

CARL: Mmm, yes

PAMELA: We did have it explained to us at the beginning of the course

CARL: When?

PAMELA: In the first tutorial

 DR: Okay, I think we had better move on now. About your last essay, have either of you
any questions or comments?

Homework 5:

1.

The tunnel was opened in 1992 and cost $544 million. It is 2.3 kilometres long and is equipped
with all the latest technology, including closed circuit television to monitor any problems. And it
has most definitely reduced the load on the bridge, as it carries around 75,000 vehicles each day
which would otherwise have to use the bridge. And it’s apparently strong enough to withstand
the impact of a ship or even the impact of an earthquake.

The tunnel has been a welcome solution to Sydney’s traffic problems, but, of course, a tunnel
could never compete with a bridge as a landmark for any city. So let’s wish the bridge a very
happy birthday!

2.

Good morning. Welcome to the Science Museum. There’s so much to do here, you could spend
all day going from one exhibition to another. But if your time is limited, I’d suggest choosing
maybe just one main exhibition. At the moment, I’d recommend our new exhibition of everyday
inventions. It’s amazing to see how objects we use in our daily lives, like paper clips, tea bags
and light bulbs were invented in the first place and how they’ve developed over the years into
such an essential part of our lives that we hardly ever notice them. You shouldn’t miss it … The
other thing I’d suggest if you don’t have much time, is a guided tour of the free exhibitions,
These tours usually start on the hour, umm… at one o’clock, two o’clock and so on. They’re
quite short, only half an hour, so you could do a couple of tours in an afternoon, if you wanted to.
If you’d like to go on a tour, you should go to the entrance of the exhibition on the ground floor
and wait for the guide there.

Homework 6:

Good evening, and welcome to the British Council. My name is John Parker and I’ve been asked
to talk to you briefly about certain aspects of life in the UK before you actually go there. So I’m
going to talk first about the best ways of making social contacts there. Now you might be
wondering why it should be necessary. After all, we meet people all the time. But when you’re
living in a foreign country it can be more difficult, not just because of the language, but because
customs may be different.

If you’re going to work in the UK you will probably be living in private accommodation, so it
won’t be quite so easy to meet people. But there are still things that you can do to help yourself.
First of all, you can get involved in activities in your local community, join a group of some
kind. For example, you’ll probably find that there are theatre groups who might be looking for
actors, set designers and so on, or if you play an instrument you could join music groups in your
for that too. These are just examples. And the best places to get information about things like this
are either town hall or the public library in the UK perform quite a broad range of functions
nowadays – they’re not just confined to lending books, although that’s their main role of course.