SECTION 1
C = Counsellor
K = Kate
L = Luki
C: Hi there Kate. Come on in. How are you today?
K: Fine thanks
C: Hi Luki.Hopw's thing?
L: OK
K: No, but sometimes I wished I had! The food at the hostel was awful. Q2
C: Oh dear. But how were the other students?
K: To be honest I haven’t managed to make many friends even though the place
is full. People seem to keep to themselves; they’re not really very friendly. Q3
C: Oh I’m sorry to hear that. Well, what about the actual course? You’re
studying … uh?
K: I’m doing a Masters by coursework in Environmental Studies.
C: Ah, right, and how are you finding that?
K: Yeah, well, it’s been pretty good really. I’ve enjoyed the course, but I feel
there hasn’t been enough contact with the lecturers. They all seem to be Q4
incredibly busy. The only chance I’ve really had to talk to them was on the
field trip.
C: Well that’s no good. Could anything be done to improve the course in your
opinion?
K: Well … I think it would be helpful to have meetings with lecturers on the Q5
course. Say once a fortnight — something like that.
C: Regular meetings. Yes that could certainly help. Now Kate, we’ll come back.
to you in a minute, but I’d just like to ask Luki some questions.
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C: Luki, Where are you from?
L: I am from Indonesia.
C: And how did you find Cambridge when you first arrived?
L: Well, I like it here. I think the city is very beautiful.
C: What about your accommodation? Was that OK?
L: Yes, OK. At first I stayed with a family for three months. They were very Q6
kind to me but they had three young children and I found it difficult to Q7
study
C: Right, I see.
L: So after three months I moved out and now I live with two other students in
a student house. It’s much cheaper and we like it there. Q8
C: Good, and what about your studies? What are you studying?
L: I’m doing a Bachelor of Computing. Q9
C: Computing. I see. Um, apart from the language difficulties, if you can
separate them, how have you found the course?
L: OK, but …
C: Yes, go on.
L: Well, the main difficulty for me is getting time on the computers in the
computer room. It’s always busy and this makes it very hard to do my
practical work.
C: Yes, I’m sure it would. Can you reserve time in the computer room?
L: No, you can’t … but it would certainly help if we could reserve computer
time. Q10
C: Yes. I’ll look into that and see if something can’t be done to improve things
over there. Now let’s go back to Kate...
SECTION 2
Radio presenter:
Well, last week we talked about buying camping equipment and today I’d like to
talk to you about buying a bicycle. A simple enough exercise, you might imagine,
but there are lots of things to look out for to make sure you get the best deal for
your money.
Well, the range of bicycles is enormous — there are racing bikes, touring bikes,
mountain bikes or just plain ordinary bikes for riding round town. They vary Q11
enormously in two basic ways: price and quality. This means that the choice you Q12
make will probably be determined by the amount of money you want to pay, your
own personal needs, what is actually available or a compromise of all three things.
However, in broad terms you can spend anything from $50 to $2,000 on a bike so, Q13
you’ll need to know what you are looking for.
Single speed cycles — that is bikes with no gears, are really only suited to short,
casual rides. Their attraction is their simplicity and reliability. After years of Q14
neglect they still manage to function, though not always too efficiently. If it’s basic
transport you’re after then you can’t go wrong.
Three speed cycles on the other hand are all that is really necessary for most
town riding, going to the shops and things like that. Like the single speed bike Q15
they are simple and reliable. If you are going to be going up and down lots of
hills, then you’ll probably want something more efficient.
Five and ten speed bicycles are best suited to riding over long distances or hilly
terrain and to serious touring, so if it’s serious touring you’re interested in, get a five Q16
or ten speed bike. However it’s worth remembering that the difference in price
between a five and ten speed cycle is usually very little and so it’s well worth Q17
paying that little bit extra to get the ten speed one. So I would tend to recommend
the ten speed bike as the price is similar — however you’ll be getting better
quality components. Q18
Now the next thing we need to look at is size. Buying a cycle is like buying
clothes, first of all you find the right size and then you try it on to see if it fits. Q19
Contrary to what you might imagine, the size of the cycle is not determined by the
size of the wheels (except in children’s cycles), but by the size of the frame. So Q20
you’ll need to measure the length of your legs and arms to get a frame that is the
right size for you.
Well, that’s all from Helpful Hints for today …
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F = Fiona
M= Martin
F: Hi there, Martin. How are you going with your Australian studies tutorial
paper?
M: Oh good. I’ve finished it actually.
F: Lucky you. What did you do it on? I’m still trying to find an interesting topic.
F: Are they hard to grow?
M: Well, yes and no. To grow them in your garden, no, not really. But to grow
them commercially you need to know what you’re doing. You see you only
get one bunch of bananas per tree and it can take up to three years for a tree Q25
to bear fruit if you don’t do anything special to it. But this period is greatly
reduced with modern growing methods, particularly in plantations where you
have perfect tropical conditions.
F: Right! So what are you looking at? One year? Two years?
F: So that’s why banana plantations are usually on hillsides, is it?
M: Yes. They grow best like that.
F: That’s interesting!
M: If you plant them in rich soil and give them plenty of water at the beginning Q28
of summer, then they should be well advanced by the beginning of winter
SECTION 4
J = John
D = Diane Greenbaum
J: Good morning, good morning, everyone, and welcome to our regular lecture
on health issues. This series of lectures is organised by the Students’ Union
and is part of the union’s attempt to help you, the students of this university,
to stay healthy while coping with study and social life at the same time. So Q33
it’s a great pleasure for me to welcome back Ms Diane Greenbaum who is a
professional dietician and who has been kind enough to give up her time, in Q34
what I know is a very hectic schedule, to come along and talk to us today.
D: Thank you. Thank you very much, John. May I say it’s a pleasure to be
back. Now, stresses at university, being away from home and having to look
after yourselves, learning your way around the campus all contribute to
making it quite hard sometimes to ensure that your diet is adequate. So
today I’m going to talk about ways of making sure that you eat well while at
the same time staying within your budget. Q35
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If you have a well balanced diet, then you should be getting all the vitamins
that you need for normal daily living. However sometimes we think we’re
eating the right foods but the vitamins are escaping, perhaps as a result of
cooking and anyway we’re not getting the full benefit of them. Now, if you Q36
lack vitamins in any way the solution isn’t to rush off and take vitamin pills.
though they can sometimes help. No it’s far better to look at your diet and
how you prepare your food.
LISTENING KEYS
Section 1
1 student accommodation/hostel
2 awful food
3 not friendly//kept to themselves (do not
accept “lonely”)
4 lecturers (too) busy
5 regular meetings//meetings with
lecturers//fortnightly meetings
6 family//homestay
7 lot of noise//children made noise//difficult
to study
8 student house
9 (Bachelor of) Computing
10 reserve computer time
Section 2
11 mountain
12 quality
13 $2,000
14 short/casual rides
15 town riding//shopping
16 serious touring
17 similar//almost the same
18 better quality (components)
19 buying clothes
20 frame
Section 3
21 B
22 C
23 D
24 B
25 one bunch
26 15 months
27 uphill//on hillsides
28 lots of/plenty of water
29 plastic bags
30 bananas/ones (to) ripen
31 C
32 D
Section 4
33 B
34 D
35 C
36 cooking
37 (regular) daily intake
38 (a) variety
39 the dark//the fridge//a cool place//a dark
place
40 eat in moderation//not too much
41 eat lots//eat most