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R = Receptionist
W = Woman
P = Police Officer
R: Good evening, City Police Station. Can I help you?
W: Oh hello, I’d like to report a stolen briefcase, please. Example
R: Just a minute and I’ll put you through.
Repeat
P: Lost property. Can I help you?
W: Oh, yes. I’ve had my briefcase stolen.
P: OK … I’ll take some details … Tell me what it looks like, first of all.
W: Well … it’s a soft leather one, you know, not a heavy box-type like a man’s.
P: Mmm … and how does it close?
W: It’s got buckles at the front ... two of them They’re gold-plated ones. Q1
P: Fine … Was it locked?
W: No, I’m afraid not.
P: Never mind. Any distinguishing features?
W: Pardon?
P: Any marks or badges on it that make it stand out?
W: Only the brand name.
P: And where’s that?
W: It’s on the back … at the bottom in the left-hand corner. It’s Sagi. Oh and Q2
there’s a scratch … it’s quite bad but small … directly above the brand
name. I did it recently putting it on my bike.
P: Right, got that. So, what did you have inside the briefcase?
W: Well all my papers from college. It’s so frustrating but, thank goodness for
computers, I haven’t lost them completely!
P: Yes, you’re lucky.
W: I had my wallet in my pocket so I didn’t lose that but there were also my pens Q3
which I got for my birthday and a novel I was planning to read on the train.
P: Right. Where exactly did you lose the briefcase?
W: Well … I couldn’t believe it. I was standing on the platform … it was right
next to me.
P: You were holding it?
W: I’d just put it down on the floor but I could almost feel it beside me. I was Q4
watching for my tram because sometimes it comes early and then next time I
looked, my briefcase wasn’t there.
P: And what time was this?
W: Ah … it was … it must have been about 5.20 … no a bit later. I’d say 5.30 Q5
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because it was just getting crowded and the train normally comes at about
twenty-five to six.
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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. Q6
P: And your address?
W: Flat 2, 41, Fountain Road, Canterbury. Qs 7 and 8
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 239. Fine. One last question — what would you say the value of Q9
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. I suppose about £65. The contents are worth about 20 or 25 pounds at Q10
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.
SECTION 2
Newsreader: This is the 6 o’clock news for Tuesday 25 November. And first the
headlines:
The Prime Minister has promised to help the drought stricken farmers in the Example
northern part of the country who haven’t seen rain for nearly two years. And in
Sydney a group of school children are successfully rescued from a plane which Q11
landed in the sea shortly after take-off. Transport workers are on strike in
Melbourne over a pay claim and the strike looks set to spread to other states. And Q12
on a fashionable note, there s to be a new look for the staff of QANTAS, Q13
Australia’s national airline.
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The Prime Minister has pledged today that he will make two hundred and fifty Q14
million dollars available to help the drought stricken farmers who have not seen
ram for years, get through the next five years. Money that was to have been spent
on the re-structuring of Sydney’s road system has been re-allocated to what the Q15
P:rime Minister described as 'a more worthy cause'. Farmers are to receive
financial assistance to help see them through the worst drought in over 50 years.
Many farmers feel that while the money is welcome it has come too late to save Q16
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them and their farms from financial ruin and are angry that the government did
not act sooner.
A group of school children who were travelling in a privately chartered Q17
aeroplane from Sydney to Queensland to take part in a musical concert found
themselves swimming for the shore when their aeroplane had to land in the sea
just three minutes after taking off from Sydney airport. The pilot managed to Q18
bring the aircraft and its 50 passengers down safely in the calm waters of Botany
Bay where boats and pleasurecraft were able to come to the rescue of the boys. Q19
The fact that it was a weekend meant that there were hundreds of boats in
the bay enjoying the good weather and this undoubtedly helped the rescue
operation. 'We owe our lives to the skill of the pilot,' said one of the boys, but the Q20
pilot replied modestly that it was 'all part of a day’s work'. However, all their Q21
musical instruments were lost and they never got to play at their concert.
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M = male student
F = female lecturer
M: Hello can I come in?
F: Oh yes, come in. How can I help you?
M: I was looking for the Economics office. I’ve been all over the Arts Faculty Example
building looking for it but I could only find the School of Accounting and
Economic History. Is this the right place?
F: Yes this is the School of Economics.
M: Oh good. Um, I’m a new student and I was wondering if someone could give
me some information.
F: Well I might be able to help. I lecture on that program. What do you need to
Know?
M: Quite a few things, actually. Firstly, how many lectures a week do I have to
Attend?
F: Ah, well, the Economics I course is a double unit so there are two lectures a
week and one tutorial. The lectures are scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday.
M: What time?
F: Let me see … You know this information is all in the handout which you Q22
should have received yesterday at the orientation meeting.
M: Oh, was there a meeting yesterday? I didn’t know about that … no one mentioned …
F: Yes, there was, but never mind. Now lectures are at four m the afternoon.
M: Four’s a bit late. I’ve got a part time job that starts at four thirty.
F: Well, you can’t be in two places at once, can you, and attendance at lectures Q23
is necessary. We expect at least 90% attendance at this university you know.
M: 90%! That’s high. Do they enforce that rule?
F: Yes, we do. We’re pretty strict about it actually.
M: And what times have been set down for the tutorials — do you have that
Information?
F: That’s a very well attended course so there’s a number of tutorial times.
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Monday, Wednesday and Friday, all at 9 o’clock. Yours will be allocated at Q24
the first lecture.
M: Can’t I choose the time?
F: Maybe, maybe not.. You’ll have to talk to the lecturer on the course. Q25
Dr. Roberts is his name.
M: Oh, OK.
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F: Anything else I can help you with while you’re here?
M: Well, yes, actually. Do you know what the course requirements are? I mean,
how much work is expected for this course?
F: Well, you have to complete a tutorial paper.
M: What does that involve?
F: Well, it’s a piece of work on a given topic based on some set reading texts.
You’ll have to give a small talk to your tutorial group ... Q26
M: How long does that have to be?
F: Oh, about 25 minutes usually.
M: I have to talk for 25 minutes?
F: Yes, that’s right. And then you have to write up your piece of work and give Q27
it to the lecturer to be marked.
M: Right. And is that all?
F: No. You also have to complete a 3,000 word essay on a topic.
M: Can I choose the topic?
F: Yes, usually you can. Q28
M: Right. That shouldn’t be too bad.
F: And in addition to that there is an exam.
M: An exam! What sort of exam?
F: Well, it’s an open book exam. Q29
M: Does that mean I can have the text book with me during the exam?
F: Yes, that’s right.
M: And can you give me any idea about the content of the first year of
Economics so that I can get into some reading?
F: Well, you’ll be getting the reading list next week when lectures start. All the
books are in the library.
M: Yes, but won’t everyone else take them out as soon as they get the reading
list too?
F: Well, yes, they might. But most of the important ones are held in Closed Q30
Reserve ... that’s a part of the library where you can go to read books but
you can’t take them out of the building.
M: What did you call that section of the library?
F: Closed Reserve. However, we do recommend that you buy the core books.
You’ll find them useful and you’ll need them for the exam.
M: Yes, I suppose I will. But what is the focus of the course?
F: Well, the course at this university has a vocational focus, that is a focus on Q31
preparing its graduates for work, so we’re orientated very much towards
employment.
M: So my chances of getting a job are good?
F: Well, provided you get good results.
M: Well look thanks for your time. You’ve been really helpful.
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F: That’s fine. See you next week then.
SECTION 4
Lecturer:
Good morning and welcome to the University of Westlands. My name is Marcia
Mayhew and I’m the co-ordmator of the Bachelor of Social Science degree. This
morning I’d like to tell you about the structure of the university and about some
of the requirements of the degree that you’re about to enter. The Bachelor of
Social Science is in one faculty within the university, that is the faculty where I Q32
work, known as Arts and Social Sciences. Here on this campus we also have the
faculties of Architecture, Law and Science and Technology among others.
It’s important to know something about the structure of the faculty because, as
you go through your course, you may need to call on members of the staff to help
you.
At the top of the faculty we have a dean and below the dean we have three Q33
divisions; each division has a divisional head and your degree is located in the
Division of Social Sciences. Within each of the divisions, there are the departments
and each of these offers the different degrees. For instance two of the departments
which offer the major subjects for your award are Sociology and Psychology. Each
has a departmental head but for practical purposes the people you are going to
see the most of are myself as co-ordinator of the social sciences degree and the
actual lecturers who are teaching the subjects that you are taking. For instance in
the first semester you’ll be doing four subjects psychology sociology history and Q34
economics.
If you have any problems or difficulties, not that I’m anticipating you will, but
you never know, then you should go and see your lecturers. For instance, you
may find that you can’t meet a deadline for an essay or perhaps you re having Q35
problems with attendance. These seem to be the two most common problems that Q36
students face.
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If your lecturers are unavailable, you can always come and see me in my office.
I’m available on Wednesday and Thursday mornings and on Friday afternoons Q37
Outside these hours, perhaps you could ring the secretary and make an appointment.
Now you’ll note that all of the subjects which you undertake in the first year
are composed of lectures and tutorials. A lecture is about an hour long and a
tutorial usually runs for about two hours. A lecture is rather like what I am doing
now where one person will talk to all of you together on a subject. We do ask you
to try to attend the lectures.
A tutorial is perhaps where most of the learning occurs at a university. You will
be divided into groups of between 12 and 15 students and each week one of you
will have to present a piece of work to the group as a whole and then the group
will discuss what you’ve said. It’s this discussion, this exchange of ideas, which Q38
really constitutes the basis of university learning, in my view. Listening to lectures
in many ways is just giving you information that you could access for yourself in
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the library but the discussion at the tutorial is very important. This doesn’t mean
that you shouldn’t go to the lectures though!
Other factors to be particularly concerned about are the structure of essays and
delivery of written material and in particular I would like to mention the question
of plagiarism. Plagiarism is taking other people’s work without acknowledging it,
that is, without saying where it comes from. Of course all essays are based on
research done by other people but you must remember to attribute the work to the Q39
original writer. And while it’s a good idea to work with other people don’t hand
in work which is exactly the same as your friend’s work because we will notice! If
you don’t acknowledge the source of your information then you run the risk of Q40
failing the subject or in very serious cases you might be denied entry to the university.
Last but not least, stay in touch with us. If things are getting you down, don’t Q41 tests
go and hide. Come and talk to us about it. That’s what we are here for. Right, global
thank you very much for coming along today. understanding
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