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Bài Listening 2 Homework của lớp IELTS 35:
Track 05
SECRETARY School of Architecture. Professor Burt''s office.
STUDENT Oh! Good morning. I was wondering if you could give me some information about the forthcoming Architecture 21 conference -dates, enrolment procedures, costs... that sort of thing.
SECRETARY Well... the conference runs from the ljilh
to the 20th of October. STUDENT 18th to the 20th of October... Oh good. I''ll
still be here then and um ... where exactly
is it being held? Is iI at the university as in
previ ous years? SECRETARY NO. it''s actually bei ng held at the Pacific
Hotel - we''ve rather outgrown the university
conference facilities, so we''ve opted for this
new venue. STUDENT Right - Paradise Hotel. SECRETARY NO. the Pacific - that''s P A C U'' I C,
STUDENT Oh right. And presumably we can get accommodation at the hotel? SECRETARY Yes, but you''ll need to contact them direct to arrange that. I''ll give you the number for hotel reservations. Have you got a pen ready? STUDENT Yes, go ahead. SECRETARY It''s area code zero seven and then nine triple three, double two double sue. STUDENT And what''s the registration fee? SECRETARY Individual fees are S300 for the three days, or SI 20 a day if you only want to attend for one day.
SniDENT Are there any student concessions? SECRETARY There''s a 50% concession for students, so that''s $150 for the three days, or $60 a day. STUDENT And am I too late to offer to give a talk? SECRETARY Oh, I''m pretty sure you''ve missed die
deadline for tiiat. STUDENT Oh. really? But I''ve only just arrived here in Australia - is there any way I could have a paper accepted? SECRETARY Well, you''d need to talk to Professor Burt, the conference organiser. I can put you through, if you like. STUDENT That''d be great. Oh and can I just check the
spelling of his name. Is that BURT? SECRETARY- Yes, tiiat''s correct.
PROF. BURT Professor Burt speaking. STUDENT Oh, hello. My name''s John Helstone. I''m an
architecture student at London University.
I''m here in Australia for three months,
looking at energy-saving house designs. PKOF. Bran Right. SniDiAT I''m interested in giving a talk on my
research at the conference but I believe I
may have missed the deadline. PROF. BURT Well, strictly speaking you have. The closing
date was last Friday. STUDENT Oh. no! PKOF. BUHT BUI we may be able to include your paper if
it fits into our program ... but you''ll have to
be quick. STUDENT OK. What do I need to do? PROF. BURT Send me a summary of your talk. And
make sure you include an interesting title
for the talk. Something to attract people''s
attention.
STUDENI OK. Interesting title. Right. I''m looking at ways of designing buildings for tropical climates that don''t rely on the need to include air-con***ioning, so I''m sure I can come up with something. PROF. BUHT Yes. quite. But remember: the outline should be no more than 300 words.

BÀI LISTENING 4 LỚP E33:
SECTION 1
F = Female student M = Male student
C = Clerk
F: Excuse me. Can you help me? I was looking for the Main Hall.
M: Maybe I can, actually. I''m looking for the Main Hall, too. I think it''s in the Example
Administration building. Are you a new student? F: Yes, I am.
Repeat
M: I thought you looked as lost as me. I''m trying to find the admin building,
too, so that I can register for my course. But I don''t seem to be having much luck.
F: Well, look, according to this map of the campus here, you go straight up the
steps, turn left and the building is on the right. OK, let''s see if we can find it. Q1
M: Oh, this looks right. Oh, yeah, it must be. Look, there are hundreds of other people here!
F: There must be at least 50 people in the queue ?" we''ll be here till gone 2 Q2
o''clock at this rate. M: And I''m starving! F: So am I.
M: Actually, I was on my way to the canteen to get something for lunch. Why
don''t I go to the canteen and buy something and you stay here and wait? F: Good idea.
M: What would you like? Pizza, sandwich, hot dog, fried rice. They do everything ...
F: Oh, something easy. Take away fried rice sounds good.
M: OK, fried ...
F: No, on second thoughts, I''ll have a cheese and tomato sandwich. Q3
M: Right one cheese and tomato ?" anything to drink?
F: Yeah, get me a coffee, would you?
M: Oh, hot coffee''s a bit hard to carry. What about a coke or an orange juice?
F: Oh, um ... get me an orange juice, then. Look, here''s five dollars. Q4
M: Oh, take two dollars back, it shouldn''t cost me more than three dollars.
F: Well, keep the five and we''ll sort it out later. Oh, and could you get me an Q5
apple as well?
M: OK. Back in a minute.
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.
C: Can you spell that for me?
F: Yeah, that''s J-U-L-I-A P-E-R-K-I-N-S. Q6
C: Address?
F: Flat 5, 15 Waratah Road, that''s W-A-R-A-T-A-H, Brisbane. Q7 and Q8
C: Brisbane ... And your telephone number?
F: We haven''t got the phone on yet. We''ve only just moved in.
C: OK, well can you let us have the number once the phone''s connected and I''ll
make a note here to be advised. And the course? Q9
F: I beg your pardon?
C: What course are you doing?
F: First Year Law. Q10
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.
M: Oh, there you are.
F: I thought you were never going to come back.
M: Sorry! The canteen was absolutely packed and I had to wait for ages. Then
when I got to the front of the queue they had hardly any food left. So I had
to get you a slice of pizza. I''m sorry. Q11
F: Oh, that''s OK. I could eat anything, I''m so hungry.
M: And there''s your bottle of orange juice and your apple. At least I managed that.
F: Great. Thanks a lot.
M: Oh and here''s your $2 back.
F: Don''t worry about it. Buy me a cup of coffee later!
M: Oh, alright then! So how''d you go?
F: Well in order to register we''ve got to go to the Law Faculty and get this card
stamped and then go back to the Admin building and pay the union fees. Q12
That means we''re registered. After that we have to go to the notice board to find out about lectures and then we have to put our names down for tutorial groups and go to the library to ...
M: Great. Well first let''s sit down and have our lunch.
SECTION 2
Speaker:
Thanks for turning up today, thanks for turning up toddy to this short talk I''m going to give on student banking. Many of you are unfamiliar with the way banks work in this country and today''s talk should just give you a few starting points. I will of course answer any questions at the end.
Right. Well ,as you probably know, you''ll need to open a bank account while
you''re here ?" it''s the safest place to keep your money and it''s best to open an
account with one of the major banks. You should each have a handout with the
names and addresses ... there''s Barclays in Realty Square, National Westminster in Example
Preston Park, Lloyds in City Plaza and Midland in Hope Street. OK. All these banks Q13
offer special student accounts. However, it''s important to note that as an
international student you''ll not necessarily be eligible for all the facilities offered to
resident students.
Now, as an international student you will need to provide evidence that you can Q14
fund yourself for however long your course lasts. Banks have different policies and the services that they''ll offer you will depend on your individual circumstances and on the discretion of the bank manager involved. So it''s a matter of going there and finding out about your own particular situation.
Right, erm, when you do go to open a bank account, you should take some
documentation with you. I''ve already mentioned that you must be able *****pport
yourself. In ad***ion to this most banks ask you to bring your passport and your Q15
letter or certificate of enrolment. OK?
Now, by far the most useful type of account to open is a current account. When
you do this, you will actually get what is called a "student account" which is a Q16
current account with special concessions for students. When you open the account,
the bank will give you a chequebook and you can use this to draw money out Q17
as you need it. If you need to write cheques in shops, you''ll also need a cheque
card. This is really an identity card which guarantees that correctly written cheques
up to the value stated on the card will be honoured by the bank. OK?
Right, er, if you want to draw out cash for yourself you can make the cheque
payable in your own name or "to cash". You can also withdraw cash from a
cashpoint machine with a cashcard. These are extremely useful as they enable you
to withdraw cash from your account during the day or at night. Q18
There is also another card called Switch or Delta and you can use this to pay for
things in shops. It takes the money right out of your account, so you don''t need QI9
your chequebook.
Now ?" you may want to take more money out of the bank than you have in it.
This is called having an overdraft. Be very careful with this you should not do
this without permission from your bank. Overdrafts usually incur charges though Q20
some banks offer interest-free overdrafts to some students. But find out before you
get one! Right?
Well, that just leaves opening times ?" when can you go? Banks used to be open
from 9.30 am until 3.30 pm from Monday to Friday but many main branches are
now open until 4.30 or 5 pm on weekdays and some of the bigger branches in Q21
London and other major cities are now open for a limited time on Saturdays. OK ?" any questions?
SECTION 3
I = Ilmar D = Dawn
I: Hi, Dawn.
D: Oh hi, Ilmar.
I: I''m glad I''ve bumped into you. I''ve just found a great idea for the
presentation we''ve got to do for Dr Banks next month. D: What, the one on everyday objects? I: Yes ... look at this article ... it''s really interesting. D: The aluminium coke can?
I: You know ... coca cola cans, soft drink cans. Look let''s sit down here. Have
you got a minute? D: Sure ... I''ll just get my bag.
D: OK, so you think we can get a presentation out of this article? I: I''m sure we can. First of all we can provide some interesting facts about the aluminium cans that we drink out of every day.
D: Like ... ?
I: Well, here ... it says that in the US they produce 300 million aluminium Q22
drink cans each day.
D: Wow! 300 million!
I: Exactly. That''s an enormous number. It says here "outstrips the production
of nails or paper clips". And they say that the manufacturers of these cans Q23
exercise as much attention and precision in producing them as aircraft manufacturers do when they make the wing of an aircraft!
D: Really! Let''s have a look.
I: They''re trying to produce the perfect can - as thin but as strong as possible. D: Mmm ... this bit''s interesting ... "today"s can weighs about 0.48 ounces:
thinner than two pieces of paper ... from this magazine say.'' Q24
I: Yeah, and yet it can take a lot of weight.
D: More than 90 pounds of pressure per square inch ?" three times the pressure
of a car tyre. OK, I agree, it''s a good topic. Q25
I: What I thought was that we could do a large picture of a coke can and label it and then talk about the different parts. Look, I''ve done a rough picture here.
D: OK, so where shall we start?
I: Well, the lid is complicated. Let''s start with the body first. I''ll do a line from
the centre of the can ... like this ... and label it "body ". What does it say?
D: It"s made of aluminium, of course, and it''s thicker at the bottom. Q26
I: Right, so that it can take all that pressure.
D: And then I think you should draw another line from the body for the label.
I: Right "label". The aluminium is ironed out until it''s so thin that it produces Q27
what does it say? D: "A reflective surface suitable for decoration." I: That''s right apparently it helps advertisers, too. D: Yes, because it''s so attractively decorated. I: Good . and then there''s the base.
D: Yes, it says the bottom of the can is shaped like a dome so that it can resist Q28
the internal pressure. I: That''s interesting. I didn''t know that.
D: Nor did I. OK, so going up to the lid . there are several things we can label
here. There''s the rim around the edge which seals the can. I: Got that. And there''s a funny word for the seal isn''t there?
D: Yes, it''s a flange Q29
I: What does it say about it?
D: Well, the can''s filled with coke or whatever and after that the top of the can
is trimmed and then bent over to secure the lid. I: That''s right, it looks like a seam. We could even do a blow-up of it like this
F-L-A-N-G-E ...
D: Yes, that would be clearer. I think we should label the lid itself and say that
it constitutes twenty five percent of the total weight. Q30
I: Twenty-five percent ... so it''s stronger than the body of the can.
D: So to save money, manufacturers make it smaller than the rest of the can!
I: Didn''t know that either ... so how do we open a can of coke?
D: Mmm ... first of all there''s the tab which we pull up to open the can and that''s held in place by a rivet.
I: Mmm ... I think that''s too small for us to include.
D: I agree, but we can talk about it in the presentation. We can show the
opening though Q31
I: That''s the bit of the can that drops down into the drink when we pull the
tab.
D: Yeah, hopefully. Sometimes the tab just breaks off. I: I know.
D: Anyway the opening is scored so that it pushes in easily but doesn''t detach
itself.
I: OK, we can show that by drawing a shadow of it inside the can, like this I''ll label it scored opening. Great ... well, I think we''ve got the basis of a really interesting presentation. Let''s go and photocopy the article.
D: Fine. I''ll take it home and study it some more.

SECTION 4
Lecturer:
Good morning and welcome to the University''s Open Day and to our mini-lecture
from the Sports Studies department. Now the purpose of this lecture is twofold:
one ?" we want you to experience a university lecture, to give you a taste of what Q32
listening to a university lecture is like, and two ?" we want you to find out
something about the Sports Studies program at this university. So feel free to ask Q33
any questions during the talk and I''ll do my best to answer them.
Right ?" so what does a course in Sports Studies involve? Well, you wouldn''t be
blamed for not knowing the answer to this question because Sports Studies as a
discipline is still comparatively new. But it''s a growing area and one which is now
firmly established at our university.
Now there are three distinct strands to Sports Studies and you would need to
choose fairly early on just which direction you wanted to follow. And I''ll just run
over these now. Firstly, we''ve got the Sports Psychology strand, secondly, we''ve
got the Sports Management strand, and last, but not least, there''s the Sports Q34
Physiology strand. So Just to recap there''s Sports Psychology, Sports Management,
and Sports Physiology.
Let''s look first at Psychology. Now the people who study Sports Psych want to
work with top athletes, and they''re looking at what will take those athletes that Q35
one percent extra. What makes them win? When all other things are equal, Q36
physically all other things are equal, they want to know . what are the mental
factors involved? The Sports Psychologist works closely with the athlete through
his or her training program and becomes an integral part of the team. In fact you
could say that they play just as important a role as the coach. So if you''re
interested in what makes people win this could be the area for you.
Now secondly, we''ve got the strand which I referred to as Sports Management
and this goes hand in hand with the area of Sports Marketing. So you might like
to think of this area as having two branches: Management and Marketing. On the
Management side we look at issues relating to the running of sports clubs,
management of athletes that sort of thing. But then on the other side, we''ve got
Sports Marketing. And this is the side that interests me more because here we will
look at the market forces behind sport. Questions like: why do people spend their Q37
money on a football match, or a tennis game rather, than say on buying a CD or
going to the cinema? What are those market forces?
Sport used to just compete with sport. Nowadays it competes with other leisure
activities. The spectators go to sport to be entertained rather than out of loyalty to Q38
a team. They want to have an evening out and they don''t want the cheap seats any
more they want good seats they want entertainment. And the professional Q39
sportsmen and women respond to this without question. They''re there to give a
performance. They provide the entertainment. So in the marketing course we
address all these commercial issues and we look at how this hooks back into the
Management of sport.
Now the third branch of Sports Studies sometimes comes under another name
and is also known as Exercise Science. And again here we find that there are two Q40
distinct types of exercise science. The first is working very much at the macro level.
What I call the huffing and puffing people. So this looks at fitness testing, body

measurements, all that sort of thing. But the more interesting side of sports Q41
physiology, at least in my view, is the side that looks at the micro level, looking at
cellular change. They''re doing cellular research, looking at changes in body cells Q42
when the body is under stress.
So that just about brings us to the end of our mini-lecture for today. I hope you''ve found it interesting and I look forward to seeing you all on our course next year. Feel free to come and talk to me if you want any more information. I''ll be over at that notice board near the main entrance.

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Bài UNREAL TIME AND SUBJUNCTIVES và FASHION & STYLE em nhé.

PART 1
The examiner asks the candidate about him/herself, his/ her home, work or studies and other familiar topics.
EXAMPLE
VISITORS
õ? What would you suggest a person should see and do in your country?
First, what to see? The thrilling capital of Hanoi that retains an air of French colonial elegance (through the fug of moped fumes) has pretty yellow stucco buildings lining leafy streets. Wander round the Old Quarter, a fascinating maze of quirky shops, lively markets and French-style cafâs.
And then, what to do? Vietnamese cuisine, also, is unique and fascinating and each town will present you with an opportunity to learn how to prepare it in a cooking school. Whatever your activity in Vietnam it will be enjoyable in this wonderful land.
õ? Are there any tra***ional arts or music you would recommend?
Vietnam is rich in tra***ional arts and crafts. Many have their origins in other tra***ions, Chinese, Indian, Malay, European, and so on, but over the centuries they have evolved into something distinctly Vietnamese. A particularly Vietnamese tra***ion is the õ?~craft villageõ?T, small communities where the inhabitants work together to manufacture particular products such as knives, rush mats, bamboo birdcages, ceramics, rice wine, and dozens of other commonplace and unusual articles. Most craft villages are in the north, mainly clustered around Hanoi.
õ? Tell me about the kind of foreign visitors or tourists who go to your country.
Tourists are interested in the affordable tours that Viet Nam offers, with low cost travel services from local Viet Nam tour operator, guranteed by Viet Nam Tourism Department.
õ? In what ways has tourism changed your country?
Viet Nam has attracted millions of international tourists. Vietnam is frequently viewed as a friendly and safe destination and ranked as one of the most attractive destinations in the world. Vietnamese tourism has gradually affirmed its role as a leading economic power.
PART 2
You will have to talk about the topic for 1 to 2 minutes.
You have one minute to think about what youõ?Tre going to say.
You can make some notes to help you if you wish.
Describe a memorable event in your life.
You should say:
When the event took place
Where the event took place
What happened exactly
And explain why this event was memorable for you.
Three years ago, my husband took me to Da Lat when his agency held a holiday.
We visited several interesting places there such as the Than Tho Lake, the Prenn Waterfall, the Truc Lam Pagoda and the City Flower Garden. We also went boating on Xuan Huong Lake and had a sight õ?" seeing tour around the town in a horse õ?" drawn cart. What impressed me most was one morning when I went with my husband along a track through a forest. After about 2 hours of walking and climbing, we reached the top of the Lang Biang Mountain. From that place, I could see the whole of Da Lat and the wonderful landscape far below. It was very cold and windy. I felt as if I were flying in the air.
Our trip to Da Lat lasted for 3 days. It was a memorable holiday, which I will never forget.
PART 3
Discussion topics:
The role of ceremony in our lives
Example questions:
How important are ceremonies in our lives?
Birth, graduations, marriage, anniversaries, death - important moments in our lives are often celebrated by some type of ceremony. In our middle to late years, we are often encouraged to plan the type of funeral we''d like, even pre-paying so our loved ones won''t have to juggle business and grief.
Do you see the role of private and public ceremonies changing in the future?
Attitudes to marriage in your country
Example questions:
Have attitudes to marriage changed in recent years?
In what ways do men and women feel differently about marriage, in your opinion?
Events of national/ global significance
Example questions:
What sort of national events make headlines in your country?
Does the media in your country pay more attention to global or national events?

PART 1
The examiner asks the candidate about him/herself, his/ her home, work or studies and other familiar topics.
EXAMPLE
DAILY ROUTINE
õ? What would you like to change in your daily routine?
Sometimes, just sometimes, I feel like my basic routine is just more of õ?othe sameõ?, day in and day out, as though my life were one big treadmill. I get up, take care of my baby, head off to work, come home and do chores, and collapse in exhaustion, only to get up the next day and do it again. I wish there would be more entertainment and time for myself to relax.
õ? Are all your days the same?
It seems my life is always very full of activities and obligations so I never have much time for myself. During the week it''s the worst, I have to face with my daily routine. Itõ?Ts only different story on the weekend.
õ? Tell me about your typical weekday and your typical weekend.
During the week it''s the worst. I usually have to get up at half past six even though I would really prefer to sleep much later. After I get up I perform my morning routine of washing my face, brushing my teeth, and then deciding what to wear. After I get dressed I brush my hair. I usually donõ?Tt have time for breakfast in the morning. Classes at school start at seven. Each class has its own timetable so my schedule varies by class. Classes are forty-five minutes long with five minute breaks, except for one "long" break between the third and the fourth classes, which is twenty minutes long. After classes, I go out for lunch with my husband. I have a part õ?" time job in the afternoon. When I get home, I get some time to relax, listening to the radio, watch television and then have dinner with my family. At dinner, we discuss the news of the day to catch up with each othersõ?Tlives. I have some extra classes with students until 9pm. Then I have a walk with my baby and we go to bed around 11pm.
On the weekend it is a different story, I like to sleep late and do whatever I wish with my free time. I am still expected to do the chores around the house but I still have most of the time for myself and my interests. I can go for a trip with my friends, I can visit my relatives or I can devote more time to my hobbies. I think everyone will agree that weekends are much better than weekdays.
õ? What is the balance of work/ study and free time in your normal day?
I always feel exhausted after a busy day with my work. Hence, I feel the happiest when playing with my son or spending time with my husband. Those are the moments all my stress is thrown away.
PART 2
You will have to talk about the topic for 1 to 2 minutes.
You have one minute to think about what youõ?Tre going to say.
You can make some notes to help you if you wish.
Describe something you own which is very important to you.
You should say:
Where you got it from
How long you have had it
What you use it for
And explain why it is so important to you.
My family consists of 3 people. They are my husband, my son and me.
We are living in a house in the centre of Ha Noi. The house is made of bricks and painted with cream. It has 5 rooms including a living room, 3 bed rooms and a kitchen. The living room, which is rather large, is decorated with beautiful pictures on the walls. The bedrooms are nice, one is for my husband and me, one for my son and the other is a guest room. The kitchen is tidy and well equipped with a gas cooker, a washing machine and a refrigerator. In front of the house is a small yard where my husband plants many beautiful flowers that I like.
I love my house very much. It is the place where I share the happiest moments with my family. It has given me good memories since marriage. I wish I would live in it forever.
PART 3
Discussion topics:
How values can change
Example questions:
What kind of possessions show status in your country?
Do you think it was different for your grandparents?
The consumer society
Example questions:
Modern society is often called õ?omaterialisticõ?. Why do you think this is?
Do you think consumerism is a positive or a negative development?
The consumer market
Example questions:
What is the role of advertisisng?
How do you think the internet will affect buying patterns in the future?

Bài LISTENING 2 của lớp E36:
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. How''s things?
L: OK.
C: Well, as I explained on the phone, I''m a Counsellor here at the Student
Services section of the university and I''m interviewing overseas students to help me draw up a guide for new students so I''d be grateful if you could tell me a little about your time since you''ve been here in Cambridge.
K: Right.
L: Good idea.
C: Now, Kate let''s start with you. OK, um ... this is your second semester isn''t It? Could you tell us something about your first impressions of the town when you arrived?
K: Yeah well first of all I was struck by how quiet it is here in the evening Example
Repeat
C: Yes, I suppose Cambridge is a quiet place. Where did you live when you first arrived?
K: Well, I went straight into student accommodation; it was a kind of student Ql
hostel.
C: Ah right, so you didn''t have to worry about doing your own cooking or anything like that?


K: C: K:

No, but sometimes I wished I had! The food at the hostel was awful.
Oh dear. But how were the other students?
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.

Q2

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.
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.
M: Well ... after some consideration I decided to look at the history of banana
growing in Australia. F: (surprised) Banana growing! M: Yes, banana growing.
F: (sarcastically) Fascinating, I''m sure! Q21
M: Well ... it''s not as boring as you''d think. And I wanted to tie it in to the
work I''ve been doing on primary industries and the economy. Anyway I bet
there are a few things you didn''t know about bananas! F: Such as?
M: Such as the fact that bananas were among the first plants ever to be
domesticated. F: Oh, really?
M: Yes, they''re an extremely nourishing food. Q22
F: I suppose you''re going to tell me the whole history of banana growing now aren''t you?
M: Well, it''d be a good practice run for my tutorial next week. I''ll do the same Q23
for you some time. F: OK. Fire away. So where were these bananas first domesticated? M: According to my research, the ****ndish banana, which is a type of banana
and the first type to be cultivated here, actually originated in China but they
had a fairly roundabout route before they got to Australia. F: You mean they didn''t go straight from China to Australia? M: No, they didn''t. It seems that in 1826, bananas were taken from South China
to England.
F: I suppose they would have made a welcome ad***ion to the English diet.
M: Yes, I''m sure. Well apparently there was an English Duke who was
particularly fond of bananas and he used to cultivate them in his hothouse,
which is where you have to grow them in England, of course, because of the
cool climate and they became quite popular in the UK. So he was the one Q24
responsible for cultivating the ****ndish banana which was then introduced
into Australia.
F: I see. And we''ve been growing them ever since?
M: Yes.
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 con***ions.
F: Right! So what are you looking at? One year? Two years?
M: No, no, around 15 months in good con***ions for a tree to produce a bunch of Q26
bananas. And once you''ve got your bunch you cut the bunch and the plant down. F: So how do the trees reproduce then?
M: Well, bananas are normally grown from suckers which spring up around the
parent plant, usually just above the plant. They tend to like to grow uphill ?" Q27
or at least that''s the common wisdom.
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 when growth virtually stops. But in a country like England, they''re hard to grow, although you can grow them in a hothouse.
F: But in Australia, it''s not difficult?
M: No, though even here, the growers put plastic bags around the bunches to Q29
protect them and keep them warm. If you go up to the banana growing districts, you''ll see all these banana trees with plastic bags on them.
F: But how do they stop the bananas going bad before they reach the shops?
M: Well, the banana bunches are picked well before the fruit is ripe. Once you
cut the bunch, the bananas stop growing but they do continue to ripen. The
interesting thing is that once one banana ripens, it gives off a gas which then
helps all the others to ripen so they pretty much all ripen within a few hours Q30
of each other.
F: Amazing! So do we export lots of bananas overseas, to Europe and Asia for instance?
M: Well, oddly enough, no. I believe New Zealand takes a small proportion of Q31 or 32
the crop but otherwise they''re mostly grown for the domestic market, which Q32 or 31
is surprising when you think about it because we grow an enormous number of bananas each year.
F: Yes, well thank you for all that information. I''m sure the tutorial paper will go really well you certainly seem to have done your research on the subject.
M: Let''s hope so.
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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
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.
So what are vitamins? Well, the dictionary tells us they are "food factors essential in small quantities to maintain life". Now, there are fat soluble vitamins which can be stored for quite some time by the body and there are water soluble vitamins which are removed more rapidly from the body and
so a regular daily intake of these ones is needed. Q37
OK, so how can you ensure that your diet contains enough of the vitamins you need? Well, first of all, you may have to establish some new eating habits! No more chips at the uni canteen, I''m afraid! Now firstly, you must
eat a variety of foods. Then you need to ensure that you eat at least four Q38
servings of fruit and vegetables daily. Now you''ll need to shop two or three times a week to make sure that they''re fresh, and store your vegetables in the
fridge or in a cool dark place. Q39
Now let s just refresh our memories by looking at the Healthy Diet
Pyramid. OK, can you all see that? Good. Well ,now, as you see we''ve got
three levels to our pyramid. At the top in the smallest area are the things
which we should really be trying to avoid as much as possible. Things like ...
Example yes, sugar, salt, butter ... all that sort of thing.
Next, on the middle of our pyramid we find the things that we can eat in
moderation. Not too much though! And that''s where we find milk, lean meat, Q40
fish, nuts, eggs. And then at the bottom of the pyramid are the things that
you can eat lots of! Because they''re the things that are really good for you Q41
And here we have bread, vegetables and fruit. So don''t lose sight of your healthy diet pyramid when you do your shopping.

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