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Bài 1.2 lớp E38:
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 ...
SECTION 3
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.
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
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.
Được thuy_ed sửa chữa / chuyển vào 18:30 ngày 29/07/2010

Bài SPEAKING 3 lớp IELTS 40:
PART 1
The examiner asks the candidate about him/herself, his/ her home, work or studies and other familiar topics.
EXAMPLE
VISITORS
? 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 cafés.
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.
? 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 ?~craft village?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.
? 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.
? 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 you?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 ?" seeing tour around the town in a horse ?" 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.
Bài SPEAKING 4:
PART 1
The examiner asks the candidate about him/herself, his/ her home, work or studies and other familiar topics.
EXAMPLE
DAILY ROUTINE
? What would you like to change in your daily routine?
Sometimes, just sometimes, I feel like my basic routine is just more of ?othe same?, 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.
? 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. It?Ts only different story on the weekend.
? 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 don?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 ?" 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 others?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.
? 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 you?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.

Bài LISTENING STRATEGIES 1 lớp IELTS 40 (Course):
Listening 1
Track 02
1 Good morning, everybody. How nice to see so many of yon here this morning. My name is Diehard Brambles and I''d like to welcome you all to the Brambles International College of English. Now let me begin by introducing the teaching staff.
MAN Gooc morning! I''d like to check in. please.
WOMAN DO you have a reservation, sir?
MAN Yes. I do. In the name of Matthews.
WOMAN Let me just check ... I low do you spell that?
MAN M-A- double T-H-E-W-S.
WOMAN Oh. here we are. Room two-two-six.
3
DRIVER "Scuse me. Are you giving me a parking ticket?
. ion Yes, I am. The meter has run out. DniVLH But I was only in the bank for two minutes. Surely you can allow that. IOH Sony-but the meter ran out of money ten minutes ago. DRIVER SO how much is that going to cost, then? INSPECTOR There''s a fine of $75.
4
MALT. Oh, hi Susan. Thank goodness I''ve run into you! I''m trying to find my way to the Economics building bui I seem to be totally lost!
FEMALE Yes. you''re on completely the wrong side of the campus, actually. You need to be on the other side of City Road. Go back to die main entrance and then take the pedestrian bridge across the main road. The Economics building is over there.
5
Oh. hello. Is that customer service? ... I''d like to organise a service call, please... Yes ...Well, ihe door doesn''t close properly and so water pours out the front when you turn it on ... Yes. well it should still be under guarantee, we''ve only had it six months ... Right. I see. Oh. well... I''ll have to wait till Thursday then, if that''s the earliest day your technician can get here.
6
DAUGHTER YOU would not believe what happened to me today, Dad! FATIILH No. What? DAUOHTI it I got a $75
parking ticket outside the bank. It''s so annoying! FATHER HOW long had you been parked there? DAUGHTFR Oh. About twenty minutes, but even so! FAIIII H Oh well. You won''t do that again, will you?
Track 03
Melbourne is situated on the northern shore of Port Phillip Bay in Victoria. The Mornington Peninsula is the eastern arm of the bay and it''s a one hundred and twenty kilometre journey by car from Melbourne to Phillip Island along the Bass Highway. It''s a very popular holiday destination for people living in Melbourne. You can do ihe trip by car in roughly two hours and take in the magnificent scenery along the way. You need to get the ferry across to the island. Philip Island is famous for its little penguins, and many tourists go there just lo see them. People like to watch the penguins making their way along the beach at the end of the day. Other visitors enjoy the chance to do some seal-watching from boats or through the telescopes set up on the hill.
Good morning! I''d like to check in, please.
Do you have a reservation, sir?
Yes, I do. In the name of Matthews.
Let me just check ... How do you spell lhat?
M-A- double T-l I-E-W-S.
Oh, here we are. Room two-two-six.
Thanks.
Would you like a wake-up call? Yes. please. What time?
Urn, about 7.00 ... Actually... half past
should be all right
Fine. And a newspaper?
No thanks, :TI get one on the way to the
meeting.
Breakfast is included in the price, but you do
need to book. So will you be having the full
breakfast, that''s the cooked breakfast, or the
MAN WOMAN
MAN WOMAN
buffet... orbreakfast in your room?
I''ll have thefuU breakfast thanks.
How do you intend to pay, sir? Visa.
American Express...?
I think my company''s paving.
Oh, sony. that''s fine then.
Track 05
MOTHER Hello, lustine Cox speaking.
BEN
MOIHKR
BEN
BEN Oh. Hi Mum! It''s Ben. lust calling to say that the six o''clock train has been cancelled and we''re now getting the 7.15 which gets in at 8.30. Can you pick us up from the station? MOTHER Yes. of course. But can you do me a favour? Can you wail outside under the clock? ''Cos I''ll never get parked in the station car park. Sure. And Mum! Can you bring my leather jacket because its absolutely freezing and I haven''t got a coat. Right...
Oh and yes. 1 need to pay Charlie back for the train ticket. I had to borrow £12 from him, so could you bring that too? a OK! See you bodi soon.
M

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Được eng2223 sửa chữa / chuyển vào 22:40 ngày 28/07/2010

Em đợi mãi mới thấy buổi ăn chơi
Chị ơi chị chữa giúp em bài Writing này nhé! tình hình writing em kém quá (Em: Hoàng Minh Tuấn E35)
In some countries young people are encouraged to work or travel for a year between finishing high school and starting university studies.
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages for young people who decide to do this.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience. (Test 2 ?" cam 5)
There are some ideas to point out that young people nowadays should take a job or go travel after they finished high school. On the other hand, interrupted-study may be make students to find difficult to enter academic environment again. In my opinion, both sides have its advantages and disadvantages.
To begin with, it can be denied that working or going to travel after leaving school bring to students the general knowledge and experience of the world because their education they had got from high school is maybe not enough to catch up with higher study and the working environment. Students, who have spent some time for earning or traveling to other places, would have a broader view of life and get better personality as well as practical skills, including communication skill, being well-organised, problem-solving, etc. Their experience of the world would be an important factor in academic study and research, as well as making them more self-confident and independent to do anything in their lives. In fact, when recruiting, almost companies always highly appreciate graduate candidates who have good practical skills and good interpersonal.
On the other hand, although experience of life will bring to student some benefits; there are many problems if young people travel or work for a year before starting university. When they become older, students also would find difficult to join academic environment again so that they might decide to give up. In recent time, academic qualifications are more and more essential and important for getting a success career because companies often just hire young people who graduated. Hence, you can not have a good job as you imagine.
All things considered, I am convinced that we can see some advantages and disadvantages when we look at both sides from other positions. However, depending on individuals, students should choose the suitable way to get your goals.

Bài Listening 1.3 lớp E38:
SECTION 1
M = Male student F = Female student C = Clerk
M: How do you come to the university each day? Train or bus or do you have a car?
F: Oh, I always walk ?" I haven''t got a car and anyway I live quite close. Example
Repeat
M: Do you know anything about parking rights on the campus? I was wondering whether students are allowed to park their cars on the campus or not?

F: Yes, I think it''s possible for post graduate students but not for Q1
undergraduate students. M: That doesn''t seem very fair.
F: No, I suppose not, but there simply isn''t enough room on the campus for
everyone to park. M: Do you need a parking permit? F: Yeah, I believe you do. M: Where do I get that from?
F: I think you can get a parking sticker from the administration office. M: Where''s that?
F: It''s in the building called Block G. Right next to Block E. Q2
M: Block G?
F: Yeah.
M: Oh right. And what happens to you if you don''t buy a sticker? Do they
clamp your wheels or give you a fine?
F: No, I think they tow your car away. Q3
M: Oh really?
F: Yeah. And then they fine you as well because you have to pay to get the car Q3
back.
M: I''d better get the sticker then.
F: Yeah.
M: Where exactly is the administration office again? I''m new to this university
and I''m still trying to find my way around. F: Right. You go along Library Road, past the tennis courts on your left and
the swimming pool on your right and the administration office is opposite
the car park on the left. You can''t miss it.
M: So it''s up Library Road, past the swimming pool, opposite the car park. Q4
Right, I''ll go straight over there. Bye and thanks for the help.
C: Good morning, can I help you?
M: Yes, I was told to come over here to get a parking sticker. Is this the right
place?
C: Yes, it is. Are you a post graduate student?
M: Yes, I am.
C: OK, well, I''ll just need to take some details ... Your name?
M: Richard Lee ?" that''s spelt L double E. Q5
C: Richard ... Lee. And the address?
M: Flat 13, 30 Enmore Road Q6
C: How do you spell Enmore?
M: E-N-M-0-R-E. And that''s in the suburb of Newport: N-E-W-P-0-R-T. Q7
C: Faculty?
M: I beg your pardon?
C: Which faculty are you in?
M: Architecture, the Faculty of Architecture. Q8
C: Right ... and the registration number of your car?
M: Let me see um L X J five oh ... No, sorry, I always get that wrong, it''s
LJX 058K. Q9
C: LJX 508K.

M: No ... 058K
C: Ah. And what make is the car?
M: It s a Ford Q10
C: A Ford. Fine! Well, I''ll just get you to sign here and when you''ve paid the
cashier I''ll be able to issue you with the sticker. M: Right. Where do I pay?
C: Just across the corridor in the cashier''s office. Oh, but it''s 12.30 now and
they close at 12.15 for lunch. But they open again at a quarter past two until Q11
4.30
M: Oh .. they''re not open till quarter past two?
C: No. When you get your sticker, you must attach it to the front windscreen of Q12
your car. I m afraid it''s not valid if you don''t have it stuck on the window. M: Right, I see. Thanks very much I''ll just wait here then.
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Guide:
Good morning everyone, and welcome to the Maritime Museum.
Now before we commence our tour I''d just like to tell you a little bit about the
history of the museum As you can see, it''s a very modern building built in the
post modern style and it was in fact opened by the Prime Minister of Australia
in November 1991. It''s been designed with a nautical flavour in mind to remind us of Q13
our links with the sea. But the museum isn''t only housed in this building, there are
a number of historic ships docked outside in the harbour which form part of the
museum and which you are also free to visit, and we''ll be coming to them shortly Q14
I''d just like to point out one or two things of general interest while we''re here.
Handicapped toilets are located on this floor and the door shows a wheelchair. Example
The cloakroom where you can hang your coat or leave your bags is just behind us
here. The education centre is on the top floor and there''s a good little library in
there which you might like to use. Follow the signs to the Education Centre ?"
you''ll see a lot of little green arrows on the wall. The green arrows will take you Q15
there. The information desk, marked with the small letter i on your plan is located
right here in the foyer, so if you get separated from your friends, I suggest you
make your way back to the information desk because we''ll be returning to this Q16
spot at the end of the tour. All right?
Now if you look out this window you should be able to see where the museum''s ships are docked. If you want to go on a tour of the old ship, the Vampire, she''s docked over there and you should meet outside on the quay. However a word of warning! I don''t recommend it for the grandmas and
grandpas because there are lots of stairs to climb. Right, now, let''s move on Q17
Oh, I almost forgot to give you the times for that tour. Now, tours of the Vampire
run on the hour every hour. All right? Q18
Let''s take a walk round the museum now. The first room we''re coming to is the theatre. This room is used to screen videos of special interest and we also use it for lectures. There''s a continuous video showing today about the voyages of Captain
Cook, so come back here later on if you want to learn more about Captain Cook. Q19
Now, we''re moving along the gallery known as the Leisure Gallery. This is one
of our permanent exhibitions and here we try to give you an idea of the many
different ways in which Australians have enjoyed their time by the sea: surfing,
swimming, lifesavmg clubs, that''s all very much a part of Australian culture. At the Q20
end of this section we''ll come to the Picture Gallery where we''ve got a marvellous
collection of paintings all by Australian artists. I think you can buy reproductions Q21
of some of these paintings in the museum shop. Well worth a good look.
Now we''re coming to the Members'' Lounge. As a member of the museum you
would be entitled to use the members'' lounge for refreshments. Membership costs
$50 a year or $70 for all the family. So it''s quite good value because entry to the Q22
museum is then free.
And down at the far end of this floor, you''ll find the section which we''ve called Passengers and the Sea. In this part of the museum we''ve gathered together a
wonderful collection of souvenirs from the old days when people travelled by ship. Q23
You''ll find all sorts of things there: old suitcases, ships'' crockery, first class cabins decorated in the fashion of the day. Just imagine what it must have been like to travel first class.
Now I''m going to leave you to walk round the museum on your own for a while and we''ll all meet back again at the information desk in three quarters of an hour''s time. I hope you enjoy your time with us at the museum today. Thank you.
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T = Tutor M = Mark S = Susan
T: OK, everybody, good morning! It''s Mark''s turn to talk to us today so
Mark, I''ll ask you to get straight down to business. M: Right!
T: Now following on from what we were discussing last week in Susan''s tutorial
on approaches to marketing, you were going to give us a quick run down on
a new strategy for pricing which is now being used by many large companies Q24
known as "revenue management" ... before we go on to your actual tutorial paper on Sales Targets. Is that correct?
M: Yeah, OK, well .
T: So what exactly is revenue management?
M: Well, it''s a way of managing your pricing by treating things like airline
tickets and hotel rooms rather more as if they were perishable goods. S: Yeah, I just tried to book a ticket yesterday for Perth and would you believe
there are three different prices for the flight? M: Right! And what was the rationale for that?
S: Well ... the travel agent said it depended on when you book and the length
of the stay, like it''s cheap if you stay away for a Saturday night, presumably
because this isn''t business travel and even cheaper if you buy a ticket where Q25
you can''t get a refund if you have to cancel; in that case the ticket costs
about half the price. You wouldn''t think it would make that much
difference, would you? M: Well it does, and that''s basically because the airlines are now treating their
seats like a commo***y. You see ?" if you want a seat today, then you pay far
more for it than if you want it in three weeks'' time. S: That seems rather unfair.
M: Well ... not really ... when you think about it, that''s just common sense isn t Q26
if?
S: I suppose so.
T: What this actually means is that in the same row of seats on the same flight you could have three people who have all paid a different price for their tickets.
S: And is this just happening in Australia?
M: No, no it''s the same all over the world. Airlines are able to "market" a seat as
a perishable product, with different values at different stages of its life. S: Well like mangoes or apples at the market.
M: Yeah, it''s exactly like that. The fact is that the companies are not actually
interested in selling you a cheap flight! They''re interested in selling the seats Q27
and flying aeroplanes that are full.
T: Mark why do you think revenue management has come about?
M: Well, as far as I can see there are two basic reasons: firstly because the law
has been changed to allow the companies to do this. You see in the past they Q28
didn''t have the right to keep changing the prices of the tickets, and secondly
we now have very powerful computer programs to do the calculations and so Q29
the prices can be changed at a moment''s notice.
S: So you mean ten minutes could be critical when you''re buying a plane ticket?
M: Absolutely!
T: That''s right!
M: And I understand we have almost reached the stage where these computer
programs that the airlines are using will eventually be available to consumers
to find the best deals for their travel plans from their home computer Q30
S: Heavens! What a thought! So the travel agent could easily become a thing of the past if you could book your airline tickets from home. Are there any other industries using this system, or is it restricted to the airline business?
M: Many of the big hotel groups are doing it now. That''s why the price of a bed Q31
in a hotel can also vary so much ... depending on when and where you book it
T: It''s all a bit of a gamble really.
M: Yes, and hire car companies are also using revenue management to set their Q32
tariffs, because they are also dealing with a "commo***y" if you like ... so the cost of hiring a car will depend on demand.
T: Well, thank you, Mark, for that overview . that was well researched. Now let''s get on with your main topic for today...

SECTION 4

Marketing Consultant:
Good morning. Welcome to this talk on Space Management. And today I''m going to look particularly at space management in the supermarket. Now since the time supermarkets began, marketing consultants, like us, have been gathering information about customers'' shopping habits. To date, various research methods have been used to help promote the sales of supermarket products. There is, for example, the simple and direct questionnaire which provides information from customers about their views on displays and products and then helps retailers make decisions about what to put where. Another method to help managers understand just how shoppers go around their stores are the hidden television cameras that film us as we shop and monitor our physical movement around the supermarket aisles: where do we start, what do we buy last, what attracts us, etc.
More sophisticated techniques now include video surveillance and such devices as the eye movement recorder. This is a device which shoppers volunteer to wear taped into a headband, and which traces their eye movements as they walk round the shop recording the most eye-catching areas of shelves and aisles. But with today''s technology. Space Management is now a highly sophisticated method of manipulating the way we shop to ensure maximum profit. Supermarkets are able to invest millions of pounds in powerful computers which tell them what sells best and where.
Now, an example of this is Spaceman which is a computer program that helps the retailer to decide which particular product sells best in which part of the store. Now Spaceman works by receiving information from the electronic checkouts (where customers pay) on how well a product is selling in a particular position. Spaceman then suggests the most profitable combination of an article and its position in the store.
So, let''s have a look at what we know about supermarkets and the way people behave when they walk down the aisles and take the articles they think they need from the shelves.
Now here''s a diagram of one supermarket aisle and two rows of shelves. Here''s the entrance at the top left-hand corner.
Now products placed here, at the beginning of aisles, don''t sell well. In tests, secret fixed cameras have filmed shoppers'' movements around a store over a seven-day period. When the film is speeded up, it clearly shows that we walk straight past these areas on our way to the centre of an aisle. Items placed here just don''t attract people.
When we finally stop at the centre of an aisle, we pause and take stock, casting our eyes along the length of it. Now products displayed here sell well and do even better if they are placed at eye level so that the customer''s eyes hit upon them instantly. Products here are snapped up and manufacturers pay a lot for these shelf areas which are known in the trade as hotspots. Naturally everyone wants their products to be in a hotspot.
But the prime positions in the store are the ends of the aisles, otherwise known as Gondola ends. Now these stand out and grab our attention. For this reason new

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products are launched in these positions and manufacturers are charged widely
varying prices for this privileged spot. Also, the end of an aisle may be used for
promoting special offers which are frequently found waiting for us as we turn the Q41
corner of an aisle.
Well, now, eventually of course, we have to pay. Any spot where a supermarket
can be sure we are going to stand still and concentrate for more than a few
seconds is good for sales. That''s why the shelves at the checkout have long been a
favourite for manufacturers of chocolates ?" perhaps the most sure-fire "impulse" Q42
food of all.

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Yên tâm là mai lớp IELTS E35 tụ tập đông đủ nhé, mọi người sẽ được thưởng thức món lẩu do chủ nhà chế biến, đảm bảo ko ngon cứ...chê nhiệt tình và thành thực, he he....
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