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section one
you will hear a woman booking a room for
a party at a community center first you
have some time to look at questions 1 to
4
you will see that there is an example
which has been done for you on this
occasion only the conversation relating
to this will be played first
hi good morning my name's Pete how can I
help you hi
my name is Maria Lincoln I understand
you hire out rooms in the community
center as venues for parties the woman's
first name is Maria
so Maria has been written in the space
now the test will begin you should
answer the questions as you listen
because you will not hear the recording
a second time listen carefully and
answer questions 1 to 4 hi good morning
my name's Pete how can I help you hi my
name is Maria Lincoln I understand you
hire out rooms in the community center
as venues for parties yes we do we
various sized accommodation it depends
on what you're looking for really we're
looking to hold a party at children's
birthday party and we need a room that
will hold about 70 people with space for
a small disco area games
dancing and food well we have a large
room and it would certainly hold at
least a hundred people comfortably it's
used a lot for parties and things like
that that sounds as if it might be
suitable I've tried various venues and
they're either booked up or they don't
hold enough people can you tell me when
you were thinking of holding the party I
know it's short notice but we wanted to
hold it Saturday week that's September
15th well let's have a look hmm
yes you're in luck the Mandela suite is
free then I'll just write that down
ma M de la and the time when were you
thinking of holding it in the afternoon
from 3:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
yes okay there is no smoking on the
premises and we're only licensed to have
soft drinks that's okay I think I'm
happy to go ahead
before you hear the rest of the
conversation you have some time to look
at questions 5 to 10
now listen and answer questions 5 to 10
can you just give your postcode yes it's
PA v 7g j fine and the flats and street
number it's flat number 40 and the
street number is 35 okay so that's flat
forty thirty five beaches Street yes
that's right and a contact number my
landline is two two three two seven nine
with the code but I'll give you my
mobile number which is zero seven eight
nine seven two nine three three eight
one okay two nine three three eight one
can you tell me how much it will cost
it's quite reasonable actually it's a
hundred and fifteen pounds for the
higher of the room with tables and
chairs but if you want to hire disco
equipment we've got a basic system with
speakers and other equipment for twenty
five pounds but there is no technician
around in case anything goes wrong
and of course it's optional that would
save us carting something from home but
maybe we should bring a spare sound
system just in case we've never had any
problem with the system but you might
not want to take any chances
what about catering well we had thought
of getting everyone bringing something
we have someone who can do catering for
nine pounds a head including the cake if
required that's handy but it's a lot as
we have a fairly tight budget so you
want to go ahead with the booking yes
certainly okay I need to take a deposit
of 30 pounds which is refundable the
balance needs to be paid two days before
the event at the latest fine you can
cancel up to two days before but after
that you lose the deposit we don't
intend to cancel but is there any
insurance we can take out
yes there's a form here someone how much
it's let me see it's only nine pounds
for the 24-hour period and that covers
you for cancellation damage and injury
well at least we'd better have a look at
it how would you like to pay the deposit
cash I'll just give you a receipt there
you are
ten twenty thirty thirty pounds at Marea
Lincoln thank you very much I'm really
glad I found some where we have been
trying to book a place for the past two
weeks so thank you again and bye for now
that is the end of section one
you now have half a minute to check your
answers
action 2
section two you will hear a talk on the
radio about grass roofs first you have
some time to look at questions 11 to 13
now listen carefully and answer
questions 11 to 13 and now it's straight
into the eco hotspot for today's program
we are in fact going to look at an
intriguing trend in recent years in the
world of eco friendly developments there
has been a constant stream of new green
products coming onto the market for the
environmentally conscious a new
departure which I feel needs greater
attention drawn to it is the increasing
interest in grass roofs
environmentalists sing the praises of
grass roofs as interest in sustainable
ecological building has led to the
greening of the rooftops of residential
and commercial buildings around the
world and what does this type of roof
consists of instead of tiles which allow
water to run off and create flash
flooding the roof has a waterproof
underlay which is laid over the roof
deck this waterproof layer is then
covered with layers for insulation and
drainage then on top of the insulation
and drainage layer is added a final
layer of soil or crushed stones for the
plants and/or grass to grow on the roof
can be planted with wild flowers to add
color and life to your rooftop before
you hear the rest of the talk you have
some time to look at questions 14 to 20
now listen carefully and answer
questions 14 to 20
as for the benefits of grass roofs in
spring and in summer they're very pretty
as flowers spring into bloom moreover in
summer grass roofs are of particular
benefit in cities because they keep any
building cooled by reflecting the sun's
rays in winter the grass roofs insulate
the building helping to prevent heat
loss
the roofs require little maintenance and
are better than any other roofing
material they encourage biodiversity by
attracting bees and birds and they
absorb water runoff which helps prevent
flash flooding in fact the gravel layer
retains 71 percent of the rainwater that
falls thus helping to prevent flash
flooding in winter the brown soil is a
bit more evident which can look
unattractive
if the roofs are not tended carefully
but that is a price worth paying and I
would say that they come highly
recommended by those who have them if
you compare grass roofs with tiles the
latter do certainly look very tidy but
at a price to the future of the planet
the main drawbacks of tiles though are
the water runoff and the absorption of
heat from the sun's rays in summer so if
we are to save the planet from the
ecological point of view tiles do not
come recommend it the only roof that I
can think of which has similar
ecological credentials to the grass roof
is the thatched roof thatched roofs are
good insulators and very attractive but
very pricey and not ideal for cities how
can we make more of our roofs green that
is how can people be persuaded to
install grass roofs the world green roof
conference in Australia was a very good
start at a grassroots level the best way
to raise the profile of grass roofs is
to make them trendy by highlighting them
in fashionable magazines so that people
begin to feel that they cannot do
without them
but the idea I like best is holding
competitions for the best-designed grass
roofs next week eco hotspot is going to
look at that is the end of section 2 you
now have half a minute to check your
answers
I'll turn to Section three
section three you will hear a student
talking to her tutor about a
presentation first you have some time to
look at questions 21 to 23
now listen carefully and answer
questions 21 to 23
excuse me dr. Rowan I know Karen have
you got a few moments yeah sure
how can I help you well I've had
difficulty finding data on the original
question and I was wondering if I could
change my paper to investment in
knowledge comparing some European
countries with the United States and
then with others throughout the world
including the OECD average I found lots
of data by way of graphs etc where did
you get the data from from various
sources books and journals how are you
going to present the material I am going
to use the electronic whiteboard as
suggested and do a blend of graphs
pictures text and podcasts to illustrate
my presentation
it sounds very impressive yes let's hope
the whiteboard works but I'm also going
to have a PowerPoint presentation for a
backup just to cover myself a backup is
a good idea but it's a lot of work doing
everything twice it is but at least I'll
have experience of both before we talk
about how to use the data I've selected
could you give me the names of a few
websites I should look at for a more
specific background material when you
type in anything to do with knowledge
there are millions of sites listed
before you hear the rest of the
conversation you have some time to look
at questions 24 to 30
now listen carefully and answer
questions 24 to 30
let's see I'll print you off this list
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there we go
right do I really need to study
everything on these no I suggest there
are five or six you can look at the one
you have to go through is the IT
department section on the university
site which is w WK mu L org it has
articles by all of us in the department
and has links to useful information so I
think it is essential to look at this
okay I've already been on it but I'll
take that one as a must-read and there's
a site which is hosted by Pollak its
investment IT comm all you need to do is
to skim the abstracts of the articles on
the site they'll give you a general idea
about the effects of investment in
knowledge yes that sounds good it cuts
out having to read everything what about
this one knowledge journal com
if I remember it's not that useful I
would say that there are very few things
that you need to read there then there's
IT knowledge review comm it's got loads
of articles but it's probably best just
to read those that have come out in the
last term or so do you have to subscribe
no it's free from the University Library
and another free journal online is IT
online comm I wouldn't say it's
essential to read it but it is
beneficial and so I think it is worth a
look if you think it's useful there is
no harm in looking at it but National
Statistics comm is worth looking at and
trying out the links that it gives I
think these are probably enough to be
getting on with I think so there's
another thing I want to ask about how
much material should I use in my
presentation avoid crowding the screen
if you
lots of information at one time people
will not be able to follow it and will
just switch off that's worth remembering
I've been in lectures where there was
too much detail on the screen and it was
impossible to read quickly but what
about visuals do you think it's okay to
mix visuals and text visuals are very
useful but they must be relevant or else
people will get confused about what they
mean and why they are there and they
won't pay attention to what you are
saying so be careful from what I can see
you have the makings of a very good
presentation thank you
that is the end of section 3 you now
have half a minute to check your answers
now turn to section four
Section four you will hear a talk on the
work of a printing department at a
university first you have some time to
look at questions 31 to 40
now listen carefully and answer
questions 31 to 40 I am here to give you
a brief outline of the work of this new
department the department of the printed
word has a very short history having
been created just 10 years ago some
statistics to start with the first
intake of undergraduate students
consisted of 20 students which rose to
37 in the second year and we now have
about 50 in the first year doing a wide
range of courses full and part-time we
have a thriving research department with
17 students on the torte ma course and 7
students doing research full-time in all
we have nine full-time lecturers and 16
part-time lecturers who work mainly but
not exclusively in our evening
Department of the total student body
approximately 21% are from outside the
country a number which has been
increasing steadily over recent years
although students from overseas have to
reach a minimum level of competence in
English before they follow a course at
the university some may require remedial
help with their English and we can offer
help through the student support
services as part of the general
assistance given to all students for
home students both graduate and
undergraduate there are bursaries to
help with travel and accommodation for
which I would advise you to contact mrs.
Riley at the end of this session
increasingly we are forging external
links with organisations in the
publishing world and we have been very
fortunate in that we have received money
to sponsor not just various students
within the department but also
technicians and lecturers each year we
hold a series of lectures which are
given by external speakers in the world
of printing and the media the series of
workshops that you see around you have
been built thanks to a very generous
donation which has allowed us to develop
our facilities for bookbinding
and restoration now the main work of the
department relates to teaching the
mechanism of printing and as most
printing is now so highly technological
all our students have to be computer
literate for those of you who are
interested in taking a module in this
department from another department and
who feel that you may not have the
necessary computer skills
don't let the technology put you off we
have a number of specialists technicians
who can support and deliver crash
programs in the computing technology
required as long as you can switch on
the computer you are halfway there we
have what can only be called
state-of-the-art facilities especially
for those wishing to move into the
publishing world working not just as
printers but also in editing page design
layout and bookbinding with the
extensive facilities we have for book
restoration some of our former students
are now employed as expert book
restorers and conservationists skills
which were once almost dying out in the
display you will notice samples of work
on book cover design and as well as
having all the necessary computer
programs for dealing with printing we
have some old printing presses
despite being largely a modern
department we do have an increasing
interest in research into the history of
the printed word ranging from early
European to Chinese and Japanese
printing techniques we have in fact some
very well-known experts on early
printing in Europe in the 15th and 16th
centuries if this area appeals to you
you can talk to dr. Fred Clare
afterwards from China we're lucky to
have as a visiting lecturer dr. yu who
is an authority on early chinese
manuscripts and printing machines if you
are thinking about doing a module with
us or you are interested in doing
research after you have finished your
first degree the person to talk to
is Professor Clarkson who will be able
to give you all the details for
postgraduate research you should really
be thinking about applying now even
though we are only in December as the
department now attracts large numbers of
people and we always have many
applications for each research position
that is the end of section 4 you now
have half a minute to check your answers
you