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MAN: Good morning.

ing. How can IThelp you? . |

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f::ixfl"fi.‘ the school :organises . . . umm,
three during trips to different ...
weekends and two Wednesday Example
afternoon trips.
MAN: Whatsort of places? . "
WOMAN: Well, obviously it varies, but always places of historical interest and also which
offer a variety of shopping. because our students always ask about that . . and 0f
then we go for ones where we know there are guided tours, because this givesa 02
£00d focus for the visit.
AN Do you travel far?
wowan: Well we'e lucky here, obviously, because we're able to say that all our visits are
Tess than three hours drive.
Max: How much do they cost]
WOMAN: Again it varies - between five and fifteen pounds a head, depending on distance.
MAN: Ah ha
WOMAN: Oh, and we do offer to arrange special rips if, you know, there are more than 03
Lwelve people.
MAN: Oh right, I'l keep that in mind. And what are the times normally?
WOMAN: - We tryto kecpit prety fxed so that, that studentsget to know the pattern. We
Jeave at eight-thirty a.m. and return at six p.m. We figure it’s best 1o keep the day
fairly short
MAN: Oh yes. And how do we reservea place?
WONAN: - You sign your name on the notice board. Do you know where it is?
MAN: AR ha. | sawit this morning. of '
womnw: And we do ask that you sign up thrce days in advance so we kno
enough people interested o run it and we can cancel if necessary,w with
we've got
of course. full refund
Thafine, t's thanks.
And what visitsare planneg for his erm?
Rig well ht,
'm afraid the sch
Sonfimed the dates and plamned edule thehasbeenn't
printed o,ut yet,
.
mmmiiywm( 0. opional extra v whic e ey oy "
Oh thas ll ighi. I You can jut give some ica o the weeke
300 know, work out when 1 se friends, teeera. i
Oh sure. Well, the irst one is St Ives. That's on the this d 05
we'll have only y sixten places
; availabe ‘cos we'e Soingoby minibus e 'sa
day in town with the optional extra of visiting the ngznfi'm;u? A
Ohright . .. yeah . .. that sounds good. 4
“Thenn there’s
e a London trip on the sisteenth of February
ruary and we'llve' be taking a
and
medium-sized coach so there'll be forty-five places on that, and, e’ see s
optional extra i the Towsr of London Rt
Oh, I've already been there. @,
After that there’s Bristol on the third of March, 2
Where? F
Bristol . . B-R-I-S-T- L
OK..
That's in a diffcrent minibus with eightcen places available, oh, and the optional
extra is a visit to the S.S. Great Britain.
Ok .3
We're going to Salisbury on the eighteenth of March and that’s always a popular
one because the optional extra is Stonehenge, so we're taking the large coach with
filly seats .
Oh good.
And then the lust one is to Bath on the twenty-third of March.
Oh yes. s Bath the Roman city?
Yes, thas right, and that’s in the sixteen-seater minibus.
And where's the optional visit?
1t to the American Muscum - well worth a visit. o8
OK, well that's great, thanks for all that
My pleasure. By the way, if you want more information about any of the trips, [
have a look in the student newspaper.
oK. o1
Ox, have a word with my assistant; her name i Jane Yentob - that's
ENTOR your help.
Right, I've got that, Thank you very much for all
You're very welcome. | hope you cnjoy the trips.

gy and welcometo Riverside Industral Village. To start your visit

c you s brief account of the history of the museum before leting you
B e oa Long. OK?
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everything
Mo T1m asingo giv ayoulook plan of the sitc and Idjus ik to point Out where
at everything for yours elf.
s and then you can take
which s on the lft, And of course, cerunaiseeng it along the
ety potned aut the rve, f? OK. Now wete standin g at the entran o the o1
o aepsidé Road, got 0I5
o 2 immediately o our right s thepastTicket Offic. You won't need that becausc
you've got your group booking, but just it are the toilets - always good to know where
Ty are In front of s i the car prk, 3 You can ec,and to the Ift, by the entry gate i the
‘here. Ql6
Gift Shop, That's where you can get copies of the guide, like this one circle with a yord in the
‘Now, besond the car park all the buildings are arrangshop ed in a half
middle. The big,stone building at the top i the Work main . That's where the furnace is Q17
be able o see. Now, in
‘and where all the metal was smelted and the tools were cast, as you'll
he top right-hand corner, that building with bigeer windows i the Showroom, where Q18
samples of all the tools that were made. through the ages are on display. In the top left
corner s the Grinding Shop, where the tools were sharpened and finished. And on one side
of that you can see the Engine Room and on the other s the Café, which isn't an antique, 019
‘you'll be pleased to know, though they do serve very nice old-fashioned teas.
“The row of buildings you can see on the left are the cottages, These were built for the 020
‘workers towards the end of the eighteenth century and theye stillfurnished from that
z:dms;yu;::.;p; 5&“‘3.;1’,’; of ;fdimry people’s living conditions. Across the yard
T el L ok:fim for transporting the products.
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SECTION 3
=MELANIE:
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Excus May I speak 10 you for a minute?
MELANIE: T'm Melane Grifin. ' aking your sourse n Population St
DR JOHNSON: :Silll.\‘v:l.ml:mi:.nwml’h::;pm i s g }
eLaNiE; blT'm.. . havinga bitofo uble with the second assignment, and it’s due'
ve days.g X
JorsoN: i What sort of trouble ae you aing? s the ssigament quesion
JELANIE! ‘Well, that's part of the problem. I'm also having - been having - trouble
getting hold of the books. I've been to thelibtary scveral times, and ll the
baoks are out.
ou oo Sounds e you hould kv e borowing ok it e,
(NIE E areally big assignment due in for another course, and I
o spending all my time on that, and I thought ... s Swenigrghiee
. JOHNSON - you might get an extension of ime o finsh your assignment for me?
Seooe: 1 thats possibl, but [ don'tknow .
e omxson: Wl 3es, it i possile, but extensions re normally givenonly for medicalor 022
‘compassionate reasons, otherwise it really a question of organising your
study, and we don't like giving extensions to students who simply dida't plan
their work properly. What did you get for your firs assignment?
seanie: 1 got eighty-seven per cent.
o 10HNSON: Mmm, yes, you did very well indeed, 50 obviously you can produce good
work
yeaxte: 1 don't think I'll need 100 much extra time, as long as I can get hold of some
of the important references
bR JORNSON: Well, since you did so well in your first assignment, I'm prepared to give you
n extra two weeks for this one, so that'll mean you'll need to submit t about
& month from now.
MELANE Thank you.
ox sonson: Now, what about the reading materials? Have you checked out the journal
articles in the list?
MELANIE: ‘Unmm, no, not yet, there were about twenty of them, and I wasn't sure which
ones would be most useful or important.
because a
DR jomNsoN: Well, they're all useful, but 1 don't expect anyone to read them all, suggestions.
‘number of them deal with the same issues. Letme give you some
The article by Anderson and Hawker is really worth reading.
MELANIE: Right, I'll read that one.
o8 J0RNSON: You should also read the article by Jackson, but just look at the part on the
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rescarch methodology — how they did it.
MELAME: OK...Jackson, got that .-
DR jomsoN: Andif you have time, the one by Roberts says very relevant things, although
it's not essential. o
MELANE: So, OK, if it's uscful, [ll try and read that onc ...
DR JOHNSON: Now, the one by Morri. | wouldu't bothe with that ai this stage,if were
Meuawie: OK, 1 won'bather with Moris Oh,now, someon fold me the arice by
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SECTION 4
Good day, ladies and gentlemen. 1 have been asked today 10 talk to you about the urban
landscape. There a two major arcas that | will ous onin my talk: how v
‘have a significant effect on urban climate, and how we can bu::u plan our; :n?i‘:::x nngmu;x ot
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=5 it ol s mnl You want. They can make it a bit cooler if it a hot 032
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o, Ot ot et s pricular arcas i he ity - tree ca mabe the ol
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various kinds can be used 1o make city much less windy. In fact trees and plantingof 03
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Howdowees dol that,you ekt o5 dangctous in particular areas
‘Well, the main difference between a lmle and a building
is a tree has got an internal
ulated. [t vaporates water through its leaves
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 Tres can also help break the force of winds. The reason that high buildings make it windis
yuground level is that, as the wind goes higher and higher, it goes fsmu .nZ“E‘.,.fv}L:f.'“”'gn
pe wind hits the building, it has 10 go somewhere. Some of it goes over the top and some
That around
doesn' the sides when
happen of theyoubuiding, forcing
have rees. Treesthose high level winds down (o ground level o1
ing those very large strong gusts that you 5o often find around tall buildings.
Another problem in bl-up areas s that traflic noise i intensifed by tall buildings. By
pening a bel o trees a the sde of the road, you can make things a lttle quiete, but
ouch of the vehicle noise still gocs through the trees. Trees can also help reduce the amount
ofnoisein the surroundings, although the effect is not as large as people ke t0 think. Low- 039
fequency noise, in particular, just gocs through the trees as though they aren't there.
Although trees can significantly improve the local climate, they do however take upalotof
puce. There are root systems to consider and branches blocking windows and 5o on. It may
herefore be dificult to fit trees into the local landscape. There is not a great deal you can do
i you have what we call a street canyon — a whole set of high-rises enclosed in a narrow.
areet. Trees need water 10 grow. They also need some sunlight to grow and you need room Q40
10 put them. IF you have the chance of knocking buildings down and replacing them, then
suddenly you can start looking &t different ways to design the streets and to introduce ...
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TEST 2

SECTION 1
SALLY: Oh, Peter, there you are. You've been ages. What kept you so long?
FeTER: T'm sorry I'm so late, Sally. Have you becn waiting long?
saLw: Oh, half an hour. But it doesn't matter. I've had a coffee and I've been reading Exanmple
this guidebook for tourists. Sit down. You look very hot and tired. What would
you like to drink?
T'd love a really chilled mineral water or something. Will you have another coffee? Q7
Yes, I will. The waitress will be back in a moment. Why were you so late? Did
something happen?
Yes. You know | went 10 the bank to cash some travellers cheques? Well, the
exchange rate was looking healthy, but when I went to the teler, they told me the
. 50 they couldn't do any transactions
They said the problem would be fixed in a few minutes, s0 I waited. And then [
‘started talking to another guy in the bank, and [ forgot the time.
Oh, really? Someone you met in the bank? Does he work there?
No, he was . fourisL, from New York. His name's Henry, and he's been here for &
‘week, but he's movingon 10 Germany tomorrow. He's an architect, and he's
‘spending four weeks travelling around Europe.
Just like us!
Yeah, justlike us. He told me the names of some places where we should cat.
d not 100 expensive, he said. Oh, and he also gave me this map of
‘He said he didn' need it any more. % Y