新标准大学英语视听说教程(2)听力原文

新标准大学英语视听说教程(2)听力原文新标准大学英语视听说教程(2)听力原文新标准大学英语视听说教程(2)听力原文新标准大学英语视听说教程(2)听力原文编制仅供参考审核批准生效日期地址：电话：传真:邮编:Unit1--Conversation1Janet:SothisistheCherwellBoathouse—it'slovely!Andlookatthosepeoplepunting!Itlooksquiteeasy.Mark:I'mnotsosureaboutthat!Janet,there'ssomethingKateandIwantedtodiscusswithyou.Somepeopleincollegeareorganizingcharityeventsthisterm.We'vedecidedtogetinvolved.Janet:Raisingmoneyforcharity

Right.InChina,peopleraisemoneyforcharitybutstudentsdon'tusuallydothat.

Mark:Studentsoftendothathere.Anyway,we'rethinkingofdoingsponsoredpunting.Janet:Sponsoredpunting!What'sthat

Kate:Sponsoringiswhenpeoplepayyoutodosomething—likerunalongdistance.Sopeoplewouldbesponsoringstudentstopunt.Janet:Whatagreatidea!I'dlovetojoinyou!Mark:That'swhywe'retellingyouaboutit.Sothat'sdecidedthen.Let'smakealistofthingsweneedtodo.Kate:I'lldothat.Oneofthefirstthingsweshoulddoischoosethecharity.Mark:Yes.Andchooseadayfortheevent.Andweneedtodesignthesponsorshipform.I'vegotonehere.Kate:Thatlooksfine,butwemustchangethewording.Whowantstodothat

Mark:I'lldothat.Whathavewegotsofar

Kate:Chooseacharity.Alsoadayfortheevent.Changethewordingonthesponsorshipform...Um...Wehavetodecidewherethepuntwillstartfrom.Mark:CherwellBoathouse,noquestion!It'saverybeautifulroutefromhere,apparently.Kate:I'mwithyouonthat.Janet:MetooJanet:I'mnotusedtoboats—Woah!Mark:Whoops!Kate:Watchout!Younearlyhitmewiththatthing!Mark:Sorry!Ididn'tmeanto....OK,we'reoff!Kate:MaybeIshoulddothepunting.Mark:It'sfine.I'vegotthehangofitnow—givemeachance.Kate:Well,I'dliketohaveago.Mark:SupposingIdothefirsthour.Thenyoucantakeoverforawhile,ifyouwantto.Kate:Yes,great.Janet:You'rereallygoodatit,Mark!Thisisfantastic!It'sexactlyhowIimaginedlifehere!Lookoverthere—isn'titlovely!Kate:Yes,itis.Unit1--Conversation2Janet:Kate,everything'sorganized,isn'tit,forcollectingthesponsorshipmoney

Kate:Yes,I'vearrangedforpeopletogetthemoneytomebynextFriday—iftheyhaven'tpaidonline.I'llcountitallup.Janet:Good.We'dbetterhaveameetingsoonafterthat,don'tyouthinkHowmuchhaveweraisedKate:About600.Janet:Fantastic!I'msoenjoyingthis!Mark:Heyguys,I'vegotasuggestion—howaboutmovingovertothebankandwecanhaveourpicnic!Hey,look,there'sLouiseandSophie!Mark:Whoo...Girls:Mark!Janet:Areyouallright

Mark:Er.OfcourseI'mallright.Kate,Ithinkit'syourturntopunt!Unit1-OutsideViewVoice-overHarvardUniversityinCambridgeisoneofthebestuniversitiesintheworld.WespoketoAlexJude,theuniversity'sHeadofCommunications.HeexplainedthatHarvardlooksforthebestandmosttalentedstudentsfromaroundtheworld.AlexHarvardactuallyseeksstudentsfromaroundtheworld,thebeststudentsthatwecanfind,tostudychemistry,orstudyliterature,orstudygovernment,orbusiness.Ourbusinessschoolisparticularlywell-knownaroundtheworld,asisthemedicalschoolandlawschool,so,um,and,andtheKennedySchoolofGovernment,ortheJohnFKennedySchoolofGovernment,so,er,wedoseekvery,verytalentedstudentsandwehaveopendoorsforthem.Voice-overWeaskedfivestudentsatHarvardtotelluswhatkindofsociallifetheyhave.AshleyUm,wellrelaxingisalittlehardtodoaroundhere,butbasically,Imean,Istill,I,Ilivenearbyanyway,soIseealotofmyfriends,and...Um,there'sagoodsociallifehereifyoulookforit.Igotothegym,run.Sothat'swhatIdo.AdamIt's,it'swhateveryouwantittobe.It'sgood.Ifyouwannagooutparty,doanythingyoucan.Ifyouwannasitinyourroomandstudyallnightlikemyfriendoverhere,youcanalsodothat.BrianSocially,likeyousaid,it's,it'salotofwhatyoumakeit.Um,wedon'thavefraternitieshere,andso,youknow,that's,it'sobviouslynotassocial.There'snotasmanypartiesastherewouldbeonanothercampus.Um,butonaFridayorSaturdaynight,there,there,therewillbeaparty.Usuallyweendupstudyinguntilabout10o'clock.Andthenwe,andthenwe'llgooutandhavefunmaybe,orjustwatchamoviewithfriends,or,youknow,whateverisgoingonforthenight.JodieNoteveryonewouldagreewithme,obviously,butit's,Ithinkit'safunplacetobe.InterviewerHaveyoumadealotoffriends?

JodieOh,definitely.InterviewerMm.JodieMany.InterviewerWhat,whatdoyoudowithyourfriends

JodieUm,well,Iliketogotoconcerts.I'minthreemusicgroups,soIhavelotsofrehearsalsduringtheweekforthat.Um,justdo,youknow,somefunthings,ontheweekend.Voice-overWeaskedtheHarvardstudentsiftheyusetheInternet.AshleyUm,I,Iuseitafairlygoodamount.Um,ourlibrarysystemisonline,soIusethatalot.Andalotofmyclasses,youknow,havetodoresearchpapers.Youcanfindalotofinformationonthere,so.InterviewerSohowoftendoyouuseit,aweek,aday?

AshleyUm,Iuseitprobablyonmoreofaweeklybasis.Maybethreeorfourtimesaweek.BrianOhyes,definitely.WelivethroughtheInternetactually.Well,IdoalotofresearchthroughtheInternet,followmystocksontheInternet.Um,well,eventhoughe-mailisnotofficiallyInternet,we,that'showwecommunicatealotatcollege,so,throughthee-mail.JohnUm,Iusetheinternetmostlyfor,er,I'dsay,sortofleisurepurposes.Imean,Iplay,um,Iuseitforalotof,Idon't,wedon'thaveTVinmyroom,soIuseit,uh,uh,gototheCNNwebsite,keepuponcurrentevents,thingslikethat.Uh,Ialso,uh,youknow,there'ssomelittlegamestoplayovertheInternet.Um,justum,Igototoseewhat'shappening,followtheBostonRedSox,thingslikethat.Um,Ithinkalotofcoursesuseittopostthings,butI,Idon'tusuallyuseitthatmuchforresearch,orthings.Itendtousethelibrariesforsuchthings,so.Unit1-ListeninginPassage1Voice-overHi,I'mNickCarter,andthisisSUR,youruniversityradiostation.Thismorningwewentaroundcampustoaskfreshers-nowhalf-waythroughtheirfirstyear-thequestion,"Howareyoufindinguni"

Herearesomeoftheanswerswegot.

SpeakeSpeaker1It'scool.It'severythingIhopeditwouldbe.I'mveryambitious,IwanttobeajournalistandIwanttogettothetopoftheprofession.I'vestartedwritingfortheuniversitynewspapersoI'vegotmyfootontheladderalready.Speaker2I'mworkinghardandtheteachingisasgoodasIexpected.AndI'vemadesomegoodfriends.ButI'mveryhomesick.I'mNigerianandmyfamily'ssofaraway.IwenthomeatChristmasforamonth-thatreallyhelped,butman,Imissmyfamilysomuch.Speaker3"HowamIfindinguni"

It'sgreat.It'snotperfect,nothingis,but,like,I'vegotabrilliantsociallife,justbrilliant,andI'vemadelotsoffriends.ForthefirstfewmonthsIjustdidn'tdo,reallyenoughwork.ButI-1talkedaboutitwithmyparentsandI'mworkinghardernowandgettinggoodgrades.

Speaker4Actually,I'vebeenquitelonelytobehonest.I'mabitshy...everyoneelseseemedtofinditsoeasytomakefriendsstraightaway.Butthingshavebeenbetterrecently-yeah,theyhave.I'vejoinedacoupleofclubsandlike,itreallyhelpstogettoknowpeoplewhenyouhavesharedinterests.So,yeah-I'mfeelingalothappiernow.Speaker5Uni'sgreat,Iloveit.Myonlyproblem-andit'squiteabigproblem-ismoney.Myparentsarebothunemployedso,youknow,theycan'thelpmefinancially.Mygrantjustisn't-it'sjustnotenoughformetoliveon,soI'vetakenapart-timejobasawaitress—alotofpeopleIknow,likealot,havehadtodothesame.Idon'twanttohavehugedebtsattheend.Speaker6Ilovemysubject.History,andI'm,I'mgettingfantasticteachinghere.IwanttobeauniversitylecturerandthatmeansIhavetogetafirst.Ihaveagoodsociallifebutworkdefinitelycomesfirstforme.Passage2OxfordandCambridge-twouniversitiessosimilarthattheyareoftenspokenoftogetheras"Oxbridge".They'rebothintheUK,fairlynearLondon,andbothregularlycometopinanyrankingoftheworld'sbestuniversities.Thetwouniversitiesbeganwithinacenturyofeachother.OxfordUniversity,now900yearsold,wasfoundedtowardstheendofthe11thcentury.In1209therewasadisputebetweentheuniversityandthetownspeopleofOxford.Asaresult,someoftheOxfordteachersleftandfoundedauniversityinthetownofCambridge,some84milesaway.Eversincethen,thetwoinstitutionshavebeenverycompetitive.Unlikemostmodemuniversities,bothOxfordandCambridgeconsistofalargenumberofcolleges.Oxfordhas39andCambridge31.Manyofthesecollegeshaveoldandverybeautifularchitecture,andlargenumbersoftouristsvisitthem.InallUKuniversities,youneedgoodgradesinthenationalexamstakenat18.ButtogetintoOxfordandCambridge,it'snotenoughtogetAgradesinyourexams.Youalsohavetogoforalonginterview.Intheseinterviews,studentsneedtoshowthattheyarecreativeandcapableoforiginalthinking.Throughthecenturies,bothuniversitieshavemadehugecontributionstoBritishculturallife.Theyhaveproducedgreatwriters,worldleadersandpoliticians.Cambridge,inparticular,hasproducedscientistswhosediscoveriesandinventionshavechangedourlives.Amongthegreatuniversityinstitutionsistheworld'smostfamousdebatingsociety,theOxfordUnion,whereundergraduatesgetachancetopractisespeakinginpublic.Cambridge'scomedyclubFootlightshasproducedmanyfirst-classcomedians,whilesomeoftheUK'smostfamousactorsandactressesbegantheircareersatTheOxfordUniversityDramaticSociety,knownasOUDS.Thenthere'stheOxfordandCambridgeBoatRace,whichtakesplaceeveryyearinMarchorApril,andiswatchedontelevisionallovertheUK.Sowithallthisexcellenceinsomanyfields,it'snotsurprisingthattheambitionofcleverstudentsallovertheworldistoattendeitheroneofthesegreatuniversities.Unit2—Conversation1Kate:Comein.Hey,Janet.Janet:HiKate,areyoubusy

Kate:Yes,I'mjustdoinganessay.Butit'sgreattoseeyou.Sowhat'snew

Janet:Well,nothingmuch.Kate:Youlookabitfedup.What'sbuggingyou

Janet:Well,Ihadaphonecallfrommyparentsanditmademefeelhomesick.Ithappenseverytimetheycall,anditgetsmedown.Kate:I'msorrytohearthat.Iknowhowyoufeel.Ilovespeakingtomymumanddad,butIalwaysfeelmiserableafterthecall.Janet:Mydaddoesn'tsaymuch,andIwanttospeaktohim,butIwishIknewwhattosay.Kate:Don'tletitgettoyou.Mydaddoesn'tsaymuchonthephoneeither.Icall,heanswersthephone,andsays,"Hi,I'llpassyoutoyourmother."It'sreallyirritating.Janet:ButImisshimandmymotheralot,andIliketohearhisvoice.Kate:Justtellhimwhatyou'reupto.Janet:SometimesIfeelasifImadeamistakeleavinghomeandcomingtoOxford.SometimesIfeellikeamoodyteenager.Kate:Trynottoworryaboutit,Janet.It'snormaltofeellikethat.Iunderstandhowyoufeel,butIbeteverythingwillbefinenextterm.You'llgetusedtoit.Hey,whydon'tyoudowhatIdo

Janet:What'sthat

Kate:Whenmydadcalls,Iaskhimformoremoney!Heusuallysaysno,butatleastIgettohearhisvoice!Janet:Maybe.I'msorrytotakeupyourtime,Kate,butImustgonow.Bye!Kate:Waitaminute...!Unit2--Conversation2Kate:IthinkImayhaveupsetJanetlastnight.Mark:Whathappened

Kate:Shecametoseeme.IwasbusydoinganessaybutIwasreallypleasedtoseeher.She'dhadacallfromhome,andsaidshewasfeelinghomesick.Mark:Poorkid!Itmustbetoughwhenyouguyslivingsofarawayfromhome.Kate:Itriedtomakeherlaugh,toldhernottoworryaboutit,andthatitwasnormaltofeelmiserable.Suddenlyshelookedmiserable,andthenshegotupandsaid,"Imustgonow"andleftmyroom.Itwasreallysudden.IfeltasifI'dsaidsomethingwrong.Mark:Maybeshewasjustbeingpolite.Itwasprobablybecausesherealizedyouwereworkinganddidn'twanttodisturbyou.Kate:Ijustwonderifshefounditdifficulttotalkaboutherfeelingswithme.MaybeIshouldn'thavetriedtomakeherlaughPerhapsshethoughtIwasn'ttakingherseriously.Mark:Iwouldn'tworryaboutit.Putyourselfinhershoes.HowwouldyoufeelifyouwereastudentatcollegeinChinaKate:Iknow.That'swhyIfeelbad.Ifonlyshehadstayedlonger!IwishIcouldhavehelpedhermore.Janet:Hey,everyone!Mark:HiJanet,youlookcheerful!Janet:Yes,I'vejustgotmyessayback.Igotanalphaminus!Kate:Whatanamazinggrade!Welldone.Mark:I'mreallyhappyforyou,Janet.Janet:Ifeelontopoftheworld!Unit2-OutsideviewSebastienHi.I'mSebastien.I'mfromGermany.Um,theideaofIQofameasureofyourbrainpowerhasbeenaroundforawhile,butrecentlythere'sbeenthisnewideaoftheEQ-youremotionalquotient.Andbynow,it'sactuallyalmostbeingregardedasmoreimportant.Ifyoulookatit,businesseswill...Well,theywillpreferemployingpeoplewithgreatEQ.Well,ofcourse,IQcannotbedisregarded,butum,EQdoeshaveitsimportanceaswell.Uh,Ibelievethat,um,...Imean,people,mostpeoplewillhave,um,theirbasicmeansofcommunicatingwithotherpeople.Mostpeoplearesomewhatsociallyadept,andjustlikemostpeoplehave,youknow,abasicgeneralknowledge.Butthen,whatIthinkreallyisthedifferencebetweenIQandEQ,Imean,youcanhavea"brainiac",andtheywillbegreatatmostthingstheydo,butifyoujustcan'tgetalongwithhim,ifyoujustcan'tcommunicatewithhim,Imean,youknow,he'snotreallythatuseful.KimHi.ThisisKim.I'moriginallyfromKorea,andIwasraisedinCalifornia.Andtoday,wearegoingtotalkaboutthedifferencesbetweenIQandEQ-IQmeaningyourintelligence,EQmeaningyouremotions.Now,in...WhenIwas,whenIwasalittle,littleboyinKorea,Ihadtotake...IthinkI'dtakenliketwoorthreeIQtestsbeforetheageoften,whichiswhenImovedtoCalifornia.So,Iguesswestressalotofimportanceonintelligence,onhavinggreatIQ1scores.ButafterImovedtotheStates,Ilearnthowtoassociatewithpeople,andalongthelinesthatthiswordEQcameup,youknow,emotional,caringlout...It'sbasicallyhowyoudealwithpeople,howyoumakepeoplefeel,andhowpeoplemakeyoufeel.thinkthey'reequallyas,asimportant,butitseemsthatintheEasternworldtheykindofstressonthatalotmorebackinthedays.ButIthinkagain,youknow,nowthatwithInternetandpeoplearecommunicatingsomuchfaster,there'sabettermixtureofthetwoIlink.There'sastressonEQinKoreaaswell,andastressonIQintheStates.Thankyou.TedHello.MynameisTed,andI'mfromtheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Today,I'mgoingtotalkalittlebitaboutIQorEQ-whichismostimportant,orwhichismoreimportant.Now,foralongtimewhenIwasgrowingup,peoplesaid,"IQ.What'syourIQTakeanIQtest."ButthenEQ,youremotions,howyouinteractwithpeople,thatbecameveryimportant.AndIthinkthey're...thatpeoplemightbeontosomethingwiththat,becauseyourEQ-howyoudealwithpeople,howyouinteractwithpeople-isimportant.Now,abigpartofthis,inmyopinion,islistening.IknowI'mtalkingalotrightnow,butifyouwanttogetalongwellwithpeople,youhavetolistentothem,sojusttakeaminute,maybeshutyourmouthforaminute,andlistentoothers,andthenyoucanunderstandandcommunicatewiththeminabetterway.So,partofEQ,Ithink,islistening-listeningtoothers-anditcanbemoreimportantthanIQ.Unit2-ListeninginPassage1PresenterWe'refortunatetohaveasourguesttodayDrJennaHudson,whohasjustwrittenabookabouthowcoloursaffectusinoursurroundings,especiallyintheworldofadvertising.It'scalledMarketColours.DrHudson,whicharethemostcommoncoloursinadvertisingandmarketing?DrHudsonWell,ofcourse,itdependswhatimagethemarketingteamwishtoprojectwiththeirproducts.Soforexample,weoftenthinkofblueasacoldcolour,butitalsomakesyoufeelpeaceful,quiet,anditdoesn'tsuggeststrongemotions.Soit'safavouriteforbanksandinsurancecompanies,whowishtosuggesttheimagethattheyaretrustworthy.Andforsellingproducts,it'softenusedtosuggestsomethingispureandfresh.PresenterWhataboutred?

DrHudsonYoucansellalmostanythingwithred.It'sahotcolour,whichsuggestsafeelingofenergyandevenpassion.Itgrabsyourattention,andcanmakepeoplebuyalmostanything.Youoftenseeredonmagazinecovers.Butifyouuseittoomuch,itlookscheapandmaymakepeopletired.Andorangehasasimilareffecttored,it'supbeatandhappy,itsuggestspleasantfeelingsandimages.Mostpeoplereactwelltoorange,andit'sespeciallypopularinadvertisingandonpackagingforbakedfood.PresenterWhataboutyellow,forinstance?

DrHudsonYellowisthecolourofsunshineandit'sapositive,happycolour,soit'susedalotinadvertising.Butit'salsooftenusedforwarningsigns,directionsigns,andsoon,whereyouhavetoreadthemessagequicklyandatadistance.PresenterWhataboutlesspopularcoloursforadvertising?

DrHudsonSurprisingly,greenisn'tusedmuchinadvertisingexceptforgardenproducts,It'sfriendlyandrestful.Itcanbecoolandsoothing,thecolourofapplesandmint,butitcanalsobequitestrongandmanypeopleassociateitwithunpleasantideasofdecayorslimycreatures.PresenterButmostcoloursarenotprimarycolours,they'reacombination.DrHudsonAbsolutely.Soyellow-orangeiscommon,andoftenusedtogiveanimpressionofstyleandclass,itlookslikegold.Butit'snotoftenusedinlettersbecauseit'snotverystrong.Andyellow-greenremindspeopleoffeelingsick.Blue-greenworkswellasacoolcolour,suggestingfreshness,andissometimesusedfortoothpasteproducts,bathroomproducts,foodandhouseholdcleaningproducts.Ithasmanyoftheadvantagesofbluewithoutthedisadvantagesofgreen.PresenterFascinating.Thankyouverymuch,DrHudson.MarketColoursbyDrJennaHudsonisonsalefromnextweek,priced£15.99...Passage2PresenterWhatmakesyouembarrassed,Sally

SallyOh,I'measilyembarrassed.Ifanybodynoticesmeorlooksatme,Igetveryembarrassed.WhenpeoplesingmeHappyBirthdayonmybirthday,Igetveryembarrassed.PresenterAndwhatmakesyouupset

SallyWhenpeopleareselfish,peoplewhothinkonlyofthemselves.Andcruelty-Ican'tbearpeoplewhoarecruel,especiallytoanimalsorchildren.PresenterJake,whatmakesyoudepressed

JakeIhateitwhenitrains,andIdon'tlikepeoplewholookdownonme,whothinkthey'resuperiortomewithoutanyreason.PresenterAndwhatmakesyouangry

JakeWhenpeopledon'tbehaveproperlyinpublic,badbehaviourlikedroppinglitterorpeoplepushingeachotheronthebusorthetrain.PresenterAndrew,whatmakesyoucheerful

AndrewIliketoseeeveryonearoundmebeinghappyandhavingapositiveattitudetowardsthefuture,optimisticpeople.PresenterAndwhatmakesyoujealous

AndrewWell,tobehonest,Ijustneverfeeljealous.Ican'tseethepointofit.PresenterMonica,whatmakesyouproud

MonicaI'mproudwhenI'msuccessful,especiallyinmywork.BeingrecognizedbymybossforwhatIcandomakesmefeelreallyproud.Oh,andmyfamily.I'mveryproudofthem.PresenterAndwhatmakesyounervous

MonicaEverytimeIteachanewclass.ThenightbeforeI'mverynervous.Youdon'tknowwhatthekidsaregoingtobelikeandhowtheymightbehave,orifthey'regoingtolikeyou.PresenterAnythingelse

MonicaDoinginterviewslikethis.Unit3—Conversation1Kate:So,whatdidyouthinkofthemovie

Mark:ItwasgoodbutIthoughtitwastoolong.Kate:Yes,metoo.Kate:Hey,where'smybike

Idon'tbelieveit!It'sgone!

Mark:Itwasnexttomine,youchaineditup!Kate:Someone'sstolenit!Oh,howcouldthey!Mark:Oh,Kate!Kate:Howcouldsomeonehavedonethis!Thecreep!Mark:It'sareallymeanthingtodo,stealabike.Kate:Itwasamountainbikeanditcostafortune—Idon'thavethemoneytobuyanotherone.Mark:Listen,I'llgodownthestreetandseeifIcanseeanyonewithit.Whydon'tyougointothatshopandseeifthey'veseenanythingsuspiciousI'llbebackinaminute.Kate:OK.Kate:Well

Mark:Noluck.Whatdidtheysayintheshop

Kate:Iaskedtheshopkeeperifshe'dseenanything—Mark:And

Kate:Shesaidshehadn't.Iguessitwasalongshot.Sheadvisedmetoreportittothepolice.Butaccordingtoher,bikesgetstolenallthetimearoundhere.Mark:Listen,let'sgetbacksoyoucanreportit.Kate:I'vegotnobike.I'mjustsoupset!Mark:It'snotfartocollege.Comeon!Unit3--Conversation2Mark:Sodidyouringthepolice

Kate:Yes.Iwenttothepolicestationtoreportit.Mark:Whatdidtheysay

Kate:Noone'sfoundit.ThiswomansaidthatOxfordhasthefifthhighestrateofbiketheftinthecountry!Mark:You'rejoking!Kate:That'swhatshesaid.Mark:Whatelsedidshesay

Kate:Shetoldmethatsometimesyoudogetbikesback—thethievesusethemandthenabandonthem,apparently,andthenpeoplefindthemandreportthem.Mark:Soyoumightgetitback.Kate:Ihopeso,Mark,Ireallydo.It'sjusttoomuch,youknowBut...um...whatelseShetoldmetogotothissaletheyhaveofabandonedbikes.ShethinksImightfinditthere.Butit'sonlyeverytwomonths,Ican'twaittillthen!Honestly,Mark,I'mreallyfurious!Mark:YoucanalwaysbuyacheapbikeoneBay.Kate:Hello...Speaking...Youfoundit!WherewasitIsit...Oh,that'sfantasticnews!Therewasalampandabasketonit...Right...OK,thankyou,I'llbeintomorrowmorningtopickitup.Unbelievable!Thisguyfoundit!Mark:Brilliant!Wasthatthepolice

Kate:Yes.Whattheysaidwas,someonedumpeditoutsidethisguy'sbackyard.Mark:That'ssostrange!Kate:Thelamp'sbeenstolenandthebasket.Mark:Forgetaboutit!You'reluckytogetitback!Unit3-OutsideviewPart1PresenterDodgydealsaren'ttheonlyproblemsassociatedwithdoorstepsellers.Yourdoorsteppresentstheseunannouncedvisitorswitharealopportunitytoundertakedistractionburglarywheretheyoftenposeasbogusofficialstogainaccesstoyourhome.I'mjoinednowbyIanHolt,fromThamesValleyPolice.Ian,justoutlineformewhatdoesdistractionburglaryactuallyentail?

IanHoltWellbasicallywhathappensis,somebodyusesastorytogetinsidesomebody'shouseandthentheystealitems,usuallycashorsmallitemsofjewellery.PresenterAndwhatarethedifferenttechniquesthatarecommonlyused?

IanHoltWellbasicallytheyer...thepeoplethatcommitthiscrimemovefromareatoarea,er...theywilllookatanarea,theywilltryandpickaparticulartargetandtheycanfindthatbylookingatproperty,itmaybeer,anuncutgarden,itmayberepairsthatneeddoingtotheproperty.Somethingthatindicatesthatthere'savulnerablepersoninthere.Usually,it'sanelderlypersonthatlivesthere.PresenterIsthisquiteacommonproblemnow?

IanHoltItisbecomingmorecommon.Togetitinperspective,ofthe14,000burglariesthatwereinThamesValleylastyear,wehadreported800crimesofdistractionburglary.But,it...there'saslightincreasethisyearoverlastyear'sfigures.PresenterOK,youmentionedsomeofthevictimsbeingelderly.Whatotherpeoplearetargeted?

IanHoltWell,unfortunately,withthistypeofoffence,itisthevulnerableinsocietyandtheelderly.The,thenationalaverage,ifthere'ssuchathingasa,avictimforthistypeofcrime,isawhitefemaleaged81years.Part2PresenterAndwhataboutthingsthatpeoplecandotopreventithappening,basically?

IanHoltWellthethingstheycandoarevery,verysimple.Thedifficultycomes,isthatsomeofthesepeople,er...it'sverydifficultforthemtorememberwhattodo.Butthethreethingswe,wealwayssayis:stop,chainandcheck.Andthat'sstopbeforeyouopenthedoortomakesurewho'sontheotherside.Alwaysapplyachain.Ifyouhaven'tgotachain,fitachaintothedoor,oradoorbarifyou'vegotdifficultyinhandlingachainwitharthriticfingers.Butalsowhenyouanswerthedoor,checktheidentityofthepersonthere.GenerallytheoffenderssaytheyarefromtheWaterBoardorfromutilities.Theymaysaythey'refromacharityorevenfromlocalauthority.Butgenerally,autilitywillbeinuniform.Askfortheiridentification.Agenuinepersonwillnotmindyoudoingthatandwillwaituntilyoucancheckthemout.Ifyoudoneedtocheckthem,phonethenumberon,onyourlastbill.Whatwon'thappenisthatifitisaboguscaller,theywillbecomeunnervedbythisreactionandtheywillleave.PresenterOKandthere'salsoacoupleofgadgetsnewonthemarketthatalsocanhelpaswell.Justtalkusthroughthat.IanHoltCertainly,yes.The...aspyer...viewerisfairlystandard.Butforelderlywhomayhavepooreyesightthere'saspyscopewhichactuallymakesitaloteasierforthemtoseewho'soutside.AsImentionedbeforeaboutthedoorbar,again,itcanbeeasiertoapplythanthechain.Veryreasonablepriceder,andsomethingthatisfairlynew...asImentionedbeforeit'sverydifficultforsomeofthesepeopletorememberwhattheyhavetodowhentheygotothedoorandthat'swhytheybecomevictims.AndthisitemiscalledaMemoMinderandactuallyyoucanrecordamessageonthereandit'snicetohaveagrand-daughterorsomebodytorecordamessage,buteverytimethepersonapproachesthedooritremindsthemwithavoicetosay"Putyourchainon."Unit3-ListeninginPassage1PatrickIreadafunnystorytodayinthepaper-truestory.SteveGoon,then.PatrickOK.This7