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Test4-1listening

SECTION4-1-1

MAN:Goodmorning.

WOMAN:Goodmorning.HowcanIhelpyou?

MAN:Iunderstandthattheschoolorganises...umm,tripstodifferent...

WOMAN:Yes,werunfiveeverymonth:threeduringweekendsandtwoWednesdayafternoontrips.Exarnpl

MAN:Whatsortofplaces?

WOMAN:Well,obviouslyitvaries,butalwaysplacesofhistoricalinterestandalsowhichoffer

avarietyofshopping,becauseourstudentsalwaysaskaboutthat...andthenwegoforonesQ1

whereweknowthereareguidedtours,becausethisgivesagoodfocusforthevisit.Q2

MAN:Doyoutravelfar?

WOMAN:Well,we’reluckyhere,obviously,becausewe’reabletosaythatallourvisitsarelessthan

threehoursdrive.

MAN:Howmuchdotheycost?

WOMAN:Againitvaries-betweenfiveandfifteenpoundsahead,dependingondistance.

MAN:Ahha...

WOMAN:Oh,andwedooffertoarrangespecialtripsif,youknow,therearemorethantwelvepeople.Q3

MAN:Ohright,I’llkeepthatinmind.Andwhatarethetimesnormally?

WOMAN:Wetrytokeepitprettyfixedsothat,thatstudentsgettoknowthepattern.

Weleaveateight-thirtya.m.andreturnatsixp.m.Wefigureit’sbesttokeepthedayfairlyshort.

MAN:Ohyes.Andhowdowereserveaplace?

WOMAN:Yousignyournameonthenoticeboard.Doyouknowwhereitis?Q4

MAN:Ahha.Isawitthismorning.

WOMAN:Andwedoaskthatyousignupthreedaysinadvancesoweknowwe’vegotenoughpeople

interestedtorunit,andwecancancelifnecessary,withfullrefundofcourse.

MAN:That’sfine,thanks.

MAN:Andwhatvisitsareplannedforthisterm?

WOMAN:Right,wellI’mafraidtheschedulehasn’tbeenprintedoutyet,butwehaveconfirmedthedates

andplannedtheoptionalextravisitswhichyoucanalsobookinadvanceifyouwantto.

MAN:Ohthat’sallright.IfyoucanjustgivesomeideaoftheweekendonessoIcan,youknow,

workoutwhentoseefriends,etcetera.

WOMAN:Ohsure.Well,thefirstoneisStIves.That’sonthethirteenthofFebruaryandQ5

we’llhaveonlysixteenplacesavailable`coswe’regoingbyminibus.Andthat’sadayintownwith

theoptionalextraofvisitingtheHepworthMuseum.

MAN:Ohright...yeah...thatsoundsgood.

WOMAN:Thenthere’saLondontriponthesixteenthofFebruaryandwe’llbetakingamedium-sizedcoach

sothere’llbeforty-fiveplacesonthat,and,let’ssee,theoptionalextraistheTowerofLondon.Q6

MAN:Oh,I’vealreadybeenthere.-

WOMAN:Afterthatthere’sBristolonthethirdofMarch.Q7

MAN:Where?

WOMAN:Bristol...B-R-I-S-T-O-L.

MAN:OK...

WOMAN:That’sinadifferentminibuswitheighteenplacesavailable,oh,andtheoptionalextraisavisitto

theS.S.GreatBritain.

MAN:OK...

WOMAN:We’regoingtoSalisburyontheeighteenthofMarchandthat’salwaysapopularonebecause

theoptionalextraisStonehenge,sowe’retakingthelargecoachwithfiftyseats.

MAN:Ohgood.

WOMAN:AndthenthelastoneistoBathonthetwenty-thirdofMarch.

MAN:Ohyes.IsBaththeRomancity?

WOMAN:Yes,that’sright,andthat’sinthesixteen-seaterminibus.

MAN:Andwhere’stheoptionalvisit?

WOMAN:It’stotheAmericanMuseum-wellworthavisit.Q8

MAN:OK,wellthat’sgreat,thanksforallthat...

WOMAN:Mypleasure.Bytheway,ifyouwantmoreinformationaboutanyofthetrips,

havealookinthestudentnewspaper.Q9

MAN:OK.

WOMAN:Or,haveawordwithmyassistant;hernameisJaneYentob-that’sY-E-N-T-O-B.Q10

MAN:Right,I’vegotthatThankyouverymuchforallyourhelp.

WOMAN:You’reverywelcome.Ihopeyouenjoythetrips.

SECTION4-1-2

GoodafternooneverybodyandwelcometoRiversideIndustrialVillage.TostartyourvisitI’mjustgoingtogiveyouabriefaccountofthehistoryofthemuseumbeforelettingyouroamaboutonyourown.Iwon’tkeepyoulong.OK?

Now,fromwherewe’restandingyou’vegotagoodviewoftheriveroverthere.Anditwasbecauseof

thisfast-flowingwaterthatthissitewasanaturalplaceformanufacturingworks.Thewaterandtheavailability

ofrawmaterialsinthearea,likemineralsandironore,andalsotheabundanceoflocalfuels,likecoalandfirewood,allmadethissitesuitableforindustryfromaveryearlytime.Q11

Waterwasthemainsourceofpowerfortheearlyindustriesandsomeofthewaterwheelswerefirst

establishedinthetwelfthcentury,wouldyoubelieve?Atthattime,localcraftsmenfirstbuiltanironforgeQ12

justbehindthevillagehere,onthebendintheriver.Bytheseventeenthandeighteenthcenturiestheregion’sriverssupportedmorethanahundredandwatermills-andmanyofthesecontinuedtooperatewellintoQ13

thenineteenthcentury.Butthenthesteamenginewasinventedandthentherailwayscameandthecentresof

industrywereabletomoveawayfromtheriversandthecountrysideandintothetowns.So,industrialvillageslikethisonebecameveryrare.

Sothat’sthehistoryforyou.Ifyou’dlikeanymoreinformation,youcanaskmesomequestions,oryoucanreadfurtherinourexcellentguidebook.

NowI’mgoingtogiveyouaplanofthesiteandI’djustliketopointoutwhereeverythingisandthenyoucantakealookateverythingforyourself.

I’vealreadypointedouttheriver,whichisontheleft.Andofcourse,runningalongthebottomisQ14

WoodsideRoad,gotit?OK.Nowwe’restandingattheentrance,seeitatthebottom,andimmediatelytoourrightistheTicketOffice.Youwon’tneedthatbecauseyou’vegotyourgroupbooking,Q15

butjustpastitarethetoilets-alwaysgoodtoknowwhere-theyare.Infrontofusisthecarpark,asyoucansee,andtotheleft,bytheentrygateistheGiftShop.That’swhereyoucangetcopiesoftheguide,Q16

likethisonehere.Now,beyondthecarparkallthebuildingsarearrangedinahalfcirclewithayardinthemiddle.Thebig,stonebuildingatthetopisthemainWorkshop.Q17

That’swherethefurnaceisandwhereallthemetalwassmeltedandthetoolswerecast,asyou’llbeabletosee.

Now,inthetopright-handcorner,thatbuildingwithbiggerwindowsistheShowroom,Q18

wheresamplesofallthetoolsthatweremadethroughtheagesareondisplay.InthetopleftcorneristheGrindingShop,wherethetoolsweresharpenedandfinished.AndononesideofthatyoucanseetheEngineRoomandontheotheristheCafe,whichisn’tanantique,you’llbepleasedtoknow,Q19

thoughtheydoserveveryniceold-fashionedteas.

Therowofbuildingsyoucanseeontheleftarethecottages.ThesewerebuiltfortheworkersQ20

towardstheendoftheeighteenthcenturyandthey’restillfurnishedfromthatperiodsoyoucangetagoodidea

ofordinarypeople’slivingconditions.Acrosstheyardfromthem,youcanseethestableswherethehorseswerekeptfortransportingtheproducts.AndtheseparatebuildinginfrontofthemistheWorksOfficeandthat-stillhassomeoftheoldaccountsondisplay.

Right,ifanyonewantsaguidedtourthenI’mstartingattheEngineRoom.Ifyou’dliketocomealong,thiswayplease,ladiesandgentlemen.

SECTION4-1-3

MELANIE:Excuseme,DrJohnson.MayIspeaktoyouforaminute?

DRJOHNSON:Sure.Comein.

MELANIE:I’mMelanieGriffin.I’mtakingyourcourseinPopulationStudies.

DRJOHNSON:Right.Well,Melanie,howcanIhelpyou?

MELANIE:I’m...havingabitoftroublewiththesecondassignment,andit’sdueintwelvedays.

DRJOHNSON:Whatsortoftroubleareyouhaving?Istheassignmentquestionaproblem?

MELANIE:Well,that’spartoftheproblem.I’malsohaving-beenhaving-troublegettingholdofthe

books.I’vebeentothelibraryseveraltimes,andallthebooksareout.

DRJOHNSON:Soundslikeyoushouldhavestartedborrowingbooksabitearlier.

MELANIE:Well,Ihadareallybigassignmentdueinforanothercourse,andI’vebeenspendingQ21

allmytimeonthat,andIthought.--

DRJOHNSON:...youmightgetanextensionoftimetofinishyourassignmentforme?

MELANIE:Ifthat’spossible,butIdon’tknow...

DRJOHNSON:Well,yes,itispossible,butextensionsarenormallygivenonlyformedicalorQ22

compassionatereasons,otherwiseit’sreallyaquestionoforganisingyourstudy,

andwedon’tlikegivingextensionstostudentswhosimplydidn’tplantheirworkproperly.

Whatdidyougetforyourfirstassignment?

MELANIE:Igoteighty-sevenpercent.

DRJOHNSON:Mmm,yes,youdidverywellindeed,soobviouslyyoucanproducegoodwork.

MELANIE:Idon’tthinkI’llneedtoomuchextratime,aslongasIcangetholdofsomeoftheimportant

references.

DRJOHNSON:Well,sinceyoudidsowellinyourfirstassignment,I’mpreparedtogiveyouanextratwo

weeksforthisone,sothat’llmeanyou’llneedtosubmititaboutamonthfromnow.

MELANIE:Thankyou.

DRJOHNSON:Now,whataboutthereadingmaterials?Haveyoucheckedoutthejournalarticlesinthelist?

MELANIE:Umm,no,notyet,therewereabouttwentyofthem,andIwasn’tsurewhichoneswouldbe

mostusefulorimportant.

DRJOHNSON:Well,they’realluseful,butIdon’texpectanyonetoreadthemall,becauseanumberofthem

dealwiththesameissues.Letmegiveyousomesuggestions.ThearticlebyAndersonand

Hawkerisreallyworthreading.

MELANIE:Right,I’llreadthatone.

DRJOHNSON:YoushouldalsoreadthearticlebyJackson,butjustlookatthepartonthe

researchmethodology-howtheydidit.Q23

MELANIE:OK...Jackson,gotthat...

DRJOHNSON:Andifyouhavetime,theonebyRobertssaysveryrelevantthings,althoughit’snotessential.

MELANIE:So,OK,ifit’suseful,I’lltryandreadthatone...Q24

DRJOHNSON:Now,theonebyMorris.Iwouldn’tbotherwiththatatthisstage,ifIwereyou.Q25

MELANIE:OK,Iwon’tbotherwithMoms.Oh,now,someonetoldmethearticlebyCooperisimportant.

DRJOHNSON:Well,yes,inaway,butjustlookatthelastpart,wherehediscussestheresearchresults.Q26

Andlastly,there’sForster-Ican’tthinkwhyIincludedthatone.

It’snotbadandcouldbeofsomehelp,butnotthatmuch.Q27

DRJOHNSON:Now,let’sdealwiththeassignmentquestion.What’stheproblemthere?

MELANIE:It’sthegraphonpagetwo.

DRJOHNSON:Whatseemstobetheproblem?It’sjustthebargraphshowingreasonswhypeoplechange

wheretheylive.

MELANIE:Well,I’vegotaphotocopybutthereasonsatthebottomaremissing.

DRJOHNSON:OK.Lookatthefirstbaronthegraph-nowthatindicatesthenumberofpeoplewhomove

becausetheywantmorespace.

MELANIE:OhIsee...barone.OK...Nowwhataboutthenextbar?

DRJOHNSON:Bartwoistodowiththepeoplelivingnearbydisturbingthem,sotheychosetoQ28

moveawaytosomewherequieter.Nowlet’slookatbarnumberthree..anotherreason

peoplechangetheirplaceoflivingisbecausetheywanttobeclosertothecity.

MELANIE:OK.Proximitytothecityisanissue...

DRJOHNSON:Now...barnumberfourreferstoproblemswhentheownerofthepropertywon’thelp

fixthingsthatgowrong.Inotherwords,theownerisnothelpfulandsoQ29

thetenantsmoveout.

MELANIE:OK...nowwhataboutbarfive?

DRJOHNSON:Barfiveisaboutthosepeoplewhomovebecausetheyneedabusortraintogettheminto

thecityortogotowork.

MELANIE:OK...andbarsix?

DRJOHNSON:Barnumbersixisinteresting.Thatreasonwasgivenquitealot-peoplemovingbecause

theywantedtobeinamoreattractiveneighbourhood.Q30

MELANIE:Oh,yes,thankyouverymuch.

SECTION4-1-4

Goodday,ladiesandgentlemen.Ihavebeenaskedtodaytotalktoyouabouttheurbanlandscape.

TherearetwomajorareasthatIwillfocusoninmytalk:howvegetationcanhaveasignificanteffecton

urbanclimate,andhowwecanbetterplanourcitiesusingtreestoprovideamorecomfortableenvironmentforustolivein.Q31

Treescanhaveasignificantimpactonourcities.Theycanmakeacity,asawhole,abitlesswindyor

abitmorewindy,ifthat’swhatyouwant.Theycanmakeitabitcoolerifit’sahotsummerdayinQ32

anAustraliancity,ortheycanmakeitabitmorehumidifit’sadryinlandcity.Onthelocalscale-thatis,Q33

inparticularareaswithinthecity-treescanmakethelocalareamoreshady,cooler,morehumidandQ34

muchlesswindy.Infacttreesandplantingofvariouskindscanbeusedtomakecitystreetsactuallylessdangerousinparticularareas.Howdotreesdoallthat,youask?Q35

Well,themaindifferencebetweenatreeandabuildingisatreehasgotaninternalmechanismto

keepthetemperatureregulated.ItevaporateswaterthroughitsleavesandthatmeansthatthetemperatureQ36

oftheleavesisneververyfarfromourownbodytemperature.Thetemperatureofabuildingsurfaceon

ahotsunnydaycaneasilybetwentydegreesmorethanourtemperature.Trees,ontheotherhand,remaincoolerthanbuildingsbecausetheysweat.Thismeansthattheycanhumidifytheairandcoolit-apropertywhichcanbeexploitedtoimprovethelocalclimate.

Treescanalsohelpbreaktheforceofwinds.ThereasonthathighbuildingsmakeitwindieratgroundQ37

levelisthat,asthewindgoeshigherandhigher,itgoesfasterandfaster.Whenthewindhitsthebuilding,

ithastogosomewhere.Someofitgoesoverthetopandsomegoesaroundthesidesofthebuilding,forcingthosehighlevelwindsdowntogroundlevel.Thatdoesn’thappenwhenyouhavetrees.Q38

Treesfilterthewindandconsiderablyreduceit,preventingthoseverylargestrongguststhatyousooftenfindaroundtallbuildings.

Anotherprobleminbuilt-upareasisthattrafficnoiseisintensifiedbytallbuildings.

Byplantingabeltoftreesatthesideoftheroad,youcanmakethingsalittlequieter,butmuchofthevehiclenoisestillgoesthroughthetrees.Treescanalsohelpreducetheamountofnoiseinthesurroundings,

althoughtheeffectisnotaslargeaspeopleliketothink.Low-frequencynoise,inparticular,Q39

justgoesthroughthetreesasthoughtheyaren’tthere.

Althoughtreescansignificantlyimprovethelocalclimate,theydohowevertakeupalotofspace.

Therearerootsystemstoconsiderandbranchesblockingwindowsandsoon.Itmaythereforebedifficultto

fittreesintothelocallandscape.Thereisnotagreatdealyoucandoifyouhavewhatwecallastreetcanyon

-awholesetofhigh-risesenclosedinanarrowstreet.Treesneedwatertogrow.

Theyalsoneedsomesunlighttogrowandyouneedroomtoputthem.Q40

Ifyouhavethechanceofknockingbuildingsdownandreplacingthem,thensuddenlyyoucanstartlookingatdifferentwaystodesignthestreetsandtointroduce...(fadeout)

TEST4-2

SECTION4-2-1

SALLY:Oh,Peter,thereyouare.You’vebeenages.Whatkeptyousolong?

PETER:I’msorryI’msolate,Sally.Haveyoubeenwaitinglong?Example

SALLY:Oh,halfanhour.Butitdoesn’tmatter.I’vehadacoffeeandI’vebeenreadingthisguidebook

fortourists.Sitdown.Youlookveryhotandtired.Whatwouldyouliketodrink?

PETER:I’dloveareallychilledmineralwaterorsomething.Willyouhaveanothercoffee?Q1

SALLY:Yes,Iwill.Thewaitresswillbebackinamoment.Whywereyousolate?Didsomethinghappen?

PETER:Yes.YouknowIwenttothebanktocashsometravellerscheques?Well,theexchangeratewas

lookinghealthy,butwhenIwenttotheteller,theytoldmethecomputersystemwastemporarily

down,sotheycouldn’tdoanytransactions.Q2

Theysaidtheproblemwouldbefixedinafewminutes,soIwaited.AndthenIstartedtalkingto

anotherguyinthebank,andIforgotthetime.

SALLY:Oh,really?Someoneyoumetinthebank?Doesheworkthere?

PETER:No,hewasatouristfromNewYork.Hisname’sHenry,andhe’sbeenhereforaweek,Q3

buthe’smovingontoGermanytomorrow.He’sanarchitect,andhe’sspendingfourweeks

travelingaroundEurope.

SALLY:Justlikeus!

PETER:Yeah,justlikeus.Hetoldmethenamesofsomeplaceswhereweshouldeat.Greatfood,

andnottooexpensive,hesaid.Oh,andhealsogavemethismapofthebussystem.Q4

Hesaidhedidn’tneeditanymore.

SALLY:That’suseful.Pityhe’smovingontomorrow.Ah,here’sthewaitress.Let’sorder.

Doyouwantanythingtoeat,orshallwejusthaveadrink?

PETER:Well,I’mhungry,andwe’vegotalotofsightseeingtodo,solet’sjusthaveasnackandadrink.Q5

SALLY:Soundsgoodtomc!

PETER:Well,let’sdecidewhatwe’llseetoday.IguessthebestplacetostartistheCathedral,

andthentheCastle.Whataretheopeningtimesforthosetwo?

SALLY:Well,accordingtothisguidebook,theCathedralisonlyopenfromnine-thirtyinthemorning

untilmidday.No,hangon.That’stheCathedralMuseum.TheCathedralitselfisopenmorningand

afternoon.TheCastleisjustopenfromonetofive,sowecan’tgothereuntilafterlunch.Q6

IreallywanttospendsometimeintheArtGallery,becausethey’vegotthiswonderfulpaintingby

RembrandtthatI’vealwayswantedtosee.

PETER:Whatelseshouldwesee?

SALLY:Well,theguidebooksaystheBotanicalGardensareworthspendingsometimein,andthey’reopen

allday,fromeighttosix,sowecangothereanytime.I’dliketogototheMarketsneartherivertoo,

but...oh...no,wait,that’sonlyinthemornings,too.

PETER:Aswellastodayandtomorrow,wecanseesomeotherplacesonMonday,youknow.

ButIdon’tthinktheMarketswillbeopenthentheyonlyopenonThursdays,Q7

sowe’vemissedthemforthisweek.MaybeweshouldgototheCathedraltodaybecause

it’sSundaytomorrow,andeventhoughit’sopeneverydayitmightbemoredifficultto

getintomorrowbecauseofthechurchservices.

SALLY:That’strue,buttheArtGalleryisn’topenonSundaysatall,sowe’llhavetogotheretoday.

TheCastle’sopeneverydayexceptMondays,sowe’reOKthere,andtheGardensofcourse

onlycloseatnight.

PETER:Arealltheseplacesfreeordowehavetopaytogoin?Whatdoestheguidebooksay?

SALLY:Ithinkthere’sachargeforallofthemexcepttheBotanicalGardens.Oh,andtheMarkets,Q8

ofcourseyoudon’tpaytogoin.

PETER:OK,well,itlookslikeourplanisthis:we’llgotoseethepaintingyoulikefirst,theRembrandt,Q9

thenhavelunchandgoontotheCastleafterthat,andthentheCathedral.

SALLY:OK.ItsaysherethattheroofoftheCathedralisreallybeautiful.

PETER:Isthatright?WhatIreallywanttodoattheCathedralisclimbthetower.Q10

Theviewissupposedtobespectacular.

SALLY:OK,well,that’llbemorethanenoughfortoday.Then,tomorrow,let’sgototheBotanicalGardens

andhaveapicnic.Iwanttositbytheriverandwatchtheswans.Thiscity’sfamousforthem.

SECTION4-2-2

Sothecounsellingservicesweofferdealwithanyproblemsarisingfromyourstudies,orinyourlifeoutsidetheuniversity.Let’stakeacademiccounselling.Ifyou’reconfusedaboutsubjectsorhowtocombinetheminyourdegree,thenwecanadviseyouanddiscussthecareeryouareaimingfor,sothatyoucanseeitallincontext.Wecanalsochaseupyourtutorifyou’renotgettingproperfeedbackonhowyouaregettingoninyoursubject.Q11

Besideshelpwithacademicproblems,youmayalsoneedpersonalcounselling:ifyouthinkyou’realreadyunderstress,well,justwaittillclassesbeginnextweek.You’llhavetostartadjustingtoteachingandlearningmethodsthatmaybeunfamiliartoyou,aswellasthemountingpressureasthedeadlineforthatfirstassignmentcreepsuponyou.Andofcourse,youhavetocopewithallthiswithoutyourusualQ12

socialnetwork-youknow,thesocialcontacts,familyandfriendsyoucouldnormallyrelyonforhelp.Q13

Allofthiscausesanxiety.Studyingoverseascantriggerapersonalcrisis-youmayhaveleftalotofwhatyou

mightcall`unfinishedbusiness’backinyourowncountry,oryoumayhaveinterruptedpersonalQ14

relationshipsorevensometimeshavebrokenthemofftocomeoverseas,andsothestudentoftenfeelslonely,

unhappy,unmotivatedandunabletoconcentrateonstudying.Ortheremaybeotherthingsbotheringyou.

Ourresidentchaplaincanofferyouspiritualguidanceifthat’swhatyouwant,orwecanputyouintouchwith

communitygroupsthatcanprovideyouwithsocialcontactsandfriendship.

Whataboutexamstress?Itaffectsnearlyeveryonetosomeextent,butespeciallyoverseasstudentslikeyourselves.Theremaybeahugeamountoffamilypressureonyoutosucceed,andifyoufailasubjector

dropoutofacoursebecauseit’stoodifficultthenyourself-esteemcansuffer.Q15

Butit’snottheendoftheworldifyoudon’tpassanexam-IhadtoresitFirstYearAnthropology,

soIcancertainlyofferyouasympatheticear!Anyway,examfailurecanleadtoworryingchangesintheway

younormallybehave.Youmayalso-beoffyourfood,oryoumayhavedietaryproblemsbecause

thelocalfoodisnottoyourlikingandupsetsyou,andthiscanaffectyourhealthandstudies.Q16

GlendaRobertsisourdieticianintheHealthServiceandwecanputyouontoher.

Andweallhavemoneyproblems,don’twe?Butremember,full-timestudentscangetalow-interestloan

ofuptosixhundreddollarstobuybooksandforsimilarstudy-relatedexpenses.Q17

That’sright,andyoucangetdoublethatamountifyoucan’taffordanitemofequipmentyouneed

foryourcourse-amusicalinstrument,forexample.Anditdoesn’tstopthere.Whenyoumoveintoaflat,Q18

starting-upexpenses,includingfurnitureforit,canbecoveredbyaloanthroughtheWelfareService-seeJillFreemanfordetails.

Canwehelpyou?Well,lastacademicyear,inspiteofstaffcuts,wecounselledQ19

twohundredandfortyinternationalstudentsforatotaloftwenty-sixhundredhourscounselling,and,

finallywewonallbutjustoneofthetwelveappealsthatwelaunchedonbehalfofstudents.Nottoobadforanunderstaffedservice,don’tyouthink?That’sallfromme.Thankyou.Q20

SECTION4-2-3

ROSA:Oh,thereyouare,good.SorryI’mabitlate-therewasalongqueue.

So,haveyouworkedouthowtodealwiththisassignmentthen?

MICK:Notyet,we’veonlybeenhereacoupleofminutesourselves.

ROSA:Canyoujustremindmewhatthetaskisexactly?

PETE:Well,therearetwo,no,three,partstoit:first;we’vegottowriteanessayaboutwaysof

collectingdata.Then...

ROSA:`What’sthetitleoftheessayexactly?

MICK:I’vegotithere:`Assessthetwomainmethodsofcollecting_datainsocialscienceresearch’.Q21

ROSA:Andhowmuchdoweneedtowrite?

MICK:Fifteenhundredwords.That’sfortheessay.Then,forthesecondpartoftheassignment,Q22

wehavetochooseonemethodofdatacollection,and`carryoutasmall-scalestudy,

makingappropriateuseofthemethodchosentogatherdatafromatleastfivesubjects’.Q23

ROSA:Andthenwehavetowriteareportonthestudy?

PETE:That’sright,ofthreetofourthousandwords.Q24

ROSA:Didyougetasfarasdiscussingwhichformofdatacollectionweshouldgofor-questionnaireor

interview,isn’tit?

MICK:Yeah,Ithinkweshoulduseaquestionnaire.It’llbesomuchlesstime-consumingthanorganising

interviews,Ireckon.Oncewe’veagreedonthewordingofit,weonlyhavetosenditoutand

waitfortheresponses.

ROSA:Yes,Ithinkitprobablywouldbequicker.Butwhatdidthatarticlehegaveuslastweek

sayaboutthequalityofdatafromquestionnaires?

MICK:I’mprettysureitrecommendedquestionnairesasasourceof`highlyreliabledata’.

Aslongasyoudesignthequestionnaireproperlyinthefirstplace,thedatawillbefine.

ROSA:No,I’msureittalkedaboutdrawbacksaswell,didn’tit?SomethingabouttheresponserateandQ25

theproblemsyougetifit’stoolow.

MICK:Yeah,butweonlyneeddatafromfivesubjectsanyway.

ROSA:Isupposeso.AnotherdrawbackIrememberitmentionedwasthatquestionnairedatatendsnottoQ26

revealanythingunexpected,becauseitislimitedtothequestionsfixedinadvancebytheresearcher.

MICK:Comeon,Rosa.Thisisonlyapractice.It’snotmeanttoberealresearch,isit?

ROSA:Well,I’mnotsureaboutthat.

ROSA:MaybeI’dbettergothroughthearticleagain,justtobesure.Canyourememberwhatitwascalled?

MICK:`SampleSurveysinSocialScienceResearch’,Ithink.ByMebta.Q27

ROSA:M-E-H-T-A?

MICK:Yeah.Andhealsorecommendedamorerecentbook,called`SurveyResearch’,byBell,Ithink.Q28

It’sinthatseriespublishedbyLondonUniversity.Q29

PETE:Andifwetriedtouseinterviewsinstead,Isawabookinthedepartmentallibrarythat’llbehelpful:

it’scalled`Interviewsthatwork’,byWilson,publishedinOxfordinnineteeneighty-eight.Q30

ROSA:Right.I’vegotatutorialnow.Canwemeetupagainlaterthisweek?WhataboutFrid