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Unit1Collegeculture

Insideview

Conversation1

Janet：SothisistheCherwellBoathouse–it’slovely!Andlookatthosepeoplepunting!Itlooks

quiteeasy.

Mark：I’mnotsosureaboutthat!Janet,there’ssomethingKateandIwantedtodiscusswithyou.

Somepeopleincollegeareorganizingcharityeventsthisterm.We’vedecidedtoget

involved.

Janet：Raisingmoneyforcharity?Right.InChina,peopleraisemoneyforcharitybutstudents

don’tusuallydothat.

Mark：Studentsoftendothathere.Anyway,we’rethinkingofdoingsponsoredpunting.

Janet：Sponsoredpunting!What’sthat?

Kate：Sponsoringiswhenpeoplepayyoutodosomething–likerunalongdistance.Sopeople

wouldbesponsoringstudentstopunt.

Janet：Whatagreatidea!I’dlovetojoinyou!

Mark：That’swhywe’retellingyouaboutit.Sothat’sdecidedthen.Let’smakealistofthings

weneedtodo.

Kate：I’lldothat.Oneofthefirstthingsweshoulddoischoosethecharity.

Mark：Yes.Andchooseadayfortheevent.Andweneedtodesignthesponsorshipform.I’vegot

onehere.

Kate：Thatlooksfine,butwemustchangethewording.Whowantstodothat?

Mark：I’lldothat.Whathavewegotsofar?

Kate：Chooseacharity.Alsoadayfortheevent.Changethewordingonthesponsorshipform

…Um…Wehavetodecidewherethepuntwillstartfrom.

Mark：CherwellBoathouse,noquestion!It'saverybeautifulroutefromhere,apparently.

Kate：I’mwithyouonthat.

Janet：Metoo…

Conversation2

Janet：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’sexactlyhowIimaginedlife

here!Lookoverthere–isn’titlovely!

Kate：Yes,itis.

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Janet：Kate,everything’sorganized,isn’tit,forcollectingthesponsorshipmoney?

Kate：Yes,I’vearrangedforpeopletogetthemoneytomebynextFriday–iftheyhaven’tpaid

online.I’llcountitallup.

Janet：Good.We’dbetterhaveameetingsoonafterthat,don’tyouthink?Howmuchhavewe

raised?

Kate：About600.

Janet：Fantastic!I’msoenjoyingthis!

Mark：Heyguys,I’vegotasuggestion–howaboutmovingovertothebankandwecanhaveour

picnic!Hey,look,there’sLouiseandSophie!

Mark：Whoo…

Girls：Mark!

Janet：Areyouallright?

Mark：Er…OfcourseI’mallright.Kate,Ithinkit’syourturntopunt!

Outsideview

V/O（画外音）

HarvardUniversityinCambridgeisoneofthebestuniversitiesintheworld.WespoketoAlex

Jude,theuniversity’sHeadofCommunications.HeexplainedthatHarvardlooksforthebestand

mosttalentedstudentsfromaroundtheworld.

Alex

Harvardactuallyseeksstudentsfromaroundtheworld,thebeststudentsthatwecanfind,tostudy

chemistry,orstudyliterature,orstudygovernment,orbusiness.Ourbusinessschoolis

particularlywell-knownaroundtheworld,asisthemedicalschoolandlawschool,so,um,and,

andtheKennedySchoolofgovernment,fortheJohnF.KennedySchoolofGovernment,so,er,

wedoseekvery,verytalentedstudentsandwehaveopendoorsforthem.

V/O（画外音）

WeaskedfivestudentsatHarvardtotelluswhatkindofsociallifetheyhave.

Ashley

Um,wellrelaxingisalittlehardtodoaroundhere,butbasically,Imean,Istill,I,Ilivenearby

anyway,soIseealotofmyfriends,and…Um,there’sagoodsociallifehereifyoulookforit.I

gotothegym,run.Sothat’swhatIdo.

Adam

Itiswhateveryouwantittobe.It’sgood.Ifyouwannagooutparty,doanythingyoucan.Ifyou

wannasitinyourroomandstudyallnightlikemyfriendoverhere,youcanalsodothat.

Brian

Socially,likeyousaid,it’s,it’salotofwhatyoumakeit.Um,wedon’thavefraternitieshere,and

so,youknow,that’s,it’sobviouslynotassocial.There’snotasmanypartiesastherewouldbeon

anothercampus.Um,butonaFridayorSaturdaynight,there,there,therewillbeaparty.Usually

weendupstudyinguntilabout10o’clock.Andthenwe,andthenwe’llgooutandhavefun

maybe,orjustwatchamoviewithfriends,or,youknow,whateverisgoingonforthenight.

Jodie

Noteveryonewouldagreewithme,obviously,butit’s,Ithinkit’safunplacetobe.

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Interviewer:Haveyoumadealotoffriends?

Jodie:Oh,definitely.

Interview.：Mm.

Jodie:Many.

Interviewer:What,whatdoyoudowithyourfriends?

Jodie:Um,well,Iliketogotoconcerts.I’minthreemusicgroups,soIhavelotsofrehearsals

duringtheweekforthat.Um,justdo,youknow,somefunthings,ontheweekend.

V/O（画外音）

WeaskedtheHarvardstudentsiftheyusetheInternet.

Ashley:Um,I,Iuseitafairlygoodamount.Um,ourlibrarysystemisonline,soIusethatalot.

Andalotofmyclasses,youknow,havetodoresearchpapers.Youcanfindalotof

informationonthere,so.

Interviewer:Sohowoftendoyouuseit,aweek,aday?

Ashley:Um,Iuseitprobablyonmoreofaweeklybasis.Maybethreeorfourtimesaweek.

Brian:Ohyes,definitely.WelivethroughtheInternetactually.Well,Idoalotofresearch

throughtheInternet,followmystocksontheInternet.Um,well,eventhoughe-mailis

notofficiallyInternet,we,that’showwecommunicatealotatcollege,so,throughthe

e-mail.

John:Um,Iusetheinternetmostlyfor,er,I’dsay,sortofleisurepurposes.Imean,Iplay,um,I

useitforalotof,Idon’t,wedon’thaveTVinmyroom,soIuseit,uh,uh,gototheCNNwebsite,

keepuponcurrentevents,thingslikethat.Uh,Ialso,uh,youknow,there’ssomelittlegamesto

playovertheInternet.Um,justum,Igototoseewhat’shappening,followtheBoston

RedSox,thingslikethat.Um,Ithinkalotofcoursesuseittopostthings,butI,Idon’tusually

useitthatmuchforresearch,orthings.Itendtousethelibrariesforsuchthings,so.

Listeningin

Passage1

Voice-over

Hi,I’mNickCarter,andthisisSUR,youruniversityradiostation.Thismorningwewentaround

campustoaskfreshers–nowhalf-waythroughtheirfirstyear–thequestion,“Howareyou

findinguni?”Herearesomeoftheanswerswegot.

Speaker1

It’scool.It’severythingIhopeditwouldbe.I’mveryambitious,IwanttobeajournalistandI

wanttogettothetopoftheprofession.I’vestartedwritingfortheuniversitynewspapersoI’ve

gotmyfootontheladderalready.

Speaker2

I’mworkinghardandtheteachingisasgoodasIexpected.AndI’vemadesomegoodfriends.

ButI’mveryhomesick.I’mNigerianandmyfamily’ssofaraway.IwenthomeatChristmasfora

month–thatreallyhelped,butman,Imissmyfamilysomuch.

Speaker3

“HowamIfindinguni?”It’sgreat.It’snotperfect,nothingis,but,like,I’vegotabrilliantsocial

life,justbrilliant,andI’vemadelotsoffriends.ForthefirstfewmonthsIjustdidn’tdo,really

enoughwork.ButI–ItalkedaboutitwithmyparentsandI’mworkinghardernowandgetting

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goodgrades.

Speaker4

Actually,I’vebeenquitelonelytobehonest.I’mabitshy…everyoneelseseemedtofinditso

easytomakefriendsstraightaway.Butthingshavebeenbetterrecently–yeah,theyhave.I’ve

joinedacoupleofclubsandlike,itreallyhelpstogettoknowpeoplewhenyouhaveshared

interests.So,yeah–I’mfeelingalothappiernow.

Speaker5

Uni’sgreat,Iloveit.Myonlyproblem–andit’squiteabigproblem–ismoney.Myparentsare

bothunemployedso,youknow,theycan’thelpmefinancially.Mygrantjustisn’t–it’sjustnot

enoughformetoliveon,soI’vetakenapart-timejobasawaitress–alotofpeopleIknow,likea

lot,havehadtodothesame.Idon’twanttohavehugedebtsattheend.

Speaker6

Ilovemysubject,History,andI’m,I’mgettingfantasticteachinghere.Iwanttobeauniversity

lecturerandthatmeansIhavetogetafirst.Ihaveagoodsociallifebutworkdefinitelycomes

firstforme.

Passage2

OxfordandCambridge–twouniversitiessosimilarthattheyareoftenspokenoftogetheras

“Oxbridge”.They’rebothintheUK,fairlynearLondon,andbothregularlycometopinany

rankingoftheworld’sbestuniversities.

Thetwouniversitiesbeganwithinacenturyofeachother.OxfordUniversity,now900

yearsold,wasfoundedtowardstheendofthe11thcentury.In1209therewasadisputebetween

theuniversityandthetownspeopleofOxford.Asaresult,someoftheOxfordteachersleftand

foundedauniversityinthetownofCambridge,some84milesaway.Eversincethen,thetwo

institutionshavebeenverycompetitive.

Unlikemostmodernuniversities,bothOxfordandCambridgeconsistofalargenumberof

colleges.Oxfordhas39andCambridge31.Manyofthesecollegeshaveoldandverybeautiful

architecture,andlargenumbersoftouristsvisitthem.

InallUKuniversities,youneedgoodgradesinthenationalexamstakenat18.Buttogetinto

OxfordandCambridge,it’snotenoughtogetAgradesinyourexams.Youalsohavetogofora

longinterview.Intheseinterviews,studentsneedtoshowthattheyarecreativeandcapableof

originalthinking.

Throughthecenturies,bothuniversitieshavemadehugecontributionstoBritishculturallife.

Theyhaveproducedgreatwriters,worldleadersandpoliticians.Cambridge,inparticular,has

producedscientistswhosediscoveriesandinventionshavechangedourlives.

Amongthegreatuniversityinstitutionsistheworld’smostfamousdebatingsociety,the

OxfordUnion,whereundergraduatesgetachancetopractisespeakinginpublic.Cambridge’s

comedyclub

Footlightshasproducedmanyfirst-classcomedians,whilesomeoftheUK’smostfamous

actorsandactressesbegantheircareersatTheOxfordUniversityDramaticSociety,knownas

OUDS.Thenthere’stheOxfordandCambridgeBoatRace,whichtakesplaceeveryyearinMarch

orApril,andiswatchedontelevisionallovertheUK.

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Sowithallthisexcellenceinsomanyfields,it’snotsurprisingthattheambitionofclever

studentsallovertheworldistoattendeitheroneofthesegreatuniversities.

Unit2Mixedfeelings

Insideview

Conversation1

Kate：Comein.Hey,Janet.

Janet：HiKate,areyoubusy?

Kate：Yes,I’mjustdoinganessay.Butit’sgreattoseeyou.Sowhat’snew?

Janet：Well,nothingmuch.

Kate：Youlookabitfedup.What’sbuggingyou?

Janet：Well,Ihadaphonecallfrommyparentsanditmademefeelhomesick.Ithappensevery

timetheycall,anditgetsmedown.

Kate：I’msorrytohearthat.Iknowhowyoufeel.Ilovespeakingtomymumanddad,butI

alwaysfeelmiserableafterthecall.

Janet：Mydaddoesn’tsaymuch,andIwanttospeaktohim,butIwishIknewwhattosay.

Kate：Don’tletitgettoyou.Mydaddoesn’tsaymuchonthephoneeither.Icall,heanswers

thephone,andsays,“Hi,I’llpassyoutoyourmother.”It’sreallyirritating.

Janet：ButImisshimandmymotheralot,andIliketohearhisvoice.

Kate：Justtellhimwhatyou’reupto.

Janet：SometimesIfeelasifImadeamistakeleavinghomeandcomingtoOxford.

SometimesIfeellikeamoodyteenager.

Kate：Trynottoworryaboutit,Janet.It’snormaltofeellikethat.Iunderstandhowyoufeel,but

Ibeteverythingwillbefinenextterm.You’llgetusedtoit.Hey,whydon’tyoudowhatI

do?

Janet：What’sthat?

Kate：Whenmydadcalls,Iaskhimformoremoney!Heusuallysaysno,butatleastIget

tohearhisvoice!

Janet：Maybe.I’msorrytotakeupyourtime,Kate,butImustgonow.Bye!

Kate：Waitaminute…!

Conversation2

Kate：IthinkImayhaveupsetJanetlastnight.

Mark:Whathappened?

Kate：Shecametoseeme.IwasbusydoinganessaybutIwasreallypleasedtoseeher.She’d

hadacallfromhome,andsaidshewasfeelinghomesick.

Mark:Poorkid!Itmustbetoughonyouguys,livingsofarawayfromhome.

Kate：Itriedtomakeherlaugh,toldhernottoworryaboutit,andthatitwasnormaltofeel

miserable.Suddenlyshelookedmiserable,andthenshegotupandsaid,“Imustgonow”

andleftmyroom.Itwasreallysudden.IfeltasifI’dsaidsomethingwrong.

Mark：Maybeshewasjustbeingpolite.Itwasprobablybecausesherealizedyouwereworking

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anddidn’twanttodisturbyou.

Kate：Ijustwonderifshefounditdifficulttotalkaboutherfeelingswithme.MaybeIshouldn’t

havetriedtomakeherlaugh?PerhapsshethoughtIwasn’ttakingherseriously.

Mark：Iwouldn’tworryaboutit.Putyourselfinhershoes.Howwouldyoufeelifyouwerea

studentatcollegeinChina?

Kate：Iknow.That’swhyIfeelbad.Ifonlyshehadstayedlonger!IwishIcouldhavehelpedher

more.

Janet：Hey,everyone!

Mark：HiJanet,youlookcheerful!

Janet：Yes,I’vejustgotmyessayback.Igotanalphaminus!

Kate：Whatanamazinggrade!Welldone.

Mark：I’mreallyhappyforyou,Janet.

Janet：Ifeelontopoftheworld!

Outsideview

Sebastien

Hi.I’mSebastien.I’mfromGermany.Um,theideaofIQofameasureofyourbrainpower

hasbeenaroundforawhile,butrecentlythere’sbeenthisnewideaoftheEQ–youremotional

quotient.Andbynow,it’sactuallyalmostbeingregardedasmoreimportant.Ifyoulookatit,

businesseswill…Well,theywillpreferemployingpeoplewithgreatEQ.Well,ofcourse,IQ

cannotbedisregarded,butum,EQdoeshaveitsimportanceaswell.Uh,Ibelievethat,um,…I

mean,people,mostpeoplewillhave,um,theirbasicmeansofcommunicatingwithotherpeople.

Mostpeoplearesomewhatsociallyadept,andjustlikemostpeoplehave,youknow,abasic

generalknowledge.Butthen,whatIthinkreallyisthedifferencebetween

IQandEQ,Imean,youcanhavea“brainiac”,andtheywillbegreatatmostthingstheydo,butif

youjustcan’tgetalongwithhim,ifyoujustcan’tcommunicatewithhim,Imean,youknow,he’s

notreallythatuseful.

Kim

Hi.ThisisKim.I’moriginallyfromKorea,andIwasraisedinCalifornia.Andtoday,weare

goingtotalkaboutthedifferencesbetweenIQandEQ–IQmeaningyourintelligence,EQ

meaningyouremotions.Now,in…WhenIwas,whenIwasalittle,littleboyinKorea,Ihadto

take…IthinkI’dtakenliketwoorthreeIQtestsbeforetheageoften,whichiswhenImovedto

California.So,Iguesswestressalotofimportanceonintelligence,onhavinggreatIQscores.But

afterImovedtotheStates,Ilearnthowtoassociatewithpeople,andalongthelinesthatthisword

EQcameup,youknow,emotional,caringabout…It’sbasicallyhowyoudealwithpeople,how

youmakepeoplefeel,andhowpeoplemakeyoufeel.Ithinkthey’reequallyas,asimportant,but

itseemsthatintheEasternworldtheykindofstressonthatalotmorebackinthedays.ButI

thinkagain,youknow,nowthatwithInternetandpeoplearecommunicatingsomuchfaster,

there’sabettermixtureofthetwoIthink.There’sastressonEQinKoreaaswell,andastresson

IQintheStates.Thankyou.

Ted

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Hello.MynameisTed,andI’mfromtheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Today,I’mgoingtotalka

littlebitaboutIQorEQ–whichismostimportant,orwhichismoreimportant.Now,foralong

timewhenIwasgrowingup,peoplesaid,“IQ.What’syourIQ?TakeanIQtest.”ButthenEQ,

youremotions,howyouinteractwithpeople,thatbecameveryimportant.AndIthinkthey’re…

thatpeoplemightbeontosomethingwiththat,becauseyourEQ–howyoudealwithpeople,how

youinteractwithpeople–isimportant.Now,abigpartofthis,inmyopinion,islistening.Iknow

I’mtalkingalotrightnow,butifyouwanttogetalongwellwithpeople,youhavetolistento

them,sojusttakeaminute,maybeshutyourmouthforaminute,andlistentoothers,andthen

youcanunderstandandcommunicatewiththeminabetterway.So,partofEQ,Ithink,is

listening–listeningtoothers–anditcanbemoreimportantthanIQ.

Listeningin

Passage1

Presenter:We’refortunatetohaveasourguesttodayDrJennaHudson,whohasjustwrittena

bookabouthowcoloursaffectusinoursurroundings,especiallyintheworldofadvertising.It’s

calledMarketColours.DrHudson,whicharethemostcommoncoloursinadvertisingand

marketing?

DrHudson:Well,ofcourse,itdependswhatimagethemarketingteamwishtoprojectwiththeir

products.Soforexample,weoftenthinkofblueasacoldcolour,butitalsomakesyoufeel

peaceful,quiet,anditdoesn’tsuggeststrongemotions.Soit’safavouriteforbanksandinsurance

companies,whowishtosuggesttheimagethattheyaretrustworthy.Andforsellingproducts,it’s

oftenusedtosuggestsomethingispureandfresh.

Presenter:Whataboutred?

DrHudson:Youcansellalmostanythingwithred.It’sahotcolour,whichsuggestsafeelingof

energyandevenpassion.Itgrabsyourattention,andcanmakepeoplebuyalmostanything.You

oftenseeredonmagazinecovers.Butifyouuseittoomuch,itlookscheapandmaymakepeople

tired.Andorangehasasimilareffecttored,it’supbeatandhappy,itsuggestspleasantfeelings

andimages.Mostpeoplereactwelltoorange,andit’sespeciallypopularinadvertisingandon

packagingforbakedfood.

Presenter:Whataboutyellow,forinstance?

DrHudson:Yellowisthecolourofsunshineandit’sapositive,happycolour,soit’susedalotin

advertising.Butit’salsooftenusedforwarningsigns,directionsigns,andsoon,whereyouhave

toreadthemessagequicklyandatadistance.

Presenter:Whataboutlesspopularcoloursforadvertising?

DrHudson:Surprisingly,greenisn’tusedmuchinadvertisingexceptforgardenproducts.It’s

friendlyandrestful.Itcanbecoolandsoothing,thecolourofapplesandmint,butitcanalsobe

quitestrongandmanypeopleassociateitwithunpleasantideasofdecayorslimycreatures.But

mostcoloursarenotprimarycolours,they’reacombination.Absolutely.Soyellow-orangeis

common,andoftenusedtogiveanimpressionofstyleandclass,itlookslikegold.Butit’snot

oftenusedinlettersbecauseit’snotverystrong.Andyellow-greenremindspeopleoffeelingsick.

Blue-greenworkswellasacoolcolour,suggestingfreshness,andissometimesusedfor

toothpasteproducts,bathroomproducts,foodandhouseholdcleaningproducts.Ithasmanyofthe

advantagesofbluewithoutthedisadvantagesofgreen.

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Presenter:Fascinating！Thankyouverymuch,DrHudson.MarketColoursbyDrJennaHudson

isonsalefromnextweek,priced￡15.99…

Passage2

Presenter：Whatmakesyouembarrassed,Sally?

Sally：Oh,I’measilyembarrassed.Ifanybodynoticesmeorlooksatme,Igetveryembarrassed.

WhenpeoplesingmeHappyBirthdayonmybirthday,Igetveryembarrassed.

Presenter：Andwhatmakesyouupset?

Sally：Whenpeopleareselfish,peoplewhothinkonlyofthemselves.Andcruelty–Ican’t

bearpeoplewhoarecruel,especiallytoanimalsorchildren.

Presenter：Jake,whatmakesyoudepressed?

Jake：Ihateitwhenitrains,andIdon’tlikepeoplewholookdownonme,whothinkthey’re

superiortomewithoutanyreason.

Presenter：Andwhatmakesyouangry?

Jake：Whenpeopledon’tbehaveproperlyinpublic,badbehaviourlikedroppinglitterorpeople

pushingeachotheronthebusorthetrain.

Presenter：Andrew,whatmakesyoucheerful?

Andrew：Iliketoseeeveryonearoundmebeinghappyandhavingapositiveattitudetowardsthe

future,optimisticpeople.

Presenter：Andwhatmakesyoujealous?

Andrew：Well,tobehonest,Ijustneverfeeljealous.Ican’tseethepointofit.

Presenter：Monica,whatmakesyouproud?

Monica：I’mproudwhenI’msuccessful,especiallyinmywork.Beingrecognizedbymyboss

forwhatIcandomakesmefeelreallyproud.Oh,andmyfamily.I’mveryproudof

them.

Presenter：Andwhatmakesyounervous?

Monica：EverytimeIteachanewclass.ThenightbeforeI’mverynervous.Youdon’tknow

whatthekidsaregoingtobelikeandhowtheymightbehave,orifthey’regoingto

likeyou.

Presenter：Anythingelse?

Monica：Doinginterviewslikethis.

Unit3Crimewatch

Insideview

Conversation1

Kate：So,whatdidyouthinkofthemovie?

Mark：ItwasgoodbutIthoughtitwastoolong.

Kate：Yes,metoo.

Kate：Hey,where’smybike?Idon’tbelieveit!It’sgone!

Mark：Itwasnexttomine,youchaineditup!

Kate：Someone’sstolenit!Oh,howcouldthey!

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Mark:Oh,Kate!

Kate：Howcouldsomeonehavedonethis!Thecreep!

Mark：It’sareallymeanthingtodo,stealabike.

Kate：Itwasamountainbikeanditcostafortune–Idon’thavethemoneytobuyanotherone.

Mark：Listen,I’llgodownthestreetandseeifIcanseeanyonewithit.Whydon’tyougointo

thatshopandseeifthey’veseenanythingsuspicious?I’llbebackinaminute.

Kate：OK.

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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!

Conversation2

Mark：Sodidyouringthepolice?

Kate：Yes.Iwenttothepolicestationtoreportit.

Mark：Whatdidtheysay?

Kate：Noone’sfoundit.ThiswomansaidthatOxfordhasthefifthhighestrateofbiketheft

inthecountry!

Mark：You’rejoking!

Kate：That’swhatshesaid.

Mark：Whatelsedidshesay?

Kate：Shetoldmethatsometimesyoudogetbikesback–thethievesusethemandthenabandon

them,apparently,andthenpeoplefindthemandreportthem.

Mark：Soyoumightgetitback.

Kate：Ihopeso,Mark,Ireallydo.It’sjusttoomuchyouknow?But…um…whatelse?She

toldmetogotothissaletheyhaveofabandonedbikes.ShethinksImightfinditthere.

Butit’sonlyeverytwomonths,Ican’twaittillthen!Honestly,Mark,I’mreallyfurious!

Mark：YoucanalwaysbuyacheapbikeoneBay.

Kate：Hello…Speaking…Youfoundit!Wherewasit?Isit…?Oh,that’sfantasticnews!

Therewasalampandabasketonit…Right…OK,thankyou,I’llbeintomorrow

morningtopickitup.Unbelievable!Thisguyfoundit!

Mark：Brilliant!Wasthatthepolice?

Kate：Yes.Whattheysaidwas,someonedumpeditoutsidethisguy’sbackyard.

Mark：That’ssostrange!

Kate：Thelamp’sbeenstolenandthebasket.

Mark：Forgetaboutit!You’reluckytogetitback!

Outsideview

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Part1

Presenter:Dodgydealsaren’ttheonlyproblemsassociatedwithdoorstepsellers.Yourdoorstep

presentstheseunannouncedvisitorswitharealopportunitytoundertakedistractionburglary

wheretheyoftenposeasbogusofficialstogainaccesstoyourhome.

I’mjoinednowbyIanHolt,fromThamesValleyPolice.Ian,justoutlineformewhatdoes

distractionburglaryactuallyentail?

IanHolt:Wellbasicallywhathappensis,somebodyusesastorytogetinsidesomebody’shouse

andthentheystealitems,usuallycashorsmallitemsofjewellery.

Presenter:Andwhatarethedifferenttechniquesthatarecommonlyused?

IanHolt:Wellbasicallytheer…thepeoplethatcommitthiscrimemovefromareatoarea,er…

theywilllookatanarea,theywilltryandpickaparticulartargetandtheycanfindthatbylooking

atproperty,itmaybeer,anuncutgarden,itmayberepairsthatneeddoingtotheproperty.

Somethingthatindicatesthatthere’s,there’savulnerablepersoninthere.It…usually,it’san

elderlypersonthatlivesthere.

Presenter:Isthisquiteacommonproblemnow?

IanHolt:Itisbecomingmorecommon.Togetitinperspective,ofthe14,000burglariesthat

wereinThamesValleylastyear,wehadreported800crimesofdistractionburglary.But,it…

there’saslightincreasethisyearoverlastyear’sfigures.

Presenter:OK,youmentionedsomeofthevictimsbeingelderly.Whatotherpeoplearetargeted?

IanHolt:Well,unfortunately,withthistypeofoffence,itisthevulnerableinsocietyandthe

elderly.The,thenationalaverage,ifthere’ssuchathingasa,avictimforthistypeofcrime,isa

whitefemaleaged81years.

Part2

Presenter:Andwhataboutthingsthatpeoplecandotopreventithappening,basically?

IanHolt:Wellthethingstheycandoarevery,verysimple.Thedifficultycomes,isthatsomeof

thesepeople,er…it’sverydifficultforthemtorememberwhattodo.Butthethreethingswe,we

alwayssayis:stop,chainandcheck.Andthat’sstopbeforeyouopenthedoortomakesurewho’s

ontheotherside.Alwaysapplyachain.Ifyouhaven’tgotachain,fitachaintothedoor,ora

doorbarifyou’vegotdifficultyinhandlingachainwitharthriticfingers.

Butalsowhenyouanswerthedoor,checktheidentityofthepersonthere.Generallytheoffenders

saytheyarefromtheWaterBoardorfromutilities.Theymaysaythey’refromacharityoreven

fromlocalauthority.Butgenerally,autilitywillbeinuniform.

Askfortheiridentification.Agenuinepersonwillnotmindyoudoingthatandwillwaituntilyou

cancheckthemout.Ifyoudoneedtocheckthem,phonethenumberon,onyourlastbill.What

won’thappenisthatifitisaboguscaller,theywillbecomeunnervedbythisreactionandthey

willleave.

Presenter:OKandthere’salsoacoupleofgadgetsnewonthemarketthatalsocanhelpaswell.

Justtalkusthroughthat.

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havepooreyesightthere’saspyscopewhichactuallymakesitaloteasierforthemtoseewho’s

outside.AsImentionedbeforeaboutthedoorbar,again,itcanbeeasiertoapplythanthechain.

Veryreasonablepriceder,andsomethingthatisfairlynew…asImentionedbeforeit’svery

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