Test 2 Section 1
Good morning, Senme Museum, can I help you?
Oh, yes, good morning. I’m interested in the children’s workshops and I’d like a little more information please.
Do you mean the art and craft workshops?
A friend of a friend mentioned them that children do painting and make models and so forth.
Yes of course, where to begin. First of all, as you probably know they run every Saturday.
Fine, and what about ages?
All ages from five upward are welcome. And we do ask that children below 8 years of age are accompanied by an adult.
Fine, that wouldn’t be a problem. What about cost?
Well, I think you'll find them very reasonable. It’s 2.5 a child with 80 pence off for two or more children from the same family.
Oh yes, very reasonable. And are they held in the main museum? Not exactly. They are nearby.
Could you give me the full address? I don’t know the area very well. Yes, it’s winter house, and that’s in tamer street Could you spell that please?
Lovely.
And I do need to tell you that there is a security entrance, so you need to press the green button for someone to let you in, don’t press the red button please, but don’t worry, it's all clearly labelled. Ok, and one more question. Is parking available nearby? We are driving in from out of town. Your best bet is to leave your car at the back of the library. On a Saturday morning, there are plenty of spaces there. It’s right next door to the museum.
Can I ask about booking places?
Yes, and I must tell you, you really should book by calling the education department here.
Oh, I’m sorry. Should I have rung them in stead of the main museum number? No, that’s fine this time. Please don’t worry. But for future reference, I'll give you the direct number. It’s 200765
Great, I’ve got that.
But I’m very happy to give you information about the next two workshops, on Saturday the 16th, there is building castles
Oh, sounds great
This involves quite a bit of glue, so just make sure the kids are in old clothes. I know, ones I don’t mind getting mucky.
Exactly. If possible, could you bring a long bottle tops which the children might be able to use in the models? You know, as decoration.
We’ll certainly try to find some for you.
Then the following week That'll be the 23rd, won't it?
Yes, that’s right. On that day, it’s what we call undersea worlds. This is where they make scenes with fishes, underground caverns and so on.
Is that likely to get very dirty, lots of paint splashes?
Not really, so we don’t recommend any special clothes for that one. But if you could search out
some silver paper to bring along to use in the sessions, you know, it's shiny, it looks like water, that’d be great.
Yes of course. We’ll see what we can come up with. Well thank you ever so much for all your help, the sessions sound really good and I’ll certainly book up for the next 2.
lovely, thanks very much for ringing. Section 2
Hello, my family and I are staying here in triberch for a week or two, and we wanted to know about the train services. We're hoping to do a few local trips
Ok. I can give you lots of details about all the trains going from triberch in the southwest. This leaflet will be very helpful but I’m can tell you some of the main things. We’ve got 2 main train stations in the town, the king street is for local commuter lines and regional services.
What about trains to London? I’ll need to go there on business for one day. Then you need to go to central station, that’s for all the national services. There are regular trains to London. They leave triberch every 0.5 hour on weekdays and every hour
at weekends. It takes about 2 hours, a bit longer on Sundays. You’ve got a choice of first and second class and there’s a buffet car, though refreshments are included in the cost of a first class ticket.
Have you got any information on different ticket types?
Yes, there is a range of ticket prices depending on when you travel and when you buy your ticket. There is a standard open ticket which doesn’t have any restrictions, this can be bought in advance or on the day. You could also get various discounted tickets, a popular one is called super save, and this is OK for travel after 8.45. Then that is the special ticket which is valid for travel after 10.15, the special tickets are also valid for travel at weekends. The cheapest tickets are called advance and you have to buy them at least 6 days ahead, only a certain number are available and you have to make seat reservation for these.
Thanks, are there lots of places to go to around here?
Oh yes, you could enjoy many days out. There is merthyr mining museum, which is only half an hour from triberth by train, your children will find it just as fascinating as any theme park. And they can ride in the original miners’ lifts and on the coal trains. There are special excursion tickets which include entrance fees. Mainline trains also offer direct services to Bristol where you can visit the docks and spend a great day out with the children in the zoo which is set in the parkland that used to surround the old castle. Special family away day fares are available for this service now during the school holidays. Alternatively, you can be in Birmingham in only 1.5 hour, where there‘s lots to see and do including the new and internationally-acclaimed climbing wall built on the site of the old aquarium. We will also be running a special service to new port when the new science museum opens next year, as we anticipate a lot of visitors in the opening week. I’d advise you to call early to book your tickets. Is that ok?
Yes thanks.
Section 3
Hello sandy, have you been getting on with your dissertation?
Fine, and I’ve been working hard on the various action points we agreed on our last tutorial
Do you want to talk me through what you’ve done?
Yes sure, well, we’ve agreed on 3 main targets for me to aim for. The first one was to find out about suitable data analysis software. And what I decided to do was to look through 3 catalogues specialising in IT.
That's a good idea. What did you come up with?
I found the names of two promising ones. But I also thought it’d be worthwhile talking to a lecturer.
Oh, right, who did you see?
Jane Prince. Do you know her? She is in the computer centre Yes, of course, she is the new head. She was very helpful.
Did she suggest anything in particular?
Yes, she recommended software called VIV A T, and said I should book up for a couple of practice sessions using VIV AT
Great, I’m sure you'll find them useful.
And of course, and the second target was to draw up a survey checklist
Yes, you emailed me it last week Have you had a chance to look?
Of course. I think it’s good, very much on the right lines. I’d say your first two sections are spot on, I wouldn’t suggest that you change any there but in section 3 you really do need to have questions on teaching experience.
I was thinking that section looked a bit short. And my third target was do further reading on discipline.
I mentioned a couple of writers, didn’t I?
Yes, well I got hold of the banagy, I thought that was excellent but I’m afraid I didn’t manage get hold about the essays about classroom management. You know the ones by Simon, the bookshop said it was out of print and the library doesn’t have a copy.
I’m afraid I have lent my copy to another student. What I suggest you do is to try the library again. This time apply for it through the service called special loans. Have you done that before? You’re entitled to 6 books a year.
Yes, no problem, that’s what I will do So, lots of useful work done.
So let’s look at some new targets. We’ll start by having a chat about your chapter 1, I very much enjoyed reading it. Your written style is very clear and you’ve included lots of interesting descriptions of education in your target area. I’ve just got a couple of suggestions for some additional work.
Of course. Could I just ask what do you think I should call it? Well, I’d go for something like context review. What do you think?
Well, short and to the point.
Exactly. Now, as regards specific areas to work on, I’d be quite interested to have a few more statistics about the schools in the different zones.
Oh, that wouldn’t be a problem; I can get them from the internet.
Great. And although you did make a reference to quite a few different writers, I think you should aim to cite more works written later than 2000.
Ok, that's more difficult, but I can try. When do you want that done by?
Oh, that's not urgent, I should aim for the end of term. But in the meantime, I think you should also be thinking about chapter 2.
Should I be drafting it already?
No but I think you should note done its main sections. Yes. You know I always find that the hardest part
I always find it helpful to put some ideas on the index cards and you can sort them and even lay them out on the floor. It’s a real help.
Also I’ll certainly try it. When would the deadline be for that?
My advice would be to get it down before you embark upon the research. You could always change it later if you need to.
Section 4
Many believe that the story first began in America in 1877 when 2 friends were arguing over whether a horse ever had all 4 feet or hooves off the ground when it galloped. To settle the bet, a photographer was asked to photograph a horse galloping.
And the bet was settled because you could see that all the hooves were off the ground in some of the photos. What was even more interesting was that if the photos were shown in quick succession the horse looked like it was running. In other words, moving pictures.
The person who became interested in taking the moving pictures to its next step was the famous American inventor Thomas Edison. Actually, he didn’t do the work himself but rather asked a young Scotsman in his employ to design the system, which he did. Now, this young fellow was clever, because the first thing he did was study other systems, primitive as they were, of moving pictures. And then put all the existing technologies together to make the first entire motion picture system. He designed a camera, a projection device and a film.
The system was first shown in New York in 1894 and was really very popular. Apparently, people lined up around the block to see the wonderful new invention. There were, however, a couple of problems with the system. The camera weighed over 200 kilograms and only one person at a time could see the film.
Well now, news of the new system in America travelled fast. And a number of rival European systems started to appear once people had heard about it. The single problem with all the systems was they couldn’t really project the film onto a screen. You know, so more than one person could see it. Then in 1895, 3 systems were all developed more or less the same time and independently of each other. I guess the most famous of these was by the Lumiaire brothers from France, and they called their system the cinematograph, which of course is where the word cinema comes from.
There were also 2 brothers in Germany who developed a successful system and they called it a bioskop. Well now. once the problem of projection had been solved, the next challenge for the inventors was to make the films longer and more interesting. A continuing problem at the time was
that the films had a tendency to break when they were being played, a problem which was caused by the tension between the 2 wheels or reels, as they are called, which hold the film. Now this problem was solved by 2 American brothers. They developed the lantham loop which was the simple addition of a third reel between the 2 main reels. And this took all the tension away with the result that the film stopped snapping.
So now there was a real possibility of having films of more than 2 or 3 minutes. And this led to the making of the great train robbery, the very first movie made. It only lasted 11 minutes, but was an absolute sensation. And there were cases of people watching the movie and actually fainting when the character fired a gun at the camera. Almost overnight, movies became a craze, and by 1905, people in America were lining up to see movies in store theaters as they were called then.
I guess the next big step in terms of development of technology was to have people actually talking on the film. And the first step towards this was in 1926 when sound effects were first used on a film. It wasn’t until the following year, however, that the first talkie as they were called then was made. This film featured actors speaking only during parts of the film and was called the jazz singer. And it wasn’t until 1928 that the first all-talking film was produced, and this was called the lights of New York. Unfortunately that the sound on this early film was not very good and I believe they put subtitles on the film, that is, they printed the dialogue along the bottom of the film to compensate for this poor sound quality, now with the addition of sound moving picture became far more difficult to ....
Test 3 Section 1
Good morning, I'd like to open a bank account please.
Certainly, if you’d like to take a seat, I'll just get some details from you. It won't take long. Thanks
Is it a current account or a deposit account you wanted? A current account
Right, I've got the application form here then. We have different types. I see you’ve got our leaflet there.
I’d decided on the one called select.
Right, that's fine. So first of all, can I have your full name please? Yes, it’s Pieter Henes
And what’s your date of birth please? The 27th of the 1st 1973
Right, and will this be a joint account? No, just myself.
Ok. Fine, and where are you living Mr Henes? 15 riverside Is that all one word? Yes Exeter? Yes
How long have you been at your present address? Is it more than 2 years?
Just 2 weeks actually. I only arrived in the country a month ago. I’m from Holland. Oh, that’s fine. But we normally ask for a previous address in that case. Oh, yes, it’s rielsdorf 2 Utrecht. Do you have a daytime telephone number? Yes I think the number of my office is 606295, just a minute, I’d better check, oh no sorry, 616. I’m not used to it yet. Would you like my home number too? Yes please. It’s 796431 Are they both local numbers? Yes. Right, and your occupation? Well, I’m in Britain as a project manager, but that's not my main job. I’m an engineer by profession. I see, I think I'll put that then. It’s shorter. Now we usually ask for a piece of information which we can use to check your identity for security reasons. You know, if you phone us. Like my wife’s first name? Mother’s might be better, it’s less likely to be known. Ok, hers is Siti. It’s Indonesian. Fine, and how much would you like to open your account with? We usually ask for a minimum sum of 50 pounds, that’s about 75 Euros. Well, I’m going to transfer 2000 Euros from my Dutch account, just till I get paid. In fact, I wanted to ask you about that, what’s the best way to do it? It depends which bank you’re with It’s the Fransen bank in Utrecht. Ok, fine, I’ll check that in a minute. If we have links with them, we can do a direct transfer. But it’s not a big problem either way. Let’s see, how often would you like to receive statements? I haven’t really thought, what’s the usual thing? It's up to you. Some people like them weekly. Oh no, that’s too often. Can I have them sent once a month? Yes, that’s fine. Is there anything else? I was thinking of registering for your internet service at some stage. Oh yes, would you like me to send you information about that? Please, yes. Would you like to receive information about the bank’s other services, insurance, loans, anything like that? I don’t think so thanks. That's ok then. And one last thing, if you agree….. Section 2 Welcome everybody to the lovely house and gardens of rosewood, once the home of the famous writer Sebastian George. He bought the house in 1902, although he had first seen it 2 years earlier.
At that time, the owner let it out to a tenant, because George was too slow making up his mind to buy it. When it came back on the market, there was no hesitation, and he bought it immediately, for 9,300 pounds, even though the house had no bathroom, no
running water upstairs and no electricity. When he came here, he’d been married for 10 years. During that time, he’d become one of the most famous writers in the English-speaking world. His professional success was enormous, but his personal life wasn’t as successful. He was no longer on speaking terms with his brother and had been devastated by the death at the age of 7 of his elder daughter Jessafine. Moving to rosewood allowed the family to start a new life. George regarded rosewood as a pure example of a traditional country house of this part of England and did some of his most successful writing here. The house and its grounds became the family haven and their escape to privacy and quiet. The walls and the mullioned windows were built of the local sandstone. The tiles on the roofs and the bricks of the chimney stack were baked from local clay, and the wooden structures inside came from oak trees which grow around here. Now please look at the map I’ve given you of the house and gardens. We’re here at the information centre, follow the path marked with the arrow, and the first area you come to is the orchard on your left. As you go further down the path, there is the kitchen garden on the right, and as you go round the first sharp corner, you will find your left an area where different types of pear tree have been planted as well as some lovely flowers. And this is known as pear alley designed by George himself. Next to this is the greenhouse, where some exotic plants and fruits are grown. Follow the path round the second corner, and on your right you will see the entrance to the mulberry garden with its 500-year-old tree. Past the mulberry garden, follow the path until you reach the front of the house, I suggest you spend a good hour wandering around this lovely building. A guide takes visit groups round every 2 hours. If you would like to purchase any of George’s books or other souvenirs, then leave the house by the side entrance, where you will find our shop which is situated between the house and the garage which contains the magnificent old rolls-royce car which used to belong to George. I expect by this time you may also be in need of a rest and some of refreshment. Most visitors are, so why don’t you visit the tea room on the far side of the garage. If you have time, there is a lovely walk down towards the river Dudwell, for me, that is the best part of the estate. This isn’t on the map, but it is all
clearly signposted. You cross the field which spreads along the banks of the river. In spring, this area is well worth a visit. Spend a minute or two watching the water pass by underneath as you cross the footbridge. And then continue along the river walk through the woodland. On a hot summer's day, the trees along this path provide welcome shade, eventually, you come to the water mill, which used to provide the electricity for the house only about 4 hours every evening in George’s time. And finally, for those of you who would like to see stunning views of the surrounding countryside and who are a little bit more energetic, when you return from the mill, take the first turning on your left and climb up the view point, you won’t regret it. Enjoy your visit.
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