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Section1

W:

Goodevening.King'srestaurant.

M:

Goodevening.I'mringingaboutthejobIunderstandyouhavevacant?

W:

Oh,yes.

M:

I'dliketofindoutafewmoredetailsifImay.

W:

Yes,ofcourse.CanItakeyourname?

M:

It'sPeterChin.

W:

Ok,Peter.Well,ifyouwanttoaskaboutthejobandthenifwe'rebothstillinterested,wecouldarrangeyoutocomeforaninterview.

M:

Great,thanks.I'mafraidImissedtheadvertforthejobbutIheardaboutitfromafriend.

W:

That'snoproblematall.Whatwouldyouliketoknow?

M:

Well,um,whatsortofworkisit-washingup?

W:

It'sansweringthephone.

M:

Oh,right,fine.

W:

Andnotwaitingattable.

M:

That'llbegood.Andhowmanynightsaweekwoulditbe?

W:

Well,we'rereallyonlybusyattheweekend.

M:

Sotwonights?

W:

Threeactually,soitwouldworkout12hoursaweek.

M:

That'dbefine.Itwouldn'tinterferewithmystudies.

W:

Areyouintheuniversity?

M:

Yes,firstyearPhysicsstudent.

W:

Oh,right

M:

BecauseI'mnotanEUnational,wouldIneedaworkpermit?

W:

Yes,youwould.Justgetyoututortosignit.

M:

Thatwouldn'tbeaproblemifIweretogetthejob.Um,whereexactlyistherestaurant?

W:

Well,wehavetwobranches-theonewe'rerecruitingforisinHillsdunneroad.

M:

Em,Idon'tknowthat.Howdoyouspellit,please?

W:

It'sH-I-doubleL-S-D-U-doubleN-ERoad.

M:

Gotthat,thanks.Isitnearabusstop?

W:

Yes,thenearestonewouldprobablybejustbesidethelibrary.

M:

Oh,yes,Iknowit.That'llbefineforme.AndcouldIaskaboutthepay?

W:

We'reoffering4.45poundsanhour.

M:

That'sverygood.Mylastjobwas3.95anhour.

W:

Wefeelit'sprettygoodandwealsooffersomegoodfringebenefits（附加福利）.

M:

Really?

W:

Well,wegiveyouafreedinner,soyoueatwell.

M:

Right.Betterthanhostelfood.

W:

Wecertainlyhopeso.Andwealsoofferextrapayforworkingonnationalholidays.

M:

Oh,that'sareallygoodperk（额外收入）,isn'tit?

W:

Yes,wethinkso.Andthenbecauseofthedifficultiesofgettingpublictransport,ifyou'reworkingafter11o'clock,wedriveyouhome.

M:

Oh,that'sgoodtoknow.

W:

We'dcertainlybeinterestedininvitingyouforaninterview,ifyou'restillinterested?

M:

Oh,yes,certainly.CouldIjustalsoaskwhatqualitiesyou'relooingfor?

W:

Well,forthisparticularjob,wewantaclearvoice,whichyouobviouslydohave

M:

Thanks.

W:

Andyoumustbeabletothinkquickly,youknow.

M:

Well,IhopeI'd...

W:

So,whencouldyoucomeinforaninterview.We'reactuallyquitequiettonight?

M:

Sorry,Icouldn'tcometonightortomorrow,I'mafraid.Thursdayisok,that'dbe22ndofOctober.

W:

Fine,after5pm?

M:

Yes,fine.Would6o'clockbeok?

W:

Perfect.Andcouldyoubringalongthenamesoftworeferees?

M:

Yes,that'sfine.Noproblem.

W:

Good,Ilookforwardtoseeingyou.

M:

Oh,bytheway,whoshouldIaskfor?

W:

Oh,yes,ofcourse,sorry.MynameisSamiraManuja

M:

Canyouspellthatplease?

W:

M-a-n-u-j-a

M:

Ok,I'vegotthat.Thankyouverymuch.

W:

Lookforwardtoseeinglater...

Section2

M:

NowwegotoJanewhoisgoingtotellusaboutwhat'shappeningintownthisweekend.

W:

Right,thanks,Andrew,andnowontowhat'snew,anddowereallyneedyetanothersportsshoppingBradcaster?

Well,mostofyouprobablyknowSportsWorld-thebranchofaDanishsportsgoodscompanythatopenedafewyearsago-it'sattractedalotofcustom,andsothecompanyhasnowdecidedtoopenanotherbranchinthearea.It'sgoingtobeintheshoppingcentertothewestofBradcaster,sothatwillbegoodnewsforallofyouwhofoundtheoriginalshopintheNorthofthetownhardtogetto.

IwasinvitedtoaspecialpreviewandIcanpromiseyou,thisistheultimateinsportsretailing.Thewholeplacehasbeengivenanewminimalist（极简主义者）lookwiththecompany'ssignaturecolorsofblackandred.

Thefirstthreefloorshaveahugerangeofsportsclothingaswellastheequipment.Andonthetopfloor,thereisacafeandabook&DVDsection.You'llfindallthewell-knownnamesaswellassomelesswell-knownones.

Iftheyhaven'tgotexactlywhatyouwantinthestock,theypromisedtogetitforyouin10days,unliketheotherstore,whereitcantakeupto14days.Theycoverallthemajorsports,includingfootball,tennis,andswimming,buttheyparticularlyfocusonrunningandtheyclaimtohavethewidestrangeofequipmentinthecountry.Aswellasthat,awholesectionofthethirdfloorisdevotedtosportsbags,includingthelatestdesignfromtheStates-Ifyoucan'tfindwhatyouwanthere,itdoesn'texist.

Theshopwouldbeopenfrom9amthisSaturday,andifyougoalongtotheopeningthenyou'llhavethechancetomeetthenational400metersrunningchampionPaulKing,who'scomingalongtoopentheshop,andhewillbestayarounduntilaboutthemiddaytochattoanyfanswhowanttomeethimandsignautographs.

Thentherewillbeawholerangeofspecialattractionsallweekend.Therewillbefreeticketsforlocalsportingeventsforthefirst50customers,andalsoaspecialcompetitionopentoall,justanswer15outof20sportsquestionscorrectlytowinasignedcopyofPaulKing'sDVD'SpringTips',whilethefirstpersontogetallthequestionscorrectgetsayear'sfreemembershipoftheBradcasterGym.AllentrancewillreceiveaspecialSportscalendarwithdetailsofallBradcasterfixturesinthecomingyear.

Oneofthespecialopeningoffersisafitnesstest-acompletereviewofyourcardiacfitnessandmuscletone,actuallydoneintheshopbyqualifiedstaff.Thiswouldnormallycost30poundsbutisavailableathalfpriceforthismonthonly.Thereareonlyalimitednumberofplacesavailableforthis,sotomakeabookingphone560341.

Inaddition,ifyouopenanaccountyougetlotsmorespecialoffersincludingthechancetotryouttheequipmentatthespecialopeningevenings...

Section3

Pro:

Beforewestart,SpirosandHiroko,thanksforcomingintodaytotalkaboutyourrecentstudyexperiencesandcongratulationstoyoubothindoingsowellinthefirstsemesterexams.I'dliketodiscusswithyouthevalueoftheEnglishforAcademicPurposescourseyoudidherelastyearbeforestartingyouruniversitycourse.Spiros,ifIcouldstartwithyou,whatpartsoftheprogrammehavenowprovedtobeparticularlyvaluabletoyou?

S:

Ithinkthathavingtodoaseminarpresentationreallyhelpedme.Forexample,acoupleofweeksagoinourmarketingsubject,whenitwasmyturntogivepresentation,Ifeltquiteconfident.Ofcourse,IwasstillnervousbutbecauseIhaddoneonebefore,Iknewwhattoexpect.Also,IknowIwaswellpreparedandIhadpractisedmytiming.Infact,Ithinkthatinrelationtosomeoftheotherpeopleinmygroup,Ididquiteagoodjobbecausemyoverallstylewasquiteprofessional.

Pro:

WhataboutyouHiroko?

H:

Mmm,that'sinteresting.Inmygroup,Iwasreallysurprisedbythewaystudentsdidtheirpresentations-theyjustreadthenotesaloud.Canyoubelievethat?

Theydidn'tworryabouttheirpresentationstyleorkeepingeyecontactwiththeiraudience-andIrememberthatthesethingswerereallystressedtousinthecoursehere.

Pro:

So,howdidyouapproachyourpresentationHiroko?

H:

Well,tospeakfrankly,Ireadmynotestoo.Atthetime,itwasarelieftodoitthisway,butactuallywhenIhadfinishedIdidn'tfellanyrealsenseofsatisfaction.Ididn'tfeelpositiveabouttheexperienceatall.

S:

That'sapity.YouknowalthoughIwaspleasedwithmypresentation,I'mnotsopleasedwithmyactualperformancerightnowinthetutorials-duringthewholesemesterI'venotsaidanythinginourtutorialdiscussions.Notaword.

H:

Really,Spiros,whyisthat?

Dotheotherstudentstalktoomuch?

S:

It'spartlythat,butit'smostlybecauseIhavehadnoconfidencetospeakout.Theirstyleofspeakingissodifferen-it'snotthestylewewereusedtoduringthecourse.Therearesomanycolloquialism（白话，口语，俗话，方言），theynotverypoliteandsometimestheyseemstobenoorderintheirdiscussion.Alsotheyareveryfamiliarwitheachother,sobecausetheyknoweachother'shabits,theycanleteachotherintothediscussion.

H:

You'reright,Spiros.I'veexperiencedthattoo.

H:

Formostofthissemester,I'vesaidabsolutelynothingintwotutorials.ButrecentlyI'vebeentryingtospeakupmoreandIjustjumpin.AndI'venoticedaninterestingthing.I'venoticedthatiftheythoughtmypointwasinterestingandnew,thenthenexttimetheyactuallyaskedformyopinion,andthenitwasmucheasierformetobepartofthediscussion.

S:

That'sgreat,Hiroko.Ihopethathappensformenextsemester-I'llhavetoworkhardtofindsomeinterestingpoints.Whathelpyoutofindtheseideas?

H:

Ithinkthatonethingthathelpedmewiththiswasthereading.I'vehadtodosomuchreadingthissemesterjusttohelpmetomakesenseofthelectures.AtfirstIcouldn’tunderstandwhatthelecturersweretalkingabout,soIhadtoturntothebooksandjournals.EverynightIreadforhours,usingthelistsofreferencesthatweregiven,andImadepagesofnotes.Atbreakfast,Ireadandreadmynotesagain.Thishabithashelpedmetofollowtheideasinthelectures,andit'salsogivenmesomeideastouseinthetutorials.

S:

ButIdidsomuchreadingsanyway-Idon'tthinkthere'sanytimeleftoverforanythingextra.Myreadingspeedisstillquiteslow,thoughI'mmuchbetteratdealingwithvocabularythanIusedtobe.

Pro:

Whatelsedoyouthinkwecouldaddtothecourseprogramtohelpwiththisreadingproblem?

S:

Er,there'snotreallyanythingbecauseit'smyproblem.Irememberweweregivenlongarticlestoread.Wed