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Test 1.
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You will hear a number of different recordings, and you will have to answer questions on what you hear.
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There will be time for you to read the instructions and questions, and you will have a chance to check your work.
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All the recordings will be played once only.
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The test is in four sections.
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At the end of the test, you will be given ten minutes to transfer your answers to an answer sheet.
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Now turn to Section 1.
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Section 1
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You will hear a telephone conversation between a woman who wants to attend a cookery class
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and an official at a tourist information centre.
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First, you have some time to look at questions 1 to 6.
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You will see that there is an example that has been done for you.
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On this occasion only, the conversation relating to this will be played first.
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Hello, Tourist Information Centre.
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Mike speaking.
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How can I help you?
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Oh, hi.
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I wanted to find out about cookery classes.
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I believe there are some one -day classes for tourists.
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Well, they're open to everyone, but tourists are always welcome.
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OK, let me give you some details of what's available.
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There are several classes.
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One very popular one is at the food studio.
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The first cooking class is at the food studio.
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So studio has been written in the space.
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Now we shall begin.
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You should answer the questions as you listen because you will not hear the recording a second time.
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Listen carefully and answer questions 1 to 6.
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Hello, Tourist Information Centre.
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Mike speaking.
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How can I help you?
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Oh, hi.
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I wanted to find out about cookery classes.
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I believe there are some one -day classes for tourists.
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Well, they're open to everyone, but tourists are always welcome.
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OK, let me give you some details of what's available.
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There are several classes.
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One very popular one is at the food studio.
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OK.
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They focus on seasonal products, and as well as teaching you how to cook them, they also show you how to choose them.
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Right, that sounds good.
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How big are the classes?
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I'm not sure exactly, but they'll be quite small.
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And could I get a private lesson there?
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I think so.
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Let me check.
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Yes, they do offer those.
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Though, in fact, most of the people who attend the classes find it's a nice way of getting to know one another.
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I suppose it must be, yes.
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And this company has a special deal for clients where they offer a discount of 20 %
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if you return for a further class.
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OK, but you said there were several classes.
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That's right.
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Another one you might be interested in is Bonds Cookery School.
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They're quite new.
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They just opened six months ago, but I've heard good things about them.
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They concentrate on teaching you to prepare healthy food, and they have quite a lot of specialist staff.
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So, is that food for people on a diet and things like that?
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I don't know if I'd be interested in that.
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Well, I don't think they particularly focus on low -calorie diets or weight loss.
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It's more to do with recipes that look at specific needs, like including ingredients that will help build up your bones and make them stronger,
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that sort of thing.
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I see.
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Well, I might be interested.
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I'm not sure.
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Do they have a website I could check?
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Yes.
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Just key in the name of the school.
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It'll come up.
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And if you want to know more about them, every Thursday evening they have a lecture at the school.
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It's free, and you don't need to book or anything.
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Just turn up at 7 .30.
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And that might give you an idea of whether you want to go to an actual class.
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Before you hear the rest of the conversation, you have some time.
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to look at questions 7 to 10.
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Now listen and answer questions 7 to 10.
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OK, there's one more place you might be interested in.
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That's got a rather strange name.
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It's called the Arezza Centre.
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That's spelled A -R -R -E -T -S -A.
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OK.
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They've got a very good reputation.
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They do a bit of meat and fish cookery, but they mostly specialise in vegetarian dishes.
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Right.
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That's certainly an area I'd like to learn more about.
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I've got lots of friends who don't eat meat.
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In fact, I think I might have seen that school today.
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Is it just by the market?
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That's right.
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So they don't have any problem getting their ingredients.
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They're right next door.
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And they also offer a special two -hour course in how to use a knife.
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They cover all the different skills – buying them, sharpening, chopping techniques.
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It gets booked up quickly though, so you'd need to check it was available.
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Right, well, thank you very much.
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I'll go and check that out.
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That is the end of section one.
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You now have half a minute to check your answers.
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Section two.
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You will hear the chairman of the Highways Committee of Granford
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speaking to members of the public about proposed changes to traffic and parking in the area.
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First, you have some time to look at questions 11 to 13.
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Now listen carefully and answer questions 11 to 13.
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Good evening everyone.
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My name's Phil Sutton and I'm Chairman of the Highways Committee.
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We've called this meeting to inform members of the public about the new regulations for traffic and parking we're proposing for Granford.
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I'll start by summarising these changes before we open the meeting to questions.
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So why do we need to make these changes to traffic systems in Granford?
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Well, we're very aware that traffic is becoming an increasing problem.
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It's been especially noticeable with the increase in heavy traffic
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while they've been building the new hospital
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but it's the overall rise in the volume of traffic of all kinds that's concerning us.
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To date, there's not been any increase in traffic accidents but that's not something we want to see happen, obviously.
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We recently carried out a survey of local residents and their responses were interesting.
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People were very concerned about the lack of visibility on some roads due to cars parked along the sides of the roads.
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We'd expected complaints about the congestion near the school when parents are dropping off their children or picking them up,
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but this was on top of the list, and nor were noise and fumes from trucks and lorries, though they were mentioned by some people.
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We think these new traffic regulations would make a lot of difference, but we still have a long way to go.
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We've managed to keep our proposals within budget, just so they can be covered by the Council.
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But of course it's no good introducing new regulations if we don't have a way of making sure that everyone obeys them.
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And that's an area we're still working on with the help of representatives from the police force.
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Before you hear the rest of the talk, you have some time to look at questions 14 to 20.
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Thank you.
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Now listen and answer questions 14 to 20.
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OK, so this slide shows a map of the central area of Granford with the High Street in the middle
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and School Road on the right.
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Now, we already have a set of traffic lights in the High Street at the junction with Station Road,
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but we're planning to have another set at the other end
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at the School Road junction to regulate the flow of traffic along the High Street.
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We've decided we definitely need a pedestrian crossing.
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We considered putting this on school road just outside the school, but in the end we decided that could lead to a lot of traffic congestion.
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So we decided to locate it on the high street, crossing the road in front of the supermarket.
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That's a very busy area, so it should help things there.
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We're proposing some changes to parking.
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At present, parking isn't allowed on the High Street outside the library, but we're going to change that and allow parking there,
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but not at the other end of the High Street near School Road.
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There'll be a new
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No Parking sign on School Road just by the entrance to the school, forbidding parking for 25 metres.
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This should improve visibility for drivers and pedestrians, especially on the bend just to the north of the school.
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As far as disabled drivers are concerned, at present they have parking outside the supermarket, but lorries also use those spaces,
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so we've got two new disabled parking spaces on the side road up towards the bank.
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It's not ideal, but probably better than the present arrangement.
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We also plan to widen the pavement on School Road.
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We think we can manage to get an extra half metre on the bend just before you get to the school,
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on the same side of the road.
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Finally, we've introduced new restrictions on loading and unloading for the supermarket,
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so lorries will only be allowed to stop there before 8am.
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That's the supermarket on School Road.
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We kept to the existing arrangements with the High Street supermarket.
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OK, so that's about it.
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That is the end of Section 2.
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You now have half a minute to check your answers.
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Section 3 You will hear two biology students called Emma and Jack discussing an experiment they are going to do together.
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First, you have some time to look at questions 21 to 25.
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Now listen carefully and answer questions 21 to 25.
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We've got to choose a topic for our experiment, haven't we, Jack?
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Were you thinking of something to do with seeds?
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That's right.
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I thought we could look at seed germination, how a seed begins to grow.
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OK.
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Any particular reason?
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I know you're hoping to work in plant science eventually.
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Yeah, but practically everything we do is going to feed into that.
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No, there's an optional module on seed structure and function in the third year that I might do,
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so I thought it might be useful for that.
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If I choose that option, I don't have to do a dissertation module.
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Good idea.
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Well, I thought for this experiment, we could look at the relationship between seed size and the way the seeds are planted.
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So we could plant different sized seeds in different ways and see which grow best.
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OK.
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Would need to allow time for the seeds to come up.
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That should be fine if we start now.
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A lot of the other possible experiments need quite a bit longer.
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So that'd make it a good one to choose.
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And I don't suppose it'd need much equipment.
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We're not doing chemical analysis or anything.
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Though that's not really an issue.
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We've got plenty of equipment in the laboratory.
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Yeah, we need to have a word with the tutor if we're going to go ahead with it, though.
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I'm sure our aim's OK.
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It's not very ambitious, but the assignment's only ten percent of our final mark, isn't it?
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But we need to be sure we're the only ones doing it.
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Yeah, it's only five percent, actually, but it'd be a bit boring if everyone was doing it.
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Did you read that book on seed germination on our reading list?
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The one by Graves?
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Hmm.
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I looked through it for my last experiment, though it wasn't all that relevant there.
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It would be for this experiment, though.
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I found it quite hard to follow, lots about the theory which I hadn't expected.
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Yes, I'd been hoping for something more practical.
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It does include references to the recent findings on genetically modified seeds, though.
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Yes, that was interesting.
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I read an article about seed germination by Lee Hall.
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About seeds that lie in the ground for ages and only germinate after a fire.
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That's the one.
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I knew a bit about it already, but not about this research.
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George.
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His analysis of figures comparing the times of the fires
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and the proportion of seeds that germinated was done in a lot of detail.
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Very impressive.
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Was that the article with the illustrations of early stages of plant development?
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They were very clear.
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I think those diagrams were in another article.
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Before you hear the rest of the discussion, you have some time to look at questions 26 to 30.
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Now listen and answer questions 26 to 30.
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Anyway, shall we have a look at the procedure for our experiment?
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We'll need to get going with it quite soon.
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Right.
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So the first thing we have to do is find our seeds.
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I think vegetable seeds would be best, and obviously they mustn't all be the same size.
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So how many sorts do we need?
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About four different ones?
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I think that would be enough.
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There'll be quite a large number of seeds for each one.
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Then for each seed we need to find out how much it weighs and also measure its dimensions,
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and we need to keep a careful record of all that.
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That'll be quite time -consuming.
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And we also need to decide how deep we're going to plant the seeds, right on the surface a few millimetres down or several centimetres.
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OK, so then we get planting.
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Do you think we can plant several seeds together in the same plant pot?
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No, I think we need a different one for each seed.
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Right.
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And we'll need to label them.
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We can use different coloured labels.
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Then we wait for the seeds to germinate.
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I reckon that'll be about three weeks, depending on what the weather's like.
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Then we see if our plants have come up and write down how tall they've grown.
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Then all we have to do is look at our numbers and see if there's any relation between them.
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That's right.
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That is the end of Section 3.
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You now have half a minute to check your answers.
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Section 4
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You will hear part of a lecture on an environmental studies
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course about recent research on how animals are adapting to urban environments.
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First, you have some time to look at questions 31 to 40.
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Thank you.
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Now listen carefully and answer questions 31 to 40.
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Hi.
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Today we're going to be looking at animals in urban environments,
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and I'm going to be telling you about some research on how they're affected by these environments.
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Now, in evolutionary terms, urban environments represent huge upheavals,
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the sorts of massive changes that usually happen over millions of years.
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And we used to think that only a few species could adapt to this new environment.
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One species which is well known as being highly adaptable is the crow,
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and there have been various studies about how they managed to learn new skills.
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Another successful species is the pigeon, because they're able to perch on ledges on the walls of city buildings,
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just like they once perched on cliffs by the sea.
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But, in fact, we're now finding
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that these early immigrants were just the start of a more general movement of animals into cities, and of adaptation by these animals to city life.
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And one thing that researchers are finding especially interesting is the speed with which they're doing this.
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We're not talking about gradual evolution here.
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These animals are changing fast.
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Let me tell you about some of the studies that have been carried out in this area.
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So, in the University of Minnesota,
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a biologist called Emily Snellrood and her colleagues looked at specimens of urbanized small mammals,
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such as mice and gophers, that had been collected in Minnesota and that are now kept in museums there.
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And she looked at specimens that had been collected over the last hundred years, which is a very short time in evolutionary terms.
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And she found that during that time, these small mammals had experienced a jump in brain size when compared to rural mammals.
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Now, we can't be sure this means they're more intelligent, but since the sizes of other parts of the body didn't change,
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it does suggest that something cognitive was going on.
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And Snellrud thinks that this change might reflect the cognitive demands of adjusting to city life,
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having to look in different places to find food, for example, and coping with a whole new set of dangers.
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Then over in Germany, at the Max Planck Institute, there's another biologist called Katerina Miranda,
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who's done some experiments with blackbirds living in urban and rural areas.
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And she's been looking not at their anatomy, but at their behavior.
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So, as you might expect, she's found that the urban blackbirds tend to be quite bold.
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They're prepared to face up to a lot of threats that would frighten away their country counterparts.
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But there's one type of situation that does seem to frighten the urban blackbirds,
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And that's anything new, anything they haven't experienced before.
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And if you think about it, that's quite sensible for a bird living in the city.
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Jonathan Atwell in Indiana University is looking at how a range of animals respond to urban environments.
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He's found that when they're under stress, their endocrine systems react by reducing the amount of hormones, such as corticosterone, into their blood.
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It's a sensible -seeming adaptation.
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A rat that gets scared every time a subway train rolls past won't be very successful.
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There's just one more study I'd like to mention, which is by Sarah Parton and her team.
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And they've been looking at how squirrels communicate in an urban environment,
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and they've found that a routine part of their communication is carried out by waving their tails.
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You do also see this in the country, but it's much more prevalent in cities, possibly because it's effective in a noisy environment.
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So, what are the long -term implications of this?
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One possibility is that we may see completely new species developing in cities.
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But on the other hand, it's possible that not all of these adaptations will be permanent.
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Once the animals got accustomed to its new environment, it may no longer need the features it's developed.
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So now we've had a look at adaptation...
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Thank you.
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本課的詞彙與口語要點
這節口語課以影片“Cookery classes ielts listening”為素材。 影片中反覆出現的詞有:seed, questions, answer, road。 這段影片共有 284 個句子、3009 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 25:46。 說話人語速平穩,每分鐘約 117 個詞,很適合跟讀。 86% 的單詞屬於英語最常用的 3,000 詞,其餘的詞建議在練習前先學一下。
影片中的重點詞彙
影片中 15 個值得學習的單詞,附發音和釋義:
| 單詞 | 發音 | 釋義 |
|---|---|---|
| seed 名詞 | /siːd/ | 種子 /種子, 種 /種 |
| experiment 名詞 | /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/ | 實驗 /實驗 |
| supermarket 名詞 | /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/ | 超級市場 /超級市場, 超市 |
| carefully 副詞 | /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ | 小心地 |
| regulation 名詞 | /ˌɹɛɡjʊˈleɪʃən/ | 規則 /規則, 規例 /規例 |
| label 名詞 | /ˈleɪ.bəl/ | 標籤 /標籤, 簽條 /籤條 |
| collect 動詞 | /ˈkɑlɪkt/ | 庋藏, 收藏 |
| arrangement 名詞 | /əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒmənt/ | 排列, 安排 |
| lecture 名詞 | /ˈlɛk.t͡ʃə/ | 演講 /演講 |
| bend 動詞 | /bɛnd/ | 彎 /彎 |
| cognitive 形容詞 | /ˈkɑɡ.nɪ.tɪv/ | 認知的 /認知的 |
| propose 動詞 | /pɹəˈpəʊz/ | 提議 /提議 |
| adapt 動詞 | /əˈdæpt/ | 適應 /適應 |
| module 名詞 | /ˈmɑd͡ʒul/ | 模組 /模組 |
| visibility 名詞 | /ˌvɪz.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ | 能見度 /能見度, 可見度 /可見度 |
影片中出現的短語動詞
| 單詞 | 發音 | 釋義 |
|---|---|---|
| come up 動詞 | 上來 /上來 | |
| carry out 動詞 | /ˈkæ.ɹi aʊt/ | 進行 /進行 |
| drop off 動詞 | 掉落, 落下 | |
| face up to 動詞 | 面對 /面對 | |
| find out 動詞 | 找出, 查明 | |
| write down 動詞 | 寫下來 /寫下來, 寫下 /寫下 |
值得反覆跟讀的句子
影片中簡短而完整的句子,可以直接用在日常對話裡:
- How can I help you?
- I'm not sure exactly, but they'll be quite small.
- I don't know if I'd be interested in that.
- Do they have a website I could check?
- Were you thinking of something to do with seeds?
影片中的語法
說話人最常用的結構,並附上影片中的原話:
| 結構 | 影片中的用法 |
|---|---|
| 現在完成進行時 have/has been + -ing — 以前開始、現在仍在繼續的動作 | she's been looking · they've been looking |
| 現在完成時 have/has + 過去分詞 — 過去發生但與現在仍有關聯的事 | has been done · has been written · I've heard |
| 被動語態 be + 過去分詞 — 強調發生了什麼,而不是誰做的 | will be played · will be given · has been done |
| 定語從句 who / which + 從句 — 補充說明人或事物 | woman who wants · people who attend · friends who don |
需要注意的發音
說話人用了 81 次縮略和弱讀形式,例如 we're, they're, don't。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。
- “sh” 和 “zh” 音: adaptation /ˌæd.æpˈteɪ.ʃən/, regulation /ˌɹɛɡjʊˈleɪʃən/, junction /ˈd͡ʒʌŋkʃən/, evolutionary /ˌiː.vəˈluː.ʃən.ɛɹ.i/, reputation /ˌɹɛpjʊˈteɪʃən/
- 長單詞——注意重音位置: experiment /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/, supermarket /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/, adaptation /ˌæd.æpˈteɪ.ʃən/, regulation /ˌɹɛɡjʊˈleɪʃən/, evolutionary /ˌiː.vəˈluː.ʃən.ɛɹ.i/
中文母語者容易讀錯的音:
- /v/ — 不要讀成 /w/,上齒輕觸下唇: cognitive /ˈkɑɡ.nɪ.tɪv/, evolutionary /ˌiː.vəˈluː.ʃən.ɛɹ.i/, visibility /ˌvɪz.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/, impressive /ɪmˈpɹɛsɪv/, evolution /ˌiːvəˈluːʃ(ə)n/
- 詞尾子音 — 要讀清楚,後面不要加母音: seed /siːd/, experiment /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/, supermarket /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/, collect /ˈkɑlɪkt/, arrangement /əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒmənt/
- /r/ 和 /l/ 的區別: carefully /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/, regulation /ˌɹɛɡjʊˈleɪʃən/, evolutionary /ˌiː.vəˈluː.ʃən.ɛɹ.i/, practical /ˈpɹæk.tɪ.kəl/, proposal /pɹəˈpoʊzəl/
如何用這段影片練習
- 先完整聽一遍影片,不要開口,記下不認識的單詞。
- 用正常速度逐句跟讀,每句重複到你的節奏與說話人一致為止。
- 錄下自己的聲音並與原聲對比,特別注意 seed, experiment, supermarket 這類單詞。
什麼是跟讀法?
跟讀法 (Shadowing) 是一種有科學依據的語言學習技巧,最初開發用於專業口譯員的培訓,並由多語言者Alexander Arguelles博士普及。這個方法簡單而強大:您在聽英語母語原聲的同時立即大聲重複——就像是一個延遲1-2秒緊跟說話者的影子。與被動聽力或語法練習不同,跟讀法強迫您的大腦和口腔肌肉同時處理並模模擬實的講話模式。研究表明它能顯著提高發音準確性,語調,節奏,連讀,聽力理解和口語流利度——使其成為雅思口語備考和真實英語交流最有效的方法之一。
















