Listening 3 — In-class

Đoạn 1

Speaker A: Right, so, you need to book some flights, is that right?

Speaker B: Yes, for me and my family. We're going to Scotland for my sister's wedding.

Speaker A: Oh, lovely! When's the wedding?

Speaker B: It's on 21st July.

Speaker A: That should be wonderful, but I assume you'll want to fly in earlier? What about the 20th or even the 19th?

Speaker B: It will have to be the 18th. I've actually got to attend a special dinner on the 19th.

Đoạn 2

Welcome aboard, everyone!

I hope you'll enjoy your stay with us and get a lovely glimpse of country life.

We're going to a wonderful market on Tuesday morning.

I'm sure you'll love that with all the local farm produce on sale.

Then on the Wednesday you'll get to see where all that lovely produce comes from as John Smith, a local farmer, has invited us to see him at work.

On Thursday, you'll have a day to relax before we leave on Friday.

Đoạn 3

Speaker A: So, what topic are we going to choose for our project? It's due in three weeks.

Speaker B: I know, it's not a lot of time. I was going to suggest we do one on the environment.

Speaker A: But that's so broad a topic. We should try to narrow it down. What about recycling?

Speaker B: That's a good idea, there's a lot of information and I think the other groups are concentrating on pollution. So this would be nice and different.

Đoạn 4

We encountered quite a few problems during our research.

Firstly, the weather was horrendous and made our work conditions very difficult indeed.

Luckily, we had the right equipment to deal with that, and could carry on regardless.

Unfortunately though, in spite of having so many volunteers, we did run out of funds halfway through the project.

So, we were forced to postpone the second half of our trip.

Đoạn 1

Speaker A: We really need to organise our trip, you know.

Speaker B: I know, I was thinking the same. We need to arrange accommodation and flights.

Speaker A: And we'll need transport while we're there - we could hire a car?

Speaker B: My dad said we could borrow his.

Speaker A: Well, that's one less thing to worry about.

Speaker B: I'm a bit worried that hotels will all get booked up.

Speaker A: OK, let's sort that out straight away.

Speaker B: Yes, then 1 can contact the travel agent and book our flights in the morning.

Speaker A: Great.

Đoạn 2

I just wanted to tell you about some of the recent changes we've made to the garden at the back of the complex, which we all have access to.

As you know, there are some attractive and well-established plants in there and we didn't want to take any of these out.

But many of these are struggling in the harsh sun, which falls directly on the area.

To solve this we're going to plant trees along the western edge of the garden, just near the pond.

This should also become a very pleasant place to sit and watch the ducks in the water.

Đoạn 3

Speaker A: It's nearly there. I think we've found plenty of information.

Speaker B: Yes, lots, in fact do you think we need to reduce any of it?

Speaker A: Not at all, in fact I was think we could try and include some of those nice graphics you found.

Speaker B: OK, it would certainly make it look a bit more interesting.

Đoạn 4

Studying ice cores in the South Pole can tell us a lot about the past climate, which, in turn, can help us understand how today's climate is changing.

My particular area of study is snow.

While we scientists understand the process of how snow is created, very little is known about how snow interacts with the atmosphere and influences out weather patterns.

One of the things we're trying to do is to link what we already know about meteorology and clouds and determine the impact that snow has on that.

In today's show I'm going to be looking at what's new in technology this week.

And I'd like to start by looking at the much-awaited OP56 mobile phone from technology giants Optiware.

It has some amazing features.

The first thing you notice is how much slimmer and lighter it is compared to the heavier older models.

It's incredible considering that they have actually increased the screen size on this one, though it still fits neatly into your pocket.

They've also improved the camera and you'll find you can take much better quality photos on this model.

This has an impact on the battery though, as it takes a lot of power and I found it didn't run for very long before needing to be recharged.

Despite all its amazing features, it's extremely easy to use, but I do have to say that it is overpriced, and will be beyond the budget of most people shopping for a new phone.