th e e a r t h , fo r e x a m p le ho w it w as fo rm e d a nd how it re la xing tr e a tm e n ts ?

Or w o uld you
be h a v es . T h is co u ld have im p o r ta n t c o n s e q u e n c e s p re fe r a fa m ily h ote l on a fa rm ?
fo r p re d ic tin g e a rth q u a k e s and s a v in g liv e s th ro ug h William : Ahh ... I m u s t say I like th e idea o f a
e a rly w a rn in g s y s te m s . A n o th e r re a s o n t h is ty p e o f sp a .
re s e a rc h is c o n s id e re d v a lua b le is t h a t by e x p lo rin g Travel Agent: W ell, t h a t’s g re a t! Now, le t ’s ju s t loo k
u n kn o w n p a rts o f th e o ce a n w e in c re as e o u r a t o ur sp a h o te ls . M m m m ... You
kn o w le d g e o f th e a v a ila b ility o f m in e ra ls fo r in d u s try . d e fin ite ly d o n ’t w a n t th e be a ch?
A nd, o b vio u sly , th is c o u ld le ad to h u ge c o m m e rc ia l W illiam : No. I’d like to go so m e w h e re in th e
a d v a n ta g e s . So th e a n s w e r is, y e s. In th e lo ng run c o u n try s id e . S om ew h ere w he re I can
th is k in d o f e x p lo ra tio n ca n b e n e fit b o th th e o rd in a ry go fo r w a lks.
p o p u la tio n an d in d u s try . Travel Agent: OK ... th e n it w o n ’t be th e Ocean
W aves R eso rt. F arm house Getaw ays
is a fa m ily run ho tel in th e co untry,
b u t i t ’s n o t a spa . How d o e s S p a rk lin g
S prin gs s o u n d ? I t’s a luxury spa h otel
in th e c o u n try s id e , w ith an in do o r
Track 3 9 he a ted p oo l, a nd v ie w s ove r th e fie ld s
and w o od s nearby.
Ab dul s tu d ie s e very e ven ing u n til 9 .0 0 .
W illiam: T h a t s o u n d s ex a ctly w h a t I’ m lo okin g
2 T h an k g o o d n es s y o u ’re hom e be fore da rk!
for. L e t’s go fo r th a t.
3 A rabic is o n e o f th e m o s t d iffic u lt la n gu ag e s to
Travel Agent: Exce lle nt.
lea rn .
4 O ur c la s s e s s ta rt aga in in S ep tem be r.
Questions 4 7
5 In m any A sia n c o u n trie s th e d ie t is ve ry healthy.
6 C om m u n ica tio n h e lp s p e op le fro m d iffe re n t c u ltu re s
Track 4 1
to u n d e rs ta n d e ach other. Travel agent: Now, if I can ta k e s om e d e ta ils , I can
m ake th e b o o k in g fo r you. C o uld I have
yo u r fu ll na m e , p le a se .
W illiam: Yup ... my n a m e ’s W illia m French.

TRANSCRIPT
Travel agent: W illia m French ... and y ou r a d d re s s?
W illiam: N um be r 4 The W illow s, S ta nd m a rc h ,
Section 1 N o rfo lk, NE1 4S P
Questions 1 -3 Travel Agent: The W illow s. Sorry, how d o you sp e ll

Track 4 0 th a t?
W illiam : W-l-L-L-O-W-S. The W illo w s.
Travel Agent: H ello, Travel W ide, can I h e lp you?
Travel Agent: Th a nk you. And can I have a c o n ta c t
W illiam : Oh, ye s. Good m o rn in g. I’ m lo o k in g fo r
nu m b e r fo r you?
a h otel fo r a long w ee kend .
W illiam: Yes. My m o b ile ’s p rob a bly th e b e s t
Travel Agent: OK. F irst o f all, u m m m ... W here
on e. It ’s 0 7 6 3 2 1 1 2 2 5 4 .
w ou ld you like to s ta y ? I m e a n, are you
Travel Agent: 07632 112250.
lo o kin g fo r a p e a cefu l w ee kend in th e
W illiam : No. I t ’s 0 7 6 3 2 1 1 2 2 5 4 .
co un try, a bu sy city b re ak o r a re lax ing
Travel Agent: Sorry, five four. And w hen w o uld you
tim e a t th e be ach ?
like to go?
W illiam : W ell. I c e rta in ly w a n t a q u ie t w e eken d. I
W illiam: On th e w eek end o f th e 1 5 th June.
w o rk ve ry hard, so I’d like to relax fo r a
Travel Agent: Fine. C he ck in g in on 1 5 th June. And
fe w days.
w h en w o u ld you like to c h e c k o u t?
Travel Agent: R igh t ... So, it w ou ld be c o u n try or
William: I’d like to stay until th e night o f Monday
beac h. W hich w o u ld you prefe r?
1 8 th June. So I’d be leaving on Tuesday
W illiam : M m m m ... th e beach is v e ry relaxing,
19 th.
b u t I th in k I’d ra th e r go to th e c ou n try
Travel Agent: Right. C h eck o u t on Tuesday 1 9 th June.
th is tim e .
And how w ill you be paying?
Travel Agent: OK. T h a t’s fine . Le t m e have a look
W illiam: By c re d it ca rd . How m uch w ill it be?
a t co u n try ho tels . W ould you like to
Travel Agent: Ahhh. Le t m e se e ... fo u r nig h ts
sta y a t a sp a h o te l, w h ere you co uld
a t n in e ty po u n ds per nig h t is th re e
sw im , rea d, e a t he a lth y fo o d an d have
hu nd re d and six ty po u n ds . Is th a t OK?

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 It in c lu d e s b re a k fa s t and d in n e r a nd a n o tic e th e m . You s h o u ld n 't m is s it ... T he o th e r th in g I’d
tr e a tm e n t a day. s u g g e s t if you d o n ’t have m u c h tim e , is a g u id e d to u r
W illiam : Yes. T h a t s o u n d s fin e . I’ m lo o k in g o f th e fre e e x h ib itio n s . T h e s e to u rs u s u a lly s ta r t on th e
fo rw a rd to it. hour, um m ... a t o n e o ’c lo c k , tw o o ’c lo c k and s o on.
Th e y’re q u ite s h o rt, o n ly h a lf an ho u r, so you c o u ld do
Questions 8 - 1 0 a c o u p le o f to u r s in an a fte rn o o n , if you w a n te d to . If
Track 4 2 y o u ’d lik e to go on a to u r, you s h o u ld go to th e e n tra n c e
o f th e e x h ib itio n on th e g ro un d flo o r a nd w a it fo r th e
Travel Agent: W ould you like m e to te ll you ho w to
g u id e th e re .
g e t to th e h o te l o n ce y o u ’re in th e
villa g e ? It ’s a b it d iffic u lt to fin d.
W illia m : Oh, y es, p le a s e . I have m a p s on my
Questions 1 4 - 1 7
m o b ile p h o ne , b u t th e re is n ’t a lwa ys a Track 4 4
sig n a l. J u s t to give you an id ea o f th e ra n ge o f e x h ib itio n s we
Travel Agent: OK. W ell, c o m in g in to th e v illa g e fro m have he re a t th e m u s e u m , I’ m g o in g to te ll you a b o u t
th e m o to rw a y, w h ich is in th e e a s t, th e e x h ib itio n s an d a c tiv itie s w e have fo r v is ito r s o f
th e f irs t b u ild in g you se e on yo u r rig h t d iffe re n t a g e s. F irs t o f a ll, fo r th e little o n e s , w e have
is th e ch u rc h . It's rig h t o p p o s ite th e a fa s c in a tin g a re a c a lle d S h a p e s a nd P a tte rn s , w h e re
ga rde n c e n tre . th e y can p lay w ith o b je c ts a nd im a g e s a nd s ee how
W illiam : OK. The c h u rc h is on m y rig h t, an d th e th e y fo rm d iffe r e n t p a tte rn s . I t ’s re a lly c o lo u rfu l an d
ga rde n c e n tre on my le ft. e x c itin g . K id s love it. T he n, a t th e o th e r e nd o f th e
Travel Agent: Yes ... J u s t a fte r th a t, y o u 'll co m e to sc a le w e have m o re c o m p le x e x h ib itio n s t h a t a p p e a l
th e railw ay c ro s s in g and th e n y o u ’ll m o re to o u r o ld e r v is ito r s . T h e re 's o n e a b o u t th e
se e th e rive r on yo u r le ft. A fte r t h a t on h is to ry o f a v ia tio n , how p la n e s d e v e lo p e d o v er th e
th e rig h t y o u ’ll se e th e s c h o o l. It ’s ju s t y e a rs. O ld e r v is ito rs m ay even be a b le to re m e m b e r
b e fo re th e bridg e ov er th e river. s o m e o f th e e a rlie r p la n e s on d is pla y. A n o th e r
W illiam : So th e s c h o o l’s b e fo re th e bridge . e x h ib itio n th a t a d u lts m ig h t p a rtic u la rly e n joy is th e
Travel Agent: Yes, t h a t ’s rig h t. Now ju s t a fte r th e en e rg y e x h ib itio n . It s h o w s th e h is to ric a l d e v e lo p m e n t
brid g e , y o u 'll se e a tu rn in g on y o u r le ft. o f d iffe r e n t fo r m s o f e n e rg y in B rita in a nd how it h a s
Take t h a t a nd fo llo w th e road th ro u g h po w ere d in d u s try o ve r th e c e n tu rie s . A nd, o f c o u rs e ,
th e fie ld s . On y o u r le ft, b e tw e e n th e we m u s tn ’t fo rg e t th e te e n a g e r s . T h ere a re lo ts o f
ro ad and th e rive r y o u 'll s e e a lo t o f e x h ib itio n s to in te re s t th e m , b u t m y fa v o u r ite o n e is
v e g e ta b le g a rd e n s . J u s t ke ep g o in g th e o n e w h e re v is ito rs can fin d o u t m o re a b o u t how
down th e roa d to th e e n d . It lea d s p h y sic s w o rk s . It ’s a fu n e x h ib itio n w ith p le n ty o f
s tra ig h t in to th e c a r p a rk a t th e s p a . ha nd s-o n a c tiv itie s , th a t e x p lo re ho w lig h t an d h e a t an d
You c a n ’t m is s it. I t’s a t th e e nd o f th e c h e m ic a ls w o rk . I s till go th e re m y s e lf n ow a nd th e n .
ro ad. It ’s b r illia n t.
W illiam : T h a n k you v e ry m u ch fo r yo u r he lp .
Questions 1 8 -2 0
Travel Agent: My p le a s u re . I ho p e you have a lovely
Track 4 5
w e e ke n d.
M o s t o f o u r e x h ib itio n s are fre e , b u t you w ill ne ed a
Section 2 tic k e t fo r so m e o f th e s p e cia l o n e s , lik e th e 3D film
Questions 1 1 - 1 3 sh ow s. So le t m e e x p la in ho w you g e t a tic k e t o n lin e .

Track 4 3 Of c o u rs e , you can do th is d ire c tly a t th e tic k e t o ffic e ,

b u t if th e r e ’s a long q u e u e , you can b o o k o n lin e on
Good m o rn in g . W e lco m e to th e S c ie n c e M u s e u m .
yo ur m o b ile . So, go to o u r h o m e page a nd c h o o s e th e
T h e re 's so m u ch to do he re , you c o u ld s p e n d all day
‘e v e n ts ’ b u tto n . Then c lic k on th e film t it le . T h a t’ll ta k e
g o in g fro m o n e e x h ib itio n to an o the r. B ut if yo u r tim e
you to th e n e x t w in dow . In th e rig h t h and c o rn e r y o u ’ll
lim ite d , I’d s u g g e s t c h o o s in g m a ybe ju s t o n e m a in
se e a little c a le n d a r. C h o os e th e d a te on th e c a le n d a r
e x h ib itio n . A t th e m o m e n t, I’d re co m m e n d o u r new
an d th e n go to th e n e x t w ind ow . T h e re ’s a d ro p dow n
e x h ib itio n o f ev ery da y in v e n tio n s . It ’s a m a zin g to s ee
box th e re fo r you to c h o o s e th e tim e an d a n o th e r o ne
how o b je c ts w e use in o u r d a ily liv e s, like p a p e r c lip s ,
fo r th e n u m b e r o f tic k e ts . C a refu l on th a t p age ...
te a ba gs an d lig h t b u lb s were in v e n te d in th e firs t
th e re a re d iffe r e n t p rice s fo r a d u lts a nd c h ild re n . W hen
p la ce and h ow th e y ’ve d e ve lo p e d ov e r th e y e a rs in to
y o u ’ve d o n e th a t, go to th e fin a l page a nd c h o o s e yo u r
su c h an e s s e n tia l p a rt o f o u r live s th a t w e h a rd ly e ver
pa y m e n t m e th o d .

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 Section 3 Monica: And, w h a t do you th in k a b ou t a s k in g
Questions 2 1 - 2 3 m o re q u e s tio n s a b o u t co s t?
Track 4 6 Tutor: No. I d o n ’t th in k you need any m ore
a b o u t c o s t. B u t you co u ld a s k a co u p le
Tutor: So w h a t’s th e su rve y a b o u t, Tom?
m ore q u e s tio n s a b ou t th e re as o n s fo r
Tom: It ’s a b o u t w here s tu d e n ts w a n t to live
s tu d e n t s ’ d e c is io n s .
and h ow th e y c h o o se . B asically, th e ir
Monica: So we s h ou ld as k s o m e m ore
a cc o m m o d atio n p re fe re n ce s . W e ’ve
q u e s tio n s w ith ‘w hy? ’
ac tu a lly trie d it o u t w ith a fe w s tu d e n ts ,
Tutor: Yes. I th in k y o u ’d g e t q u ite a lo t m ore
already.
in fo rm a tio n if you did th a t.
Tutor: OK. Th a t s o u n d s fin e. So to s ta r t w ith ,
Tom: T ha nk you.
how many q u e s tio n s have you g ot?
M m m m ... 2 0 ?
Questions 2 7 - 3 0
Monica: Is th a t to o m any?
Track 4 8
Tutor: Yes, it is, really. P eople g e t fe d up
an s w e rin g lo ts o f q u e s tio n s and the y Tom: U m m m ... w e ’ve a lre ad y g o t s om e
s to p th in k in g a b o u t th e ir a n sw e rs . re s u lts fro m o u r fir s t q u e s tio n n a ire . Do
Monica: Right, so we need to th in k a b ou t th a t you th in k we co u ld use th em ?
ag a in . W h a t do you th in k o f th e firs t Tutor: I d o n ’t se e why no t. W ha t have you
th re e q u e s tio ns ? fo u n d o u t so fa r?
Tutor: A hm m m ... You w a n t to kn ow Tom: Well, th e nu m ber o f ro om s w as only
w h a t a ffe c ts s tu d e n ts ’ c h o ic e o f im p o rta n t fo r 16% o f th e p eople we
a c c o m m o d a tio n w hen th e y go to asked. It look s like a lo t o f s tu d e n ts are
university. qu ite happy to sh are a room . And even
Monica: Yes. We w a n t to fin d o u t w hich h as fe w e r p eople were concerne d a b o u t
th e m o s t e ffe c t: th e co s t, th e n u m b er be ing n e ar a b us s to p , only 10%, in fa ct.
o f ro o m s in th e h o use or fla t, o r th e Tutor: I'm s u rp ris e d a b o u t th a t. B u t w h a t
dis ta nc e from c am p u s . a b o u t th e dis ta n c e from th e u n iv e rs ity ?
Tom: And th e n we ask ed a n o th e r q u e s tio n . Tom: W ell, th a t w a s q u ite im p o rta n t. Around
Tutor: Oh, yes. W hat e ls e did you w a n t to find 20% o f th e s tu d e n ts we ask e d w a n te d
ou t? to be clo s e to ca m p u s.
Tom: W ell, we w o n dered w h e th e r pu b lic Tutor: M m m m ... th a t m a kes s e n se . And
tr a n s p o r t w as im p o rta n t. You know, n o t w ha t a b o u t th e c o s t?
m any s tu d e n ts have ca rs. So it m ig h t Tom: Yeah, as we e x p e cte d, th e c o s t w as
be q u ite im p o rta n t fo r th e m to be ne ar by fa r th e m o s t im p o rta n t fa cto r. M ore
so m e w h e re w he re th e y c ou ld ca tc h a th a n h a lf th e s tu d e n ts w ere c o n ce rn e d
bus o r tra in . w ith th e c o s t - 54% to be exact.
Tutor: Yeah, th a t’s a good q u e s tio n . Tutor: Only 54 % ? ... I th o u g h t it ’d be c lo s e r to
80% !
Questions 2 4 - 2 6
Track 4 7 Section 4
Questions 3 1 - 3 4
Tutor: B efo re you a s k any m o re p eo ple,
Track 49
I've g o t a cou p le o f s u g ge s tio n s fo r
im pro vin g th e q u e s tio n n a ire . F irs t My le cture th is e vening w ill fo c u s on th e m ig ratio n o f
o f a ll, I th in k you need to a s k fe w er birds. T hat is, how b irds fly in b ig gro up s fro m d iffe re n t
q u e s tio n s . As I sa id , 2 0 is rea lly to o pa rts o f th e w orld a t c e rtain tim e s o f th e year. In th e
many. I’d c u t it dow n to 1 0 , if I w ere firs t p a rt o f th e le cture I’ll ta lk a b o u t th e re a s on s why
you. birds m ig rate , w hen th ey m ig rate and w hich p a rts o f th e
Monica: OK, 1 0 q u e s tio n s only. And is th e re w orld th e y m ig ra te fro m and to . To s ta r t w ith, why do
an yth in g els e you th in k we sh o uld do ? birds m ig rate ? W ell, the re are tw o m ain rea so ns: One,
Tutor: W ell, ye s. S om e o f th e q u e s tio n s are th e y m ig ra te to loo k fo r fo o d and tw o , th e y travel to p a rts
a c tu a lly q u ite co m p lic a te d . I th in k o f th e w o rld th a t are m ore s u ita b le fo r breedin g. In fact,
you sh o uld m ake th e m cle are r. I th e s e rea son s are c lo s e ly linke d. As you can im agine,
m ea n, I th in k th e y sh o u ld be e a s ie r to when b irds are bre edin g, th ey need extra fo od to feed
u n d e rs ta n d . th e ir voune. And, in th e sp rin g, in th e co o le r c lim a te s o f

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Europe, th e re is a lo t o f fo od fo r bird s , e spe c ia lly ins e c ts .
So, generally, d u rin g th e sp rin g , bird s fly up from th e
tro p ic s , w hic h are h ot, to c o o le r c lim a te s in th e n o rth .
They s ta y th e re fo r a fe w m o n th s to bring up th e ir young.
And th e n w hen th e w e a the r in th e n o rth g e ts co ld in th e
w inter, th e y fly b a ck to w a rm e r c lim a te s in th e s ou th .

Questions 3 5 - 3 7
Track 5 0
Now I'd like to ta lk a b it a b o u t how g lo b al w a rm in g ha s
a ffe c te d bird m ig ra tio n . O ne o f th e e ffe c ts o f g lo bal
w a rm in g h a s bee n to m a k e th e sp rin g co m e e a rlie r in
th e n o rth e rn re g io n s o f th e w o rld . W hen s p rin g c om es
early, th e p la n ts a nd in s e c ts t h a t b ird s ne ed to b rin g
up th e ir yo un g a re a ls o a v a ila b le e a rlie r. R e search
ha s sh ow n th a t q u ite a lo t o f b ird s have s ta r te d to
m ig ra te ea rlier, b ec a u s e o f h ig he r te m p e ra tu re s . B ut,
u n fo r tu n a te ly fo r s o m e s p e c ie s , th is h a s n ’t been e a rly
e n ou g h. W h a t I’ m sayin g is t h a t b ird s th a t are trav ellin g
a long w ay fo r b re e d in g m ay arriv e to o la te to find
en ou g h fo o d to fe e d th e ir yo u ng an d th e ir p o p u la tion
d ro p s d ra s tic a lly . S c ie n tis ts a re c u rre n tly re s e a rc hin g
m o re a b o u t th is .

Questions 3 8 - 4 0
Track 5 1
Now, I th o u g h t I’d fin is h by ju s t b rie fly d e s c rib in g a fe w
diffe r e n t p a tte rn s o f m ig ra tio n. Ah hh ... m ig ra tio n v a ries
w ith th e ty p e o f bird and th e a rea th e y c om e fro m . For
exa m p le , one kind o f m ig ra tio n is ‘ p a r tia l’ m ig ra tio n.
T h is m e a n s th a t s o m e b ird s in a p a rtic u la r s p ec ie s
w ill m ig ra te a nd o th e rs w o n ’t. It u s u a lly d e p e n d s on
how th e w e a th e r a ffe c ts fo o d s u p p lie s an d v e ry o fte n
ha p p e n s in th e tr o p ic s . In a n o th e r m ig ra to ry p a tte rn ,
a bird c a lle d an A rc tic Tern m ig ra te s th e w h ole len gth
o f th e glo b e , fro m th e n o rth po le to th e s o u th . The
A rc tic Tern tra v e ls b etw e e n tw e lve an d fifte e n th o u s a n d
k ilo m e tre s w h en it m ig ra te s in a c o m p le te
c irc le a ro un d th e w o rld . I t ’s q u ite a m az in g ! R ight ...
a nd, lastly, I'd like to m e n tio n a p a tte rn w h ic h is n ’t
ne a rly a s s pe c ta c u la r, b u t is v e ry in te re s tin g . And th is
is th e way m a ny b irds m ig ra te a c ro s s N o rth A m e ric a.
In th is p a tte rn th e b ird s fly no rth w a rd s in th e w e s t o f
th e c ou n try a nd th e n b a ck s ou th ag ain in th e e a s t. So,
if you im a g in e it, th e y ’re ac tu a lly m igra tin g in a c irc u la r
p a tte rn , lik e th e h a n d s o f a clo c k , n o t in a s tr a ig h t line,
as we m ig ht th in k .