1) The student has the syllabus in his hand all the time. [ F ] 2) The reserve room is down the hall and to the right. [T]
3) Once the students find the book on reserve, they can read it for a very long time. [F] Tips
The library is very important for students. However, Chinese students studying in English-speaking countries may not know the language frequently used in libraries. Therefore, we have Task 2 and Task 3 in this unit. When dealing with Task 2, teachers are advised to make sure students know what \\able to pick out the detailed information in this task and answer Question B.
Task 3
Script
Hello and welcome to the university library. This taped tour will introduce you to our library facilities and operating hours.
First of all, the library's collection of books, reference materials, and other resources are found on levels one to four of this building. Level one houses our humanities and map collections. On level two, you will find
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our circulation desk, current periodicals and journals, and our copy facilities. Our science and engineering sections can be found on level three. You can also find back issues of periodicals and journals older than six months on this level. Finally, group study rooms, our microfilm collection, and the multimedia center are located on level four.
Undergraduate students can check out up to five books for two weeks. Graduate students can check out fifteen books for two months. Books can be renewed up to two times. There is a 50-cents-a-day late fee for overdue books up to a maximum of $15. Periodicals and reference books cannot be checked out.
The library is open weekdays, 8:00 am to 10:00 pm, and on
Saturdays from 9:00 am to 8:30 pm. The library is closed on Sundays.
(Length: 1 min. 45 sec.)
Key
A. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following
sentences.
1) Level one houses ___ (C)
a) current periodicals and journals
b) our copy facilities
c) our humanities and map collections
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d) our science and engineering sections
2) Back issues of periodicals and journals older than six months are located on level ____(C)
a) one b) two c) three d) four
B. Fill in the blanks with what you hear on the tape.
Undergraduate students can check out up to five books for two weeks. Graduate students can check out fifteen books for two months. Books can be renewed up to two times. There is a 50-cents-a-day late fee for overdue books up to a maximum of $15. Periodicals and reference books cannot be checked out.
The library is open weekdays, 8:00am to 10:00pm, and on Saturdays from 9:00 am to 8:30pm. The library is closed on Sundays. Tips
In some countries, when you are visiting a museum, a library, or some ancient historic sites, you can have a taped tour, during which a rented tape is talking to you to help you know that place instead of a tour guide showing you around. This task is an example of that.
After the first listening, check students if they at least know what kind of books are placed on each level.
Then, students should get familiar with the following words and
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phrases: the humanities and map collections, circulation desk, current periodicals and journals, copy facilities, back issues of periodicals and journals older than six months, group study rooms, microfilm collection, and multimedia center, to check out books, to renew books, a 50-cents-a-day late fee for overdue books up to a maximum of $15, etc.
Task 4
Script
Randall: Hi Faith. Do you have a minute? Faith: Sure. What's up?
Randall: Well, I just wanted to go over the schedule for Wednesday's
orientation meeting to make sure everything is ready.
Faith: Okay. Here's a copy of the tentative schedule. [OK.] Now, the
registration starts at 8:30 and goes until 9:15. [All right.] Then, the orientation meeting will commence at 9:30.
Randall: Okay. Now, we had planned originally for the meeting to go
until 10:30, but now we have someone from the international center coming to speak to the students on extracurricular activities, so how about ending the meeting around 11 ?
Faith: Fine. And, uh, then students will take the placement tests from
11:15 until noon [OK.], followed by 20-minute break before lunch. [OK.] And, immediately after lunch, we have reserved a campus
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shuttle to give students a 45-minute tour starting at 1:30. [Oh. OK.] We want to show students around the university, including the union building, the library, and the student services building. Randall: Great. Now, how about the oral interviews? Faith: Well, we're planning to start them at 2:15.
Randall: Uh, well, teachers are going to be up to their ears in
preparations, and they'll be hard pressed to start then.
Faith: OK, let's get things rolling around 2:45.
Randall: OK, here, let me jot that down. Uh, could you grab a pen off
my desk?
Faith: Right. Finding anything on your desk is like finding a needle in a
haystack. [Oh, it's not that bad.] Here, use mine.
Randall: OK. And we'll need 150 copies of this programme guide by
then.
Faith: Hey. That's a tall order on such short notice! How about lending
me a hand to put things together [OK.] by this afternoon so we don't have to worry about them?
Randall: OK. And I think the manager has given the green light to go
ahead and use the more expensive paper and binding for the guides this time.
Faith: OK. So the interviews will go from 2:45 until, let's say, 4:30.
[OK.] I hope we can wrap things up by 5.
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