精選清華大學(xué)英語水平考試試題匯總

清華大學(xué)英語水平考試試題匯總綜合練習(xí)〔歷次水平II試題精選〕PartOneListeningComprehensionSectionIDirections:Inthissectionyouwillheartwostudents,FrankandTheresa,discussingasurveytheyhavetowriteasanassignment.Listentotheconversationandcompletethenotesbelowwhichwhatyouhear.

NotesaboutFrank’ssurvey:Topic:________________________________Typicalexamplesofviolentprograms:______________________________________________People’ssuggestions:____________________________________________________________People’sreactionstoviolenceonnewsbroadcast:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________Apossibleproblemwiththissurvey:________________________________________________Theadvantageofthesurvey:_______________________________________________________

SectionTwoDirections:Inthissectionyouwilllistentosomenewsprogram.Belowarethesummariesofthenewsitems.Listentotherecordingandfillinthemissingwordstocompletethenewsummaries.

Anorangutanstoppedthetrafficoutside_________.Ittookakeepfromthezoo________minutestogetdowntownbecauseofthetraffic.Theanimalshowednointerestin________butrespondedwhenthekeeper________toit.Itheldthekeeper’s_______astheygotintothecar.Anewmethodforteachingsinginghasbeendeveloped.Mostsingersareunawareofhowthey______________________.Bywearinga______________overyourheadwhileyousing,youcanhearyourvoicetheway_____________hearyou.Thiscanhelpyou_________yoursinging.Thisyearthereare_______contestantsintheSunsetBeachesandcastle________--agedfrom8to____.ThetwofavoritesareGregWallace(whohaswonthreetimesbefore),withhis_______castle,andnewcomerDavidBradley,withhisStarWars__________.

SectionThreeInthissection,youhearfourtelephonemessages.Whatiseachmessageabout?Whenyouheareachmessage,youshouldwriteinEnglishthemaininformation.Somecallers’namesare:Alberto,JanineEllis,andJimSaunders.Youwillheartherecordingonlyonce.

Telephonemessage1:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Telephonemessage2:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Telephonemessage3:_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Telephonemessage4:_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

PartTwoTranslationDirections:

ReadthefollowingpassagecarefullyandtranslateitintoChinese.Writeyourtranslationclearlyinthespacesprovidedbelow.

What’sinaname?Forthousandsofyears,humanityhasclassifiedthelivingthinsofthisworldinmuchthesamefashion;bytheirappearance.Ifitlookslikeaduck,walksandquackslikeaduck,thenitisaduck.Buttacklingmillionsofspeciesinthiswayhasproventobearecipeforconfusion.Asscientistshavefoundtotheircost,whatlookslikeaduckmayinfactbeagoose.Morerecently,genetictechniqueshavebeenapplied,particularlyfordistinguishingthemoredifficult-to-identityspeciessuchasvirusesandbacteriabycomparingpiecesofDNA.Mightthisapproachbemoregenerallyapplicable?PaulHebertandhiscolleaguesinCanadathinkitmightbe.Justasbarcodesandthe“universalproductcode〞numberingschemeuniquelyidentifydifferentitemsatasupermarketcheckout,theysuggestthatsomestretchesofDNAcouldperformasimilarfunctioninlivingthings.InapaperjustpublishedinProceedingsoftheRoyalSocietyB,theydiscusshowlongsuchageneticbarcodeneedstobe,andwhereitmightbefound.Auniversalproductcodefoundonthehighstreetconsistsofastringof11digits,eachofwhichisoneoftennumerals,providing100billionuniquecombinations.Geneticmaterial,however,usesaquaternary,ratherthanadenary,codingsystem.Intheory,itwouldonlybenecessarytosample15ofthoseletterstocreateonebillionuniquecodes.Inpractice,however,thecharacteristicsofDNAmeanthat15lettersarenotenough.Unlikethearbitrarynumbersofauniversalproductcode,thelettersofDNAarenotrandom,becausetheycodeforsomethingthatabiologicalmeaning.

PartThreeWriting

Directions:

BoshiElectronic(China)Co.,Ltd.isplanningtorecruitanassistanttothegeneralmanager.Readthejobdescriptionandqualificationandwritetothiscompanytorecommendyourselfasacandidate.Yourletterofapplicationshouldnotbelessthan300words.

Jobdescription:AssitdailyadministrationworkCollectandmanageinformationResponsibleforthecorrespondenceanddocumentsMakebusinesstravelplanInvolvedinmeetingarrangementMakereportsaccuratelyQualificationMasterdegreeGoodskillincommunicationGoodcomputerskillsGoodskillsinbothwrittenandspokenEnglishTeamworkorientation

SometopicsforSpeakingTestOpeningQuestions1.

Doyoulikemusic?Whatkindofmusicdoyoulistentothesedays?Whydoyoulikethisparticularmusic?2.

Doyoulikesports?Whatkindofgamesdoyouoftenplay?Whydoyoulikethatgame?3.

Supposeyouhavewon$100,000inalottery.Whatwouldyoudowiththismoney?4.

WhydoyouchooseTsinghuatodoyourgraduateprogram?Whatarethemostimportantfactorsinchoosingaschool?5.

Whatkindofjobdoyouplantotakeupongraduation?Why?6.

Howmuchtimedoyouspendlearningaboutthenewseveryday?Howdoyoulearnaboutthenews,bywatchingTVorreadingnewspaper？Talkaboutonepieceofthelatestnewthatimpressedyouagreatdeal.7.

Inthedevelopmentofhumansociety,manykindsofinventionshavegreatlybenefitedourlives.Couldyougiveussomeexamples?Whatdoyouthinkarethetopimportantinventionsinthepast50years?8.

Ineveryone’slife,hemayexperiencemanygoodandbadevents.Pleasetellmesomepasteventswhichmadeyoufeelgoodorbad.9.

Doyouusee-mailortheInternet?Whatdoyouusethemfor?

II.Roleplaysordebate1.

Asthejob-huntingseasonisapproaching,manygraduateshavetodecidewhethertoremaininBeijingandseekajobhere(thoughitisnotveryeasytohuntagoodjob)orgotosmallcitiestohaveaneasylife.StudentA:

It’snotadvisablechoiceforustoworkinBeijing,forthelifeinBeijingwon’tbeeasy.StudentB:

Iwilltryeveryefforttoremainheretohaveafurtherdevelopandenjoytheexcitinglifehere.

2.

Astheindustrydevelopsmorerapidlyintheseyears,peopleinChinabecomemuchmoreconcerningabouttheenvironmentalprotection.StudentA：Iappealtothegovernmenttopostponeorstopsomeofthecurrentprojects,andpunishtheoneswhoarepollutingourcity.Industrializationbringsusnothingbutthestinkofmoneyandadirtysky.Weshouldnotdevelopourindustryintensely.Theindustrializationshouldbesloweddownatonce,orwe’llgetpunishedStudentB:

Weshouldn’treduceourproductionunderanycircumstance.

Idon’tmeantobeunconventional.ButIdopreferindustrialdevelopmenttoenvironmentalprotection.Moreexactly,industrializationcanbethemotivationandalsothesupporterofenvironmentprotection,whichmaybethecontrarytonormalconsideration.

3.

DeputiesfromtheNationalPeople'sCongress,aswellasmembersoftheChinesePeople'sPoliticalConsultativeConference,proposedchangestotheholidaysatthisyear'scongress.TheycalledforshortenedLaborDayandNationalDayholidays,andtheadditionoftheMid-AutumnFestivalandtheTombSweepingDay.StudentA：I’mstronglyagreetothechangeoftheholidays,thegoldenweekhaslotsofdisadvantages.StudentB：Idon’tthinkthegoldenweekholidayshouldbeabrogated,becausepeoplehavebeenusedtoit.Peopleneedit.

4.

Ourcountryhassteppedintotheagingsociety(peoplewhoare65orolderhavetakenup14%).Whowilltakecareoftheveryoldanddisableold?Wherecouldtheyspendthelastfewyearsintheirlife?StudentA：Thenursinghomeistheonlywaytosolvetheproblem.StudentB：Ican’tagree.Thosewholiveinthe

nursinghomearenotashappyasthosewholivewiththeirfamily.

5.

Haveyoueverexperiencedanaturaldisaster?Workwithyourpartneranddiscussthedisaster(s)thatyouexperiencedorheardof.6.StudentA：AlltheChineseshouldjoininthe"RejectingtheJapaneseGoods"side,becausetheJapanesehavedonetoomanythingshurtingourfeelings.

StudentB："RejectingtheJapaneseGoods"isnotnecessary.TheJapanesegoods,suchastheJapanesenotebookPCs,theJapanesecarsandsoon,arebetterandcheaperthanours.

7.

StudentA：Englishlanguageistool—welearnitforwe’regoingtouseit.SothefourskillsofEnglishareveryimportant.WeattendtheEnglishClassforimprovingourEnglishSkills.StudentB：WeattendtheEnglishclassbecausethecharmofaforeigncultureoftenattractsusstrongly.Thatistheveryfoundationstoneoftheinterestoflearningaforeignlanguage.Furthermore,onlybymastering

the

foreignlanguagecanoneattainthecharmofaculture.

8.

Classdiscussionhasbecomeacommonactivityinourclassroom

nowadays.Manyteachersusethisactivitytoinvolvestudentsintheclasslearning.StudentA:

It'sawasteoftimetolistentootherstudentswhoareasignorantasustotalknonsense;weprefertolistentoteachers.StudentB：Classdiscussioncangetstudentsmoreinvolvedinclasslearningandcangiveusachancetosharewhatweknowaboutthesubjects.

9.

Nowadaysinternethaspenetratedintoeveryaspectofoutdailylife.Alotofpeoplehaveevertriedtobuysomethingfromtheinternet.StudentA:

Shoppingoninternetisveryconvenient.StudentB:

Ilovethetraditionalshoppingmethod.

10.

StudentA:

Iworryaboutthefutureofhumanbeings.Wearefacingsomanyproblemsinthedevelopment.StudentB:

Idobelievethatourchildrenwillhaveabetterlife.A:Computergamesarethebestwaytokilltimeandcanpeoplecanlearnalotfromplayingit.B:Computergamesdomoreharmthangoodtoyoungpeople.

11.

AandBaretwoclassmateswhohavenevermetaftertheygraduatedfromtheuniversity5yearsago.Nowtheymeetattheclassmates’reunionparty?Whatwouldyousay?Roleplaythetwooldclassmates.

12.

Didyouhavetoadheretoadresscodeorwearauniformwhenyouwentschool?Howdidyoufeelaboutitthen?Howdoyoufeelaboutitnow?Workinpairstodiscussthetopic.13.

RolePlay:Whereareyoufrom?YouandyourpartnermaycomefromdifferentregionsinChina.Comparethelifestylesineachofyourhometownbydiscussionwhatishot(popular)andwhatisnotinthecityortown.

14.

RolePlay:Telleachotherapasteventwhichmadeyoufeelgoodorbad(e.g.Aembarrassedsituation,ununforgettableschoolevent,ahappyreunion,ormeetingafamousperson).

15.

WhatqualitiesdoheroesinmoviesandTVshowsinyourcountryhave?Whoaresomeofyourownpersonalheroes?Whydoyouadmireandrespectthesepeople?Telleachotheryouheroesyourespect.

16.

Nowadays,moreandmoreparentschoosetoeducateprimaryschoolchildrenathomeinsteadofsendingthemtoschooltogetpubliceducation.Howdoyouthinkaboutit?A:stronglyagreetoit.

B:stronglyagainstit.

17.

ShouldtheUniversityCampusbeopentotourist?A:stronglyagreetoit.

B:stronglyagainstit.

18.Talkaboutthemarriageofthecollegestudents.A:stronglyagreetoit.

B:stronglyagainstit.

19.HowdoyouthinktheClonetechnology?A:It’sabreakthroughofthebiologicalengineer.B:Humancloningwouldcausealotofproblems.

寫作題型與篇章結(jié)構(gòu)寫作從命題語言形式上可以分為三類：1.

Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?

Peopleareneversatisfiedwithwhattheyhave.Theyalwayswantsomethingmoreorsomethingdifferent.

Usespecificreasonsandexamplestoexplainyourposition.該題型的篇章結(jié)構(gòu)：第一段：引言〔說明觀點：支持/反對〕第二段：支持/反對理由一第三段：支持/反對理由二〔第四段：支持/反對理由三〕第五段：結(jié)論〔歸納或重申觀點〕

2.

Someschoolsencourage

theirstudentstotakepartinteamsports,suchasfootball,baseball,andbasketball.

Otherschoolsplacegreateremphasisonsuchindividualsportsastennis,running,andswimming.

Whichtypeof

sportsprogram

wouldyourecommend

forteenagers?

Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouranswer.該題型的篇章結(jié)構(gòu)：〔1〕第一段：引言〔用自己的語言解釋命題，肯定兩種觀點的合理性〕第二段：第一種觀點的合理性第三段：第二種觀點的合理性第四段：結(jié)論〔自己的觀點及兩至三條理由或傾向于折中的觀點〕〔2〕第一段：引言〔略提及自己反對的觀點的合理性，轉(zhuǎn)折后，明確說明自己支持的觀點〕第二段：自己支持的觀點論據(jù)一第三段：自己支持的觀點論據(jù)二〔第四段：自己支持的觀點論據(jù)三〕第五段：結(jié)論〔重申自己的觀點〕

3.Inventionssuchaseyeglassesandthesewingmachinehavehadanimportanteffectonyourlives.

Chooseanother

inventionthatyouthinkisimportant.

Givespecificreasonsforyourchoice.該題型的篇章結(jié)構(gòu)：第一段：引言〔明確話題〕第二段：討論話題第一方面第三段：討論話題第二方面〔第四段：討論話題第三方面〕第五段：結(jié)論〔總結(jié)前面提到的幾個方面〕

范文1：Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?Televisionhashelpedimprovestandardsofeducation.Usespecificreasonsanddetailstosupportyouranswer.Idisagreethattelevisionhashelpedimprovedstandardsofeducationforanumberofreasons.Thefirstandprobablythemostimportantreasonistheprogramming.Aroundtheworlditismovies,sit-com,soapoperas,popmusicandtalkshowswhichdominateTVscreens.Theremaybenothingwrongwiththese,andtheyarecertainlypopularwithaudiences,butthecontentoftheseprogramshasnothelpedtomakepeoplebettereducated.Typicaltelevisionprogramshavealsohadabadeffectonviewers?Attentionspan,thatis,onhowlongtheycanconcentrate.MostTVprogramsdonotrequiremuchconcentrationandyoungviewers,especially,getusedtothis.Education,ontheotherhand,doesrequireconcentrationandyoungpeoplefindthisincreasinglydifficult.Anothercharacteristicoftelevisionisthatitencouragesapassiveattitudeinviewersinsteadofanactiveone.MostpopularTVprogramsencourageanuncriticalresponse,buteducationrequiresyoutothinkaboutwhatispresentedtoyou,toreacttoitandinsomewaytomakeuseofit.Inaddition,passiveTV-watchinghasoftentakentheplaceofmoreactivepursuitssuchasreading,music,playingboardgamesandconversation,allofwhicharemoreeducationalthanatypicaleveningofTV.Finally,itseemstobetruethattelevisionmakesitdifficultforviewers,especiallyyoungones,todistinguishproperlybetweenfactandfiction.Thisconfusion,whichisreallyanotherkindofuncriticalresponse,againworksagainsteducationalprinciples.Televisionhasdonemanygoodthings.Itentertainslonely,oldandsickpeople;itcertainlyhelpscountries’economiesbysellingproducts,andcanbeveryinformativebybringingnewsfromaroundthelocality,thecountryandtheworldintopeoples’homes.However,bymakingpeoplepassiveanduncritical,televisionhasanegativeeffectoneducation.

范文2：Therehavebeenmanyargumentsinrecentyearswhethernuclearenergyshouldbeusedtogenerateelectricity.Doyouthinknuclearenergyshouldorshouldnotbeusedforthispurposeinyourcountry?Whichsidedoyouagreewith?Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouranswer.Beforegivingmyopinion,Ithinkitisimportanttolookattheargumentsonbothsides.Peoplewhosupportusingnuclearenergytoproduceelectricityusuallygivesomeorallofthefollowingreasons.Thefirstargumentisthatitispotentiallycheaperthananyotherway.Thesecondisthatotherwaysofproducingelectricityrequirenonrenewableresources,suchascoalandoil,andonedaythesewillbeusedup.This,theysay,isnotthecaseifweusenuclearenergy.Thethirdreasonismoreofapoliticalone:somecountriesdonothavetherawmaterials,suchascoal,oilorwater,whichareneededtogenerateelectricityandsotheyhavetodependtoomuchonothercountries.Peoplewhoattackusingnuclearenergyforgeneratingelectricitygenerallysaythatitistoodangerous,bothnowandinthefuture.Theypointtoseverenuclearaccidents,suchasChernobyl,andsomeothersintheUnitedStates,andsaythattheeffectsaresobadthattheriskofanaccident,eveniftheriskisverysmall,isnotworthwhile.Theyalsooftensaythattherewillbeproblemsinthefutureofhowtostorethedangerouswastefromoldnuclearpowerstations,whichcanbedeadlyforthousandsofyears.Asfarasmyowncountryisconcerned,Ibelievetherearetwomainreasonswhyitshouldnottrytousenuclearenergyatthistime.Firstly,wehaveplentyofoilandhydroelectricenergyfromwhichtogenerateelectricity.Secondly,ifcountriesliketheUnitedStatesandRussiacansuffernuclearaccidents,itwouldbeverydifficulttoguaranteesafetyinmycountry.Furthermore,wehavemanybetterandmoreurgentthingstodowiththemoney.

常用詞語與表達法1.

Introductory:

generallyspeaking,generally,asageneralrule,comparativelyspeaking,comparatively,ingeneral,inasense,inonesense,inaway,tosomeextent,toacertaindegree,inmyopinion,inmyview,tomymind,asforme,asfarasIamconcerned,onapersonallevel,atanindividuallevel,froma(personalandpsychological)perspective,insomecases,insomerespects,onalargerscale,atalocallevel,totaketheideafurther,totaketheabovepointtoanextreme,puttingthediscussioninawidercontext,followingthesamelineof…,traditionally,unfortunately,obviously,undoubtedly,practicallyspeaking,simplisticallyspeaking,economicallyspeaking,financiallyspeaking,intermsof,attheriskofsoundingtoocold,inaslightlycoldcalculation,attheriskofsoundingtoodirect.2.

Comparison:

similarly,likewise,inthesameway,equallyimportant,like,both…and…,thesameas,(have…)incommon,inanotdissimilarway3.

Contrast:

onthecontrary,ontheonehand,ontheotherhand,otherwise,unlike,insharpcontrast,whereas,ratherthan,conversely,instead,bycontrast4.

Exemplification:

forexample,forinstance,asanexample,asacaseinpoint,asanillustration,suchas,namely,thatis,like,say5.

Enumeraion:

first,second,inthefirstplace,initially,firstofall,tobeginwith,tostartwith,firstandforemost,inthesecondplace,next,also,besides,furthermore,moreover,inaddition,whatismore,beyondthat,foronething,foranother,finally,supremely,eventually6.

Cause:

because…,becauseof,as,since,for,owingto,dueto,onaccountof,asaresultof7.

Concession:

although,nevertheless,however,but,yet,admittedly,itistrue…but,inspiteof,eventhough,grantedthat…,attheveryworse8.

Emphasis:

chiefly,especially,indeed,infact,certainly,particularly,tobesure,actually,aboveall,surely,mostimportantofall,evenworse,nodoubt,needlesstosay,moreoftenthannot9.

Result:

thus,so,consequently,hence,therefore,accordingly,asaresult,forthisreason,asaconsequence,onthataccount,itfollowsthat…10.

Summary:

inconclusion,inshort,inbrief,insummary,onthewhole,finally,tosumup,toconclude,inaword常用句型Argumentation1、

Theideaof…isnotwithoutadvantages.2、

Nonetheless,poundforpound,Ireckonthat…ismoreadvantageous.3、

Myviewisthat……4、

Likewise,commonsensetellsusthat……5、

Manypeoplewouldclaimthat……6、

Ialsoseeamoreserousreasonforpreferringto……7、

A,bycontrast,isblessedwithadvantages.8、

AnotherreasonwhyIwouldusuallypreferto……isthat……9、

Icanseethatmanyoftheadvantagesof……seemobvious.10、

Whatisalsoworthnoticingisthat……11、

Itmightalsobenotedthat……12、

Ifweturnourattentionto……，weseethat……13、

Thereisnoevidencetosuggestthat……14、

Thechiefstrengthof……is……15、

AfurtherreasonwhyIadvocateanattitudeof……isthat……

ExemplificationIcanthinkofnobetterillustrationoftheideathantheexampleof……Icanthinkofnobetterillustrationoftheviewthanthefactof……Numerousotherexamplesmightbegiveneasily,butthesewillsuffice.wemayciteasingleexampleof……h(huán)istorypresentsmanyexamplesof……Thesituationisnotrare,itisoneofmanyexamplesIhaveencountered.oneveryamusingexampleofthisis……

ConclusionFromwhathasbeendiscussedabove,wemaysafelydrawtheconclusionthat……Takingintoaccountallthesefactors,wemaysafelyreachtheconclusionthat……Judgingfromalltheevidenceoffered,wemaysafelycometotheconclusionthat……Alltheevidencesupportsanunmistakableconclusionthat……Alltheanalysisjustifiesanunshakableviewthat……Alltheevidenceconfirmsasoundideathat……Personalexperienceleadsmetotheconclusionthat……Iagreewiththeabovestatementbecauseitseemstomethat……Aboveall,Ihavesupportedthestatementthatitisbetterto……because……Tobefair,Imustownuptheadvantagethat……,butIfirmlybelievethat……聽力模擬題一Question1-4Completethenotesbelow.Write

NOMORETHANTHREEWORDSAND/ORANUMBER

foreachanswer.

NOTESONSOCIALPROGRAMMEExample

Answer

Numberoftripspermonth:

5

visitplaceswhichhave:

·historicalinterest

·good

1

·2

Cost:

between￡5.00and￡15.00perpersonNote:

specialtripsorganizedforgroupsof

3

peopleTime:

departure–8.30a.m.

return–6.00p.m.Toreserveaseat:

signnameonthe

4

3daysinadvance

Question5-10Completethetablebelow.Write

NOMORETHANTHREEWORDSAND/ORANUMBER

foreachanswer.

WEEKENDTRIPSPlaceDateNumberofseatsOptionalextraStIves5

16HepworthMuseumLondon16thFebruary456

7

3rdMarch18S.S.GreatBritainSalisbury18thMarch50StonehengeBath23rdMarch168

Forfurtherinformation:Readthe9

orseeSocialAssistant:Jane10

Question11-13Completethesentencesbelow.Write

NOMORETHANTHREEWORDSAND/ORANUMBER

foreachanswer.RIVERSIDE

INDUSTRIALVILLAGE11

RiversideVillagewasagoodplacetostartanindustrybecauseithadwaterrawmaterialsandfuelssuchas

and

.12

ThemetalindustrywasestablishedatRiversideVillageby

wholivedinthearea.13

Therewereover

water-poweredmillsintheareaintheeighteenthcentury.Question14-23Completethenotesbelow.Write

NOMORETHANTHREEWORDSAND/ORANUMBER

foreachanswer.

THEURBANLANDSCAPETwoareasoffocus:·theeffectofvegetationontheurbanclimate·waysofplanningour14

better

Large-scaleimpactoftrees:·theycanmakecitiesmoreorless15

·insummertheycanmakecitiescooler·theycanmakeinlandcitiesmore16

Localimpactoftrees:·theycanmakelocalareas

—more17

—cooler

—morehumid

—lesswindy—

less18

Comparingtreesandbuildings

Temperatureregulation:·treesevaporatewaterthroughtheir19

·buildingsurfacesmayreachhightemperaturesWindforce:·tallbuildingscausemorewindat20

level·trees21

thewindforce

Noise:·treeshaveasmalleffectontrafficnoise·22

frequencynoisepassesthroughtrees

Importantpointstoconsider:·treesrequirealotofsunlight,waterand23

togrow

聽力模擬題一——答案和聽力原文AnswerKey1

shopping/varietyofshopping2

guidedtours3

morethan12/over124

noticeboard5

13thFebruary6

TowerofLondon7

Bristol8

AmericanMuseum9

studentnewspaper10

Yentob11

coal

firewood12

localcraftsmen13

16014

cities/environment15

windy16

humid17

shady/shaded18

dangerous19

leaves20

ground21

considerablyreduce/decrease/filter22

low23

space/room

AudioScriptsQuestion1-4MAN:

Goodmorning.WOMAN:

Goodmorning.HowcanIhelpyou?MAN:

Iunderstandthattheschoolorganizes…umm,tripstodifferent…WOMAN:

Yes,werun

fiveeverymonth(example):threeduringweekendsandtwoWednesdayafternoontrips.MAN:

Whatsortofplaces?WOMAN:

Well,obviouslyitvaries,butalwaysplacesofhistoricalinterestandalsowhichoffera

varietyofshopping(Q1),becauseourstudentsalwaysaskaboutthat…andthenwegoforonesthereweknowthereare

guidedtours(Q2),becausethisgivesagoodfocusforthevisit.MAN:

Doyoutravelfar?WOMAN:

Well,we’reluckyhere,obviously,becausewe’reabletosaythatallourvisitsarelessthanthreehoursdrive.MAN:

Howmuchdotheycost?WOMAN:

Againitvaries-betweenfiveandfifteenpoundsahead,dependingondistance.MAN:

Ahha…WOMAN:

Oh,andwedooffertoarrangespecialtripsif,youknow,thereare

morethantwelve(Q3)

people.MAN:

Ohright,I’llkeepthatinmind.Andwhatarethetimesnormally?WOMAN:

Wetrytokeepitprettyfixedsothat,thatstudentsgettoknowthepattern.Weleaveateight-thirtya.m.andreturnatsixp.m.Wefigureit’sbesttokeepthedayfairlyshort.MAN:

Ohyes.Andhowdowereserveaplace?WOMAN:

Yousignyournameonthe

noticeboard(Q4).Doyouknowwhereitis?MAN:

Ahha.Isawitthismorning.WOMAN:

Andwedoaskthatyousignupthreedaysinadvancesoweknowwe’vegotenoughpeopleinterestedtorunit,andwecancancelifnecessary,withfullrefundofcourse.MAN:

That’sfine,thanks.

Question5-10MAN:

Andwhatvisitsareplannedforthisterm?WOMAN:

Right,wellI’mafraidtheschedulehasn’tbeenprintedoutyet,butwehaveconfirmedthedatesandplanedtheoptionalextravisitswhichyoucanalsobookinadvanceifyouwantto.MAN:

Ohthat’sallright.IfyoucanjustgivesomeideaoftheweekendonessoIcan,youknow,workoutwhentoseefriends,etcetera.WOMAN:

Ohsure.Well,thefirstoneisStIves.That’son

thethirteenthofFebruary(Q5)

andwe’llhaveonlysixteenplacesavailable’coswe’regoingbyminibus.Andthat’sadayintownwiththeoptionalextraofvisitingtheHepworthMuseum.MAN:

Ohright…yeah…thatsoundsgood.WOMAN:

Thenthere’saLondontriponthesixteenthofFebruaryandwe’llbetakingamedium-sizedcoachsothere’llbeforty-fiveplacesonthat,and,let’ssee,theoptionalextraisthe

TowerofLondon(Q6).MAN:

Oh,I’vealreadybeenthere.WOMAN:

Afterthatthere’s

Bristol(Q7)

onthethirdofMarch.MAN:

Where?WOMAN:

Bristol…B-R-I-S-T-O-L.MAN:

OK….WOMAN:

That’sinadifferentminibuswitheighteenplacesavailable,oh,andtheoptionalextraisavisittotheS.S.GreetBritain.MAN:

OK…WOMAN:

We’regoingtoSalisburyontheeighteenthofMarchandthat’salwaysapopularonebecausethe