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SECTION 1

A Excuse me, Im sorry to bother you, but would you have time to answer a few

questions?

B Whats it about?

A Were doing some market research for a new television channel starting in two years

time.

B OK, why not?

A Lovely, well just work through this form. And if we could start with some personal

background information .. .

B Sure.

A Right, if I could just have your age .. .

B 35. Example

A Right, great.. .

Repeat

A Right, great. And your job?

B Systems analyst, but for the form I dont know whether it would count as professional

or business or what.

A What do you think?

B OK, its more like business. Ql

A Fine. And would you mind my asking about your salary? Or we can leave it blank.

B No, I dont mind. Its ￡40,000 a year. Q2

A Thank you. Right.. . about your current watching habits .. . what would you say is

your main reason for watching TV?

B Well, at work I tend to read for information and what have you, so Id say that with TV Q3

it probably just helps me relax and unwind.

A Fine. And how many hours a day on average do you watch TV?

B Not a lot really .. . I should say just over an hour. Q4

A So what are the two main times of the day that you watch TV?

B Well, a little around breakfast time and then it tends to be really late – eleven or even Q5

midnight – when Ive finished work.

A And what sort of programmes do you go for?

B Some news bulletins but I also really like to put my feet up with some of the old

comedy shows.

A Fine. And turning to the new channel… which type of programmes would you like to

see more of?

B Well, I certainly dont think we need any more factual programmes like news and

documentaries. I think we need more about things like local information … you know, Q6

providing a service for the community. And in the same vein, perhaps more for Q6

younger viewers .. . you know, good quality stuff.

A Ah ha. And if you had to give the new directors some specific advice when they set up

the channel, what advice would you give them?

B I think Id advise them to pay a lot of attention to the quality of the actual broadcast, Q7

you know, the sound system. People are very fussy these days about that and in general

I think they ought to do lots more of these kinds of interview, you know, talking with Q7

their potential customers.

A Oh, Im glad you think its valuable!

B Certainly .. . yeah.

A Good. OK, this will be a commercial channel of course, but how often do you think it

is tolerable to have adverts?

B Well out of that list Id say every quarter of an hour. 1 dont think we can complain Q8

about that, as long as they dont last for ten minutes each time!

A Quite. And .. . would you be willing to attend any of our special promotions for the

new channel?

B Yes, Id be very happy to, as long as theyre held here in my area. Q9

A OK, Ill make a note of that. And finally, may we put you on our mailing list?

B Well, Id prefer not. .. except for the information about the promotion you mentioned. Q10

A Can I have your name and address?

B Of course .. . heres my card.

A Oh, lovely… and thank you very much for your time and we look forward to seeing

you.

B Yes, indeed. Urn, thanks.

SECTION 2

ELIZABETH OK, well, good morning everybody! My names Elizabeth Reed and Im your Assistant Welfare Officer. What Id like to do now is tell you a little more

about some of the er .. . the social facilities available on the campus, and also

to tell you something about what the town has to offer.

As you probably know already, the Student Union Building is the main

centre of social life here, as indeed it is in most British Universities. The

Union runs a weekly programme of events for all tastes .. . oh everything

from discos to talks by guest speakers. Many of these events are fund raising Qll

activities for charities, which the Union takes very seriously. They manage the

Students Union papershop, selling magazines and newspapers, as well as Q12

stationery, sweets and so on. Um .. . Then .. . er, let me see.. . theres the

Ticket Shop, where you can get some very good deals on, well for example, Q13

coaches to London or inexpensive charter flights, as cheap as youll get

anywhere people say, or tickets for big pop groups playing here or at other

venues all over the country, or plays in London – oh and we mustnt forget

the Union Cafeteria and the Big New Diner.. . Er .. . yes? Did you have a QJ4

question?

STUDENT Yes, does the Union also provide help with any problems, I mean advice on

financial problems, for example? Or does the University provide that?

ELIZABETH: Yes, the Union run their own advice service, offering help with financial Q15

matters such as grants. I am sure you realise anything medical should be

discussed with the University Medical Service, which also has an excellent

counselling centre. I think that was made clear yesterday. However the Union Q16

has its own officer who can give advice on legal problems.

Now, onto Radford. For a town of its size, Radford has some unusually

good leisure and community facilities and has quite a good shopping centre,

with an interesting range of shops. As you go into Radford, theres a new . . .

well, quite new .. . Olympic-size swimming pool. Thats on the outskirts at a Example

place called Renton. Above the pool theres a hi-tech fitness centre. Are there Q17

any ice skaters here? No? Oh, pity! The facilities for ice-skating are excellent.

Well, the new Metro Tower, right in the centre of town has got an ice rink QI8

and a sports hall for squash, badminton, volleyball and several other indoor

sports. And in the same building theres a new cinema with six screens. Er .. . Q19

then, let me see, in the main square, just two minutes walk from the Metro Q20

Tower, theres the Theatre Royal, which often gets London productions on

tour… and in the streets nearby you can find a good range of inexpensive

restaurants including Indian, Chinese, Thai and .. .

SECTION 3

DR SIMON OK, welcome back to the new term. Hope youve had a good break and that

youre looking forward to writing your dissertation .. . What Id like to do in

this session is give you the opportunity to ask questions on writing the

dissertation .. . requirements, milestones .. . who to see when you need help.

Its very informal… it may all be written on paper, but its nice to get it

confirmed. So anything youd like to ask?

ANDY Dr Simon, is there a fixed hand-in date yet?

DR SIMON Right. I can confirm that thats 21 May, not 20 as we first stated. OK? .. . Q21

Jane?

JANE What about the word limit?

DR SIMON Well we try to be pretty flexible on this, but in broad terms its 18-20,000. Q22

JANE Ah.. .

DR SIMON And you can choose your topics .. . anything from Years 2 and 3 .. . Yes?

JANE I still havent got any idea what I want to do it on. Who .. . ?

DR SIMON Well, you should see your course tutor to agree on your final title and you

should also be aware that theres a special programme running on research Q23

methods for anyone who wants some extra help on that.

JANE Can I just check on the deadlines for everything?

DR SIMON Yes, sure. Look, let me write it on the board .. . when the different stages

have to be completed. First of all youve got to work on your basic

bibliography, and thats due in to your course tutor by 31 January .. . which

is just two weeks away, so youd better get a move on on that.

ANDY Do we have to have our own draft plan by then?

DR SIMON No, your draft plan is due on 7 February, which is a week later, so that . Q24

should give you plenty of time.

JANE And when do we have to be doing the research? Q25

DR SIMON Thats over a one-month period . . . essentially February to March.

ANDY And the write up?

DR SIMON Well, you cant really get going on your writing until youve got quite a bit of Q26

the research done, so thats really March to May, with the hand in date on

21st. Any more questions?

ANDY Well, sir, just some advice really. Its about computers . .. would you advise

us to buy one?

DR SIMON What can 1 say, Andy? I know its a massive expense, but I really feel that it Q27

will be of great benefit… you can always look in the Student Union adverts

for second hand ones. Yes?

JANE Ive been looking at some of last years dissertations.

ANDY Is that a good idea, sir? I heard .. .

DR SIMON Well, I dont think you should read them in detail too early or you might end

up taking more of their ideas than you realise. But yes .. . it really is the best Q28

guide you can have to the expectations of the .. . of whats expected when

you write a dissertation.

ANDY Sorry, Jane, I interrupted you.

JANE Thats OK. Its just that they did a lot of research using questionnaires .. . is

that a good idea?

DR SIMON I think questionnaires are very good at telling you how people

questionnaires, but to be frank they tell you very little else. Avoid them! Q29

ANDY About interviews .. . is it OK if we interview you?

DR SIMON The tutors? I dont see why not; they dont have any special contribution to Q30

make, but you can if you want. Theres a whole section on this issue in the

Research Guide. Im afraid its slightly out of date, and youre probably

better talking to the tutor on the Research Methods course, but you might

find it useful to start there.

ANDY/JANE OK, thanks.

DR SIMON OK .. . well, great, I hope that sorted a few things out. You can always come

and see me or drop me a note if youve got any more queries.

ANDY/JANE Fine.

DR SIMON OK. Thanks .. .

SECTION 4

LECTURER

Good morning. This morning we are continuing our look at Australia and its

natural problems. Actually dryness, or aridity, as it is generally called by geographers, is

probably the most challenging of Australias natural problems and so it is very

important in this course for you to have a good understanding of the subject. ForAustralia, water is a precious resource and its wise management is of the greatest

importance.

As I have said, Australia is a dry continent, second only to Antarctica in its lack of Q31

rainfall. Long hours of hot sunshine and searing winds give Australia an extremely high

rate of evaporation, far more than in most other countries. It is estimated that

approximately 87% of Australias rainfall is lost through evaporation, compared with just Q32

over 60% in Europe and Africa and 48% in North America. You generally think of Africa

as being a very hot and dry place, but it is not in comparison with Australia. In many parts

of Australia standing water, that is dams, puddles and so forth, dry up rapidly and some

rainfall barely penetrates the soil. The reason for this is that the moisture is absorbed by Q33

thirsty plants.

Some parts of Australia are dry because rainwater seeps quickly through sandy soils Q34

and into the rock below. In parts of Australia this water which seeps through the sandy

soil collects underground to form underground lakes. Water from these subterranean lakes can be pumped to the surface and tapped and so used for various purposes above the ground. In fact, extensive underground water resources are available over more than half of Australias land area, but most of the water is too salty to be used for human consumption or for the irrigation of crops. However, most inland farmers do rely on this Q35

water for watering their animals and, where possible, to a lesser extent for irrigation.

Underground water can flow very large distances and can be kept in underground

reservoirs for a very long time. Water from these underground reservoirs bubbles to the

surface as springs in some parts of the country, and these rare sources of permanent water Q36

were vital to early explorers of inland Australia, and to other pioneers last century, who

used the springs for survival. But in many places levels have fallen drastically through

continuous use over the years. This has necessitated the pumping of the water to the

surface. Remarkably, underground water sources in Australia supply about 18% of Q37

total water consumption. So you can see it is quite an important source of water in this dryland.

So most of the consumption of water in Australia comes from water which is kept

above ground. More than 300 dams regulate river flows around the country. The dams

store water for a variety of functions, the rural irrigation of crops, without which many Q38

productive areas of the country would not be able to be farmed; the regulation of flooding, Q39

a serious problem which will be dealt with later in the course; and last but not least, the

harnessing of the force of gravity for the generation of electricity. Q40

That is all we have time for this morning, but you will be able to do further study on this

important area in the library. I have a handout here with references on the subject, so if

you are interested, please come up to the desk and take a copy.

Next weeks lecture is a case study of an outback farm and .. .

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