Unit 25: Predicting answers - Luyện tập "dự đoán" khi làm bài Listening

A a number

B a name (of a person)

C a place

D a date or day/month/year

E an item

Library Information

Minimum joining age: 18 years

For registration must take:

• two 1 ……………………. and
• two forms of ID e.g. driving licence, 2 …………………….

Cost to join per year (without current student card): 3 £…………………….

Number of items allowed: (member of public) 4 …………………….

Login times: four weeks

Fines start at 5 £ …………………….

Computers can be booked up to 6 ……………………. hours in advance

Library holds most national papers, all 7 ……………………. , and magazines

Need 8 ……………………. to use photocopier

Creative Writing Class

• tutor is John 9 ……………………. and
• held on 10 ……………………. evenings

1 - E 2 - E 3 - A 4 - A 5 - A

6 - A 7 - E 8 - E 9 - B 10 - D

Library Information

Minimum joining age: 18 years

For registration must take:

• two 1 ……………………. and
• two forms of ID e.g. driving licence, 2 …………………….

Cost to join per year (without current student card): 3 £…………………….

Number of items allowed: (member of public) 4 …………………….

Login times: four weeks

Fines start at 5 £ …………………….

Computers can be booked up to 6 ……………………. hours in advance

Library holds most national papers, all 7 ……………………. , and magazines

Need 8 ……………………. to use photocopier

Creative Writing Class

• tutor is John 9 ……………………. and
• held on 10 ……………………. evenings

No.

Answer key

Transcript

1

(passport) photos/ (passport) photographs

Librarian: Good morning, North College Library. How can I help you?

Man: I was wondering if it was possible to join the library.

Librarian: Are you a student at North College?

Man: No, I’m not, but someone told me it was possible to join, even if I wasn’t.

Librarian: That’s right, it is. Are you over 18? That’s our minimum joining age.

Man: Yes, I am.

Librarian: That’s no problem then.

Man: Could you tell me what I have to do to join?

Librarian: Well, you’ll need to come into the library and fill out some forms. You’ll also need to bring two passport photos with you. We also need two documents for ID, so a driving licence would be fine.

2

(a) bank statement

Man: I’ve got that and what else? A credit card?

Librarian: No, it needs to have your address on it.

Man: Shall I bring a bank statement, would that do?

Librarian: That’ll be fine.

3

125 (per year)

Man: Good. Does it cost anything to join?

Librarian: Well, it’s free for students here but otherwise it’s £125 per year or £25 if you’ve got a current student card from another college.

Man: I was at Westerly College until last year but now I’ve got a job at Jefferson’s steel factory. Er, it’s more expensive than I thought. My local library is free.

Librarian: But you’ll find they don’t have the range of reference books or facilities which we buy for our students. That’s why you have to pay to be an external member.

4

8

Man: I see. How many books can I borrow?

Librarian: We allow twelve items borrowed at any one time if you’re a student, and that includes CDs, DVDs and videos. However, it’s only eight items for members of the public.

Man: Fine. And how long can I have them for?

Librarian: Well, you can have both fiction and reference books for four weeks which isn’t bad really.

5

1.50

Man: And what happens if I return them late?

Librarian: Like all libraries there’s a fine system in place. The minimum fine is £1.50 but it can be much higher for some items – up to £5 per week. We’ll give you a booklet with all the details when you join. You can always renew items if they’re not required by anyone else by telephoning or logging on to our website.

6

48

Man: What about the computers? Can I use them free of charge?

Librarian: For college students it’s free, but for external members like yourself, the first hour is free and then we make a nominal charge of £1 per hour thereafter.

Man: Do I have to book in advance for them?

Librarian: Oh, yes, it’s advisable. Most people tend to book twenty-four hours in advance although sometimes you can get one with only six hours’ notice. However, the earliest you can book a computer is forty-eight hours before you need it, and you can only book one hour at a time. If no-one else has booked the computer out, then you may be able to have another hour if you want. We have a wide range of databases, so the computers are in great demand.

7

local papers/ local newspapers

Man: I’m thinking of doing some writing and I might need to access national newspapers. Do you have them on these databases?

Librarian: We do indeed. We’ve got all the big nationals, The Guardian and The Observer, The Independent and The Times and Sunday Times. We’ve also got all the local papers and a wide selection of magazines.

8

(a) card/ cards

Man: Excellent. I assume you have photocopying facilities?

Librarian: Of course. 5p a sheet for both A4 and A3 black-and-white copies and 40p a sheet for colour. You can get a card from the counter here – it doesn’t take coins.

9

Grantingham

Man: OK. Oh by the way, another thing I was wondering about was if you ran any writing classes through the library?

Librarian: We do, but you’ll have to speak to John Grantingham about that. He’s our resident author. He runs the creative writing classes.

Man: John ... Grant .... Could you spell that for me please?

Librarian: Certainly. G-R-A-N-T-I-N-G-H-A-M.

10

Friday

Man: Are the classes here at the library?

Librarian: Yes – he’s here on Thursday evenings, oh no sorry, Friday – he’s just changed it. You can contact him by emailing the library.

Man: Okay. Right, well that’s about all I need to know. Thank you. I’ll be along later this week to join. Thanks. Bye.