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SECTION?

1

Hello?

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hello.?

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wanted?

to?

enquire?

about?

hiring?

a?

room?

inthe?

Village?

Hall,?

for?

the?

evening?

of?

September?

thefirst.

Let?

me?

just?

see...Yes,?

we?

have?

both?

rooms?

availablethat?

evening.There's?

our?

Main?

Hall-

that's?

got?

seating?

for?

200people.?

Or?

there's?

the?

Charlton?

Room...

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Charlton?

Room?

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got?

seating?

for?

up?

to?

one?

hundred.

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we're?

organising?

a?

dinner?

to?

raise?

money?

for?

a?

charity,?

and?

we're?

hoping?

for?

at?

least?

150people,

so?

I?

think?

we'll?

go?

for?

the?

Main?

Hall.

How?

much?

would?

that?

cost?

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see.?

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wanted?

it?

for?

the?

evening?

of?

September?

1st?

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that's?

a?

Saturday.

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from?

6?

p.?

m.?

to?

midnight?

that'd?

be?

115?

pounds-

that's?

the?

weekend?

price,?

it's?

75?

pounds?

onweekdays.

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all?

right.

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I?

have?

to?

tell?

you?

there's?

also?

a?

deposit?

of?

250?

pounds,?

which?

is?

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course?

aslong?

as?

there's?

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damage.

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do?

insist?

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this?

is?

paid?

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cash,?

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don't?

take?

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that.

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can?

pay?

the?

actual?

rent?

of?

the?

room?

however?

you?

like?

though?

cash,?

credit?

card,?

cheque...

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well?

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suppose?

that's?

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does?

the?

charge?

include?

use?

of?

tables?

and?

chairs?

and?

so?

on?

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yes.

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what?

about?

parking?

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that's?

all?

included.

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only?

thing?

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you?

were?

organising?

a?

dinner?

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you'll?

have?

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pay?

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for?

the?

kitchen?

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you?

want?

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use?

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pounds.

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got?

very?

good?

facilities?

—

?

good?

quality?

cookers?

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fridges?

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suppose?

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all?

right.

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cover?

the?

cost?

in?

our?

entry?

charges.

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make?

a?

note?

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there?

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just?

one?

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things?

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think?

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example,?

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getting?

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really?

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give?

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details?

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about?

a?

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event?

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need?

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contact?

the?

caretaker,?

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make?

the?

arrangements?

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entry-

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sort?

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do?

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give?

him?

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well?

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you?

do?

that?

directly?

with?

me.

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Well,asyou'llbeaware,ofcoursethebuildingisnosmokingthroughout.

Ofcourse.

Now,areyouhavingaband?

Yes.

Well,they'llhavealotofequipment,

soratherthanusingthefrontdoortheyshouldparktheirvanroundthebackandusethestagedoorthere.

Youcanopenthatfrominsidebutdon'tforgettolockitattheend.

OK.

Andtalkingofbands,I'msureIdon'tneedtotellyouthis,butyoumustmakesurethatnoonefiddlesaboutwiththeblackboxbythefiredoor

that'sasystemthatcutsinwhenthevolumereachesacertainlevel.It'salegalrequirement.

Sure.Anyway,wewantpeopletobeabletotalktooneanothersowedon'twantanythingtooloud.

Oh,thatremindsme,we'llbehavingspeeches-arethereanymicrophonesavailable?

Yeah.Justletthecaretakerknow,he'llgetthoseforyou.Right,nowwhentheeventisoverwedoaskthatthepremisesareleftingoodcondition.

Sothere'salockedcupboardandyou'Ilbeinformedofthecodeyouneedtoopenthat.

It'sgotallthecleaningequipment,brushesanddetergentandsoon.

Right,sowhatdoweneedtodoaftereveryone'sgone?

SweepthefloorsIsuppose?

Wellactuallytheyhavetobewashednotjustswept.

Thenyou'llbeprovidedwithblackplasticbags,

soalltherubbishmustbecollectedupandleftoutsidethedoor.

Ofcourse.We'llmakesureeverything'slefttidy.

Oh.andIforgottoask.

Ipresumewecanhavedecorationsintheroom?

Yes,butyoumusttakethemdownafterwards.

Sure.

Andthechairsandtablesshouldbestackedupneatlyatthebackoftheroom.

I'llmakesureI'vegotafewpeopletohelpme.

Section2

WelcometotheFiddyWorkingHeritageFarm.

Thisopen-airmuseumgivesyoutheexperienceofagricultureandrurallifeintheEnglishcountrysideattheendofthenineteenthcentury.

Soyou'llseeatypicalfarmofthatperiod,andlikeme,allthestaffaredressedinclothesofthattime.

Imustgiveyousomeadviceandsafetytipsbeforewegoanyfurther.

Asit'saworkingfarm,pleasedon'tfrightenorinjuretheanimals.

Wehavealothere,andmanyofthemarebreedsthatarenowquiterare.

Anddostayatasafedistancefromthetools:

someofthemhavesharppointswhichcanbeprettydangerous,sopleasedon'ttouchthem.

Wedon'twantanyaccidents,dowe?

Thegroundisveryuneven,andyoumightslipifyou'rewearingsandals

soI'mgladtoseeyou'reallwearingshoes-wealwaysadvisepeopletodothat.

Now,childrenofallagesareverywelcomehere,andusuallyevenveryyoungchildrenlovetheducksandlambs,

sodobringthemalongnexttimeyoucome.

Idon'tthinkanyofyouhavebroughtdogswithyou,butincaseyouhave,

I'mafraidthey'llhavetostayinthecarpark,unlessthey'reguidedogs.

I'msureyou'llunderstandthattheycouldcausealotofproblemsonafarm.

Nowletmegiveyousomeideaofthelayoutofthefarm.

ThebuildingwhereyouboughtyourticketsistheNewBarn,immediatelytoyourright,

andwe'renowatthebeginningofthemainpathtothefarmland—andofcoursethecarparkisonyourleft.

Thescarecrowyoucanseeinthecarparkinthecornerbesidethemainpath,

isatraditionalfigureforkeepingthebirdsawayfromcrops,butourscarecrowisapermanentsculpture.

It'stallerthanahumanbeing,soyoucanseeitfromquiteadistance.

Ifyoulookaheadofyouyou'llseeamaze.

It'soppositetheNewBarnbesidethesidepaththatbranchesofftotherightjustoverthere.

Themazeismadeoutofhedgeswhicharetootallforyoungchildrentoseeoverthem,

butit'squitesmall,soyoucan'tgetlostinit!

Nowcanyouseethebridgecrossingthefishpoolfurtherupthemainpath?

Ifyouwanttogotothecafegotowardsthebridgeandturnrightjustbeforeit.

Walkalongthesidepathandthecafe'sonthefirstbendyoucometo.

Thebuildingwasoriginallytheschoolhouse,andit'swelloverahundredyearsold.

Asyoumayknow,werunskillsworkshopshere,

whereyoucanlearntraditionalcraftslikewoodworkand

basket-making.

Youcanseeexamplesofthework,andtalktosomeoneaboutthecourses,intheBlackBarn.

IfyoutakethesidepathtotherightherejustbytheNewBarnyou'llcometotheBlackBarnjustwherethepathfirstbends.

NowImustn'tforgettotellyouaboutpicnicking,asIcanseesomeofyouhavebroughtyourlunchwithyou.

Youcanpicnicinthefield,thoughdoclearupbehindyou,ofcourse.

Orifyou'dpreferacoveredpicnicareathere'sonenearthefarmyard:

justafteryoucrossthebridgethere'sacoveredpicnicsspotontheright.

AndthelastthingtomentionisFiddyHouseitself.

Fromhereyoucancrossthebridgethenwalkalongthefootpaththroughthefieldtotheleftofthefarmyard.

Thatgoestothehouse,andit'llgiveyoualovelyviewofit.It'scertainlyworthafewphotographs,butasit'saprivatehome,I'mafraidyoucan'tgoinside.

Right.Well,ifyou'reallready,we'llsetoffonourtourofthefarm.

Section3

OK,Greg,soIfinallymanagedtoreadthearticleyou

mentionedtheoneaboutthestudyongenderinphysics.About

thestudyofcollegestudentsdonebyAkiraMiyakeandhisteam?

Yeah.Iwasinterestedthattheresearcherswereactuallyamixofpsychologistsandphysicists.

That'sanunusualcombination.Yeah.Igotalittleconfusedatfirstaboutwhichstudentsthestudywasbasedon.Theyweren'tactuallymajoringinphysics—theyweremajoringinwhat'sknownastheSTEMdisciplines.

That'sscience,technology,engineeringand...-...andmath.

Yes,buttheywerealldoingphysicscoursesaspartoftheirstudies.

That'scorrect.SoasIunderstoodit,Miyakeandcostarted

fromthefactthatwomenareunderrepresentedinintroductoryphysicscoursesatcollege,

andalsothatonaverage,thewomenwhodoenrolonthese

coursesperformmorepoorlythanthemen.

Noonereallyknowswhythisisthecase.

Yeah.Butwhattheresearcherswantedtofindoutwasbasicallywhattheycoulddoabouttherelativelylowlevelofthewomen'sresults.

Butinordertofindasolutiontheyneededtofindoutmoreaboutthenatureoftheproblem.

Right.Nowlet'sseeifIcanremember...itwasthatinthephysicsclass,

thefemalestudentsthoughtthemalestudentsallassumedthatwomenweren'tanygoodatphysics...wasthatit?

Andtheythoughtthatthemenexpectedthemtogetpoorresultsintheirtests.

That'swhatthewomenthought,andthatmadethemnervous,sotheydidgetpoorresults.

Butactuallytheywerewrong...Noonewasmakinganassumptionsaboutthefemalestudentsatall.

Anyway,whatMiyake'steamdidwasquitesimple—gettingthestudentstodosomewritingbeforetheywentintothephysicsclass.

Whatdidtheycallit?

Values-affirmation—theyhadtowriteanessayfocusingonthingsthatweresignificanttothem,

notparticularlytodowiththesubjecttheywerestudying,

butmoregeneralthingslikemusicorpeoplewhomatteredtothem.

Right.Sotheideaofdoingthewritingisthatthisgetsthestudentsthinkinginapositiveway.

Andputtingthesethoughtsintowordscanrelaxthemandhelpthemovercomethepsychologicalfactorsthatleadtopoorperformance.Yeah.

Butwhattheresearchersinthestudyhadn'texpectedwasthatthisoneactivityraisedthewomen'sphysicsgradesfromtheCtotheBrange.

Ahugechange.Pityitwasn'ttoa